promise into prac-
tical reality.
23. The old idea that talented children "bum themselves out" in the early years is_
A. true in all senses B. refuted by the author
C. medically proven D. a belief of the author
24. The survey of bright children was made to
A. find out what had happened to talented children when they became adults
B. prove that talented children "burn themselves out" in the early years
C. discover the percentage of those mentaUy ill among the gifted
D. prove that talented children never bum themselves out
25 . Intelligence tests showed that_
A. bright children were unlikely to be mentally healthy
B. between childhood and adulthood there was a considerable loss of intelligence
C. talented children were most likeLy to become gifted adults
D. when talented children grew into adults, they made low scores
Ⅲ. For each numbered blank in the following passage there are four choices labelled A, B, C
and D. Choose the best one and put your choice in the ANSWER SrmET. Read the whole
passage before making your choice. ( 1O point)
No one knows for sure what the world would be like in the year 2001 . Many books have
been written _26__the future. But the 19th-century French novelist Jules Veme may be called a
futurologist in the fullest _27__ of the word. In his fantastic novels "A Trip to the Moon" and
"80 Days Around the World" , he described' with detail the aeroplane and even the helicopter.
These novels still have a great attraction _28__ young readers of today because of their bold
imagination and scientific accuracy .
Below is a description of what our life will be in the year 2001 as predicted by a _29___ writ-
er .
In 2001 , in the home, cookers will be set so that you can cook a complete meal at the touch
of a switch.
Television will provide information on prices at the _30__ shops as well as news and enter-
tainment. Videophones will bring pictures as well as _31____ to telephone conversations.
Machines will control temperature, lighting, entertainment, security alarms, laundry and
gardening .
Lighting will provide decoration as well as wallpaper.
At work, robots will take _32___ most jobs in the manufacturing industries. Working hours
will fall to under 30 hours a week. Holidays will get longer; six weeks will be the normal annual
holiday. Men and women will retire at the sarlle age.
Our leisure will be different too. The home will become the center of entertainment through
television and electronic games. More people will eat out in restaurants _33_ they do today; al-
so they will have a much wider variety of food available. There will be a change of taste towards
a more savoury-flavored menu. New synthetic foods will form a _34____ part of people' s diets.
Foreign travel will _35__;winter holidays will become more popular than summer ones.
Also non-stop flights from Britain to Australia and New Zealand will be easily available and much
ch
[责任编辑:bulesky]
- 更多相关此主题的新闻
-
·2008年职称英语考题预测及复习重点 2008-02-21 ·2008年MBA联考英语真题及答案 2008-01-20 ·英语写作综合精练：说写听读都重要 2008-01-05 ·徐绽：08考研英语写作核心精析 2007-12-27 ·考研英语冲刺阶段 词汇复习最重要 2007-12-18 ·2007年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题及参 2007-12-13
| 资源站推荐资料 | |||||||||
| |||||||||
一周热点
考研
英语
| ·2008硕士研究生入学统一考试政治模拟试题(三 |
| ·2008年考研政治试题预测之哲学23题 |
| ·2008年考研政治试题预测之邓论24题 |
| ·考研英语作文预测 |
| ·考研政治哲学与十七大报告重点理论热点 |
| ·2008年考研政治试题预测之政经21题 |
| ·海文王海军：08考研时事政治国内时事预测题 |
| ·2008年考研政治试题预测之毛概16题 |
| ·2007年12月英语六级考试真题（B卷） |
| ·2007年12月大学英语六级B卷试题答案 |
| ·2007年12月大学英语六级A卷权威答案 |
| ·英语四级考试写作必背十大范文 |
| ·2005年1月六级真题解析[图] |
| ·2005年12月英语六级考试试题含答案[图] |
| ·英语四六级考前短期迅速突破法 |
| ·大学英语四级短期冲刺高分的绝招！ |
推荐新闻
- 论坛看点
