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Today, we have to use switches for our lights, knobs for our appliances, and remote controls for our TVs and air conditioners. In the future, we will be using a    1     technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. The future home will use integrated sensors to t    2     when you leave home each morning, and then go into an energy­efficient mode all by i    3    . You will no longer have to think about turning switches on and off yourself. Your home will also learn your d    4     routine and preferences, so everything will be r    5     for you when you get home each evening. Your lights will come on the i    6     you enter the door along with your f    7     music or TV programmes, and you will find your dinner already p    8     for you. All controls will r    9     to voice commands, so if you want to change your routine, you just say aloud w    10     you want and the home system will obey.

4 . 根据课文原文填空，每空一词。

Today, we have to use switches for our lights, knobs for our     1    , and remote controls for our TVs and air conditioners. In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for     2     control of just about everything in our home. The future home will use     3     sensors to tell when you leave home each morning, and. then go into an energy-efficient     4     all by itself. You will Do longer have to think about     5     switches on and off yourself. Your home will also learn your     6     routine and preferences, so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening...

6 . 下面两段短文节选自课文，请严格按照课文内容填入适当的词语，否则不得分。

I still cannot believe that I am     1     this prize that I won last year. I have to remind myself     2    that I am really in AD 3008.     3    the journey, I was unsettled for the first few days. As a result, I     4     “time lag”. This is similar to the “jet lag” you get from flying, but it seems you keep getting flashbacks from your    5    time period.

7 . 按课文填空。

(Unit 3) “Just relax, since there is nothing planned on the     1     today. Tomorrow you’ll be ready for some visits.” Having said this, he spread some food on the table, and     2     a bed from the floor. After he left, I had a bried meal and a hot bath.     3     , I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.

(Unit 4) You need to be curious. Only if you ask many questions will you     4     all the information you need to know. We say a good journalist must have a good “nose” for a story. That means you must be able to     5     when people are not telling the whole truth and then try to discover it. They must use research to     6     themselves of the missing part of the story.

(Unit 5)     7     clothing using     8     if necessary unless it is stuck to the burn. Take off other clothing and jewellery near the burn.

(Unit 5) Cool burns immediately with cool but not icy water. It’s best to place burns under gently running water for about 10 minutes. (The cool water stops the burning process, prevents the pain becoming     9     and reduces     10    .) Do not put cold water on third degree burns.

8 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
M:Miss Green,do you think people could work at home instead of working in offices in future?
W:Oh,yes.It's h    1    now.You see,the communication industry has made much progress in the l    2    ten years.
M:And how do these people manage to work?I mean, w    3     equipment do they have at home?
W:Well,they have a TV set,a computer,a printer and a phone to c    4     with other computers.
M:I see.But surely there' re some a    5    in being able to work at home.
W:Yes.Working at home,people don't have to spend a lot of time getting to and from their workplace.The rush hours, a    6    everyone knows,are the w    7    times of day to travel.Millions of people spend their working lives getting up early to a    8     the rush hours.
M:Ah,I see.What do you think a    9     the condition of home workers?
W:OK,a British film will have s    10    a condition here next year.

9 . 阅读下面的短文，根据首字母的提示在空白处填上适当的单词，使短文意义完整。
The Home of the Future

When Dan Green comes home from work, he doesn't need a key to open his front door. As he walks up to the front of his house, the d    1     opens. The lights turn on inside. His favorite music starts to play. His dinner is r    2     in the oven. B    3     no one     is home. What's happening? This is the home of the future! Right now, Dan Green is the only   person w    4     has a home like this. He is a scientist. But in about 25 years, many   people w    5     have homes like Dan's. His home does not look different on the o    6    . But inside it is very different.

Computers control this house of the future. For e    7    , Dan is watching   television w     8     the doorbell rings. The TV is a computer. When Dan presses a button on the TV remote control, he can see a picture of his v    9     on the screen. He can also use the remote control to open or close the door. Dan can watch TV and answer the door at the same t    10    .