Today there are already robots working in factories. Some can help to build cars, and they do simple jobs over and over again. Fewer people will do such 1 . in the future, because they are boring, but robots will 2 . get bored. Scientists are now trying to make robots look like humans and do the same things as we do. However, some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people, it will be hard to 3 . them really think like a human. For example, scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to 4 . up and know where they are. But many scientists 5 . with Mr. White. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 6 . .
答案:1 . jobs /things
2 . never/not
3 . make/have/let
4 . wake
5 . disagree
6 . years
【分析】
文章大意:机器人不知疲倦的工作,会替人类干许多工作,有的专家认为机器人不能像人一样思考,有的则持相反的观点。
1. 句意:将来会有更少的人做这样的工作 / 事情,因为它们很无聊。此空指代前文提到的简单工作和机器人可以做的事情, job 表示 “ 工作 ” , thing 表示 “ 事情 ” ,空格应填复数名词表泛指,故填 jobs/things 。
2. 句意:但是机器人从不会感到无聊。根据 “because they are boring” 及 but 可知,此处表转折,机器人不会感到无聊,可以在 will 后加 not ,也可以用副词 never 表示 “ 从不 ” ,故填 never/not 。
3. 句意:很难让它们像人类一样思考。根据 “although we can make robots move like people” 可知,尽管让它们像人类一样活动,但是很难像人们一样思考,用使役动词 make/have/let 表示 “ 使,让 ” ,动词不定式符号 to 后接动词原形,故填 make/have/let 。
4. 句意:科学家 James White 认为,机器人将永远不可能醒来后知道自己身在何处。根据 “up” 及 “know where they are” 可知,机器人做不到醒来后知道自己身在何处, wake up“ 醒来 ” , be able to do sth“ 能够做某事 ” ,此空应填动词原形,故填 wake 。
5. 句意:但是许多科学家不同意 White 先生的观点。前文提到了 White 先生认为机器人不能醒来后知道自己身在何处,此处讲到其他的科学家认为机器人可以像人类一样聊天,所以是不同意 White 先生说的观点, disagree with sb“ 不同意某人 ” ,句子是一般现在时,主语是复数,动词用原形,故填 disagree 。
6. 句意:他们认为,在 25 到 50 年内,机器人甚至能够像人类一样说话。根据 “robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50” 可知,此处指在未来 25 到 50 年, year“ 年 ” , 50 后接复数名词,故填 years 。