3 . George Devol who came from the USA designed the first programmable robot in 1969. It meant that the robot age had started from then on. However, in about 989 BC, during western Zhou Dynasty, a Chinese man whose name was Yan Shi made a wood robot. It looked like a real man and it was able to do many actions. It was good at dancing and it has a heart, a stomach and other things in its body. It also had teeth and hair. It could express its feelings by using its eyes. Its eyes could move and could show love to women, but it couldn't laugh. It was probably the earliest robot in the world.

Not all robots always look like humans. They have various shapes. They are clever and they can do all kinds of jobs, especially difficult and dangerous jobs. They are widely used in factories, banks, hospitals and other places. In the future, robots will make fewer mistakes, even can correct themselves and they will be smarter. It's possible that we will have a robot in our own home. They will do more things for us. We will have more free time to have a rest, to relax ourselves with the help of robots. I believe that we can have a better life.

1. What started the robot age?

A．The first programmable robot.	B．The Chinese robot.
C．The wood robot.	D．The small robot.

2. What couldn't Yan Shi's robot do?

A．Dance.	B．Tempt women with eyes.
C．Express its feelings with eyes.	D．laugh.

3. How old was the earliest robot in the world?

A．About 50 years old.	B．About 100 years old.
C．About 2,000 years old.	D．About 3,000 years old.

4. Which is NOT true about the robots now?

A．Now robots are in all kinds of shapes.

B．Now robots can do kind of difficult jobs.

C．Now robots can help people do most of jobs.

D．Now robots can help doctors in some ways.

5. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．Robots.	B．The history of robots.
C．The robots' usage and start.	D．People and robots.

4 . In some science fiction movies，the robots are just like humans. They help with the housework and do the most _______ jobs.

Some scientists believe that there will be such robots in the future. _______ , they agree it may _______ hundreds of years. Scientists are now trying to make robots _______ people and do the same things as us.

But robot scientist James White _______ . He thinks that it will be _______ for a robot to do the same things as a person. _______ , it's easy for a child to wake up and know where they are. Mr White thinks that robots won't be able to do this. But other scientists disagree. They think that robots will be able to talk to people _______ 25 to 50 years.

Robot scientists are not just trying to make robots look like people. For example, there are already robots _______ in factories. They do simple jobs over and over again. People would not like to do such jobs and would get bored. But robots will ________ get bored.

In the future, there will be more robots everywhere, and humans will have ________ work to do. New robots will have many different ________ . Some will look like humans, and ________ might look like snakes. After an earthquake, a snake robot could help look for people under buildings. That may not seem possible now, but computers, space rockets and even electric toothbrushes ________ impossible a hundred years ago. We never know ________ will happen in the future!

1.

A．interesting

B．unpleasant

C．pleasant

D．popular

2.

A．But

B．So

C．However

D．While

3.

A．use

B．spend

C．pay

D．take

4.

A．look like

B．look at

C．look for

D．look up

5.

A．agrees

B．disagrees

C．likes

D．dislikes

6.

A．easy

B．difficult

C．important

D．possible

7.

A．For example

B．Instead

C．Such as

D．Besides

8.

A．after

B．for

C．over

D．in

9.

A．worked

B．work

C．working

D．to work

10.

A．always

B．easily

C．never

D．often

11.

A．more

B．less

C．fewer

D．little

12.

A．shapes

B．colours

C．sizes

D．actions

13.

A．the other

B．other

C．the others

D．others

14.

A．seem

B．seemed

C．got

D．look

15.

A．that

B．how

C．what

D．when

5 . The third long March-5 rocket, China’s largest carrier rocket was     1    (success) launched(发射) from Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan Province on Dec. 27, 2019. The rocket     2    (name) Long March-5 Y3. It left the ground from the launch center at 8:45 p.m., carrying the Shijian-20 satellite, the     3    (heavy) and most modern communications satellite of China. About 2,220 seconds later, the satellite was sent into its     4    (plan) orbit(轨道).

The Long March-5 rocket made its first flight on Nov. 3, 2016 from Wenchang. However, the     5    (two) largest rocket, Long March-5 Y2, experienced a failure on July 2, 2017.     6    (compare) with Long March-5 Y2, the new rocket Long March-5 Y3 has shown more than 200 technological improvements.

Qu Yiguang, director of the Long March-5 Y3 research team, said, “Under great pressure, the research team has put all the efforts into the rocket over the past two years. We are very     7    (pride) that we can take part in the development of the Long March-5 rocket, which shows the highest level of China’s rocket technology.” After over two years of     8    (silent) in Wenchang, the Chinese welcomed the return of the “king” with excitement.

