2013-2014学年高二英语人教版选修七《Unit 2 Robots》单元练测（含答案解析）
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Unit 2 Robots
单元练测卷
（时间：90分钟 满分：120分）
Ⅰ. 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. In __________ most countries, a university degree can give you __________ flying start in life.
A. the; a B. the; /
C. /; / D. /; a
2. Though __________ with the present situation, the local government can not find effective measures to reduce the risk of coal mine accidents.
A. unsatisfied B. being unsatisfied
C. unsatisfying D. to be unsatisfied
3. We haven't seen each other for many years, so I am quite __________ the plan that we have a party this weekend.
A. in place of B. in favour of
C. in honour of D. in need of
4. —Jason, you need to refresh yourself with a cup of coffee.
—Yeah, I went to bed very late last night, __________, early this morning.
A. rather than B. what's more
C. or rather D. what's worse
5. Mary __________ and saw that a bear was moving towards her.
A. turned down B. turned up
C. turned on D. turned around
6. I bought a new MP4, which was the __________ of all my classmates.
A. envy B. respect
C. admire D. wish
7. John told the story again from the beginning. Apparently he forgot where he __________ last time.
A. gave off B. laid off
C. put off D. left off
8. Are you driving to the airport, sir I'd appreciate __________ if you could give me a lift.
A. that B. you
C. this D. it
9. Finding information in today’s world is easy. The ________ is how you can tell if the information you get is useful or not.
A. ability B. competition
C. challenge D. knowledge
10. She liked the novel so much that she __________ her homework and began to read it.
A. gave off B. turned down
C. took over D. set aside
11. Look at the shining stars in the sky. The weather is __________ to get better tomorrow.
A. obliged B. forced
C. willing D. bound
12. —What do you think of the cars on the exhibition
—Well, great. But I don't think much of __________ you've bought.
A. that B. which
C. one D. the one
13. John's success has nothing to do with good luck. It is years of hard work __________ has made him what he is today.
A. why B. when
C. which D. that
14. He hurried to the hotel, only __________ his girlfriend had left.
A. to tell B. to be told
C. telling D. told
15. —What's the noise It sounds as if it comes from upstairs.
—__________. It must be the window-cleaner working next door.
A. I'm not sure B. I hope not
C. I'd rather not D. I don't think so
Ⅱ. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Nowadays robots can __16__ talk and dance, but also answer your questions in English. They are “beauties”. The following is the first China-made “beauty” __17__.
A new 168-cm high “beauty” robot who has not yet __18__ named looks wonderful in a red wedding __19__. She can act as a tour guide, a receptionist, __20__ a hostess.
Her face combines the beautiful facial characteristics of many __21__. And her eyes can move.
“The robot is the first human simulation（仿真） __22__ in China, and she is __23__ with the most advanced voice and movement control technologies and __24__ communicate with humans, ” said Li Chengrong, the main __25__ of the robot, who works for the Chinese Academy of Science Institute of Automation. “She replies ‘__26__ ’if you praise her by saying ‘You are so __27__’.”
“The sentences that the robot can understand and say are limited at __28__. We will improve her in the future, to make her talk __29__ with human beings, ”Li said.
__30__ the “beauty” will work as a receptionist（招待员）and tour guide, in Sichuan Science Museum, she has been programmed __31__ the southwestern dialect that is popular in inland Sichuan Province.
Li said the lab __32__ for designing and making the robot was 300, 000 yuan (37, 500 US dollars）. __33__ robot is equipped with interactive technologies（交换技术）. It is similar to the most advanced robot in the world—Asimo，__34__ by Japanese auto-maker Honda. Asimo，__35__ can walk at a speed of one mile per hour and climb up and down stairs, costs about one million US dollars.
16. A. not B. only
C. not only D. no
17. A. robot B. cushion
C. carpet D. fingernail
18. A. be B. was
C. ／ D. been
19. A. dress B. clothes
C. cloth D. skirt
20. A. or B. and
C. but D. so
21. A. boys B. woman
C. men D. girls
22. A. one B. this
C. that D. it
23. A. desired B. piled
C. equipped D. scanned
24. A. must B. can
C. should D. may
25. A. designer B. declarer
C. junior D. haircutter
26. A. Go ahead B. Thank you
C. Sorry D. With pleasure
27. A. alarmed B. pretty
C. generous D. complicated
28. A. absent B. past
C. present D. left
29. A. happily B. elderly
C. particularly D. freely
30. A. Since B. If
C. Unless D. When
31. A. speak B. to speak
C. speaking D. spoke
32. A. pay B. price
C. cost D. work
33. A. A B. The
C. An D. ／
34. A. produced B. obeyed
C. envied D. tested
35. A. which B. she
C. it D. who
Ⅲ. 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Researchers are placing robotic dogs（机器狗）in the homes of lonely old people to determine whether they can improve the quality of life for humans. Alan Beck, an expert in human-animal relationship, and Nancy Edwards, a professor of nursing, are leading the animal-assisted study concerning the influence of robotic dogs on old people's depression, physical activity, and life satisfaction. “No one will argue that an older person is better off being more active, challenged, or stimulated（刺激），”Edwards points out. “The problem is how we promote（使……成为现实）that, especially for those without friends or help. A robotic dog could be a solution. ”
In the study, the robots, called AIBOs, are placed for six weeks in the houses of some old people who live alone. Before placing AIBOs in the home, researchers will collect baseline data for six weeks. These old people will keep a diary to note their feelings and activities before and after AIBOs. Then, the researchers will review the data to determine if they have inspired any changes in the life of their owners.
