初中英语说明文阅读理解

Height is just one of the thousands of features that your genes (基因) decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then maybe you will be tall, too, but if you have questions about how tall you’re going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out.
But genes don’t decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential (潜力). Getting enough sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the right height.
Maybe you’re wondering how fast you should grow. There’s no right answer. Kids grow about 2 inches (5 centimeters) a year between age 3 and the time they start puberty（青春期） .
Your doctor will know how your growth (生长) has been going over the years. Two centimeters here and 2 inches there are not nearly as important as the height you’re at now, how you’ve been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body may be going through.
Don’t be worried if you have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a very quick growth during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later —between 7 and 13 for girls, 9 and 15 for boys.
You’ll usually begin to find that you’re growing faster about a year after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.
If you want to know how fast and how tall you should grow, _______.

A．you should have enough exercise

B．you can ask doctors for help

C．you should protect the environment

D．you can record your growth during puberty

This passage is mainly about _______.

A．how the genes work in your body

B．when the time you grow fast is

C．why you look like your parents

D．how you grow to a certain (某一) height

After reading this passage, we can explain (解释) _______.

A．how good it is to be a doctor

B．how much sleep we need

C．why genes can’t decide everything

D．what an unhealthy diet is

【湖南省娄底市2015年中考英语试题】任务型阅读 阅读下面短文内容，完成表格。（每空填1至3个单词）（共5小题，计10分）
Some Advice on Safety
Always play in a safe place. A park is a safe place because there is no cars or trucks. But do not talk to strangers. Never go with a stranger into a car.
Before crossing the road, stop and look both ways. Look left, look right and look left again.
Keep away from houses or buildings that are being built or knocked down. Something might fall on your head, or you might cut yourself on broken glass.
Medicines or pills can be dangerous. Never swallow(吞下) any pills or medicines you find in the cupboard.
Don’t swim in the pool or river without adults. Wear a life jacket whenever you go out in a boat. Even if you are not in the open sea and the water is not deep, you should have your life jacket on. It's easy to fall out of a boat.
Do not put your head out of a car, bus or train. Many children have been killed by doing this.

________________ Advice
When or where	How to do
Play in a safe place	Play in a park. Never talk to _________ or go with them.
When crossing a road	Stop and look _________________.
Houses or buildings being built or knocked down	Stay away.
Medicines or pills	Never swallow any medicines without a doctor's advice.
In a _____________	Wear a life jacket.
On a bus, car or train	Never put ___________ out of them.

 

Can you remember a world before the Internet? If you answer is “no” then you are probably a millennial．Millennials are the new generation of young Americans．They were born between l982 and l992．There are 33 million of them，and they are just starting to enter the workforce（劳动力）．Many experts believe that millennials are different from young Americans of past generations．They also believe that millenials will change the workforce in important ways．
How are millennials different? They are the first generation born in the computer age．The internet has always been a part of their lives．They spend about l 6 hours a week on the Internet，and this doesn’t include e-mail．And they spend 72 hours a week using other electronic media（媒体），including mobile phones and video games．They are “nation speakers” of the language of the computer age．People who were born earlier will never be native speakers of that language．Why not? They did not grow up “speaking” it．
How will millennials change the workforce? To answer that question，it is important to understand how millennials use the Internet．They use the Internet to communicate．They visit website such as FaceBook and MySpace every day．They share（分享）ideas，music， information，games，and friendships with people all over the world．When they start working，they will want to share their work and ideas with others．
It is also important to understand the way millennials grew up．Their parents and teachers gave them a lot of attention．They taught them that their opinions were valuable（有价值的）．As a result，many millennials are very confident．At work，they will expect their co-workers and bosses to listen to their opinions．
Millennials also grew up with a lot of structure in their lives．Many of them went to school from the age of two or three and played on sports teams．At work，they will expect the rules to be clear．They will also expect a strong but fair boss，like a coach on a sports team．They will follow the person in charge（主管）if he or she is fair．But they will not follow an unfair boss．They will also expect their work to be fun and creative，similar to their experience on a sports team．
These are a few of the changes that experts believe millennials will bring to the American workforce．But the world is changing very fast．There will probably be more changes that are difficult to imagine today．
According to the first paragraph of the passage，which of the following is NOT true?

