Unit 5 When Tomorrow Comes 人与社会：未来科技（话题阅读精练）英语新教材鲁教版五四学制七年级下册

Unit 5 When Tomorrow Comes未来科技 话题阅读精练 板块 语篇 题型 体裁 词数 内容简介 时文阅读 Passage1 阅读理解 说明文 238 全运会的科技闪光时刻。 Passage2 阅读理解 说明文 224 首位AI女演员出道。 真题示例 Passage1 完形填空 记叙文 219 通过“喝墨水”和“一寸光阴一寸金”两个中文习语，讲述了语言背后的文化故事。 Passage2 阅读理解 议论文 188 主要探讨了如果人工智能可以解决所有问题，生活将会变得如何，以及这样的生活是否还有意义。 模拟演练 Passage1 完形填空 说明文 203 本文畅想了未来的太空城市是什么样的。 Passage2 阅读理解 名著小说 198 节选自《雾都孤儿》，讲述了Oliver Twist的出生及悲惨的童年。 Passage3 阅读理解 说明文 194 介绍几个关于未来旅行很酷的想法。 Passage4 阅读理解 议论文 236 围绕自动驾驶汽车的决策难题展开：以极端行车场景引出其程序决策的伦理困境，呈现了伦理学家及法学家的不同观点，最终指出自动驾驶虽更安全但事故难避免，其相关问题需多方共同应对。 Passage5 阅读理解 记叙文 209 中国小鹏汇天的新型飞行汽车，是全球首款模块化产品，迪拜亮相并获飞行许可，有优点也有不足。 Passage6 阅读理解 说明文 227 主要介绍一款名为Dream Recorder的新型AI设备，阐述了其工作原理及特点。 Passage7 阅读理解 说明文 208 主要介绍5G机器人在眼科手术上的应用。 时文阅读 话题谚语小知识 1. Science and technology are the primary productive forces.科学技术是第一生产力。 2. Technology shapes the future, innovation drives progress.科技塑造未来，创新驱动进步。 3. The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don’t even notice it, so it’s part of everyday life.科技的进步在于让它融入生活，浑然不觉，成为日常的一部分。 4. Technology is best when it brings people together.科技的最佳状态，是让人们紧密相连。 5. Innovation is the spark that ignites the fire of progress.创新是点燃进步之火的火花。 6. Without innovation, there is no future.没有创新，就没有未来。 7. Creativity is intelligence having fun.创造力是智慧在尽情绽放。 8. Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.创新是领导者与追随者的分水岭。（史蒂夫·乔布斯） 9. Technology makes life easier, innovation makes life better.科技让生活更便捷，创新让生活更美好。 10. The future of life lies in the integration of technology and humanity.生活的未来在于科技与人文的融合。 11. Every great technological advance has been a leap of imagination first.每一次伟大的科技进步，首先都是想象力的飞跃。 12. Technology is not just about gadgets; it’s about solving human problems.科技不止于设备，更在于解决人类的问题。 时文阅读 Passage A “全运会” The 15th National Games of the People's Republic of China is being held in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. It is the first time the event is co-hosted by the three places, showing a wonderful mix of sports passion and technological innovation . Let's explore the amazing high-tech features of this grand sports meeting! One of the most surprising parts is the "source fire" of the torch. It was collected from the deep sea, 1,500 meters below the South China Sea, by igniting flammable ice . This special way uses solar energy to start the fire under the sea, creating a wonderful scene of "fire from the sky lighting fire from the sea" . It also shows China's great progress in deep-sea exploration and clean energy technology. For a better viewing experience, many smart services are provided. The "Quanyun Guangzhou" applet has an AR navigation function that helps viewers find their seats easily in large stadiums . There is also a "metaverse cloud athletes' village" where people can create virtual avatars to join online interactions . AI cameras can automatically catch wonderful moments of games and count data to help referees make accurate decisions . To ensure smooth cross-border games, a smart customs clearance system is used . With Beidou positioning and AI technology, athletes and staff can pass through customs quickly without contact . Self-driving cars are also used for transportation, logistics and cleaning during the event . What's more, digital volunteers provide 24-hour services in multiple languages, making the response faster and more efficient . The opening ceremony is a perfect combination of technology and culture . AR and VR technologies bring lion dances and dragon boat races to life before the audience's eyes . Holographic projections make traditional performances more wonderful . These technologies not only show the charm of the Greater Bay Area but also make the event unforgettable for everyone. The 15th National Games proves how technology can make sports events better. It not only serves this games well but also provides valuable experience for the development of sports and cities in the future. 1. What makes the 15th National Games special? A. It is held in winter. B. It is co-hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. C. It has the most athletes in history. D. It lasts the longest time. 2. How is the "source fire" of the torch special? A. It is from the moon. B. It is collected from the deep sea. C. It is made by electricity only. D. It is kept burning by oil. 3. Which technology helps viewers find seats easily? A. AI translation. B. Holographic projection. C. AR navigation. D. Beidou positioning. 4. What can we infer from the passage? A. Digital volunteers work only in the daytime. B. Self-driving cars are used in many aspects of the event. C. The opening ceremony has no traditional performances. D. The torch fire is kept burning by coal. 5. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The history of the National Games. B. The preparation work for the 15th National Games. C. The high-tech features of the 15th National Games. D. The sports events of the 15th National Games. 长难句分析 1.It is the first time the event is co-hosted by the three places, showing a wonderful mix of sports passion and technological innovation.这是该赛事首次由三地联合承办，展现了体育热情与科技创新的精彩融合。 主干：It is the first time（主句）+ the event is co-hosted by the three places（定语从句，修饰先行词time，省略关系词when）。非谓语结构：showing... 为现在分词短语作伴随状语，逻辑主语为前面整个句子，说明赛事联合承办所带来的效果。 2.It was collected from the deep sea, 1,500 meters below the South China Sea, by igniting flammable ice.它是通过点燃可燃冰，从南海1500米深的海底采集而来。 主干：It was collected（被动语态主句）+ from the deep sea（地点状语）+ by igniting flammable ice（方式状语）。插入语：1,500 meters below the South China Sea 作同位语，补充说明deep sea的具体深度和位置。 3.The "Quanyun Guangzhou" applet has an AR navigation function that helps viewers find their seats easily in large stadiums.“全运广州”小程序搭载了AR导航功能，帮助观众在大型体育场内轻松找到座位。 主干：The applet has an AR navigation function（主句）。定语从句：that helps... 修饰先行词function，其中help sb. do sth. 为固定搭配，“帮助某人做某事”。地点状语：in large stadiums 说明动作发生的场所。 4.With Beidou positioning and AI technology, athletes and staff can pass through customs quickly without contact.借助北斗定位和人工智能技术，运动员和工作人员可实现无接触快速通关。 主干：athletes and staff can pass through customs（主句）。伴随状语：With Beidou positioning and AI technology 表示“借助某种工具/技术”，作方式状语。 5.AR and VR technologies bring lion dances and dragon boat races to life before the audience's eyes.增强现实（AR）和虚拟现实（VR）技术将舞狮、龙舟等传统表演生动地呈现在观众眼前。 主干：AR and VR technologies bring（主句）+ lion dances and dragon boat races（宾语）+ to life（宾语补足语）。 固定搭配：bring sth. to life 意为“使某物生动起来，使某物焕发生机”。地点状语：before the audience's eyes 表示“在观众眼前”。 译文： 中华人民共和国第十五届全国运动会正在广东、香港和澳门举办。这是该赛事首次由三地联合承办，展现了体育热情与科技创新的精彩融合。让我们一同探索这场体育盛会中令人惊叹的高科技亮点！ 最令人惊喜的亮点之一是火炬“火种”。它是通过点燃可燃冰，从南海1500米深的海底采集而来。这种特殊的取火方式利用太阳能在海底点火，打造出“天火引海火”的奇妙景象。这也彰显了中国在深海勘探和清洁能源技术方面的巨大进步。 为了提升观赛体验，赛事提供了诸多智能服务。“全运广州”小程序搭载了AR导航功能，帮助观众在大型体育场内轻松找到座位。此外，还有“元宇宙云运动员村”，人们可以创建虚拟分身参与线上互动。人工智能摄像机能够自动捕捉比赛精彩瞬间，并统计数据助力裁判做出精准判罚。 为保障跨境赛事顺利进行，赛事采用了智能通关系统。借助北斗定位和人工智能技术，运动员和工作人员可实现无接触快速通关。自动驾驶汽车也在赛事期间应用于交通、物流和清洁工作。更值得一提的是，数字志愿者提供24小时多语言服务，让响应更加快捷高效。 开幕式是科技与文化的完美融合。增强现实（AR）和虚拟现实（VR）技术将舞狮、龙舟等传统表演生动地呈现在观众眼前。全息投影让传统演出更加精彩纷呈。这些技术不仅展现了大湾区的独特魅力，也让这场盛会成为每个人心中难忘的记忆。 第十五届全运会印证了科技如何让体育赛事更臻完善。它不仅为本届赛事提供了优质服务，也为未来体育事业和城市发展积累了宝贵经验。 Passage B 全球首位AI女演员出道 Tilly Norwood was officially introduced in October at the Zurich Film Festival. She first appeared in the short film AI Commissioner that came out in July. But Norwood is not a real person; she was made by artificial intelligence (AI). The AI “actress” was created by Xicoia, the AI branch (子公司) of the production company (制片公司) Particle6. AI Commissioner is an AI-made short film, written by ChatGPT. Norwood introduces a new type of technology to Hollywood. She has been trained on the performances of hundreds of actors, without any pay or permission. She learns how to act and speak from those performances. Norwood also started a debate on what counts as art. We consider creativity to be a human quality. Art is generally understood as an expression of human experience. However, Norwood’s performances do not come from such creativity or human experience; instead, a database (数据库) of performances. How can that be compared with actors’ performances–an art they have developed throughout years of practice and hard work in their careers (职业生涯)? Also, Norwood’s survival (生存) depends on how the audience (观众) feels. If audiences do accept AI actors, there could be a major effect on jobs. Entry- and mid-level acting jobs could disappear. There will be less need for creative teams, like make-up, costume, lighting and set design, because AI doesn’t need these things. Norwood is not a question of the future of Hollywood. She is a cultural stress test–a case study (案例研究) in how much we value human creativity. AI is here, and some people will accept it. The risk is that by choosing imitation (模仿) over human creativity, we might change culture in ways that are hard to undo. 1. How did Tilly Norwood learn to act? A. By following people’s instructions. B. By using a new kind of technology. C. By copying one actor’s performance style. D. By learning from real actors’ performances. 2. What is the main topic of the debate started by Norwood? A. What can be considered art. B. How to train AI actors quickly. C. How to improve human creativity. D. Whether AI can understand human feelings. 3. What major effect could Norwood cause? A. A rise in the need for creative teams. B. An increase in film production costs. C. A decrease in certain job opportunities. D. An improvement in actors’ performance skills. 4. What is the author’s attitude toward choosing AI over human art? A. Unclear. B. Worried. C. Supportive. D. Annoyed. 长难句分析 1.She has been trained on the performances of hundreds of actors, without any pay or permission.她是通过数百名演员的表演进行训练的——这一过程既未支付报酬，也未获得许可。 主句：She has been trained on the performances of hundreds of actors（核心主干，被动语态，说明“训练的依据是演员表演”）；伴随状语：without any pay or permission（补充说明训练过程的两个细节：无报酬、无授权）。 2.We consider creativity to be a human quality. Art is generally understood as an expression of human experience. However, Norwood’s performances do not come from such creativity or human experience; instead, a database of performances.我们认为创造力是人类独有的特质，艺术通常被理解为人类经验的表达。然而，诺伍德的表演并非源于这样的创造力或人类经验，而是来自一个表演数据库。 这是一组逻辑衔接的句子，由However（转折）和instead（对比）串联：前两句：是“艺术的传统认知”（两个并列陈述句，分别说明“创造力的属性”和“艺术的定义”）；后两句：通过However转折，否定AI表演的“艺术属性”，再用instead明确其本质是“数据库模仿”。 3.If audiences do accept AI actors, there could be a major effect on jobs. Entry- and mid-level acting jobs could disappear. There will be less need for creative teams, like make-up, costume, lighting and set design, because AI doesn’t need these things.