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　　Almost Human?

　　Scientists are racing to build the world’s first thinking robot．This is not science fiction：some

　　say they will have made it by the year 2020 Carol Packer reports

　　Machines that walk，speak and feel are no longer science fiction．Kismet is the name of an

　　android(机器人)which scientists have built at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT)．

　　Kismet is different from the traditional robot because it Can show human emotions．Its eyes，ears

　　and lips move to show when it feels happy. sad or bored．Kismet is one of the first of a new

　　generation of androids——robots that look like human beings——which Can imitate human

　　feelings．Cog，another android invented by the MIT, imitates the action of a mother．However,

　　scientists admit that So far Cog has the mental ability of a two—year—old．

　　The optimists(乐观主义者)say that by the year 2020 we will have created humanoids(机

　　器人)with brains similar to those of all adult human being．These robots will be designed to look

　　like people to make them more attractive and easier to sell to the public．What kind of jobs will

　　they do? In the future，robots like Robonaut，a humanoid invented by NASA，will be doing

　　dangerous jobs，like repairing space stations．They will also be doing more and mom of the

　　household work for us In Japan，scientists are designing androids that will entertain us by

　　dancing and playing the piano．

　　Some people worry about what the future holds：will robots become monsters(怪物)?Will

　　people themselves become increasingly like robots? Experts predict that more and more people

　　will be wearing micro—computers，connected to the Internet，in the future．People will have

　　micro—chips in various parts of their body，which will connect them to a wide variety of gadgets

　　(小装置)．Perhaps we should not exaggerate(夸大)the importance of technology，but one

　　wonders whether，in years to come，we will still be falling in love，and whether we will still feel

　　pain．Who knows?

　　31 Kismet is different from traditional robots because

　　A it thinks for itself

　　B It is not like science fiction

　　C it can look after two—year-old．

　　D it seems to have human feelings．

　　32 What makes Cog special?

　　A It looks like a mother．

　　B It behaves like a child．

　　C It can imitate the behavior of a mother．

　　D It has a huge brain．

　　In about 15 years’ time from now，robots

　　A will become space designers．

　　B will look like monsters．

　　C will behave like animals．

　　D will think like humans．

　　34 In the future robots will also

　　A explore space．

　　B entertain people．

　　C move much faster．

　　D do a11 of the housework．

　　35 What is the writer’s attitude to robots in the future?

　　A Critical．

　　B Hostile．

　　C Objective．

　　D Enthusiastic

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　　31 D 32 C 33 D 34 B 35 C

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