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下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。请根据文章的内容从每题所给的4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。, K$ W, ~( h! Y; B2 H) V* ~& c- c
第一篇
, R& u* e4 }+ Q. i3 {0 E6 h! |. F Almost Human?
0 P! ^* H5 O d. b' |' |. D8 W Scientists are racing to build the world’s first thinking robot．This is not science fiction：some
& \& i# c6 Q* |4 }( @ say they will have made it by the year 2020 Carol Packer reports" g0 f5 `: L' A
Machines that walk，speak and feel are no longer science fiction．Kismet is the name of an
2 n$ K1 p; I- u* T android(机器人)which scientists have built at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT)．
% }7 h% ?, R: |) o; v. x* `( f1 r( o Kismet is different from the traditional robot because it Can show human emotions．Its eyes，ears
1 W' P# v; R( t0 g: h7 C: j. _ and lips move to show when it feels happy. sad or bored．Kismet is one of the first of a new& r4 v2 d6 S) e8 z) ^
generation of androids——robots that look like human beings——which Can imitate human9 j) G; V9 p) L" L( M' ^
feelings．Cog，another android invented by the MIT, imitates the action of a mother．However,
& R$ y" ?$ t( U6 [/ ? scientists admit that So far Cog has the mental ability of a two—year—old．3 _- r" n* i3 @
The optimists(乐观主义者)say that by the year 2020 we will have created humanoids(机
4 D! O4 m: X$ b8 t( d/ r# Q7 } 器人)with brains similar to those of all adult human being．These robots will be designed to look
5 `% a3 j& p* O7 { like people to make them more attractive and easier to sell to the public．What kind of jobs will1 k: o5 S, T6 O- K2 }$ W9 _6 w
they do? In the future，robots like Robonaut，a humanoid invented by NASA，will be doing
0 w% Z3 ]3 \# P0 o$ S dangerous jobs，like repairing space stations．They will also be doing more and mom of the
. ]: r; _& B; @- ]" V household work for us In Japan，scientists are designing androids that will entertain us by: \% a% I& Y- B
dancing and playing the piano．' K7 k) Z% @6 Y* F# s
Some people worry about what the future holds：will robots become monsters(怪物)?Will* |# C# W" N" H8 F8 M% V) V
people themselves become increasingly like robots? Experts predict that more and more people$ L- R& a# d- F; ^) K( m' h6 o
will be wearing micro—computers，connected to the Internet，in the future．People will have
* D! w! u; W" l; d, q6 z; y micro—chips in various parts of their body，which will connect them to a wide variety of gadgets
. S! ?9 w9 Y& C9 C) Y (小装置)．Perhaps we should not exaggerate(夸大)the importance of technology，but one: z' R# d8 |; F* s8 I& p& U
wonders whether，in years to come，we will still be falling in love，and whether we will still feel
. i0 d* J8 N+ z5 @; g& H6 s! o$ z4 \ pain．Who knows?
1 K, ~! w5 J( n* s. i" l3 }6 C& n 31 Kismet is different from traditional robots because
+ _, K( r! [8 C: ^ b A it thinks for itself y9 Y" I/ C( ]. f F
B It is not like science fiction# E7 b; S* h. o$ H9 l$ }" {
C it can look after two—year-old．& M2 f& C& b! G) T6 C. V
D it seems to have human feelings．
8 k! H% B, X {6 q# m! |/ @- z 32 What makes Cog special?
1 g* J( H8 Z- I' L3 F8 R& I A It looks like a mother．$ ^ D* U& ^# a, Z3 N; }$ @
B It behaves like a child．/ S, o% O8 ~3 @/ A" [
C It can imitate the behavior of a mother．
. M9 W6 e8 y, y8 j$ T, G4 c D It has a huge brain．* `. t" s- J4 `
In about 15 years’ time from now，robots
" o |& F/ g3 Z/ O; N A will become space designers．! R/ D) L- L2 X8 G
B will look like monsters．, D1 J* r+ o7 N5 h0 W
C will behave like animals．. B- g6 \, _ s) p9 w- l
D will think like humans．
& L. U: m( V& w0 b9 e( P 34 In the future robots will also4 r0 O. n. @! G# e) j3 ]! Y8 t
A explore space．% u% t: r' C2 {2 F0 e5 Q/ N
B entertain people．+ j+ z% W1 ^. _. L; l2 Q
C move much faster．
( @9 {, V3 F$ U1 Y6 c3 V, e D do a11 of the housework．, o4 D7 m! Z( l$ a0 y7 T' g. o2 T
35 What is the writer’s attitude to robots in the future?
! o$ d" {8 x- m$ ?8 f/ `% J+ b A Critical．5 N/ Q$ X6 H# a- \8 _; j3 j3 p
B Hostile．
/ ]6 L# j" w1 m# a u% y C Objective．$ H C u0 v: | Z) B8 I
D Enthusiastic |
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