题目内容
Not long ago, the only time you could see a robot was when you were reading a novel or watching a movie such as Star Wars (星球大战) . Today, however, a lot of things in science stories have been science facts. Robots are starting to appear in our everyday lives. These robots have different sizes, shapes, and colors. But they all have the same type of man-made “brain”. Leading the robot revolution （革命）are industrial(企业) robots that work in factories. Industrial（工业） robots can do different kinds of jobs that are often boring and sometimes dangerous. Robots are also coming to American homes, though not as quickly as they are entering factories. These robots aren’t as friendly and bright as those you saw in Star Wars. But, their makers say, today’s home robots “walk”, sense objects(感知物体) in their way (and sometimes knock into them), and even carry objects (which they sometimes drop). Well, nobody is perfect.
We may laugh at home robot today, but some day they may see and hear better than humans do. We humans can only see certain wavelengths（波长） of light, and hear certain sounds. That’s because the abilities of our eyes and ears are limited. Robots, however, need not have the same limits as we have. Robot may also be equipped with devices that pick up information humans can’t. To understand what their sensing devices(传感器) pick up is a hard job. Remember, man—made brains handle(处理)information, including all kinds of data, as zeroes and ones. Imagine the difficulty in trying to explain to a robot what a football looks like—using only zeroes and ones.
【小题1】 From the passage, we can see that factory robots _________.
| A．help to improve other types of robots |
| B．are most active in industrial revolution |
| C．are playing a more important role than other types of robots |
| D．are the tallest type among robots |
| A．more widely used than factory robots |
| B．less common than factory robots |
| C．capable of doing any kind of housework |
| D．free from making mistakes while performing(执行) duties |
| A．They do not have so many limits as humans do. |
| B．They have man-made brains. |
| C．They may be equipped with a special kind of sensing device. |
| D．They handle information by using zeroes and ones. |
| A．science and technology are developing fast |
| B．people are interested in new inventions |
| C．machines are more capable than humans |
| D．robots can be very interesting |
| A．are better than human in seeing and hearing |
| B．are as capable as those in Star Wars |
| C．can pick up objects more quickly than humans |
| D．sometimes perform wrong actions |
【小题1】C
【小题1】B
【小题1】D
【小题1】A
【小题1】D
解析【小题1】从文章的句子：Leading the robot revolution （革命）are industrial(企业) robots that work in factories.可知答案是：C
【小题1】从文章的句子：Robots are also coming to American homes, though not as quickly as they are entering factories.可知答案是：B
【小题1】从文章的句子：We humans can only see certain wavelengths（波长） of light, and hear certain sounds.可知A正确，But they all have the same type of man-made “brain”.可知B正确，Robot may also be equipped with devices that pick up information humans can’t可知C正确。答案是：D
【小题1】从文章的内容：可知机器人的发展说明科技的进步，答案是：A
【小题1】从文章的句子：, sense objects(感知物体) in their way (and sometimes knock into them), and even carry objects (which they sometimes drop). Well, nobody is perfect.可知家庭机器人有时做的是错误的动作。答案是：D
An Englishman was once traveling in Italy. One day he went into a small restaurant to order dinner. He understood very little Italian and couldn’t read the menu(菜单). He knew the word for eggs, and so he ordered eggs. Italy is famous, however, for its mushrooms(蘑菇) with eggs. But he did not know the word for mushrooms. The waiter did not speak a word of English and could not help him. At last, the man took out his pocket a pencil and a piece of paper and very carefully drew a picture of a mushroom on the piece of paper. The waiter looked at the picture of the mushroom for a long while. He did not understand very well, but at last he left. He was gone a long time. After about a half hour he returned. But instead of an order of mushroom, he brought the man a large black umbrella.
【小题1】Why did the Englishman go to Italy?
| A．He went to work in a restaurant. |
| B．He went to buy an umbrella. |
| C．He traveled in Italy. |
| D．He wanted to visit his friends. |
| A．Mushroom with eggs. | B．Eggs. |
| C．Mushrooms. | D．Beautiful umbrella. |
| A．He drew a picture of a mushroom on the table. |
| B．He said “mushrooms” in Italian. |
| C．He showed the waiter a picture of a mushroom. |
| D．He drew a picture of an umbrella. |
| A．The Englishman didn’t get what he wanted, but an umbrella. |
| B．The Englishman got mushrooms at last. |
| C．The Englishman left before the waiter came back. |
| D．The Englishman got nothing in the end. |
| A．An American was once traveling in Italy. |
| B．The man knew Italian very well. |
| C．The man told the waiter that he wanted to buy an umbrella. |
| D．The waiter didn’t know English at all. |
