Unit4EarthquakesⅠ.阅读理解[2017·山西晋中摸底]Formanyyears，machineshavebeendoingworkthatpeopleoncedid，includingsomedifficultjobs.Searchandrescueoperationsindangerousenvironmentsareoftenseenasthefirstareasthatwillemployhightechnologyrobots.Butthereisanotherareawheretheymaysoontakejobstraditionallyheldbyhumanbeings，therestaurantindustry.TeamsfromaroundtheworldcompetedinearlyJuneattheDARPARoboticChallengeFinalsinCalifornia.AteamfromSouthKoreaanditsrobot，calledDRCCHubo，wonfirstplaceinthecompetition.ThesecondandthirdplacewinnerswerefromtheUnitedStates.Therobotswererequiredtodriveavehicle，climbupstepsanddomechanicalwork.Suchactivitiesareeasyforhumanstoperform，butmoredifficultformachines.Notallofthecompetitorsweresuccessful.Thefailuresshowedhowdifficultitistodesigneffectivewalkingmachines.AkihiroSuzukiworksatYaskawaElectric，acompanythatdevelopsrobots.Hesaysrobotscannotdoeverythingahumancan，buttheyareabletoworkwithoutbecomingtired.Hesaysrobotscannottastefood，changebeatinglevelsorseasoningstogetthebestflavor(风味)．Buthesaysifafoodcanbeeasilyprepared，arobotcanrepeatthesamemovementtoreproducethesamemeal.OneJapanesewomanwhosawtherobotsworkingwantedtobringthemhome.MasayoMorisaysshewouldliketohaveahusbandwhocouldworklikearobot.SuzumoMachineryshoweditssushi(寿司)makerrobot.ItperformstheoftendifficultworkofwrappingthepopularJapanesefood.HiroshiMondenisanofficialwiththecompany.Hesayspeopleallovertheworldnoweatsushi，buttherearenotenoughskilledworkerstoprepareit.Hesayshismachinecanhelpanyonemakesushi.1．InParagraph1，theauthortellsus________.A．robotsjustdodifficultjobsB．robotsaresometimesdangerousC．robotsarewidelyusedinourlifeD．robotsaregraduallyreplacinghumans2．WhydidsometeamsfailattheDARPARoboticChallengeFinals?A．Theirrobotscannotbeappliedathome.B．Preparingfoodisreallydifficultforrobots.C．Theirrobotscanjustrepeatthesamemovement.D．Theyfailedtodesigneffectivewalkingrobots.3．Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat________.A．JapanesemenarelazyB．robotsarepopularinJapanC．JapanhasadvancedhightechnologyD．robotsusuallytakethejobofmakingsushiinJapan4．Inwhichcolumncanweprobablyseethetext?A．Education.B．Culture.C．Health.D．Science.答案：[解题导语]这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了机器人的用途、机器人竞赛、制作以及机器人在生活中的使用。1．C解析：段落大意题。由第一段：Formanyyears，machineshavebeendoingworkthatpeopleoncedid，includingsomedifficultjobs.Searchandrescueoperationsindangerousenvironmentsareoftenseenasthefirstareasthatwillemployhightechnologyrobots.Butthereisanotherareawheretheymaysoontakejobstraditionallyheldbyhumanbeings，therestaurantindustry.可知机器人应用在很多领域，包括搜救工作以及即将承担餐馆中的工作等，故此段的主要目的是告诉我们机器人在日常生活中被广泛使用。2．D解析：细节理解题。由第二段尾句：Thefailuresshowedhowdifficultitistodesigneffectivewalkingmachines.可知，一些参赛团队失败的原因是不能设计有效的步行机器人。3．B解析：推理判断题。由最后一段第一、二、三句：OneJapanesewomanwhosawtherobotsworkingwantedtobringthemhome.MasayoMorisaysshewouldliketohaveahusbandwhocouldworklikearobot.SuzumoMachineryshoweditssushi(寿司)makerrobot.可知，一位日本妇女见到正在工作的机器人想将之带回家去，MasayoMori说她想要一个像机器人一样工作的丈夫，以及后面提到的日本公司用机器人做寿司等可推断，机器人在日本是非常受欢迎的。4．D解析：推理判断题。纵览全文可知，本文主要介绍了机器人的用途、机器...
