1、高三英語限時閱讀訓練（十九）完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）Iwasasingleparentoffoursmallchildren,workingatalow-paidjob.Moneywasalwaystight,butwehada36overourheads,foodonthetable,clothesonourbacks,andifnotalot,always37.Notknowingwewerepoor,mykids（孩子們）justthoughtIwas38_.I'vealwaysbeengladaboutthat.ItwasChristmastime,and

2、althoughtherewasn39for'atotofgifts,weplannedtocelebratewithafamilyparty.Butthebig40forthekidswasthefunofChristmas41_.Theyplannedweeksaheadoftime,asking42whattheywantedforChristmas.Fortunately,Ihadsaved$120for43tosharebyallfiveofus.Thebig44arrived.Igaveeachkidatwenty-dollarbilland45themtolookforg

3、iftsofaboutfourdollarseach.Theneveryonescattered（散開）.Wehadtwohourstoshop;thenwewould46backatthe“Santa'sWorkshop”.Drivinghome,everyonewasinhighChristmasspirits,47myyoungerdaughter,Ginger,whowasunusually48.Shehadonlyonesmall,flatbagwithafewcandiesfifty-centcandies!Iwassoangry,butIdidn'tsayanyt

4、hing49wegothome.Icalledherintomybedroomandclosedthedoor,50tobeangryagain.Thisiswhatshetoldme."Iwaslooking51thinkingofwhattobuy,andI52toreadthelittlecardsontheGivingTrees.'Onewasforalittlegirl,fouryearsold,andalls53forChristmas54thedollforher.Wehavesowasadoll（玩具娃娃）.SoItookthecardoffthetreean

5、dmuchandshedoesn'thaveanything.”36.A.roofB.hatC.skyD.star37.A.littleB.lessC.enoughD.more38.A.busyB.seriousC.strictD.kind39.A.effortB.roomC.timeD.moneyIneverfeltso55asIdidthatday.40.A.improvementB.problemC.surpriseD.excitement41.A.shoppingB.travellingC.partiesD.greetings42.A.theotherB.eachotherC.

6、onebyoneD.everyotherone43.A.toysB.clothesC.presentsD.bills44.A.dayB.chanceC.chequeD.tree45.A.forcedB.remindedC.invitedD.begged46.A.drawB.stayC.moveD.meet47.A.includingB.besidesC.exceptD.regarding48.A.quietB.excitedC.happyD.ashamed49.A.sinceB.afterC.whileD.until50.A.waitingB.readyC.hopingD.afraid51.A

7、.outB.overC.forwardD.around52.A.forgotB.stoppedC.failedD.hated53.A.wantedB.didC.gotD.played54.A.madeB.searchedC.boughtD.fetched55.A.angryB.richC.patientD.bitter任務型閱讀（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）請認真閱讀下面短文，并根據所讀內容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰當的單詞。（每空一詞）RobotrevolutionThedaythatarobotwakesyouup,cleansyourroomandwalksyourdogmi

8、ghtstillbeafewdecadesoff.Butincreasingly,engineersaresayingthatrobotsaregoingtomaketheleapfromthefactoryfloortoyourfamilyroom.CompanieslikeSonyandGeneralElectricareworkingondesignsforsmallrobots.ProductsliketheRoomba,arobotthatcancleanfloors,areflyingofftheshelves.OnthecoverofarecentissueofScientifi

9、cAmericanmagazine,BillGatespredictedthe“DawnoftheAgeofRobots”.What'sbehindthisnewera（時代）?It'spartlyamatteroftechnology.Devicesthatcanrecognizeandrespondtoahumanvoicehavebeendeveloped.Therearenowafewdifferentwaysforrobotstomovearound.Theycanwalk,crawlorrideonwheels.Theyarebeingmadesmallerands

10、maller.Theyarealsobecomingmoreandmoreenergyefficient.Abiggerpartofthestoryisonthedemandside.FromthedayRobertAdlerinventedthetelevisionremotecontrolinthe1950s,peoplearoundtheworldhavetirelesslysearchedforwaystogetlazier.Alsotakeintoconsiderationtheincreasingwealthofrichpeople,thetimeappearsripetointr

11、oducerobotstoeaseourdailylives.Tobesure,robotsthatwalkontwolegsandtalklikepeoplearestilltoocomplexforourpresentengineeringabilities.Today'srobotrevolutionistomakethemforeverydayuse.Robotswilldobasichouseworksuchascleaningorgardening,orjusthelpyouhavemorefunonthebasketballcourt.Whatmakesarobotdif

12、ferentfromanordinarycleaningmachineisnotthepreseneeofcomputerchips(芯片).Nowadaysevenyourmicrowavehasacomputerchip.Itistheabilitytosenseandmakechangestotheenvironmentinrealtime.Forexample,afloor-cleaningrobotshouldbeabletosenseyourscaredcatandmoveoutoftheway.Today'scomputingabilityis,forthefirstti

13、me,abletomakemachinesthatcould“think”,atleastincertainlimitedways.RobotRevolutionWhattoday'srobotcandoWhat(75)robotmaydo衣recognizeand(71)toyourvoice*talklikepeople衣senseandmakesomechangestothe(76)衣workinthe(72)*(77)yourdog衣movearound,likewalkingor(73)onwheels*(78)yourfloor*(79)youup衣thinkinsomelimited(74)*(80)youonthebasketballcourt高三英語限時閱讀訓練