题型:阅读选择 题类:常考题 难易度:普通
北京市西城区2015-2016学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷
People have always wanted to know what our future will look like. Go on reading this text, and you will know what will happen in the next fifty years.
How can we know what the future will look like? To be able to understand the future, you have to know the past, what has taken us to where we are today and what has changed along the way? The world has changed a lot in the last 150 years, but people are driven by the same basic needs as they were 150 years ago. Will this change in the next 150 years? No.
What inventions have really made a different in the last 150 years? In the past years, the inventions that have changed most people's everyday life are telephone, radio, television, computer, the car and the internet. Then we of course have a lot of inventions that have made life easier, like new medicine, faster cars, trains, etc. In general, people have been working hard in the last 150 years to make inventions that will make the world a better place. Since there is still much to do in the area, this will be important for at least the next 150 years.
Why do we need to guess the future? Guessing the future is important for two reasons: First, we need to start to think about what kind of future we would like for ourselves and our children. And then we need to know what decisions we need to make today that will give us the best future.
阅读下面材料,从每题所给的三个选项(A、B和C)中,选出最佳选项。
![]() Invention 1 | These glasses are made from a special liquid(液体). They allow users to adjust the focus(调整焦距) of the glasses until everything is clear. They are designed for children. So they won't buy new glasses every time when their eyesight changes. |
![]() Invention 2 | The Donkey Bike has a strong steel bar(钢条) running along it. It can carry both a gas can and a pet at the same time when you ride this bike. |
![]() Invention 3 | This machine looks friendly and is called Little Printer. It can print news headlines, riddles and other things on a roll(卷) of paper. So you can make your own little newspaper with it. |
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