“I talk to him all the time, and he responds to my voice, ” says a seventy-year-old lady. “When I'm watching TV, he'll stay in my arms until he wants down. He has a mind of his own. ”
The AIBOs respond to certain orders. The researchers say they have some advantages over live dogs, especially for old people. Often the elderly are disabled and cannot care for an animal by walking it or playing with it. A robotic dog removes exercise and feeding concerns.
“In the beginning, it was believed that no one would relate to the robotic dog, because it was metal and not furry. ”Beck says. “But it's amazing how quickly we have given up that belief. ”
“Hopefully, down the road, these robotic pets could become more valuable health helpers. They will record their masters' blood pressure, oxygen levels, or heart rhythms. AIBOs may even one day have games that can help stimulate older people's minds. ”
36. The purpose of Beck and Edwards' study is to __________.
A. understand human-animal relationship
B. make lonely old people's life better
C. find the causes of old people's loneliness
D. introduce robotic dogs to ordinary families
37. In the research, the old people are asked to __________.
A. note the activities of AIBOs
B. keep AIBOs at home for 12 weeks
C. record their feelings and activities
D. analyze the collected information
38. What is the advantage of AIBOs over live dogs
A. They are easier to keep at home.
B. They can help the disabled people.
C. They respond to all the human orders.
D. They can watch TV with their owners.
39. The author seems to suggest that the future robotic dogs may __________.
A. cure certain diseases
B. keep old people active
C. change people's beliefs
D. look more like real dogs
B
Among the most popular books being written today are those which are usually classified as science fiction. Hundreds of titles are published every year and are read by all kinds of people. Furthermore, some of the most successful films in recent years have been based on science fiction stories.
It is often thought that science fiction is a fairly new development in literature, but it can be found in books written hundreds of years ago. These books were often concerned with the presentation of some form of ideal society, a theme which is still often found in modern stories.
Most of the classics of science fiction, however, have been written within the last one hundred years. Books by writers such as Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, to mention just two well-known authors, have been translated into many languages. Modern science fiction writers don't write about men from Mars or space adventure stories. They are more interested in predicting the results of technical developments on society and the human mind or in imagining the future world. Because of this their writing has obvious political undertones.
In the age when science fact frequently overtakes science fiction, the writers may find it difficult to keep ahead of scientific advances. Those who see the future clearly can teach us how to master new technology and live in a rapidly changing world.
40. Most of the classics of science fiction have been written within __________.
A. the last few hundred years
B. the last one hundred years
C. the last two hundred years
D. the last three hundred years
41. Modern science fiction writers are interested in __________.
A. writing about men from Mars
B. writing about everything but politics
C. forecasting the results of technical developments and imagining the future world
D. writing space adventure stories
42. Science fiction writers may provide a valuable lesson on how to deal with the problems of __________.
A. conflict used by different political theories
B. adopting new technology and adapting quickly to its effects on society
C. conflict caused by different religious beliefs
D. space adventure
C
Japan is pretty serious about robotics（机器人技术）. If the droids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea.
Fortunately, researchers at the University of Tokyo are exploring just that. In a show this week, a humanoid with camera eyes made by Kawada Industries Inc. poured tea from a bottle into a cup.
Then another robot on wheels delivered the cup of tea in an experimental room that has sensors（传感器）embedded in the floor and sofa as well as cameras on the ceiling to simulate （模拟）life with robot technology.
“A human being may be faster, but you'd have to say‘Thank you’，”said Professor Tomomasa Sato from the University of Tokyo. “That's the best part about a robot. You don't have to feel bad about asking it to do things. ”
Sato believes Japan, a rapidly aging society where more than a fifth of the population is 65 or older, will lead the world in designing robots to care for the elderly, sick and bedridden.
Already, monitoring technologies, such as sensors that automatically turn on lights when people enter a room, are becoming widespread in Japan.
The walking, child size Asimo from Honda Motor Co. greets people at showrooms. NEC Corp. has developed a smaller companion robot-on-wheels called Papero. A robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of fuzzy companionship.
Sato says his experimental room is raising awareness about privacy questions that may arise when electronic devices monitor a person's movements down to the smallest detail.
On the bright side, the tea pouring humanoid has been programmed to do the dishes.
43. Which is the best title of this passage
A. “Thank You” Will Never Be Needed in Japan
B. Monitoring Technologies Are Widespread in Japan
C. Robots Are Designed to Care for the Elderly
D. A Robot Serves Tea Just the Way Japanese Like It
44. The underlined word “embedded” in the third paragraph probably means“__________”.
A. fixed B. established
C. attached D. rooted
45. Which of the following statements is NOT true
A. A robot can imitate people to complete complicated tasks.
B. A robot has been programmed to clean the dishes.
C. All the problems in the aging society can be solved by robots.
D. The number of aging people is increasing rapidly in Japan.
46. We can infer from the passage that __________.
A. people are afraid of being monitored by robots
B. the technology of robots has been highlighted in Japan
C. robots can completely take the place of human beings
D. people's privacy should be strictly protected
D
PITTSBURGH—For most people, snakes seem unpleasant or even threatening. But Howie Choset sees in their delicate movements a way to save lives.
The 37-year-old Carnegie Mellon University professor has spent years developing snake-like robots, and he hopes they will eventually slide through fallen buildings in search of victims trapped after natural disasters or other emergencies.
Dan Kara is president of Robotics Trends, a Northboro, Massbased company that publishes an online industry magazine and runs robotics trade shows. He said there are other snake-like robots being developed, mainly at universities, but didn't know of one that could climb pipes.
