Question

The end of the 2014 World Cup does not mean the end of the international competition in Brazil. A major football event which is known as RoboCup will be held in the coastal city Joao Pessoa. Teams of robots from around the world will take part in it and play the game known as soccer in the United States. The robot teams are guided by teams of human beings.

Watching robots play football is similar to watching children play the game. The kicks are not good, there are a lot of falls , and people are there to guide and support the robot players. Students of the University of Pennsylvania are trying for their fourth victory at the competition. The students have won the last three RoboCup competition in the Netherlands, Mexico and Turkey.

Jian Qiaoli is one of the leaders of the University of Pennsylvania team. He says one goal he has set for his team is to make sure the robots can find the ball and know where they are on the playing field. And he wants the team to be able to better control the walking ability of the robots. They should pay more attention to the kicking ability, which is the key to winning the game.

Qin He is another leader of the robot team. She says the abilities of the robots improve every year. The robots know the difference between the colors green and red, and they can decide where to go and where the ball is on the playing field. She says the robots are self-learning and don’t need to be told what to do. If there are three robot players on the playing field at the same time, they will communicate with each other to decide different responsibility for each of them. They have very good team play right now.

As long as the radar detection(雷达探测) works well, the robots will be very competitive. So RoboCup will be an exciting technology competition. Each team develops their own software. Actually, it’s a competition of who has the best software. Some RoboCup participants hope to develop a team of robots that can play against human beings.

1.What does the underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refer to?

A. The 2014 World Cup B. Joao Pessoa

C. RoboCup D. A basketball game

2.What can we learn about the robot players?

A. They look like children.

B. They are from Joao Pessoa.

C. They are not very skillful.

D. They are against human beings.

3.What is the deciding factor for the robots to win the game?

A. The ability to find the ball.

B. The ability to know the position.

C. The ability of walking.

D. The ability of kicking.

4.What’s the best title for the text?

A. The technology competition—RoboCup

B. The international competitions in Brazil

C. How to develop robot players?

D. Can robot players play football?

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题解析：文章开头讲了机器人世界杯足球锦标赛即将会在Joao Pessoa.举行，接下来谈了一些人对机器人比赛的看法，以及新技术的加入会使得这场比赛更加具有竞争力。

1. major football event which is known as RoboCup will be held in the coastal city Joao Pessoa. Teams of robots from around the world will take part in it and…，以机器人世界杯足球锦标赛而著名的足球事件将会在Joao Pessoa.举行，来自世界各地的机器人团队到时也会参加。因此可知这里的it 指的是RoboCup。故选C。

2. robots play football is similar to watching children play the game. The kicks are not good, there are a lot of falls”看机器人踢足球就像看小孩子玩游戏，它们踢得不好，有时还会掉球。因此可知，机器运动员的技术不是很好。故选C。

3. should pay more attention to the kicking ability, which is the key to winning the game.”机器运动要注意踢的技巧，只是赢的比赛的关键。因此可知，kicking ability是赢得比赛的决定因素。故选D。

4. long as the radar detection(雷达探测) works well, the robots will be very competitive. So RoboCup will be an exciting technology competition.”。故选A。

考点：考查科学类短文。