Section A
1. Kangkang, could you tell me something about robots?
康康，請(qǐng)給我講一講關(guān)于機(jī)器人的情況好嗎？
Could you…？ Could you please…？請(qǐng)您……好嗎？
Could I please…？我可以……嗎？本句型用于請(qǐng)求允許做某事，語(yǔ)氣較婉轉(zhuǎn)、客氣。其中句中含有some, something，不必變?yōu)閍ny, anything。如：
Could I ask you some questions?
我可以問(wèn)你一些問(wèn)題嗎？
Would you like something to eat?
你想要一些吃的東西嗎？
Will you please give me a glass of water?
你可以給我一杯水嗎？
2. But before that, something like robots appeared.
但是在這之前，像機(jī)器人的東西已出現(xiàn)過(guò)。
appear在這作不及物動(dòng)詞，“出現(xiàn)，呈現(xiàn)”
She didn’t appear.
她沒(méi)出現(xiàn)，她沒(méi)來(lái)。
appear也可作系動(dòng)詞，意為“似乎，看來(lái)，顯得”含義近似seem.
appear to do sth.
如：He appeared to be friendly to me.
他似乎顯得對(duì)我很友好。
There appeared to be only one room.
似乎只有一個(gè)房間。
appear + adj（形容詞）
You appeared all right when I left.
我離開(kāi)時(shí)，你看起來(lái)不錯(cuò)。
They appeared happy.
他們顯得很高興。
It appears / appeared that …
如：It appeared that I was wrong.
看起來(lái)是我錯(cuò)了。
3. Robots may take the place of humans in some work situation.
在某些工作中機(jī)器人可以代替人。
take the place of…“代替……”“取代……”
如：Now gas takes the place of coal in cooking.
現(xiàn)在煤氣代替煤來(lái)做飯。
TV set can never take the place of cinema.
電視機(jī)永遠(yuǎn)不能取代電影院。
4. They can also do lots of dangerous work instead of humans.
他們還能代替人類做許多危險(xiǎn)的工作。
instead of…復(fù)合介詞，“代替……”“替……”“而不……”
如：I’ll go to Beijing instead of Shanghai.
我要去北京而不去上海。
The teacher asked Lily to play basketball instead of me.
老師喊莉莉代替我去打籃球。
5. I’m sure robots can do some work better than humans.
我相信機(jī)器人做某些工作比人做得更好。
sure：形容詞，“肯定的，確信的”。
如：I’m sure that our team will win the game.
我相信我們的球隊(duì)會(huì)贏得這場(chǎng)比賽。
I’m sure he can help me.
我相信他能幫助我。
6. Robots can do many kinds of jobs.
機(jī)器人能做很多種工作。
Robots can do hard work.
機(jī)器人能做艱苦的工作。
work與job
（1）job“工作”可數(shù)名詞
如：What’s your job?
你是干什么的？
Jobs are not easy to get.
工作不好找。
（2）work“工作”不可數(shù)名詞
It’s hard work.
它是一項(xiàng)艱苦的工作。
I can’t find work in this town.
在這個(gè)鎮(zhèn)上我不能找到工作。
（3）work“工作”動(dòng)詞
I work in a hospital.
我在一所醫(yī)院里工作。
The kitchen fan doesn’t work.
廚房風(fēng)扇不工作了。廚房風(fēng)扇壞了。
Section B
1. I saw a UFO while I was walking down the street yesterday.
昨天我在大街上走時(shí)，看到了飛碟。
while與when
while連詞“當(dāng)……時(shí)候”，“和……同時(shí)”引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句。
一般指一段時(shí)間，從句與主句的謂語(yǔ)所表示的動(dòng)作一般同時(shí)發(fā)生。
如：Please be quiet while I’m speaking to you.
在我對(duì)你們講話時(shí)，請(qǐng)安靜。
when既可指一個(gè)時(shí)間點(diǎn)，也可指一段時(shí)間，從句與主句的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞所表示的動(dòng)作或狀態(tài)可以同時(shí)發(fā)生，也可以一先一后分別發(fā)生。如：
I was watching TV when the telephone rang.
當(dāng)電話響時(shí)我正在看電視。
When I got to the station, the train had left.
當(dāng)我到達(dá)車站時(shí)，火車已經(jīng)離開(kāi)了。
2. I’m quite sure there are UFOs.
我深信有不明飛行物存在。
（1）be sure of（about）…對(duì)……有把握
Are you sure about it?
你對(duì)此有把握嗎？
I’m sure of myself.
我對(duì)自己有把握。
（2）be sure to do一定會(huì)干
He is sure to win the game.
他一定會(huì)贏得比賽。
They are sure to come early.
他們一定會(huì)早來(lái)的。
（3）be sure that引導(dǎo)從句，其中that可省略。相信……
I’m sure they will win the game.
我相信他們會(huì)贏得這場(chǎng)比賽。
I’m sure he will come.
我相信他會(huì)來(lái)。
（4）be（not）sure + whether / if引導(dǎo)從句（不）確信是否……
I’m not sure whether they can come or not.
我不能肯定他們是否會(huì)來(lái)。
I’m not sure if there are UFOs.
我不能肯定是否有不明飛行物。
3. Until now, even the scientists aren’t sure whether there are UFOs.
直到現(xiàn)在，甚至連科學(xué)家也不確信是否有不明飛行物。
until now直到現(xiàn)在
Until now, nobody in the class has a computer.
