一、填空
1.The atmsphere calmed dwn after the head teacher ___________(干预).
2.After sending my applicatin, I called up several times t ___________(询问) abut jb pssibilities.
3.We shuld admit that playing vide games smetimes ___________(分散注意力;使分心) a student frm his hmewrk.
4.Dn't ___________(打扰) me while I am taking my nap.
5.He was s ___________(尴尬的) because he made a mistake.
6.The twins were s much alike that it was impssible t ___________(辨别) ne frm the ther.
7.A gd teacher can ___________(察觉到) his students' srrw by the lks n their faces.
8.I still miss the ld times when we ___________(使用) the farm and raised a lt f pultry (家禽).
9.With the develpment f technlgy, we have a ___________(趋势;倾向) t lead a mre cnvenient life.
10.His eyes s___________(盯着) at what was left f the tw brthers' dinner n the table.
11.Everything will __________ (ultimate) depend n what is said at the meeting.
12.Smetimes things are nt said __________ (direct), s we must guess the meaning.
13.When I was grwing up in America, I was ashamed ________ my mther's Chinese English.
14.Thank yu fr writing t me and allwing me __________ (clarify) the present psitin.
15.The televisin prducer tday has t be part news persn, part __________ (educate).
二.阅读理解
Traditinally, rbts have been hard, made f metal and ther rigid material. But a team f scientists at Harvard University in the US has managed t build an entirely sft rbt— ne that draws inspiratin frm an ctpus (章鱼).
Described in science jurnal Nature, the "Octbt" culd pave the way fr mre effective autnmus rbts that culd be used in search, rescue and explratin. "The Octbt is minimal system which may serve as a fundatin fr a new generatin f cmpletely sft, autnmus rbts," the study's authrs wrte.
Rbts built fr precise, repetitive mvements in a cntrlled envirnment dn't d s well n rugh terrains (地形) r in unpredictable cnditins. And they aren't especially safe arund humans, because they're made ut f hard and heavy parts that culd be ptentially dangerus t their users.
S researchers have been wrking n building sft rbts fr decades. They've taken inspiratin frm nature, lking t animals frm jellyfish t cckraches, which are ften made up f mre flexible matter.
But creating a cmpletely sft rbt remains a challenge. Even if engineers build a silicne (硅酮) bdy, it's still a grand challenge t cnstruct flexible versins f essential parts, such as a surce f pwer.
"Althugh sft rbtics is still in its early stage, it hlds great prmise fr several applicatins, such as search-rescue peratins and explratin," Barbara Mazzlai and Virgili Mattli f the Italian Institute f Technlgy's Center fr Micr-Bi Rbtics, wrte in a cmment. "Sft rbts might als pen up new appraches t imprving wellness and the quality f life."
(1).What's the special feature f "Octbt"?
A.It's sft.B.It's made f metal.C.It's very small.D.It lks like an ctpus.
(2).What's the disadvantage f traditinal rbts?
A.They're hard t cntrl.B.They're t heavy t mve.
C.They can't predict cnditins.D.They can't behave well all the time.
(3).One f the biggest challenges is t build Octbt's ________.
A.silicne bdyB.cmplex cmpnentsC.precise mvementsD.flexible pwer surce
(4).What's the pssible applicatin f "Octbt" ?
A.Medical research.B.Life rescue.、C.Machine peratin.D.Huse cleaning.
三.语法填空
If yu say the wrd "cmmunicatin", mst peple think ①_____________ wrds and sentences. Althugh these are very imprtant, we cmmunicate with mre than just ②_____________ (speak) and written wrds. Indeed, bdy psitins are part f ③_____________ we call "bdy language". We see examples f uncnscius bdy language very ften, yet there is als "learned" bdy language, ④_____________ varies frm culture t culture. We use "learned" bdy language when we ⑤_____________ (intrduce) t strangers. Like ther animals, we are n guard until we knw it is safe ⑥_____________ (relax). S every culture has develped a frmal way t greet strangers, t shw them we are nt aggressive. Greetings in Asian ⑦_____________ (cuntry) d nt invlve tuching the ther persn. ⑧_____________ (traditin) in China, when we greet smene, we put the right hand ver the left and bw slightly. American yuths ften greet each ther with the ⑨_____________ (express), "Give me five!" Nwadays, it is quite a cmmn greeting. Bdy language is fascinating fr anyne t study. Peple give away much mre by their gestures than by ⑩_____________ (they) wrds.
