题型：阅读选择 题类： 难易度：普通
湖北省2024年中考考前最后一卷英语试卷
Born in the 2000s, what do you think of your generation (一代人)? Young, creative, connected, global, smart, maybe good-looking? But what do other people think about your generation?
Some adults worry that you're more interested in the phone than the world around you. They see you as the "face-down generation" and wonder how you will deal with school, friends, and family. Are today's teenagers too busy texting and taking selfies (自拍) to become successful in real life or "IRL", as you would say?
Other adults worry that today's youth are spoiled (被宠坏) and don't want to face the challenges of adult life. Many children born in the 1990s and 2000s were raised by "helicopter parents" who were always there to do everything for them. So today's young people seem to prefer to live like teenagers even when they are in their 20s or 30s.
Does the face-down generation need a heads-up? Well, probably not. The fact is that many of today's teenagers are better educated and more creative than past generations. They also seem to be willing to become leaders. More young people than ever volunteer to serve their communities. There are also brave young people such as Malala Yousafzai, the teenager who won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for pushing girls' rights to go to school.
So if you are one of them born in the 2000s, there's reason to be hopeful about the future. Things are looking up for the face-down generation.
A company called SkyDrive showed its new flying car，the SD—03.The small car could stay about 1 to 2 meters above the ground，and fly around for 4 minutes with a driver on board.
{#blank#}1{#/blank#} They hope that flying cars will be used for short trips in cities in the future.Flying cars can save time and help reach places easily.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} With lots of cars flying around，people need to control the traffic in the air.And it is too difficult for people to control in real time.
Safety is another problem.If flying cars fall from the sky，it will hurt not just the people in the car，but people on the ground{#blank#}3{#/blank#}
Cars and airplanes had lots of problems at first，too. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
Tomohiro Fukuzawa，the CEO of the company，wants the flying cars to be able to fly two people on trips of up to 5 kilometers by 2023.By 2050， "{#blank#}5{#/blank#}".
A.With time，these problems have been solved. B.Many countries are studying flying cars. C.But flying cars have some problems，too. D.I think flying cars will be widely used in the future. E.How can the flying cars solve the problems？ F.So make sure the flying cars are comfortable enough. |
There are many books for children in America this year. Let's have a look at some of them.
Book | What the Book Is About | Who Likes the Book Most |
| There is a big koala in Fun Jungle. Unluckily, the koala goes missing and fingers point to Teddy! Teddy wants to catch the real bad guy. Will Teddy find him? | If someone thinks family or summer time is important, he or she will enjoy the book. |
| 12-year-old Adam spends summer with his grandma in Minnesota. He has a new neighbor, Alice. As time goes by, their friendship（友谊）develops. Throughout this unusual summer, Adam begins to find Alice's family's secrets. | If someone thinks family or summer time is important, he or she will enjoy the book. |
| This summer, Quinny moves to Whisper Valley. It's boring until she meets Hopper. Quinny thinks their friendship will never end. But school begins. There is a new rule for the third grade students. It says boys and girls can't play together. What will happen to their friendship? | Kids in the third and fourth grades will enjoy the book. |
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