The Internet, mobile phones and iPads are parts of our lives now. Technology is greatly affecting all ways of our lives, from the ways we work to the ways we play. And it even causes a number of social problems such as cloning (克隆) humans.
We have had lots of technology and it has changed our lives a lot. We are sure that humans will continue to use more and more technology. Here are some examples of modern technology that will change our ideas and will affect our lives greatly.
Global Positioning System (GPS) (全球定位系統(tǒng))
It's a system that uses radio signals from satellites to show exact (精確的) information.   It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions.  It's made up of three parts: satellites, control equipments (設(shè)備) on land and receivers.
Space Technology
Russian and American scientists have worked together for the International Space Station, (ISS) for a long time. They hope the ISS will provide a long-lasting lab. Such a lab will bring humans limitless (無(wú)限的) advantages. It's even hoped that one day space technology will take humans to their new houses in space.
Underwater Robot
Hercules is a kind of underwater robot with some high technology equipments. It will be used to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.
The world is changing so quickly that it's hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions because they seem to come out every month. It's important for us to learn about new technology and the role that it plays in our lives. So we should be willing to accept modem technology, or we will fall behind the times.
【小題1】 _______ can tell you where the user is on the earth exactly.

A．Satellites B．Receivers
C．Global Positioning System D．Underwater Robot
【小題2】 According to the passage, which is NOT true about the ISS?
A．It has carried people to other planets.
B．It will provide a long-lasting lab for us.
C．Russia and America are working for it.
D．Humans will get a lot of advantages from it.
【小題3】 Hercules is used to_______.
A．save lives in the sea
B．take pictures in the sea
C．repair the broken ships
D．look for the ancient ships in the sea
【小題4】 What is the purpose of the passage?
A．To help us study some new technology.
B．To tell us technology is changing the world.
C．To help solve the problems that technology causes.
D．To remind us the advantages of technology are limitless.


【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】B

解析試題分析：短文大意：互聯(lián)網(wǎng)，手機(jī)和iPad都是我們生活中的一部分�？萍即蟠笥绊懳覀兩畹乃蟹矫�，從我們的工作，我們踢球的方式。它甚至?xí)䦟?dǎo)致一些社會(huì)問(wèn)題。我們有很多的技術(shù)，它已經(jīng)很大程度上改變了我們的生活。我們相信，人類將會(huì)繼續(xù)使用越來(lái)越多的技術(shù)。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Global Positioning System (GPS) It's a system that uses radio signals from satellites to show exact  information.   It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions. 可知選C。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Russian and American scientists have worked together for the International Space Station, (ISS) for a long time. They hope the ISS will provide a long-lasting lab. Such a lab will bring humans limitless advantages. It's even hoped that one day space technology will take humans to their new houses in space.可知A
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Hercules is a kind of underwater robot with some high technology equipments. It will be used to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.可知選D。
【小題4】推理判斷題。讀短文可知本文是.告訴我們技術(shù)正在改變著世界。所以選B。
考點(diǎn)：政治經(jīng)濟(jì)文化類閱讀。

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