Robots make me nervous—especially the ones which seem to think for themselves．I was embarrassed to admit this till I heard that Bill Gates，the founder of Microsoft，felt the same way．
Gates said in an interview with the social networking and news website Reddit：“I am in the camp that is concerned about super intelligence．First the machines will do a lot of jobs for us and not be super intelligent．That should be positive if we manage well．A few decades after that though the intelligence is strong enough to be a concern．”
Well，maybe I don’t have to worry about my computer and kitchen equipment yet．After I use them I can always pull the plug．But in the future，machines might find a way to prevent us from switching them off．There’s a terrible thought!
Maybe the problem with computers too clever for us is not that they are evil like some we’ve seen in sci-fi movies．What could put us in danger is that they might be too efficient．That’s what philosopher Nick Bostrom from Oxford University believes．He says that machines are indifferent(漠然)to humans and in pursuit of their own goals，the destruction of people might be just additional damage．Bostrom gives us an example：A machine which might have as its only goal to produce as many paperclips as possible might look at human bodies as extra material for paperclips and go after you．Because it is，well，a machine, it would not take pity on you.
It’s a good thing that American writer Isaac Asimov thought about how far robots can go and left us his three rules of robotics．They state that a robot may not hurt a human being or allow the human being to come to harm．
I’m glad my machines at home are“dumb”．All my cleaner wants to take over is the carpet in my living room．Let’s hope they don’t create an appliance which wants to take over the world !.
1.The author quoted Bill Gates’words in Paragraph 2 in order to make the text____________．
A．better-known B．more persuasive
C．better-organized D．more interesting
2.An intelligent paperclip machine would harm us because _______________．
A．it is much cleverer than us
B．it would take over the world
C．it would see us just as material
D．it has the strong feeling of destroying us
3.How does the author feel about Isaac Asimov’s rules of robotics?
A．Optimistic． B．Sympathy．
C．Disappointed． D．Regretful．
4.What does the text mainly focus on?
A．The benefits of future robots．
B．The new applications of robots．
C．The concern for super intelligence．
D．The popularity of robots in the future．
We were driving from Los Angeles to Dallas，running low on gas somewhere in New Mexico and figured we’d see a gas station soon enough to fill up．
But that didn’t happen and we realized we wouldn’t make it to the next town．So my daughter made up a sign that read“Low on gas．Can u help?” and held it outside her window in the hopes that a driver in the next lane would notice it and stop．
There weren’t too many vehicles passing us either at the time．It was a lonely stretch of road and about 3：30 pm on a weekday．A suburban was driving along happily in the neighboring lane ahead of us．We caught up with it in the hopes the driver would notice the sign．After a brief expression of confusion on his face，he seemed to have noticed the sign and slowed down to pull over．We pulled over right behind him．
He was friendly and was eager to help us．At first he thought we didn’t have enough money to buy gas，so he offered to buy us gas at the next town Roswell that was about 10 miles away!
When we explained our predicament of not having enough gas to get to Roswell，he said his farm was about 1 0 minutes away and they had a gas pump there，so if we could give him 20 minutes，he would head back there，get a can of gas and fill up our tank for us．
We could not believe our good fortune ! There not being any cell phone reception for either of us in the area, we had just hoped that whoever stopped to help would be kind enough to call AAA when they got to Roswell and we would just wait it out for them to help us．
We were filled with gratefulness for the kindness of strangers such as this person as we waited for him to return．Sure enough，he was back with the can and quickly filled our tank．He refused to take payment for the gas．Tears flowed，as did our endless appreciation．
1.What is the author’s final destination?
A．Roswell． B．Dallas．
C．New Mexico． D．Los Angeles．
2.From the text we know _______________.
A．the street was crowded with cars
B．something was wrong with the car
C．the gas of the author's car ran out
D．there was no signal for the mobile phone
3.The underline word“predicament”in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _______________.
A．instruction B．assistance
C．trouble D．courage
4.Which of the following best describes the old man?
A．Warm-hearted and generous．
B．Honest and confused．
C．Kind and productive．
D．Enthusiastic and serious．
The London Pass is a sightseeing city card which gives you entry to a choice of over 60 popular tourist attractions in the city．It makes sightseeing easy and affordable by giving you access to top sights in the city with one card．
With the London Pass you don’t have to queue to buy tickets，or stand in line to get into the attraction．The London Pass acts as your ticket into every one of the 60 attractions included．It saves the trouble of carrying around cash for tickets and allows you to budget your spending as you’ve already made the one-off payment．As well as this，you can feel like a VIP with the London Pass as you are granted Fast Track Entry into a handful of London’s most popular attractions．
The London Pass is available for 1，2，3 or 6 days—so choose the duration of Pass that best matches your trip．Your London Pass is valid for use on continuous days for the duration you have selected and is activated upon entry at your first attraction，through a bar code recognition system．
London is packed with top restaurants featuring world—class chefs serving a variety of cooking delights．However, dining out can be expensive．With the London Pass you can make great savings at over 145 restaurants，with discounts of up to 50％off or special offers such as a free bottle of wine or ice cream sundae．
So if you are planning a trip to London，do yourself a favour and check out the London Pass．You may have a more enjoyable trip．
1.With the London Pass，you can _____________．
A．stay in hotels free of charge
B．buy entrance ticket in advance
C．travel to each sightseeing in London
D．enter the attractions through Fast Track Entry
2.What can we learn about the London Pass?
A．You can use it at any time you want．
B．It can save time，money and stress．
C．It must be activated as quickly as you Can．
D．You can enjoy the discounts at any restaurant．
3.The main purpose of the text is to ______________．
A．advise visitors to buy the London Pass
B．tell visitors how to book the London Pass
C．supply visitors with some restaurant information
D．introduce the most popular attractions in London
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Dear Jack．
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I was not good in math in the first year of junior high schoo1．Having been failed so many times in math exams，I was anxious about the subject．Every time I tried hardly to work out a math problem，I was afraid of making mistakes，that really made me feel helpless．Luckily，I met a nice math teacher in second year. She told me that I didn’t need to worry about making mistakes because I could find out my shortcomings through my mistake．She always encouraged myself to try again whenever I make a mistake．Thanks to my teacher’s encouragement，I became interesting in math and made rapid progress．My experience proves that failure was the mother of success and that we can learn a lot from our mistakes．
On June 2，20 1 2，Meghan Vogel won the state championship in the 1，500-meter race． 1.it was her last-place finish in the 3，200 meters that won her worldwide attention．
Only a few minutes 2.the 3，000-meter run，Meghan entered the tough 3，200-meter final．Three laps into the eight-lap race，Vogel was falling off the pace．It could3.(easy)be seen that she didn’t have the energy to compete for another title．20 feet from the finish line，she was in last place but still had a chance of passing a runner from another schoo1—Arden McMath，4.was faltering(蹒跚)．
Then suddenly Arden McMath 5.(fall)to the track．Vogel never had a moment of doubt about what to do next．Rather than run past her fallen competitor 6.(avoid)the last-place finish Meghan stopped to help Arden to her feet and 7.(support)her step by step towards the finish line．The crowd cheered for Vogel’s action and the cheers grew 8.(1oud)as the two girls finished the race with Vogel purposely 9.(make)sure that Arden crossed the finish line ahead of her．
Last place on the track；first place in sportsmanship(体育精神)．Vogel was truly the 10.(win) of the 3,200 meter race·
