题目内容
Life in the 22nd century will be different from that in the 21st century because many changes will happen in the new century. 1_____ what will the changes be?
First, the population is growing very fast. There 2 more and more people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. Computers will be 3 smaller and more useful, and there will be 4 one in every home. And 5 studies will be one of the most important subjects in schools.
Second, people will work 6 hours than they are doing in the 21st century. They’ll have more free time for sports, watching TV and7 . Traveling will also be cheaper and easier. And more people will go to8 countries for holidays.
Third, there will be changes in our food, too. People will use more land to 9 new towns and houses. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so 10 will be more expensive. Maybe no one eat it everyday; 11 , they will eat more vegetables and fruit. Maybe people will be 12 .
Last, work in the future will be13 , too. Robots will do the 14 and hard work. Because of this, many people won’t have 15 work to do. This will be a problem.
1. A．But B．And C．However D．Or
2. A．will be B．will have C．are D．have
3. A．very B．quite C．much D．too
4. A．at most B．at least C．no more than D．less than
5. A．history B．English C．maths D．computer
6. A．less B．more C．fewer D．little
7. A．working B．traveling C．teaching D．staying
8. A．another B．the other C．other D．others
9. A．grow B．plant C．remain D．build
10. A．food B．meat C．vegetables D．fruit
11. A．however B．moreover C．instead D．although
12. A．healthy B．healthier C．health D．healthiest
13. A．dangerous B．difficult C．different D．the same
14. A．dangerous B．happy C．easy D．boring
15. A．more B．much C．many D．enough
1.A
2.A
3.C
4.B
5.D
6.C
7.B
8.C
9.D
10.B
11.C
12.B
13.C
14.A
15.D
【解析】
试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要给我们描述了将来22世纪人们的生活，学习和工作的情况。
1.连词辨析。A. 但是；B. 和，并且；C. 然而，开始；D. 或者，否则。联系上下文，可知前后是转折关系，however用于句首需用逗号隔开，故选A。
2.句意：世界上会有越来越多的人。结合语境可知本句描述的是将来发生的动作，故用一般将来时态，there be句型表示某地有某物，have表示某人有某物，故选A。
3.联系下文比较级smaller，可知选C，小得多。选项ABD不能用来修饰比较级。
4.结合语境可知此处指的是每家最少有一台，故选B，最少。
5.联系前文对电脑重要性的描述，可知此处指的是电脑学习会成文学校最重要的科目之一。故选D，电脑。
6.结合语境可知此处指的是人们会比21世界工作时间更少，less更少的，只能用来修饰不可数名词。Hours是可数名词复数，故选C，更少的。
7.联系前文他们有更多空闲时间来做运动，看电视，可知此处指的是旅游，故选B，旅游。
8.结合语境可知此处指的是更多的人们会去其他国家旅游，故选C。
9.联系下文，可知此处指的是建造城镇和房子，故选D，建造。
10.联系前文，可知此处指的是肉会变得更贵，故选B，肉食。
11.连词辨析。A. 然而，可是；B. 而且，此外；C. 代替，反而；D. 虽然，尽管。联系上下文，可知选C，作为代替，他们会吃更多的蔬菜和水果。
12.联系前文描述，可知此处指的是人们可能会更健康。故选B，更健康的。
13.联系下文描述，可知此处指的是工作也会不一样，故选C，不一样的。
14.结合语境可知机器人会做危险的工作，故选A，危险的。
15.联系前文描述，可知人们会没有足够的工作，故选D，足够的。
考点：科普性记述文
点评：这篇短文内容比较简单，理解不难。各小题与上下文联系比较紧密，答题中一定要注意联系上下文。答完后多读几遍，看看是否符合逻辑，适当修改。个别小题可以当作单独的词义辨析题来做，先区分词义，结合语境选出最能使语句通顺的答案。
应用题作业本系列答案
Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor, and life was difficult in London. Charlie, as he was called, used to do his mother's job in the theatre when she was ill.
When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art. He developed the character (~J ~, )of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.
From the 1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times (1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.
Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin, his wife' and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975.
【小题1】 Chaplin used to __ when his mother was ill.
| A．look after her | B．do the housework |
| C．do his mother's job | D．do his father's job |
| A．Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old ~ |
| B．Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old |
| C．people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman |
| D．Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street |
| A．From 1889 to 1936 | B．From the 1920s to th~ 1950s |
| C．From 1953 to 1975 | D．From the 1950s to the 1980s |
| A．his family | B．his work |
| C．the US government | D．the Swiss government |
| A．the acting | B．the art | C．the film | D．the music |
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