Ⅲ. 根据下面的对话内容，在空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话连贯、完整。
A: Hi, Cindy. 1.
B: Hi, Lily, I’m watching a video about the future.
A: 2.
B: I think life in the future will become much better.
A: I agree. And technology will keep improving. People will use flying cars to avoid traffic jams(交通堵塞). The transport system will be more efficient.
B: Wow. 3. Technology has improved healthcare. Doctors will use more advanced(先进的) machines to cure diseases faster.
A: 4.
B: People will live to be over 100 years old. Technology will make life easier, but I worry that people will depend too much on technology.
A: Me too. Although technology is amazing, we should use it wisely.
B: 5.

1. What are you doing?
2. What do you think life will be like in the future? / What will our life be like in the future?
3. That sounds wonderful / good / great...
4. How long will people live in the future?
5. I can't agree more. / I agree. / I agree with you.

【分析】
解答此类补全对话题，需先通读对话把握核心话题（围绕未来生活展开），再结合上下句的问答逻辑、语境连贯性及日常交际用语习惯填写合适句子。每空需对应上句或下句的内容：第1空根据B的现在进行时回答，确定A询问正在做的事；第2空根据B对未来生活的看法，确定A询问对未来生活的想法；第3空承接A提到的飞行汽车，需表达赞叹；第4空根据B回答的寿命，确定A询问未来人的寿命；第5空承接A的观点，需表达赞同。
【解析】
1. 由B的回答“I’m watching a video about the future.”（现在进行时）可知，A询问B正在做的事，故填“What are you doing?”；
2. 由B的回答“I think life in the future will become much better.”可知，A询问B对未来生活的看法，故填“What do you think life will be like in the future?”；
3. A提到未来用飞行汽车避免交通堵塞，B需表达赞叹，故填“That sounds wonderful.”；
4. 由B的回答“People will live to be over 100 years old.”可知，A询问未来人的寿命，故填“How long will people live in the future?”；
5. A提出“we should use it wisely”，B需表达赞同，故填“I can't agree more.”。
【答案】
1. What are you doing?
2. What do you think life will be like in the future? / What will our life be like in the future?
3. That sounds wonderful / good / great...
4. How long will people live in the future?
5. I can't agree more. / I agree. / I agree with you.
【知识点】
补全对话、日常交际用语、未来生活话题
【点评】
本题为基础情景对话补全题，围绕“未来生活”话题展开，考查学生对上下文逻辑的理解及日常交际用语的运用，难度较低，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.8

Ⅳ. 阅读下面语篇，理解其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。
In the future, life will be very different. People will have more free time because 1 will do most of the work. Robots will look 2 old people and children. They can also do many 3 things for us, like cooking and cleaning.
People will live 4 than now. Maybe they can live to be 150 years old. There will be 5 cars in the streets, and the traffic will be better. People will 6 fly to the moon for holidays. And they will 7 houses under the sea.
However, there will be some problems too. The 8 will get warmer, and sea levels will rise. We should take action to protect the earth.
()1. A. robots B. computers C. machines
()2. A. at B. after C. for
()3. A. another B. others C. other
()4. A. nearer B. longer C. shorter
()5. A. fewer B. less C. more
()6. A. can B. be able to C. could
()7. A. make B. buy C. build
()8. A. climate B. environment C. earth

1.A 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.A

【分析】
本题为英语完形填空，围绕“未来生活”话题展开，解题思路为：先通读全文把握主旨，再结合上下文语境、固定搭配、词义辨析、语法规则逐一分析每个空格的选项，最终选出最佳答案。
【解析】
1. 第1空：后文提到“Robots will...”，可知是机器人承担大部分工作，故选A。
2. 第2空：固定搭配look after意为“照顾”，符合“机器人照顾老人和孩子”的语境，故选B。
3. 第3空：many other + 可数名词复数表示“很多其他的”，another后接单数名词，others为代词，此处需修饰things，故选C。
4. 第4空：由than可知用比较级，后文“live to be 150 years old”说明人们活得更长，故选B。
5. 第5空：交通更好意味着汽车更少，cars为可数名词复数，用fewer修饰，故选A。
6. 第6空：will后不能直接接情态动词can，be able to可与will连用表将来的能力，故选B。
7. 第7空：build houses意为“建房子”，符合“在海底建房子”的语境，故选C。
8. 第8空：get warmer的主语为climate（气候），对应后文“海平面上升”的原因，故选A。
【答案】
1.A 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.A
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、固定搭配、词义辨析
【点评】
本题为基础英语完形填空，话题贴近生活，考查核心词汇与语法知识，需结合语境分析选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6