Question

【題目】

There are other intelligent personal assistants, like Google Assistant, which is an app that works with smart devices in your home. When it is given commands, it will connect to your other devices, allowing users to 【1】 their home appliances remotely.

In late 2017, the world was【2】 when Sophia, a human-like robot, made the news again. Developed by Hong Kong’s Hanson Robotics, she was designed to work with humans and adapt to their behavior. She was interviewed by the press and was even given Saudi Arabian citizenship. And more 【3】, Sophia spoke at Brain Bar, which describes itself as “The Biggest European Festival of the future”. It is clear from the video that Sophia continues to improve and update. The robot even says that “just a few months ago, I couldn’t tell a dog’s face from a human’s face, but now I can. It’s already saved me from a few embarrassing 【4】.”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】E

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

文章大意：本文介紹的幾款智能私人助理，其中包括谷歌助理和香港漢森機(jī)器人公司研制的人形機(jī)器人索菲亞。文章介紹了這兩個(gè)機(jī)器人的工作原理和用途，及其表現(xiàn)等。

【1】考查動(dòng)詞。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，應(yīng)填動(dòng)詞，構(gòu)成動(dòng)詞不定式。根據(jù)語境可知，當(dāng)它收到指令后，就連接上你的家用設(shè)備，這使用戶可以遠(yuǎn)程控制自己的家用設(shè)備，故答案選B。

【2】考查形容詞。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，應(yīng)填形容詞，作為表語。根據(jù)語境可知，當(dāng)人形機(jī)器人索菲亞成為新聞焦點(diǎn)時(shí)，全世界為之震驚。amazed實(shí)際上是過去分詞用作形容詞，具有被動(dòng)意味；而amazing是現(xiàn)在分詞用作形容詞，具有主動(dòng)意味，故答案選E。

【3】考查形容詞。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，這里是形容詞的比較級形式，表示“更…”。根據(jù)上文她接受了媒體的采訪，甚至獲得了沙特阿拉伯國籍，聯(lián)系下文索菲亞在"布萊恩吧"發(fā)表講話，布萊恩吧把自己說成是"未來最大的歐洲節(jié)日"，結(jié)合And more __3__,可知，此處句意為：更令人吃驚的是，amazing“令人吃驚的”，形容詞，其比較級為more amazing，故答案選C。

【4】考查名詞。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，應(yīng)填名詞復(fù)數(shù)，作為介賓。根據(jù)上文"just a few months ago， I couldn't tell a dog's face from a human's face，but now I can"可知，僅僅在幾個(gè)月前，我還不能分辨狗臉和人臉，但現(xiàn)在我可以了，這使我避免了幾次尷尬場面，故答案選A。