1、Life in the future 同步练习(四)I完形填空Computers have done a lot since they turned up. In the future they will play a more important part in many 1 , such as education, transport, personal lives, scientific research and 2 . Nowadays computers are being 3 in agriculture and industry 4 can help the farmers to
2、 5 the conditions of the plants.More and more computers will come into our daily life with the 6 of science and technology. If you want to change money or pay your electricity bills, you wont have to go to the 7 . A computer and a telephone will help you. It can also help you to do the housework and
3、 it can even 8 human voices and carry out the instructions. It is 9 10 the majority of the labour force will work at home. People will be able to use the videophone 11 conferences. This can help us to save a lot of energy and 12 It is said that trains in Japan will have 13 , because theyll be well 1
4、4 by computers, which can also tell the best 15 between trains.Computer programmes for 16 whole texts are already will be developed. You can 17 the name of a certain subject and a 18 list of book titles, then they will 19 on your screen: You may choose 20 you want.1. A. families B. fields C. factori
5、es D. places2. A. so on B. so forthC. so on and so forth D. A or B or C3. A. used B. put C. shown D. given4. A. which B. that C. and D. so5. A. form B. grow C. control D. manage6. A. increase B. progressC. production D. development7. A. office B. bankC. shop D. post office8. A. understand B. carry o
6、ut C. hear D. recognize9. A. important B. necessary C. possible D. complete10. A. when B. why C. which D. that11. A. at B. for C. with D. in12. A. material B. time C. place D. money13. A. driver B. some drivers C. fewer drivers D. no drivers14. A. operated B. done C. made D. run15. A. position B. di
7、rection C. distance D. way16. A. storing B. writing C. remaining D. recording17. A. give B. put C. type D. write18. A. first-rate B. world-famous C. / D. worldwide19. A. show B. appear C. offer D. come up20. A. whatever B. what C. whichever D. which阅读理解AHow soon will it be before robots(机器人) become
8、so intelligent that will be able to do things, such as teaching languages or looking after patients in hospital? Some experts believe this will happen within in hospital? Some experts believe this will happen within twenty years while other disagree.One London company, UAS (Universal Automated Syste
9、ms) has already developed machines that can be used as home helps for old people unable to look after themselves and who are living on their own or in special homes. These machines can now do such things as cooking eggs and cleaning the floor, and the company says that future models still accept sim
10、ple voice instructions (指令) and be controlled by a brain that is the equivalent (当量)of the latest IBM microcomputer. The director of USA, Mr. Henry Jeffries, believes that in the next five to ten years companies will have developed even more sophisticated (复杂的)robots for use in industry. By this tim
11、e, it is likely that they will also have begun to sell new forms of these machines into ordinary homes. Robots could do a wide range of household tasks, such as preparing meals, washing dishes, cleaning the house and so on. By then, the price of such machines may have come down to as little as $ 100
12、0.But Dr. Sandra Lomax, who has done research into artificial intelligence ( 人工智能 ) at Sussex University and MIT (Massachusetts Intelligence of Technology) believes we have a long way to go before we can develop truly intelligent machines.Preparing an omelette (煎蛋)may seem easy enough. But suppose o
13、ne of the eggs has gone bad, even the most intelligent robot would probably still use it. If something slightly unusual needs doingsomething that requires even a little bit of ordinary human imagination, a robot is useless. They need programming for even the simplest of tasks and are not able to lea
14、rn from experience. And teaching a robot how to recognize a bad egg is far more difficult than teaching it to prepare the omelette the egg goes into, she says.21. A London company called UAS has already developed a machine which_.A. can teach languages and care for the patients in hospitalB. can hel
15、p old people do certain jobs in the houseC. is controlled by microcomputer brainD. can accept simply voice instructions22. The director of UAS believes that in the next five to ten years new forms of machines will_.A. be able to think with their own brains and do anything with imaginationB. cost muc
16、h less than $ 1000C. be used more in ordinary homes than in industryD. do more housework23. Dr. Sandra Lomax thinks that_.A. no robot will ever be able to prepare an omeletteB. a robot will soon be able to do unusual house work people cant doC. we can programme a robot to learn from experienceD. mak
17、ing an omelette is easier for a robot than recognizing a bad egg24. Which of the following statements is true according to this passage?A. All experts agree that there will soon be robots that can teach languages and look after patients in hospital.B. Dr. Sandra Lomax believes there are very great p
18、roblems in developing intelligent robots.C. Robots have taken an important part in peoples daily life.D. Such machines are already being sold into ordinary homes.25. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?A. Servants of the FutureB. How to Make RobotsC. Robots More Clever Than Man
