Have you ever considered what an important part work plays in our general lifestyle? For most of us, our jobs are the main things that motivate and direct us, and around which we organize our lives. Perhaps this stress on work began with our Puritan forebears, who believed that the best way to serve God was through honest hard work, or perhaps our fundamental belief in work stems from a time when this country was young and we needed people who believed in hard work to carry out the arduous business of pioneering. Whatever the reason, it is undeniable that work is important to us. Think about the situation that arises when you meet someone and try to learn more about him or her. An early question is very frequently something such as, “What do you do?” or “Where do you work?” This kind of question usually follows “What’s your name?” and is now so common with us that we do not stop to wonder why we ask it.
But, you know, it is very possible that in the future the question will disappear, and we might very well ask instead, “What do you play?”
Computer and other technological equipment are making jobs more automated and less personally demanding. Scientists tell us that one day in the foreseeable future, very few people will have to work. Our society will be run by computers and we will have a great deal more free time so that our games will become more important than our jobs.
At the beginning of this century, almost everybody believes in work. But by the end of this century, we might be thinking quite differently. Today, people are divided into social classes in accordance with the type of work they do; tomorrow, it is more than likely we will be divided according to the type of games we play.
This change may give rise to a new race of therapists called “fun specialists,” who will fill the same functions as our current career specialists. They will show us how to get the most fun and enjoyment out of our leisure time. Someday people will no longer be known primarily by the work they do.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
2. What can be inferred from the passage about people in the early days of the nation’s history?
3. What is TRUE about people in the future according to the passage?
4. What is TRUE about games according to the passage?
5. What kind of function do games mainly play in near future?
问题1选项
A.Work plays an important part in our general lifestyle.
B.It is very possible that game will replace work as the most important part in our life.
C.People are divided into social classes in accordance with types or work they do.
D.Game players know how to get the most fun and enjoyment out of our leisure time.
问题2选项
A.They had strong belief in honest hard work.
B.They had a great deal more free time than we do now.
C.They were divided according to the games they played.
D.They were known primarily by the work they did.
问题3选项
A.They usually ask “what’s your name?” when they first meet.
B.They will have “fun specialists” to advise them on what games are best to play.
C.They will have a great deal more free time than we do because they use computers to run their society.
D.They will attach a great deal of importance to the work they do.
问题4选项
A.Puritans had no games in their lives in the early history of their nation.
B.Games are more important than jobs to us.
C.Games will be the primary concern of the people in the future.
D.People will no longer depend on games for fun in the future.
问题5选项
A.Entertainment.
B.Class division.
C.Providing jobs.
D.Time occupation.
第1题:B
第2题:A
第3题:C
第4题:C
第5题:B
第1题:
【选项释义】
What is the main idea of the passage? 这篇文章的主旨是什么？
A. Work plays an important part in our general lifestyle. A. 工作在我们的日常生活中扮演着重要的角色。
B. It is very possible that game will replace work as the most important part in our life. B. 游戏很有可能取代工作成为我们生活中最重要的部分。