The Carnegie Mellon machines are designed to carry cameras and electronic sensors and can be controlled with a joystick（操纵杆）. They move smoothly with the help of small electric motors, or servos, commonly used by hobbyists in model airplanes.
Built from lightweight materials, the robots are about the size of a human arm or smaller. They can sense which way is up, but are only as good as their human operators, Choset added.
Sam Stover, a search team manager with the Federal Emergency Management Agency based in Indiana, said snake-type robots would offer greater mobility than equipment currently available, such as cameras attached to extendible poles.
“It just allows us to do something we've not been able to do before, ”Stover said. “We needed them yesterday. ”
He said sniffer dogs are still the best search tool for rescue workers, but that they can only be used effectively when workers have access to damaged buildings.
Stover, among the rescue workers who handled the aftermath（后果）of Hurricane Katrina, said snake- like robots would have helped rescuers search flooded houses in that disaster.
Choset said the robots may not be ready for use for another five to ten years, depending on funding.
47. Which institution is responsible for the development of Choset's robots
A. Robotics Trends.
B. Pittsburgh City Council.
C. Carnegie Mellon University.
D. Federal Emergency Management Agency.
48. Choset believes that his invention __________.
A. can be attached to an electronic arm
B. can be used by hobbyists in model airplanes
C. can find victims more quickly than a sniffer dog
D. can sense its way no better than its operators
49. By saying “We needed them yesterday.” (Paragraph 7)，Stover means that snake-like robots __________.
A. could help handle the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
B. would have been put to use in past rescue work
C. helped rescuers search flooded houses yesterday
D. were in greater need yesterday than today
50. What is the text mainly about
A. Snake-like robots used in industries.
B. Snake-like robots made to aid in rescues.
C. The development of snake-like robots.
D. The working principles of snake-like robots.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Being healthy means taking care of yourself physically and mentally. Here are some of my best tips on how to do both：
Break a bad habit.
You don't really “break” habits. __51__ So if your problem is that you eat too much when you get home from work, find something new to do that is incompatible（不能共存的）with what you usually do. You can't walk around the track at the school and pig out in your kitchen at the same time.
Grow your marriage.
__52__ It's always a give-and-take, always requires work. It's like if you planted a garden and came back six months later—you wouldn't even be able to find it. __53__
Beat stress.
My dog, Maggie, is the best anti-stress tool I have. A few minutes petting, scratching or playing with her, and __54__ Exercise also helps. Just about every day, I'm on the tennis court. It's a great workout, and if I don't have that, I don't cope as well, sleep as well or think as well.
Refocus your anger.
Expressing your anger is just not that good an idea. You say things you don't mean. __55__ When you do that, you're a problem solver.
Don't medicate with food.
It never, ever works. You're denying your issue by eating your way through it，instead of saying, “ Hey, I've got a problem.”
A. You replace the unwanted behaviour with something that prevents you from doing it and that doesn't have unhealthy side effects.
B. I'll feel easy.
C. If there is a problem, you needn't deal with it immediately.
D. You have to tend it, feed it, weed it, deal with the problems.
E. Instead, recognize that anger is usually a symptom of hurt, fear or frustration, and deal with the causes rather than blow up.
F. Relationships are negotiated（协商）, and the negotiation never stops.
G. You do something without any good effect on your health during the time when you usually do something harmful to your body.
51. __________ 52. __________ 53. __________
54. __________ 55.__________
Ⅳ.短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。?
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。?
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。?
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。?
