11．Freaky，Fearful or Friendly？
Robotic science over the years has become an important part of humans'inquiry into the use of machines．Robots have，therefore，largely come to be considered a part of science．However，the idea of robots is also closely related to pop culture，especially movies．
Robots in early movies were often portrayed as emotionless，fearfully powerful creations．Movie-goers in the early 1920s were treated to the movie Metropolis frightening robot who，in the form of a female，had the power to destroy the man who loves it/her．In the 1930s，the Flash Gordon film series included robot soldiers，merciless killing machines．A 1940s-film series，Mysterious Doctor Satan，featured a steel"killer"robot，as well as a whole army of robots．This human tendency to view robots as evil monsters was so common that the science fiction author Isaac Asimov gave it a name in his robot novels：the"Frankenstein complex"．
However，robots in movies and films are not always monsters．Some of the most well-known and beloved robots in movies these days are Transformers，which have been popular for a long time．Transformers came to China many years ago in cartoons and became an instant hit．To this day people can still remember lines from those early cartoons，bringing back memories of their childhood．
Of course，one of the movie's main attractions is the amazing special effects．Modern computer graphics and effects make the transformations of the robots an incredible sight．However，the attraction of the Transformers is not just the computer-generated special effects．The bigger picture is that Transformers come with moral conflicts．Their war is about justice and peace．The ideas rooted in the movie，such as protecting our planet and unity，are all meaningful lessons benefiting young audiences．The movie also gives children a sense of confidence，which is important in a world where children are weaker than adults．Most importantly these popular robot characters in recent movies have significantly developed people's attitudes towards robots，offering us a very human way to perceive robots．
32．Which words can best describe the feature of the robot in the movie Metropolis？C
A．Kind and friendly．
B．Popular and beloved．
C．Emotionless and merciless．
D．Intelligent and mechanical．
33．What does the underlined word"it"refer to in paragraph 2？D
A．The early movies about robots．
B．The science fictions about robots．
C．Mysterious Doctor Satan in the movie．
D．The human tendency to view robots as evil monsters．
34．It can be inferred that Transformer moviesA．
A．left Chinese audiences a deep impression
B．were most famous for their lines
C．have replaced those of monsters
D．are popular with children only．
35．Which of the following has most greatly influenced people's attitudes towards robots？C
A．The special visual effects generated by the computers．
B．The incredible wars between human and robots．
C．The popular characters of robots in the movies．
D．The moral conflicts brought by the movies．
分析 本文是一篇說明文，向我們介紹了機器人概念在人類印象中的發(fā)展，這一概念與流行文化，特別是電影有著密切的聯系．
解答 32．C；細節(jié)理解題．根據文中"Movie-goers in the early 1920s were treated to the movie Metropolis frightening robot who，in the form of a female，had the power to destroy the man who loves it/her．"（20世紀20年代早期的電影觀眾被電影"大都會恐懼機器人"所對待，他們以女性的身份，有能力摧毀愛它/她的人），可知在電影"大都市"中，機器人是冷漠無情的，故選C．
33．D；詞義猜測題．句意為這種人把機器人視為邪惡怪物的傾向是如此的普遍，科幻作家阿西莫夫在他的機器人小說"弗蘭肯斯坦情結"中給出了一個名字．可知it指的是人類把機器人視為邪惡怪物的傾向，D符合語境，故選D．
34．A；推理判斷題．根據文中"Transformers came to China many years ago in cartoons and became an instant hit．To this day people can still remember lines from those early cartoons，bringing back memories of their childhood．"（許多年前，變形金剛在中國出現了卡通，并成為了一個瞬間的沖擊．直到今天，人們還可以記住那些早期卡通的臺詞，讓人回想起童年的記憶），可推斷出變形金剛給中國觀眾留下深刻的印象．故選A．
35．C；細節(jié)理解題．根據文中"Most importantly these popular robot characters in recent movies have significantly developed people's attitudes towards robots，"（最重要的是，在最近的電影中，這些流行的機器人角色已經大大地發(fā)展了人們對機器人的態(tài)度）可知是電影中的機器人的流行角色影響了人們對機器人的態(tài)度．故選C．
點評 本文是一篇說明文閱讀，做題時應結合文章上下文內容并根據所給選項的含義進行分析，從而得出正確答案．切記胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據．
