Section A
1. Kangkang, could you tell me something about robots?
康康，請給我講一講關于機器人的情況好嗎？
Could you…？ Could you please…？請您……好嗎？
Could I please…？我可以……嗎？本句型用于請求允許做某事，語氣較婉轉、客氣。其中句中含有some, something，不必變為any, anything。如：
Could I ask you some questions?
我可以問你一些問題嗎？
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，像機器人的東西已出現過。
appear在這作不及物動詞，“出現，呈現”
She didn’t appear.
她沒出現，她沒來。
appear也可作系動詞，意為“似乎，看來，顯得”含義近似seem.
appear to do sth.
如：He appeared to be friendly to me.
他似乎顯得對我很友好。
There appeared to be only one room.
似乎只有一個房間。
appear + adj（形容詞）
You appeared all right when I left.
我離開時，你看起來不錯。
They appeared happy.
他們顯得很高興。
It appears / appeared that …
如：It appeared that I was wrong.
看起來是我錯了。
3. Robots may take the place of humans in some work situation.
在某些工作中機器人可以代替人。
take the place of…“代替……”“取代……”
如：Now gas takes the place of coal in cooking.
現在煤氣代替煤來做飯。
TV set can never take the place of cinema.
電視機永遠不能取代電影院。
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的工作。
instead of…復合介詞，“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.
我相信我們的球隊會贏得這場比賽。
I’m sure he can help me.
我相信他能幫助我。
6. Robots can do many kinds of jobs.
機器人能做很多種工作。
Robots can do hard work.
機器人能做艱苦的工作。
work與job
（1）job“工作”可數名詞
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”不可數名詞
It’s hard work.
它是一項艱苦的工作。
I can’t find work in this town.
在這個鎮上我不能找到工作。
（3）work“工作”動詞
I work in a hospital.
我在一所醫院里工作。
The kitchen fan doesn’t work.
廚房風扇不工作了。廚房風扇壞了。
Section B
1. I saw a UFO while I was walking down the street yesterday.
昨天我在大街上走時，看到了飛碟。
while與when
while連詞“當……時候”，“和……同時”引導時間狀語從句。
一般指一段時間，從句與主句的謂語所表示的動作一般同時發生。
如：Please be quiet while I’m speaking to you.
在我對你們講話時，請安靜。
when既可指一個時間點，也可指一段時間，從句與主句的謂語動詞所表示的動作或狀態可以同時發生，也可以一先一后分別發生。如：
I was watching TV when the telephone rang.
當電話響時我正在看電視。
When I got to the station, the train had left.
當我到達車站時，火車已經離開了。
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……有把握
Are you sure about it?
你對此有把握嗎？
I’m sure of myself.
我對自己有把握。
（2）be sure to do一定會干
He is sure to win the game.
他一定會贏得比賽。
They are sure to come early.
他們一定會早來的。
（3）be sure that引導從句，其中that可省略。相信……
I’m sure they will win the game.
我相信他們會贏得這場比賽。
I’m sure he will come.
我相信他會來。
（4）be（not）sure + whether / if引導從句（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來。
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.
直到現在，甚至連科學家也不確信是否有不明飛行物。
until now直到現在
Until now, nobody in the class has a computer.
直到現在，班上沒有一個人有電腦。
4. There are no living things on other planets.
其他行星上沒有生物。
no形容詞，“沒有”，相當于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，諸如風箏、氣球錯認成飛碟。
mistake動詞“弄錯、誤解、錯認”。
mistake +名詞+for+名詞，把……錯認為……
I mistake you for my brother.
我把你錯認為我弟弟。
mistake名詞“錯誤、差錯”
make a mistake犯錯誤
by mistake錯誤地
He often makes some mistakes in his exam.
他在考試中經常犯一些錯誤。
He took my pen by mistake.
他錯拿了我的鋼筆。
6. Nobody seems to have really seen a UFO.
似乎沒有人真正看見過飛碟。
seem的用法
（1）seem系動詞“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.
他看上去是個老實人。
I seemed to have a cold.
我好象感冒了。
It seems like years since I saw you last time.
自從上次見到你以后，好象過了很久。
It seems that he is lying.
看起來他在撒謊。
It seems as if our team is going to win.
看起來我們隊要勝了。
【模擬試題】（答題時間：40分鐘）
I. 用括號內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