can be trained to the requirements of a particular home and can be programmed to carry out half a dozen or more standard operation，when it is switched by the housewife.

　　1．As civilization develops in the direction of technology，________.

　　A．the basic essentials of life must be supplied

　　B．it is important to supply the basic essentials of life

　　C．it is no longer so important as it was in the past to supply all the basic essentials of life

　　D．it is not necessary to supply the basic essentials of life

　　解析：　细节理解题。由第一段的第一句"...it passes the point of supplying all the basic essentials..."可知选C。

　　答案：　C

　　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

　　解析：　细节理解题。 由文章第一段第二句可知，我们面临的选择是：或者用技术提供和满足需求，或者应用技术缩减工作时间。

　　答案：　D

　　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.

　　解析：　推理判断题。从文章第一段最后一句和第二段第一句判断，人类所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。

　　答案：　A

　　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