单选题 Fill in each of the following blanks with ONE Word to complete the meaning
of the passage.
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{{U}} 51 {{/U}}robots is now oversupplied,
and the driving force of the robotics (机器人技术) revolution is{{U}} 52
{{/U}}to be with makers of machines that handle a few kilos at
most. "Heavy-robot manufacturers are in some difficulty{{U}}
53 {{/U}}finding customers. They are offering big{{U}} 54
{{/U}}just to get in the door. There has been a{{U}} 55 {{/U}}growth
everywhere in the numbers of robots, so we have to admit we are either
deceiving{{U}} 56 {{/U}}or that the market is slowly growing, "said John
Reekie, Chairman of Colne Robotics. "The following things must happen{{U}}
57 {{/U}}the robotics revolution to occur. We must achieve widespread
robot literacy (文化),{{U}} 58 {{/U}}there has been a computer literacy
program, there must be a robot literacy campaign. We must also{{U}} 59
{{/U}}not just a cut in, but a collapse of robot prices{{U}} 60
{{/U}},some kind of artificial intelligence needs to be
available".
【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．just as。
【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。