1 . A robot is a machine. But it is not just any machine. It is a special kind of machine. It is a machine that moves. It follows instructions. The instructions come from a computer. Because it is a machine, it does not make mistakes. And it does not get tired. And it never complains. Unless you tell it to!

             Robots are all around us. Some robots are used to make things. For example, robots can help make cars. Some robots are used to explore dangerous places. For example, robots can help explore volcanoes. Some robots are used to clean things. These robots can help vacuum your house. Some robots can even recognize words. They can be used to help answer telephone calls.
             Some robots look like humans. But most robots do not. Most robots just look like machines. Long ago, people imagined robots. Over 2,000 years ago, a famous poet imagined robots. The poet's name was Homer. His robots were made of gold. They cleaned things and they made things. But they were not real. They were imaginary. Nobody was able to make a real robot. The first real robot was made in 1961. It was called Unimate. It was used to help make cars. It looked like a giant arm.
             In the future, we will have even more robots. They will do things that we can't do. Or they will do things that we don't want to do. Or they will do things that are too dangerous for us. Robots will help us fight fires. They will help us fight wars. They will help us fight sickness. They will help us discover things.
             They will help make life better.
1. As used in paragraph 1, we can understand that something special is NOT                 .

A．normal

B．expensive

C．perfect

D．tired

2. What is the main purpose of paragraph 2?

A．To show how easy it is to make a robot.

B．To tell what a robot is.

C．To describe the things a robot can do.

D．To explain the difference between a robot and a machine.

3. According to the passage, when was the first real robot made?

A．1961.	B．1900.
C．2003.	D．2000 years ago.

4. Using the information in the passage as a guide, which of these gives the best use of a robot?

A．To help make a sandwich.	B．To help tie shoes.
C．To help read a book.	D．To help explore Mars.

5. Which of these statements correctly summarizes how the author of this passage feels about robots?

A．Robots are old.	B．Robots are confusing.
C．Robots are helpful.	D．Robots are dangerous.

2 . Technology has made life much easier for children today. It is _______ for them to play, to listen to music, and to ______ in touch with their friends. ______ the help of technology, there seems to be nothing that children can't do now.

             Technology also helps _____ to know more about   their   children. For example, if a child   is given a mobile phone with a tracking(追踪) device, his parents can find out ______ he is going with the help of the mobile phone.
             However, there are also some bad _____ of technology. For example, it has become easier for bad people to get in touch with children with the help of technology. They can find personal information about children through special ways on the _____. So it is very important for parents to _____ their children to keep personal information safe while surfing the Internet.
             Besides this, there is another bad thing about technology. Children now _____ less time doing exercise than before. They are too ______ playing online games. They can even play computer games all day long. If you don't push them out of the door, they won't volunteer to go out and play. This is not good for their health.
             Therefore, teaching children the right way to make good use of technology is very important.1.

A．easier

B．more difficult

C．more important

D．harder

2.

A．lose

B．make

C．keep

D．contact

3.

A．For

B．Under

C．With

D．Over

4.

A．teachers

B．friends

C．parents

D．classmates

5.

A．when

B．whom

C．why

D．where

6.

A．sides

B．places

C．choices

D．winds

7.

A．phone

B．TV

C．radio

D．Internet

8.

A．teach

B．learn

C．punish

D．lend

9.

A．pay

B．take

C．cost

D．spend

10.

A．lazy

B．free

C．busy

D．hard-working

3 . When I asked my daughter which one she would keep: the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said 'the phone'. As for me, I could do without the phone entirely（完全地）, which makes me unusual. But in fact, telephone is _______ our lives more than any other piece of technology.

Point 1 The telephone gives the need to communicate. On the road, drivers may call his/her friends or relatives. In the same way, more roads have traffic _______. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 p.m. and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist would she have anything to talk about?

Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone. 'The mobile saves my life,' says Crystal Johnstone. She had an accident in her Volvo on the road between suburbs and city centers. Trapped（被困）inside, she tried to make the call that _______ the ambulance to her.

Point 3 The mobile has our secret usages. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl Nicolaison, to ring his sales staff all round the world at any _______ of day to ask where they are, where they are going, and _______ their last meeting went.

Point 4 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several people though they are _______ to us at the beginning on chat lines. My daughter enjoys talking while I don't know what to talk about before we get to know each other. We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts if you know any while they're space-walking.

