Robots單元加餐練Ⅰ.完形填空Predictionsofmanyrobotsinindustryhaveyettocometrue.Fortenyearsormore,manufacturersofbigrobotshaveexplainedhowtheirmachinescanmakeindustrymorecompetitiveandproductive.Themakerfor__1__robotsisoversuppliednow,andthedrivingforceoftheroboticsrevolutionis__2__tobewithmakersofmachinesthathandleafewkilosatmost.“Heavy-robotmanufacturershavesomedifficulty__3__findingcustomers.Theyareofferingbig__4__justtogetinthedoor.Therehasbeena(n)__5__growtheverywhereinthenumberofrobots,soweadmitweareeitherdeceiving(欺瞞)__6__orthatthemarketisslowlygrowing，”saidJohnReekie,chairmanofColenRobotics.“Thefollowingthingsmusthappen__7__theroboticsrevolutiontooccur.Wemustachievewidespreadrobotliteracy.__8__therehasbeenacomputer__9__programme,theremustbearobotliteracyprogramme.__10__，somekindofartificialintelligenceneedstobe__11__.”Colenmakeseducationalrobotsandmachinetools.Itissmall__12__withcompanieslikeASEAorFujitsuFanuc.ButColenwithothersindepartmentsinuniversitiessuchasSurrey,Manchester,andDurhampossessesanadvantage__13__thegiants.Thebigcompaniessellveryexpensive__14__tobusinesseswithexpertknowledgeinautomation.The__15__companiesmakerobotsforteachingpeople,andnowtheyhaverealizedthatthereisaneedforsmall，__16__robotsthattheycanmeet.Thelittlecompanieseitherbringtheireducationalmachines__17__anindustrialstandardordesignfromthestart.Onetechniquethattheyalladoptistochoose__18__componentswherepossible.Themajorcostofmaking__19__theirmodelsistheelectronics，whichwillfallinprice.Thereis__20__chanceforreductionsinmechanicalcosts.Theuseofstandardparts,whichareeasilyreplaced，shouldgivetheserobotsamechanicallifeofsomethingintheorderoffiveyears.本文主要談?wù)摿舜笮蜋C器人。1．A.small B．educationalC．big D．business答案：C解析：通讀全文可知，本篇文章主要談?wù)摿舜笮蜋C器人。2．A.claimed B．calledC．thought D．told答案：A解析：claim...tobe...“聲稱……是……”，此處為被動用法。3．A.to B．withC．over D．in答案：D解析：havedifficultyindoingsth.是固定短語，“做……有困難”，此處指商家找到買這些大型機器人的買主有困難。4．A.money B．discountsC．prices D．costs答案：B解析：bigdiscounts指“折扣多”。5．A.exciting B．encouragingC．satisfying D．disappointing答案：D解析：依據(jù)下文可知此處應(yīng)用disappointing指“令人悲觀的”。6．A.ourselves B．customersC．companies D．us答案：A解析：依據(jù)上文“manufacturersofbigrobotshaveexplainedhowtheirmachinescanmakeindustrymorecompetitiveandproductive”及設(shè)空的前半句可知此處是指我們要么是在欺瞞自己要么是機器人市場發(fā)展緩慢。7．A.to B．forC．in D．with答案：B解析：句意：要使機器人革命發(fā)生，必需發(fā)生以下幾件事。for“為了”，符合語境。8．A.Asif B．EventhoughC．Justas D．Although答案：C解析：justas“正像，正如”。9．A.custom B．literacyC．poem D．tradition答案：B解析：上文和下文都說到機器人的讀寫程序，故這里表示有了計算機的讀寫程序。10．A.However B．FinallyC．Whereas D．Because答案：B解析：句意：最終人工智能必需可用。11．A.capable B．possibleC．probable D．a(chǎn)vailable答案：D解析：available“可利用的”，符合語境。12．Apared B．comparingC．contrasted D．contrasting答案：A解析：comparewith...“與……比較”，compare與其邏輯主語表示被動，用compared。13．A.than B．a(chǎn)boveC．over D．from答案：C解析：anadvantageover“比……優(yōu)越，優(yōu)于……”。這里指在高校里科倫這些小公司比一些大公司有優(yōu)勢。14．A.tools B．robotsC．machines D．electronics答案：B解析：全文談?wù)摰氖菣C器人，此處指大公司賣的是昂貴的機器人，這種機器人必需具有專業(yè)自動化學(xué)問實力的人才能操作。15．A.other B．bigC．little D．robot答案：C解析：依據(jù)上文可知，大公司賣的是昂貴的機器人，而小公司賣的是不同的機器人——小型機器人。16．A.expensive B．a(chǎn)rtificialC．educational D．low-cost答案：D解析：依據(jù)邏輯，small與low-cost(低成本的)相符合。17．A.upto B．onC．in D．a(chǎn)bout答案：A解析：upto“達到……(高度、價格、水同等)”。18．A.mechanical B．standardC．cheap D．small答案：B解析：standard“標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的”，此處指他們所采納的技術(shù)是選擇標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的零件。19．A.much B．manyC．both D．some答案：C解析：上文提到的是兩種公司。20．A.more B．lessC．no D．least答案：B解析：lesschance“可能性更小”。Ⅱ.閱讀理解AshopwhollyrunbyarobothasbeensetupindowntownTokyo，capitalofJapan.TheshopwassetupbyaJapan-basedcompany.Whenacustomercomestotheshop,hewillbegivenapencilandapieceofpaper.Whenheislookingattheshelvesforgoods，hecanwritedownthenumberofeachthinghewantstobuy.Thenhemaycometoamachine，whichlookslikeabankATM(AutomaticTellerMachine),andpressthebuttontotellthemachinethenumbersandsomeotherinformationaboutthegoods.Themachinewillsoongivethecustomerabill.Whenthecustomerputsmoneyintothemachine,changewillbegivenbackatonce,andthewords“Thankyouforcoming”willappearonthescreenofthemachine.Therobotwillselecttheorderedgoodsforthecustomeraccordingtocomputercentreinformation.Therobot,asroundasabucket，isabletodecidetheweightandsizeofanygoods.Itwillalwaystakethebiggerandheaviergoodsfirstbeforepickingupthesmallerandlighterones，suchascakesorbiscuits.Withinhalfaminute,therobotwillmakeeverythingready，andwaitforacustomeratacertaindeliveryplace.Theshopistomeettheneedsofthepublicfortheso-called“silentpurchase”．