職稱英語理工類A級模擬試題及答案解析19

職稱英語理工類A級模擬試題及答案解析(19)

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第1題

Whenclimbingthehill,Johnwasknockedunconsciousbyanunexpectedrollingstone.

A.untouched

B.unforeseen

C.unfamiliar

□.unbelievable

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第2題

Thispoemdepictsthebeautifulsceneryofatowninthesouth.

A.praises

B.writes

C.describes

□.imitates

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第3題

Jackeventuallyovertookthelasttruck.

A.passed

B.hit

C.reached

Died

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第4題

Sometimesitisadvisabletobookhotelsinadvance.

A.possible

B.profitable

C.wise

D.easy

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第5題

Theseoldbuildingsaregorgeous.

A.ridiculous

B.lovely

C.magnificent

□.peculiar

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第6題

Theleadingastronomersofthesixteenthandseventeenthcenturieswerefascinatedbycomets.

A.intrigued

B.infected

C.inconvenienced

0.inclined

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第7題

Theworldchampionsufferedasensationaldefeat.

A.dramatic

B.reasonable

C.humiliating

0.horrifying

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第8題

Hisclaimsseemcredibletomanypeople.

A.workable

B.convincing

C.practical

□.reliable

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第9題

Therewasaprofoundsilenceafterhisremark.

A.short

B.sudden

C.deep

D.proud

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第10題

Althoughitisnotournormalpracticetogivecredit,thistimeIthinkweshouldconsiderthe

mattermoreclosely.

A.state

B.intention

C.occasion

0.convention

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第11題

Dumpedwastemightcontaminatewatersupplies.

A.destroy

B.decrease

C.pollute

D.delay

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第12題

WewereshockedtofindthatMarydidn'tknowherguest'sname.

A.frustrated

B.disturbed

C.relieved

□.surprised

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第13題

Thenewjobwillprovideyouwithinvaluableexperience.

A.simplyuseless

B.reallypractical

C.verylittle

D.extremelyuseful

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第14題

Morethanone-thirdoftheChineseintheUnitedStatesliveinCalifornia,predominantlyinSan

Francisco.

A.previously

B.mostly

C.practically

0.permanently

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第15題

Frommystandpoint,youknow,thisthingisjustridiculous.

A.position

B.pointofview

C.knowledge

0.opinion

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BillGates:UnleashingYourCreativity

I'vealwaysbeenanoptimistandIsupposethatisrootedinmybeliefthatthepowerof

creativityandintelligencecanmaketheworldabetterplace.

ForaslongasIcanremember,I'velovedlearningnewthingsandsolvingproblems.SowhenI

satdownatacomputerforthefirsttimeinseventhgrade,Iwashooked.Itwasachunkyold

teletypemachineanditcouldbarelydoanythingcomparedtothecomputerswehavetoday.But

itchangedmylife.

WhenmyfriendPaulAllenandIstartedMicrosoft30yearsago,wehadavisionof"a

computeroneverydeskandineveryhome/'whichprobablysoundedalittletoooptimisticata

timewhenmostcomputerswerethesizeofrefrigerators.Butwebelievedthatpersonal

computerswouldchangetheworld.Andtheyhave.

Andafter30years,I'mstillasinspiredbycomputersasIwasbackinseventhgrade.

Ibelievethatcomputersarethemostincredibletoolwecanusetofeedourcuriosityand

inventivenesstohelpussolveproblemsthateventhesmartestpeoplecouldn'tsolveontheir

own.

Computershavetransformedhowwelearn,givingkidseverywhereawindowintoallofthe

world'sknowledge.They'rehelpingusbuildcommunitiesaroundthethingswecareaboutandto

stayclosetothepeoplewhoareimportanttous,nomatterwheretheyare.

LikemyfriendWarrenBuffett,IfeelparticularlyluckytodosomethingeverydaythatIloveto

do.Hecallsit"tap-dancingtowork".MyjobatMicrosoftisaschallengingasever,butwhat

makesme"tap-dancetowork"iswhenweshowpeoplesomethingnew,likeacomputerthatcan

recognizeyourhandwritingoryourspeech,oronethatcanstorealifetime'sworthofphotos,

andtheysay,“Ididn'tknowyoucoulddothatwithaPC!"

