2023届山东省德州市高考英语倒计时模拟卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回..答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0・5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置..请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符..作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案.作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效..如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗.第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?一Shewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperiment.A.whenwasit B.itwaswhenthatC.itwaswhenD.whenitwasthatThegovernmentistothetechnologiestothefullinthestructuraltransformationoftheeconomy.A.adaptB.exposeC.exploitD.attachAfterIleftLinchuanNo.2MiddleSchool,IbegancollegeclassesinSeptember2010.A.a;theB.不填；theC.the;theD.不填；不填Competedin1891,inwasknownasTheGildedAge,thefive-storymansionisnowownedbyafamousactorwhodecidestostageaspecialproductionofShakespeare^Hamlet.A.thatB.whatC.whichD.itThankstoMrsSmith,thefatherandthesoneventuallyaftertenyears9coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A・tookupB.pickedupC.madeupD.turnedupWaterKnowsAnswersbyaJapaneseauthor,into16languages,hasbecomeabest-sellerallovertheworld.A.havingtranslated B.tobetranslatedC.beingtranslatedD.translatedflag-raisingceremonywasheldattheGoldenBauhiniaSquareonJuly1tocelebrate17thanniversaryofHongKong'sreturntoChina.A.A;/ B.A;theC.The;theD./;the-Areyoureadyforthehistorytesttomorrow?-No,IwishItheclockback.A.hadturned B.couldturnC.willturnD.wouldhaveturnedYou'dbetterwritedownthephonenumberofthatrestaurantforfuture・A.purposeB.referenceC.memoryD・assessmentA.lefttogetherB.returnedhomeC.wavedgoodbyeD.rushedaway20、A.usefulB.sweet C.common D.wrong第二节(每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(15分)Overtime11.(change)quitealot.IcouldsimplifydifficultsumswhenIbeganasacalculatingmachine.AfterIwasprogrammedbyan2.(operate),Icouldlogicallyproduceananswerquickerthananyperson.Atthattimeitwasconsidereda3,(technology)revolution.In1936,1couldsolvedifficultproblemsasauniversalmachine.Fromthenon,mymemoryhasdevelopedsomuchthatIneverforgetanythingIhavebeentold.Sincethe1970s,manynew4・(apply)havebeenfoundforme.Forexample,Ihavebeensenttoexplorethemoon.Mygoalis5.(provide)humanswithalifeofhighquality.Daisydesiredtohelp62_(endanger)speciesofwildlifebecausealargenumberofanimalsare7.(die)out.Oneday,a8.(fly)carpettookhertoadistantland9.shecouldfindantelopesthatgavefurtomakesweaters.ThenshemetanelephantinZimbabweandwastoldthatelephantsusedtobehunted10.mercy.Butnowpeopleknowtheimportanceofwildlifeprotection.第四部分写作(共两节)第一节短文改错(满分10分)(10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(A),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：L每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Westernpeopleoftensay“Excuseme”.InChina,^Excusesme”isonlyusedapologizewhenapersonhasdonesomethingwrongandhashurtsomeoneelse.Westernpeoplesayitwhentheywanttopassinthefrontofsomeone,orwhentheyfindhimselflateforanappointment.Evenathomethehusbandwillthankthewifeunlessshegiveshimaglassofwater."Thankyou”meanyouappreciatewhatsomeonehasdoneforyou,nomatterhowsmalleritis.^Excuseme"and“Thankyou”arethemostordinarywordWesternpeopleuseeveryday.Theycouldhelppeoplegetalongwelltoeachother.第二节书面表达(满分25分)(25分)假定你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的美国朋友Jim在给你的邮件中提到他对中国新近出现的一种共享单车“mobike”很感兴趣，并请你做个简要介绍。