4.Whether in the home or the workplace,social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years.Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way,said Cynthia Breazeal,chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.
While household robots today do the normal housework,social robots will be much more like companions(伙伴) than mere tools.For example,these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad.This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.
The Jibo robot,arranged to ship later this year,is designed to be a personalized assistant.You can talk to the robot,ask it questions,and make requests for it to perform different tasks.The robot doesn't just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household.It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.
Social robots are not just finding their way into the home.They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.
Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market.The company's"Oshbot"robot is built to assist customers in a store,which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the product's location in the store.It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.
The more interaction the robot has with humans,the more it learns.But Oshbot,like other social robots,is not intended to replace workers,but to work alongside other employees."We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us,but with us,"said Breazeal.
28.How are social robots different from household robots?B
A.They can control their emotions.
B.They are more like humans.
C.They do the normal housework.
D.They respond to users more slowly.
29.What can Oshbot work as?C
A.A language teacher.
B.A tour guide.
C.A shop assistant.
D.A private nurse.
30.We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots willB.
A.train employees
B.be our workmates
C.improve technologies
D.take the place of workers
31.What does the passage mainly present?D
A.A new design idea of household robots.
B.Marketing strategies for social robots.
C.Information on household robots.
D.An introduction to social robots.
分析 本文主要介绍了社会机器人的功能与作用以及在今后的几年里它们的发展趋势.社会机器人将会以更人性化的方式给我们每天的生活带来方便.
解答 28-31 BCBD
28.B.细节理解题.根据"While household robots today do the normal housework,social robots will be much more like companions(伙伴) than mere tools."可知与其说社会机器人是工具不如说他是我们的同伴.故选B.
29.C.细节理解题.根据"The Jibo robot,arranged to ship later this year,is designed to be a personalized assistant.You can talk to the robot,ask it questions,and make requests for it to perform different tasks."可知Oshbot做的工作像一个售货员的工作.故选C.
30.B.推理判断题.根据"We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us,but with us"可知社会机器人可以和我们一起做事情.故选B.
31.D.主旨大意题.纵览全文并根据"Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way"可知文章主要介绍了社会机器人的功能和作用.故选D.
点评 本文是一篇科教类阅读.文章主要介绍了社会机器人的功能与作用以及在今后的几年里它们的发展趋势.此类题型主要考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.细节理解题是针对文中某个细节、某句话或某部分具体内容设置问题,所以在做细节理解题时要结合原文和提干有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,再结合选项选出正确答案.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要联系上下文根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.在做主旨大意题时考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点,确定主旨.