Question

【题目】

In California, another interesting kitchen robot has been developed, called Readybot. It can pick up objects and either store them in cabinets (橱柜) or put them in the trash. It also carries a separate floor-cleaning robot that can operate by itself. Unlike the Japanese robot, Readybot just looks more like a large box with arms and wheels.

Readybot was created by engineers and designers who established a club called the Readybot Challenge. They believe that in the future millions of robots will be needed in homes to perform ordinary household tasks. Readybot is just the first step in their plan to create a robot that can do jobs not only in kitchens but in other rooms of homes and in offices as well.

Clearly there are technological difficulties to solve before robots can cook a complete dinner, and there are also many safety concerns (忧虑). Not everyone (especially parents) would be comfortable with the idea of robots in their house,manipulatinghot pans and sharp knives. The European Commission recently funded(资助) a project to study these concerns. According to lead researcher Professor Chris Melhuish, “Enabling robots to work safely with humans is a key need for the future development of robotics.”

【1】

A. is more popular B. performs more jobs

C. moves more quickly D. looks more like a person

【2】

A. drive you around B. clean your kitchen

C. prepare food for you D. work for office workers

【3】

A. inventing B. avoiding C. controlling D. making

【4】

A. have shown great interest in kitchen robots

B. can’t wait to use kitchen robots in their homes

C. might think that kitchen robots could be dangerous

D. found out how to operate robots safely

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】试题分析：本文介绍了一种新发明的厨房机器人，介绍了这种机器人的功能及家庭对此的反映。

【1】D 推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句Unlike the Japanese robot, Readybot just looks more like a large box with arms and wheels.可知，与Readybot相比较日本机器人更像一个人。故选D。

【2】B 细节理解题。根据第二段中In California, another interesting kitchen robot has been developed, called Readybot. It can pick up objects and either store them in cabinets (橱柜) or put them in the trash. It also carries a separate floor-cleaning robot that can operate by itself.可知，Readybot现在可以被用来清理厨房。故选B。

【3】C 词义猜测题。根据第四段第二句前半句Not everyone (especially parents) would be comfortable with the idea of robots in their house（不是每个人（尤其是父母）将会很舒适，如果家里有个机器人。）可知，后半句manipulatinghot pans and sharp knives.表示用机器人控制热锅和锋利的刀子。推知划线单词的意思是“控制”，故选C。

【4】C 推理判断题。根据最后一段第一、二句Clearly there are technological difficulties to solve before robots can cook a complete dinner, and there are also many safety concerns (忧虑). Not everyone (especially parents) would be comfortable with the idea of robots in their house,manipulatinghot pans and sharp knives.可知，父母可能认为厨房机器人可能是危险的。故选C。