Robots that can chat，find misplaced glasses，draw aeroplanes and play with your children are drawing thousands of visitors’ attention during an expo in Tokyo as Japan adapts to changes in society.
Robots，such as the sound?sensitive Chapit，answer simple questions and even joke with people to help the lonely fight loneliness and stay active in old age.
“Many older people in Japan live alone and have no one to talk to，” said Kazuya Kitamura，a representative of the expo organizer.“Communication robots accompany people and don’t mind listening to the same stories over and over again.”
While Chapit，a relatively simple robot，managed to allure a corporate partner，many researchers，such as Kiyoshi Matsumoto，a professor at the University of Tokyo，struggle to interest sponsors for more expensive projects.
Matsumoto’s “Personal Mobility Robot”，equipped with four cameras and a sensor to recognize the user’s centre of gravity，is designed to help the elderly move around without pressing buttons，using joysticks(操纵杆) or rotating(转动) wheels as in traditional wheelchairs.
The robot can also help find misplaced glasses by identifying them with a sensor.
“We have developed a robot that can assist many people，but because of the high cost，we still haven’t found a sponsor，”said Matsumoto，who added that the cost of the machine，if mass?produced，would be comparable to that of a car.
“In the current economic environment there are few companies willing to invest in such a costly project，” he said.
Other robots，such as the award?winning “DiGRO” can support busy parents who have little time to play with their children.
The robot can use the Internet to find a simple image and then draw pictures，keeping children company while their parents work.
Japan has one of the world’s fastest?ageing societies and the government predicts that by 2050 the proportion of people over 65 will reach 40 percent.
1.The underlined word “allure” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by ________.
A．strike? B．exclude
C．connect? D．attract
2.Personal Mobility Robot can help people ________.
A．find misplaced glasses
B．move around with pressing buttons
C．use joysticks
D．rotate wheels
3.It is difficult to find sponsors for the robots because ________.
A．Japan is suffering economy depression
B．the robots are of poor design
C．the production of robots costs a lot
D．the future market is worrying
4.It can be inferred from the text that ________.
A．many children lack love from parents
B．robots helpful to the old will be in great demand
C．robots are the most useful to children
D．robots do better than people in healthcare
1.D
2.A
3.C
4.B
【解析】
1.
解析 词义猜测题。allure与下文的interest意思接近，所以应选attract。
2.2】 A
解析 细节理解题。根据第六段中的“The robot can also help find misplaced glasses...”可知，这款机器人能帮人找到放错位置的眼镜。
3.3】 C
解析 细节理解题。根据第七段中的“‘We have developed a robot that can assist many people，but because of the high cost...’”可知，很难找到生产机器人的赞助商的原因是成本太高。
4.4】 B
解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，日本将进入老龄化社会，由此可推断专为老年人设计的机器人会有较大的市场需求。
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ScienceDaily (May 28, 2010) --- Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) have made important progress in work that should lead toward robots that can not only walk and run very well, but use little energy at the same time.
Studies are moving closer to designing robots that could do dangerous work, create prosthetic limbs（假肢）for humans that work much better than in the past, or even help some people who use wheelchairs to get “walking” abilities.
“Researchers have been working toward robot movement for a long time,” said Jonathan Hurst, a professor at OSU. “What we’ve done is to study what behavior is really possible for a robot.”
The movement of humans and other animals is difficult to copy. Using little energy, they can move easily over hard areas, and enjoy balance from muscles（肌肉）. They have different ways to deal with forces, such as holding something hard in place rigidly（牢牢地）, like the act of holding a cup of coffee level during a car ride. In their recent studies, the OSU researchers proved that these two abilities are mutually exclusive（相互排斥的）. Humans deal with this problem by using pairs of muscles. For a robot, the more it’s able to do one of these tasks, the less able it is to do the other.
Presently, robots that can walk and run must be as rigid as possible while walking. But this way uses a lot of energy. The OSU researchers are working toward something that has similar or better performance, but uses far less energy, and is closer to the abilities of animals.
“So there’s no reason why we shouldn’t be able to build robots with good movement ability,” Hurst said. “Clearly this might be useful in highly dangerous situations. But I could also see great improvements possible with prosthetic limbs that work much better than present technology. ”
72. The robots being studied by researchers at OSU ______.
A. are successful now
B. use little energy
C. do better than before
D. can run faster than humans
73. Which of the following have researchers been studying all the time?
A. The robots’ movement
B. The robots’ weight
C. The robots’ sizes
D. The robots’ walking speed
74. The underlined words “two abilities” in Para.4 refer to ______.
A. walking and running
B. walking and holding
C. moving and using little energy
D. moving and balancing
75. According to Jonathan Hurst, we know that robots with good movement ability ______.
A. can be used in medical science
B. are only used in highly dangerous situations
C. will hardly be created in the future
D. will have a bad influence on man
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Not long ago, the only time you could see a robot was when you were reading a novel or watching a movie such as Star Wars. Today, 36 a lot of things in science stories have been science facts. Robots are starting to _37_ in our everyday lives. These robots have different sizes, shapes and colors. But they all have the same _38_ of man-made “_39_”. Leading the robot revolution(革命) are industrial robots that work in factories. Industrial robots can do different kinds of jobs that are often _40_ and sometimes dangerous. Robots are also coming to American homes, though not as quickly asthey are entering _41_. These robots aren’t as friendly and _42_ as those you saw in Star Wars. But, their makers say, today’s home robots “walk” and sense objects in their own way. They even _43_ objects though they may sometimes drop. Well, nobody is _44_.
