职称英语《综合A》完形填空真题练习及答案.docx

职称英语《综合A》完形填空真题练习及答案

职称英语《综合A》完形填空真题练习及答案1

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RoboticHighwayCones

AUniversityofNebraskaprofessorhasdevelopedroboticconesandbarrels.Theseroboticconesandbarrelscanmoveoutoftheway,orinto__________(51),fromcomputercommandsmademilesaway.Theycanevenbeprogrammedtomoveontheirownatanyparticularpartoftheday,saidShaneFarritor,anassistantprofessorofmechanicalengineeringatNebraska.

Forexample,ifworkersarrivedat6am,theconescouldmovefromthesideofthehighwayto__________(52)offthelaneatthattime.Andtheycanreturntothe__________(53)placeattheendoftheday.Itjustseemslikeaverygoodapplicationforrobots.Farritorsaid.Theroboticconeswouldalsohelp__________(54)peoplefromhazardousjobsonthehighwayputtingbarrelsandconesintoplace,Farritorsaidinareportonhiscreation.

Workontheideabeganin2002usingaNationalAcademyofSciencesgrant.The__________(55)allowedFarritortoworkontheprojectwithgraduatestudentsatNebraskaandhisassistantSteveGoddard.

Therobotsareplacedatthebottomoftheconesandbarrelsandare__________(56)enoughnottogreatlychangetheappearanceoftheconstructionaides.Itwouldlookexactlythesame,Farritorsaid.__________(57)theresakindofrubbery,blackbasetothem.Wereplacethat__________(58)arobot.

FarritorhastalkedwithofficialsfromtheNebraskaDepartmentofRoadsabouthowtherobotswouldbemost__________(59)towhattheymightneed.

Therobotscouldcomeinhandyfollowingaslow-movingmaintenanceoperation,likepaintingastripeonaroadormovingasphalt,__________(60)nowthebarrelshavetobepickedupandmovedastheoperation__________(61).Thatwayyoudonthavetoblockoffa10-milestripfortheoperation,Farritorsaid.

__________(62)prototypeshavebeenmade,theyarenotinuseanywhere.Farritorsaidhehas__________(63)forapatenta