一、任务型阅读。（每小题2分，共60分）
Passage 1(2025·泰州市靖江期末)
Are home robots a good idea?
As science and technology develop so fast, there are many types of home robots on the market today. More and more people like them and want to own one. Amazon's Astro is the favourite on the robot market. It can do many tasks, such as carrying drinks and playing music. The robot can also be controlled when the owner is not at home. It can be used to check on pets and people, or whether the oven(烤箱) is left on. Other home robots can be used to do housework and more. Do you think home robots are a good idea?
Emily
I'd like to have a home robot! Home robots can help out with housework. This makes people free enough to do the things they enjoy. The robots can also help people guard against any possible danger in homes. For example, it can remind the owner when there is a water leak(漏水) or a broken window. It can keep an eye on pets or young children. What's more, the robots can stay and chat with people. They can also help people stay in touch. In this way, they can make people feel less lonely. In general, home robots can provide people with what is needed.
Lucas
I don't think it's good to have home robots! Doing housework is a good way for us to stay active and healthy. If home robots do everything for us, we will become lazy. Even worse, we will be unable to do certain tasks. If the robot breaks down, we may not be able to clean our me or cook for ourselves. Lots of people already depend on phones for navigation(导航) and can't read maps. Also, many home robots, like Astro, have cameras and microphones. They can record lots of information about us, including our conversations. As a result, our private information can't be protected.
Just as the saying goes, every coin has two sides. Home robots can bring us a lot of convenience(便利) and make our life easier. But if we depend on them too much, we may be troubled with them as well. That's a problem worth thinking about.
Title: Are home robots a good idea?
The introduction to home robots | With the fast 1 of sce and technology, there are many types of home robots on the market today. These robots are becoming more 2.
续表
A(n) 3 | Astro, a home robot, can do many tasks:
carrying drinks and playing music
checking on pets, people and electrical appliances(电器)
Different ideas about having home robots
Emily: Yes | Lucas: 4
Home robots can do housework. Then people will have much 5 to do what they enjoy.
Home robots can make people feel 6 because they can be used to check on their home.
Home robots can stop people from feeling lonely.
In general, home robots can 7 people's needs.
If home robots do everything for us, we will become lazy.
People will depend on home robots and lose the 8 to do certain tasks.
Lots of information about people can be 9 by home robots and people's privacy can't be protected.
Conclusion: Home robots can help us live more 10, but we shouldn't depend on them too much.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. development
2. popular
3. example
4. No
5. time
6. safer/safe
7. satisfy/meet
8. ability
9. recorded
10. easily

【分析】
本题为任务型阅读词汇填空题，解题思路是：先通读全文把握主旨，再针对每个空所在的句子，定位原文对应内容，结合语境、词性要求及词汇转换规则填写合适单词。具体步骤：1. 定位每个空的上下文，找到原文相关表述；2. 根据句子结构确定所需词汇的词性；3. 从原文提取或转换词汇，确保符合语境和语法。
【解析】
1. 定位原文“As science and technology develop so fast”，此处需名词，develop的名词形式为development，故填development。
2. 定位原文“More and more people like them and want to own one”，说明机器人受欢迎，become后接形容词，故填popular。
3. 此处以Astro为例说明家用机器人的功能，对应“example”，故填example。
4. Lucas明确表达反对拥有家用机器人，故填No。
5. 定位原文“This makes people free enough to do the things they enjoy”，free对应“有时间”，故填time。
6. 定位原文“guard against any possible danger”，说明家用机器人能让家更安全，故填safer/safe。
7. 定位原文“provide people with what is needed”，对应“满足人们的需求”，故填satisfy/meet。
8. 定位原文“we will be unable to do certain tasks”，unable对应“失去做某事的能力”，故填ability。
9. 定位原文“They can record lots of information about us”，此处为被动语态，故填recorded。
10. 定位原文“make our life easier”，修饰动词live需用副词，故填easily。
【答案】
1. development
2. popular
3. example
4. No
5. time
6. safer/safe
7. satisfy/meet
8. ability
9. recorded
10. easily
【知识点】
任务型阅读、词汇运用、阅读理解
【点评】
本题为任务型阅读词汇填空题，侧重考查学生的信息定位能力、词汇转换及语境运用能力，需结合原文细节和语法规则填写答案，整体难度适中，是初中英语常见题型。
【难度系数】
0.6