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【題目】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 directs me onto a device and then takes my blood pressure. Some time later, in steps the doctor, who is also a robot. He notes down my symptoms and gives me a prescription. I pay for my visit using a credit card machine and return home without having met another human being.

This scenario(場景) is my nightmarish(噩夢般的) vision of the future, which hasn’t come to pass—at least not yet.

I should say I really do like many aspects of technology. I am a big fan of air conditioning in the summer and heaters in winter. But I am writing this because I don’t want machines to take over.

When I call my dentist's office and actually get a human being on the line, I am thrilled. And when I see the introduction of yet more self-service checkout stations at the grocery store, I feel like shouting: "When it comes to cashiers(收銀員), make mine human, please!"

After all, human cashiers sometimes give you a store coupon (優(yōu)惠券) for items you are buying. Even more than that, real-life cashiers often take an interest in particularly cute children, which can brighten a young mother's day. A cashier may also show compassion for an elderly person struggling to get that last penny out of her purse.

Machines can be efficient and cost-effective and they often get the job done just fine. But they lack an element so crucial to everyday life.

It is being human that prompts(促使) us to smile at others, which may be what they need at that moment. Call it the spirit, the soul or the heart. It is something no machine will ever have.

【1】What’s the author’s purpose in writing the first two paragraphs?

A. To indicate high technology can make our future life very efficient.

B. To warn readers of the possible dangers of robotic nurses and doctors.

C. To describe a possible future scene where robots take control of our life.

D. To predict how technology can affect we see a doctor in the future.

【2】What is the main reason that the author prefers being served by humans rather than by robots?

A. Robots don’t offer to give store coupons.

B. Robots are indifferent and emotionless.

C. Services from robots cost less time and more money.

D. Robots can’t do a job as well as humans do.

【3】What does the underlined word “element” mean in the eighth paragraph?

A. Humor. B. The ability to speak.

C. Methods. D. Effective communication.

【4】What’s the main idea of the text?

A. The opinion about using man or machine.

B. Machines give people a lot of convenience.

C. Being human service is better than service from machines.

D. Being human service cost little money.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】文章講述了現(xiàn)代科技在給人類帶來方便的同時，也顯露出缺乏溫情的缺點。

【1】C 推理判斷題。文章前兩段描寫的是作者去醫(yī)院看病，從頭到尾全是機(jī)器人在操作，沒有一個人類，故作者描述的是將來機(jī)器人掌控我們的生活時一個可能出現(xiàn)的場景，故選C。

【2】B 推理判斷題。由文章倒數(shù)第二段及倒數(shù)第一段中的Call it the spirit, the soul or the heart. It is something no machine will ever have.可知，機(jī)器人可能會把工作做得很好，效率很高，但是它缺少對人們來說很重要的一個因素——情感，機(jī)器人沒有感情，當(dāng)然對所有的事都不關(guān)心，所以作者更喜歡被人類服務(wù)，故B項正確。

【3】D 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第八段第一句Machines can be efficient and cost-effective and they often get the job done just fine.（機(jī)器可以高效和節(jié)省成本，他們經(jīng)常把工作做得很好。）根據(jù)But they lack an element so crucial to everyday life.中的but可知，此處是表示轉(zhuǎn)折，他們?nèi)鄙賹θ粘Ｉ�活至關(guān)重要的元素。故選D。

【4】A 主旨大意題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段Machines can be efficient and cost-effective and they often get the job done just fine. But they lack an element so important to everyday life.可知，作者肯定了機(jī)器的優(yōu)點，但是他們?nèi)狈θ粘Ｉ�活�?/span>一種重要的元素；以及最后一段It is being human that prompts us to smile at others, which may be what they need at that moment.可推理出，我們的生活中需要機(jī)器，但是在生活中不能過多使用。故選A。