问题1选项
A.Robots will take over the world.
B.Robots will render them jobless.
C.Robots can be overused in homes.
D.Robots can be controlling their lives.22.
问题2选项
A.It is well developed for home use.
B.It still has technical obstacles to overcome.
C.It can work in dangerous places or situations.
D.It has the potential to be built with a laser device.23.
问题3选项
A.Rising cost of labor.
B.Increasing amount of wealth.
C.Growing number of aged people.
D.Pressing needs for modernization.24.
Robots have been in the news a lot lately. And a recent poll found that 1/3 of the UK public is concerned that robots will take over their jobs. But what about robots in the home? One of the most popular robots for the home is a robot vacuum cleaner, which can also massively clean your home with very little human input. Anita robotics is a company started by a group of robotics engineers from Stanford University. They wanted to use robots to perform human chores at an affordable price. The technology they developed for their vacuum cleaners uses a laser Guide system to map out the home in 360 degrees. This enables the machine to avoid obstacles and dangers like stairs. A lot of southern European countries are embracing this category and also in Scandinavia. The Scandinavian market has been very interesting. They’ve done a lot of research in trying to modernize their wealth, where they have a growing aging population. And they are looking to deploy robotic vacuum cleaners in old people’s homes to actually do the cleaning. And now, almost 30 % of the users are over 55 years of age. It’s a very broad spectrum of people. In the UK, there has been a relatively slow adoption of robots in the home. I think maybe as a culture, we’re a bit more skeptical on how good can these rebels really perform and take the place of doing my vacuuming? I believe this will take a while before robots are able to do everything for us, at least in the UK. It also depends on people’s willingness to allow these machines into our daily lives. 21. What was the concern in the recent poll? 【试题答案】B 【试题解析】事实细节题。题干为：最近的民意调查关注的是什么？由文中“And a recent poll found that 1/3 of the UK public is concerned that robots take over their jobs.（最近的一项民意调查表明三分之一的英国民众对机器人会取代他们的工作表示关注。）”，可知B选项“Robots will render them jobless.（机器人会使他们失业。）”符合原文。A选项“机器人会统治世界”；C选项“机器人在家会被过度使用”；D选项“机器人可以控制他们的生活”不符合原文。 22. What can we learn about the robot vacuum cleaner? 【试题答案】A 【试题解析】推理判断题。题干为：关于机器人吸尘器，我们能了解到什么？由文中“They wanted to use robots to perform human chores at an affordable price.（他们想使用机器人以合理的价格承担人们的家务）”，可知A选项“It is well developed for home use.（很好地在家庭中使用）”符合原文。B选项“它仍然有技术障碍要克服”；C选项“它可以在危险的地方或情况下工作”；D选项“它在用激光设备建造方面有潜力”不符合原文。 23. What is the major reason behind the popularity of the cleaner in the Scandinavian market? 【试题答案】C 【试题解析】推理判断题。题干为：清洁器在斯堪的纳维亚市场受欢迎的主要原因是什么？由文中“The Scandinavian market has been very interesting. They’ve done a lot of research in trying to modernize their wealth, where they have a growing aging population. And they are looking to deploy robotic vacuum cleaners in old people's homes to actually do the cleaning.（斯堪的纳维亚市场非常有趣。他们在使财富现代化方面做了很多研究，在这里老龄化人口较多。而且，他们希望运用机器人真空吸尘器在老人家中帮他们从事实际的清洁打扫工作）”，可知在斯堪的纳维亚地区吸尘器流行的一个原因是老龄化，所以C选项“Growing number of aged people.（增长的老年人口）”符合原文。A选项“劳动成本上升”；B选项“财富的增长”；D选项“现代化的迫切需求”不符合原文。 24. How do people in the UK react to the robot vacuum cleaner? 【试题答案】C 【试题解析】事实细节题。题干为：英国人对机器人吸尘器有什么反应？由文中“In the UK, there has been a relatively slow adoption of robots in the home. I think maybe as a culture, we're a bit more skeptical on how good can this rebels really perform …（在英国，家庭对于机器人的接受还是相对较慢的。我想可能是因为文化的原因，我们对如何运用好这一新事物持有一点怀疑态度……）”，可知C选项“怀疑”符合原文。A选项“乐观”；B选项“漠不关心的”；D选项“气氛”不符合原文。 25. What is important to the wide use of robots in the future? 【试题答案】B 【试题解析】推理判断题。题干为：什么对未来机器人的广泛应用是重要的？由文中“It also depends on people’s willingness to allow these machines into our daily lives.（这取决于人们是否愿意让这些机器人进入我们的日常生活）”，可知机器人在未来的使用在于B选项“People’s acceptance.（人们的接受度）”符合原文。A选项“人们的负担能力”；C选项“技术进步”；D选项“市场推广”不符合原文。
