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完型填空 　　Although there are many skillful Braille(布萊葉盲文)readers, thousands of other blind people find it difficult to learn that system．They are therefore shut 　　1　　 from the world of books and newspapers, having to 　　2　　 on friends to read 　　3　　 to them． 　　A young scientist named Raymond Kurzweil has now designed a computer which is a major breakthrough(突破)in providing help to the 　　4　　．His machine, Cyclops, has a camera that scans any page, interprets the print into 　　5　　．And then delivers them orally in a robot-like 　　6　　 through a speaker．By pressing the appropriate buttons 　　7　　 Cyclops's keyboard, a blind person can“read”any 　　8　　 document in the English language． 　　This remarkable invention represents a tremendous stride forward in the 　　9　　 of the handicapped．(有障礙的人)At present, Cyclops costs ＄50,000．　　10　　, Mr．Kurzweil and his associates are preparing a smaller 　　11　　 improved version that will sell 　　12　　 less than half that price．Within a few years, Kurzweil 　　13　　 the price range will be low enough for every school and library to 　　14　　 one．Michael Hingson, Director of the National Federation for the Blind, hopes that 　　15　　 will be able to buy home 　　16　　 of Cyclops for the price of a good television set． 　　Mr．Hingson's organization purchased five machines and is now testing them in Maryland．Colorado, Iowa, California, and New York．Blind people have been 　　17　　 in those tests, making lots of 　　18　　 suggestions to the engineers who helped to produce Cyclops． 　　“This is the first time that blind people have ever done individual studies 　　19　　 a product was put on the market,”Hingson said．“Most manufacturers(制造商)believed that having the blind help the blind was like telling disabled people to teach other disabled people．In that sense , the manufacturers have been the 　　20　　 ones．” (1) [　　] A． up B． down C． in D． off (2) [　　] A． turn B． depend C． press D． live (3) [　　] A． loud B． silently C． aloud D． loudly (4) [　　] A． disabled B． uneducated C． invisible D． sightless (5) [　　] A． sounds B． sound C． pictures D． tape (6) [　　] A． behavior B． expression C． movement D． voice (7) [　　] A． on B． at C． in D． from (8) [　　] A． visual B． printed C． virtual D． spoken (9) [　　] A． education B． life C． mind D． world (10) [　　] A． Likewise B． Moreover C． However D． Though (11) [　　] A． but B． than C． or D． then (12) [　　] A． on B． for C． through D． to (13) [　　] A． estimates B． consider C． counts D． determine (14) [　　] A． settle B． own C． invest D． gain (15) [　　] A． schools B． children C． families D． companies (16) [　　] A． models B． modes C． cases D． collections (17) [　　] A． producing B． researching C． ascertaining D． assisting (18) [　　] A． true B． valuable C． authentic D． pleasant (19) [　　] A． after B． when C． before D． as (20) [　　] A． successful B． helpful C． blind D． smart

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．B;3．C;4．D;5．A;6．D;7．A;8．B;9．A;10．C;11．A;12．B;13．A;14．B;15．C;16．A;17．D;18．B;19．C;20．C;
解析：

(1)	cut/shut off切斷，與……隔絕
(2)	depend on依靠，依賴
(3)	read aloud朗讀
(4)	the＋adj．指一類人，the sightless＝the blind
(5)	盲人看不到圖片，但可以聽到聲音，故選A。
(6)	in a…voice，故選D。
(7)	on the keyboard，故選A。
(8)	printed document印刷文件，故選B。
(9)	這個(gè)發(fā)明對(duì)盲人的教育有很大的推進(jìn)作用，故選A
(10)
(11)
(12)	sell/buy/get/offer sth．for some money
(13)	答案只能選A因?yàn)榭紤]到第三人稱單數(shù)問(wèn)題
(14)	每個(gè)學(xué)校都能擁有一臺(tái)這樣的機(jī)器
(15)	根據(jù)后面的buy home選C
(16)	model(機(jī)器，儀器的)型號(hào)
(17)	assist＝help
(18)	盲人能給出有價(jià)值的建議
(19)	當(dāng)然是產(chǎn)品在投放市場(chǎng)之前做調(diào)查研究
(20)