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　　As science developed rapidly in the direction of technology, it supplies man a better and more comfortable life. Men will be working shorter and shorter hours, while housewives will also be able to have more free time. Can you imagine doing housework without a housewife? Scientists believe this will __1__ into realities in not very long time, and perhaps during your life time house-robots will take __2__ of housewives.

　　When I __3__ this kind of machine with housewives, some 90 percent of them replied __4__,“__5__ can I buy one?”__6__ 10 percent said,“I would be terrified to see it __7__ about my house.”But when I realized that it is __8__ to them that it could be turned __9__ or stopped, they quickly realized that it is a __10__ object.

　　In my own __11__ we have found that the washing-up machine is regarded as a good __12__ in the room. There's no greater __13__ than to go to bed in the evening and __14__ that the washing-up is being done downstairs after we are __15__.

　　Some families would __16__ to have their robot slaves __17__ all the downstairs housework after they were in __18__ at night, while others would have it __19__ in the mornings. But this would be entirely a matter of __20__.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)A.turn	B.be turned	C.produce	D.be produced
(2)A.place	B.places	C.a place	D.the place
(3)A.discussed	B.supplied	C.helped	D.sold
(4)A.coolly	B.immediately	C.politely	D.slowly
(5)A.How long	B.How much	C.How soon	D.How often
(6)A.Other	B.Another	C.The other	D.Others
(7)A.moving	B.talking	C.jumping	D.playing
(8)A.wrote	B.showed	C.spoke	D.explained
(9)A.into	B.on	C.over	D.off
(10)A.terrible	B.useful	C.real	D.future
(11)A.home	B.opinion	C.future	D.time
(12)A.furniture	B.pet	C.hand	D.person
(13)A.trouble	B.pleasure	C.choice	D.object
(14)A.know	B.feel	C.notice	D.find
(15)A.home	B.tired	C.out	D.asleep
(16)A.use	B.rather	C.feel like	D.like
(17)A.to do	B.doing	C.done	D.wash
(18)A.work	B.bed	C.need	D.house
(19)A.to do	B.doing	C.done	D.do
(20)A.choice	B.practice	C.idea	D.quality

Answer 1

答案：B;D;A;B;C;C;A;D;D;B;B;C;B;A;D;D;B;B;C;A
解析：

(1)turn...into realities是固定句式，意为“把……变为现实”；此处是该句式的被动语态形式。

(2)take the place of是固定说法，意为“代替，取代”。

(3)其他选项均与上下文大意不符。

(4)从后面的直接引语及上下文的大意可推知答案。

(5)how soon意为“还要多久”，符合本句及上下文大意。

(6)此处作者把housewives分为90％和10％两个部分，指“另一部分”，须用the other。

(7)moving about是move about的v. -ing形式，在此处作宾补，表示宾语it一直在做的动作，意为“在……到处活动”。

(8)根据后面that引导的宾语从句的内容，即可推知答案；注意不可误选A或C。

(9)turn off意为“关掉（电器）”，此处是它的被动语态形式。

(10)a useful object意为“一件有用的东西”。

(11)in one's opinion是固定说法，意为“在某人看来”。

(12)a good hand在此处意为“一个很好的助手。”

(15)晚上去睡觉时就“知道”在我们“入睡”以后，洗衣机还在楼下进行工作，没有比这更大的“快事”了。

(16)would like to do(sth). 意为“想要做某事”；注意不可误选B，would rather后须接不带to的不定式。

(17)“have sb. /sth. ＋v. -ing形式”意为“让某人/某物一直在做某事”。

(18)be in bed意为“在睡觉”。

(19)“have sth. ＋过去分词”表示“请/让某人/某物做事”。

(20)a matter of choice意为“选择的问题”。