I love talking about the future—and I am not the only one. Over the centuries, people have always wondered about the future.
Some like to read fantasy stories and imagine 1 the world will be like in 10,50 or even 1,000 years’ time. Others write about the future themselves. In the 18th and 19th centuries, 2 (especial)the latter, the most common theme in science fiction novels 3 (be)the future. Some authors even predicted 4 (thing)that have since happened, for example, landing on the moon! But for some people, thinking about the future is not just for fun. They plan the future of the world for a living. These people 5 (call)futurologists.
This weekend, hundreds of futurologists are meeting at Newcastle University. The seminar starts on Friday and the experts will be discussing the 6 (end)possibilities of the future. The future is now big business 7 many people will attend the seminar with dreams of 8 (start)new enterprises based on the predictions they will hear this weekend.
I’ll be there in Newcastle this weekend. 9 nine o’clock on Saturday morning, I’ll be sitting in the front row and listening to the great Professor Willard talking about the future of my brain. If you can’t beat the future, join it—it’s the dawn of 10 new world.
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答案
1.what 根据句意可知,空格处应用what引导宾语从句。
2.especially 空格处在句中作状语,故填提示词的副词形式。
3.was 根据时间状语可知,空格处用一般过去时,结合主语the most common theme可知,was符合题意。
4.things 空前无限定词,结合语境可知,空格处应用提示词的复数形式。
5.are called 主语是动作的承受者,结合语境可知,空格处应用一般现在时的被动语态。
6.endless 空格处作名词的定语,结合语境可知,要填形容词endless。
7.and 空格处前后是并列关系,根据语境可知,and符合题意。
8.starting 介词of之后应该接动名词starting。
9.At 表示在具体的几点,应用介词at。
10.a world为可数名词,在句中表示泛指,故填不定冠词a。
