题目内容
【题目】The day that you enjoy all the 【1】(satisfy) of having all the housework done by a robot might still be a few decades off. But increasingly, engineers are saying 【2】robots are going to make the leap from the factory floor to your family room.
Bill Gates once 【3】(predict) the “Dawn of the Age of Robots”. What is behind this new era? It is partly 【4】 matter of technology. Devices 【5】can recognize and respond to a human voice have been developed. There are now a few different ways for robots 【6】 (move) around. They can walk, crawl or ride on wheels. They 【7】 (make) smaller and smaller these days.
From the 1950s 【8】the television remote control was invented, people around the world have tirelessly searched for ways to get lazier. Also 【9】(consider) the increasing wealth of people, engineers believe the time appears ripe to introduce robots to ease our daily lives. Robots will do basic housework such 【10】 cleaning or gardening.
【答案】
【1】satisfaction
【2】that
【3】predicted
【4】a
【5】that/which
【6】to move
【7】are being made
【8】when
【9】considering
【10】as
【解析】本文介绍机器人的发展。随着人们生活水平的提高,机器人将运用到人们的日常生活中,做一些诸如打扫和园艺之类的家务。
【1】冠词the用在名词前面,故填名词形式satisfaction。
【2】此处用that引导宾语从句,表示say的内容。
【3】根据once(曾经)可知,句子用一般过去时态,故填predicted。
【4】句意:这在一定程度上是一个技术问题。此处填不定冠词a表示“一个”。
【5】此处devices是先行词,指物,在后面的定语从句中作主语,故填that/which。
【6】句意:现在有几种不同的机器人移动方式。此处用动词不定式作后置定语,故填to move。
【7】句意:目前他们正在被制成的越来越小。根据句中的these days可知,用现在进行时态的被动语态,故填are being made。
【8】此处the 1950s是先行词,在后面的非限制性定语从句中作时间状语,故用when来引导定语从句。
【9】句意:鉴于人们日益增长的财富,工程师们认为把机器人介绍到日常生活的时机已经成熟了。considering表示“鉴于,考虑到”,根据句意,故填considering。
【10】句意:机器人将做诸如打扫和园艺之类的家务工作。such as诸如此类,故填as。