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：文章提出2050的生活会是什么样的？后面是展开想象，让读者设想一下从日常生活到科技发展的变化。我们不知道我们的未来将如何不同，我们只能想象它。文章从人际关系（从电脑对人际关系和生活便利两方面来讲）、度假、技术进步叙事，尽管我们不能预言未来的世界将会怎样，但我们仍然抱着积极乐观的态度。

1.B推理判断题。根据第二段的内容可知，在2050年，人们主要通过电脑进行交流，而很少进行面对面的交流，人与人之间的关系也就淡薄了，因此那时的人们会感到有点孤独，选B

2.C推理判断题。根据第二段的our relationships with people won’t be as important as they are today 可知A项不正确；根据第四段的Spending holidays will also be completely different.可知B项不正确；根据第四段的Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone.可知C项正确；根据倒数第二段的We will pay more attention to protecting the environment...Therefore，our surroundings as well as health will be in a better condition.可知D项不正确。选C。

3.B主旨题：根据文章第一句话We don’t know how different our life will be in the future. We can only try to imagine it.可知文章是讲2050的生活会是什么样的？故选B。

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