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Saya, the teacher doesn’t mind being pinched(掐), or if the students play in class: she’s a robot designed to show children that science and technology can be fun subjects．

Saya, a life – like female who started her career as a robot receptionist at Japanese companies and was then reprogrammed to teach, gave a lesson to fifth – graders at Tokyo’s Kudan Elementary School after being carried to the podium in the classroom．

Professor Hiroshi Kobayashi, who built Saya, says she’s not meant to replace human teachers, but to bring the joy of technology to children. “We’re not looking at making something that will take over from teachers. Our main reason for building this robot is to use new technology to teach children about technology,” he said. “But Saya may be able to help in schools where there’s a shortage of teachers,” he added. “In the countryside and in some small schools, children don’t have the chance to come into contact with new technology and also few teachers there can teach these lessons．So we hoped to be able to develop this robot to be remotely controlled to teach these classes.”

Many of the children were attracted by Saya, and didn’t take their eyes off her throughout the lecture. When class was over, some students pinched her. “ It’s so much more fun than regular classes,” said10 – year – old Nanako Iijima．

The children’s human teacher, however, was not as impressed with the robot as her students. “I am impressed that they’ve got robots to go this far, but on the other hand they still have a long way to go before they can make it a truly robotic teacher.” Akito Fukuda, the school’s science teacher said．

Japan, home to almost half of the world’s 800,000 industrial robots, expects the industry to expand to $10 billion in the future including models that will be able to care for its fast – growing elderly population．

1.Saya was first designed to         ．

       A．be touched by students                        B．teach children about science

       C．work as a robot receptionist                  D．work together with scientists

2.The underlined word “podium” in Paragraph 2 probably means “        ”.

       A．a surface for teachers to stand on          B．a board for teachers to write on

       C．a toy for students to play with               D．a video for students to watch

3.What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

       A．Saya needn’t be remotely controlled while having classes.

       B．Robots like Saya will replace human teachers in the future.

       C．Some children in the countryside know little about new technology.

       D．It’s difficult for most Japanese teachers to teach children about technology.

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

       A．Saya is the first life – like female robot in history.

       B．Robots like Saya will replace human teachers in the future.

       C．Some children in the countryside know little about new technology.

       D．It’s difficult for most Japanese teachers to teach children about technology.

5.In which section of a newspaper can you find this passage?

       A．Entertainment.     B．Technology.        C．Politics.               D．Opinion.

 

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.B

 

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　　Four people in England,back in 1953,stared at photo 51．it was’t much –a picture showing a black XBut three of these people won the nobel prize for figuring out what the photo really showes－the shape of DNA．The discovery brought fame and fortune to scientists James Watson,Francis crick, and Maurice Willkins．The fourth, the one who actually made the picture, was left out．

　　Her name was Rosalind Franklin．“she should have been up there,”says historian mary bowden．”if her photo hadn’t been there, the others couldn’t have come up with the structure．”one reason franklin was missing was that she had died of cancer four years before the nobel decision．But now school doubt that franklin was not only robbed of her life by disease but robbed of credit by her competions．

　　At cambridge university in the 1950s, watson and back fried to make models by cutting up shapes of DNA’s parts and then putting them together．In the meantime, at king’s college in lodon frannklin and Willkins shone X-rays at the molecule(分子)．The rays produced patterns reflecting the shape．

　　But willkins and frangklin’s was a lot rockier than the celebrated teamwork of waston and crick．Willkins though frangklin was hired to be his assistant．But the college actually emplyed her to take over the DNA project．

　　What she did was produce X-ray．And she was not shy about saying so．That angered waston, who attacked her in return,”mere inspection suggerted that she would not easily bend．Clearly she had to go or put in her place．

　　As frankins competitors, wilkins, watston and crick had much to gain by cutting her out of the little group of researchers,saya historian pnina Abir-Am．In 1962 at the nobel prize awarding ceremony, wilkins thanked 13 colleagues by name before he mentioned frangkin．Watson wrote his book laughing at her．Crick wrote in 1974 that “franklins was only two steps away from the solution．”

　　No, Franklin was the solution．”She contributed more than any other player to solving the structure of DNA．She must be considered a co-discoverer,”Abir-Am says．This was backed up by Aaron Klug, who worked with Franklin and later won a Nobel Prize himself．Once described as the “Dark Lady of DNA”,Franklin is finally coming into the light．

(1)

What is the text mainly about?

