Question

【题目】Ever feel like no one really understands you well? “ Pepper” could be about to change all that. Pepper is the first robot to read human feelings. Using its emotion recognition functions(情感识别功能), Pepper can react to people when it is near them－making jokes, dancing and even singing in Japanese.

The man-like robot looks like a small girl. It is four-feet tall with a tablet computer（平板电脑） set to its chest. It has human-like hands, a girl-like body and baby-like voice. It was shown to curious people in Tokyo stores on Friday by Softbank, a Japanese robotics company.

Pepper can examine facial expressions(面部表情)，human voice and signs, then make an answer. Pepper is designed to be a family robot, but it isn’t like Rosie who can do housework on the cartoon. Pepper is used at the home or the store, where we provide fun and entertainment.

Pepper gets power from love inside a family. Not only is he making jokes, makingthem laugh, it can also help people when they are in trouble. In a natural accident, it can help make those people who are sad or lonely feel relaxed, encourage them or make them laugh.

Pepper goes on sale in Japan for around $2,000 in February 2015. For now, several Peppers are at Softbank stores in Tokyo for people to visit. The creators say before selling Peppers, they want the robots to store more knowledge, to do better in gettingalong with human.

【1】What kind of robot is Pepper?

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【2】How can Pepper help humans in a natural accident?

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【3】Which robot do you want to have, Pepper or Rosie? Why?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】(It’s) The first robot to read human feelings

【2】By cheering them up/ By making them relaxed./By encouraging them or making them

laugh. / It can help make them feel relax./ It can encourage them/ make them laugh.

【3】Any reasonable answer is OK.

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述机器人“小辣椒”会为人类做的事情以及她的特色和作用，并将于2015年2月上市。

【1】细节理解题。根据Pepper is the first robot to read human feelings可知，小辣椒能读懂人类的感受，故填 (It’s) The first robot to read human feelings。

【2】细节理解题。根据In a natural accident, it can help make those people who are sad or lonely feel relaxed, encourage them or make them laugh可知，小辣椒会帮助那些伤心或孤独的人感到放松，鼓励他们或让他们开怀大笑。故填By cheering them up/ By making them relaxed./By encouraging them or making them laugh. / It can help make them feel relax./ It can encourage them/ make them laugh。

【3】 开放性试题。言之有理即可。若喜欢Pepper可以说it can help make those people who are sad or lonely feel relaxed, encourage them or make them laugh；若喜欢Rosie 可以说it can help us do housework。

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