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（）1．Thispassagetalksmainlyabout_______．
A．whycarswereveryimportant
B．whenlightwasinvented
C．howinventionsaffectpeople'
sdailylife
D．whichcountrymadethefirststepintospace
（）2．Accordingtothepassagemandidn'
thaveadesiretoexplorealot_______．
A．atthebeginningof1800s
B．inthe1960s
C．sincethe1900s
D．fromthe1800sto1960s
（）3．Inthe1800s，peoplebegantoworkinordertomake_______．
A．explorations
B．theirlifebetter
C．discoveries
D．atriptospace
（）4．Nyloncameoutoffiveyearslaterthan_______．
A．radio
B．camera
C．jetplanes
D．movies
（）5．Peoplecanlivelongerlivesbecause_______thathelpcurediseaseshaveworkedverywell．
A．doctors
B．newways
C．medicines
D．newhospitals
解析
1．C根据整篇文章的内容和“Therehavebeenmanygreatinventionsorthingsthatchangedthewaywelive．”可知文章主要讲述发明是怎样影响人们日常生活的，故正确答案为C。
2．A根据“Thenintheearly1800s...exploremuchanymore．”可以判断出正确答案为A。
3．B根据第“Theybegantoworkinsteadtomakelifebetter．”可知正确答案为B。
4．C根据“...jetplanesin1930．Thiswasalsoatime...Nyloncameoutin1935．”可知尼龙的发明要比喷气式飞机晚5年，故正确答案为C。
5．B根据“Themiddlepartofthe20thcenturybroughtnewwaystohelppeoplegetoverdiseases．”可知正确答案为B。
话题专练
一
Robotsarecomingintopeople'
slivesthesedays．Robotshelppeoplealot．Japanesehousekeepingrobotscanmovechairs，sweepthefloor，takeawaydirtydishesandputdirtyclothesinwashingmachines．Intel，thefamouscomputermaker，hasdevelopedaself-controlledrobotcalledHerb．Herbcandosimplethingsthatpeopletellittodo，suchascleaningupwaste．
Recentlyalargerobotnamed"
Probo"
hasbeenhelpingchildrentofeellessworriedinhospital．Probohasatouchscreenonitsstomach．ThescreenteacheschildrenhowtouseProbo．Thegreenrobot'
sfacecanmakeexpressionstoshowhowmedicaloperationswillmakethechildfeel．"
Themainaimofthisprojectistomakeemotionalcommunication（情感交流）withchildren，"
saidJelleSaldien，oneoftheresearchers．
ProbowasinventedbyIvanHermans，presidentoftheAntyFoundation．HehadtheideaafterseeingthefilmI，Robot．Probo'
sgreenheadandshortnosearefullyautomated（使自动化）．Itstouchscreencanshowdifferentemotions，suchaspleasureandsadness，andcanalso"
see"
theexpressionsonhumanfacesandmakeeyecontact．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
（）1．Herbthatthefamouscomputermakerdevelopedis_______．
A．aman-controlledrobot
B．aself-controlledrobot
C．aJapanesebaby
D．averylargerobot
（）2．Probewasinventedinorderto_______．
A．lookafterchildreninhospital
B．teachchildrenhowtouseit
C．showexpressionstochildren
D．makeemotionalcommunicationwithchildren
（）3．_______madeIvanHermanshavetheideaaboutinventing"
．
A．Herb
B．Childreninhospital
C．FilmI，Robot
D．Idon'
tknow
（）4．Theauthorimplies（暗示）that_______．
A．theJapaneserobotcanhelpchildrentodotheirhomework
B．Herbcanhelppeopletodohousework
C．robotswilltaketheplaceofpeopleinthefuture
D．Ivanisaninventorandthepresidentofhiscountry
（）5．Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat_______．
A．peoplearenotallowedtotouchProbe'
sstomach
B．Probehastwokindsoffeeling：
happinessandsadness
C．whenaboyishappy，Probecanknowhowhefeels
D．ProboisoneoftherobotsinthefilmI，Robot
答案：
1．B根据短文第一段中“hasdevelopedaself-controlledrobotcalledHerb．”可知，Herb是一种自控机器人。
2．D根据短文第二段最后一句makeemotionalcommunicationwithchildren可知，创造“抱抱”机器人的主要目的是同孩子进行情感交流。
3．C根据短文最后一段内容可知，IvanHermans是在看了I，Robot这部影片后，得到的创造“抱抱”机器人的灵感。
4．B从整篇文章来看“机器人可以为人们做家务”，所以确定选B。
5．C根据短文可知，机器人Probo可以触摸；
“抱抱”机器人不仅只有两种表情：
它不同于I，Robot影片中的机器人。
根据短文可知，“抱抱”机器人可以根据人的面部表情判断人的喜怒哀乐，故选C。
二
Kobian，aJapaneserobot，whichcanexpresssevenhumanemotions，hasbeenmadebyresearchersatauniversityofJapan．
Therobotcanexpresssevendifferentfeelings，includinghappiness，surprise，sadnessanddislike．Inordertousedifferentposestomatchthemood，Kobianusesmotorsinitsfacetomoveitslips，eyelidsandeyebrowsintodifferentpositions．
Toexpresshappiness，forexample，therobotputsitshandsoveritsheadandopensitsmouthandeyeswide．
Toshowsadness，Kobianhangsitsheadandholdsahanduptoitsfaceinagestureofsadness．
Kobiancanalsowalkaround，checkitsenvironmentanddosomework．Itishopeditwillbeagoodhelperforhumans．
（）1．Kobiancanexpress_______humanemotions．
A．5B．6C．7D．8
（）2．Kobiancanuse_______tomatchthemood．
A．face
B．eyelidsandeyebrows
C．lips
D．motorsindifferentpositions
（）3．HowdoesKobianexpresssadness?