请你给Jim回信，内容包括：.这种单车的使用方法(如：APP查看车辆、扫码开锁等)；.这种单车的优势(随时随地可用、方便停放、价格便宜、健身、环保).你对这种单车的看法。注意：1.词数100左右；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。提示词：智能手机smartphone,二维码theQRcodeDearJeniffer,Yours,LiHua参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、D4、B5、C6、D7、B8、B9、B10、C11、D12、B13、C14、B15、C16、D17、C18、C19、D20、B第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、C2、A3、C4、B22、1、C2、D3、A4、B23、1、DTOC\o"1-5"\h\zBBC24、Weareoftenunabletopaycloseattentiontowhatwehear.Justlikewhenwetrytograbasponge（海绵）thatisfullofwater,somewaterwillrunoutofit.Butsometimeswetrytoremembereverythingaspeakersaysandtrytotakeinaspeaker'severywordasifeverywordwasequallyimportantWetrytorememberallthenames,allthedates,andalltheplaces.Intheprocessweoftenmissthespeaker'smainpointErikWaldmanworksatadesigncompany.Knowinghehadneverbeengoodatbudgetinghismoney,hewasdeterminedtobeginthinkingabouthiseconomicfuture.Whenhisemployercirculatedane-mailannouncingafinancialplanningworkshop（研讨会）,Eriksigneduprightaway.Thefirstsessionwasaboutretirementplanning.SimoneFisher,thelecturer,explainedthat7of10Americansbetweentheagesof22and35donothavearegularsavingsplan.ErikwrotedowneverynumberSimonementioned.“Ifyouwanttohavearetirementincomeequalto75percentofyourcurrentsalary/1Simonecontinued,Hyouwillneedtosaveatleastof6percentofyourpresentearnings,takingintoaccountfutureinflationrates（通货膨胀率）.Inthemeantime,Iwanttostressthatthemostimportantthingistostartsavingnow.”ErikrecordedallthestatisticsSimoneused.Whensheopenedthefloor（自由发言）forquestion,Erikraisedhishandandsaid,HIhavetwoquestion.Whenisthebesttimetostartsavingforretirement?AndhowcanIfigureoutmysavingstargetifIdon'tknowwhatinflationrateswillbeinthefuture?11Thisisatypicalexampleoflosingthespeaker'spointbyconcentratingondetails.ErikhadfixedhismindonrememberingallthestatisticsinSimone'spresentation,butheblockedoutthemanmessage.Ratherthantryingtoremembereverything,weshouldconcentrateonmainideasandevidence.4、WhatdoestheauthormeanbysayingnJustlikewhenwe...runoutofitn?Wetendtorejectwhatotherssay.Wealwaystrytorememberalldetails.Itisdifficultforustorememberallthings.Weoftenfailtofocusonwhatwearelisteningto.5、Duringtheworkshop,Erik.gotSimoneFisher*smainideafocusedonthelecture'sdetailsC・showedlittleinterestinthelectureD.didn'tagreewithwhatSimonehadsaid6、WhenhearingErik*squestions,Simonewouldmostprobablythink・theyareverygoodquestionsErikwasanexcellentlisteneritwashardtoanswerthequestionshisquestionsweremeaningless7、Thepassageiswrittentohelpthosewhowanttobe・A.agoodlistenerB.afinancialplannerC.anexcellentlecturerD.asuccessfulemployee1、D2、D3、A4、B第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题L5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.1、C2、B3、D4、A5、A6、B7、C8、A9、D10、C11、D12、A13、C14、A15、D16、D17、B18、B19、C20、B第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27、1.havebeenchangedoperatortechnologicalapplicationstoprovideendangereddyingflyingwherewithout第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分1。