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.. 宝山区 2017-2018 学年第二学期教学质量监测 高三年级英语学科试卷 . Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. How Much of the Jetsons ’ World Has Become a Reality? For most of our readers, The Jetsons may be an unfamiliar name. However, for many American born in or before the 1980s, it is a name we fondly remember. The Jetsons was a popular cartoon that featured a family living in an advanced world ___21___ people settle in houses built in the sky, work only three days a week and drive flying cars that resemble flying saucers. While sky-high houses and three- day workweeks don ’ t appear to be on the horizon, other visions of the future ___22___ （ turn） into practical realities. Flying cars have been on the minds of scientists and inventors for decades. They are part of a typical imaging of the future fast-paced and luxurious, ___23___ （ allow ）us to speed through the skies. As ___24___（ see）in The Sky’s No longer the Limit , this flight of fancy may soon be a reality in Dubai. Aiming ___25___ （ become）the world ’ s most advanced city,Dubai is currently testing the first-ever flying taxi. ___26___ money still exists in its current cash-based form in The Jetsons, people today are looking toward a world where even cash is out-of-date. Bitcoin is a type of digital money that has taken the world by storm. Since its introduction, the money ’ s price（___increase27） to rates as high as US$ 19,000. This, however, may not predict well for the future of digital currency, as experts warn that Bitcoin is a bubble and ___28___ crash soon. It ’ s possible that some dreams of the future may still be ___29___ ______ our reach. Other more probable technologies already exist, for example, future flying eye hospitals in A Hospital with Wings, un