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1Listening and readingtask
2ListeningonPage54RobotWhatistherobot?Whatcantherobotdo?1VacuumcleanerItcanmovefromroomtoroomcleaningyourhouse.Youcanprogramitsothatitcleanswhenyou'reawayandyoucancontrolwhatit'sdoingfromyourcomputerattheoffice.
3RobotWhatisTherobot?Whatcantherobotdo?2Personalrobotcalled"PaPeRo"Itunderstands650phrases,speaksmorethan3,000.Itcanrecognizedifferentpeople.ItcancheckyouremailandchangetheTVchannel.ItcanhelpchildrendoresearchontheInternetfortheirhomework,talktothemabouttheirdayatschool,playgames,andevendancewiththem.
4RobotWhatistherobot?Whatcantherobotdo?3TinyhelicopterItwillbeusedtoflyintodangerousareas.Forexample,itcouldflyintoahousethat'sbeendestroyedbyanearthquakeandcheckifanyone'sinside.
5RobotWhatistherobot?Whatcantherobotdo?4WalkingchairIthelpspeoplewhocan'twalktogoupanddownstairs.
6LISTENINGTEXTTHEWORLDOFROBOTSListentoradiopresenter,AlanDobson(AD),talkingtosciencenewsreporter,EmmaWoods(EW),aboutrobotsintoday’sworld.
7AD:Nowit’stimeforourweeklychatwithsciencenewsreporter,EmmaWoods.HiEmma.EW:HiAlan.AD:So,whatdoyouhaveforustoday,Emma?
8EW:Well,Alan,Ithoughtwe’dhaveaquicklookattheworldofrobots.Oftenwhenyoutalkaboutrobots,peoplethinkofsciencefictionstories;theydon’t’thinkofrobotsaspartoftoday’sworld.AD:Yes,I’dagreewiththat.
9EW:Well,weactuallyalreadyuserobotsinmanyindustrialbutnowthey’realsobeingdevelopedforusearoundthehouse.Letmetellyouaboutacouple.There’snowaveryclevervacuumcleanerthatcanmovefromroomtoroomcleaningyourhousebyitself.
10Youcanprogramitsothatitcleanswhenyou’reawayandyoucancontrolwhatit’sdoingfromyourcomputerattheoffice.AD:Iwonderwhetheritdoesagoodjob,butIwantoneanyway!EW:Well,Alan,you’dprobablyalsowantaPaPeRo.
11AD:Awhat?EW:APaPeRo–it’sanegg-shapedpersonalrobotthatyoucantalkto…AD:You’rekidding.Youmanitcanunderstandyou?
12EW:That’sright.I’vereadthatitunderstands650phrasesandspeaksmorethan3,000.Anditcanrecognizedifferentpeople.AD:That’samazing!So,whatcanitdo?
13EW:Well,itcancheckyouremailandchangetheTVchannel.ItcanhelpchildrendoresearchontheInternetfortheirhomework,talktothemabouttheirdayatschool,playgames,andevendancewiththem.
14AD:Unbelievable!Now,let’smoveontoothertypesofrobots.Youalsofoundoutaboutatinyrobothelicopter,didn’tyou?EW:That’sright,Alan.Thiswonderfullittlerobotweighslessthan9gramsandhasacamerathatworksasaneye.
15Thecreatorsbelievethatinthenearfutureit’llbeusedtoflyintodangerousareas.Forexample,itcouldflyintoahousethat’sbeendestroyedbyanearthquakeandcheckifanyone’sinside.AD:Soitcouldsavealotofpeople’slives.
16EW:Yes,and,recently,awalkingchair’sbeendevelopedthatthemakersbelievewillhelppeoplewhocan’twalktogoupanddownstairs.AD:Well,Emma,thankssomuchfortellingusalittlebitabouttheexcitingworldofrobots.Nowwhat’reyougoingtotalkaboutnextweek?
17Readingtask
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19ThreedecadesofwarinCambodiahaveleftscarsinmanyformsthroughoutthecountry.Unfortunately,oneofthemostlastinglegaciesoftheconflictscontinuestoclaimnewvictimsdaily.Readthispieceofnewsaboutlandmines.
20Inmostcases,eventhesoldierswhoplantedtheminesdidnotrecordwheretheywereplaced.Now,Cambodiahasoneofthehighestratesofphysicaldisabilityofanycountriesintheworld.
21Atthecurrentrateofprogress,itmaytakeasmanyas100yearstoclearalltheminesinCambodia,andtheUNestimatesthatwithcurrenttechnology,itwilltakenearly1,100yearstoclearalltheminesintheworld.
22ThisisthesituationinCambodia.
