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Robot revolution
The day that a robot wakes you up, cleans your room and walks your dog might still be a few decades off. But increasingly, engineers are saying that robots are going to make the leap from the factory floor to your family room.
Companies like Sony and General Electric are working on designs for small robots. Products like the Roomba, a robot that can clean floors, are flying off the shelves. On the cover of a recent issue of Scientific American magazine, Bill Gates predicted the “Dawn of the Age of Robots”.
What’s behind this new era (时代)? It’s partly a matter of technology. Devices that can recognize and respond to a human voice have been developed. There are now a few different ways for robots to move around. They can walk, crawl or ride on wheels. They are being made smaller and smaller. They are also becoming more and more energy efficient.
A bigger part of the story is on the demand side. From the day Robert Adler invented the television remote control in the 1950s, people around the world have tirelessly searched for ways to get lazier.
Also take into consideration the increasing wealth of rich people, the time appears ripe to introduce robots to ease our daily lives.
To be sure, robots that walk on two legs and talk like people are still too complex for our present engineering abilities. Today’s robot revolution is to make them for everyday use. Robots will do basic housework such as cleaning or gardening, or just help you have more fun on the basketball court.
What makes a robot different from an ordinary cleaning machine is not the presence of computer chips (芯片). Nowadays even your microwave has a computer chip. It is the ability to sense and make changes to the environment in real time.
For example, a floor-cleaning robot should be able to sense your scared cat and move out of the way. Today’s computing ability is, for the first time, able to make machines that could “think”, at least in certain limited ways.
Robot Revolution
  
What today’s robot can do
What (55) ________ robot may do
  
＊recognize and (51) ________ to your voice
＊talk like people
  
＊sense and make some changes to the
   (56) ________
  
＊work in the (52) ________
  
＊(57) _________ your dog
  
＊move around, like walking or
(53) ________ on wheels
＊(58) ________ your floor
  
＊(59) ________ you up
  
＊think in some limited (54) ________
  
＊(60) ________ you on the basketball court
  
51. _____________________________               52. __________________________________
53. _____________________________               54. __________________________________
55. _____________________________               56. __________________________________
57. _____________________________               58. __________________________________
59. _____________________________               60. __________________________________


第二部分 完形填空——真题评析与提高
     2009年12月四级完形真题
     Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.
     The current approach which 67 on younger people and on skills for employment is not 68 to meet the challenge of demographic (人口结构的) change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is 69 spent on the oldest of the population.
     The 70 include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in 71 ,that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and 11.3 million people are 72 state pension age.
     “ 73 needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources 74 young people cannot meet the new 75 ” says the report’s author. Professor Stephen.
     The major 76 of our education budget is spent on people below the age of 25. 77 people are changing their jobs, 78 , partners and lifestyles more often than 79 , they need opportunities to learn at every age 80 .some people are starting new careers in their 50s and later.
     People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to 81 to the later stage of employed life and to plan for the transition (过渡) 82 retirement, which may now happen 83 at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.
     And there should be more money 84 to support people in establishing a 85 of identity and finding constructive 86 for the “ third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.


     67. A) operates B) focuses C) counts D) depends
     68. A) superior B) regular C) essential D) adequate
     69. A) currently B) barely C) anxiously D)heavily
     70. A)regulations B) obstacles C) challenges D) guidelines
     71. A)enjoyment B) retirement C) stability D) inability
     72. A) over B) after C) across D)beside
     73. A) Indentifying B) Learning C)Instructing D) Practicing
     74. A) at B) by C) in D) on
     75. A) desires B) realms C) needs D) intentions
     76. A) measure B) ratio C) area D) portion
     77. A) When B) Until C) Whether D)Before
     78. A) neighbors B)moods C) homes D)minds
     79. A) age B) ever C) previously D) formerly
     80. A) For example B) By contras C) In particular D) On average
     81. A) transform B)yield C) adjust D) suit
     82. A) within B) from C) beyond D) to
     83 .A) unfairly B) unpredictably C) instantly D) indirectly
     84. A) reliable B) considerable C) available D)feasible
     85. A) sense B) conscience C)project D)definition
     86. A) ranks B) assets C) ideals D) roles


