1990年考研英语二真题及解析.pdfVIP

1990年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题 SectionICloseTest Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourchoiceslabeled ［A］, ［B］, ［C］,and ［D］. ChoosethebestoneandputyourchoiceintheANSWERSHEET.Readthewholepassagebeforemakingyour choice.(10points) ①Nooneknowsforsurewhattheworldwouldbelikeintheyear2001. ②Manybookshavebeenwritten th 1 thefuture. ③Butthe19 -centuryFrenchnovelistJulesVernemaybecalledafuturologistinthefullest 2 oftheword. ④Inhisfantasticnovels“ATriptotheMoon”and“80DaysAroundtheWorld,”hedescribedwith detailtheaeroplaneandeventhehelicopter. ⑤ Thesenovelsstillhaveagreatattraction 3 youngreadersof todaybecauseoftheirboldimaginationandscientificaccuracy. ⑥Belowisadescriptionofwhatourlifewillbeintheyear2001aspredictedbya 4 writer. ⑦In2001,inthehome,cookerswillbesetsothatyoucancookacompletemealatthetouchofaswitch. ⑧Televisionwillprovideinformationonpricesatthe 5 shopsaswellasnewsandentertainment. ⑨ Videophoneswillbringpicturesaswellas 6 totelephoneconversations. ⑩Machineswillcontroltemperature,lighting,entertainment,securityalarms,laundryandgardening. 11 ○Lightingwillprovidedecorationaswellaswallpaper. 12 13 ○Atwork,robotswilltake 7 mostjobsinthemanufacturingindustries. ○Workinghourswillfallto 14 15 under 30 hours a week. ○Holidays will get longer; six weeks will be the normal annual holiday. ○Men and womenwillretireatthesameage. 16 17 ○Ourleisurewillbedifferenttoo. ○Thehomewillbecomethecenterofentertainmentthroughtelevision 18 andelectronicgames. ○Morepeoplewilleato