如果观众真的接受了AI演员，可能会对就业产生重大影响：入门级和中级表演岗位可能会消失；化妆、服装、灯光、布景设计等创意团队的需求也会减少，因为AI不需要这些服务。 条件状语从句：If audiences do accept AI actors（do表强调，说明“假设的前提”）；主句1：there could be a major effect on jobs（总述“对就业的影响”）；扩展句：Entry- and mid-level acting jobs... disappear（分述“表演岗位的消失”）；扩展句：There will be less need for creative teams...（分述“创意团队需求减少”），其中like...是举例说明“创意团队的类型”，because...是原因状语从句，解释需求减少的理由。 4.The risk is that by choosing imitation over human creativity, we might change culture in ways that are hard to undo.但风险在于：选择模仿而非人类创造力，我们可能会以难以逆转的方式改变文化。 主句：The risk is that...（that引导表语从句，说明“风险的具体内容”）；表语从句内：方式状语：by choosing imitation over human creativity（说明“改变文化的方式”）；主干：we might change culture（表语从句的核心动作）；定语从句：that are hard to undo（修饰ways，强调“改变的不可逆性”）。 译文： 蒂莉·诺伍德于10月在苏黎世电影节正式亮相，她首次出镜是在7月上映的短片《AI专员》中。 但诺伍德并非真人，而是由人工智能（AI）打造的。这位AI“女演员”是由制片公司Particle6的AI子公司Xicoia创作的。《AI专员》是一部AI制作的短片，剧本由ChatGPT撰写。 诺伍德给好莱坞带来了一种新型技术。她是通过数百名演员的表演进行训练的——这一过程既未支付报酬，也未获得许可。她从这些表演中学习如何演绎和念台词。 诺伍德还引发了一场关于“何为艺术”的辩论。我们认为创造力是人类独有的特质，艺术通常被理解为人类经验的表达。然而，诺伍德的表演并非源于这样的创造力或人类经验，而是来自一个表演数据库。这怎么能与演员的表演相提并论呢？演员的表演是他们在职业生涯中历经多年练习与努力打磨出的艺术。 此外，诺伍德的“生存”取决于观众的态度。如果观众真的接受了AI演员，可能会对就业产生重大影响：入门级和中级表演岗位可能会消失；化妆、服装、灯光、布景设计等创意团队的需求也会减少，因为AI不需要这些服务。 诺伍德不是好莱坞未来的一个单纯议题，她是一场文化压力测试——是关于“我们有多重视人类创造力”的案例研究。AI已经到来，有些人会接受它。但风险在于：选择模仿而非人类创造力，我们可能会以难以逆转的方式改变文化。 话题写作佳句积累 1. The rapid advancement of future technology is rewriting the rules of the world and opening up boundless possibilities for human development.未来科技的飞速发展正在改写世界规则，为人类发展开辟了无限可能。 2. From artificial intelligence to space exploration, future technology is profoundly reshaping every aspect of human society.从人工智能到太空探索，未来科技正深刻重塑人类社会的方方面面。 3. In the wave of technological revolution, future - oriented innovations are no longer distant dreams but tangible forces driving progress.在科技革命的浪潮中，面向未来的创新不再是遥远的梦想，而是推动进步的现实力量。 4. Quantum computing will enable us to solve complex problems that are beyond the capabilities of current supercomputers in seconds.量子计算将使我们能在几秒钟内解决当前超级计算机都无法处理的复杂问题。 5. Brain - computer interfaces will break the communication barrier between humans and machines, allowing direct interaction with electronic devices through thoughts.脑机接口将打破人与机器的沟通障碍，实现通过意念与电子设备的直接交互。 6. Gene editing technology holds the promise of curing hereditary diseases and improving human health at the molecular level.基因编辑技术有望治愈遗传性疾病，从分子层面改善人类健康状况。 7.While future technology brings unprecedented convenience, it also poses challenges such as data security and ethical dilemmas.未来科技在带来前所未有的便利的同时，也带来了数据安全、伦理困境等挑战。 8.The development of autonomous weapons technology raises concerns about the risk of uncontrolled conflicts and the loss of human life.自主武器技术的发展引发了人们对冲突失控和生命损失风险的担忧。 9.Technological progress may widen the gap between the rich and the poor if the benefits of innovation are not evenly distributed.如果创新成果不能均衡分配，科技进步可能会加剧贫富差距。 10.The ultimate goal of future technology is to serve humanity, and only by adhering to the direction of benefiting all can it create a better world.未来科技的终极目标是服务人类，唯有坚守造福全民的方向，才能创造更美好的世界。 11. With rational guidance and positive exploration, future technology will surely become a powerful driving force for human civilization to move forward.通过理性引导和积极探索，未来科技必将成为人类文明前行的强大动力。 12. The exploration of future technology is an endless journey, and human wisdom will continue to unlock the mysteries of the universe and create a brilliant future.未来科技的探索之路永无止境，人类智慧将不断解锁宇宙奥秘，开创辉煌未来。 实战演练 真题示例 Passage 1 （2025·山东青岛·中考真题）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Do you remember the useful sentences like “It’s a piece of cake” or “It serves you right” in English learning? They carry more 1 than the words themselves. In Chinese culture, we also have lots of similar useful expressions like “drinking ink (墨水)” and “An inch (寸) of time is worth an inch of gold”. “Drinking ink” is a common expression to show that a person is 2 . Is there anyone who really drinks ink? It could be true in Chinese history. During the Northern Qi Dynasty, those who 3 very badly in the exam would be punished by drinking one liter (升) of ink. Even if they were found to have poor handwriting or make up something terrible, they would be taken into a special room to drink ink. The rule was accepted by the following dynasties. Nowadays, this expression is 4 used to describe people’s ways of receiving education or their level of education. For example, “drinking foreign ink” means one has studied overseas. “Drinking little ink” means a 5 level of education. sundial “An inch of time is worth an inch of gold” means that an inch of time has the same 6 as an inch of gold. It is also the first half of a saying, “An inch of time is worth an inch of gold, but an inch of time cannot be bought 7 an inch of gold”. In ancient times, time was measured by inches because people used the sundial as a time-keeping tool. It is made of a flat and 8 plate on which time degrees are shown. As the sun moves from rising to setting, the length of the gnomon’s shadow changes from long to short and short to long. This is 9 the sundial tells time. Language cannot be separated from culture. Language learning can help us 10 understand the cultures behind the countries and communicate more with the people from different countries. 1．A．suggestions B．chances C．meanings D．promises 2．A．expected B．educated C．remembered D．missed 3．A．performed B．planned C．guessed D．prepared 4．A．quietly B．quickly C．widely D．suddenly 5．A．low B．basic C．normal D．perfect 6．A．size B．value C．standard D．shape 7．A．for B．from C．in D．with 8．A．long B．round C．square D．deep 9．A．where B．when C．why D．how 10．A．harder B．less C．better D．worse Passage 2 （2025·海南·中考真题） What would life be like if AI (artificial intelligence) solved all your problems? You wouldn’t have to work anymore. You could get anything you wanted by just moving a finger. You could feel pleasure whenever you wanted. Death would become almost a choice—you could turn into a digital form (数字化的形式) and keep going for a million years. All that sounds terrible to me. It’s true that humans don’t like problems. But if we had no problems to solve, what would be the point of living? How long would we be happy sitting on top of our big mountains of candy? For me, a long weekend would be enough. A million years of perfect happiness would feel like a terrible dream. Professor Nick Bostrom from a famous university believes that even if AI could do everything perfectly, people might still “work” at “jobs” in “offices”. “But these jobs would really be more like hobbies.” That wouldn’t be a problem, you might say, as people could stay busy doing other things. They could go shopping, do some gardening or take care of their children. But one reason people get satisfied with such activities is that they pride themselves on being good at them. They know how to find the right beds, grow roses or dry a child’s tears. However, AI will probably do these all better than you. In a world like that, you might feel like you’re doing more harm than good to your child if you try parenting on your own. But life in that “ perfect ” world might still be bearable (可忍受的), says Bostrom. For example, we could ask our computers to give us interesting tasks. In Greg Egan’s sci-fi novel Permutation City, a man forces himself to develop new hobbies every now and then to keep from being bored. He finds joy in making table legs and ends up making 162,329 of them. Bostrom suggests we not rush to make a decision. We might end up liking the future. “The question here is not how interesting a future is to look at, but how good it is to live in,” he says. 11．How does the writer feel about a life where AI could solve all problems? A．Life would be terrible. B．People would find real joy. C．There would be no more jobs. 12．What does Bostrom say about “future jobs” if AI could do everything? A．People might fight against AI for jobs. B．People might give up creating new tasks. C．People might still do some work as hobbies. 13．When might people feel helpless in a world with smart AI? A．When they find AI cannot finish their tasks. B．When they compare their abilities with AI’s. C．When they work together with AI in offices. 14．Why does the passage mention a man making 162,329 table legs? A．To suggest that AI would force humans into boring work. B．To give an example of how AI helps humans work faster. C．To show humans can still have fun in a problem-free world. 15．What question does the writer want us to think about most? A．Can life remain meaningful if AI solves all problems? B．Is it a good idea to stay alive for millions of years? C．Do we need to stop making AI smarter now? 模拟演练 Passage 1 We have sent people to the moon in spaceships. What do you think space cities will be like in the future? The buildings in space don’t look very different 1 modern small towns on Earth. People have tried to make 2 like the ones they know, so space travelers will do the same. Gravity (重力) makes 3 life possible. Without gravity, you will float in the air. Nobody would want to live for a long time in a space city where 4 floats around. The space city is like a huge wheel, a tube (管子) more than 150 metres in diameter (直径), and formed into a ring. The wheel turns around slowly every minute, 5 the people in space feel the pull of gravity just like we do on Earth. The space city would always have sunlight. A(n) 6 mirror about two kilometres in diameter would float above the city. It would reflect 7 to small mirrors that would lead it into the city. Shutters (百叶窗) would be used to 8 when sunlight comes in. It would be closed to create night-time. The 9 of the city could be fixed at about 10,000 people. Farmers would be able to 10 plan how much food would be needed for this number of people. About 44 square metres of vegetable plants would be needed for each person, and just over five square metres of grassland. 1．A．at B．for C．from D．with 2．A．stations B．roads C．machines D．buildings 3．A．hard B．funny C．terrible D．normal 4．A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing 5．A．so B．before C．if D．because 6．A．new B．big C．old D．small 7．A．sunlight B．mirrors C．rings D．air 8．A．improve B．study C．control D．watch 9．A．address B．population C．environment D．power 10．A．quietly B．secretly C．clearly D．