It was Sunday and Tom was staying at home. After breakfast he went out into the garden and played quietly by himself. There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. He played with Bobby, the dog. He climbed up and down the tree. Sometimes a bird would come down to perch on top of the doghouse. Then Tom would have the greatest fun by throwing a stone or something at it. Though he never made it, he did like doing this kind of thing.

Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour. Suddenly a crack was heard and the little boy began crying.

“What’s the matter, Tom?"his mother looked through the kitchen window. Tom ran into the kitchen.

“Mum," he sobbed. "I broke Bobby’ s plate. I didn’t know it was so fragile."

His mother put her arms round him and said, “Don’t feel so sad, Tom. We have other plates for Bobby. But how did you break that one?"

“I threw it at a bird but missed, and it went straight to the plate."

In Tom’s hand was his father’s gold pocket watch!

1.When did the story happen?

A. On a Sunday afternoon.

B. On a Sunday morning.

C. At noon.

D. In the evening.

2.When a bird perched on top of the dog house, Tom _____.

A. would like to play with it

B. was very interested in it by throwing a stone at it

C. would like to give it something to eat

D. would smile

3.There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. Here“kids" means_____ .

A. men B. dogs C .children D. birds

4.How long had Tom been in the garden when his mother heard him cry?

A. An hour. B. A day. C. Two hours. D. Half an hour.

5.“Though he never made it" means“_____ ".

A. Though he couldn’t hit a bird with a stone or something

B. Though he couldn’t catch the bird

C. Though he couldn’t have fun from the bird

D. Though he couldn’t eat the bird

Have you ever had the feeling that no one can understand you? Well, here comes “Pepper”, it could be about to change all that. Pepper is the first robot to read human feelings. Using its emotion recognition functions(情感识别功能), Pepper can make jokes, dance and even sing to people when they are around it.

The robot looks like a lovely girl. It is four feet tall with a tablet computer in its chest. It has human-like hands, a girl-like body and baby-like voice. It was shown to attract people at stores on Friday.

Pepper can tell facial expressions, human voice and signs, then make an answer. Pepper is designed to be a family robot, but it isn’t like the household robot on the cartoon. Pepper is used at home or store, where we enjoy pleasure and entertainment.

At home, not only can it tell jokes, it also helps people in trouble. If a natural accident happens, it can encourage them, make them laugh and feel relaxed.

Pepper will be on sale at the price of $2,000 in August, 2015. At present, several Peppers are on show at stores for people to visit. Before selling Peppers, the creators want them to store more knowledge in order to get better along with human beings.

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Pepper—A Robot Of Human Wisdom

Basic feature

(特征)

11. The first robot to read 1. _____________ with its emotion recognition functions.

Description of

appearance

◆It’s four feet tall with a 2. _____________ in its

chest.

◆It has human-like hands, girl-like body and baby-like

voice.

Brief introduction

◆The creators designed it to be used at 3.________.

◆It can not only make an answer by telling facial

expressions, human voice and signs, but also can help people who are 4. _________________ .

Preparations for

sale

◆Peppers are now still at stores for people to visit.

◆When 5._______________ is stored in Peppers, the more perfect robots will be on sale soon

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