分）Westernpeopleoftensay"Excuseme”.InChina,“Excuseme"isonlyusedAapologizetowhenapersonhasdonesomethingwrongandhashurtsomeoneelse.Westernpeoplesayitwhenortheywanttopassinu^efrontofsomeone,orwhentheyfindhimselflateforanappointment.themselvesEvenathomethehusbandwillthankthewifeunlussshegiveshimaglassofwater."Thank. Whenifyou7'meanyouappreciatewhatsomeonehasdoneforyou：nomatterhowsmalleritis.means small“Excuseme：Tand"Thankyou"arethemostordinarywordWesternpeopleuseeveryday.Theywordscouldhelppeoplegetalongwelltoeachother.28can with第二节书面表达（满分25分）29>DearJim,Fmwritingtotellyoumoreaboutthenewformofsharingbike-mobikementionedinyourlatestletter.It'sveryconvenienttouseifyouhaveasmartphone.WhatyoudoistofindanearestmobikethroughtheAPP,scantheQRcodeonthebike,andenjoyyourtrip.Youcanfindabicycleanywhereatanytimewhenyouwanttogooutforacycling,andthepriceofonetripisverylow.Itcansavetimeforpeople.Mostimportantly,cyclingisoneofthebestthingsthatyoucandoforyourhealth.Ithelpsbothyourphysicalandmentalhealth.Comparedtootherformsofsharingbike,thegreatestadvantageofmobikeisthatyoucaneasilyfindoneandneverworryaboutwheretoparkit.Itisbecominganewtrendasameansoftransportation,whichrelievesthetrafficpressureanddoesgoodtotheenvironmentaswell.HopetorideamobikewithyouinChina.Yours,LiHua,thedancerspractisehardtomaketheirdreamscometrue.A・Insteadofbeingdisabled B.BeingdisabledC.Disabledastheyare D.IncaseofbeingdisabledItreallymattershetreatedthelatestfailure,fortheexaminationisaroundthecorner.A.if B.thatC.whyD.how—willIgiveup.IbelieveIcanmanageit.A・AtonceB.AtnotimeC.RightnowD.TheinstantInthevirtuallaboratoryenvironmentcreatedintheVRapp,studentscanaparticularexperimentbeforedoingtheminareallab.A.revealB.reserveC.previewD.provideJane'spalefacesuggestedthatsheillandherparentssuggestedthatsheamedicalexam.A.be;shouldhave B.was;haveC.shouldbe;hadD.was;hadThesciencecompetitionisagoodopportunitytoshowstudentscreativitycanaddnewvaluetotheirschoollife.A.whereB.whetherC.howD.whenAnyinformationoftheoraltestpaperareregardedasstrictlybeforeitisopen.A.conventional B.analyticalC・controversialD.conndentialThenationalparkhasalargecollectionofwildlife,frombutterfliestoelephants.A.torange B.rangeC.rangingD.rangedThebestmethodtothegoalofhelpingthepatientswithAIDSistouniteasmanysympatheticpeopleaspossible.A.completeB.commandC.accomplishD.accompanyAtthebackoftheoldtempletwelvehugestonestatuestogetherwithpagoda.A・doesstand;a8-storeyed B.dostand;a8-storyC.stands;an8-storeyD.stand;an8-storiedHowdidyoufindyourtriptoWaterParkinthesummerof2016?1thoroughlyenjoyedit.ItwasthanIexpected.A.evenmuchinteresting B.farmoreinterestingC.sofarinterestingD.farfrominteresting第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（6分）Forsomepeople,walkingorrunningoutdoorsisagreatwaytoworkout.Whatmaynotbesopleasantisseeingtrashallovertheground.Well,somepeoplearedoingsomethingaboutit.Theyareplogging!“Plogging”beganinSweden.ThenamecombinestheSwedishword“plockaJwhichmeanstopickup,andthewordJogging,whichmeanstorunslowly.ASwedishmannamedErik,startedthemovementin2016.OntheWorldEnvironmentDaywebsite,EriksaysthathemovedtoStockholmfromasmallcommunityinnorthernSwedeneachdayhewouldridehisbiketowork.Concernedabouttheamountoftrashandlitterhesaweachdayonhiswaytowork,hetookmattersintohisownhands.Plogging,bythatterm,mayhaveofficiallybeguninSweden.Butmanypeoplewhoexerciseoutdoorshavebeendoingthisforyears.TakeJeffHorowitzforexample.HeisapersonaltrainerinWashington,D.C.Heoftenpicksuptrashwhilerunningoutside.Heevenhasturneditintoagame;hewilltrytopickupthetrashwithoutstopping.UIdidn'tknowitwasathingreally.Thisisjustmypersonalethics（道德标准）,whereIgoforarunandifIhappentoseeapieceofgarbagelyingaroundandit'swithinreach—itisakindofalittletestformetoseeifIcangrabitandthrowitinaneartrashcanwithoutstopping.Andthatway,Ithink,itgivesmealittleexerciseandalittlefocusformyrun.Andithelpscleanuptheneighborhood/9heannounced.Today,loggingisanofficialactivity,onethatisbecomingincreasinglypopular.Citiesaroundtheworldnowholdloggingevents,wouldjusthopepeoplewouldthinktwicebeforedroppingagarbageontheground.Wehavecontainers...seemsoneveryblock.So,it'seasytoputyourgarbageinthetrashcans.Ijustthinkpeopleshouldthinkaboutitalittlebitmore.Idohopeonedaytherewillnotbeaneedforplogging."saidaninterviewee.1>Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase“tookmattersintohisownhands”？A.calledonpeopletojoinhim. B.appealedtopeopletogogreen.C.begantopickupthetrash. D・hadthecollectedtrashrecycled.2、LikeJeffHorowitz,loggingtomanypeoplehasbecomea（an）act.A.automaticB.irresistibleC.arbitrary D.temporary3、WhatistheideathatLoggingeventsaremeanttopromote?A.Joggingistrulybeneficial. B.Trashcansshouldbewithinreach.C・Litteringisnotacceptable. D・Communitiesshouldbekeptclean.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?A.NewExerciseEnjoysunbelievablepopularityB.NewExerciseTrendAlsoHelpsEnvironmentC・Plogging-aFashionableWaytoclearwasteD.Plogging—anExerciseOriginatinginSweden（8分）SamantaSchweblin,oneofthebestyoungSpanishlanguagenovelistsnominated（提名）byBritishliterarymagazineGranta,hasvisitedBeijingtopromotethefirstChineseeditionofacollectionofhershortstories.Thecollection,BirdsintheMouth,hasbeentranslatedandpublishedbyShanghai-basedpublisherReader.“SometimesIholdtheChineseeditionandchooseastoryatrandomandtrytoguesswhichoneitis.Butitisalmostimpossibleforme;eventhelengthisdifferent."saysSchweblin.uWhenabookistranslatedintoaWesternlanguage,Icanatleastunderstandsomepartsofmystories,andthereforesuffersomedoubtaboutthequalityofthetranslation.ButmyChineseeditionismorelikeanactoffaith/9BorninArgentinain1978,SchweblinsayssheisinfluencedbytheliterarytraditionsoftheLaPlataarea,hometomanyfamousLatin-Americannovelists.Interestedinwritingstoriesofordinaryliveswheresuddenlysomethingextraordinaryhappens,somethingnew,strangeorunknown,shethinks,“Thestrangerandtheunknownarenotalwaysrelatedtoghostsoraliens,butcanbesomethingrelatedtotheknownworld,somethingthatactuallycouldhappen.”BirdsintheMouthtellsofadivorcedfatherwhoworriesabouthis13-year-olddaughterandhermysteriousappetites.Itturnsoutthathisdaughtereatslivebirds.TheideaforthisstorycametoSchweblinwhenshewasbrowsingtheInternet,wClick,click,click,apictureofalittlegirlwholooksfrightenedwithherhandscoveringhermouthcametomyeyes.Littlebylittle,Idevelopedthestoryinmymind,andthenwroteitdown”recallsSchweblin.AlthoughthereareelementsofviolenceandbloodinessinSchweblin^stories,sheskillfullyhidesthem,thinkingthetricktowritingathrillingstoryistostopthemonsterfromappearing,whilemaintainingafrighteningandmysteriousatmosphere.SamantaSchweblincametoChinato・payavisittoBeijingtranslateherstoriesintoChinesehelptomakeherbookmorepopularpublishhercollection2、WhenmentioningherChineseedition,Schweblinthinks・shesufferssomedoubtaboutthequalityofthetranslationherChineseeditionisslightlydifferentfromtheoriginaloneshecanunderstandsomepartsofherChineseeditionD・shehasastrongbeliefinherChineseedition3、Fromthepassagewecantell,theauthor・A.hasanappetiteforwritingsomethingextraordinarygottheideaofherstoryBirdsintheMouthbydesigntriedtoquitdescribingviolentandbloodyscenesinherstorythinksherwritingstyleismainlyaffectedbysomefamousnativenovelists4、Wecanprobablyreadthepassagein・A.atextbookanewspaperareportasciencefiction23.