- . z. 拓展阅读（01） My uncle James is a famous scientistHe likes to make lots of predictions about the future He says that in 100 years some things will be better than nowFor e*ample, we will not have to wash the dishes or sweep( 打扫) the floor because we ll all have robots in our homes Also, we won t need to use paper money Well all use credit cards （信用卡）to buy things We ll have more free time, and travel ing will be faster and cheaper than it is nowMaybe some people will spend their vacations in space stations However, Uncle James says that some things will get worse in the ne*t century( 世纪) If more people use cars, there will be more pollution Also, if there are fewer trees, the air will become dirtierIf pollution gets really bad, maybe people will have to go and live on Mars（火星）Uncle James says we ll be very sorry if pollution becomes worse 1What is Uncle James.(Uncle James是做什么的.) 2Why doesn t Uncle James think people in the future will do the dishes. 3What does he think people in the future will use to buy things. 4What will happen if more people use cars. 5If there are fewer trees, what will happen. When the Americans were getting ready to send (送) their first men to the moon, an old Australian was watching TV in a restaurant (饭店). There was an Englishman in the restaurant, too, and he said to theAustralian, The Americans are clever( 聪明的), arent they They are going to send some men to the moon. It is avery long way from our world. Oh, thats nothing, the Australian answered quickly.Our country is going to send some people to thesun in a few months. Thats much farther(更远) away than the moon, you know.Oh, yes, it is, the Englishman said,but the sun is too hot for people to go to. The Australian laughedand said,We wont go to the sun in the day, of course( 当然). Well go there at night. 1. Who were going to send their first men to the moon 2. Where were the Australian and Englishman watching TV 3. The Englishman thought_. 4. Both the Englishmen and the Australian knew that _. 5. The Australian thought that _. Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2050.What will our world be like in the year 2050asked Tom. I don t know. says Fred. What do you thinkWell, no one knows, but it s interesting to guess(猜测). In the year 2050 everyone will carry(携带) a pocket( 口袋) computer. The computer will give people the answer to all their problems. We will all have telephones, in our pockets, too, and we ll be able to talk to our friends all over the world . Perhaps we ll be able to see them at the same time. A lot of people will live and work under the sea. Maybe there will be big towns, factories, and farms under the sea, too. Robots will do most of the work, and so people will have more holidays. Perhaps(也许) they ll work only two or three days a week. They ll be able to fly to the moon by rockets and spend their holidays there. I m looking forward to(期待) the year 2050. I hope to fly to the moon. And I hope I ll be able to live under the sea, says Fred. Won t that be very interesting Just like a fish! 1. Tom and Fred talk about _. 2. According to ( 根据) the passage, robots will _ 拓展阅读（02） Life in the year 3044 is very different from life in the 21st century(世纪). We still do many of the things you did, but we do them differently. For e*ample, we now have e-friends to help us and keep us company. An e-friend is a machine（机器） that looks just like a human. It can walk and talk like humans and can - . z. do almost the same things as we human do. My e-friend is a lot like me and we have much fun together. She helps me with my homework and we often go swimming. She iscomputerized to take care of me in case (万一) anything happens, so I always feel safe(安全的) when we are together. She can also send me messages(短信). and I can download (下载) information from her memory chip （存储芯片）. It s so great to have an e-friend - I feel never lonely( 孤独) and I always have someone to talk to. Actually( 事实上), I would plan to tell you more about life in the year 3044, I have to send my e-friend to clean up my room, though. Maybe one day I will be able to fly back in time rocket and visit you and old friends. Looking forward to(期待)! 1. An e-friend can do the following E*CEPT_. A. It can walk and talk. B. It can help me with my homework. C. It can send me message. D. It can travel back in time. 2. What does the word “ company ” probably mean A. 同情 B.公司 C. 同伴 D. 