题目内容
Read and choose the right answers to complete the passage.(阅读短文,选择正确的答案完成短文。)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 remembers 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
A. Franklin started the first subscription library |
B. in a subscription library people pay money to become members |
C. Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public libraries |
D. Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833 |
A.read and write with no help from another person |
B.use for a short time and then return |
C.like very much |
D.lend |
A.there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries |
B.free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same time |
C.the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in it |
D.there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools |
A.in 1731 | B.in 1730 | C.in 1833 | D.in 1638 |
A.children could use books for no money at all |
B.people paid a little money in the beginning but none after that |
C.people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after that |
D.both A and B |
As prices and building costs keep rising, “the do-it-yourself”(DIY)trend(趋势) in the US continues to grow.
“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Kose, “and we didn’t have enough money to buy it.” So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs. John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling (努力)to make a home when the cost of living is very high. The Koses took a 2-week course for 420. “I was very upset about it. Now I’ve finished a car repair course. I should be able to fix the car myself. ”
John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourself”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how to do things yourself.
【小题1】We know from the passage that many people ________ .
A.seldom go to a department store to buy things |
B.take DIY courses run by the government |
C.like to learn to make their own furniture |
D.find it hard to pay for what they need |
A.improve the quality of life |
B.save time and money |
C.make or repair things |
D.run a DIY shop |
A.keeps house and looks after his children |
B.does his own car and home repairs |
C.does extra work at night |
D.make shoes in his home |
A.he had to raise the children all by himself |
B.he could not possibly do two jobs |
C.the car repair class was not helpful |
D.his car repairs cost too much |
A.Go to classes. |
B.Read books. |
C.Go to classes and read books. |
D.The passage doesn’t tell us. |