C．better and better D．best and best

　　Ⅶ.阅读理解。(30分)

　　A

　　What will man be like in the future？Of course，he will be different from what he is today，and life in the future will be different from life today.

　　There are more computers in our life，and people will work fewer hours.They will have more free time to do sports，watch TV and travel.Robots will do dangerous and hard work.Because of these，many people will have no jobs to do.Because of the modern machines，we begin to use arms and legs less.People become weaker.Because we use computers，our fingers(手指) will become more sensitive(敏感的)．I think modern machines are good for people.At the same time they are bad for us，too.

　　根据短文内容，判断句子正(T)、误(F)。

　　(　)46.In the future，man will be the same as today.

　　(　)47.There are more computers in our life，so people will work fewer hours.

　　(　)48.Because of robots，people will have more jobs to do.

　　(　)49.In the future，we will use arms and legs less and less.

　　(　)50.Modern machines are good for people in all ways.

　　B

　　People began to make robots about several hundred years ago.In the past，some of the early ones looked like animals or humans.However，they couldn't talk and were pretty dumb．They worked like clocks and did the same things over and over again.

　　Now modern robots don't always look like people.Some are like big machines，others are nothing but long arms attached to boxy(箱子般四四方方的) bodies.However，modern robots are smart.Some can solve problems on their own.Their brains are computers and their eyes are sensors(传感器)．Motors(发动机) help them move.

　　In the future，robots will learn from their mistakes more than they do now.They will be smarter.It's possible that we will have robot judges，robot household workers，and robot factory workers.Robots will help people to do more things.

　　(　)51.How long is the history of robots?

　　A．Hundreds of years. B．Several hundred years.

　　C．Seven hundred years. D．A hundred year.

　　(　)52.What's the possible meaning of dumb?

　　A．Talking like people. B．Clever.

　　C．Unintelligent(迟钝). D．Cute.

　　(　)53.Most robots look like people________.

　　A．in the past B．clever

　　C．in the future D．all the time

　　(　)54.Which of the following is NOT true about modern robots?

A．Some robots can solve problems on their own.