【备考期末】通化市八年级英语下册期末阅读理解汇编

【备考期末】通化市八年级英语下册期末阅读理解汇编一、八年级英语下册阅读理解专项训练1．阅读理解

Animalsarenaturalresourcesthatpeoplehavewastedallthroughourhistory.Animalshavebeenkilledfortheirfurandfeathers,forfood,forsports,andsimplybecausetheywereintheway.ThousandsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedfromtheEarthforever.Hundredsofanimalsareonthedangerlisttoday.About170kindsintheUnitedStatesaloneareconsideredindanger.Whyshouldpeoplecare?Becauseweneedanimals,andbecauseoncetheyaregone,therewillneverbeanymore.Animalsaremorethanjustbeautifulorinteresting.Theyaremorethanjustasourceoffood.Everyanimalhasitsplaceinthebalanceofnature.Destroyingonekindofanimalcancreatemanyproblems.Forexample,whenfarmerskilledlargenumbersofhawks,thefarmers'storesofcornandgrainweredestroyedbyratsandmice.Why?Becausehawkseatratsandmice,withnohawkstokeepdowntheirnumbers,theratsandmicemultipliedquickly.

Luckily,somepeopleareworkingtohelpsavetheanimals.Somegroupsraisemoneytoletpeopleknowabouttheproblem.Andtheytrytogetthegovernmentstopasslawsprotectinganimalsindanger.Quiteafewcountrieshavepassedlaws.Theselawsforbidthekillingofanyanimalorplantonthedangerlist.Slowly,thenumberofsomeanimalsindangerisgrowing.（1）Howdidpeoplewastenaturalresources?A.

Peoplesavedthetrees.B.

Peoplekilledanimalsfortheirfur,feathers,foodandsoon.C.

Peopleprotectedallkindsoflittleanimals.D.

Peoplegotusedtolookingafteranimals.（2）HowmanykindsofanimalsareconsideredindangerinAmerica?A.

About170.

B.

About1,700.

C.

About70.

D.

About77.（3）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutanimals?A.

Animalsareonlyasourceoffood.B.

Everyanimalhasitsplaceinthebalanceofnature.C.

Protectingonekindofanimalscancreatemanyproblems.D.

Thousandsofanimalsareonthedangerlisttoday.（4）What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"forbid"?A.

Observe.

B.

Obey.

C.

Prohibit.

D.

Punish.2．阅读理解

Ifyou'refeelingtiredandstressedbecauseyouhavetoomuchgoingon,likelotsofafter-schoolactivities,youmightfeelbetterifyougivesomethingup,evenifit'sjustforatermorso.Sometimeslotsofactivities-evenifthey'reallfun-canmakeyoufeelstressedbykeepingyoubusyallthetime.Ontheotherhand,ifproblemsathomearetroubling（使烦恼）you,infactsomeafter-schoolactivitiesmayhelpyourelaxandfeelbetter.

Therearealsorelaxingexercisesthatyoucanusetokeepstressaway.Theeasiestoneistobreathe（呼吸）inslowlyanddeeplythroughyournose,andthenexhaleslowlythroughyourmouth.Dothistwotofourtimes.

Youcandobreathingexercisesanytime.Youcanevendobreathingexercisesinclassifyou'renervousbeforeatest.

Thebestwaytokeepstressawayistohaveabalancedlife.Thatmeansmakinggooddecisionsabouthowtospendyourtime.Ifyou'realwaysbusywithschoolworkandhavetoplay,youcangetstressed.MakesureyoukeepyourselfinmindSleep,Exercise,Leisure（somethingfun）,andFood.

Ifyoutakecareofyourselfandgetenoughsleepandfood,andifyouexerciseandleavetimeforfun,you'llprobablybelessstressedout!（1）Whatmayhelpifyouhaveproblemsathomeaccordingtothepassage?A.

Doingapart-timejob.

B.

Doingsomehousework.C.

Doingsomeafter-schoolactivities.

D.

WatchingmuchTV.（2）Whichisthebestwaytokeepstressaway?A.

Doingexerciseanytime.B.

Makinggooddecisionsabouthowtospendtime.C.

Takingcareofyourselfandgettingmuchfoodtoeat.D.

Doingbreathingexercisesinclass.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"exhale"meaninthepassage?A.

Tobreathein.

B.

Tobreatheout.

C.

Togeton.

D.

Togetoff.（4）Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.

HowtoKeepStressAway

B.

HowtoKeepFitC.

WhereisStressFrom

D.