Since the Long March-1 sent China’s first satellite into space 50 years ago, the Long March series rockets     9    (complete) 323 flights. Over the past years, China’s rocket technology has been greatly improved. With the success of the Long March-5 Y3 rocket, China     10    (see) a busy year in space activities next year.

6 . It's reported that a Chinese company has created a new facial recognition system that can identify (识别) people even if they are wearing masks. Developers began working on the new system in January 2020 when the novel coronavirus appeared in China. The fast spread of the virus has led most people to wear masks in public to protect themselves and people around.

China is regarded as a world leader in the development of artificial intelligence (AI). According to engineers at the Beijing-based Hanwang Technology Ltd, this system is the first to be created to identify people wearing face masks. A team of 20 engineers completed it in about a month, adding a collection of about 6 million unmasked faces and a smaller collection of masked faces," the company said.

Hanwang is now selling two main kinds of products using the new technology. One performs single channel recognition (单通道识别), which will be used at the entrances to buildings. The other product is a multi-channel (多通道识别) recognition system that uses groups of cameras. It's said that the multi-channel system can identify a person in a crowd of up to 30 people within a second.

When people wear a mask, the recognition rate   can reach about 95 percent," said Huang Lei, Hanwang's vice president. The system's success rate for people without wearing a mask is about 99. 5 percent."

Nowadays the new system is trying to identify people with both sunglasses and a mask. In such cases, all of the key facial information is lost, making recognition hard," Huang said.

1. What does Paragraph 1 mainly want to tell us?

A．The truth that people should wear masks in public.

B．The reason why a new facial recognition system was created.

C．The time when the novel coronavirus appeared in China.

2. How is the facial recognition system able to recognize masked faces?

A．After many unmasked and masked faces are stored in it.

B．After just a large collection of masked faces are added to it.

C．After 20 engineers work hard for a month.

3. What do we know about the multi—channel recognition system?

A．It can identify people with sunglasses and masks.

B．It can be found at the entrances to buildings.

C．Many cameras are used at the same time.

4. Which part of the head does the system mainly pay attention to when a person wears a mask?

A．The hair.

B．The ears.

C．The eyes.

5. The writer wrote the passage to________.

A．show the rapid development of China

B．explain the popularity of AI

C．introduce a new recognition system

7 . Ⅶ.短文填空

Robots were invented to service human beings. They do some dull and d    1     work instead of humans. Because robots will never get b    2     and they are not afraid of danger. For example，a few years later，robots will go to a war，no m    3     human. It can even be designed as an advanced（先进的）killing weapon. A    4     there are a great part of the work will be replaced by a robot，what a robot does is only running its master's p    5     .

Robots are s    6     with human beings，but just in appearance. They may have similar s    7     ，but they are quite different in nature. Because robots can not t    8     and they have no emotion（情感）.Think about you are a doctor，you can think how to cure，use which kind of m    9     .What a robot does is just some rigid tips，So they will never take the place of human d    10     .

8 . What's going to happen in the future

What's going to happen in the future？Here are some things that scientists say is most likely to happen 10to 30 years from now.

1 Digital money

We used to pay with cash for everything we bought. In fact，we are already using one type of digital money，when we swipe（刷卡）our bus pass or use a credit card to shop online.

You have to admit that using a card is much easier than searching your pocket for change. It is also safer than carrying a lot of cash on your person. People in Sweden completely stopped using cash last year and the US might be next.

2 Bionic（仿生的）eye

People who are blind may have a chance to get their sight back-by wearing bionic eyes. A blind eye can no longer sense light，but a bionic eye can use a camera to “see” the environment and send data into the brain.

Although the bionic eye that's out now only allow patients to see lights and unclear shapes，a high resolution（分辨率）version could be just a few years away.

3 Self-driving car

Unlike a human driver，a self-driving car won't be distracted（分神）by a phone call，the radio or something outside the window. Sensors（探测器）and cameras on the car would allow it to keep strictly to the rules of the road and keep a safe distance from other cars. This would greatly reduce the number of road accidents Many vehicle companies are now planning self-driving cars. By 2040，driverless vehicles will be the main vehicles on the road.

