第三篇
Almost Human?
Scientists are racing to build the world’s first thinking robot .This is not science fiction：some say they will have made it by the year 2020.Carol Packer repots．
Machines that walk，speak and feel are no longer science fiction．Kismet is the name of an android(机器人)which scientists have built at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT)．
Kismet is different from the tradition。al robot because it can show human emotions．Its eyes．ears and lips move to show when it feels happy．sad or bored．Kismet is one of the first of a new generation of androids—robots that 100k like human beings—which can imitate human feelings．Cog，another android invented by the MIT, imitates the action of a mother Howere,scientists admit that so far Cog has the mental ability of a two．year．old．
The optimists(乐观主义者)say that by the year 2020 we will have created humanoids(机
器人)with brains similar to those of an adult human being．These robots will be designed to look like people to make them more attractive and easier to sell to the public．What kind of jobs will they do? In the future，robots like Robonaut ，a humanoid invented by NASA，will be doing dangerous jobs，like repairing space stations They will also be doing more and more of the household work for US．In Japan，scientists are designing androids that will entertain US by dancing and playing the piano．
Some people worry about what the future holds：will robots become monsters(怪物)?Will people themselves become increasingly like robots? Experts predict that more and more people will be wearing micro-computers，connected to the Internet，in the future．People will have micro-chips in various parts of their body，which will connect them to a wide variety of gadgets (小装置)．Perhaps we should not exaggerate(夸大)the importance of technology，but one wonders whether , in years to come，we will still be falling in love，and whether we will still feel pain．Who knows?
41 Kismet is different from traditional robots because
A it thinks for itself．
B it is not 1ike science fiction．
C it Can 100k after two-year—olds．
D it seems to have human feelings
42 What makes Cog special?
A It looks 1ike a mother．
B It behaves 1ike a child．
C It can imitate血e behavior of a mother
D It has a huge brain
43 In aboutl5 years’ time from now , robots
A will become space designers
B will look like monsters．
C will behave 1ike animals
D will think like humans
44 In the future robots will also
A explore space．
B entertain people
C move much faster．
D do all of the housework．
55 What is the writer’s attitude to robots in the future?
A Critical．
B Hostile
C Objective
D Enthusiastic
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Caribbean Islands
What would you see if you took a cruise to the Caribbean Islands ? Palm trees and coconuts(椰子)?White beaches and clear，blue ocean ? Colorful corals(珊瑚)and even more colorful fishes and birds?
You bet．There are thousands of islands in the Caribbean Sea．They are famous for their warm，tropical climate and great natural beauty．
The Caribbean Islands form a chain that separates the Caribbean Sea from the rest of the Atlantic Ocean Some of the islands were formed by the eruption(爆发)of ancient volcanoes(火山 (46)The Caribbean Islands are known by several names． (47)The explorer Christopher Columbus called the islands the Indies in 1492 because he thought he was near the coast of India．Later ,Spain and France called the islands the Antilles There are four large islands in the Caribbean Sea (48) These four islands are often called the Greater Antilles Together ,they account for about 90 percent of the land area of the Caribbean Islands．
The rest of the Caribbean Islands are much smaller．Some of these islands are no more than tiny slivers(小片)of exposed coral．You can see why pirates(海盗)such as the famous
Blackbeard sailed these waters (49)The weather of the Caribbean Sea is almost always warn]and sunny Sandy beaches line the coasts of many islands．This is why millions of tourists visit the islands each year
A But life on the Caribbean Islands is not always painful
B The earliest name used by Europeans is the Indies，later changed to the West Indies
C Others are low—lying coral islands that gradually rose from the ocean．
D They are Cuba，Puerto Rico，Jamaica，and Hispaniola．(so)
E Many tourists arrive on cruise ships
F There are countless small islands to bury treasure or hide on．
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Save Energy at Home
On the average，Americans waste as much energy as two—thirds of the world’s population appliances(设备)，and living and working in poorly insulated(隔热)buildings．Then what can
you do to (52)the situation?
Buy energy-efficient products——Buy new appliances or electronics of the highest energy—efficiency rating．New energy-efficient models may cost more initially，but have a lower
Operating (53) over their lifetimes The most energy—efficient models (54)the Energy Star label，which identifies products (55)use 20-40 percent less energy than standard new products According to the EPA(美国环境保护署)，the typical American household Can save about$400 per year in (56)bills with products that carry the Energy Star Switch to compact fluorescent bulbs(荧光灯)-Change the three bulbs you use (57)in your house to compact fluorescents Each compact fluorescent bulb will
keep half a ton of CO2 out of the air (58) its 1ifetime. (59)，compact
fluorescent bulbs last ten times as long and Can save$30 per year in electricity costs．
Set heating and cooling temperatures correctly—Check thermostats(温度自动调节器)in your home to make sure they are (60)at a level that doesn’t waste energy
Turn off the lights Turn off lights and other electrical appliances such as televisions and radios when you’re not (61)them．Install automatic timers for lights that people in your house frequently (62) to turn them off when leaving a room．
Let the sun shine in——The cheapest and most energy--efficient light and heat source is often right outside your window．On (63)days，open blinds(百叶窗)to let the sun light your home for free．Also remember that (64)entering a room equals passive solar heating．Even on cold winter days，sun streaming into a room can raise the temperature by several (65)．
51 A power B result C way D work
S2 A improve B create C face D explain
53 A speed B system C cost D profit
54 A carry B bring C take D give
55 A where B while C that D since
56 A phone B water C food D energy
57 A less B most C rarely D seldom
58 A about B with C on D over
59 A Moreover B However C Therefore D so
60 A correct B turned C set D reduced
6l A covering B using C repairing D leaving
62 A want B have C try D forget
63 A bright B rainy C foggy D dark
64 A air B rain C wind D sunlight
65 A 1ayers B levels C degrees D points
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