1 . I log onto a computer at the doctor’s office to say I have arrived and then wait until a voice calls me into the examination room. There, a robotic nurse ______ me onto the scales and then takes my blood pressure. Some time later, in steps the ______, who is also a robot. He notes down my ______ and gives me a prescription (处方). I pay for my visit using a credit card and return home without having met another human being. This is my terrible vision of the future, which hasn’t happened ______ yet.
I should say I really do like many aspects of ______. I am a big fan of air conditioning in summer and heaters in winter. But I am writing this because I don’t want machines to ______.
When I call my dentist’s office and actually get a human being on the line, I am ______. But when I see the introduction of yet more self-service checkout stations at the grocery store, I feel like ______ “When it comes to cashiers (收银员), make mine a(n) ______, please!”
After all, human cashiers sometimes ______ you a store coupon (优惠券) for items you are buying.
Even more than that, real-life cashiers often take an interest in particularly cute children, which can ______ young mothers’ day. A cashier may also show pity on an elderly person ______ to get that last penny out of his purse.
Machines can be ______ and cost-effective and they often got the job done just fine. ______ they lack an element so important to everyday life.
Call it the spirit, the soul or the heart. It is ______ no machine will ever have. It is human being that encourages us to smile at others, which nay be what they need at that moment.
1. A.tears | B.directs | C.follows | D.separates |
2. A.worker | B.nurse | C.doctor | D.cleaner |
3. A.signals | B.symptoms | C.words | D.symbols |
4. A.at most | B.at last | C.at least | D.at intervals |
5. A.economy | B.agriculture | C.literature | D.technology |
6. A.cut in | B.pass by | C.take over | D.go away |
7. A.annoyed | B.thrilled | C.discouraged | D.disappointed |
8. A.smiling | B.laughing | C.shouting | D.weeping |
9. A.machine | B.human | C.animal | D.plant |
10. A.give | B.remind | C.bargain | D.buy |
11. A.brighten | B.darken | C.strengthen | D.widen |
12. A.turning | B.happening | C.describing | D.struggling |
13. A.urgent | B.efficient | C.frequent | D.consistent |
14. A.But | B.Because | C.Otherwise | D.Therefore |
15. A.everything | B.nothing | C.anything | D.something |