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| Though the experiment didn't ______ as it had been planned, the result was still ______. |
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| _______what they have achieved in the past five years, we still have to long way to go. |
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| Though different body movements mean different things in different cultures, ______smile is ______ accepted as a sign of happiness or being friendly. |
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| The procedures(程序) of operating a computer have been ______ several times, the results of which have made it much easier _______. |
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| Artificial intelligence can never be equal ________ . |
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| A computer can think logically and work millions and millions of times faster than a human but it _____ never replace humans because it has to ________ to work. |
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| The application of the Internet is considered as a revolution in computer science, _______, computers could be connected with _______ to share information. |
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_______time goes by, compu ters are made smaller and smaller and nobody knows for sure how small _______ be made but there must be a limit. |
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With more app lications to be invented ______ computers, they are sure, for the most part, toimprove our life quality. |
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| Apart from being applied in such fields _______ communication, finance and trade, computers also play an very important part in making mobil  e phones, medical operations ________ in spaceexploration. |
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| Whatever you say about what I did the other day, I meant no harm to you ________. |
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| _______ the help of this new type of calculator, people will be able to _______ much faster with more accurate figures as a result. |
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| A lot of technical problems have to be solved ______ this new type of digital camera _______its appearance in market. |
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| Computers have been made ______ clever that they can ______ problems like humans _______. |
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| I do hope that one day the Chinese language will become a ______ language, that is, everyone in the world will communicate in it. |
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| Misunderstanding is likely to ______ if people fail to communicate with each other. |
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| -Has she agreed to the date for the meeting? -Well, that's _____ she disagrees. |
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| There were _____ many people in the zoo _____ it was hard to get through the crowd to see the animals. |
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| If you want to know more information about the Analytical Machine, ______ the following Website: www.computer.net |
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| _______your naughty niece closely and don't let her ________ my regular sleep in the afternoon. |
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| When your computer begins to run slow, it is a ______ that it has been attacked by computer virus. |
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| Coughing and sneezing _____ the coming of a bad cold. |
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| ____ how much the trip will cost and see if you can afford it. |
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| ______, I am determined not to play computer games and ______myself in doing something meaningful. |
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| As for daily life, I think that we will be able to 1 most of our shopping by 2 and this will be taken to our homes, so 3 there won't be any 4 to go out to the 5 .I'm sure that most of our homes will have a video 6 so we will be able to 7 the person we are talking to. We will also be 8 holovision which will give you three dimensional ( 三维的 ) life -size picture 9 your screen-this will replace television. 10 important technology, there will be no more road accidents. Cars will be guided by computers so people will not have to do any more driving. I think most of our food will be in the form of pills and liquids which will have all the vitamins and protein(蛋白质 ) 11 we need for a balanced diet. Only when we go out for social 12 will we eat the same food as today, but we will 13 be eating meat. About once a year our bodies will go into a health center for a service in much the same way as a car 14 be repaired. So, for example, our veins( 静脉 ) will be cleaned out, our blood made pure, our muscles built up and so on. Any part that is 15 could be replaced by a new plastic part. We will all be much 16 by then anyway, because there will be more 17 for us to use for exercise. Also a safe medicine will have been discovered which will allow people to lose or put on 18 as they need. One exciting development will be the possibility of being deep frozen 19 . A period of time and then 20 some years later. I would be interested in that myself. | ||||
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| As a computer exhibition Bill gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated: "If GM had kept up with technology like computer industry has, we would all be driving twenty-five dollar cars that got 1000 miles to the gallon." In response to Bill's comments, General Motors announced a news release stating: if GM had developed technology like Microsoft,  we would be driving cars with the following characteristics:For no reason your car would crash twice a day. Every time they repaired the lines on the road you would have to buy a new car. Sometimes your car would die on the free way for no reason and you would just accept this, restart and drive on. Only one person at a time could use the car, unless you bought "Car95" or Car NT". But then you would have to buy more seats. If you try to get your car to a mechanic, you'd make a long distance call, be put on hold for three or four hours, when you finally got the mechanic, you'd be told how to fix it yourself, and mechanic would hang up before you even tried his or her suggestions. People would get excited about the " new" features in Microsoft cars, forgetting completely they had been available in other cars for many years. The airbag system would say: "Are you sure?" before going off. Every time GM introduced a new model car, buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car. Microsoft cars would have a special radio/cassette player which would only be able to listen to Microsoft FM, and play Microsoft Cassettes. If you couldn't afford to buy a new car, then you could just borrow your friends and then copy it. You'd press the "start" button to shut off the engine. | |
