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　　Robots have been a part of the manufacturing work force for decades－one in 10 auto-workers, for instance, is now made of metal and electronics．Robots for the house have been slower to come．Household chores(家務雜事)are less predictable and repetitive than those of the assembly line(裝配線), making them difficult to explain in the simple language of a machine．Then how can we solve this problem? One answer is to design robots that are flexible for specific tasks, such as cacuuming(用真空吸塵器清掃)．Another is to figure out a way to make robots simple－and cheap－enough that ordinary people can build their own from parts and program them to do whatever they please．

　　With funding from Google, Intel and Microsoft, scientists at Carnegie Mellon University(CMU)in pittsburgh have created a series of build-it-yourself robots which they say are simple and cheap enough for almost anyone to create．

　　It starts with a black box called Qwerk－the robot“brain” that CMU built and sells for $349 on its Website．Using off-the-shelf parts(wheels, screwdrivers, electrical tape)and some simple instructions, anybody can build a 10-centimeter-high robot and program the Qwerk brain．You might make a wheeled robot with a video camera that can keep an eye on your house and sound the alarm in case someone enters．

　　Scientists hope that by bringing simple robot technology to the marketplace, they can open up the industry to the greater public－maybe even make robotics fun．They’ve tested prototypes(原型)in classrooms and workshops, and even tried them out with young kids．While most of the robots serve practical uses, their goal, scientists say, is to get the public to start contributing its own designs, and even make robots a form of self-expression．One student, for example, made a robot that sits on the side of the road and when it sees a car going too fast, puts up a sign that says slow down!

(1)

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．

Robots have been used in manufacturing for decades．

B．

Robots are used to do housework more often than in the assembly line．

C．

Robots make up 10％of the auto-workers nowadays．

D．

Robots are made of metal and electronics．

(2)

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in pittsburgh get money for their research from________．

[　　]

A．

some IT companies

B．

the university

C．

banks

D．

the government

(3)

If you want to make a robot that can keep an eye on your house, which of the following might you NOT need?

[　　]

A．

A black box called Qwerk

B．

Some wheels

C．

A real gun

D．

A video camera

(4)

Scientists brought simple robot technology to the public in order to________．

[　　]

A．

help people solve household chores

B．

get people to start their own designs

C．

give people more chances to know robots

D．

change manufacturing robots into household ones

(5)

What would be the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．

Mobile robots

B．

Home-made robots

C．

Factory robots

D．

Teaching robots

答案：1．B;2．A;3．C;4．B;5．B;
提示：

(1)

細節(jié)理解題。A，C和D均與文意相符，B與第一段第二句相悖。家務雜事不如裝配線上的事務那樣有預見性和重復性，家用機器人的開發(fā)和制作較為困難，所以自然也就沒有多少成熟的產(chǎn)品問世。

(2)

細節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)第二段首句可知，該大學的科學家的研究經(jīng)費來自Google, Intel和Microsoft三大IT巨頭。

(3)

細節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)第三段可知，機器人首先需要“Qwerk”作為其大腦；看家機器人需要在房內(nèi)到處巡視，應能行走，故需要“輪子”；另外，看家機器人應有“眼睛”，故還需要攝象機。發(fā)現(xiàn)入侵者時，其只能報警，而不能開槍擊斃入侵者，故不應配備“真槍”。

(4)

細節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)最后一段倒數(shù)第二句話可以推斷，科學家將機器人技術帶給公眾是為了激發(fā)公眾的自創(chuàng)性。

(5)

標題判斷題。本文主要講述家用機器人的開發(fā)與制作以及發(fā)動廣大公眾積極參與到自制家用機器人中來。


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