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lay in the game rooms. B. They can have lots of delicious food. C. They can go skiing. D. They can go swimming and fishing and cook food. 44. Where’s the lake? A. It’s near the swimming pool. B. It’s in the mountains. C. It’s behind the playroom. D. It’s in the hotel. 45. What do you think is the best title of the passage? A. Delicious Food in a Hotel B. A Beautiful Cabin C. A Pleasant Weekend Plan D. Visiting Canada C Scientists say life will be very different in 2050. First, there will be no TV channels(頻道 )in 2050. People will choose a program (節(jié)目 ) from a puter and watch it on TV. In 2050, we will get information from the puters only. Second, water will be a big problem in 2050. In many places, people won’t have water to drink. Third, cars will use new and clean fuels and they will go very fast. There will be a puter in every car. And the puters will control the cars and there won’t be any accidents (事故 ). 46. Which word can describe (描述 ) the life in 2050? A. Dull. B. Funny. C. Different. D. Bad. 47. _____will be important in our future life. A. Computers B. Televisions C. Books D. Cars 48. What does the third paragraph tell us? A. Fuel shortage (短缺 ). B. Food shortage. C. Water shortage. D. Computer shortage. 49. The cars will be ______ in the future. A. very cheap B. very light C. very expensive D. very safe (安全的 ) 50. The underlined word “control ” means _____ in Chinese. A. 檢修 B. 控制 C. 治理 D. 發(fā)動 D I went home one Saturday afternoon in the autumn of 1993 to get some work done in the garden. While sweeping leaves on the ground, my fiveyearold son Nick came over and asked me to write something on a piece of paper to make a sign for him. “What for?” I asked. “I’m going to sell some of my stones .” he answered. Nick was fascinated with stones and had collected many stones (石頭 ) from all over. “I’m too busy to do that for you. Go and ask your mum for help.” I said. A short time later, Nick returned with a sign, reading. “Stones. One Dollar Each”. He took the sign, a small chair and 4 0f his best stones and walked to the road in front of our garden. There he put the stones in a line and sat down on the chair. After half an hour, nobody passed by. I walked to him and asked him to go back, but he didn’t. Another half hour later, a small car came down the road. I watched as Nick stood up, holding his sign up. A woman rolled down(搖下) a window and read the sign. I couldn’t hear their talk, but I saw the woman turn to the driver and the man reach for his pocket. I sat in the yard, as Nick ran to me. Waving the dollar, he shouted. “I told you I could sell one stone for a dollar – if you believe in yourself, you can do anything.” 51. Why didn’t the writer help his son? A. Because his wife is better at making a sign. B. Because he didn’t know what to write. C. Because he was busy sweeping leaves. D. Because he didn’t want his s on to sell the stones. 52. The underlined words “was fascinated with” mean “_______”. A. was far from B. was afraid of C. was famous for D. was interested in 53. Nick was a boy_______. A. who was kind B. who had a strong mind (愿望、決心、意志 ) C. who was honest(誠實的) D. who had many hobbies 54. From the passage we know_________. A. the story happened in spring B. the car was driven by a woman C. Nick spent half an hour selling one stone D. the writer might be moved by his son 55. Which is the best title (題目 ) of the story? A. My son’s first sale. B. Let’s collect stones. C. How to sell a stone. D. A hobby that c