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1…………○…………密…………封…………线…………内…………不…………要…………答…………题…………○…………准考证号（学号）：姓名：班级：《英语泛读》（考试时间120分钟满分100分）注意事项1、考生应严格遵守考场规则，得到监考人员指令后方可答题。2、考生拿到试卷后应首先填写好各项要求内容。3、用蓝、黑色圆珠笔或钢笔把答案写在请将答案全部写在答题纸上。4、将身份证、学生证放在桌子的右上角，两证必须齐全。5、考试结束将试卷放在桌上，不得带走。待监考人员收毕清点后，方可离场。一、CLOZE.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriatewordschosenfromtheabovebox.(20pointsintotaland1.0foreach.)ThousandsofNewYorkershavelosttheirjobsinthelastsevenmonths,asonelargefinancial＿1＿afteranotherfailedorwasboughtout.Thecity'staxbase,retailand＿2＿industriesall＿3＿onthosehighly-paidjobsinthefinanceindustry,which＿4＿foranestimatedone-thirdofall＿5＿earnedinthecity.Cityleadershavealreadyannouncedtheyareplanningnearly$2billioninbudgetcuts,andNewYorkersexpectcontinuing＿6＿fromthefinancialmeltdown.Onthe＿7＿,everythingisthesame.Taxis＿8＿thestreetsofManhattan,busesandsubwaysrun,andthelightsofTimesSquareare＿9＿.Downtown,touristsstill＿10＿themselvesnexttothestatueofa＿11＿,asymbolofWallStreet＿12＿.ButNewYorkersfromall＿13＿oflifesaythey'reonedge.Everybodyisveryquiet,waiting.Thefeelingisofwaiting,perhapsnotquite＿14＿.Idon'tthinkanyofusunderstandsyetjusthow＿15＿itmightget,saidRosemaryScanlon,a＿16＿ofrealestateandurbanregional＿17＿.ShenotedthateveryWallStreetjobsupportedasmanyasthreejobsinotherindustries.Andsotheincomemultiplierofadownturninjobsis＿18＿,shesaid.Andit'sfelt＿19＿intherestaurants,inthecity,taxidriversandlimodriverswillfeelthe＿20＿.二、Readingcomprehension.Readthefollowingpassagesandchoosethecorrectanswertoeachquestion.(60pointsintotaland2.0foreach.)PASSAGE1Scientistsareracingtobuildtheworld’sfirstthinkingrobot．Thisisnotsciencefiction：somesaytheywillhavemadeitbytheyear2020CarolPackerreportsmachinesthatwalk，speakandfeelarenolongersciencefiction．Kismetisthenameofanandroid(机器人)whichscientistshavebuiltattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)．KismetisdifferentfromthetraditionalrobotbecauseitCanshowhumanemotions．Itseyes，earsandlipsmovetoshowwhenitfeelshappy.sadorbored．Kismetisoneofthefirstofanewgenerationofandroids——robotsthatlooklikehumanbeings——whichCanimitatehumanfeelings．Cog，anotherandroidinventedbytheMIT,imitatestheactionofamother．However,scientistsadmitthatSofarCoghasthementalabilityofatwo—year—old．Theoptimists(乐观主义者)saythatbytheyear2020wewillhavecreatedhumanoids(机器人)withbrainssimilartothoseofalladulthumanbeing．Theserobotswillbedesignedtolooklikepeopletomakethemmoreattractiveandeasiertoselltothepublic．Whatkindofjobswilltheydo?Inthefuture，robotslikeRobonaut，ahumanoidinventedbyNASA，willbedoingdangerousjobs，likerepairingspacestations．Theywillalsobedoingmoreandmoreofthehouseholdworkforus.InJapan，scientistsaredesigningandroidsthatwillentertainusbydancingandplayingthepiano．Somepeopleworryaboutwhatthefutureholds：willrobotsbecomemonsters(怪物)?Willpeoplethemselvesbecomeincreasinglylikerobots?Expertspredictthatmoreandmorepeoplewillbe题号一二三总分成绩得分评卷人得分评卷人Immediatelyprofessorprosperitybrightplyfirmaftershocksdependimpactwalksservicesurfacephotographaccountwagesunderstandingbadeconomistenormousbull2…………○…………密…………封…………线…………内…………不…………要…………答…………题…………○…………wearingmicro—computers，connectedtotheInternet，inthefuture．Peoplewillhavemicro—chipsinvariouspartsoftheirbody，whichwillconnectthemtoawidevarietyofgadgets(小装置)．Perhapsweshouldnotexaggerate(夸大)theimportanceoftechnology，butonewonderswhether，inyearstocome，wewillstillbefallinginlove，andwhetherwewillstillfeelpain．Whoknows?21KismetisdifferentfromtraditionalrobotsbecauseAitthinksforitselfBItisnotlikesciencefictionCitcanlookaftertwo—year-old．Ditseemstohavehumanfeelings．22WhatmakesCogspecial?AItlookslikeamother．BItbehaveslikeachild．CItcanimitatethebehaviorofamother．DIthasahugebrain．23Inabout15years’timefromnow，robotsAwillbecomespacedesigners．Bwilllooklikemonsters．Cwillbehavelikeanimals．Dwillthinklikehumans．24InthefuturerobotswillalsoAexplorespace．Bentertainpeople．Cmovemuchfaster．Ddoa11ofthehousework．25Whatisthewriter’sattitudetorobotsinthefuture?ACritical．BHostile．CObjective．DEnthusiasticPASSAGE2Acreditcardthatwillnotworkunlessithearsitsowner’svoicecouldbecomeanimportantweaponinthefightagainstfraud(欺骗)．Thecardrequiresuserstogiveaspokenpasswordthatitrecognizesusingabuilt-inVoice-recognitionchip．Theideaistopreventthievesusingastolencardorfraudstersusingsomeoneelse’screditcarddetailstobuygoodsonline．AmodelbuiltbyengineersatBeepcardinSantaMonica，California，representsthefirstattempttopackamicrophone。aloudspeaker，abatteryandavoice-recognitionchipintoastandardsizedcreditcard．Theyarenotquitethereyet：thecardisthelengthandwidthofanordinarycreditcard，butitisstillaboutthreetimesasthick．Thecompanynowplanstomakeitthinner．ThevoicecardisbasedonanearlierBeepcardtechnologydesignedtopreventfraudinonlinetransactionsThisearliercardhasnomicrophone，buthasabuilt·inloudspeakerthatitusesto“squawk”(发出叫声)avoiceIDsignalviaacomputer’smicrophonetoanonlineserver．Byverifying(证实)thatthesignalmatchesthecarddetails，theservercanestablishthattheuserisnotsimplykeyinginacreditcardnumberbutactuallyhasthecardtohand．TheIDcodechangeseachtimethecardisusedinapre—orderedsequencethatonlytheserverknows．Thispreventsfraudsters