Question

Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020. “What will our world be like in the year 2020?” asks Tom.

“I don’t know,” says Fred.

“What do you think?” asks Tom.

“Well, no one knows, but it’s interesting to guess,” says Fred.

“In the year 2020 everyone will carry a pocket computer. The computer will give people the answer to all their problem. We will have telephones in our pockets, too, and we will be able to talk to our friends,” says Tom.

   “A lot of people will live and work under the sea. Machines will do most of the work, and so people will have more holidays. They will be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there,” says Fred.

    “And I hope I will be able to live under the sea,” says Tom. “Won’t that be very interesting? Just like a fish.”

1.Tom and Fred are talking about _______.

A. their school life      B. some interesting information

C. their life now       D. their life in the future

2.Machines will do _______ of the work.

A. most              B. some             C. much          D. little

3.In 2020, we’ll talk to friends at all times and everywhere, because we’ll have ______.

A. pocket computers   B. more holidays   C. pocket telephones   D. go on sale

4.Tom says _______.

A. he likes fish very much            

B. he’d like to live under the sea like a fish.

C. he will go fishing under the sea.     

D. he will spend holidays on the moon.

5. Which of the following 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. People will build farms under the sea.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：Tom 和 Fred 在谈论2020的生活。那时人们会有很多时间度假，因为大多数的工作都会由机器完成。上月球度假，下海去住都会实现。电脑电话随身带。

1.根据Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020. What will our world be like in the year 2020?可知，他们在谈论未来的生活，故选D。

2.根据Machines will do most of the work可知，机器会做大部分的工作，故选A。

3.根据We will have telephones in our pockets, too, and we will be able to talk to our friends可知，在2020年，人人兜里放着电话，所以我们可以随时随地和朋友交谈 。故选C。

4.根据文章最后一句话可知，Tom说他想象鱼儿一样生活在海里， 故选B。

5.Fred 说：人们将能够坐太空飞船飞到月亮 ，人们会有更多的假日，很多人将在海下生活和工作。没有提在海下建农场，故选D。

考点：科普类阅读。