Pearson has __1__ together to work of hundreds of researchers around the world to produce a __2__ millennium technology calendar that gives the latest dates when we can expect hundreds of key __3__ and discoveries to take place. Some of the biggest developments will be in medicine, including an __4__ life expectancy and dozens of artificial organs __5__ into use between now and 2040. Pearson also __6__ a breakthrough in computer human links. By linking __7__ to our nervous system, computers could pick up __8__ we feel and, hopefully, simulate __9__ too so that we can start to __10__ full sensory environments, rather like the holidays in Total Recall or the Star Trek holodeck, he says. But that, Pearson points __11__, is only the start of man-machine __12__:It will be the beginning of the long process of integration that will __13__ lead to a fully electronic human before the end of the next century.__14__ his research, Pearson is able to put dates to most of the breakthroughs that can be predicted. However, there are still no __15__ for when faster-than-light travel will be __16__, or when human cloning will be perfected, or when time travel will be possible. But he does __17__ social problems as a result of technological advances. A boom in neighborhood surveillance cameras will, for example, __18__ problems in 2010, while the arrival of synthetic __19__ robots will mean people may not be able to __20__ between their human friends and the droids. And home appliances will also become so smart that controlling and operating them will result in the breakout of a new psychological disorder-kitchen rage. 1.[A]taken [B]pieced [C]kept [D]made 2.[A]complicated [B]delicate [C]subtle [D]unique 3.[A]breakthroughs [B]findings [C]events [D]incidents 4.[A]expanded [B]extended [C]enlarged [D]enriched 5.[A]being [B]becoming [C]carrying [D]coming 6.[A]schedules [B]plans [C]predicts [D]designs 7.[A]directly [B]instantly [C]precisely [D]automatically 8.[A]that [B]how [C]what [D]all 9.[A]thinking [B]hearing [C]sight [D]feeling 10.[A]form [B]develop [C]find [D]undertake 11.[A]out [B]at [C]to [D]toward 12.[A]program [B]production [C]experiment [D]integration 13.[A]finally [B]ultimately [C]utterly [D]absolutely 14.[A]Through [B]Though [C]During [D]By 15.[A]forecasts [B]articles [C]stories [D]meetings 16.[A]advisable [B]affordable [C]available [D]valuable 17.[A]solve [B]arose [C]exercise [D]expect 18.[A]confront [B]cause [C]witness [D]collect 19.[A]lovely [B]likely [C]lifelike [D]lively 20.[A]distinguish [B]differ [C]diagnose [D]deviate
参考答案及解析: 1.B piece together拼凑,结合 2.D complicated复杂的;delicate精致的,脆弱的;subtle狡猾的,敏感的;unique唯一的,独特的 3.A breakthrough突破;finding发现;event事件;incident事件,事变 4.B expanded膨胀的,扩张的;extended伸出的,延长的;enlarged放大的,扩大的;enriched浓缩的,强化的;extend life expectance延长寿命。 5.D come into use开始投入使用 6.C schedule确定时间;plan计划;predict预测;design设计 7.A directly直接地;instantly立即;precisely精确地;automatically自动地 8.C 9.D 根据上文what we feel,以及下文full sensory environments,可知D符合文意。 10.B 11.A point to和point at都是指向的意思,point out指出,提出 12.D integration综合,集成,此处指人机一体化 13.B finally表示久等之后,有时表示在一系列因素的最后一个,eg:After putting it off three times,we finally managed to have a holiday in Greece. utlimately指最后,终于,基本上,即达到最高界线。eg:Ultimately people rely on science to gain an understanding of biological phenomena. 14.A through为连词,后应接句子;during表示过程;by表示方式、手段或借助某种工具。 15.A forecast先见,预测 16.C available可利用的,可行的 17.D 注意主语是人,不选arose 18.B 19.C lovely可爱的,有趣的;likely可能的;lifelike逼真的;lively活泼的 20.A distinguish between;differ from;diagnose诊断;deviate from背离
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