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阶段滚动检测卷(二)
本试卷共120分,考试时间100分钟
第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文.从每题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项.
Three important changes will affect people's everyday life in the future.
The cashless society
Cash and bank notes will disappear almost completely. They will be replaced by smart cards with microchip
圆(微芯片)loaded withsome money. When we pay for goods, we will put our smart cards into a payment terminal
⋮(终端)andmoneywill be transferred (转)from our cards to the retailers'(零售商的)cards.Whenall the
如 money is used up, we will be able to "reload" it by inserting it into a telephone, dialing our bank account and
putting money to thecard from the account.If we want to transfer money from our cards to a bank account, we
即 ⋮,willuse the same method.Smart cards will be able to hold several different currencies at the same time. So if we
胃一当will use the same method.Smart cards will be able to hold several different currencies at the same time. So if we
w⋮go abroad,we will be able to use our smart cards in the same way.
Interactive telephons
Human telephones will be replaced by talking computers. These computers will recognize speech, ask us
What information we need, find the information and change it to speech. If we want to book a flight or pay a bill
⋮byphone, we will ask a talking computer to do it. Of course,this won't happen until all the technology is in
如 ⋮place,but when it is we will soon get used to using computers in this way.
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Traffic congestion (拥挤)incitieswill be reduced because drivers will use electronic maps to find the
而 quickest way to their destinations and avoid traffic jams. Because people have to pay to drive in cities, they will
stop using their cars and use public transport instead. Speed control systems will be built into cars. These
图 systems will control the speed of the car according to the traffic and weather conditions and prevent accidents.
辨.⋮_1.The underlined word "currencies" in Paragraph 2 can be best re