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Ricky lived in a beautiful house.Though he didn't help much around the house, he was still pleased when his parents bought him a robot.Since the robot arrived，cooking, cleaning and gathering up old clothes from Ricky's bedroom floor were all done by it.On the first day, Ricky had left his bedroom in a truly disastrous state before he went to sleep.When he woke up the next morning, everything was perfectly clean and tidy.
In fact, it was too clean; Ricky could not find his favorite Tshirt, nor his favorite toy.The same was starting to happen to other things.Ricky stared at the robot and decided to spy on(暗中监视) it.He followed it around the house.Finally he caught it redhanded(现场抓获)—the robot was picking up one of his toys to hide it.
Ricky ran to his parents and said that the robot was badly programmed.Hearing the boy's complaints, the robot returned some toys and clothes to him.
“Here, Sir.I didn't know I was bothering you，” said the robot，with its metallic(尖厉刺耳的) voice.
“You have been stealing my things for weeks！” the boy answered angrily.
“They were left on the floor.I thought you didn't like them.I am programmed to collect all that are not wanted and send them to those who need them.I am a maximum efficiency machine.Do you see？” the robot explained with pride.
Ricky started feeling ashamed of having treated those things as though they were useless.It was true that many other people would be delighted to treat those things with all the care in the world.He understood that the robot was not badly programmed and that, or rather，it had been programmed extremely well! Since then, Ricky decided to become a maximum efficiency boy.
这是一篇记叙文，讲述了机器人清理Ricky房间一事，这使Ricky意识到了自己的错误，他决心向机器人学习，做一个高效的人。
1．Before the robot arrived，Ricky ________.
A．did little housework
B．had to cook by himself
C．had no one to talk with
D．always kept his bedroom clean
答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Though he didn't help much around the house”可知，在机器人到来之前，Ricky几乎不做家务。
2．What happened to the robot?
A．It was destroyed by Ricky.
B．It was not well programmed.
C．It was misunderstood by Ricky.
D．It broke many Ricky's toys.
答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“decided to spy on(暗中监视)it...he caught it redhanded(现场抓获)”，第三段中的“Ricky ran to his parents and said that the robot was badly programmed”，第五段中的“You have been stealing my things for weeks”以及最后一段中的“He understood that...extremely well”可推知，Ricky对机器人产生了误解。
3．What influence did the robot have on Ricky?
A．Ricky would help those who need help.
B．Ricky would do everything well and efficiently.
C．Ricky would do as much housework as he could.
D．Ricky would design more robots like this one.
答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“I am a maximum efficiency machine”以及文章最后一段中的“Since then，Ricky decided to become a maximum efficiency boy”可推断出，在机器人的影响下，Ricky决心高效地做事情。
4．Which of the following can describe the changes of Ricky's feelings?
A．pleased—doubtful—angry—ashamed
B．angry—happy—ashamed—surprised
C．pleased—angry—doubtful—ashamed
D．surprised—happy—ashamed—angry
答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“he was still pleased”，第二段中的“decided to spy on(暗中监视)it”，倒数第三段中的“the boy answered angrily”以及最后一段中的“feeling ashamed”可知答案。
