Question

Life in the future will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will happen. but what will the changes be?

The population (人口) is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.

Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least (至少) one in every room. and computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then. People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.

There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier. Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.

1.in the future there will be _______.

A. much more fruit B. more people

C. less vegetables D. less people

2.every family will have at least a _____________ in the future.

A. robot B. cow C. TV set D. computer

3.in the future people don’t have to __________.

A. work long hours B. work fast

C. walk on foot D. eat meat

4.people may not eat _________ as much as they do today.

A. fruit B. fish C. meat D. rice

5.one big problem in the future is that ___________.

A. many people don’t have to work

B. many people will not be able to find work

C. people have to work fast

D. all the work will be done by robots

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：未來的生活將不同于今天的生活。那時和現(xiàn)在之間會發(fā)生很多變化。但是會有什么變化？

人口的快速增長。世界上會有很多的人，他們中的大多數(shù)人會比現(xiàn)在活得更長。計算機將更小、更有用，并且，在每一個房間都會有一臺。

1. will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.句意：在世界上將會有許多的人，并且大多數(shù)的人比現(xiàn)在的人壽命更長。結(jié)合選項，第二項符合題意。故選B

2. Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least (至少) one in every room. 句意：計算機將更小、更有用，并且，在每一個房間都會有一臺。明確都會有一臺電腦。故選D

3. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. 句意：因此，許多人將沒有足夠的工作要做。分析：機器人做了許多工作，因此人類的工作就會減少。故選A

4. there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. 句意：將有更小的空間為牛和羊，這樣肉會更貴。也許沒有人會每天都吃上肉。明確將來不會每天都吃上肉。故選C

5. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.句意：因此，許多人將沒有足夠的工作要做。這將是一個難題。明確答案為第二項。故選B

考點：社會現(xiàn)象類短文閱讀。