未来，充满无限可能；未来，充满无限期待。你知道本世纪中叶的生活将是什么样子吗?让我们带你，一起走进未来——

What picture do you have of the future? Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? What do you hope about the future?

Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields of activity. First of all, it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050. Instead, people will choose a programme from a 'menu' and a computer will send the programme directly to the television. By 2050, music, films, programmes, newspapers and books will come to us by computer.

Then, 'Holographic Feedback TV' will have arrived: holograms are pictures that have height, width and depth. By 2050, we will be able to see, smell and touch the things that we see on television.

Water will have become one of our most serious problems. In many places, agriculture is changing and they are growing fruit and vegetables to export. This uses a lot of water. Demand for water will increase ten times between now and 2050 and there could be serious shortages.

In transport, cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast. Cars will have computers to control the speed of the car and there won't be any accidents. By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination. On the other hand, space planes will take people halfway around the world in two hours.

As for technology, robots will have replaced people in factories. Many factories already use robots. Big companies prefer robots- they do not ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere- in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.

Lat but not least, medicine technology will have conquered many diseases. Today, there are electronic devices that connect directly to the brain to help people hear. By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people see again and hear again.

http://articles.famouswhy.com/how_will_life_in_2050_be_like_/

Read the passage quickly and fill in the blanks below.

People will live a completely     1     life in 2015, when TV channels will have      2     . Programmes will be directly      3      to the television by computers after people choose them from a 'menu'. Holographic Feedback TV will make it      4      for us to see, smell and touch the things that we see on television. People will be      5      of water with agriculture changing. By 2050, people will enjoy a faster and safer travel thanks to the function of computers used in      6     . It’s common to see robots used everywhere due to their great      7      in 2050. With advanced medicine      8     , the blind and deaf are able to see again and hear again.

Keys:

1. different       2. disappeared               3. sent                  4. possible

5. short         6. transportation              7. advantages             8. technology