A table-waiting robot cat built by a Chinese technology firm can carry plates of food, navigate a restaurant, miaow（喵喵叫）at diners—and even react to having its ears stroked.
Making its debut at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the so-called BellaBot was built for Chinese restaurants lacking enough waiters. It is the brainchild （智慧结晶）of the Chinese robotics and artificial intelligence firm PuduTech.
It features four shelves in the center of its tower-like body to carry plates. Having been loaded up with meals by its human colleagues, the cat-themed robotic waiter miaows when it delivers food to diners to encourage them to take their plates. If customers thank BellaBot by stroking its ears, it will initially respond with a look of pleasure on its on-board screen, which displays animations of a cat's face. “The owner's hand is so warm,” BellaBot has been programmed to respond.
However—much like a real cat—the robot’s reaction soon changes if it is petted for too long. “It gets mad to remind you not to interrupt its job,” the designers introduced.
The BellaBot waiter robot is a more personality-rich update to PuduTech's previous model, which featured a more utilitarian （实用主义的）design and user interface. Both BellaBot and its predecessor were designed with a particular mind to Chinese restaurateurs which are often short of waiting staff.
In a real-world food-service setting, however, BellaBot may find it difficult to operate at peak times. Nevertheless, restaurants are expected to increase their trust on automation—whether in the form of robotic waiting staff or otherwise.
Furthermore, the technology improvements of robotic waiters designs will be grown steadily, especially better at communicating with humans and tackling new activities.
1.Why did the technology firm create the BellaBot?
A.Because the restaurant can react to it.
B.Because it is the brainchild of the Chinese robotics and Al firm.
C.Because the Chinese scientists want to show their talent to the world.
D.Because it is can be used when Chinese restaurants are short of enough waiters.
2.When do the robotic waiters deliver the food to dinners?
A.The customers touch the robotic waiters’ ears.
B.The customers are encouraged to take their plates.
C.The human colleagues have loaded up the meals on robotic waiters.
D.The robotic waiters display animations of a cat's face on their on- board screen.
3.What can we infer from the robot's reaction changes?
A.It wants to remind you to get mad.
B.It wants to remind you to pet it again.
C.It wants to remind you not to help its work.
D.It wants to remind you not to stop its work.
4.What is the author's attitude to the robotic waiters?
A.Doubtful. B.Positive.
C.Negative. D.Ambiguous.
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A table-waiting robot cat built by a Chinese technology firm can carry plates of food, navigate a restaurant, miaow（喵喵叫）at diners—and even react to having its ears stroked.
Making its debut at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the so-called BellaBot was built for Chinese restaurants lacking enough waiters. It is the brainchild （智慧结晶）of the Chinese robotics and artificial intelligence firm PuduTech.
It features four shelves in the center of its tower-like body to carry plates. Having been loaded up with meals by its human colleagues, the cat-themed robotic waiter miaows when it delivers food to diners to encourage them to take their plates. If customers thank BellaBot by stroking its ears, it will initially respond with a look of pleasure on its on-board screen, which displays animations of a cat's face. “The owner's hand is so warm,” BellaBot has been programmed to respond.
However—much like a real cat—the robot’s reaction soon changes if it is petted for too long. “It gets mad to remind you not to interrupt its job,” the designers introduced.
The BellaBot waiter robot is a more personality-rich update to PuduTech's previous model, which featured a more utilitarian （实用主义的）design and user interface. Both BellaBot and its predecessor were designed with a particular mind to Chinese restaurateurs which are often short of waiting staff.
In a real-world food-service setting, however, BellaBot may find it difficult to operate at peak times. Nevertheless, restaurants are expected to increase their trust on automation—whether in the form of robotic waiting staff or otherwise.
Furthermore, the technology improvements of robotic waiters designs will be grown steadily, especially better at communicating with humans and tackling new activities.
1.Why did the technology firm create the BellaBot?
A.Because the restaurant can react to it.
B.Because it is the brainchild of the Chinese robotics and Al firm.
C.Because the Chinese scientists want to show their talent to the world.
