Question

One American university used a robot as a teacher to help students with their problems. And none of the students knew that was a robot in the beginning!

Jill Watson, an IBM-designed robot, has been helping graduate students at Georgia Institute of Technology (美国佐治亚理工大学) solve problems with their design projects. When answering their questions, Jill seems to be an excellent teacher. She can give wonderful answers quickly. She sounds natural and usually says good words. After 5 months, the students were told that their "teacher" was a robot, and many were shocked.

Now many students like to ask questions on their school's website. It usually takes teachers too much time to answer them. So the university had such an idea of making Jill Watson. It's a faster way to help the students with their problems.

Jill can quickly find possible answers to the questions in her own computer and make sure they are all right. After that, she tells the students in an electronic voice that sounds like a famous actress. She was trained by Georgia Tech researchers before being thrown into the mix with nine other teachers.

1.What does Jill seem to be when she answers questions?

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2.How long did it take to know that their "teacher" was a robot?

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3.Why do many students like to ask questions on their school's website now?

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4.How can Jill quickly find possible answers to the questions?

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5.Who trained Jill before being thrown into the mix with nine other teachers?

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Answer

1.Jill seems to be an excellent teacher when she answers questions.

2.It took 5 months to know their “teacher” was a robot.

3.Because it’s a faster way to help them with their problems.

4.Jill can quickly find possible answers to the questions in her own computer.

5.Jill was trained by Georgia Tech researchers before being thrown into the mix with nine other teachers.

【解析】

本文主要向我们介绍了机器人Jill在大学里做老师为同学们解决问题。

1.根据第二段中“When answering their questions, Jill seems to be an excellent teacher.”可知，在回答他们的问题时，吉尔似乎是个优秀的老师。故填Jill seems to be an excellent teacher when she answers questions.

2.根据第二段中“After 5 months, the students were told that their "teacher" was a robot, and many were shocked.”可知，五个月后学生们才知道吉尔是一个机器人。故填It took 5 months to know their “teacher” was a robot.

3.根据第三段中“It's a faster way to help the students with their problems.”可知，学生们喜欢在网上提问是因为这是帮助学生解决问题的更快的方法。故填Because it’s a faster way to help them with their problems.

4.根据最后一段中“Jill can quickly find possible answers to the questions in her own computer and make sure they are all right.”可知，吉尔可以很快地在她自己的电脑里找到问题的可能答案，并确保它们都是正确的。故填Jill can quickly find possible answers to the questions in her own computer.

5.根据最后一段中“She was trained by Georgia Tech researchers before being thrown into the mix with nine other teachers.”可知，她是由佐治亚理工学院的研究人员训练的，然后才与其他九名教师混在一起。故填Jill was trained by Georgia Tech researchers before being thrown into the mix with nine other teachers.