1 . Directions: after reading the passage below, fill in blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; For the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Could we have zero deaths on our roads?

Cars that can think for themselves have clear advantages     1     flesh-and-blood drivers. They don’t get drunk or drowsy, daydream or get distracted by mobile phones.

Human error causes over 90 percent of these collisions. Driverless cars, which     2     sense other vehicles on the road as well as obstacles and lane markings(车道标记), are already proving much safer than human-driven cars. In trials of Google’s autonomous Prius fleet in Silicon Valley in California, the only accidents     3    (cause) by human error. How are innovations like these designed? And how safe is it    4     (put) your life in the hands of an autonomous vehicle that makes all your decisions for you?

Driverless cars use a mix of GPS, cameras, complex scanners and sensors to detect vehicles, traffic signals, curbs, pedestrians and    5     obstacles. “A central computer system analyzes the data to control acceleration, steering and braking,” says Olivier Sappin, VP of Transportation & Mobility at Dassault Systèmes—the software company whose 3D EXPERIENCE platform and industry solutions are used by motor manufacturers to design, produce and maintain driverless cars. The software can simulate different eventualities(可能发生的事情) to ensure safety on the road—and the results can be incorporated （被包含）into the design and production process.

As well as     6    (detect) their surroundings using ultra-sophisticated mapping systems, future cars will be able to communicate with each other,     7    (allow) as many cars as possible to fit on the roads.    8     (connect) vehicles will feature safety warnings that alert drivers of potentially dangerous conditions—impending(迫在眉睫的) collisions, icy roads and dangerous curves.

Experts say it’s not the technology holding us back, but legal and practical issues such as who is responsible in the case of an accident, urban planning and the security of car computer systems.     9     these details are worked out, and motor manufacturers have used sophisticated software tools to eliminate all potential problems, it won’t be long     10    we’re all a lot safer on the roads.

2 . 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。

Cards and digital(数字的) technologies     1    (kill) off cash slowly, but is it a cause for concern? Not     2    (necessary). Here are some ways of making the most of digital finance.

Cash is no longer king. Over recent years fewer and fewer transactions have been made with cash. The most recent figures show coins and notes are used just 34% of     3     time, down from 63% a decade ago. And usage     4    (predict) to fall to just 10% in 15 years.

Instead we’re paying with cards and digital technologies. Some of this is down to user choice, with contactless cards and smartphones making spending     5    (fast) and more convenient.

But it’s also being forced upon us. Some retailers are refusing physical money as they can avoid the high bank charges levied(征收) at them for     6    (handle) cash. Meanwhile it’s harder to get your hands on notes as cash machines and     7    (bank) disappear from the high street. And these are trends which are likely     8    (increase) in the coming years.

This could be bad news if you still primarily use cash,     9     that’s how you pay your bills or how you budget. For some, cash is just what you know. For     10    , cash is a necessity—especially when going digital is the alternative.

As a result this move towards cashless society makes many uneasy.