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I went to Shanghai Expo on last week. At the gate I happened to meet some America tourists. I greeted him in English and then we began to chat. I got to know that they were college students travel in China. They were busy with taking pictures and were much impressed with the changes had taken place in the past few years. After which, we visited China Pavilion and had a good time. We exchanged our email address so that we could write to each other on the future. They thanked me again and again. I was very glad to have a chance to practising my oral English.
Ⅴ.书面表达（满分25分）
根据下列提示用英语写一篇展望22世纪的短文。
提示：1. 某些人可能到月球上去度假；
2. 某些科学家可能在海底生活；
3. 每家都有可视电话（video telephone);
4. 孩子们可以在家通过电视或广播接受教育；
5. 机器人为你做家务。
词数：120左右。
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答案与解析
1. D 句意: 在大多数国家，一张大学文凭能够赋予你人生中一个良好的开端。most countries为泛指，前面不用冠词；start在此处是可数名词，也是泛指，前面需要用不定冠词。
2. A 句意：尽管对当前形势不满意，但当地政府找不出降低煤矿事故的风险的有效措施。though引导的让步状语从句是个省略句，补全后应是：Though the local government is unsatisfied with the present situation。
3. B in place of“代替”;in favour of“支持”；in honour of“为纪念”;in need of “需要”。根据句意，选B项。
4. C 答句句意：是的，昨晚我睡得很晚，更确切地说，是今天早晨很早。or rather “更确切地说”，符合句意。
5. D turn down“拒绝”;turn up“出现”;turn on “打开”;turn around“转向，回转”。根据句意, D项正确。
6. A envy 此处用作名词，意为“嫉妒，羡慕”，此处指令全体同学羡慕的事。admire只能作动词，意为“钦佩，羡慕”，而空格处需填入名词。
7. D give off“发出，放出（气味、热等）”;lay off“解雇”;put off“推迟，延期”;leave off“中断，停止”。根据句意，选D项。
8. D 句意：先生，你是开车去机场吗？如果你能载我一程，我将非常感激。根据句意可知需用it作形式宾语，代替真正的宾语if you could give me a lift。
9. C 考查名词辨析。句意：当今世界获得信息很容易，难题是你如何辨别你获得的信息是否有用处。ability“能力”；competition“竞争”；challenge“难题”；knowledge“知识”。
10. D 句意：她如此喜欢这本小说，以至于把自己的作业放到一边开始读小说。give off“发出，放出”；turn down“拒绝；调低（声音）”;take over“接管，接替”;set aside“把……放到一旁”。根据句意, D项正确。
11. D be bound to do sth.“肯定会做某事”，故D项符合语境。
12. D 句意：“你认为展览会上的那些车怎么样？”“噢，很好。但我认为你买的那辆车不怎么样。”受限制性定语从句you've bought的影响，空格中的代词相当于the car, 所以要用表示特指的the one。
13. D 句意：约翰的成功与运气好没有关系，他能有今天（这样的成功），是多年努力的结果。题干为强调句型，被强调部分为years of hard work，故选D项。
14. B only to do表示一种意想不到的结果，句子的主语he与tell之间是被动关系，故选B项。
15. D 句意：“是什么噪音？听起来好像来自楼上。”“我认为不是。这肯定是在隔壁工作的窗户清洁工。”A项“我不确信”；B项“我希望不会”；C项“我宁愿不”；D项“我认为不是”。根据空格后面的内容可知所填部分应表示对前一人的观点的否定，故选D项。
16. C 考查固定搭配not only ... but also的用法。
17. A 从上文可以看出本文谈论的是机器人。
18. D 用现在完成时的被动语态的否定式表示还未完成的被动动作，“还未被命名”。
19. A a red wedding dress“一套红色的结婚礼服”。
20. A or表示具有其中一项特点，而不是全部。
21. D 从her看出是女性，排除A、C两项；再由many可知应用复数形式，故选D项。
22. A 考查代词。one指代a robot。
23. C be equipped with表示“被装备有……”。
24. B must“必须”;can表示能力；should“应该”；may“也许”。
25. A the main designer of the robot“机器人的主要设计者”。
26. B 本题与第27小题结合，对别人的表扬要用“Thank you”应答。
27. B 从上文的beauties看出应选pretty。
28. C 由下文的“We will improve her in the future...”可知，目前这个机器人掌握的句子还是有限的。at present “目前”。
29. D talk freely with sb.“与某人自由自在地谈话”。
30. A since“因为；既然；鉴于”。
31. B has been programmed后接不定式，表示被设计做某事。
32. C 从300, 000 yuan看出是“成本，花费”。cost在这里作名词。
33. B 定冠词表示特指，指上文提到的robot。
34. A produced by...是过去分词短语作定语，由上下文可知，阿西莫是本田公司制造的。
35. D 从上文的she和her看出，把机器人看作人，因此用who引导定语从句。
36. B 细节理解题。本文为科技说明文，第一段第一句话即交代了研究的目的。
37. C 细节理解题。由第二段第三句“These old people will...and after AlBOs.”可知。
38. A 推理判断题。由第四段最后一句可推知。
39. B 推理判断题。A项曲解文章原意，机器狗是“health helpers”，但不能治病；C、D两项与文章内容无关；B项从最后一段最后一句可推知。
40. B 细节理解题。由第三段中的“Most of the classics of science fiction, however, have been written within the last one hundred years.”可知B项正确。
41. C 细节理解题。由第三段中的“They are more interested in predicting the results of technical developments on society and the human mind or in imagining the future world.”可知C项正确。
42. B 推理判断题。根据第三段第四句及第四段第二句可推知B项正确。
43. D 主旨大意题。文章首段引入“the Japanese custom of serving tea”，第二段引入“会倒茶的机器人”，在接下来的段落中又围绕“该机器人”进行介绍和展开，综上可知本题最佳选项为D项。
44. A 词义猜测题。根据语境应该是：……在实验房间里有传感器安装在地板和沙发里……，因此embedded与fixed意思接近。
45. C 细节理解题。A、B、D三项均可在原文中找到依据，而C项中的“all”过于绝对，不符合事实。
46. B 推理判断题。由全文内容，特别是第一段第一句可以推断出日本很重视机器人技术。
47. C 推理判断题。第二段讲到豪伊·乔塞特，37岁，是卡耐基梅隆大学的教授，从事研发蛇形机器人的工作已经数年，由此可知，卡耐基梅隆大学是负责此项工作的机构。
48. D 推理判断题。由第五段第二句“They can sense which way is up, but are only as good as their human operators…”可知教授对此项功能还不满意。
49. B 细节理解题。原句句意：昨天我们需要它们。结合上文“它恰恰允许我们做一些我们以前不能做的事情”可知其含义是：如果过去有这种机器人的话，我们早就开始使用了。
50. B A项：在工业中使用蛇形机器人，此项在文中未涉及。C项：蛇形机器人的发展。D项：蛇形机器人的工作原理。原文中对C、D两项略有涉及，但都不是主要内容，只有B项“开发用于帮助救援的蛇形机器人”高度概括了全文的主要内容。
51~55 AFDBE
短文改错
第一句：去掉on
第二句：America→American
第三句：him→them
第四句：travel→travelling
第五句：去掉第一个with; changes后加that/which
第六句：which→that
第七句：address→addresses; on→in
第九句：practising→practise
One possible version：
Sometimes I dream about the life in the 22nd century. What will it be like Perhaps some people will go to the moon for a holiday, and some scientists will live under the sea. Maybe we will have video telephones in every home. And children won't need to go to school every day. They will study on the radio or TV at home.
Many people don't like doing housework. Maybe each family will have a robot. Every day we can tell the robot what to do—the shopping, the housework and so on. I believe my dream will be turned into reality.
