PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonlivinginthevirtualworld.Trytoimaginewhatwillhappenwhenpeoplespendmoreandmoretimeinthevirtualworldinsteadofinteractingintherealworld.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Theroboticsrevolutionissettobringhumansfacetofacewithanoldfear-man-madecreationsassmartandcapableaswearewithoutamoralcompass.Asrobotstakeonevermorecomplexroles,thequestionnaturally_____(27).Whowillberesponsiblewhentheydosomethingwrong?Manufacturers?Users?Softwarewriters?Theanswerdependsontherobot.Robotsalreadysaveustime,moneyandenergy.Inthefuture,theywillimproveourhealthcare,socialwelfareandstandardofliving.The_____(28)ofcomputationalpowerandengineeringadvanceswill_____(29)enablelower-costin-homecareforthedisabled,_____(30)useofdriverlesscarsthatmayreducedrunkanddistracted-drivingaccidentsandcountlesshomeandservice-industryusesfromstreetcleaningtofoodpreparation.Butthereare_____(31)tobeproblems.Robotcarswillcrash.Adrone(遥控飞行器)operatorwill_____(32)someone'sprivacy.Aroboticlawnmower(割草机)willrunoveraneighbor'scat.Juriessympathetictothe_____(33)ofmachineswillpunishentrepreneurswithcompany-crushing_____(34)anddamagesWhatshouldgovernmentdotoprotectpeoplewhile_____(35),spaceforinnovation?Big.complicatedsystemsonwhichmuchpublicsafetydepends,likedriverlesscars,shouldbebuilt_____(36)andsoldbymanufacturerswhotakeresponsibilityforensuringsafetyandareliableforaccidents.Governmentsshouldsetsafetyrequirementsandthenletinsurerspricetheriskoftherobotsbasedonthemanufacturer'sdrivingrecord.notthepassenger's.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.ReformandMedicalCosts[A]Americanaredeeplyconcernedabouttherelentlessriseinhealthcarecostsandhealthinsurancepremiums.Theyneedtoknowifreformwillhelpsolvetheproblem.Theansweristhatnooncehasaneasyfixrisingmedicalcosts.Thefundamentalfix—reshapinghowcareisdeliveredandhowdoctorsarepaidinawasteful,abnormalsystem—islikelytobeaachievedonlythroughtrialandincremental(渐进的)gains.[B]ThegoodnewsisthatabilljustapprovedbytheHouseandabillapprovedbytheSenateFinanceCommitteewouldimplementortestmanyreformsthatshouldhelpslowtheriseinmedicalcostsoverthelongterm.AsreportinTheNewEnglandJournalofMedicineconcluded."PrettymucheveryproposedinnovationfoundinthehealthpolicyIiteraturethesedaysiscontainedinthesemeasures."[C]Medicalspending,whichtypicallyrisesfasterthanwagesandtheoveralleconomy,ispropelledbytwothings:thehighpriceschargedformedicalservicesinthiscountryandthevolumeofunnecessarycaredeliveredbydoctorsandhospitals,whichoftenperformalotmoretestsandtreatmentsthanpatientreallyneeds.[D]HerearesomeoftheimportantproposalsintheHouseandSenatebillstotrytoaddressthoseproblem,andwhyitishardtoknowhowwelltheywillwork.[E]BothbillswouldreducetherateofgrowthinannualMedicarepaymentstohospital,nursinghomesandotherprovidersby...