A group of students in Japan have created a realistic robot baby to motivate young people to start planning a family so as to increase the country’s birth rate. The automated (自动化的)doll developed at the University of Tsukuba, called Yotara, laughs and “wakes up” when a rattle is shaken.
He can become angry and sleep like a real baby and he smiles when his stomach is pressed. The robot can also sneeze and have a runny nose, thanks to a heated water pump system. The students of the Graduate school of Comprehensive Human Science at the university created the robot last year with touch sensors. A projector sends the facial features onto a warm silicon balloon which makes up Yotara’s face. The robot’s facial expression and body movements change according to pressure applied to different parts of its body.
The information collected through touch sensors(传感器)under the silicon skin is processed by a special programme. It then changes the baby’s expression projected onto the balloon-face from behind. There is a hat on the robot’s head and a colorful blanket covering the robot’s limbs which simulate wiggling(摆动) with the help of a geared motor. “We wanted to create a new type of robot that is soft, cuddly and cute,” said project leader Hiroki Kunimura.
“We’d like people to experience the innocent, joyful expressions typical of small babies. Through this experience, it would be great if some people started feeling that they wanted to have their own baby, if they started feeling that work is not everything.”
Japan’s birth rate is among the lowest in the developed world at 1.37%, compared to 2.12% in the United States and l.84%in Britain. Japan is facing serious economic consequences with over a quarter of its citizens expected to be aged over 65 by 20l5.The population is expected to reduce by a third within 50 years if the birth rate does not increase.
【小题1】. What is the students’ purpose of creating such a baby?

A.To help old people who live alone.B.To give small children some pleasure
C.To comfort lonely young people.D.To increase the population of Japan.
【小题2】What’s the new type of robot like in Hiroki Kunimura’s mind?
A.It can do everything for humans.B.It is clever, humorous and loyal.
C.It is gentle, lovely and smart.D.It makes humans unhappy.
【小题3】. What can we learn from the passage?
A.Many young people in Japan don’t want to get married.
B.There may be a lack of workers in Japan in the future.
C.The lifespan(寿命)of Japanese people will decrease in the future.
D.The birth rate in Japan will start to increase slowly soon.

A group of students in Japan have created a realistic robot baby to motivate young people to start planning a family so as to increase the country’s birth rate. The automated (自动化的)doll developed at the University of Tsukuba, called Yotara, laughs and “wakes up” when a rattle is shaken.

He can become angry and sleep like a real baby and he smiles when his stomach is pressed. The robot can also sneeze and have a runny nose, thanks to a heated water pump system. The students of the Graduate school of Comprehensive Human Science at the university created the robot last year with touch sensors. A projector sends the facial features onto a warm silicon balloon which makes up Yotara’s face. The robot’s facial expression and body movements change according to pressure applied to different parts of its body.

The information collected through touch sensors(传感器)under the silicon skin is processed by a special programme. It then changes the baby’s expression projected onto the balloon-face from behind. There is a hat on the robot’s head and a colorful blanket covering the robot’s limbs which simulate wiggling(摆动) with the help of a geared motor. “We wanted to create a new type of robot that is soft, cuddly and cute,” said project leader Hiroki Kunimura.

 “We’d like people to experience the innocent, joyful expressions typical of small babies. Through this experience, it would be great if some people started feeling that they wanted to have their own baby, if they started feeling that work is not everything.”

Japan’s birth rate is among the lowest in the developed world at 1.37%, compared to 2.12% in the United States and l.84%in Britain. Japan is facing serious economic consequences with over a quarter of its citizens expected to be aged over 65 by 20l5.The population is expected to reduce by a third within 50 years if the birth rate does not increase.

1.. What is the students’ purpose of creating such a baby?

   A. To help old people who live alone. B. To give small children some pleasure

   C. To comfort lonely young people.   D. To increase the population of Japan.

2. What’s the new type of robot like in Hiroki Kunimura’s mind?

A. It can do everything for humans.   B. It is clever, humorous and loyal.

C. It is gentle, lovely and smart.      D. It makes humans unhappy.

3.. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Many young people in Japan don’t want to get married.

B. There may be a lack of workers in Japan in the future.

C. The lifespan(寿命)of Japanese people will decrease in the future.

D. The birth rate in Japan will start to increase slowly soon.

 

