Scientists have written a report on the future of trade and industry. They talk about the role robots will play in industry.

What is a robot?Basically(基本地),it is a machine which is designed to do the work of a human being. It is usually controlled by a computer. Once it has been given a set of things to do,it will do the job on its own.

Nowadays,Britain has 120 robots at work in industry. This compares(相比) badly with other industrial countries. In Japan,there are 4,000 robots in use. In the USA there are 2,000 and in Germany there are 500. According to the report,the government must help people understand how robot technology can be used. Also,people must be educated to know how important this new technology is. The designing of new robots will be very important in the future. The report says that special robot centres should be set up where people who design robots and people who will use them work together. The assembly(装配) work of the future will be complex(复杂的). So firms(企业) must develop robots to do it.

1. The report was written by scientists.

A. English B. American C. German D. Japanese

2.A robot is a kind of .

A. design B. Computer C. machine D. man

3.Today, is using the most robots for industry.

A. Britain B. the USA C. Japan D. Germany

4.According to the report,the future assembly work will be done by .

A. Computers

B. Robots

C. people who design

D. people who understand how to use robots

5.The title which best suits(适合于) this passage is “ ”.

A. The Development of Robots

B. The Use of Robots

C. The Robots in the Future

D. Robot Industry

It’s Saturday. Helen has no classes today. She wants to buy a new dress. Her mother is at work, so she is going to the shop with her father. They go there by car. But her father doesn’t like going shopping, so Helen goes to the shop and her father sits in the car and waits for her.

There are a lot of people in the shop. It is very crowded(拥挤的). Helen looks at the clothes and chooses(挑选). Her father waits and waits. About an hour goes by. Helen doesn’t come out. Her father is worried about her. “Why does she stay in the shop for so long?” He comes out of the car. Just then, a man comes up to him. “Excuse me. Are you Helen’s father?” “Yes.” “Helen is waiting for you. She doesn’t have enough money.” “Oh, I see.”

Then he goes after the man into the shop. Helen is very happy to see her father. She chooses a nice green dress. After her father pays(付款) the money, they go home together.

1.Helen goes shopping with her father because .

A. her father has more money

B. her father is free

C. she likes father better

D. her father likes shopping

2.What does Helen’s father do when she does some shopping?

A. He goes after Helen.

B. He takes Helen.

C. He reads newspapers.

D. He sits in his car.

3. ------Why does Helen do shopping for so long a time?

------Because .

A. she buys too many things

B. she can’t choose clothes

C. she has no enough money

D. she can’t find the way out

4. How does Helen’s father know the truth(事实)?

A. Helen tells him about it.

B. A man tells him.

C. Helen calls him up.

D. Helen’s father asks Helen about it.

5. Why does Helen feel happy when she sees father come in?

A. Father can pay for the dress.

B. She can go home with him.

C. She misses him very much.

D. She doesn’t stay in the shop.

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