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Unit 2 Robots
单元练测卷
（时间：90分钟 满分：120分）
Ⅰ. 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. In __________ most countries, a university degree can give you __________ flying start in life.
A. the; a B. the; /
C. /; / D. /; a
2. Though __________ with the present situation, the local government can not find effective measures to reduce the risk of coal mine accidents.
A. unsatisfied B. being unsatisfied
C. unsatisfying D. to be unsatisfied
3. We haven't seen each other for many years, so I am quite __________ the plan that we have a party this weekend.
A. in place of B. in favour of
C. in honour of D. in need of
4. —Jason, you need to refresh yourself with a cup of coffee.
—Yeah, I went to bed very late last night, __________, early this morning.
A. rather than B. what's more
C. or rather D. what's worse
5. Mary __________ and saw that a bear was moving towards her.
A. turned down B. turned up
C. turned on D. turned around
6. I bought a new MP4, which was the __________ of all my classmates.
A. envy B. respect
C. admire D. wish
7. John told the story again from the beginning. Apparently he forgot where he __________ last time.
A. gave off B. laid off
C. put off D. left off
8. Are you driving to the airport, sir I'd appreciate __________ if you could give me a lift.
A. that B. you
C. this D. it
9. Finding information in today’s world is easy. The ________ is how you can tell if the information you get is useful or not.
A. ability B. competition
C. challenge D. knowledge
10. She liked the novel so much that she __________ her homework and began to read it.
A. gave off B. turned down
C. took over D. set aside
11. Look at the shining stars in the sky. The weather is __________ to get better tomorrow.
A. obliged B. forced
C. willing D. bound
12. —What do you think of the cars on the exhibition
—Well, great. But I don't think much of __________ you've bought.
A. that B. which
C. one D. the one
13. John's success has nothing to do with good luck. It is years of hard work __________ has made him what he is today.
A. why B. when
C. which D. that
14. He hurried to the hotel, only __________ his girlfriend had left.
A. to tell B. to be told
C. telling D. told
15. —What's the noise It sounds as if it comes from upstairs.
—__________. It must be the window-cleaner working next door.
A. I'm not sure B. I hope not
C. I'd rather not D. I don't think so
Ⅱ. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Nowadays robots can __16__ talk and dance, but also answer your questions in English. They are “beauties”. The following is the first China-made “beauty” __17__.
A new 168-cm high “beauty” robot who has not yet __18__ named looks wonderful in a red wedding __19__. She can act as a tour guide, a receptionist, __20__ a hostess.
Her face combines the beautiful facial characteristics of many __21__. And her eyes can move.
“The robot is the first human simulation（仿真） __22__ in China, and she is __23__ with the most advanced voice and movement control technologies and __24__ communicate with humans, ” said Li Chengrong, the main __25__ of the robot, who works for the Chinese Academy of Science Institute of Automation. “She replies ‘__26__ ’if you praise her by saying ‘You are so __27__’.”
“The sentences that the robot can understand and say are limited at __28__. We will improve her in the future, to make her talk __29__ with human beings, ”Li said.
__30__ the “beauty” will work as a receptionist（招待员）and tour guide, in Sichuan Science Museum, she has been programmed __31__ the southwestern dialect that is popular in inland Sichuan Province.
Li said the lab __32__ for designing and making the robot was 300, 000 yuan (37, 500 US dollars）. __33__ robot is equipped with interactive technologies（交换技术）. It is similar to the most advanced robot in the world—Asimo，__34__ by Japanese auto-maker Honda. Asimo，__35__ can walk at a speed of one mile per hour and climb up and down stairs, costs about one million US dollars.
16. A. not B. only
C. not only D. no
17. A. robot B. cushion
C. carpet D. fingernail
18. A. be B. was
C. ／ D. been
19. A. dress B. clothes
C. cloth D. skirt
20. A. or B. and
C. but D. so
21. A. boys B. woman
C. men D. girls
22. A. one B. this
C. that D. it
23. A. desired B. piled
C. equipped D. scanned
24. A. must B. can
C. should D. may
25. A. designer B. declarer
C. junior D. haircutter
26. A. Go ahead B. Thank you
C. Sorry D. With pleasure
27. A. alarmed B. pretty
C. generous D. complicated
28. A. absent B. past
C. present D. left
29. A. happily B. elderly
C. particularly D. freely
30. A. Since B. If
C. Unless D. When
31. A. speak B. to speak
C. speaking D. spoke
32. A. pay B. price
C. cost D. work
33. A. A B. The
C. An D. ／
34. A. produced B. obeyed
C. envied D. tested
35. A. which B. she
C. it D. who
Ⅲ. 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Researchers are placing robotic dogs（机器狗）in the homes of lonely old people to determine whether they can improve the quality of life for humans. Alan Beck, an expert in human-animal relationship, and Nancy Edwards, a professor of nursing, are leading the animal-assisted study concerning the influence of robotic dogs on old people's depression, physical activity, and life satisfaction. “No one will argue that an older person is better off being more active, challenged, or stimulated（刺激），”Edwards points out. “The problem is how we promote（使……成为现实）that, especially for those without friends or help. A robotic dog could be a solution. ”
In the study, the robots, called AIBOs, are placed for six weeks in the houses of some old people who live alone. Before placing AIBOs in the home, researchers will collect baseline data for six weeks. These old people will keep a diary to note their feelings and activities before and after AIBOs. Then, the researchers will review the data to determine if they have inspired any changes in the life of their owners.
