【题目】 —People can go to Mars on vacation in fifty years.

—________.There is no air there.

A. Sounds interesting B. That’s right

C. That’s a good idea D. I disagree

【题目】 John will ________ go to France on vacation this summer.

A. possible B. impossible C. probably D. probable

【题目】 —When will your father come back?

—________ a week.

A. On B. For C. At D. In

【题目】补全对话（5小题，每小题2分，共10分）

根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。

A: Hi, Jack.

B: Hi, Mr. White. 1.__________________?

A: It’s a robot.

B: A robot? 2.__________________?

A: It can do a lot of things.

B: That’s really amazing. I never expect (期望) to see such a robot in my life.

A: I got it from a friend.

B: 3.__________________?

A: He is an inventor. He has invented many things.

B: 4.__________________?

A: Because he likes making things.

B: I really want to know him. Can you introduce him to me?

A: 5.__________________. We will have a party this Sunday. You can go with me.

B: That’s great. Thanks.

【题目】完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

Ten years later, I will be 23 years old. Our city will be a 1 living place then. There will be many tall 2 and trees. Many people will visit our 3 . Almost every family will have one or two cars. People will 4 their cars to work every day. The libraries will have more computers, and people can 5 books on them. The restaurants will have robot waiters to 6 you food. Schools will have more 7 living in England to teach you English. With the 8 of televisions and computers you can get information easily because of the fast transport. You can only need two 9 to get to Africa by plane. People will keep houses 10 by using the solar(太阳的) energy(能源). In a word, the way people live will change a lot in the future.

【1】 A. good B. weak C. smooth D. bad

【2】 A. pubs B. flowers C. floors D. buildings

【3】 A. factory B. library C. city D. house

【4】 A. shop B. leave C. drive D. park

【5】 A. read B. have C. watch D. see

【6】 A. take B. bring C. make D. send

【7】 A. managers B. doctors C. teachers D. friends

【8】 A. life B. tradition C. help D. thanks

【9】 A. hours B. weeks C. days D. years

【10】 A. warm B. cool C. cold D. straight

【题目】B

TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Japan is very serious about robotics (机器人技术). If the droids(机器人) are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea. Fortunately, researchers at the University of Tokyo are exploring just that. In a show this week, a humanoid(有人特点的) with camera eyes made by Kawada Industries Inc., poured tea from a bottle into a cup. Then another robot on wheels delivered the cup of tea in an experimental room that has sensors embedded in the floor and sofa as well as cameras on the ceiling, to simulate(模仿) life with robot technology.

＂A human being may be faster, but you’d have to say ‘Thank you,’＂ said University of Tokyo professor Tomomasa Sato. ＂That’s the best part about a robot. You don’t have to feel bad about asking it to do things.＂

Sato believes Japan, a rapidly aging society where more than a fifth of the population is 65 or older, will lead the world in designing robots to care for the elderly, sick and bedridden(卧床不起的).

Already, monitoring technologies, such as sensors that automatically turn on lights when people enter a room, are becoming widespread in Japan.

The walking, child-size Asimo from Honda Motor Co. greets people at showrooms. NEC Corp. has developed a smaller companion robot-on-wheels called Papero. A seal robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of fuzzy companionship.

Sato says his experimental room is raising awareness about privacy questions that may arise when electronic devices(设备) monitor a person’s movements down to the smallest detail.

On the bright side, the tea-pouring humanoid has been programmed to do the dishes.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

【1】 What is the best title of this passage?

A. ＂Thank You＂ Will Never Be Needed in Japan

B. Monitoring Technologies Are Widespread in Japan

C. Robot Is Designed to Care for the Elderly.

D. Robot technologies are widespread in Japanese daily life.

【2】 The underlined word ＂embedded＂ in the first paragraph probably means ________________.

A. fixed B. established C. settled D. rooted

【3】 According to Professor Sato, ________________.