交通 3.What can we learn from the passage A. In 3044, people won t do many of the things we do now. B. E-friends make life more convenient(方便的) in 3044. C. People are able to travel back in time rocket in 3044. D. Life in 3044 is the same as life in the 21 century. Life in the future will be different from life today. The population(人口) is growing fast. There will be 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 each home. And computer science will be one of the most important subjects in school then. People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel. Our food will be different, too. More land(土地) will be used( 被用于) for building new towns and houses for people. So there will be less land for cows and sheep, and meat will be more e*pensive. Maybe no one will eat it one day. They will eat more fruit and vegetables. Work in the future will also be different. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will have no jobs to do. This will be a big problem in the future. 1. Every family at least have one _ in the future. 2. In the future people won t have to _. A. Eat fruit and vegetables B. walk to work C. work long hours 3. One big problem in the future is that _. A. Many people will do dangerous and hard work. B. People have to work fast. C. Robots will do all the work. D. Many people won t have jobs to do. 拓展阅读（03） Jack and Hob are going to high school now Jack wants to be an engineerHe is going to buildroads(道路)，bridges and housesHob is interested in math and science ，but he is going to studymedicineHe wants to be a doctor Kate is good at music She wants to be an artist She is going to sing and dance for peopleJoan wants to be a womanastronautShe says, “I 一安全的短信下载土地被用于存储芯片孤独事实上期待同情公司同伴交通方便的拓展阅读道路人口探索教授其他的物理学学期比赛根据短文内容判断句子正误拓展阅读结束既然习惯于取得进步高昂的情绪拓展阅读代替故宫博物馆长的组下面的拓展阅读过去压力远方在亲戚远离每个长凳只是失败者整拓展阅读快乐关心孤独的困境照顾成功祝贺改正注意到大声地机会挑战正如名言所说旋转根据正常的额外的有用的少量的法国意思是额外的公司超时责任德国研究- . z. am going to e*plore（探索） space some day”“What do you want tobe ，Alice ”Joan asks me“Oh ，I want to be a teacherWhen I grow up，Im going to teach in countryside” Each of us is doing his or her best at schoolI am sure we will do something good for our country ( ) 1._ students are talking A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five ( ) 2.Who wants to be an artist A. Joan B. Jack C. Kate D. Alice ( ) 3.Three students are interested in _ A. medicine B. music C. space D. science ( ) 4. What does Joan want to be A. An astronaut B.A teacher C.A doctor D. An engineer ( ) 5. Where does Alice want to teach A. On a farm B. In the countryside C. At home D. Abroad “Ne*t Tuesday is going to be a holiday ,”says the teacher.“I want you to tell me what you are going to do, Terra.” “Im going to the movietheater to see a movie,”says Terra.“It is a comedy about a fat professor(教授). My classmates say its really funny.” “ Anything else( 其他的) are you going to do”the teacher asks.“ Of course Im going to do my lessons . Im going to study math and physics (物理学) in the morning.” “Do you like them”the teacher asks.“They are not easy for me .But Im interested in them. Im going to do my best to study them. I think this term I can do better than last term (学期).” “What are you going to do in the afternoon”asks the teacher.“After lunch, Im going to play basketball with some classmates . Ne*t month, we are going to have a match(比赛) with Class One.” 根据短文内容,判断句子正（T）误（F）. （ ）6.There is going to be a holiday ne*t Tuesday. （ ）7.The movie is a comedy about a fat professor. （ ）8.Terra is good at math and physics. （ ）9.Terra isnt interested in math and physics. （ ）10.Terra is going to play football with some classmates ne*t Tuesday. 拓展阅读（04） The summervacation is over (结束). Its true that time always fliesfast . During the vacation, the weather was hot and I could not do much work, but I livedhappily .As(既然) the afternoon was hot, I did my work in the morning . I used to (习惯于) get up at 6: 30 and take a walk in the garden for half an hour . After breakfast, I began reading English and Chinese and did some e*ercises in math. Those took me three hours or more. I worked quite hard and made good progress( 取得进步). I spent the afternoon outside . I went to swim and it was funny. I would not go home until it was about five or si* oclock. Sometimes a friend would come to see me and we would spend some hours listening to music.In this way l spent my vacation happily. And I not only studied well but also became a good swimmer . Now I am in good health and high spirits( 高昂的情绪). 