20．What picture do you have of the future？Will life in the future be better，worse or the same as now？What do you hope about the future？
Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields of activity，from entertainment to technology．First of all，it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050．Instead，people will choose a program from a"menu"and a computer will send the program directly to the television．By 2050，music，films，programs，newspapers and books will come to us by computer．
In what concerns the environment，water will have become one of our most serious problems．Demand for water will increase ten times between now and 2050 and there could be serious shortages．Some futurologists predict that water could be the cause of war if we don't act now．In transport，cars will run on new，clean fuels and they will go very fast．Cars will have computers to control the speed of the car 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．
In the domain（领域）of technology，robots will have replaced people in factories．Many factories already use robots．Big companies prefer robots-they do not ask for payrises or go on strike，and they work 24 hours a day．By 2050，we will see robots everywhere-in factories，schools，offices，hospitals，hops and homes．
Last but not least，medicine technology will have conquered many diseases．Today scientists have discovered how to control genes．They have already produced clones of animals．By 2050，scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look，how they behave and how much intelligence they have．Scientists will be able to do these things-but should they？
61．What's the purpose of the first paragraph？A
A．To arouse the interest of the readers．
B．To tell the background of the passage．
C．To introduce the topic of the passage．
D．To describe the pictures of the future．
62．We can know from the passage thatD．
A．computer will finally take the place of the media nowadays
B．robots will completely have replaced people in factories
C．computers will tell drivers exactly where they are in future
D．it is more convenient to choose programs sent by the computer
63．What's the author's attitude towards the life in the year of 2050？D
A．Excited but pessimistic．
B．Confident but cautious．
C．Eager but afraid．
D．Optimistic but worried．
64．The following statements are wrong EXCEPTCaccording to the text．
A．the future world will be controlled by robots
B．people won't be blind or deaf in the future
C．fewer and fewer workers are needed in the future in factories
D．scientists have the right to clone people of different kinds
65．It can be inferred from the last paragraph thatA．
A．all diseases will not be conquered by scientists
B．scientists have known the way to produce genes
C．the clones of humans are understood by scientists
D．the clones of animals have a long way to go．
分析 这篇文章讲述了未来的生活将会是什么样子，直到2050年，我们的生活将会发生很大的变化，将会完全不同于现在．
解答 答案：61-65．ADDCA61题答案：A 考查文章结构的理解．整篇文章讲的是未来的生活将会是怎样，开篇第一段就用三个问句将读者的兴趣引起，从而带着这些问题接着往下阅读，故本题答案为A选项"引起读者的兴趣"．62题答案：D考查细节推理．根据文章第二段的"By 2050，music…programs …will come to us by computer"（到2050年音乐…节目…将会通过电脑来到我们身边）可知到那时通过电脑选节目将会更加方便，故本题答案为D选项．63题答案：D考查作者态度．文章从电视节目、水资源、交通、科技等方面构想了未来的生活，这些变化中既有好的（电视节目与交通）也有不好的（水资源的匮乏会带来战争，人类克隆人类是否可行）．因此，作者对于未来生活的总体态度是"乐观中包含担忧"，故本题答案为D选项．64题答案：C 考查细节推理．根据文章倒数第二段的robots will have replaced people in factories．（机器人将会代替工厂的劳力）可知本题只有C选项符合原文，故本题答案为C选项．65题答案：A 考查细节推理．根据文章最后一段的第一句medicine technology will have conquered many diseases．（医疗科技将会战胜很多疾病）可知"并非所有的疾病都能被攻克"，故本题答案为A选项．
点评 本文是一篇科教类阅读，主要考查细节理解题和推理判断题．在做细节理解题时，首先根据题目要求迅速在文章里找出相应的段落、句子或短语．认真比较选项和文中细节的区别，在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
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