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.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：未来的生活将不同于今天的生活。那时和现在之间会发生很多变化。但是会有什么变化？

人口的快速增长。世界上会有很多的人，他们中的大多数人会比现在活得更长。计算机将更小、更有用，并且，在每一个房间都会有一台。

1. will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.句意：在世界上将会有许多的人，并且大多数的人比现在的人寿命更长。结合选项，第二项符合题意。故选B

2. Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least (至少) one in every room. 句意：计算机将更小、更有用，并且，在每一个房间都会有一台。明确都会有一台电脑。故选D

3. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. 句意：因此，许多人将没有足够的工作要做。分析：机器人做了许多工作，因此人类的工作就会减少。故选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：将有更小的空间为牛和羊，这样肉会更贵。也许没有人会每天都吃上肉。明确将来不会每天都吃上肉。故选C

5. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.句意：因此，许多人将没有足够的工作要做。这将是一个难题。明确答案为第二项。故选B

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。