deeply Passage 2 Oliver Twist was born in a workhouse, and when he was born, there was no one to look after him except an old nurse and a doctor. They didn’t care about him. Oliver’s mother arrived at the workhouse the night before she gave birth to her son. She asked to see her baby and then died. No one knew where she came from and who she was. But the doctor noticed that she had no wedding ring on her finger. When the doctor left and the old nurse dressed him, Oliver cried loudly. He was an orphan (孤儿) and he was all alone. There was no one to look after baby Oliver at the workhouse so he was sent to an orphanage (孤儿院), with little food or love. When he was nine, Oliver was a small pale thin child. ____▲____ and that was probably why he managed to reach the age of nine. The housekeeper of the orphanage was rude and hard. She often beat Oliver and locked him up. This was usually for saying he was hungry. One day the housekeeper was surprised by a visit from Mr Bumble, the head of the government. “Oliver Twist is nine years old now. He’s too old to stay here at the orphanage with you,” Mr Bumble said. “So, we will move him to the workhouse. I have come here myself to take him there.” As soon as they arrived at the workhouse, Mr Bumble took Oliver to meet the Board (董事会). The Board was made up of nine or ten fat gentlemen sitting around a table. “Boy,” said one of the fat gentlemen to Oliver, “You are an orphan and you must be thankful for the charity of the town. You are here to learn a subject and you will begin your work tomorrow morning. Goodnight.” And poor little Oliver was sent to sleep on a hard cold bed in a room full of other boys, to be ready for work the next morning. —Adapted from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens 11．What’s the last thing Oliver’s mother did before she died? A．She gave birth to Oliver. B．She asked to see Oliver. C．She named her child Oliver. D．She looked after Oliver. 12．Which of the following can be put in the “ ____▲____”? A．But he had a happy childhood B．But he had a sweet heart C．But he had a special skill D．But he had a strong spirit 13．What’s the correct order of the following pictures according to the passage? A．①②③④ B．①④③② C．②①③④ D．④①③② 14．What can you infer from this passage? A．The housekeeper of the orphanage was rude and hard. B．Mr Bumble knew Oliver’s mother very well. C．Life in the workhouse wouldn’t be easy for Oliver. D．The Board would treat Oliver with kindness. Passage 3 In the year 2070, most of you will be more than 60 years old. The good news is that travel might become smarter by that time. European airline(航空公司) easy-Jet has made some predictions and released(发布) easyJet 2070—The Future Travel Report. Let’s take a look at some cool ideas. Heartbeat(心跳) passport Paper passports will be a thing of the past. You will use “heartbeat passports” instead. According to experts, everyone’s heartbeat is different. So the data(数据) will be used to tell who you are. More comfortable flight The seats on the plane will no longer be “one size fits all”. You’ll actually be able to book a seat according to your body type(型). The seat might even be able to cool or warm you to your preferred temperature. There will also be no more screens on the back of your seats. A future device could show movies straight in front of your eyes. Printed clothes and food If you hate packing clothes, you may not need to do it in the future. Before you fly, you will have a body scan(扫描). When you arrive, you’ll find a wardrobe(衣橱) filled with 3D-printed clothes in your size. When you leave, the clothes can be recycled and reprinted for the next person. You can also 3D print whatever you want to eat. Bring history back to life If you like to visit places of interest, augmented reality(增强现实) will change the game. Wearing a headset(头戴式耳机), you can see what happened there, such as a famous war. 15．In 2070, heartbeat passports will be used because _________. A．paper passports are a waste of paper B．the data of everyone’s heartbeat will tell who they are C．they can be made at a lower price D．experts don’t allow people to use paper passports 16．_________ will make you comfortable in your flight in 2070. ①A seat according to your body type     ②Movies shown straight in front of your eyes ③Big screens on the back of your seats   ④A seat with your preferred temperature A．①③④ B．①②③ C．①②④ D．②③④ 17．In 2070, if you don’t like packing clothes, you can _________ according to Paragraph 4. A．have your clothes posted B．buy your clothes in the store C．recycle clothes for yourself D．scan your body and your clothes will be ready 18．What might you see with a headset if you visit the Palace Museum in 2070? A．People are watching the Olympic Games. B．The emperor is talking with the ministers. C．Some people are building the Great Wall. D．Some students are having a sports meeting. 19．What will be the best title of the passage? A．Good ideas for future travel B．Better lifestyles in the future C．Future devices on the plane D．High technology in 2070 Passage 4       Here’s one scene. Say you are in heavy traffic and your car’s brakes (刹车) start to fail. If you keep going, you will go into the back of a truck and probably die. But if you turn sharply to avoid the truck, you risk hitting an elderly woman or a group of children. What do you do? This is an extreme choice. But every day, drivers around the world have to make quick decisions to avoid accidents. Often, they react without even having time to think. But what would a driverless car do? Self-driving cars are designed to deal with all sorts of situations, from understanding traffic rules to planning the easiest route that avoids construction. These programming decisions are direct and clear. Ethics (道德), on the other hand, is not. How do you program a car to decide what to do in the case of an accident? How do you choose which life is more valuable? And who gets to choose? This is a problem that ethicists, lawyers, and car makers are all wondering about. The ethicist opinion Patrick Lin teaches robotics and ethics at California Polytechnic State University. He says that it might seem easy to say that self-driving cars must follow certain rules to minimize or reduce harm, but he says, “even that leads to morally murky (模糊的) decisions.” He gives an example: on one side of you is a motorcyclist wearing a helmet; on the other is a motorcyclist not wearing a helmet. If the car’s computer tells it to minimize harm during a necessary turn, that might mean hitting the person with the helmet. After all, they are better protected and so less likely to be hurt. But, Lin asks, aren’t you being unfair to the responsible (负责的) motorist? According to Lin, any type of decision-making based on age, gender, or any similar factor would be discrimination (歧视) and therefore against standards of ethics. He explained that even the safest car runs the risk of having accidents, and that the responsibility for programming will lie with the car makers. The legal opinion But some experts say we don’t need to worry about this problem. Bryan Casey teaches at Stanford Law School. Casey says that what a self-driving car does in a crash is not an ethical issue (问题) at all. Instead, it is a legal issue. If a driver has a crash now, the law decides if he was driving dangerously or if it was truly an accident. If the driver was dangerously careless, he faces punishment, often a fine or jail. If a breakdown caused the crash, the car makers might be at fault. Either way, laws exist to decide what is wrong, and who is responsible. Casey says that will not change with the arrival of self-driving cars. We expect self-driving cars to be very safe, safer than human drivers because computers can react more quickly. And indeed, an autonomous vehicle should be well designed and slow down or speed up in relation to the actual case. However, accidents can always happen. This means that drivers, car makers, and lawmakers will need to deal with new problems as they appear. 20. What is the most difficult problem facing self-driving cars now? A. How to avoid causing accidents on the road. B. When to slow down or speed up in actual case. C. How to decide what to do in the case of an accident. D. How to plan routes according to different situations. 21. The example of the motorcyclist (Para. 4) is to show _______. A. all cars run the risk of having accidents B. self-driving cars are unable to follow certain traffic rules C. motorcyclists shouldn’t wear helmets so that self-driving cars won’t hit them D. the decisions made by self-driving cars might go against standards of ethics 22. The underlined word “that” (Para. 6) refers to that _______. A. who should be responsible for a crash is decided by laws B. what a self-driving car does in a crash is an ethical issue C. self-driving cars should also face punishment in a crash D. the responsibility for programming lies with the car makers 23. The author would most probably agree that _______. A. human drivers are much safer than self-driving cars B. driving laws should change with the arrival of self-driving cars C. there will always be accidents where someone gets hurt on the road D. self-driving cars have the ability of thinking and making decisions for themselves Passage 5 On Oct 12, a flying car soared (升空) over Dubai during a flight show. The Chinese company Aridge (小鹏汇天) made it. It got permission to fly in the United Arab Emirates. This is a new step in bringing China’s low-altitude aircraft technology (低空飞行器技术) to the world, according to Xinhua. The flying car, called Land Aircraft Carrier, is the world’s first modular (模块化的) flying car. People can take apart the aircraft (飞行器) in just five minutes. The aircraft is in the back of the car, and people can charge (充电) it there. To make the car ready to fly, you only need to push one button (按钮). The aircraft can take off or land straight up and down. It can fly on its own or with a person controlling it. When it flies alone, it can plan the route and guide itself. The aircraft can fly for 30 minutes and up to 1,000 meters high. The flying car is cool, but it will be a long time before we can use it in daily life. There are problems to solve. People need to build landing sites (降落点) for the car and make complete air traffic rules. Flying cars might also cause trouble. For example, it might fly by a window when someone is taking a shower inside! 