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What do you think our life will be like in 2050? Some people are talking about it on QQ.
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Blue Sky | I think there won’t be any TV channels (频道) in 2050. People will be able to choose (选择) a programme from a “menu” and a computer will send the programme to the television. In 2050, we will be able to feel the things we see on TV with our hands. |
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Julia | In 2050, there won’t be enough water. Some places will be drier and people will not be able to have enough food. There may be serious water shortage (缺乏). |
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Ashley | Don’t be so pessimistic about that, Julia! People will solve this problem. And I think there will be less water pollution. Water will be much cleaner than it is now. |
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Linkin | I quite agree with Ashley. And I believe in 2050 doctors will be able to help blind and deaf people see and hear again. All people will be healthy because they will take a kind of special medicine when they are born. |
1.Blue Sky thinks the computer will send the to the television.
A. channels B. Pictures C. menus D. programmes
2.Julia thinks in 2050.
A. the water will be much cleaner B. there will be more water pollution
C. people will have less food
D. some places will have more water
3.The underlined word “pessimistic” means in Chinese.
A. 悲观的 B. 尴尬的 C. 暴力的 D. 绝对的
4.Ashley thinks people will have in the future.
A. more healthy food B. less healthy food C. cleaner water D. dirtier water
5.Linkin predicted that a kind of medicine would be able to make people .
A. rich B. keep healthy C. live happily D. Serious
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Peter didn’t know why he didn’t have many friends. The reason was he was always taking, never giving.
One day Peter told Bill, “I’d like to give a party on Saturday, I’d like you to come and bring Martha, too.” “Thanks, Peter. We’d be happy to come.” “Perhaps you’d like to bring your violin. You and Martha sing well together. I’m sure everyone will want you to sing for us.” That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. “You make the best cake in the world, Betty, and I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery.” Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party. He didn’t forget to ask something from each one of them. He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house! They agreed. The party was a big success.
However, as the guests(客人) were leaving, they said “Thank you ” to Bill and Martha
for the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said, “ Thanks for the invitation.”
1.The party was held ________ .
A. at Peter’s house B. in a large hall
C. at Peter’s friend’s house D. in a secret place
2.Which of the following is not true?
A. Betty made the best cake.
B. Mary Jackson sang well.
C. Bill played the violin well.
D. The Jacksons did hard work for the party.
3. ________ liked Peter.
A. Many of his friends B. Few people
C. Everyone D. All his friends
4.Peter ________ to give the party.
A. tried his best B. did nothing
C. only invited some friends D. did everything
5.From the story, we can see Peter was ________ .
A. a warm-hearted man B. good at making friends
C. a selfish man D. a welcomed friend
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O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he 
needed to know.
When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.
He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.
1.___________ was the real name of the famous American writer.
A. O. Henry B. William Sydney Porter C. Carolina D. Texas
2.O. Henry was sent to prison because _________________.
A. People thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.
B. People thought he had stolen money from the bank.
C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners.
D. he broke the law (法律) by not using his own name
3.Which of the following is true?
A. O. Henry was from a rich family
B. O. Henry was in school for a long time.
C. O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself.
D. O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy.
4.O. Henry got most materials for his stories from ______________.
A. his happy life as a boy B. New York and the poor of the city
C. the newspaper D. his life in prison
5.People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because _________________
A. they had surprising endings B. they were easy to understand
C. they showed love for the poor D. they were about New York
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If you think you are too shy and want to be a little bit braver, just try the following things:
Be open to others. Tell people you are shy. There is no need to hide it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps you feel more comfortable in talks.
Try to smile more. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings too and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.
Learn to be a good talker. If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you.. Doesn’t make you want to keep talking to that person?
Get your attention elsewhere. Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don’t waste time worrying about your look or whether people like your look or not. You will become relaxed and find it’s not so hard to talk with others.
Take one small step at a time . Each time when you say “Hi” or smile at someone, say to yourself “ You can make it.’ Keeping trying and one day you’ll never feel shy when you talk to others.
Title: Advice on 1 to be a little braver
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| Don’t 2 the fact . | If you tell people you are shy, they will understand you 3 |
| Smile more. | People don’t 4 the one with an angry-looking face. |
| Start a conversation with 5 words. | People will feel 6 and want to talk to you. |
| Pay more attention to ways to enjoy 7 or games. | You will become 8 . |
| Encourage yourself to say “Hi” or 9 at someone. | Keep doing this and you’ll be braver to talk to others 10 the future. |
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In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist, so he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography (摄影) was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called Daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike (栩栩如生的).
Photography also became a kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms.
Answer the following questions according to what you read.
1.Who took the first photo? (不超过四个单词)
2.The Daguerreotype was a kind of photo, wasn’t it? (不超过三个单词)
3.If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in 1840, what did he have to carry? (不超过七个单词)
4.Why was Mathew Brady famous? (不超过八个单词)
5.When did photography become a kind of art? (不超过七个单词)
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