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A．The fall in world food prices would benefit British food producers.
B．An expansion of food production was at hand.
C．British food producers would receive more government financial support.
D．It looks depressing despite government guarantees.
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A.They became hunters or battle fighters.
B.They did what a wise man would do.
C.They did something like an actor might do.
D.They tried to predict future success.
A．The fall in world food prices would benefit British food producers.
B．An expansion 6f food production was at hand.
C．British food producers would receive more government financial support.
D．It looks depressing despite government guarantees.
What did the future look like for Britain’s food production at the time of writing this article？[A]The fall in world food prices would benefit British food producers． [B]An expansion of food production was at hand． [C]British food producers would receive more government financial support． [D]It looks depressing despite government guarantees．
Some of the stories are inspiring, others sad, but what is interesting in almost all the cases is the way in which the children's early hopes and dreams are shown in their future lives. For example, at seven, Tony is a lively child who says he wants to become a sportsman or a taxi driver. When he grows up, he goes on to do both. How about Nicki？ She says," I'd like to find out about the moon." And she goes on to become a space scientist. As a child, soft-spoken Bruce says he wants to help "poor children" and ends up teaching in India.
But if the lives of all the children had followed this pattern the program would be far less interesting than it actually was. It was the children whose childhood did not prepare them for what was to come that made the program so inspiring. Where did their ideas come from about what they wanted to do when they grew up？ Are children influenced by what their parents do, by what they see on television, or by what their teachers say？ How great is the effect of a single important event？ Many film directors, including Stephen Spielberg, say that an early visit to the cinema was the turning point in their byes. Dr. Margaret McAllister, who has done a tot of research in this area, thinks that the major influences are parents, friends, and the wider society.
What does the text mainly discuss？
A．New ways to make a TV program interesting.
B．The importance of television programs to children.
C．Different ways to make childhood dreams come true.
D．The influence of childhood experience on future lives.
Looking to the Future
When a magazine for high-school students asked its readers what life would be like in twenty years, they said: Machines would be run by solar power． Buildings would rotate sothey could follow the sun to take maximum advantage of its light and heat．Walls would“radiate (发射电磁波,辐射) light” and “change color with the push of a button．” Food would be replaced by pills．School would be taught “by electrical impulse while we sleep．”Cars would have radar．Does this sound like the year 2000？ Actually, (1)and the question was, “what will life be like in 1978”
The future is much too important to simply guess about, the way the high school
students did, so experts are regularly asked to predict accurately．By carefully studying the present, skilled businessmen, scientists, and politicians are supposedly able to figure out in advance what will happen．But can they？ One expert on cities wrote:(2), but would have space for farms and fields．People would travel to work in “airbuses”, large all-weather helicopters carrying up to 200 passengers．When a person left the airbus station he could drive a coin-operated car equipped with radar．The radar equipment of cars would make traffic accidents “almost unheard of”．Does that sound familiar？ If the experthad been accurate it would, because he was writing in 1957．His subject was “The city of 1982”.
If the professionals sometimes sound like high-school students, it's probably because (3) ．But economic forecasting, or predicting what the economy will do, has been around for a long time．It should be accurate, and generally it is．But there have been some big mistakes in this field, too．In early 1929, most forecasters saw an excellent future for the stock market．In October of that year, (4), ruining thousands of investors who had put their faith in financial foreseers.
One forecaster knew that predictions about the future would always be subject to significant errors．In 1957, H．J．Rand of the Rand Corporation was asked about the year 2000, “Only one,thing is certain”, he answered．“Children born today (5) ”
A．the stock market had its worst losses ever
B．will have reached the age of 43
C．the article was written in 1958
D．Cities of the future would not be crowded
E．the prediction of the future is generally accurate
F．future study is still a new field
第 46 题 请选择（1）处的最佳答案．
What did Jim Cantalupo promise at a Wall Street meeting on April 7？
A．McDonald's will launch a 100-day campaign for a larger market.
B．McDonald's will make adjustments to further improve its qualities.
C．As the world's biggest fast-food chain, McDonald's will make further expansions.
D．McDonald's will open 100 more chain stores in the near future all over the world.
