武邑中学7高一上学期寒假作业英语试题7.docx

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精

河北武邑中学2017-2018学年高一寒假作业

英语学科(第七期）完成时间正月初六

命制人：审查人：

班级_________学生姓名_______________家长签字________________

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Whatifyouarrivedhometofindadelicioushotmealwaitingforyou，preparedbyyourveryownkitchenrobot？Itmightsoundlikesciencefiction,butprofessorsattheuniversityofTokyohavetakenthefirststepstowardmakingthatscenarioareality。Theteamrecentlyintroducedahumanoidkitchenrobotthatcanpourteaandotherdrinksintocupsandservethemtoguests。Whenteatimeisover,therobotcanalsowashthedishesandputthemaway.

InCalifornia,anotherinterestingkitchenrobothasbeendeveloped,calledReadybot.Itcanpickupobjectsandeitherstorethemincabinets（橱柜)orputtheminthetrash.Italsocarriesaseparatefloor—cleaningrobotthatcanoperatebyitself.UnliketheJapaneserobot,Readybotjustlooksmorelikealargeboxwitharmsandwheels.

ReadybotwascreatedbyengineersanddesignerswhoestablishedaclubcalledtheReadybotChallenge.Theybelievethatinthefuturemillionsofrobotswillbeneededinhomestoperformordinaryhouseholdtasks。Readybotisjustthefirststepintheirplantocreatearobotthatcandojobsnotonlyinkitchensbutinotherroomsofhomesandinofficesaswell。

Clearlytherearetechnologicaldifficultiestosolvebeforerobotscancookacompletetherearealsomanysafetyconcerns（忧虑）.Noteveryone（especiallyparents）wouldbecomfortablewiththeideaofrobotsintheirhouse，manipulatinghotpansandsharpknives。TheEuropeanCommissionrecentlyfunded(资助)aprojecttostudytheseconcerns.AccordingtoleadresearcherProfessorChrisMelhuish，“Enablingrobotstoworksafelywithhumansisakeyneedforthefuturedevelopmentofrobotics。”

29.ComparedwithReadybot，whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheJapaneserobot？

A.Itismorepopular. B。Itperformsmorejobs.

C.Itmovesmore