Life in the future will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will take pl

Life in the future will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will take place(发生), but what will the changes be?

The population is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.

Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And Computer Studies lessons will be one of the most important subjects in schools then.

People will work _______ hours than they do now and they will have _____ free time for sports, watching TV and travel. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.

There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier.

Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots（机器人）. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.

【1】在文中空格处填上适当的词_____________ ______________

【2】将划线句子译成汉语_________________________________________________

【3】找出同义句: Every family will have one computer or more.

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【4】回答问题：What will be one of the most important subjects?

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【5】找出或写出本文的主题句_________________________________________________

【答案】

【1】fewer more

【2】世界上将会有更多的人，而且大部分人比现在活得时间更长。

【3】There will be at least one in every home.

【4】Computer studies

【5】Life in the future will be different from life today.

【解析】

短文大意：这篇短文主要向人们描述了未来的生活，其中详细的介绍了未来生活与现在生活的不同之处，以及所面临的问题。

【1】文章开头介绍了Life in the future will be different from life today即将来的生活和现在有所不同。由此，很容易的想到，和现在相比，将来的工作时间更少，休闲时间会更多。所以，hours前应填入fewer，free time前应填入more。

【2】此句子的前半部分是there be 结构的将来时态，后半部分是一个比较结构。in the world意思是“在世界上”，most of意思是“大部分”，所以，整句话可翻译为：世界上将会有更多的人，而且大部分人比现在活得时间更长。

【3】Every family will have one computer or more.意思是：每个家庭将会有一台电脑或更多。第三段中there will be at least one in every home. 意思是：每家至少会有一台电脑。所以这两句是同义句。

【4】第三段最后一句Computer Studies lessons will be one of the most important subjects in schools then. 所以，答案应是Computer Studies。

【5】二三四五六自然段分别介绍了将来在人口、电脑、人们的生活方式、食品和工作方面的变化，和现在有所不同。所以文章首句Life in the future will be different from life today.贴切表述了文章的主题。