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What will our world be like in 2050? Maybe no one knows. Because we never know what will happen in the future. But it very interesting to make some predictions. Here are some exciting predictions.

Languages English should still be the most popular language,but Chinese should be the second. Now,many foreign people are studying Chinese as their second language.

Water Water will become as expensive as oil because many rivers will disappear. We will have to save water and pay more for clean water.

Education and Science Students won’t go to school. They will stay at home and study online. Students from all over the world may study together on the Internet. We may eat more genetically modified food. And more robots will be around us. Lots of dangerous work will be done by them.

Living People will live and work under the sea. Perhaps there will be big towns,factories and farms under the sea,too. Everyone will carry a pocket computer. The computer will give people all the answers to their questions. Everyone will have telephones in the pockets,too,and they will be able to talk to their friends all over the world.

() 1. There are kinds of predictions in the passage.

   A. three   B. four   C. five   D. six

() 2. The underlined word “them” refers to.

   A. housework

   B. the Internet

   C. robots

   D. genetically modified food

() 3. Which is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. Chinese will be the most popular language.

   B. We have to save oil and pay more for oil.

   C. People don't like genetically modified food at all.

   D. Students can stay at home and study on the Internet.

() 4. We can learn that in 2050 from the passage.

   A. water may be as expensive as oil

   B. we can know what will happen

   C. people have to live and work under the sea

   D. everyone must carry a pocket computer and telephone

() 5. The main idea of the passage is about.

   A. the school life

   B. the life in the future

   C. education and science

   D. the most popular language

Answer 1

[课后巩固提升]

1. B通读全文可知，文章共涉及了对未来生活四个 方面的预测。

2. C 由“And more robots will be around us. Lots of dangerous work will be done by them. ”可知，

them指代的是“机器人”。

3. D 由 “They will stay at home and study online. Students from all over the world may study together on the Internet. ”可知 ，学生将在家里通过网络学习。

4. A 由 “Water will become as expensive as oil because many rivers will disappear. ”可知 ，在 2050 年，水或许会像油一样昂贵。

5. B文章主要讲述了对2050年未来生活的预测。