| 1. The purpose of writing this article is ______. | |
| A. to state the advantages of Microsoft in making cars B to inform that Microsoft will make cars in the future. C. To compare cars made by GM with  those made by MicrosoftD. To make fun of the disadvantages of Microsoft's products | |
| 2. It can be inferred from the passage that the airbag system of the new car _____. | |
| A. would be safer than the old one B. would become useless in case of an accident C. would not surprise the driver by going off suddenly D. would remind the driver of the danger ahead of time | |
| 3. What does the writer really mean by saying "You'd press the "start" button to shut off the engine"? | |
| A. The design of Microsoft is very funny and strange. B. It is better to control the engine like a computer. C. The engine control system requires to be improved. D. It is impossible to shut off the engine by pre  ssing the "start" button.[ | |
| 4. The best title of this passage would be ______. | |
| A. Characteristics of the New Cars B. GM Should Learn from Microsoft C. If Microsoft Built Cars D. New Cars to be Made in the future |
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| "Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell." This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown citizen who lived in Rome in 52 wrote it. We all love new inventions. They are exciting , amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives? Picture this: You're rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes empty and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How calm and happy do you feel? Inventions have speeded up (加速) our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed (压力) and tired. Why  do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they simpler lives. On e family in the UK went "back in time" to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10, and Thomas,7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones. The grandmother, Lyn, said, "It was hard physically, but not mentally." She believed life was less materialistic. "The more things you have , the more difficult life becomes." She said. The boys said they found less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a trendy, beer-drinking granny, to one who cooked things. Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions! Don't be available all the time. Turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day. Don't check your e-mail every day. Don't reply to somebody as son as they leave a text message just because you can. It may be fun at first, but it soon gets boring. |
| 1. The passage is mainly about_______. |
| A. problems with technology B. improvements of our life with technology C. the important roles technology plays in our everyday life D. major changes which will be likely to happen to technology |
| 2. The writer quoted( 引用) what a citizen in ancient Rome said at the beginning of the story in order to _______. |
| A. share a truth about life B. tell us what life was like long time ag  oC. make us wonder what causes such a thing to happen D. point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same |
| 3. The family chose to spend some time in a 1940's house because ______. |
| A. they liked to live simple lives B. they were curious about how people lived without modern inventions C. they were troubled by modern inventions D. living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them |
| 4. What do you think the underlined word "available" in the first suggestion offered by the writter means? |
| A. Busy on line B. Free C. Able to be used D. Able to be found by others |
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| To be sure, only children experienced some things differently from those with sisters and brothers. Many feel more pressure to succeed. They also tend to look only to their parents as role models in the absence of brothers and sisters. In India, 10-year-old Saviraj Sankpal founded a support group for the tiny minority of only children. Among other things, the group does volunteer work to counter (反对) the myth that they are not responsible. "People think we're treated too kindly and ruined," says Sankpal, a computer engineering students. "But I'd like to remind them how lonely it can get." Most only children, however, say they wish for sisters or brothers only when it comes to caring for aging, unhealthy parents. Britain's David Emerson, co-author of the book The Only Child, says that such a person bears terrible burden in having to make all the decisions alone. Emerson knows from experience: After his father died, he chose to move his elder mother from their family home, where she was vulnerable (易受攻击的)to house breakers, to a new one with more security. "The move was quite hard on her, and she might feel that I pushed her into it," he says. "After all, I am left with that responsibility." In the future, more and more only children will likely face similar choices. With working mothers increasing, many families are finding they simply don't have the time, money or energy to have more than one child. As only children become common, perhaps the world will realize that the charge made against them is unjust. |
| 1. it can be inferred from the passage that the author's attitude towards only children is _______. |
| A. objective B. subjective C. ironic D. Humorous |
| 2. It can be inferred from the passage that only children's parents should______. |
| A. do volunteer work to help their only children B. let their only children make all the decisions alone C. set good examples for their only children D. found a support group for their only children |
| 3. Emerson decided to move his elderly mother to a new house because he _______. |
| A. is the only who cares about her B. doesn't want to leave her alone C. wants to share the responsibility with her D. is wo  rried about her safety |
| 4. It is quite usual now for a working mother to__________. |
| A. spend all her time and money on her only child B. be responsible for bringing up her only child C. have and bring up only one child D. devote all her energy to her job |
| 5. The main idea of the passage is that______. |
| A. only children have to face many challenges B. only children are ruined and irresponsible C. most only children want to share their responsibility with their parents D. most only children have no brothers and sisters |
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