1.

A．making

B．changing

C．spending

D．using

2.

A．names

B．lights

C．signs

D．accidents

3.

A．fetched

B．bought

C．gave

D．brought

4.

A．place

B．one

C．time

D．space

5.

A．which

B．how

C．what

D．who

6.

A．angry

B．foolish

C．strange

D．satisfied

4 . A kind of little cars may some day take the place of today's cars.If everyone drives such cars in the future，there will be less pollution from cars.There will also be more space for parking cars in cities，and the streets will be less crowded.Three such cars can fit in the space now needed for one car of the usual size.
The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive.Driving will be safer，too，as these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour.The cars of the future will be fine for getting around a city，but they will not be useful for long trips.Little cars will go 450 kilometers before needing to stop for more gasoline (汽油)．
If big cars are still used along with the small ones，two kinds of roads will be needed in the future.Some roads will be used for the big，fast cars and other roads will be needed for the slower，small ones.
1. There will be less pollution from the cars because ________.

A．people will drive big cars	B．people will drive a kind of little cars
C．the cars will go 65 kilometers an hour	D．the cars can go 450 kilometers an hour

2. The usual size of cars today are ________ that of future cars.

A．much smaller than	B．much the same as
C．three times as large as	D．a little larger than

3. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．big cars cost less to own and to drive

B．big cars are not useful for long trips

C．the cars of the future will be much smaller than today's cars

D．small cars are faster than big ones

4. The street will be less crowded because ________.

A．there will be fewer cars in the future	B．there will be fewer passengers in the street
C．driving future cars will be safe	D．future cars will be much smaller

5. Two kinds of roads may be needed in the future because .

A．there will be too many cars in the future

B．more and more people will get around a city

C．big cars and little cars may be used along with each other

D．it looks more beautiful to have two kinds of roads

5 . 七、短文填空：
No children want to carry a big bag to school. Nobody    1    one of his shoulder（肩膀）to be    2    . In India, most of us would look at the reduction（减少）of textbooks    3    a way out. But in a    4    like America, there are always more ways. A company makes a "school bag", and it is    5    2.5 kg. There is only a    6    in the school bag.
The company wants all the students to study    7    the Internet and to do their    8    on it again.
Now these new bags are used in a university. Maybe all of the students in the future can    9    the kind of school bags. They can use a kind of new paper, and    10    "good-bye" to the smell of the black ink（墨水）.

6 . People have lots of different thoughts that they wish to express. For many reasons, most people just keep their thoughts to themselves and never tell them to others.   Another form of self-expression is the written word. For many people, it is easier for them to express their thoughts or emotions in writing, instead of speaking them out. It is an especially popular way for expression among shy and highly self-conscious (自尊) people. People′s thoughts are written down and then published(出版) so that others can read and enjoy them.
There are many reasons why newspapers and publishers actually publish people′s thoughts, but the major reason is to give information. With the introduction of newer technologies, new ways now appear to share people′s ideas quickly. Blogs are just one way. People can now let the world know their hopes, dreams and day to day activities through a web blog. Better than that, many sites allow customers to create their own web blog for free. The word blog comes from the words web and log. Slogging is the term that is used to refer to activities relating to a blog, such as creating it, updating and adding content(内容). And the blogger is the person who puts that content on the blog. Blogs can be very powerful. Blogs can change the world by changing the opinions of large numbers of people around the world.
1. People who are shy would like to express their thoughts by ________.

A．writing

B．reading

C．speaking

D．thinking

2. According to the passage, the major reason that newspapers publish people′s thoughts is to_______.

A．make money	B．make them well-known
C．give information	D．let people relax

3. The latest and quickest way for you to share your thought with others is __________.

A．publishing it on the newspaper

B．taking part in the everyday activities

C．talking to everybody you meet about it

D．writing blogs on the web

4. The sixth paragraph is probably to ________.

A．tell us the web blog is very interesting

B．tell us how to write a blog

C．explain the meaning of some related words

D．show us the importance of the blog

5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．No sites can help you create your own web blog for free.

B．Blogs can affect people around the world greatly.

C．The blogger is the person who puts some content on the blog.

D．A web blog can let the world know your wishes and dreams.