A. the robot serves tea much faster than a human being

B. the robot does anything like human beings

C. tea-serving robot helps to form laziness of the aging society

D. tea-serving robot doesn’t need any reward for the service

【4】 Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Robot can imitate people to complete complicated tasks.

B. A robot has been programmed to clean the dishes.

C. All the problems in the aging society can be solved by robots.

D. The number of aging people is increasing rapidly in Japan.

【5】 We can infer from the passage that ________________.

A. people are afraid of being monitored by robots

B. the technology of robots has been highlighted in Japan

C. robots can completely take the place of human beings

D. people’s privacy should be strictly protected

【题目】D

In a class in Japan, a robot teacher Saya called out the names of the students, smiled at them. 1 So the students liked her very much. But scientists say she is not going to take the place of human teachers.

2 They are surprise, fear, dislike, anger, happiness and sadness. She can also say simple phrase such as ＂Thank you ＂ and ＂Sorry＂.

＂ 3 Robots that look like humans have an important influence(影响) on children and older people,＂ said Kobayashi, the maker of Saya.

4 After being invented, she was tested in a classroom with many fifth and sixth grade students. ＂She still can’t do much more than call out names and shout ‘Be quiet’, but the children had great fun,＂ Kobayashi said. ＂They were very happy when Saya called out their names. We invented Saya to help people, but we cannot have too high hope for her. 5 She is just a tool (工具).＂

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。

【题目】A

We humans can play the piano. of course we play the piano with our ten fingers. But Teotronica can play with its 19 fingers. Teotronica is not a human. It is a robot. It is a special robot which can play the piano like humans.

Nattei Suzzi is the inventor of Teotronica. Matteo Suzzi comes from Italy and he is more than thirty years old. He was interested in science when he was young. He always likes to use his head to create amazing things. He spent four years making the musical robot. He made the piano-playing robot at a cost of about 4,700 dollars.

Teotronica is a special and great robot. It has more fingers than humans It plays the piano faster than a human. Teotronica can sing as well when it plays the piano. It is the first robot to do so and many people feel excited to see it. Teotronica can even use its eyes to interact with humans because there are cameras in its eyes. Teotronica is amazing, isn’t it?

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

【1】How many fingers does Teotronica have?

A. Ten. B. Fifteen. C. Nineteen. D. Twenty.

【2】How long did it take Matteo Suzzi to make Teotronica?

A. Two years. B. Three years. C. Five years. D. Four years.

【3】 How can Teotronica interact with humans?

A. By using its eyes. B. By using its arms.

C. By moving around. D. By playing music and singing.

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Matteo Suzzi i only nineteen years old.

B. Matteo Suzzi was interested in music when he was young.

C. Matteo Suzzi spent 7,400 dollars creating Teotronica.

D. Teotronica can sing when it plays the piano.

【5】What’s the best title for the passage?

A. An Amazing Robot and a Musician.

B. A Musician Robot and Its Inventor

C. An Inventor from the USA

D. Differences between Humans and Robots

【题目】书面表达(15分)

你现在对机器人应该有了初步的了解。请结合你现有的知识，展开合理的想象，以＂How will robots change our life?＂为题写一篇不少于80词的短文。

How will robots change our life?

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【题目】词语运用（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。

I’m sixteen now and I’m studying in a high school. I 1 high school in two years, and then I’m going to a college for four years. I’m going to study 2 because after college I’m going to work as a language 3 . While at college, I’m also going to take a computer course because I’m going to use computer in my work. Also, I’m going to play sports 4 healthy at college.

I really enjoy 5 , so before 6 to work, I’m going to travel. To spend money to travel, I’m going to save my money for six months, and I’m going to visit Egypt. I’m going to see the Pyramids(金字塔) and 7 a camel(骆驼). Of course, I’m going to take a lot of 8 on my trip so that I can remember it.

I’m going to concentrate on (专注于) my 9 and my job. I’m not going to get married until I’m a little 10 .