【推荐3】将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次。

A. either     B. hundreds of     C. since     D. after     E. possible

Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is     1     to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. Billions of people learn about news stories     2     by watching TV or reading newspapers.

Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life     3     the 18th century. Many countries have     4     different newspapers. How do newspaper editors decide which news stories to print? Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?

A. always   B. Instead     C. more     D. never     E. unusual

Firstly, it is important to report new events. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet newspapers give     5     about the same story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print totally different stories to those on TV.

Secondly, a news story has to be interesting and     6    . People don’t want to read stories about everyday life. As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be “bad” news. For example, newspapers     7     tell stories about planes landing safely.     8    , they tell stories about plane crashes. In addition many people are interested in news in foreign countries while others prefer to read stories about people, places and events in their own country. So the stories on the front page in Chinese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in British, French and American newspapers.

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We’re hearing a lot these days about something called AI, or artificial intelligence. Put simply,   AI is intelligence that is displayed by machines. In the beginning of computer technology, machines were     1     quite stupid. They could only do what people told them to do, and computers didn’t have the     2     to do anything complex. Slowly, that began to change. In 1989, two AI programs, Hi Tech and Deep Thought, showed advanced problem-solving skills after they     3     human masters in the game of chess. It was then that people began to see the true potential(潜能) of AI.
Today, AI can be used at work in our factories, online, and in our daily lives. Siri, the iPhone’s digital assistant, is a good example. Users can say almost anything to Siri and get a surprisingly humanlike     4    .

【推荐2】根据上下文，选择方框内正确的词语填到相应的横线上，使文章完整。

A. servants       B. angry       C. entertain       D. machines       E. worry F. future          G. able        H. similar          I. whether          J. housework

Scientists are making the first thinking robot in the world. It’s true. It’s name is Kismet.

Kismet is different from traditional robots, because it can show emotions（情感）. For example, when it feels happy, it can smile. When it feels     1    , it can frown（皱眉）or even shout at people. Kismet is one of the first robots that look like people. Some people say that by 2020, we will create robots with brains     2     to people’s, so they can think and remember things as we do.

What kind of jobs will they do? In the     3    , robots will do dangerous jobs, such as fixing space stations. They will also do more     4     for us, such as washing the dishes or cooking meals, just like     5    . In Japan, scientists are making robots that will     6     people by dancing and playing the piano.

Meanwhile（同时）, people who     7     about the future are thinking whether robots will become monsters（怪物）or not? Will people themselves be more like robots? Some experts （专家）think people will have microchips（芯片）in their body in the future. That will connect （连接）people to many small     8     and Internet. One may wonder, in the future, whether we will still be     9     to fall in love or not, and     10     we will feel pain or not. What do you think?

【推荐3】用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每个单词限用一次，使短文意思通顺连贯。

look        me          make            smart          one        worry        of          too        live       a

Can robots have ID cards as we human do? That is not     1     easy question. But a country—Saudi Arabia has given its answer: Yes!

The Middle East country gave citizenship (公民身份) to a robot—Sophia, a young lady robot. It is the     2     robot in history to be a full citizen of a country. Sophia is developed by Hanson Robotics. When Sophia first came up in front of the public, people were surprised. Her face really     3     like a human’s. She can show all kinds     4     human expressions (表情). She is able to talk with people in English and even Chinese,     5    . Although she does not have a real heart or brain, she seems to get     6     than before over time. But we don’t know if Sophia would have the same rights (权利) as a real human like having a meal, taking a rest and so on.

The lucky robot said she hoped     7     and work with humans. “I need to show     8     own feelings, understand humans and build trust with people,” the robot told a reporter.

Many people are     9     about a future that full of robots now. They are afraid that something bad will happen. But Sophia said she only wanted to help human live a better life. “I will do my best     10     the world a better place,” she said.

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从方框中选出恰当的单词或短语填空，使语意通顺完整。第一个方框供1~5小题选用，第二个方框供6~10小题选用。每个选项只用一次，每框有一项剩余。

A is     B. will be   C. enough   D. go for a walk   E. would like   F. enjoy

I am looking forward to my future life for several reasons.

First I believe that my life     1     more simple. I am going to save money every month. My hometown is a quiet and beautiful small village. I     2     to live back there. I can picture that every day, and there will be     3     time for me to do anything I want to do. I will be very glad that I can sleep to wake up naturally. I will not be in a hurry to go to work but spend my time enjoying my morning tea. After that, I will     4     along the river with my favorite books. I will sit by the river,     5     the view of nature, and read some books. I will write letters to my friends and family with my greetings.

A. worry   B. better   C. myself   D. worry about   E. if   F. open the door

My house will have a big yard (院子). It will be full of flowers. When flowers are in bloom (开花), I will pick some of them and bring them to my friends,     6     the weather is fine. Now I can imagine (想象) that when they     7     and find the flowers, how happy they will be, I will be happy, too.

In addition (此外), I will not     8     my health. I will eat healthy food. I did not smoke or drink. If I have time, I will take a walk. I will keep these habits forever. Besides, the social groups will get better and     9    . If I am too old to take care of     10    , I think the social groups will think about me. My children will take care of me, too. I believe that I will have a comfortable and quiet time when I am older.

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What will our world be like in 2050? We asked a group of experts to make their predictions about our future.
By 2050 we will have “clever”     1    . We won’t have so many accidents,     2    they will be able to communicate with each other. Cars will slow down by themselves or stop in     3    situations. Also, our cars will    4    on electricity or water.
By 2050 our homes will be more eco-friendly (环保). We will use solar (太阳的) energy, and we
will clean and     5     our water. There will be many more people in the world     6    our houses will be smaller. Many houses will be underground and we will have     7    to help clean, cook and do       8    home shopping.
We won’t die! We will put our brains onto computers and live     9    . The computers of the future won’t look like machines. They’ll look like humans.
By 2050 there will be too many people on the earth and     10    100 million people will be living on the moon and other planets. We will be able to travel to Mars and back in just three days.

【推荐3】阅读下面的短文用方框中所给的单词填空，把短文内容补充完整。每空一词，每个单词只使用一次，必要时进行词形变化。

water   your   fun   clean   worry

In the year 2050, there will be different kinds of materials (材料) for clothes. Special materials will make the clothes     1     forever. They will never get dirty (脏的). We will have less (更少的) work, and we won’t need to wash clothes. So we can save     2     and money.

Children won’t     3     about what to wear to school every day, because they won’t go to school! They’ll stay at home in front of computers to study. They can wear their favourite clothes every day. Someone thinks it will be       4    , but the school life isn’t the one I like. My ideal (理想中的) school is a school with many classmates and teachers together. What about     5    ? What do you think schools will be like in 2050?