1.What does the te*t tell usA.When the writer got up in the morning.B.Where the writer took a walk.C.How the writer spent his summer holidays.D.What the weather was like in that summer.2.How long did it take the writer to do 一安全的短信下载土地被用于存储芯片孤独事实上期待同情公司同伴交通方便的拓展阅读道路人口探索教授其他的物理学学期比赛根据短文内容判断句子正误拓展阅读结束既然习惯于取得进步高昂的情绪拓展阅读代替故宫博物馆长的组下面的拓展阅读过去压力远方在亲戚远离每个长凳只是失败者整拓展阅读快乐关心孤独的困境照顾成功祝贺改正注意到大声地机会挑战正如名言所说旋转根据正常的额外的有用的少量的法国意思是额外的公司超时责任德国研究- . z. homework every day3.The writer spent most of the afternoon_.4.The writer had very good summer holidays because he_.5.Which of the following is NOT trueA.The writer began studying as soon as he got up.B.The writer spent more time swimming than listening to music.C. The writer made progress in his lessons.D. The writer took a walk for half an hour before breakfast. Some children wish to be writers some day. They want to write stories or books for people to read . Thats good! Its good to write something for people to read! But they shouldknow that they need to be good readers firstbefore they are really good writers. They should reada lot of books, instead of( 代替) watching TV and spending a lot of timeplaying games when they are free . There is more fun in reading, you want to look for more books to read. Before you decide to be a good writer, youd better say to yourself , I must read more and more! 1. This article mainly tells us that _. A. some children wish to be writers some day B. it is good to write something for people to read C. reading can be helpful for us to become a good writer D. writers like to read more books for fun 2. Some children want to be writers _. A. because they want to be good readers B. to write stories or books for people toread C. to find good work some day D. to get more money to keep a family 3. Its good for children _. 4. Reading can _. 5. From the passage we know that _. A. all children like to be writers B. people like to read for children C. all writers are children D. children need to read more and more books 拓展阅读（05） Molly spent her summer vacation in China with her parents last year. They visited a lot of famouscities , such as Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai. She stayed in Beijing for a week . She visited the Palace Museum(故宫博物馆), the Great Wall (长城), Tianan Men Square (天安门广场)and the Summer Palace( 颐和园). They also went to the zoos and the parks. It was cloudy , but not rainy, so it was not too hot. They had great funplaying in the zoos and the parks. Molly learnt a lotabout Chinese history . She said, “It is interesting to visit China. I love China very much .” 1. Where did Molly go last summer vacation 2. What cities did molly visit when she spent her summer in China 3. What was the weather like when Molly visited the zoos and the parks 4. Did Molly have a good time on vacation Mary is a girl in the USA . She is a nurse . She goes to work at nine from Monday to Friday . She is twenty-five years old. She likes red. So she is often in red. She works hard . She is neverlate for work. She goes home at five in the afternoon . She likes the work and thehospital. 一安全的短信下载土地被用于存储芯片孤独事实上期待同情公司同伴交通方便的拓展阅读道路人口探索教授其他的物理学学期比赛根据短文内容判断句子正误拓展阅读结束既然习惯于取得进步高昂的情绪拓展阅读代替故宫博物馆长的组下面的拓展阅读过去压力远方在亲戚远离每个长凳只是失败者整拓展阅读快乐关心孤独的困境照顾成功祝贺改正注意到大声地机会挑战正如名言所说旋转根据正常的额外的有用的少量的法国意思是额外的公司超时责任德国研究- . z. ( )11. Mary is a _. A. girl doctor B. girl nurse C. Chinese girl D. woman teacher ( )12. How old is Mary A. 22. B. 23. C. 24. D. 25. ( )13. What color does she like A. Brown. B. Red. C. Light blue. D. Dark pink. ( )14. Does Mary like her work A. Yes, she is. B. No, she isnt. C. Yes, she does D. No, she doesnt. ( )15. W hats the Chinese “ Hospital ” A.医院 B.工厂 C.超市 D.图书馆 My name is Helen. I am twelve. Im a school girl. I like English very much. My family is in Chicago. We have four rooms . My family is not big. We havefive grandfather , father , mother , sister and I. My young sister, Jane is only 6 years old. She doesnt go to school. My mother is very beautiful and my father is cool . My father and mother work in Chicago. My grandfather is old and he doesnt work . I like my family very much. 根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。 ( )1. Helen is a school girl of twelve. ( )2. Helen is from the United States. ( )3. Helens family is small. ( )4. Helens family has 4 people. ( )5. Helens sister is a student, too. ( )6. Helens father and mother are in the USA. ( )7. Her father works in Canada. ( )8. Helens mother is very nice. ( )9. Helens grandfather isnt a worker. ( )10. Helen likes her family. 