24. How is the Chinese flying car different from others? A. It can fly in low-altitude areas. B. The car and aircraft can be taken apart. C. It can charge itself while flying. D. It takes only five minutes to take off. 25. What do we know about the flying car from Paragraph 3? A. The car needs at least two drivers to fly. B. It can fly for a whole day without stopping. C. Drivers can easily prepare the car for flight. D. It needs to start flying from a very high place. 26. What is the last paragraph mainly about? A. Why people dislike flying cars. B. What challenges flying cars face. C. How flying cars will change lives. D. What people need to buy flying cars. Passage 6 Did you ever wish you could show your dreams to your friends or family? Now you might be able to, with a new device (设备) that uses AI to create videos from spoken words. The Dream Recorder, created by the Dutch design studio Modem, is a bedside device on which you can record your dreams and play them back as short videos. The idea is that as soon as you wake up, you push a record button on the Dream Recorder and speak into it — in any language —describing what you remember of your dream. AI technology will then interpret your spoken dream and create a short video based on it in a visual style (视觉风格) of your choice. You can then play back this video on the Dream Recorder’s screen. The creators of the Dream Recorder say these videos can be used to help you think about the meaning of your dreams and how they might affect your waking life. However, you can’t keep these dream videos forever, because the Dream Recorder only has enough memory (存储量) for seven days of dreams. That should be long enough to see if there are any repeated themes in your dreams, while keeping your mind on the present. The Dream Recorder is also an open-source (开放源代码的) DIY device that you can build yourself. All the code and the details you need to build it are available to download for free online. All you need to do is buy or 3D print the parts you need to make it. 27. Why was the Dream Recorder created? A. To replace traditional alarm clocks. B. To turn people’s dreams into videos. C. To help people sleep without dreaming. D. To allow people to easily share dreams online. 28. What does the underlined word “interpret” probably mean? A. Fix. B. Forget. C. Match. D. Understand. 29. Which of the following words can best describe the Dream Recorder? A. Expensive. B. Dependable. C. User-friendly. D. Necessary. 30. Why was the device designed to keep dreams for seven days? A. To encourage users to focus on the present. B. To prevent the device from getting too full. C. To protect users’ personal information. D. To make the device more affordable. 31. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. The company will send free parts to users. B. Anyone can build this device if they want to. C. It won’t be easy to buy the device in the future. D. Users need some professional skills to create the device. Passage 7 ①Zhongshan Eye Center in China has made a big step in eye surgery (手术). On June 23, doctors at the center completed the world’s first remote (远程的) surgery on animals. They used a 5G robot developed by their own team. A medical team in Haikou controlled the surgery, showing that eye care is possible for almost all patients far away. ②The main part of the robot is a special arm, which allows careful control. In traditional eye treatment, doctors often put medicine directly into the eye area with their hands. But everyone’s hands shake a little, and this small shake makes it hard to do the work perfectly. The robot can do the same tasks as doctors’ hands, but without any shaking, making the surgery safer and better. ③Another advantage is that even young doctors can do eye surgery well with the 5G robot’s help. Professor Lin, the leader of the medical team, said that it takes at least 10 years of practice to become a skilled eye doctor. But with the robot, young doctors can reach a high level, just like experienced doctors. ④The third important point is that 5G technology makes it possible for doctors to treat patients far away. It lets eye doctors get clear and timely pictures of the patient’s eye, which is greatly helpful to remote surgery. ⑤However, more research and tests are still needed to make sure the technology is safe for humans. “If all goes well, 5G remote eye surgery will be available to humans within half a year,” Lin said. The team will keep working hard to help develop remote medicine and improve medical care in China. 32．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A．The 5G robot. B．Zhongshan Eye Center C．The 5G technology. D．A medical team in Haikou. 33．According to the passage, how does the 5G robot help to improve the eye surgery? ①By making surgery much faster and cheaper. ②By doing the surgery without any shaking. ③By helping young doctors get better skills. ④By inventing new medicine for the patients. A．①② B．②③ C．①④ D．③④ 34．How does Professor Lin feel about the future of 5G robot? A．Worried. B．Surprised. C．Doubtful(质疑的). D．Hopeful. 35．Which is the best structure of the passage? A． B． C． D． 2 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 1 / 22 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ Unit 5 When Tomorrow Comes未来科技 话题阅读精练 板块 语篇 题型 体裁 词数 内容简介 时文阅读 Passage1 阅读理解 说明文 238 全运会的科技闪光时刻。 Passage2 阅读理解 说明文 224 首位AI女演员出道。 真题示例 Passage1 完形填空 记叙文 219 通过“喝墨水”和“一寸光阴一寸金”两个中文习语，讲述了语言背后的文化故事。 Passage2 阅读理解 议论文 188 主要探讨了如果人工智能可以解决所有问题，生活将会变得如何，以及这样的生活是否还有意义。 模拟演练 Passage1 完形填空 说明文 203 本文畅想了未来的太空城市是什么样的。 Passage2 阅读理解 名著小说 198 节选自《雾都孤儿》，讲述了Oliver Twist的出生及悲惨的童年。 Passage3 阅读理解 说明文 194 介绍几个关于未来旅行很酷的想法。 Passage4 阅读理解 议论文 236 围绕自动驾驶汽车的决策难题展开：以极端行车场景引出其程序决策的伦理困境，呈现了伦理学家及法学家的不同观点，最终指出自动驾驶虽更安全但事故难避免，其相关问题需多方共同应对。 Passage5 阅读理解 记叙文 209 中国小鹏汇天的新型飞行汽车，是全球首款模块化产品，迪拜亮相并获飞行许可，有优点也有不足。 Passage6 阅读理解 说明文 227 主要介绍一款名为Dream Recorder的新型AI设备，阐述了其工作原理及特点。 Passage7 阅读理解 说明文 208 主要介绍5G机器人在眼科手术上的应用。 时文阅读 话题谚语小知识 1. Science and technology are the primary productive forces.科学技术是第一生产力。 2. Technology shapes the future, innovation drives progress.科技塑造未来，创新驱动进步。 3. The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don’t even notice it, so it’s part of everyday life.科技的进步在于让它融入生活，浑然不觉，成为日常的一部分。 4. Technology is best when it brings people together.科技的最佳状态，是让人们紧密相连。 5. Innovation is the spark that ignites the fire of progress.创新是点燃进步之火的火花。 6. Without innovation, there is no future.没有创新，就没有未来。 7. Creativity is intelligence having fun.创造力是智慧在尽情绽放。 8. Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.创新是领导者与追随者的分水岭。（史蒂夫·乔布斯） 9. Technology makes life easier, innovation makes life better.科技让生活更便捷，创新让生活更美好。 10. The future of life lies in the integration of technology and humanity.生活的未来在于科技与人文的融合。 11. Every great technological advance has been a leap of imagination first.每一次伟大的科技进步，首先都是想象力的飞跃。 12. Technology is not just about gadgets; it’s about solving human problems.科技不止于设备，更在于解决人类的问题。 时文阅读 Passage A “全运会” The 15th National Games of the People's Republic of China is being held in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. It is the first time the event is co-hosted by the three places, showing a wonderful mix of sports passion and technological innovation . Let's explore the amazing high-tech features of this grand sports meeting! One of the most surprising parts is the "source fire" of the torch. It was collected from the deep sea, 1,500 meters below the South China Sea, by igniting flammable ice . This special way uses solar energy to start the fire under the sea, creating a wonderful scene of "fire from the sky lighting fire from the sea" . It also shows China's great progress in deep-sea exploration and clean energy technology. For a better viewing experience, many smart services are provided. The "Quanyun Guangzhou" applet has an AR navigation function that helps viewers find their seats easily in large stadiums . There is also a "metaverse cloud athletes' village" where people can create virtual avatars to join online interactions . AI cameras can automatically catch wonderful moments of games and count data to help referees make accurate decisions . To ensure smooth cross-border games, a smart customs clearance system is used . With Beidou positioning and AI technology, athletes and staff can pass through customs quickly without contact . Self-driving cars are also used for transportation, logistics and cleaning during the event . What's more, digital volunteers provide 24-hour services in multiple languages, making the response faster and more efficient . The opening ceremony is a perfect combination of technology and culture . AR and VR technologies bring lion dances and dragon boat races to life before the audience's eyes . Holographic projections make traditional performances more wonderful . These technologies not only show the charm of the Greater Bay Area but also make the event unforgettable for everyone. The 15th National Games proves how technology can make sports events better. It not only serves this games well but also provides valuable experience for the development of sports and cities in the future. 1. What makes the 15th National Games special? A. It is held in winter. B. It is co-hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. C. It has the most athletes in history. D. It lasts the longest time. 2. How is the "source fire" of the torch special? A. It is from the moon. B. It is collected from the deep sea. C. It is made by electricity only. D. It is kept burning by oil. 3. Which technology helps viewers find seats easily? A. AI translation. B. Holographic projection. C. AR navigation. D. Beidou positioning. 4. What can we infer from the passage? A. Digital volunteers work only in the daytime. B. Self-driving cars are used in many aspects of the event. C. The opening ceremony has no traditional performances. D. The torch fire is kept burning by coal. 5. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The history of the National Games. B. The preparation work for the 15th National Games. C. The high-tech features of the 15th National Games. D. The sports events of the 15th National Games. 长难句分析 1.It is the first time the event is co-hosted by the three places, showing a wonderful mix of sports passion and technological innovation.这是该赛事首次由三地联合承办，展现了体育热情与科技创新的精彩融合。 主干：It is the first time（主句）+ the event is co-hosted by the three places（定语从句，修饰先行词time，省略关系词when）。非谓语结构：showing... 为现在分词短语作伴随状语，逻辑主语为前面整个句子，说明赛事联合承办所带来的效果。 2.It was collected from the deep sea, 1,500 meters below the South China Sea, by igniting flammable ice.