14.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(處方).I pay for my visit using a credit card machine and return home without having met another human being.
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,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(同情) for an elderly person struggling to get that last penny out of her purse.
What technological device would do,any of this?I don't want to go back to the Stone Age,but I'm also worried about a world run by machines.Sometimes when you're chatting with someone,you discover things you need to know.Maybe a receptionist needs prayers said for a sick child.Maybe a salesperson can offer a bit of encouragement to a customer who is feeling tired.
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.
Call it the spirit,the soul or the heart.It is something no machine will ever have.It is being human that prompts us to smile at others,which may be what they need at that moment.
1.What's the author's purpose in writing the first two paragraphs?B
A.To indicate high technology can make our future life very easy.
B.To describe a possible future scene where robots take control of our life.
C.To warn readers of the possible dangers of robotic nurses and doctors.
D.To predict how technology can affect the way we see a doctor in the future.
2.Why does the author prefer being served by humans rather than by robots?A
A.Robots are indifferent and emotionless.
B.Robots can't provide efficient services.
C.Robots don't offer to give store coupons.
D.Robots are unable to do a job as well as humans.
3.What's the author's attitude toward machines?C
A.He wishes one day they would come to life.
B.He is absolutely against their existence in his life.
C.He doesn't like they get involved in his life too much.
D.He is afraid they would take the place of human beings.
分析 本文是一篇議論文.作者通過描述一個全部由機器負責的診病的場景來引起話題,提出他的觀點:雖然機器極大的方便了我們的生活,給我們的生活帶來了很多益處,但作者不想什么都讓機器操縱,機器缺乏生活中重要的部分,那就是機器是沒有靈魂,沒有精神和情感的.我們不能過分的依賴機器,人與人之間的交流絕對不能完全被機器替代.
解答 1.B 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第一段"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."和第二段的"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 (處方).I pay for my visit using a credit card machine and return home without having met another human being"可知,在醫(yī)生辦公室登錄電腦掛號,機器人護士測量血壓和機器人醫(yī)生開處方藥看病,描述了一個全部由機器負責的診病的場景,故選B.
2.A 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第五段中的"Sometimes when you're chatting with someone,you discover things you need to know.Maybe a receptionist needs prayers said for a sick child.Maybe a salesperson can offer a bit of encouragement to a customer who is feeling tired."可知,當你與真人聊天時,你有時會得到你需要的信息.當顧客感到沮喪時,售貨員也許會鼓勵顧客等這一切都說明機器是沒有人類所具備的情感的,機器缺乏生活中重要的部分,那就是情感、精神和靈魂,故選A.
3.C 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第五段中的"Call it the spirit,the soul or the heart.It is something no machine will ever have.It is being human that encourages us to smile at others,which may be what they need at that moment."最后一段中的"Call it the spirit,the soul or the heart.It is something no machine will ever have.It is being human that encourages us to smile at others,which may be what they need at that moment."可知,作者不想回到石器時代,但也擔心一個什么都讓機器操縱的世界.機器人缺乏人類所具有的精神、情感.因此C項符合語境,故選C.
點評 本文是一個人物故事類閱讀,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).