A．Millennials belong to a new generation．

B．Millennials were born about ten years ago．

C．Millennials are entering the workforce．

D．Millennials know little about the world before the Internet．

Which is the main reason that make the experts believe millennials are different from young Americans of past generations?

A．Millennials can speak a better native language．

B．Millennials grow up with computers and Internet．

C．Millennials use mobile phones and e-mails often．

D．Millennials spend long hours playing video games．

Why do the millennials expect to share their work and ideas with others?

A．Because they know how to use the Internet to make new friends．

B．Because they understand how to communicate with new friends．

C．Because they grow up sharing ideas，music，information，games，and friendships with others by the Internet．

D．Because the Internet can provide all the information they need．

According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true?

A．Millennials grow up with more attention from their parents and teachers．

B．Many millennials are showing more confident than others at work．

C．Many millennials give more valuable opinions to their c0—workers and bosses．

D．Many of the millennials have had fun and creative experiences when they are on sports teams．

From the passage we know that ________．

A．the number of the millennials had come to 33 million by the end of l982

B．most of the millennnials learn native computer language in schools．

C．millennials require their bosses to be healthier and the rules clearer at work

D．more changes will probably be brought to the American workforce by millennials

DNA is the whole "map" of the human body. It is something that all humans have, and it tells the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our parents, because we get some of their DNA to make our own.
People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time. In I860, Mr Mendel discovered why we look the same as other people in our family. It is because of small things called "genes"(基因) in our body. In 1953, two scientists, Watson and Crick, found out that those small parts are really messages. They’re written in the DNA with a special language.
In 1961, another two scientists found the first "word" that they could understand in that language. It shows how DNA tells the cell (细胞)to build its parts, the words in the DNA map, but we still do not understand what they all do. By understanding what just one "word" means, we can help to save people from several illnesses. So the more we understand, the more doctors will be able to do.
Most people hope that this will help to make better medicine and help sick people. Other people worry that when we learn more "words" and find out more information, we will use it in the wrong way, just to make people more attractive, or stop sick people getting jobs.
The two scientists found ______in 1961.

A．all the words in the DNA map

B．small things called "genes" in our body

C．the first "word" they could understand in that language

D．those small parts arc written in the DNA with a special language

How can we help sick people if we understand more "words" in the DNA map?

A．Make better medicine.

B．Make them get jobs.

C．Make maps for them.

D．Make them attractive.

Which one is NOT TRUE according to the article?

A．We look like our parents because of "genes" in our body.

B．We have understood what all the words in the DNA map do.

C．DNA is the whole "map" of the human body.

D．DNA tells the cell to build its parts.

What do people think about this research about DNA?

A．It can be only bad.

B．It can be only good.

C．It can be good but won't work.

D．It can be good and bad

Coffee has been a part of people’s lives for thousands of years, and today it is still one of the favorite drinks in the world．Many people in the world begin their busy day by drinking a cup of coffee or several cups of coffee．They have always said that a cup of coffee in the morning helps them begin their day in the right way．So they say a cup of coffee is necessary for them in the morning．
Do you know what in the coffee makes our bodies and brains active? It is caffeine（咖啡因）．Caffeine may increase a person’s mental and physical abilities（精力和体力）．For example, two cups of coffee will make you breathe faster and augment  body temperature．All this makes your heart beat faster, and doctors warn that this may be a little dangerous．
Caffeine is found in tea, coffee, chocolate and some other foods．A little caffeine is probably not harmful．But too much caffeine can make people nervous and sleepless．
The underlined word “augment” means ___________ ．

A．make more

B．drink

C．stop

D．make less

From this passage, we may know that drinking a cup of coffee late at night might ______ ．

A．give you a headache	B．make you fall asleep
C．keep you awake	D．may be dangerous

Caffeine is found in ___________ ．

A．tea and water

B．chocolate, meat and some other foods

C．coffee and cream

D．coffee, tea, chocolate and some other foods

Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Coffee has been a part of people’s lives for thousands of years

