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We've missed the last bus. I'm afraid we have no ________ but to take a taxi.


  1. A.
    way
  2. B.
    choice
  3. C.
    possibility
  4. D.
    selection
B
have no choice but to do…只好做……
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Shanghai is really a fascinating city and we've decided to stay for ________ two weeks.


  1. A.
    another
  2. B.
    other
  3. C.
    the other
  4. D.
    other's

—Excuse me, ________ ?

—That's $35.76 altogether, madam.


  1. A.
    how much is the meal we've had
  2. B.
    but can I take your order
  3. C.
    could I have the bill, please
  4. D.
    would you please take the money

—I believe we've met somewhere before.
—No, _________


  1. A.
    it isn't the same
  2. B.
    it can't be true
  3. C.
    I don't think so
  4. D.
    I'd rather not

This is an open letter to the three people who stole my handbag from the department store where I am employed as a shop assistant.
When you took my bag, I don’t know what you thought you were going to get. With my wages, there's not much left on a Tuesday. I hope the ￡5 was useful to you. If you really need a couple of pounds, I suppose you could always cash one of the two checks left in my check book. Of course, I phoned the bank right away and the check-cashing card is no longer valid, so it won’t be of much use to you.
Actually I don’t care about the money too much. We single parents who work to support our families understand only too well what it means to be short of cash. However, I don’t suppose it went very far among the three of you. Sorry about that!
I wish you had left the bag behind and just taken the wallet and check book. There were all kinds of papers and notes that I really need. I really think that was very inconsiderate of you. I mean, how would you like something like that to happen to you?
Well, perhaps the bag will turn up. It wasn’t even an expensive one, just a plain, old brown leather shoulder bag. You probably threw it in the nearest rubbish bin or threw it into the bushes. We've looked around, of course, but no one saw which way you went after you left the shop.
I'm not really angry with you. I know how the pressures of modern life can affect us, but I am sad at the loss of my personal things. I feel helpless. The police were very icy, and they just shrugged their shoulders. “It happens all the time,” they told me. Some small comfort, I suppose. But I’ve lost just a little more faith in human nature. And as my young son said when I told him what had happened, “Why? Mummy, why us?” I couldn't answer that question. I wonder if you can

  1. 1.

    In writing Paragraph 2, the writer wants to           

    1. A.
      describe the contents of the bag in detail
    2. B.
      tell the thieves hardly any money was available
    3. C.
      state the fact that she was careless with the money
    4. D.
      give some suggestions to the three thieves
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is the most valuable to the writer?

    1. A.
      The cash in her bag
    2. B.
      The handbag itself
    3. C.
      The papers and notes in the bag
    4. D.
      The check book in the bag
  3. 3.

    What can we conclude about the police?

    1. A.
      They are unable to find the thieves
    2. B.
      They show sympathy to the woman
    3. C.
      They have doubts about human nature
    4. D.
      They think the case quite common
  4. 4.

    Why does the author write the letter?

    1. A.
      To give the thieves a serious warning
    2. B.
      To express her affection for her valuable bag
    3. C.
      To call people’s attention to their belongings
    4. D.
      To complain about the fall of morality

Technology: Taking the good without the bad?
Very soon, unimaginably powerful technologies will remake our lives．This could have dangerous consequences, especially because we may not even understand the basic science underlyi ng them．There’s a growing gap between our technological capability and our basic scientific understanding．We can do very clever things with the technology of the future without necessarily understanding some of the science underneath, and that is very dangerous．
The technologies that are particularly dangerous over the next hundred years are nanotechnology （纳米技术）, artificial intelligence and biotechnology．The benefits that they will bring are beyond doubt．But they are going to be very, very dangerous．I’m working in the field of artificial intelligence．I have a model design for something that might be 50,000 million times smarter than the human brain．Target date is 2010．The only thing that's not possible in the film Terminator（终结者） is that the people win．If you're fighting against technology w hich is 50,000 million times smarter than you, you probably will not win．
Nanotechnology．We've all heard of the grey glue problem, that self-replicating nanotech devices might keep on copying until the world has become sticky glue．And certainly in biotechnology, we've really got a big problem because it's converging with nanotechnology and IT．Once you start mixing nanotech with organisms and you start feeding nanotech-enabled bacteria, we can really go an awful lot further than the Borg in Star Trek（星际迷航）．And those superhuman organisms might not like us very much．
Eventually these technologies will become routine．That’s a threat to humanity．I don’t think it’s possible to slow it down．So what we need to do is accelerate the scientific research and try to get some extra tools．The problems facing us in the future are getting bigger and bigger．I think if we don’t get some proper science done, the future is hopeless indeed．

  1. 1.

    From the text, we know that the author’s greatest concern is         ．

    1. A.
      our lack of technological understanding of the process involved
    2. B.
      our lack of technological capability
    3. C.
      creating technology without really understanding the basic science
    4. D.
      Our refusal to face the consequences of the technology we create
  2. 2.

    It can be inferred from the text that the author         ．

    1. A.
      thinks people overvalue the capabilities of technology
    2. B.
      is not optimistic that artificial intelligence will always be used positively
    3. C.
      thinks that we should take science fiction movies more seriously
    4. D.
      believes artificial intelligence is the greatest threat we face technologically
  3. 3.

    Why does the author say it is not possible in the film Terminator that the humans win?

    1. A.
      Because the power of the technology is exaggerated（夸大）．
    2. B.
      Because the strength of the machines is much greater．
    3. C.
      Because machines with that much intelligence can easily defeat humans．
    4. D.
      Because human beings are not courageous enough to win the battle．

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