（8分）Whengoingthroughmajorlifechanges,likechangingcareers,IwouldchangethepeoplewithwhomIspentthemosttime.We'veallgonethroughperiodswhenthepeopleinourliveshavechanged—graduation,movingtoanewcity,gettinganewjob,joininganewclub,etc.Idon'tthinkIneedtoconvinceyoujusthowmuchinfluenceotherpeoplecanhaveoveryouridentity.Ifyou'veeverexperiencedamajorswitchinyourpeopleenvironment,thenyouknowthatyouchangeaswell.Mostpeopledon'tmakethesechoicesconsciouslythough.Youmightconsciouslydecidetospendmoretimewithacertainfriend,oryoumayasksomeoneoutonadatetobeginanewrelationship.Butfewpeoplechoosetheirexistingfriendshipsdeliberately.There'sno“gettingridofpeople".Peoplearealwaysdroppingintoandoutofeachother'slives.Associationsgrowintofriendships,andfriendshipsfadeintoassociations.Youdon'tgetridofanyone.Thetruthisthatinordertomakeroomfornewpeopleandnewexperiences,youmayneedtoloosenupsomeofyourexistingconnections.Whataboutloyalty?Shouldn'tyoualwaysbeloyaltoyourfriends?Onceyouhaveaclosefriend,eveniftheirinfluenceonyouisslightlyharmful,shouldn'tyoustickbythem?Loyaltytoafriendsometimesmeanshavingtoletgo.Itmeansbeingloyaltotheirhighestandbestaswell.Ifsomeoneisdestroyinghishealthbysmoking,forexample,youaren'tshowingloyaltybysmokingrightalongwithhim.Trueloyallysometimesrequiresthatyoubreakdamagingconnections,getyourselfbackonsolidground,andthendecidewhatyoucanreallydotohelpyourfriend.Itcantakealotofcouragetotellsomeone,66Fmsorry,butIcan'thaveyouinmylifeanymore.**Buteventhoughthismightseemlikeaselfishactattimes,it'softenthebestthingfortheotherpersontoo.Ifarelationshipisholdingyoubackinsomeway,understandthatitisalsohurtingtheotherperson.Forexample,ifyouworkforaviolentboss,youracceptanceofthatsituationisconsideredtobesilentapproval,encouragingyourbosstocontinuetobehaveviolently.1、Whenexperiencingmajorlifechanges,peoplemay・joinanewsocialcommunityB.influencetheirfriendsaroundC.choosetheirfriendshipspurposelyD.havetheirpeopleenvironmentchanged2、WhatcanbeconcludedfromParagraph3inthepassage?A・Everyonehasatleastonefriend.Friendshipstillexiststhoughthere'slessconnection.Itisunnecessarytomakenewfriends.Yououghttotreatyouroldandnewfriendequally.3、Whatistheauthor'sopinionontheloyaltytofriends?Neverbetrayyourclosefriendswhateverhappens.Correcttheirmistakeswhileyouguardtheirgoodness.Stickbyyourfriendseventhoughtheydoharmloyou.Breakupwithyourfriendsimmediatelyiftheysmoke.4、Howshouldwebehavewhenemployedbyaviolentboss?Weshouldacceptwhatwearetoldtodo.Weshouldstaysilentandbeinfavorofit.Weshouldbravelydisobeyhimifheiswrong.Weshouldgiveourbosscouragetocontinue.24.（8分）It'sofHcial.Denmark—aswellasbeingtheworld'sbestcountrytoliveinforwomenwiththesecond-happiestpeopleandoneofthebesthealthcaresystemsinEurope-hasthemostcontentedbabies.Or,atleast,theoneswhocrytheleast.AccordingtoresearchpublishedintheJournalofPediatrics^Danish,GermanandJapanesebabiescrytheleast,whileBritish,CanadianandItalianbabiescrythemost.“I’mnotsurprised/9Danishparentingexpertandco-authorofTheDanishWayofParentingJessicaAlexandertellsme.“Thefirstyearofachild'slifeisconsideredsoimportantinDenmark.Danishparentsaremuchlessstressedbecausetheygetgoodmaternityandpaternityleave（孕产假）.Theatmosphereismuchcalmerand,ifmothersaregettingmoretimeoff,thatgoeshandinhandwithlessstress,morecontact,moreroutinesandlesscrying."Shepausesbeforethrowinginafinaltip:"Oh,andDanishbabiessleepoutdoorsalot.”InDenmark,awomanisgivenfourweekspregnancyleavefollowedby52weeksofpaidleavethatcanbesharedbetweenparents.AndAlexanderthinksthereisanotherimportantreasonwhyDanishbabiescryless:breastfeeding.