TOKYO, Japan (AP) – Japan is very serious about robotics (機(jī)器人技術(shù)). If the droids 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, a humanoid（有人特點的）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 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 seal robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of fuzzy 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 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：文章介紹了日本很重視機(jī)器人科技，以及機(jī)器人技術(shù)在日本日常生活中應(yīng)用廣泛，可以幫助做家務(wù)，照顧老人等等。
小題1:主旨題：從文章的內(nèi)容和第一段的句子：Japan is very serious about robotics (機(jī)器人技術(shù)).可知機(jī)器人技術(shù)在日本日常生活中應(yīng)用廣泛。選D
小題2:猜詞題：在地板上和沙發(fā)上安裝傳感器。選A
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：“That’s the best part about a robot. You don’t have to feel bad about asking it to do things.”可知Professor Sato認(rèn)為這種服務(wù)不需要回報。選D。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題：文章的第三段只是說機(jī)器人可以照顧老人或臥床不起的人，并沒說機(jī)器人可以解決老年社會的所有問題。選C
小題5:推理題：從第一段的句子：TOKYO, Japan (AP) – Japan is very serious about robotics (機(jī)器人技術(shù)).可知日本很重視機(jī)器人科技。選 B
點評：文章介紹了日本很重視機(jī)器人科技，以及機(jī)器人技術(shù)在日本日常生活中應(yīng)用廣泛這篇閱讀理解集中考查了細(xì)節(jié)題，要求考生仔細(xì)閱讀全文，做好相應(yīng)的標(biāo)志，以提高閱讀的效率和速度，做題時要審清題干，發(fā)覺和把握試題中有效的提示性信息，確認(rèn)命題的角度、閱讀范圍和答題方式。
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