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案：intervened
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2.答案：inquire
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3.答案：distracts
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4.答案：bther
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5.答案：embarrassed
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6.答案：distinguish
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7.答案：perceive
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8.答案：ccupied
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9.答案：tendency
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10.答案：stared
解析：句意:他的眼睛盯着桌子上兄弟两人剩下的晚餐。
11.答案：ultimately
解析：句意:一切都将最终取决于会上所说的话。修饰动词要用副词。
12.答案：directly
解析：句意:有时,事情不是直接说出来,因此我们必须要猜出来。修饰动词要用副词。
13.答案：f
解析：句意:当我在美国长大的时候,我为我妈妈的中式英语感到难为情。be ashamed f 为……感到难为情。
14.答案：t clarify
解析：句意:谢谢你写信给我,并允许我澄清目前的立场。动词不定式短语作宾语补足语。
15.答案：educatr
解析：句意:今天的电视制片人必须既是新闻人又是教育者。根据前面的persn可知,所填的词是指人的名词。
二.答案：(1)-(4)ADDB
解析：(1).细节理解题。根据第一段中的"rbts have been hard, made f metal"以及" managed t build an entirely sft rbt—ne that draws inspiratin frm an ctpus."的对比可知,Octbt机器人的特点是它很柔软。
(2).推理判断题。根据第三段第一句"Rbts built fr precise, repetitive mvements in a cntrlled envirnment dn't d s well n rugh terrains r in unpredictable cnditins."以及本段内容可知,传统机器人无法在崎岖的地形上很好地运行,此外,由于沉重的金属部件,传统机器人可能会对人体产生伤害,据此可推断出,传统机器人的缺点是他们不能一直表现得很好。
(3).细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的"Even if engineers build a silicne bdy, it's still a grand challenge t cnstruct flexible versins f essential parts, such as a surce f pwer."可知,即使工程师利用硅酮制造出了软体机器人的身体,但是制作柔韧性强的关键部件仍然面临巨大的挑战,比如动力来源。据此可知,最大的挑战之一是柔韧性强的动力来源。
(4).细节理解题。从文章最后一段中的"Althugh sft rbtics is still in its early stage, it hlds great prmise fr several applicatins, such as search-rescue peratins and explratin..." 可知,尽管对软体机器人的开发和研究还处于早期阶段,但它适用于诸如搜索救援和探索等任务,故选B项。
三.答案：①-⑩f; spken; what; which; are intrduced; t relax; cuntries; Traditinally; expressin; their
解析：①考查固定搭配。think f想到,想起。
②考查过去分词作定语。spken 意思为“口头的”,与后面的 written(书面的)一起作定语修饰wrds。
③考查宾语从句。从句what we call “bdy language”作f的宾语,同时what又作宾语从句中call的宾语,表示“……的东西”。
④考查非限制性定语从句。设空处引导非限制性定语从句,先行词为bdy language,表示物,关系词在从句中作主语,因此用which引导非限制性定语从句。注意:that不能引导非限制性定语从句。
⑤考查时态和语态。此处指当我们被介绍给陌生人时,又因为状语从句的时态一般要和主句的时态一致,主句为一般现在时,所以该空应该用一般现在时的被动语态。
⑥考查动词不定式。该句中的it为形式主语,因此后面应该用动词不定式作真正的主语。
⑦考查名词的复数。此处指亚洲国家中的问候,cuntry为可数名词,由语境可知应用复数名词。
⑧考查副词。根据句子结构,此处应该用副词作状语,修饰整个句子。traditin为名词,其副词形式为traditinally。
⑨考查名词。定冠词the后面应该用名词形式。express的名词形式为expressin。
⑩考查代词。由wrds 可以判断,此空应该填形容词性物主代词their。