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【题目】A new robot, Pepper, has been designed. It is considered as the world's first with the ability to read human emotions. Pepper looks slightly like Michelin Man. It is four-feet tall with a computer in its chest and human-like hands. Although it is not tall, Pepper is able to talk about everything from the weather to the latest events about the country.

Using its functions, Pepper can react(反应) to people nearby -- making jokes, dancing and even singing in different languages. Pepper can understand expressions, human voice and actions, then react through computer programmes. The designer hopes to create a robot that can understand people well, then it can take action. He also hopes robots can play roles in many ways, not just work in the industry. They provide fun at the home or store. Pepper is designed to be a family robot. It is powered by love inside a family. He not only makes people laugh, but also comforts those people who are sad or lonely and encourage them when natural disasters come.

Pepper will be on sale in Japan for around US$2,000 in February 2015. For now, several Peppers are shown at some stores in Tokyo for visitors. The designers want the robots to get so much knowledge that they can succeed in communicating with humans better before sale.

Several thousand Peppers are going to learn at some stores. Everything they learned and got is going to be stored into the i-cloud service. So that they can share wisdom with each other

We are sure Pepper can bring amazing changes into our lives.

【1】According to the passage, “Pepper” is ______.

A. a kind of food B. a computer

C. a robot D. a designer

【2】What does the underlined word “emotions” mean?

A. words B. feelings C. minds D. worries

【3】From the passage, we can infer(推断) ______

A. Pepper will be sold in many countries

B. Pepper can speak only Japanese.

C. People can buy Pepper in Japan now.

D. Peppers can’t share wisdom with each other

【4】In which part of a newspaper can we probably read this passage?

A. Travel B. Culture C. Advertisement D. Technology

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇说明文。介绍了新研发的一款新型机器人——辣椒，它被认为是世界上第一个有能力阅读人类情感的人。辣椒能（反应）到附近的人，开玩笑，跳舞，甚至用不同的语言唱歌。辣椒可以理解表达，人的声音和动作，然后通过计算机程序作出反应。2015年2月辣椒机器人将在日本2000美元左右发售。相信辣椒可以给我们的生活带来惊人的变化。

【1】C细节理解题。根据短文开头的句子“A new robot, Pepper, has been designed.”可知，“Pepper”是一款新型机器人。答案为C。

【2】B 词意猜测题。根据短文中的句子“It is considered as the world's first with the ability to read human emotions.” 它被认为是世界上第一个有能力阅读人类情感的人。从第二段的介绍可知，辣椒能（反应）到附近的人，开玩笑，跳舞，甚至用不同的语言唱歌。可知答案为B。

【3】C 推理判断题。根据短文中的句子“Pepper will be on sale in Japan for around US$2,000 in February 2015.” 2015年2月辣椒机器人将在日本2000美元左右发售。可知答案为C。

【4】D 细节理解题。A. Travel旅游；B. Culture文化；C. Advertisement广告； D. Technology科技。短文主要介绍了新研发的一款新型机器人。故答案为D。