D.Because it is can be used when Chinese restaurants are short of enough waiters.
2.When do the robotic waiters deliver the food to dinners?
A.The customers touch the robotic waiters’ ears.
B.The customers are encouraged to take their plates.
C.The human colleagues have loaded up the meals on robotic waiters.
D.The robotic waiters display animations of a cat's face on their on- board screen.
3.What can we infer from the robot's reaction changes?
A.It wants to remind you to get mad.
B.It wants to remind you to pet it again.
C.It wants to remind you not to help its work.
D.It wants to remind you not to stop its work.
4.What is the author's attitude to the robotic waiters?
A.Doubtful. B.Positive.
C.Negative. D.Ambiguous.
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In the near future，more advances in the robot technology ________ by scientists.(2011·湖南)
A．are making B．are made
C．will make D．will be made
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.In the near future, more advances in the robot technology _____by scientists.
| A．are making | B．are made | C．will make | D．will be made |
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In the near future more advances in the robot technology ______ by scientists.
A are making B in made C will make D will be make
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"Big tobacco" is what the bosses of several large technology firms have started calling Facebook． Being compared to the tobacco giants is far from praise， but it is not the only wide﹣spread analogy（比拟）． A lower blow is the suggestion that Facebook may become like Yahoo， the once high﹣flying internet firm that fell．
Even a year ago the idea would have been unthinkable． But since January Facebook has become trapped in a series of misjudgments and missteps． It became clear that it had done too little to stop Russian interference（干涉） in America's election in 2016． It had to admit that it had shared the personal data of 90m users with outside firms without permission．
The comparison to Yahoo is imperfect． Even at its peak Yahoo's business was never as large and profitable as Facebook's． One of the main reasons Yahoo declined is because it lost out to a powerful competitor， Google， in online search； Marissa Mayer， its boss from 2012 until its sale to Verizon last year， was unable to restore advertisers' or employees' confidence as users left．
But people who watched Yahoo's falling see similarities． Executive（主管） turnover was a leading indicator of its decline； before Ms． Mayer was hired Yahoo went through four chief executives in three years． Mr． Zuckerberg， who controls the majority of Facebook's voting shares， is not leaving， but many top executives are． This year several have announced their departures， including Facebook's chief security officer．
When advertisers' faith in Facebook has been shaken， politicians in Washington are running out of patience with the company． Lawmakers' inspection of the firm is causing it to be more cautious about how it uses data for targeting advertisements and about what information it makes available to outsiders．
Mr． Zuckerberg and Ms． Sandberg are under pressure to prove to employees and advertisers that Facebook is not only trustworthy but worthy of their time and money． If they cannot do so， and the company's share price continues its slide， it is possible that Ms． Sandberg will be replaced in the next year． Mr． Zuckerberg will doubtless have thoughts about Yahoo's sorry tale．
1.For Facebook， being compared to "big tobacco" is ．
A. positive
B. ambitious
C. creative
D. negative
2.According to the author， what does Facebook currently have in common with the failed Yahoo？
A. Letting out users' data．
B. Being deep in financial crisis．
C. Leaders are leaving the company．
D. Laying off a large number of employees．
3.The author tries to support his judgment about Facebook by ．
A. questioning its management
B. using evidence related to it
C. analyzing its financial data
D. listing its advantages and disadvantages
4.What is the main idea of the passage？
A. Facebook gets trapped in trouble．
B. Two companies are deep in crisis．
C. How to save Facebook．
D. Faith is more valuable than gold．
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LAS VEGAS (AFP) — Children may not like it but a British technology firm has invented an electronic babysitter -- a wristwatch-like device that lets parents know where their children are at all times.
The GPS Child Locator, or num8, attaches securely to a child’s wrist and contains a Global Positioning System (GPS), said Matthew Salmon, a spokesman for the manufacturer, lok8u.
"It uses GPS and GSM (Global System for Mobiles) technology with an accuracy of 10 feet (three meters)," he said. "It tracks your child."
"It only starts working when the device is connected to the child’s wrist," Salmon said, and is "very difficult to get off."
