Question

【题目】Predictions of many robots in industry have yet come true. For ten years or more, manufacturers of big robots have explained how their machines can make industry more competitive and productive. The maker for robots is oversupplied now, and the driving force of the robotics revolution is to be with the maker of machines that handle a few kilos at most.

"Heavy-robot manufacturers are in some difficulty finding customers. They are offering big just to get in the door. There has been a growth everywhere in the numbers of robots, so we admit we are either deceiving or that the market is slowly growing，" said John Reekie, chairman of Colen Robotics. "The following things must hap-pen the robotics revolution to occur. We must achieve widespread robot literacy. there has been a computer program, there must be a robot literacy program. ，some kind of artificial intelligence needs to be ”

Colen makes educational robots and machine tools. It is small with companies like ASEA or Fujitsu Fanuc. But Colen with others in departments in universities such as Surrey, Manchester, and Dur-ham possesses an advantage the giants. The big companies sell very expensive to businesses with expert knowledge in automation. The companies make robots for teaching people, and now they have realized that there is a need for small， robots that they can meet.

The little companies either bring their educational machines an industrial standard or design from the start. One technique that they all adopt is to choose （18）components where possible. The major cost of making their models is the electronics, which will fall in price. There is scope for reductions in mechanical costs. The use of standard parts，which are easily replaced, should give these robots a mechanical life of something in the order of five years.

【1】 A. small B. educational C. big D. business

【2】A. claimed B. called C. thought D. told

【3】 A. to B. with C. over D. in

【4】 A. money B. discounts C. prices D. costs

【5】A. exciting B. encouraging C. satisfying D. disappointing

【6】 A. ourselves B. customers C. companies D. us

【7】 A. to B. for C. in D. with

【8】 A. As if B. Even though C. Just as D. Although

【9】 A. custom B. literacy C. poem D. tradition

【10】 A. However B. Finally C. Whereas D. Because

【11】 A. capable B. possible C. probable D. available

【12】 A. compared B. comparing C. contrasted D. contrasting

【13】 A. than B. above C. over D. from

【14】 A. took B. robots C. machines D. electronics

【15】 A. other B. big C. little D. robot

【16】 A. expensive B. artificial C. educational D. low-cost

【17】A. up to B. on C. in D. about

【18】 A. mechanical B. standard C. cheap D. small

【19】 A. much B. many C. both D. some

【20】 A. more B. less C. no D. least

Answer 1

【答案】【1】C

【2】 A

【3】 D

【4】 B

【5】 D

【6】 A

【7】 B

【8】 C

【9】 B

【10】 B

【11】 D

【12】 A

【13】 C

【14】 B

【15】 C

【16】 D

【17】 A

【18】 B

【19】 C

【20】 B

【解析】【1】拫据下文,本篇文章主要谈论了大机器人。

【2】claim...to be...“声称……是……”。

【3】have difficulty in doing sth. 是固定短语,表示“干……有困难”,此处指商家找到买这些大机器的买主有困难。

【4】big discounts指“折扣多”。

【5】尽管商家折扣很多,但是买主的数量还是很令人失望。

【6】上文说...manufacturers of big robots have explained how their machines can make industry more competitive and productive. 但是，整个机器人市场不景气，那么我们或者是在欺骗自己或者是机器人市场发展缓慢。

【7】for表示“对于”，此处表示机器人革命要发生。

【8】just as “正像,正如”。表示“正如已经拥有的使用计算机的能力”。

【9】上文说到使用计算机的能力. 这里说也必须有使用机器人的能力。

【10】最后人工智能必须可用。

【11】be available“可利用的”。

【12】compared with...“与……比较”

【13】an advantage over “比……优越，优于……”。这里指Colen 等小公司比一些大公司有优势。

【14】 全文谈论的是机器人，此处指大公司卖的是昂贵的机器人,这种机器人必须具有专业自动化知识的人才能操作。

【15】 根据上文,大公司卖的是昂贵的机器人,而小公司卖的是不同的机器人——小型机器人。

【16】根据逻辑. small与low-cost(低费用的)相符合。

【17】up to“达到……(标准、高度、价格、水平等)”。

【18】standard “标准的”,此处指他们所采用的技术是选择标准的零件。

【19】上文提到的是两种公司。

【20】1ess scope“有更少的机会、余地”。