Question

Recently in a class in Tokyo, a robot teacher called Saya called out the names of students, and smiled at them. Her funny face made the students laugh. However, the inventor says she is not going to take the place of human teachers.

Unlike other robots without feelings, Saya has six feelings—surprise, fear, dislike, anger, happiness and sadness. She can also say simple phrases such as “Thank you” and “Sorry”.

“Robots that look like humans have an important influence on children and older people,”

Hiroshi Kobayashi, Saya’s developer, said.

Saya was first invented as a receptionist (接待员) robot in 2004. Later, she was tested in a real Tokyo classroom with many fifth and sixth grade students. “Although she still can’t do much more than call out names and shout orders like ‘Be quiet’, the children had great fun,” Kobayashi says. “They were very happy when Saya called out their names.”

Ronald C. Arkin, a scientist, says people should do more study on the interaction (互动)

between humans and robots before people depend on robots too much.

Kobayashi says, “Saya is just meant to help people, and we should not hold too much hope for her ability. She has no thought and no ability to learn. She is just a tool.”

1.Saya is .

A. a Japanese woman teacher B. a Japanese girl

C. a robot teacher D. a scientist

2.Saya first worked as .

A. a teacher B. a receptionist C. a student D. a developer

3.According to the passage, Saya cannot .

A. smile to people B. say some simple phrases

C. call out students’ names D. think or learn

4.Ronald C.Arkin mainly tells us that .

A. people should do more to improve the interaction between humans and robots

B. people shouldn’t depend on robots

C. robots have an important influence on humans

D. Saya will be the best teacher

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Saya is not going to take the place of human teachers.

B. Saya has seven feelings.

C. Robots that look like humans influence children and older people.

D. Saya is designed as a tool to help humans.

Answer 1