四、短文缺词填空
Eddie is busy writing a letter. He is complaining about Hobo to the robot $^{(1)}$ s
because he thinks Hobo is too $^{(2)}$ l. When Hobo knows this, he is a little
$^{(3)}$ n. He wants to $^{(4)}$ e, but Eddie says it is too $^{(5)}$ l and
doesn't $^{(6)}$ l to him. Soon Eddie finishes the letter. He asks Hobo to $^{(7)}$ p
the letter for him. Hobo has to take the letter and go out. Of course, Hobo is not $^{(8)}$ w
to post the letter. What a $^{(9)}$ f day today! Hobo wants to have a good rest. He lies on
the grass and falls $^{(10)}$ a soon.
Eddie is busy writing a letter. He is complaining about Hobo to the robot $^{(1)}$ s
because he thinks Hobo is too $^{(2)}$ l. When Hobo knows this, he is a little
$^{(3)}$ n. He wants to $^{(4)}$ e, but Eddie says it is too $^{(5)}$ l and
doesn't $^{(6)}$ l to him. Soon Eddie finishes the letter. He asks Hobo to $^{(7)}$ p
the letter for him. Hobo has to take the letter and go out. Of course, Hobo is not $^{(8)}$ w
to post the letter. What a $^{(9)}$ f day today! Hobo wants to have a good rest. He lies on
the grass and falls $^{(10)}$ a soon.
答案：(1) service
(2) lazy
(3) nervous
(4) explain
(5) late
(6) listen
(7) post
(8) willing
(9) fine
(10) asleep
(2) lazy
(3) nervous
(4) explain
(5) late
(6) listen
(7) post
(8) willing
(9) fine
(10) asleep
解析：
本题结合Comic strip的语境考查词汇运用，需根据上下文和首字母提示填写合适的单词：
1. 根据“complaining about Hobo to the robot”可知是向机器人服务部门投诉，填service；
2. Eddie抱怨Hobo太懒，结合首字母l，填lazy；
3. Hobo得知被投诉后有点紧张，结合首字母n，填nervous；
4. Hobo想要解释，结合首字母e，填explain；
5. Eddie说太晚了，结合首字母l，填late；
6. Eddie不听他解释，结合首字母l，填listen；
7. Eddie让Hobo寄信，结合首字母p，填post；
8. Hobo不愿意去寄信，结合首字母w，填willing；
9. 形容天气好，结合首字母f，填fine；
10. fall asleep是固定短语，意为“睡着”，填asleep。
1. 根据“complaining about Hobo to the robot”可知是向机器人服务部门投诉，填service；
2. Eddie抱怨Hobo太懒，结合首字母l，填lazy；
3. Hobo得知被投诉后有点紧张，结合首字母n，填nervous；
4. Hobo想要解释，结合首字母e，填explain；
5. Eddie说太晚了，结合首字母l，填late；
6. Eddie不听他解释，结合首字母l，填listen；
7. Eddie让Hobo寄信，结合首字母p，填post；
8. Hobo不愿意去寄信，结合首字母w，填willing；
9. 形容天气好，结合首字母f，填fine；
10. fall asleep是固定短语，意为“睡着”，填asleep。
阅读理解
Would you like to build a robot that can open a door, pick things up or even score a goal?
Students on the robotics team at Discovery School in Oklahoma, the US, have already done
these things. They won the first place at the State Robotics Championship.
In the competition, there were 66 teams from different middle schools around the state. They
got a box of Lego pieces, wheels and motors. Besides building, the team also needed to program their
robots.
Each team had the same tasks to perform. So what made the Discovery team so special? And
how did they score 564 out of 590, the best score?
"We use Bluetooth (蓝牙), so we can download information from computer to robot," said
Hugo Reyna, an eighth-grader from the Discovery robotics team. For most teams, wires (电线) were
the common tool they used to transfer (传输) information between computer and robot. But the
Discovery team started researching Bluetooth transfer, a faster and more convenient way, about one
year ago. Then they applied the new technology in the competition. And it performed as well as the
students hoped.
In one of the tasks, robots had to toss a ball into the goal. As the robots moved, lots of them fell
over the wires. But the Discovery team's robot was as flexible as a good basketball player. It won the
highest mark in the competition.
In the end, the team from Discovery received an award from a tech giant, showing their
achievements in robot technology.
() 1. What do we know about the State Robotics Championship?