19、D. The Household Tasks in Future BWe often think of future. We often wonder what the world would be like in a hundred years time.Think of space, perhaps a permanent (永久的) station on the moon will have been set up. Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as tourists. Cheap rockets for space tra
20、vel will have been developed, permitting long journeys throughout the solar system (太阳系 ). When that time comes, people will be taking holidays in space and visiting other planets. Great progress will have been made in medicine, too. Perhaps a cure will have been discovered for the most terrible of
21、all diseases cancer . Pollution is a problem we must solve. In a hundred years time it will have been controlledAll the world will have been developedeven Antarctica. There will be large cities in Antarctica. We already have supersonic (超音速)flight, but in a hundred years time we will have supersonic
22、 land travel as well.We will have used up most of earths land to build our cities, so floating cities will have been built. The Japanese already have plans for cities of this kind. And there will be cities under the sea. The first of these will have been completed.26. We will have developed _in a hu
23、ndred years time, permitting long journeys all over the solar system.A. cheap rockets for space travelB. a planeC. a spaceship D. a satellite27. Man will also have supersonic land travel_.A. in a yearB. about half a century laterC. in the year 2050D. about a century later28. The last paragraph mainl
24、y talks about .A. well make good use of space on the earthB. cities under the seaC. Japan will first build floating citiesD. earths land is in dangerCApple a Day May Poison ChildrenChildren who eat an apple or pear a day may be exceeding (超过)the pesticide (杀虫剂) safety limit because of remains on the
25、 fruit, according to research.Using date of the British Department of Environment on pesticides on fruit collected from supermarkets) scientists thought that each day some children would get a poisonous level of pesticides.The research, published on Sunday, says the government repeatedly claims that
26、 the levels of pesticide are safe because, instead of measuring individual apples, researchers buy 10, crush them and take an average reading to see if they are safe. This is the internationally agreed method of checking remains.But government figures show that the pesticide is not averagely spread
27、across the batch (一批),and one or two apples could contain 90% or more of the pesticide in the batch.It used mathematical modeling to measure exposure (暴露) to pesticides for children aged between 18 months and four years old. The pesticides involved can destroy childrens hormones and some are suspect
28、ed (怀疑)of causing cancer.The good news for British fruit growers is that samples grown in this country had lower residue level than imported fruit, so buying home-produced fruit will reduce the danger, said Emily Diamand, one of the Earths senior food researchers and one of the authors of the report
29、.29. The reason why Apple a day may poison children is that_.A. there are some pests in the appleB. children would get a poisonous level of pesticides because of the remains on the appleC. there are always more pesticides on the apples produced in BritainD. the apple is too hard for children to eat3
30、0. Which of the following is NOT true?A. The remains of the pesticides can do harm to the childrens health.B. The remains of the pesticides can do harm to the childrens hormones.C. Some remains of the pesticides are suspected of causing cancer.D. For safety, wed better not import apples from Britain
31、.I完形填空It seemed that nothing had happened when dawn came. But they soon 1 that the entire boat was surrounded in ice. The captain had fallen 2 so the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him . He took a small axe with great care, 3 make a hole 4 the deck(甲板) ,and he began to knock the ice away. From time
32、 to time a wave burst over the boat and swept over him but he 5 on working for ten minutes 6 the others looked that anxiously. By this time he was so cold that he could 7 trust his grip(紧握力)or balance.Each member of the crew took 8 in turn to cut the ice away for 9 he could bear it . First, they 10
33、knock off enough ice to get on their knees. Standing up on that rolling deck would have been committing suicide ( 自杀 ) because a man who had fallen overboard 11Then the captain discovered that ice was forming inside the cabin(船舱). He 12 one of the crew and together they 13 to get the stove 14 in the
34、 hope that it would 15 enough heat to warm the cabin above freezing point. Unless the ice in the bottom could be melted enough so that it could be pumped out, they were in danger of 16 .It 17 an hours work before the boat began to float better. But during this time they succeeded in getting rid of t
35、he most of the ice.Throughout the afternoon, the coating of the ice began to build up again 18 they tried their best . In the face of this new danger, Captain Slater decided that it was 19 dangerous to gamble (孤注一掷)on the chance 20 the boat would survive(幸存)until the next morning. Once more, he orde
36、red the crew to clear ice. Then they settled down to wait for another day. 1. A. thought B. imagined C. realized D. knew2. A. ill B. asleep C. down D. behind3. A. so as not to B. so as to C. decided not to D. but had to4. A. in B. on C. at D. for5. A. insisted B. continued C. kept D. struggled6. A.
