课时练习(一)
[语言知识练习固基础]
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．Keep in touch.I hope to hear from you soon. 2．She could have been in time for the interview，but her flight was delayed(delay)．
3．I am not sceptical about/of his ability to do the job，for he is a wise man. 4．My daughter is always working hard，which will surely contribute to her future success in her career.
5．The company will finance the construction(construct) of a new sports center. 6．One day，they found a whale (was)washed(wash)up on the shore. 7．He delayed telling (tell) her the news，waiting for the right moment.
8．It is suggested that the Ministry of Education (should) distribute (distribute) powers to schools rather than concentrate powers.
9．Most of the people invited(invite) to the party were his old schoolmates. 10．Don't worry! Most of our furniture is in storage(store)． Ⅱ.句型转换
1．It was not until yesterday that I noticed it. →Not until yesterday did I notice it. 2．The boy is too young to join the army. →The boy is so young that he can't join the army. 3．Nothing will make me change my mind. →Nothing will cause me to change my mind. 4．She sat still in the chair，and her eyes were closed. →She sat still in the chair，with her eyes closed． 5．They spent three months touring Europe. →It took them three months to tour Europe. [高考题型练习提能力]
Ⅰ.阅读理解
- 1 -
From self-driving cars to carebots (care＋robots) for elderly people，rapid development in technology has long represented a possible threat to many jobs normally performed by people.But
experts now believe that almost 50 percent of occupations existing today will be completely unnecessary by 2025 as artificial intelligence continues to change businesses.
“The next fifteen years will see a revolution in how we work，and a revolution will necessarily take place in how we plan and think about workplaces，” said Peter Andrew，Director of Workplace Strategy for CBRE Asia Pacific.
A growing number of jobs in the future will require creative intelligence，social skills and the ability to use artificial intelligence.
The report—Fast Forward 2030: The Future of Work and the Workplace—is based on interviews with 200 experts，business leaders and young people from Asia Pacific，Europe and North America.It shows that in the US technology already destroys more jobs than it creates.
But the report states: “Losing occupations does not necessarily mean losing jobs—just changing what people do.” Growth in new jobs could occur as much，according to the research.
“The growth of 20 to 40 person companies that have the speed and technological know—how will directly challenge big companies，” it states.
A 2014 report by Pew Research found 52 percent of experts in artificial intelligence and robotics were optimistic about the future and believed there would still be enough jobs in the next few years.The optimists pictured “a future in which robots do not take the place of more jobs than they create，” according to Aaron Smith，the report's co-author.
“Technology will continue to affect jobs，but more jobs seem likely to be created.Although there have always been unemployed people，when we reached a few hundred billion people there were billions of jobs.There is no shortage of things that need to be done and that will not change，” Microsoft's Jonathan Grudin told researchers.
【语篇解读】 本文讲述了未来社会的人工智能大发展，大约50%的职业将消失，但失去职业并不等于丢掉工作，只是改变了人们的工作内容——人们将从
- 2 -
事更具有创造性的工作。
1．According to the report， ． A．people won't necessarily lose jobs B．big companies will face fewer challenges C．small companies will win against big companies D．most people will become interested in technology
A [细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Losing occupations does not necessarily mean losing jobs—just changing what people do.”可知，失去职业并不等于丢掉工作，只是改变了人们的工作内容。故选A。]
2．We can infer from the text that in the future ． A．people will face many difficulties B．people will take up more creative jobs C．artificial intelligence will threaten people's lives D．most jobs will be done in traditional workplaces
B [推理判断题。根据第三段可知，人们将会从事更具创造性的工作。故选B。] 3．What is the attitude of most experts in artificial intelligence and robotics to the future?
A．Mixed. C．Hopeful.
B．Worried. D．Doubtful.
C [推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第一句可知，多数人工智能专家对未来充满了希望。故选C。]
4．Jonathan Grudin's words in the last paragraph suggest that ． A．there will be enough jobs for people B．things will change a lot in a few years C．many people will become unemployed D．technology will totally change future jobs
A [推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，随着科技的发展，会有人失业，但也会应运而生出更多新的创造性的工作。故选A。]
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
Five ways to improve creativity
- 3 -
译林版高中英语选修7课时练习1 Unit 1 Section Ⅱ Language Points (Ⅰ)
