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

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：Tom 和 Fred 在談論2020的生活。那時人們會有很多時間度假，因為大多數的工作都會由機器完成。上月球度假，下海去住都會實現。電腦電話隨身帶。

1.根據Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020. What will our world be like in the year 2020?可知，他們在談論未來的生活，故選D。

2.根據Machines will do most of the work可知，機器會做大部分的工作，故選A。

3.根據We will have telephones in our pockets, too, and we will be able to talk to our friends可知，在2020年，人人兜里放著電話，所以我們可以隨時隨地和朋友交談 。故選C。

4.根據文章最后一句話可知，Tom說他想象魚兒一樣生活在海里， 故選B。

5.Fred 說：人們將能夠坐太空飛船飛到月亮 ，人們會有更多的假日，很多人將在海下生活和工作。沒有提在海下建農場，故選D。

考點：科普類閱讀。