- 试题详情及答案解析
- Robots seem to be getting more and more advanced, as these four examples clearly show.
Simon the Robot was developed by the Georgia Institute of
Technology. He's an upper-torso humanoid robot (上躯干机器人).
Simon the Robot can grasp and release objects, clean up a workspace and
interact with humans. In tests, Simon the Robot could tell whether
someone was paying attention to him.
Budgee was created by Five Elements Robotics. With two wheels and a
little basket, he can carry things for you while you are at the shops or in the
park. You can communicate with him by using an app on your phone, and
set basiccommandssuch as the distance he has to walk behind you.
Budgee can hold up to 22 kilograms and fold up into a small package that
weighs just over 2 kilograms.
Paro is a baby seal (海豹) robot that was designed by
Takanori Shibata. He's used on patients in hospitals and nursing
homes. He can respond to sounds, learn a name and even show
emotions such as surprise, happiness and anger. And he's active
during the day and sleeps at night.
Rover was created by a team at Sydney University and has been
used to herd (放牧) cows. The prototype needs to be operated by a
human but in the future they're hoping to develop a fully_automated
version. As well as herding cows, Rover can also monitor animals that
are about to give birth, and gather data on soil.
【小题1】 Which of these robots can help us carry things when shopping?
【小题2】What can Rover do to help people?A．Simon the Robot. B．Budgee. C．Paro. D．Rover.
【小题3】 Which word has the same meaning as the underlined word “commands” ?A．Clean up a workspace. B．Nurse patients. C．Herd cows. D．Show emotions.
【小题4】 What is special about the robot designed by Takanori Shibata?A．orders B．purposes C．introductions D．voices
【小题5】Where does this passage possibly come from?A． He is active all day and all night. B． He can talk with patients. C． He looks like a baby. D． He always works in hospitals. A．sports newspaper. B．A science magazine. C．A travel guidebook. D．A shopping advertisement. - 答案：【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】D
【小题5】B- 试题分析：这篇短文给我们介绍了几位机器人：当购物时这些机器人中的Budgee能帮助我们运送东西，Rover能帮助人们放牛。Takanori Shibata设计的机器人的特别之处是他一直在医院工作。
【小题1】细节理解题。当购物时这些机器人中的哪一个能帮助我们运送东西？Budgee.根据Budgee was created by Five Elements Robotics. With two wheels and a little basket, he can carry things for you while you are at the shops or in the park.故选B。
【小题2】细节理解题。Rover能帮助人们做什么？放牛。根据 Rover was created by a team at Sydney University and has been used to herd cows. 可知选C。
【小题3】猜测词义题。哪一个单词和划线单词“commands”指令有相同的意思？命令。根据You can communicate with him by using an app on your phone, and set basiccommandssuch as the distance he has to walk behind you. 故选A。
【小题4】细节理解题。Takanori Shibata设计的机器人的特别之处是什么？他一直在医院工作。根据上He's used on patients in hospitals and nursing homes. 可知，应该选D。
【小题5】细节理解题。这篇文章可能来自哪里？科学杂志。通读全文，本文是关于未来科学发展的机器人的讲述，故选B。
考点：科技类短文阅读。