1 . 课文基本知识运用

Image waking up one morning    1     the option of staying in bed and     2     a button to send a robot to do all the work for you. How cool that would be! It may seem like building    3    in the air, but given the rate at     4     artificial intelligence, or AI, is being developed, in the future such dreams may actually come    5    .

3 . Complete the passage using the correct forms of the words in the box. Do you believe Hawking’s predictions?

pros and cons             take over            on a scientific basis            have an urge to          superior conflict with          backwards

Time travel, alien invasions, and artificial intelligence have always been popular themes in science fiction. However, these were never the exclusive domains of sci-fi writers. Some scientists also    1     explore these themes    2    . Take time travel as an example. Many fascinating stories based on time travel go either    3     or forwards in time. However, the former is not really an option. World-famous scientist Stephen Hawking once explained that travelling into the past would     4    the basic rule that cause comes before effect. But it would be possible to travel into the future in a vastly     5    spaceship approaching the speed of light. In addition to the question of time travel, Hawking also expressed his opinions on alien invasions and Al development. When many scientists and scholars were still arguing about the     6    of alien existence and AI development, Hawking said he believed aliens would invade Earth, and that humans would eventually    7     by Aland robots.

4 . Below is a letter from the present you to the future you. Try to complete it with the most appropriate verb forms.
Dear Future Me,

How are you? If you’re still very hard-working, then I’m sure you’re    1     (keep) yourself busy! I do    2     (hope) you’re healthier though. I know I love eating too much junk food and far too many sweets. I hope you’re stronger than me and     3    (give up) these bad habits.

How’s everything going with work? Do you remember that you    4    (want) to be a pilot? If you do, then I hope you’re flying around the world to fun places and     5    (do) a lot of sightseeing. I think that the computer technology in your time must    6    (be) so much better than it is now. The way things are going right now, people will no longer    7    (drive) cars one day because computers     8    (operate) them completely. Moreover, companies will probably     9    (try) to do the same thing with planes soon afterwards. I think it would be quite dangerous if all the cars on the road were driverless. However, I think the idea of     10    (have) any pilots on a plane is much more dangerous. This is because any big computer problem could cause one or more planes full of people to crash!

I hope I’m right about planes still    11     (need) pilots, but if I’m wrong, I look forward to    12    (find) out what other job you chose for your career.

Your friend,

Present Me

6 .

A．The vision phone had better be shut off.

B．A convenient life can be enjoyed at home.

C．People make a smart phone with much ease.

D．Robots may replace people in the workplace.

8 . 你校将举行英语作文竞赛。请你适当发挥想象力，以“Robots in the Future”为题写篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1.机器人将来在工业和生活中的用途；
2.你对未来使用机器人的看法。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80词左右；
2.请按照如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Robots in the Future

I think more and more intelligent robots will be used in the future.

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9 . Today, the original Beetle has largely disappeared from the world’s roads since Volkswagen stopped producing it in Germany in 1978. But the instantly recognizable car was once everywhere. From the 1970s to the 1990s, more than 21 million Beetles were produced worldwide. Many adults in their 40s or above have a story about the Beetle, or at least a memory.

Part of its universal appeal is its unique look. There’s something about the car that just makes people smile: its happy shape, its cheerful colors, and perhaps its small size. However, the smiles that beetles evoke, in people are not simply due to their design. It has a character almost. It has a sort of soul in a way. It’s beyond a machine. For the better part of a century this car has been a part in people’s lives. Seeing these cars on the road is like a time capsule. It opens people to memories and stories that might otherwise go untold. By allowing us to travel back in time, they remind us of what’s important. In today’s world, this car represents something very basic and earthy and genuine. Exactly the kind of travel we need right now.

“My parents had three, a white one, then a red one, and then an orange one. It was the car I grew up with,” said actor Ewan McGregor. “They would put us in the back of the Beetle in Scotland and drive to France for camping holidays in summer. My first car was a 1978 Beetle and now I own two, parked at my home in Los Angeles.”

McGregor thinks the car’s future is electric. He has recently turned his 1978 model into a fully electric car. “Moving forward, maybe we’ll just have to think; smaller cars, low emissions (排放), and something that makes us feel happy,” he says.

1. When was the production of Beetles stopped in Germany?

A．In the 1990s.

B．In the 1980s.

C．In the late 1970s.

D．In the early 1960s.

2. Which of the following best explains “evoke” underlined in paragraph 2?

A．To keep an unpleasant feeling in one’s mind.

B．To find out information about one’s character.

C．To bring a feeling or a memory into one’s mind.

D．To ask somebody to do something in a rude way.

3. Why does Ewan McGregor own two Beetles?

A．He wants to be reminded of his childhood.

B．They are used to decorate his new home.

C．He has too many children for just one car.

D．His parents have left one of their cars to him.

4. In which section of a newspaper does this text most probably appear?

A．Advertisement.

B．Lifestyle.

C．Environment.

D．Economy.