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InternationalRoboticsForum（论坛）

TokyoBigSight,Tokyo,Japan,December4-5

TheRoboticsSocietyofJapan（RSJ）,toprovideopportunitiesforyoungrobotloverstolearnmoreaboutindustrialandservicerobots,isgoingtoholdtheInternationalRoboticsForumthatwillcooperatewiththisyear’sInternationalRobotExhibition．

ThelecturesandexplanationsthroughouttheConferencewillbegiveninJapanesebutwillbeinterpretedintoEnglishatthesametime．TheConferencewillofferagreatopportunityforseniorhighschoolstudentsfromallaroundtheworldtocommunicatewitheachotherthroughrobots．Therefore,welookforwardtoyouractiveparticipation．

Theeventwilltakeplacetwodays．OnthemorningofDayOne,Prof．Shin’ichiYutaofthe 

ShibauraInstituteofTechnologywillgivealectureonbasicmobileroboticsandlearningthroughrobots．ThiswillbefollowedbyatalkbyMr．KazuhikoYokoyamaofYasukawaElectricCorporationwhowillexplainthemechanismandcontrolofrobotsandalsopointoutthehighlights（最精彩的部分）oftheInternationalRobotExhibition． 

Wewillprepareachallengeforalltheparticipants．Wewillsendyouthemesforrobotresearch．Youwillstudytheminadvance,andonthe

afternoonofDayOne,youwi11visittheTokyoInternationalExhibitionCenterandinvestigate（详细研究）realrobot．Youwillbeabletoexperiencefunandexcitementofadvancedrobottechnologies．OnthemorningofDayTwo,youwillpresentyourstudyandinvestigationresults．

OntheafternoonofDayTwo，asthefinalevent,awardswillbegivenbytheRSJtogroupsthathavegivenoutstandingpresentations．

Wehopethatmanyfuturerobotresearchersandengineerswillbeborntoday．

21．WhoistheConferenceintendedfor?

A．TheRSJprofessors． 

B．Robotloversofallages．

C．Japaneserobotresearchers． 

D．Seniorhighschoolstudentsworldwide．

22．Whencantheparticipantsstudytherealrobots?

A．OnthemorningofDecember4． 

B．OntheafternoonofDecember4．

C．OnthemorningofDecember5． 

D．OntheafternoonofDecember5．

23．Whattypeofwritingisthistext?

A．Anannouncement． 

B．Anexhibitionguide．

C．A 

researchpaper． 

D．Aroboticsshowguide．

B

TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”．Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment．

Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying“Taketheextraminutetodoitright”．Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule．Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment，whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding（衬垫）ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable．

Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety．It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships．Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhad 

foregone 

anopportunitytosay“Iloveyou“or“Iforgiveyou”．WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday，ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere．ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe’s84year

soldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim．IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall．

IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality．Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing．I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being．

24．Whichofthefollowingisanexampleoftheextraminuterule?

A．Startthecarthemomenteveryoneisseated． 

B．Leavetheroomforaminutewiththeironworking． 

C．Moveanobjectoutofthewaybeforeittripssomeone．

D．Waitforanextraminutesothatthesteaktastesbetter．

25．TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto 

•

A．meetherfatherwhowasalreadyanoldman．

B．keepherappointmentwiththeeyedoctor 

C．joinintheholidaycelebrationofthecompany 

D．finishherworkbeforethedeadlineapproached． 

26．TheunderlinedwordforegoneinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto 

•

A．lacked 

B．abandoned 

C．avoided 

D．wasted 

27．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．TheEmotionalWell-being 

B． 

TheMostUsefulRule 

C．TheTwoSaddestWords． 

D．ThePeaceofMind

C

Ifawomanhasanextrapieceofcake，don‘tblameitongreed,blameitonherbrain． 

Scientistshavefoundthatwomen’sbrainsreacttofoodverydifferently---andmuchmorestrongly---thanmen’s．Academicsfoundthatdecadesofdietingpressureonwomenandadvertisinghaveprogrammedcertainpartsofthefemalebraintoreactstronglywhenfacedwithanykindoffood．Men，ontheotherhand,arenotusuallyasobsessive（着迷的）aboutwhattheyeat．

Dr．RudolfUherandhiscolleaguesattheInstituteofPsychiatryinKing’sCollegeLondonusedbrainscanningtechnology，knownasfunctionalmagneticresonanceimaging（FMRI），tolookatthebrainsofeighteenmenandwomen．

