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【题目】Robots that can chat，find misplaced glasses，draw aeroplanes and play with your children are attracting thousands of visitors 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 them fight loneliness and stay alert in old age．

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．”Many older people in Japan live alone and have no one to talk to，”said Kazuya Kitamura representative of the expo organizer．“Communication robots accompany people and don’t mind listening to the same stories over and over again．”

Matsumoto’s“Personal Mobility Robot，”equipped with four cameras and a sensor to recognize the user's centre of gravity, is designed to help elderly move around without pressing buttons．using joysticks(操纵杆)or rotating wheels as in traditional wheelchairs．

The robot can also help find misplaced glasses by identifying them with a sensor．

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 parents work．

While Chapit，a relatively simple robot，managed to attract a corporate partner many researchers，such as Kiyoshi Matsumoto，a professor at the University of Tokyo，struggle to attract sponsors for more expensive projects．

“We have developed a robot that can assist many people，but 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．

【1】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

【2】It is difficult to find sponsors for 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

【3】What is the author’s attitude towards the robots referred to?

A．Unsatisfied． B．Doubtful．

C.Favorable． D．Regretful．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【解析】

试题分析:本文讲述日本发明的机器人可以陪伴老人，帮助老年人走动，也可以帮忙找到放错地方的眼镜。还有一些机器人可以画画与小孩子玩耍。

【1】细节推断题。文中第二，三，四段都在讲述这种机器人能陪伴孤独老人，给他们讲笑话，还可以与老人交流，听老人讲那一遍又一遍同样的故事也不会觉得烦，机器人还能帮助老人四处走动等等，从这些可以推断出对老人有帮助的机器人在未来会有很大需求的。故选B。

【2】细节分析题。从文中最后一段who added that the cost of the machine，if mass-produced，would be comparable to that of a car．他补充说如果批量生产，机器的成本就相当于一辆汽车的成本。可见机器人的成本太高，故很难找到赞助商，故选C。

【3】细节分析题。结合全文来看，作者介绍了诸多关于日本生产的这些机器人的功能，从第一段“可以聊天、 帮人找眼镜、 画飞机和你的孩子一起玩耍的机器人吸引了在东京的世博会期间成千上万的参观者因为日本人适应社会的变化。”最能体现作者的态度，虽然机器人生产的赞助商很难找，但是这些新型机器人确实吸引人眼球，故作者对于机器人的发展是赞成的。故选C。