社交机器人Nexi和AutomNexi is one of a new generatio...

社交机器人Nexi和Autom

Nexi is one of a new generation of robots. It moves on wheels and can pick up objects. _____ robots like Nexi are more than just entertaining toys.

Nexi, a social robot created by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT), can _____ human emotions.

Roboticists at MIT call Nexi a “social robot”， which is a robot that can communicate like a human. It can become sad, mad, and even _____. Some social robots can also “read” our facial(面部的) expressions. For example, Nexi can see that we are sad and say something to make us _____.

Autom is another social robot developed at MIT. Autom is a robot health coach. It has a screen where you enter _____ about what food you ate that day or how much you exercised. Autom has a face with eyes that move. It speaks with a synthesized (合成的) voice. Autom gives you _____ about your diet and exercise and encourages you to do better.

_____ a test, Autom helped people lose weight better than other ways of recording diet information. Breazeal thinks this is because Autom _____ facial expressions and words of encouragement. In other words, Autom behaved _____　 like a person. In fact, many people who used Autom gave the robot a name and ______　　 it.

The robot of the future will be not just a machine. It may also be your coach helper, or friend. Let's wait and see what will happen in the future!

1.A.So B.And C.But D.Or

2.A.express B.repeat C.choose D.hide

3.A.noisy B.bored C.hopeful D.safe

4.A.crazy B.angry C.awful D.happy

5.A.information B.action C.direction D.exhibition

6.A.notes B.researches C.tests D.advice

7.A.On B.In C.At D.With

8.A.meant B.planned C.forgot D.used

9.A.really B.slowly C.quietly D.quickly

10.A.talked to B.turned to C.referred to D.led to

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[素材选自21st CENTURY READING Book 1]

新型机器人

Nexi is one of a new generation of robots. It moves on wheels and can pick up objects. But robots like Nexi are more than just entertaining toys.

Nexi, a social robot created by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT), can express human emotions. Roboticists at MIT call Nexi a “social robot”. 1. Nexi can look sad, mad, and even bored. Some social robots can also “read” our facial expressions.

2. Autom is a robot health coach. It has a screen where you enter information about what food you ate that day or how much you exercised. Autom has a face with eyes that move. 3. Autom gives you advice about your diet and exercise and drives you to do better.

In a test, Autom helped people lose weight better than other ways of recording diet information. Breazeal thinks it's because Autom used facial expressions and words of encouragement. In other words, Autom communicated like a real person. In fact, many people who used Autom gave the robot a new name and talked to it. 4.

In the future, humans may communicate with social robots just like they do with other people. 5. Let's wait and see what will happen in the future!

Word Bank

entertaining 有趣的 synthesized 合成的

A.It speaks with a synthesized voice.

B.Autom is another social robot developed at MIT.

C.A social robot is a robot that can communicate like a human.

D.The robot of the future will be not just a machine; it may also be your coach, helper, or friend.

E.When robots use human expressions and body language, people reply to them like they reply to people.

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根据每段短文内容，从A到F中选出最佳答案，并将其字母标号填到题前括号内，每个选项只能用一次，有一项是多余的。

1.This new robot is called Twenty-one. It can look after babies and help people do housework. The inventor (发明者) Shigeki Sugano is watching this robot carefully.

2.The name of the robot is Topio. He was developed in Japan in 2005. The coolest thing about Topio is that he can play table tennis with humans.

3.Students in Anhui University make some robots. These robots act out many old Chinese plays.

4.The robot can cook delicious food. People tasted the meal it cooked, and said it was delicious.

5.Hi, my name is Ifbot. I can smile and I can blink(眨眼睛). I can speak like a 5-year-old kid. Believe it or not, I can read your expressions(表情)！Smile at me, please.

Choose the best topic from A to F according to the meaning of each paragraph.

A.A robot cook　　　　　　 B. Robot actors　　　　　 C. Robot helper　　　　　　　　　　　 D.Robot can play games　　 E.A robot inventor　　　　 F.Talking robot

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Robots（机器人）

If someone asked you to draw a picture of a robot, how would it look? Look big? Look like a person? Like a ball? Or like a …? That’s how we often picture robots in our minds. But real robots look many different ways.

Some robots have TV cameras for eyes. Some have special cells（电池）that help them touch. Many have computer brains. How robots look depends on （取决于）the job they have to do. Some can even have their parts changed so they can do different jobs.

Some robots look like huge creatures. NASA sent Viking Landers to Mars in 1976. They moved around on Mars, picked up soil（土壤）and did experiments. They helped people have known more about Mars.

