Question

    In the future, videophones(可视电话) will bring pictures as well as sound. People will be able to talk with each other on the phone more easily, and you’ll be able to see the person you’re talking to on the screen of the phone. The telephones that we have today will seem out of date. Television will tell you prices at the shops and news and entertainment(娱乐). The home will become the center of entertainment through television and electronic(电子的) games. More people will eat out more than they do today, also they will have a lot more kinds of food.

Housework will become much easier because you’ll just tell a robot to do it. At work,robots will take over most jobs in factories. Working hours will fall to under 30 hours a week.Holidays will get longer.Traveling will be much cleaner and safer. Most cars will run on solar energy(太阳能). That way, there will be less pollution. There will be more foreign travels. Non-stop flights(直飞航线)will be cheaper. People will even travel to space. Hobbies and education will become more and more important.

1.People will know prices at the shops and news on      .

A.computer B.television C.electronic game D.videophone

2.People will work for        30 hours a week.

A.less than B.more than C.longer than D.faster than

3.What does the underlined word “date” mean in Chinese?

A.白天 B.约会 C.时代 D.期限

4.What will be more and more important?

A.Entertainments. B.Education. C.Travel. D.Housework.

5.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A.People will have less free time.

B.There will be more people eating out.

C.People won’t travel to space.

D.Robots will take over most jobs at home.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.B

【解析】

本文介绍了在未来，高科技在我们生活上，在工作上，在休闲娱乐上给我们带来的改变。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段Television will tell you prices at the shops and news and entertainment，可知，人们将通过电视知道商品的价格，新闻和娱乐。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段At work,robots will take over most jobs in factories. Working hours will fall to under 30 hours a week，可知，人们每周的工作时长将少于30小时。故选A。

3.词句猜测题。根据下文Television will tell you prices at the shops and news and entertainment，可知，在未来通过电视你就可以得知商品的价格，新闻和娱乐，而我们现在所用的电话就过时了，out of date表示“过时”，所以date表示“时代”。故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据第二段Hobbies and education will become more and more important，可知，爱好和教育将变得越来越重要。故选B。

5.推理判断题。根据第二段Working hours will fall to under 30 hours a week.Holidays will get longer，可知，工作时长变少，假期变长，人们将有更多的休闲时间，所以A选项是错误的。根据第一段More people will eat out more than they do today，可知，更多的人要到外面吃饭，所以B选项是正确的。根据第二段There will be more foreign travels. Non-stop flights(直飞航线)will be cheaper. People will even travel to space，可知，人们甚至会到太空旅行，所以C选项是错误的。根据第二段At work,robots will take over most jobs in factories，可知，机器人将在工作上接管大部分工作，所以D选项是错误的。故选B。