Futurologists predict that life will probably be very apparently distinct in 2050 in all the fields of activity, from entertainment to technology.

First of all, it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050. Instead, people will choose a programme from a ”menu“ and a computer will send the programme directly to the television. Today, we can use the World Wide Web to read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer thousands of kilometers away. By 2050, music, films, programmes, newspapers and books will come to us by computer. We will also be able to see, smell and touch the things that we see on television.

In transport, cars will run on new, clean ”gas“ and they will go very fast. Cars will have computers to control the speed of the car and there won’t be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are. By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to where you want to go. Space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours.

In technology, robots will have replaced people in factories. Many factories already use robots. Big companies prefer robots-they do not ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere—in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.

Last but not least, medicine technology will have conquered many diseases. By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people see again and hear again. Scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they have.

【小题1】What will happen to television by 2050 according to the passage?

A．It will completely disappear.

B．It will be mostly controlled by computers.

C．One can try the food one sees on television.

D．One can learn to switch on TV set from a ”menu“.

【小题2】How does the transport benefit people most by 2050?

A．Cars will go at a very high speed on their own.

B．Computers will tell people where they are going.

C．There will be less pollution and no car accidents.

D．Space planes will fly all over the world in a short time.

【小题3】What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．People will live more healthily and longer by 2050.

B．There will be no people working in factories by 2050.

C．There will be cloned people coming to power by 2050.

D．People can read newspapers through a computer by 2050.

【小题4】What is the author’s attitude towards people’s life in future?

A．Doubtful.	B．Objective.
C．Critical.	D．Positive.