1.行程简介；
2.乡下的变化；
3.你的感受。
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A Trip to the Countryside
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1. What has made working at home possible?
| A．Living far from workplaces. |
| B．Communication industry. |
| C．More job opportunities. |
| A．Saving more time. |
| B．Having a lot of freedom. |
| C．Taking care of the family easily. |
| A．British company will move overseas. |
| B．All companies will employ homeworkers. |
| C．People will work at home for a foreign company. |
What will your future life look like? Let’s have
In 3000, medical technology will be
Besides, “smart clothes” will contain special particles (粒子),
There will also be a great change in your house. If you get into the kitchen, you
In 3000, cars will drive
Such “smart technology” will be all around you, and let’s look forward to it.
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I’m delighting to know that you are interested in the new countryside of China. In the past, the roads were narrow, that made it inconvenient to travel around. Usually, a big family was crowded in a small, dark house. So the living conditions were far away from satisfactory. Thanks China’s rural (农村的) reform, many villages have developed rapidly in recent years. The roads are wide and smooth and more and more villager have their own cars. Beside, computers and mobile phones are becoming increasing popular. Many villages has changed into rich, clean and peaceful ones. When you like, I’ll show you around my hometown. I am looking forward to get your early reply.
5 . Humans will come to love robots like they are family rather than consider them as the enemy, according to Sir Nigel Shadbolt, a professor of computer science at Oxford University. He says we are entering an age when robots will act as carers for the elderly and friends for lonely children. He also says that the fear that robots will destroy humans is baseless.
Sir Nigel Shadbolt also made the comments at the Hay Festival of Literature &Arts in Wales. “Do robots threaten (威胁) humans? Certainly, anything you see in Hollywood describes them that way,” he said. “They are usually mad, bad and dangerous. Basically, you don’t want to get too close to them. But this is to misunderstand where the real problem lies. It is not robots that should scare you. It is natural stupidity.”
The principal of Jesus College, Oxford, said he did understand why people were concerned about rapidly smartening robots, “Indeed, people begin to worry that the machines are going to wake up and that they are going to become super-capable (超能力的). I want to tell you that they are not.”
Instead of computers seeking to get closer to humans, Sir Nigel Shadbolt believes it will be the other way round, with humans wanting to build meaningful relationships with the machines. “It will not be long before these robots are the friends that grow up with our children and that look after us in elder care,” Sir Nigel Shadbolt said. “It doesn’t matter that there’s nobody at home but a very good robot.” Sir Nigel Shadbolt mentioned the video that appeared earlier this week about the burial of robot dogs in Japan. Mourners (悼念者) believe their robots have a soul that needs to be put to rest and they are much-loved members of the family.
1. Sir Nigel Shadbolt thinks it is unnecessary for people to________.| A．make use of robots | B．feel scared of robots |
| C．doubt the role of robots | D．study the development of robots |
| A．Natural stupidity. | B．Hollywood movies. |
| C．The advertisements for robots. | D．The Hay Festival of Literature & Arts. |
| A．They will be buried by their users. |
| B．They will offer to chat with us. |
| C．They will become our soul mates. |
| D．They will have closer relationships with humans. |
| A．Lovely Robot Dog | B．The Greatest Robot |
| C．Future New Family Member | D．Possible Enemy of Mankind |
6 . Scientists may have found a way to reduce shortage of type O blood. Type O is the kind of blood that hospitals most often need. What the researchers are testing is an easier way to make type O blood out of other kinds of blood.
There are four main kinds of blood. Most people born with one of these four: Type A,Type B, Type AB or Type O. Type O can be safely given to anyone. So it is commonly used when a person is injured or sick and has to have blood.
The differences among blood types are linked to whether or not red blood cells contain certain kinds of sugar molecules(分子). These molecules are found on the surface of the cells.They are known as antigens (抗原). These antigens are found with type A, B and AB blood but not with type O.
More than twenty-five years ago, scientists found that the antigens could be removed to create what they called universal-type cells. They could be removed with chemicals called enzymes(酶). But large amounts of enzymes were required to make the change.
Doctor Henrik Clausen of the University of Copenhagen in Denmark led the study. The next step, he says, is to complete safety tests. The team is working with the American company ZymeQuest to test the new method. If it meets safety requirements(*k)and is not too costly,it could become a widely used life-saving tool to increase the supply of universal blood.