B．Caffeine does no harm to our body．

C．Two cups of coffee will make you breathe faster and increase body temperature．

D．Caffeine may increase human’s mental and physical abilites．

A good title for this passage is ___________ ．

A．Coffee Is Harmful	B．Coffee and Tea
C．Caffeine and Health	D．Caffeine Is Useful

The city of Yangzhou came into being at the Spring and Autumn Period ( about 500 AC ).As the key transportation link at joint (连接处) place of the Great Canal（运河）( Beijing-Hangzhou) and Changjiang (Yangtze River), Yangzhou has been from the Sui Dynasty (600 AD.) an economically rich city, and then reached its top in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, Yangzhou was a famous port and one of few biggest cities in East Asia.
With the improvement of the local economy and easy transportation way, there happened in the history a special local culture, which has an important place in Chinese culture. Many famous men of letters, poets, artists, scholars (学者), statesmen, scientists and national heroes in the history were born in, lived in or had connection with Yangzhou. Li Bai, one of the greatest Chinese poets visited and stayed in Yangzhou several times in his life and one of his famous poems about Yangzhou has been so popular that Chinese of all ages can sing it and has become a symbol of Yangzhou . Zheng Banqiao, a famous Chinese painting painter in the Qing Dynasty heading a group called “Eight Eccentrics”, had strongly influenced Chinese paintings. Wang Zhong and Yuan Yuan and some other scholars formed school of Yangzhou Scholars and achieved great success in the study of classic Chinese and writing. Zhu Ziqing, one of most famous modern Chinese writers and scholars, had always been proud of himself as a native of Yangzhou and thanked the city for being nourished (养育) by its rich culture. Quite a few other names you may come across frequently (频繁地) in the study of Chinese culture and history have connection with Yangzhou. Yangzhou was so attractive and important that many Chinese emperors in history had come specially to visit or check the city. Emperor Suiyang, who ordered to cut the Great Canal so that he could come more easily and quickly, died on his last trip to the city and buried (埋葬) here. Emperor Qianlong had come all the way from the north and visited the city nine times.
Which of following sentences is NOT right according to this passage?

A．Yangzhou joined the Great Canal (Beijing-Hangzhou) and Changjiang (Yangtze River).

B．In the Tang Dynasty Yangzhou was a famous port and one of few biggest cities in Asia.

C．Emperor Suiyang was buried in Yangzhou.

D．Emperor Qianlong visited Yangzhou nine times.

We can infer（推断）the poem mentioned in this passage by Li Bai is _______.

A．《黄鹤楼送孟浩然之广陵》	B．《望庐山瀑布》
C．《静夜思》	D．《赠汪伦》

Who influenced Chinese paintings a lot according to this passage?

A．Zheng Banqiao	B．Zhu Ziqing
C．Wang Zhong	D．Li Bai

What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Yangzhou：An Economically Rich City

B．Yangzhou：An Easy Transportation City

C．Yangzhou：A Historical Culture City

D．Yangzhou：A Famous Tour City

Do you know something about the holiday camps(野营) in Hong Kong？The students in Hong Kong used to take part in an English holiday camp in their holidays. And their parents weren’t with them, though they were very young.
Now they still enjoy taking part in many kinds of holiday camps without their parents. Many parents let their children take part in some kinds of holiday camps in order to learn some practical knowledge in their life, and also learn some knowledge about living skills, science ,reading and writing… The most important for the children is to learn to look after themselves.
Holiday camps in Hong Kong are not so expensive. Most of the families can afford to send their children there for further study, for making their bodies strong…And the government never charges(收费) them.
It is said that students in Hong Kong have much knowledge about many things. Perhaps it has something to do with the kinds of holiday camps.
Students in Hong Kong used to take part in the       .

A．holiday camps

B．English holiday camps

C．science holiday camps

D．Chinese holiday camps

When students in Hong Kong are in the holidays camps, their parents        .

A．must be with them

B．have to pay a lot of money

C．must stay at home

D．aren’t with them

The most important thing for the students to take part in the holiday camps in Hong Kong is          .

A．to learn some foreign languages

B．to learn much knowledge about many things

C．to learn to look after themselves

D．to have further study about many subjects

The cost(费用) to take part in a holiday camp is        .

A．very expensive

B．not so cheap

C．very high

D．very low

The students who often take part in holiday camps     .