Robots can do many things. They are taking the place of many workers. They can do boring jobs. They can do dangerous jobs, too. They can do messy jobs, such as cleaning, painting and so on. They can do jobs no person could do, such as picking up very hot metal, exploring. Some robots can even talk to people.

Robots don’t get bored. They don’t get tired. They don’t mind getting messy. They can work for the time people want.

Some people are afraid robots will take jobs away from people. But that doesn’t have to happen. After all, robots just do what people ask them to do. People must remember that robots are good at some things and humans are good at others.

Some robots go around telling people that they don’t have to be afraid of robots. These robots help people understand that robots can do boring, dangerous and dirty jobs and people can do better ones.

1.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Robots can get bored.

B. Robots don’t do messy jobs.

C. Robots do what people ask them to do.

D. Robots can do things better than people.

2.What are Paragraphs 4 to 7 mainly about?

A. What robots look like.　　 B. What jobs robots can do.

C. How robots are named.　　 D. How people talk to robots.

3.The writer wrote “Robots” to ________.

A. help people think like robots

B. make people laugh about robots

C. give readers information about robots

D. tell readers a story about famous robots

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An“unmanned”， fully automated(自动的)bank opened on Monday in Shanghai. It has received positive feedback from customers, especially younger ones.

The equipment, set up by China Construction Bank's Shanghai Branch on Jiujiang Road in the downtown district, is providing self­service—replacing the counters and busy clerks at traditional banks, and it is using robots. It comes at a time when things like mobile Internet, big data and artificial intelligence have become part of Chinese people's everyday lives. Plenty of visitors attracted by the human­free method arrived on Thursday.

China Construction Bank said all kinds of self­service machines helped by leading technologies, such as robots, voice recognition and face recognition can deal with more than 90 percent of the cash and non­cash business of a traditional bank.

Customers visiting the bank for the first time need to show their ID cards or bank cards to get in through a turnstile(入口处等的旋转式栅门). Then their facial information is collected and they_can go on with almost any kind of things. They do not need to show their cards or mobile phones again.

Another highlight of the automated bank is a robotic guide that can understand and answer all kinds of questions in Mandarin. When asked if it can speak Shanghai dialect(方言), the robot answered, “I am a new Shanghai person and I can't speak the local dialect.”

A_few_bank_workers_and_a_guard_were_walking_around_to_provide_help__ “We are here because it's first used in people's life　　 and people may meet all kinds of questions and need help，” an employee said. “But we don't put our hands on any of the machines, as traditional clerks do.”

1.完成句子：

China Construction Bank ____________ the equipment which is self­service, and using robots.

2.简略回答问题：

When did the “unmanned” fully automated bank open in Shanghai?

_________________________________________

3.英语表达文中画线单词they所指代的内容：

________________________________________

4.用英语简要概括本文的主旨大意：

This passage is mainly about______________．

5.将文中画线句子译成汉语：

________________________________________

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The planet Mars is the 1.(close) and most similar planet to Earth. It is very interesting to scientists. For example, Mars has seasons with different weather, but other planets have 2. same temperatures all year round. Was there l3. on Mars?

T4. find out, scientists need to know if Mars ever had water. In 2004, two robot explorers(探测器), or ‘rovers’， called Spirit and Opportunity were sent to look for5.(sign) of water. These rovers can drive over rocks 6. all kinds of rough ground. They can also use cameras and send photos back to Earth. 7.(one), the two rovers found chemicals and patterns(图纹) in the rocks that were probably 8.(make) by water. Then, they moved to another area and found other rocks w9. may have been created by water. Now scientists think there was probably water on the planet long ago. Today they are still not sure if there was life on Mars. They 10.(real) need more information to decide. The discoveries of the two rovers answered some old questions, but they also brought up many new ones.

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Mr. Green made a robot. He could say only one sentence—“There is no doubt(疑问)about it.” The robot always repeated the same words when you spoke to him.

One day,Mr. Green needed lots of money and he took the robot to the market to sell him. “Who will buy my robot? He is very smart,” he shouted. “Twenty thousand dollars for my robot!”

A man was surprised that he was asking for so much money. Instead of asking Mr. Green why he wanted so much money, he decided to speak to the robot. “Are you worth(值)twenty thousand dollars?” he asked the robot.“ There is no doubt about it,” answered the robot.

The man liked the robot’s answer so much that he bought him and carried him home. But very soon he found that the robot could say nothing else. He was sorry that he bought the robot. He stood in front of the robot and said, “How foolish I was to throw so much money away!”

“There is no doubt about it,” said the robot.

1.How many sentences could the robot say?

A. Only one sentence.　　 B. Three sentences.

C. Ten sentences.　　 D. Hundreds of sentences.

2.Why did Mr. Green sell the robot?

