Today our lives are changing faster than at any time in history．Here we report on some important changes that will have a big impact(影响)on our everyday lives in the future．
■The Cashless Society
Cash and bank-notes will disappear almost completely．They will be replaced by smart cards, namely plastic cards：microchip (微芯片)processors(处理器)loaded with some money．When we pay for goods, the shop assistant will put our smart card into a payment terminal(终端)and money will come into his card from our card．When all the money is used up, we will be able to reload it by putting it into a telephone, dialing our bank account and money will be put into the card from the account．
■Interactive Telephones
Talking computers will play an important part．They will recognize speech, ask us what information we need, look through a database, and put the information into speech．If we want to book a flight or pay a bill by phone, we will interact with a talking computer to do so．Human telephone operators will be used only for more complex operations such as dealing with complaints or solving special problems．
■________
Traffic jams in cities will be reduced because drivers will use electronic route maps to find the quickest route to their destination．Electronic systems will start changing motorists for driving in cities．As soon as motorists have to pay to drive in cities, they will stop using their cars and use public transport instead．Speed control systems will be built into cars．These systems will automatically(自动地)regulate the speed of the car to take account of traffic and weather conditions and prevent accidents．It will be many years before these changes bring results but when they do, there will be a titanic improvement in road safety．
With the development of science and technology, more and more advanced things will be invented or created．Life in the future is undoubtedly different from that at the present．
(1)
Cash and bank-notes will disappear because ________．
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A．
they will be out of use sooner or later
B．
they will be replaced by plastic cards convenient to use
C．
we can load money from the bank
D．
they will be rejected by payment terminals
(2)
Which of the following would be the best subtitle for the fourth paragraph?
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A．
Future Cars
B．
Speed Control Systems
C．
Intelligent Cars
D．
Traffic Jams
(3)
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
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A．
When we buy tickets for flying somewhere else, we can have a talk with the computer．
B．
If you make a complaint, you can use human telephone operation．
C．
Drivers will stop using their cars and use public transport in order to prevent accidents．
D．
The help of electronic route maps will decrease traffic jams．
(4)
The underlined word“titanic”in Paragraph 4 means ________．
April 22,2010 will be the 18th celebration of the annual Take Our Daugluers to Work Day(TOD), a project the National Ms．Foundation for Women of America(NFW)developed to expose girls to expanding opportunities for women in the workplace．
The program offers, millions of girls a first - hand view of the many career opportunities available in their futures．Now that women make up 46 peroent of the U．S．workforce, girls can find role models in every occupational field-from politics to molecular biology to professional athletics, to name just a few．TOD encourages girls to focus on their abilities and opportunities, not just their appearance．
The NFW developed the project more than a decade ago to address the self-esteem problems that many girls experience when they enter adolescence．At school, boys often receive more encouragement in the classroom, especially in math．science and computer science, the academic fields that tend to lead to the highest salaries．Women receive on average only 73 cents for every dollar that men are paid．and remain vastly underrepresented(数量不足)in top executive positions and technology fields．TOD aims to give girls the confidence and inspiration they need to develop successful careers, particularly in non-traditional fields．
Perhaps because the program had become so widespread and successful, TOD had been criticized for excluding boys．and it was expanded in 2003to include boys．The program's official website states that the program was changed in order to provide both boys and girls with opportunities to explore careers at an age when they are more flexible in tenns of gender stereotyped roles．"We should also show boys that becoming a child care provider is as acceptable a choice as becoming a police officer or CEO," added Sara K．Gould．executive director of the NFW．
(1)
The purpose for having a Take Our Daughters to Work Day is ________
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A．
to encourage girls to get top paying jobs
B．
to let girls spend more time with their mothers
C．
to show girls possibilities for work and careers
D．
to give girls a chance to visit their mothers' offices
(2)
Why are women underrepresented in some fields such as technology?
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A．
They are not interested in these fields．
B．
They are not encouraged to work in these fields．
C．
They are not paid the same as men in these fields．
D．
They are not allowed to be educated in these fields．
(3)
TOD was criticized because some people ________．
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A．
thought it was not fair to boys
B．
did not like having children at work
C．
did not have daughters to take to work
D．
would rather have their daughters stay at home
(4)
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
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A．
Boys are now included on Take Our Daughters to Work Day．
B．
Women and men have always been treated equally at work．
C．
Homemaking and raising children are jobs for girls only．
D．
Girls grow up receiving more attention than boys．
(5)
What can we learn from Sara K．Gould's words?
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A．
Boys are sometimes more careful and responsible than girls．
B．
It is most suitable for women to look after children at home．
C．
Aboy's life ambition should be to become an officer or CEO．
D．
It is also acceptable for boys to do what girls are supposed to．
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