Ⅰ. 用方框中所给单词的正确形式填空。
challenging valuable medical impossible creative
1. Learning a new language is but interesting.
2. With hard work, nothing is .
3. These new tools can help doctors treat patients better.
4. Dr Roberts’ book provides information on future life. It helps us to prepare for the future.
5. People use ideas to improve our future life.
influence develop accept disappear depend
6. Try to the challenges and don't run away from problems.
7. Everyone needs to life skills.
8. Some jobs today will in the future. They will be replaced by AI.
9. People believe that AI will our future life widely.
10. Will the future be better or worse? It on what we do today.

1. challenging 2. impossible 3. medical 4. valuable 5. creative
6. accept 7. develop 8. disappear 9. influence 10. depends

【分析】
做这类用方框中所给单词正确形式填空的题，首先要明确每个方框内单词的词义、词性，再结合句子的语义语境、语法结构（如动词形式、词性修饰规则）选择合适的单词，必要时调整单词形式（如动词第三人称单数）。
【解析】
1. 句意：学习一门新语言有挑战性但有趣，此处需形容词作表语，challenging（有挑战性的）符合语境；
2. 句意：努力的话，没有什么是不可能的，impossible（不可能的）符合语义；
3. 修饰名词tools需形容词，medical（医学的）符合“帮助医生治疗”的语境；
4. 修饰名词information需形容词，valuable（有价值的）符合“帮助准备未来”的语境；
5. 修饰名词ideas需形容词，creative（有创造力的）符合“改善未来生活”的语境；
6. try to do sth结构需动词原形，accept（接受）符合“接受挑战”的搭配；
7. need to do sth结构需动词原形，develop（培养）符合“培养生活技能”的语境；
8. will后接动词原形，disappear（消失）符合“被AI取代”的语义；
9. will后接动词原形，influence（影响）符合“影响未来生活”的搭配；
10. depend on是固定搭配，主语it为第三人称单数，故用depends。
【答案】
1. challenging 2. impossible 3. medical 4. valuable 5. creative
6. accept 7. develop 8. disappear 9. influence 10. depends
【知识点】
词汇运用、形容词用法、动词形式变化
【点评】
本题考查常用单词的词义及正确形式的运用，需结合句子语境和语法规则选择并调整单词形式，是英语基础题型，需掌握常见单词的词性与搭配。
【难度系数】
0.5

Ⅱ. 根据课本第66页1b的文本,完成以下任务。
任务一:根据对话内容,回答下列问题。
1. What are they talking about?

2. What new technologies are mentioned in the conversation?

3. What can robots do when disasters and emergencies come?

4. What can a smart refrigerator do if there is no food in it?

5. How can people prepare for the future according to the conversation?

任务二:根据对话内容,用方框中所给单词的正确形式填空。
disaster disappear predict refrigerator accept emotional
Dr Roberts is a futurist. He 6. that in 50 years, robots will be everywhere. Service robots will take over most housework and assist in 7. . Some current jobs will 8. , yet new challenging ones like space pilots and AI experts will appear.
As for whether robots will replace humans, Dr Roberts believes not. Our creativity and 9. intelligence can't be replaced in relationships. AI will affect the world in some ways, for example, smart 10. will order food for us.
To prepare for the future, he advises 11. change, keeping on learning, and working hard, as today's choices can shape our future.

1. The life in the future.
2. Robots and AI.
3. They help save lives.
4. It can order food for people.
5. People can keep learning and working hard.
6. predicts 7. disasters 8. disappear 9. emotional 10. refrigerators 11. accepting