A. It was held at Discovery School in Oklahoma.
B. 66 teams took part in the competition.
C. Each of the teams had a different task.
D. The winners could directly go to college.
() 2. What made the Discovery team so special?
A. A box of Lego pieces.
B. Bluetooth transfer.
C. The highest mark in the competition.
D. Their school and teachers.
() 3. The underlined word "toss" in Paragraph 6 probably means "".
A. throw
B. catch
C. send
D. copy
() 4. What does the story mainly talk about?
A. How robots can do a lot of things by themselves.
B. Why Lego is so popular among US students.
C. How a new technology called Bluetooth is used in schools.
D. How the Discovery team won the State Robotics Championship.
() 5. We may find this passage from a .
A. guidebook
B. sports advertisement
C. science magazine
D. robot instruction
Would you like to build a robot that can open a door, pick things up or even score a goal?
Students on the robotics team at Discovery School in Oklahoma, the US, have already done
these things. They won the first place at the State Robotics Championship.
In the competition, there were 66 teams from different middle schools around the state. They
got a box of Lego pieces, wheels and motors. Besides building, the team also needed to program their
robots.
Each team had the same tasks to perform. So what made the Discovery team so special? And
how did they score 564 out of 590, the best score?
"We use Bluetooth (蓝牙), so we can download information from computer to robot," said
Hugo Reyna, an eighth-grader from the Discovery robotics team. For most teams, wires (电线) were
the common tool they used to transfer (传输) information between computer and robot. But the
Discovery team started researching Bluetooth transfer, a faster and more convenient way, about one
year ago. Then they applied the new technology in the competition. And it performed as well as the
students hoped.
In one of the tasks, robots had to toss a ball into the goal. As the robots moved, lots of them fell
over the wires. But the Discovery team's robot was as flexible as a good basketball player. It won the
highest mark in the competition.
In the end, the team from Discovery received an award from a tech giant, showing their
achievements in robot technology.
() 1. What do we know about the State Robotics Championship?
A. It was held at Discovery School in Oklahoma.
B. 66 teams took part in the competition.
C. Each of the teams had a different task.
D. The winners could directly go to college.
() 2. What made the Discovery team so special?
A. A box of Lego pieces.
B. Bluetooth transfer.
C. The highest mark in the competition.
D. Their school and teachers.
() 3. The underlined word "toss" in Paragraph 6 probably means "".
A. throw
B. catch
C. send
D. copy
() 4. What does the story mainly talk about?
A. How robots can do a lot of things by themselves.
B. Why Lego is so popular among US students.
C. How a new technology called Bluetooth is used in schools.
D. How the Discovery team won the State Robotics Championship.
() 5. We may find this passage from a .
A. guidebook
B. sports advertisement
C. science magazine
D. robot instruction
答案：1. B
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. C
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. C
解析：
1. 细节理解题。根据文章第三段"In the competition, there were 66 teams from different middle schools around the state."可知有66支队伍参赛，B选项表述正确；A选项文中未提及比赛举办地点在Discovery School；C选项与第四段"Each team had the same tasks to perform."不符；D选项文中无相关信息。
2. 细节理解题。根据文章第五段内容，Discovery团队使用蓝牙传输信息，而其他队伍常用电线，这是他们的特别之处，故选B。
3. 词义猜测题。根据"toss a ball into the goal"的语境，toss在此处意为“扔，投”，与throw意思相近，故选A。
4. 主旨大意题。文章围绕Discovery学校的机器人团队如何在州机器人锦标赛中夺冠展开，介绍了他们的优势和获胜原因，故选D。
5. 推理判断题。本文是关于机器人比赛和科技应用的内容，最有可能出自科学杂志，A选项旅行指南、B选项体育广告、D选项机器人说明书均不符合，故选C。
2. 细节理解题。根据文章第五段内容，Discovery团队使用蓝牙传输信息，而其他队伍常用电线，这是他们的特别之处，故选B。
3. 词义猜测题。根据"toss a ball into the goal"的语境，toss在此处意为“扔，投”，与throw意思相近，故选A。
4. 主旨大意题。文章围绕Discovery学校的机器人团队如何在州机器人锦标赛中夺冠展开，介绍了他们的优势和获胜原因，故选D。
5. 推理判断题。本文是关于机器人比赛和科技应用的内容，最有可能出自科学杂志，A选项旅行指南、B选项体育广告、D选项机器人说明书均不符合，故选C。