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Society and culture

The Internet will help to create more worldwide friendships. Families may spend more time together as people will be able to do 24-hour online banking and shopping.

Technology

The new science of “nanotechnology” (very small robots or machines) will make all sorts of products smaller and lighter. Very, very small machines could take away rubbish, make things in factories, and help inside the human body by taking away fat. By 2012 people will be able to wear these small machines that look like watches, which will give them lots of information about their body and keep them healthy.

46. What does the World Future Society do?

A. Look at how technology will make people happy.

B. Look at how technology will change the world.

C. Make technology work better for themselves.

D. Make small machines to make us healthier.

47. How will technology help people?

A. Help all people live for over 120 years.

B. Help disabled people to get jobs.

C. Make people healthier and live longer.

D. Help workers to use the Internet.

48. How will people go shopping?

A. In special shops.        B. Using the Internet at certain times.

C. Using the Internet any time of the day.    D. Using nanotechnology.

49. How will technology help the environment?

A. Poor countries will have enough energy.

B. Wind energy will be cheaper than Sun energy.

C. We will not need wind and Sun energy.

D. Wind and Sun energy will be cheaper.

50. The new science of “nanotechnology” will ___________.

A. drive small machines to work for people   B. make good-quality watches

C. allow people to eat more       D. make very small products

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四、听力填表(共5小题，计5分)

The Winter Dance

Who to attend 16. All 7th and 8th grade__________

When to be held  17. This Friday____________

Tickets to be sold  On Thursday and Friday at No.18_______classroom.

The price of tickets 19. _________ each.

You can 20_____________ others in need at the same time.