考点规范练19(Module1)Ⅰ.阅读理解Robotshaveprovenveryusefulindifferentsituations.Butthoserobotsaresmallremote-controlledtankswithamechanicalarm,andtheycangethunguponnarrowstairwells(楼梯井)andarestoppedbyladders.“Alotoftheplaceswhereyoudodisasterrecoveryareonlyaccessibleforpeople,”saysMarcRaibert,thepresidentofBostonDynamics,whichisprovidingadviceandhelpforDefenseAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency(DARPA)—thescientificresearchdepartmentoftheU.S.military(军队)—tocreatethemostadvancedrobotsonEarth.“Ifyou’reahumanoid—amachineorcreaturewiththeappearanceandqualitiesofahuman—accesscanbeincreasedandyoucanuseavailabletools.”InthefutureDARPAhopes,ahumanoidrobotwillbeabletodrivetrucks,andenterpowerplants.Thatfutureisalongwayoff.“Simplemovementslikesquatting(蹲)arealmostimpossibleforsomethingwithmetalpartsandskinthatcannotbend,”saysRaibert.Still,recentprogressisimpressiveenoughthatthemilitaryhasbeguntobetonleggedbots.TheOfficeofNavalResearchisworkingwithVirginiaTechonahumanoidfirefightingrobot,andDynamicsshowedofftwoofitslatestprojects:Cheetah,afour-leggedrobotcapableofrunning28milesperhour,andtheLeggedSquadSupportSystem,abigandawkwardheadlessrobotfundedbyDARPAandtheMarineCorpstohelpcarrythingsinplaceslikemountainareas.“HalfthelandonEarthistoorough,sandy,orrockyforwheeledthings,”saysRaibert.“Humansandanimalscangotothoseplaces.Theyaretheonlyexamplesofsuccessfulsystemsthatdowhatwe’retryingtodo.”Noneofthewalkingrobotsismeanttofight.They’redesignedtoputoutfiresandcleanupindustrialaccidents.Buttheyareallfundedbythemilitary.“I’mwellawareofhowtheworldworks,”saysDennisHong,foundingdirectorofVirginiaTech’sroboticslab.“Robotsformearetoolstohelpsociety,nottofightinwars.Butonceatechnologyleavesourlab,there’snowaytocontrolhowpeoplecanuseit.”【语篇导读】本文是说明文。未来的机器人将会设计得越来越像人类,并能完成复杂的任务。1.InMarcRaibert’sopinion,robotsneedtobedesignedlikehumansto.A.accomplishcomplextasksB.becontrolledefficientlyC.survivedisastersD.appearfriendly答案:A解析:细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Ifyou’reahumanoid...accesscanbeincreasedandyoucan