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After a long day’s study at school, you are very tired. So after school you go home to relax. When you get home, a robot greets you. He’s happy to see you and helps you take your school things to your room. He listens to you talk about your school life and tells you a new joke. And he tells you to call your cousin and to say happy birthday. And then he helps you with your homework.
This is your future, and the robot’s name is NAO. NAO has a small body, big eyes and a large head. He can walk and dance. He listens and talks, and he even learns and thinks for himself. His creators (创造者) predict that the robot will be in people’s homes before 2040.
This $16,000 robot knows who you are. NAO can even express emotions (表达情感). He is a self-guided robot. A self-guided robot can sense (感觉), think and act. Other robots might do two out of the three. For example, a robot might sense things using cameras and think using computers, but with no arms, he can’t act. Another robot can move and sense things, but he can’t think for himself. These aren’t self-guided robots. But NAO can do them all.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
6. The underlined word “greets” means “_____” in Chinese.
A. 讨厌 B. 击败 C. 迎接 D. 仰慕
7. The robot tells you to _____ to your cousin.
A. say happy birthday B. dance C. send a birthday gift D. write
8. What does NAO look like?
A. He has small eyes and a small head. B. He has big eyes and a large head.
C. He has a large body with a large head. D. He has a small body with a small head.
9. When might people have robots like NAO in their homes?
A. In 2020. B. In about 15 years. C. In 2030. D. In about 30 years.
10. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. NAO isn’t a self-guided robot.
B. NAO can’t help kids with their homework.
C. NAO is more than fifteen thousand dollars.
D. NAO can move and sense, but he can’t think.
C
My vacation with Grandma and Grandpa was great! They moved to Arizona when I was five. Dad usually visits them, but not this summer! Dad sent me to stay with them for two weeks.
This was my first time to travel by myself. On the plane, I studied a picture. It was a picture of Walpi, an old Hopi village where Grandma and Grandpa live. The village is on top of a tall hill. I wasn’t sure I could climb that high. I also wondered if Grandma and Grandpa would act differently in this village than they did in our apartment in New York.
Grandpa met me at the airport (机场). As we drove away from the city, I enjoyed the beauty of the desert (沙漠). Soon we arrived at Walpi. I looked down and found that we were so high up. I felt like a bird!
Grandma was waiting for us. Grandma and Grandpa’s rooms were cool after standing under the hot sun. Grandma said the building was made of stones (石头) and the stones kept the rooms cool.
After eating lunch, we took a walk outside. We visited the “kiva”: it is a large room where the Hopi people go for special events.
I really liked the Hopi people. They were friendly to me. One man helped me make a gift to take home to Mom. The children and I played ball games. It seemed that I was part of the big family in the village. It was hard to leave my grandparents when my two weeks was over. I wish I could live in Walpi for two more weeks!
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
( )11. This summer, the writer stayed with his grandparents for _____.
A. a week B. two weeks C. three weeks D. four weeks
( )12. We can learn from the passage that Walpi is a _____.
A. picture B. hill C. plane D. village
( )13. Where does the writer’s family live?
A. In Arizona. B. In New York. C. In Hopi. D. In the kiva.
( )14. Why were the writer’s grandparents’ rooms cool?
A. Because the building was made of stones.
B. Because the building was on top of a tall hill.
C. Because the building was far away from the desert.
D. Because the temperature was not high in the village.
( )15. According to the writer, the Hopi people were _____.
A. funny B. serious C. friendly D. creative
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