A (2015·云南昆明三中高三诊断)It’s a safe bet that a robot made your car and your computer.Pretty soon，they could be making your bed and breakfast too. Increasingly，eng ineers are saying that robots are going to move out of research departments and into your panies including Sony and General Electric are working on designs for small robots.Products like the Roomba，a robot that can clean floors，are flying off the shelves. What’s behind this new robot revolution It’s partly a matter of technology.Devices that can recognize and respond to a human voice have been developed so people can find robots with such function in the market.There are now a few different ways for robots to move around.They can walk，crawl(爬行) or ride on wheels.Robots are being made smaller and smaller.They are also becoming more and more energy efficient. A bigger part of the story is on the demand side.From the day the television remote control was invented，people around the world have searched for new ways to be lazy.Take into consideration that more and more people can afford robots，and the time seems ripe to introduce robots to the average family. To be sure，robot s that walk on two legs and talk like people are still a long way off.However，robots that do basic housework such as cleaning or gardening are sure to come out soon.One thing is certain—when these robots do come into our homes，it will change things forever. 【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了机器人的最新发展动态。 1．What is already on sale according to the passage A．A robot that can make your bed. B．A robot that can do gardening. C．A robot that can walk on two legs and talk like people. D．A robot that can recognize and respond to a human voice. 解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段第二 句可排除A项；根据最后一段第一、二句可排除B、C两项；根据第三段中的“Devices that can recognize and respond to a human voice have been developed...in the market.”可知D项正确。 2．What does the 4th paragraph mainly talk about A．The public will be particular about robots. B．It is too early for robots to be sold to ordinary families. C．Right now robots are too expensive for ordinary families. D．The demand also contributes to the new robot revolution. 解析：选D。段落大意题。根据文章第四段的内容可知，该段主要介绍的是消费者的购买力和需求对机器人发展的推动作用。故选D。 3．Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage 解析：选B。文章结构题。第一段引入话 题；第二段介绍了机器人的发展趋势；第三、四段分别从科技的角度和消费者的需求和购买力的角度分析了机器人变革的幕后因素；最后一段则侧重于作者的预测。 B According to a new US study，couples who expect their children to look after them in old age should hope they have daughters because daughters are twice as attentive as sons overall. The research by Angelina Grigoryeva，from Princeton University，found that，while women provide as much care for their elderly parents as they can manage，men do as little as they can get away with and often leave it to fema ... ...
