1 . 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.

1. What will happen to the media in 2050?

A．Televisions will disappear

B．Computers will take the place of televisions.

C．Computers will choose the programme for us.

D．We can smell the dishes on television.

2. What will the vehicles be like in 2050?

A．They will be less polluted and more safe.

B．They will be controlled by robots.

C．Planes will fly all over the world in a short time.

D．They will go at a very high speed and run on oil.

3. What can we learn from the 4th paragraph?

A．Robots will ask for pay rises and go on strike in the future.

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

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

D．More and more work will be done by robots by 2050.

4. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．What our future life will be like.	B．TV channels will disappear in 2050.
C．What cars will be like in the future.	D．Many diseases will disappear in 2050.