B
随着时代的发展,越来越多的工业机器人和家用机器人进入我们的生活,你是否也非常期待你的家里有一个机器人?
Not long ago, the only time you could see a robot was when you were reading a novel or watching a movie such as Star Wars. Today, however, a lot of things in science stories have been science facts. More and more robots are starting to appear in factories and our homes. These robots have different sizes, shapes, and colours. But they all have the same type of man-made "brain". Leading the robot revolution are industrial robots that work in factories. Industrial robots can do different kinds of jobs that are often boring and sometimes dangerous. Robots are also coming to American homes, though not as quickly as they are entering factories. These robots aren't as friendly and bright as those you saw in Star Wars. But, their makers say, today's home robots "walk", sense objects in their way (and sometimes knock into them), and even carry objects (which they sometimes drop). Well, nobody is perfect.
We may laugh at home robots today, but some day they may see and hear better than humans do. We humans can only see certain wavelengths of light, and hear certain sounds. That's because the abilities of our eyes and ears are limited. Robots, however, need not have the same limits as we have. Robots may also be equipped with devices that pick up information humans can't. To understand what their sensing devices pick up is a hard job. Remember, man-made brains handle information, including all kinds of data, as zeroes and ones. Imagine the difficulty in trying to explain to a robot what a football looks like—using only zeroes and ones.
WORD BOX ＞＞
| revolution | [ˌrevə'luːʃn] | n. 革命 | industrial | [ɪn'dʌstriəl] | adj. 工业的 |
| sense | [sens] | vt. 感知 | wavelength | ['weɪvleŋθ] | n. 波长 |
| limited | ['lɪmɪtɪd] | adj. 有限的 | equip | [ɪ'kwɪp] | vt. 配备;装备 |
| handle | ['hændl] | vt. 处理 | data | ['deɪtə] | n. 数据 |
COMPREHENSION CHECK UP ＞＞
Choose the best answer according to the passage.
(
A. They are the tallest type among robots.
B. They help improve other types of robots.
C. They are most active in industrial revolution.
D. They are playing a more important role than other types of robots.
(
A. They're less common than factory robots.
B. They're able to do any kind of housework.
C. They're more widely used than factory robots.
D. They're free from making mistakes while carrying out duties.
(
A. They have man-made brains.
B. They do not have so many limits as humans do.
C. They handle information by using zeroes and ones.
D. They may be equipped with a special kind of sensing device.
(
A. Robots can be very interesting.
B. Science and technology are developing fast.
C. People are interested in new inventions.
D. Machines are more able to do things than humans.
(
A. They sometimes do things wrongly.
B. They are as bright as those in Star Wars.
C. They are better than humans in seeing and hearing.
D. They can pick up objects more quickly than humans.
随着时代的发展,越来越多的工业机器人和家用机器人进入我们的生活,你是否也非常期待你的家里有一个机器人?
Not long ago, the only time you could see a robot was when you were reading a novel or watching a movie such as Star Wars. Today, however, a lot of things in science stories have been science facts. More and more robots are starting to appear in factories and our homes. These robots have different sizes, shapes, and colours. But they all have the same type of man-made "brain". Leading the robot revolution are industrial robots that work in factories. Industrial robots can do different kinds of jobs that are often boring and sometimes dangerous. Robots are also coming to American homes, though not as quickly as they are entering factories. These robots aren't as friendly and bright as those you saw in Star Wars. But, their makers say, today's home robots "walk", sense objects in their way (and sometimes knock into them), and even carry objects (which they sometimes drop). Well, nobody is perfect.
We may laugh at home robots today, but some day they may see and hear better than humans do. We humans can only see certain wavelengths of light, and hear certain sounds. That's because the abilities of our eyes and ears are limited. Robots, however, need not have the same limits as we have. Robots may also be equipped with devices that pick up information humans can't. To understand what their sensing devices pick up is a hard job. Remember, man-made brains handle information, including all kinds of data, as zeroes and ones. Imagine the difficulty in trying to explain to a robot what a football looks like—using only zeroes and ones.
