五、词汇运用
认真阅读下面短文,根据语篇内容,在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式或时态,使短文通顺、连贯。
In the future,technology will change our lives in ways we can only imagine. (46)(one) of all,robots and machines will help us do our work more (47)(smooth). Imagine having a robot friend who (48)(help) you with your homework or cleans your room without having to be asked to.
Cars will fly in the sky,and travelling from one place to another will be much (49)(fast). Scientists will add powerful engines and safe flying systems to cars,so traffic jams will be a thing of the past.
People (50)(wait) excitedly for the day when we can travel to space as easily as we go on a holiday to the beach. Companies are in (51)(agree) that space travel will be a big part of our future. They are working hard (52)(make) sure it's safe and fun for everyone.
When it comes to health,doctors will use tiny robots to help cure diseases. These robots will be so small that they can go inside our bodies (53)(with) us even feeling them. It's like (54)(step) into a world where being sick is much less scary because we know these little helpers are there to make us better.
So,the future of technology looks very exciting. With all these advancements,our world (55)(be) a place where everything we do is easier,faster and more fun!

46. First
47. smoothly
48. helps
49. faster
50. are waiting/will wait
51. agreement
52. to make
53. without
54. stepping
55. will be

46. First：固定短语"First of all"表示"首先"。
47. smoothly：副词修饰动词do，smooth的副词形式为smoothly。
48. helps：定语从句中，先行词a robot friend为第三人称单数，时态为一般现在时，谓语动词用helps。
49. faster：much修饰比较级，fast的比较级为faster。
50. are waiting/will wait：根据语境，可用现在进行时表示正在发生的动作，或一般将来时表示将来的动作。
51. agreement：介词in后接名词，agree的名词形式为agreement。
52. to make：固定搭配work hard to do sth.，表示"努力做某事"。
53. without：根据句意"我们甚至感觉不到它们"，用介词without表示"没有"。
54. stepping：介词like后接动名词，step的动名词形式为stepping。
55. will be：根据语境，描述未来的情况，用一般将来时will be。

六、短文填空
Electric cars may seem like a recent invention,but they've been around for years. In the early 1900s,there were more electric cars on the road than there were petrol(汽油)cars. At that time,petrol was (56) compared with other fuels(燃料). (57) petrol prices dropped and new technologies were developed,electric cars went out of fashion(过时). Instead,petrol cars became more (58) because they could travel longer distances(距离)without stopping.
During the 20th century,petrol cars got bigger,heavier,and faster. They needed more fuel,and it (59) more air pollution. For years,car makers didn't worry about pollution. They didn't worry about the amount of petrol cars used (60). But when people began to realize that there was not enough oil on Earth,they asked car makers to produce more efficient(高效能的)and less polluting cars.
One (61) of solving the problem was a "hybrid" car(混合动力车),one that ran partly on petrol and partly on electricity. Hybrid cars became popular in the 2000s when petrol prices went up and the prices of hybrid cars went (62).
An all-electric car uses no petrol. The problem,however,is that car batteries(电池) need to be recharged(再充电). That makes electric cars not so useful for long (63).
Many people are not (64) with it. The government and car makers are (65) together to develop safe,cheap,and useful electric cars. When people have these cars in the future,a petrol station may be a thing of the past.

56. expensive
57. When
58. popular
59. caused
60. either
61. method
62. down
63. journeys
64. pleased
65. working

56. 根据上下文，这里提到早期汽油与其他燃料相比的价格情况，结合首字母e，可知是“昂贵的”，填expensive。
57. 这里表示当汽油价格下降和新技术被研发时，结合首字母W，填When。
58. 根据后文“because they could travel longer distances without stopping”可知汽油车变得更受欢迎，结合首字母p，填popular。
59. 这里说它们需要更多燃料，并且造成更多空气污染，结合首字母c，且文章是一般过去时，填caused。
60. 这里说汽车制造商不担心汽油车的使用量，结合首字母e，填either，用于否定句表示“也”。
61. 这里说解决问题的一个方法，结合首字母m，填method。
62. 这里说混合动力车在21世纪初变得流行，当汽油价格上涨时，混合动力车的价格下降，结合首字母d，填down。
63. 这里说电动汽车对于长途旅行不太实用，结合首字母j，填journeys。
64. 这里说很多人对此不满意，结合首字母p，填pleased。
65. 这里说政府和汽车制造商正在一起工作，结合首字母w，且句子是现在进行时，填working。