2．According to the author，we are faced with ．

　　A．the choice of providing and fulfilling our needs

　　B．the choice of using technology

　　C．the choice of earning a standard of living

　　D．a choice between using technology to provide and fulfill needs to reduce the number of working hours

　　D　[细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知，我们面临的选择是：或者应用技术提供和满足需求，或者应用技术缩减工作时间。]

　　3．What alternative will mankind have chosen in future?

　　A．To leave our standard of living at this level and work shorter hours.

　　B．To raise our standard of living.

　　C．To fulfill needs which have been regarded as unnecessary.

　　D．To lower our standard of living and work shorter hours.

　　A　[推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句和第二段第一句判断，人类选择的是使我们的生活水准停留在这种水平并且使工时缩短。]

　　4．It can be inferred that robots will be invented ．

　　A．to take the place of housewives

　　B．to help manage a family

　　C．to do the routine of housework instead of human

　　D．to provide the daily necessities for man

　　C　[推理判断题。根据最后一段及全文内容可知，机器人将来会帮助人们做家务，但它们也不是万能的。]

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　A Person Who Has Influenced My Life

　　There is always a time in one's life when a hero comes along. Someone who has inspired you can really help you learn what life is about.

I 1 it as if it was yesterday. I was fifteen years old that year. It was around eight o'clock one evening when my mother 2 a phone call from her brother­in­law, who told us my aunt was in hospital and that the doctor 3 them she would need an