Ⅰ.完形填空

　　I get many e－mails each week from people who want to start building robots. As a builder of robots for 30 years, here's my __1__ on the subject.

　　First, let's decide what a “robot” is. In my __2__， a remote controlled car is not a robot since it has no brain of its own. To be a robot, it should have the __3__ to think and make decisions. This may sound __4__ at first, but really any small computer can be programmed to make __5__.

　　I want to encourage you, but __6__， building a robot is not easy. This is a task that would __7__ a normal person several months or years. In __8__， as past president of the Dallas Personal Robotics Group, I've known professional engineers that spent several years just to __9__ a mobile base working.

　　I'm not trying to __10__ you, but I just want you to know what __11__ of project this is. If you are willing to spend many months, much money, and potentially __12__ and discouragement, then design and build your own robot from the very beginning.

　　Most people __13__ that you can build a robot with parts found around the house and that is partially true. I think __14__ screwdrivers would be a good drive motor. __15__， there are many things that you will have to __16__， especially when it __17__ to the electronics, sensors and microcontroller parts. These items are simply not __18__ in the bottom of a toybox or at your local WalMart.

　　__19__ almost all believed it would cost much __20__ when they began, most robots built from the very beginning cost between $200 and $15. Many people spend well over $1,000 and some, much more.

　　1．A.explanation　

　　B．instruction　

　　C．advice　

　　D．question

　　【答案與解析】　C　從下文看是作者的一些建議。

　　2．A.opinion

　　B．thought

　　C．idea

　　D．feeling

　　【答案與解析】　A　in one‘s opinion是固定搭配，“在……看來”。3．A.power

　　B．strength

　　C．force

　　D．ability

　　【答案與解析】　D　have the ability to do “有做……的能力”。4．A.interesting

　　B．hard

　　C．easy

　　D．exciting

　　【答案與解析】　B　根據轉折詞but和any(任何一個)判斷，此處應為“聽起來難”。5．A.choices

　　B．mistakes

　　C．conclusions

　　D．decisions

　　【答案與解析】　D　make decisions“作出決定”，上文有提示。6．A.immediately

　　B．honestly

　　C．especially

　　D．eventually

　　【答案與解析】　B　根據“我想鼓勵你”和“但是……”，“不容易”判斷，此處應為“說實話”。7．A.spend

　　B．afford

　　C．take

　　D．pay

　　【答案與解析】　C　該句為sth takes sb time句型，意為“某事花費某人……時間”。8．A.general

　　B．fact

　　C．common

　　D．need

　　【答案與解析】　B　in general“一般說來”； in fact“事實上”； in common“共有”； in need“需要”。根據下文的“作為……”推斷，要用“事實上”。9．A.get

　　B．enable

　　C．cause

　　D．make

　　【答案與解析】　A　 get sth working“讓……運轉起來”。enable和cause后接to do；make后用動詞原形。10．A.discourage

　　B．encourage

　　C．convince

　　D．satisfy

　　【答案與解析】　A　上文談到的是制作機器人的困難，所以此處作者說“我不想讓你泄氣”。11．A.color

　　B．size

　　C．date

　　D．range

　　【答案與解析】　B　根據后面的project看，應該是“讓你知道這個工程(計劃)的大小”。12．A.excitement

　　B．enjoyment

　　C．disappointment

　　D．pleasure

　　【答案與解析】　C　根據后面的discouragement判斷。13．A.recognize

　　B．suggest

　　C．permit

　　D．believe

　　【答案與解析】　D　believe“相信”，此處指“大部分的人都這樣認為”。14．A.electric

　　B．electrical

　　C．electronic

　　D．electricity

　　【答案與解析】　A　electric“電動的”； electrical“有關電的”； electronic“電子的”； electricity“電”。根據

　　screwdrivers看，應為“電動的”。15．A.Therefore

　　B．However

　　C．Otherwise

　　D．Besides

　　【答案與解析】　B　上下文的轉折關系，所以用however，意為“然而”。16．A.borrow

　　B．buy

　　C．lend

　　D．build

　　【答案與解析】　B　上文提到制作機器人的許多部件可以找到，然后通過轉折詞，我們就可看出另外一些東西需要“購買”。

　　17．A.turns

　　B．changes

　　C．comes

　　D．goes

　　【答案與解析】　C　when it comes to...是固定句型，意為“當談到……；當涉及……”。18．A.available

　　B．acceptable

　　C．responsible

　　D．possible

　　【答案與解析】　A　available“可利用的；可用到的”。19．A.Because

　　B．Through

　　C．Although

　　D．Since

　　【答案與解析】　C　上下文是讓步關系，所以用although。20．A.more

　　B．cheaper

　　C．higher

　　D．Less【答案與解析】　D　根據下文的“cost well over $1,000”判斷，一開始的時候，幾乎所有的人都認為花費少。

　　Ⅱ.單項填空

　　21．He is never ________ of his shortcomings because he is over－confident.

