一、词汇运用
A. 根据首字母或汉语提示,写出各单词的正确形式,每空一词。
1. —Could you p the letter for me on your way home? —No problem.
2. They wonder whether (机器人) will make humans lose their jobs.
3. It's necessary to (探索) this matter in more details.
4. You may do (任何) you want to do.
5. Mum often m the bed for me before I was a primary school student.

A.
1. post
2. robots
3. explore
4. whatever
5. made

B. 根据句意,用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。
1. A strong man will bear hardship without ______ (complain).
2. My mother doesn't allow me ______ (go) out alone at night.
3. Mary is always asked ______ (sweep) the floor at home and she is willing to do it.
4. A robot can do many things like ______ (put) out fires and ______ (explore) outer space.
5. I don't think robots will have ______ (brain) in the future.
6. Robert is ______ (lazy) than any other boy in his class.
7. He has explored a lot of places. He is a famous ______ (explore).
8. The hungrier a person gets, the ______ (taste) he will find the food.

B.
1. complaining
2. to go
3. to sweep
4. putting; exploring
5. brains
6. lazier
7. explorer
8. tastier

() 1.She always complains ______ me ______ the bad weather here.
A.to; with
B.of; with
C.to; about
D.of; about

C

本题主要考查固定搭配。“complain to sb. about sth.”是固定短语，意为“向某人抱怨某事”。第一空表示“向某人抱怨”，用“complain to sb.”结构，所以排除B、D选项；第二空表示“关于某事”，用“complain about sth.”结构，所以排除A选项。

() 2.He often helps me ______ many ways, and yesterday he posted the letter ______ me.

A.in; to
B.in; for
C.at; for
D.on; to

B

本题主要考查介词在固定短语中的搭配。首先看第一个空，“在许多方面”常用短语表达为“in many ways”，所以第一个空应填“in”。接着看第二个空，“为某人做某事”可以用“do sth for sb”，这里“posted the letter for me”表示“为我寄信”，所以第二个空应填“for”。综合两个空，答案选B。

() 3.Tommy often makes his sister ______, but this time he was made ______ by her.
A.cry; cry
B.to cry; to cry
C.cry; to cry
D.to cry; cry

C

本题考查make的用法。make sb do sth表示“让某人做某事”，当make用于被动语态时，其后要接带to的不定式，即be made to do sth。第一空，Tommy经常让他妹妹哭，用make sb do sth结构，所以填cry；第二空，这次他被妹妹弄哭，是被动语态，要用be made to do sth结构，所以填to cry。

() 4.I bought a robot ______ have more free time.
A.because
B.therefore
C.in order to
D.as a result

C

本题主要考查连词和短语的区别以及语义理解。
A选项“because”意为“因为”，引导原因状语从句，表示某事发生的原因。在此句中，“have more free time”并非“I bought a robot”的原因，而是目的，因此A选项不适用。
B选项“therefore”意为“因此”，表示因果关系中的结果部分。但此句需要表达的是目的，而非结果，所以B选项也不适用。
C选项“in order to”意为“为了”，后接动词原形，表示目的。在此句中，“in order to have more free time”恰好表达了“我买机器人”的目的，因此C选项是合适的。
D选项“as a result”意为“结果”，通常用于描述某事发生后的结果。此句需要表达的是目的，而非结果，所以D选项不适用。

() 5.I really don't know ______.
A.when shall we leave for Shanghai
B.when we shall leave for Shanghai
C.why do we have to stay here
D.what we have to stay here

B

本题考查宾语从句的用法。在宾语从句中要用陈述句语序，即“引导词+主语+谓语+其他”的结构。A选项“when shall we leave for Shanghai”和C选项“why do we have to stay here”都是疑问句语序，不符合宾语从句的要求，所以A、C选项错误。D选项“what we have to stay here”表达有误，what在宾语从句中一般不这样直接和“stay here”搭配，正确的引导词应该是when、why、where等疑问词引导时间、原因、地点等相关的内容。B选项“when we shall leave for Shanghai”是陈述句语序，符合宾语从句的用法。

三、阅读理解
Robots are coming into people's lives these days. Robots help people a lot. Japanese housekeeping robots can move chairs, sweep the floor, take away dirty dishes and put dirty clothes in washing machines. Intel, the famous computer maker, has developed a self-controlled robot called Herb. Herb can do simple things that people tell it to do, such as cleaning up waste.
Recently a large robot named "Probo" has been helping children feel less worried in hospital. Probo has a touch screen on its stomach. The screen teaches children how to use Probo. The green robot's face can make expressions to show how medical operations will make the child feel. "The main aim of this project is to make emotional connections(情感交流) with children," said Jelle Saldien, one of the researchers.
Probo was invented by Ivan Hermans, president of the Anty Foundation. He had the idea after seeing the film I, Robot. Probo's green head and short nose are fully automated(自动化的). Its touch screen can show different emotions, such as pleasure and sadness, and can also "see" the expressions on human faces and make eye contact.
() 1. What is Herb that the famous computer maker developed?
A. A man-controlled robot.
B A self-controlled robot.
C. A Japanese baby.
D. A very large robot.
() 2. Why was Probo invented?
A. To look after children in hospital.
B. To teach children how to use it.
C. To show expressions to children.
D. To make emotional connections with children.
() 3. What made Ivan Hermans have the idea about inventing Probo?
A. Herb.
B. Children in hospital.
C. The film I, Robot.
D. Not mentioned.
() 4. What does the author imply(暗示)?
A. The Japanese robot can help children do their homework.
B. Herb can help people do housework.
C. Robots will take the place of people in the future.
D. Ivan is an inventor and the president of his country.
() 5. What can be learned from the passage?
A. People are not allowed to touch Probo's stomach.
B. Probo has two kinds of feelings: happiness and sadness.
C. When a boy is happy, Probo can know how he feels.
D. Probo is one of the robots in the film I, Robot.

1. B
2. D
3. C
4. B
5. C