Life in the future will be different. Many changes will happen. But what will the changes be?
The population (人口) 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 (至少) one in every room. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then. People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more 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. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
237．In the future there will be ______.
A．much more fruit B．more people C．less vegetables D．less people
238．Every family will have at least a ______ in the future.
A．robot B．cow C．TV set D．computer
239．In the future people don’t have to ______.
A．work long hours B．work fast C．walk on foot D．eat meat
240．People may not eat ______ as much as they do today.
A．fruit B．fish C．meat D．rice
241．One big problem in the future is that ______.
A．many people don’t have to work
B．many people will not be able to find work
C．people have to work fast
D．all the work will be done by robots
237．B
238．D
239．A
240．C
241．B
【分析】
本文是一篇介绍未来生活发生改变的说明文。人口增多，寿命增长，计算机更小巧，工作时间减少，娱乐时间增多，食物发生改变，人们越来越健康。机器人将会做更多的工作，而人类的工作却越来越少。
237．题意：未来，将会有_________。细节判断题，根据文中语句“The population (人口) is growing fast. There will be many people in the world”理解可知。将来的社会将有更多的人口，故选B。
238．题意：在未来，每个家庭至少有一个_________。细节判断题，根据文中语句“Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least (至少) one in every room.”理解可知。将来每个家庭至少要有一台电脑，故选D。
239．题意：未来，人们没有必要_____________。细节判断题，根据文中语句“People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel.”理解可知。人们的工作时间将会缩短，故选A。
240．题意：人们未来可能不想现在一样吃那么多的____________。细节判断题，根据文中语句“meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetables.”理解可知。或许人们将来不会天天都吃肉，故选C。
241．题意：未来的大问题是___________。细节判断题，根据文中语句“Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.”理解可知。很多人没有工作可做，故选B。
【点睛】
做阅读理解题，首先要准确理解题意，然后根据题意和短文内容选出正确的答案。对于考查细节理解能力的题型，此类型题较简单，学生准确理解题意后，直接到文中找出答案。
