Life in the twenty-first century will be very different from life today. Between then and now many changes will take place, 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 travelling. Travelling will be much easier and cheaper. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.

There will be changes in our food, too. Maybe no one will eat meat every day, instead they eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier.

Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work can be done by robots. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.

1.There will be _________ in the future.

A．small population

B．few changes

C．more people

D．few people

2.In the future the computer will be _________.

A．much bigger and few people will use it

B．much smaller and more useful

C．smaller and not many people will use it

D．bigger and a lot of people will use it

3.In the future more people _________.

A．will go to other countries for holidays

B．will study at school

C．will go earlier

D．will work for many hours

4.People will prefer _________ to _________ in the future.

A．meat and vegetables; fruit

B．meat; fruit and vegetables

C．fruit and meat; vegetables

D．fruit and vegetables; meat

5.The robots will _________ in the future.

A．do the dangerous work

B．do all the work

C．do only housework

D．do the easy work for people

 

 

  Life in the twenty-first century will be very different from life today．Between then and now many changes will take place，but what will the changes be?

  The population is growing fast．There will be a large number of 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 easier and cheaper．And many more people will go to other countries for holidays．

  There will be changes in our food，too．Maybe no one will eat meat every day．Instead they eat more fruits and vegetables．People will be much healthier.

  Work in the future will be different，too．Dangerous and hard work can be done by robots．Because of this，many people will not have enough work to do．This will be a problem．

1．There will be    in the future．

  A. small population    B．few changes

  C. more people         D．few people

2．In the future more people will    ．

  A．go to other countries for holidays  B．study at school

  C．will go earlier                     D．work for many hours

3．People will prefer    to    in the future．

  A．fruits and vegetables；meat    B．meat；fruits and vegetables

  C．fruits and meat；vegetables    D．meat and vegetables；fruits

4．The robots will do    in the future．

  A．all t11e work     B．the dangerous work

  C. only housework    D．the easy work for people

5．Which of the following sentences is TRUE about the computer?

  A．It will be much bigger, so few people will use it．

  B．It will be much smaller and more useful for people．

  C．It will be smaller and not many people will use it．

  D．It will be bigger and a lot of people will use it

When you are curious about something and want to know more about it, you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers. The following steps can guide you during the research.
Step 1 Write down the subject that you are interested in on a piece of paper. Just get the main idea down. For example, you might write:
Discover more about robots.
Step 2 Stop and think for a moment about what you have already known about your subject. List what you have already known like the sentences below:
1. The first robot appeared in the USA in 1959.
2. A robot can do housework and act as a teacher.
3. Sometimes a robot catches viruses and causes a lot of problems.
Step 3 What can you do with what you want to learn? By asking questions, start writing down questions about the robots on the paper:
1. What might robots be like in the future?
2. What other things can robots do for people?
3. What kind of power will robots possibly use in five years?
Step 4 Armed with your list of questions, you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research. As you learn more about your subject, you'll probably discover some new questions.
For example, you might discover that robots can help scientists explore dangerous places, like the sea and outer space. How? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely.
The next time you find something interesting to research, take time to organize your thinking by asking good questions. And remember that learning more always brings more questions.
【小题1】What does the writer advise us to do when we’re curious about something?

A．To read more books about it.	B．To look it up in the dictionary.
C．To turn to the teacher for help.	D．To raise questions and find the answers.

【小题2】What does the underlined part “Armed with your list of questions” mean?

A．Writing down your list of questions.	B．Discussing your questions with others.
C．Taking your list of questions with you.	D．Putting your list of questions under your arm.

【小题3】What might be the correct order of the steps when you do research?
① List what you want to learn.        ② Find new problems.
③ List what you’ve already known.    ④ Choose a research subject.

A．④③①②

B．④①③②

C．②③④①

D．③②①④

【小题4】 What might be the best title for this passage?

A．Doing Research onRobots	B．Asking Good Questions While Doing Research
C．Having Interesting Answers on Robots	D．Finding Subjects before Doing Research