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【题目】阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案。
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个自然段，第1段的第二句、第2、3、4段的首句都是主题句，这些主题句表明了机器人与人类相似的特性以及可能比人类具有更大的优势、更多的能力等特点。第1、3两段讲述相似性，2、4两段讲述比人类优越之处。所以根据第3段首句可以选出A为正确答案。（2）根据前面一句的level可知答案为B。 （3）根据第二空前面的“feedback”选择。（4）根据下面一句的works faster than a human, never makes mistakes可知讲述的是robots的“优势”，排除B项和C项, 选择better修饰前面的动词perform。（5）根据后面的“or”（或者）可知与“bored”为同类词，故选D。（6）根据后面一句的“learn”和下文所举的例子选择“learn”，又根据ability的搭配“the ability to do sth” 故选B。（7）根据前面的“arm and”说明所选的词与“arm”并列。若选B项或C项则与“arm”均有包含关系，而“brain”是储存信息的，也不妥。故选hand，与“arm”并列，arm 和hand共同执行机器人指令。（8）根据文章的中心推知机器人的电子脑与人脑相似，有存储信息的功能。store away意为“存储”；而take away意为“拿走”；put away意为“收拾好”；give away意为“捐赠，泄露”。 （9）根据上面提到的“完成任务要由a human operator指引，并且电子脑具备存储功能，所以已经设置好的程序就能重复（repeat）操作”，故选same。（10）根据本空所在的上下文可知“机器人只能执行设置好的程序，如果任务有变，指令也应随着改变”，所以要“learn the next job”，必须先“清除”原先的指令，重新设置新的指令（记忆存储），故只有erased“清除”正确。而refreshed意为“重新想起”；kept和stored意为“保存，存储”。 （11）“if there is anything in the process”与后面的“different from the original task”说的是同一层含义，所以强调的是与“原先设置的任务”的“不同”，故选unusual最妥当。 （12）deal with意为“处理”；而do sth with sth意为“处理”时常与what疑问句连用，如“I don’t know what to do with all the leftovers.”实际上what作do的宾语；solve为及物动词，后直接跟宾语。 （13）根据后面的“or”，说明空格处与“feeling”with metal fingers并列，故选with，表示手段，意为“用”。 （14）本句与首段提到的“depend on feedback from our five senses”呼应，又根据空格前面的“seeing”和“feeling”等感官进一步证明B选项正确。（15）文章从开头一直到第14空讲述的都是机器人的优点，本句为结束句，通过 “However”话锋一转，指出机器人的局限性，故排除never，选择ever表示“曾经”。