1. How do scientists deal with the problem of lacking type O blood?| A．Hope more people to donate type O blood. |
| B．Make the most of the present type O blood. |
| C．Develop new ways of using type O blood. |
| D．Make type O blood out of other kinds of blood. |
| A．Sugar molecules in red blood cells. |
| B．People's different living conditions. |
| C．Peoples various immune systems. |
| D．The variety of peoples cells and genes. |
| A．Type O blood can be safely given to anyone |
| B．Antigens could easily be removed to create universal blood. |
| C．A Danish company wanted to involve itself in studying blood. |
| D．The new method is not safe enough to be put into use in hospitals now. |
| A．Four different kinds of blood |
| B．A new way to make type O blood |
| C．The latest research on blood type |
| D．Find the proper type of blood |
7 . We don’t know how different our future will be in the future. We can only try to imagine it.
At first we think about human relationship. In the year 2050, we will use computers almost every day. We will be making new friends through the Internet - even our husbands or wives will be met in this way. It will be much faster and easier for us. On the other hand, our relationships with people won’t be as important as they are today, so we will feel a little lonely.
Computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050. For example, they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier. In addition, there will be much more other machines which will play a similar role as computers, like robots which will do the housework for us.
Spending holidays will also be completely different. Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone. Means of transport will, of course, change, too. We will be using solar-powered cars, which will be much more environmentally friendly.
We could expect that the faster technological progress would lead to a more polluted environment. But it isn’t true. We will pay more attention to protecting the environment. And, scientists will probably find cures for many dangerous diseases, like cancer or AIDS. Therefore, our surroundings as well as our health will be in a better condition.
Although we can’t predict the exact changes which will be made in the world, we often think about them. We worry about our and our children’s future, we have expectations, hopes as well as fears. But I think we should be rather sanguine about our future. We should be happy and believe good things will happen.
1. Why will people probably feel a little lonely in 2050?| A．Because the number of people will become much smaller. |
| B．Because people won’t like making friends with each other. |
| C．Because there will be less face-to-face communication |
| D．Because people won’t communicate with each other much often. |
| A．It won’t be difficult for people to travel to other planets. |
| B．The way of spending holidays will be the same as that of today. |
| C．The relationship between people will be more important than today. |
| D．Our environment will be much more polluted with a growing number of cars. |
| A．disappointed | B．surprised |
| C．curious | D．optimistic |
| A．What our life will be like in the year 2050. |
| B．How people will communicate in the year 2050. |
| C．What high technology will appear in the year 2050. |
| D．How people will travel and spend their holiday in the year 2050. |
8 . The human beings seem to be facing a crisis （危机）． After our best Go players were defeated one by one by the artificial intelligence （AI） AlphaGo， we lost our pride of being at the top of the intelligence chain． And in October， when Saudi Arabia gave citizenship to a robot named Sophia， another privilege of being human was taken away． It looks like everything that separates humans and AI is at risk fight now．
But we keep hoping that instead of "everything"， there's still something left in us that makes us irreplaceable．
To Hao Jingfang， winner of the 2016 Hugo Award for Best Novelette， that "something" is our consciousness． "AlphaGo is intelligent in a certain way， but not intelligent enough to ask the important questions -- Do I like playing Go？ Do I want to play Go today？ Why do I have to play Go when you tell me to？" she once said． In other words， computer programs don't have a choice to say "no"． They probably don't even know what a "choice" is -- all they ever do is calculate．
And to He Huaihong， a philosophy （哲学） professor at Peking University， imagination and creativity are also what make us special． "A machine couldn't have come up with the theory of gravity just because it was hit by a falling apple"， he said． "It's human imagination that connects what seem to be completely random and irrelevant concepts， something that a machine--which works by fixed rules only--can't do， at least for now．"
This is why BBC reporter Viktor Mayer-Schonberger suggested that instead of focusing on how computers have overshadowed us on calculating abilities than humans， we should probably "consider our quality at a different end of the spectrum （光谱）：creativity， originality （原创性）， even plain illogical craziness， instead of hard-nosed （顽固的） logic"， he wrote．
So maybe in the future， as artificial intelligence becomes even more intelligent， humans and A1will learn to use each other's talents for good． If AI can handle the boring tasks like calculating and driving for us， we'll have more time to create， think， and be busy with "being human"．
1. What can we learn about AlphaGo， according to Hao Jingfang？ ______| A．It will be taught to say no in the future． |
| B．It will be more intelligent than humans one day． |
| C．It has difficulty answering personal questions． |
| D．It is unable to think independently as humans do． |
| A．Intelligence． | B．Originality． |
| C．The ability to make rules． | D．The ability to make choices． |
| A．Competed with | B．Taken control of |
| C．Been more successful than | D．Influenced |
| A．It will be used to help humans， rather than compete with us． |
| B．It may develop creativity besides better logical thinking． |
| C．It might be very dangerous to humans in different fields． |
| D．It will be applied to provide driving service for humans． |
There was great excitement on the planet of Venus this week. For the first time Venusian scientists managed to land a satellite on the planet Earth, and it has been sending back signals as well as photographs ever since.
