During the twentieth century, cars, electric lights, space travel and amazing advances in medicine changed people’s lives. So what might this new century bring? There are hundreds of predictions flying around — let’s have a light-hearted look at some of them.
In a recent UK survey, teenagers were asked to make predictions about the year 2020. One of the most common predictions was that school uniforms won’t be around. They also predicted that both girls and boys will wear make-up more often, and more than 75% of men will wear skirts regularly. My dad is 65 next Saturday — I think I’ll buy him a skirt as a birthday present and tell him he’ll soon be in fashion!
Other predictions involve changing roles of men and women. By 2017, some people say that single men of working age will form more than 10% of all families. It is also predicted that washing powder advertisements will include more men because more of them will do housework. I’ll tell that to my husband when he gets home and see how keen he is to wash the dishes!
Many predictions are about crime and safety problems. Some people think that crime will improve and the world will become a more peaceful place. Others believe that crime is going to worsen and that people will stay at home becoming completely dependent on the Internet for shopping and work. It is also predicted that you will need an electronic card to get into parks as parents demand safe play areas for their children. This is old news for me --- our local government is going to introduce one this summer.
Technology is predicted to play an even more important role in our lives in the future. Some parents might have cameras at home so they can keep an eye on their children while they are out. Quick, kids, turn off the TV and do your homework!
Here’s another prediction. Researchers have concluded that cultural activity may add years to your life. The cinema, theatre and concerts may give us a longer life because they encourage strong feelings. Well, we’re watching Bridget Jones’ Diary this Friday night. Will that help us live longer?
Let’s finish up with my favourite prediction. In the future, elderly people are going to make up a larger proportion of the world’s population than ever before. In Britain, an estimated 100,000 people now in their thirties may live to be 100. And that includes me! I’ll have a big, big party, I promise!
小題1: The writer’s father ________ .
A．has just turned sixty-five
B．wears skirts
C．is very fashionable
D．is about to turn sixty-five
小題2:Why might more men do housework in the future?
A．Washing powder advertisements suggest it.
B．Men won’t want to work in offices any more.
C．Traditional roles of men and women will change.
D．Women will refuse to wash the dishes.
小題3:According to the passage, people might ________ , if crime worsens.
A．need electronic cards to get into their homes
B．stay at home and depend on the Internet
C．help to make the world a more peaceful place
D．work harder and make more money
小題4:Which of the following is NOT true？
A．It’s likely that the writer is to live to be 100.
B．The writer promises that she is going to hold a big, big party soon.
C．Without an electronic card, you can’t get into a park freely in the future.
D．The writer holds a positive attitude towards the changes in the new century.
小題5:From the passage, we may infer that the writer is probably ____ .
A．a(chǎn) professional news reporter.
B．a(chǎn) young and attractive sales girl.
C．a(chǎn) middle-aged British housewife.
D．a(chǎn) responsible government official.

小題1:D
小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:B
小題1:C
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* Email your new friends with fun things to do instead of always asking what their plans are, If they have a better plan you can drop (放棄) yours and join them．This will help establish（建立） you as someone who is contributing value instead of just taking it (people want this in a friend) ．
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