Question

What might the future be like? Here are some predictions(预言).

Returning home during the Spring Festival is difficult for many Chinese people. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making buying travel tickets and the journey difficult. But 28 years later, Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all. China plans to build more railways and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population by 2020. And because most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so it will no longer be a problem.

Oil is running out faster than expected. But scientists have found something else for oil as fuel(燃料). Coal, natural gas, sun power, nuclear power(核能) and even water can take the place of oil as energy.

Schools will go electronic. Computers will be important and popular among the students. Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. They will find information on the Internet. A computer will be the students’ library, schoolbag and connection to the outside world. There will be robot teachers, they will check homework on computers and communicate with the students’ parents through e-mail. And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe.

1.More than 2 billion people have a hard time returning home during         according to the passage.

A. Christmas Day  B. National Day  C. the Spring Festival  D. the Mid-autumn Festival

2.In 2020, China will build a fast transportation network that will serve         of the population.

A. 60%              B. 70%                 C. 80%                   D. 90%

3.        is not mentioned in the passage as energy.

A. Coal                  B. Wind                  C. Nuclear power                   D. Water

4.From the passage we can know         in the future.

A. the Spring Festival travel may still be a problem in China

B. 90% of the population will live in the city 

C. robot teachers will check students’ homework

D. readers can discuss topics with each other face to face

5.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Schools will go electronic.

B. Computers will be important.

C. There will be robot teachers.

D. School buses will be like spaceships.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文是关于未来的几个预言，这其中提到了到大约2020年的时候，春运将不再像现在这样紧张，国家会修建更多的铁路满足人们回家的需求；会有其他的能源，如煤、天然气、太阳能等来代替石油，未来在学校里电脑会有更大的用处，甚至会有机器人老师来上课。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第二段的第一句话Returning home during the Spring Festival is difficult for many Chinese people. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making buying travel tickets and the journey difficult.可知，春节期间，有20亿多人需要同时回家，这就使得买票变得十分困难。故选C。A是圣诞节；B是国庆；D是中秋节。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第二段China plans to build more railways and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population by 2020可知，到2020年中国计划修建更多的铁路以及一条快捷交通网络系统，这可以为90%的人服务。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第三段Coal, natural gas, sun power, nuclear power(核能) and even water can take the place of oil as energy.可知，煤、天然气、太阳能、核能甚至水有一天可以代替石油来作为能源。故我们可以看到没有提到是B wind，风，故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据文章最后一段There will be robot teachers, they will check homework on computers可知，将来将会有机器人老师在电脑上给学生改作业，故选C。A选项说春运以后仍然是个问题，这与文章的叙述是不符的，这一问题将会得到很大的改善；B选项说90%的人口将会住在城市，这与文章的叙述不符；D选项说读者们可以面对面的讨论话题，这也雨文章的表述不符，将来人们可以通过电脑来交流。

5.段落大意题。浏览文章的最后一段我们可以看出，本段的中心句就是该段的第一句话，即Schools will go electronic.，学校将会电子化。这一段主要告诉我们在未来的学校中，电脑将会更广泛的使用，学生们将会利用网络学习，而且还会有机器人老师。故选A。

考点：科普类短文阅读。