一、任务型阅读。
阅读下面短文，从 A—E 中选出适当的选项填在横线上，并回答第 5 小题。有一项多余。
What will life be like in the future? Will it be much better than it is now? Genetic engineering(基因工程)may help us make the perfect humans. Babies may grow up to play basketball like Yao Ming. 1.
Nano - robots(纳米机器人)will be important. 2. For example, when we have a stomachache(胃痛)，we will take a nano - robot and it will travel through our stomachs, seeing what's happening there. 3.
In the future, there will be more robots everywhere, and humans will have less work to do. 4. Some will look like humans, and others might look like frogs or snakes. Before an earthquake, a frog robot could foretell(预言)it. After the earthquake, a snake robot could help to look for anything under buildings.
What will we be able to do in 20 or 30 years? Will our life be much better in the future? What's your opinion?

5. Do you like the future life in the passage? Why?(回答 15 词左右)

1—4.DBAE 5.Yes,I do.Because there are lots of robots and this kind of life sounds interesting.(合理即可)

二、完形填空。
Many people are interested in talking about life in the future. Some people 6 that life in the future will be easier and more comfortable. But others believe that it will be 7 and more difficult than now. As for me, I 8 the first idea.
First, people will have better 9 because of technology. E - books will replace traditional 10. Robots will replace 11, and students will not have to go to school every day. They will 12 at home through online teaching and will find learning more interesting.
Second, people's health will 13. New medicine will help sick people get well 14. Robots will help doctors and sometimes replace them. Also, doctors will be able to cure more diseases, 15 people will live longer.
Third, housing problems will end. People will 16 houses under the sea. Also, some people will 17 to the moon. Then everyone will have a place to live.
Fourth, hunger will stop all over the world. People will grow crops everywhere, even on the top of buildings.
Fifth, the world will be at peace. This is the 18 of all the above changes. People don't need to fight to get anything. They will have better education, health, housing and so on, so they will feel very 19 and love will be everywhere.
Now what about you? What do you think 20 in the future will be like? I'm interested in your ideas.
()6. A. find
B. decide
C. believe
D. promise
()7. A. shorter
B. busier
C. poorer
D. worse
()8. A. agree with
B. care about
C. think about
D. write down
()9. A. sleep
B. future
C. education
D. information
()10. A. trees
B. books
C. flowers
D. things
()11. A. teachers
B. schools
C. parents
D. computers
()12. A. play
B. study
C. shop
D. exercise
()13. A. start
B. grow
C. show
D. improve
()14. A. seriously
B. luckily
C. quickly
D. carefully
()15. A. but
B. so
C. or
D. because
()16. A. sell
B. clean
C. lose
D. build
()17. A. move
B. jump
C. run
D. listen
()18. A. plan
B. rule
C. problem
D. result
()19. A. surprised
B. happy
C. sad
D. bored
()20. A. life
B. people
C. world
D. family

6—10.CDACB 11—15.ABDCB 16—20.DADBA