4.Whether in the home or the workplace,social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years.Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way,said Cynthia Breazeal,chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.
While household robots today do the normal housework,social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools.For example,these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad.This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.
The Jibo robot,arranged to ship later this year,is designed to be a personalized assistant.You can talk to the robot,ask it questions,and make requests for it to perform different tasks.The robot doesn't just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household.It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.
Social robots are not just finding their way into the home.They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.
Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market.The company's"Oshbot"robot is built to assist customers in a store,which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the product's location in the store.It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.
The more interaction the robot has with humans,the more it learns.But Oshbot,like other social robots,is not intended to replace workers,but to work alongside other employees."We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us,but with us,"said Breazeal.

33.How are social robots different from household robots?B
A.They can control their emotions.
B.They are more like humans.
C.They do the normal housework.
D.They respond to users more slowly.
34.We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots willB.
A.train employees
B.be our workmates
C.improve technologies
D.take the place of workers
35.What does the passage mainly present?D
A.A new design idea of household robots.
B.Marketing strategies for social robots.
C.Information on household robots.
D.An introduction to social robots.

分析 本文屬于科教類的短文閱讀.文章主要介紹了社會機(jī)器人的功能與作用,對家用機(jī)器人和社會機(jī)器人兩者進(jìn)行了分析對比.

解答 BBD
33.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第二段While household robots today do the normal housework,social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools.可知社會機(jī)器人更像人或不是純粹的工具.故選B.
34.B 推理判斷題.根據(jù)最后一段Breazeal 的話"We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us,but with us"可以推斷出社會機(jī)器人可以和我們一起做事情.故選B.
35.D 主旨大意題.根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容可知,文章主要介紹了社會機(jī)器人的功能與作用.故選D.

點評 解答細(xì)節(jié)理解題時,一個常用的方法就是運用定位法,即根據(jù)題干和選項中的關(guān)鍵詞從原文中找到相關(guān)的句子,與選項進(jìn)行比較從而確定答案;推理判斷題既要求學(xué)生透過文章表面文字信息推測文章隱含意思,又要求學(xué)生對作者的態(tài)度、意圖及文章細(xì)節(jié)的發(fā)展作正確的推理判斷,力求從作者的角度去考慮,不要固守自己的看法或觀點.

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13.A glass a day keeps obesity at bay.Alcohol has always been thought to cause weight gain because of its high sugar content,but new research suggests a glass a day could form part of a diet.Looking at past studies they found that,while heavy drinkers do put o weight,those who drink in moderation can actually lose weight.
A spokesman for the research team at Navarro University in Spain says,"Light to moderate alcohol intake,especially of wine,may be more likely to protect against,rather than promote,weight gain."The Inter national Scientific Forum on Alcohol reviewed the findings and agreed with most of the conclusions,particularly that current data do not clearly indicate if moderate drinking increases weight.
Boston University's Dr.Harvey Finkel found that the biologic mechanisms (生物學(xué)機(jī)制) relating alcohol to changes in body weight are not properly understood.His team pointed out the strong protective effects of moderate drinking on the risk of getting conditions like diabetes (糖尿病),which related to increasing obesity.Some studies suggest that even very obese people may be at lower risk of diabetes if they are moderate drinkers.
The group says alcohol provides calories that are quickly absorbed into the body and are not stores in fat,and that this process could explain the differences in its effects from those of other foods.They agree that future research should be directed towards assessing the roles of different types of alcoholic drinks,taking,into consideration drinking patterns and including the past tendency of participants to gain weight.
For now there is little evidence that consuming smfill to moderate amounts of alcohol on a regular basis increases one's risk of becoming obese.What's more,a study three years ago suggested that resveratrol,a compound present in grapes and red wine,destroy fat cells.
24.Who is the passage intended for?B
A.Those who produce wine.
B.Those who have drinking habit.
C.Those who sell alcohol      
D.Those who wish to quit drinking.
25.What does the phrase"in moderation"in the first paragraph refer to?C
A.Excitedly.B.Carefully.C.Properly.D.Frequently.
26.What can we learn from the passage?D
A.Current data clearly show that moderate drinking increase weight.
B.Resveratrol is proved to increase the risk of becoming fat.
C.The specific roles of different types of alcoholic drinks are very clear.
D.The research found moderate drinking has a strong protective effect.
27.What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?D
A.How to do some easy experiments.
B.How to reduce the calories contained in wine.
C.How to make wine in a healthy way.
D.How to prove the finding mentioned above.

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12."Extra?Extra!Gasoline hits four dollars a gallon!"
No one will really be shocked一except,perhaps,the old-timers who tell about the good old days when gas was three gallons for a dollar,and people drove around"just for the fun of it". As a matter of fact; the price of gas has been rising fast and steadily for several years,and many adjustments have already been made.
There was,for a time,considerable unemployment in the auto industry,and three quarters
of the garages and service stations have gone out of business.However; the bicycle and
motor-scooter business has flourished(興旺); and many people have found employment there:Now that Federal Motors has brought out its new Lilliput,which travels forty miles on a gallon,the auto business is picking up again.The factories that haven't switched over to two-wheel transportation are working on their new smaller models.There is talk,too,about bringing out new steam and electric automobiles that will be just as economical as the old cars.
In the meantime,streetcars are gradually replacing buses all over the country because of the greater economy of electric power.And many people who have seldom used public transportation are now riding the streetcars while their automobiles rust(生銹)in their garages. There's no market at all for their big,luxurious cars,for only the wealthy can now afford to operate them.Many people are now shopping in their own neighborhood,and small businesses are thriving.
Ministers,educators,and editorial writers are pointing out that there has been a great
improvement in family life.Families now stay at home more for their fun,and children and
parents are becoming better acquainted.The stores report a booming business in parlor games,hobby materials,books,musical instruments and albums.
People have lost their pale indoor look.The revival of the lost art of walking has brought a healthy pink back to many a cheek.This return to the heels has revolutionized the clothing styles; people now need to be ready for all kinds of weather:
These conditions,however,may not last.Already our clever chemists are at work on new
synthetic fuels which,they say,will put us right back where we were一on wheels.Shall w e
wish them success or not?

59.Which of the following is NOT a result of the gas price rising?C
A.More people prefer to travel on public transportation which costs less than driving cars.
B.People return to the traditional exercise of walking,which helps them to look healthier.
C.People shop in nearby stores without having to drive,so small businesses are declining.
D.The auto industry has been forced to develop new models which are more economical.
60.The purpose of writing this passage isA.
A.to show the chain reaction of the rising gas price
B.to discuss whether it's necessary to work on new fuels
C.to warn people not to use too much gasoline
D.to picture what life will be like if gas runs out
61.What is the best title for this passage?D
A.New fuels on the way
B.Cars or bicycles,that is a question
C.End of the good old days
D.From wheels to heels.

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