2015职称英语A级考试阅读理解综合类专项练习(5)
<p> <span word="Looking">Looking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Future">Future</span></p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="said">said</span>: <span word="Machines">Machines</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="power">power</span>. <span word="Buildings">Buildings</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="rotate">rotate</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="Walls">Walls</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="radiate">radiate</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="button">button</span>. <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="pills">pills</span>. <span word="School">School</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="impulse">impulse</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>. <span word="Cars">Cars</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="radar">radar</span>. <span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> 2000? <span word="Actually">Actually</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1958 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1978?</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="about">about</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="did">did</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="accurately">accurately</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span>, <span word="skilled">skilled</span> <span word="businessmen">businessmen</span>, <span word="scientists">scientists</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposedly">supposedly</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="they">they</span>? <span word="One">One</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span>: <span word="Cities">Cities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="farms">farms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fields">fields</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="airbuses">airbuses</span>, <span word="large">large</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="helicopters">helicopters</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 200 <span word="passengers">passengers</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airbus">airbus</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coin">coin</span>-<span word="operated">operated</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="equipped">equipped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="radar">radar</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="radar">radar</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="unheard">unheard</span> <span word="of">of</span>. <span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span>? <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="accurate">accurate</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1957. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1982.</p><p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="field">field</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="forecasting">forecasting</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="predicting">predicting</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accurate">accurate</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1929, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="forecasters">forecasters</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="market">market</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>, <span word="ruining">ruining</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="foreseers">foreseers</span>.</p>
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