1、Period Writing.阅读理解ASeveralrecentstudiesexaminehowmachineautomationandartificialintelligence(AI) willchangethefutureofwork.Someresearcherspredictthesetechnologiescouldreplaceupto30percentofworkersworldwideby2030.Theriskofbeingreplacedwillgreatlyincreaseforworkerswithlesseducation, saidPriceWaterhous
2、eCoopers, aninternationalcompanyprovidingfinancialandtaxservices.ItestimatedthatinBritain, upto46percentofworkerswithoutacollegedegreecouldbeatriskduetoautomation.Thiswoulddroptoabout12percentforworkerswithundergraduatedegreesofhigher.“Newsmartmachineshavethepossibilitytoreplaceourmindsandtomovearou
3、ndfreelyintheworld，”thestudysaid.Itaddedthatthegreatestjobreplacementisexpectedtocomeintheareasoftransportation, storage, manufacturingandretail.TheRandCorporationrecentlyissueditsownreportonthefutureeffectsofautomationandAIonjobsandtheworkplace.SondeOsobawasacoauthorofthereport.Henotedthatfearsover
4、machinestakingjobsfromhumansgobackcenturies.HeagreestherewillbemajorjobdisruptionsduetoAIandautomation, especiallyforlowerskilledworkers.Buthebelievesthefutureproblemshavebeenoverestimatedwithouthistoricalevidencetosupportthepredictions.“Its not so much that the jobs are getting replaced, but its mo
5、re likely tasks are getting replaced and jobs are reconfiguring over time to account for that automation.”Headdedthatitwouldbeverydifficultforcompaniestocompletelyautomatemostjobs, becausetheyrequireaworkertoperformmanydifferentdutiesandtoreacttounexpectedsituations.“Ifyouarethinkingaboutthings, ani
6、ndividualmightdotopreparethemselves, Iguessbeingmoreadaptable, beingmoreflexibleandbeingabletoreeducateyourselftofitintoadifferentjobareimportant，”SondeOsobasuggests.(B)1Accordingtothewholepassage, whoaremostlikelytolosetheirjobs?AOfficersingovernments.BDeliverersinmilkcompanies.CScientistsinlaborat
7、ories.DTeachersincollegesanduniversities.(C)2WhatsSondaOsobasopinionaboutthejobreplacementinthenearfuture?AManymorejobswillbereplacedastimegoesby.BPeoplecoulddonothinginthefaceofthejobreplacement.CPeoplearetooworriedaboutitsincethereisalackofproofofthejobreplacement.DCompanieswillcompletelyautomates
8、omejobsbyusingmachinesinsteadofworkers.(A)3Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?AAutomationandAI: HowtoChangetheFutureJobBFutureWorkers: WhattoDotoKeeptheJobCJobReplacement: WhoIstoBlameDNewStudies: WhoIstoReplacetheFutureJob答案及解析：【语篇解读】文章介绍了最近的几项研究探讨了机器自动化和人工智能将如何改变未来的工作。1B推理判断题。由第二段可知，对于受教育程度较低的工人来说，被取代
9、的可能性将大大增加，根据语境和常识可知，因受教育程度较低，牛奶公司的送货员最有可能失业，故选B。2C细节理解题。由倒数第二段“he believes the future problems have been overestimated without historical evidence to support the predictions”可知，SondaOsoba认为缺乏替代工作的证据，人们过于担心了。故选C。3A主旨大意题。通读全文尤其是第一段“Severalrecentstudiesexaminehowmachineautomationandartificialintelligen
10、ce(AI) willchangethefutureofwork.(最近的几项研究探讨了机器自动化和人工智能将如何改变未来的工作)”可知，本文主要讲述的是最近的几项研究探讨了机器自动化和人工智能将如何改变未来的工作。文章还说明了未来可能失业的工人类型，介绍了一份关于自动化和人工智能未来对工作和工作场所的影响的报告。故可知A选项“自动化和人工智能：如何取代未来的工作”最适合作为文章标题，故选A。BA“smart city”thatfeaturespedestrians, greenspacesandselfdrivingvehicleswillbebuiltinShenzhenanditscon
11、structionisscheduledtostartlaterin2022.Itwillbeamodelthatcouldbeappliedtootherurbandevelopmentsafterthecoronavirus, theprojectsarchitectsaid.Theambitiouscitywithinacity, called“Net City”，willbea2millionsquaremetreneighbourhoodinthesoutheasterncityofShenzhen, consistingofTencentofficesandresidencesfo
12、ritsemployees, aswellaspublicentertainmentvenuesandparks.“Withfewerstreetsforcars, green gardenroofsonbuildingsandtheuseofartificialintelligence(AI), NetCityisamodelforthefutureofcitybuilding，”saidJonathanWard, adesignpartneratNBBJ, aUnitedStatesbasedarchitecturefirm.“Thismomentstrengthenstheneedtot
13、hinkaboutdesigningspaces, buildingsand.plentifulindoor/outdoorspaceswhicharegoodforoverallhumanhealth, perhapsevenmoresoduringapandemic，”Wardsaid.Besides, NBBJconsidersamoreenvironmentallyfriendlylifestylewithrooftopsolarpanelsandwelldesignedsystemsforcapturingandreusingwastewater.Plannersalsolooked