　　A．aware　 　B．awake　 　C．afraid　 　D．ashamed【答案與解析】　A　題意： 因為過于自信，他從來意識不到自己的缺點。be aware of “意識到”，符合題意。22．Tired of work through the year, she desired to ________ and live an independent life for herself.

　　A．drop off

　　B．drop out

　　C．drop in

　　D．drop behind【答案與解析】　B　題意：厭煩了一年到頭的工作，她想要退出而去過一種獨立的生活。 drop out “退出”； drop off “將某人送到某處”； drop in “順便來訪”； drop behind “落后”。

　　23．He is firmly

　　________ to rise in the world whatever it takes.

　　A．inspired

　　B．determined

　　C．developed

　　D．decided

　　【答案與解析】　B　題意： 他下定決心無論如何也要出人頭地。be determined to do “下定決心做某事”，強調心理狀態，符合題意。24．I tried to get out of the business, ________ I found impossible.

　　A．who

　　B．which

　　C．that

　　D．what【答案與解析】　B　題意：我試圖脫離商界，卻發現這是不可能的。在非限制定語從句中，關系代詞指代前面整個句子意思時，只能用which。

　　25．She didn't speak loudly, so she couldn't make herself ________.

　　A．hear

　　B．to hear

　　C．hearing

　　D．heard

　　【答案與解析】　D　題意：她說話聲音不大，因此無法讓人們聽清楚。make oneself heard / known / understood...是固定用法，意為“使某人自己(被)聽到/知道/理解”。26．I smell something________ in the kitchen; can I call you back in a minute?

　　A．burning

　　B．burnt

　　C．being burnt

　　D．to be burnt

　　【答案與解析】　A　題意：我聞到廚房里什么東西糊了(正在燃燒)，我能過一會兒回電話給你嗎？burning 作賓語補足語，表示“正在燃燒”。27．The monument was set up ________ the soldiers who died for the country.

　　A．in case of

　　B．in face of

　　C．in charge of

　　D．in honour of

　　【答案與解析】　D　in honour of “為紀念……；為慶祝……”。題意：這座紀念碑是為紀念為國犧牲的士兵們而建立的。28．It's no use________ over spilt milk.

　　A．cry

　　B．cried

　　C．being cried

　　D．crying【答案與解析】　D　題意：不要為打翻的牛奶哭泣。It is no use / no good / senseless后常接v－ing形式。29．—The lights were left burning all night long.

　　—Yes. It seems that Zhang Peng is ________. He was the last to leave.

　　A．blaming

　　B．blamed

　　C．to blame

　　D．to be blame【答案與解析】　C　be to blame “應受到責備”，用主動形式表示被動含義。

　　30．The system has been designed to give students quick and easy ________ to the digital resources of the library.

　　A．access

　　B．passage

　　C．way

　　D．approach【答案與解析】　A　題意：設計這個系統的目的是讓學生迅速、方便地使用圖書館的數字資源。 access to 為固定短語，意為“有權使用；有機會接近”。31．He ________ his success in the English speech contest to full preparation.

　　A．arose

　　B．published

　　C．owed

　　D．owned【答案與解析】　C　題意：他把英語演講比賽的成功歸功于充分的準備。arise“出現”； publish“出版；發行”； owe“歸功于”； own“擁有；所有”。

　　32．The central finance has handed out 6.3 billion yuan to help the local government ease capital shortages________the snow disaster.

　　A．resulting in

　　B．in spite of

　　C．owing to

　　D．in terms of

　　【答案與解析】　C　題意：中央財政撥出63億元幫助當地政府緩解雪災引起的資金短缺問題。result in “導致”；

　　in spite of “盡管”；

　　owing to“由于；因為”；

　　in terms of“就……來說”。33．I was reading attentively

　　________

　　I heard a loud explosion outside.

