TOKYO, Japan (AP) – Japan is very serious about robotics (机器人技术). If the droids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea. Fortunately, researchers at the University of Tokyo are exploring just that. In a show this week, a humanoid(有人特点的)with camera eyes made by Kawada Industries Inc. poured tea from a bottle into a cup. Then another robot on wheels delivered the cup of tea in an experimental room that has sensors embedded in the floor and sofa as well as cameras on the ceiling, to simulate(模仿)life with robot technology.
“A human being may be faster, but you’d have to say ‘Thank you,’” said University of Tokyo professor Tomomasa Sato. “That’s the best part about a robot. You don’t have to feel bad about asking it to do things.”
Sato believes Japan, a rapidly aging society where more than a fifth of the population is 65 or older, will lead the world in designing robots to care for the elderly, sick and bedridden(卧床不起的).
Already, monitoring technologies, such as sensors that automatically turn on lights when people enter a room, are becoming widespread in Japan.
The walking, child–size Asimo from Honda Motor Co. greets people at showrooms. NEC Corp. has developed a smaller companion robot–on –wheels called Papero. A seal robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of fuzzy companionship.
Sato says his experimental room is raising awareness about privacy questions that may arise when electronic devices(设备)monitor a person’s movements down to the smallest detail.
On the bright side, the tea – pouring humanoid has been programmed to do the dishes.
1.What is the best title of this passage?
A．“Thank You” Will Never Be Needed in Japan
B．Monitoring Technologies Are Widespread in Japan
C．Robot Is Designed to Care for the Elderly.
D．Robot technologies are widespread in Japanese daily life.
2.The underlined word “embedded” in the first paragraph probably means .
A．fixed B．established C．settled D．rooted
3.According to Professor Sato, .
A．the robot serves tea much faster than a human being
B．the robot does anything like human beings
C．tea – serving robot helps to form laziness of the aging society
D．tea – serving robot doesn’t need any reward for the service
4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A．
A robot can imitate people to complete complicated tasks.
B．A robot has been programmed to clean the dishes.
C．All the problems in the aging society can be solved by robots.
D．The number of aging people is increasing rapidly in Japan.
5.We can infer from the passage that .
A．people are afraid of being monitored by robots.
B．the technology of robots has been highlighted in Japan.
C．robots can completely take the place of human beings.
D．people’s privacy should be strictly protected
Apple Pay is a new way of paying for things without using money. It was developed by the United States smartphone maker. This cash-free smartphone payment service was introduced to China in February, 2016. It has similar services like Xiaomi Company and Alibaba Group. It is said that Apple Pay will help open up the Chinese smartphone payment market which is now mainly under Alibaba’s control,though it is difficult for Apple Pay to challenge Alibaba’s payment services at present. |
1.How many companies have smartphone payment services?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
2.Which of the following has the largest smartphone payment market?
A. Apple Pay. B. Alibaba Group. C. Xiaomi Company.
3.Which is TRUE about Apple Pay?
A. It’s an easy job for Apple Pay to challenge Alibaba’s payment service.
B. Apple Pay payment service was sold to China in February, 2016．
C. People can do shopping more conveniently by using Apple Pay.
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1.When can we join Music Club?
A.8:00am—6:00pm on weekdays
B. 8:30am—9:30am every Sunday
C. 8:00am—9:30pm every day
2. How much does it cost if your parents and you go to Art Museum?
A.25.5 pounds B. 15.5 yuan C. 25.5 dollars
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通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Tom brought a box of biscuits to the summer camp .He ate a few and placed the rest under his bed. After lunch, he found the box was gone. He went to tell his camp about it.
The next day, the coach saw a boy eating Tom’s biscuits a tree. He came up with an idea to the problem. He found Tom and said to him, “I know who took away your biscuits. Will you help me to teach him a lesson?”
“Well, yes...are you going to punish ,sir?” Tom asked. “No, I am not,” the coach explained . “That would only make him you. I want you to write to your mother and ask for more biscuits.”
Tom received box of biscuits by mail from his mother a few days later. “Now,” said the coach, “go and share them with the boy who your biscuits.” Tom didn’t understand the coach’s intention, he still followed his advice.
Half an hour later the coach saw the two boys come up the hill, arm in arm. The boy was trying to ask Tom to accept his toy robot in payment(赔偿) for the stolen biscuits. And Tom was refusing the gift from his new friend. He said that the few biscuits were not so .
In some situations, forgiveness（原谅） is better than punishment.
1.A. doctor B. cook C. coach
2.A. behind B. on C. at
3.A. find B. research C. solve
4.A. me B. him C. her
5.A. patiently B. angrily C. sadly
6.A. hate B. love C. miss
7.A. others B. another C. other
8.A. stole B. gave C. bought
9.A. but B. since C. thoug
10.A. different B. cheap C. important
---Do you know _____________________?
---Yes, for five days.
A. how long will your brother stay in Beijing
B. how long your brother will stay in Beijing
C. how soon will your brother go to Beijing
I’ll never forget the poor school ______ I visited three years ago.
A. which B. where C. Who