23Hereandtherearetheminesigns.
24Inspiteofsomanywarningsigns,therearestillmanyvictims.
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27Robotsinthefightagainstlandmines.
28Fastreading1.Whichpartofthetexttellsyouwhatthemaintopicofthearticleis?Whatisthemaintopic?2.Whowrotethearticle?3.Whatdothethreepicturesshowyou?
294.Whereisresearchbeingdoneonrobotsthatcanfindlandmines?5.Inwhichtwocountriesmighttherobotsbeused?
30Carefulreading1.Whatarethethreereasonswhylandminesareparticularlyterrible?Landmineskillorbadlyinjurearound26,000peopleeveryyear.Whatisworseisthattheykeepcausingdamagefordecadesafter
31warended.Thereareabout100millionlandminesjustbeneaththesurfaceofthegroundin60countries.Removingthemisveryslowanddangerousworkthatmustbedonebyhand.
322.Howaremostlandminesremovedtoday?ByHand.Someonehastouseamentaldetectortofindthemine.Thenheorshehastodigthemineoutwithoutsettingitoff.
333.Whyisthismethodsodangerous?Becausethementaldetectordoesnotfindnewtypesofminecoveredinplastic.
344.Whataresomeoftheadvantagesofusingtheinsect-likerobottoremovelandmines?Aswellasbeingmuchsaferthanfindingminesbyhand,theinsectrobotisalsomuchfaster.
355.Whatistherobotabletodo?Itwalksonsixlegsandwhenitfindsamine,itmarksthespotwithpaintandsendsdatatoacomputerwhichcanthenmapthemines.
366.WhyisChibaUniversitytryingtodeveloparobotthatcanuseradar?Thegoalisforthecomputertousethedataitreceivestodeterminenotonlywhetheranobjectisapieceofmentaloraminebutalsowhattypeofmineitis.
377.Whatwastheresultofmanycountriesfightingagainsttheuseoflandmines?In1997,122countriessignedanagreementinOttawa,Canada,tostopthemanufactureanduseoflandmines.
388.Whichsentencedoesthewriterusetoemphasizetheneedtofindsolutionsquicklytoremovinglandmines?Perhapsroboticswillprovideasolution,butasevery20minutesgoesby,onemorepersoniskilledorbadlyinjured.
39DiscussionWritealetterofsuggestiontoBush---thepresidentoftheUS,fortheUShasn’tyetcommittedtotheMineBanTreaty.
40MaterialProducingonelandminecosts$3,yetonceinthegrounditcancostmorethan$1,000tofindanddestroy,accordingtotheICBL.Over80percentofthe15,000to20,000landminevictimseachyeararecivilians,andatleastoneinfive
41arechildren,accordingtotheInternationalCampaigntoBanLandmines(ICBL).Thedeadlylegacyoflandminesfaroutlaststheconflictsthatthatgaverisetothem.AmongthemostcontaminatedcountriesareIraq,Cambodia,Afghanistan,Colombia,andAngola.
42HomeworkFinishwritingthelettertoPresidentBush.
43Asample:SunChengChina28MarchDearMr.President,IreadinthenewspaperthattheUShasn’tyetcommittedtotheMine
44BanTreaty.I’mwritingtosuggestyourcountrysignontheagreement.1.Landmineskillorbadlyinjurearound26,000peopleeveryyear.Thereareabout100millionlandminesburiedjustbeneaththesurfaceofthegroundin60
45countries.AmongthemostcontaminatedcountriesareIraq,Cambodia,Afghanistan,Colombia,andAngola.ＩthinkthisisonereasonwhypeopleinthesecountrieshatetheUSsomuch.2.Producingonelandminecosts
46$3,yetonceinthegrounditcancostmorethan$1,000tofindanddestroy,accordingtotheICBL.Sostopmanufacturinglandminesandspendmoremoneyonfindingsolutionstoclearingthelandmines.Asyouknow,your
47countryhasdesignedthemostadvancedrobots.Whynotuseyouradvancedtechnologyandspendmoremoneyondesigningsomerobotstoclearthelandmines.Ifso,itwillbenefitthewholeworld.Peopleallovertheworldwillthinkhighlyofyouandyourcountry.
48Youandyourcountrywillbecomemoreinfluential.Japanhassetagoodexample.Theyhavedevelopedrobotsthatcanbeusedtoclearlandmines.IhopeyourgovernmentwillfollowJapan’sexample.Thankyouforreadingtheletter.Ihopeyouwillconsidermy
49suggestions.Ibelieveyoualsohopethewholeworldwillenjoypeace.Let’sworktogetherandmakeapeacefulworld.Yourssincerely,SunCheng