37、but B. when C. while D. as7. A. much more B. not any more C. not any longer D. not longer8. A. it B. what C. that D. /9. A. so far as B. whatC. how D. as long as10. A. would rather B. had toC. forced to D. had better11. A. could not be savedB. must not have savedC. would not have savedD. might be sa
38、ved12. A. called on B. called out C. called to D. called at13. A. succeeded B. managed C. tried D. learned14. A. burnt B. to be burned C. burning D. to burn15. A. give away B. give in C. give up D. give off16. A. floating B. freezing C. sinking D. starving17. A. took B. spent C. used D. paid18. A. a
39、s B. since C. instead D. though19. A. much too B. too much C too little D. little too20. A. if B. which C. that D. how阅读理解AIf you see someone drowning, speed is very important. Once you get him out of the water, if he isnt breathing, you have four minutes before his brain is completely destroyed. Su
40、pport his neck tilt(使翘起)his head back and press his chin (下巴) upwards. This stops the tongue blocking the airway in the throat and is sometimes enough to get him breathing again. If that doesnt work, start mouth-to-mouth breathing. Press his nostrils (鼻孔) together with your fingers. Open your mouth
41、and take a deep breath. Blow into his lungs until his chest rises, then remove your mouth and watch his chest fall. Repeat twelve times a minute. Keep doing until help arrives.To bring a child back to life, keep your lips around his mouth and nose and gently blow into his mouth. Give the first four
42、breaths as quickly as possible to fill the blood with oxygen. If in spite of your efforts, he starts turning a blue-grey color and you can feel no pulse, pressing is the last chance of saving his life.With arms straight, rock forward, pressing down on the lower half of the breastbone. Dont be too ha
43、rd, or you may break a rib(肋骨). Check how effective you are by seeing if his color improves or his pulse becomes independent of your chest pressing. If this happens, stop the pressing. Or continue until rescue arrives.21._is the most important thing in savinga drowning person.A. Mouth-to-mouth breat
44、hingB. RepeatingC. SpeedD. Removing blocks in his throat22. The correct steps to do the mouth-to-mouth breathing are_.a. pressing his nostrils togetherb. blowing into his lungsc. opening your mouth and taking a deep breath A. acb B. bcaC. abc D. cab23. Which of the following statements of pressing i
45、s TRUE?A. It can be done directly when you see a drowning personB. It can make the drowning person turn a blue-grey color.C. It helps the pulse work.D. It should be done together with the mouth-to-mouth breathing.24. Whats the best title for this passage?A. Saving the DrowningB. Safety RulesC. Mouth
46、-to-mouth BreathingD. Saving the DyingBWhat will life be like in 100 years time? By then, the population of the world will have doubled We will have run out of many essential materials like oil and coal. We may even have run out of water to drink. Some experts believe that we will be living like chi
47、ckens. We will be living in little boxes and eating artificial food.Some experts are pessimistic (悲观的). Others are far more optimistic. They say that life will be far better than it is today. We may be living in beautiful cities. We may be getting far more sunlight, breathing fresher air, living in
48、better buildings and leading far better lives than we are today.Life will certainly have become far more mechanized (机械化的). It may even have become too mechanized. Mechanisation has already caused quite a few problems and will cause still more. For example, many jobs will have been automated That is
49、, machines will be doing many jobs that people do today. People will no longer be able to learn only one job in their lifetimes. They will have to learn several. Many of the jobs that young people are doing today will have become unnecessary by the time they are forty. This problem will have grown i
50、n 100 years time.25. According to this passage, in future_.A, there will be twice as many people as todayB. there will be fewer people than todayC. the earth can provide people with enough natural resources D. the earth can provide enough coal and oil26. What problem does mechanisation cause in the
51、future?A. Machine will control peoples life.B. People no longer need to work.C. More people will be jobless.D. People will have to learn several jobs through their life.27. The writers attitude towards future automation is_.A. indifferent B. negativeC. concerned D. more than happyCEach child has his
52、 individual (个人的)pattern of social, as well as physical, development. Some of it depends on his home life and his relationships with the people who love him. Children in large families learn how to get along with others through normal brother-sister play and tussle (打头). An only child, on the other
53、hand, may have to learn his lessons in social living through hard experiences on the playground or in the classroom. Twins who always have one another to lean on may be slow in responding to others because they do not need anyone else.A child who is constantly scolded and made to feel he does everyt
54、hing wrong may have a difficult time developing socially. He may be so afraid of displeasing the adults around him that he keeps to himself( where he cant get into trouble) or he may take the opposite route and go out of his way to create trouble Like the deserted child, he too may return to infanti
55、le(幼稚的)pleasures, developing habits that will satisfy him, but create barriers(障碍)toward social contact.28. The passage implies that which of the following may have the earliest time learning to get along with others?A. An only childB. A child from a large family.C. Twins.D. Children who are continu
56、ally scolded.29. Which of the following is implied by the passage?A. Too much scolding of children may make their social development difficult.B. All children developed in the same ways.C. Children who are constantly scolded may learn to get with others quickly.D. Deserted children often exhibit quicker social development.30. We can inferred from the passage that_.A continual scolding is not harmful to the childB. continual scolding holds back healthy social developmentC. continual scolding has no effect on obeying ordersD. continual scolding has no effect on physical development
