Today our lives are changing faster than at any time in history. Here we report on three important changes that will have a big impact 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（處理器）loaded with some money. When we pay for goods，the shop assistant will put our smart card into a payment terminal（終端）and money will come into his card from our card. When all the money is used up，we will be able to reloadit 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（自動地）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.
小題1:Cash and bank-note will disappear because         .
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
小題2:What will you do if the money in your card is used up?
A．Go to the bank to deposit some money.
B．Put the card into a telephone and dial the bank account.
C．Buy a new card.
D．We don’t know.
小題3:Which of the following would be the best subtitle for the fourth paragraph?
A．Future cars B．Speed control systemsC．Intelligent carsD．Traffic jams
小題4:Which of the following statements is NOT true?
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.
小題5:The underlined word “titanic” in Paragraph 4 means        .
A．huge and greatB．the name of a shipC．slightD．increasing

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:A

試題分析：這篇文章介紹了新科技給我們的生活帶來的變化，從無卡社會到互動電話都給我們的生活帶來方便快捷。
小題1:細節(jié)題。由第二段第二句They will be replaced by smart cards, namely plastic cards: microchip（微芯片）processors（處理器）loaded with some money.可知正確答案是B。
小題2:細節(jié)題：由第二段最后一句When all the money is used up，we will be able to reloadit by putting it into a telephone，dialing our bank account and money will be put into the card from the account.
可知正確答案是B。
小題3:主旨題：第四段主要介紹通過給汽車配備智能系統(tǒng)來解決交通擁堵問題，所以選C。
小題4:細節(jié)題。由第四段第三句可知，司機在城市中不開車而使用公共交通是因為在城市中開車要付費，選項C的表述不正確。
小題5:猜詞題：根據(jù)句義“這些變化帶來結(jié)果需要很多年的時間，但是一旦發(fā)生了，對于道路安全將會是一個……的提高”，四個選項中只有A選項“巨大的”的意思更為貼切。
點評：本題集中考查了推理題，要求考生要根據(jù)文章的細節(jié)要求和上下文的語義關(guān)系確定推理的內(nèi)容，準確判斷和推測。猜測詞義題在解題的過程中要注意前后文中的同義詞，近義詞，反義詞，以及對所劃內(nèi)容的定義等的解釋。
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“We can guess that moving often creates more stress,” Oishi said. “But we need more research on this link before we can conclude that moving often in childhood can, in fact, be dangerous to your health in the long-term.”
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B．To show the relationship between moving and well-being
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D．To research the personality types of Americans
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D．moving often is dangerous to people’s health in the long-term
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A．a(chǎn)dults should take more care over their kids
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