河北省承德市双滦区实验中学 2021 届高三英语一轮复习晚练试题 3第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分 35 分)第一节(共 10 小题；每小题 2.5，满分 25 分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。AWe use robots for tasks like building cars and sorting mail, but can we use them as standup comedians (单口相声演员) in the future？One robot called RoboThespian has been trying out some jokes.Researchers from Queen Mary University of London organized RoboThespian's performances to test whether it could be as funny as a human.The electronic comedian went on stage for a show with British comedians Andrew O'Neill and Tiernan Douieb, performing the same jokes as Douieb but with a few changes—it is a robot after all. The robot has some advantages over human comedians, too.“We used computer vision and audio software to notice the response of each audience member, something a human comedian cannot do ， ” said Kleomenis Katevas, the robot's programmer.“The machine used this information to decide who to look at and which gestures to use.”The robot also has other advantages over human comedians. Impressions of other people and sounds are very popular ways for performers to get laughs, and according to New Scientist reporter Celeste Biever, the robot can perform recorded sound by simply playing it back. It can also act out programmed pieces from Shakespeare or just about anything else.“Another of the robot's advantages is more surprising. Because I feel less empathy ( 同 感 ) for RoboThespian than for the human comedians ， I feel more relaxed during his performances，” Biever added. And of course, RoboThespian is unlikely to feel as nervous as other comedians, or be affected too badly by an audience member ...
