四、（2025·四川眉山）阅读理解。
There is no doubt that the world will be a very different place in 2045. So what's going to happen then? It's pretty likely that robots and AI technology will change a lot of industries. Also, self - driving and flying cars will come into our daily lives, bringing us much convenience.
However, scientists have even bigger ideas. In a video series called *Forward to the Future*, three researchers predicted what they imagined would be reality in 2045.
Dr Justin Sanchez believes we'll be at a point where we can control things simply by using our mind. “Imagine a world where you could just use your thoughts to control your environment,” Justin said. According to him, experts are working on certain technologies that can make this happen. They've made some progress already.
The future has more than just that. Many other exciting things could change the building and other objects around us, says Stefanie Tomplkins. “We'll be able to build things that are very strong but also lightweight（轻量型的）. We don't even know the materials around us,” she predicted.
Pam Meiroy believes we're going to find that we have a very different relationship with the machines around us. “I think we'll begin to see a time when we're able to control a machine just by pressing a button（按钮）or only saying some simple words,” she said. For example, right now to land a plane safely, a pilot has to go through many steps in the right order. But in 2045, in Pam's words, a pilot may just need to say the words “prepare for landing”. Then the computer knows the steps it needs to take. Or perhaps, with AI, a pilot won't even be necessary.
1. What does the underlined word “this” refer to in Paragraph 3?
A. Making progress in AI technology.
B. Driving flying cars in our daily lives.
C. Controlling things by using our mind.
D. Using robots in different industries.
2. Which of the following would be possible according to Stefanie?
A. AI helps pilots to land planes.
B. Computers operate all machines.
C. Self - driving cars travel around us.
D. Houses are strong but lightweight.
3. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Challenges for AI in the Future
B. Experts' Predictions of Life in 2045
C. Famous Scientists in New Technologies
D. New Kinds of Building Materials
4. In which part of a newspaper can we read this passage?
A. Health & Lifestyle.
B. Education & Culture.
C. Nature & Environment.
D. Science & Technology.
答案：1. C【解析】根据第三段中“Imagine a world where you could just use your thoughts to control your environment”可知，“this”指代前句 Justin 所提到的“use your thoughts to control your environment”。
2. D
3. B【解析】根据全文内容可知，本文主要为三位科学家对 2045 年生活的具体预测。
4. D
解析：
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### 四、（2025·四川眉山）阅读理解。
毫无疑问，到2045年，世界将会是一个截然不同的地方。那么到那时会发生什么呢？机器人和人工智能技术很可能会改变很多行业。此外，自动驾驶和飞行汽车将进入我们的日常生活，给我们带来很多便利。
然而，科学家们有更大的设想。在一个名为《迈向未来》的系列视频中，三位研究人员预测了他们想象中2045年将会成为现实的事物。
贾斯汀·桑切斯博士认为，我们将会达到一个仅仅通过思维就能控制事物的阶段。“想象一个你只需用思维就能控制周围环境的世界，”贾斯汀说。据他介绍，专家们正在研究能让这成为现实的特定技术。他们已经取得了一些进展。
未来还不止于此。斯蒂芬妮·汤普金斯说，许多其他令人兴奋的事物可能会改变我们周围的建筑物和其他物体。“我们将能够建造出非常坚固但又很轻便（轻量型的）的东西。我们甚至还不了解我们周围的材料，”她预测道。
帕姆·梅罗伊认为，我们会发现我们与周围的机器有着非常不同的关系。“我认为我们会开始看到这样一个时代，我们只需按下一个按钮或者只说一些简单的话就能控制一台机器，”她说。例如，现在要让飞机安全着陆，飞行员必须按正确的顺序完成很多步骤。但在2045年，用帕姆的话说，飞行员可能只需要说“准备着陆”这句话。然后计算机就会知道它需要采取的步骤。或者，有了人工智能，甚至可能都不需要飞行员了。
1. 第三段中划线的单词“this”指的是什么？
A. 人工智能技术取得进展。
B. 在我们的日常生活中驾驶飞行汽车。
C. 用思维控制事物。
D. 在不同行业中使用机器人。
2. 根据斯蒂芬妮的说法，以下哪项是可能的？
A. 人工智能帮助飞行员降落飞机。
B. 计算机操作所有机器。
C. 自动驾驶汽车在我们周围行驶。
D. 房子坚固但轻便。
3. 这篇文章的最佳标题是什么？
A. 未来人工智能面临的挑战
B. 专家对2045年生活的预测
C. 新技术领域的著名科学家
D. 新型建筑材料
4. 我们可以在报纸的哪个部分读到这篇文章？
A. 健康与生活方式。
B. 教育与文化。
C. 自然与环境。
D. 科学与技术。