WhatisStress3．阅读理解

LotsofpeoplemakeitastheiraimtogettothetopofMountEverest.Markisoneofthem.ThedifferencebetweenMarkandotherclimbersisthathelostbothhislegswhenclimbingNewZealand'shighestmountain,MountCook.Hewascaughtinabigiceholeandhehadtohavehislegscutbelowthekneesafterhewassaved.Butthatcouldn'tmakehimloseheart,whohasbecomethefirstpersonwithman-madelegstoreachthetopofMountEverest.

Fromthetopoftheworld'shighestmountain,Markcalledhiswifetosayhemadeit.Hiswife,Annegotthephonewhenshewassleeping.Shecouldn'thearhimclearlyonthephone.Shewasunabletosaywhenhereachedthetopbutthoughtitwasaroundmid-day.Shealsosaidhis"legs"didn'tworkwellsometimes,soherhusbandwascarryingasparelegandrepairtools.

Markusedtobeamountainguidebeforehisaccident.Hesaiditwasnotimportantthatnoonelikehimhadeverreachedthe8,850-metermountain.

"I'mnotdoingthistobethefirst.IhavebeenclimbingmostofmylifeandIjustfeelMountEverestisreallyagreataim.IwanttosendamessagethatIcandoanythingbetter."（1）WhatwasthedifferencebetweenMarkandotherclimbers?A.

Hewentmountain-climbingwithhiswife.B.

Heclimbedmountainswithman-madelegs.C.

HewasthefirsttoclimbMountEverest.D.

Hewasthebestguideoftheworld.（2）WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderinMark'sstory?a.Losingbothofhislegs.b.Workingasamountainguide.c.FallingintoaniceholeonMountCook.d.ReachingthetopofMountEverest.A.

c-a-b-d

B.

c-a-d-b

C.

b-c-a-d

D.

b-a-c-d（3）Mark'sstorymakesusbelievethatheisa

man.A.

polite

B.

brave

C.

kind

D.

clever（4）Marktoldusthathecaredmuchabout

.A.

beingthefirst

B.

climbinghigher

C.

keepinghealthy

D.

beingaguide4．阅读理解

NowsomewomenarespendingaweekendatMother'sCamp.There,husbandsandchildrenarenotallowed.Whywouldawomanwanttotakeavacationwithoutherfamily?Somewomensaytheyneedtimetobealone.

AtMother'sCampawomanhasroomtoherself.Shecansleep,readorwatchTV,andnoonewillbotherher.Nochildrenwillask,"Mom,what'sfordinner?"Nohusbandwillsay,"Oh,dear,Ican'tfindanycleansocks."Infactalmost50%ofwomenintheUnitedStatesworkoutsidethehome.Manyofthemworkfull-timeandthencomehometoasecondjob-takingcareoftheirhomesandfamilies.Theseworkingwomensayoneoftheirbiggestproblemsishousework.

IntheUnitedStates,workingwivesdoabout75%ofthehousework.Manyoftheirhusbandssaytheywanttohelp.Butthentheyburnthericeortheycan'tfindthepans.Theyasksomanyquestionsthattheirwivesdecideitiseasiertodothejobthemselves.

SomewomengotoMother'sCampjusttogetabreakfromhousework.Fortwodaystheydon'tcook,theydon'tclean,theydon'tlookaftertheirchildrenandhusbands.Whatdotheydo?Theyenjoywarm,sunnyweather,walking,swimmingorboatinginaclearbluelakeandsingsongsaroundthecampfire.Theyrelaxawayfromhome.TheyhaveareallywonderfulvacationatMother'sCamp.（1）Fromthispassagewecansee

intheUnitedStates.A.

womenwanttoworkoutsidethehomeB.

husbandsdoasmuchhouseworkastheirwivesC.

workingwivesdomostofthehouseworkD.

womendonotliketostayathomewiththeirfamilies（2）AtMother'sCamp,womencan't

.A.

bringtheirhusbandsandchildren

B.

readnewspapersC.

swiminthelake

D.

watchTV（3）Whywouldsomemothersliketobealone?A.

Becausetheywantanewlife.B.

Becausetheywanttorelaxthemselves.C.

Becausetheyhavetoworkfull-time.D.

Becausetheydon'tliketheirhusbandsandchildren.（4）

isoneofthebiggesttroublesforworkingwivesintheUnitedStates.A.

Lookingaftertheirchildren

B.

WorkingoutsidethehomeC.

Whentotakeavacation

D.

Housework（5）What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.

MothersintheUS

B.

