Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A] , B , C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Predictions of many robots in industry have yet come true. For ten years or more, manufacturers of big robots have explained how their machines can make industry more competitive and productive. The maker for ___________ 21 robots is oversupplied now,and the driving force of the robotics(机器人学) revolution is__________ 22 to be with makers of machines that handle a few kilos at most.
"Heavy-robot manufacturers are in some difficulty __________ 23 finding customer. They are offering big__________24 just to get in the door. There has been a __________ 25 growth everywhere in the numbers of robots, so we admit we are either deceiving __________ 26 or that the market is slowly growing. "said John Reekie,chairman of Colen Robotics. "The following things must happen __________ 27 the robotics revolution to occur. We must achieve widespread robot literacy, __________28 there has been a computer __________29 program,there must be a robot prices. __________ 30 ,some kind of artificial intelligence needs to be __________ 31 "
Colen makes educational robots and machine tools. It is small __________ 32 with companies like ASEA or Fujitsu Fanuc. But Colen with others and departments in universities such as Surrey, Manchester, and Durham possess an advantage __________ 33 the giants. The big companies sell very expensive__________ 34 to businesses with expert knowledge in automation. The__________ 35 companies make robots for teaching people, and now they have realized that there is a need for small, __________36 robots that they can meet.
The little companies either bring their educational machines __________ 37 an industrial standard or design from the start. One technique that they all adopt is to choose __________ 38 components where possible. The major cost of making__________39 their models is the electronics, which will fall in price. There is __________ 40 scope for reductions in mechanical costs. The sue of standard parts, which are easily replaced, should give these robots a mechanical life of something in the order of five years.
21. A． small
B．educational
C．big
D．business
22. A．claimed
B．called
C．said
D．told
23.A． to
B．with
C．over
D．in
24. A．money
B．discounts
C．prices
D．costs
25. A ．exciting
B．encouraging
C．despairing
D．disappointing
26. A．ourselves
B．customers
C．companies
D．us
27. A． to
B．for
C．in
D． with
28. A． as if
B．even though
C．just as
D． although
29. A．custom
B．literacy
C．poem
D．tradition
30. A ．However
B．Finally
C．Whereas
D ．Therefore
31. A．capable
B．possible
C．probable
D．available
32. A．compared
B．comparing
C．contrasted
D．contrasting
33. A ．than
B．above
C．over
D．from
34. A．tools
B．robots
C．machines
D．electronics
35. A． other
B．big
C]little
D．robot
36. A．expensive
B．artificial
C．educational
D．low-cost
37. A． up to
B．to
C．in
D．about
38. A ．mechanical
B． standard
C．cheap
D ．small
39. A ．much
B．many
C．both
D．some
40. A ．more
B．less
C．no
D．least
Use of English
参考译文
工业中将应用许多机器人的预言已经成为现实。10多年来，大型机器人的生产者一直在解释他们的机器如何地能够提高工业的竞争力和生产力。现在大型机器人的生产已经过剩，而且据称机器人学革命的推动力是来自至多只能承重几千克的小机器人的制造者。
“重型机器人生产者要找到客户有些困难。为了挤进市场的门槛，他们大打折扣。令人失望的是，各处机器人的数量都一直在增长，所以我们承认要么是我们在欺骗自己，要么是市场在缓慢地扩大。”柯伦机器人公司的主席约翰-里基如是说。“要发生机器人学革命必须有以下条件。我们必须普及机器人读写能力，就像计算机有计算机读写普及计划一样。最终，机器人需要获得某种人工智能。”
柯伦公司生产教育用机器人和工具性机器人。跟ASEA和Fujitsu Fanuc这样的公司相比，它是一家小公司。但是柯伦和其他小公司一样，在色瑞、曼彻斯特、杜尔哈穆等大学的学院拥有大公司所不具备的优势。那些大公司向懂得自动化专业知识的企业出售非常昂贵的机器人。小公司则生产教育用的机器人。现在他们已经认识到他们可以满足一种对小型低价位机器人的需求。
小公司要么使他们生产的教育用机器人达到工业标准．要么从头设计。大、小公司都采用的一种技术是尽可能采用标准零件。制作模型的主要费用都在电子元件上，其价格将会下降。机械成本方面的费用降幅则要小一些。选用容易更换的标准零件会使这些机器人有大约5年的机械寿命。
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