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【题目】Scientists are racing to build the world's first thinking robot. This is not science fiction： some say they will have made it by the year 2020，Carol Packer reports.

Machines that walk, speak and feel are no longer science fiction. Kismet is the name of an android (人形机器人）which scientists have built at the Massa-chusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Kismet is different from the traditional robot because it can show human emotions. Its eyes, ears and lips move to show when it feels happy, sad or bored. Kismet is one of the first of a new generation of androids—robots that look like human beings—which can imitate human feelings. Cog, another android invented by the MIT, imitates the action of a mother. However, scientists admit that so far Cog has the mental ability of a two-year-old.

The optimists (乐观主义者） say that by the year2020 we will have created humanoids (人形机器人） with brains similar to those of all adult human beings. These robots will be designed to look like people to make them more attractive and easier to sell to the public. What kind of jobs will they do? In the future, robots like Robonaut , a humanoid invented by NASA, will be doing dangerous jobs, like repairing space stations. They will also be doing more and more of the household work for us. In Japan, scientists are designing androids that will entertain us by dancing and playing the piano.

Some people worry about what the future holds：Will robots become monsters(怪物）？ Will people themselves become increasingly like robots? Experts predict that more and more people will be wearing micro-computers，connected to the Internet, in the future. People will have micro-chips in various parts of their body, which will connect them to a wide variety of gadgets (小装置）. Perhaps we should not exaggerate (夸大）the importance of technology, but one wonders whether, in years to come，we will still be falling in love, and whether we will still feel pain. Who knows?

【1】 Kismet is different from traditional robots because __________.

A. it thinks for itself

B. it is not like science fiction

C. it can look after two-year-old children

D. it seems to have human feelings

【2】 What makes Cog special?

A. It looks like a mother.

B. It behaves like a child.

C. It can imitate the behavior of a mother.

D. It has a huge brain.

【3】 In about 10 years' time from now, robots __________

A. will become space designers

B. will look like monsters

C. will behave like animals

D. will think like humans

【4】 In the future robots will also __________.

A. explore space

B. entertain people

C. move much faster

D. do all of the housework

【5】 What is the writer's attitude to robots in the future?

A. Critical.

B. Hostile.

C. Objective.

D. Enthusiastic.

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 D

【2】 C

【3】 D

【4】 B

【5】 C

【解析】【1】细节理解题。该题问的是Kismet与其他传统的机器人的区别。第二段第四句话提到它可以显示人的表情,这是它有别于其他机器人的地方，故D项为正确答案。

【2】细节理解题。该题问的是机器人Cog有什么特别之处。第二段倒数第二句话提到它可以模仿母亲的动作，故选择C項。

【3】细节理解题。根据第三段第一句话“The optimists (乐观主义者）say that by the year 2020 we will have created humanoids (人形机器人）with brains similar to those of all adult human beings. ”可知D项正确。

【4】细节理解题。该题问的是 :未来的机器人还能干什么？第三段最后一句话提到“...will entertain us by dancing and playing the piano. ”，故B项正确。

【5】观点态度题。该题问的是作者对未来机器人的态度是什么。从最后一段的内容可以看出作者的态度是客观的，故C项正确。