A. The robot was bad.　　 B. Mr.Green didn’t like it.

C. Mr.Green needed much money.　　 D. The robot was old.

3.When the man heard Mr.Green’s words,he thought 　　.

A. the robot was unusual　　 B. Mr.Green needed lots of money

C. the robot was cheap　　 D. Mr.Green didn’t want to sell the robot

4.The man was sorry that 　　.

A. he met Mr.Green　　 B. he went to the market

C. he spoke to the robot　　 D. he bought the robot

5.At the end of the story,the man probably felt the robot was 　　.

A. sorry for him　　 B. afraid of him

C. laughing at him　　 D. trying to surprise him

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India is one of our neighbors. How much do you know about it? Now let's learn more information about it.

India is one of the four oldest civilizations(文明) in the world. About 5, 000 years ago, Indian　 civilization was born. Today, with a population (人口)of over 1. 2bilion(十亿), India is the world's second most populous country behind China.

Its great civilization makes the country exciting. The world's highest mountain, the Himalayas, rises in the north. The mountain is home to some of India's rarest(最珍稀的)animals.

Also, India is famous for making software(软件). IT products(产品)from India are widely used. If you have a mobile phone, some of the parts may come from India.

Many Indians work for IT companies in Bangalore, also called the Silicon Valley(硅谷)of India. It is the country's software production center.

If you are not interested in software, then India's modern culture may excite you. Most Indian films are called Bollywood films. Many of them tell stories with a lot of lively music and dancing.

They usually have a happy ending. For example, 3 Idiots (《三傻大闹宝莱坞》）is one of the best ones.

1.India is famous for _________________.

A.software production B.making mobile phones

C.Hollywood films D.a relaxing lifestyle

2.The underlined word "populous" in Paragraph 2 means _____________in Chinese.

A.流行的 B.人口密集的 C.地域辽阔的 D.受欢迎的

3.About India, which of the following is TRUE?

A.India is the oldest civilization in the world. B.India has a history of about 5. 000 years.

C.India has a population of over 2 billon. D.India is the world's largest country.

4.Which is the best title for this story?

A.The World's Oldest Civilization B.The World's Second Biggest Country

C.Our Neighbor's Colorful Culture D.New Times, New Country

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Spring is the coming of a year. It means the cold winter has passed, and the new hope is coming. And for teenagers in the US that also means a vacation is on　 1.(it) way.

In the US, students may begin their spring vacation at different times, 2.(depend) on where they live. 3. while students from one town are on vacation, their neighbors in the next town might have classes as usual. Spring vacation is also known 4. “spring break”. During this time, students have one or two weeks off from school. The break 5. (usual) falls in late March or April.

Spring break is a relaxing time. I6. of doing homework over the break, students can spend their days and nights free from school­time stress. There are p7. of ways to spend the time. Some families go on vacation, visit 8. new state or even a new country. Others may travel to visit family 9. (member) who live far away. Some students either relax at home or visit 10. (friend) houses.

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Robots seem new to most people, but they have a long history. 　　　 one was made by a Greek.

The robots in the films are usually stronger, 　　　 and cleverer than people. In real life, most robots are used in factories. They are used to do many dangerous, difficult or boring 　　　 . Some people can’t look after 　　　 and robots can help them. For example, some people can’t see, and they use dogs 　　　 themselves move around. This kind of dog is called a guide dog (导盲犬). But now scientists are making robots help them. In the future, robot dogs 　　　 take the place of (代替) these guide dogs.

Today robots are 　　　 used in American hospitals. In the hospital, a robot　 　　　 　 meals from the kitchen to the sick people’s rooms. It never lost its way because it has a 　　　 of the hospital in its computer system(系统).

Robots can help us in a lot of different ways. However, they 　　　 take the place of humans.

1.A. First　　　 B. Second　　　　 　　　 C. The first　　　　 D. The one

2.A. fast　　　 B. more fast　　　 C. faster　　　　 D. more faster

3.A. jobs　　　 B. work　　　　 C. exercise　　　 　　 D. job

4.A. them　　　 B. themselves　　 C. theirs　　　 　　 D. their

5.A. helps　　　 B. to help　　　 　　 C. helping　　　 　　 D. help

6.A. can’t　　 B. may be　　　 　　 C. may　　　　 D. must

7.A. also　　 　　 B. too　　　　 C. not　　　　 　　 D. seldom

8.A. takes　　　 B. puts　　　　 C. gets　　　　 D. walks

9.A. paper　　 　　 B. map　　　　 C. sign　　　　 　　 D. book

10.A. will never　　 B. never will C. are never D. never are

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