【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-aging 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】【改編】What’s the purpose of the passage?

A. To attract people to visit the new kind of robot

B. To find the investment of the robot.

C. To persuade people to buy the robot.

D. To introduce a new kind of robot.

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】C

【3】D

【解析】

試題分析：該文主要報道了日本科學(xué)家發(fā)明的最新機(jī)器人，這些新型機(jī)器人主要是為了適應(yīng)社會的需要。該機(jī)器人能說會道為老人和無人看護(hù)孩子的家長分憂，但投資成本太高，目前還沒有找到贊助商。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章的第二段Japan has one of the world’s fastest-aging societies and the government predicts that by 2050 the proportion of people over 65 will reach 40 percent．”可推斷這類機(jī)器人在將來將會被大量需要， A和D、C不符合文意。故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)題。 最后一段的In the current economic environment there are few companies willing to invest in such a costly project可知這類機(jī)器人需要投資太高，故尋找投資商很困難。故選C。

【3】寫作目的題。通讀全文判斷，本文是一篇科普類的報道，給讀者介紹了日本科學(xué)家發(fā)明的最新機(jī)器人。故選D。

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