题目内容
阅读下面的短文,并根据短文后的要求答题。(请注意问题后的词数要求)
[1] For more than 40 years, robots have worked in factories, doing jobs too boring or too dangerous for humans.Now, new robots are starting to help humans at home and at work.
[2] It was an exciting night at the Detroit Symphony (交响乐).A special guest was joining the band.The conductor stepped out onto the stage and lifted both arms to direct the musicians.They played a song called "The Impossible Dream".The audience was amazed.After all, ASIMO, the conductor, is only eight years old and four feet tall.It's just one of many robots being developed to perform tasks that humans usually perform.
[3] Japan has more robots than any other country.Four Out of every 10 worker robots are there.The Japanese government is spending millions of dollars building even more robots.Why the rush for more electronic helpers? More than one fifth of Japan's population is 65 or older, so there are not enough young people in the workforce.
[4] Many of Japan's robots are designed to interact with people.One Japanese hospital has three shiny robots that help out in the waiting room.They greet patients and give directions."Robots won't ever be doctors," says hospital spokesperson Naoya Narita."But they can be guides."
[5] Since the 1960s, robots have been doing jobs that are too boring or too dangerous for humans.Some stand for long hours in factories, packaging food or putting together cars.Others milk cows on farms all day long.However, these industrial robots don't look like humans.Now that robots are moving into our homes, many are starting to look more like us.Trevor Blackwell's company, Anybots, makes robots.He built a dishwashing robot called Monty.It is as tall as a person and has humanlike hands,
[6] Will the robots of the future look more like machines or people? Either way, Blackwell is happy to let them do the chores."I'd rather have a robot do dishes," he says.Wouldn't you?
76.What does the passage mainly talk about? (no more than 8 words)
77 Why did the audience feel shocked at the Detroit Symphony? (no more than 6 words).
78.Why are the Japanese building so many robots? (no more than 10 words)
79.Complete the following statement with words from Paragraph 4 in the proper form.
(no more than 3 words)
I really don't work here, I am just for the moment.
80.List three things that the robots have been doing for humans since the 1960s.(no more than 10 words)
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