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coming for our boring table service jobs.Korean company ITM Technology has developed the restaurant
concept around a little robot that fulfills the role of a waiter.Robo Cafe avoids ordering errors,reduces
staffing costs greatly for restaurant owners,and even brings the boss all the tips.
Japan is preparing for some very tough times ahead.When its aging population become too old to
work,labor is going to be in severe shortage.So inventive technology departments are exploding with really fascinating ideas to take the pressure off when it hits.
To small cafe and restaurant owners,the solution might well look something like Robo Cafe,a restaurant designed to operate as efficiently as possible with the absolute minimum human workforce possible.The
building needs to be designed with small horizontal (水平的) pathways leading from the kitchen to all the
tables.A small team of waiter robots can then get around to every table in the house when they"re asked to come.Customers can either order orally,or touch a screen on the robot"s belly.When the kitchen has
finished preparing the food,the robot brings it out to customers.
Dan Carlin talks about the "kitchen of the future ",where everything is automated and the labor is free
because you own it.Really,the_kitchen_of_the_future_is_actually the_kitchen of_the_past,when you
consider that throughout human history,there have been many examples of slaves working for no pay.
As Carlin points out,today"s concept of slavery is mostly restricted to nonhumans.And the ownership of robot labor in a Robo Caf ?type situation will almost certainly prove itself far more economical and
dependable than a human workforce once the technology itself becomes mature.Of course,slaves have a
worrying habit of rising up against their owners.
B. bring lots of fun and profits to their owners
C. do some housework such as table service work
D. save people from having to do some boring manufacturing work
B. Owners needn"t pay for the labour of their employees.
C. Robot waiters are designed to serve customers voluntarily.
D. The building will be designed for the convenience of customers.
B. Technology won"t change the core of the kitchen.
C. Labor free of charge can be used in the kitchen again.
D. Labor free of charge is no longer limited to humans.
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| A. Extremely poor living conditions B. The foundation of The Hope Project C. The first Hope Project school in China D. Efforts to improve educational environment E. Low enrollment rate for schoolage children F. Economic development affected by education |
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| It"s great fun to explore (探索) new places-it feels like an adventure, even when you know you"re not the first to have been there. But make sure not to get lost or waste time going round in circles. Do the map reading if you"re being driven somewhere.It"ll be easier if you keep turning the map so it follows the direction you"re traveling in Keep looking ahead so that you can give the driver lots of warning before having to make a turn, or you"ll have to move to the back seat. Get a group of friends together and go exploring.You"ll need a good map, a compass (指南针), a raincoat,a cell phone to call for help in case you get lost, and a bit of spare cash for emergencies (应急现金). Tell someone where you"re going before you set out and let them know what time you expect to be back. The test is in not getting lost, not in seeing how fast you can go, so always stick together, waiting for slower friends to catch up. See if your school or a club organizes orienteering activities, in which you need a map and a compass to find your way. This can be done as a sport, with teams trying to find the way from A to B (and B to C, etc. ) in the fastest time, or simply as a spare-time activity. Either way, it"s not only good fun, but a great way to keep fit. |
| 1. Sitting beside the driver, you should _______ . |
| A. direct the driver when necessary B. look ahead to see where there"s a turn C. move to the back seat if feeling uncomfortable D. keep looking at the map to find a place to go to |
| 2. Why do you need to tell someone your exploration plan before setting out? |
| A. To get information when in danger. B. To be saved in case of an accident. C. To share the fun with him/her in exploration. D. To tell him/her what"s going on with the group members. |
| 3. Orienteering activities can_______ . |
| A. make people work fast B. help people stay healthy C. help people organize other activities D. make people get prepared for sports |
| 4. The text mainly talks about_______. |
| A. the fun of exploration B. what to bring for exploration C. the way to use a map in exploration D. how to prevent getting lost in exploration |
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| The fridge is considered a necessity. It has been so since the 1960s when packaged food first appeared with the label:"store in the refrigerator". In my fridgeless Fifties childhood, I was fed well and healthily. The milkman came daily, the grocer, the butcher, the baker, and the ice-cream man delivered two or three times a week. The Sunday meat wou  ldlast until Wednesday and surplus (剩余) bread and milk became all kinds of cakes. Nothing was wasted, and we were never troubled by rotten food. Thirty years on, food deliveries have ceased, fresh vegetables are almost unobtainable in the country. The invention of the fridge contributed comparatively little to the art of food preservation. A vast way of well-tried techniques already existed -natural cooling, drying, smoking, salting, sugaring, bottling…. What refrigeration did promote was marketing-marketing hardware and electricity, marketing soft drinks, marketing dead bodies of animals around the globe in search of a good price. Consequently, most of the world"s fridges are to be found, not in the tropics where they might prove useful, but in the wealthy countries with mild temperatures where they are climatically almost unnecessary. Every winter, millions of fridges hum(嗡嗡响) away continuously, and at vast expense, busily maintaining an artificially-coo1ed space inside an artificially-h  eated hous e -while outside, nature provides the desired temperature free of charge.The fridge"s effect upon the environment has been evident, while its contribution to human happiness has been insignificant. If you don"t believe me, try it yourself, invest in a food cabinet and turn off your fridge next winter. You may miss the hamburgers, but at least you"ll get rid of that terrible hum. |
| 1. The statement "In my bridgeless Fifties childhood, I was fed well and healthily." in Para. 2 suggests that . |
| A. the author was well-fed and healthy even without a fridge in his fifties B. the author was not accustomed to use fridges even in his fifties C. there was no fridge in the author"s home in the 1950s D. the fridge was in its early stage of development in the 1950s |
