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中考英语阅读理解专项训练-科普知识与文化

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Passage1

Anewreportshowswhatlifemightbelikein100yearsfromnow.Itdescribesskyscrapersthataremuchtallerthantodaysbuildings,underwater‘bubble’citiesandholidaysinspace.Thereportisfromacompany.Itaskedexperts(专家)onspaceandarchitecture,aswellascityplanners,togivetheirideasonthelifein2116.Theysaidthewaywelive,workandplaywillbetotallydifferenttohowwedothesethingstoday.TheexpertsusedtheInternetasanexample.Theysaidthat25yearsago,peoplecouldnotimaginehowtheInternetandsmartphoneswouldchangeourlives.TheInternethascompletelychangedthewaywecommunicate,learnanddodailythings.Theexpertssaidthechangesinthenextcenturywouldbeevenmoreunbelievable.

Researchersquestioned2，000adultsaboutthepredictions(预言)theythoughtweremostlikely(很可能的)tohappeninthefuture.Theypredictedthatinthefuture,fewpeoplewillgotoanofficebutwillworkfromhomeandhaveworkmeetingsonline.Peoplewillhavehighlydeveloped3Dprintersthatwillletyoudownload(下载)adesignforfurnitureorafoodrecipeandthen‘print’thesofa,tableorpizzaathome.Therewillalsobelessneedforvisitstothedoctor.Wewillallhaveahomehealthinstrumentthatwilltelluswhattheproblemisandgiveustreatment.WewillalsobegoingintospaceforholidaysandtogetresourcesthatwehaveuseduponEarth.ApredictionthatismissingiswhetherpeoplewillstillneedtostudyEnglish.

()1.ThewriterusestheexampleoftheInternetinParagraph1toshow________．

A.theInternetwasoftenused

B.theInternethasdevelopedfast

C.peoplewillnotbelievethechanges

D.technologywillchangepeopleslives

()2.Withthehelpofhighlydeveloped3Dprinters,awaytogetasofain2116isto________．

A.buyoneinashop

B.asksomebodytomakeone

C.downloadadesignand‘print’one

D.designandmakeonebyones