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【題目】 Bill Gates’ body might live in the present, but his brain lives in the future. He has made a career out of predicting what will happen in matters of computing, public health and the environment. He correctly predicted the rise of smartphones and social media, and his latest predictions could come true, too. Here’s what Gates predicts for the future of our world.

In his Annual Letter 2015, Gates made the prediction that Africa’s agriculture industry would increase productivity by 50% by 2030. Now the continent buys about $50 billion worth of food from other countries each year, although 70% of people in Africa are farmers. “In the next 15 years，however，creations in farming will solve the food problem in Africa,” Gates wrote. “The world has already developed crops that are more productive; with all the technologies, African farmers could possibly double their harvests.”

By 2035, there could be almost no poor countries. In his Annual Letter 2014, Gates bravely predicted that continued levels of foreign help could mean there would be almost no more poor countries by 2035. “Almost all countries will be what we now call lower-middle income or richer,” Gates explained. “Countries will learn from their most productive neighbors and benefit from things like better seeds and the digital revolution. ”

By 2030, the world will discover a clean-energy breakthrough to power our world. One of Gate’s more hopeful predictions which came in 2016 said that wind, solar, or some other renewable resources would power most of the world within 15 years. “The difficulty we face is big, perhaps bigger than many people imagine,” he wrote in his letter. “But so is the chance to make things better.” Many of the poor countries he visited had no running water or electricity. At night this meant they couldn’t light or power their homes, and keep businesses open.” If the world can find a type of cheap, clean energy, it will do more than prevent climate change,” he wrote. “It will change the lives of millions of the poorest families.”

【1】What does the author think of Gates’ predictions?

A.They sound quite unreal.B.They are mainly about computers.

C.They will probably come true.D.They haven’t produced any end result.

【2】How is the agriculture in Africa?

A.It is losing its workforce.B.It is in need of productivity.

C.It can satisfy the local needs.D.It is as backward as Africa’s industry.

【3】What should poor countries do according to Gates?

A.Use expensive seeds.B.Expect less foreign help.

C.Rely on the digital revolution.D.Learn from the experience of other countries.

【4】What’s Gates’ attitude to clean-energy development?

A.It’s no easy task.B.It’s hard to imagine.

C.It can put climate change to an end.D.It has little to do with poor families.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章主要說明了Bill Gates對(duì)于未來世界的預(yù)測(cè)，他預(yù)測(cè)到2030年非洲農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)力將提高50%，到2035年將幾乎沒有貧窮國家以及到2030年世界對(duì)于清潔能源的發(fā)現(xiàn)，會(huì)有突破，并為我們的世界提供能源。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中He correctly predicted the rise of smartphones and social media, and his latest predictions could come true, too.可知他正確地預(yù)測(cè)了智能手機(jī)和社交媒體的崛起，他的最新預(yù)測(cè)也有可能成為現(xiàn)實(shí)。由此可知，作者認(rèn)為Gates的預(yù)測(cè)很可能會(huì)成為現(xiàn)實(shí)。故選C。

【2】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中In his Annual Letter 2015, Gates made the prediction that Africa’s agriculture industry would increase productivity by 50% by 2030.可知Gates在2015年的年度信中預(yù)測(cè)，到2030年，非洲農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)力將提高50%。由此可推知，非洲的農(nóng)業(yè)需要生產(chǎn)力。故選B。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中Countries will learn from their most productive neighbors and benefit from things like better seeds and the digital revolution.可知各國將向生產(chǎn)力最高的鄰國學(xué)習(xí)，并從更好的種子和數(shù)字革命等方面獲益。由此可知，根據(jù)Gates的觀點(diǎn)，貧窮國家應(yīng)該學(xué)習(xí)其他國家的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。故選D。

【4】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中“The difficulty we face is big, perhaps bigger than many people imagine,” he wrote in his letter.可知“我們面臨的困難很大，可能比許多人想象的還要大，”他在信中寫道。由此可推知，Gates認(rèn)為發(fā)展清潔能源不是一件容易的事。故選A。