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