Question

What picture do you have of the future? Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? What do you hope for about the future? Scientists think that life will probably be very different in 2050.

First of all, it seems that people won’t use TV channels(频道) by 2050. Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly to the television.

Water will become a very serious problem. We’ll need much more water, but there won’t be enough. Some scientists think that water would be the cause of war(战争).

Cars will run on new, clean energy and they will go very fast. And there won’t be any accidents with the help of computers. On the other hand, space planes will take people around the world in two hours.

Robots will work in factories instead of people. Many factories have already used robots. Big companies prefer robots－they do not ask for money, and they work for 24 hours a day…

In a word, by 2050, our life will change a lot and our future will be quite different from now.

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(　 ) 56. Maybe people won’t ________ any more by 2050.

　 A. watch TV　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. use computer

　 C. use TV channels　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. use a menu

(　 ) 57. ________ will be a very serious problem.

A. TV　　　　　　　　　　 B. Water　　　　　　 C. Accidents　　　　 D. Robot

(　 ) 58. There will be_______ accidents with the help of computers.

A. any　　　　　　　　　　 B. no　　　　　　　　　 C. more　　　　 D. fewer

(　 ) 59. Big companies prefer robots because _______.

A. they are kind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. they do not ask for money

C. they work for 24 hours a day　　　　　 D. B and C

(　 ) 60. According to the passage, our life in the future will be ______.　　

A. better　　　　　　　　　 B. worse　　　　　　 C. different　　　　　 D. the same as now

Answer 1

56. C  由第二段第一句可知人们将不再使用电视频道。

57. B        由第三段第一句可知水将成为一个严重的问题。

58. B  由第四段第二句可知在电脑的帮助下将不会有交通事故。

59. D        由第五段第三句可知大公司更喜欢机器人，是因为不用付钱给他们而且他们一天

能工作24小时。

60. C  由首段和末段可知将来的生活将不同于现在。