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共用题干 Houses of the FutureWhat will houses be like in thirty years'time?No one really knows,but archi...
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Houses of the Future
What will houses be like in thirty years'time?No one really knows,but architects are trying to predict.
___________ (46)
Future houses will have to be flexible.In thirty years'time even more of us will be working from home.So we
will have to be able to use areas of the houses for work for part of the day and for living for the rest.Families
grow and change with children arriving,growing up and leaving home.___________(47)Nothing will be as
fixed as it is now.The house will always be changing to meet changing needs.
Everyone agrees that in thirty years'time we will be living in"intelligent"houses.We will be able to talk
to our kitchen machines and discuss with them what to do.Like this:"We'll be having a party this weekend.
What food shall we cook?"____________(48)We will be able to leave most of the cooking to the machines,
just tasting things from time to time to check.
The house of the future will be personal一each house will be different._______________(49)You won't have
to paint them一you'll be able to tell the wall to change the color!And if you don't like the color the next
day,you'll be able to have a new one.____________(50) _________（50）
Houses of the Future
What will houses be like in thirty years'time?No one really knows,but architects are trying to predict.
___________ (46)
Future houses will have to be flexible.In thirty years'time even more of us will be working from home.So we
will have to be able to use areas of the houses for work for part of the day and for living for the rest.Families
grow and change with children arriving,growing up and leaving home.___________(47)Nothing will be as
fixed as it is now.The house will always be changing to meet changing needs.
Everyone agrees that in thirty years'time we will be living in"intelligent"houses.We will be able to talk
to our kitchen machines and discuss with them what to do.Like this:"We'll be having a party this weekend.
What food shall we cook?"____________(48)We will be able to leave most of the cooking to the machines,
just tasting things from time to time to check.
The house of the future will be personal一each house will be different._______________(49)You won't have
to paint them一you'll be able to tell the wall to change the color!And if you don't like the color the next
day,you'll be able to have a new one.____________(50) _________（50）
参考答案: A
参考解析: 该空格的前一句是讲建筑师正在试图预测，从第二段起是对未来房子的描述。因此B 项最为合适，它起到承上启下的作用。
前文中提到随着孩子的出生、成长以及又离开家，家庭就会发生变化，因此房子应该相 应地发生变化。故选E。
短文第三段讲到未来的厨房是智能的，我们可以和厨房里的机器交谈，因此C项正确。
这一段讲房子可以自己改变颜色，所以选项D是正确答案。
前面提到的都是我们对房子所能做的事情，后面应该会提到我们所不能做的事情。故 选A。第6部分：完形填空