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2.Thenewstylerobotwillbetested(test)outinClaire’shouse.
3.Whenherhusbandwasawayonbusiness,Clairewaslooked(look)afterbyarobotthatlookedlikesohuman.
4.Clairethoughtitwasridiculousthatshewas(being)offered(offer)sympathybyarobot,butshegraduallybegantotrusthim.
5.Manybookshavebeenscanned(scan)byTonysincehecametoClaire’shouse.
6.Whenthesaleswomanwasrudetoher,ClairerangTonyandtoldhimthatshewasbeingtreated(treat)badly.
7.Howawfulitwastobediscovered(discover)talkingtoamanbyGladysClaffern!
8.Itwasexpected(expect)thatthehouse,whichwasbeingcompletelytransformed,wouldbereadythenextday.
9.Withthenovelbeingtranslated/translated(translate)intomanyforeignlanguages,itbecameworldfamous.
10.Theenvironmentalproblemwasbeingdiscussed(discuss)atthemeetingwhenIwalkedintheroom.
Ⅱ.句型转换
1.PeoplesaythatMaryShelleyisoneofthefirstfictionwritersinEnglishliterature.
→ItissaidthatMaryShelleyisoneofthefirstfictionwritersinEnglishliterature.
2.IhavereadmostofMoYan’snovels.
→IhavereadmostofthenovelswrittenbyMoYan.
3.Thepolicemantellsthechildrennottoplayinthestreet.
→Thechildrenaretoldbythepolicemannottoplayinthestreet.
4.Dotheyplanttreesinandaroundourcityeveryyear?
→Aretreesplantedbytheminandaroundourcityeveryyear?
5.ApainfulaccidentinspiredKaleyCuocotomakebeautifulmusicforhomelessanimals.
→KaleyCuocowasinspiredbyapainfulaccidenttomakebeautifulmusicforhomelessanimals.
6.In1849peoplediscoveredgoldinCaliforniainthemountainsnearSanFranciscoandsostartedthefamousGoldRush.
→In1849goldwasdiscoveredinCaliforniainthemountainsnearSanFranciscoandsostartedthefamousGoldRush.
7.OurEnglishteachercaughthimcheatingintheexamination.
→HewascaughtcheatingbyourEnglishteacherintheexamination.
8.ManypeopleintheworldspeakEnglish.
→Englishisspokenbymanypeopleintheworld.
Ⅰ.阅读理解
Wanttogetyourpackagedeliveredviarobots?
Nowthere’sanappforthat.IfyouliveinWashingtonD.C.,orRedwood,youmayhaveglimpsedasmall,boxyrobotrollingalongalocalsidewalk,mindingitsownbusiness,butattractingtheattentionofmanycuriousonlookers.
TheautonomousmachineswerepartofapilotprogramlastyearbyStarshipTechnologiesfocusingondeliveringmealsfromlocalrestaurantsindozensofcitiesaroundtheworld.Thisweek,thecompanyunveiledplanstobroadenitsdeliveryservicebeyondfoodtoincludepackage,amovethatledittodeclareitself“theworld’sfirstrobotpackagedeliveryservice”.Thenexttimeyouorderfood,thiscuterobotmightrolluptodeliverit.Thepackagedeliveryserviceisnotavailabletoeveryoneyet.
Thewheeledrobotshaveatopspeedof4mphandcandetectobstaclesfrom30feetaway.“Therobotcanoperatethroughanything,”NickHandrick,headofoperationsforStarship’sD.C.office,said,“Ifyouhadsomethingintheway—astick—it’sabletoclimbsticks.”
Tosignupfortheservice,whichcostsalittlemorethan$10permonth,customersneedtodownloadthecompany’sapp.Customersthencreatea“StarshipDeliveryAddress”,auniqueaddressinsideaStarshipfacility,wheretheycanhavepackagesentfromplacessuchasAmazon.com.OnceapackageisdeliveredtotheStarshipaddress,customersreceiveatextnotificationthatallowsthemtoscheduleahomedeliveryviarobot.Therobotsareopenedbycustomersviaamobilephonecode.
Barriersexistforroboticgrounddelivery,withmanystatesrequiringthathumansbeincontrolofdeliveryrobots.Thoseregulationshaven’tstoppedStarshipTechnologiesfromaccumulatingexperienceonstreetsaroundtheglobeaheadofthecompany’slatestlaunch.Thecompanysaysitsrobotshavecoveredmorethan125,000milesinmorethan100citiesin20countries.
【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。
文章讲述了StarshipTechnologies公司开发一项由机器人送货的服务,从最初的送餐服务到试点送包裹服务。
1.Whatcanweknowabouttheroboticdelivery?
A.ItispartofatrialprojectbyStarshipTechnologies.
B.Theroboticdeliveryisavailabletoeveryoneatpresent.
C.Youcanusetheservicefreeofchargeviasmartphones.
D.Therobotsareopenedbycustomerswithatextnotification.
【解析】选A。
推理判断题。
根据第二段第一句可知,这些自动机器是去年星际飞船技术公司试点项目的一部分,该项目专注于从全球数十个城市的当地餐馆提供饭菜。
故选A。
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unveiled”inParagraph2probablymean?
A.Revised. B.Released.
C.Restored.D.Reset.
【解析】选B。
词义猜测题。
根据第二段“这些自动机器是去年星际飞船技术公司试点项目的一部分,该项目专注于从全球数十个城市的当地餐馆提供饭菜。
”可知,之前的这个计划只是试点项目,没有完全铺开。
但是这