"Even if the child managed to get it off it would send an emergency text message through to your mobile phone," he said. "It would give you a Google Maps image with their exact location, the street name and the zip code."
When a child is wearing the device, a parent sends the text message "wru" and the child’s current location is sent back to a mobile phone or computer.
Parents can also log on to the company website to discover their child’s present location.
"You can also set up a perimeter, an invisible fence, and if they wander out of this invisible fence which you put on the Internet it will warn you," Salmon said. "It will text you immediately."
Salmon said the device is waterproof and shockproof and lasts for three days with a full charge.
It will be available in both Britain and the United States this year and retails for 200 dollars with a 10 dollar a month subscription fee.
He said the company had received thousands of inquiries about the device since launching it this week. "Fifty percent are positive, 50 percent are negative, that it’s a bit Big Brotherish," he said. "But it’s really just about letting you have freedom of mind."
1.Only when ________does the device begin to work.
A．it uses GPS and GSM technology B．it is put within about 3 meters
C．it’s joined to parents’ computer D．it is fastened to the child’s wrist
2.If a child is wearing the “wristwatch”, parents can track them by ________.
A．sending the text message “wru” B．replying to the text message
C．getting a Google Maps picture D．phoning the local police station
3.What Can we conclude from the text?
A．It won’t be easily found if a child loses t11e device
B．The device won’t work while a child is swimming
C．Parents can easily track children due to the device
D．The new product needs to be fully charged daily
4.The purpose of the text is to ________.
A．explain how to use the new device
B．attract more buyers to the new product
C．discuss advantages of a new invention
D．introduce a new electronic equipment
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A firm from New Zealand has revealed a set of robotic legs which they claim will soon allow ________ wheelchair-bound people to walk again.
A. extremely B. previously C. actually D. eventually
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Most Americans are worried about new technology. They are concerned that machines, including robots, will take over work now done by humans. These findings come from a new report by the Pew Research Center of Washington D. C.
About 75 percent of Americans questioned by Pew said automation will increase income inequality between the rich and the middle class and poor. And 64 percent of people expect automation to be so common in America that people will face difficulty finding things to do with their lives.
Some of the concerns about technology come from a distrust about whether machines will always make the right decision. Many Americans believe humans have better judgement in dealing with. complex matters. One example is selecting a person for a job. Three-quarters of Americans said they would not want to apply for a job that uses a computer program to choose the most qualified person.
“Most Americans want the government to limit automation. For example, 87 percent support a requirement that all driverless vehicles have a human in the driver’s seat who can take control when an emergency occurs. And 85 percent want to limit machines to mostly doing jobs that are dangerous or unhealthy for humans. And only 25 percent expect more jobs to come from automation,” Pew said.
Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder of Facebook, spoke last May to graduating seniors from Harvard University in Massachusetts. His talk centered on the uncertain future facing young people. “Our generation will have to deal with tens of millions of jobs replaced by automation like self-driving cars and trucks.” Zuckerherg told the graduates.
Zuckerberg said young people had better launch(发起)projects that will bring both jobs and direct benefits to the people of the world. He said in his speech that 30000 people worked to put a man on the moon, and millions of people built the Hoover Dam as well as other great projects over the last 100 years.
1.What do many Americans think of technology according to paragraph 3?
A. Useful.
B. Effective.
C. Dangerous.
D. Undependable.
2.Why do Americans want a human in driverless vehicles?
A. To test the new technology.
B. To make a driver.
C. To ensure personal safety.
D. To entertain the passengers.
3.W hat did Zuckerberg encourage the students to do?
A. Refuse self-driving vehicles.
B. Create new job chances.
C. Focus on small projects.
D. Fight against robots.
4.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. New Technology Creates More Jobs
B. New Technology Brings More Fairness
C. Americans Worry Machines Will Take Jobs
D. Robots Make Work Easy to Do for Workers
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Americans are worried about new technology. They are concerned that machines. Including robots, will take over work now done by humans. These findings come from a new report by the Pew Research Center of Washington DC.
