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Life in the 2020s will be different from it is now，because many changes will take place.What will the changes be?

The population is growing fast.There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live longer.

Computers will be much s maller and more useful，and there will be at least one in every home.And computer study will be one of the most important subjects in school.

People will work fewer hours，and have more free time f or sports，TV and  traveling.Traveling will be much cheaper and easier.And many people will go to other countries for holiday.

There will be changes in our food，too.Because more and more people know the importance of healthy diet，maybe no one will eat meat.They will eat more vegetables and fruit.S o people will be healthier.Work in the future will be different，too.Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots.Because of this，many people won't have enough work to do.This will be a problem.

41.In the 2020s，there will be ______.

A.more trees    B.more people    C.few countries   D.more work to do

42.In the future，people will not have to ______.

A.travel     B.study     C.work long    D.eat meat

43.Every family will have at least one ______ in the 2020s.

A.computer    B.house     C.TV      D.robot

44.Traveling will be ______ in the 2020s.

A.less interesting        B.more difficult

C.more expensive        D.much cheaper and easier

45.People in the 2020s may not have as much ______ as we do now.

A.fruit    B.milk     C.bread     D.meat

Ⅶ.任务型阅读 (10分)

根据短文内容完成以下任务：

Here is a page from a magazine called Future.Read the following information about things that may happen in ten years.

48.Cars will run on solar power (太阳能) and will be much cleaner. They will be much safer.For exampl e，if you are too close to another car or if you are driving dangerously，your car will slow down or stop by itself.

New cities will have to be built in the sea.Some of them will have two levels (层) .People will live on the upper level;the lower level will be used for traffic，shops and factories.

Biotechnology (生物技术) will make food better and healthier.Plants without insects or illnesses (病虫害) will be developed.49.The taste of fruit and vegetables will be better and food will be kept longer.

Many new ways to cure (治愈) illnesses will be found.People will use products of genetic engineering (基因工程产品) to cure more illnesses.However，some new illnesses will appear.

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