感顿市安乐阳光实验学校Book 5 Unit 3 Life in the future单元测试
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
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The first summer job is often a signal that you’re on your way to adulthood, and it’s also a method for earning money to pay for what you dream of. It’s never too early to start considering the future. Now, here are some good choices for you!
Retail (零售) Sales
Retail offers plenty of opportunity for teens who are looking for a job. This type of work ca
n pay from $10 to $15 an hour depending upon the duty you are expected to take on. It can also be great for teens who are friendly and enjoy talking to other people. For more information, call us at 111-222-3333.
Food Service
A job in the food rvice industry is a natural fit for sociable teens who enjoy communicating with the public. It allows employees to work as part of a team while learning about following instructions. It also comes with the opportunity to earn between $8 and $10 per hour. Just call 111-222-3533 for more information.
Babysitter
This job requires someone who is highly responsible. Though it pays generally between $6 and $8 hourly, it also requires a lot of patience. This is a great choice for teens who wish to make a career in teaching, child care, social work or any other field that makes u of social skills or requires interaction with kids. Got a question? Just call 111-222-3336.
Houkeeping
This type of work can bring in about $5 an hour and it will allow teens to learn responsibility and develop their organizational skills. The summer es an upswing in the tourism industry, so hotels are often looking for more houkeeping staff, and parks often need more people to assist with keeping public areas clean and organized as well. Telephone: 111-222-3330.
21. How much can you earn at least in two hours as a retailer?
A. $10. B. $12.
C. $16. D. $20.
22. Which of the following jobs may attract teens who want to be a teacher?
A. Retail Sales. B. Food Service.
C. Babysitter. D. Houkeeping.
23. The underlined part “an upswing” in the last paragraph can best be replaced by “_____”.
A. an increa B. a limit
C. a sign D. a trick
24. The text is mainly written for teens who _____.
A. are faced with communication problems
B. want a part-time job in the summer
C. dream of becoming a houkeeper
D. plan to start their own business
B
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In 1863, the great novelist Jules Verne wrote a novel called Paris in the Twentieth Century. In the book he ud the full power of his great ability to forecast the coming century. Unfortunately, the manuscript (手稿) was lost until his great-grandson happened to discover it lying in a safe where it had been carefully locked away for almost 130 years. Realizing what a treasure he had found, he arranged to have it published () in 1994, and it became a bestller at once.
Back in 1863, kings still ruled the ancient world in Europe, with so many poor people performing backbreaking work in the fields. And steam power was just beginning to change the world. But Verne predicted that Paris in 1960 would have glass skyscrapers, air conditioning, TV, elevators, high-speed trains, gas-powered vehicles, and even something similar to the Internet. Verne described life in modern Paris almost without any mistakes.
Just two years later Verne made another amazing prediction. He wrote From the Earth to the Moon, in which he predicted the details of the task that nt veral astronauts (宇航
员) to the moon more than 100 years later in 1969. He correctly predicted the size of the space capsule, the number of astronauts who would carry out the task, the length of time the journey would take, the weightlessness that the astronauts would experience, and the final landing in the ocean.
How was Jules Verne able to predict 100 years into the future successfully? Although he was not a scientist himlf, Verne often turned to scientists, asking them questions about their opinions of the future. He collected a vast amount of information about the great scientific discoveries of his time. Verne realized that science would make it possible for many amazing things to appear in the future. The cret of his successful prediction was his belief in the power of science to change society.
25. Paris in the Twentieth Century is a novel that _____.
A. people thought little of at first
B. took Jules Verne five years to finish
C. didn’t ll well when published at first
D. was published long after it was finished
26. The third paragraph is mainly about _____.
A. the requirements of being an astronaut