| 2. Why does the author say that nothing was wasted before the invention of fridges? |
| A. People would not buy more food than was necessary. B. Food was delivered to people two or three times a week. C. Food was sold fresh and did not get rotten easily. D. People had effective ways to preserve their food. |
3 . Who benefited the least from fridges according to the author? |
| A. Inventors. B. Consumers. C. Manufacturers. D. Traveling salesmen. |
| 4. Which of the following phrases in the fifth paragraph indicates the fridge"s negative effect on the environment? |
| A."Hum away continuously". B."Climatically almost unnecessary". C. "Artificially-cooled space". D."With mild temperatures". |
| 5. What is the author"s overall attitude toward fridges? |
| A. Neutral. B. Critical. C. Objective D. Compromising. |
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| As an English teacher, one of the most common problems I"ve found with my students is their lack of confidence with speaking, and difficulty in understanding native speakers. Another problem could be that a foreign language taught in schools can sound quite different to what native speakers actually use. There are a few English words and expressions that I"d never heard until I came to China. The most common one in my experience is "How are you? I"m fine, thank you, and you?" I appreciate that although this greeting is much too formal for everyday use - it"s easy to learn and helps build confidence. However, it can be a hard habit to break. I"ve seen many parents correct their kids if they don"t use that exact phrase, as if simply replying "I"m fine" would somehow be rude. In fact I"m banning my students from saying that in the classroom, insisting a simple "I"m fine, thanks" is good enough. "Seldom" is another one that I find interesting. The first time a student told me "I seldom watch TV", my initial reaction was a stupefied look, followed by "Huh?" I then realized the student used "seldom" when it"s more common for us to use "rarely." I was just as confused when I first heard a toilet referred to as a WC (water closet), another English term I"d never heard of back in Australia. Of course, my students know the other names for it like bathroom, toilet, washroom etc. so to prefer that name is an interesting choice. I don"t mind that my students have substituted familiar English words with their own, far from it. It reminds me how creative they can be with not only their language, but with mine as well. It"s healthy for English to evolve (进化) and change and I"m happy to add these new words to my vocabulary. One important lesson I"ve learnt is that textbooks can only help you so much. For further improvement you"d better practice with native speakers. |
| 1. What does the article mainly tell about? |
| A. Learning English needs confidence. B. Native speakers are hard to understand. C. Chinese-English has something different. D. Chinese students are more creative. |
| 2. The problem with the reply "I"m fine, thank you, and you?" is that it is _____. |
| A. too long to remember B. not popular with native speakers C. sometimes misunderstood D. considered impolite by native speakers |
| 3. The writer mentioned parents correcting their kids to show that in China _____. |
| A. speaking English at home has become a habit B. the exact reply has been trained into a habit C. some parents are not qualified to teach English D. children don"t always obey their teachers |
| 4. It"s possible for us to hear an Australian say "We _____ use the term "_____" for a toilet." |
| A. seldom; bathroom B. rarely; washroom C. seldom; WC D. rarely; WC |
| 5. What is the writer"s attitude towards his students using Chinese-English? |
| A. He"s tolerant. B. He"s angry. C. He feels uncomfortable. D. He pays no attention. |
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| After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1904, earthquake scientists had good news to report: The damage and death toll(死亡人数)could have been much worse. More than 60 people died  in this earthquake. By comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25, 000 victims. Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a.m. on a holiday, when traffic was light on the city"s highways. In addition, changes made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city"s buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes. Despite the good news, civil engineers aren"t resting on their successes. Pinned to their drawing boards are blueprints (蓝图) for improved quake-resistant buildings. The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place. In th  e past, making structures quake-resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel and wood, that bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground vibrations. The most recent designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports. Called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquake"s vibrations. When the ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would force the building to shift in the opposite direction. The new smart structures could be very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes. |
| 1. One reason why the loss of lives in the Los Angeles earthquake was comparatively low is that . |
| A. new computers had been installed in the buildings B. it occurred in the residential areas rather than on the highways C. large numbers of Los Angeles residents had gone for a holiday D. improvements had been made in the construction of buildings and highways |
| 2. The function of the computer mentioned in the passage is to . |
| A. counterbalance an earthquake"s action on the building. B. predict the coming of an earthquake with accuracy. C. help strengthen the foundation of the building. D. measure the impact of an earthquake"s vibrations. |
| 3. The smart buildings discussed in the passage . |
| A. would cause serious financial problems. B. would be worthwhile though costly. C. would increase the complexity of architectural design. D. can reduce the ground vibrations caused by earthquakes. |
| 4. It can be inferred from the passage that in minimizing the damage caused by earthquakes attention should be focused on . |
| A. the increasing use of rubber and steel in capital construction B. the development of flexible building materials C. the reduction of the impact of ground vibrations D. early forecasts of earthquakes |
| 5. The author"s main purpose in writing the passage is to__________. |
| A. compare the consequences of the earthquakes that occurred in the U.S. B. encourage civil engineers to make more extensive use of computers C. outline the history of the development of quake-resistant building materials D. report new developments in constructing quake-resistant buildings |