7 . Phil is a scientist for NASA. Scientists are always asking questions. One question Phil has is:”Are Rocks on the Earth l    1     rocks on Mars?” The first step was to collect rocks from around the world. I    2     of collecting the rocks himself, Phil thought of a good idea. He would ask kids everywhere to s    3     him rocks. Soon children from all over the world have sent in over 8,000 rocks. Phil and other scientists study each rock to d    4     what minerals(矿物质) are in it. Studying rocks from the Earth is the easier part of Phil’s project. Learning about rocks on Mars is more c    5    . To do this, Phil helped c    6     a special camera that was sent into space. It c    7     around Mars and takes pictures of rocks there. Scientists learn a lot by c    8     rocks from the Earth and Mars. They learn how the Earth and Mars are d    9    , and they learn how the planets are alike, too.

        Mars is the planet most like Earth. “ Studying Mars can tell us a lot about the planet and what humans have to be p    10     for when they get there,” Phil said.

8 . 根据短文内容及所给提示，在文中的空白处填写一个正确的单词。
Science has changed our life in many ways. Of all my s    1    ， science is my favourite one. It is not only interesting but     2     amazing. We have done a lot of     3    (experiment). They have proved many     4    (science) theories to us. We also learned about DNA.What is DNA? In g    5    ， DNA is the blueprint of our life. Our DNA repeats the pattern of our     6    (parent). That is w    7     we look like our parents. By combining DNA, scientists have created new     8    (live) things,     9     example, Dolly Sheep. It     10     (sound) surprising, doesn't it?

9 . Mr. and Mrs. Green's house in America is controlled by a computer. The computer has known the couple's ______ well. Every morning the computer ______ the lights at 6：30 which is their rising time. The water in the shower keeps at a right temperature for the couple to __13____ it. If someone gets up in the night，floor lights will come on automatically(自动地)to show the way to the ______.The air conditioner(空调)keeps the house at a comfortable temperature. The fridge keeps a check on the food that is put inside it，and _____ the local supermarket an e－mail when more food is needed. A camera works when a stranger gets ____ to the house but does not work if it is a family member or friend. The microwave(微波炉)is ______ linked(连接)to the Internet. It can cook the food for the right time.
The couple love their home，but they don't like one thing. They sometimes feel that the computer is their ____.“One night，we came home later ______ usual，but the computer had turned on the lights at the regular(固定的)time. We felt like bad kids，and     11     said ‘Sorry！’ to the computer，” said Mrs. Green.1.

A．problems

B．habits

C．plans

D．friends

2.

A．turns off

B．turns up

C．turns down

D．turns on

3.

A．use

B．warm

C．clean

D．drink

4.

A．door

B．bedroom

C．bathroom

D．window

5.

A．passes

B．sends

C．promises

D．refuses

6.

A．kind

B．friendly

C．helpful

D．close

7.

A．seldom

B．still

C．also

D．just

8.

A．boss

B．friend

C．student

D．grandmother

9.

A．like

B．than

C．as

D．from

10.

A．never

B．nearly

C．completely

D．always

10 . 任务型阅读
阅读短文，并按要求完成如下小题。

Artificial intelligence (AI) (人工智能) is growing rapidly. We are living in a world that depends more and more on AI. AI is a group of technologies that help machines get, understand and use information to do tasks.

AI’s recent developments have got a lot of social attention. Some people have welcomed AI because it makes things possible. For example, AI will have a big influence on areas like medicine and engineering. But this attention has also produced a lot of fear. Especially, many workers are worrying that AI could make them lose their jobs.

According to a recent study, nearly five percent of jobs will disappear because of AI. In some industries, AI is already doing the work that people used to do, such as assembling (装配) cars, digging the coal and lifting goods. Self-driving cars and trucks controlled by AI will also take away the driver’s jobs in the future.

On the other hand, AI will also create many new jobs for people. More people will be needed to write programmers for AI systems (系统) and they will set up and work on them, too. Meanwhile, jobs that require feelings, excellent communication skills with people will not be replaced (取代) by AI. These includes jobs in fields like teaching, nursing and personal training.

AI is here. It is changing how people live and work in many ways. That makes AI important to watch, not to fear.

1、2题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下第二段的主题句；5题将问中画线句子译成汉语。
1. AI is ___________________________________ that help machines to do tasks.
2. ____________________________________controlled by AI may make the drivers lose their jobs.
3. What will AI create for people?
___________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________________