Question

Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020. “What will our world be like in the year 2020?” “I don't know,” says Fred. “What do you think?” “Well, no one knows, but it’s interesting to guess.” “In the year 2020 everyone will carry a pocket computer. The computer will give people the answers to all their problems. We shall all have telephones in our pockets, too, and we’ll be able to talk to our friends all over the world. Perhaps we’ll be able to see them at the same time. ” “A lot of people will live and work under the sea. Perhaps there will be big towns, factories and farms under the sea, too. ” “Machines will do most of the work, and so people will have more holidays, perhaps they’ll work only two or three days a week. They’ll be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there. ” “I’m looking forward（期待）to the year 2020. I hope to go to the moon! ” “And 1 hope I’ll be able to live under the sea.” says Fred. “Won’t that be very interesting? Just like a fish! ”

1.Tom and Fred talked about ____ .

A．their school life

B．some interesting news

C．their life in the past

D．their life in the future

2.Machines will ____ .

A. do most of the work instead of people

B. B. do some of the work instead of people  

C. do as much work as people

D. do as little work as people

3.From their talk, we know that ____ .

A．only Fred hopes to fly to the moon

B．both of them hope to fly to the moon

C．one of them hopes to fly to the moon

D．neither of them hopes to fly to the moon

4.Fred said ____ .

A．he liked fish very much

B．he would like to live under the sea like a fish

C．he would go fishing under the sea

D．he would spend a few days on the moon

5.Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned?

A．People will be able to fly to the moon in a spaceship.

B．People will have more holidays.

C．Many people will live and work under the sea.

D．All the factories and farms will be built under the sea

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

1.可由第一段内容“Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020”可推知答案。

2.由这一句“Machines will do most of the work, and so people will have more holidays,”可知答案为A

3.纵观全文，只有答案，C符合要求。

4.由“And 1 hope I’ll be able to live under the sea.””可推知答案选：B

5.纵观全文，只有答案D符合题意。