[　　]

A．

The disagreements among DNA researchers．

B．

The unfair treatment of Franklin．

C．

The process of discovering DNA．

D．

The race between two teams of scientises．

(2)

Watson was angry with Franklin because she ________．

[　　]

A．

took the lead in the competition

B．

Kept her results from him

C．

proved some of his findings wrong

D．

shared her data with other scientists

(3)

Why is Franklin descrebed as“Dark Lady of DNA”?

[　　]

A．

She developed pictures in dark labs．

B．

She discovered the black X－the shape of DNA．

C．

Her name was forgotten after her death．

D．

Her contribution was unknown to the public．

(4)

What is the writer’s attitude toward Wilkins,Watson and Crick?

[　　]

A．

Disapproving

B．

Respectful．

C．

Admiring

D．

Doubtful

--- Do you think the MP3 player put its listener ________?
--- Yes, too much use of it could lead to hearing loss, experts say


  1. A.
    under control
  2. B.
    at risk
  3. C.
    in use
  4. D.
    on top

—What does "___________" mean?
—That means, the things that people do mean more than what they say


  1. A.
    Easier said than done
  2. B.
    Actions speak louder than words
  3. C.
    Honesty is the best policy
  4. D.
    Constant dropping wears the stone
阅读理解。
     Saya, the teacher doesn't mind being poked (戳) or pinched (捏), or if the students play in class: she's
a robot designed to show children that science and technology can be fun subjects.
     Saya, a life-like female who started her career as a robot receptionist at Japanese companies and was
then re-programed to teach, gave a lesson to fifth-graders at Tokyo's Kudan Elementary School after being
carried to the podium.
     Professor Hiroshi Kobayashi of Tokyo University of Science. who built Saya, says she's not meant to
replace human teachers, just to highlight the joys of technology.
     "We are not considering making something that will take over from teachers, but rather our main reason
for building this robot is to use new technology to teach children about technology," Kobayashi told Reuters.
     But Saya may be able to help in schools where there is a shortage of teachers, he added.
     "In the countryside and in some small schools.there are children who do not have the opportunity to
come into contact with new technology and also there are few teachers out there that can teach these lessons,"
Kobayashi said.
     "So we hope to be able to develop this robot so it can be remotely controlled to teach these classes."
     Many of the children were attracted by Saya, and did not take their eyes off her throughout the lecture.
When class was over, some students poked her face and pinched her.
     "It's so much more fun than regular classes." said 10一year old Nanako Iijima.
     The children's human teacher, however, was not as impressed with the robot as her students.
     "On the one hand I am impressed that they've got robots to go this far, but on the other hand they still
have a long way to research before they create a truly robotic teacher." Akito Fukuda,the school's science
teacher said.
1. According to Professor Hiroshi Kobayashi of Tokyo University of Science, Saya is designed mainly to _____.
[     ]
A. get children to develop interest in science and technology
B. use new technology to improve teaching quality
C. be used to replace teachers
D. help in schools where there are not enough teachers
2. We can know from the passage that _____.
[     ]
A. Sava is very strict with her students
B. many students think Sava's lessons dull
C. Akito Fukuda thinks Saya a truly robotic teacher
D. making something that will take over from teachers is not scientists's purpose
3. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that _____.
[     ]
A. Saya is a retired receptionist at Japanese companies
B. Sava is not meant to replace human teachers
C. Saya can be programmed to do as told
D. Saya teaches better than human teachers
4. What would be the best title of the passage?
[     ]
A. Future teaching
B. Teaching needs improving
C. Saya, a good science teacher
D. Robot takes over Tokyo classroom

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