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1、Module4WhichEnglishCarnival(建议用时40分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解ATheglobalpopulationislivinglonger,andgettingolder,whichpresentsnewchallenges.“Thequestionbecomes:whowilltakecareofeveryone?Whilepeoplewillalwaysbethebestcaregiversforpeople,therejustaren’tenoughpeople.That’swhererobotictechnologycanrea
2、llymakeadifference,”saysProfessorMajaMataricattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.Hergroupisdevelopingrobotstoworkwithstroke(中风)patientsandelderlypeople.Theresearchteamhasfoundthatpeoplereactwelltoarobotgyminstructor,andseemtogetlessfrustratedwithitthanwithinstructionsgivenonacomp
3、uterscreen.Therobotcanactasaperfecttrainer,withinfinite(极大的)patience.“Peoplesaythingslike‘Ipreferthisrobottomyhusband!CanItakeithome?’”accordingtoProfessorMataric.“Infactthere’sareallyimportantpointhere.Aswecreatethesecaregivingtechnologies,we’rehelpingnotonlythepeoplethatneedth
4、ecare,butalsothepeoplecaringforthem.Wecangivethemabreak,andhelpthemavoidburnout.”Peoplearegoingtohavetolike,andimportantlytrustrobotsbeforetheywelcomethemintotheirhomes,andseveralgroupsaroundtheworldareworkingonmakingiteasiertocommunicatewiththem.Muchofhumancommunicationtakespla
5、cethroughbodylanguage.Gestures,eyecontact,andconceptsofpersonalspaceareallthingsthatrobotsarebeingtaught.Inlearningabouthowpeopleinteract(互动)withmachines,researchersarealsodiscoveringnewrolesforrobotsinourlives.Robotscancommunicatewithhumansinwaysthatothertechnologiescannot.“Ifs
6、omeonefindstherobottobemorepersuasiveandmorereliable,that’sgoingtoaffecthowtheyinteractwithit,”saysDrCynthiaBreazeal,directorof10thePersonalRobotsGroupattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.“Wecannowstarttothinkaboutfieldswhereit’sthesocialinteraction,whichisthemainmeansbywhich
7、arobothelpssomeone.”DrBreazealsaysthatmeansrobotscouldbeusedineducation,learning,andhealthcare,wheresocialsupportisimportant.【文章大意】随着地球上的人们活的时间越来越长,年龄越来越大,很多问题也相继而来。谁来照顾他们?这篇文章将介绍一种新型机器人,它能帮你照顾老人,它还能做什么呢?一起看看吧!1.ProfessorMajaMataricmainlyfocusedonrobots’functionof______.A.teachi
8、ng B.exploringC.makingthingsD.givingcare【