阅读表达。
     Some countries have a large number of earthquakes. Japan is one of them, while others do not have many,
for example, there are few in Britain.
     There is often a great noise during an earthquake. The ground vibrates. Houses fall down. Railways are
broken, which causes trains to run off. Sometimes thousands of people are killed in different ways. About
60,000 were killed in 1783 in the south of Italy. Some people say that earthquakes often happen near volcanoes
(火山), but this is not true. The centres of some earthquakes are under the sea. The bottom of the sea suddenly
moves. The powerful forces inside the earth break the rocks. The coast is shaken and great waves appear.
These waves travel long distances and rush over the land when they reach it, breaking down houses and other
buildings. Sometimes they break more buildings than ____.
     A terrible earthquake happened in Assam, India, in 1986. The land near Shillong suddenly moved l.5 feet to
one side, and then back again. It continued to act like this 20 times a minute. Few buildings could stand what
was happening and great stones flew four feet high into the air. What kind of buildings stays up best in an
earthquake? The Americans studied carefully the results of the earthquake at San Francisco (1906) and believed
it best for buildings to be made with concrete (水泥) walls together by steel frame.
Such are the buildings that
can't burn or fall easily.
1. What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within lo words.)
    _____________________________________________________________________________________
2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? These buildings are very strong and
    do not burn easily. 
    _____________________________________________________________________________________
3. Please fill in the blank in the passage with proper words or phrases. (Please answer within 10 words.)
    _____________________________________________________________________________________
4. What do you think may happen before an earthquake? (Please answer within 30 words.) 
    _____________________________________________________________________________________
5. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese. 
    _____________________________________________________________________________________
阅读理解。
     A group of students in Japan have created an eerily (怪异的) realistic robot baby to motivate young people
to start planning a family and boost the country's birth rate. The automated doll developed at the University of
Tsukuba, called Yotara, giggles (咯咯地笑) and "wakes up" when a rattle is shaken.
     He can become angry and doze off like a real baby and smiles when his stomach is rubbed. The robot can
also sneeze and have a runny nose, thanks to a heated water pump system. The students of the Graduate School
of Comprehensive Human Sciences created the robot with touch sensors. A projector beams ( 照射) the facial
features onto a warm silicon balloon which makes up Yotara's face. The robot's facial expressions and body
movements change according to pressure applied to different parts of its body.
     The information collected through touch sensors under the silicon skin is processed by a special programme.
It then changes the baby's expression projected onto the balloon-face from behind. Its head with a bonnet (童
帽), a colourful blanket covers the robot's limbs which stimulate wiggling with the help of a geared motor. "We
wanted to create a new type of robot that is soft, cuddly and cute," said project leader Hiroki Kunimura.
     "We'd like people to experience the innocent, joyful expressions typical of small babies. Through this
experience, it would be great if some people started feeling that they wanted to have their own baby, if they
started feeling that working is not everything."
     Japan's birth rate is among the lowest in the developed world at 1.37%, compared to 2.12% in the United
States and l.84% in Britain. According to a ministry of labor and welfare report, Japan is facing, serious
economic consequences with over a quarter of its citizens expected to be aged over 65 by 2015. The population
is expected to shrink by a third within 50 years if the birth rate does not increase.
1. What is the purpose of creating such a robot baby in Japan according to the text?
A. To help old people who live alone.
B. To give small children a great deal of pleasure.
C. To comfort the young people who are lonely.
D. To increase Japan's birth rate.
2. It can be inferred from the text that ____.
A. the robot baby's head is covered with a bonnet and a colourful blanket
B. people would like to experience the innocent, joyful expressions typical of small babies
C. some people think working is everything in Japan
D. Japan's birth rate is the lowest in the world
3. What is Japan's problem according to the author?
A. Most young people don't want to have a family.
B. Japan will lack workforce by 2015.
C. The lifetime of Japanese will decrease in future.
D. Japan's birth rate is increasing at present.

A group of students in Japan have created an eerily (怪异的) realistic robot baby to motivate young people to start planning a family and boost the country's birth rate. The automated doll developed at the University of Tsukuba, called Yotara, giggles (咯咯地笑) and "wakes up" when a rattle(拨浪鼓) is shaken.
      He can become angry and doze off (打瞌睡)like a real baby and smiles when his stomach is rubbed. The robot can also sneeze and have a runny nose, thanks to a heated water pump system. The students of the Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences created the robot with touch sensors. A projector beams ( 照射) the facial features onto a warm silicon balloon which makes up Yotara's face. The robot's facial expressions and body movements change according to pressure applied to different parts of its body.

The information collected through touch sensors under the silicon skin is processed by a special programme. It then changes the baby's expression projected onto the balloon-face from behind. Its head with a bonnet(童帽), a colourful blanket covers the robot's limbs which stimulate wiggling with the help of a geared motor. "We wanted to create a new type of robot that is soft, cuddly and cute," said project leader Hiroki Kunimura.
     "We'd like people to experience the innocent, joyful expressions typical of small babies. Through this experience, it would be great if some people started feeling that they wanted to have their own baby, if they started feeling that working is not everything."
      Japan's birth rate is among the lowest in the developed world at 1.37%, compared to 2.12% in the United States and l.84% in Britain. According to a ministry of labor and welfare report, Japan is facing serious economic consequences with over a quarter of its citizens expected to be aged over 65 by 2015. The population is expected to shrink by a third within 50 years if the birth rate does not increase.

60. What is the purpose of creating such a robot baby in Japan according to the text?

A. To increase Japan's birth rate.               B. To give small children a great deal of pleasure.
C. To comfort the young people who are lonely.   D. To help old people who live alone.

61. It can be inferred from the text that ____.

A. the robot baby's head is covered with a bonnet and a colourful blanket
B. some people think working is everything in Japan
C. Japan's birth rate is the lowest in the world
D. people would like to experience the innocent, joyful expressions typical of small babies

62. What is Japan's problem according to the author?

A. Most young people don't want to have a family.    

B. Japan's birth rate is increasing at present.
C. The lifetime of Japanese will decrease in future.    

D. Japan will lack workforce by 2015.

63. From the text we can learn that Yotara _________.

   A. can react at what you say to him                B. show no emotion of human beings

   C. is controlled by the pressure on it               D. can cough and have a runny nose

                              

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