.wd.新目标八年级英语下册阅读理解专项练习ALife in the 2050s will be different from it is now, because many changes will take place. What will the changes be?The population is growing fast. There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live longer. Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer study will be one of the important subjects in schools.People will work fewer hours, but have more free time for sports, TV and traveling. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many people will go to other countries for holiday.There will be changes in our food, too. Because more and more people know the importance of healthy diet, maybe no one will eat meat. Instead they will eat more vegetables and fruit. So people will be healthier.Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots. Because of this, many people wont have enough work to do. This will be a problem.( ) 1. In the 2050s, there will be .A. more treesB. more peopleC. fewer countriesD. more work to do( ) 2. In the future, people will not have to .A. travelB. work hardC. work longD. eat meat( ) 3. Every family will have at least one in the 2050s according to the passage.A. computerB. houseC. TVD. robot( ) 4. Traveling will be in the 2050s.A. less interestingB. more difficultC. more expensiveD. much cheaper and easier( ) 5. People in the 2050s may not have as much as we do now.A. fruitB. vegetablesC. breadD. meatBDear John,Im very excited about your coming and staying in Chichester next week. The day after tomorrow I have to go away on business for three days at the beginning of the week, but I will be back when you come. Ill leave a key with my friend next door at Number 21, so you wont have to wait before I return.Now let me tell you how to get here, though(尽管) its not very difficult to find.Walk up the Star Road until you come to the first set of traffic lights and then turn right. Turn left at the next crossing. Go straight, and Landsdowne Road is the second on the right. There you can find my house, the door at Number 22.Oh! I nearly forgot to ask you about the most important thing: could you bring a sleeping-bag? Well, I must go now. I have to go and take the car from the garage(汽车修理店) on Land Road. I was out yesterday, when it broke down on the way. Hope to see you soon.Yours,Mike( )6. John will come and stay in Mikes house _. A. at the beginning of this week B. next week C. at the weekend D. the day after tomorrow( )7. How many days will Mike go away on business? A. Two. B. Three.C. Four. D. Five.( )8. Mike will leave a _ with his friend next door at Number 21. A. house B. car C. sleeping-bag D. key( )9. Mikes house is on the _.A. Chichester Road B. Star Road C. Landsdowne Road D. Land Road( )10. Whats wrong with the writers car? A. A thief stole(偷) it on the way. B. Mike sold it to someone else. C. It broke down on the way. D. Someone drove it away by mistake.CTom saw an ad(广告) in a newspaper for a beautiful, modern bicycle. It cost $169, so he went to the shop to see the bicycle.The shopkeeper was very happy to show it to him. He watched it carefully and then turned to the shopkeeper and said, “There isnt a light on the bicycle. But there was one on the bicycle in your ad.“Yes, sir, answered the shopkeeper, “but the light isnt in the price. It is an extra.“Not in the price? Tom said angrily, “but that is not honest(老实的). If the light was in the ad, it should be in the price.“Well, sir, answered the shopkeeper quietly, “there is also a girl on the bicycle in the ad, but we dont offer(提供) her with the bicycle, either.( ) 11. Tom went to the shop because he _.A. was interested in the bicycle in the adB. wanted to see a beautiful girlC. was interested in writing an ad D. wanted to see the lights( ) 12. When the shopkeeper said “Its an extra, he meant _.A. he would give Tom a light B. the light was not usefulC. the newspaper made a mistake D. Tom had to pay more money for the light( ) 13. From the passage, we can know that Tom was a very _ man.A. careless B. carefulC. happyD. worried( ) 14. According to the passage, what is NOT in this ad?A. A bicycle.B. A light.C. A bag.D. A girl.( ) 15. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Tom didnt like this bicycle at all.B. The shopkeeper was not honest.C. The ad was bad and ugly.D. The shop gave a light to Tom. DThis is just an example of Li Mings English self-study schedule(自学预定表) for one week. You should make your own personal schedule. It is u