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【题目】B

TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Japan is very serious about robotics (机器人技术). If the droids(机器人) are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea. Fortunately, researchers at the University of Tokyo are exploring just that. In a show this week, a humanoid(有人特点的) with camera eyes made by Kawada Industries Inc., poured tea from a bottle into a cup. Then another robot on wheels delivered the cup of tea in an experimental room that has sensors embedded in the floor and sofa as well as cameras on the ceiling, to simulate(模仿) life with robot technology.

＂A human being may be faster, but you’d have to say ‘Thank you,’＂ said University of Tokyo professor Tomomasa Sato. ＂That’s the best part about a robot. You don’t have to feel bad about asking it to do things.＂

Sato believes Japan, a rapidly aging society where more than a fifth of the population is 65 or older, will lead the world in designing robots to care for the elderly, sick and bedridden(卧床不起的).

Already, monitoring technologies, such as sensors that automatically turn on lights when people enter a room, are becoming widespread in Japan.

The walking, child-size Asimo from Honda Motor Co. greets people at showrooms. NEC Corp. has developed a smaller companion robot-on-wheels called Papero. A seal robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of fuzzy companionship.

Sato says his experimental room is raising awareness about privacy questions that may arise when electronic devices(设备) monitor a person’s movements down to the smallest detail.

On the bright side, the tea-pouring humanoid has been programmed to do the dishes.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

【1】 What is the best title of this passage?

A. ＂Thank You＂ Will Never Be Needed in Japan

B. Monitoring Technologies Are Widespread in Japan

C. Robot Is Designed to Care for the Elderly.

D. Robot technologies are widespread in Japanese daily life.

【2】 The underlined word ＂embedded＂ in the first paragraph probably means ________________.

A. fixed B. established C. settled D. rooted

【3】 According to Professor Sato, ________________.

A. the robot serves tea much faster than a human being

B. the robot does anything like human beings

C. tea-serving robot helps to form laziness of the aging society

D. tea-serving robot doesn’t need any reward for the service

【4】 Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Robot can imitate people to complete complicated tasks.

B. A robot has been programmed to clean the dishes.

C. All the problems in the aging society can be solved by robots.

D. The number of aging people is increasing rapidly in Japan.

【5】 We can infer from the passage that ________________.

A. people are afraid of being monitored by robots

B. the technology of robots has been highlighted in Japan

C. robots can completely take the place of human beings

D. people’s privacy should be strictly protected

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

【文章大意】文章介绍了日本很重视机器人科技，以及机器人技术在日本的日常生活中应用广泛，可以帮助做家务、照顾老人等。

【1】 主旨大意题。从文章的内容和第一段中的Japan is very serious about robotics (机器人技术).可知机器人技术在日本日常生活中应用广泛。故选D。

【2】 词义猜测题。结合上下文可知，这里指的是在地板上和沙发上安装传感器。因此embedded应该是安装的意思，与fix同义，故选A。

【3】细节理解题。从第二段中的That’s the best part about a robot. You don’t have to feel bad about asking it to do things.＂可知Professor Sato认为机器人的这种服务不需要回报。故选D。

【4】 细节理解题。文章的第三段只是说机器人可以照顾老人或卧床不起的人，并没说机器人可以解决老年社会的所有问题。故选C。

【5】 推理判断题。从第一段的TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Japan is very serious about robotics (机器人技术).可知日本很重视机器人科技。故选B。