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  TOKYO-A child-like robot that combines the roles of nurse, companion and security guard is to go on the market to help the growing ranks of elderly Japanese with no one to look after them.

  The“Wakamaru”robot can walk around a house 24 hours a day, warning family, hospitals and security firms if it perceives(notices)a problem.It will, for example, call relatives if the owner fails to get out of the bath.

  Cameras implanted in the“eye-brows”of the robot enable it to“see”as it walks around an apartment.The images can be sent to the latest cellphones, which display the pictures.

  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which developed Wakamaru, plans to start selling the metre-high robots by April, 2005, for about $15,000 Cdn.

  Wakamaru, which speaks with either the voice of a boy or girl, is also designed to provide companionship, greeting its“papa”when he comes home.

  It is the first household robot able to hold simple conversations, based on a vocabulary of around 10,000 words.It cannot only speak but can understand answers and react accordingly.

  It will ask“Are you all right?”if its owner does not move for some time.If the answer is no, or there is no answer, it will telephone preset numbers, transmitting images and functioning as a speakerphone.

  Wakamaru will in form a xecurity firm if ther is a loud bang or if an unknown person enters the house while the owner is out or asleep.It can recognize up to 10 faces.

  But like nost robots it cannot climb stairs.

  It can be set to remind forgetful people when it is time to take medicine, eat and sleep.

  Mitstubishi adapted Wakamaru from robots it already makes to go around nuclear power facilities.The idea to use the technology in the home came from a company employee.

  The project chief said,“Looking at the ageing of society and the falling birth rate we decide that this could work as a business.We want to offer Wakamaru as a product that helps society.”

  The technology has gained nation-wide publicity in Japan among increasing xoncern over how to look after the ever-growing number of old people.The life expectancy of Japanese women has shot up to almost 85, the highest in the world.

  At the same time, extended families are being replaced by nuclear families.This has left many Japanese anxious about their elderly parents, whom they rarely see because of their long hours at the office.

(1)

Which of the following is true about the Robot?

[  ]

A.

It is used in some nuclear power facilities.

B.

It can recognize as many as 10 faces.

C.

It can go up and seen the stairs easily.

D.

It cannot speak but can understand answers.

(2)

The purpose of this passage is ________.

[  ]

A.

to introduce a new product

B.

to show the rapid development of technology

C.

to tell people how to use the robot

D.

to solve the ageing problems

(3)

What can we infer from the passage?

[  ]

A.

The robot can dial proper numbers for help.

B.

The nuclear families have left many elderly Japanese anxious.

C.

The robot has given the Japanese a chance to live longer.

D.

The robot is likely to have a promising market.

(4)

What is the best title of this passage?

[  ]

A.

The Latest Development of Robot Technology

B.

Japanese-built Robot to Help the Old

C.

Vast Market of the New Robot

D.

Japanese Robot and the Ageing Society


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her and Then join an online modeling agency.Once you join the agency,you can then start to look for jobs,Clients(客户)will post jobs that can be found in the search.You can look for jobs for young models and see if your child will fit what the client is looking for. In many cases,the client will send clothing for the child to wear and a descriptlon of poses and the job can be done close to home.
Online modeling agencies are not only for child models.Older models,teen models,men and women can model for these slies. A great deal of the modeling is for online websites.Ths is an entirely new field in the world of modeling and much easier to get into than the older modeling agencies.There is no traveling or expensive photo shoots needed.All that is needed to make children into models is a nice portfolio and a photogenic(上相的)child.
71. Child models are needed to____________.
A.Create more job offers
B.set the fashion for children
C.increase the sales of child products
D.manage online stores that sell teen magazines
72.The underlined Word "they" in Paragraph 1 refers to_______.
A.parents
B.chld models
C.online modeling sites
D.people looking for child models for advertising
73. What should parents do if they`d like their children to become models?
A.Train them to hold special poses.
B.Choose them beautiful clothes.
C.Take expensive photos of them.
D.Put their portfolio on online modeling sites.
74. Why are online modeling agencise popular?
A.Because They are easily accessible to most people.
B.Because they charge no fees for their service.
C.Because this is an entirely new field.
D.Because this can make a child more photogenic.
75.This passage is mainly about______.
A.a growing need for child models
B.an increase in modeling agencies
C.the change in the world of modeling
D.the attraction of the world of modeling

    Child models are very much in demand all across the world. Many magazines and online stores that sell products for children like their models young.For this reason,they seek out children who can model clothing and have no problem posing(摆姿势)and smiling for the camera.Those who are seeking out child models for thelr advertising can go to online modeling sites and view plotures of children who are web models.They can take a look at their portfolio(整套照片)and decide whether they will accept them.

    Parents who are seeking to get their children into the modeling business can also create a portfolio for ther children and put them online.They can look for jobs for their chldren through an online modeling site,or they can wait for job offers for their children.These online sites act as web modeling agency for models young and old alike.Anyone who has the desire to be a model can get a portfoilo together and join the site.

If you have a child who you want to be a model,you should frst stalt a portfolio for him or

her and Then join an online modeling agency.Once you join the agency,you can then start to look for jobs,Clients(客户)will post jobs that can be found in the search.You can look for jobs for young models and see if your child will fit what the client is looking for. In many cases,the client will send clothing for the child to wear and a descriptlon of poses and the job can be done close to home.

Online modeling agencies are not only for child models.Older models,teen models,men and women can model for these slies. A great deal of the modeling is for online websites.Ths is an entirely new field in the world of modeling and much easier to get into than the older modeling agencies.There is no traveling or expensive photo shoots needed.All that is needed to make children into models is a nice portfolio and a photogenic(上相的)child.

71. Child models are needed to____________.

    A.Create more job offers

    B.set the fashion for children

    C.increase the sales of child products

    D.manage online stores that sell teen magazines

72.The underlined Word "they" in Paragraph 1 refers to_______.

    A.parents

    B.chld models

    C.online modeling sites

    D.people looking for child models for advertising

73. What should parents do if they`d like their children to become models?

    A.Train them to hold special poses.

    B.Choose them beautiful clothes.

    C.Take expensive photos of them.

    D.Put their portfolio on online modeling sites.

74. Why are online modeling agencise popular?

    A.Because They are easily accessible to most people.

    B.Because they charge no fees for their service.

    C.Because this is an entirely new field.

    D.Because this can make a child more photogenic.

75.This passage is mainly about______.

    A.a growing need for child models

    B.an increase in modeling agencies

    C.the change in the world of modeling

    D.the attraction of the world of modeling

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