Question

【题目】短文填空,根据下面短文内容，在空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

Life in the future will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes(变化) will happen. But what will the changes 【1】 ?

The population(人口) is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live 【2】 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 most important 【3】 in schools then. People will work 【4】 hours than they do now and they will have more free time 【5】 sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.

There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for 【6】 new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep，so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead（反而），they will eat more fruits and vegetables. Maybe people will be 【7】 . Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. 【8】 of this，many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】be

【2】longer

【3】subjects

【4】fewer

【5】for

【6】building

【7】healthier

【8】Because

【解析】

试题分析：本短文主要内容：谈论将来的生活。将来的生活与现在的生活不同。有许多的变化将发生。将来有更多的人，活得更长久。电脑将变得更小更有用。将工作更少的时间，有更多的休闲时间。旅游越来越便宜。将更多人出国度假。食物也有改变。更多的土地将用于建新城市和供人住的房子。更少的空间用于养羊和牛，肉将变得更贵。或许将来没人吃肉。人生活的更健康。工作将不同。机器人将更干危险和艰苦的工作。因为这个，许多人没有足够的工作去做。

【1】be句意：但是变化将是什么呢？根据前一句Between then and now many changes(变化) will happen.（那时和现在将发生许多变化。）可知变化将是什么呢？故填be。

【2】longer 句意：世界上将有许多人，而且他们中大多数比现在人活得更长久。Than：比，需用比较级；结合句意可知填longer。

【3】subjects 句意：那时电脑的学习将是学习里最重要的课程之一。one of+可数名词复数，结合句意可知填subjects。

【4】fewer 句意：人们工作的时间比现在更少，而且他们有更多的空闲时间去运动，看电视和旅游。根据后半句they will have more free time sports, watching TV and traveling. 可知将来工作的时间更短，hours是名词的复数，故填fewer。

【5】for句意：他们有更多的空闲时间去运动，看电视和旅游。For表示目的，为了，用于做什么。故填for。

【6】building 句意：更多的土地将用于建新城市和供人住的房子。be used for doing sth.：用于做什么。For是介词，后跟名词，代词或动名词。结合句意可知填building。

【7】healthier 句意：或许人们更健康。根据前一句they will eat more fruits and vegetables.他们将吃更多的水果和蔬菜，可知填healthier.

【8】Because句意：因为这个，许多人没有足够的工作去做。Because of :因为，后跟代词，名词或动名词短语。根据前一句Robots will do dangerous

and hard work.结合句意可知填Because。