它是通过点燃可燃冰，从南海1500米深的海底采集而来。 主干：It was collected（被动语态主句）+ from the deep sea（地点状语）+ by igniting flammable ice（方式状语）。插入语：1,500 meters below the South China Sea 作同位语，补充说明deep sea的具体深度和位置。 3.The "Quanyun Guangzhou" applet has an AR navigation function that helps viewers find their seats easily in large stadiums.“全运广州”小程序搭载了AR导航功能，帮助观众在大型体育场内轻松找到座位。 主干：The applet has an AR navigation function（主句）。定语从句：that helps... 修饰先行词function，其中help sb. do sth. 为固定搭配，“帮助某人做某事”。地点状语：in large stadiums 说明动作发生的场所。 4.With Beidou positioning and AI technology, athletes and staff can pass through customs quickly without contact.借助北斗定位和人工智能技术，运动员和工作人员可实现无接触快速通关。 主干：athletes and staff can pass through customs（主句）。伴随状语：With Beidou positioning and AI technology 表示“借助某种工具/技术”，作方式状语。 5.AR and VR technologies bring lion dances and dragon boat races to life before the audience's eyes.增强现实（AR）和虚拟现实（VR）技术将舞狮、龙舟等传统表演生动地呈现在观众眼前。 主干：AR and VR technologies bring（主句）+ lion dances and dragon boat races（宾语）+ to life（宾语补足语）。 固定搭配：bring sth. to life 意为“使某物生动起来，使某物焕发生机”。地点状语：before the audience's eyes 表示“在观众眼前”。 【答案与解析】1—5 BBCBC 1. B，解析：根据文章第一段第一句“The 15th National Games... is being held in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. It is the first time the event is co-hosted by the three places”可知，本届全运会的特殊性在于首次由广东、香港、澳门三地联合举办，故选B。A、C、D选项在文中未提及。 2. B，解析：由第二段第一、二句“One of the most surprising parts is the 'source fire' of the torch. It was collected from the deep sea, 1,500 meters below the South China Sea”可知，火炬“火种”的特别之处在于其取自深海，故选B。A选项“来自月球”、C选项“仅由电力制造”、D选项“靠石油维持燃烧”均与原文信息不符。 3. C，解析：根据第三段第二句“The 'Quanyun Guangzhou' applet has an AR navigation function that helps viewers find their seats easily”可知，AR导航功能帮助观众轻松找座，故选C。A选项“AI翻译”、B选项“全息投影”、D选项“北斗定位”均未提及与找座相关的功能。 4. B，解析：第四段提到“Self-driving cars are also used for transportation, logistics and cleaning during the event”，即自动驾驶汽车用于赛事的交通、物流和清洁等多个方面，可推断其在赛事中应用广泛，故选B。A选项“数字志愿者仅白天工作”与原文“24-hour services”矛盾；C选项“开幕式无传统表演”与原文“AR and VR technologies bring lion dances and dragon boat races to life”不符；D选项“火炬靠煤炭燃烧”与原文“使用太阳能点燃可燃冰”相悖。 5. C，解析：文章开篇点明全运会融合体育热情与科技创新，后续段落分别介绍了火炬深海火种、智能服务、跨境科技保障、开幕式科技呈现等亮点，核心围绕本届全运会的科技创新特征展开，故选C。A选项“全运会历史”、B选项“赛事筹备工作”、D选项“赛事项目”均非文章主旨。 译文： 中华人民共和国第十五届全国运动会正在广东、香港和澳门举办。这是该赛事首次由三地联合承办，展现了体育热情与科技创新的精彩融合。让我们一同探索这场体育盛会中令人惊叹的高科技亮点！ 最令人惊喜的亮点之一是火炬“火种”。它是通过点燃可燃冰，从南海1500米深的海底采集而来。这种特殊的取火方式利用太阳能在海底点火，打造出“天火引海火”的奇妙景象。这也彰显了中国在深海勘探和清洁能源技术方面的巨大进步。 为了提升观赛体验，赛事提供了诸多智能服务。“全运广州”小程序搭载了AR导航功能，帮助观众在大型体育场内轻松找到座位。此外，还有“元宇宙云运动员村”，人们可以创建虚拟分身参与线上互动。人工智能摄像机能够自动捕捉比赛精彩瞬间，并统计数据助力裁判做出精准判罚。 为保障跨境赛事顺利进行，赛事采用了智能通关系统。借助北斗定位和人工智能技术，运动员和工作人员可实现无接触快速通关。自动驾驶汽车也在赛事期间应用于交通、物流和清洁工作。更值得一提的是，数字志愿者提供24小时多语言服务，让响应更加快捷高效。 开幕式是科技与文化的完美融合。增强现实（AR）和虚拟现实（VR）技术将舞狮、龙舟等传统表演生动地呈现在观众眼前。全息投影让传统演出更加精彩纷呈。这些技术不仅展现了大湾区的独特魅力，也让这场盛会成为每个人心中难忘的记忆。 第十五届全运会印证了科技如何让体育赛事更臻完善。它不仅为本届赛事提供了优质服务，也为未来体育事业和城市发展积累了宝贵经验。 Passage B 全球首位AI女演员出道 Tilly Norwood was officially introduced in October at the Zurich Film Festival. She first appeared in the short film AI Commissioner that came out in July. But Norwood is not a real person; she was made by artificial intelligence (AI). The AI “actress” was created by Xicoia, the AI branch (子公司) of the production company (制片公司) Particle6. AI Commissioner is an AI-made short film, written by ChatGPT. Norwood introduces a new type of technology to Hollywood. She has been trained on the performances of hundreds of actors, without any pay or permission. She learns how to act and speak from those performances. Norwood also started a debate on what counts as art. We consider creativity to be a human quality. Art is generally understood as an expression of human experience. However, Norwood’s performances do not come from such creativity or human experience; instead, a database (数据库) of performances. How can that be compared with actors’ performances–an art they have developed throughout years of practice and hard work in their careers (职业生涯)? Also, Norwood’s survival (生存) depends on how the audience (观众) feels. If audiences do accept AI actors, there could be a major effect on jobs. Entry- and mid-level acting jobs could disappear. There will be less need for creative teams, like make-up, costume, lighting and set design, because AI doesn’t need these things. Norwood is not a question of the future of Hollywood. She is a cultural stress test–a case study (案例研究) in how much we value human creativity. AI is here, and some people will accept it. The risk is that by choosing imitation (模仿) over human creativity, we might change culture in ways that are hard to undo. 1. How did Tilly Norwood learn to act? A. By following people’s instructions. B. By using a new kind of technology. C. By copying one actor’s performance style. D. By learning from real actors’ performances. 2. What is the main topic of the debate started by Norwood? A. What can be considered art. B. How to train AI actors quickly. C. How to improve human creativity. D. Whether AI can understand human feelings. 3. What major effect could Norwood cause? A. A rise in the need for creative teams. B. An increase in film production costs. C. A decrease in certain job opportunities. D. An improvement in actors’ performance skills. 4. What is the author’s attitude toward choosing AI over human art? A. Unclear. B. Worried. C. Supportive. D. Annoyed. 长难句分析 1.She has been trained on the performances of hundreds of actors, without any pay or permission.她是通过数百名演员的表演进行训练的——这一过程既未支付报酬，也未获得许可。 主句：She has been trained on the performances of hundreds of actors（核心主干，被动语态，说明“训练的依据是演员表演”）；伴随状语：without any pay or permission（补充说明训练过程的两个细节：无报酬、无授权）。 2.We consider creativity to be a human quality. Art is generally understood as an expression of human experience. However, Norwood’s performances do not come from such creativity or human experience; instead, a database of performances.我们认为创造力是人类独有的特质，艺术通常被理解为人类经验的表达。然而，诺伍德的表演并非源于这样的创造力或人类经验，而是来自一个表演数据库。 这是一组逻辑衔接的句子，由However（转折）和instead（对比）串联：前两句：是“艺术的传统认知”（两个并列陈述句，分别说明“创造力的属性”和“艺术的定义”）；后两句：通过However转折，否定AI表演的“艺术属性”，再用instead明确其本质是“数据库模仿”。 3.If audiences do accept AI actors, there could be a major effect on jobs. Entry- and mid-level acting jobs could disappear. There will be less need for creative teams, like make-up, costume, lighting and set design, because AI doesn’t need these things.如果观众真的接受了AI演员，可能会对就业产生重大影响：入门级和中级表演岗位可能会消失；化妆、服装、灯光、布景设计等创意团队的需求也会减少，因为AI不需要这些服务。 条件状语从句：If audiences do accept AI actors（do表强调，说明“假设的前提”）；主句1：there could be a major effect on jobs（总述“对就业的影响”）；扩展句：Entry- and mid-level acting jobs... disappear（分述“表演岗位的消失”）；扩展句：There will be less need for creative teams...（分述“创意团队需求减少”），其中like...是举例说明“创意团队的类型”，because...是原因状语从句，解释需求减少的理由。 4.The risk is that by choosing imitation over human creativity, we might change culture in ways that are hard to undo.但风险在于：选择模仿而非人类创造力，我们可能会以难以逆转的方式改变文化。 主句：The risk is that...（that引导表语从句，说明“风险的具体内容”）；表语从句内：方式状语：by choosing imitation over human creativity（说明“改变文化的方式”）；主干：we might change culture（表语从句的核心动作）；定语从句：that are hard to undo（修饰ways，强调“改变的不可逆性”）。 【答案】1—4 DACB 1.D，解析：文章明确提到“She has been trained on the performances of hundreds of actors... She learns how to act and speak from those performances”（她通过数百名演员的表演进行训练，从这些表演中学习表演和台词），因此她是通过学习真实演员的表演来掌握演技的。 2.A，解析：文章指出“Norwood also started a debate on what counts as art”（Norwood引发了关于“什么能被视为艺术”的争论），后续内容围绕“艺术是人类创造力/经验的表达，而AI表演来自数据库模仿”展开讨论，因此辩论的核心是“艺术的定义”。 3.C，解析：文章提到“If audiences do accept AI actors, there could be a major effect on jobs. Entry- and mid-level acting jobs could disappear. There will be less need for creative teams...”（若观众接受AI演员，入门级/中级表演岗位可能消失，化妆、服装等创意团队的需求也会减少），即会导致部分工作机会减少。 4.B，解析：作者在结尾提到“The risk is that by choosing imitation over human creativity, we might change culture in ways that are hard to undo”（风险在于，选择模仿而非人类创造力，可能会以难以逆转的方式改变文化），可见作者对“用AI替代人类艺术”的态度是“担忧的”。 译文： 蒂莉·诺伍德于10月在苏黎世电影节正式亮相，她首次出镜是在7月上映的短片《AI专员》中。 但诺伍德并非真人，而是由人工智能（AI）打造的。这位AI“女演员”是由制片公司Particle6的AI子公司Xicoia创作的。《AI专员》是一部AI制作的短片，剧本由ChatGPT撰写。 诺伍德给好莱坞带来了一种新型技术。她是通过数百名演员的表演进行训练的——这一过程既未支付报酬，也未获得许可。她从这些表演中学习如何演绎和念台词。 诺伍德还引发了一场关于“何为艺术”的辩论。我们认为创造力是人类独有的特质，艺术通常被理解为人类经验的表达。然而，诺伍德的表演并非源于这样的创造力或人类经验，而是来自一个表演数据库。这怎么能与演员的表演相提并论呢？演员的表演是他们在职业生涯中历经多年练习与努力打磨出的艺术。 此外，诺伍德的“生存”取决于观众的态度。如果观众真的接受了AI演员，可能会对就业产生重大影响：入门级和中级表演岗位可能会消失；化妆、服装、灯光、布景设计等创意团队的需求也会减少，因为AI不需要这些服务。 诺伍德不是好莱坞未来的一个单纯议题，她是一场文化压力测试——是关于“我们有多重视人类创造力”的案例研究。AI已经到来，有些人会接受它。但风险在于：选择模仿而非人类创造力，我们可能会以难以逆转的方式改变文化。 话题写作佳句积累 1. The rapid advancement of future technology is rewriting the rules of the world and opening up boundless possibilities for human development.未来科技的飞速发展正在改写世界规则，为人类发展开辟了无限可能。 2. From artificial intelligence to space exploration, future technology is profoundly reshaping every aspect of human society.从人工智能到太空探索，未来科技正深刻重塑人类社会的方方面面。 3. In the wave of technological revolution, future - oriented innovations are no longer distant dreams but tangible forces driving progress.在科技革命的浪潮中，面向未来的创新不再是遥远的梦想，而是推动进步的现实力量。 4. Quantum computing will enable us to solve complex problems that are beyond the capabilities of current supercomputers in seconds.量子计算将使我们能在几秒钟内解决当前超级计算机都无法处理的复杂问题。 5. Brain - computer interfaces will break the communication barrier between humans and machines, allowing direct interaction with electronic devices through thoughts.脑机接口将打破人与机器的沟通障碍，实现通过意念与电子设备的直接交互。 6. Gene editing technology holds the promise of curing hereditary diseases and improving human health at the molecular level.基因编辑技术有望治愈遗传性疾病，从分子层面改善人类健康状况。 7.While future technology brings unprecedented convenience, it also poses challenges such as data security and ethical dilemmas.未来科技在带来前所未有的便利的同时，也带来了数据安全、伦理困境等挑战。 8.The development of autonomous weapons technology raises concerns about the risk of uncontrolled conflicts and the loss of human life.自主武器技术的发展引发了人们对冲突失控和生命损失风险的担忧。 9.Technological progress may widen the gap between the rich and the poor if the benefits of innovation are not evenly distributed.如果创新成果不能均衡分配，科技进步可能会加剧贫富差距。 10.The ultimate goal of future technology is to serve humanity, and only by adhering to the direction of benefiting all can it create a better world.未来科技的终极目标是服务人类，唯有坚守造福全民的方向，才能创造更美好的世界。 11. With rational guidance and positive exploration, future technology will surely become a powerful driving force for human civilization to move forward.通过理性引导和积极探索，未来科技必将成为人类文明前行的强大动力。 12. The exploration of future technology is an endless journey, and human wisdom will continue to unlock the mysteries of the universe and create a brilliant future.未来科技的探索之路永无止境，人类智慧将不断解锁宇宙奥秘，开创辉煌未来。 