The home of the future won’t be completely different and we will be living in houses and flats just as we do today. But people will want to shape their homes to match their dreams. No two homes will be the same. People will be able to buy “house kits” containing a basic house structure, with movable walls, doors and windows. They will put together the different parts to create the home they want.

       Many jobs that we do today will disappear, others will still exist but will change and new jobs will be created. Skilled workers such as builders, gardeners and electricians won’t disappear because machines can’t replace them. Teachers will still exist because students need human contact. But they will be using modern technology in class more and students will be working more from home. The medical technology revolution and space travel will create new jobs which we can only imagine today.

       Space holidays will develop in the future, but these holidays won’t be for everyone because they won’t be cheap. Short space trips will develop first, then space hotels will orbit the earth where it will be possible to have a longer vacation. By the end of the next century, there will be holiday centres on the moon with leisure facilities for families.

       Paper won’t exist in the future. Instead, there will be e-paper which people will be able to use over and over again. This will develop in order to save natural resources. E-newspapers and e-magazines will replace traditional newspapers and magazines and we will download information and news articles from the Internet every day onto our reuseable paper.

       The laws of physics tell us that the earth is going to disappear some time in the future. This isn’t going to happen tomorrow but scientists predict that it will happen in five billion years when our sun explodes（爆炸）.We will have to explore the universe and find another home. At some point in the distant future, either we stay on the earth and die with it, or we leave and move to another planet. There won’t be any other choice.

60．Homes of the future will ________.

       A．be completely different from those of today.

       B．be very similar to our homes

       C．all be different form one another                 

       D．be movable as you want

61．Space trips and staying in space hotels will _________.

       A．become a very common way to spend a holiday

       B．be the cheapest holiday option for families

       C．attract a lot of people

       D．still only be for very rich people

62．E-paper will replace traditional paper because _________.

       A．we will use it again  B．it won’t waste natural resource

       C．it will be cheaper to produce   D．it will be convenient to carry

63．We will have move to another planet ________.

       A．if we want to save the human race  B．when the sun explodes

       C．when the earth disappears       D．when the earth is too crowded to fill people on

By 2050
Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050.
TV channels will have disappeared. Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly to the television. Today, we can use the World Wide Web to read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer thousands of kilometers away. By 2050, music, films, programs, newspapers, and books will come to us by computer.
Cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast. Cars will have computers to control the speed and there won’t be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are. By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination. Space planes will take people halfway around the world in 2 hours. Today, the United States Space Shuttle can go into space and land on Earth again. By 2050, space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just 2 hours.
Robots will have replaced people in factories. Many factories already use robots. Big companies prefer robots—they don’t ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere—in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.
Medical technology will have conquered many diseases. Today, there is equipment that connects directly to the brain to help people hear. By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people to see and hear again.
Scientist will have discovered how to control genes（基因）. Scientists have already produced clones(克隆) of animals. By 2050, scientists will be able to produce clones of people, and decide how they look, how they behave and how clever they are. Scientists will be able to do these things, but should they?
【小题1】
According to the passage, the following can be realized today EXCEPT __________.

对话填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

Travel Agent—T;Paul—P

T:Good afternoon,how can I help you?

P:Hi,I want to(76) b____a room and some tickets for the summer holiday.

T:Where are you going?

P:Sydney.

T:And how many people will be going?

P:Four.Two(77) a____and two children.

T:(78)W____would you like to go?

P:Anytime after 12th July,but(79) b____20th July.Can you tell me the (80) p____of the cheapest flight?

T:Sure,can I ask if your children are over two years old?

P:Yes,they are.

T:In that(81) c_______,for the flight they will be charged at children’s rates and for the hotel there won’t be any charge.It(82) l____on 15th July and returns on 29th July on Virgin Atlantic.This is the cheapest flight(83) a_______.

P:Fine.Do you have a(84) c____of the journey plan that I can take away with me?

T:Sure.I hope to hear from you soon.

P:Thanks.I’ll think about it tonight and ring you in the(85) m____tomorrow.

T:Thanks.I’m looking forward to your reply.

完形填空 （共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出可以填入空白的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

“Father, I don’t like to go to school,” said Harry Williams one morning. “I wish you  36  let me stay at home. Charles Parker’s father doesn’t make him go to school.”

Mr. Williams took his little boy   37   the hand, and said kindly to him, “Come, my son. I want to  38   you something in the garden.”

    Harry walked into the garden with his father, who led him along   39  they came to a bed in which peas(豌豆) were growing. Not a weed(杂草) was to be  40   about their roots.

“See how beautifully these peas are   41  , my son,” said Mr. Williams. “How clean and healthy the vines(藤) look. We shall have a good   42  . Now let me show you the vines in Mr. Parker’s garden.”

     Mr. Williams then   43  Harry to look at Mr. Parker’s pea vines.

     After a few moments, Mr. Williams asked, “Well, my son, what do you   44   Mr. Parker’s pea vines?”

“Oh, Father!” replied the little boy. “I never saw such   45  looking peas in my life! The weeds are nearly as   46  as the peas themselves. There won’t be half a crop!” “   47   are they so much worse than ours, Harry?”

“Because they have been left to grow as they   48  .  I suppose Mr. Parker just planted them, and never took any care of them   49  ”

“Yes. A garden will soon be overrun（超过） with weeds   50   it is not taken good care of,” Mr. Williams   51  , “and so it is with the human garden. Children’s minds are like garden beds. They must be   52   cared for. I send you to school in order that the garden of your  53   may have good seeds and   54  plentifully. Now which would you   55  , to stay at home or go to school?”

“I would rather go to school,” said Harry.

A. could   B. should   C. might    D. would

A. in B. with     C. by   D. of

A. offer  B. show     C. give     D. remind

A. when   B. where    C. before   D. until

A. made   B. changed C. seen     D. planted

A. growing    B. moving   C. shaking  D. dancing

A. result  B. harvest C. match    D. present

A. forced B. ordered C. followed     D. led

A. think of  B. look at C. hear of      D. deal with