Reading(2)课时作业.doc

Reading 2 I. 单选，请从各题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案。( ) 1. Whats the _of this book? It will _ you 50 yuan.A. supply; spend B. price; cost C. supply; cost D. price; spend( ) 2. Who _ the interesting question just now? Its me. I hope you can give me a _ explanation.A. is raising; far B. raised; far C. is raising; further D. raised; further( )3. Nowadays China is _ than before. Yes, it becomes better. But it is still a developing country _.A. more modern; for the time being B. less modern; in the first place C. less modern; for the time being D. more modern; in the first place( ) 4. I study English as _ as my brother.A. hard B. harder C. hardest D. more hard ( ) 5. Children should not always be dependent _ their parents.A. with B. on C. to D. in( ) 6. Its essential _ you _ know what you are doing.A. for; to B. of; to C. for; / D. /; /( ) 7 I have _ opinion about this. Could you please explain _ opinion to me?A. a; the B. an; the C. a; an D. an;an( ) 8. I think she is _ beautiful girl at the party.I _. I never met such a beautiful girl before.A. the most; disagree B. more; agree C. the most; agree D. more; disagree( ) 9. There may also be tiny, _ computers in your home. A. hide B. hiding C. hidden D. hided( ) 10. Whats the use of the keyboard?It is used _ in the information.A. to typing B. to print C. for typing D. for printingII. 请根据材料内容，从各题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案。Not very long 1 , the computer was a strange machine. Not many people understand it. Not many people said 2 to it. Today, much of that is changing. The first computer system 3 introduced for use in business in the middle of 1950s. Since then, 4 number of computer systems used in business, governments, and institutions 5 grown rapidly. In 1975, about 250,000 systems were in 6 in the United States. This figure is growing 7 tens of thousands every year. Computer is 8 important factor in our lives. Each year we use computer more and more 9 us collect data and provide us with information. At one time, people thought computers were only useful for banks, department stores, and governments. 10 today they are used for many other purposes.( ) 1. A. ago B. before C. after D. time ago( ) 2. A. hello B. no C. yes D. goodbye( ) 3. A. is B. are C. were D. was( ) 4. A. the B. a C. the largeD. a large( ) 5. A. are B. has C. have D. was( ) 6. A. use B. useful C. the use D. using( ) 7. A. in B. to C. by D. at( ) 8. A. an B. a C. the D. /( ) 9. A. help B. to helpC. provide D. for ( ) 10. A. So B. Then C. And D. ButIII. 阅读训练。阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容完成后面练习。People began to make robots about seven hundred years ago. In the past, most of the early ones looked like animals or humans. However, they couldnt talk and were pretty dumb. They worked like clocks and did the things over and over.Now modern robots dont always look like people, Some are like big machines; Others are nothing but long arms attached to boxy(箱子般四方)bodies. However, modern robots are smart. Some can solve problems on their own. Their brains are computers and their eyes are sensors(传感器).Motors(发动机) help them move.In the future, robots will learn from their mistakes more than they do now. They will be smarter. Its possible that we will have robot judges, robot house-hold workers and robot factory workers. Robots will help people to do more things.( ) 1. How long is the history of robots?A. seven hundred years B. six hundreds of years C. Eight hundred years D. we dont know( ) 2. Whats the meaning of “dumb” on the second line?A. 聪明的 B. 笨的 C. 勤劳的 D.快乐的( ) 3. Most robots look like people_A. In the past B. Now C. In the future D. seven hundred years ago ( ) 4.Which of the following is not true?A. Some robots can solve problems on their ownB. Some robots are like big machines.C. Some robots brains are sensors.( ) 5. What cant robots do in th