9．What might the future be like？Here are some predictions：things to come，things to go．
The last few days of every year in big cities in China，when everyone returns home，have been the worst headaches for millions of Chinese．More than 2billion people travel at the same time，making getting travel tickets and the journey difficult．But in 28years，Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all．China plans to build more than 120，000kilometers of railway and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population by 2020．And because most of China will be cities，people will not have to go to other places to find a job，so it will no longer be a problem．
Newspaper will come to an end in 2043．There will be less and less people reading news on paper and the cost of making and buying newspaper will be reduced．In the future，digital （数字的） newspapers will be sent to personal web tools through Internet．Readers can discuss topics with journalists and editors．Information will move faster．
Oil is running out faster than expected．But scientists have found something else for oil as fuel （燃料）．Coal，natural gas，solar power，nuclear power and even water can take the place of oil as sources of energy （能源）．And the alternative ways of energy will help reduce the cost and pollution，too．
Schools will go electronic （电子化）．Computers will be important and popular among the students．Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school．They will find information on the Internet．A computer will be the students'library，schoolbag and connection to the outside world．There will be robot teachers，they will check homework on computers and communicate with the students'parents through e-mail．Students will find their personal teachers to ask for special help for those the robot teachers cannot do．And school buses will be like spaceships，comfortable and safe．
28．The newspapers will disappearA．
A．in 28years
B．by 2020
C．by 2053
D．in 38years
29．The underlined the alternative ways in the 4th paragraph meansB．
A．modern ideas
B．other choices
C．wise methods
D．natural means
30．From the passage we can knowC in the future．
A．the Spring Festival travel may still be a problem
B.90percent of the population will live in the city
C．robot teachers will check homework on computers
D．readers can discuss with each other through Internet
31．The passage mainly tells usA．
A．future changes in many ways
B．computers will be important
C．new things will be coming
D．old things will be gone．
分析 文章大意：这篇短文是关于未来的几个预言，这其中提到了到大约2020年的时候，春运将不再像现在这样紧张，国家会修建更多的铁路满足人们回家的需求；会有其他的能源，如煤、天然气、太阳能等来代替石油，未来在学校里电脑会有更大的用处，甚至会有机器人老师来上课．
解答 28-31：ABCA
28题答案：A 细节题．根据第三段Newspaper will come to an end in 2043．在2043年报纸会消失．根据题意，现在是2015年，2043-2015=28．故选A．
29题答案：B 词汇题．根据第四段前面Coal，natural gas，solar power，nuclear power and even water can take the place of oil as sources of energy （能源）．得知还有更多种能源可以代替石油．即还有其他的选择．故选B．
30题答案：C 细节题．根据最后一段There will be robot teachers，they will check homework on computers 描述机器人老师，他们会在电脑上检查作业，可知选C．
31题答案：A 主旨题．根据第一段 What might the future be like？Here are some predictions：things to come，things to go．以及全文理解，可知文章主要讲述的是未来会有很多变化．故选A．
点评 本文是一篇日常生活类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对 性找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案．
