Question

【题目】

It’s a sad story: someone keeps failing an exam for four years. It’s the story of Torobo, a robot from Japan.

Torobo has been trying to enter the University of Tokyo in Japan. The university, also called Todai, is one of Asia’s top universities. Since 2013, Torobo has taken the national college entrance exam with other Japanese students. However, the robot has failed to get the required (必需的) score for Todai every year. This year was no exception.

Torobo is part of a project called “Can a Robot Get into the University of Tokyo?” Japan’s National Institute of Informatics started the project in 2011. Torobo does not walk around. It is a robot brain that has arms to complete the test.

Researchers of the project want to find out what intellectual abilities (智能) will be replaced by machines. Results show that Torobo has grown in ability year by year. This year it got a score higher than Japan’s national average(平均分), which is enough to enter other good universities, but not Todai. With its big database, Torobo is good at solving knowledge-based problems and mathematical calculations (数学运算). That’s why it got good scores in physics, history and math. But Torobo has a hard time thinking independently (独立地). As a result, it got weak scores in language and writing.

Luckily, after four years of suffering, researchers have decided to free Torobo from taking the test. They will grow Torobo’s ability in the fields it’s doing well in, so that it can be used in those industries(工业) in the future.

So while Torobo will never graduate from Todai, it can still look forward to a bright future!

【1】According to the story, Torobo is _______while Todai is _______.

A. a university, a robot B. a robot, a university

C. a student, a computer D. a computer, a student

【2】We can tell from the story that Torobo _______for four years.

A. has taken the college entrance exam B. has missed the college entrance exam

C. has been studying in the University of Tokyo D. has taught the college courses

【3】Which of the following is TRUE about Torobo?

A. Torobo can’t have a bright future because it will never graduate from Todai.

B. Torobo will go on taking the college entrance exam.

C. Torobo is useless to humans.

D. Torobo’s ability in the fields it’s doing well in will be better in the future.

【4】Why did Torobo get low scores in two subjects?

A. Because it cannot solve knowledge-based problems.

B. Because it is not good at mathematical calculations.

C. Because it cannot think independently.

D. Because it only has arms to complete the test.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 A

【3】 D

【4】 C

【解析】

日本国家信息研究院开始了一个项目，题目为“机器人能进入东京大学吗？”，Torobo就是这个项目的一部分，但是它四次考东京大学都失败了。尽管如此，在Torobo擅长的领域里，它仍然会有一个光明的未来。

【1】细节理解题。根据短文第一段中It’s the story of Torobo, a robot from Japan. 和第二段中

Torobo has been trying to enter the University of Tokyo in Japan. The university, also called Todai, is one of Asia’s top universities.可知，Torobo是一个机器人，Todai是东京大学。故应选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据短文开头It’s a sad story: someone keeps failing an exam for four years.和第二段中Since 2013, Torobo has taken the national college entrance exam with other Japanese students. However, the robot has failed to get the required (必需的) score for Todai every year. This year was no exception.可知，自从2013年起，Torobo参加了四年的高考，想进入东京大学，但是都失败了。由此可知应选A。

【3】推理判断题。根据短文第五段中They will grow Torobo’s ability in the fields it’s doing well in, so that it can be used in those industries(工业) in the future.可知，在Torobo擅长的领域里，它会有一个更好的未来，由此可知D选项符合文意，故选D。根据短文最后两段中Luckily, after four years of suffering, researchers have decided to free Torobo from taking the test. They will grow Torobo’s ability in the fields it’s doing well in, so that it can be used in those industries(工业) in the future. So while Torobo will never graduate from Todai, it can still look forward to a bright future!可知其他三个选项不对。

【4】细节理解题。根据短文第四段中But Torobo has a hard time thinking independently (独立地). As a result, it got weak scores in language and writing可知，Torobo不能独立思考，所以它的语言和写作这两项分数比较低。由此可知应选C。

这篇短文给我们介绍的是日本的一个机器人连续四年参加高考但都失败的经历，但尽管如此，这个机器人在很多方面都是非常优秀的，它仍然有一个光明的未来。短文是科普类的文章，在理解上稍有难度，注意阅读时把握文章中心思想。后面的题目设置有细节理解题和推理判断题，推理题考查学生们在理解文章事实的基础上，进行合理的推测和判断的能力，这种题型是基于文章，又超出文章，做题时，注意结合选项，在短文中搜索事实，用排除法作答。例如第3小题，这个题目的信息主要集中在文章的最后两段中，根据They will grow Torobo’s ability in the fields it’s doing well in, so that it can be used in those industries(工业) in the future.可知，在Torobo擅长的领域里，它会有一个更好的未来，由此可知D选项符合文意，故选D，同时也排除了C。根据So while Torobo will never graduate from Todai, it can still look forward to a bright future!可知A不对；根据Luckily, after four years of suffering, researchers have decided to free Torobo from taking the test.可知B不对。