ButforallthecoolthingsthatapersoncandowithaPC,therearelotsofotherwayswecan

putourcreativityandintelligencetoworktoimproveourworld.Therearestillfartoomany

peopleintheworldwhosemostbasicneedsgounmet.Everyyear,forexample,millionsof

peoplediefromdiseasesthatareeasytopreventortreatinthedevelopedworld.

Ibelievethatmyowngoodfortunebringswithitaresponsibilitytogivebacktotheworld.My

wife,Melinda,andIhavecommittedtoimprovinghealthandeducationinawaythatcanhelpas

manypeopleaspossible.

Asafather,IbelievethatthedeathofachildinAfricaisnolesspoignantortragicthanthe

deathofachildanywhereelseandthatitdoesn'ttakemuchtomakeanimmensedifferencein

thesechildren'slives.

I'mstillverymuchanoptimist,andIbelievethatprogressoneventheworld'stoughest

problemsispossible—andit'shappeningeveryday.We'reseeingnewdrugsfordeadlydiseases,

newdiagnostictools,andnewattentionpaidtothehealthproblemsinthedevelopingworld.

I'mexcitedbythepossibilitiesIseeformedicine,foreducationand,ofcourse,fortechnology.

AndIbelievethatthroughournaturalinventiveness,creativityandwillingnesstosolvetough

problems,we'regoingtomakesomeamazingachievementsinalltheseareasinmylifetime.

第16題

AcomputerwasasbigasaniceboxwhenBillGateswasahighschoolstudent.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

第0題

BillGateshasbeendreamingofthepopularityofcomputersforhislifetime.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

第18題

BillGatescompareshishardworkonaPCto"tap-dancingtowork".

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

第19題

ToBillGates'mind,thereisabigdifferencebetweenthedeathofthepoor'schildrenandthe

deathoftherich'schildren.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

第20題

SofarBillGateshascontributedseveraldozenbilliondollarstothecharities.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

第21題

BillGatesandhiswifeconsiderittheirdutytohelpthepoorbettertheirhealthandeducationas

muchaspossible.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

第22題

BillGateswillleaveonlyasmallportionofhiswealthforhischildren.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

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TheMagicIoPersonalDigitalPen

1.CheckouttheioPersonalDigitalPenlaunchedbyLogitech:lt*samagicpenthatcanstore

everythingyouwriteandtransferittoyourcomputer.Andyoudon'thavetolugahandheld

devicealongwithyouforittowork.

2.Logitech'stechnologyworkslikethis:Thepenwritesnormally,usingnormalballpointpen

ink.Butwhileyouarewriting,atinycamerainsidethepenisalsotaking100snapshotsper

secondofwhatyouaredoing,mappingyourwritingviaapatchworkofminutedotsprintedon

thepaper.Allthisinformation—themovementofyourpenonthepaper,basically-isthen

storeddigitallyinsidethepen,whetheryouarewritingnotesordrawingcomplexdiagrams.You

canstoreupto40pagesworthofdoodlesinthepen'smemory.Asfarasyouareconcerned,you

arejustusinganormalpen.

3.ItisonlywhenyoudropthepenintoitsPC-connectedcradlethatthefunbegins.Special

softwareonyourPCwillfigureoutwhatyouhavedone,andbegintodownloadanydocuments

youhavewrittensincethelasttimeitwasthere.Dependingonwhetheryouhavetickedcertain

boxesonthespecialnotepad,itcanalsotellwhetherthedocumentisdestinedtobeane-mail,a

"todo"task,oradiagramtobeinsertedintoaword-processingdocument.Oncethedocuments

aredownloadedyoucanviewthem,printthemoutorconvertthemtootherformats.

4.TheioPersonalDigitalPenisaneatandsimplesolutiontotheproblemofstoring,sharing

andretrievinghandwrittennotes,aswellasforhandlingdiagrams,picturesandothernon-text

doodling.Youdon'thavetocarryalaptopalongwithyou.Allyouhavetodoisjustwhipoutthe

penandthespecialpaperandyouareoff.

5.Itisagreatproductbecauseitdoesnotforceyoutoworkdifferently-walkingaroundwith

ascreenstrappedtoyourarm,orcarryingwithyouextrabitsandpieces.Thepenislightand

workslikeanormalpenifyouneeditto,whilethespecialnotepadslookandfeellikenotepads.

