2023屆山東省德州市高考英語倒計時模擬卷含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項.考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回..答題前，請務必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0?5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置..請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符..作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案.作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效..如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗.第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?一Shewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperiment.A.whenwasit B.itwaswhenthatC.itwaswhenD.whenitwasthatThegovernmentistothetechnologiestothefullinthestructuraltransformationoftheeconomy.A.adaptB.exposeC.exploitD.attachAfterIleftLinchuanNo.2MiddleSchool,IbegancollegeclassesinSeptember2010.A.a;theB.不填；theC.the;theD.不填；不填Competedin1891,inwasknownasTheGildedAge,thefive-storymansionisnowownedbyafamousactorwhodecidestostageaspecialproductionofShakespeare^Hamlet.A.thatB.whatC.whichD.itThankstoMrsSmith,thefatherandthesoneventuallyaftertenyears9coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A?tookupB.pickedupC.madeupD.turnedupWaterKnowsAnswersbyaJapaneseauthor,into16languages,hasbecomeabest-sellerallovertheworld.A.havingtranslated B.tobetranslatedC.beingtranslatedD.translatedflag-raisingceremonywasheldattheGoldenBauhiniaSquareonJuly1tocelebrate17thanniversaryofHongKong'sreturntoChina.A.A;/ B.A;theC.The;theD./;the-Areyoureadyforthehistorytesttomorrow?-No,IwishItheclockback.A.hadturned B.couldturnC.willturnD.wouldhaveturnedYou'dbetterwritedownthephonenumberofthatrestaurantforfuture?A.purposeB.referenceC.memoryD?assessmentA.lefttogetherB.returnedhomeC.wavedgoodbyeD.rushedaway20、A.usefulB.sweet C.common D.wrong第二節(jié)(每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。(15分)Overtime11.(change)quitealot.IcouldsimplifydifficultsumswhenIbeganasacalculatingmachine.AfterIwasprogrammedbyan2.(operate),Icouldlogicallyproduceananswerquickerthananyperson.Atthattimeitwasconsidereda3,(technology)revolution.In1936,1couldsolvedifficultproblemsasauniversalmachine.Fromthenon,mymemoryhasdevelopedsomuchthatIneverforgetanythingIhavebeentold.Sincethe1970s,manynew4?(apply)havebeenfoundforme.Forexample,Ihavebeensenttoexplorethemoon.Mygoalis5.(provide)humanswithalifeofhighquality.Daisydesiredtohelp62_(endanger)speciesofwildlifebecausealargenumberofanimalsare7.(die)out.Oneday,a8.(fly)carpettookhertoadistantland9.shecouldfindantelopesthatgavefurtomakesweaters.ThenshemetanelephantinZimbabweandwastoldthatelephantsusedtobehunted10.mercy.Butnowpeopleknowtheimportanceofwildlifeprotection.第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié))第一節(jié)短文改錯(滿分10分)(10分)假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(A),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：L每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Westernpeopleoftensay“Excuseme”.InChina,^Excusesme”isonlyusedapologizewhenapersonhasdonesomethingwrongandhashurtsomeoneelse.Westernpeoplesayitwhentheywanttopassinthefrontofsomeone,orwhentheyfindhimselflateforanappointment.Evenathomethehusbandwillthankthewifeunlessshegiveshimaglassofwater."Thankyou”meanyouappreciatewhatsomeonehasdoneforyou,nomatterhowsmalleritis.^Excuseme"and“Thankyou”arethemostordinarywordWesternpeopleuseeveryday.Theycouldhelppeoplegetalongwelltoeachother.第二節(jié)書面表達(滿分25分)(25分)假定你是紅星中學高三學生李華。