拓展阅读（06 ） Mr. Smith is a teacher of EnglishHe comes fromAmericaHe teaches English in ChinaHe speaks Chinese quitewell He readsa lot of books and his wifeoftenwrites books for the students at homeMr. Smith gets up at five in the morningHe leaves home at ten to si*(6点差 10 分) He begins the first lesson at 8 ：00 He teaches English every day e*cept（除外）Saturday and SundayAt ten to twelve(12点差 10 分) he finishes his lessonsTen minutes later he has lunchIn the afternoon，he often plays games with his studentsSometimes he teaches his students in his office(办公室)Supper(晚餐) time is at about si*After that，he reads newspapers and watches TVAtaboutten to eleven he goes to bed 11 Mr. Smith is Aa Chinese Ban Englishman Ca worker Dan American 12 He leaves home at A6：10 B5：50 C7：10 D6：50 13 He doesnt have any English classes on ASaturday BSunday CFriday DSaturday and Sunday 14 He has lunch at A12 ：30 B12 ：00 C13 ：30 D13 ：00 15 He watches TV or reads newspapersupper 一安全的短信下载土地被用于存储芯片孤独事实上期待同情公司同伴交通方便的拓展阅读道路人口探索教授其他的物理学学期比赛根据短文内容判断句子正误拓展阅读结束既然习惯于取得进步高昂的情绪拓展阅读代替故宫博物馆长的组下面的拓展阅读过去压力远方在亲戚远离每个长凳只是失败者整拓展阅读快乐关心孤独的困境照顾成功祝贺改正注意到大声地机会挑战正如名言所说旋转根据正常的额外的有用的少量的法国意思是额外的公司超时责任德国研究- . z. Abefore Bafter Cat Din We surveyed（调查）300 young people on what they like to do at weekends. One hundred people are from the ages of 11-18, one hundred 19-26 and one hundred 27-35. The following(下面的)shows their answers: 1. How many people enjoy playing computer games in the 11-18 group(组) A. 20 B. 50 C. 75 D. 80 2. The people of 19- 26 likes _ best. A. watching TV B. going to the movies C. playing computer games D. taking a walk 3. Which two activities do most of the people doing A. Playing computer games and watching TV B. Playing computer games and taking a walk. C. Watching TV and going to the movies. D. Playing computer games and going to the movies. 4. Which of the following(下面的) is true A. The people between 11-18 dont like taking a walk. B. The people of 27-35 like watching TV best. C. People between 19-26 dont like playing computer games at all. D. The people between 11-18 like watching TV best. 拓展阅读（07 ） Now students spend their summervacation doing many kinds of things, but things were different some years ago . In the past（在过去）, students usually spent their summer vacation helping their parents do the housework. Usually they had a littlehomework, so they didnt have much stress(压力) . Some students in the countryside often went to climb the mountains with their friendsduring their summer vacation, but they hardly ever went far away(远方). Things were different now. Students have more money, and they dont have to do much housework. Most parents often take their children to visit some big cities. They can also visit their relatives(亲戚) far from(远离) them. I think students today can enjoythemselves and they are luckier, although they have to do much homework and have much more stress. 44. In the past, studentsin the summer vacation. A. had much stress B. went far away from home C. didnt do any housework D. had a little homework 45. Students now have than students in the past. A. more money B. more free time C. less stress D. fewer relatives 46.The passage mainly talks about . A. how students spent their summer vacation in the past B. how students spend their summer vacation now C. students spend their summer vacation doing many kinds of things D. the differences of spending their summer vacation between now and the past Each(每个) morning a rich man found a poor man sitting on a park bench (长凳). The poor man always sat there, looking at the big hotel in which the rich man lived . One day the rich man got out of his car and said to the poor man, “E*cuse me, but I just(只是)want to know why you sit here and look at my hotel every morning.” “Sir”, said the poor man, “I am a failure ( 失败者). I have no money, no family, no home. I sleep on this bench, and every night I dream that one day Ill sleep in that hotel.” The rich man said, “ Tonight your dream will come true . Ill pay for the bestroom in that hotel for you for a whole(整)month. A few days later, the rich man went by the poor mans room to ask him how he was enjoying himself. To his surprise, he found that 一安全的短信下载土地被用于存储芯片孤独事实上期待同情公司同伴交通方便的拓展阅读道路人口探索教授其他的物理学学期比赛根据短文内容判断句子正误拓展阅读结束既然习惯于取得进步高昂的情绪拓展阅读代替故宫博物馆长的组下面的拓展阅读过去压力远方在亲戚远离每个长凳只是失败者整拓展阅读快乐关心孤独的困境照顾成功祝贺改正注意到大声地机会挑战正如名言所说旋转根据正常的额外的有用的少量的法国意思是额外的公司超时责任德国研究- . z. the man had moved out of the hotel, back to his park bench. When the rich man asked why, the poor man said, “you see, when I am down here sleeping on my bench, I dream Im up there, in that big hotel. Its a wonderful dream. But when I was up there, I dreamed I was back to this cold bench. It was a terrible dream, and I couldnt get any sleep at all.” ( ) 1. The poor man lived in _ before he met the rich man. A. the hotel B. his home C. the park D. the car ( ) 2. Every morning, the poor man sat on the bench and _. A. waited for the rich man B. looked at the rich mans hotel C. looked at the rich mans car D. enjoyed the clean air ( ) 3. Every night the poor man dreamed of _. A. sleeping in that hotel B. becoming rich C. owning that hotel D. being