Question

Robots seem very new to most people. But they have a long history. The first one was made by a Greek(希腊人)inventor in the 1920s.You may have seen robots in some fields. The robots in these fields are stronger, faster and much cleverer than people. In real life, most robots are used in factories. They are used to do many dangerous, difficult or boring jobs. Some people can’t look after themselves and robots are used to help, for example, some people can’t see. Many of these people use a dog to help themselves move around. This dog is called a guide dog. Scientists are making a robot to help them. In the future, robot dogs might take the place of these guide dogs.

One kind of robot guide dog has wheels. It moves in front of the owner. It is very clever. It knows the speed of its owner’s walk. The owner wears a special belt(带子). This belt sends instructions to the owner from the dog, such as“Stop here”, “Turn left” or “Turn right”.

In the United States, another kind of robot helps disabled people to take care of themselves in their daily life. The robot hears the sound of its owner’s voice. It follows instructions such as “Turn the page” or“Make a cup of coffee”.

Robots are also used in American hospitals. At one hospital a robot take meals from the kitchen to the sick people’s rooms. It never loses its way because it has a map of the hospital in its computer memory.

In the future, robots will work in space. But robots will never take the place of human beings(人类).They can, however, help us in a lot difficult ways.

1.From the passage, we can know that robots       .

A. were invented a few years ago

B. mostly work on the farm

C. can help the people who can’t see

2.The underlined phrase “a guide dog” means        .

A.机器狗     B.导盲犬      C.导游狗

3.Some disabled people need robot’s help to       .

A. take care of themselves

B. talk to other people

C. become scientist

4.Robots can’t get lost in hospital, because     .

A. they walk after the doctors

B. they ask the people when they don’t know the way

C. their computer memory can tell the way

5.In the future, robots       .

A. will work in difficult and important fields

B. will take the place of human

C. can’t do something as bad people tell them

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了对大多数人来说机器人似乎是个新鲜事物。但是，他们已有很长的历史。希腊科学家制造了第一个机器人。您可能在一些电影中看到过机器人。在电影中的机器人通常更强，更快，比人更聪明。在现实生活中，大多数机器人用于工厂。他们可以做很多危险的工作。机器人也被用于在美国医院。在一家医院，一个机器人可以将食物从厨房送到生病的人的房间。在未来，机器人甚至会在太空中工作。

1.1】细节理解题. 根据Some people can’t look after themselves and robots are used to help, for example, some people can’t see.可知有些人不能照顾自己，用机器人来帮助，例如，有些人看不见，机器人就来帮助他们。故选C.

2.细节理解题。根据Many of these people use a dog to help themselves move around. This dog is called a guide dog.得知很多人用一只狗来帮助自己移动。这只狗是导盲犬。可知选B。

3.】细节理解题.根据In the United States, another kind of robot helps disabled people to take care of themselves in their daily life.可知在美国，另一种机器人帮助残疾人在日常生活中照顾自己。故选A。

4.题.根据It never loses its way because it has a map of the hospital in its computer memory.可知它从不会迷路，因为在计算机内存里有一张地图。故选C。

5.根据In the future, robots will work in space. But robots will never take the place of human beings(人类).They can, however, help us in a lot difficult ways.可知在未来，机器人将在太空工作。但是机器人不会取代人类。但是，他们可以帮助我们处理好多困难和在重要的领域中帮助我们。故选A。

考点：考查科技类阅读。