你的美國朋友Jim在給你的郵件中提到他對中國新近出現(xiàn)的一種共享單車“mobike”很感興趣，并請你做個簡要介紹。請你給Jim回信，內(nèi)容包括：.這種單車的使用方法(如：APP查看車輛、掃碼開鎖等)；.這種單車的優(yōu)勢(隨時隨地可用、方便停放、價格便宜、健身、環(huán)保).你對這種單車的看法。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。提示詞：智能手機smartphone,二維碼theQRcodeDearJeniffer,Yours,LiHua參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、C3、D4、B5、C6、D7、B8、B9、B10、C11、D12、B13、C14、B15、C16、D17、C18、C19、D20、B第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、A3、C4、B22、1、C2、D3、A4、B23、1、DTOC\o"1-5"\h\zBBC24、Weareoftenunabletopaycloseattentiontowhatwehear.Justlikewhenwetrytograbasponge（海綿）thatisfullofwater,somewaterwillrunoutofit.Butsometimeswetrytoremembereverythingaspeakersaysandtrytotakeinaspeaker'severywordasifeverywordwasequallyimportantWetrytorememberallthenames,allthedates,andalltheplaces.Intheprocessweoftenmissthespeaker'smainpointErikWaldmanworksatadesigncompany.Knowinghehadneverbeengoodatbudgetinghismoney,hewasdeterminedtobeginthinkingabouthiseconomicfuture.Whenhisemployercirculatedane-mailannouncingafinancialplanningworkshop（研討會）,Eriksigneduprightaway.Thefirstsessionwasaboutretirementplanning.SimoneFisher,thelecturer,explainedthat7of10Americansbetweentheagesof22and35donothavearegularsavingsplan.ErikwrotedowneverynumberSimonementioned.“Ifyouwanttohavearetirementincomeequalto75percentofyourcurrentsalary/1Simonecontinued,Hyouwillneedtosaveatleastof6percentofyourpresentearnings,takingintoaccountfutureinflationrates（通貨膨脹率）.Inthemeantime,Iwanttostressthatthemostimportantthingistostartsavingnow.”ErikrecordedallthestatisticsSimoneused.Whensheopenedthefloor（自由發(fā)言）forquestion,Erikraisedhishandandsaid,HIhavetwoquestion.Whenisthebesttimetostartsavingforretirement?AndhowcanIfigureoutmysavingstargetifIdon'tknowwhatinflationrateswillbeinthefuture?11Thisisatypicalexampleoflosingthespeaker'spointbyconcentratingondetails.ErikhadfixedhismindonrememberingallthestatisticsinSimone'spresentation,butheblockedoutthemanmessage.Ratherthantryingtoremembereverything,weshouldconcentrateonmainideasandevidence.4、WhatdoestheauthormeanbysayingnJustlikewhenwe...runoutofitn?Wetendtorejectwhatotherssay.Wealwaystrytorememberalldetails.Itisdifficultforustorememberallthings.Weoftenfailtofocusonwhatwearelisteningto.5、Duringtheworkshop,Erik.gotSimoneFisher*smainideafocusedonthelecture'sdetailsC?showedlittleinterestinthelectureD.didn'tagreewithwhatSimonehadsaid6、WhenhearingErik*squestions,Simonewouldmostprobablythink?theyareverygoodquestionsErikwasanexcellentlisteneritwashardtoanswerthequestionshisquestionsweremeaningless7、Thepassageiswrittentohelpthosewhowanttobe?A.agoodlistenerB.afinancialplannerC.anexcellentlecturerD.asuccessfulemployee1、D2、D3、A4、B第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題L5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項.1、C2、B3、D4、A5、A6、B7、C8、A9、D10、C11、D12、A13、C14、A15、D16、D17、B18、B19、C20、B第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27、1.havebeenchangedoperatortechnologicalapplicationstoprovideendangereddyingflyingwherewithout第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分1。