C. People are divided into social classes in accordance with types or work they do. C. 人们根据他们所从事的类型或工作被划分为社会阶层。
D. Game players know how to get the most fun and enjoyment out of our leisure time. D. 游戏玩家知道如何从我们的闲暇时间获得最大的乐趣和享受。
【考查点】主旨大意题。
【解题思路】文章核心围绕“未来游戏可能取代工作成为生活的核心”展开，尤其是后半部分提到社会可能根据游戏类型划分阶级，且“游戏将比工作更重要”（our games will become more important than our jobs）。因此B选项“游戏很有可能取代工作成为我们生活中最重要的部分。”正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“工作在我们的日常生活中扮演着重要的角色。”，虽然文章开头提到工作的重要性，但这是为了引出未来可能的转变，并非全文主旨，属于曲解文意；
C选项“人们根据他们所从事的类型或工作被划分为社会阶层。”是当前社会现象的描述（第二段提到），但并非文章讨论的未来趋势，属于出处错误；
D选项“游戏玩家知道如何从我们的闲暇时间获得最大的乐趣和享受。”是未来“娱乐专家”的作用之一，属于细节，不能概括全文主旨，属于以偏概全。
第2题:
【选项释义】
What can be inferred from the passage about people in the early days of the nation’s history? 从文章中我们可以推断出这个国家历史早期的人是什么样的？
A. They had strong belief in honest hard work. A. 他们对诚实努力工作有着坚定的信念。
B. They had a great deal more free time than we do now. B. 他们比我们现在有更多的空闲时间。
C. They were divided according to the games they played. C. 他们是根据他们玩的游戏来划分的。
D. They were known primarily by the work they did. D. 他们主要通过他们所做的工作而为人所知。
【考查点】事实细节题。
【解题思路】根据题干关键词people in the early days可定位到文章第一段第三句，提到清教徒祖先（Puritan forebears）认为“通过诚实劳动服务上帝”，且国家早期需要“坚信努力工作的人”完成拓荒任务，因此A选项“他们对诚实努力工作有着坚定的信念。”符合题意。
【干扰项排除】
B选项“他们比我们现在有更多的空闲时间。”，文章明确未来人会有更多闲暇时间，而非过去的人，属于出处错误；
C选项“他们是根据他们玩的游戏来划分的。”，按游戏划分阶级是未来的预测，与早期无关，属于出处错误；
D选项“他们主要通过他们所做的工作而为人所知。”，虽然现在人们以工作定义身份（如What do you do?），但题目问的是早期（early days），选项D是当前现象，不符合题干的时间限定，属于出处错误。
第3题:
【选项释义】
What is TRUE about people in the future according to the passage? 根据文章，关于未来的人什么是正确的？
A. They usually ask “what’s your name?” when they first meet. A. 第一次见面时，他们通常会问“你叫什么名字？”。
B. They will have “fun specialists” to advise them on what games are best to play. B. 他们会有“娱乐专家”来建议他们玩什么游戏最好。
C. They will have a great deal more free time than we do because they use computers to run their society. C. 他们将比我们有更多的空闲时间，因为他们使用电脑来运行他们的社会。
D. They will attach a great deal of importance to the work they do. D. 他们会非常重视他们所做的工作。
【考查点】事实细节题。
【解题思路】根据题干关键词people in the future可以定位到文章第三段倒数第一句，原文明确提到“未来社会由计算机运行，人们有更多闲暇”（Our society will be run by computers and we will have a great deal more free time），因此C选项“他们将比我们有更多的空闲时间，因为他们使用电脑来运行他们的社会。”正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“第一次见面时，他们通常会问‘你叫什么名字？’。”，文章提到“What’s your name?”是当前初次见面的常见问题，但未说明未来是否相同，且与题干无关，属于过度推断；
B选项“他们会有‘娱乐专家’来建议他们玩什么游戏最好。”，虽然“娱乐专家”会被引入，但原文仅提到“如何从闲暇中获得最大乐趣”，表述不准确，属于过度推断；
D选项“他们会非常重视他们所做的工作。”与文章主旨相反，未来人们不再重视工作，属于反向干扰。
第4题:
【选项释义】
What is TRUE about games according to the passage? 根据文章，关于游戏什么是正确的？
A. Puritans had no games in their lives in the early history of their nation. A. 在他们国家的早期历史中，清教徒的生活中没有游戏。
B. Games are more important than jobs to us. B. 对我们来说，游戏比工作更重要。
C. Games will be the primary concern of the people in the future. C. 游戏将是未来人们最关心的事情。
D. People will no longer depend on games for fun in the future. D. 在未来，人们将不再依赖游戏来获得乐趣。
【考查点】事实细节题。
【解题思路】根据题干关键词games可以定位到文章第三段倒数第一句，文章明确提到“游戏将比工作更重要”（games will become more important than our jobs），且社会可能按游戏类型划分阶级。因此C选项“游戏将是未来人们最关心的事情。”正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“在他们国家的早期历史中，清教徒的生活中没有游戏。”，文章未提及清教徒是否没有游戏，仅提到他们重视工作，属于无中生有；
B选项“对我们来说，游戏比工作更重要。”使用现在时态（are more important），但文章讨论的是未来趋势，属于曲解文意；
D选项“在未来，人们将不再依赖游戏来获得乐趣。”与原文矛盾，未来人们反而会更依赖游戏获得乐趣，属于反向干扰。
第5题:
【选项释义】
What kind of function do games mainly play in near future? 在不久的将来，游戏主要扮演什么样的功能？
A. Entertainment. A. 娱乐。
B. Class division. B. 阶级划分。
C. Providing jobs. C. 提供就业机会。
D. Time occupation. D. 占用时间。
【考查点】事实细节题。
【解题思路】根据题干关键词function可以定位到文章第四段倒数第一句，文章明确提到“未来社会可能根据游戏类型划分阶级”（we will be divided according to the type of games we play），说明游戏的主要功能是阶级划分。因此B选项“阶级划分。”符合题意。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“娱乐。”是当前游戏的作用，但文章强调未来的社会功能（阶级划分）更重要，属于曲解文意；
C选项“提供就业机会。”，文章未提及游戏会提供就业机会，属于无中生有；
D选项“占用时间。”是游戏的表面作用，但文章更强调其社会分层功能，属于曲解文意。
