五、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式
NAO is a robot. He is 58 cm tall. He is small, cute and round. You can't help but love him! NAO is created to be a 1. (friend) partner around the house. He moves, recognises you, hears you and can even 2. (talk) to you.
Since his birth in 2006, he 3. (be) better and better at pleasing, understanding and loving you. Maybe one day he will become your friend. His cute look and wonderful communication 4. (skill) make him really lovely and popular.
He can be 5. good helper. Ask him to do something and he does. For example, ask NAO to wake you up in the morning, to watch your home 6. the day or to teach you new things whenever you want. You no longer 7. (need) a keyboard, a computer or a mouse to communicate with him. All you have to do is talk to 8. (he).
He can be a sweet family member. He can learn to read your moods so that he always knows the right thing to say. He can recognise your family members and call them by their 9. (one) names. You can teach him 10. to choose the music, food and film you like best.
读后词汇拓展 猜出第四大题中画波浪线单词的词性和中文意思,并收入自己的小词典。
rent

1. friendly 2. talk 3. has been 4. skills
5. a 6. during 7. need 8. him 9. first
10. how
读后词汇拓展
v.租用

【分析】
本题为英语语法填空题，需结合语境、语法规则（词性转换、时态、固定搭配等）完成填空。解题思路：先通读全文把握文章主旨（介绍机器人NAO的功能），再逐个分析每个空格的句子结构、所需词性/形式，结合括号内提示词或上下文语境确定答案，最后验证答案是否符合语法和语义逻辑。
【解析】
1. 此处需形容词修饰名词partner，friend的形容词形式为friendly，故填friendly；
2. 情态动词can后接动词原形，故填talk；
3. 时间状语“Since his birth in 2006”是现在完成时的标志，主语为he，故填has been；
4. skill为可数名词，此处指多种技能，需用复数形式，故填skills；
5. helper是可数名词单数，good以辅音音素开头，需用不定冠词a，故填a；
6. 固定搭配during the day表示“在白天”，故填during；
7. 主语为you，时态为一般现在时，动词用原形，故填need；
8. 介词to后接人称代词宾格，he的宾格为him，故填him；
9. 固定搭配first names表示“名字”，需用序数词，故填first；
10. 此处为“疑问词+不定式”结构表方式，故填how；
读后词汇拓展：rent为动词，意思是租用。
【答案】
1. friendly 2. talk 3. has been 4. skills 5. a 6. during 7. need 8. him 9. first 10. how；读后词汇拓展：v.租用
【知识点】
词性转换、动词时态、固定搭配
【点评】
本题围绕机器人NAO展开，考察初中英语核心语法知识，题型基础，注重对词汇形式变化和常用搭配的运用，适合巩固基础。
【难度系数】
0.7