At the moment, it may be difficult to imagine, but many people believe that, by the year 2100, we will live on the planet Mars. Our own planet, Earth, is becoming more and more crowded and polluted. Luckily, we can start again and build a better world on Mars. Here is what life could be like.
Transport should be much better. At present, our spaceships are too slow to carry large numbers of people to Mars—it takes months. However, by 2100, spaceship can travel at half the speed of light. It might take us two or three days to get to Mars!
Mars pulls us much less than the Earth does. This will be dangerous because we could easily jump too high and fly slowly away into space. To prevent this, humans on Mars have to wear special shoes to make themselves heavier.
There will probably be no school on Mars. Every student will have a computer at home which is connected to the Internet. They can study, do their homework and take exams in online schools. Each student will also have their own online teacher called “e-teacher”.
However, in some ways, life on Mars may not be better than that on the earth today. Food will not be the same—meals will probably be in the form of pills and will not be as delicious as they are today. Also, space travel will make many people feel ill. The spaceship will travel fast but the journey to Mars will probably be very uncomfortable.
32 . According to the text, by the year 2100, some of us will possibly live ________.
A . on Mars B . on the moon C . under the sea D . in the sun
33 . So far, how long will it take us from the earth to Mars by spaceship?
A . Two or three days. B . A few months. C . A few days. D . A few years.
34 . In the future, the students on Mars ________.
A . will study mainly through the Internet B . will study mainly in a classroom
C . will meet each other face to face every day D . needn’t study at all
35 . According to the text, which of the following is NOT true?
A . Transport will be much better and faster.
B . Space travel to Mars will probably be very uncomfortable.
C . On Mars, we can jump higher than on the earth.
D . Food will be much tastier.
32 . A
33 . B
34 . A
35 . D
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【导语】
本文主要是畅想未来火星上的生活。
32 .
细节理解题。根据第一段 “but many people believe that, by the year 2100, we will live on the planet Mars.” 可知,到 2100 年,我们中的一些人可能会在火星上生活。故选 A 。
33 .
细节理解题。根据第二段 “At present, our spaceships are too slow to carry large numbers of people to Mars—it takes months” 可知,到目前为止,我们乘宇宙飞船从地球到火星需要几个月的时间。故选 B 。
34 .
细节理解题。根据第四段 “There will probably be no school on Mars. Every student will have a computer at home which is connected to the Internet.” 可知在火星上学生主要通过互联网学习。故选 A 。
35 .
细节理解题。根据最后一段 “Food will not be the same—meals will probably be in the form of pills and will not be as delicious as they are today.” 可知,食物将会不一样 —— 食物很可能是药丸的形式,不会像今天这样美味。 “ 食物会更美味 ” 是错误的。故选 D 。
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A wedding(婚礼) Invitation
You’re invited to the wedding of Carrie and Henry at St John’s Church(教堂), on Saturday January 24th at 3:30 p.m. and dinner at the Blue Sky Restaurant, at 6:00p.m.
R.S.V.P: December 29th
Dear Joe, I’m so excited and I have to enjoy the news with you. Today is December 23rd, I got a very special invitation from Carrie before Christmas Day(圣诞节). Do you remember the party for the Sydney group at Henry’s house? And do you remember my best friend, Carrie? Well, guess what? Carrie and Henry are getting married? It’s so romantic! Love is here! Carrie and Henry are having a big wedding at St. John’s Church. Monica and James are going to their wedding. Oh, I can’t wait to enjoy it. I got the invitation and it is for two people. Can you come to the wedding with me? Carrie and Henry are going to Suzhou for their honey moon(蜜月). I’m buying them a camera for their wedding. But before the wedding, I’d like to get my hair cool and buy a pink dress first. Call me at 9:00 a.m., on Friday, January 23rd, OK? Maria |
36. Maria got this wedding invitation from .
A. Carrie. B. Joe. C. Monica. D. James
37. Monica and James are taking part in the wedding on .
A. Friday morning. B. Friday afternoon. C. Saturday morning. D. Saturday afternoon.
38. What does “getting married” mean in Chinese?
A. 参加聚会 B. 过圣诞节 C. 做礼拜 D. 结婚
39. The friends to the wedding party are going to have dinner .
A. in Suzhou. B. at Henry’s house C. at St John’s Church D. at the Blue Sky Restaurant
40. From the invitation card, we know that .
A. Monica is having fun in Suzhou. B. they are having the wedding in January.
C. Monica is going to buy a camera for Joe D. the wedding dinner starts at 7:00 p.m.
Do you have pen pals? I have three pen pals from three different countries. They are Tom, Ella, and Molly.
Tom comes from Australia. His favorite subject is P.E., because he likes playing soccer best and he can play it in P.E. classes. He has a sister and a brother.
Ella is an American girl. Of all her subjects, she likes Chinese best. She often writes to me in Chinese. Her favorite sport is volleyball.
Molly lives in Tokyo. She likes learning Chinese, too. But her favorite subject is math. When she has time, she likes playing tennis best. She is a very clever girl.
I love them very much.
根据短文内容,将表格补充完整。
Name | From | Living place | Favorite subject | Favorite sport |
Tom | Australia | / | 1. ______ | soccer |
Ella | 2. _____ | / | Chinese | 3. _____ |
Molly | / | 4. ____ | 5. _____ | tennis |