Question

Life in the future will be different from life today. But what will the change be?

The population is growing fast. There will be more people in the world and most of them will live longer 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 important subjects in school then.

People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel. 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 building 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 they will eat more fruits and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier.

Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.

1. In the future there will be _______ .

A. much more fruits B. more people C.  fewer people

2. Every family will have at least one _______ .

A. robot B. computer C. TV set

3.In the future people don't have to_______ .

A. work long hours  B. work fast C. walk on foot

4.People may not eat _______ as much as they do today.

A. fruit  B. fish  C. meat

5.One big problem in the future is that _______ .

A. many people don't have to work

B. many people will not be able to find work

C. People have to work fast

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文主要描述将来的生活变成什么样。人口会迅速增长。电脑会变得更小更有用。人们每天的工作量会比以前更小，会有更多的时间去做其他爱好的事情。太多的土地用来建造城镇和房子，养殖用地越来越少。将来的危险工作将由机器人完成。

1.B细节理解题。根据原文The population is growing fast可知人口增长很快,所以选B。

2.B细节理解题。根据原文 Computers will be much smaller and more useful and there will be at least one in every home. 可知计算机将小得多,更实用,而且每个家庭中至少有一台，所以选B。

3.A细节理解题。根据原文 People will work fewer hours than they do now 可知人们的工作时间将比现在少，所以选A。

4.C细节理解题。根据原文Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. 可知那时放养牛和羊的地方将更少，肉将更加昂贵，所以选C。

5.许多人将没有足够的工作要做将是一个问题，所以选B。

考点：社会类阅读。