题目内容
【题目】Robots that can chat,find misplaced glasses,draw aeroplanes and play with your children are attracting thousands of visitors during an expo in Tokyo as Japan adapts to changes in society.
Robots,such as the sound.sensitive Chapit,answer simple questions and even joke with people to help them fight loneliness and stay alert in old age.
Japan has one of the world’s fastest-aging societies and the government predicts that by 2050,the proportion of people over 65 will reach 40 percent.”Many older people in Japan live alone and have no one to talk to,”said Kazuya Kitamura representative of the expo organizer.“Communication robots accompany people and don’t mind listening to the same stories over and over again.”
Matsumoto’s“Personal Mobility Robot,”equipped with four cameras and a sensor to recognize the user's centre of gravity, is designed to help elderly move around without pressing buttons.using joysticks(操纵杆)or rotating wheels as in traditional wheelchairs.
The robot can also help find misplaced glasses by identifying them with a sensor.
Other robots,such as the award-winning “DiGRO” can support busy parents who have little time to play with their children.The robot can use the Internet to find a simple image and then draw pictures,keeping children company while parents work.
While Chapit,a relatively simple robot,managed to attract a corporate partner many researchers,such as Kiyoshi Matsumoto,a professor at the University of Tokyo,struggle to attract sponsors for more expensive projects.
“We have developed a robot that can assist many people,but we still haven’t found a sponsor,” said Matsumoto,who added that the cost of the machine,if mass-produced,would
【1】It can be inferred from the text that_______.
A.many children lack love from parents
B.robots helpful to the old will be in great demand
C.robots are the most useful to children
D.robots do better than people in healthcare
【2】It is difficult to find sponsors for robots because______.
A.Japan is suffering economy depression
B.the robots are of poor design
C.the production of robots costs a lot
D.the future market is worrying
【3】【改编】What’s the purpose of the passage?
A. To attract people to visit the new kind of robot
B. To find the investment of the robot.
C. To persuade people to buy the robot.
D. To introduce a new kind of robot.
【答案】
【1】 B
【2】C
【3】D
【解析】
试题分析:该文主要报道了日本科学家发明的最新机器人,这些新型机器人主要是为了适应社会的需要。该机器人能说会道为老人和无人看护孩子的家长分忧,但投资成本太高,目前还没有找到赞助商。
【1】细节题。根据文章的第二段Japan has one of the world’s fastest-aging societies and the government predicts that by 2050 the proportion of people over 65 will reach 40 percent.”可推断这类机器人在将来将会被大量需要, A和D、C不符合文意。故选B。
【2】细节题。 最后一段的In the current economic environment there are few companies willing to invest in such a costly project可知这类机器人需要投资太高,故寻找投资商很困难。故选C。
【3】写作目的题。通读全文判断,本文是一篇科普类的报道,给读者介绍了日本科学家发明的最新机器人。故选D。