　　A．when

　　B．while

　　C．as if

　　D．in case【答案與解析】　A　題意：我正專心致志地看書，突然聽到了外面巨大的爆炸聲。此句中，when 意為“正在那時；突然”。while “當……時候”； as if “仿佛；好像”； in case “以防；以免”。

　　34．The way

　　________

　　our boss treats us is hard to understand.

　　A．which

　　B．in that

　　C．how

　　D．不填【答案與解析】　D　題意：老板對待我們的方式真是難以理解。當先行詞是the way，且the way 在定語從句中作方式狀語時，定語從句可用in which, that 引導，也可省略關系詞。35．Mr Li suggested us ________

　　as much English as possible in our spare time.

　　A．read

　　B．to read

　　C．reading

　　D．should read【答案與解析】　C　題意：李老師建議我們課外盡可能多讀英語。suggest doing sth “建議做某事”；當suggest (建議)后接從句時，從句的謂語部分用should do 形式，should 可以省略。

　　Ⅲ. 閱讀理解

　　A

　　A British architect has designed the world's tallest road bridge in southern France. This picture shows what an unbelievable sight it is.

　　Designing a road bridge that is higher than the Eiffel Tower was a tall order, even for famous British architect Norman Foster. But after years of planning, he created an amazing design that has been built by the French construction company famous for building Paris' landmark tower. Costing ￡270 million, the revolutionary new bridge spans the Tarn Valley at Millau, in the Massif Central mountains of southern France.

　　The bridge was built to provide a direct route between Paris and the Spanish city of Barcelona. Previously the only route was through Millau, a small town of just a few thousand residents. More than 10,000 cars passed through Millau every day, causing huge traffic jams, so the

　　bridge was commissioned in December 2001.

　　Already it has been called a model of art, hardly surprising considering Foster is also responsible for designing other buildings of architectural beauty. The Millennium Bridge and Canary Wharf tube station in London, and the Reichstag parliament building in Berlin are all his designs.

　　The bridge was opened and already is a great success. Even though drivers must pay a toll of ￡3.20, it has attracted visitors from around the world. 100,000 people have changed their journey just to catch a glimpse of this giant web of steel and concrete.

　　But not everyone is happy. Some shop owners have complained that business has been poor since the bridge opened. The number of people traveling through Millau is much reduced. The bridge, like Concorde and the Channel Tunnel, is another remarkable example of what the French and British can achieve when they team up.

　　36．From the passage we can see that ________.

　　A．it was not hard for Norman Foster to design the bridge

　　B．though famous, Norman Foster met a lot of difficulties designing the bridge

　　C．it took Norman Foster several years to build the bridge

　　D．with Foster's French, construction company designed the bridge

　　【答案與解析】　 B　推斷題。根據第2段中的“a tall order (難做的事情)”和“after years of planning”可以判斷，他在設計大橋時遇到了不少的困難。37．After the bridge was opened, ________.

　　A．people spent less time traveling from France to Spain

　　B．more and more cars went through the town of Millau every day

　　C．everyone in Millau was pleased with it

　　D．traffic jams often occurred on it

　　【答案與解析】　A　推斷題。根據第3段中的“The bridge was built to provide a direct route between Paris and the Spanish city of Barcelona”可知，大橋提供了從巴黎到巴塞羅那的直達線路，所以人們從法國到西班牙會節省時間。38．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

　　A．Before the bridge was opened, people traveled from Paris to Barcelona by way of Millau.

　　B．Residents in the town of Millau suffered from traffic jams.

　　C．The tallest building in France was the Eiffel Tower.

　　D．Some of the people benefited from the cars passing by.

　　【答案與解析】　C　推斷題。雖然短文中提到“Designing a road bridge that is higher than the Eiffel Tower”，但是大橋比埃菲爾鐵塔高，并不一定說明埃菲爾鐵塔是法國最高的建筑物。

　　39．From the passage we can infer that ________.A．some people are not satisfied because they have to pay when going across it

　　B．the bridge not only is a convenient route but also has become a place of interest

　　C．the bridge was in the charge of French president Jacques Chirac when under construction

　　D．100,000 cars go across the bridge every day【答案與解析】　B　推斷題。大橋提供了從巴黎到巴塞羅那的直達線路，可推測“方便”；許多人改變旅行路線來觀看大橋，說明大橋已成了一景點。