Mr Black goes into his usual teashop one morning, and sits in one of the seats at the counter(柜台). Many other people also come in, but none of them stays long.

About fifteen minutes later, a young man and a young woman come in. There are only two empty seats at the counter, one on Mr Black’s left, and the other on his right. The woman sits on one seat, and the young man sits on the other, but Mr Black immediately(立即) asks to change seats with the young man so that he and the young woman can be together.

“Oh, that isn’t necessary,” the young man says, but Mr Black insists(坚持). When the young man and the young woman are side by side, he says to her, “Well, this old man is very kind. He wants us to sit together. May I introduce myself? My name is John. What’s your name?”

1.Mr Black sits ________ of the teashop one morning.

A. in the middle B. in the centre

C. at the counter D. in the front

2.There are ________ at the counter.

A. two tables B. none

C. some waiters D. two empty seats

3.Why does Mr Black immediately ask to change places?

A.Because the young man asks him to

B.Because the young woman asks him to

C.Because Mr Black wants the young man and the young woman to sit together

D.Because there is something wrong with the seat

4.At last the young man _________.

A. changes seats with Mr Black

B. doesn’t change seats with Mr Black

C. goes away

D. goes away with the young woman

5.The young man and the young woman are _______.

A. friends B. a couple(一对)

C. brother and sister D. strangers(陌生人)

The first robot was invented in the 1920s. Robots have appeared in many American films. In some films, they are stronger, faster and cleverer than people.

In real life, robots are mainly used in factories. They do some dangerous and difficult jobs for humans. Robots also help disabled people, for example, blind people. Today many blind people have a guide dog to help them. In the future, guide dogs might be robot dogs.

One kind of robot guide dog has wheels. It moves in front of the owner. It is very clever. It knows the speed of its owner’s walk. The owner wears a special belt. The belt sends instructions to the owner from the dog, such as “Stop here” “Turn left” or “Turn right”.

In the United States, another kind of robot helps disabled people to take care of themselves in their daily life. The robot hears the sound of its owner’s voice. It follows instructions such as. “Turn the page” or “Make a cup of coffee”.

Robots are also used in American hospitals. They can do simple jobs. At one hospital, for example, a robot takes meals from the kitchen to patients’ rooms. It never gets lost because this robot has a map of the hospital in its computer memory.

Though robots can help people in many different ways, they will never take the place of humans.

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。

1.From the passage, we know robots cannot be___________.

A. dangerous animals B. factory workers

C. guide dogs D. hospital helpers

2.A robot guide dog __________.

A. goes in front of blind people

B. walk side by side with blind people

C. has a map in its head

D. helps patients with their meals

3.The underlined word “ disabled”in the passage means __________.

A. 瞎的 B.残疾的

C. 不能做事的 D.有能力的

4. Some disabled people need robots’ help to __________.

A. take care of themselves B. talk to other people

C. become scientists D. do dangerous jobs.

5.In the passage, the writer wants to tell us that __________.

A. robots are stronger and cleverer than humans

B. disabled people cannot look after themselves without robots

C. robots will take the place of humans some day in the future.

D. robots can help humans in many different ways.

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