Question

Robot scientists are not just trying to make robots look like people. For example, there are already robots w1.in factories. These robots look more like h2. arms. They do s3. jobs over and over again. People would not like to do such jobs and would get b4.. But robots will never get bored. In the future, there will be more robots e5., and humans will have l6.work to do. New robots will have many different s7.. Some will look like humans, and others might look like snakes. After an earthquake, a snake robot could help look for people under b8.. That may not seem possible now, but computers, space rockets and even electric toothbrushes seemed

i 9. a hundred years ago. We never know what will h10. in the future.

Answer

1.working,

2.huge,

3.simple,

4.bored,

5.everywhere,

6.less,

7.shapes

8.buildings,

9.impossible,

10.happen

【解析】短文大意：机器人科学家不仅仅试图让机器人看起来像人, 本文主要介绍了将来机器人的外形、以及可以代替人做很多工作等方面的内容。

1.句意：例如，已经有机器人在工厂工作。work动词，工作；working现在分词。句型There be+sb. doing sth.，意为“有某人在做某事”。故填：working。

2.句意：这些机器人看起来更像巨大的手臂。huge形容词，巨大的；修饰名词arms，在句中作定语。故填：huge。

3.句意：他们重复地做着简单的工作。根据后文People would not like to do such jobs and would get b___4___可知，此处意为“简单的”工作。 simple形容词，简单的；修饰名词jobs,在句中作定语。故填：simple。

4.句意：人们不喜欢做这样的工作，会感到厌烦。根据前文They do s____3____ jobs over and over again重复简单的工作，人们会感到“厌烦”。 bored形容词，厌烦的，修饰说明人，在句中作表语。故填：bored。

5.句意：将来，到处都会有更多的机器人，人类将有更少的工作要做。everywhere副词，到处、处处，在句中为地点状语。故填：everywhere。

6.句意：将来，到处都会有更多的机器人，人类将有更少的工作要做。little形容词，少的，修饰不可数名词work； less是little的比较级。根据前文语境more robots，可知本题使用little的比较级。故填：less。

7.句意：新的机器人将有许多不同的形状。根据后文Some will look like humans, and others might look like snakes可知，此处指机器人不同的“外形”。 shape名词，外形；shapes名词复数；different+名词复数。故填：shapes。

8.句意：地震后，蛇形机器人可以帮助寻找建筑物下的人。build动词，建造；building名词，建筑物；buildings名词复数。故填：buildings。

9.句意：这似乎不太可能，但计算机、太空火箭甚至电动牙刷在一百年前似乎是不可能的。impossible形容词，不可能；seem系动词，后跟形容词。故填：impossible。

10.句意：我们永远不知道将来会发生什么。happen动词，发生；will+动词原形，构成一般将来时态的结构。in the future在未来，表示将来的时间短语。故填：happen。