The computers changed our lives in the 1980s, the Internet changed our lives in the 1990s, and the robots will change our lives in the new century.
Do you think there will be robots in people’s homes? It’s not a dream that every home will have a robot.
Now, robots are not only able to help people do the housework, they can also help the doctors do the difficult operations, play chess with people, play the piano and so on.
A new cooking robot is used in Beijing. It can cook all the dishes on the menu, you only need to wait two to four minutes, in the future, the robot will be a nurse, a security guard, or a partner in your life.
Experts(专家) believe robots will be used everywhere from the industrial( 工业的) robots to service robots. In the future, robots will become part of the family, and provide else service for people. We all look forward to the new robot age.
【小题1】     changed our lives in dm 1990s.
A. The robots         B. The compilers     C The TV sets      D. The Interact
【小题2】 According to the passage, we know that a new cooking robot is being used in          .

American boys and girls like watching TV. Some children spend six hours a day at school and four to six hours a day in front of the TV sets. Some children even watch TV for eight hours or more on Saturday.

Television（电视）is like books and films . A child can learn good things and bad things from it. Some TV programs help children to understand the news, the people and places from other countries. With TV, children do not have to go out to see films, they can hear interesting music or watch a game at home. But some programs are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting and useful things to do.

1.In America, some children spend eight hours or more _____ on Saturday .

A．studying                              B．playing games

C．watching TV                            D．helping their parents

2.With TV, children can ________ at home.

A．play football                           B．hold a sports meeting

C．see some films                         D．have a swim

3.What does the underlined word “programs” mean?

A．频道 　　　       B．节目 　　　       C．新闻　　　        D．小品

The computers changed our lives in the 1980s, the Internet changed our lives in the 1990s, and the robots will change our lives in the new century.

Do you think there will be robots in people' s homes? It' s not a dream that every home will have a robot.

Now, robots are not only able to help people do the housework, they can also help the doctors do the difficult operations, play chess with people, play the piano and so on.

A new cooking robot is used in Beijing. It can cook all the dishes on the menu, you only need to wait two to four minutes. In the future, the robot will be a nurse, a security(安全) guard, or a partner in your life.

Experts believe robots will be used everywhere from the industrial (工业的) robots to service robots. In the future, robots will become part of the family, and provide close service for people. We all look forward to the new robot age.

1._____changed our lives in the 1990s.

A. The robots        B. The computers     C. The TV sets      D. The Internet

2.According to the passage, we know that a new cooking robot is being used in__.

A. the future         B. Beijing           C. many countries    D. many families

3.What can the robots do now?

A. They can help people do the housework.

B. They can help the doctors do the difficult operations.

C. They can play chess with people.

D. A, B and C.

4.Which is the best title(标题) of the passage?

A. The computers changed our lives      B. Robots can cook

C. Robots are coming                 D. Robots will be doctors