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【題目】It’s a sad story: someone keeps failing an exam for four years. It’s the story of Torobo, a robot from Japan.

Torobo has been trying to enter the University of Tokyo in Japan. The university, also called Todai, is one of Asia’s top universities. Since 2013, Torobo has taken the national college entrance exam with other Japanese students. However, the robot has failed to get the required (必需的) score for Todai every year. This year was no exception.

Torobo is part of a project called “Can a Robot Get into the University of Tokyo?” Japan’s National Institute of Informatics started the project in 2011. Torobo does not walk around. It is a robot brain that has arms to complete the test.

Researchers of the project want to find out what intellectual abilities (智能) will be replaced by machines. Results show that Torobo has grown in ability year by year. This year it got a score higher than Japan’s national average(平均分), which is enough to enter other good universities, but not Todai. With its big database, Torobo is good at solving knowledge-based questions and mathematical calculations (數(shù)學(xué)運算). That’s why it got good scores in physics, history and math. But Torobo has a hard time thinking independently (獨立地). As a result, it got weak scores in language and writing.

Luckily, after four years of suffering, researchers have decided to free Torobo from taking the test. They will grow Torobo’s ability in the fields it’s doing well in, so that it can be used in those industries(工業(yè)) in the future.

So while Torobo will never graduate from Todai, it can still look forward to a bright future!

【1】According to the story, Torobo is _____ while Todai is _____.

A. a university, a robot B. a robot, a university

C. a student, a computer D. a computer, a student

【2】We can tell from the story that Torobo _____ for four years.

A. has taken the college entrance exam

B. has failed the college entrance exam

C. has been studying in the University of Tokyo

D. has taught the college courses

【3】Which subject does Toboro NOT do well in?

A. Physics. B. Math. C. History. D. Writing.

【4】Which of the following is TRUE about Torobo?

A. Torobo can’t have a bright future because it will never graduate from Todai.

B. Torobo will go on taking the college entrance exam.

C. Torobo is useless to humans.

D. Torobo’s ability in the fields it’s doing well in will be better in the future.

【5】Why did Torobo get low scores in two subjects?

A. Because it cannot solve knowledge-based problems.

B. Because it is not good at mathematical calculations.

C. Because it cannot think independently.

D. Because it only has arms to complete the test.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】試題分析：短文介紹了機器人Torobo的故事，他參加了四次Todai的入學(xué)考試，但是沒有通過。Torobo善于解決問題和數(shù)學(xué)計算，利用其龐大的數(shù)據(jù)庫，它在物理、歷史和數(shù)學(xué)方面取得好成績；同時由于很難獨立思考，結(jié)果，它的語言和寫作成績很差�，F(xiàn)在研究人員決定torobo免于參加考試，它仍然可以期待一個光明的未來！

【1】題意：根據(jù)這個故事，Torobo是_____而Todai是_____。考查細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的第二句It’s the story of Torobo, a robot from Japan.和第二段的第二句The university, also called Todai, is one of Asia’s top universities.，可知前者是a robot機器人，后者是a university大學(xué)。故選B。

【2】題意：從這個故事我們知道Torobo _____用了四年�？疾榧毠�(jié)理解題。A. has taken the college entrance exam參加了大學(xué)入學(xué)考試；B. has failed the college entrance exam高考失敗了；C. has been studying in the University of Tokyo一直在東京大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)；D. has taught the college courses教過大學(xué)課程。根據(jù)短文開頭someone keeps failing an exam for four years. It’s the story of Torobo, a robot from Japan.以及第5行的句子the robot has failed to get the required score for Todai every year.，可知Torobo參加了四次Todai的入學(xué)考試。故選A。

【3】題意 ：Torobo哪門學(xué)科的成績很差？考查細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的結(jié)尾As a result, it got weak scores in language and writing.，可知選D。

【4】題意：關(guān)于Torobo下列哪個選項是正確的？考查綜合理解題。A. Torobo can’t have a bright future because it will never graduate from Todai. Torobo不可能有一個光明的未來，因為它永遠不會畢業(yè)于東大；根據(jù)短文最后一段內(nèi)容，可知說法錯誤。B. Torobo will go on taking the college entrance exam. Torobo將繼續(xù)參加高考；根據(jù)researchers have decided to free Torobo from taking the test.，可知說法錯誤。C. Torobo is useless to humans. Torobo是無用的人；與文意不符，說法錯誤。D. Torobo’s ability in the fields it’s doing well in will be better in the future. Torobo的能力未來在一些領(lǐng)域會做得更好；根據(jù)第五段的最后一句They will grow Torobo’s ability in the fields it’s doing well in, so that it can be used in those industries in the future.，可知說法正確。綜合以上分析，可知選D。

【5】句意：為什么torobo兩個科目的分數(shù)得分較低？考查細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的結(jié)尾But Torobo has a hard time thinking independently. As a result, it got weak scores in language and writing.，可知選C。