Life in the future will be different. Many changes will happen. But what will the changes be?

The population (人口) is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.

Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least (至少) one in every room. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then. People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.

There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier. Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.

237．In the future there will be ______.

A．much more fruit  B．more people      C．less vegetables  D．less people

238．Every family will have at least a ______ in the future.

A．robot            B．cow              C．TV set           D．computer

239．In the future people don’t have to ______.

A．work long hours  B．work fast        C．walk on foot     D．eat meat

240．People may not eat ______ as much as they do today.

A．fruit            B．fish             C．meat             D．rice

241．One big problem in the future is that ______.

A．many people don’t have to work

B．many people will not be able to find work

C．people have to work fast

D．all the work will be done by robots

At the end of my first year of high school, I realized I needed to find a summer job. I was tired of having to ask my parents for    13    . I wanted to go to the shopping center or movies with friends without having to ask for $20 from my parents. I imagined having a job at a store or at a summer camp where I could play games with children. But what actually happened was    14   . The only job I managed to find was cleaning up tables at a local restaurant.

At first, the idea of clearing tables upset me. The thought of getting up at dawn(黎明) to go clean up after people made me    15    ever asking for a job. The first day was terribly busy. I was running around, racing to get a table ready for the waiting customers. I'll never forget how    16     I felt that day, but I'll also never forget sitting down for lunch with my co-workers for the first time. People my age or ten years older all sat together and talked about their days. All of a sudden I was a part of that, and it felt good to be so    17    .

I've now worked at the restaurant for almost one year. I've learned to be happy about getting up so early, because I know there're going to be a few good    18    every day there.

From starting there as a shy student, I've been able to grow into a person that can go up and    19    anyone, at work or anywhere else. I'm also not as sensitive(敏感的) as I used to be-getting an impolite customer might make me feel bad, but very soon I can laugh it off with my co-workers. The little job has given me so much, and I can't wait to go back and continue to    20    from my experience.

13．A．food               B．money                    C．attention                 D．advice

14．A．exciting          B．encouraging            C．confusing               D．disappointing

15．A．forget             B．enjoy                     C．regret                     D．imagine

16．A．tired               B．happy                     C．curious                   D．relaxed

17．A．loved              B．missed                    C．needed                   D．included

18．A．dishes             B．choices                   C．moments                D．customers

19．A．find                B．greet                      C．push                      D．stop

20．A．grow              B．stand                      C．rest                        D．hide

My Understanding of Money

I used to walk around the store with my parents constantly begging for something. I remember the sight of all the colorful bags of chips and candy that I asked my parents to buy for me. I cannot remember a time when I didn't beg for something at the store.

When I was about twelve years old, my dad always 1 my begging and told me with a frustrated( 使人挫败的 )face, "You can waste all the money as you want when you have a job." I listened, but I never really heard the 2 he was trying to get across to me. Since I wanted so many things and my parents were not going to buy them for me, I decided to make money as a 3 myself. I remember the feeling of getting new money in my pocket, then throwing it out within the next week.

A few years later, I was a freshman in high school and did not feel like looking for a new job. One day, I saw people handing out flyers （传单） at school. I wasn't 4 at first because I thought I was fine making money by babysitting. But once I 5 thought about the money I could make, I applied to work as a lifeguard advertised on the flyer.

After a few months' training, I could finally start the job. But the more money I made, the less I wanted to spend. As the work and pay increased, so did my responsibility with money. Instead of 6 my money on useless things, I started saving up. I finally realized that money meant so much more to me because I was the one 7 for it. Now, I have 5,000 dollars in my bank account, and I limit myself to what I buy. My life has permanently( 持久地 )been influenced because I know the 8 of money. It is more than what I can spend.

1 ． A ． met B ． changed C ． forgot D ． refused

2 ． A ． reply B ． story C ． message D ． news

3 ． A ． babysitter B ． advertiser C ． safeguard D ． salesgirl

4 ． A ． involved B ． interested C ． accepted D ． pleased

5 ． A ． proudly B ． slowly C ． seriously D ． secretly

6 ． A ． cutting B ． raising C ． receiving D ． wasting

7 ． A ． working B ． saving C ． longing D ． begging

8 ． A ． limit B ． value C ． power D ． supply

When you get into an elevator ( 电梯 ), there is a button ( 按钮 ) inside. After you press the button, the elevator then takes you to outer space. Does this sound like something from a science fiction film? In fact, it might become ___1___ in the future.

Scientists hope ___2___ the space elevator by 2050. The elevator has a strong cable ( 缆绳 ). The cable connects the elevator to the Space Station. The elevator goes up and down along the cable. The elevator might look like an egg. It can take 30 people. The trip is about 36,000 km. It may ___3___ eight days to get to space.

People can only fly rockets into space right now. But they are expensive. A space elevator would be cheaper. It can do more than just take people into space. The elevator can ___4___ send heavy things into space. A space elevator could make ___5___ easier to go into space.

1 ． A ． wonderful B ． real C ． wise D ． fascinating

2 ． A ． to build B ． build C ． building D ． builds

3 ． A ． spend B ． cost C ． pay D ． take

4 ． A ． almost B ． hardly C ． also D ． too

5 ． A ． that B ． it C ． this D ． it’s

Life in the year 3,044 is very different ____26____ the life in the 21st century.

We still do many of the things we did, but we do them ____27____ . For example, we have e-friends to help us and keep us company. An e-friend is a machine that looks just like a human being. It can walk and talk and can do almost ____28____ we human beings do. My e-friend is a lot like me and we have a lot of fun together. She helps me with my homework and we often go swimming. She can take care of me if anything happens, so I always feel ____29____ when we are together. She can also send me message, just like e-mails, and I can download information from her memory. It’s great ____30____ an e-friend—I am never lonely and I always have someone to talk to.

I would like to tell you more about life in the year 3,044,but I have to send my e-friend to clean up my room. Maybe ____31____ I will be able to travel back in time and visit you.

26 ． A ． as B ． from C ． with D ． like

27 ． A ． different B ． difference C ． differently D ． the same

28 ． A ． something B ． anything C ． everything D ． nothing

29 ． A ． tired B ． safe C ． surprised D ． excited

30 ． A ． have B ． has C ． to have D ． having

31 ． A ． one day B ． the day C ． that day D ． yesterday