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y mean? A. Revised. B. Released. C. Restored. D. Reset. 【解析】選B。 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段“這些自動(dòng)機(jī)器是去年星際飛船技術(shù)公司試點(diǎn)項(xiàng)目的一部分, 該項(xiàng)目專注于從全球數(shù)十個(gè)城市的當(dāng)?shù)夭宛^提供飯菜?!笨芍? 之前的這個(gè)計(jì)劃只是試點(diǎn)項(xiàng)目, 沒有完全鋪開。但是這一周, 為了擴(kuò)大送貨范圍, 這個(gè)計(jì)劃被公布了。故選B。3. What is the last paragraph mainly about? A. The good news of the service. B. How the robotic delivery works. C. The disadvantages of the robotic delivery. D. Robotic delivery develops despite challenges. 【解析】選D。 主旨大意題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句以及最后一句可知, 機(jī)器人地面運(yùn)送存在障礙, 許多州要求由人類控制運(yùn)送機(jī)器人, 但盡管如此, 他們的機(jī)器人已經(jīng)在20個(gè)國家的100多個(gè)城市行駛了超過 12. 5萬英里。所以本段主要講了盡管這項(xiàng)服務(wù)存在挑戰(zhàn)但也是在向前發(fā)展。故選D。4. What can be the best title for the text? A. New Robot Was Invented B. Wheelless Robots Are on the WayC. How Robots Deliver Packages D. Packages Will Be Delivered by Robots【解析】選D。主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段Want to get your package delivered via robots? (你想通過機(jī)器人把包裹送到嗎? )以及所提及的“在華盛頓特區(qū)或紅杉區(qū)(Redwood), 你可能會(huì)瞥見一個(gè)四四方方的小機(jī)器人在當(dāng)?shù)氐娜诵械郎蠞L動(dòng), 運(yùn)送包裹, ”可知, 文章就是圍繞機(jī)器人送包裹所展開的。后文又補(bǔ)充, 機(jī)器人送包裹這項(xiàng)服務(wù)已經(jīng)被公布且具體實(shí)施。最后也提及, 雖然遇到挑戰(zhàn), 但是也在繼續(xù)向前發(fā)展。故選D。Ⅱ. 完形填空 One day I was sleeping in my chair when I woke up to the sound of a car crash. I sat up and looked 1 out my window. Across the street, a car had just backed into a chainlink fence. The car must have been moving fast, 2 it was in bad shape. The fence was bent out exactly the 3 of the car’s back end. I watched the driver get out of the car. After a few seconds of 4 the damage, the man tried to put the fence back into the place. His first attempt failed and he tried a little harder. He grabbed its vertical support pole and pulled against it with his full 5 . The pole suddenly 6 and the man fell hard onto the ground. The entire fence fell on top of him, and one of his shoes 7 and landed 10 feet away on the sidewalk. I laughed out loud. The man’s failure was 8 my whole day. He climbed out from under the 9 fence and went back to the apartment building. That, I thought, would be the 10 of it. The man was going to leave all the chaos behind for someone else to 11 . However, the man 12 a few minutes later with some tools. For the next hour, I 13 out my window as he doggedly fixed the fence and even improved it. Now the fence would be extra secure, stronger than before. This man was actually a hero and I was embarrassed by my 14 judgments. Years later, I still look out my window at that fence almost every day. It makes me 15 what else that man has improved,