“I talk to him all the time, and he responds to my voice, ” says a seventy-year-old lady. “When I'm watching TV, he'll stay in my arms until he wants down. He has a mind of his own. ”
The AIBOs respond to certain orders. The researchers say they have some advantages over live dogs, especially for old people. Often the elderly are disabled and cannot care for an animal by walking it or playing with it. A robotic dog removes exercise and feeding concerns.
“In the beginning, it was believed that no one would relate to the robotic dog, because it was metal and not furry. ”Beck says. “But it's amazing how quickly we have given up that belief. ”
“Hopefully, down the road, these robotic pets could become more valuable health helpers. They will record their masters' blood pressure, oxygen levels, or heart rhythms. AIBOs may even one day have games that can help stimulate older people's minds. ”
36. The purpose of Beck and Edwards' study is to __________.
A. understand human-animal relationship
B. make lonely old people's life better
C. find the causes of old people's loneliness
D. introduce robotic dogs to ordinary families
37. In the research, the old people are asked to __________.
A. note the activities of AIBOs
B. keep AIBOs at home for 12 weeks
C. record their feelings and activities
D. analyze the collected information
38. What is the advantage of AIBOs over live dogs
A. They are easier to keep at home.
B. They can help the disabled people.
C. They respond to all the human orders.
D. They can watch TV with their owners.
39. The author seems to suggest that the future robotic dogs may __________.
A. cure certain diseases
B. keep old people active
C. change people's beliefs
D. look more like real dogs
B
Among the most popular books being written today are those which are usually classified as science fiction. Hundreds of titles are published every year and are read by all kinds of people. Furthermore, some of the most successful films in recent years have been based on science fiction stories.
It is often thought that science fiction is a fairly new development in literature, but it can be found in books written hundreds of years ago. These books were often concerned with the presentation of some form of ideal society, a theme which is still often found in modern stories.
Most of the classics of science fiction, however, have been written within the last one hundred years. Books by writers such as Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, to mention just two well-known authors, have been translated into many languages. Modern science fiction writers don't write about men from Mars or space adventure stories. They are more interested in predicting the results of technical developments on society and the human mind or in imagining the future world. Because of this their writing has obvious political undertones.
In the age when science fact frequently overtakes science fiction, the writers may find it difficult to keep ahead of scientific advances. Those who see the future clearly can teach us how to master new technology and live in a rapidly changing world.
40. Most of the classics of science fiction have been written within __________.
A. the last few hundred years
B. the last one hundred years
C. the last two hundred years
D. the last three hundred years
41. Modern science fiction writers are interested in __________.
A. writing about men from Mars
B. writing about everything but politics
C. forecasting the results of technical developments and imagining the future world
D. writing space adventure stories
42. Science fiction writers may provide a valuable lesson on how to deal with the problems of __________.
A. conflict used by different political theories
B. adopting new technology and adapting quickly to its effects on society
C. conflict caused by different religious beliefs
D. space adventure
C
Japan is pretty serious about robotics（机器人技术）. If the droids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea.
Fortunately, researchers at the University of Tokyo are exploring just that. In a show this week, a humanoid with camera eyes made by Kawada Industries Inc. poured tea from a bottle into a cup.
Then another robot on wheels delivered the cup of tea in an experimental room that has sensors（传感器）embedded in the floor and sofa as well as cameras on the ceiling to simulate （模拟）life with robot technology.
“A human being may be faster, but you'd have to say‘Thank you’，”said Professor Tomomasa Sato from the University of Tokyo. “That's the best part about a robot. You don't have to feel bad about asking it to do things. ”
Sato believes Japan, a rapidly aging society where more than a fifth of the population is 65 or older, will lead the world in designing robots to care for the elderly, sick and bedridden.
Already, monitoring technologies, such as sensors that automatically turn on lights when people enter a room, are becoming widespread in Japan.
The walking, child size Asimo from Honda Motor Co. greets people at showrooms. NEC Corp. has developed a smaller companion robot-on-wheels called Papero. A robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of fuzzy companionship.
Sato says his experimental room is raising awareness about privacy questions that may arise when electronic devices monitor a person's movements down to the smallest detail.
On the bright side, the tea pouring humanoid has been programmed to do the dishes.
43. Which is the best title of this passage
A. “Thank You” Will Never Be Needed in Japan
B. Monitoring Technologies Are Widespread in Japan
C. Robots Are Designed to Care for the Elderly
D. A Robot Serves Tea Just the Way Japanese Like It
44. The underlined word “embedded” in the third paragraph probably means“__________”.
A. fixed B. established
C. attached D. rooted
45. Which of the following statements is NOT true
A. A robot can imitate people to complete complicated tasks.
B. A robot has been programmed to clean the dishes.
C. All the problems in the aging society can be solved by robots.
D. The number of aging people is increasing rapidly in Japan.
46. We can infer from the passage that __________.
A. people are afraid of being monitored by robots
B. the technology of robots has been highlighted in Japan
C. robots can completely take the place of human beings
D. people's privacy should be strictly protected
D
PITTSBURGH—For most people, snakes seem unpleasant or even threatening. But Howie Choset sees in their delicate movements a way to save lives.
The 37-year-old Carnegie Mellon University professor has spent years developing snake-like robots, and he hopes they will eventually slide through fallen buildings in search of victims trapped after natural disasters or other emergencies.
Dan Kara is president of Robotics Trends, a Northboro, Massbased company that publishes an online industry magazine and runs robotics trade shows. He said there are other snake-like robots being developed, mainly at universities, but didn't know of one that could climb pipes.
