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【題目】Robots that can chat，find misplaced glasses，draw aeroplanes and play with your children are attracting thousands of visitors during an expo in Tokyo as Japan adapts to changes in society．

Robots，such as the sound．sensitive Chapit，answer simple questions and even joke with people to help them fight loneliness and stay alert in old age．

Japan has one of the world’s fastest-ageing societies and the government predicts that by 2050 the proportion of people over 65 will reach 40 percent．”Many older people in Japan live alone and have no one to talk to，”said Kazuya Kitamura representative of the expo organizer．“Communication robots accompany people and don’t mind listening to the same stories over and over again．”

Matsumoto’s“Personal Mobility Robot，”equipped with four cameras and a sensor to recognize the user's centre of gravity, is designed to help elderly move around without pressing buttons．using joysticks(操縱桿)or rotating wheels as in traditional wheelchairs．

The robot can also help find misplaced glasses by identifying them with a sensor．

Other robots，such as the award-winning“DiGRO”can support busy parents who have little time to play with their children．The robot can use the Internet to find a simple image and then draw pictures，keeping children company while parents work．

While Chapit，a relatively simple robot，managed to attract a corporate partner many researchers，such as Kiyoshi Matsumoto，a professor at the University of Tokyo，struggle to attract sponsors for more expensive projects．

“We have developed a robot that can assist many people，but we still haven’t found a sponsor,”said Matsumoto，who added that the cost of the machine，if mass-produced，would be comparable to that of a car．”In the current economic environment there are few companies willing to invest in such a costly project，”he said．

【1】It can be inferred from the text that_______．

A．many children lack love from parents

B．robots helpful to the old will be in great demand

C．robots are the most useful to children

D．robots do better than people in healthcare

【2】It is difficult to find sponsors for robots because______.

A．Japan is suffering economy depression

B．the robots are of poor design

C．the production of robots costs a lot

D．the future market is worrying

【3】What is the author’s attitude towards the robots referred to?

A．Unsatisfied． B．Doubtful．

C.Favorable． D．Regretful．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【解析】

試題分析:本文講述日本發(fā)明的機器人可以陪伴老人，幫助老年人走動，也可以幫忙找到放錯地方的眼鏡。還有一些機器人可以畫畫與小孩子玩耍。

【1】細節(jié)推斷題。文中第二，三，四段都在講述這種機器人能陪伴孤獨老人，給他們講笑話，還可以與老人交流，聽老人講那一遍又一遍同樣的故事也不會覺得煩，機器人還能幫助老人四處走動等等，從這些可以推斷出對老人有幫助的機器人在未來會有很大需求的。故選B。

【2】細節(jié)分析題。從文中最后一段who added that the cost of the machine，if mass-produced，would be comparable to that of a car．他補充說如果批量生產，機器的成本就相當于一輛汽車的成本�？梢姍C器人的成本太高，故很難找到贊助商，故選C。

【3】細節(jié)分析題。結合全文來看，作者介紹了諸多關于日本生產的這些機器人的功能，從第一段“可以聊天、 幫人找眼鏡、 畫飛機和你的孩子一起玩耍的機器人吸引了在東京的世博會期間成千上萬的參觀者因為日本人適應社會的變化�！弊钅荏w現(xiàn)作者的態(tài)度，雖然機器人生產的贊助商很難找，但是這些新型機器人確實吸引人眼球，故作者對于機器人的發(fā)展是贊成的。故選C。