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 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 one in every home.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 traveling.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 fruits 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 people B．fewer 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

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要描述了将来的生活会变成什么样。文章讲述，将来人口会迅速增长。电脑会变得更小更有用。人们每天的工作量会比以前更小，会有更多的时间去做其他爱好的事情。太多的土地用来建造城镇和房子，养殖用地越来越少。将来的危险工作将由机器人完成。人类将无事可做，这也将是一个问题。

1.】细节理解题。根据短文第二段“The population is growing fast.There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.”的描述可知，将来人口会更多。故选A。

2.短文第三段“Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least (至少) one in every room.”“的描述可知，每个家庭将至少拥有一台电脑。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第三段“People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel.”的描述可知，将来人们不必长时间的工作。故选A。

4.】细节理解题。根据短文第四段“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.”的描述可知，将来人们也许不像今天那样吃那么多的肉。故选C。

5.四段“Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.”的描述可知，将来许多人将找不到工作。故选B。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。