5．assess/evaluate/rate/estimate　6.record/note

　　7．responsibility　8.reviewing　9.discover/explore

　　10．Abandon

Ⅳ.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

　　阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

　　Operating a drone (无人机) takes the skills of a gamer. But for drone pilots, it __1__ (be) a deadly serious job. Michael Haas piloted drones for six years. "I thought it was the coolest thing in the world. I got to play a video game all day，" he says. But Haas knew the __2__ (true): He might have to kill somebody. And there was always a chance __3__ person might be a civilian.

　　The U．S. military use drones _4___ (attack) terrorist groups. But drone strikes don't just kill terrorists. They can kill anyone who is nearby. __5__ (hundred) of civilians have accidentally been killed or injured by drone strikes. Because of this, many people believe that drones should not be used to drop bombs.

　　But many other people support drone strikes. They argue that drone strikes kill __6__ (few) civilians than other kinds of attacks. Drone strikes are more precise too. For example, the Predator drone has missiles (导弹) __7__ (guide) by lasers. The lasers are __8__ precise that they can target specific rooms inside a building. And a drone can follow a target for hours, __9__ lets pilots choose to attack when they believe no civilians may __10__ (hurt)．

　　语篇解读：本文介绍了无人机在军事上的应用。

　　1．is　设空处描述的是一般情况，且主语是it，故填is。

　　2．truth　设空处作knew的宾语，故填truth。

　　3．that　设空处引导同位语从句解释说明chance，且从句结构和意义均完整，故填that。

　　4．to attack　use ...to do sth.意为"用......来做某事"。

　　5．Hundreds　hundreds of意为"许多，大量"。

　　6．fewer　由"than other kinds of attacks"可知，此处应用比较级形式，故填fewer。

　　7．guided　设空处作后置定语修饰missiles, guide和missiles之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，且其所表示的动作先于谓语动作发生，故填guided。

　　8．so　so ...that ...意为"如此......以至于......"。

　　9．which　设空处引导非限制性定语从句，补充说明a drone can follow a target for hours，且在从句中作主语，故填which。

　　10．be hurt　civilians和hurt之间是被动关系，且设空处前有情态动词may，故填be hurt。

Ⅴ.短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

　　假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。