根据短文内容完成表格（每格限填一词）。

Thirty years in the     1
Digital money	Advantages	Using cards is much easier and     2     than using cash.
	The future	Sweden stopped taking cash last year and America may follow its     3     .
Bionic eye	4	A bionic eye can use a camera to "see" the environment and send data directly to the brain so the     5     may have a chance to get their sight back.
	The future	Although now blind people wearing a bionic eye can only see lights and unclear shapes, there could be     6       ones in just a few years.
Self-driving car	How it     7	Sensors and cameras make it possible to keep a safe distance from other cars.
	Advantages	A self-driving car will strictly keep to the     8     rules and the number of road accidents will be greatly           9     .
	The future	Many vehicle companies are planning self-driving cars. Driverless     10     will no longer be science fiction in 30 years.

9 . Do you find it difficult to put down your mobile phone?
If yes, you’re not alone. These days, many people are facing the stress in the use of mobile phones. They reach for their mobile phones when they wake up in the morning, and keep checking their social media apps to get the latest updates (更新).
A report from Google shows that 70 percent of people don’t want to spend much time on their phones. This is why Google introduced an app called Dashboard for the new Android operating system(安卓操作系统). This new app includes functions (功能) that help users manage the time. For example, users can see how many times they’ve unlocked their phone, how many times they’ve checked their social media apps, and how much time they spend on each app every day.
Once the users see this information, they’ll be able to make some changes. With the App Timer (计时) function, users can set a time limit for how long they can use each app for every day. After they’ve hit the limit, they won’t be able to use the app until the next day. And with another function, the app gets incoming calls silent when the user puts the phone face down.
If people truly want to make full use of their free time instead of losing hours on their phones, these new functions are just one way of doing that.
After all, who needs to use an app to stop you from using other apps? The easiest answer would be just to use your willpower.
1. Where does the users’ stress come from?

A．Too many updates of the apps.	B．Too many functions of the apps.
C．Too much information they receive.	D．Too much time they spend on the phone.

2. Which of the followings is NOT included in Dashboard’s functions?

A．It stops the users from using willpower.

B．It checks how much time the users spend on apps.

C．It lists how many times the users have unlocked the phone.

D．It shows how many times the users have checked social media apps.

3. What does the underlined word “limit” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．目的

B．标准

C．许可

D．限制

4. Which picture shows the phone gets incoming calls silent?

A．

B．

C．

D．

5. What does the writer think of Dashboard?

A．Its design is perfect.	B．It may be helpful to some people.
C．It needs more functions.	D．It has too many functions.

10 . We’ve come a long way from blackboards and chalk. Modern technology (技术) has provided us with lots of ways we can make learning more interesting.   Perhaps most importantly of all, it’s also more interactive (互动).
Some kinds of tools (工具) have been developed. They make the 21st century learning experience much more interactive and interesting. Attracting the attention of students is always difficult, but these tools have made a big difference in how pupils learn.
For example, an interactive whiteboard is different from a traditional chalkboard. It allows the teachers to show images and provide sound as well.   If you imagine a large computer screen with colorful images and sound added in, you can see why so many pupils are drawn in by what they see and hear in a modern classroom.
Various audio (声音的) tools also help to make sure that everyone can hear what the teacher has to say. In the past, if a teacher said something that a child missed, perhaps the child was too timid (胆小的) or nervous to ask them to repeat it. Now they are less likely to miss out simply because they’re sitting too far away from the teacher to hear them.
The 21st century classroom is able to teach pupils more than one thing. For example, imagine a history lesson is given in a modern classroom. How is it different from a classroom setting in the past? The answer is simple. The students will not only learn about history itself, they will also learn how to use the modern equipment (设备) that helps the teacher get their message across.
Modern technology can make teaching and learning easier. Student response (应答) system makes everyone able to express their opinions or answers without having to speak up. Since everyone can do it, the teacher can see who needs more help in other ways.
It’s clear that this kind of classroom technology is making a great difference in modern classrooms.

Topic	Modern technology helps us make teaching and learning more interesting and interactive.
1     of using modern technology in the classroom	1. Make it much easier to attract pupils’     2     by using different tools. ●Whiteboards allow teachers to show colorful images and provide sound. ●Audio tools make students hear the teacher’s     3     even if they sit too far away from the teacher. 2. Make students learn more than one thing. ●Help students learn the knowledge of a       4     and the use of modern equipment as well. 3. Make teaching and learning easier. ●Student response system makes students give their opinions or answers without     5     up and allows teachers to help students when necessary.
Conclusion	Modern classroom technology makes a great difference to teaching and learning.