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11.阅读下面短文,按要求完成相关任务.It's March,2050.
Frank and Mary Smith wake up in their comfortable house in the morning and switch on the bedroom computer to get the latest news.
There is the usual news about space:another space flight has returned from Mars and scientists have discovered a new planet.Then they turn to business news:the US dollar has risen greatly in Shanghai,one of the world's leading business centres.Mary tells the computer to buy 5,000dollars,and there is a quick response that it has been done.
As they watch the screen,Mary orders one of the household robots to make coffee for them.Frank disappears into the study to join a video conference with his partners around the world.He is a computer engineer,working for several companies.This is his third job:he used to be in marketing and then television.
Mary has a quick look at the shopping channels-the usual selection of electric cars,household robots and cheap travel offers-before picking up the video phone to talk to her assistant.She also has a job and she is doing medical research.Both she and Frank used to have an office desk in London,but in 2014they decided to move to the seaside and work from home.
Frank and Mary have one daughter,Louise,who also has her own workstation at home.She goes to school only one day a week,mainly to play with other students.Classrooms disappeared in 2030because there was no longer any need for them:communications systems have made it much easier to learn at home.
Louise,now thirteen,is studying Chinese at present,which has become a world language as important as English.Louise has many Chinese friends.They communicate by computer.
According to the family doctor,Louise will live to at least 130.Her wish is to work for a few decades (十年) and then spend her time on music and painting.
69.Why do Frank and Mary switch on the bedroom computer in the morning?
Because theywanttogetthelatestnews.
70.Who makes coffee for Mary and Frank?Oneofthehouseholdrobots.
71.How does Frank work with others from home?Frankworkswithothersfromhomethroughadvancedcommunicationssystems/throughcomputers.
72.What are the two world languages in 2050?ChineseandEnglish.
73.What do you think of Louise's life in 2050?
I think her life in 2050isconvenient becausethecomputercan help her with a lot of work.
分析 这是2050年3月.弗莱克和玛丽早上在他们舒服的房子里醒来,打开卧室电脑,看看最近的新闻.有一条关于太空的日常新闻:另一架太空飞船已经返回火星,科学家发现了一个新的行星.然后他们转到了商业新闻,美元在上海大幅度升值,上海是世界领先的经济中心之一.玛丽告诉电脑购买5000美元,电脑迅速反应,完成了交易.当他们看屏幕的时候,玛丽让一个家用机器人为他们煮了咖啡.弗兰克消失在书房里,和他全世界的伙伴有一个视频会议.他是一个电脑工程师,为几个公司工作.这是他的第三个工作.他过去从事市场销售,然后是电视.在她给助理大视频电话之前,玛丽快速看了下购物频道-电动汽车、家用机器人和便宜的旅行这些常用的东西.玛丽也有一个工作,她正在做药物研究.她和弗兰克过去都在伦敦有一个办公室,但在2014年他们决定搬到海边,在家里工作.他们有一个女儿叫露易丝,她在家里也有自己的一个工作室.她每周只去一次学校,主要是和其他同学玩.2030年教室消失了,因为它们再没有什么用了,交流系统让在家学习变得更加容易.露易丝,13岁,正在学习中文,中文已成为一个世界性的语言,和英语一样的重要.露易丝有许多中国朋友.他们通过电脑交流.家庭医生说,露易丝至少会活到130岁,她的愿望就是可以工作十几年,然后花时间学习音乐和绘画.
解答 69.want to get the latest news.细节理解题.题干意为:为什么弗兰克和玛丽早上打开了卧室的电脑?根据Frank and Mary Smith wake up in their comfortable house in the morning and switch on the bedroom computer to get the latest news.可知他俩打开电脑是为了获取最近的新闻.
70.One of the household robots.细节理解题.题干意为:谁为弗兰克和玛丽煮的咖啡?根据Mary orders one of household robots to make coffee for them.可知是其中一个家用机器人为他们煮的咖啡.
71.Frank works with others from home through advanced communications systems/through computers.细节理解题.题干意为:弗兰克和其他人在家里是如何工作的?根据Frank disappears into the study to join a video conference with his partners around the world.可知弗兰克和全世界的伙伴通过视频会议这些先进的交流系统或者电脑在家工作的.
72.Chinese and English.细节理解题.题干意为:2050年两个世界性的语言是什么?根据Louise,now thirteen,is studying Chinese at present,which has become a world language as important as English.可知道2050年汉语和英语会成为两大世界性语言.
73.convenient;the computer can help her with a lot of work.细节理解题.题干意为:你觉得2050年露易丝的生活会怎么样?根据Classrooms disappeared in 2030because there was no longer any need for them:communications systems have made it much easier to learn at home…They communicate by computer.可知露易丝每周只去一次学校,交流系统让在家学习变得更加容易,她还可以通过电脑和朋友聊天可知她2050年的生活是很方便的,因为电脑可以帮助她做许多工作.
点评 本文一篇记叙文,主要讲述了2050年史密斯一家人的生活,因为高科技他们的生活都变得非常方便快捷.文章内容较简单,只要认真阅读,仔细审题,准确定位信息,都可在文中找到相对应的答案或者依据,难度一般.
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