2015 Tianjin Question 45 Single-choice Differentiating
45．What does the passage mainly present？ D
A. A new design idea of household robots
B. Marketing strategies for social robots
C. Information on household robots
D. An introduction to social robots
【考点】O4：新闻报道类阅读；P1：内容归纳；P2：文中细节
【分析】这是一篇新闻报道类的文章．本文主要介绍了社会机器人的功能与作用以及在今后的几年里它们的发展趋势．首席科学家 Cynthia Breazeal，说：社会机器人将会以更人性化的方式给我们每天的生活带来技术．与其说是工具，倒不如说他们更以伙伴的形式走进我们的家庭．比如，机器人能辨别主人的喜怒哀乐；能提醒年老的主人按时服药、拍照等．社会机器人不仅仅进入家庭，他们还以助手的形式陪伴水手出海．另外，他们还将出现在教育和健康领域里等
【解答】41．B 细节理解题．根据文章第二段 While household robots today do the normal housework，social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools．"与其说社会 机器人是纯粹的工具倒不如说他是同伴"．可知，答案为 B
> 42．D 细节理解题．根据文章第三段"The robot doesn't just deliver general answers to questions； it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household．It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos．"可知选 D
> 43．C 细节理解题．根据文章第三段"The Jibo robot，arranged to ship later this year，is designed to be a personalized assistant．You can talk to the robot，ask it questions，and make requests for it to perform different tasks．可知答案为选 C
> 44．B 推理判断题．根据文章最后一段 Breazeal 的话"We have technologies to train socialrobots to do things not for us，but with us"可以推断出社会机器人可以和我们一起做事情．故选B
Answer key
D