WORD BOX ＞＞
| revolution | [ˌrevə'luːʃn] | n. 革命 | industrial | [ɪn'dʌstriəl] | adj. 工业的 |
| sense | [sens] | vt. 感知 | wavelength | ['weɪvleŋθ] | n. 波长 |
| limited | ['lɪmɪtɪd] | adj. 有限的 | equip | [ɪ'kwɪp] | vt. 配备;装备 |
| handle | ['hændl] | vt. 处理 | data | ['deɪtə] | n. 数据 |
COMPREHENSION CHECK UP ＞＞
Choose the best answer according to the passage.
(
D
) 1. What can we know about factory robots from the passage?A. They are the tallest type among robots.
B. They help improve other types of robots.
C. They are most active in industrial revolution.
D. They are playing a more important role than other types of robots.
(
A
) 2. What is TRUE about home robots?A. They're less common than factory robots.
B. They're able to do any kind of housework.
C. They're more widely used than factory robots.
D. They're free from making mistakes while carrying out duties.
(
C
) 3. Robots may deal with information that humans can't. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons?A. They have man-made brains.
B. They do not have so many limits as humans do.
C. They handle information by using zeroes and ones.
D. They may be equipped with a special kind of sensing device.
(
B
) 4. What does the development of robots suggest?A. Robots can be very interesting.
B. Science and technology are developing fast.
C. People are interested in new inventions.
D. Machines are more able to do things than humans.
(
A
) 5. According to this passage, what can we infer about present home robots?A. They sometimes do things wrongly.
B. They are as bright as those in Star Wars.
C. They are better than humans in seeing and hearing.
D. They can pick up objects more quickly than humans.
答案：1. D
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. A
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. A
解析：
翻译:
B
随着时代的发展，越来越多的工业机器人和家用机器人进入我们的生活，你是否也非常期待你的家里有一个机器人？
不久前，你唯一能看到机器人的时候是在你读小说或者看像《星球大战》这样的电影的时候。然而，如今，科幻故事里的很多事物已经变成了科学事实。越来越多的机器人开始出现在工厂和我们的家中。这些机器人有着不同的大小、形状和颜色。但它们都有着同一种类的人造“大脑”。引领机器人革命的是在工厂里工作的工业机器人。工业机器人能够做各种各样的工作，这些工作通常很枯燥，有时还很危险。机器人也正进入美国家庭，尽管速度不如它们进入工厂的速度快。这些机器人不像你在《星球大战》里看到的那些机器人那样友好和聪明。但是，它们的制造者说，如今的家用机器人会“行走”、感知挡在它们路上的物体（有时还会撞到这些物体），甚至还会搬运物体（有时它们会把物体弄掉）。嗯，人无完人。
