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【題目】A new robot, Pepper, has been designed. It is considered as the world's first with the ability to read human emotions. Pepper looks slightly like Michelin Man. It is four-feet tall with a computer in its chest and human-like hands. Although it is not tall, Pepper is able to talk about everything from the weather to the latest events about the country.

Using its functions, Pepper can react(反應(yīng)) to people nearby -- making jokes, dancing and even singing in different languages. Pepper can understand expressions, human voice and actions, then react through computer programmes. The designer hopes to create a robot that can understand people well, then it can take action. He also hopes robots can play roles in many ways, not just work in the industry. They provide fun at the home or store. Pepper is designed to be a family robot. It is powered by love inside a family. He not only makes people laugh, but also comforts those people who are sad or lonely and encourage them when natural disasters come.

Pepper will be on sale in Japan for around US$2,000 in February 2015. For now, several Peppers are shown at some stores in Tokyo for visitors. The designers want the robots to get so much knowledge that they can succeed in communicating with humans better before sale.

Several thousand Peppers are going to learn at some stores. Everything they learned and got is going to be stored into the i-cloud service. So that they can share wisdom with each other

We are sure Pepper can bring amazing changes into our lives.

【1】According to the passage, “Pepper” is ______.

A. a kind of food B. a computer

C. a robot D. a designer

【2】What does the underlined word “emotions” mean?

A. words B. feelings C. minds D. worries

【3】From the passage, we can infer(推斷) ______

A. Pepper will be sold in many countries

B. Pepper can speak only Japanese.

C. People can buy Pepper in Japan now.

D. Peppers can’t share wisdom with each other

【4】In which part of a newspaper can we probably read this passage?

A. Travel B. Culture C. Advertisement D. Technology

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

試題分析：這是一篇說明文。介紹了新研發(fā)的一款新型機器人——辣椒，它被認為是世界上第一個有能力閱讀人類情感的人。辣椒能（反應(yīng)）到附近的人，開玩笑，跳舞，甚至用不同的語言唱歌。辣椒可以理解表達，人的聲音和動作，然后通過計算機程序作出反應(yīng)。2015年2月辣椒機器人將在日本2000美元左右發(fā)售。相信辣椒可以給我們的生活帶來驚人的變化。

【1】C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文開頭的句子“A new robot, Pepper, has been designed.”可知，“Pepper”是一款新型機器人。答案為C。

【2】B 詞意猜測題。根據(jù)短文中的句子“It is considered as the world's first with the ability to read human emotions.” 它被認為是世界上第一個有能力閱讀人類情感的人。從第二段的介紹可知，辣椒能（反應(yīng)）到附近的人，開玩笑，跳舞，甚至用不同的語言唱歌�？芍�答案為B。

【3】C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文中的句子“Pepper will be on sale in Japan for around US$2,000 in February 2015.” 2015年2月辣椒機器人將在日本2000美元左右發(fā)售�？芍�答案為C。

【4】D 細節(jié)理解題。A. Travel旅游；B. Culture文化；C. Advertisement廣告； D. Technology科技。短文主要介紹了新研發(fā)的一款新型機器人。故答案為D。