Question

   What’s going to happen in the future? Will robots control our planet? Will computers become smarter than us? Not likely. But here are some things that scientists say are most likely to happen in 10 to 30 years from now,according to the BBC. 

Digital money

We used to pay with cash (现金）for everything we bought. Now when we use a credit card (信用卡)to shop online,money is spent without us seeing it. That means we are already using digital money. Using a card : is much easier than searching our pockets for change. It ： is also safer than carrying a lot of cash.

   When ATM cards were first introduced,they were  not accepted everywhere. But now it’s hard to live;without them. It’s reported that people in Sweden i completely stopped using cash last year,and the US  might be next.

   Bionic (仿生的）eye  

 It's no longer something only in a science fiction   movie. People who are blind may have a chance to get  their sight back   by wearing bionic eyes. A blind eye  can no longer sense light,but a bionic eye can use a i camera to “see” the environment and send data(数据）  to the mind. Now the bionic eye only allows patients to see lights and unclear shapes. A high resolution(高清的）image could be just a few years away.

Self - driving cars    

Unlike a human driver,a self - driving car won’t get distracted (分钟）by phone call,the radio or   something outside the window. Sensors (探测器）and  cameras on the car would allow it to stick reduce the   number of road accidents. You could even take a nap   while the car drives itself. In the future,driverless cars  would be widely accepted.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

(   ) 1. Where has people stopped using cash completely?

A. Sweden. B. ATM.

C. BBC. D. America.

(   ) 2. What does the writer mainly tell us about digital money?

A. We use digital money to shop online without paying money.   

B. Digital money is most likely to be used       

instead of cash.   

G. Using cash is easier and safer than a credit card.     

D. ATM cards are always popular.

(   ) 3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?    

A. Bionic eyes only appear in the science     

fiction film. 

B. Human drivers won’t get distracted by     

something outside.  

C. The blind wearing bionic eyes may see T clearly in the future.

D. There will he no road accidents at all if     

self-driving cars are used.   

(   ) 4. From the report,we can learn some     

information about          .  

A. culture and art

B. industry and farming

C. science and technology    

D. traffic and journey       

(   ) 5 . Which of the following can be predicted (预测)from the passage?  

A. Hiere would be a number of self-driving cars.

B. The blind could use cameras to see things around.

C. We would live a hard life with digital money.

D. Robots would control the world.

Answer 1

 1. A 由“ Digital money” 的第二段最后一句“ It’s reported that. . . might be the next. ” 可知选项 A正确。

2. B阅读“Digital money”部分可知，作者主要介绍 digital money 逐渐取代 cash,故远 B.

3. C 由倒数第二段ft后一句 “A high resolution image could be just a few years away. ” 可推断选项C正确。A、B、D均与题意不符。

4.C本文主要介绍的是科学技术给人类生活带来的改变，故选C.

5. A文章由最后一句可知A选项正确。