About 75 percent of Americans questioned by Pew said automation will increase income inequality between the rich and the middle class and the poor. And 64 percent of people expect automation to be so common in America that people will face difficulty finding things to do with their lives.
Some of the concerns about technology come from a distrust about whether machines will always make the right decision. Many Americans believe humans have better judgment in dealing with complex matters. One example is selecting a person for a job. Three quarters of Americans said they would not want to apply for a job that uses a computer program to choose the most qualified person.
Most Americans want the government to limit automation, For example, 87 percent support a requirement that all driverless vehicles have a human in the driver s scat who can take control when needed. And 85 percent want to limit machines to mostly doing jobs that are dangerous or unhealthy for humans. And only 25 percent expect more jobs to come from automation. Pew said,
Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder of Facebook, spoke last May to graduating seniors from Harvard University in Massachusetts, His talk centered on the uncertain future facing young people. “Our generation will have to deal with tens of millions of jobs replaced by automation like self-driving cars and trucks,” Zuckerberg told the graduates,
Zuckerberg said young people will have to find projects that will bring both jobs and direct benefits to the people of the world. He said in his speech that 300,000 people worked to put a man on the moon, and millions of people built, the Hoover Dam as well as other great projects over the last 100 years.
1.What do Americans think of technology?
A. Useful.
B. Effective
C. Dangerous.
D. Undependable.
2.Which of the following do the majority of Americans want the government to do?
A. Use machines to do dangerous and harmful jobs.
B. Increase job chances by introducing machines
C. Select a person for a job by computer.
D. Get rid of all driverless vehicles.
3.What did Zuckerberg encourage the students to do?
A. Refuse self-driving vehicles.
B. Create new job chances.
C. Consider large projects.
D. Fight against robots.
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. New Technology Creates More Jobs
B. New Technology Makes New Unfairness
C. Americans Worry Robots Will Take Jobs
D. Robots Make Work Easy to Do for Workers.
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From talking robots and video phones, technology has become so advanced that the previously impossible seems to occur on a daily basis. And yet—we still have no cure for the common cold.
Why can’t we stop the common cold? According to Peter Barlow, a scientist at Edinburgh Napier University, the main challenge lies in the many different types of cold viruses that are produced by the rhinoviruses (鼻病毒). There are at least 160 types. They change so easily that they quickly become resistant to drugs. In other words, a single cure isn’t likely to work on every type of cold.
However, researchers from Stanford University have found a possible answer. They discovered a protein that the viruses need. Without it, they can't spread inside your body.
To identify the gene which produces the specific protein needed by the viruses, researchers used a gene-editing technique to test all genes one by one for thousands of cells. These modified (改变的) cells were then exposed to a range of rhinoviruses which cause the common cold.
All the viruses were unable to copy inside cells without a gene that produces a specific protein, called methyltransferase (甲基转移酶) SETD3.
Then, they tested genetically modified mice, which were completely unable to produce the protein. The mice were able to live healthy, normal lives without the protein.
“Lacking that gene protected the mice completely from the common cold,” associate professor Jan Carette, from Stanford, told the BBC.
“These mice would always die, but they survived and we saw a very strong protection.”
Carette said the plan is to find a drug which can keep back the protein for a limited time, rather than produce genetically modified humans.
“We have identified a fantastic target that all rhinoviruses require and depend on. Take that away and the virus really has no chance,” said Carette.
1.Why does the author mention talking robots and video phones in the first paragraph?
A.To stress the importance of technology.
B.To encourage readers to share their ideas.
C.To introduce the topic of the text.
D.To recognize the progress of science.
2.What can we learn about the protein needed by the viruses?
A.It helps the viruses copy inside our bodies.
B.It stops the viruses from changing easily.
C.It protects the viruses against drugs.
D.It forces the viruses to spread fast.
3.What does Jan Carette intend to do?
A.To identify a fantastic target.
B.To slow copying speed of some genes.
C.To produce genetically modified humans.
D.To find a drug to temporarily block the protein.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.A New Experiment on Viruses.
B.New Defense Found for Viruses.
C.A Chemical Curing Modified Viruses.
D.Gene-editing Technology to Control Viruses.
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