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12．In some science fiction movies，evil robots refuse to die，no matter how hard people fight back．
   Now science fiction has become science fact．For the first time，scientists have made a robot that can take a beating and keep on going．Scientists from Cornell University made the robot，which looks like a spider with four legs．
Until now，even the most advanced robot was almost certain to break down when it was damaged．That is because its computer inside simply doesn't know how to make the machine work after its shape has changed．
   To deal with this problem，the scientists put eight motors（發(fā)動機(jī)） and two sensors （傳感器） that read how the machine is working．They all give signals to the machine's software．Using this information，the computer can then figure out the machine's shape at any moment．
   The new technology is a big advance in robot-making，scientists say，and it's far from scary．It may someday help scientists create better artificial（人造的） arms and legs and give new freedom to people who lose them．It might also help scientists understand how people and animals figure out their own sense of place in space．
"It has been difficult to design robots that can work well when the environment changes or when it's damaged，"says Olaf Sporns of Indiana University in US．"With this work，we are nearer to solving this problem．"

36．Why do robots easily break down when they are damaged？D
A．They cannot repair themselves．
B．The computer has changed a lot．
C．They have no computers inside．
D．The computer cannot work if the robot changes．
37．The new technology allows the robot toD．
A．do house work for humans
B．tell people where it is
C．remember a lot of information
D．keep working after being damaged
38．The underlined word"them"in Paragraph 5refers toC．
A．sensors
B．robots
C．a(chǎn)rms and legs
D．scientists
39．How do the sensors in the robot work？C
A．They can replace the computer when it's broken．
B．They can find out where the damage comes from．
C．They help the computer learn the robot's condition．
D．They can send signals to the person who uses the robot．
40．The passage is probably fromA．
A．a(chǎn) newspaper
B．a(chǎn)n advertisement
C．a(chǎn) tour guide
D．a(chǎn)n application．

Answer 1

分析 短文大意：
以前，機(jī)器人幾乎只出現(xiàn)在科幻電影里，但隨著科技的發(fā)展機(jī)器人來到了現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中．
這篇短文主要講述了一種新型的機(jī)器人，一種新技術(shù)將使得機(jī)器人在損壞后也能繼續(xù)工作．
通過電腦的控制，可以通過傳感器來感知機(jī)器人的狀況，判斷有無出現(xiàn)問題．

解答 36．D，推理判斷題，文中提到Until now，even the most advanced （先進(jìn)的） robot was almost certain to break down when it was damaged．描述，可知是因?yàn)楫?dāng)機(jī)器人改變時，電腦就不工作了．故選D．
37．D，推理判斷題，文中提到For the first time，scientists have made a robot that can take a beating （挨打） and keep on going．描述，可知新技術(shù)將使得機(jī)器人在收到損壞后也能繼續(xù)工作．故選D．
38．C，推理判斷題，文中提到It may someday help scientists create better artificial （假的） arms and legs 描述，可知這個人稱代詞指代的是前文提到的假肢，故選C．
39．C，推理判斷題，文中提到and two sensors （傳感器） that read how the machine is working．描述，可知傳感器是用來感知機(jī)器人的狀況的．故選C．
40．A，推理判斷題，此篇文章主要講述了關(guān)于機(jī)器人技術(shù)的常識及發(fā)展情況，期間并沒有涉及一款產(chǎn)品，所以不是廣告，而更像是一篇介紹性的言論，因此推斷應(yīng)該是來源于報紙，因此選擇A．

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