高中英语一轮复习 Part I Unit 12 Culture Shock作业 北师大版.完形填空 I get many emails each week from people who want to start building robots. As a builder of robots for 30 years, heres my _1_ on the subject. First, lets 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, Ive known professional engineers that spent several years just to _9_ a mobile base working.Im 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.1A.explanation Binstruction Cadvice Dquestion 【答案与解析】C从下文看是作者的一些建议。2A.opinion Bthought Cidea Dfeeling【答案与解析】Ain ones opinion是固定搭配，“在看来”。3A.power Bstrength Cforce Dability 【答案与解析】Dhave the ability to do “有做的能力”。4A.interesting Bhard Ceasy Dexciting 【答案与解析】B根据转折词but和any(任何一个)判断，此处应为“听起来难”。5A.choices Bmistakes Cconclusions Ddecisions【答案与解析】Dmake decisions“作出决定”，上文有提示。6A.immediately Bhonestly Cespecially Deventually【答案与解析】B根据“我想鼓励你”和“但是”，“不容易”判断，此处应为“说实话”。7A.spend Bafford Ctake Dpay 【答案与解析】C该句为sth takes sb time句型，意为“某事花费某人时间”。8A.general Bfact Ccommon Dneed 【答案与解析】Bin general“一般说来”； in fact“事实上”； in common“共有”； in need“需要”。根据下文的“作为”推断，要用“事实上”。9A.get Benable Ccause Dmake【答案与解析】A get sth working“让运转起来”。enable和cause后接to do；make后用动词原形。10A.discourage Bencourage Cconvince Dsatisfy 【答案与解析】A上文谈到的是制作机器人的困难，所以此处作者说“我不想让你泄气”。11A.color Bsize Cdate Drange【答案与解析】B根据后面的project看，应该是“让你知道这个工程(计划)的大小”。12A.excitement Benjoyment Cdisappointment Dpleasure【答案与解析】C根据后面的discouragement判断。13A.recognize Bsuggest Cpermit Dbelieve【答案与解析】Dbelieve“相信”，此处指“大部分的人都这样认为”。14A.electric Belectrical Celectronic Delectricity 【答案与解析】Aelectric“电动的”； electrical“有关电的”； electronic“电子的”； electricity“电”。根据screwdrivers看，应为“电动的”。15A.Therefore BHowever COtherwise DBesides【答案与解析】B上下文的转折关系，所以用however，意为“然而”。16A.borrow Bbuy Clend Dbuild【答案与解析】B上文提到制作机器人的许多部件可以找到，然后通过转折词，我们就可看出另外一些东西需要“购买”。17A.turns Bchanges Ccomes Dgoes【答案与解析】Cwhen it comes to.是固定句型，意为“当谈到；当涉及”。18A.available Bacceptable Cresponsible Dpossible 【答案与解析】Aavailable“可利用的；可用到的”。19A.Because BThrough CAlthough DSince【答案与解析】C上下文是让步关系，所以用although。20A.more Bcheaper Chigher DLess【答案与解析】D根据下文的“cost well over $1,000”判断，一开始的时候，几乎所有的人都认为花费少。.单项填空21He is never _ of his shortcomings because he is overconfident. Aaware Bawake Cafraid Dashamed【答案与解析】A题意： 因为过于自信，他从来意识不到自己的缺点。be aware of “意识到”，符合题意。22Tired of work through the year, she desired to _ and live an independent life for herself. Adrop off Bdrop outCdrop in Ddrop behind【答案与解析】B题意：厌烦了一年到头的工作，她想要退出而去过一种独立的生活。 drop out “退出”； drop off “将某人送到某处”； drop in “顺便来访”； drop behind “落后”。23He is firmly _ to rise in the world whatever it takes. Ainspired BdeterminedCdeveloped Ddecided 【答案与解析】B题意： 他下定决心无论如何也要出人头地。be determined to do “下定决心做某事”，强调心理状态，符合题意。24I tried to get out of the business, _ I found impossible.Awho Bwhich Cthat Dwhat【答案与解析】B题意：我试图脱离商界，却发现这是不可能的。在非限制定语从句中，关系代