单选题 Predictions of large populations of robots in industry have yet to come true. For a decade or more, manufacturers of big robots have explained how their machines can make industry more competitive and productive. The market for (1) robots is now oversupplied, and the driving force of the robotics (机器人技术) revolution is (2) to be with makers of machines that handle a few kilos at most.
"Heavy-robot manufacturers are in some difficulty (3) finding customers. They are offering big (4) just to get in the door. There has been a (5) growth everywhere in the numbers of robots, so we have to admit we are either deceiving (6) or that the market is slowly growing," said John Reekie, Chairman of Colne Robotics. "The following things must happen (7) the robotics revolution to occur. We must achieve widespread robot literacy(文化), (8) there has been a computer literacy program, there must be a robot literacy campaign. We must also (9) not just a cut in, but a collapse of robot prices. (10) , some kind of artificial intelligence needs to be available./

单选题 A.small B.educational C.big D.business
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 从第一段第二句可知,大型机器人的生产使工业更具竞争性,而本题则进一步指出“目前大型机器人的市场已经饱和”,所以根据上下文逻辑关系,应选择C项。
单选题 A.claimed B.called C.said D.told
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] claimed“要求,主张,需要”;called“称为”;said“说,报道”;told“告诉,告知”。题句意为“目前大型机器人的市场已经饱和,而机器人技术进化的驱动力要求制造商制造的机器能在几英里之外遥控。”从上下文来看,只有A项能正确表达题意。
单选题 A.to B.with C.over D.in
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] “to be in difficulty in doing something”,“have difficulty in doing something”均为介词短语固定用法,意为“对做……有困难”,故D项为正确答案。
单选题 A.money B.discounts C.prices D.costs
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] money“钱”;discounts“折扣”;prices“价格”;costs“成本,花费”。从前面内容可知,大型机器人市场已经饱和,厂家寻找用户出现困难,故只得打折降价来促销。另外题句中动词offer也只能选择discounts,答案应为B项。
单选题 A.exciting B.encouraging C.despairing D.disappointing
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] exciting“令人激动的”;encouraging“鼓舞人心的”;despairing“绝望的”;disappointing“令人失望的”。由于“大型机器人市场已经饱和,厂家寻找用户出现困难,故只得打折降价来促销。”所以机器人在各地的销售增长应该是“令人失望的”,答案应为D项。
单选题 A.ourselves B.customers C.companies D.us
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 从题句中的动词deceiving“欺骗”的前后逻辑关系来看,应该是“欺骗自己”,而不可能是“欺骗顾客”或“公司”,D项us在语法上不符,只能选择A项。
单选题 A.to B.for C.in D.with
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 此处应该填入表示“目的”的介词,四个选项中只有B项for具有这个功能。
单选题 A.as if B.even though C.just as D.although
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] as if“好像”;even though“即使”;just as“正像”;although“尽管”。从上下文关系来看,这里填入的逻辑词不表示让步、假设和转折,而是一种比较关系,故应填入C项just as。
单选题 A.finish B.reach C.accomplish D.achieve
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] finish“完成,结束”;reach“达到”;accomplish“完成,实现”;achieve“取得,实现”。前面提到要使机器人技术革命发生要做到以下三件事:叙述第一件事时句中结构为“We must achieve...”;本句叙述第二件事,句中结构明显与第一句一致“We must also...”,由于使用了副词also,所以应填入与前一句一样的动词。答案应为D项。
单选题 A.However B.Finally C.Whereas D.Therefore
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] However“无论如何”;Finally“最后”;Whereas“然而”;Therefore“因此”。前面列举了所提到的三件事中的两件,本句提到第三件,也是最后一件,故按逻辑关系应选用B项Finally。