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北京四中2008初二期中考试英语试题　　When it comes to the kitchen, Bruce Beihoff, another expert at Whirlpool, is sure that in a few years, robots will be doing most of the boring work, freeing us to relax. “More than just fun, future kitchens will be environmentally friendly,” he says. “A new system will be built in the house which can recycle energy（回收能量）lost from your kitchen to make the whole home warm.”　　“The fridge will be the center of the home,” says Daniel Lee, a market expert. The fridge will have a touch screen （触摸屏幕）where you can watch TV, surf the Internet, check your e-mail, keep a shopping list and order vegetables. “Your fridge is the first place you go in the morning and the last place at night,” says Lee.　　Ever wonder why a 1.9-meter man and a 1.6-meter woman have to cook meals on counters（工作台）of the same height. “The height （高度） was decided over 50 years ago, according to the height of ordinary （普通） women,” says Jane Langmuir, an expert of cooking machines. “But times have changed. We have made a new counter where you press a button and it moves to whatever height you want.” At the same time, Ted Selker at MIT’s Counter lab has made the Dishmaker which lets you make dishes and bowls out of plastics （塑料） at home. After each meal, the dishes are changed straight back into plastics.　　56. How many inventions are mentioned in the passage?　　　　A. Three.　　　 B. Four.　　　 C. Five.　　　 D. Six.　　57. In future, if you want to clean your house, you will _________.　　　　A. have a recycling system built in the wall　　　　B. get up early to start your cleaning system　　　　C. use your fridge to give orders to a cleaner　　　　D. leave the work to a kind of cleaning machine　　58. What is future kitchen work like?　　　　A. Easy and boring.　　　　　　 B. Relaxing and interesting.　　　　C. Enjoyable and exciting.　　　D. Funny and ordinary.　　59. From the passage, we know _________.　　　　A. people will have more and more time enjoying themselves　　　　B. future kitchens can provide all the energy for ou