Question

【題目】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 directs me onto a device and then takes my blood pressure. Some time later, in steps the doctor, who is also a robot. He notes down my symptoms and gives me a prescription (處方). I pay for my visit using a credit card machine and return home without having met another human being.

When I call my dentist's office and actually get a human being on the line, I am thrilled. And when I see the introduction of yet more self-service checkout stations at the grocery store, I feel like shouting, "When it comes to cashiers, make mine human, please!"

After all, human cashiers sometimes give you a store coupon (優(yōu)惠券) for items you are buying. Even more than that, real-life cashiers often take an interest in particularly cute children, which can brighten a young mother's day. A cashier may also show compassion (同情)for an elderly person struggling to get that last penny out of her purse.

What technological device would do any of this? I don't want to go back to the Stone Age, but I'm also worried about a world run by machines. Sometimes when you're chatting with someone, you discover things you need to know. Maybe a receptionist needs prayers said for a sick child. Maybe a salesperson can offer a bit of encouragement to a customer who is feeling tired.

Machines can be efficient and cost-effective and they often get the job done just fine. But they lack an element so important to everyday life.

Call it the spirit, the soul or the heart. It is something no machine will ever have. It is being human that prompts us to smile at others, which may be what they need at that moment.

【1】What's the author's purpose in writing the first two paragraphs?

A. To indicate high technology can make our future life very easy.

B. To describe a possible future scene where robots take control of our life.

C. To warn readers of the possible dangers of robotic nurses and doctors.

D. To predict how technology can affect the way we see a doctoring the future.

【2】Why does the author prefer being served by humans rather than by robots?

A. Robots are indifferent and emotionless.

B. Robots can't provide efficient services.

C. Robots don't offer to give store coupons.

D. Robots are unable to do a job as well as humans.

【3】What's the author's attitude towards machines?

A. He wishes one day they would come to life.

B. He is absolutely against their existence in his life.

C. He doesn't like they get involved in his life too much.

D. He is afraid they would take the place of human beings.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文作者通過描述一個全部由機器負責的診病的場景來引起話題，提出他的觀點：雖然機器極大的方便了我們的生活，但是我們不能過分的依賴機器，人與人之間的交流絕對不能被機器替代。

【1】推斷題。由第五自然段I'm also worried about a world run by machines.可以得知作者的觀點在于機器與人類的關(guān)系，他擔憂人的生活被機器控制，而開篇的那個情景就是他所想象的。故選B。

【2】推斷題。由第七自然段Call it the spirit, the soul or the heart. It is something no machine will ever have.機器沒有精神心靈，機器是冷酷無情的。故選A.

【3】推斷題。綜合全文，由第六自然段Machines can be efficient and cost-effective and they often get the job done just fine. But they lack an element so important to everyday life.機器方便了人們的工作和生活，但是機器缺少了一些日常生活的重要元素。故選C