Robots industry is developing so rapidly that there is no denying that we may one day find ourselves surrounded by robots.
The humanoid (human like) robots with two legs such as Honda Motor Co. Ltd’s ASIMO would likely have an easier time climbing up stairs inside homes than a robot that moves on wheels, developers say.
But it will be some time before such devices make their way into people’s homes.
“They may look smart, but they are still quite stupid,” Shimoyama said. “I don’t think they will ever be as smart as humans.”
While safety is an obvious concern, robots also need to be sensitive to people’s needs.
Researchers at Fujitsu Frontech Ltd and Fujitsu Laboratories responsible for developing “Enon”, a guide and patrol (巡逻) robot designed for use in shopping malls and corporate facilities (公共场所), are working on this.
Enon, which has a humanoid upper body but no legs, is equipped with a touch screen on its chest and space in its stomach to carry loads weighting up to 10 kg.
In guide mode, it will check a newcomer and approach the person with a nod and a greeting: “Are you a visitor? Hello.”
Visitors requiring directions can point to icons (图标) displayed on Enon’s chest screen. If the restroom icon is pressed, the screen will display a map that shows the way.
The robot will then face and point in the direction of the restroom, although it won’t actually walk the visitor there.
Enon is now in use at four locations in Japan, including a shopping mall near Tokyo. The main goal is to make it more helpful for the elderly.
“People who work in the transportation sector often ask whether we can build a robot that will find elderly people who look lost in train stations, and ask them if they are all right,” said Toshihido Marita, director of Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd’s autonomous system laboratory. “Actually that is hard to do, very hard,” he said.
小题1:The advantage of Honda Motor Co. Ltd’s ASIMO is that _________.| A．it can do any housework for us | | B．it can talk with patients or old people | | C．it can climb up stairs as humans | | D．it can walk smoothly with its wheels |
小题2: According to Shimoyama, robots _________.| A．can be made to do everything humans do | | B．will be made as smart as humans in the future | | C．will remain as stupid as before | | D．can never compete with humans in intelligence |
小题3:Most important of all, a robot should be made _________ at present.| A．safe and elegant | B．safe and functional | | C．elegant and cheap | D．sensitive and cheap |
小题4:Which of the following statements about “Enon” is NOT true?| A．It can be used as a guide in hospitals. | | B．It can help shoppers carry goods selected. | | C．It can be used to welcome guests in restaurants. | | D．It can be used to stop thieves in malls. |
小题5:Enon is mainly designed to help _________.| A．old people | B．mall owners | C．tourists or newcomers | D．shoppers |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:A |
试题分析:机器人产业发展的如此迅速，不可否认我们有一天会发现自己会身处于机器人的包围之中。机器人虽然很聪明，但是他们终究是人类制造的，是为人类来服务的。在本文中作者介绍了一种被广泛应用在商场、医院等公众场所、叫“Enon”的机器人。
小题1:C细节理解题。从文章第二段Honda Motor Co. Ltd’s ASIMO would likely have an easier time climbing up stairs inside homes than a robot that moves on wheels,可以判断Honda Motor Co. Ltd’s ASIMO这种机器人能像人一样爬楼梯，答案选C。
小题2:D细节理解题。从文章第四段Shimoyama said. “I don’t think they will ever be as smart as humans.”可以判断Shimoyama不会比人更加聪明，答案选D。
小题3:B细节理解题。根据文章第五段While safety is an obvious concern, robots also need to be sensitive to people’s needs.以及下文中对机器人功能的介绍可知目前首要的是考虑机器人的安全和功能方面，故B选项正确。
小题4:D细节理解题。根据文章中对机器人“Enon”的功能介绍可知这种机器人在商场中不会起到阻止小偷的作用，故D选项内容错误。
小题5:A细节理解题。通过文章末段The main goal is to make it more helpful for the elderly.可知答案选A。 |
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Many everyday American expressions are based on colors.
Red is a hot colour. Americans may say they are red hot about something unfair. They are red hot when they are very angry about something. The small hottasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hot for their colour and their fiery(辣的) taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixieland jazz.
Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century. It comes from the fact that many babies are born with nice pink skin that shows that they are in good health.
The colour black is often used in expressions. People describe a day on which everything goes wrong as a black day. A blacklist (黑名单) is illegal now. But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations.
The colour green is natural for trees and grass. But it is，an unnatural colour for humans. A person who has a sick feeling in his stomach may say he feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.
Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or greenbacks. Dollars are called greenbacks because green is the colour of the back side of the paper money.
