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Pearson has __1__ together to work of hundreds of researchers around the world to produce a __2__ millennium technology calendar that gives the latest dates when we can expect hundreds of key __3__ and discoveries to take place. Some of the biggest developments will be in medicine, including an __4__ life expectancy and dozens of artificial organs __5__ into use between now and 2040.
　　
　　Pearson also __6__ a breakthrough in computer human links. "By linking __7__ to our nervous system, computers could pick up __8__ we feel and, hopefully, simulate __9__ too so that we can start to __10__ full sensory environments, rather like the holidays in Total Recall or the Star Trek holodeck," he says.

　　But that, Pearson points __11__, is only the start of man-machine __12__:"It will be the beginning of the long process of integration that will __13__ lead to a fully electronic human before the end of the next century."__14__ his research, Pearson is able to put dates to most of the breakthroughs that can be predicted. However, there are still no __15__ for when faster-than-light travel will be __16__, or when human cloning will be perfected, or when time travel will be possible.
　　
　　But he does __17__ social problems as a result of technological advances. A boom in neighborhood surveillance cameras will, for example, __18__ problems in 2010, while the arrival of synthetic __19__ robots will mean people may not be able to __20__ between their human friends and the droids. And home appliances will also become so smart that controlling and operating them will result in the breakout of a new psychological disorder-kitchen rage.

1.[A]taken [B]pieced [C]kept [D]made
　　2.[A]complicated [B]delicate [C]subtle [D]unique
　　3.[A]breakthroughs [B]findings [C]events [D]incidents
　　4.[A]expanded [B]extended [C]enlarged [D]enriched
　　5.[A]being [B]becoming [C]carrying [D]coming
　　6.[A]schedules [B]plans [C]predicts [D]designs
　　7.[A]directly [B]instantly [C]precisely [D]automatically
　　8.[A]that [B]how [C]what [D]all
　　9.[A]thinking [B]hearing [C]sight [D]feeling
　　10.[A]form [B]develop [C]find [D]undertake
11.[A]out [B]at [C]to [D]toward
　　12.[A]program [B]production [C]experiment [D]integration
　　13.[A]finally [B]ultimately [C]utterly [D]absolutely
　　14.[A]Through [B]Though [C]During [D]By
　　15.[A]forecasts [B]articles [C]stories [D]meetings
　　16.[A]advisable [B]affordable [C]available [D]valuable
　　17.[A]solve [B]arose [C]exercise [D]expect
　　18.[A]confront [B]cause [C]witness [D]collect
　　19.[A]lovely [B]likely [C]lifelike [D]lively
　　20.[A]distinguish [B]differ [C]diagnose [D]deviate

答案及解析

答案：
　　
1.B piece together拼凑，结合
　　
2.D complicated复杂的；delicate精致的，脆弱的；subtle狡猾的，敏感的；unique唯一的，独特的
　　
3.A breakthrough突破；finding发现；event事件；incident事件，事变
　　
4.B expanded膨胀的，扩张的；extended伸出的，延长的；enlarged放大的，扩大的；enriched浓缩的，强化的；extend life expectance延长寿命。
　　
5.D come into use开始投入使用
　　
6.C schedule确定时间；plan计划；predict预测；design设计
　　
7.A directly直接地；instantly立即；precisely精确地；automatically自动地
　　
8.C
　　
9.D 根据上文what we feel,以及下文full sensory environments，可知D符合文意。
　　
10.B
　　
11.A point to和point at都是“指向”的意思，point out指出，提出
　　
12.D integration综合，集成，此处指人机一体化
　　
13.B finally表示久等之后，有时表示在一系列因素的最后一个，eg:After putting it off three times,we finally managed to have a holiday in Greece.
　　ultimately指最后，终于，基本上，即达到最高界线。eg:Ultimately people rely on science to gain an understanding of biological phenomena.
　　
14.A through为连词，后应接句子；during表示过程；by表示方式、手段或借助某种工具。
　　
15.A forecast先见，预测
　　
16.C available可利用的，可行的
　　
17.D 注意主语是人，不选arose
　　
18.B
　　
19.C lovely可爱的，有趣的；likely可能的；lifelike逼真的；lively活泼的
　　
20.A distinguish between;differ from;diagnose诊断；deviate from背离