After a long day’s study at school, you are very tired. So after school you go home to relax. When you get home, a robot greets you. He’s happy to see you and helps you take your school things to your room. He listens to you talk about your school life and tells you a new joke. And he tells you to call your cousin and to say happy birthday. And then he helps you with your homework.

This is your future, and the robot’s name is NAO. NAO has a small body, big eyes and a large head. He can walk and dance. He listens and talks, and he even learns and thinks for himself. His creators (創(chuàng)造者) predict that the robot will be in people’s homes before 2040.

This $16,000 robot knows who you are. NAO can even express emotions (表達(dá)情感). He is a self-guided robot. A self-guided robot can sense (感覺), think and act. Other robots might do two out of the three. For example, a robot might sense things using cameras and think using computers, but with no arms, he can’t act. Another robot can move and sense things, but he can’t think for himself. These aren’t self-guided robots. But NAO can do them all.

1.The underlined word “greets” means “??????? ” in Chinese.

A.討厭?????? B. 擊敗?????? C. 迎接??????? D. 仰慕

2.The robot tells you to ??????? to your cousin.

A. say happy birthday? B. dance??? C. send a birthday gift??? D. write

3.What does NAO look like?

A. He has a large body with a large head.????

B. He has big eyes and a large head.

C. He has small eyes and a small head.?

D. He has a small body with a small head.

4.When might people have robots like NAO in their homes?

A. In 2020.??? B. In about 15 years.? C. In 2030.?? D. In about 30 years.

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. NAO isn’t a self-guided robot.???

B. NAO can’t help kids with their homework.

C. NAO is more than fifteen thousand dollars.

D. NAO can move and sense, but he can’t think.

 

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了一種新型的機(jī)器人NAO，它有著小巧的身體、大大的眼睛和很大的頭，它能聽能說，甚至能自己學(xué)習(xí)和思考、表達(dá)情感，能活動，會表演，價值16000美金，將在2040年前進(jìn)入到人們的家庭。

1.詞義猜測題。結(jié)合下文He’s happy to see you and helps you take your school things to your room. 他很高興看到你，幫你把學(xué)習(xí)用品拿到你的房間�？芍衔膽�(yīng)是機(jī)器人迎接你，故選C。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第一段And he tells you to call your cousin and to say happy birthday.給表弟打電話是對他說生日快樂的，故選A。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第二段NAO has a small body, big eyes and a large head.NAO有小巧的身體、大大的眼睛和很大的頭，故選B。

4.推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中第二段His creators (創(chuàng)造者) predict that the robot will be in people’s homes before 2040.他的創(chuàng)造者預(yù)測這種機(jī)器人在2040年之前將進(jìn)入人們的家庭。也就是大約30年后，故選D。

5.推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中句子And then he helps you with your homework.He is a self-guided robot. He listens and talks, and he even learns and thinks for himself. 可知A、B、D三項(xiàng)不正確；根據(jù)This $16,000 robot knows who you are.可知$16,000要大于 fifteen thousand dollars，故選C。

考點(diǎn)：科普環(huán)保類短文閱讀。

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