第11頁（共11頁）Unit1ScienceFiction——AssessingYourProgress一、單詞拼寫1．Everypurchaserofapoundofcoffeereceivedaboxofcookiesasa______(意外收獲)．2．TheoldRomanwallsmaystillbeseenbutnotintheir_______(完整)．3．The______(莊重)oftheoccasionwasspoiltwhenshefelldownthesteps.4．Thispositionoffersaweekly_____(薪水)of￡200.5．Bothsidesintheconflicthaveagreedtemporarilyto_______(暫停)hostilities.二、完形填空WhenIwasacollegestudent，Ididalotoftravellingabroad.Thatwasbecauseaprofessor1metodoso.Shesaid，“Nowitistimeforyoutotravelaroundtheworld，2yourknowledgethroughactualexperiencesandhavefun！”Iagreedwithher.SinceIstartedtoworkfora3company，however，IhavedonemostofmytravellingthroughtheInternet.ByusingtheInternet，Ihaveseenthe4ofmanycitiesonmycomputerscreen.AndIhavereallymadebusiness5，too.WiththehelpoftheInternet，Ihavealsogotinformationaboutfoodindifferentcountries.Therefore，Iwasbeginningtofeelthatactualtripswere6necessarywhenIhappenedtoreadafamouschef's(廚師)commentontheInternet.Hesaid，“ItisverydifficulttohaverealItalianfoodinaforeigncountry，becauseweenjoyfoodandthe7aroundusatthesametime.Sowhydon'tyouflyovertoItalyandenjoyrealItalian8？”Thosewordsremindedmeofmyprofessor'sadvice.Asinformationtechnology9，youmightbeabletodowithoutmakingsomerealtrips.Butthisalsomeansthatyouwillmissthevarious10youcangetfromtravelling.Todaytherearepeoplewho11directcommunicationwithothersandspendmuchoftheirtimeontheInternet.Itisnotsurprisingtoseeagroupofpeople12notwitheachotherbutintotheirmicrophones.Itseemsasifsuchpeoplearesurroundedbyaninvisiblewall.Theyseemtobelosingoutonagoodchanceto13andtalkwithotherpeople.Idonotthinkthattheyaretakinggoodadvantageofinformationtechnology.Weshoulduseinformationtechnologyasatooltomakeourdaily14morefruitful.However，weshouldneverletitreduceourtimeforface-to-facecommunication.Let'smakeuseofinformationtechnologymore15andhavegreatfuninexperiencingtheactualworld.1．A.promised B．allowedC．hurried D．encouraged2．A.buildup B．useC．practise D．exchange3．A.computer B．foodC．clothing D．machine4．A.life B．riversC．sights D．houses5．A.plans B．bargainC．progress D．trips6．A.evenmore B．nolongerC．much D．actually7．A.people B．drinkC．atmosphere D．environment8．A.shoes B．dishesC．customers D．situations9．A.produces B．advertisesC．forms D．advances10．A.news B．pleasuresC．troubles D．places11．A.avoid B．keepC．lose D．enjoy12．A.meeting B．talkingC．communicating D．traveling13．A.lookat B．employC．travel D．meet14．A.communication B．studyC．work D．action15．A.wisely B．correctlyC．orless D．