The Carnegie Mellon machines are designed to carry cameras and electronic sensors and can be controlled with a joystick（操纵杆）. They move smoothly with the help of small electric motors, or servos, commonly used by hobbyists in model airplanes.
Built from lightweight materials, the robots are about the size of a human arm or smaller. They can sense which way is up, but are only as good as their human operators, Choset added.
Sam Stover, a search team manager with the Federal Emergency Management Agency based in Indiana, said snake-type robots would offer greater mobility than equipment currently available, such as cameras attached to extendible poles.
“It just allows us to do something we've not been able to do before, ”Stover said. “We needed them yesterday. ”
He said sniffer dogs are still the best search tool for rescue workers, but that they can only be used effectively when workers have access to damaged buildings.
Stover, among the rescue workers who handled the aftermath（后果）of Hurricane Katrina, said snake- like robots would have helped rescuers search flooded houses in that disaster.
Choset said the robots may not be ready for use for another five to ten years, depending on funding.
47. Which institution is responsible for the development of Choset's robots
A. Robotics Trends.
B. Pittsburgh City Council.
C. Carnegie Mellon University.
D. Federal Emergency Management Agency.
48. Choset believes that his invention __________.
A. can be attached to an electronic arm
B. can be used by hobbyists in model airplanes
C. can find victims more quickly than a sniffer dog
D. can sense its way no better than its operators
49. By saying “We needed them yesterday.” (Paragraph 7)，Stover means that snake-like robots __________.
A. could help handle the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
B. would have been put to use in past rescue work
C. helped rescuers search flooded houses yesterday
D. were in greater need yesterday than today
50. What is the text mainly about
A. Snake-like robots used in industries.
B. Snake-like robots made to aid in rescues.
C. The development of snake-like robots.
D. The working principles of snake-like robots.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Being healthy means taking care of yourself physically and mentally. Here are some of my best tips on how to do both：
Break a bad habit.
You don't really “break” habits. __51__ So if your problem is that you eat too much when you get home from work, find something new to do that is incompatible（不能共存的）with what you usually do. You can't walk around the track at the school and pig out in your kitchen at the same time.
Grow your marriage.
__52__ It's always a give-and-take, always requires work. It's like if you planted a garden and came back six months later—you wouldn't even be able to find it. __53__
Beat stress.
My dog, Maggie, is the best anti-stress tool I have. A few minutes petting, scratching or playing with her, and __54__ Exercise also helps. Just about every day, I'm on the tennis court. It's a great workout, and if I don't have that, I don't cope as well, sleep as well or think as well.
Refocus your anger.
Expressing your anger is just not that good an idea. You say things you don't mean. __55__ When you do that, you're a problem solver.
Don't medicate with food.
It never, ever works. You're denying your issue by eating your way through it，instead of saying, “ Hey, I've got a problem.”
A. You replace the unwanted behaviour with something that prevents you from doing it and that doesn't have unhealthy side effects.
B. I'll feel easy.
C. If there is a problem, you needn't deal with it immediately.
D. You have to tend it, feed it, weed it, deal with the problems.
E. Instead, recognize that anger is usually a symptom of hurt, fear or frustration, and deal with the causes rather than blow up.
F. Relationships are negotiated（协商）, and the negotiation never stops.
G. You do something without any good effect on your health during the time when you usually do something harmful to your body.
51. __________ 52. __________ 53. __________
54. __________ 55.__________
Ⅳ.短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。?
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。?
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。?
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。?
