At this year's I/O Conference，a company showed a new voice technology able to produce such a convincing human-sounding voice that it was able to speak to a receptionist and book a reservation without detection.
These developments are likely to make our current problems with robocalls much worse.The reason that robocalls are a headache has less to do with amount than precision.A decade of data breaches (数据侵入) of personal information has led to a situation where scammers can easily learn your mother's name，and far more.Armed with this knowledge，they're able to carry out individually targeted campaigns to cheat people.This means，for example，that a scammer could call you from what looks to be a familiar number and talk to you using a voice that sounds exactly like your bank teller's，tricking you into “confirming” your address，mother's name，and card number.Scammers follow money，so companies will be the worst hit.A lot of business is still done over the phone，and much of it is based on trust and existing relationships.Voice manipulation technologies may weaken that gradually.
We need to deal with the insecure nature of our telecom networks.Phone carriers and consumers need to work together to find ways of determining and communicating what is real.That might mean either developing a uniform way to mark videos and images，showing when and who they were made by，or abandoning phone calls altogether and moving towards data-based communications—using apps like FaceTime or WhatsApp，which can be tied to your identity.
Credibility is hard to earn but easy to lose，and the problem is only going to get harder from here on out.
文章大意：本文是一篇议论文。介绍了骚扰电话给人们的生活带来的影响。文章引导考生辩证地思考问题，运用辩证思维模式，坚持两点论，避免走极端。这种思维模式能帮助考生意识到新兴科技成果对人们生活的影响有好有坏。
1．How does the author feel about the solutions to the problem of robocalls？ D
A．Panicked. C．Embarrassed.
B．Confused. D．Disappointed.
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段的内容特别是“By the time these ‘solutions’(解决方案) become widely available，scammers will have moved onto cleverer means.(等这些‘解决方案’被广泛使用时，诈骗者们就会有更“高明”的手段)”可推知，作者对骚
扰电话的解决方案不乐观，感到失望(disappointed)，故选D项。panicked惊慌的；confused迷惑的；embarrassed尴尬的。
2．Taking advantage of the new technologies，scammers can A . A．aim at victims precisely B．damage databases easily C．start campaigns rapidly D．spread information widely
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的内容特别是“These developments are likely to make our current problems with robocalls much worse.The reason that robocalls are a headache has less to do with amount than precision.”以及“Armed with this knowledge，they're able to carry out individually targeted campaigns to cheat people.”可知，技术的发展似乎会使骚扰电话问题变得更糟，骚扰电话之所以让人头疼，主要在于诈骗者能精确地瞄准受害者，故选A项。
3．What does the passage imply？ B A．Honesty is the best policy. B．Technologies can be double-edged. C．There are more solutions than problems. D．Credibility holds the key to development.
解析：推理判断题。技术的进步给人们的生活带来便利的同时，也给居心不良之人提供了可乘之机——诈骗者拨打骚扰电话进行诈骗。所以说技术是把双刃剑，故选B项。
4．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage？ C A．Where the Problem of Robocalls Is Rooted B．Who Is to Blame for the Problem of Robocalls C．Why Robocalls Are About to Get More Dangerous D．How Robocalls Are Affecting the World of Technology
解析：标题归纳题。文章介绍了随着技术的发展，骚扰电话问题变得更加糟糕，而骚扰电话之所以让人头疼，主要在于诈骗者能精确瞄准受害者。骚扰电话影响了人们的生活，正变得越来越危险，文章介绍了这种状况发生的原因，故选C项。
Ⅵ.语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
(2019·浙江卷)
There are several reasons why school uniforms are a good idea.First of all，uniforms help the school look smart.The students feel that they belong to a particular group.When every pupil in the school wears the uniform，nobody
1.has/will have (have) to worry about fashion(时尚)．Everybody wears 2.the same style of clothes.Uniforms can be useful in unexpected ways.A school in Ireland has introduced an interesting new uniform.On the edge of the jacket，there is a piece of cloth 3.that/which gives off light in the dark.When the children are walking or 4.cycling (cycle) to school on dark mornings，car drivers can 5.easily (easy) see them.
But can uniforms help improve school standards？The answer 6.to this question is not clear.One study in America found that students' grades 7.improved (improve) a little after the school introduced uniforms.But some students didn't want
8.to wear (wear) the uniform.Other American studies showed no 9.connection/connections (connect) between uniforms and school performance.
School uniforms are 10.traditional (tradition) in Britain，but some schools are starting to get rid of them.Some very good schools don't have a uniform policy.However，uniforms are still popular.Pupils at about 90 percent of British secondary schools wear uniforms.
文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了校服受欢迎的原因以及各地校服的特点。 解析：
1．考查动词的时态和主谓一致。空格前面的从句用了一般现在时，主句谓语动词应该用一般现在时或者一般将来时。而句子主语nobody是第三人称单数，所以当句子为一般现在时态时，谓语动词用第三人称单数。
2．考查冠词。此处特指校服的款式相同，the same...“相同的……”。
3．考查定语从句的引导词。空格后面的内容用来修饰a piece of cloth，而且在从句中作主语，所以用that或which来引导。
4．考查动词的时态。因为连词or前面用的是walking，所以空格处应与之并列，用cycle的 -ing形式。
5．考查词性转换之形容词变副词。此处修饰动词see，用easy的副词形式。 6．考查介词。the answer to...“……的答案”。
7．考查动词的时态。主句谓语动词是found，用了一般过去时，此处时态应该与之保持一致。
8．考查动词不定式作宾语。want to do sth.“想要做某事”。
9．考查词性转换之动词变名词。no用来修饰名词，此处用单复数形式均可。 10．考查词性转换之名词变形容词。此处形容词作表语，用来说明主语school uniforms的特点。
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