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What will man be like in the future 5，000 or even 50，000 years from now on？ We can only make a guess， of course， but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is like today. For man is slowly changing all the time.

Let us take a clear example. Man， even five hundred years ago， was shorter than he is today. Now on average， man is about three inches taller. Five hundred years is relatively a short period of time， so we may imagine that man will continue to grow taller.

Again， in the modern world we use our brain a great deal. Even so， we still make use of only about 20% of the brains capacity （容量）. As time goes on， however， we shall have to use our brains more and more—and eventually we shall need larger ones！ This is likely to bring about a physical change too： the head， in particular the forehead， will grow larger.

Nowadays our eyes are in frequent use. In fact， we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time it is likely that mans eyes will grow stronger.

On the other hand， we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These， as a result， are likely to grow weaker. At the same time， however， our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life.

But what about hair？ This will probably disappear from the body altogether sometime because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future， then， both men and women are likely to be bald （秃头的）！

Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at！ This may be true. All the same， even though with these changes， future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being， with thoughts and emotions similar to our own.

1. This passage is ___ .

A. a true story B. a fairy tale

C. an imaginary one D. a science fiction

2. Why can we guess that man will continue to grow taller？

A. Man is changing all the time.

B. We are eager to have this result.

C. We dont want to be short in the future.

D. Man is three inches taller than they were 500 years ago.

3. Which of the following is true according to the passage？

A. In the future our fingers may be used more.

B. The head of future man may become smaller.

C. Eyes are not often used in our everyday life now.

D. We will probably use our arms more in the future.

4. The writer writes the passage is to tell us ___ .

A. what man is like now

B. what man will probably be like in the future

C. what man used to be like five hundred years ago

D. that future man will be exactly the same as us

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从下列方框里10个单词中选择8个适当单词的正确形式填入下列各句中，使其句意完整。每个单词只使用一次。

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1. The criminal ____ at the crowd.

2. The bank has written to say that Ive gone over my credit ____ .

3. What are the ____ in this hotel？

4. The train is ____ by electricity.

5. His ____ prevents him from doing the job.

6. We can take the train or ____ go by car.

7. Experiments should always be made to check ____ from theory.

8. At home one ____ on ones parents and outside on ones friends.

句子翻译

1. 这家店免费修好了我的手表。

2. 他已经把钱花光了，并且他的耐心也耗尽了。

3. 他买的这种药可以解除你的背痛。

4. 据说政府将及时给在雪中被困的人们提供饮食。

单项选择

1. This magazine is very ___ with young people， who like its content and style.

A. similar B. familiar

C. popular D. particular

2. Children should not be encouraged to ___ on the electronic dictionary as it will make them lazier.

A. insist B. rely

C. keep D. work

3. ___ he said at his 25th birthday party is not true.

A. That B. when

C. Which D. What

4. — Youre confident about the job interview， arent you？

—___ . Im well prepared.

A. Sure， I am B. Its hard to say

C. I hope so D. Well， maybe

5. Last night Mr Crook didnt come back at the usual time. ___ ， he met some friends and stayed out until midnight.

A. Meanwhile B. However

C. Instead D. Yet

6. Your failure in the final exam lies in the fact that you didnt ___ enough importance to your English.

A. attach B. impress

C. put D. make

7. The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see ___ the next year.

A. carry out B. carrying out

C. carried out D. to carry out

8. ___ the project in time， the staff are working at weekends.

A. Completing B. Having completed

C. To have completed D. To complete

9. For a moment nothing happened. Then ___ all shouting together.

A. voices would come B. did voices come

C. came voices D. voices had come

10. You have no idea how she finished the relay race ___ her foot wounded.

A. for B. by

C. with D. in