A．must have much knowledge about many things

B．must be very tall

C．must be very thin(瘦)

D．must be very cool

A habit is any action that we have performed so often that it becomes something that we do almost without thinking. Some of them are thought to be bad habits. People spend countless hours and dollars each year trying to get rid of these bad habits but often fail. Why? Change is hard work and there is no shortcut to achieve it. However, there is still some advice for you to follow.
First, look at why you do it. In other words, what’s the result of doing this thing? If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure, what do you get from it? It may make you feel a little better for the moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of leaving your homework undone. The result could be that you get more time to spend on the Internet!
Next, take a look on the other hand. What are you losing because of your habit? Shouting at other people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher. Having more Internet time means that you are losing the chance to learn the things that you need to learn. When you think that way, you’ll find that it’s not wise to keep your bad habit! Now it is time to make a decision. What will you choose? I’m sure you will choose to do what you think is more important.
From the first paragraph we know that __________.

A．a habit is a terrible thing that we can never change

B．people take countless hours and dollars to get rid of habits

C．none of the people who try to break bad habits are successful

D．though it is difficult, we can still do something about our bad habits

The underlined sentence “there is no shortcut to achieve it” means that ________.

A．it is not easy to get rid of bad habits

B．there is a long way and a short way

C．something dangerous may happen

D．we must cut it in a short time.

The main purpose of this passage is to __________.

A．introduce and describe	B．complain（埋怨）and disagree
C．explain(解释) and advise	D．discuss and argue（争论）

Water is the most common substance(物质) found on the earth, but less than 1% of the earth’s water is suitable for drinking. More than 1,000,000,000 people around the world survive on just over 1 galon of water a day. Probebly more than 3,000,000,000 people may suffer from not having enough water by the year 2025. You are considered lucky if you live in a country where you can drink water out of your kitchen tap or bathroom tap. People in some countries have to pay for drinking water at home. So clean water is one of our most valuabe natural resources(资源).
In fact, peole waste(浪费) so much clean water today. In factories lots of water is wasted. At home many people are not taking showers but still baths, and many are brushing their teeth with the tap turned on. Children are no longer taught how to save water….
You can save clean water in many ways. For example, if you keep gold fish, the tank water excellent for graden plants. And when you wash a milk bottle, pour the water on your house plants. Putting a brick or a water into your toilet tank many help use less water, saving many gallons over a long time.
Using rainwater is another simple way to save clean water. You can use rainwater to wash your hands after gardening, flush the toilet, and wash your car, your pet, your driveway when they are dirty.
For the same reason, people in Malaysia are encourageed to use rainwater. If one has a house with a small garden, he would buy a huge plastic tank to keep rainwater for their daily life.
We can learn from the passage ______.

A．when man can’t live without water

B．where there is no water resource

C．why there is less water on the earth

D．how important it is to save water

According to the passage, one of the ways to save water is _______.

A．to stop keeping gold fish

B．to pay much for drinking water

C．to use it in a clever way

D．to educate those who waste water

The underlined word “flush” in Paragraph 4 means “_______”.

A．clean something with water

B．pour water over something

C．make somehting wet with water

D．get water out of someghing

People are ecouraged to use rainwater _______.

A．so that is can make our life easier

B．so that clean water can be kept for other uses

C．because is it free and easy to get

D．because there is no claen water left for them

There are four seasons in China.March, April and May make the spring.June, July and August make the summer season.September, October and November make the autumn season.The rest（剩下）of months make the winter season.
The Australia seasons are the opposite（相反的）of ours.When it’s spring in China, it is autumn in Australia.
Australia is in the south（南方）of the earth.June, July and August are the winter months.The summer is in December, January and February.It’s very hot there, too.
Near the North Pole（北极）there are two seasons.The winter nights are long.For more than two months you can’t see the sun, even at noon.The summer days are long.For more that two months, the sun never sets（落下）, and there’s no night.
＿＿＿make the winter season in China.

A．October, November and December

B．November, December and January

C．December, January and February

D．January, February and March

When it’s summer in China, it is＿＿＿in Australia.

A．winter

B．autumn

C．spring

D．summer

Near the North Pole there are two seasons: ＿＿＿.

A．spring and summer	B．summer and winter
C．summer and autumn	D．spring and winter

Near the North Pole, there’s no night in summer for more than＿＿＿months.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

＿＿＿in winter near the North Pole.

