Question

SDR-4X is a new robot. It acts like a human being. It talks, sings, dances and it costs  1  a car. In Tokyo, a human-shaped robot will go on sale   2   this year from Sony Corp. It remem-bers people's faces, dances disco steps and   3   sings. But it's an expensive toy. It will cost as much as a luxury car.

Sony  4  to say more about its sales plans for the silver round-eyed SDR-4X to reporters last week. "This robot was designed to live with people in  5  , "said Sony only.

"The SDR-4X has sensors on the bottoms of its  6   so it can walk on carpets and other uneven surfaces. It even knows   7   get back on its feet when it falls, "Sony said.

The 58-centimetre-tall SDR-4X is equipped with two  8   , allowing it to see better than its predecessor. It can  9   the difference between the edge of a table and patterns on the floor. The SDR-4X will be more expensive than the Ambo which   10   for 180 000 yen(US $ 1 400) in Japan and US $ 1 500 in the US. The SDR-4X can carry on simple  11  (It knows about 60 000 words. ), and be taught to sing by inputting music. It can also recognize faces,  12  and names.

Entertainment robots have grown into a fad, and toy makers are coming out with  13  imitations. Mitsubishi company   14  two entertainment robots to a museum. They can talk with children, play simple games and draw pictures. Yashawa Electric Corp has developed a 13.8  15  yen(US $105 000) bed-shaped robot that can help patients who need to strengthen their legs.

1.(　)

A. as many as　　　　　　　　　　    B. as much as

C. so many as　　　　　　　　　　    D. so much as

2.(　)

A. before　　　　　　　　　　    B. later

C. ago　　　　　　　　　　    D. after

3.(　)

A. ever　　　　　　　　　　    B. every

C. even　　　　　　　　　　    D. never

4.(　)

A. continued　　　　　　　　　　    B. used

C. forgot　　　　　　　　　　    D. refused

5.(　)

A. families　　　　　　　　　　    B. houses

C. homes　　　　　　　　　　    D. offices

6.(　)

A. hands　　　　　　　　　　    B. feet

C. arms　　　　　　　　　　    D. legs

7.(　)

A. when to　　　　　　　　　　    B. how to

C. what to　　　　　　　　　　    D. why to

8.(　)

A. umbrellas　　　　　　　　　　    B. bands

C. telephones　　　　　　　　　　    D. cameras

9.(　)

A. talk　　　　　　　　　　    B. speak

C. say　　　　　　　　　　    D. tell

10.(　)

A. sales　　　　　　　　　　    B. sells

C. buys　　　　　　　　　　    D. borrows

11.(　)

A. diaries　　　　　　　　　　    B. conversations

C. competitions　　　　　　　　　　    D. dialogues

12.(　)

A. noises　　　　　　　　　　    B. bodies

C. voices　　　　　　　　　　    D. entrances

13.(　)

A. cheap　　　　　　　　　　    B. cheaper

C. dear　　　　　　　　　　    D. more expensive

14.(　)

A. sold　　　　　　　　　　    B. have sold

C. has sold　　　　　　　　　　    D. will sell

15.(　)

A. hundred　　　　　　　　　　    B. thousand

C. million　　　　　　　　　　    D. billion

 

Answer 1

答案：B;B;C;A;B;B;B;D;D;B;B;C;B;C;C