小题1:Americans use “red hot” to describe the following EXCEPT________.| A．something unfair | | B．small hottasting peppers | | C．the person who is very angry | | D．popular music like Dixieland jazz |
小题2:People use “in the pink” to express they are in good health because________.| A．the expression has a very long history | | B．the color pink makes people feel happy | | C．people think the colour pink is gentler than red | | D．healthy babies are born with nice pink skin |
小题3:When we say someone feels a little green, it means he/she________.| A．enjoys himself in boating | B．is hit by a high wave | | C．has a stomachache | D．likes trees and grass |
小题4:In the writer"s eyes, what is related to a black day?| A．Being sent a beautiful gift. | | B．Passing a very difficult test. | | C．Being refused during an important interview. | | D．Being invited to an exciting party. |
小题5:The writer wants to tell us________in American everyday expressions.| A．the most popular colours | | B．different meanings of colours | | C．how to use colours correctly | | D．why Americans like to use colours |
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To celebrate the end of our exams, my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant. We hamburgers and Coca Cola at the counter. When our came, I started walking towards an empty table. By bad luck, my bag strap(带子) got on a chair and the tray(托盘) that I was holding slipped(滑) my hands and went flying in the air. The tray, and its contents, on a man who was just about to a bite of his sandwich. I stared, greatly , as the drinks soaked(浸湿) his white shirt.
Then I my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of . Instead, he said "It’s OK" to me before he disappeared into the washroom.
Still shaky and unsure to do next, my friends and I went to a table and sat there, trying our best to look . A moment later, the man came out of the washroom, and our table. My heart almost stopped . I thought he was going to ask for my father"s and call him.
To my surprise, he merely smiled at us, handed us some cash and said," yourself new hamburgers."
He then walked without even finishing his food.
He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse, he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still in this world. I"ll never his actions.
| 小题1: | | A．ordered | B．made | C．arranged | D．demanded |
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| 小题3: | | A．fixed | B．caught | C．cut | D．tied |
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| 小题5: | | A．knocked | B．fell | C．stood | D．hung |
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| 小题6: | | A．take | B．taste | C．make | D．catch |
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| 小题7: | | A．discouraged | B．disappointed | C．shocked | D．amazed |
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| 小题8: | | A．rolled | B．rubbed | C．narrowed | D．closed |
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| 小题9: | | A．bitterness | B．anxiety | C．anger | D．sorrow |
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| 小题10: | | A．satisfy | B．comfort | C．encourage | D．praise |
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| 小题12: | | A．well | B．honest | C．calm | D．polite |
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| 小题13: | | A．pushed | B．approached | C．drew | D．laid |
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| 小题14: | | A．beating | B．breaking | C．sinking | D．shaking |
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| 小题15: | | A．help | B．position | C．number | D．job |
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| 小题16: | | A．Prepare | B．Buy | C．Find | D．Cook |
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| 小题18: | | A．so | B．since | C．although | D．but |
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| 小题19: | | A．kindness | B．happiness | C．politeness | D．brightness |
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| 小题20: | | A．forget | B．refuse | C．follow | D．replace |
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“ Yeah！ Auntie is here! “ screamed my husband’s niece and nephew together. “ Let me get the door!” “ No, let me !” Each one’s goal was to get there first and open the door for their Auntie, Me!
I couldn’t get enough of them, of their youthful love of life, and their excitement every time I visited! To be honest, it was partially because of the Surprise Travel Bag that I carried in. It was a tradition that I started when they were young. Each time I went to see them, I would take a large bag filled with toys, coloring books, candy, magic markers and “games”.
The contents(内容) were different but the rules were not. They included: one may get a turn to choose what activity we would do; another may take a turn to go first when we played a game; ..... We shared the treats after the games and cleaned up after we played . Then, sadly, they watched the Surprise Travel Bag go away with their Auntie.
Now my niece and nephew have grown into young adults. They spend most of their visits listening to their iPods, messaging on their phones.... I completely forgot that I had put my two Surprise Travel Bags in the basement(地下室) until my husband found them this weekend.
I held the bags tightly in my arms, remembering our laughter and fun-filled get-togethers. My big decision now is to whom I will pass the Surprise Travel Bags so that the fun that the bags help to create can continue.