A．Itcanputitshandsoveritsheadandcry．
B．Itcanhangitsheadandholdahanduptoitsfaceinagestureofsadness．
C．Itcanfalldownitstears．
D．Itcanopenitsmouthandeyeswide．
（）4．Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus_______．
A．Kobiancanwalkaround
B．Kobiancancheckitsenvironment
C．Kobiancandosomework
D．Kobianwillbeagoodhelperforhumans．
（）5．WhichofthefollowingisNOTright?
A．KobianismadeinJapan．
B．Kobiandoessomehouseworkforhumanbeings．
C．Kobiancanuseexpressionstoitsheart．
D．Kobiancanexpresssevenhumanemotions，butitwon'
ttaketheplaceofhumanbeings．
1．C短文中一、二两段都提到了这一点，可以表达七种人类情感。
2．D根据短文第二段最后一句内容可以确定本题答案。
3．B根据短文第四段的内容可以确定答案。
4．D根据最后一段内容可以看出，机器人能帮人类做很多事情，希望将来成为人类的好帮手。
5．C通读全文可以看出，机器人虽然能在很多方面代替人类工作，但是它没有思想，只是人类的工具。
三
Haveyoueverwishedtohaveanumbrellathatmakesyourhandsfree?
AlanKaufmanhascomeupwiththe"
Nubrella"
．whichmeans"
new"
+"
umbrella"
．Itisthefirsttrulyhands-freeumbrellaintheworld．Theinventorsaysthatitstopsrain，windandsnowandcankeepyourhead，faceandhairdry．
"
Ineverplannedtoinventaproduct．Ijustnoticedaproblemandcameupwithasolution，"
saidtheinventor．Theideafortheinventionbeganononerainyday．Mr．Kaufmanwasstandinginoneofhisstores．Hebegantolookatpeople'
sumbrellas．Hefoundthattheyhadtotryveryhardtokeeptheirumbrellasintherightplace．Atthatmomentanideacameintohismind．Herantohisdeskanddrewapicture．Inthisway，theNubrellawasborn．
OnecoolfeatureoftheNubrellaisthatyoudon'
tholditlikeanormalumbrella；
youwearit．Theshoulderstraps（肩带）oftheNubrellaallowpeopletobefullyhands-free，sowhenwalkingintherainwiththeNubrella，youareabletouseyourcellphoneordrinkahotcupofcoffee．Also，theNubrellawillneverbeinverted（颠倒）inthewind．Thenewumbrellaisfarsaferthantraditionalones，becauseithasnosharppoints．
（）1．"
isakindof_______umbrella．
A．normal
B．hands-free
C．traditional
D．paper
（）2．Howcanyouusethe"
?
A．YoucanweartheshoulderstrapsoftheNubrella．
B．YoucanputtheNubrellaonyourhead．
C．Youcanuseyourhandstocontrolit．
D．Youcanputitonyourbike．
（）3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTright?
A．"
means"
B．Theideaofthenewumbrellacamefromtherainyday．
C．Whenyouarewalkingintherain，you'
dbettertaketheNubrella．
D．IfyougooutwiththeNubrellaintherain，you'
ddrinkahotcupofcoffee．
（）4．Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat_______．
A．AlanKaufmanoftenusesumbrellasineverydaylife
B．thenewkindofumbrellawasinventedbyanumbrellastoreowner
C．theinventorthoughtforalongtimebeforeinventingtheNubrella
D．youcandootherthingswithyourhandswhenusingtheNubrella
（）5．Inwritingthispassage，theauthormainlyintends（意图）to_______．
A．introducethisnewkindofumbrellatopeoplewhoaresellingumbrellas
B．tellthereadersaboutagreatinventornamedAlanKaufman
C．tel
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