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The first robots were invented in the 1920s. Robots have appeared in Hollywood films such as Robocop and The Terminator. The robots in these films are stronger, faster and more intelligent than people.

In real life, robots are mainly used in factories. They do many different jobs. Usually these jobs are too dangerous, difficult or boring for humans.

Robots also help disabled people and people who cannot look after themselves. For example, scientists are making a robot to help blind people. Nowadays many blind people have a dog to help them. This dog is called a guide dog. In the future, robot dogs might take the place of these guide dogs.

One robot guide dog is called Meldog. It has wheels. It usually “walks” in front of its owner. It is very clever. It knows the speed of its owner’s walk. Meldog talks to its owner by radio. The owner wears a special belt. This belt sends instructions to the owner from Meldog such as “Stop here”, “Turn left” and “Turn right”.

In the United States, another type of robot helps disabled workers. This robot, called Kilroy, helps disabled computer operators. The robot hears the sound of its owner’s voice. It follows instructions such as “Turn the page” and “Make a cup of coffee”. This robot will bring its owner tissue paper when he or she sneezes!

Robots are also used in American hospitals. They can do simple jobs. For example, they shave patients and brush their teeth and take meals from the kitchen to the patients’ rooms. They never get lost because they have a map of the hospital in their computer memory.

1.Some robots in real life are .

A. dangerous B. boring

C. film stars D. factory workers

2.Some disabled people need robots to .

A. make robots B. become scientists

C. look after themselves D. do dangerous jobs

3.Meldog is a .

A. blind dog B. robot scientist

C. real dog D. robot guide dog

4.The robots used in American hospitals can do the following except .

A. make a map

B. shave patients

C. brush the patients’teeth

D.take meals from the kitchen to the patients’ rooms

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析:本文介绍了机器人发明于二十世纪二十年代,以及机器人在现实生活中的应用。如在工厂:机器人可以用来帮助人们做一些危险性大的工作,机器人可以帮助残疾人等;在美国的医院,机器人能做一些简单的活儿。

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“We’re workaholics(工作狂)’,”said Samuel Nahmias.“From a general perspective,this has a lot to do with the economic situation in the US. More and more people are unemployed.”

With jobless numbers reaching 9.6 percent,people who have jobs seem to be unwilling to take time off.“It is not a great picture and that affects vacations. People are not going on vacation as much and those who are going on vacation are being more selective about where they are going.”Nahmias explained.

Unlike European countries where four or more weeks of holiday each year is normal,27 percent of people questioned in the poll said they had 6 to 10 days of annual leave and 20 percent had less than 3 days.With more people on unemployment lists in America,those still with jobs are facing more responsibility at work,which is reflected in their lack of time off.

The majority of workers who did not take time off mentioned too many responsibilities or stress at work,while some people said they simply did not have time to plan a holiday.“People are more conscious of what they are doing and when they are going on vacation because they don’t want to look bad in this situation,”Nahmias explained.

Technology is also playing a part with smartphones enabling workers to keep in contact in ways that were not possible before.It has to do with technology and the level of concern about what is going on in the office.

1.Americans don’t take all their vacation days because ________.

A.they devote themselves to the whole work

B.they are afraid that they may lose their jobs

C.they are asked to keep in touch with their bosses

D.they aren’t in need of holidays at all

2.What does Nahmias mean by saying the underlined words in Paragraph 3?

A.Travelling makes people unwelcome.

B.People are unwilling to go on short vacations.

C.The economic situation remains at a low point.

D.People are more selective about places of interest.

3.We can infer from Paragraph 4 that ________.

A.Unemployment rate is higer in America than that in Europe

B.European economic situation is better than that in America

C.Americans are more hard?working than Europeans

D.More people are losing their jobs in Europe

4.What’s the main idea of the text?

A.Americans are all workaholic.

B.Many Americans don’t choose to take vacations.

C.Unemployment is going from bad to worse.

D.US economic situation becomes worse and worse.

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