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part 3 reading prehension (40 minutes) section a directions:in this sec tio n , there is a p a s s a g e w i th ten b lan k s . yo u a re r e q ui r e d t o se l e c t o n e word for each blank f rom a list o f c h o i c e s g iv en in a w o r d b an k fo l lo w i n g t h e p a s s a g e . read the passage through carefully before making your choices. each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. please mark the corresponding letter for each item on answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. you may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. the things people make , a n d t h e w a y t h e y m a k e t h e m , d e te r m i n e h o w c i t i e s g r o w a n d decline , an d i n f lu e n c e h o p i r e s r is e a n d f a l l . s o , a n y d i sr u p ti o n t o t h e w o r l d s f a c to r i e s 26 . a n d t h a t d i sr up t i on i s s u r e l y c om in g . f a c t o r ie s a re b e i n g d i g i tis e d , f i l l e d w i t h n e w sensors and neake them quicker, m o r e 2 7 , a n d m o r e e f f i c i e n t . robots are breaking free from the cages that s ur ro u n d th e m , l e a r n in g n ew s k i lls a n d n e w ways of working. and 3d printers have long 28 a world whe r e y o u c a n m a k e an y t hi n g , any a c o m p u t e r i s e d d e si g n . t h a t v i s io n i s 2 9 c l o s e r t o r e a l it y . t h e se f o r c es will lead t o c le an er f a ct o r i e s , p ro d u c in g b e t t er g o o ds a t l o w e r p r i c e s , p e r s o n a l i s e d to o u r in - dividual needs and desires. h u m a n s w i l l b e 3 0 m a n y o f t h e d i r ty , r e p e t i t i v e , a n d d a n - gerous jobs that have long been a 31 of factory life. greater efficiency 32 means fewer people can do the same work. yet factory bosses in many developed countries are worried about a lack of skilled human workers —and se e 33 and robots as a solution. but economist helena leurent says this period of r>id change in manufacturing is a 34 opportunity to make the world a better place. “m a n u - facturing is the one system where you have got the biggest source of innovation, the b i g g e s t source of economic growth , a n d t he bi g g est s o u rc e o f gre a t j o b s i n th e pa s t. y o u can s e e i t changing. thats an opportun i ty t o 3 5 t h a t s ys te m d if f e r en tl y , a nd i f w e can, it endous significance.” a) a u t o m a t io n h ) i n e v i t a b l y b ) c o n c e r n s i ) i n t e r a c t i o n c ) e n o r m o u sl y j ) l e a n i n g d ) f a n t a s t i c k ) m a t t e r s e ) f a s c i n a t e d l ) m o v i n g f ) f e a t u r e m ) p r o m i s e d g ) f l e x i b l e n ) s h a p e o ) s p a r e d2020. 12 第 5 页/ 共 32 页(第 1 套) section b directions: i n th is s ec t io n , y ou a r e g o i n g to r ea d a p as s ag e w i th t e n s ta t em e n t s at t a ch e d to it. each s t ate m en t c o n ta in s inf o r m a ti o n g ive n i n on e o f th e p a ra g r >h s . id e n t ify t h e p a ra - graph from ation is derived. you may choose a paragraph more than once. each paragraph is marked with a letter. answer the questions by marking the corre- sponding letter on answer sheet 2. the history o