我们今天可能会嘲笑家用机器人，但总有一天它们的视觉和听觉可能会比人类更好。我们人类只能看到特定波长的光，听到特定的声音。那是因为我们的眼睛和耳朵的能力是有限的。然而，机器人不必有和我们一样的限制。机器人也可能配备有能捕捉人类无法捕捉到的信息的装置。理解它们的传感装置捕捉到的信息是一项艰巨的工作。记住，人造大脑处理信息，包括各种各样的数据，都是以0和1的形式。想象一下，仅仅用0和1来向机器人解释足球是什么样子是多么困难。
词汇框＞＞
| revolution | [ˌrevə'luːʃn] | n. 革命 | industrial | [ɪn'dʌstriəl] | adj. 工业的 |
| sense | [sens] | vt. 感知 | wavelength | ['weɪvleŋθ] | n. 波长 |
| limited | ['lɪmɪtɪd] | adj. 有限的 | equip | [ɪ'kwɪp] | vt. 配备；装备 |
| handle | ['hændl] | vt. 处理 | data | ['deɪtə] | n. 数据 |
阅读理解检测＞＞
根据文章选择最佳答案。
( ) 1. 从文章中我们能了解到关于工厂机器人的什么信息？
A. 它们是机器人中最高的一种。
B. 它们有助于改进其他类型的机器人。
C. 它们在工业革命中最为活跃。
D. 它们比其他类型的机器人发挥着更重要的作用。
( ) 2. 关于家用机器人，哪一项是正确的？
A. 它们不如工厂机器人常见。
B. 它们能够做任何种类的家务。
C. 它们比工厂机器人应用得更广泛。
D. 它们在执行任务时不会犯错。
( ) 3. 机器人可能会处理人类无法处理的信息。以下哪一项不是原因之一？
A. 它们有人造大脑。
B. 它们没有和人类一样多的限制。
C. 它们用0和1来处理信息。
D. 它们可能配备有一种特殊的传感装置。
( ) 4. 机器人的发展表明了什么？
A. 机器人会非常有趣。
B. 科学技术发展迅速。
C. 人们对新发明感兴趣。
D. 机器比人类更有能力做事。
( ) 5. 根据这篇文章，我们可以推断出关于现在的家用机器人的什么信息？
A. 它们有时会做错事。
B. 它们和《星球大战》里的机器人一样聪明。
C. 它们在视觉和听觉方面比人类更好。
D. 它们搬运物体的速度比人类更快。
B
随着时代的发展，越来越多的工业机器人和家用机器人进入我们的生活，你是否也非常期待你的家里有一个机器人？
不久前，你唯一能看到机器人的时候是在你读小说或者看像《星球大战》这样的电影的时候。然而，如今，科幻故事里的很多事物已经变成了科学事实。越来越多的机器人开始出现在工厂和我们的家中。这些机器人有着不同的大小、形状和颜色。但它们都有着同一种类的人造“大脑”。引领机器人革命的是在工厂里工作的工业机器人。工业机器人能够做各种各样的工作，这些工作通常很枯燥，有时还很危险。机器人也正进入美国家庭，尽管速度不如它们进入工厂的速度快。这些机器人不像你在《星球大战》里看到的那些机器人那样友好和聪明。但是，它们的制造者说，如今的家用机器人会“行走”、感知挡在它们路上的物体（有时还会撞到这些物体），甚至还会搬运物体（有时它们会把物体弄掉）。嗯，人无完人。
我们今天可能会嘲笑家用机器人，但总有一天它们的视觉和听觉可能会比人类更好。我们人类只能看到特定波长的光，听到特定的声音。那是因为我们的眼睛和耳朵的能力是有限的。然而，机器人不必有和我们一样的限制。机器人也可能配备有能捕捉人类无法捕捉到的信息的装置。理解它们的传感装置捕捉到的信息是一项艰巨的工作。记住，人造大脑处理信息，包括各种各样的数据，都是以0和1的形式。想象一下，仅仅用0和1来向机器人解释足球是什么样子是多么困难。
词汇框＞＞
| revolution | [ˌrevə'luːʃn] | n. 革命 | industrial | [ɪn'dʌstriəl] | adj. 工业的 |
| sense | [sens] | vt. 感知 | wavelength | ['weɪvleŋθ] | n. 波长 |
| limited | ['lɪmɪtɪd] | adj. 有限的 | equip | [ɪ'kwɪp] | vt. 配备；装备 |
| handle | ['hændl] | vt. 处理 | data | ['deɪtə] | n. 数据 |
阅读理解检测＞＞
根据文章选择最佳答案。
( ) 1. 从文章中我们能了解到关于工厂机器人的什么信息？
A. 它们是机器人中最高的一种。
B. 它们有助于改进其他类型的机器人。
C. 它们在工业革命中最为活跃。
D. 它们比其他类型的机器人发挥着更重要的作用。
( ) 2. 关于家用机器人，哪一项是正确的？
A. 它们不如工厂机器人常见。
B. 它们能够做任何种类的家务。
C. 它们比工厂机器人应用得更广泛。
D. 它们在执行任务时不会犯错。
( ) 3. 机器人可能会处理人类无法处理的信息。以下哪一项不是原因之一？
A. 它们有人造大脑。
B. 它们没有和人类一样多的限制。
C. 它们用0和1来处理信息。
D. 它们可能配备有一种特殊的传感装置。
( ) 4. 机器人的发展表明了什么？
A. 机器人会非常有趣。
B. 科学技术发展迅速。
C. 人们对新发明感兴趣。
D. 机器比人类更有能力做事。
( ) 5. 根据这篇文章，我们可以推断出关于现在的家用机器人的什么信息？
A. 它们有时会做错事。
B. 它们和《星球大战》里的机器人一样聪明。
C. 它们在视觉和听觉方面比人类更好。
D. 它们搬运物体的速度比人类更快。