Train New York Leave Philadelphia Leave Washington Arrive

The Night Owl

(Monday—Thursday) 4:20 a.m. 6:05 a.m. 8:30 a.m.

Metro liner

(Daily) 7:30 a.m. 8:46 a.m. 10:34 a.m.

Metro liner

(Monday—Thursday) 8:30 a.m. 9:48 a.m. 11:34 a.m.

The Minute Man

(Daily, except Sunday) 4:45 a.m. 6:16 a.m. 8:23 a.m.

The Senator

(Daily, except Sunday) 7:30 p.m. 9:13 p.m. 11:20 p.m.

Metro liner

(Daily) 8:30 p.m. 9:43 p.m. 11:30 p.m.

ONE-WAY FARES(费用) (Double for round-trip)

From New York to By Metro liner Coaches By Regular Coaches

Philadelphia $17.25 $11.25

Washington $32.00 $27.00

阅读材料内容，选择最佳答案。

( ) 51. Which train is the earliest to reach Washington?

A. The Night Owl. B. Metro liner.

C. The Minute Man. D. The Senator.

( ) 52. What time does the Senator leave New York?

A. 6:05 a.m. B. 7:30 p.m. C. 9:13 p.m. D. 9:48 a.m.

( ) 53. Which train can we take from New York to Washington on Sundays?

A. The Night Owl. B. The Senator.

C. Metro liner. D. The Minute Man.

( ) 54. How much is a one-way ticket between New York and Philadelphia by Metro liner Coaches?

A. $12.25. B. $7.25. C. $17.25. D. $11.75.

( ) 55. How much is a round-trip between New York and Washington by Regular Coaches?

A. $27.00. B. $64.00. C. $32.00. D. $54.00.

(B)

What picture do you have of the future? Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? What do you hope for about the future? Scientists think that life will probably be very different in 2050.

First of all, it seems that people won’t use TV channels(频道) by 2050. Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly to the television.

Water will become a very serious problem. We’ll need much more water, but there won’t be enough. Some scientists think that water would be the cause of war(战争).

Cars will run on new, clean energy and they will go very fast. And there won’t be any accidents with the help of computers. On the other hand, space planes will take people around the world in two hours.

Robots will work in factories instead of people. Many factories have already used robots. Big companies prefer robots-they do not ask for money, and they work for 24 hours a day…

In a word, by 2050, our life will change a lot and our future will be quite different from now.

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( ) 56. Maybe people won’t ________ any more by 2050.

A. watch TV B. use computer

C. use TV channels D. use a menu

( ) 57. ________ will be a very serious problem.

A. TV B. Water C. Accidents D. Robot

( ) 58. There will be_______ accidents with the help of computers.

A. any B. no C. more D. fewer

( ) 59. Big companies prefer robots because _______.

A. they are kind B. they do not ask for money

C. they work for 24 hours a day D. B and C

( ) 60. According to the passage, our life in the future will be ______.

A. better B. worse C. di fferent D. the same as now

(C)

A professor(教授) from a university did a famous study in a school. At the start of the school year, the te achers got the names of five children. The school told the teachers that these five were the most excellent students in the class. But the fact was that they were not the best students at all. Well, guess what? At the end of the year, all the five average students scored among the highest in the class.

What made these average students change so much to become top students? The only difference was the change in their teachers’ attitude(态度). Because the teachers believed that these five kids were the top students，they expected(期望) more from them. And so these five average students began to believe and expect more from themselves. So they worked harder to do as well as they could.