     86. D)。根据此句要表达的意思“它除了帮助人们建立一个自我意识之外，还要帮助人们来寻找对于第三阶段退休生活的一个更有建树性的角色感”，只有role表示“角色”的含义。这里面应该选D项。【语境词汇题】

***answer***
AAA
【注意】此处题目、答案顺序与试卷不同哦~看清楚了！！

Passage Two
     Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
     When next year’s crop of high-school graduates arrive at Oxford University in the fall of 2009, they’ll be joined by a new face; Andrew Hamilton, the 55-year-old provost (教务长) of Yale, who’ll become Oxford’s vice-chancellor—a position equivalent to university president in America.
     Hamilton isn’t the only educator crossing the Atlantic. Schools in France, Egypt, Singapore, etc, have also recently made top-level hires from abroad. Higher education has become a big and competitive business nowadays, and like so many businesses, it’s gone global. Yet the talent flow isn’t universal. High-level personnel tend to head in only one direction: outward from America.
     The chief reason is that American schools don’t tend to seriously consider looking abroad. For example, when the board of the University of Colorado searched for a new president, it wanted a leader familiar with the state government, a major source of the university’s budget. “We didn’t do any global consideration,” says Patricia Hayes, the board’s chair. The board ultimately picked Bruce Benson, a 69-year-old Colorado businessman and political activist (活动家) who is likely to do well in the main task of modern university presidents: fund-raising. Fund-raising is a distinctively American thing, since U.S. schools rely heavily on donations. The fund-raising ability is largely a product of experience and necessity.
     Many European universities, meanwhile, are still mostly dependent on government funding. But government support has failed to keep pace with rising student number. The decline in government support has made funding-raising an increasing necessary ability among administrators and has hiring committees hungry for Americans.
     In the past few years, prominent schools around the world have joined the trend. In 2003, when Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard, another former Yale provost, as its vice-chancellor, the university publicly stressed that in her previous job she had overseen “a major strengthening of Yale’s financial position.”
     Of course, fund-raising isn’t the only skill outsiders offer. The globalization of education means more universities will be seeking heads with international experience of some kind of promote international programs and attract a global student body. Foreigners can offer a fresh perspective on established practices.


     62. What is the current trend in higher education discussed in the passage?
     A) Institutions worldwide are hiring administrators from the U.S.
     B) A lot of political activists are being recruited as administrators.
     C) American universities are enrolling more international students.
     D) University presidents are paying more attention to funding-raising.
     63. What is the chief consideration of American universities when hiring top-level administrators?
     A) The political correctness.
     B) Their ability to raise funds.
     C) Their fame in academic circles.
     D) Their administrative experience.
     64. What do we learn about European universities from the passage?
     A) The tuitions they charge have been rising considerably.
     B) Their operation is under strict government supervision.
     C) They are strengthening their position by globalization.
     D) Most of their revenues come from the government.
     65. Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard as its vice-chancellor chiefly because _____.
     A) she was known to be good at raising money
     B) she could help strengthen its ties with Yale
     C) she knew how to attract students overseas
     D) she had boosted Yale’s academic status
     66. In what way do top-level administrators from abroad contribute to university development?
     A) They can enhance the university’s image.
     B) They will bring with them more international faculty.
     C) They will view a lot of things from a new perspective.
     D) They can set up new academic disciplines. 