Itmeansthatacustomercandoshoppingthroughmailorevenaninternationalcomputernetworkwithoutfacingtheshopowner.Thiswillreducethecostonthepartoftheshop,andthuslowerthepriceofgoodsforthecustomer.Therobotnowcandealwithmostgoodsinafastandeasyway.Onlywhendealingwiththosegoodsneedingspecialcarewilltherobotaskforhelp.文章介紹了機器人商店的狀況。1．Whenyouwanttobuysomethingintherobotshop，firstyouhaveto________.A．putmoneyintothemachineB．tellithowmuchyouaregoingtopayC．writedownwhatyouwanttobuyonpaperD．gointotheshopandselectthegoodsyouwant答案：C解析：依據(jù)其次段第一、二句“...hewillbegivenapencilandapieceofpaper...hecanwritedownthenumberofeachthinghewantstobuy.”可知C項正確。2．Inthisshop,therobotcandoshoppingquicklyatalowcost,sowemayconcludethat________.A．theshophasagreatfutureB．customersoftengetfalsegoodsC．fewcustomersgotheretobuygoodsD．theshopwillbeclosedsoon答案：A解析：從全文看由機器人經(jīng)營的商店有美妙的將來。3．Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthepassage?A．Theshopwassetupbyarobot.B．Therobotworkingintheshopishumanlike.C．Therobotworksinafastway.D．Therobotwillalwaystakethesmallerandlightergoodsfirst.答案：C解析：依據(jù)第三段最終一句“Withinhalfaminute，therobotwillmakeeverythingready...”和最終一段第一句“Therobotnowcandealwithmostgoodsinafastandeasyway.”可知。4．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．MayIHelpYouB．WelcometoOurShopC．RobotShopD．NobodySellsGoodsintheShop答案：C解析：縱觀全文，文章主要介紹機器人商店的狀況。Ⅲ.應(yīng)用文寫作目前我國已有多家機器人餐廳，請你就此以“RobotWaitersinRestaurants”為題給報社寫一篇英語短文，介紹機器人餐廳的優(yōu)點，要點如下：1.機器人可以烹飪、送餐、引路；2.可以吸引顧客，尤其是年輕的顧客；3.可以削減雇員，降低成本。留意：1.詞數(shù)80左右，開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；2.可適當(dāng)增加細微環(huán)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。RobotWaitersinRestaurantsSofarmanyrestaurantsinChinahaveadoptedrobotwaiters,whichisabighitwithcustomers.It's_not_only_because_of_the_food_being_cooked_and_dished_up_by_robots,_but_because_of_the_way_the_food_is_being_served.First,_robot_waiters_lead_the_hungry_people_to_tables,_taking_the_place_of_waiters_and_waitresses.Then_the_robot_waiters_get_their_orders_and_get_their_food_cooked.The_moment_the_robot_waiters_hand_out_meals,_the_customers_become_excited_and_show_great_interest.The_robot_waiters_prove_to_be_popular_with_the_customers,_especially_the_young.A_restaurant_manager_says_the_robot_waiters_can_help_attract_customers,_reduce_the_number_of_employees_and_lower_the_costs.Ⅳ.讀后續(xù)寫Jack，aclerkatthelocalbank，waswanderingaloneonthestreet.Itwasacold，silentwinternight.HismindwasonhiswifeLinda，whohadbeeninacaraccidenttwomonthsagoandwasnowlyinginahospitalbed，waitingformoremoneyforheroperation.Jackhadsoldeverythinghehad，andhehadtriedhisbesttoborrowmoneyfromallthepeopleandbankshecould.Buttherealworldiscruel.Alargeamountofmoneywasstillneeded.ToJack，itwouldmeanagreatdealofsufferingtoseehiswifediewithoutanyhelp.“Ihaveonlyoneoptionleft，”Jacksaidtohimself.Thenhewenttothe_bank，hisworkplace，again.Forseveraldays，heobservedthebankandplannedatheft.Thenextday，hewenttoworkasusual.Everythingseemednormal：hejokedwithhisworkmatesandhelpedhisclientsashealwaysdid.Butnoonenoticedthathehadbroughtabiggersuitcasetowork，insteadofthesmallonehealwayscarried.At5：00pm，thebankclosed，andthe_clerksandthe_guardshadallgonehome.However，atthatmoment，Jackwasinthebathroom，andtheguardsdidn'tnoticehim，ofcourse.Whenthenoisescomingfromthestreetwerereplacedbysilenceandeverythingturneddark，Jackcameoutfromthebathroom.Hefirstcutthelinesofthealarmsandmonitorswithtoolsfromhisnewsuitcase.Hewasalltoofamiliarwiththeequipmentsincehehadbeenworkingtherefor8yearsandhadbeenstudyingthe_security_systemforthepast30days.Usingaspecialkeyandsomeothertools，hetheneasilyopenedthedoorsofthesafes.Thebank'ssecuritysystemwasn'tverygood，whichallowedJacktotakealotofmoney.Severalminuteslater，Jackleftthebankwithaheavybagfilledwi