Question

Robotic Puppy

Roll over, sit and fetch aren’t commands normally given to a robot, but the smart toy company WowWee has developed a new way of owning a puppy.

CHIP (Canine Home Intelligent Pet) is a robotic dog with blue LED eyes and pointy ears and can sit, shake, dance and make all types of dog noises. It also has tracking capabilities to help locate its owner. “The beauty about CHIP is that it has its own thing going on,” said Sufer, CTO at WowWee. “It has its own life and own kind of intelligence. Even if you’re not around, it’s always doing something.”

CHIP uses wheels to get around and is loaded with sensors (传感器) that give it a 360-degree view to find its ball. The pup is Bluetooth enabled, which connects to a wristband worn by its owner. The wristband, similar to a watch, displays icons (图标) for different commands such as a thumb-up, which allows you to give your pup a digital belly rub. With its owner wearing a smart wristband, it can even follow him around the room.

“We worked on CHIP for about five to six months,” Davin Sufer, told dailymail. com, “We typically come up with a concept, model and product and get it on shelves within a year.” The company plans to start shipping units by next fall, which will allow them to load up the robotic dog with sensors and add many more animated responses per-owner interactivity.

The high-tech toy company made its debut (处女作) in 2004 by releasing the 1.5 foot RoboSapien, which sold millions of units. MiP, which hit shelves last year, is a seven-inch-tall robot covered in white with black accents. Users can direct it, change its emotions and make it dance to any song on your iPad. It’s loud, fast and active.

About 15 years ago, a company called ToyQuest developed the first ever electronic robotic dog — Tekno, the Robotic Puppy. The company sold over seven million units in the first season and 40 million more during its original four years of production. Tekno was built with over 160 emotions and instructions, but most importantly offered consumers a quick look into the future.

1.According to Sufer, the amazing characteristic of CHIP is that _____.

A.it is loaded with special sensors

B.it can make all kinds of dog noises

C.it has quick response to the commands

D.it can do something without instructions

2.CHIP can follow its owner with the help of _____.

A.a watch

B.a smart wristband

C.pointy ears

D.blue LED eyes

3.From the passage, we can know_______.

A.CHIP can be bought in the store now

B.WowWee introduced its first product last year

C.Tekno provided the bright future of the robotic puppy

D.MiP is the first company to develop the robotic puppy

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。一种新型的机器狗CHIP被开发出来了，文章介绍了这种机器狗的主要特点及设计过程。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第二段后三句“The beauty about CHIP is that it has its own thing going on,” said Sufer, CTO at WowWee. “It has its own life and own kind of intelligence. Even if you’re not around, it’s always doing something.”可知，“CHIP的美妙之处在于，它有自己的事情在进行，”WowWee的首席技术官苏福尔说。“它有自己的生命和自己的智慧。即使你不在，它也总是在做一些事情。”由此可知，CHIP的惊人特点是它可以在没有指令的情况下也可以做一些事情。故D项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段最后三句话The pup is Bluetooth enabled, which connects to a wristband worn by its owner. The wristband, similar to a watch, displays icons (图标) for different commands such as a thumb-up, which allows you to give your pup a digital belly rub. With its owner wearing a smart wristband, it can even follow him around the room.可知，这只狗狗有蓝牙功能，可以连接到主人戴的腕带上。这款腕带类似于手表，它会显示不同指令的图标，比如竖起大拇指，这样你就可以给你的狗狗来一次数字揉腹。它的主人戴着智能腕带，它甚至可以跟着主人在房间里转。由此可知，CHIP可以在智能腕带的帮助下跟随主人。故B项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据文章最后一句Tekno was built with over 160 emotions and instructions, but most importantly offered consumers a quick look into the future.可知，Tekno内置了超过160种情绪和指示，但最重要的是为消费者提供了对未来的快速展望。由此可知， Tekno让顾客看到了机器狗的未来。故C项正确。