slowly三、閱讀理解Inthefuture，whenrobotscanbeusedbothinhomesandinotherareas，theycouldimprovethelivingstandardsofpeople.Manypeopleburntheirenergyontheirday-to-daytaskslikecooking，cleaningafterwork，etc.Whenrobotscancompletesuchjobs，peoplecanspendmoretimewiththeirfamilyandfriends.Expertssaythatmanymajorproblemsinthemodernworldarecausedbymiscommunication.Whenpeoplehavemoretime，theycantalkfreelytosolvesuchissuesandeventuallycreateahappysociety.Robotscanbeusedoncertainjobstoavoidaccidentscausedbycarelessbehaviorofsomepeople.Whenrobotsareusedonsuchwork，itdoesnotriskanyhumanlifeduetoaccidentsattheworkplace.Humanresourcescanbeefficientlyusedbyperformingtaskswhichdemandhumanskillslikecriticalthinkingandproblemsolving.Robotscanbeusedonlow-endjobslikemovingheavythingsandheavyweightlifting.Whilesomepeopletalkabouthowrobotscanbeusefultohumans，othersvoicetheirconcernsaboutreductioninhumanvalueandthecreationofalazysocietyduetoheavydependencyonrobots.Whenrobotsbecomecheapertoproduce，employersmayprefertousemorerobotsthanhumans.Asthetechnologyconstantlyimprovestheabilitiesofrobots，itcouldweakenthevalueofhumans.Manypeoplemayrelyonrobotsheavily.Somemayevendevelopthehabitofusingrobotsontasksthattheycaneasilydo.Thiscouldcreatealazysociety.Asanagingsociety，Japanseesitasamusttobuildrobotsthattakecareofelderlypeopleattheirhomes，becausewithoutthem，thenation'shealthcaresystemcan'tcope.Therewillsimplybetoomanyelderlypeopletocareforasthenationfacesadecreasingbirthrate，anagingpopulation，andthelooseningoffamilyties.However，manyofJapan'selderlypeoplewouldpreferhumanhelpersratherthanrobots.Aboveall，Japanwants，ifnot“needs”，itsdreamsofrobotsinthehometocometruebecauseitsimmigration(移民)policyisanti-immigration.Inconclusion，robotscanbeusedonanythingthatcaneventuallyimprovehumans'livingstandardsbutwecan'tdependonthemtoomuch.Robotscanbeusedtohelphumansliveinharmonyandformahappysociety.1．Accordingtothefirstparagraph，whenrobotscanbeusedinhomes，．A．peoplewillspendmoretimeontheirworkB．therewillbemoremisunderstandingsbetweenhumansC．people'slivingstandardswillbeimprovedD．peoplemaycommunicatemorewithrobotsthanhumanbeings2．Comparedwithhumans，robotsarebetterat.A．problemsolvingB．communicatingwithothersC．criticalthinkingD．workingsafely3．Somepeopleworrythatwithmorerobotsbeingused．A．peoplewillbeunwillingtoworkhardB．humanresourceswon'tbeneededattheworkplaceC．itwillbehardertoimprovetheabilitiesofrobotsD．robotswillbebeyondourcontrol4．WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?A．Japanwilltrytodeveloprobotstobeusedinthehome.B．TherobotsarewellreceivedbyelderlypeopleinJapan.C．TheJapanesegovernmentencouragesforeignerstomovetoJapan.D．MostJapanesecitizensareagainstrobotsinthehome.一、單詞拼寫1.egrity3.dignity4.salary5.suspend二、完形填空1.D根據“Ididalotoftravellingabroad”以及下文可知，是教授鼓勵作者這樣做的，因此選D項。2.A真實的旅行經歷會增長自己的知識，buildup“增進；加強”，故選A項。3.B根據下文“WiththehelpoftheInternet，Ihavealsogotaboutinformationfoodindifferentcountries.”可判斷，作者在食品公司工作，故選B項。4.C通過使用網絡，作者在電腦屏幕上看到了許多城市的風景，故選C項。5.D作者不僅在網上看城市的風景，也會出差旅行(trip)，故選D項。6.B作者在網上可以得到食物的信息以及看到城市風景，因此開始覺得真正的旅行不再必要，所以選B項。7.C根據下文所述，我們在享受食物的同時還在享受周圍的氣氛，因此應選C項。8.B上文講述的是享受食物，故選B項。9.D隨著信息技術的進步，你可能不需要真正的旅行。advance發展，前進，故選D項。10.B這也意味著你將會錯過你可以從旅行中獲得的許多樂趣，據此可判斷B項正確。11.A根據“spendmucho