实战演练 真题示例 Passage 1 （2025·山东青岛·中考真题）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Do you remember the useful sentences like “It’s a piece of cake” or “It serves you right” in English learning? They carry more 1 than the words themselves. In Chinese culture, we also have lots of similar useful expressions like “drinking ink (墨水)” and “An inch (寸) of time is worth an inch of gold”. “Drinking ink” is a common expression to show that a person is 2 . Is there anyone who really drinks ink? It could be true in Chinese history. During the Northern Qi Dynasty, those who 3 very badly in the exam would be punished by drinking one liter (升) of ink. Even if they were found to have poor handwriting or make up something terrible, they would be taken into a special room to drink ink. The rule was accepted by the following dynasties. Nowadays, this expression is 4 used to describe people’s ways of receiving education or their level of education. For example, “drinking foreign ink” means one has studied overseas. “Drinking little ink” means a 5 level of education. sundial “An inch of time is worth an inch of gold” means that an inch of time has the same 6 as an inch of gold. It is also the first half of a saying, “An inch of time is worth an inch of gold, but an inch of time cannot be bought 7 an inch of gold”. In ancient times, time was measured by inches because people used the sundial as a time-keeping tool. It is made of a flat and 8 plate on which time degrees are shown. As the sun moves from rising to setting, the length of the gnomon’s shadow changes from long to short and short to long. This is 9 the sundial tells time. Language cannot be separated from culture. Language learning can help us 10 understand the cultures behind the countries and communicate more with the people from different countries. 1．A．suggestions B．chances C．meanings D．promises 2．A．expected B．educated C．remembered D．missed 3．A．performed B．planned C．guessed D．prepared 4．A．quietly B．quickly C．widely D．suddenly 5．A．low B．basic C．normal D．perfect 6．A．size B．value C．standard D．shape 7．A．for B．from C．in D．with 8．A．long B．round C．square D．deep 9．A．where B．when C．why D．how 10．A．harder B．less C．better D．worse 【答案】1—5 CBACA 6—10 BDBDC 【解析】本文通过“喝墨水”和“一寸光阴一寸金”两个中文习语，讲述了语言背后的文化故事。 1．句意：它们所承载的意义超过了词语本身。 suggestions建议；chances机会；meanings意义；promises承诺。根据“They carry more...than the words themselves”可知这些习语所承载的意义远不止于字面本身。故选C。 2．句意：“喝墨水”是一个常见的表达，表示一个人受过教育。 expected期待；educated教育；remembered记住；missed错过。根据“Nowadays, this expression is...used to describe people’s ways of receiving education or their level of education”可知，“喝墨水”现在用来描述人们接受教育的方式或教育水平，因此这个表达表示一个人受过教育。故选B。 3．句意：在北齐时期，那些在考试中表现很差的人会被惩罚喝一升墨水。 performed表现；planned计划；guessed猜测；prepared准备。根据“very badly in the exam”可知，此处指在考试中表现很差。故选A。 4．句意：如今，这个表达被广泛用来描述人们接受教育的方式或他们的教育水平。 quietly安静地；quickly快速地；widely广泛地；suddenly突然地。根据“used to describe people’s ways of receiving education or their level of education”可知，这个表达现在被广泛地用来描述人们的教育方式或水平。故选C。 5．句意：“墨水喝得不多”意味着教育水平低。 low低的；basic基本的；normal正常的；perfect完美的。根据“Drinking little ink”可知，喝墨水少意味着教育水平低。故选A。 6．句意：“一寸光阴一寸金”意味着一寸时间和一寸黄金有相同的价值。 size尺寸；value价值；standard标准；shape形状。根据“An inch of time is worth an inch of gold”可知，一寸时间和一寸黄金有相同的价值。故选B。 7．句意：它也是谚语“一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴”的前半部分。 for为了；from从；in在里面；with用。根据“an inch of time cannot be bought…an inch of gold”可知，此处指寸金买不到寸光阴，buy sth. with sth.意为“用某物买某物”。故选D。 8．句意：它是由一个扁平的圆形板制成的，上面显示时间度数。 long长的；round圆的；square方的；deep深的。根据“sundial”以及常识可知，日晷通常是圆形的。故选B。 9．句意：这就是日晷如何报时。 where哪里；when何时；why为什么；how如何。根据“As the sun moves from rising to setting, the length of gnomon’s shadow changes from long to short and short to long”可知，此处描述的是日晷如何报时。故选D。 10．句意：语言学习可以帮助我们更好地理解国家背后的文化，并与来自不同国家的人进行更多交流。 harder更努力地；less更少地；better更好地；worse更糟糕地。根据“understand the cultures behind the countries and communicate more with the people from different countries”可知，语言学习可以帮助我们更好地理解文化和交流。故选C。 Passage 2 （2025·海南·中考真题） What would life be like if AI (artificial intelligence) solved all your problems? You wouldn’t have to work anymore. You could get anything you wanted by just moving a finger. You could feel pleasure whenever you wanted. Death would become almost a choice—you could turn into a digital form (数字化的形式) and keep going for a million years. All that sounds terrible to me. It’s true that humans don’t like problems. But if we had no problems to solve, what would be the point of living? How long would we be happy sitting on top of our big mountains of candy? For me, a long weekend would be enough. A million years of perfect happiness would feel like a terrible dream. Professor Nick Bostrom from a famous university believes that even if AI could do everything perfectly, people might still “work” at “jobs” in “offices”. “But these jobs would really be more like hobbies.” That wouldn’t be a problem, you might say, as people could stay busy doing other things. They could go shopping, do some gardening or take care of their children. But one reason people get satisfied with such activities is that they pride themselves on being good at them. They know how to find the right beds, grow roses or dry a child’s tears. However, AI will probably do these all better than you. In a world like that, you might feel like you’re doing more harm than good to your child if you try parenting on your own. But life in that “ perfect ” world might still be bearable (可忍受的), says Bostrom. For example, we could ask our computers to give us interesting tasks. In Greg Egan’s sci-fi novel Permutation City, a man forces himself to develop new hobbies every now and then to keep from being bored. He finds joy in making table legs and ends up making 162,329 of them. Bostrom suggests we not rush to make a decision. We might end up liking the future. “The question here is not how interesting a future is to look at, but how good it is to live in,” he says. 11．How does the writer feel about a life where AI could solve all problems? A．Life would be terrible. B．People would find real joy. C．There would be no more jobs. 12．What does Bostrom say about “future jobs” if AI could do everything? A．People might fight against AI for jobs. B．People might give up creating new tasks. C．People might still do some work as hobbies. 13．When might people feel helpless in a world with smart AI? A．When they find AI cannot finish their tasks. B．When they compare their abilities with AI’s. C．When they work together with AI in offices. 14．Why does the passage mention a man making 162,329 table legs? A．To suggest that AI would force humans into boring work. B．To give an example of how AI helps humans work faster. C．To show humans can still have fun in a problem-free world. 15．What question does the writer want us to think about most? A．Can life remain meaningful if AI solves all problems? B．Is it a good idea to stay alive for millions of years? C．Do we need to stop making AI smarter now? 【答案】11—15 ACBCA 【解析】本文主要探讨了如果人工智能可以解决所有问题，生活将会变得如何，以及这样的生活是否还有意义。作者认为，尽管人工智能可以带来便利和舒适，但人类仍然需要面对挑战和解决问题，以保持生活的意义和价值。 11．细节理解题。根据“All that sounds terrible to me.”可知，作者认为如果人工智能可以解决所有问题，生活将会很糟糕。故选A。 12．细节理解题。根据“Professor Nick Bostrom from a famous university believes that even if AI could do everything perfectly, people might still ‘work’ at ‘jobs’ in ‘offices’. ‘But these jobs would really be more like hobbies.’”可知，博斯特罗姆认为如果人工智能能完美完成所有事情，人们可能仍会做一些类似爱好的工作。故选C。 13．细节理解题。根据“They know how to find the right beds, grow roses or dry a child’s tears. However, AI will probably do these all better than you. In a world like that, you might feel like you’re doing more harm than good to your child if you try parenting on your own.”可知，当人们将自己的能力与人工智能进行比较时，他们可能会感到无助。故选B。 14．推理判断题。根据“For example, we could ask our computers to give us interesting tasks. In Greg Egan’s sci-fi novel Permutation City, a man forces himself to develop new hobbies every now and then to keep from being bored. He finds joy in making table legs and ends up making 162,329 of them.”可知，提到这个人制作大量桌腿，是为了举例说明在没有问题的世界里，人类仍然可以找到乐趣。故选C。 15．推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，作者主要探讨了如果人工智能可以解决所有问题，生活将会怎样，以及这样的生活是否还有意义。因此，作者最想让我们思考的问题是：如果人工智能解决了所有问题，生活是否还能保持有意义？故选A。 模拟演练 Passage 1 We have sent people to the moon in spaceships. What do you think space cities will be like in the future? The buildings in space don’t look very different 1 modern small towns on Earth. People have tried to make 2 like the ones they know, so space travelers will do the same. Gravity (重力) makes 3 life possible. Without gravity, you will float in the air. Nobody would want to live for a long time in a space city where 4 floats around. The space city is like a huge wheel, a tube (管子) more than 150 metres in diameter (直径), and formed into a ring. The wheel turns around slowly every minute, 5 the people in space feel the pull of gravity just like we do on Earth. The space city would always have sunlight. A(n) 6 mirror about two kilometres in diameter would float above the city. It would reflect 7 to small mirrors that would lead it into the city. Shutters (百叶窗) would be used to 8 when sunlight comes in. It would be closed to create night-time. The 9 of the city could be fixed at about 10,000 people. Farmers would be able to 10 plan how much food would be needed for this number of people. About 44 square metres of vegetable plants would be needed for each person, and just over five square metres of grassland. 1．A．at B．for C．from D．with 2．A．stations B．roads C．machines D．buildings 3．A．hard B．funny C．terrible D．normal 4．A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing 5．A．so B．before C．if D．because 6．A．new B．big C．old D．small 7．A．sunlight B．mirrors C．rings D．air 8．A．improve B．study C．control D．watch 9．A．address B．population C．environment D．power 10．A．quietly B．secretly C．clearly D．deeply 【答案】1—5 CDDAA 6—10 BACBC 【解析】本文中作者畅想了未来的太空城市是什么样的。 1．句意：太空中的建筑看起来和地球上的现代小镇没有太大的不同。at在；for为了；from从；with和。different from“不同于”。故选C。 2．句意：人们试图建造他们熟悉的建筑，所以太空旅行者也会这样做。stations车站；roads道路；machines机器；buildings建筑。根据“The buildings in space don’t look very different ...”可知是建造熟悉的建筑。故选D。 3．句意：重力使正常生活成为可能。hard困难的；funny有趣的；terrible可怕的；normal正常的。根据“Without gravity, you will float in the air.”可知有了重力正常生活成为可能。故选D。 4．句意：没有人会想在一个所有东西都漂浮着的太空城市里生活很长时间。everything一切；something某事物；anything任何事物；nothing没有什么。根据“Without gravity”可知此处指没有重力的情况下一切都漂浮着，没有人会想在这种环境中生活。故选A。 5．句意：轮子每分钟都在缓慢地转动，所以太空中的人就像我们在地球上一样感受到重力的拉力。so因此；before在……之前；if如果；because因为。句子前因后果，用so连接表因果关系的并列句。故选A。 6．