Question

    The World Future is set up by a group of people from more than 100 countries who are interested in how modern technology is making our life better.

They think the things that we will be able to do in the future should help us live better in many ways, at home and at work, in our own country and around the world. Here are just two of them.

People live to 120 years old and use new technologies to help them when they go blind(盲), deaf(聋) or have other problems. The number of people over a hundred years old would increase. By 2050 people think that 100 million workers will be able to work at home for companies in a different country by using the Internet.

    The new technology of “nanotechnology”, very small robots or machines, will make all the things smaller and lighter. Very, very small machines could take away rubbish, make things in factories, and help people take away fat in their bodies. By 2020 people will probably be able to wear these small machines that look like watches. They will give us lots of information about our bodies and help keep us healthy.

1.How many countries are members of the World Future from?

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2.What is the World Future interested in?

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3.What can people do when they are blind, deaf or have other problems?

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4.Will the workers be able to work for companies far away?

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5.When will people probably be able to wear the machines like watches?

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Answer

1.More than / over 100 countries. / They are from 100 countries.

2.How modern technology is making our life better.

3.They can use new technology to help them.

4.Yes, they will.

5.By 2020.

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了World Future组织以及对人类未来生活的展望。

1.

题意：World Future组织的成员来自多少个国家？

根据原文The World Future is set up by a group of people from more than 100 countries可知，World Future组织的成员来自100多个国家。故答案为More than/ over 100 countries. / They are from 100 countries.

2.

题意：World Future对什么感兴趣？

根据原文The World Future is set up by a group of people from more than 100 countries who are interested in how modern technology is making our life better可知，World Future组织的成员来自100多个国家，他们对现代技术如何使我们的生活变得更好感兴趣。故答案为How modern technology is making our life better.

3.

题意：当人们失明、失聪或有其他问题时，他们能做什么？

根据原文People live to 120 years old and use new technologies to help them when they go blind(盲), deaf(聋) or have other problems可知，人们活到120岁，当他们失明、失聪或有其他问题时，可以使用新技术帮助他们。故答案为They can use new technology to help them.

4.

题意：员工们能在很远的地方为公司工作吗？

根据原文By 2050 people think that 100 million workers will be able to work at home for companies in a different country by using the Internet可知，将来人们呆在家里就能为世界各地的公司工作。故答案为Yes, they will.

5.

题意：人们什么时候才能戴上这种像手表一样的机器呢？

根据原文By 2020 people will probably be able to wear these small machines that look like watches. They will give us lots of information about our bodies and help keep us healthy可知，到2020年，人们可能会戴上一种像手表一样的机器，它们会给我们很多关于身体方面的信息，帮助我们保持健康。故答案为By 2020.