第19练阅读＋语法填空＋短文改错＋书面表达Ⅰ.阅读理解A体裁：科普文话题：科学世界词数：360时间：8′Severalyearsafteritwasintroducedtotheworld，theadvancedJapaneserobotAsimoisstillservingonlyasanexperimentation.Evenifavailableforthemarket，itwouldbetooexpensiveforordinaryfamilies.ItismucheasierandcheapertobuildarobotlikeJibo，whichusessimplemovementsandhastheabilitytointeractwithpeoplethroughsound，picturesandtouch.MassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyresearcherCynthiaBreazealcreatedJibofirstasatoolforexploringhowpeoplecommunicatewithtechnology.“Jiboasarobotissomethingthatcanmove，withcamerasthatcanmoveandseeyouandinteractwithyoulikealivingthing，sotospeak.Itcanbringsatisfactiontolifeoffthescreeninanentirelynewway，”explainedBrezeal.Jibocanremindyouaboutappointments，takephotos，entertainpeopleandtellstoriestochildren.Italsohastouch－sensitive(触感的)technology.“Peopleoftencommunicatethroughtouch，sotheymightpatJiboifitdoessomethingthattheylikeandJibocanactuallylearnfromthat，”saidBreazeal.DoctorsatAmicidiNicoAutismCenter，inLecce，Italy，useasmalltalkingrobottotreatautistic(孤独症)children.11－year－oldMarcohasshowngreatimprovementinfocusingandcommunicationsincehestartedplayingwiththerobotthatcarefullykeepstrackofthechild'sbehavior，saidengineerGiuseppePalestra.“Wewouldliketobeonestepaheadofstateoftheart，sothatwecanmakethehuman－robotinteractionbetter，”saidPalestra.Researcherssaytheywanttodeveloprobotsthatcanbeprogrammedforindividualpatients，becauseeachchildreactsdifferentlytooutsideinformation.FrenchresearcherPierreLebeau'sfamilyrobotKeeckerwasdesignedasanentertainmentrobotthatcanfollowitsowneraround.“Icameupwiththeideaofacomputerwithaprojector(投影仪)insideandagreatsoundsystemandacamera，somethingthatcanmoveandgotoanyroomtogivemeakindofTV－likeexperience，butanywhereIwantwithoutthecables(电缆)，”saidLebeau.Researcherssayrobotsintendedforentertainmentmaysoonbeonthemarketwithpricesrangingfromabout$500to$5，000—stillexpensiveforordinarybuyers.Medicalrobotsarestillintheexperimentalperiodbuttheytoopointtowhatwecanexpectfromartificialint