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【题目】Robot are about to enter our lives. From doing housework, entertaining and educating our children, to looking after the elderly, scientists say we will soon be welcoming robots into our homes and workplaces.

Researchers believe we are on the cusp (过渡点) of a robot revolution that will mirror the quick growth of the computer revolution. They are developing new laws for robot behavior, and designing new ways for humans and robots to communicate.

“I think robots will change who we are, just as eyeglasses and fire changed who we were before, says Rodney Brooks, a director of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

Some ideas and technologies may sound like science fiction, but they are fast becoming science fact. Robots scientists invented are already beginning to perform everyday tasks like cleaning our floors. The latest types from Japan are able to help the elderly to get out of bed or get up after a fall. They can also remind them when to take medication (药物), or even help wash their hair.

“Robot now are not human-like. For example they are things like automatic (自动的) beds and wheelchairs,” says Prof Hiroshi Ishiguro at Osaka University, Japan. He believes the time is coming when robots start looking less like machines, and more like us. “In the near future we are going to use more human-like robots. I really think so, says Prof Ishiguro.

Prof Maja Mataric at the University of Southern California agrees. “I’m very excited about the fact that today we are trying to make robots that look like human beings,” she says.

“I believe we love robots because they’re reflections (反映) of ourselves,” says Ken Goldberg, director of the Berkeley Center for New Media at the University of California at Berkeley.

“Robots could be used in education, learning, and healthcare, where social support is important,” says Dr. Cynthia Breazeal, director of the Personal Robots Group at MIT.

【1】Who believes that robots will bring great changes to our lives?

A. Rodney Brooks. B. Hiroshi Ishiguro.

C. Maja Mataric. D. Ken Goldberg.

【2】Which of the following proverbs can best express the idea of the paragraph 4?

A. Great hopes make great men. B. If we can dream it, we can do it.

C. Where there is life, there is hope. D. Where there is a will, there is a way.

【3】According to the text, future robots will .

A. become smaller B. cheaper

C. be more like machines D. be more like humans

【4】What would he the best title for this passage?

A. Ready for the Robot Revolution?

B. The Uses of Future Robots

C. The Changes for the Future World

D. Happy About Scientific Development?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

【1】细节理解题。根据第三段中“I think robots will change who we are, just as eyeglasses and fire changed who we were before, says Rodney Brooks,可知，Rodney Brooks相信机器人会给我们的生活带来巨大的改变。故选A。

【2】考查段落大意。根据第四段“Some ideas,some technologies may sound like science fiction 科幻 小说 ) ,hut they are fast becoming science fact.”可知，格言“如果我们能梦想，我们就能做到。”能最好地表达第4段的意思。故选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据第五段中“In the near future we are going to use more human-like robots. I really think so, says Prof Ishiguro.可知，未来的机器人更像人。故选D。

【4】考查主旨大意。根据第一段“Robots are about to enter our lives. From doing housework,to entertaining and educating our children,to looking after the elderly,scientists say we will soon be welcoming their creations into our homes and workplaces.”可知，本文主题是Ready for the Robot Revolution?（准备好迎接机器人革命了吗？）故选A。