4.Computers can do everything for human beings in the future.(F)

5.By the end of the century，people will have lived on other planets.(F)

Ⅱ.课文阅读理解

1.Which people of the following can be called futurologists?

A.People who like to read fantasy stories.

B.People who write about the future themselves.

C.People who plan the future of the world for a living.

D.People who think about the future just for fun.

答案　C

2.What was the most common theme in science fiction novels in the 19th century?

A.Adventure. B.Future.

C.Love. D.History.

答案　B

3.The futurologists will hold a seminar，aiming to .

A.do a research about the future

B.solve some problems about energy and natural resources

C.study the chances of people settling on other planets

D.discuss the endless possibilities of the future

答案　D

4.Why will many people want to attend the seminar?

A.Because they are curious about the future.

B.Because they want to make friends with futurologists.

C.Because they dream of starting new enterprises based on the predictions made by futurologists.

D.Because they can make a fortune at the seminar.

答案　C

5.What is the prediction by the middle of the century?

A.A new type of electronic human might have developed.

B.No one will die of starvation.

C.Garments will be so strong that they will never get old and worn.

D.Tiny，insect-like robots may be sent around the cells of our bodies.

答案　A

Ⅲ.课文难句分析

1.The future is now big business and many people will attend the seminar with dreams of starting new enterprises based on the predictions they will hear this weekend.

[句式分析]　本句是复合句。 they will hear this weekend是定语从句，修饰the predictions；based on...是过去分词短语作后置定语，相当于which are based on...。

[自主翻译]　未来学现在是很大的产业，许多人将参加这个研讨会，他们梦想在这个周末