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I log onto a computer at the doctor's office to say I have arrived and then wait until a voice calls me into the examination room.There, a robotic nurse __1__ me onto the scales and then takes my blood pressure.Some time later, in steps the __2__， who is also a robot.He notes down my __3__ and gives me a prescription (处方)．I pay for my __4__ using a credit card and return home without having met another human being.This is my nightmarish(噩梦般的) vision of the__5__， which hasn't happened __6__ yet.
I should say I really do like many aspects of __7__.I am a big fan of air conditioning in summer and heaters in __8__.But I am writing this because I don't want machines to __9__.
When I call my dentist's office and actually get a human being on the line, I am __10__.And when I see the introduction of yet more selfservice checkout stations at the grocery store, I feel like __11__， “When it comes to cashiers, make mine a(n) __12__，please！”
After all, human cashiers sometimes __13__ you a store coupon(优惠券) for items you are __14__.Even more than that，they often take an interest in particularly cute children, which can __15__ young mothers' day.They may also show compassion for an elderly person __16__ to get that last penny out of his purse.
Machines can be __17__ and costeffective and they often get the job done just fine.__18__ they lack an element which is so important to everyday life.
Call it the spirit, the soul or the heart.It is __19__ no machine will ever have.It is the human being that __20__ us to smile at others, which may be what they need at that moment.
本文是议论文。随着科技的发展，机器越来越多地被应用于人类的日常生活中。作者认为机器虽然能给人类的生活带来便利，但机器缺少人性，缺少人与人之间的温情。
1．A.tears B．directs
C．follows D．separates
答案：B
解析：根据上文中的“I have arrived and then wait until a voice calls me into the examination room”可知，作者进入了检查室。因此，此处表示机器人护士领着(directs)作者到秤上测体重，然后去量血压。tear“撕碎”；follow“跟着，跟随”；separate“(使)分开”。
2．A.teacher B．lawyer
C．doctor D．engineer
答案：C
解析：根据下文中的“He notes down my __3__ and gives me a prescription(处方)”和常识可知，开处方的是医生(doctor)。
3．A.signals B．symbols
C．sculptures D．symptoms
答案：D
解析：根据常识可知，医生的处方是根据病人的症状(symptoms)开的。signal“信号”；symbol“象征”；sculpture“雕塑品”。
4．A.illness B．visit
C．medicine D．examination
答案：B
解析：作者使用信用卡支付看病的费用，这里用visit表示“就诊”，指找医生看病，费用包括检查费、医药费等，符合文意。illness“疾病”；medicine“药物”；examination“检查”。
5．A.past B．present
C．future D．history
答案：C
解析：根据后面的“which hasn't happened”可知，此处表示未来(future)。
6．A.at most B．at last
C．at least D．at intervals
答案：C
解析：根据语境可知，此处表示至少现在还没有发生，at least“至少”。at most“至多”；at last“终于，最终”；at intervals“不时”。
7．A.commerce B．agriculture
C．literature D．technology
答案：D
解析：根据上下文可知，机器人的运用是技术(technology)方面的事情。commerce“商业”；agriculture“农业”；literature“文学”。
8．A.sleep B．autumn
C．spring D．winter
答案：D
解析：冬天冷，应用加热器，故应该选winter，与前面的summer对应。
9．A.take over B．pass by
C．cut in D．go away
答案：A
解析：根据下文可知，作者不希望机器在未来取代(take over)人类。pass by“经过”；cut in“插嘴，打断”；go away“走开”。
10．A.annoyed B．thrilled
C．discouraged D．disappointed
答案：B
解析：结合“When I call my dentist's office and actually get a human being on the line”和上文提到的作者不希望机器在未来取代人类可知，当作者给牙医办公室打电话，接电话的是人时，作者应是非常兴奋的(thrilled)。annoyed“生气的”；discouraged“泄气的”；disappointed“失望的”。
11．A.reading B．laughing
C．shouting D．whispering
答案：C
解析：根据上文作者不希望机器在未来取代人类和该段中的“when I see the introduction of yet more selfservice checkout stations at the grocery store”可以推知，作者对这种情况是不满意的、不高兴的，并且和前一句中表达的心情形成鲜明的对比，故作者很想大叫(shouting)。
12．A.machine B．human
C．animal D．plant
答案：B
解析：结合上下文可知，作者希望是人类(human)为自己服务，并且下文中的human cashiers也是提示。
13．A.give B．remind
C．bargain D．purchase
答案：A
解析：句意：毕竟，人类收银员有时会给你你要购买的物品的商店优惠券。give表示“给”，后面常加双宾语，符合语境和语法。remind“提醒”；bargain“讨价还价”；purchase“购买”。
14．A.ruining B．producing
C．advertising D．buying
答案：D
解析：参见上题解析。ruin“毁坏”；produce“生产”；advertise“为……做广告”；buy“买，购买”。
15．A.brighten B．darken
C．strengthen D．widen
答案：A
解析：根据上文中的“they often take an interest in particularly cute children”可知，收银员往往对特别可爱的小孩感兴趣，这也许能让小孩的母亲开心一天。brighten表示“使更开心”，符合语境。darken“使变暗”；strengthen“加强”；widen“(使)变宽”。
16．A.turning B．happening
C．describing D．struggling
答案：D
解析：根据本句中的“show compassion for”可知，收银员可能会同情老年人，因为老年人在把钱包里最后一个一分钱硬币掏出来时很费力，说明老年人的生活不容易，struggle“挣扎”符合语境。turn“转向”；happen“发生”；describe“描述”。
17．A.urgent B．efficient
C．frequent D．consistent
答案：B
解析：根据下文中的“they often get the job done just fine”可知，这里讲的是机器的好处，它们有效率(efficient)并且划算。urgent“紧急的”；frequent“频繁的”；consistent“一贯的”。
18．A.But B．Because
C．Otherwise D．Therefore
答案：A
解析：空后表示它们缺少一种对于日常生活而言很重要的元素，与空前提到的机器的好处是转折关系，故用连词But，表示转折。
19．A.everything B．something
C．anything D．nothing
答案：B
解析：前一句提到的“the spirit，the soul or the heart”不是机器所拥有的东西(something)。
20．A.encourages B．persuades
C．punishes D．forces
答案：A
解析：句意：正是人鼓励(encourages)我们对别人微笑。persuade“说服”；punish“惩罚”；force“强迫”。
