Question

【题目】On a warm day in 2050, Frank and Mary Smith wake up in the morning and turn on the bedroom computer to get the latest news. They used to read Time, but changed to electronic newspapers many years ago.

Frank reads some usual news about space: another space flight has returned from Mars. Then they turn to business news: the US dollar has risen greatly in Shanghai, one of the world's leading business centres.

As they watch the screen, Mary orders one of the household robots(机器人) to make coffee for them. Frank is an office worker, working for three factories. Mary also has a job and she studies medicine. Both she and Frank used to have an office desk in London, but in 2024 they decided to move to the seaside and work at home.

Frank and Mary have one daughter, Louise. She goes to school only one day a week, mainly to play with other students. Classrooms disappeared in 2030 because there was no longer any need for them. The Internet has made it much easier to learn at home.

Louise, now thirteen, is studying Chinese at present, which has become a world language as important as English. Louise has many Chinese friends. They share many things by computer.

According to the family doctor, Louise will live to at least 130. Her wish is to work for a few decades(十年) and then spend her time on music and painting.

【1】What is Time most likely to be?

A. A TV station. B. A newspaper. C. A book. D. An e-newspaper.

【2】Frank reads news about first.

A. sports B. business C. Mars D. space

【3】How many people are there in the family?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

【4】Which is NOT true about Louise?

A. She is a teenager. B. She is a student.

C. She doesn't go to school often. D. She goes to school to study.

【5】We can infer(推断) that _________ in 2050 according to the passage.

A. there aren't many classrooms in schools

B. robots are people's friends

C. more people work in offices

D. China plays a even more important part in the world

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 D

【3】 B

【4】 D

【5】 D

【解析】

文章大意：本文介绍的是2050年的生活，由于电脑和机器人的应用，是非常方便的，孩子们不必出去上学，英语和汉语是世界两大语言。

【1】细节理解题。根据They used to read Time, but changed to electronic newspapers many years ago.可知，它最可能是一份报纸，故答案选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据Frank reads some usual news about space可知，弗兰克首先读一些有关太空的新闻，故答案选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据Frank and Mary have one daughter, Louise. 弗兰克和玛丽有一个女儿，Louise.可知，这个家庭有三口人，故答案选B。

【4】推理判断题。根据Classrooms disappeared in 2030 because there was no longer any need for them. The Internet has made it much easier to learn at home.由于不再需要教室，2030年教室消失了。互联网使在家学习变得容易多了。可推知，2030年学生不需要去学校学习了，所以D选项“她去学校学习”是错误的，故答案选D。

【5】推理判断题。根据Louise, now thirteen, is studying Chinese at present, which has become a world language as important as English. Louise现在13岁，正在学习中文，中文已经成为和英语一样重要的世界语言。可知，2050年中国将在世界上发挥重要的作用，故答案选D。