句意：一个直径约两公里的大镜子将漂浮在城市上空。new新的；big大的；old旧的；small小的。根据“about two kilometres in diameter”可知直径约两公里的镜子是大的。故选B。 7．句意：它会把阳光反射到小镜子上，然后把它带到城市里。sunlight阳光；mirrors镜子；rings戒指；air空气。根据“when sunlight comes in”可知此处反射的是阳光。故选A。 8．句意：百叶窗将用于控制阳光何时进入。improve提高；study学习；control控制；watch观看。根据“It would be closed to create night-time.”可知用百叶窗来控制阳光进入的时间。故选C。 9．句意：这个城市的人口可以固定在1万人左右。address地址；population人口；environment环境；power力量。根据“about 10,000 people”可知此处指人口。故选B。 10．句意：农民将能够清楚地计划这些人需要多少食物。quietly安静地；secretly秘密地；clearly清楚地；deeply深刻地。根据“how much food would be needed for this number of people”可知此处指清楚地计划人们需要多少食物。故选C。 Passage 2 Oliver Twist was born in a workhouse, and when he was born, there was no one to look after him except an old nurse and a doctor. They didn’t care about him. Oliver’s mother arrived at the workhouse the night before she gave birth to her son. She asked to see her baby and then died. No one knew where she came from and who she was. But the doctor noticed that she had no wedding ring on her finger. When the doctor left and the old nurse dressed him, Oliver cried loudly. He was an orphan (孤儿) and he was all alone. There was no one to look after baby Oliver at the workhouse so he was sent to an orphanage (孤儿院), with little food or love. When he was nine, Oliver was a small pale thin child. ____▲____ and that was probably why he managed to reach the age of nine. The housekeeper of the orphanage was rude and hard. She often beat Oliver and locked him up. This was usually for saying he was hungry. One day the housekeeper was surprised by a visit from Mr Bumble, the head of the government. “Oliver Twist is nine years old now. He’s too old to stay here at the orphanage with you,” Mr Bumble said. “So, we will move him to the workhouse. I have come here myself to take him there.” As soon as they arrived at the workhouse, Mr Bumble took Oliver to meet the Board (董事会). The Board was made up of nine or ten fat gentlemen sitting around a table. “Boy,” said one of the fat gentlemen to Oliver, “You are an orphan and you must be thankful for the charity of the town. You are here to learn a subject and you will begin your work tomorrow morning. Goodnight.” And poor little Oliver was sent to sleep on a hard cold bed in a room full of other boys, to be ready for work the next morning. —Adapted from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens 11．What’s the last thing Oliver’s mother did before she died? A．She gave birth to Oliver. B．She asked to see Oliver. C．She named her child Oliver. D．She looked after Oliver. 12．Which of the following can be put in the “ ____▲____”? A．But he had a happy childhood B．But he had a sweet heart C．But he had a special skill D．But he had a strong spirit 13．What’s the correct order of the following pictures according to the passage? A．①②③④ B．①④③② C．②①③④ D．④①③② 14．What can you infer from this passage? A．The housekeeper of the orphanage was rude and hard. B．Mr Bumble knew Oliver’s mother very well. C．Life in the workhouse wouldn’t be easy for Oliver. D．The Board would treat Oliver with kindness. 【答案】11—14 BDBC 【解析】本文节选自《雾都孤儿》，讲述了Oliver Twist的出生及悲惨的童年。 11．细节理解题。根据“She asked to see her baby and then died.”可知，她要求看一下自己的孩子，然后就去世了。故选B。 12．推理判断题。根据“When he was nine, Oliver was a small pale thin child....and that was probably why he managed to reach the age of nine.”可知，前面提到他一路受虐，是个瘦小的孩子，后面提到那也许就是他能活到九岁的原因，故推断出“但他有坚强的意志”符合语境。故选D。 13．细节理解题。根据“She asked to see her baby and then died.”“Mr Bumble said. ‘So, we will move him to the workhouse. I have come here myself to take him there.’”“Mr Bumble took Oliver to meet the Board (董事会).”及“And poor little Oliver was sent to sleep on a hard cold bed in a room full of other boys,”可知，正确顺序为：母亲去世，Mr Bumble 来接Oliver，然后Oliver见到董事会，最后他被安排睡在冷硬的床上。故选B。 14．推理判断题。根据“And poor little Oliver was sent to sleep on a hard cold bed in a room full of other boys, to be ready for work the next morning.”可知，Oliver被安排在冰冷的硬床上，等着第二天早上的工作，故推出Oliver在济贫院的生活也会不容易。故选C。 Passage 3 In the year 2070, most of you will be more than 60 years old. The good news is that travel might become smarter by that time. European airline(航空公司) easy-Jet has made some predictions and released(发布) easyJet 2070—The Future Travel Report. Let’s take a look at some cool ideas. Heartbeat(心跳) passport Paper passports will be a thing of the past. You will use “heartbeat passports” instead. According to experts, everyone’s heartbeat is different. So the data(数据) will be used to tell who you are. More comfortable flight The seats on the plane will no longer be “one size fits all”. You’ll actually be able to book a seat according to your body type(型). The seat might even be able to cool or warm you to your preferred temperature. There will also be no more screens on the back of your seats. A future device could show movies straight in front of your eyes. Printed clothes and food If you hate packing clothes, you may not need to do it in the future. Before you fly, you will have a body scan(扫描). When you arrive, you’ll find a wardrobe(衣橱) filled with 3D-printed clothes in your size. When you leave, the clothes can be recycled and reprinted for the next person. You can also 3D print whatever you want to eat. Bring history back to life If you like to visit places of interest, augmented reality(增强现实) will change the game. Wearing a headset(头戴式耳机), you can see what happened there, such as a famous war. 15．In 2070, heartbeat passports will be used because _________. A．paper passports are a waste of paper B．the data of everyone’s heartbeat will tell who they are C．they can be made at a lower price D．experts don’t allow people to use paper passports 16．_________ will make you comfortable in your flight in 2070. ①A seat according to your body type     ②Movies shown straight in front of your eyes ③Big screens on the back of your seats   ④A seat with your preferred temperature A．①③④ B．①②③ C．①②④ D．②③④ 17．In 2070, if you don’t like packing clothes, you can _________ according to Paragraph 4. A．have your clothes posted B．buy your clothes in the store C．recycle clothes for yourself D．scan your body and your clothes will be ready 18．What might you see with a headset if you visit the Palace Museum in 2070? A．People are watching the Olympic Games. B．The emperor is talking with the ministers. C．Some people are building the Great Wall. D．Some students are having a sports meeting. 19．What will be the best title of the passage? A．Good ideas for future travel B．Better lifestyles in the future C．Future devices on the plane D．High technology in 2070 【答案】15—19 BCDBA 【解析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍几个关于未来旅行很酷的想法。 15．细节理解题。根据“According to experts, everyone’s heartbeat is different. So the data(数据) will be used to tell who you are.”可知，专家表示，每个人的心跳都不一样，所以这些数据将被用来告诉你是谁。故选B。 16．细节理解题。根据“You’ll actually be able to book a seat according to your body type(型). The seat might even be able to cool or warm you to your preferred temperature. There will also be no more screens on the back of your seats. A future device could show movies straight in front of your eyes.”可知，你可以根据自己的体型预订座位，这个座位甚至可以把你降温或升温到你喜欢的温度，座位后面也不会有屏幕，未来的设备可以直接在你眼前播放电影。结合选项，故选C。 17．细节理解题。根据“Before you fly, you will have a body scan(扫描). When you arrive, you’ll find a wardrobe(衣橱) filled with 3D-printed clothes in your size.”可知，在你登机前，你要进行全身扫描，当你到达时，你会发现衣柜里堆满了3D打印的衣服。故选D。 18．推理判断题。根据“Wearing a headset(头戴式耳机), you can see what happened there, such as a famous war.”可知，戴上头戴式耳机，你可以看到那里发生了什么，比如一场著名的战争。结合地点故宫可知，可能会看到皇帝正在和大臣们谈话。故选B。 19．最佳标题题。根据“European airline(航空公司) easy-Jet has made some predictions and released(发布) easy-Jet 2070—The Future Travel Report. Let’s take a look at some cool ideas.”可知，欧洲易捷航空公司做出了一些预测，并发布了易捷2070——未来旅行报告，介绍其中一些很酷的想法。故选A。 Passage 4       Here’s one scene. Say you are in heavy traffic and your car’s brakes (刹车) start to fail. If you keep going, you will go into the back of a truck and probably die. But if you turn sharply to avoid the truck, you risk hitting an elderly woman or a group of children. What do you do? This is an extreme choice. But every day, drivers around the world have to make quick decisions to avoid accidents. Often, they react without even having time to think. But what would a driverless car do? Self-driving cars are designed to deal with all sorts of situations, from understanding traffic rules to planning the easiest route that avoids construction. These programming decisions are direct and clear. Ethics (道德), on the other hand, is not. How do you program a car to decide what to do in the case of an accident? How do you choose which life is more valuable? And who gets to choose? This is a problem that ethicists, lawyers, and car makers are all wondering about. The ethicist opinion Patrick Lin teaches robotics and ethics at California Polytechnic State University. He says that it might seem easy to say that self-driving cars must follow certain rules to minimize or reduce harm, but he says, “even that leads to morally murky (模糊的) decisions.” He gives an example: on one side of you is a motorcyclist wearing a helmet; on the other is a motorcyclist not wearing a helmet. If the car’s computer tells it to minimize harm during a necessary turn, that might mean hitting the person with the helmet. After all, they are better protected and so less likely to be hurt. But, Lin asks, aren’t you being unfair to the responsible (负责的) motorist? According to Lin, any type of decision-making based on age, gender, or any similar factor would be discrimination (歧视) and therefore against standards of ethics. He explained that even the safest car runs the risk of having accidents, and that the responsibility for programming will lie with the car makers. The legal opinion But some experts say we don’t need to worry about this problem. Bryan Casey teaches at Stanford Law School. Casey says that what a self-driving car does in a crash is not an ethical issue (问题) at all. Instead, it is a legal issue. If a driver has a crash now, the law decides if he was driving dangerously or if it was truly an accident. If the driver was dangerously careless, he faces punishment, often a fine or jail. If a breakdown caused the crash, the car makers might be at fault. Either way, laws exist to decide what is wrong, and who is responsible. Casey says that will not change with the arrival of self-driving cars. We expect self-driving cars to be very safe, safer than human drivers because computers can react more quickly. And indeed, an autonomous vehicle should be well designed and slow down or speed up in relation to the actual case. However, accidents can always happen. This means that drivers, car makers, and lawmakers will need to deal with new problems as they appear. 