MothersAreBusyintheUSC.

WelcometoMother'sCamp

D.

MothersRelaxAwayfromHome5．阅读理解

Maybeyourchildhoodpianolessonsmadeyounever,wanttoplaythepianoagain.Perhapsapianoistooexpensiveforyou.Now,thankstoaprograminSydneycalled"PlayMe,I'mYours",peoplecanplaythepianoinpublicplacesforfree.Theysharebeautifulmusic,andtheprogramalsohelpsthemcommunicatewitheachother.

Thegovernmenthasplacedthirtypianosindifferentpartsofthecity,includinginseveralparks,atabusstopandonsomestreets."PlayMe,I'mYours"arewrittenonthem.Peopleareinvitedtoplaymusicorsingsongswiththepianos.Theprogramhasinterestedlotsofpeopletostoptowatchorplaythepianos.

"PlayMe,I'mYours"isapartoftheSydneyFestival.ItisaprojectoftheBritishartist,LuckJerram.Hewantstohelppeopleinthecityknoweachotherbetter.Hethinksthatsomanypeoplearesittinginfrontofcomputersandbusywiththeirworkallhours,andtheyalmosthavenochancetoenjoymusic.Sohehopesthiscanhelpthemrelaxandmakenewfriends.

Theprogram"PlayMe,I'mYours"hasalsoreachedEnglandandBrazil（巴西）before.Itwaswarmlywelcomedthere.ButitsgreatestsuccessseemstocomeattheSydneyFestival."It'sachanceforpeopletobecreative,knowothersbetterandjusthavesomefun,"Jerramsaid.（1）Accordingtothefirstsentenceofthepassage,yourchildhoodpianolessonsmaybe

.A.

boring

B.

valuable

C.

interesting

D.

meaningful（2）ThirtypianosareplacedinpartsofthecityEXCEPT

.A.

inparks

B.

atabusstop

C.

onstreets

D.

inaschool（3）LuckJerramwantstohelppeople

.A.

singsongs

B.

playthepianoforfreeC.

relaxandmakefriends

D.

enjoybeautifulmusic（4）

countrieshavehadtheprogram.A.

Two

B.

Three

C.

Four

D.

Five（5）Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

Beautifulmusic

B.

ABritishartist,LuckJerramC.

TheSydneyFestival

D.

Aprogram"PlayMe,I'mYours"6．阅读理解Benhasreceivedfourmessagestoday.Readandfindwhattheyare.Hi,Ben.

I'vejustfinishedareallyfantasticbookbyaBritishwritercalledStephanieMeyer.Ithinkyouwouldlikethebook.Doyouwanttoborrowit?I'llbeatRoom314tomorrowafternoon.MikeBen,

Canyouphoneyourgrandma?Shephonedat7:30p.m.Shesaysyouneedn'tliketohearfromyou.Don'tphoneafter10:00p.m.Shegotaheadache,soshe'sgoingtobedearly.RossHello,Ben

I'mhomeagainaftermyholiday.Theweatherwasn'tgreatinFrance,butthatwasn'ttheproblem.Ibrokemylegontheseconddayoftheholiday.Ihadtostayatthehotelwhileotherswereoutallday.Iwasreallybored.Whencanyoucomearoundandseeme.PeterBen,

I'mgoingtobelate.Don'twaitformeatthebar.I'llgostraighttotherestaurantandseeyouthere.Jenny（1）Mikeleavesthemessagesto

.A.

shareabookwithBen

B.

getBen'sphonecallsoonC.

tellBenhisstoryinFrance

D.

askBentolookafterhisgrandma（2）WhereisJennygoingtomeetBen?A.

Atthebar.

B.

Attherestaurant.

C.

Athishome.

D.

AtRoom314.（3）WhowantstoseeBensoon?A.

Mike.

B.

Hisgrandma.

C.

Peter.

D.

Ross.7．阅读理解

Everyonewantstobesuccessfulintheirlife,don'tthey?Evenasateenager,youcangetsuccessinyourlife.Itreallyisn'tsohard.Herearesomestepsthathelpyouhaveasuccessfulteenagelife.

______________________.

Nomatterhowboringitisnow,educationwillhelpyouinsociety.Tryyourbestatschool,listentoteachers,doyourhomework,andgetgoodgrades.Doingsowillhelpyougetintoabetteruniversity,whichwillhelpyoutogetagreatjobinthefuture.

Dogoodinyourfreetime.

Volunteeringcanimproveyourexperience;itcanalsomakeyouhappier.Findvolunteeropportunities（机会）thatinterestyou.Forexample,ifyouloveanimals,volunteeratananimalcenter.Ifyoulikehelpingpeople,volunteeratasoupkitchen.Ifyoulovehelpingtheenvironment,planttreesorpickuplitter.Whenyouhelpothers,itwillmakeyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.Havinglotsofvolunteerhourswilllookgoodonyourresume（履历）!

Findoutyourgoals（目标）inlifeandworktowardsthem.

Startthinkingaboutjobsyouwouldliketoget,andmakeagoodchoiceaccordingtoyourinterests.Challengeyourselfandyou'llbesurprisedatwhatyoucandoafteryoufinishahardjob!

Getactive!

Joinasportsteamatschooloroutofschool.Justexercise!Studiesshowthatpeoplewhogetactiveintheirchild/teenyearswillbemoreactivewhenthey'readults,sostartgettingactivenow.（1）_______mightbethebestonetoputintheblankinthepassage.A.

Getupearly

B.

Dowellinschool

C.

Believeinsomething

D.

Dowhateveryoulike（2）Accordingtothepassage,volunteeringcanhelppeopletoget________.A.

quieter

B.

bored

C.

happier

D.

knowledgeable（3）Ifteenagerswanttohelppeople,theycanvolunteer________.A.

atananimalcenter

B.

atasoupkitchenC.

tocleanuplitter

D.

toplanttreesandflowers（4）Inthepassage,Thewritermainlytellsussomewaysto________.A.

haveagoodteenagelife

B.

makeagoodchoiceC.

getactiveinchildyears

D.

haveagoodjobandlife8．阅读理解

Anewreportsayspromisingchildrenmoneytopassexamsdoesnothelpexamgrades.Thereportsaysparentsmaywastetheirmoneybyusingittogettheirkidstostudymore.

However,thepromiseofatripcouldencouragestudentstotryharderanddobetteratschool.Scientistslookedathowpromisesofmoneyandticketstoshowsaffectedstudents'studyingandlearning.Over10,000studentstookpartinthesurvey.Therewasanimprovementinclassworkandhomework,butthisdidnotresultinbettertestscores.

LeadscientistDr.SimonBurgessthoughtthesurveyshowedsomethingimportantandinteresting.Hesaidithadnotfoundsomethingthatreallygotstudentstoworkharder.Headdedthat,clearly,somestudentshavealotofgoals.Theybelievethateducationisawayofgettingabrighterfuture,buttherearekidswhothinkthatworkingharddoesn'tmakeadifference."Hesaidthesechildrenthinkexamsuccessisallinyourgenesbecauseoftheirfamilyenvironment.

EducationexpertDr.KevanCollinssaidgoodteacherswerebetterthanpromisesofmoneytogetchildrentostudy,especiallyforchildrenfrompoorfamilies.Hewrote,"Whatreallymakesthedifferenceishowstudentsaretaught."（1）Wecanseefromthenewreportthat

.A.

studentsdon'tliketotravelatallB.

lotsofstudentsarehardertogetmoremoneyC.

moneycannothelpstudentsgetbettergradesD.

parentsneedalotofmoneytohelptheirchildren（2）WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.

Thesurveyshowssomethingmakesstudentsreallyworkharder.B.

Somestudentsthinkeducationisveryimportantfortheirfuture.C.

Studentswillworkharderiftheydon'tthinktheyhavegoodgenes.D.

Havingtripsismoreimportantthanowningmuchmoneyinourlife.（3）Ifastudentthinksgeneisthemostimportant,hemightagree

make（s）thedifference.A.

goodteachers

B.

workinghard

C.

muchmoney

D.

familyenvironment（4）Wemightreadthepassageinthepartof

inanewspaper.A.

health

B.

culture

C.

sports

D.

education9．阅读理解

Sixteenyearsagoaboygavemeanimportantgift.Itwasasmile.

Itwastheearlyautumnofmyfirstyearatamiddleschool,andmyoldschoolwasfaraway.Asaresult,nooneknewwhoIwas.Iwasverylonely,andafraidtospeaktoanyone.

EverytimeIheardtheotherstudentstalkingandlaughing,Ifeltmyheartbreak.Icouldn'ttalkwithanyoneaboutmyproblems.

Thenoneday,whenmyclassmatesweretalkinghappilywiththeirfriends,Iwassittingatmydeskunhappilyasusual.Atthatmoment,aboyenteredtheclassroom.Ididn'tknowwhohewas.Hepassedbymeandthenturnedback.Helookedatme,withasmile.