小题1:When the author came for a visit, the children were _________.| A．uninterested | B．excited | C．bored | D．upset |
小题2:We learn from the passage that the author would ________.| A．change the contents in the bags | | B．change the rules each time she visited | | C．choose the activity for the children | | D．leave the bag behind for the children |
小题3:The author’s purpose in writing the passage is to ________.| A．sell her Surprise Travel Bags | | B．show us how to travel happily | | C．share her good memories | | D．teach us how to play with children |
小题4:Why did the author forget the Surprise Travel Bags?| A．Because she is too old to remember them. | | B．Because the children have grown up and have their own interests. | | C．Because she has put too many things in the basement. | | D．Because she doesn’t like the children any longer. |
小题5:What would be the best title for the passage? | A．The Surprise Travel Bags | B．How to Play with Children | | C．Travel with My Surprise Travel Bag | D．My Family Life |
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Starting a new school term is always exciting. It is a chance to see all of your friends again. But most exciting of all, the new term is an opportunity to take up new hobbies. As you know, it is common in Britain for students to take up new hobbies after the Christmas holidays. Promising to begin something new is a common New Year resolution for many school teenagers.
Most schools offer different kinds of hobby classes. Students take them in their free periods or after school. Some classes you have to pay for and others are free of charge. For example, I once took a free Wednesday evening gymnastics class that my school offered. But when I learnt how to play the drum my parents had to pay for the lesson, and they did so, like most parents, without any complaint.
The most popular extra classes at my school were piano lessons and drama club: Both classes offered exams students could take. Because the extra classes may take up much time of the students, students with many hobbies sometimes felt more stressed than those without any. But they could enjoy their life better than those who didn"t foster (培养) any hobbies at school. For example, they could build up good friendship with the persons who shared the common interest with them. Most important of all, the students with hobbies left school with many extra skills.
Frankly speaking, I haven"t continued any of the hobbies I began at school. But I have never regretted taking them. After all, my best friend today is someone whom I met in my gymnastics class. The reason why we are still keeping in close touch with each other is that we have much in common.
小题1:The first paragraph suggests that it"s children"s nature .| A．to value friendship | | B．to make a promise easily | | C．to copy others" behavior | | D．to be curious about the new |
小题2:The author"s parents" attitude to hobby classes might be that of .| A．approval | B．doubt | C．unconcern | D．disapproval |
小题3:What is the biggest benefit children can get from taking up a new hobby?| A．They can enjoy a good time. | | B．They can learn extra skills. | | C．They can make more friends. | | D．They will have things to share. |
小题4:From the author"s experience, we can learn that .| A．free hobby classes are very popular | | B．hobbies are a way of making friends | | C．we must be careful when choosing a hobby | | D．hobby classes may not last a long time |
小题5:What is the purpose of the passage?| A．To introduce some hobby classes at school. | | B．To tell readers how to choose hobby classes. | | C．To encourage readers to take up new hobbies. | | D．To report a trend among British school children. |
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When I asked my daughter which item she would keep: the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said "the phone". Personally, I could do without the phone entirely, which makes me unusual. Because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology.
Point 1 The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 pm and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about?
Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone. !" The mobile saved my life, "says Crystal Johnstone. She had
an accident in her Volvo on the A45 between Otley and Skipton. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance(救护车) to her rescue.
Point 3 The mobile removes our secret. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl Nicolaisen, to ring his sales staff all round the world at any time of day to ask where they are, where they are going, and how their last meeting went.
Point 4 The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramante in Rome says, "We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so near--but we didn"t meet for the first two weeks!"
Point 5 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously (同时地) on chat lines (at least my daughter does. I wouldn"t know what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts (if you know any) while they"re space-walking. And, with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access(进入) the Internet, the biggest library on Earth.
小题1:How do you understand" Point 1—The telephone creates the need to communicate,... "？| A．People don"t communicate without telephone. | | B．People communicate because of the creating of the telephone. | | C．People communicate more since telephone has been created. | | D．People communicate more because of more traffic. |
小题2:Which of the following best shows people"s attitude towards mobile phones?| A．Mobile phones help people deal with the emergency. | | B．Mobile phones bring convenience as well little secret to people. | | C．Mobile phones are so important and should be encouraged. | | D．Mobile phones are part of people"s life. |
小题3:Which points do you think support the idea that phones improve people"s life?
a. Point 1. b. Point 2. c. Point 3. d. Point 4. e. Point 5.小题4:It is possible to talk to several complete strangers simultaneously through .| A．the TV screen | B．a fax machine | | C．the phone line hooked up to the computer | D．a microphone |
小题5:The best heading for the passage is .| A．The power of Phones | B．Kinds of Phones | | C．How to Use Phones | D．Advantage of Phones |
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