20. What is the most difficult problem facing self-driving cars now? A. How to avoid causing accidents on the road. B. When to slow down or speed up in actual case. C. How to decide what to do in the case of an accident. D. How to plan routes according to different situations. 21. The example of the motorcyclist (Para. 4) is to show _______. A. all cars run the risk of having accidents B. self-driving cars are unable to follow certain traffic rules C. motorcyclists shouldn’t wear helmets so that self-driving cars won’t hit them D. the decisions made by self-driving cars might go against standards of ethics 22. The underlined word “that” (Para. 6) refers to that _______. A. who should be responsible for a crash is decided by laws B. what a self-driving car does in a crash is an ethical issue C. self-driving cars should also face punishment in a crash D. the responsibility for programming lies with the car makers 23. The author would most probably agree that _______. A. human drivers are much safer than self-driving cars B. driving laws should change with the arrival of self-driving cars C. there will always be accidents where someone gets hurt on the road D. self-driving cars have the ability of thinking and making decisions for themselves 【答案】20—23 CDAC 【解析】这篇文章围绕自动驾驶汽车的决策难题展开：以极端行车场景引出其程序决策的伦理困境，呈现了伦理学家对“最小伤害”规则道德模糊性的担忧，及法学家认为事故属法律范畴、现有法规可判定责任的观点，最终指出自动驾驶虽更安全但事故难避免，其相关问题需多方共同应对。 20. C，解析：文章第3段明确提出：“How do you program a car to decide what to do in the case of an accident?（如何编程让自动驾驶汽车在事故中做决策）”是伦理学家、律师和车企的核心困惑，对应选项C。 21. D，解析：第4段举摩托车手的例子是为了说明：自动驾驶汽车“优先撞戴头盔的骑手（因为受伤风险低）”的决策，是对“负责任的骑手”的不公平，违背了伦理标准，对应选项D。 22. A，解析：第6段中“that”指代前文内容：“现在车祸的责任由法律判定（司机违规/车辆故障），法律会决定对错和责任方”，即“车祸责任由法律判定”这一规则，对应选项A。 23. C，解析：文章最后一段提到“However, accidents can always happen（然而，事故总会发生）”，说明作者认为道路上总会出现有人受伤的事故，对应选项C。A错误：文章说自动驾驶汽车“safer than human drivers（比人类司机更安全）”；B错误：文中律师认为“自动驾驶汽车出现后，法律判定责任的规则不会改变”；D错误：自动驾驶汽车是“被编程”做决策，并非“自主思考”。 Passage 5 On Oct 12, a flying car soared (升空) over Dubai during a flight show. The Chinese company Aridge (小鹏汇天) made it. It got permission to fly in the United Arab Emirates. This is a new step in bringing China’s low-altitude aircraft technology (低空飞行器技术) to the world, according to Xinhua. The flying car, called Land Aircraft Carrier, is the world’s first modular (模块化的) flying car. People can take apart the aircraft (飞行器) in just five minutes. The aircraft is in the back of the car, and people can charge (充电) it there. To make the car ready to fly, you only need to push one button (按钮). The aircraft can take off or land straight up and down. It can fly on its own or with a person controlling it. When it flies alone, it can plan the route and guide itself. The aircraft can fly for 30 minutes and up to 1,000 meters high. The flying car is cool, but it will be a long time before we can use it in daily life. There are problems to solve. People need to build landing sites (降落点) for the car and make complete air traffic rules. Flying cars might also cause trouble. For example, it might fly by a window when someone is taking a shower inside! 24. How is the Chinese flying car different from others? A. It can fly in low-altitude areas. B. The car and aircraft can be taken apart. C. It can charge itself while flying. D. It takes only five minutes to take off. 25. What do we know about the flying car from Paragraph 3? A. The car needs at least two drivers to fly. B. It can fly for a whole day without stopping. C. Drivers can easily prepare the car for flight. D. It needs to start flying from a very high place. 26. What is the last paragraph mainly about? A. Why people dislike flying cars. B. What challenges flying cars face. C. How flying cars will change lives. D. What people need to buy flying cars. 【答案】24—26 BCB 【解析】中国小鹏汇天的新型飞行汽车，是全球首款模块化产品，迪拜亮相并获飞行许可，可拆飞行器、一键备飞，能垂直起降、自主导航，但落地需解决降落点、交通规则等问题，日常使用尚需时日。 24. B，解析：文章第二段明确提到“这是世界首款模块化飞行汽车，人们可以在5分钟内拆解飞行器”，说明它与其他飞行汽车的区别是“汽车和飞行器可拆分”。选项A（能在低空飞行）并非其独特性；选项C（飞行时自动充电）文章未提及；选项D（起飞仅需5分钟）是“拆解飞行器”的时间，并非起飞时间。 25. C，解析：第三段开头提到“只需按一个按钮就能让汽车准备好飞行”，说明“驾驶员可以轻松为飞行做准备”。选项A（至少需要两名驾驶员）、B（能连续飞一整天）、D（需要从很高的地方起飞）均与原文“可自主飞行/飞行30分钟/垂直起降”的描述不符。 26. B，解析：最后一段提到“距离日常使用还有很长时间，需要解决降落点、空中交通规则等问题，还可能引发麻烦”，核心是“飞行汽车面临的挑战”。选项A（人们为何讨厌飞行汽车）、C（飞行汽车如何改变生活）、D（人们买飞行汽车需要什么）均不是该段核心内容。 Passage 6 Did you ever wish you could show your dreams to your friends or family? Now you might be able to, with a new device (设备) that uses AI to create videos from spoken words. The Dream Recorder, created by the Dutch design studio Modem, is a bedside device on which you can record your dreams and play them back as short videos. The idea is that as soon as you wake up, you push a record button on the Dream Recorder and speak into it — in any language —describing what you remember of your dream. AI technology will then interpret your spoken dream and create a short video based on it in a visual style (视觉风格) of your choice. You can then play back this video on the Dream Recorder’s screen. The creators of the Dream Recorder say these videos can be used to help you think about the meaning of your dreams and how they might affect your waking life. However, you can’t keep these dream videos forever, because the Dream Recorder only has enough memory (存储量) for seven days of dreams. That should be long enough to see if there are any repeated themes in your dreams, while keeping your mind on the present. The Dream Recorder is also an open-source (开放源代码的) DIY device that you can build yourself. All the code and the details you need to build it are available to download for free online. All you need to do is buy or 3D print the parts you need to make it. 27. Why was the Dream Recorder created? A. To replace traditional alarm clocks. B. To turn people’s dreams into videos. C. To help people sleep without dreaming. D. To allow people to easily share dreams online. 28. What does the underlined word “interpret” probably mean? A. Fix. B. Forget. C. Match. D. Understand. 29. Which of the following words can best describe the Dream Recorder? A. Expensive. B. Dependable. C. User-friendly. D. Necessary. 30. Why was the device designed to keep dreams for seven days? A. To encourage users to focus on the present. B. To prevent the device from getting too full. C. To protect users’ personal information. D. To make the device more affordable. 31. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. The company will send free parts to users. B. Anyone can build this device if they want to. C. It won’t be easy to buy the device in the future. D. Users need some professional skills to create the device. 【答案】27—31 BDCAB 【解析】本文是一篇说明文，主题是人与社会之发明创造。文章主要介绍了一款名为Dream Recorder的新型AI设备，阐述了其工作原理及特点。 27. B。细节理解题。根据第二段可知，Dream Recorder是一台床边设备，你可以用其记录你的梦境，并以短视频的形式播放。故B项正确。 28. D。词义猜测题。根据第三段可知，将梦境转换为短视频的第一步是用户口头描述其梦境，再结合第四段第一句可知，然后AI会理解并根据用户描述的梦境创建一个短视频。由此可推知，interpret意为“理解；解释”。故D项正确。 29. C。推理判断题。根据第三、四段可知，Dream Recorder操作简单（用户醒来后即可按键说话）、支持任何语言、可自选视频风格，这些特点都表明Dream Recorder是一台“用户友好型的”设备。故C项正确。 30. A。细节理解题。根据第六段第二句可知，Dream Recorder设定七天的存储限制，其理念是这段时间足以让用户发现梦境是否出现了重复主题，同时引导他们关注当下。故A项正确。 31. B。推理判断题。根据最后一段第一、二句可推知，Dream Recorder是一台开放源代码的设备，任何有意愿的人都可以免费获取所有必要的代码和信息来自行制作。故B项正确。 Passage 7 ①Zhongshan Eye Center in China has made a big step in eye surgery (手术). On June 23, doctors at the center completed the world’s first remote (远程的) surgery on animals. They used a 5G robot developed by their own team. A medical team in Haikou controlled the surgery, showing that eye care is possible for almost all patients far away. ②The main part of the robot is a special arm, which allows careful control. In traditional eye treatment, doctors often put medicine directly into the eye area with their hands. But everyone’s hands shake a little, and this small shake makes it hard to do the work perfectly. The robot can do the same tasks as doctors’ hands, but without any shaking, making the surgery safer and better. ③Another advantage is that even young doctors can do eye surgery well with the 5G robot’s help. Professor Lin, the leader of the medical team, said that it takes at least 10 years of practice to become a skilled eye doctor. But with the robot, young doctors can reach a high level, just like experienced doctors. ④The third important point is that 5G technology makes it possible for doctors to treat patients far away. It lets eye doctors get clear and timely pictures of the patient’s eye, which is greatly helpful to remote surgery. ⑤However, more research and tests are still needed to make sure the technology is safe for humans. “If all goes well, 5G remote eye surgery will be available to humans within half a year,” Lin said. The team will keep working hard to help develop remote medicine and improve medical care in China. 32．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A．The 5G robot. B．Zhongshan Eye Center C．The 5G technology. D．A medical team in Haikou. 33．According to the passage, how does the 5G robot help to improve the eye surgery? ①By making surgery much faster and cheaper. ②By doing the surgery without any shaking. ③By helping young doctors get better skills. ④By inventing new medicine for the patients. A．①② B．②③ C．①④ D．③④ 34．How does Professor Lin feel about the future of 5G robot? A．Worried. B．Surprised. C．Doubtful(质疑的). D．Hopeful. 35．Which is the best structure of the passage? A． B． C． D． 【答案】32—35 CBDA 【解析】本文主要介绍了5G机器人在眼科手术上的应用。 32．词句猜测题。根据“The third important point is that 5G technology makes it possible for doctors to treat patients far away. It lets eye doctors get clear and timely pictures of the patient’s eye,”可知，5G技术使医生能够远距离治疗患者。它使眼科医生能够清晰及时地拍摄患者眼睛的照片，故it指前面的“5G technology”。故选C。 33．细节理解题。根据“The robot can do the same tasks as doctors’ hands, but without any shaking,”及“Another advantage is that even young doctors can do eye surgery well with the 5G robot’s help.”可知，机器人做手术不会摇晃，可以更好地帮助年轻人。故选B。 34．观点态度题。根据“‘If all goes well, 5G remote eye surgery will be available to humans within half a year,’ Lin said.”可知，林教授说如果一切顺利，5G远程眼科手术将在半年内提供给人类，故他对5G手术的未来充满希望。故选D。 35．篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段是介绍5G机器人完成了一个动物眼科手术，第二三四段介绍了机器人在做眼科手术方面的优势，第五段提到了问题和未来。故选A。 2 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 1 / 22 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $