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Kismet is different from traditional robots because it can show human emotions. Its eyes, ears and lips move to show when it feels happy, sad or bored. Kismet is one of the first robots of a new generation that look like human beings and can imitate human feelings.
Some people say that by 2020 we will have created robots with brains similar to those of adult human beings. These robots will be designed to look like people to make them more attractive and easier to sell. What kind of jobs will they do? In the future, robots like Robonaut, a robot invented by NASA, will be doing dangerous jobs, like repairing space stations. They will also be doing more and more of the household work for us. In Japan, scientists are designing robots that will entertain people by dancing and playing the piano.
Meanwhile, people who worry about the future are wondering whether robots will become monsters? Will people themselves become increasingly like robots? Experts predict that more and more people will be wearing micro-computers connected to the Internet in the future. People will have microchips in various parts of their body, which will connect them to a wide variety of small machines. Perhaps we should not exaggerate(夸大) the importance of technology, but one may wonder whether, in years to come, we will still be falling in love, and whether we will feel pain.
Who knows?
小题1:Kismet is different from traditional robots because______.
A.it is made in the MIT, USA | B.it is able to express its own feelings |
C.it is the first modern robot | D.it is able to show human feelings |
A.think like human beings | B.do all kinds of jobs for us |
C.imitate human feelings | D.become dangerous monsters |
A.some experts | B.the writer himself | C.some scientists | D.people in general |
A.robots will take the place of human beings in the future |
B.the importance of technology has been exaggerated |
C.scientist have designed different kinds of robots |
D.robots might be a helper or a danger. |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:D
解析
核心考点
试题【 Scientists are building the world’s first thinking robot. It’s true. Some say】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Its big cities lie on the southeast coast, this is where most Australians live. Australians prefer to own their own houses, though some live in apartments. Australians are a suburban(郊区的) people. The suburbs surround the cities for many miles, and so efficient transport is of great importance. As the economy grows, so do its industries- a higher level of production, a wider range of products.
The Australian works hard, but he likes his leisure. The climate makes outdoor activities the most popular.
Canberra, the capital of Australia, is a planned modern city located inland. Australia is governed by a parliamentary democracy(议会民主). The representatives of other countries have their embassies here. Australia wants to strengthen relations with her neighbors.
Australia is a strange land, a land of vast expanses- fertile valleys, snow fields and deserts- also a land with unique animal, many that can not be found on any other continent in the world today.
Much of the continent is dry, but man has utilized the land, made it productive, with its tools, with its technology. This is the driest continent of all, and water is a precious possession, more precious than all other natural resources. Large dams are built to collect the water, there to irrigate the fields of pastures(牧场) and crops.
But Australia is changing. The land of wool and wheat is now a land of large-scale industry and mining. The costs of developing the new mineral discoveries are enormous, but the rewards are great too.
Australia — a young and developing nation. Australia — a nation that wants to communicate with its neighbors.
小题1:Australia is an island located ______ of Asia and its big cities lie ____ of the coast.
A.to the south; on the southeast | B.to the north; on the southwest |
C.to the east; on the northeast | D.to the east; on the southwest |
A.dull and wet | B.fine and shiny | C.gloomy and rainy | D.wet and cold |
A.Mineral resource | B.Animal | C.Desert | D.Water |
A.Australians are a suburban people |
B.Australia is governed by a parliamentary democracy. |
C.Australia prefers to live in the downtown of big cities. |
D.Wool and wheat used to be the main products of Australia. |
For anyone who uses a mobile phone, these are worrying times. But speak to the scientists whose work is the focus of these scares and you hear a different story.
One of the oddest effects comes from the now famous “memory loss” study. Alan Preece and his colleagues at the University of Bristol placed a device that imitated the microwave radiation of mobile phones to the left ear of volunteers. The volunteers were good at recalling words and pictures they had been shown on a computer screen. Preece says he still can’t comment on the effects of using a mobile phone for years on end. But he rules out the suggestion that mobile phones have an immediate effect on our cognitive(认识的)abilities. “I’m pretty sure there is no effect on short-term memory,” he says.
Another expert, Tattersall, remarked that his latest findings have removed fears about memory loss. One result, for instance, suggests that nerve cell synapses(神经元突触) exposed to microwaves become more — rather than less — receptive to undergoing changes linked to memory formation.
An even happier outcome would be that microwaves turned out to be good for you. It sounds crazy, but a couple of years ago a team led by William Adey at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in California found that mice exposed to microwaves for two hours a day were less likely to develop brain tumours when given a cancer-causing chemical.
“If it doesn’t certainly cause cancer in animals and cells, then it probably isn’t going to cause cancer in humans,” says William. And while there’s still no absolute evidence that mobile phone use does damage your memories or give you cancer, the conclusion is: don’t be afraid.
小题1: Mobile phone users are worried because ______.
A.they are not sure whether mobile phones can cause memory loss |
B.it’s said that mobile phones have a lot of side effects |
C.one headline reported “Mobile phone killed my man” |
D.a British newspaper showed mobile phones could heat the brain |
A.the mobile phone is a most wonderful invention |
B.there’s no need to worry about the radiation from mobile phones |
C.something must be done to stop people using mobile phones |
D.mobile phone companies shouldn’t cheat customers |
A.New Mobile Phones. | B.Special Mobile Phones. |
C.New Special Investigation: Mobile Phones. | D.New Investigation. |
Lots of the money today is made of paper. But people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells. Shells were not the only things used as money.
In China, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money for a long time. Some Africans once used elephant tusks, monkey tails, and salt as money.
The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money. Later, countries began to make coins of gold and silver.
But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. They began to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.
Money has had an interesting history, from the days of shell money until today.
小题1: In the Philippines Islands ______ was once used as money.
A.rice | B.knife | C.cloth | D.wheat |
A.Elephants tusks | B.Cloth | C.Salt | D.Shells |
A.square-shaped with some designs on them |
B.square-shaped with a round hole in the center |
C.round-shaped with a square hole in the middle |
D.round-shaped with a round hole in the middle |
A.was passed from west Asia to China | B.looked like a note used today |
C.was first used in Europe | D.looked like a piece of fur |
A.paper money isn’t difficult to make |
B.money must be suited to carry |
C.people need money to exchange goods with each other |
D.people prefer metal coins to paper notes |
Some European people realized that the European nations need to join together to help each other. If they could forget their language differences and the differences in customs, they might become strong competition against other countries.
In 1958, six of the European countries --- Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany and Italy got together and decided to cooperate. They called their group the European Economic Community, or the Common Market. These countries agreed to join their resources together.
Within a few years, the European Economic Community had worked so well that its members were more prosperous than many other European nations. Soon, other nations began to realize the advantage of the Common Market. Today the Common Market includes most of the important countries in Western Europe. It is helping Western Europe to again take its place as a leader among the industrial nations of the world.
小题1:From the passage we know the U.S. is much richer than ________ in resources.
A.any other Western European countries | B.any other country in Western Europe |
C.any country in Western Europe | D.every country in Europe |
A.share their resources and become more prosperous |
B.can again take the place as a leader in the world |
C.forget the differences in their languages and customs |
D.have become strong competition against the U.S. |
A.The Common Market is only a political association. |
B.The Common Market is an economic and political association |
C.The Common Market is only an economic association |
D.The Common Market is neither an economic association nor a political one. |
A.join together to found a united country |
B.help each other to smooth away the differences in customs |
C.work and act together for common purpose |
D.work together and fight against the U.S. |
Hit the sales.
No one wants to get up at four o’clock in the morning and fight to get the best deal on Black Friday, and it’s surely very tough to pick up the courage and get out there in the cold for a good deal, but sometimes——it can be well worth. Many retailers(零售商) offer specials all through the day——and some even offer online Black Friday specials, so you may still be able to get a great deal on Black Friday.
Pay close attention to advertisements.
Once the Christmas shopping season is coming, retailers hungry for business will do just about whatever to get you in the store. Pay very close attention to weekly advertisements of sales among the major retailers and you may be lucky enough to find different prices for the same thing in different shops.
Shop online.
Some of us don’t like running from store to store in order to get the best price on the perfect gift, and some of us don’t like to go out in the cold at all——thankfully for us, we can do online shopping.
The world of online shopping lets people visit all the major retailers as well as some specialty stores that could only be found on the Internet. Customers can find exactly what they are looking for, at the best possible price without ever having to leave the house. With traditional Christmas shopping consumers are sometimes limited to what’s left in stock if they wait too long to get to a particular store.
小题1:The first paragraph implies that ______.
A.nowadays not many people can afford expensive gifts |
B.recently many people don’t want to spend money on gifts |
C.Christmas is a time to make our loved ones enjoy their gifts |
D.Christmas is a time to make us feel free to buy our loved ones gifts |
A.if the weather is not very cold | B.if we don’t have to fight for the best deals |
C.if we don’t have to get up early | D.If we get what we want at a good price |
A.some experts in shopping | B.certain things for especially low price |
C.some kind of help for a certain customer | D.things that can only be found on Friday |
A.on Black Friday | B.in a particular store |
C.on the Internet | D.from retailers |
A.to tell us the best way to do shopping |
B.to attract more readers to do wise shopping |
C.to show us how hard it is to do Christmas shopping |
D.to give us advice on how to get a good deal at Christmas time |
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