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(2023·湖南省名校联合体联考)
I log on to a computer at the doctor's office to say I have arrived and then wait until a voice calls me into the examination room.There, a robotic nurse 1.B me to the scales and then takes my blood pressure.Some time later, comes the doctor, who is also a robot.He notes down my 2.B and gives me a(n) 3.C .I pay for my visit using a credit card and return home without having met another human being.This is my nightmarish vision of the future, which hasn't happened 4.C yet.
I should say I really do like many aspects of 5.D .I am a big fan of air conditioning in summer and heaters in winter.But I am writing this because I don't want machines to 6.C .
When I call my dentist's office and actually get a human being on the line，I am 7.B .And when I see the introduction of more self-service checkout stations at the grocery store，I feel like 8.C , “When it comes to cashiers, make mine a(n) 9.B , please！”
After all, human cashiers sometimes 10.A you a store coupon for items you are buying.Even more than that, real-life cashiers often take an interest in particularly cute children, which can 11.A young mothers' day.A cashier may also show compassion for an elderly person 12.D to get that last penny out of his purse.
Machines can be 13.B and cost-effective and they often get the job done just fine. 14.A they lack an element so important to everyday life.
Call it the spirit, the soul or the heart.It is 15.D no machine will ever have.It is human being that encourages us to smile at others, which may be what they need at that moment.
语篇导读：作者以自己的梦境引入话题，讨论了机器人尽管便捷高效、节约成本，并且也能把很多工作做好，但却是冷冰冰的，并不足以代替人，因为它们没有情感、更没有灵魂。
1．A.tears B．directs
C．follows D．separates
解析：考查语境和常识推断。根据语境和常识可知，机器人护士把作者领到了秤旁，然后量了血压。故选B。
2．A.signals B．symptoms
C．sculptures D．symbols
解析：考查语境和常识推断。根据语境和常识可知，机器人医生记下了作者的症状，并给作者开了处方。故选B。
3．A.description B．assumption
C．prescription D．subscription
解析：考查语境推断。参见上题解析。故选C。
4．A.at most B．at last
C．at least D．at intervals
解析：考查常识推断。机器人医生和护士发生在作者的噩梦里，结合常识可知，这样的情境至少到目前为止还没有发生。at intervals“时时，不时”。故选C。
5．A.commerce B．agriculture
C．literature D．technology
解析：考查语境推断。根据下文中的“I am a big fan...in winter.”可知，作者对技术的很多方面都真的很喜欢。故选D。
6．A.cut in B．pass by
C．take over D．go away
解析：考查语境推断。根据上文可知，作者认为机器人医生和护士为人看诊是噩梦，因此，作者并不希望机器人接管人类的众多工作。cut in“打断”；pass by“经过，走过”。故选C。
7．A.annoyed B．thrilled
C．discouraged D．disappointed
解析：考查语境推断。根据上文可知，作者把机器人看诊看作是噩梦，因此听到人类声音的时候，作者感到非常激动。故选B。
8．A.cursing B．laughing
C．shouting D．weeping
解析：考查语境和常识推断。根据语境可知，作者对于一系列人类服务倍感欣慰，所以当作者看到杂货店里有越来越多的自助收银台时，可根据常识推断作者此时肯定是不满的，内心希望能见到人工收银，故C项符合语境。故选C。
9．A.machine B．human
C．animal D．plant
解析：考查语境推断。参见上题解析。故选B。
10．A.give B．remind
C．bargain D．purchase
解析：考查语境推断。根据语境可知，人类收银员有时候会给顾客商店优惠券。故选A。
11．A.brighten B．darken
C．strengthen D．widen
解析：考查语境推断。根据语境可知，人类收银员喜欢小孩，这会让孩子的母亲非常开心。brighten“(使)明亮，(使)快活起来”。故选A。
12．A.turning B．happening
C．describing D．struggling
解析：考查语境和常识推断。根据语境和常识可知，收银员看到老人颤颤巍巍地从钱包里拿出最后一分钱时，还会抱以同情之心。故选D。
13．A.urgent B．efficient
C．frequent D．consistent
解析：考查常识推断。结合常识可知，机器人不仅效率高，还能节约成本，但是它们缺乏人情味。故选B。
14．A.But B．Because
C．Otherwise D．Therefore
解析：考查语境推断。参见上题解析。故选A。
15．A.everything B．nothing
C．anything D．something
解析：考查语境和常识推断。结合语境和常识可知，思想、灵魂和同情心是机器所缺乏的东西。故选A。
