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语法填空 A robot appeared with British lawmakers（立法者） earlier this week to show how machines are being engineered to act like human beings. The robot is called Pepper. It is known as a humanoid, a machine 202． （design） to look and act like a person. Pepper 203． （call）to sit with the Education Committee in Britain's House of Commons last Tuesday. The parliament announced it was the first time that a robot 204． （appear） for being questioned by lawmakers. Japan's SoftBank Robotics launched Pepper in 2014. The robot appearing in Parliament belongs to 205．  engineering  and  computer science team at London's Middlesex University. The students  are developing the artificial intelligence （AI） programs 206． power Pepper. AI is the 207． （able） of a machine, such as a computer, to reproduce intelligent human behavior. Pepper was welcomed to Parliament by Robert Halfon, chairman of the Education Committee. He asked Pepper if it could introduce 208． （it）. Pepper did so and explained that it was 209． （involve） in a special robot development project called Caresses that was launched by the European Commission and Japanese government in 2017. It aims to design robots that can assist older adults and " adapt 210． the culture of the individual they are taking care of" . Robots like Pepper are being engineered to help people carry out many common tasks and  other activities. For example, a robot can help someone remember 211． （take） medicine or urge him to stay active. The humanoids can also serve as a communication link to help older adults keep in contact with family members and friends. 答案：202．designed 203．was called 204．had appeared 205．an 206．that/which 207．ability 208．itself 209．involved 210．to 211．to take 【分析】 这是一篇说明文。一名机器人与英国立法者在英国议会一起亮相，以展示出机器人是如何被设计出来像人类一样行动的。 202．考查非谓语动词。a machine与design之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故应用动词-ed形式作后置定语，相当于定语从句which/that is designed。故填designed。 203．考查时态和语态。根据句中的时间状语last Tuesday可知，空处应用一般过去时，且Pepper和call之间是被动关系，故用被动语态。故填was called。 204．考查时态。It is/was the first time that…是固定句型，意为“这是第一次……”，that从句应用完成时。此处主句使用了一般过去时，故从句应用过去完成时。故填had appeared。 205．考查冠词。此处表示泛指，且engineering的发音以元音音素开头，故填an。 206．考查定语从句。此处先行词为artificial intelligence(AI) programs，指物，定语从句中缺少主语，故填that/which。 207．考查名词。由语境及空前的冠词the和空后的介词of可知，空处应填形容词able的名词形式ability。故填ability。 208．考查代词。此处表示“介绍它自己”，应填反身代词。故填itself。 209．考查固定搭配。be involved in意为“参与……，卷入……，与……有关联”，是固定搭配。故填involved。 210．考查介词。adapt to意为“适应”，是固定搭配，符合语境。故填to。 211．考查非谓语动词。remember to do sth. 表示“记得做某事”，动作未发生。remember doing sth. 表示“记得做过某事”，动作已经发生。根据语境可知此处表示记得要去做某事，故填to take。

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