Thevolunteersweregivenimagesoffoodtolookat,aswellasfoodtotaste．Theirbrainreactionswereobservedbythescientists．Theyfoundthatthefemalebrainsreactedmuchmorestronglythanthoseofmales．Thesamereactiondidnothappenwhentheywereshownnon-foodimages．Theteambelievethismeanswomenthinkmoreaboutfoodthanmentendto．Dr．Uhersaid,“Thiscouldberelatedtobiologicaldifferencesbetweenmenandwomen．Butthemorelikelyexplanationisthatwomenhaveamorecomplicatedreactiontofoodbecauseofsocialpressure．”

ProfessorCareyCooper，psychologyandhealthprofessoratLancasterUniversity，said，“forcenturieswomenhavehadaprovidingrole---preparingandcookingfoodfortheirfamilies．Andit’spartofthatroletomakesurethefoodissafe．Theywillthereforebemuchmoresensitivetofoodthanmenare,andIwouldnotbesurprisedifthatwasnowbuiltintotheirDNA．Ifthefemalebrainreacttofoodbecauseithistoricallyhasdevelopedneural（神经的）pathwaystodothis

thenfoodwillbethewaytheyexpresstheirstress．Foodactually，isacomfortforwomen．”

Butotherexpertshavesaidthatmoreresearchmustbedonebeforetheresultscanbeproved．AmericanscientistAngelodelParigioftheJohnB．PierceLaboratoryinNewHaven,Connecticut,said,“LookingatanFMRIalonecannotmakesurewhetherthestrongerreactioninwomenisduetoinnate（天生的）differencesoralearnedprocess．’’

28．Dr．Uherandhiscolleaguescarriedouttheresearchbycomparing 

A．FMRI’s 

effectivenessonwomenandmen

B．volunteers’reactiontodifferentkindsoffood

C．volunteers’reactiontofoodbeforeandaftermeals

D．women’sandmen’sreactiontodifferentimages

29．InDr．Uher’sopinion,womenreactmorestronglytofoodthanmenmostprobablybecausetheyare_________ 

A．toldtodosoforalongtime 

B．influencedbyadvertisements

C．forcedbypowerfulsocialinfluences 

D．borntodosoduetobiologicalreasons

30．AccordingtoProfessorCareyCooper,women 

．

A．turntofoodwhentheyfeelsad 

B．arestressedbecauseoffoodsafety

C．accepttheirsocialrolefromtheheart 

D．aresatisfiedwithpreparingfoodfortheirfamilies 

31．WhatwasAngelodelParigi’sattitudetowardstheresearchresults?

A．Surprised． 

B．Doubtful． 

C． 

Uninterested． 

D．Curious

D

Teenswhoarepreparingtoundergocosmeticsurgery（整容手术）oftenhaveunrealisticexpectations．Thegrowingnumbersofmakeovertelevisionshowswhichmakecosmeticsurgeryseemsimple，haveencouragedadolescentstopursuesurgerytoimprovetheirphysicalappearance．Asaresult,moreteenagersaregoingundertheknifetoachieveadesiredlook．

Whenteensfeeltheneedtohaveplasticsurgery,theybelievethatitisnotahugedeal,buttheymaynotbematureenoughtomakesuchalifealteringdecision．Ifteensfeelinadequatebeforesurgery，theywillmostlikelyfeeldisappointedafterwards．Notonlyissurgerycomplexandriskyformatureadults，itisextremelydangerousforyoungerpeople，andsomedoctorsareperformingtheseproceduresonkidsasyoungasfourteen！

Thecostofprocedurescanadduptothousandsofdollars．Insurancedoesnotcoverthecostsoftheseprocedures．Teenagersoftenpayforsurgerythemselves一averycostlypurchaseforayoungperson．Notonlycansurgerybecomeaddictiveforinsecureteens，theconsequencecanbedisappointing．Whensurgerytakesanunexpectedwrongturn,irreparable（不可挽回的）damagecanoccur．Anysurgeryonayoung，undevelopedpersonhasariskofcomplication（并发症）suchasinfection（感染），whichcanleadtodeath．Evenif．therearenocomplications,thereisnoguaranteethatsurgerywillprovidetheperfectnoseorsculptedbody．Nomatterhowminortheprocedure,itisnotaseffortlessasitappears．

Ofcourse,therearecaseswhereplasticsurgeryisappropriate．Ifachildhasaseriousinjuryorscarringfromanaccident，itcanbebeneficial．Inallcases,parentsmustbeinvolvedintheprocessforthewelfareoftheirchild,andmustguidethemintherig