TOKYO, Japan (AP) – Japan is very serious about robotics (機(jī)器人技術(shù)). If the androids 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, an android（有人特點(diǎn)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(感應(yīng)器)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（臥床不起的）. 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 robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of companionship.
Sato says his experimental room is raising awareness about privacy questions that may arise when electronic devices（設(shè)備）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.
小題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.
小題2:The underlined word “embedded” in the first paragraph probably means      .
A．fixedB．establishedC．settledD．rooted
小題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
小題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.
小題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（強(qiáng)調(diào)） in Japan.
C．robots can completely take the place of human beings.
D．people’s privacy should be strictly protected

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：本文介紹了機(jī)器人技術(shù)在日本的迅速發(fā)展和很好的前景描述。
小題1:D 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章主題段第一段TOKYO, Japan (AP) – Japan is very serious about robotics (機(jī)器人技術(shù)). If the androids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea.可知本文討論的是日本迅速發(fā)展的機(jī)器人技術(shù)。故D正確。
小題2:A 推理題。根據(jù)Then another robot on wheels delivered the cup of tea in an experimental room that has sensors(感應(yīng)器)embedded in the floor and sofa as well as cameras on the ceiling,可知這樣的感應(yīng)器被安裝在地板上，攝像機(jī)被安裝在天花板上，故該詞是指安裝的意思。故A正確。
小題3:D 根據(jù)第二段“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.說明人們不必對(duì)機(jī)器人表示感謝等。故D正確。
小題4:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第四段Already, monitoring technologies, such as sensors that automatically turn on lights when people enter a room, are becoming widespread in Japan.核倒數(shù)第四段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 robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of companionship.說明現(xiàn)在這樣的技術(shù)以及運(yùn)用在部分領(lǐng)域，并沒有說明能夠解決所有的問題。故C項(xiàng)描述錯(cuò)誤。
小題5:B 推斷題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三段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 robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of companionship.說明機(jī)器人技術(shù)在日本以及得到了重視和發(fā)展。故B正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文介紹了機(jī)器人技術(shù)在日本的迅速發(fā)展和很好的前景描述。推理題要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基礎(chǔ)上，做出一定判斷和推論，從而得到文章的隱含意義和深層意義。推理題所涉及的內(nèi)容可能是文中某一句話，也可是某幾句話，但做題的指導(dǎo)思想都是以文字信息為依據(jù)，既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根據(jù)的推理，也不能根據(jù)表面文字信息做多步推理，要根據(jù)原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案。
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