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I went to Shanghai Expo on last week. At the gate I happened to meet some America tourists. I greeted him in English and then we began to chat. I got to know that they were college students travel in China. They were busy with taking pictures and were much impressed with the changes had taken place in the past few years. After which, we visited China Pavilion and had a good time. We exchanged our email address so that we could write to each other on the future. They thanked me again and again. I was very glad to have a chance to practising my oral English.
Ⅴ.书面表达（满分25分）
根据下列提示用英语写一篇展望22世纪的短文。
提示：1. 某些人可能到月球上去度假；
2. 某些科学家可能在海底生活；
3. 每家都有可视电话（video telephone);
4. 孩子们可以在家通过电视或广播接受教育；
5. 机器人为你做家务。
词数：120左右。
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答案与解析
1. D 句意: 在大多数国家，一张大学文凭能够赋予你人生中一个良好的开端。most countries为泛指，前面不用冠词；start在此处是可数名词，也是泛指，前面需要用不定冠词。
2. A 句意：尽管对当前形势不满意，但当地政府找不出降低煤矿事故的风险的有效措施。though引导的让步状语从句是个省略句，补全后应是：Though the local government is unsatisfied with the present situation。
3. B in place of“代替”;in favour of“支持”；in honour of“为纪念”;in need of “需要”。根据句意，选B项。
4. C 答句句意：是的，昨晚我睡得很晚，更确切地说，是今天早晨很早。or rather “更确切地说”，符合句意。
5. D turn down“拒绝”;turn up“出现”;turn on “打开”;turn around“转向，回转”。根据句意, D项正确。
6. A envy 此处用作名词，意为“嫉妒，羡慕”，此处指令全体同学羡慕的事。admire只能作动词，意为“钦佩，羡慕”，而空格处需填入名词。
7. D give off“发出，放出（气味、热等）”;lay off“解雇”;put off“推迟，延期”;leave off“中断，停止”。根据句意，选D项。
8. D 句意：先生，你是开车去机场吗？如果你能载我一程，我将非常感激。根据句意可知需用it作形式宾语，代替真正的宾语if you could give me a lift。
9. C 考查名词辨析。句意：当今世界获得信息很容易，难题是你如何辨别你获得的信息是否有用处。ability“能力”；competition“竞争”；challenge“难题”；knowledge“知识”。
10. D 句意：她如此喜欢这本小说，以至于把自己的作业放到一边开始读小说。give off“发出，放出”；turn down“拒绝；调低（声音）”;take over“接管，接替”;set aside“把……放到一旁”。根据句意, D项正确。
11. D be bound to do sth.“肯定会做某事”，故D项符合语境。
12. D 句意：“你认为展览会上的那些车怎么样？”“噢，很好。但我认为你买的那辆车不怎么样。”受限制性定语从句you've bought的影响，空格中的代词相当于the car, 所以要用表示特指的the one。
13. D 句意：约翰的成功与运气好没有关系，他能有今天（这样的成功），是多年努力的结果。题干为强调句型，被强调部分为years of hard work，故选D项。
14. B only to do表示一种意想不到的结果，句子的主语he与tell之间是被动关系，故选B项。
15. D 句意：“是什么噪音？听起来好像来自楼上。”“我认为不是。这肯定是在隔壁工作的窗户清洁工。”A项“我不确信”；B项“我希望不会”；C项“我宁愿不”；D项“我认为不是”。根据空格后面的内容可知所填部分应表示对前一人的观点的否定，故选D项。
16. C 考查固定搭配not only ... but also的用法。
17. A 从上文可以看出本文谈论的是机器人。
18. D 用现在完成时的被动语态的否定式表示还未完成的被动动作，“还未被命名”。
19. A a red wedding dress“一套红色的结婚礼服”。
20. A or表示具有其中一项特点，而不是全部。
21. D 从her看出是女性，排除A、C两项；再由many可知应用复数形式，故选D项。
22. A 考查代词。one指代a robot。
23. C be equipped with表示“被装备有……”。
24. B must“必须”;can表示能力；should“应该”；may“也许”。
25. A the main designer of the robot“机器人的主要设计者”。
26. B 本题与第27小题结合，对别人的表扬要用“Thank you”应答。
27. B 从上文的beauties看出应选pretty。
28. C 由下文的“We will improve her in the future...”可知，目前这个机器人掌握的句子还是有限的。at present “目前”。
29. D talk freely with sb.“与某人自由自在地谈话”。
30. A since“因为；既然；鉴于”。
31. B has been programmed后接不定式，表示被设计做某事。
32. C 从300, 000 yuan看出是“成本，花费”。cost在这里作名词。
33. B 定冠词表示特指，指上文提到的robot。
34. A produced by...是过去分词短语作定语，由上下文可知，阿西莫是本田公司制造的。
35. D 从上文的she和her看出，把机器人看作人，因此用who引导定语从句。
36. B 细节理解题。本文为科技说明文，第一段第一句话即交代了研究的目的。
37. C 细节理解题。由第二段第三句“These old people will...and after AlBOs.”可知。
38. A 推理判断题。由第四段最后一句可推知。
39. B 推理判断题。A项曲解文章原意，机器狗是“health helpers”，但不能治病；C、D两项与文章内容无关；B项从最后一段最后一句可推知。
40. B 细节理解题。由第三段中的“Most of the classics of science fiction, however, have been written within the last one hundred years.”可知B项正确。
41. C 细节理解题。由第三段中的“They are more interested in predicting the results of technical developments on society and the human mind or in imagining the future world.”可知C项正确。
42. B 推理判断题。根据第三段第四句及第四段第二句可推知B项正确。
43. D 主旨大意题。文章首段引入“the Japanese custom of serving tea”，第二段引入“会倒茶的机器人”，在接下来的段落中又围绕“该机器人”进行介绍和展开，综上可知本题最佳选项为D项。
44. A 词义猜测题。根据语境应该是：……在实验房间里有传感器安装在地板和沙发里……，因此embedded与fixed意思接近。
45. C 细节理解题。A、B、D三项均可在原文中找到依据，而C项中的“all”过于绝对，不符合事实。
46. B 推理判断题。由全文内容，特别是第一段第一句可以推断出日本很重视机器人技术。
47. C 推理判断题。第二段讲到豪伊·乔塞特，37岁，是卡耐基梅隆大学的教授，从事研发蛇形机器人的工作已经数年，由此可知，卡耐基梅隆大学是负责此项工作的机构。
48. D 推理判断题。由第五段第二句“They can sense which way is up, but are only as good as their human operators…”可知教授对此项功能还不满意。
49. B 细节理解题。原句句意：昨天我们需要它们。结合上文“它恰恰允许我们做一些我们以前不能做的事情”可知其含义是：如果过去有这种机器人的话，我们早就开始使用了。
50. B A项：在工业中使用蛇形机器人，此项在文中未涉及。C项：蛇形机器人的发展。D项：蛇形机器人的工作原理。原文中对C、D两项略有涉及，但都不是主要内容，只有B项“开发用于帮助救援的蛇形机器人”高度概括了全文的主要内容。
51~55 AFDBE
短文改错
第一句：去掉on
第二句：America→American
第三句：him→them
第四句：travel→travelling
第五句：去掉第一个with; changes后加that/which
第六句：which→that
第七句：address→addresses; on→in
第九句：practising→practise
One possible version：
Sometimes I dream about the life in the 22nd century. What will it be like Perhaps some people will go to the moon for a holiday, and some scientists will live under the sea. Maybe we will have video telephones in every home. And children won't need to go to school every day. They will study on the radio or TV at home.
Many people don't like doing housework. Maybe each family will have a robot. Every day we can tell the robot what to do—the shopping, the housework and so on. I believe my dream will be turned into reality.
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