“It'sjustthedonethinginDenmark,"shesaysofacountrythathastheworld'shighestbreastfeedingrates.uInothercountries,therearecontinualdiscussionsaboutwhetheryoushouldorshouldn'tbreastfeed.InDenmark,breastfeedinghasnevergoneoutofstyle.Andeveryonedoesitforayear.”ForIbenSandahi,Alexander'sco-authoi;itcomesdowntotheDanishattitudetolifeingeneral.uWeareanhonestandpurepeople/9shetellsme.“Wearesurroundedbysocialsupportandarelesslikelytobecomeangry,sadorannoyedwhenourbabiesarecrying.Andwearegoodatembracing（拥抱）allkindsoffeelings,sowearen'tscared.Instead,wetrytoconnectwiththebabieswhentheycry.It'showbabiescommunicateandit'sabouttryingtounderstandit.”1、Whichofthefollowingcanmakeababycryless?Aneffectivehealthcaresystem.Morecompanyfromaparent.Anenergeticbusymother.Morechancestomeetfellowbabies.2、Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat.somethinginthemilkfrombreastfeedingcankeepbabieshappyDemarkissecondtononeinprotectingitsfemales9rightsDanishparents9attitudestoababy'sfirstyearvaryconsiderablybreastfeedingisacommonandacceptedpracticeinDenmark3、Whenbabiescry,Danishparentswillprobably.trytofigureoutwhattheywantputthemoutdoorsforagoodsleepseeksocialsupportforguidancewaitamomentforthemtocalmdown25.（10分）OhmyGod,therobotsaretakingover!We'redoomed!Doomed!NowthatI'vegottenthatoutofmysystem,it'sbecomeclearthatwhilewemayormaynotbedoomed,therobotsaretakingover.Thelatestexampleisthegovernment'snewguidelinesforself-drivingcars.Tesla,GoogleandUberarealreadytestingdriverlesscarsincitiesacrossAmerica.UberchiefexecutiveTravisKalanickisamongthosepredictingthatby2021,self-drivingcarswillplayabigpartinurbansettings.Nearly40,000peoplediedlastyearinthisnationinautomobile-relatedaccidents,andwebelievesdriverlesscarscansavetensofthousandsoflivesannually.Makessense.Robotdriversarelesslikelytogetdrunk,drivewithoutalicense,textwhiledrivingorfeelagitatedatthesceneofapileup.Ontheotherhand,Iwonderhowthesehighlysensitivecarswillreact,withwalkersconstantlydashingintothestreet.Willtheyjamonthebrakesevery10seconds?Butthere'sabiggerpicture.Notonlyarerobotsreplacinghumansbehindthewheel,butbehindtheworkdesk,inwarehouses,seniorhomes,younameit.Robotsaren'tjusttakingoverintheworkplace.Thequestionis,wherecan'tarobotfunctionbetterthanahuman?Howaboutwritingsongs?Arobotcangothrougheverycombinationofnotesinrecordtimeandcomeupwithapleasingmelody.Thelyricsmightbeadifferentstory.IsaGrammy-winningsongco-writtenbyHankHumanandR-3071inourfuture?Finally,it'sonlyamatteroftimeuntilwehaverobotpoliticiansandpresidentialcandidates.Whynot?Theycanbeprogrammedtobeexpertsinworldanddomesticaffairsandcomeupwiththebestsolutionswithoutcorruptionandbadhumors.Actually,it'stoobadsuchtechnologyisn'tavailablein2016.Prettysuretherobotwouldwininalandslide.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"agitated”mean?TiredB.CautiousC.CarefulD.Anxious2、Whatdoubtdoesthewriterhaveaboutself-drivingcars?A.Howpassengersbehaveinit.HowrobotdriversgetthelicenseHowtheyavoidcrashingintoothercarHowtheyrespondtowalkersonabusystreet3、Thelastquestionsaskedinthesixthparagraphreflectsthewriter's.confidenceinrobots,winningGrammyAwardseagernesstolistentosongswrittenbyrobotsdoubtaboutrobots'abilitytow