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 . The world’s first zero-carbon city is being built in Abu Dhabi and is designed to be not only free of cars and high buildings but also powered by the sun.
The oil-rich United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the last place you would expect to learn lessons on low-carbon living, but the eco-city of Masdar could teach the world. While the presence of fossil fuel (矿物燃料) has helped make UAE one of the world’s wealthiest countries, the officials there are well aware that the oil wells will eventually run dry, leaving them with no choice, but to use renewable sources of energy.
Masdar is combining 21st-century engineering with traditional desert architecture to create zero-carbon comfort. It will house about 50,000 people, at least 1,000 businesses and a university. It is being designed by the British architectural firm Foster + Partners. The architects are turning the desert’s greatest threat-the sun-into their greatest fortune. They have built the biggest solar farm in the Middle East to power the city.
Traditional cars must be checked in at the city gates before you enter the city. And you can choose between the oldest and newest ways of transport. At street level, the streets will be narrow, just to let people walk by and so the buildings will shade each other, and the planners have done their best to keep the city foot-friendly. But if you feel tired, you can go down a level to take mini vehicles. These driverless vehicles can carry up to 6 people and will be solar powered or battery operated. They are programmed to go where you ask.
Water that is used in homes or for gardens will be recycled. All waste will be converted to energy or as nutrients for soil. The whole purpose of Masdar City is to reuse or recycle everything that is in it even some of the construction materials around gardens and city.
1. Why did UAE decide to build a zero-carbon city?| A．Because the oil wells may dry up in the future. |
| B．Because the low-carbon living is very popular. |
| C．Because the price of fossil fuel is always on the rise. |
| D．Because the air pollution is becoming a global danger. |
| A．The strict limitations on traditional cars. |
| B．The benefits of foot-friendly streets. |
| C．The means of transportation in Masdar. |
| D．The convenience of taking driverless vehicles. |
| A．Homes or gardens. | B．Masdar City. |
| C．Nutrients for soil. | D．Construction materials. |
| A．Sports. | B．science. |
| C．Business. | D．Culture. |
7 . 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 |
8 . 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. |
9 . Houses have been getting progressively "smarter" for decades, but the next generation of smart homes may offer what two Case Western Reserve University scientists are calling an "Internet of Ears. "
Today's smart home features appliances, entertainment systems, security cameras and lighting, heating and cooling systems that are connected to each other and the Internet. They can be accessed and controlled remotely by computer or smartphone apps.
But a group of electrical engineering and computer science professors in the Case School of Engineering have been experimenting with a new suite of sensors (传感器). This system would read not only the vibrations (震动), sounds and even other movements associated with people and animals in a building, but also any slight changes in the existing electrical field.
While there still maybe a decade or so away, the home of the future could be a building that adjusts to your activity with only a few small, hidden sensors in the walls and floor without the need for monitoring cameras.
"We are trying to make a building that is able to 'listen' to the humans inside," said Ming Chun Huang, an assistant professor in electrical engineering and computer science. "We are using principles similar to those of the human ear, where vibrations are picked up and our algorithms (计算程序) recognize them to determine your specific movements. That's why we call it the 'Internet of Ears'. "
“There is actually a constant 60 Hz electrical field all around us, and because people are somewhat conductive, they short out the field just a little," Huang said. "So, by measuring the disturbance in that field, we are able to determine their presence, or even their breathing, even when there are no vibrations associated with sound.”
Huang said they have used as few as four small sensors in the walls and floor of a room.
As for privacy concerns, the system would not be able to identify individuals, although it could recognize people's different ways of walking.
1. What uniqueness does the smart home of the next generation have?| A．It uses the advanced Internet technology. |
| B．It is controlled remotely by a computer. |
| C．It features appliances and entertainment systems. |
| D．It can read vibrations, sounds and movements. |
| A．The sensors. | B．The vibrations. |
| C．The electrical field. | D．The monitoring cameras. |
| A．Determining people's presence. | B．Recognizing different people. |
| C．Protecting individuals' privacy. | D．Measuring the electrical field. |
| A．Various Smart Houses | B．Benefits of Smart Houses |
| C．How do Smart Houses Work? | D．What Are Next Smart Homes Like? |
10 . There is an ancient Chinese story about a giant man named Kua Fu who chases the sun. He drains the Yellow and Wei rivers during his race and finally dies of delydration（脱水）. His failure has reminded people of the unstoppable power of the sun for centuries. And yet, scientists throughout history have tried to better understand the most important star in our sky. On Aug 12, NASA launched the Parker Solar Probe（探测器）, marking the start of its trip to the sun.
The probe itself is almost as big as a car and needed the help of a powerful rocket to escape Earth’s orbit, change direction and reach the sun. In order to reach the sun, the probe must complete seven flybys of Venus, using the power of the planet’s gravity to change its path, sending it toward the sun. But that’s not the only difficult part of the journey. As the probe approaches the sun’s corona（日冕）, it will have to bear temperatures reaching 1,400℃, as well as deal with serious radiation. So how will the probe survive?
According to NASA, a special shield has been used, which is a special 11.5 cm-thick carbon-composite shield that will be positioned between the probe and the sun’s corona. It’s advanced technology like this that will make the probe’s trip to the sun much smoother. If everything goes as planned the probe will reach a speed of 692,018 kilometers per hour as it moves around the sun, setting a new record for the fastest man-made object in history, NBC noted. It will fly close to the sun 24 times between 2018 and 2025. NBC added.
1. What is the aim of mentioning Kua Fu in the first paragraph?| A．To tell the origin of Parker Solar Probe. |
| B．To lead to the topic of researching the sun. |
| C．To show the achievement of ancient China. |
| D．To show the difficulties of studying the sun. |
| A．One. | B．Two. |
| C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．The probe will reach the sun in 2025. |
| B．The probe has been protected very well. |
| C．The probe is the fastest man-made object. |
| D．The probe has been prepared well for its aim. |
| A．Taking a Closer Look at the Sun |
| B．Discovering the Unknown Puzzles |
| C．The Story of Kuafu Chasing the Sun |
| D．The Scientific Value of Searching the Sun |
