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【题目】阅读短文，回答问题。

Do you ever feel no one really understands you? Well, “Pepper”, a robot could change all that. Pepper is the first robot to read human’s feelings. Using its emotional recognition functions, Pepper can react to people when it is close to them——making jokes, dancing and even singing in Japanese.

The man-like robot looks like a small girl. It is four-feet tall with a table computer set to its chest. It has human-like hands, a girl-like body and baby-like voice. It was shown to curious people in Tokyo stores on Friday by Softbank, a Japanese robotics company.

Pepper can examine facial expressions(面部表情)，human voice and signs, then make an answer. Pepper is designed to be a family robot, but it isn’t like Rosie who can do housework on the cartoon. Pepper is used at home or in the store, where we provide fun and entertainment.

Pepper gets power from love inside a family. Not only is he making jokes, making them laugh, but also it helps people when they are in trouble. In a natural accident, it can help make those people who are sad or lonely feel relaxed, encourage them or make them laugh.

Pepper was on sale in Japan for around $2,000 in February 2018. For now, several Peppers are at Softbank stores in Tokyo for people to visit. The creators say before selling Peppers, they want the robots to store more knowledge, so it can get along better with humans.

根据短文内容回答下列问题（每小题答案不超过7个单词）

【1】What kind of robot is Pepper?

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【2】Where was Pepper shown to curious people on Friday?

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【3】What can Rosie probably do at home?

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【4】How much did a pepper cost in 2018?

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【5】How can Peppers get along better with people?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】The first robot to read human’s feelings.

【2】In Tokyo stores.

【3】It can do housework.

【4】Around $2,000

【5】By storing more knowledge/ They should be stored more knowledge.

【解析】

Pepper是第一个了解人类情感的机器人，这个机器人看起来像个小女孩。Pepper可以识别面部表情、人声和体征，然后做回答，但不会做家务；他不仅会开玩笑，逗他们笑，而且还能帮助麻烦中的人们。在售出之前，发明者希望机器人能储存更多的知识，这样它就能更好地与人相处。

【1】根据第一段“Pepper is the first robot to read human’s feelings.”可知Pepper是第一个了解人类情感的机器人，故答案为The first robot to read human’s feelings.

【2】根据第二段“It was shown to curious people in Tokyo stores on Friday by Softbank”可知在东京商店里向好奇的人们展示Pepper，故答案为In Tokyo stores.

【3】根据第三段“but it isn’t like Rosie who can do housework on the cartoon.”可知Rosie能做家务，故答案为It can do housework.

【4】根据第五段“Pepper was on sale in Japan for around $2,000 in February 2018.”可知在2008年售价是around $2,000，故答案为Around $2,000.

【5】根据第五段“they want the robots to store more knowledge, so it can get along better with humans.”可知他们希望机器人能储存更多的知识，这样它就能更好地与人相处，故答案为By storing more knowledge/ They should be stored more knowledge.

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