Question

【题目】Predictions of many robots in industry have yet come true. For ten years or more, manufacturers of big robots have explained how their machines can make industry more competitive and productive. The maker for ___【1】___ robots is oversupplied now, and the driving force of the robotics revolution is __【2】__ to be with maker of machines that handle a few kilos at most.

“ Heavy-robot manufacturers are in some difficulty ___【3】___ finding customers. They are offering big ___【4】___ just to get in the door. There has been a ___【5】___ growth everywhere in the numbers of robots, so we admit we are either deceiving ___【6】___or that the market is slowly growing,” said John Reekie, chairman of Colen Robotics. “The following things must happen ___【7】__ the robotics revolution to occur. We must achieve widespread robot literacy. ___【8】___ there has been a computer ___【9】__program, there must be a robot literacy program. __【10】___, some kind of artificial intelligence needs to be ___【11】___.

Colen makes educational robots and machine tools. It is small ___【12】__ with companies like ASEA or Fujitsu Fanuc. But Colen with others in departments in universities such as Sirrey, Manchester, and Durham possesses an advantage ___【13】__ the giants. The big companies sell very expensive ___【14】__to nosiness with expert knowledge of automation. The ___【15】__companies make robots for teaching people, and now they have realized that there is a need for small, ___【16】__robots that they can meet.

The little companies either bring their educational machines ___【17】___ an industrial standard or design from the start. One technique that they all adopt is to choose ___【18】__ components when possible. The major cost making ___【19】___their models is the electronics, which will fall in price. There is __【20】___scope for reductions in mechanical costs. The use of standard parts, which are easily placed, should give these robots a mechanical life of something in the order of five years.

A. small B. educational C. big D. business

A. claimed B. called C. thought D. told

A. to B. with C. over D. in

A. money B. discounts C. prices D. costs

A. exciting B. encouraging C. satisfying D. disappointing

A. ourselves B. customers C. companies D. us

A. to B. for C. in D. with

A. As if B. Even though C. Just as D. Although

A. custom B. literacy C. poem D. tradition

A. However B. Finally C. Whereas D. Because

A. capable B. possible C. probable D. available

A. compared B. comparing C. contrasted D. contrasting

A. than B. above C. over D. from

A. tools B. robots C. machines D. electronics

A. other B. big C. little D. robot

A. expensive B. artificial C. educational D. low-cost

A. up-to B. on C. in D. about

A. mechanical B. standard C. cheap D. small

A. much B. many C. both D. some

A. more B. less C. no D. least

Answer 1

【答案】【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】D

【6】A

【7】B

【8】C

【9】B

【10】B

【11】D

【12】A

【13】C

【14】B

【15】C

【16】D

【17】A

【18】B

【19】C

【20】B

【解析】【1】根据下文，本篇文章主要谈论了大机器人。

【2】Claim to“声称……是……”。

【3】Have difficulty in doing sth是固定短语，表示做某事有困难。

【4】Big accounts表示“折扣多”。

【5】尽管商家折扣很多，但是买主的数量依然很让人失望。

【6】整个机器人市场不景气，那么我们或者是在欺骗自己或者是机器人市场发展缓慢。

【7】For sb to do sth“某人干某事”，此处表示机器人革命要发生。

【8】Just as“正如，正像”。句意为“正如已经拥有使用计算机的能力”。

【9】根据上下文，都说到使用计算机的能力，这里说也必须有使用机器人的能力。

【10】最后人工智能必须可用。

【11】Be available“可利用的”。

【12】Compared with“与……作比较”。

【13】An advantage over“比……优越，优于……”。

【14】全文谈论的是机器人，此处指大公司卖的是昂贵的机器人。

【15】根据上文，大公司买的是昂贵的机器人，而小公司卖的是小型机器人。

【16】根据逻辑，small和low-cost相符合。

【17】Up to“达到……”。

【18】Standard“标准的”，指他们所采用的的技术是选择标准的零件。

【19】上文提到的是两个公司。

【20】Less scope“有更少的余地”。