Question

【题目】No one knows what our life will be like in the future. Here are some children's______.

Cindy:In the future, people will have more holidays. They will______a lot of time traveling (旅行) around the world. Maybe some families will go to the moon______their holidays.

Gary:I think the earth will be more crowded and polluted. Maybe some people will______their houses on other planets.

Sarah:Students in the future won't need to go to school and they will study at home. What will happen______students have problems with a subject? They will______with a teacher through videoconferencing (视频会议).

Peter:In the future, people will speak fewer languages. Maybe there will be______one language in the world. And it will be much______for people to talk with each other.

Laura:Robots will play an important role in our life.______will help humans do all kinds of work.

These predictions may seem impossible today, but I______they will come true one day because we never know what will happen in the future.

【1】A. resolutions B. predictions C. programs D. activities

【2】A. buy B. lose C. show D. spend

【3】A. for B. with C. of D. from

【4】A. draw B. build C. save D. move

【5】A. if B. or C. but D. though

【6】A. agree B. fight C. discuss D. laugh

【7】A. only B. still C. already D. ever

【8】A. slower B. easier C. luckier D. quieter

【9】A. I B. He C. We D. They

【10】A. mind B. believe C. remember D. describe

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】A

【6】C

【7】A

【8】B

【9】D

【10】B

【解析】短文大意：本文介绍了一些孩子对未来的预测。Cindy认为人们将有更多的假期；Gray认为地球将更加拥挤，一些人将在其他星球上建造房子；Peter认为世界上将只有一种语言；Laura认为机器人将帮助人们做各种各样的工作。

【1】句意：下面有一些孩子们的预言。A. resolutions决心；B. predictions预测；C. programs节目；D. activities活动。下文内容是五个孩子对未来的预测，故答案为B。

【2】句意：他们将花很多时间周游世界。A. buy购买；B. lose丢失；C. show展示；D. spend花费。spend some time doing sth.花费时间做某事，结合句意可知，答案为D。

【3】句意：也许有些家庭会去月球度假。A. for 为了；B. with与……一起；C. of……的；D. from来自于……。for表示目的，故答案为A。

【4】句意：也许有些人会在其他星球上建造他们的房子。A. draw绘画；B. build建造；C. save 节约；D. move移动。结合句意，地球受到污染并且人口拥挤，人们会考虑到别的星球上建造房子，故答案为B。

【5】句意：如果学生对某一科目有问题，会怎么办？A. if如果；B. or或者，否则；C. but但是； D. though尽管。结合句意可知，此句是if引导的条件状语从句，故答案选A。

【6】句意：他们将通过视频与老师讨论。A. agree同意；B. fight打架，战斗；C. discuss讨论；D. laugh笑。结合上文，在学生遇到困难时，会向老师请教，与老师商讨，故答案为C。

【7】句意：也许世界上只有一种语言。A. only只有；B. still仍旧；C. already已经；D. ever曾经。only one只有一个，故答案为A。

【8】句意：而且人们相互交谈会容易得多。A. slower更慢；B. easier更容易；C. luckier更幸运；D. quieter更安静。根据预测，如果世界上只有一种语言，交流起来肯定会更加方便，容易，故答案为B。

【9】句意：它们将帮助人类做各种各样的工作。A. I我；B. He他；C. We我们；D. They它们。

此处用they指代前文提到的robots，故答案为D。

【10】句意：但我相信总有一天它们会实现，因为我们永远不知道未来会发生什么。A. mind 介意；B. believe相信；C. remember想起；D. describe描述。结合句意可知，答案为B。