the rich mans friend ( ) 4. How long can the poor man live in the hotel for free A. Tonight. B. One night C. A few days. D. A whole month. ( ) 5. The poor man moved out of the hotel because _. A. he didnt want to live in such a fine room B. he didnt like the rich man C. he couldnt pay for the room D. he couldnt get any sleep at all there 拓展阅读（08 ） Happiness（ 快 乐 ） is for everyone. You dont need to careabout( 关心)those people who have beautiful houses with largegardens and swimmingpools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. WhyBecause those who have big houses may often feel lonely(孤独的) and those who have cars may want to walk on the countryroads at theirfree time. In fact, happiness is alwaysaround you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble(困境) at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of（照顾） your life and your health; when you get success(成功), your friends will say congratulations( 祝贺) to you; when you do somethingwrong, people around you will help you to correct(改正) it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice(注意到) them, you can see that happiness is always around you. Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have somethingelse that cant be bought with money. When you meet withdifficulties, you can say loudly(大声地) you are very happy, because you have more chances( 机 会 ) to challenge(挑战)yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As( 正如) the saying goes(名言所说), life is like a revolving (旋转) door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and luckyperson. 46.Happiness is for_. A. those who have large and beautiful houses B. those who have cars C. those who have a lot of money D. all people 47. When you do something wrong,. A. people around you will help you B. you will be happy C. you will have no chance to challenge yourself D. your classmates will laugh at you 48. Which is true according to（根据） the passage A. When you get success, your friends will be very proud of you. B. You can get help from others when you make mistakes. C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money. 一安全的短信下载土地被用于存储芯片孤独事实上期待同情公司同伴交通方便的拓展阅读道路人口探索教授其他的物理学学期比赛根据短文内容判断句子正误拓展阅读结束既然习惯于取得进步高昂的情绪拓展阅读代替故宫博物馆长的组下面的拓展阅读过去压力远方在亲戚远离每个长凳只是失败者整拓展阅读快乐关心孤独的困境照顾成功祝贺改正注意到大声地机会挑战正如名言所说旋转根据正常的额外的有用的少量的法国意思是额外的公司超时责任德国研究- . z. D. All the above. 49. Why do we say Happiness is not the same as money Because. A. money always brings happiness B. money doesnt always bring happiness C. everything can be bought with money D. only rich people have happiness 50. Which is the title of the passage _. A. Happiness B. Happy and Lucky C. Do Something Good to Others D. Life and Success Many people say that they are workingtoo many hours. They dont have enough time to rela* or to stay with their family. Work hours are different from one country to another. In France( 法国) , people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means(意思是) a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker. Why do people work so many hours Some people worke*tra(额外的)hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies(公司) dont pay overtime(超时). Their workers dont get more pay for more work. Some people think its their duty（责任） to work more hours. Some are afraid of(害怕)losing their jobs if they dont work more hours. Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany(德国), they get four to si* weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study(研究) shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain（英国）, there is a saying, All work and no play makes Jack a dull ( 迟钝的) boy. If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world. 1. A Japanese worker works _ more hours a year than a French one. A. 513 B. 1,646 C. 2,159 D. 3,805 2. The word e*tra in Paragraph 3 means . A.正常的 B.额外的 C.有用的 D. 少量的 3. People in _ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year. A. France B. Germany C. the United States D. Great Britain 4. Which of the following is true according to the passage A. No companies offer vacations to their workers. B. Many people say they have enough time to rela*. C. Not all companies pay their workers for more work. D. More than half of workers use all their vacation days. 5. What can we infer from the passage A. Many workers have to work long hours. B. Many people have vacations long enough. C. Work hours are the same around the world. D. There are a lot of dull people in the world. 一安全的短信下载土地被用于存储芯片孤独事实上期待同情公司同伴交通方便的拓展阅读道路人口探索教授其他的物理学学期比赛根据短文内容判断句子正误拓展阅读结束既然习惯于取得进步高昂的情绪拓展阅读代替故宫博物馆长的组下面的拓展阅读过去压力远方在亲戚远离每个长凳只是失败者整拓展阅读快乐关心孤独的困境照顾成功祝贺改正注意到大声地机会挑战正如名言所说旋转根据正常的额外的有用的少量的法国意思是额外的公司超时责任德国研究