六、完形填空。
What will the future world be like? Many people are glad to give their 1. Here are two imaginations about the world of 2. When people talk about the future, we like to think that we'll have our own personal flying car. We would fly at a speed of 480 kilometres per hour, avoiding traffic lights, 3 roads and speeding tickets. 4, some people point to the disadvantages of flying cars. One big problem is: What will happen if the flying cars 5? Then there will be problems with traffic control. Also, if 6 become popular, there will surely be too much air traffic. 7 it seems that flying cars will face more than a few problems if they are to get off the ground! Imagine you have your own Ironman 8. Several companies are trying to build a practical robot “exoskeleton”. This is a suit of robot arms and legs which follows your movement. It will 9 the wearer to lift heavy objects, walk a long way and even punch through walls! It is 10 in many ways, especially for people with disabilities. This suit might help people to walk again after 11 or injury. But the disadvantage at the moment is the 12. Even a simple suit can cost hundreds of thousands of pounds. Another problem is battery life. A suit like this needs a lot of 13 and batteries only last about 15 minutes at the moment. One other problem is that a badly programmed suit may 14 the wearer.
So in the future, 15 we might be able to fly to work and lift a car above our head, there are plenty of problems to solve before this will be possible.
()1. A. suggestions
B. instructions
C. opinions
D. reasons
()2. A. past
B. yesterday
C. present
D. tomorrow
()3. A. empty
B. wide
C. busy
D. dirty
()4. A. Moreover
B. Instead
C. In fact
D. However
()5. A. put down
B. break down
C. write down
D. calm down
()6. A. they
B. you
C. we
D. I
()7. A. And
B. But
C. So
D. Or
()8. A. gloves
B. suit
C. helmet
D. shoes
()9. A. ask
B. wish
C. invite
D. allow
()10. A. beautiful
B. peaceful
C. colourful
D. useful
()11. A. disease
B. holiday
C. work
D. party
()12. A. quality
B. price
C. need
D. number
()13. A. chances
B. power
C. rest
D. experience
()14. A. hurt
B. attract
C. protect
D. guard
()15. A. whether
B. unless
C. although
D. until

1. C 【点拨】根据上文“What will the future world be like?”可知，关于这个问题，不同的人会有不同的看法。故选 C。
2. D 【点拨】根据上文“What will the future world be like?”可知，这篇文章是对未来世界的想象。故选 D。
3. C 【点拨】根据语境可知，这里介绍的是飞行汽车的优点：避免交通灯、繁忙的道路和超速罚单。busy 符合语境。故选 C。
4. D 【点拨】根据上文讲述的飞行汽车的优点以及空后的“some people point to the disadvantages of flying cars”可知，飞行汽车也存在缺点，两句话之间是转折关系，however 符合语境。故选 D。
5. B 【点拨】根据语境可知，这里说的是飞行汽车的缺点，因此此处指的是“如果飞行汽车坏了会发生什么”。故选 B。
6. A 【点拨】根据语境可知，空处指的是“flying cars”，所以用 they 替代。故选 A。
7. C 【点拨】由语境可知，此处应是对未来世界可能会出现的飞行汽车的缺点做一个总结，表示的是结果。故选 C。
8. B 【点拨】根据下文“This is a suit of robot arms and legs which follows your movement.”可知，这里说的是钢铁侠套装。故选 B。
9. D 【点拨】根据上文“This is a suit of robot arms and legs which follows your movement.”可知，这种套装可以跟随人移动，因此它可以使人做到空后面列举的这些事情。故选 D。
10. D 【点拨】根据下文“This suit might help people to walk again after 11 or injury.”可知，这种套装能帮助人，所以它是有用的。故选 D。
11. A 【点拨】根据语境可知，人们重新走路说的应该是生病后或受伤之后。故选 A。
12. B 【点拨】根据下文“Even a simple suit can cost hundreds of thousands of pounds.”可知，一套简单的钢铁侠套装就要花费成千上万英镑，所以它的一个缺点就是价格昂贵。故选 B。
13. B 【点拨】根据上文“Another problem is battery life.”可知，这里应说的是能量。故选 B。
14. A 【点拨】根据空前的 problem 和语境可知，编程糟糕的套装可能会伤害穿戴者。hurt 伤害。故选 A。
15. C 【点拨】前后两句之间构成让步关系，although 符合语境。故选 C。