SDR-4X is a new robot. It acts like a human being. It talks, sings, dances and it costs  1  a car. In Tokyo, a human-shaped robot will go on sale   2   this year from Sony Corp. It remem-bers people's faces, dances disco steps and   3   sings. But it's an expensive toy. It will cost as much as a luxury car.

Sony  4  to say more about its sales plans for the silver round-eyed SDR-4X to reporters last week. "This robot was designed to live with people in  5  , "said Sony only.

"The SDR-4X has sensors on the bottoms of its  6   so it can walk on carpets and other uneven surfaces. It even knows   7   get back on its feet when it falls, "Sony said.

The 58-centimetre-tall SDR-4X is equipped with two  8   , allowing it to see better than its predecessor. It can  9   the difference between the edge of a table and patterns on the floor. The SDR-4X will be more expensive than the Ambo which   10   for 180 000 yen(US $ 1 400) in Japan and US $ 1 500 in the US. The SDR-4X can carry on simple  11  (It knows about 60 000 words. ), and be taught to sing by inputting music. It can also recognize faces,  12  and names.

Entertainment robots have grown into a fad, and toy makers are coming out with  13  imitations. Mitsubishi company   14  two entertainment robots to a museum. They can talk with children, play simple games and draw pictures. Yashawa Electric Corp has developed a 13.8  15  yen(US $105 000) bed-shaped robot that can help patients who need to strengthen their legs.

1.(　)

A. as many as　　　　　　　　　　    B. as much as

C. so many as　　　　　　　　　　    D. so much as

2.(　)

A. before　　　　　　　　　　    B. later

C. ago　　　　　　　　　　    D. after

3.(　)

A. ever　　　　　　　　　　    B. every

C. even　　　　　　　　　　    D. never

4.(　)

A. continued　　　　　　　　　　    B. used

C. forgot　　　　　　　　　　    D. refused

5.(　)

A. families　　　　　　　　　　    B. houses

C. homes　　　　　　　　　　    D. offices

6.(　)

A. hands　　　　　　　　　　    B. feet

C. arms　　　　　　　　　　    D. legs

7.(　)

A. when to　　　　　　　　　　    B. how to

C. what to　　　　　　　　　　    D. why to

8.(　)

A. umbrellas　　　　　　　　　　    B. bands

C. telephones　　　　　　　　　　    D. cameras

9.(　)

A. talk　　　　　　　　　　    B. speak

C. say　　　　　　　　　　    D. tell

10.(　)

A. sales　　　　　　　　　　    B. sells

C. buys　　　　　　　　　　    D. borrows

11.(　)

A. diaries　　　　　　　　　　    B. conversations

C. competitions　　　　　　　　　　    D. dialogues

12.(　)

A. noises　　　　　　　　　　    B. bodies

C. voices　　　　　　　　　　    D. entrances

13.(　)

A. cheap　　　　　　　　　　    B. cheaper

C. dear　　　　　　　　　　    D. more expensive

14.(　)

A. sold　　　　　　　　　　    B. have sold

C. has sold　　　　　　　　　　    D. will sell

15.(　)

A. hundred　　　　　　　　　　    B. thousand

C. million　　　　　　　　　　    D. billion

 

单项选择：

______ are in the street.　　  

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A. Hundred of people　　B. Hundreds of people

C. A hundred of people  D. A hundreds of people

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词)

　　During the past hundred years, the railway, the car, the radio, the cinema, and now the TV, have produced very great changes in the amusements with which people pass their free time.

　　A hundred years ago, people were in the 　(1)　 of making their own amusements. When a group of people got together, they talked, played cards or other games, read aloud to each other, or went out riding, shooting or walking. Most people could sing a little, or play the piano; so at a party the guests amused each other. Above all, conversation was an art; amusing conversation could keep people happy for hours.

　　As for games such as football and tennis, people were also in the habit of playing them themselves. Most of them did not play very well, 　(2)　 they amused themselves and their friends.

　　Nowadays, we are amused by professional singers or players. 　(3)　 listen to your friends singing when you can hear the great singers of the world by the radio or on TV? Why play football with players who 　(4)　 very good at it when you can see some of the best players playing an important match? You may just sit comfortably at a cinema and watch the game without the trouble of going outside.

　　The art of conversation and the habit of playing and singing are growing, more people are becoming lookers and listeners, and more become doers and talkers. This change 　(5)　 people neither good nor harm; it is 　(6)　 to do something not very well oneself than always to sit watch others doing it.

164 is ______.

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　　A. hundred sixly four　　　　 B. a hundred sixty four

　　C. one hundred and six four   D. a hundred and sixty-four