Question

【題目】閱讀下面短文，掌握大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳答案。
We live a life surrounded by robots. Nearly every robot has been made in some way1 up to a certain level or temperature. The machine will wait for “feedback” about the water2or temperature before it begins the washing cycle. In this way, a washing machine has been patterned after humans. We depend on 3from our five senses to find out what is happening around us and then make decisions about our actions.
Of course, some machines perform functions like humans, but much 4 than we do, such as calculators. A pocket calculator works faster than a human, never makes mistakes, and doesn’t get 5or bored.
Other robots are very similar to humans in their ability6 new things. In factories, robots can learn to do many different tasks, as they are shown by a human operator. For example, in a car factory, a person will guide a robot’s “arm” and “ 7” through the steps of the new job. The robot’s electronic “brain” will 8the information away, memorizing the steps so the next time it9can repeat the movements without a human operator. When the robot must be moved to a new job, its memory is 10so it is ready to learn the next job. Of course, at any time if there is anything 11in the process, different from the original task, the robot cannot 12 with it. It will signal for an engineer to come for repairs.
Some robots are considered very intelligent because they have more human abilities than others, such as “seeing” 13 cameras for eyes or “feeling” with metal fingers that can14shapes and even temperatures. However, no machine has 15been able to copy the complexity of the simplest, most common person.
（1）A.similar B.familiar C.sensitive D.different
（2）A.depth B.level C.fullness D.warning
（3）A.feelings B.touch C.feedback D.response
（4）A.faster B.more slowly C.worse D.better
（5）A.tiring B.exciting C.excited D.tired
（6）A.of learning B.to learn C.to copy D.to memorize
（7）A.hand B.body C.elbow D.brain
（8）A.take B.put C.store D.give
（9）A.correct B.similar C.same D.different
（10）A.erased B.refreshed C.kept D.stored
（11）A.usual B.unusual C.wrong D.strange
（12）A.do B.deal C.stay D.solve
（13）A.in B.by C.with D.from
（14）A.see B.sense C.know D.predict
（15）A.already B.never C.even D.ever

Answer 1

【答案】（1）、A
（2）、B
（3）、C
（4）、D
（5）、D
（6）、B
（7）、A
（8）、C
（9）、C
（10）、A
（11）、B
（12）、B
（13）、C
（14）、B
（15）、D

【解析】（1）本篇4個自然段，第1段的第二句、第2、3、4段的首句都是主題句，這些主題句表明了機器人與人類相似的特性以及可能比人類具有更大的優(yōu)勢、更多的能力等特點。第1、3兩段講述相似性，2、4兩段講述比人類優(yōu)越之處。所以根據(jù)第3段首句可以選出A為正確答案。（2）根據(jù)前面一句的level可知答案為B。 （3）根據(jù)第二空前面的“feedback”選擇。（4）根據(jù)下面一句的works faster than a human, never makes mistakes可知講述的是robots的“優(yōu)勢”，排除B項和C項, 選擇better修飾前面的動詞perform。（5）根據(jù)后面的“or”（或者）可知與“bored”為同類詞，故選D。（6）根據(jù)后面一句的“l(fā)earn”和下文所舉的例子選擇“l(fā)earn”，又根據(jù)ability的搭配“the ability to do sth” 故選B。（7）根據(jù)前面的“arm and”說明所選的詞與“arm”并列。若選B項或C項則與“arm”均有包含關系，而“brain”是儲存信息的，也不妥。故選hand，與“arm”并列，arm 和hand共同執(zhí)行機器人指令。（8）根據(jù)文章的中心推知機器人的電子腦與人腦相似，有存儲信息的功能。store away意為“存儲”；而take away意為“拿走”；put away意為“收拾好”；give away意為“捐贈，泄露”。 （9）根據(jù)上面提到的“完成任務要由a human operator指引，并且電子腦具備存儲功能，所以已經(jīng)設置好的程序就能重復（repeat）操作”，故選same。（10）根據(jù)本空所在的上下文可知“機器人只能執(zhí)行設置好的程序，如果任務有變，指令也應隨著改變”，所以要“l(fā)earn the next job”，必須先“清除”原先的指令，重新設置新的指令（記憶存儲），故只有erased“清除”正確。而refreshed意為“重新想起”；kept和stored意為“保存，存儲”。 （11）“if there is anything in the process”與后面的“different from the original task”說的是同一層含義，所以強調(diào)的是與“原先設置的任務”的“不同”，故選unusual最妥當。 （12）deal with意為“處理”；而do sth with sth意為“處理”時常與what疑問句連用，如“I don’t know what to do with all the leftovers.”實際上what作do的賓語；solve為及物動詞，后直接跟賓語。 （13）根據(jù)后面的“or”，說明空格處與“feeling”with metal fingers并列，故選with，表示手段，意為“用”。 （14）本句與首段提到的“depend on feedback from our five senses”呼應，又根據(jù)空格前面的“seeing”和“feeling”等感官進一步證明B選項正確。（15）文章從開頭一直到第14空講述的都是機器人的優(yōu)點，本句為結(jié)束句，通過 “However”話鋒一轉(zhuǎn)，指出機器人的局限性，故排除never，選擇ever表示“曾經(jīng)”。