We may _45_ home robots today, but some day they may see and hear _46_ than humans do. We _47_
can only see certain wave lengths of light and hear certain _48_. That’s because the _49_ of our eyes and ears are _50_.
Robots, however, need not have the same limits _51_ we have. Robots may also be _52_ wit devices(装置) that _53_ information humans can’t. However, to understand _54_ their sensing devices pick up is a hard job.
Remember, man-made brains _55_ information, including all kinds of data, as zeroes and ones.
Imagine the difficulty in trying to explain to a robot what a football looks like---using only zeroes and ones.
36. A. however B. whenever C. on the other hand D. in other words
37. A. come B. appear C. enter D. raise
38. A. variety B. dozen C. score D. type
39. A. muscle B. body C. brain D. appearance
40. A. surprising B. boring C. pleasant D. exciting
41. A. homes B. factories C. schools D. offices
42. A. certain B. pleasing C. bright D. foolish
43. A. carry B. forget C. remember D. choose
44. A. wonderful B. excellent C. happy D. perfect
45. A. play jokes on B. make fun of C. laugh at D. have fun with
46. A. worse B. faster C. better D. sooner
47. A. fellows B. humans C. beings D. friends
48. A. noise B. voice C. sounds D. speeches
49. A. sight B. length C. distance D. ability
50. A. enough B. endless C. limited D. hopeful
51. A. as B. since C. for D. while
52. A. given B. equipped C. sent D. applied
53. A. pick out B. pick up C. send up D. send out
54. A. how B. where C. what D. which
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“ We sent our snake robots into these caves in the Red Sea to look for evidence of ancient Egyptian ships,” he said. “ To me, archeology is like search and rescue, but everyone has been dead for 5,000 years.”
The doctors are very excited about the potential for surgical robots to do things that humans can’t do. The variety of sensors available for surgical robots keeps expanding. As they get smaller, maybe one day they will be able to test chemicals or blood in the body, or even the electrical connections in nerves.
1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A．The doctors carry out surgery using snake robots mainly for heart disease.
B．The doctors are very satisfied with the new snake robots during surgery.
C．Snake robots are completely free of human control today.
D．Other supplementary appliances will be added to snake robots.
2.Which of the following is true, according to the passage?
A．Snake robots are only used in the medical field.
B．Snake robots can reduce the patients’ medical costs.
C．Scientists are uncertain about the prospects for snake robots.
D．Scientists are forced to spend a lot of time researching snake robots.
3.How can snake robots work best, according to the passage?
A．When they carry tiny cameras, scissors and forceps.
B．When they are operated by experienced doctors.
C．When they are given a wireless function.
D．When they are designed for particular tasks.
4.Why do we know about Howie Choset, according to the passage?
A．He thought snake robots of different sizes can be used for different types of surgery.
B．He thought patients’ pain had been slightly reduced with the help of snake robots.
C．He also made snake robots for search, rescue and exploration.
D．He is very interested in researching ancient Egyptian ships.
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A．optimistic B．doubtful C．objective D．negative
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ScienceDaily (May 28, 2010) --- Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) have made important progress in work that should lead toward robots that can not only walk and run very well, but use little energy at the same time.
Studies are moving closer to designing robots that could do dangerous work, create prosthetic limbs（假肢）for humans that work much better than in the past, or even help some people who use wheelchairs to get “walking” abilities.
“Researchers have been working toward robot movement for a long time,” said Jonathan Hurst, a professor at OSU. “What we’ve done is to study what behavior is really possible for a robot.”
The movement of humans and other animals is difficult to copy. Using little energy, they can move easily over hard areas, and enjoy balance from muscles（肌肉）. They have different ways to deal with forces, such as holding something hard in place rigidly（牢牢地）, like the act of holding a cup of coffee level during a car ride. In their recent studies, the OSU researchers proved that these two abilities are mutually exclusive（相互排斥的）. Humans deal with this problem by using pairs of muscles. For a robot, the more it’s able to do one of these tasks, the less able it is to do the other.
Presently, robots that can walk and run must be as rigid as possible while walking. But this way uses a lot of energy. The OSU researchers are working toward something that has similar or better performance, but uses far less energy, and is closer to the abilities of animals.
“So there’s no reason why we shouldn’t be able to build robots with good movement ability,” Hurst said. “Clearly this might be useful in highly dangerous situations. But I could also see great improvements possible with prosthetic limbs that work much better than present technology. ”
72. 1.The robots being studied by researchers at OSU ______.
A. are successful now
B. use little energy
C. do better than before
D. can run faster than humans
73. 2.Which of the following have researchers been studying all the time?
A. The robots’ movement
B. The robots’ weight
C. The robots’ sizes
D. The robots’ walking speed
74. 3.The underlined words “two abilities” in Para.4 refer to ______.
A. walking and running
B. walking and holding
C. moving and using little energy
D. moving and balancing
75. 4.According to Jonathan Hurst, we know that robots with good movement ability ______.
A. can be used in medical science
B. are only used in highly dangerous situations
C. will hardly be created in the future
D. will have a bad influence on man
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