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 fruit 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：短文大意：在未来的生活将不同于今天的生活。人口增长很快。世界上会有很多的人，他们中的大多数人会比现在活得更长。计算机将更小、更有用，并且在每个家庭将至少有一台。

1.第四段中instead，they will eat more fruits and vegetables的描述可知在将来人们会吃更多的水果和蔬菜。所以该选A。

2.第三段开头句Computers will be much smaller and more useful，and there will be at least one in every home.的描述可知计算机将更小、更有用，并且在每个家庭将至少有一台。所以该选D。

3.第三段中People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports，watching TV and traveling.的描述可知人们的工作时间比他们现在的要少，他们将有更多的空闲时间做运动，看电视和旅游。所以该选A。

4.最后一段中so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day.的描述可知人们将不可能吃到现在那么多的肉，所以该选C。

5.短文最后一句Because of this，many people will not have enough work to do.This will be a problem.的描述可知许多人将没有足够的工作要做。也就是说许多人将找不到工作，这将是一个问题。所以该选B。

考点：社会生活类阅读。