It’s a sad story: someone keeps failing an exam for four years. It’s the story of Torobo, a robot from Japan.

Torobo has been trying to enter the University of Tokyo in Japan. The university, also called Todai, is one of Asia’s top universities. Since 2013, Torobo has taken the national college entrance exam with other Japanese students. However, the robot has failed to get the required (必需的) score for Todai every year. This year was no exception.

Torobo is part of a project called “Can a Robot Get into the University of Tokyo?” Japan’s National Institute of Informatics started the project in 2011. Torobo does not walk around. It is a robot brain that has arms to complete the test.

? Researchers of the project want to find out what intellectual abilities (智能) will be replaced by machines. Results show that Torobo has grown in ability year by year. This year it got a score higher than Japan’s national average(平均分), which is enough to enter other good universities, but not Todai. With its big database, Torobo is good at solving knowledge-based problems and mathematical calculations (数学运算). That’s why it got good scores in physics, history and math. But Torobo has a hard time thinking independently (独立地). As a result, it got weak scores in language and writing.

Luckily, after four years of suffering, researchers have decided to free Torobo from taking the test. They will grow Torobo’s ability in the fields it’s doing well in, so that it can be used in those industries(工业) in the future.

So while Torobo will never graduate from Todai, it can still look forward to a bright future!

1.According to the story, Torobo is _______while Todai is _______.

A. a university, a robot B. a robot, a university

C. a student, a computer D. a computer, a student

2.We can tell from the story that Torobo _______for four years.

A. has taken the college entrance exam B. has missed the college entrance exam

C. has been studying in the University of Tokyo D. has taught the college courses

3.Which of the following is TRUE about Torobo?

A. Torobo can’t have a bright future because it will never graduate from Todai.

B. Torobo will go on taking the college entrance exam.

C. Torobo is useless to humans.

D. Torobo’s ability in the fields it’s doing well in will be better in the future.

4.Why did Torobo get low scores in two subjects?

A. Because it cannot solve knowledge-based problems.

B. Because it is not good at mathematical calculations.

C. Because it cannot think independently.

D. Because it only has arms to complete the test.

Three students are giving their opinions(看法) about what a good friend should be like.

Cindy: I think a good friend should be honest (诚实的). That’s more important than any other thing. And it is where a real friendship starts. If a friend isn’t honest, he may lose his friends’ trust.

Jerry: I think a good friend has to be generous ( 慷慨的). Here being generous doesn’t mean he has to give his friends money or clothes. It means he should share his ideas and feelings with his friends. In fact, his friends can know him better in this way.

Mary: In my opinion, a good friend should understand his friends. When there’s something wrong between him and his friends, he must put himself in his friends’ place and think more for his friends.

1.What does the underlined word “trust” mean?

A. 信任 B. 批评 C. 理解 D. 夸奖

2.What does the underlined (划线的) sentences mean?

A. Honest people get more things than others

B. To be honest is as important as other things

C. To be honest is not very important.

D. To be honest is the most important.

3.Jerry would like to make friends with people who _______

A. give him lunch money B. know him very well

C. tell him their ideas and feelings D. give him some clothes

4.Mary thinks friends should _________

A. often visit each other B. understand each other

C. often go to different places D. help each other

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The three people are talking about what they think a good friend should be like.

B. Cindy thinks to be honest is the base(基础) of a good friendship.

C. Mary would like to make friends with people who think more for others.

D. Being generous means being very clever.

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