Predictions of many robots in industry have yet come true. For ten years or more, manufacturers of big robots have explained how their machines can make industry more competitive and productive. The maker for robots is oversupplied now, and the driving force of the robotics revolution is to be with the maker of machines that handle a few kilos at most.
"Heavy-robot manufacturers are in some difficulty finding customers. They are offering big just to get in the door. There has been a growth everywhere in the numbers of robots, so we admit we are either deceiving or that the market is slowly growing，" said John Reekie, chairman of Colen Robotics. "The following things must hap-pen the robotics revolution to occur. We must achieve widespread robot literacy. there has been a computer program, there must be a robot literacy program. ，some kind of artificial intelligence needs to be ”
Colen makes educational robots and machine tools. It is small with companies like ASEA or Fujitsu Fanuc. But Colen with others in departments in universities such as Surrey, Manchester, and Dur-ham possesses an advantage the giants. The big companies sell very expensive to businesses with expert knowledge in automation. The companies make robots for teaching people, and now they have realized that there is a need for small， robots that they can meet.
The little companies either bring their educational machines an industrial standard or design from the start. One technique that they all adopt is to choose (18） components where possible. The major cost of making their models is the electronics, which will fall in price. There is scope for reductions in mechanical costs. The use of standard parts，which are easily replaced, should give these robots a mechanical life of something in the order of five years.
A．small B．educational C．big D．business
A．claimed B．called C．thought D．told
A．to B．with C．over D．in
A．money B．discounts C．prices D．costs
A．exciting B．encouraging C．satisfying D．disappointing
A．ourselves B．customers C．companies D．us
A．to B．for C．in D．with
A．As if B．Even though C．Just as D．Although
A．custom B．literacy C．poem D．tradition
A．However B．Finally C．Whereas D．Because
A．capable B．possible C．probable D．available
A．compared B．comparing C．contrasted D．contrasting
A．than B．above C．over D．from
A．took B．robots C．machines D．electronics
A．other B．big C．little D．robot
A．expensive B．artificial C．educational D．low-cost
A．up to B．on C．in D．about
A．mechanical B．standard C．cheap D．small
A．much B．many C．both D．some
A．more B．less C．no D．least
One afternoon，my son Adam asked me, "Are all people the same even if they are different in color?"
I thought for a minute, and then I said, "I'll explain，26 you can just wait until we make a quick 27 at the grocery store. I have something 28 to show you.”
At the grocery store, we 29 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, "It's time to 30 your question. " I put one apple of each 31 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 32 look on his face.
"People are like apples. They come in all 33 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 34 , some of the apples may not 35 look as delicious as the others." As I was talking, Adam was 36 each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled （削皮) them, 37 them back on the table, but 38 different place.
"Okay, Adam, tell me which is which. "
He said, "I 39 tell. They all look the same now. " "Take a bite of 40 . See if that helps you 41 which one is which.”
He took 42 , and then a huge smile came across his face. "People are 43 like apples! They are all different, but once you 44 the outside, they're pretty much the same on the inside. "
He totally 45 it. I didn't' need to say or do anything else.
A．although B．so C．because D．if
A．bought B．counted C．saw D．collected
A．check B．mention C．answer D．improve
A．worried B．satisfied C．proud D．curious
A．ordinary B．normal C．different D．regular
A．outside B．whole C．table D．inside
A．still B．even C．only D．ever
A．keeping B．placing C．pulling D．giving
A．on B．sward C．for D．in
A．each one B．each other C．the other D．one another
A．admit B．consider C．decide D．believe
A．just B．always C．merely D．seldom
A．made B．took C．got D．did
A boy selling magazines walked up to a house people seldom visited. The house was old and the owner 36 came out. When he did come out he wouldn’t say hello to anybody 37 simply stared at them.
The boy knocked on the door and 38 . As he was ready to 39 away, the door slowly opened. “What do you want?” the old man said.
“Uh, sir, I’m selling these magazines and I was 40 if you’d like to buy one.” The old man 41 stared at the boy. The boy could see the inside of the house and 42 some dog figurines（小雕像）. “Do you 43 dogs?” the boy asked. “Yes, I do. They’re my family here and they’re all I have.” The boy felt sorry for the man, as he seemed to be very 44 . “I’ve a magazine here for collectors. It’s perfect for you. I also have one about dogs since you like dogs so much.” But the old man said, “I need 45 of the magazines, now goodbye.”
The boy was sad. He went home and then an idea 46 to him. He had a little dog figurine. He walked back to the old man’s house with the 47 . He knocked on the door again and this time the old man came right to the door. “Boy, I 48 I told you no magazines.”
“No, sir. I know that. I wanted to bring you a 49 . ” The boy handed him the figurine and the old man’s face 50 . “It’s a Golden Retriever. I have one at home. This one is 51 you.” The old man was 52 ; no one had ever shown him so much 53 . “Boy, you have a kind 54 . Thank you!” From that day on the old man 55 coming out of the house and talking with people.
