Question

    Beep... beep... There goes the bell! Robbie opens  his eyes. He sits in the room for a whole day and now it is time for him to do something.

Robbie looks out of the window. It is still snowing heavily and there is ice on the window. It is another cold day. Robbie is told to turn the heat on before the family get home. And he does it.

Then Robbie is told to do some cleaning work at once. It is an easy job for him but a tough one for his master Helen. He keeps on working until every room is clean and tidy.

For now he has to cook supper for the family.

The first thing Robbie does is to get a big pot (锅) in the kitchen. Then he puts some water in the pot and puts it on the stove. He uses one of his hands to cut up a chicken and adds the pieces to the water to make a good soup. Then he gets some tomatoes cabbages and carrots to make a vegetable salad.

At five to eight he lays the table. Then he puts some bread the chicken soup and the salad on it. What a sweet smell! The moment he turns on the lights the whole family come home.

“The soup smells great Victor”’ says Helen. “You really know how to tell Robbie what to do Robbie is one robot that really saves the family a lot of work.

1.What is the correct order of Robbie’s work?

a. use one of his hands to cut up a chicken

b. put the dishes on the table

c. clean every room

d. make a salad

A.cadb B.adcb C.cdab D.dcba

2.What do the underlined words “does it” in the second paragraph mean?

A.looks out B.gets home

C.turns the heat on D.does some cleaning

3.What time did Robbie get supper ready for the family?

A.5: 08 B.4:52 C.7:55 D.8.05

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.The story happened on a rainy day.

B.Robbie didn't have to be told what to do.

C.Helen found it easy to do cleaning work at home.

D.Victor and Helen felt comfortable when they got home.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了机器人罗比为家里做的各种家务，包括做饭，全家人到家后就可以开饭了，罗比是一个真正拯救了家庭很多工作的机器人。

1.细节理解。题干“罗比工作的正确顺序是什么？” 根据文中“Then Robbie is told to do some cleaning work at once.；He uses one of his hands to cut up a chicken and adds the pieces to the water to make a good soup；Then he gets some tomatoes cabbages and carrots to make a vegetable salad.；At five to eight he lays the table.”机器人罗比打扫每一个房间；用他的一只手切鸡肉；做沙拉；把菜放在桌子上。选项A的顺序正确。故选A。

2.词句猜测。looks out小心；gets home到家；turns the heat on把暖气打开； does some cleaning打扫卫生。根据上文“Robbie is told to turn the heat on before the family get home.” 罗比被告知在家人回家前把暖气打开。可知下文中“And he does it.”他打开了暖气。turns the heat on打开暖气；故选C。

3.细节理解。根据文中“At five to eight he lays the table. Then he puts some bread the chicken soup and the salad on it. What a sweet smell!” 他七点五十五摆桌子。然后他把面包、鸡汤和沙拉放在上面。多香的味道！At five to eight在7:55。故选C。

4.推理判断。根据文中“”The soup smells great Victor”says Helen.You really know how to tell Robbie what to do Robbie is one robot that really saves the family a lot of work.”可知，“汤闻起来好香，维克多。”海伦说。“你真的知道如何告诉罗比该怎么做，罗比是一个机器人，真的可以帮家里省下很多工作。可知推断出，维克多和海伦到家后感到很舒服。故选D。