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Futurologists (未来学家) 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 programme from a “menu” (菜单) and a computer will send the programme 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, programmes, newspapers and books will come to us by computer. We will also be able to see, smell and touch the things that we see on television.
In transport, cars will run on new, clean “gas” 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 where you want to go. Space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angels to Tokyo in just two hours.
In technology, robots will have replaced people in factories. Many factories already use robots. Big companies prefer robots — they do not 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.
Last but not least, medicine technology will have conquered many diseases. By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people see again and hear again. Scientists will be able to produce clones (克隆) of people and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they have.
语篇解读：这是一篇说明文。文章从娱乐、交通、机器人、医药学等角度对2050年时人类生活的变化做了展望。
1．What is NOT true about television by 2050 according to this passage?
A．One will be able to smell the food on television.
B．One can have a try of the food you see on television.
C．There will be no channels for us to choose programmes.
D．Televisions will be completely controlled by computers.
解析：选B 细节理解题。文章第一段最后一句提及未来人们可以看、闻、触摸电视上的东西，但没有提及可以品尝。故B项表述与文章不符。
2．What can be the development of transport that benefits people most by 2050?
A．Cars will go at a very high speed on their own.
B．Space planes will fly all over the world in a short time.
C．There will be less pollution and no car accidents.
D．Computers will tell people where they are going.
解析：选C 细节理解题。文章第二段前两句提及“clean gas”与“there won't be any accidents”，因此C项正确。
3．It can be implied in the passage that by 2050 ________.
A．people will live more healthily and longer
B．computer will control the speed of cars
C．people can read newspapers through a computer
D．there will be no people working in factories
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段到2050年前世界医药的发展情况(medicine technology will have conquered many diseases)判断，未来人们会更健康、更长寿。
4．What is the author's attitude towards people's life in future?
A．Doubtful. B．Sad.
C．Happy. D．Worried.
解析：选C 观点态度题。作者在叙述未来生活各个领域的变化时，给予了积极评价，如clean, in just two hours, prefer, conquer等词汇的应用，体现了作者积极乐观的态度。因此选C。