A．The days are longer than the nights

B．The days are as long as the nights

C．The days are shorter than the nights

D．The nights are shorter than the days

Anger（愤怒） is a kind of feeling．（66） 　 B 　When your teacher gives you too much homework，when your team loses an important game，when a friend borrows your favourite thing and then breaks it， you may get angry．

（67） 　 G 　．For example，you breathe（呼吸）faster．Your face turns red，and may want to break something or hit someone．But sometimes you may keep it inside．If you do it like this，the result is that you will face a greater danger of getting a headache or your stomach may hurt．So it's healthy for you to let your anger out sometimes．（68） 　 F 　And you will find the problems you're facing are not serious as you expect．

There are a lot you can do when you get angry．You can ask for help from others．You can talk about it with adults， such as parents，teachers and so on．Also，you can do the following things by

yourself．count from 1to 100； give someone a hug； go for a bike ride．Another good way to deal with anger is to find something humorous in the situation that has made you angry．（69） 　 D 　．

So remember that when you are angry，how you act can make everything better or worse．（70） 　 A 　Be sure that you can control it!

根据短文内容，从下列七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将具字母标号涂黑

A．	Don't let your anger control you．
B．	Many hings can make you angry．
C．	A humorous person is popular with others．
D．	Making yourself laugh is much healthier than getting angry．
E．	Maybe you get angry more often or more easily than other kids．
F．	After doing that，you will find those bad feelings start to go away．
G．	It is easy to find something wrong with your body when you become angry．

Jilin is a good place. It is in the north-east of China. On the north of it is Heilongjiang, the south is Liaoning, the west is Inner Mongolia and the east is North Korea(朝鲜).
It has a long and snowy winter. Usually the winter here starts from October and lasts(持续) for six months. Every year people come here for the Ice Lantern Festival and the winter sports.
Changbai Shan is the first mountain in the north-east of China. There is a lot of snow on the main mountain-"Baitou Shan" all the year, so it is named "Changbai Shan". It has great forests on it. There are tigers, deer, black bears and many other animals in the forests and there are a lot of hot springs (泉) and more than l,500 kinds of plants. On the very top of the mountain is Tianchi. If you come to the lake, you might see the monster(水怪) in it.There is also a great waterfall(瀑布) where the Songhua River comes from.
Another place in Jilin is Xianghai in Tongyu County(县). There are more than 100 pieces of wetlands here. And they are of different sizes. There are 170 kinds of birds, some fish that we can't often see and over 250 different herbal(草药) plants and trees here.
Which is the right map?

Winter in Jilin is from _______ to _______.

A．January; April	B．September; December
C．October; April	D．November; May.

The writer doesn't tell us _______ in the passage.

A．the neighbors of Jilin

B．the temperature in winter in Jilin

C．the famous mountain in Jilin

D．where there are herbal plants in Jilin

Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)
Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats.
People like malls for many reasons. They don’t feel any danger around them because malls have police stations or private security guards. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest area with waterfalls and large green trees.
The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a seven-acre park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop every week.
The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People loved doing all their shopping in one place. More malls were built all over the country. Now, malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course. They also eat in food houses that have food from all over the world. They see movies at theatres. Some people even get their daily exercise by doing the new sport mall walking. Others go to malls to meet friends. In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even attend church. In other words, people can do just everything in malls. Now residents can actually live in their favorite shopping centre.
Why are some people in America called mall rats?
_________________________________________________________.
What is the purpose of having police stations inside the malls?
_________________________________________________________.
Do people need to pay for parking in malls?
_________________________________________________________.
When and where was the first indoor mall set up in the United States?
_________________________________________________________.
Why were more malls built all over the country?
_________________________________________________________.
Do you prefer to have a one-day trip to such malls? Please give your reason.
_________________________________________________________.

