The first robots were invented in the 1920s. Robots have appeared in many American films. In some films, they are stronger, faster and clever than people.

In real life, (61) 机器人主要在工厂里被使用。They do some dangerous and difficult jobs for humans.

Robots also help disabled people, for example, blind people. Today many blind people have a guide(向导) dog to help them. In the future, guide dogs might be robot dogs.

One kind of robot guide dog has wheels(轮子). It moves in front of the owner. (62) It is very clever. It knows the speed of its owner’s walk. The owner wears a special belt(带子). This belt sends instructions to the owner from the dog, such as “Stop here”, “Turn left” or “Turn right”.

(63) In the United States, another kind of robot helps disabled people to take care of themselves in their daily life. The robot hears the sound of its owner’s voice. It follows instructions such as “Turn the page” or “Make a cup of coffee”.

Robots are also used in American hospitals. They can do simple jobs. At one hospital, for example, a robot takes meals from the kitchen to patients’ rooms. It never gets lost because this robot has a map of the hospital in its computer memory.

Though robots can help people in many different ways, (64) they will never take the place of humans.

任务一、将61处汉语翻译为英语。

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任务二、将62处两句改写为复合句。

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任务三、将63处英语翻译为汉语。

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任务四、写出64处“them”所指代的对象。

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任务五、（65）根据短文内容，用一句话概括其主旨。

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Robots seem very new to most people．But they have a long history．The first one was made by a Greek inventor．You may see robots in some films．The robots in these films are stronger，faster and cleverer than people．In real life，most robots are used in factories．They are used to do many dangerous，difficult or boring jobs．Some people can't look after themselves and robots are used to help them．For example，some people can't see，many of these people use a dog to help themselves move around．This dog is called a guide dog．Scientists are making a robot to help them．In the future，robot dogs might take the place of these guide dogs．

Robots are also used in American hospitals．At one hospital，a robot takes meals from the kitchen to the sick people's rooms．It never loses its way because it has a map of the hospital in its computer system．

In the future，robots will work in space．But robots will never take the place of human help．They can，however，help us in a lot of different ways．

根据短文内容判断正误。正确的在括号中写“T”，错误的写“F”。

（    ）1．Robots have a long history．

（    ）2．The first robot was invented by a Greek．

（    ）3．Robots can only be seen in films．

（    ）4．Robots can help some people look after themselves．

（    ）5．Today's robots have quite a few different uses．

根据短文内容， 判断正（T）误（F）。
Robots seems very new to most people. But they have a long history. The first one was made by a Greek inventor, you may see robots are used in factories. They are used to do many dangerous, difficult or boring jobs.
Some people can’t look after themselves and robots are used to help them. For example, some people can’t see, many of these people use a dog to help them. In the future, robot dogs might take the place of these guide dogs.
Robots are also used in American hospital. At one hospital, a robot takes meals from the kitchen to sick people’s rooms. It never loses its way because it has a map of the hospital in its computer system.
In the future, robots will work in space. But robots will never take the place of human being. They can, however, help us in a lot of different ways.
【小题1】Robots have a long history.
【小题2】The first robot was invented by a Greek.
【小题3】Robots can only be seen in films.
【小题4】Robots can help some people look after themselves.
【小题5】Today’s robots have a few different uses.