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1、阅读理解专题 社会科普类Babiesbornafter2017mayneverneedtotakeadrivinglessonbecauseofthedevelopmentofself-drivingcars.Somescientistssaythatself-drivingordriverlesscars（无人驾驶汽车)mayhittheroadswithin15years,anditispossiblethatdrivingmaybecomenotnecessary,ormorerelaxingandenjoyable. CompanieslikeGoogle,Baidu,Appleand
2、Alibabaareworkingondriverlesscars.Ifthetestsaresuccessful,theseelectricself-drivingcarscouldbeputintouseverysoon.Thiskindofcarsmaychangethewayweliveinthefuture.Allyouhavetodoistypingintheaddress! AccordingtoBaidu,driverlesstechnologyhasthefollowingfouradvantages.Firstly,driverlesscarsareactuallysafe
3、r.Secondly,driverlesscarsaremoreefficientthanmannedcars.Thirdly,driverlesscarsfollowthetrafficrules.Thereforetrafficcontrolwillbeeasiertoachieve.Atlast,thecostoftransportationwillbereducedasthelaborcostbecomesless. Therearemanydifferenttechnologiesneededtomakeasuccessfulself-drivingcar. Themo-stdiff
4、iculttechnologiesofallareenvironmentalperception （感知） 25 behaviorprediction,planningcontrol,HDmapping,andexactGPS. 1.Accordingtosomescientists,driverlesscarsmaymakedrivingbecome . A.necessaryB.difficult C.enjoyableD.boring 2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutdriverlesscars? A.Google,Baidu,AppleandAli
5、babaareworkingondriverlesscars.B.Thiskindofcarsmaychangeourlivingconditionsinthefuture.C.Driverlesscarsaresaferthanman-controlledcars. D.Passengersdontneedtotellthecarswheretheywanttogo.3.Thethirdparagraphmainlytalksabouttheofdriverlesscars. A.instructionsB.standards C.advantagesD.theories4.Whatcanw
6、elearnfromthepassage? A.Driverlesscarsmaynotfollowthetrafficrules. B.Thetechnologiesfordriverlesscarshaventyetwelldeveloped.C.Thecommunicationbetweenthecarandamanisperfect. D.Driverlesscarswillhavemoreaccidentsthanman-controlledcars.Whether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to be
7、come a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo. While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like compan
8、ions than mere tools. For example, these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad. This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questio
9、ns, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The robot doesnt just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.Social
10、 robots are not just finding their way into the home. They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market. The companys “Oshbot” robot is built to as
11、sist customers in a store, which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the products location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.The more interaction the robot has with humans,
12、the more it learns. But Oshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees. “We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us, but with us,” said Breazeal.1. How are social robots different from household robots? A. They can
13、 control their emotions.B. They are more like humans.C. They do the normal housework.D. They respond to users more slowly.2. What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3?A. Communicate with you and perform operations.B. Answer your questions and make requests.C. Take your family pictures and de
14、liver milk.D. Obey your orders and remind you to take pills.3. What can Oshbot work as?A. A language teacher.B. A tour guide. C. A shop assistant.D. A private nurse.4. We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will _. A. train employees B. be our workmates C. improve technologieD. take
15、 the place of workers5. What does the passage mainly present?A. A new design idea of household robots. B. Marketing strategies for social robots.C. Information on household robots. D. An introduction to social robots.Your house may have an effect on your figure. Experts say the way you design your home could