No matter where the dads and their children go, that location immediately becomes a tourist destination. This has become a pattern for Hunan TV’s reality show Where Are We Going, Dad? And last week the show was heading overseas for a special international episode. The entry has taken place in New Zealand, which was expected to become a popular travel destination for Chinese fans of the show. If you don’t know much about New Zealand but would like to explore it, check out our travel guide to see what kinds of activities might interest you.
Nature and wildlife encounter
New Zealand was the last country on Earth to be settled by humans. As such, it’s a paradise for exotic birds. You’re also able to watch dolphins and whales on boat tours.
Possible itinerary (旅行指南)
1.Auckland: fly in and visit Tiritiri Matangi conservation project (bellbirds spotting); 2.Waipoua Forest: huge kauri trees; 3.Kaikoura: whale watching by boat or air seal watching, hike the Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway, join a dolphin encounter tour; 4.Wellington (Matiu/Somes Island): red-crowned parakeet, blue penguins, weta, skinks and tuatara; 5.Stewart Island: kiwi bird spotting; 6.Te Anau: takahe and kea; 7. Queenstown: fly to Auckland and finally ___43___.
Landscape lover
Landscape lovers may have heard that New Zealand is brimming with natural wonders like active volcanoes (火山), snowy mountaintops, glaciers perched near beaches and caves infested with glowworms. Indeed, you can’t see many of these wonders anywhere else in the world.
Possible itinerary
1.Auckland: fly in; 2.Whangamata: beach resorts and The Coromandel Forest Park (short walks, mountain bike trails); 3.Waitomo: underground caves and glowworm caverns; 4.Rotorua: geothermal areas; 5.Abel Tasman: golden sand beaches (taking water taxi, sea kayaking, hiking, and snorkeling); 6.Fox Glacier and Franz Josef: biggest glaciers in the country (hiking and guided glacier walks); 7.Queenstown: crystal clear Lake Wakatipu (bungee jumping, sky diving, horse trekking and cycling); 8. Milford Sound: fjord (boat cruises, sea kayaking, diving and flightseeing); 9.Christchurch: fly back.
New Zealand is ____ for Chinese fans after the show Where Are We Going, Dad?

A．more beautiful	B．more famous
C． more popular	D．cleaner

Which is the best expression to fill in the blank (空白处) in the passage?

A．have dinner	B．fly back
C．go sightseeing	D．ride horses

How is the passage organized? (Par = Paragraph)

A．Par 1→Pars 2~4→Par 5 ~9

B．Pars 1~3→Par 4 ~7 →Pars 8~9

C．Par 1→Pars 2~5→Pars 6~9

D．Pars 1~3→Pars 3~4→Par 5 ~ 9

From the passage, we know that New Zealand is a travel destination for ______.

A．landscape lovers	B．nature lovers
C．wildlife lovers	D．different kinds of travel lover

What might the future be like? Here are some predictions: things to come, things to go.
The last few days of every year in big cities in China, when everyone returns home, have been the worst headaches for millions of Chinese. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making getting travel tickets and the journey difficult. But in 28 years, Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all. China plans to build more than 120,000 kilometers of railway and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population by 2020. And because most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so it will no longer be a problem.
Newspaper will come to an end in 2043. There will be less and less people reading news on paper and the cost of making and buying newspaper will be reduced. In the future, digital (数字的) newspapers will be sent to personal web tools through Internet. Readers can discuss topics with journalists and editors. Information will move faster.
Oil is running out faster than expected. But scientists have found something else for oil as fuel (燃料). Coal,natural gas, solar power, nuclear power and even water can take the place of oil as sources of energy (能源). And the alternative ways of energy will help reduce the cost and pollution, too.
Schools will go electronic (电子化). Computers will be important and popular among the students. Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. They will find information on the Internet. A computer will be the students’ library, schoolbag and connection to the outside world. There will be robot teachers, they will check homework on computers and communicate with the students’ parents through e-mail.Students will find their personal teachers to ask for special help for those the robot teachers cannot do.  And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe.
The newspapers will disappear __________.

A．in 28 years	B．by 2020
C．by 2053	D．in 38 years

The underlined the alternative ways in the 4^th paragraph means _________.

A．modern ideas	B．other choices
C．wise methods	D．natural means

From the passage we can know  _______  in the future.

A．the Spring Festival travel may still be a problem

B．90percent of the population will live in the city

C．robot teachers will check homework on computers

D．readers can discuss with each other through Internet

The passage mainly tells us ______________.

A．future changes in many ways	B．computers will be important
C．new things will be	D．old things will be gone