分）Westernpeopleoftensay"Excuseme”.InChina,“Excuseme"isonlyusedAapologizetowhenapersonhasdonesomethingwrongandhashurtsomeoneelse.Westernpeoplesayitwhenortheywanttopassinu^efrontofsomeone,orwhentheyfindhimselflateforanappointment.themselvesEvenathomethehusbandwillthankthewifeunlussshegiveshimaglassofwater."Thank. Whenifyou7'meanyouappreciatewhatsomeonehasdoneforyou：nomatterhowsmalleritis.means small“Excuseme：Tand"Thankyou"arethemostordinarywordWesternpeopleuseeveryday.Theywordscouldhelppeoplegetalongwelltoeachother.28can with第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29>DearJim,Fmwritingtotellyoumoreaboutthenewformofsharingbike-mobikementionedinyourlatestletter.It'sveryconvenienttouseifyouhaveasmartphone.WhatyoudoistofindanearestmobikethroughtheAPP,scantheQRcodeonthebike,andenjoyyourtrip.Youcanfindabicycleanywhereatanytimewhenyouwanttogooutforacycling,andthepriceofonetripisverylow.Itcansavetimeforpeople.Mostimportantly,cyclingisoneofthebestthingsthatyoucandoforyourhealth.Ithelpsbothyourphysicalandmentalhealth.Comparedtootherformsofsharingbike,thegreatestadvantageofmobikeisthatyoucaneasilyfindoneandneverworryaboutwheretoparkit.Itisbecominganewtrendasameansoftransportation,whichrelievesthetrafficpressureanddoesgoodtotheenvironmentaswell.HopetorideamobikewithyouinChina.Yours,LiHua,thedancerspractisehardtomaketheirdreamscometrue.A?Insteadofbeingdisabled B.BeingdisabledC.Disabledastheyare D.IncaseofbeingdisabledItreallymattershetreatedthelatestfailure,fortheexaminationisaroundthecorner.A.if B.thatC.whyD.how—willIgiveup.IbelieveIcanmanageit.A?AtonceB.AtnotimeC.RightnowD.TheinstantInthevirtuallaboratoryenvironmentcreatedintheVRapp,studentscanaparticularexperimentbeforedoingtheminareallab.A.revealB.reserveC.previewD.provideJane'spalefacesuggestedthatsheillandherparentssuggestedthatsheamedicalexam.A.be;shouldhave B.was;haveC.shouldbe;hadD.was;hadThesciencecompetitionisagoodopportunitytoshowstudentscreativitycanaddnewvaluetotheirschoollife.A.whereB.whetherC.howD.whenAnyinformationoftheoraltestpaperareregardedasstrictlybeforeitisopen.A.conventional B.analyticalC?controversialD.conndentialThenationalparkhasalargecollectionofwildlife,frombutterfliestoelephants.A.torange B.rangeC.rangingD.rangedThebestmethodtothegoalofhelpingthepatientswithAIDSistouniteasmanysympatheticpeopleaspossible.A.completeB.commandC.accomplishD.accompanyAtthebackoftheoldtempletwelvehugestonestatuestogetherwithpagoda.A?doesstand;a8-storeyed B.dostand;a8-storyC.stands;an8-storeyD.stand;an8-storiedHowdidyoufindyourtriptoWaterParkinthesummerof2016?1thoroughlyenjoyedit.ItwasthanIexpected.A.evenmuchinteresting B.farmoreinterestingC.sofarinterestingD.farfrominteresting第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。（6分）Forsomepeople,walkingorrunningoutdoorsisagreatwaytoworkout.Whatmaynotbesopleasantisseeingtrashallovertheground.Well,somepeoplearedoingsomethingaboutit.Theyareplogging!“Plogging”beganinSweden.ThenamecombinestheSwedishword“plockaJwhichmeanstopickup,andthewordJogging,whichmeanstorunslowly.ASwedishmannamedErik,startedthemovementin2016.OntheWorldEnvironmentDaywebsite,EriksaysthathemovedtoStockholmfromasmallcommunityinnorthernSwedeneachdayhewouldridehisbiketowork.Concernedabouttheamountoftrashandlitterhesaweachdayonhiswaytowork,hetookmattersintohisownhands.Plogging,bythatterm,mayhaveofficiallybeguninSweden.Butmanypeoplewhoexerciseoutdoorshavebeendoingthisforyears.TakeJeffHorowitzforexample.HeisapersonaltrainerinWashington,D.C.Heoftenpicksuptrashwhilerunningoutside.Heevenhasturneditintoagame;hewilltrytopickupthetrashwithoutstopping.UIdidn'tknowitwasathingreally.Thisisjustmypersonalethics（道德標準）,whereIgoforarunandifIhappentoseeapieceofgarbagelyingaroundandit'swithinreach—itisakindofalittletestformetoseeifIcangrabitandthrowitinaneartrashcanwithoutstopping.Andthatway,Ithink,itgivesmealittleexerciseandalittlefocusformyrun.Andithelpscleanuptheneighborhood/9heannounced.Today,loggingisanofficialactivity,onethatisbecomingincreasinglypopular.Citiesaroundtheworldnowholdloggingevents,wouldjusthopepeoplewouldthinktwicebeforedroppingagarbageontheground.Wehavecontainers...seemsoneveryblock.So,it'seasytoputyourgarbageinthetrashcans.Ijustthinkpeopleshouldthinkaboutitalittlebitmore.Idohopeonedaytherewillnotbeaneedforplogging."saidaninterviewee.1>Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase“tookmattersintohisownhands”？A.calledonpeopletojoinhim. B.appealedtopeopletogogreen.C.begantopickupthetrash. D?hadthecollectedtrashrecycled.2、LikeJeffHorowitz,loggingtomanypeoplehasbecomea（an）act.A.automaticB.irresistibleC.arbitrary D.temporary3、WhatistheideathatLoggingeventsaremeanttopromote?A.Joggingistrulybeneficial. B.Trashcansshouldbewithinreach.C?Litteringisnotacceptable. D?Communitiesshouldbekeptclean.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?A.NewExerciseEnjoysunbelievablepopularityB.NewExerciseTrendAlsoHelpsEnvironmentC?Plogging-aFashionableWaytoclearwasteD.Plogging—anExerciseOriginatinginSweden（8分）SamantaSchweblin,oneofthebestyoungSpanishlanguagenovelistsnominated（提名）byBritishliterarymagazineGranta,hasvisitedBeijingtopromotethefirstChineseeditionofacollectionofhershortstories.Thecollection,BirdsintheMouth,hasbeentranslatedandpublishedbyShanghai-basedpublisherReader.“SometimesIholdtheChineseeditionandchooseastoryatrandomandtrytoguesswhichoneitis.Butitisalmostimpossibleforme;eventhelengthisdifferent."saysSchweblin.uWhenabookistranslatedintoaWesternlanguage,Icanatleastunderstandsomepartsofmystories,andthereforesuffersomedoubtaboutthequalityofthetranslation.ButmyChineseeditionismorelikeanactoffaith/9BorninArgentinain1978,SchweblinsayssheisinfluencedbytheliterarytraditionsoftheLaPlataarea,hometomanyfamousLatin-Americannovelists.Interestedinwritingstoriesofordinaryliveswheresuddenlysomethingextraordinaryhappens,somethingnew,strangeorunknown,shethinks,“Thestrangerandtheunknownarenotalwaysrelatedtoghostsoraliens,butcanbesomethingrelatedtotheknownworld,somethingthatactuallycouldhappen.”BirdsintheMouthtellsofadivorcedfatherwhoworriesabouthis13-year-olddaughterandhermysteriousappetites.Itturnsoutthathisdaughtereatslivebirds.TheideaforthisstorycametoSchweblinwhenshewasbrowsingtheInternet,wClick,click,click,apictureofalittlegirlwholooksfrightenedwithherhandscoveringhermouthcametomyeyes.Littlebylittle,Idevelopedthestoryinmymind,andthenwroteitdown”recallsSchweblin.AlthoughthereareelementsofviolenceandbloodinessinSchweblin^stories,sheskillfullyhidesthem,thinkingthetricktowritingathrillingstoryistostopthemonsterfromappearing,whilemaintainingafrighteningandmysteriousatmosphere.SamantaSchweblincametoChinato?payavisittoBeijingtranslateherstoriesintoChinesehelptomakeherbookmorepopularpublishhercollection2、WhenmentioningherChineseedition,Schweblinthinks?shesufferssomedoubtaboutthequalityofthetranslationherChineseeditionisslightlydifferentfromtheoriginaloneshecanunderstandsomepartsofherChineseeditionD?shehasastrongbeliefinherChineseedition3、Fromthepassagewecantell,theauthor?A.hasanappetiteforwritingsomethingextraordinarygottheideaofherstoryBirdsintheMouthbydesigntriedtoquitdescribingviolentandbloodyscenesinherstorythinksherwritingstyleismainlyaffectedbysomefamousnativenovelists4、Wecanprobablyreadthepassagein?A.atextbookanewspaperareportasciencefiction23.