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

The population (人口) is growing fast. There will be many 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 (至少) one in every room. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools 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 fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier. Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. 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 fruit   B. more people     C. less vegetables

2.Every family will have at least a _____________ in the future.

A. robot            B. cow           C. computer

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 will not be able to find work

B. people have to work fast

C. all the work will be done by robots

Yesterday and Today

Life in the twenty-first century will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will take place, but what will the changes be?

The population is growing fast. There will be many 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 schools 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 fruit 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 next century people don’t’ have to ______________.

A. work long hours     B. work fast  C. walk on foot    D. eat meat

2.People may not eat _____________as much as they do today.

A. fruit           B. fish      C. meat     D. rice

3.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 won’t have enough food to eat 

D.all the work will be done by robots

4.Every family will have at least one ________ in the next century.

A. robot        B. cow        C. TV set       D. computer

5.In the future _________________.

A. traveling will be more expensive         

B. computers will be less important

C. people will be too busy to do sports.      

D. computers will be much smaller.

阅读理解

　　 Life in the 21st century will be different from life in the 20th century, because many changes will take place in the new century, but what will the changes be?

    The population is growing fast. There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live together than before. 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.

　　People will work fewer hours than they did in the 20th century, and they will have more free time for 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 building new towns and houses. 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 eat more vegetables and fruit. Maybe people will be healthier.

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

(1) People may not have as much _________ as they did in the 20th century.

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(2) In the 21st century people don't have to _________.

[　　]

(3) Traveling will be ________ then.

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A. less interesting

B. more difficult

C. more interesting

D. much cheaper and easier

(4) In the 21st century there will be ________.

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A. more cows and sheep

B. more people

C. fewer people

D. less buildings and houses

(5) Every family will have at least one ________ in the 21st century.

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阅读理解

　　 Life in the 21st century will be different from life in the 20th century, because many changes will take place in the new century, but what will the changes be?

    The population is growing fast. There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live together than before. 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.

　　People will work fewer hours than they did in the 20th century, and they will have more free time for 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 building new towns and houses. 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 eat more vegetables and fruit. Maybe people will be healthier.

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

(1) People may not have as much _________ as they did in the 20th century.

[　　]

(2) In the 21st century people don't have to _________.

[　　]

(3) Traveling will be ________ then.

[　　]

A. less interesting

B. more difficult

C. more interesting

D. much cheaper and easier

(4) In the 21st century there will be ________.

[　　]

A. more cows and sheep

B. more people

C. fewer people

D. less buildings and houses

(5) Every family will have at least one ________ in the 21st century.

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