Suddenly,Ifeltthetouchofsomethingbrightandfriendly.Itmademefeelhappyandwarm.Thatsmilechangedmylife.Istartedtotalkwithotherstudentsandmadefriends.Daybyday,Ibecameclosertoeveryoneinmyclass.Theboywiththeluckysmilehasbecomemybestfriendnow.

OnedayIaskedhimwhyhehadsmiled,buthecouldn'trememberdoingso!

Itdoesn'tmatterbecauseallthedarkdayshavegone.Ibelievethattheworldiswhatyouthinkitis.Ifyouthinkitislonely,youmightalwaysbealone.Sosmileattheworldanditwillsmileback.（1）Whendidthewritergetthegift?A.

Attheageof16.

B.

Aftermakingfriendswiththeboy.C.

Inthefirstyearatamiddleschool.

D.

Afterbecomingclosertoeveryoneintheclass.（2）Whywasthesmileanimportantgift?A.

Becausethewriter'soldschoolwasfaraway.B.

Becausethewriterdidn'tknowwhotheboywas.C.

Becausethesmiledidn'tmeananythingtotheboy.D.

Becausethewriterfeltlonelyandhadnofriendsanditmadeherfeelhappyandwarm.（3）Whydidn'tthewritertalktoanyoneinhernewschoolaboutherproblems?A.

Becauseshewasalwaysunhappy.B.

Becauseshedidn'tknowanyoneatthetime.C.

Becauseshewasinthefirstyearatthejuniorhighschool.D.

Becauseshedidn'twantherparentstoworryabouther.（4）Howdidthesmilechangeherlife?A.

Shestartedtomakefriends.

B.

Shebecamethebestfriendoftheboy.C.

Herparentsdidn'tworryaboutheranymore.

D.

Sherealizedthatshewaslonely.10．阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Thebestwaytoteachyourchildrentoliveagreenlifestyleistolivethatgreenlifestyleyourself.Whenkidsseeyoupickinguprubbishfromthepark,theyseevalue（价值）inkeepingpublicplacescleanUsethesetipstointroduceyourchildrentogreenliving：

Usepublictransport.Usethecaronlywhennecessary;atothertimes,taketrainsandbuseswithyourchildren.

Askfortheirhelp.Youngerchildrenoftenlovegrown-upactivities.Sohavethemcarryasmallbagoffoodwastetothebin,orletthemhelpseparate（分开）yourrecycling.OlderchildrenmaywanttotakepartintheactivitieslikecleaninguptheneighbourhoodandorganizingthedailyrecyclingIfthey'renotveryinterested,makeenvironment-friendlyactivitiesafamily-timepriority（优先事项）

_________________________Pettingfarmsforyoungerkidsmayhelpprevent（防止）farmanimalsfrombecomingsomethingthattheyseeonlyinbooksorontelevision.Manypeoplebelievethatwildanimalsshouldn'tbekeptinanykindofzoos,buttheydoofferavaluableeducationalandconservation（保护）lesson.Soifyouwanttovisitazoo,findazoothatprovidesitsanimalswithasnaturalanenvironmentaspossible（1）Whoisthepassagewrittenfor?A.

Childrenatschool.B.

Schoolteachers.C.

Parentswithyoungkids.D.

WildAnimallovers.（2）Howmanytipsforchildrengreenlivingarethereinthepassage?A.

Two.

B.

Three.

C.

Four.

D.

Five.（3）Whichisthebestsentencefor___________inParagraph4?A.

ProtectthewildlifeB.

WildlifearoundusC.

ValuablelessonsfromzoosD.

Introducethemtowildlife（4）Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.

TheimportanceofgreenlivingB.

HowtoreducepollutionC.

ThewaystoliveagreenlifeD.

Howtomakechildrenlivegreen11．阅读理解

FirstFrenchman：Ionceheardsomeoneshout,"Lookout."Iputmyheadoutofawindowandabucket（桶）ofwaterfellonme.Itseemsthat"Lookout"maymean"Don'tlookout".

SecondFrenchman：Iwasonceonashipandheardthecaptainshout,"Allhandsondeck（甲板）."Iputmyhandsonthedeckandsomeonewalkedonthem.

ThirdFrenchman：Ioncewentearlyinthemorningtothedoctor'sandhisnursecametothedoorandsaid,"He'snotupyet.Comebackinhalfanhour."WhenIwentasecondtimeforhim,Shesaid,"He'snotdownyet."Ihadtogoawayagain.LaterIthoughtthedoctorshouldbeinthehouseintheevening,soIwentthereoncemore.

