Question

Life in the future

Danny: Children will not use pencils or books in the future. Each student will have a laptop (笔记本电脑) at school. Just go online and you will find everything you are interested in.

Peter: Too many traffic jams make people angry and tired. More and more people will take a bike to work. It is also good for the environment (环境).

Jenny: People will work only four hours a day in the future. Robots will help do the dangerous jobs. People will have a lot of time to relax (放松). I will enjoy that.

Lisa: People will wear thin (薄的) clothes in the future, because the weather gets warmer year by year. Using air-conditioners (空调) is bad for the environment. I am worried about it.

阅读表格中的内容，选择最佳答案。

1.________ thinks that children won’t use pencils.

A. Danny   B. Peter   C. Jenny   D. Lisa

2.Peter thinks that more and more people will go to work by ________.

A. bus   B. car  C. bike   D. plane

3. People will work ________ a day in the future.

A. two hours  B. three hours

C. four hours  D. five hours

4.What will the weather be like in the future?

A. It’s cooler.    B. It’s colder.

C. It’s hotter.    D. It’s warmer.

5.Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. There will be too many traffic jams.

B. Children will use laptops for studying at school.

C. Robots will help people do the dangerous jobs.

D. People won’t have a lot of free time because they have lots of things to do.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文的话题是未来的生活。四位同学分别就未来的学习，交通，工作及气候做了预测。

1.A细节理解题。根据Danny的预言:Children will not use pencils or books in the future. 孩子不会在未来使用铅笔或书籍。可知答案为A。

2.C细节理解题。根据Peter的预言: More and more people will take a bike to work.可知，Peter认为，将来更多的人会骑自行车上班。答案为C。

3.C细节理解题。根据Jenny的预言: “People will work only four hours a day in the future.”人们会在未来每天工作只有四个小时。答案为C。

4.D细节理解题。根据Lisa的预言: People will wear thin (薄的) clothes in the future, because the weather gets warmer year by year.可知，Lisa认为将来会越来越暖和。答案为D。

5.C细节判断题。根据Jenny的预言可知，在将来人们会有更多的空闲时间，因为机器人可以代替人类做这些事情。答案C错误。

考点：生活类短文阅读。