Question

C完形填空。(30分)

   Let’s meet an excellent robot helper,Nicole!She is goo-dlooking,well-spoken,and very obedient (顺从的) 一in fact,she’s perfect. Nicole is a computerized (电脑化的) personal assistant.She 1 by Tom Moir,2 is a New Zealand university teacher and computer engineer. Tom has spent more than a year 3 the computer program. And now Nicole 4 many things 5 turning on the radio,lights,and even surfing the Internet.

  Similar programs 6 in other parts of the world,but Tom’s aim is to help 7 people around the home.

  About one month ago,Tom 8,“I will create a smart house. 9 you come in,Nicole will be there on the big screen for you. You can ask her 10 your email,tell you the news and 11 the weather is’ etc. ”

  Although Nicole is computerized₉ it 12 that she can be human and do a 13 job than a human helper.

  Tom 14 on a new project now. He wants to improve Nicole 15 she can do more and better work for people.

() 1. A. creates         B. was created      C. is creating          D. created

() 2. A. which           B. who              C. whom                 D. that

() 3. A. developed       B. develop          C. developing           D. to develop

() 4. A. can do          B. could do         C. is done              D. can’t do

() 5. A. such that       B. and so on        C. for example          D. such as

() 6. A. are designing   B. is designed      C. have been designed   D. have designed

() 7. A. unable          B. able             C. disable              D. disabled

() 8. A. announce        B. is announcing    C. has announced        D. announced

() 9. A. Where           B. When             C. Which                D. That

() 10. A. to read        B. reading          C. to be read           D. read

() 11. A. what           B. which            C. when                 D. how

() 12. A. seemed         B. is seemed        C. seems                D. seem

() 13. A. good           B. better           C. best                 D. more

() 14. A. is working     B. has worked       C. has been working     D. is worked

() 15. A. such that      B. as that          C. in order to          D. so that

Answer 1

1.B 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.D 6.C 7.D 8.D 9.B 10.A 11.D 12.C 13.B 14.A 15.D

1.B   (机器人是被人创造出来的。此处应使用被动语态。故选   B. )

2.B   (这是一个非限定性定语从句，不能使用that作关系代词， 先行词是人，不能使用which作关系代词，本句中的关系代词 在从句中作主语，故选   B. )

3.C   (spend...doingsth.，花费时间做某事。故选C.)

4.A   (现在Nicole能做很多事情。can表示能力。故选A. )

5.D   (such as用于列举一系列事物；for example用于单独叙述 一个事例;and so on用于被列举的事物后面。故选   D. )

6.C   (句意:在其他国家已经有类似的程序被开发出来。本题仍 需从被动关系人手。故选CJ

7.D   (根据上下文可推断设计者的目的是让这个机器人能够帮 助残疾人。

disabledpeople指“残疾人”。故选   D. )

8.D   (aboutonemonthago为一般过去时的标志，故选   D. )

9.B   (这是时间状语从句，意为：当你进来时，Nicole就会在大屏 幕上等着你。故选13. >

10.A  (根据ask sb. to do sth.确定答案。此处没有被动含义，不 使用被动语态。故选A. )

11.D  (询问天气的表达是：How is the weather?或 What’s the weather like?在充当宾语从句时，应使用陈述句语序，本题显 然应使用前者。故选   D. )

12.C   (It seems that...意为“看起来”，本题为一般现在时，故选   C. )

13.B   (下文的than a human helper说明这里是比较级。more 与文义不搭配，故排除;good的比较级是better。故选   B. )

14.A   (根据now确定这是现在进行时。故选A. )

15.D   (so that和in order to都表示目的。前者接从句，后者接动词原形。故选   D. )