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二、短文填空(必要时可加情态动词或助动词)。
Peter was an inventor. His job was to invent new things, and he worked when he 1. (had). His workroom 2. (was) in his house, so he could work whenever he wanted to. Sometimes he worked seven days a week and sometimes he didn't work for days. He did all his work right at home, but he 3. (left) the house to go to meetings sometimes.
Peter usually got up at about five o'clock. He 4. (made) some tea and started to work at six. He drank tea all day—he couldn't work without it—but he 5. (didn't eat) anything until in the evening.
First, Peter 6. (cleaned) the workroom and turned on the answerphone. Because he couldn't 7. (talk) to people when he had an idea. Then he started to work. He usually had a rest after two or three hours, but he didn't leave the workroom. He did something different 8. (to help) him relax. Sometimes he did some exercise, and sometimes he listened to music. He usually stopped 9. (working) at about nine o'clock in the evening. He thought about his work most of the time, even when he was out. He was interested in what was around him and he liked 10. (looking) for new ideas and new problems to solve.

答案： 1. had 2. was 3. left 4. made 5. didn't eat 6. cleaned 7. talk 8. to help 9. working 10. looking

三、(2025·西安外国语学校模拟)阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。
人与社会——文化景观
Pingyao Ancient City is in north China's Shanxi Province. It is famous for its ancient architecture (建筑物), including the city walls. It has been on the World Cultural Heritage (遗产) list since 1997. It is a perfect place for tourists to learn about the life of ancient Chinese. Walking around it, visitors will see ancient buildings, streets, walls and so on. Everything can bring people back to the old days.
Recently, a group of robot tour guides have been put into service in Pingyao. Tourists can pay about 40 yuan for 30 minutes of interpretation (解说), interaction (互动) and riding services offered by the robots. They can give visitors some advice on foods, hotels and where to buy gifts.
The robot guide can also carry someone or something that is less than 200 kg in weight. It is able to run 6.4 km an hour and it will stop moving when it is less than 50 cm away from people. “I first thought it was an e-bike, but it turned out to be a robot guide, ” said Wang Baodong, a man from Pingyao.
More robots will be introduced in Pingyao soon for the tourist season.
1. How long has Pingyao Ancient City been on the World Cultural Heritage list?
For 28/twenty-eight years.
2. What can visitors learn about in Pingyao?
They can learn about the life of ancient Chinese.
3. What is the second paragraph mainly about?
It's mainly about what the robot guides in Pingyao can do.
4. What does the underlined word “It” in the third paragraph refer to?
It refers to “the robot guide”.
5. What is the main idea of the passage?
Robot tour guides have been put into service in Pingyao Ancient City.

答案： 1. 28/twenty-eight years 2. the life of ancient Chinese 3. what the robot guides in Pingyao can do 4. the robot guide 5. Robot tour guides have been put into service