Question

【题目】语法填空

Over the centuries, there have been a few people who plan the future of the world for a living and they 【1】 (call) futurologists.

Hundreds of futurologists will gather at Newcastle University to hold a seminar about the future. Many people will attend the seminar with dreams of starting new enterprises 【2】 (base) on the predictions they will hear. I clicked 【3】 the websites of a few futurologists and got several predictions.

【4】 (short), computers will become handier. Then all of us can use our voices to control computers such as downloading files 【5】 updating computers just by saying a few words. By 2015, garments will have been made of new materials that will remain stainless 【6】 you spill on them, and they will never get old and worn. By 2025, there will have been no 【7】 (starve), no people who have to live on welfare, no discrimination, no conflict and people 【8】 (live) in peace and equality. By 2030, tiny, insect-like robots may be sent around the cells of our bodies 【9】 (assess) our health , which will have made it possible for us to live for at least 150 years. By 2050, we will be linking our brains to the much 【10】 (smart) computers and a huge database9 and a new type of electronic human might have developed!

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】are called

【2】based

【3】into

【4】Shortly

【5】and

【6】whatever

【7】starvation

【8】will have lived

【9】to assess

【10】smarter

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了未来学家对人们未来生活的一些预测。

【1】考查时态和语态。此处表客观事实，且they和call之间是被动关系，应用一般现在时的被动语态。故填are called。

【2】考查非谓语动词。be based on为固定短语，意为“以……为基础”。该句的谓语是will attend，所以此处应该用非谓语动词based作定语，修饰new enterprises。故填based。

【3】考查介词。固定短语：click into意为“点击进入”。故填into。

【4】考查副词。空处修饰整个句子，应用其副词形式。故填shortly。

【5】考查连词。句意：然后我们所有人都可以用我们的声音来控制电脑，如下载文件和更新电脑只需说几个字。downloading files和updating computers是并列关系，应用and。故填and。

【6】考查状语从句。分析句子结构并结合语境可知，空处引导让步状语从句，表示“不管什么”，应用whatever。故填whatever。

【7】考查名词。no相当于not any，后面应该用名词形式。故填starvation。

【8】考查时态。根据时间状语By 2025可知，此处应该用将来完成时。故填will have lived。

【9】考查非谓语动词。句意：到2030年，类似昆虫的微型机器人可能会被送到我们身体的各个细胞，以评估我们的健康状况，这将使我们至少能活150年。根据语境可知，空处作目的状语，故应用动词不定式。故填to access。

【10】考查形容词的比较级。句意：到2050年，我们将把我们的大脑连接到更智能的电脑上，一个巨大的数据库和一种新型的电子人类可能已经开发出来了！该处是将2050年的计算机和人的大脑相比，且空前有much修饰，应用形容词的比较级。故填smarter。