The satellite was directed into an area known as Manhattan(named after the great Venusian astronomer Prof. Manhattan, who first discovered it with his telescope 20,000 light years ago). Because of excellent weather conditions and extremely strong signals, Venusian scientists were able to get valuable information as to the feasibility(可行性)of a manned flying saucer(飞碟)landing on Earth. A press conference was held at the Venus Institute of Technology.
“We have come to the conclusion, based on last week’s satellite landing,” Pro. Zog said, “that there is no life on the Earth.”
“How do you know this?” the science reporter of the Venus Evening Star asked.
“For on thing, Earth’s surface in the area of Manhattan is composed of solid concrete and nothing can grow there. For another, the atmosphere is filled with carbon monoxide and other deadly gases and nobody could possibly breathe this air and survive.”
“What does this mean as far as our flying saucer program is concerned?”
“We shall have to take our own oxygen with us, which means heavier flying saucer than we originally planned.”
“Are there any other risks that you discovered in your studies?”
“Take a look at his photo. You see this dark black cloud floating over the surface of Earth?” We call this the Consolidated Edison Belt. We don’t know what it is made of, but it could give us a lot of trouble and we shall have to make further tests before we send a Venus Being there.”
“If what you say is true, won’t this set back the flying saucer program several years?”
“Yes, but we shall proceed as soon as the Grubstart gives us the added funds.”
“Pro. Zog, why are we spending billions and billions of zilches to land a flying saucer on Earth when there is no life there?
“Because if we Venusians can learn to breathe in an Earth atmosphere, then. We can live anywhere.”
1. The Venusians were excited this week because they __________.| A．landed a satellite with Venus astronauts on Earth |
| B．made a first-rate flying saucer |
| C．got an Earth Being to Venus |
| D．directed a satellite into Earth |
| A．Because they need it on their way to the planet of Earth |
| B．Because the Earth’s atmosphere is filled with deadly gases |
| C．Because deadly gases is far from enough on Earth |
| D．Because there is no air on the planet of Earth |
| A．the polluted air floating over the surface of Earth |
| B．the mass of tiny drops of water floating above Earth |
| C．the concrete that is unknown to everywhere |
| D．the dark clouds gathering before a storm breaks |
| A．to arouse the awareness of protecting the earth |
| B．to introduce a Venusians’ science program |
| C．to tell us the serious pollution of the Venus |
| D．to tell us an exciting Venusians’ exploration |
10 . During the 20th century there has been a great change in the lives of women. A woman marrying at the end of the 19th century probably has been in her middle 20’s and would be likely to have seven or eight children. By the time the youngest was 15, the mother would have been in her early 50’s and would expect to live a further 20 years, during which chance and health made it hard for her to get paid work.
Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman’s youngest child will be 15 when she is 45 and she can be expected to live another 35 years and is likely to get paid work until 60.
This important change in women’s life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women’s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school and took a fulltime job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is 16, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Many more return to work later. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties of family life.
1. We learn from this passage that in the 19th century ．| A．there were more children in the world than there are today |
| B．women spent a greater part of their lives raising |
| C．there were more women in poor health than there are today |
| D．women married younger than they do today |
| A．she is young when her children can look after themselves |
| B．she is obliged to help her husband support the family |
| C．she feels lonely at home when her children grow up |
| D．she hopes to change the world a bit |
| A．give up their jobs after they get married |
| B．leave school as soon as they can |
| C．marry early so that they can get better jobs |
| D．continue working until they are going to have a baby |
| A．stay at home after leaving school |
| B．find jobs when they reach the age of 16 |
| C．start working again later in life |
| D．marry and have children while still at school |
| A．plays a greater part in doing housework |
| B．does almost all of the housework |
| C．feels unhappy about his wife’s going out to work |
| D．takes a part-time job so as to help at home |
