will be doing the housework and we will be eating __11__ food. A lot of people think that we might only cook for fun in the future. Space exploration will become increasingly __12__. Fifty percent of the people we talked to __13__ that man will regularly visit Mars.

　　Pollution is something that seems to __14__ many people. Some fear that it will __15__ to get worse, and that our planet will become __16__ to live on. Others even __17__ that one day we'll have to pay for clean air.

　　__18__， people seem to be quite optimistic about genetic engineering (遗传工程学), as they think scientists will use it to __19__ diseases like cancer and AIDS.

　　No matter how dark or bright it may seem, it is up to us to __20__ our planet and try to make it a better place.

　　1．A.education　　　　　　 B．space

　　C．nature D．life

　　解析：选D　根据下文描述的交友、教育、太空探索以及污染问题等可知，此问卷调查是关于未来"生活(life)"的。

　　2．A.tears B．hopes

　　C．rights D．plans

　　解析：选B　根据本空后的fears以及下文描述的未来生活的不同方面可知，问卷结果显示了人们对未来生活的"期许(hopes)"和担忧。

　　3．A.marriage B．leadership

　　C．friendship D．neighborhood

　　解析：选C　根据下文的"one of the most important human relationships"和"People will make friends through the Internet."可知，此处是说未来的"友谊(friendship)"会发生巨大的改变。

　　4．A.private B．perfect

　　C．necessary D．expensive

　　解析：选C　根据本段描述电脑对人们的影响可知，到2050年，电脑将变得"必不可少(necessary)"。

　　5．A.however B．instead

　　C．anyhow D．therefore

解析：选A　"一些人认为电脑是最好的朋友"和"有些人认为人与人之间将变得更