直到現(xiàn)在，班上沒(méi)有一個(gè)人有電腦。
4. There are no living things on other planets.
其他行星上沒(méi)有生物。
no形容詞，“沒(méi)有”，相當(dāng)于not any, not a /an
如：We have no classes on Sunday.
星期天我們不上課。
= We don’t have any classes on Sunday.
She has no pen.
她沒(méi)有鋼筆。
= She doesn’t have a pen.
5. People often mistake some man-made objects such as a kite or a balloon for a UFO.
人們常常把一些人造的物體，諸如風(fēng)箏、氣球錯(cuò)認(rèn)成飛碟。
mistake動(dòng)詞“弄錯(cuò)、誤解、錯(cuò)認(rèn)”。
mistake +名詞+for+名詞，把……錯(cuò)認(rèn)為……
I mistake you for my brother.
我把你錯(cuò)認(rèn)為我弟弟。
mistake名詞“錯(cuò)誤、差錯(cuò)”
make a mistake犯錯(cuò)誤
by mistake錯(cuò)誤地
He often makes some mistakes in his exam.
他在考試中經(jīng)常犯一些錯(cuò)誤。
He took my pen by mistake.
他錯(cuò)拿了我的鋼筆。
6. Nobody seems to have really seen a UFO.
似乎沒(méi)有人真正看見(jiàn)過(guò)飛碟。
seem的用法
（1）seem系動(dòng)詞“好象、似乎”與appear相近。
如：She always seems sad.
她似乎總是很憂傷。
He seemed an honest man.
他看上去是個(gè)老實(shí)人。
I seemed to have a cold.
我好象感冒了。
It seems like years since I saw you last time.
自從上次見(jiàn)到你以后，好象過(guò)了很久。
It seems that he is lying.
看起來(lái)他在撒謊。
It seems as if our team is going to win.
看起來(lái)我們隊(duì)要?jiǎng)倭恕?/p>
【模擬試題】（答題時(shí)間：40分鐘）
I. 用括號(hào)內(nèi)所給的詞的正確形式填空。
1. Linda couldn’t see Dave _______（where）.
2. In many _______（Asia）countries people eat rice.
3. The girl was _______（shop）while she was seeing the alien get out.
4. The _______（die）old man told us all about the matter.
5. He took the boy to the hospital _______（safe）.
6. The alien visited the Museum of _______（fly）.
7. We are thankful to the great _______（science）called Yuan Longping.
8. Robots can do a lot of _______（danger）work instead.
9. Will Robots make humans _______（lose）their jobs?
10. The girl’s _______（appear）is good-looking.
II. 單項(xiàng)選擇
1. He did his homework _________ watching TV.
A. instead B. instead of
C. rather than D. but not
2. He doesn’t like swimming and I don’t, _________.
A. as well B. too
C. also D. either
3. _________ people, know about it.
A. Very few B. Very a few
C. Only a little D. Very little
4. I’m not sure _________ he will come back home tomorrow or not.
A. when B. what C. whether D. where
5. You’d better _________ our computer teacher _________ help.
A. ask, for B. want, for
C. tell, about D. let, to
6. We shouldn’t spend _________ time on it.
A. too much B. much too
C. too many D. many too
7. Are you sure the Internet is good _________ us?
A. for B. at C. to D. with
8. What do you often do _________ the Internet?
A. in B. through C. on D. with
9. Could you tell me _________ about robots?
A. anything B. something
C. nothing D. any
10. He needs someone to _________.
A. wake up him B. woke him up
C. wakes up him D. wake him up
11. I _________ 10 minutes drawing a dog.
A. spent B. cost C. took D. paid
12. Robots can do _________ jobs instead of humans.
A. bored B. boring
C. interested D. interest
13. Let me tell you _________ to use it.
A. what B. how C. which D. whether
14. Until now, you seem _________ right.
A. be B. to be C. being D. are
15. The story is _________. It says Kangkang likes _________ Chinese tea.
A. true, real B. real, realy
C. real, true D. true, truely
III. 完形填空
One day Jack went to a big dinner party. He was wearing _____1_____ clothes. He went in _____2_____ nobody looked at him and nobody _____3_____ him a seat at the table. ____4_____ Jack went _____5_____. He put on his best clothes and then went back to the party. The host at once got up and came to _____6_____ him. He took him to the _____7_____ table gave him a good seat and the best _____8_____. Jack _____9_____ his coat in the food and said, “Eat, coat!”The other people were surprised and said, “_____10_____ are you doing?”Jack answered. “I’m inviting my coat to eat, You give me things for my clothes, not for myself, don’t you?”
（ ）1. A. old B. new C. fine D. evening
（ ）2. A. or B. and C. but D. because
（ ）3. A. asked B. gave C. called D. left
（ ）4. A. So B. And C. When D. After
（ ）5. A. too B. here C. again D. home
（ ）6. A. ring B. stop C. find D. meet
（ ）7. A. bad B. dirty C. best D. small
（ ）8. A. book B. food C. coat D. answer
（ ）9. A. saw B. put C. cleaned D. touched
（ ）10. A. How B. What C. When D. Which
【試題答案】
I. 1. anywhere 2. Asian 3. shopping
4. dying 5. safely 6. flight
7. scientist 8. dangerous 9. lose
10. appearance
II. 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. A
6. A 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. D
11. A 12. B 13. B 14. B 15. A
III. 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D
6. D 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. B