A．hardly B．never C．regularly D．nearly
A．so B．when C．as D．but
A．hurried B．left C．remained D．waited
A．walk B．run C．escape D．drive
A．doubting B．wondering C．saying D．hoping
A．ever B．yet C．just D．still
A．loved B．sensed C．noticed D．contacted
A．help B．collect C．raise D．like
A．alone B．cruel C．lonely D．terrible
A．nothing B．none C．either D．some
A．happened B．brought C．reached D．occurred
A．fear B．magazine C．idea D．figurine
A．imagined B．thought C．wished D．expected
A．friend B．gift C．dog D．book
A．lit up B．went up C．grew up D．turned up
A．for B．on C．with D．in
A．calm B．encouraged C．disappointed D．surprised
A．pity B．happiness C．politeness D．kindness
A．eye B．heart C．hand D．head
A．continued B．avoided C．started D．risked
Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you 36 do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks have become a 37 for many people to shop without 38 having to leave their homes.
Some shoppers are 39 of department stores and supermarkets — 40
the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight 41 of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and 42 a friendly announcer describe a product 43 a model shows it. And they can 44 around the clock, buying something 45 by making a phone call.
Department stores and even mail-under companies are 46 to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy 47 their own TV channels to encourage TV shopping in the future. 48 can ask questions about products and place 49 , all through their TV sets.
Will shopping by television 50 take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so. 51 many people find shopping at a 52 store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to 53 or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s 54 specialists say that in the future, home shopping will 55 together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it.
A．must B．should C．shall D．can
A．programme B．way C．reason D．purpose
A．ever B．never C．still D．once
A．proud B．fond C．tired D．careful
A．fighting B．striking C．treating D．stopping
A．sense B．doubt C．hope D．feeling
A．see B．watch C．let D．notice
A．until B．since C．if D．while
A．shop B．wait C．turn D．deliver
A．suitably B．cheaply C．simply D．hardly
A．nervous B．lucky C．equal D．eager
A．putting up B．making up C．setting up D．looking up
A．Guests B．Assistants C．Managers D．Customers
A．orders B．goods C．books D．answers
A．lastly B．finally C．especially D．fortunately
A．Then B．Yet C．However D．Therefore
A．general B．popular C．real D．true
A．design B．make C．wear D．touch
A．how B．why C．what D．when
A．exist B．practise C．follow D．appear
As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas 16 for her father.
She 17 that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was 18 satisfied with perfume(香水). 19, shopping at this time of the year was not a most 20 job. People 21 on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost 22 you over in their hurry in order to 23 something cheap ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on 24. "They are 25 silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to 26 her to buy one. But Edith knew from past 27 that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, 28 where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the 29 were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father 30 smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was 31 to please him.
When she got home, with her small but 32 present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already 33 table. Her mother was in great 34. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so 35 that she could not say a single word.
A．suit B．card C．thing D．gift
A．believed B．wished C．hoped D．supposed
A．never B．seldom C．always D．scarcely
A．Therefore B．Fortunately C．Besides D．Finally
A．easy B．careful C．exciting D．satisfactory
A．walked B．stepped C．lifted D．stood
A．turned B．hit C．brought D．knocked
A．watch B．find C．stare D．sell
A．time B．show C．board D．duty
A．real B．cheap C．poor D．exact
A．hope B．ask C．force D．persuade
A．experience B．things C．books D．school
A．stopped B．saw C．asked D．found
A．money B．cigarette C．shapes D．shop
A．always B．nearly C．only D．never
A．hardly B．impossibly C．possibly D．certainly
A．cheap B．well-chosen C．expensive D．ready-made
A．on B．by C．beside D．at
A．excitement B．anger C．sadness D．disappointment
A．glad B．happy C．surprised D．excited
As a child, I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost; these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange 26 things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that27 me so much. There was never total 28 , but a streetlight or passing car lights 29 clothes hung over a chair take on(呈现) the 30 of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my31 , I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no 32 . A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight. My 33 would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would 34 very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, 35 on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home .That was no 36 . After school,37 , when all the buses were 38 up along the street, I was afraid that I’d get on the wrong one and be taken to some 39 neighborhood. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my 40 .
Perhaps one of the worst fears 41 all I had as a child was that of not being liked or 42 by others. Being popular was so important to me 43 , and the fear of not being liked was a44 one.
One of the processes(过程) of growing up is being able to 45 and overcome(克服) our fears. Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.
A．way B．time C．place D．reason
A．wounded B．destroyed C．surprised D．frightened
A．quietness B．darkness C．emptiness D．loneliness
A．got B．forced C．made D．caused
A．spirit B．height C．body D．shape
A．eye B．window C．mouth D．door
A．breath B．wind C．air D．sound
A．belief B．feeling C．imagination D．doubt
A．lay B．hide C．rest D．lie
A．especially B．simply C．probably D．directly
A．discussion B．problem C．joke D．matter
A．however B．yet C．although D．still
A．called B．backed C．lined D．packed
A．old B．crowded C．poor D．unfamiliar
A．sight B．mind C．order D．task
A．above B．in C．of D．at
A．protected B．guided C．believed D．accepted
A．then B．there C．once D．anyway
A．strict B．powerful C．heavy D．right
A．form B．remember C．recognize D．recover