"Oh,howsorryIam!He'snotin!I'dbettertellhimtowaitforyouifyoucouldcometomorrow,"saidthenurse."Well!He'snotup,heisnotdown,andheisnotin.Pleasetellmewherehestays!"Isaidangrily.（1）ThefirstFrenchmanheardsomeoneshout"Lookout.".Here"Lookout"means“

”.A.

Putyourheadout

B.

Takecare

C.

Hurryup

D.

Helpme（2）Whenthecaptainshouted,"Allhandsondeck.",whathemeantwas

.A.

puttingyourbothhandsondeck

B.

puttingupyourhandsC.

givingyourhandstome

D.

that"Allthesailors（船员）ondeck"（3）Whenthenursesaid,"He'snotupyet.",shemeantthat

.A.

hehadnotstoodupyet

B.

hehadnotyetgotupC.

hehadnotwokenupyet

D.

hehadnotyetcomedownstairs（4）WhenthethirdFrenchmanwentbackforthesecondtime,thedoctor

.A.

wasstillinanupstairroom

B.

wasreadingC.

washavinghisbreakfast

D.

waswashinghimself12．阅读理解

EnderWigginisa6-year-oldarmygeneral（将军）,andagaminggenius（天才）.SometimeinEarth'sfuture,humanswillhaveawarwithbug-likealienspecies,the"Buggers".Theyusecomputerstocontrolbattles（战争）.Toprepareforthewar,alltalentedchildrenstudyinaspecialschooltobecomegenerals.Wigginisoneofthem.

Studentsplaygamestopractisetheircommanding（指挥的）skills.Wigginisthebestofthem.Atlast,Wiggincomestohisfinaltest.Thefleet（舰队）hecommandsinthegameistherealhumanarmy.Wigginisactually"playing"thefinalbattlebetweenhumansandBuggers.Willhewin?Whatwillhappentohumansafterthebattle?Let'sfindoutinthebookEnder'sGame,bytheAmericanwriterOrsonScottCard.（1）Inthefuture,peoplewilluse

tocontrolbattles.A.

computers

B.

water

C.

animals

D.

money（2）Toprepareforthewar,alltalentedchildrenstudyinaspecialschooltobecomeA.

teachers

B.

businessmen

C.

generals

D.

soldiers（3）EnderWigginisa6-year-old

.A.

dancer

B.

animal

C.

student

D.

armygeneral（4）

playgamestopractisetheircommandingskills.A.

Teachers

B.

Students

C.

Soldiers

D.

People13．阅读理解Whatwilllifebelikein2050

Lifewillprobablybeverydifferentin2050inallthefields,fromentertainmenttotechnology.

TVchannelswilldisappearin2050.Peoplewillchooseaprogrammefroma"menu"andacomputerwillsendtheprogrammedirectlytothetelevision.

Waterwiltbecomeoneofourmostseriousproblems.Todayinmanyplaces,agricultureisdevelopingandpeoplearegrowingfruitandvegetablestoexport（出口）.Thisneedsalotofwater.Needforwaterwillincreasetentimesbetweennowand2050andtherewillbeseriousshortages（短缺）.

Intransportation,computerswillcontrolthespeedoftheearsandtherewon'tbeanyaccidents.Today,manycarshavecomputersthattelldriversexactlywheretheyare.By2050,thecomputerwillcontrolthecaranddriveittowhereyouwanttogo.Besides,spaceplaneswilltakepeoplehalfwayaroundtheworldintwohours.Nowadays,theUnitedStatesShuttlecangointospaceandlandonEarthagain.By2050,spaceplaneswillflyallovertheworldandpeoplewillflyfromLosAngelestoTokyoinjusttwohours.

Inthefieldoftechnology,robotswillreplacepeopleinmanyfields.Todaymanyfactorieshavealreadyusedrobots.Bigcompaniespreferrobotsbecausetheydonotaskforpayrisesorgoonstrikes,andtheywork24hoursaday.By2050,wewillseerobotseverywhere—infactories,schools,offices,hospitals,shopsandhomes.（1）TVchannelswill

in2050.A.

disappear

B.

appear

C.

bemoreexpensive

D.

becheaper（2）Howmanytimeswillwateruseincreasebetweennowand______.A.

Fivetimes.

B.

Eighttimes.

C.

Tentimes.

D.

Eleventimes.（3）WhatwillNOThappentocarsin2050?A.

Therewillbenoaccide