1 . We asked Professor John Williams, a futurologist, for his expert predictions on life in the next few decades.
“Unfortunately, it looks quite likely that the climate may ________significantly (显著地), with hotter summers, colder winters and more flooding. At the same time, fuel for heating or air conditioning will probably become much more expensive. For these reasons, our houses will certainly have to become much better ________. People are already building so-called ‘passive houses’, which have little or no central heating at all, ________ the body heat of the people who live there.
“Homes probably won’t be as big, and so we will need more adaptable (可改变的) furniture, such as sofa beds, and when we are not ________ our furniture we will be able to fold it away into wall cabinets (壁橱). Houses could have moveable walls so that the same space can be ________ in different ways.”
“New technology will make us more self-sufficient (自给自足的). Kitchens may have fish tanks which, as well as providing fish to eat, also ________ fresh vegetables. The plants will ________ oxygen for the fish. These tanks will be powered by household waste and create ________, which can then be used to run the family car—________ we might not all have cars!”
“Water will be more expensive and the home of the future will probably be designed to use much ________ water. Washing machines and dishwashers might use sound waves to shake ________ off. We may even take showers using sound waves. What water we do use will be recycled and used again round the house and private swimming pools will become a thing of the ________.”
“We will also ______ ) have more robots in our houses, though they won’t look like the ones in films. There will probably be small robots ________ to clean the fridge or open the curtains. ________ fridges will tell us when food is about to go out of date and even suggest recipes, and we will be able to communicate with our homes by mobile phone wherever we are.”
1. A.change | B.improve | C.respond | D.cool |
2. A.prepared | B.placed | C.qualified | D.equipped |
3. A.dealing with | B.relying on | C.focusing on | D.giving out |
4. A.using | B.moving | C.cleaning | D.selling |
5. A.demanded | B.arranged | C.measured | D.enlarged |
6. A.produce | B.wash | C.store | D.cook |
7. A.find | B.save | C.provide | D.test |
8. A.spaces | B.energy | C.systems | D.material |
9. 10. A.more | B.warmer | C.less | D.slower |
11. A.dirt | B.water | C.leaves | D.hair |
12. A.future | B.past | C.life | D.imagination |
13. A.regularly | B.suddenly | C.nearly | D.certainly |
14. A.designed | B.discovered | C.repaired | D.collected |
15. A.Old | B.Additional | C.Common | D.Clever |