Question

【題目】 It's late at night, the weather is bad, and you're hungry. Your favourite restaurant is less than a mile away, but you don't want to pay a $5 delivery (遞送) fee. So, what do you do? Back in the old days, you would have braved the weather. But those days are coming to an end, at least in Washington.

A group of about 20 knee-high robots recently has come out on the sidewalks (人行道) of the nation's capital. Their tasks are to bring take-out food from restaurants to hungry customers at home while keeping the delivery cost to around a dollar.

The robots are European, created in Estonia by a company called Starship Technologies. Each of them is a middle-sized cooler on six wheels, and drives at an average (平均的) speed of about 4 miles per hour, about the speed of a walker. It has lights and a tall, bright orange flag so that it can be noticed by people on the sidewalk.

Here in Washington, Starship has teamed up with Postmates, the online delivery service, and the robots already are completing deliveries around the city. They move almost silently. They are electric, so there isn't much sound, except for their wheels. Their cameras recognize a lot-including traffic lights and stop signs.

The robots have only been in Washington for about a month, and they're still causing quite a stir (轟動(dòng)), often getting stopped for photos. A young mother Maria Garcia is on the sidewalk, pointing out the robot to her daughter. "It's super cool," she says, "But the only thing that makes me worry about-is it going to put people out of jobs?

The company does not see robots as a replacement (代替), says Russell Cook, the director of Postmates. "We have people that drive cars, walk, and bike, and we see robots as another type of vehicle that helps us to offer deliveries," he says.

【1】What does the underlined word "It" refer to?

A.The walker.B.The robot.C.The company.D.The car.

【2】What do we know about the robots mentioned in the passage?

A.They were developed by a US company.B.They are able to travel at a high speed.

C.They create little noise while working.D.They can communicate with walkers.

【3】What is the mother's worry about the robots?

A.They may not be as safe as expected.B.They may cause a stir on the sidewalk.

C.They may be destroyed by some people.D.They may take the place of deliverymen.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A.A leading online delivery company.B.Delivery robots in Washington, D. C..

C.The recent development of Postmates.D.People's growing worry about robots.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

本文主要講述了一種送餐機(jī)器人，這在美國(guó)引起了市民的廣泛關(guān)注。這些機(jī)器人是歐洲制造的，由一家公司在愛(ài)沙尼亞制造。它們幾乎悄無(wú)聲息地移動(dòng)。它們是電動(dòng)的，所以除了輪子之外沒(méi)有什么聲音。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“The robots are European, created in Estonia by a company”可知這些機(jī)器人是歐洲制造的，由一家公司在愛(ài)沙尼亞制造，且后面說(shuō)的它有燈和旗子，所以可推測(cè)出是機(jī)器人，故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“They move almost silently. They are electric, so there isn't much sound, except for their wheels.”可知它們幾乎悄無(wú)聲息地移動(dòng)。它們是電動(dòng)的，所以除了輪子之外沒(méi)有什么聲音，可推測(cè)出他們工作時(shí)很少制造噪音，故選C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“But the only thing that makes me worry about-is it going to put people out of jobs”可知唯一讓我擔(dān)心的是，它會(huì)讓人們失業(yè)嗎，故選D。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)“A group of about 20 knee-high robots recently has come out on the sidewalks (人行道) of the nation's capital…while keeping the delivery cost to around a dollar.”可知最近，一組大約20個(gè)齊膝高的機(jī)器人出現(xiàn)在了首都的人行道上。他們的任務(wù)是將外賣(mài)食品從餐館送到家里饑餓的顧客手中，同時(shí)將配送成本控制在1美元左右，可推測(cè)出主要講述了華盛頓的送餐機(jī)器人，故選B。