Question

We don’t know how different our future will be in the future. We can only try to imagine it.

At first we think about human relationship. In the year 2050, we will use computers almost every day we will be making new friends through the Internet—even our husbands or wives will be met in this way. It will be much faster and easier for us. On the other hand, our relationships with people won’t be as important as they are today—we will feel a little lonely.

Computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050. For example, they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier. In addition, there will be much more other machines which will play a similar role as computers, like robots which will do the homework for us.

Spending holidays will also be completely different. Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone. Means(方式) of transport will, of course, change, too. We will be using solar-powered cars, which will be much cleaner.

We could expect that the faster technological progress would lead to a more polluted environment. But it isn’t true. We will pay more attention to protecting the environment. And, scientists will probably find cures for many dangerous diseases, like cancer or AIDS. Therefore, our surroundings as well as health will be in better condition.

Although we can’t predict(预测) the exact changes which will be made in the world, we often think about them. We worry about our and our children’s future; we have expectations, hopes as well as fears. But I think we should be rather sanguine(乐观的) about our future. We should be happy and believe good things will happen.

1.Why will people probably feel a little lonely in 2050?

A. Because the number of people will become much smaller．

B. Because there will be less face-to-face communication

C. Because people won’t like making friends with each other

D. Because people won’t communicate with each other much often．

2.According to the passage, which of the following will happen in 2050?

A. The relationship between people will be more important than today.

B. The way of spending holidays will be the same as that of today.

C. It won’t be difficult for people to travel to other planets.

D. Our environment will be much more polluted with a growing number of cars.

3. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. How people will communicate in the year 2050.

B. What our life will be like in the year 2050.

C. How people will travel and spend their holidays in the year 2050.

D. What high technology will appear in the year 2050.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要是对未来的设想。文章介绍，在2050年，人际关系由于电脑的使用而变得不像现在那么重要，学习变得更容易，机器人扮演重要角色，出行方式更便捷，更环保，环境和健康状况将有所改善。文章最后陈述，虽然我们无法预测未来，但是我们应该乐观看待未来，相信未来会更好。

1.B细节理解题。根据短文“we will use computers almost every day we will be making new friends through the Internet—even our husbands or wives will be met in this way.”的描述可知，人们见面是时间少了，因此感到孤独。结合选项可知应B。

2.C细节理解题。根据短文描述并结合第四段“Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone.”可知，人类到其他星球旅行将成为可能。结合选项可知应C。

3.B主旨大意题。根据短文第一段“We don’t know how different our future will be in the future. We can only try to imagine it.”并结合下文的描述可知，文章主要是对2050年的生活的设想。故应选B。

考点：科普类短文阅读。