（8分）Whengoingthroughmajorlifechanges,likechangingcareers,IwouldchangethepeoplewithwhomIspentthemosttime.We'veallgonethroughperiodswhenthepeopleinourliveshavechanged—graduation,movingtoanewcity,gettinganewjob,joininganewclub,etc.Idon'tthinkIneedtoconvinceyoujusthowmuchinfluenceotherpeoplecanhaveoveryouridentity.Ifyou'veeverexperiencedamajorswitchinyourpeopleenvironment,thenyouknowthatyouchangeaswell.Mostpeopledon'tmakethesechoicesconsciouslythough.Youmightconsciouslydecidetospendmoretimewithacertainfriend,oryoumayasksomeoneoutonadatetobeginanewrelationship.Butfewpeoplechoosetheirexistingfriendshipsdeliberately.There'sno“gettingridofpeople".Peoplearealwaysdroppingintoandoutofeachother'slives.Associationsgrowintofriendships,andfriendshipsfadeintoassociations.Youdon'tgetridofanyone.Thetruthisthatinordertomakeroomfornewpeopleandnewexperiences,youmayneedtoloosenupsomeofyourexistingconnections.Whataboutloyalty?Shouldn'tyoualwaysbeloyaltoyourfriends?Onceyouhaveaclosefriend,eveniftheirinfluenceonyouisslightlyharmful,shouldn'tyoustickbythem?Loyaltytoafriendsometimesmeanshavingtoletgo.Itmeansbeingloyaltotheirhighestandbestaswell.Ifsomeoneisdestroyinghishealthbysmoking,forexample,youaren'tshowingloyaltybysmokingrightalongwithhim.Trueloyallysometimesrequiresthatyoubreakdamagingconnections,getyourselfbackonsolidground,andthendecidewhatyoucanreallydotohelpyourfriend.Itcantakealotofcouragetotellsomeone,66Fmsorry,butIcan'thaveyouinmylifeanymore.**Buteventhoughthismightseemlikeaselfishactattimes,it'softenthebestthingfortheotherpersontoo.Ifarelationshipisholdingyoubackinsomeway,understandthatitisalsohurtingtheotherperson.Forexample,ifyouworkforaviolentboss,youracceptanceofthatsituationisconsideredtobesilentapproval,encouragingyourbosstocontinuetobehaveviolently.1、Whenexperiencingmajorlifechanges,peoplemay?joinanewsocialcommunityB.influencetheirfriendsaroundC.choosetheirfriendshipspurposelyD.havetheirpeopleenvironmentchanged2、WhatcanbeconcludedfromParagraph3inthepassage?A?Everyonehasatleastonefriend.Friendshipstillexiststhoughthere'slessconnection.Itisunnecessarytomakenewfriends.Yououghttotreatyouroldandnewfriendequally.3、Whatistheauthor'sopinionontheloyaltytofriends?Neverbetrayyourclosefriendswhateverhappens.Correcttheirmistakeswhileyouguardtheirgoodness.Stickbyyourfriendseventhoughtheydoharmloyou.Breakupwithyourfriendsimmediatelyiftheysmoke.4、Howshouldwebehavewhenemployedbyaviolentboss?Weshouldacceptwhatwearetoldtodo.Weshouldstaysilentandbeinfavorofit.Weshouldbravelydisobeyhimifheiswrong.Weshouldgiveourbosscouragetocontinue.24.（8分）It'sofHcial.Denmark—aswellasbeingtheworld'sbestcountrytoliveinforwomenwiththesecond-happiestpeopleandoneofthebesthealthcaresystemsinEurope-hasthemostcontentedbabies.Or,atleast,theoneswhocrytheleast.AccordingtoresearchpublishedintheJournalofPediatrics^Danish,GermanandJapanesebabiescrytheleast,whileBritish,CanadianandItalianbabiescrythemost.“I’mnotsurprised/9Danishparentingexpertandco-authorofTheDanishWayofParentingJessicaAlexandertellsme.“Thefirstyearofachild'slifeisconsideredsoimportantinDenmark.Danishparentsaremuchlessstressedbecausetheygetgoodmaternityandpaternityleave（孕產(chǎn)假）.Theatmosphereismuchcalmerand,ifmothersaregettingmoretimeoff,thatgoeshandinhandwithlessstress,morecontact,moreroutinesandlesscrying."Shepausesbeforethrowinginafinaltip:"Oh,andDanishbabiessleepoutdoorsalot.”InDenmark,awomanisgivenfourweekspregnancyleavefollowedby52weeksofpaidleavethatcanbesharedbetweenparents.AndAlexanderthinksthereisanotherimportantreasonwhyDanishbabiescryless:breastfeeding.