【題目】閱讀理解
What will man be like in the future — in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make a guess, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today. For man is slowly changing all the time.
Let us take an example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on the average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is a relatively (相對地) short period of time, so we may suppose that man will continue to grow taller.
Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain's capacity (容量.) As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more and finally we shall need larger ones! This is likely to bring about a physical change too. The head, especially the forehead, will grow larger.
Nowadays our eyes are being used too much. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time it is likely that man's eyes will grow stronger.
On the other hand, we tend (有…的趨勢) to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive (敏感的) because they are used a great deal in modern life.
What about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both men and women are probably to be hairless!
Perhaps, all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive (有吸引力的) person to look at! This may well be true. All the same, besides these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and feelings similar to our own.
(1)Future man is probably to be different from us in ________ ways.
A.two
B.three
C.four
D.five
(2)Future man's head will grow larger because ________.
A.he will use his brain more and more as time goes on
B.he makes use only 80% of the brain's capacity
C.the other 80% of his brain will grow faster
D.his brain has grown larger over the past centuries
(3)What will be probably TRUE about the man in the future?
A.He will have smaller eyes and will wear better glasses.
B.His fingers will grow weaker because he won't use them.
C.He will be hairless because hair is no longer useful.
D.He will think and feel in a different way.
(4)What does the writer write the article for?
A.To give us some knowledge of future man.
B.To show that man's life will be different in the future.
C.To let us know future man will become shorter.
D.To tell us future man will not use legs.

【答案】
(1)D
(2)A
(3)C
(4)A
【解析】文章大意:本文是一篇科幻類短文,是關(guān)于將來的人類將變成什么樣子。我們的身高變得更高,腦袋變得更大,眼睛更強大,胳膊和腿會更弱,沒有頭發(fā)。
(1)推理判斷題。根據(jù)man will continue to grow taller.our brains,our eyes, arms and legs, hair可知我們在未來將在身高,大腦,眼睛,胳膊和腿,以及頭發(fā)這五方面會有變化,故選D。
(2)細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more and finally we shall need larger ones!可知因為隨著時間的推移,我們將不得不越來越多的使用大腦,因此我們的腦袋會變得更大,故選A。
(3)細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both men and women are probably to be hairless!可知因為頭發(fā)沒有用途,所以在未來我們可能沒有頭發(fā),故選C。
(4)推理判斷題。根據(jù)What will man be like in the future — in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now?可知本文主要介紹了未來人類將是什么樣子,故選A。

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