14、atprojectsforfuturesealevelrisestoensurethatbuildingsarebetterprotectedagainstclimatechange.“Thecitywillusetechnologiessuchasartificialintelligence，”Wardsaid.“Mangroves(红树) andothernaturebasedfeatureswillalsobeemployed, forexample, tohelpmitigatetheimpactsofclimatechange.”SmartcitiesareapartofChinas
15、plantorecovergrowthamongstaglobaleconomicdownturn, authoritiessaidinMarch.Morethan500smartcitiesarebeingbuiltacrossChina, accordingtogovernmentdata, equippedwithsensors, cameras, andotherdevicesthatcancollectdataoneverythingfromtrafficandpollutiontopublichealthandsecurity.(C)4Whatcanbelearntaboutthe
16、NetCity?AItwillbecompletedin2022.BItisjustacitymodelinconception.CItsanexampleofcitydevelopment.DItliesinnortheasternShenzhen.(B)5WhatisspecialabouttheNetCityaccordingtoWard?ALeavingplentyofspacesempty.BPuttingpeopleandenvironmentfirst.CAvoidingusingmoderntechnology.DFocusingoneconomicdevelopment.(A
17、)6Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedword“mitigate”inParagraph6?AEase.BIncrease.CRemove.DStrengthen.(B)7Whatdoestheauthorintendtodointhelastparagraph?AEmphasizethetopicofthepassage.BAddsomebackgroundinformation.CSummarizethepreviousparagraphs.DGiveanargumenttosupporttheopinion.答案及解析：【语篇解读】文
18、章主要讲述了建造智能城市的目的、背景和它对人类以及环境的好处。4C细节理解题。由第三段的“Net City is a model for the future of city building”可知，NetCity是一个未来城市建筑的典范，故选C项。5B推理判断题。由第四段和第五段可推测，Ward认为NetCity的特殊之处在于，关注人类健康(goodforoverallhumanhealth)和环境(amoreenvironmentallyfriendlylifestyle), 故选B项。.语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Thepastthir
19、tyyears1_has_seen_(see) therapidgrowthoftheInternet.Comparedtothe1980s, therearenowmanymorecomputers2_connected_ (connect) totheInternet.Peopleholddifferentviewsaboutthefutureofcyberspace.Somepessimisticexpertshavealotofworries, oneof3_which_iscrimeincyberspace.Inthefuture, terroristsmayattackthewor
20、ldscomputers, thuscausingchaosto4_us_(we) humanbeings.Manyotherpeople, on5_the_otherhand, arefullofoptimismaboutthefutureoftheInternet.“Inthefuture，”saysAngelaRossettoofCyberiamagazine, “itisclearthatwearegoingtoseeahugedevelopmentinshoppingontheInternet.Wewillhave6_entertainment(s)_ (entertain) fro
21、mtheInternetandthattelevisionwillprobably7_disappear_(appear).”Someexpertssayvirtualreality, theuseofcomputerswithsoundsandpicturesthatmakeusfeelasifweare8_in_arealsituation, willbecomeapartoffuturelife.“9_Personally_(person), Ibelievewewillworkinvirtualoffices, shopinvirtualsupermarkets, 10_and_wew
22、illevenstudyinvirtualschools，”saysAustralianexpertPeterAnderson.答案及解析：【语篇解读】文章介绍了人们对未来网络空间的不同看法。有人担忧网络犯罪而很多人对互联网的未来充满乐观。一些专家说，虚拟现实将成为未来生活的一部分。1hasseen考查时态。由thepastthirtyyears可知，用现在完成时。这里的三十年看作一个整体，谓语动词用单数。2connected考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，本句为therebe句型，故所给词为非谓语动词，connect与其逻辑主语computers是被动关系，用过去分词作定语表被动。3whi
23、ch考查定语从句。引导一个非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词worries，且作空前of的宾语，故填which。4us考查人称代词。causesthtosb意为“给某人带来”，to是介词，后接人称代词的宾格。5the考查冠词。ontheotherhand是固定搭配，意为“从另一方面来说”，用于引出相对照的另一观点。故填the。6entertainment(s)考查名词。动词have后作宾语，用名词形式，故填entertainment，entertainment意为“娱乐活动；娱乐节目”既可以作可数名词，也可以作不可数名词。7disappear考查谓语动词。根据句意可知，此处指未来电视会消失，且位于w
24、ill后，故填disappear。8in考查介词。inarealsituation意为“在真实的情境中”。9Personally考查副词。位于句首，修饰一整句话，用副词形式作状语，personally意为“就我个人来说”。10and考查连词。此处wewillworkinvirtualoffices，(wewill) shopinvirtualsupermarkets和wewillevenstudyinvirtualschools是并列关系，故填and。.写作假定你是李华。某英文报社正在举行主题为“畅想科技未来：你心中的2050”的征文活动，鼓励同学们想象科技将如何改变生活、工作和休闲方式。请根
25、据你的畅想用英语写一篇短文。注意：1词数80左右，文章开头已给出，不计入总词数；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Onepossibleversion: Canyouimaginehowscienceandtechnologywillchangeourlifein2050?Withscienceandtechnologyusedineveryaspectoflifeatthattime，wellliveinagreenerworldwithtrees，birds, flowers，blueskiesandsunshine.Andwellbeabletoarrangethingslikemeal
26、s，bathingandsleepwithoursmartphones.Robotswillbeabletodomostofthehouseworkforus.Asforwork，wellmostlyworkathome，communicatingideasforworkonline.Ifnecessary，wellhavevideomeetingswithourpartnersaroundtheworld.Duringourfreetime，wellbeabletotraveltoplacesofinterestinnewvehicleslikeflyingcars.Wellevenenjoyspacetripstothemoonandotherplanets.
