No one knows for sure what the world would be like in the year 2001 . Many books havebeen written _26__the future. But the 19th-century French novelist Jules Veme may be called afuturologist in the fullest _27__ of the word. In his fantastic novels "A Trip to the Moon" and " 80 Days Around the World" , he described' with detail the aeroplane and even the helicopter.These novels still have a great attraction _28__ young readers of today because of their boldimagination and scientific accuracy.
Below is a description of what our life will be in the year 2001 as predicted by a _29_ writer.
In 2001 , in the home, cookers will be set so that you can cook a complete meal at the touch of a switch.
Television will provide information on prices at the _30__ shops as well as news and entertainment. Videophones will bring pictures as well as _31__ to telephone conversations.Machines will control temperature, lighting, entertainment, security alarms, laundry andgardening .
Lighting will provide decoration as well as wallpaper.
At work, robots will take _32___ most jobs in the manufacturing industries. Working hours will fall to under 30 hours a week. Holidays will get longer; six weeks will be the normal annual holiday. Men and women will retire at the sarlle age.
Our leisure will be different too. The home will become the center of entertainment through television and electronic games. More people will eat out in restaurants _33_ they do today; also they will have a much wider variety of food available. There will be a change of taste towards a more savoury-flavored menu. New synthetic foods will form a _34____ part of people' s diets.Foreign travel will _35__;winter holidays will become more popular than summer ones.
Also non-stop flights from Britain to Australia and New Zealand will be easily available and much cheaper. Education will become increasingly more important than ever before.
| 26. |
A. in |
B. of |
C. about |
D. for |
| 27. |
A. sense |
B. meaning |
C. detail |
D. implication |
| 28. |
A. for |
B. of |
C. on |
D. towards |
| 29. |
A. today |
B. nowadays |
C. present-day |
D. present |
| 30. |
A. near |
B. nearby |
C. nearly |
D. nearer |
| 31. |
A. noise |
B. sound |
C. tone |
D. tune |
| 32. |
A. to |
B. away |
C. off |
D. over |
| 33. |
A. than |
B. as |
C. when |
D. while |
| 34. |
A. usual |
B. popular |
C. daily |
D. regular |
| 35. |
A. add |
B. increase |
C. raise |
D. arise |
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