In some science fiction movies, evil robots refuse to die, no matter how hard people fight back.

Now science fiction has become science fact. For the first time, scientists have made a robot that can take a beating (挨打) and keep on going. Scientists from Cornell University made the robot, which looks like a spider with four legs.

Until now, even the most advanced (先进的) robot was almost certain to break down when it was damaged. That is because its computer inside simply doesn’t know how to make the machine work after its shape has changed.

To deal with this problem, the scientists put eight motors (发动机) and two sensors (传感器) that read how the machine is working. They all give signals to the machine’s software. Using this information, the computer can then figure out the machine’s shape at any moment.

The new technology is a big advance in robot-making, scientists say, and it’s far from scary. It may someday help scientists create better artificial (假的) arms and legs and give new freedom to people who lose them. It might also help scientists understand how people and animals figure out their own sense of place in space.

“It has been difficult to design robots that can work well when the environment changes or when it’s damaged,” says Olaf Sporns of Indiana University in US. “With this work, we are nearer to solving this problem.”

1.Why do robots easily break down when they are damaged?

A. They cannot repair themselves.

B. The computer has changed a lot.

C. They have no computers inside.

D. The computer cannot work if the robot changes.

2.The new technology allows the robot to _________.

A. do house work for humans

B. keep working after being damaged

C. remember a lot of information

D. tell people where it is

3.The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 5 refers to ________.

A. sensors B. robots

C. arms and legs D. scientists

4.How do the sensors in the robot work?

A. They can replace the computer when it’s broken.

B. They can find out where the damage comes from.

C. They help the computer learn the robot’s condition.

D. They can send signals to the person who uses the robot.

5.The passage is probably from_____________.

A. a newspaper B. an advertisement

C. a tour guide D. an application

配对阅读

( )1.Ferry wants to know something about dolphins, bears, kangaroos and birds.

( )2.Keller is six years old. There is something wrong with her eyes and ears. She couldn’t see or hear since she was two.

( )3.Oliver is from Canada. He is now in China. He wants to know more about Chinese customs.

( )4.Paul is a basketball fan. He plays basketball every day and he watches basketball match on TV in the evening.

( )5.Ronin and Joe will get married next month. They need much money to buy a house and a Car.

A. CCTV-1 (The programs are as follows: 18:30 Children’s World, 19:30 News. 19:45 Around the World, 20:20 Message from the Market)

B. Asian Basketball Championship. (Yao Ming has come back to China. He will join in the Asian Basketball Championship in September in Harbin.)

C. International Bank (The bank offers a range of services including signature loans and other loan types with low rates.)

D. New Life School. (The teachers there are very friendly and they can bring new hope to many blind and deaf people.)

E. YCSXTV (The programs tonight are as follows: 18:30 World News, 19:00 Pop Songs, 19:30 Animal World, 20:20 Science and Life)

F. Chinese Dragon Boat Festival (People eat rice dumplings and have dragon boat races on a river to celebrate it on May the fifth.)

G. Blue Sky Hotel (A newly open hotel that has 150 rooms and swimming pools. It’s near the downtown.)

H. A Camping Holiday (A group of young people are going on a camping holiday. They take with them some rice, some vegetables, some potatoes and so on.)

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