     试题详解
     62. What is the current trend in higher education discussed in the passage? 62. 文章中讨论的目前高等教育的趋势是什么?
     A) Institutions worldwide are hiring administrators from the U.S. A) 世界范围的高校正在从美国聘请管理人员。
     B) A lot of political activists are being recruited as administrators. B) 大量政治活动家被聘为管理人员。
     C) American universities are enrolling more international students. C) 美国大学扩招留学生.
     D) University presidents are paying more attention to funding-raising D) 大学校长更加注重筹措资金。
     【快速解题】事实细节题。根据题干中the current trend in higher education，定位答案在第二段最后两句。
     【正确项分析】根据这两句话Yet the talent flow isn’t universal. High-level personnel tend to head in only one direction: outward from America. 如今，高等教育已成为极具竞争力的商业行为，并且日渐国际化。但是人才的流动并不是世界性的。高层的管理人员往往来自一个地方：美国。选项A意思与之相近，故选择A。
     【干扰项分析】根据第三段末“筹措资金的能力在很大程度上依靠经验，也是美国校长必须具备的能力”，D项表述与原文不符。B、C项文中均未提及。
     63. What is the chief consideration of American universities when hiring top-level administrators? 62.在聘请高层管理人员时，美国大学主要考虑的问题是什么?
     A) The political correctness. A) 政治方向的准确性。
     B) Their ability to raise funds. B) 筹措资金的能力。
     C) Their fame in academic circles. C) 学术界的声誉。
     D) Their administrative experience. D) 管理经验。
     【快速解题】语义理解题。根据题干中the chief consideration，定位答案在第三段第三段。
     【正确项分析】在第三段The board ultimately picked Bruce Benson, a 69-year-old Colorado businessman and political activist who is likely to excel at the main task of modern university presidents: fund-raising。选项B中的raise funds表示“筹款”。答案为B选项。


     66. In what way do top-level administrators from abroad contribute to university development? 66. 外国的高层领导从哪些方面促进了学校的发展?
     A) They can enhance the university’s image. A) 他们可以提升学校的形象
     B) They will bring with them more international faculty. B) 他们可以带来更多国际化人才
     C) They will view a lot of things from a new perspective. C) 他们将从新的角度审视问题。
     D) They can set up new academic disciplines. D) 他们能创立新的学科


     【快速解题】语义理解题。根据题干top-level administrators from abroad contribute to university development答案定位在末段末句。
     【正确项分析】该句Foreigners can offer a fresh perspective on established practices，告诉读者外国人能够给学校业已成立的体系带来新的活力。此意与C选项的意思相近，故选C选项。 

     The five major role-related behaviours for twelve traveler categories
Traveller categories     The five clearest role-related behaviours
(in order of relative importance)
Tourist     Takes photos, buys souvenirs, goes to famous places, stays briefly in one place, does not understand the local people
Traveller     Stays briefly in one place, experiments with local food, goes to famous places, takes photos, explores places privately
Holidaymaker     Takes photos, goes to famous places, is alienated from the local society, buys souvenirs, contributes t o the visited economy
Jet-setter     Lives a life of luxury, concerned with social status, seeks physical pleasures, prefers interacting with people of his/her own kind, goes to famous places
Businessperson     Concerned with social status, contributes to the economy, does not take photos, prefers interacting with people of his/her own kind, lives a life of luxury
Migrant     Has language problems, prefers interacting with people of his/her own kind, does not understand the local people, does not live a life of luxury, does not explore the local people
Conservationist     Interested in the environment, does not buy souvenirs, does not exploit   the local people, explores places privately, takes photos
Explorer     Explores places privately, interested in the environment, takes physical risks, does not buy souvenirs, keenly observes the visited economy
Overseas student     Experiments with local food, does not exploit the people, takes photos, keenly observes the visited society, takes physical risks
International athlete     Is not alienated from his/her own society, does not exploit the local people, does not understand the local people, explores places privately, searches for the meaning of life
Overseas journalist     Takes photos, keenly observes the visited society, goes to famous places, takes physical risks, explores places privately
Religious pilgrim     Searches for the meaning of life, does not live a life of luxury, is not concerned with social status, does not exploit the local people, does not buy souvenirs


64．Which of the following behaviours do Tourist, Traveller and Holidaymaker share?
A．Stay briefly in one place.      B．Buy souvenirs.
C．Go to famous places.      D．Explore places privately.
65．We can learn that overseas students       .
A．are curious about the society they visit
B．like to do experiments with local food
C．take photos as their teachers have instructed
D．enjoy taking physical risks because they are brave
66．According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A．Three groups are interested in exploring places privately.
B．More than two groups live a life of luxury.
C．Six groups are fond of taking photos.
D．Two groups don't like buying souvenirs.


***answer***
CAC

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