课文填空(共10小题;每小题l分,共10分)

Over time I have been changed quite a lot. I 1.______ ________ a _______ ________in France in 1642. Although I was young I 2._______ ________ ________ ________. I developed very slowly and 3._______ _______ ______ two hundred years ______I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Babbage. After I was programmed by an 4. ______ _________used cards_____ ______, I could think logically and produce an answer quicker than any person. At that time it was considered a 5.______ _  _______and the start of my “________ _________”. In 1936 my real father, Alan Turing, wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a universal machine to solve any difficult mathematical problem…

Daisy smiled. “That’s good news. It 6. _____the _________of_________ ______, but I’d like to help as the WWF suggests.”  The carpet rose again and almost at once they were in a thick rainforest. A monkey watched them as it rubbed itself…“When I find a millipede insect, I rub it over my body. It 7. _______a _______ ______which ________mosquitoes. You should pay more attention to the rainforest where I live and appreciate how the animals live together. No rainforest, no animals, no drugs.

As some of these actors could not sing well enough, they had to 8. ______ _______ _______ ______ to help them. So during the broadcasts they just pretended to sing. Anyhow their performances were humorous 9. ______ ________ _______ _________by other groups. They were so popular that their fans formed clubs in order to get more familiar with them. Each week on TV, the Monkees would play and sing songs written by other musicians. However, after a year or so 10. _______ ________they became more ________ ________their work, the Monkees started to play and sing their own songs like a real band.

Every year landslides {滑坡} cause 25 to 50 deaths and $1.5 billion in damage in the United States.They account for 15 percent of the deaths from natural disasters in Europe.And in Decem??ber, a single event killed more than 200 people in the Philippines.Sending workers to stabilize (加固) mountainsides using steel bars and cement (水泥) can help prevent disaster, but it introduces new difficulties.Shaking drills produce harmful dust and loosen heavy, dangerous debris (米屑)."It's quite a risky job," says Giorgio Pezzuto of D'Appolonia, an engineering company in Italy.

D'Appolonia, working with eight other companies, may have an answer:  a three-ton robot called Roboclimber."The idea is to operate a machine far away that can drill without a hu??man being on board,'" says Pezzuto, manager for the project, which is supported by the European Commission.Engineers claim that the machine will be faster and cheaper than manual labor.The robot, a large radio-controlled four-legged me??chanical spider (蜘蛛), has cost at least $2 mil??lion so far.The final product should be able to climb unstable mountainsides, drill holes, insert bars and cement, and collect data on the slope' s stability.Testing should begin in May.

The underlined word "event" (in Paragraph l) refers to ___.

A.landslide         B.machine C.earthquake       D.flood

The purpose in writing this text is ___..

A.to tell people how serious the damage caused by landslides is

B.to tell people that sending workers to sta??bilize mountainsides is a risky job

C.to introduce a product that can be used to stabilize mountainsides

D.to show people how to use a new product

What does the robot look like?

A.A human being. B.A spider.C.A truck.       D.A drill.

The biggest advantage of this product is that_________.

A.it will be faster and cheaper than manual labor

B.it can climb mountainsides, drill holes, insert bars and cement

C.it can collect data on the slope’s stability

D.it can drill without a human being on board

[l] Canadian culture was heavily influenced by British culture and traditions.Now one can also notice the influence of American culture.Over the years, lots of people have moved to Canada.There has been a healthy change of Canadian' s ideas that has resulted in the development of certain special features in Canada.The people of Canada have always been proud of their diverse cultural backgrounds.

[2] Art: Canada has some of the most wonderful classical works of art.In the year 1930, artists began developing their own personal style.The "Group of Seven" is considered to be the first group of native artists to create their own style.

[3] Language and religion: Because of its diverse cultures, Canada has two official languages, English and French.There is _________.A number of people in Canada have confirmed that they have no religious belief, though there are many other groups that follow Protestantism as a religion.

[4] Literature: The literature of Canada basically shows the different cultural influences of other countries.Some of the early works were divided according to the region of Canada from which the author came, but there were also authors who gave a humorous touch to serious contents.A number of authors have been awarded for their literature works.

[5] Music: Music in Canada has seen many developments in styles along the way.Many Canadian; musicians have earned worldwide fame.From folk music to rock, Canadian music continues to entertain people.In recent years, music from Asia and Africa has found quite a fan following in Canada.

1.What is the main idea of the text? (no more than 3 words)

2.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words. (no more than 3 words)

3.What does the word “their” (Line 4, Para 1) refer to? (no more than 2 words)

4.Canadian culture has been influenced by many other countries.List all of them mentioned in the text.

5.Complete the following statement with proper words .(no more than 5 words)

Recently, music from Asia and Africa has become          in Canada.

 

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