一、根据中文或首字母提示写出单词。

1.（2023·苏州模拟）Paul is excellent at school. His performance always _______（使……满意）us.

satisfies

2.（2023·苏州工业园区金鸡湖学校月考）I have never _______（后悔）the decision to be a volunteer teacher in the west of China.

regretted

3.（2023·梁丰初级中学月考）To our surprise，he has _______（完全地）forgotten all except his own name.

completely

4. It's against the law to sell _______（顾客）personal information on the Internet.

customers’

5. P_______ from that company sell very well though they are not cheap at all.

Products

6. — What do you think of these cars?
— I don't think they are up to s_______. They are not safe to drive.

standard

7. — Doctor，I have a headache. What should I do?
— Take some p_______，and you will be much better soon.

pills

8. I may have to borrow some money from my mother because I can't afford to pay this month's b_______.

bill(s)

二、用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

1. Is it easy for the students _______（learn）a second language?

to learn

2. — Could you teach me how _______（iron）clothes，Mum?
— OK，wait a moment.

to iron

3. My robot has stopped _______（work）. Can you check it for me?

working

4. He was still _______（sure）how to do it though we explained all over again.

unsure

5. We each expect _______（get）high marks in the coming competition.

to get

三、翻译句子。

1. 大自然如此重要，以至于我们必须要保护它。
Nature is ______________________________.

so important that we must protect it

2. 我想试试这辆新的自行车。
I would like to ______________________________.

give the new bike a try

3. 当这个机器人被发现没有达到标准时，它被退回了商店。
This robot was returned to the shop when it was found ______________________________.

not to be up to standard

4. 将来机器人能做被要求做的任何事情，因为它们将有大脑。
In the future，robots ____________________ because ______________________________.

can do anything that they are asked to; they will have brains

5. 几年后，他后悔没有采纳他爸爸的建议。
______________________________

Several years later, he regretted not having taken/not taking his father’s advice.

四、（2024·苏州模拟）阅读表达。〔人与社会——科学与技术〕
Did you ever feel like no one really understood you well? Pepper could be about to change all that. Pepper is the first robot to read human feelings. Using its emotion recognition functions（情感识别功能），Pepper can react when it is near people—making jokes，dancing and even singing in Japanese.
The man-like robot looks like a small girl. It is four feet tall with a tablet computer（平板电脑）set in its chest. It has human-like hands，a girl-like body and baby-like voice. It was shown to curious people at stores in Tokyo on Friday by a Japanese robotics company.
Pepper can examine facial expressions（面部表情），human voice and signs，and then make an answer. Pepper is designed to be a family robot，but it isn't like Rosie who can do housework in the cartoon. Pepper is used at home or the store to provide fun and entertainment.
Pepper gets power from love inside a family. It can not only tell jokes to make people laugh but also help people when they are in trouble. In a natural accident，it can help make those people who are sad or lonely feel relaxed，encourage them or make them laugh.
Pepper goes on sale at stores in Tokyo for people to visit. The creators say they want the robots to store more knowledge to do better in getting along with humans.