“It'sjustthedonethinginDenmark,"shesaysofacountrythathastheworld'shighestbreastfeedingrates.uInothercountries,therearecontinualdiscussionsaboutwhetheryoushouldorshouldn'tbreastfeed.InDenmark,breastfeedinghasnevergoneoutofstyle.Andeveryonedoesitforayear.”ForIbenSandahi,Alexander'sco-authoi;itcomesdowntotheDanishattitudetolifeingeneral.uWeareanhonestandpurepeople/9shetellsme.“Wearesurroundedbysocialsupportandarelesslikelytobecomeangry,sadorannoyedwhenourbabiesarecrying.Andwearegoodatembracing（擁抱）allkindsoffeelings,sowearen'tscared.Instead,wetrytoconnectwiththebabieswhentheycry.It'showbabiescommunicateandit'sabouttryingtounderstandit.”1、Whichofthefollowingcanmakeababycryless?Aneffectivehealthcaresystem.Morecompanyfromaparent.Anenergeticbusymother.Morechancestomeetfellowbabies.2、Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat.somethinginthemilkfrombreastfeedingcankeepbabieshappyDemarkissecondtononeinprotectingitsfemales9rightsDanishparents9attitudestoababy'sfirstyearvaryconsiderablybreastfeedingisacommonandacceptedpracticeinDenmark3、Whenbabiescry,Danishparentswillprobably.trytofigureoutwhattheywantputthemoutdoorsforagoodsleepseeksocialsupportforguidancewaitamomentforthemtocalmdown25.（10分）OhmyGod,therobotsaretakingover!We'redoomed!Doomed!NowthatI'vegottenthatoutofmysystem,it'sbecomeclearthatwhilewemayormaynotbedoomed,therobotsaretakingover.Thelatestexampleisthegovernment'snewguidelinesforself-drivingcars.Tesla,GoogleandUberarealreadytestingdriverlesscarsincitiesacrossAmerica.UberchiefexecutiveTravisKalanickisamongthosepredictingthatby2021,self-drivingcarswillplayabigpartinurbansettings.Nearly40,000peoplediedlastyearinthisnationinautomobile-relatedaccidents,andwebelievesdriverlesscarscansavetensofthousandsoflivesannually.Makessense.Robotdriversarelesslikelytogetdrunk,drivewithoutalicense,textwhiledrivingorfeelagitatedatthesceneofapileup.Ontheotherhand,Iwonderhowthesehighlysensitivecarswillreact,withwalkersconstantlydashingintothestreet.Willtheyjamonthebrakesevery10seconds?Butthere'sabiggerpicture.Notonlyarerobotsreplacinghumansbehindthewheel,butbehindtheworkdesk,inwarehouses,seniorhomes,younameit.Robotsaren'tjusttakingoverintheworkplace.Thequestionis,wherecan'tarobotfunctionbetterthanahuman?Howaboutwritingsongs?Arobotcangothrougheverycombinationofnotesinrecordtimeandcomeupwithapleasingmelody.Thelyricsmightbeadifferentstory.IsaGrammy-winningsongco-writtenbyHankHumanandR-3071inourfuture?Finally,it'sonlyamatteroftimeuntilwehaverobotpoliticiansandpresidentialcandidates.Whynot?Theycanbeprogrammedtobeexpertsinworldanddomesticaffairsandcomeupwiththebestsolutionswithoutcorruptionandbadhumors.Actually,it'stoobadsuchtechnologyisn'tavailablein2016.Prettysuretherobotwouldwininalandslide.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"agitated”mean?TiredB.CautiousC.CarefulD.Anxious2、Whatdoubtdoesthewriterhaveaboutself-drivingcars?A.Howpassengersbehaveinit.HowrobotdriversgetthelicenseHowtheyavoidcrashingintoothercarHowtheyrespondtowalkersonabusystreet3、Thelastquestionsaskedinthesixthparagraphreflectsthewriter's.confidenceinrobots,winningGrammyAwardseagernesstolistentosongswrittenbyrobotsdoubtaboutrobots'abilitytow