3 In about 15 yearstime from now, robots
A will become space designers.
B will look like monsters.
C will behave like animals.
D will think like humans.
4 In the future robots will also
A explore space.
B entertain people.
C move much faster.
D do all of the housework
5 What is the writers attitude to robots in the future?
A Critical.
B Hostile.
C Objective.
D Enthusiastic.
答案:1. D 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. C
解析:
1. D 細節題,在原文中找到與Kismet相關的句子是第二段第三句Kismet is different from the traditional robot because it can show human emotions
2. C 細節題,在原文中尋找與Cog相關的句子,Cog, another android invented by the MIT, imitates the action of a mother.答案就出來了。
3. D 文章中沒有提到15 years以后,只有2020這個詞比較接近實際情況,第三段第一句The optimists say that by the year 2020 we will have created humanoids with brains similar to those of an adult human being.因此可以認為15年后可以造出像人類一樣會思考的機器人。
4. B 細節題,抓住題干中的in future找到倒數第二段話的In the future, robots like Robonaut, a humanoid 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. 采取排除法就能直接選出答案。
5. C 觀點題,針對作者觀點的,我們通常要通過一些主觀的語句推理,本篇的作者觀點就在最后一句 Perhaps we should not exaggerate (夸大) the importance of technology, but one wonders whether, in years to come, we will still be falling in love, and whether we will still feel pain.
Who knows?由此可見作者并沒有對科學技術持懷疑態度,而是認為對科技應該保持謹慎的態度,提出的一些擔憂也是在常理之內,并沒有反對。