Looking to the Future
When a magazine 'for high school students asked its readers what life would be like in twenty years．they said.. Machines would' be run by solar power (太阳能). Buildings' would rotate (旋转) so they could follow the sun to take maximum advantage of its light and heat．Walls would "radiate (发射) light" and "change color with the push of a button". Food would be replaced by pills. School would be taught "by electrical impulse (脉冲) while we sleep". Cars would have radar. Does this sound like the year 2000？ Actually．the article was written in 1958 and the question was． "what will life be like in 19787"
The future is much too important to simply guess about．the way the high school Students did，so experts are regularly asked to predict accurately. By carefully studying the present．skilled businessmen．scientists．and politicians are supposedly able to figure out in advance what will happen. But can they？ One expert on cities wrote: Cities of the future would not be crowded．but would have space for farms and fields. People would travel to work in "airbuses"．large all-weather helicopters carrying up to 200 passengers. When a person left the airbus station he could drive a coin-operated car (投币后即可驾驶的车) equipped with radar. The radar equipment of cars would make traffic accidents "almost unheard of". Does that sound familiar？ If the expert had been accurate it would． because he was writing in 1957. His subject was "The City of 1982".
If the professionals sometimes sound like high-school students．it's probably because future study is still a new fielD．But economic forecasting．or predicting what the economy will do．has been around for a long time. It should be accurate．and generally it is. But there have been some big mistakes in this field．too. In early 1929．most forecasters saw an excellent future for the stock market. In October of that year．the stock market had its worst losses ever．ruining thousands of investors who had put their faith in financial foreseers.
One forecaster knew that predictions about the future would always be subject to significant errors. In 1957．H. J. Rand of the Rand Corporation was asked about the year2000. "Only one thing is certain．" he answered．"Children born today will have reached the age of 43".
第 36 题 The high-school students' answers to "what would life be like in 1978" sound _______
A．accurate
B．imaginative
C．correct
D．foolish
The future is much too important to simply guess about, the way the high school students did, so experts are regularly asked to predict actually. By carefully studying the present, skilled businessmen, scientists, and politicians are supposedly able to figure out in advance what will happen. But can they？ One expert on cities wrote: cities in the future wouldn't be crowded, but would have space and fields. People would travel to work in "airbuses", large all weather helicopters carrying up to 200 passengers. When a person left the airbus station, he could drive a coin-operated equipment with radar. The radar equipment of cars would make traffic accidents" almost unheard of". Does that sound familiar？ If the expert had been accurate, it would, because he was writing in 1957. His subject was "The City of 1902".
If the professionals sometimes sound like high-school students, it is probably because future study is still a new field. But economic forecasting, or predicting what the economy will be, has been around for a long time. It should be accurate and generally it is. But there have been some big mistakes in this field, too. In early 1929, most forecasters saw an excellent future on the stock market. In October of that year, the stock market had its worst losses ever, ruining thousands of investors who had put their faith in financial forecasters.
One forecaster knew that predictions about the future would always be subject to significant errors. In 1957, H. J. Rand of Rad Corporation was asked about the year 2000. "Only one thing is certain," he answered. "Children born today will have reached the age of 43."
The high-school students' answer to "what will life be like in 19787" sounds ______.
A．accurate
B．imaginative
C．correct
D．right
听力原文： As city residents, we all think that we know what the word "city" means, but do we really (32) ？ Here are some interesting facts.
In Britain, a town of any size can be called a city, if it has a cathedral. So London today includes the two cities of London and Westminster, because both parts have a cathedral (33) . But a small place in North Wales called St. Asaph has a population of fewer than 4,000 and yet because it has a cathedral it is also called a city. on the other hand, Birmingham was so large that it was specially made into a city, even though it did not have a cathedral (34) .
In the USA, "city" is simply a legal term, and it does not depend on the size or importance of the place. Confusingly, however, the US Census Bureau, an American government department that conducts official counts of the population, classifies any place with a population of over 2,500 as a city, no matter how far out in the countryside it is.
The world's most densely populated city is the area of Japan that includes Tokyo and Yokohama, which has an estimated 29,272,000 inhabitants (34) . But, in the future, it may well be replaced by a city in China or a city in India.
So, what is a city？ It all depends on where you live.
(33)
A．US census officials.
B．Government employees,
C．People who live in the city.
D．Lawyers who work for the Church.