Theonlystrangelookswillbefrompeoplewhoarecuriouswhyyouarewritingwithacigar.

6.TheioPersonalDigitalPenalsohaspotentialelsewhere.FedEx,forexample,isintroducinga

versionofthepensothatcustomerscanfilloutformsbyhand—insteadofpunchinglettersinto

cumbersomedevices.Oncethatdataisdigitalmoreorlessanythingcanbedonewith

it—transferringitwirelesslytoacentralcomputer,forexample,orviaahand-phone.Doctors

couldtransmittheirprescriptionsdirecttopharmacies,reducingfraud;policemencouldsend

theirreportsbacktothestation,reducingpaperwork.

第23題

Paragraph2

A.AFriendlyandConvenientDevice

B.WaystoDownloadtheStoredInformation

C.ExamplesofOtherPotentialApplicationsoftheIoPen

D.Customers'PassionfortheIoPen

E.FedExtheFirstUseroftheIoPen

F.WorkingPrincipleoftheIoPersonalDigitalPen

第24題

Paragraph3

第25題

Paragraph5

第26題

Paragraph6

第27題

ThereisnoneedtolearnhowtousetheioPersonalDigitalPenbecause.

A.youdon'thavetocarryyourlaptopalong

B.theinformationwillbeshowndigitallyonthepen

C.FedExhasspecialsoftwaretostoreyourinformation

D.itworkslikeanordinarypen

E.yousimplyplacethepenintoitscomputer-connectedcradle

F.themovementofyourpenisrecordeddigitallyinsidethepen

第28題

Ifyouwanttodownloadwhatyouhavedonewiththemagicpen,.

第29題

Themagicpenisparticularlyconvenientwhenyouworkawayfromhomeorofficebecause

第30題

Nomatterwhatyouwriteordraw.

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ASenseofFairness

Everybodylovesafatpayrise.Yetpleasureatyourowncanvanishifyoulearnthata

colleaguehasbeengivenabiggerone.Indeed,ifhehasareputationforslacking,youmighteven

beoutraged.Suchbehaviourisregardedas"alltoohuman/'withtheunderlyingassumptionthat

otheranimalswouldnotbecapableofthisfinelydevelopedsenseofgrievance.Butastudyby

SarahBrosnanandFransdeWaalofEmoryUniversityinAtlanta,Georgia,whichhasjustbeen

publishedinNature,suggeststhatitisalltoomonkey,aswell.

Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviouroffemalebrowncapuchinmonkeys.Theylookcute.

Theyaregood-natured,cooperativecreatures,andtheysharetheirfoodreadily.Aboveallzlike

theirfemalehumancounterparts,theytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueof"goods

andservices"thanmales.

SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectcandidatesforDr.Brosnan'sandDr.deWaal'sstudy.

Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokensforfood.Normally,

themonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforslicesofcucumber.However,

whentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparatebutadjoiningchambers,sothateachcouldobserve

whattheotherwasgettinginreturnforitsrock,theirbehaviourbecamemarkedlydifferent.

Intheworldofcapuchins,grapesareluxurygoods(andmuchpreferabletocucumbers).So

whenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertoken,thesecondwasreluctantto

handhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingto

providehertokeninexchangeatallztheothereithertossedherowntokenattheresearcheror

outofthechamber,orrefusedtoacceptthesliceofcucumber.Indeed,themerepresenceofa

grapeintheotherchamber(withoutanactualmonkeytoeatit)wasenoughtoinduce

resentmentinafemalecapuchin.

Theresearcherssuggestthatcapuchinmonkeys,likehumans,areguidedbysocialemotions.

Inthewild,theyareacooperative,group-livingspecies.Suchcooperationislikelytobestable

onlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheated.Feelingsofrighteousindignation,itseems,

arenotthepreserveofpeoplealone.Refusingalesserrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelings

abundantlycleartoothermembersofthegroup.However;whethersuchasenseoffairness

evolvedindependentlyincapuchinsandhumans,orwhetheritstemsfromthecommonancestor

thatthespecieshad35millionyearsago,is,asyet,anunansweredquestion.

第31題

Intheopeningparagraph,theauthorintroduceshistopicby.

A.posingacontrast

B.justifyinganassumption

C.makingacomparison

0.explainingaphenomenon

第32題

Thestatement"itisalltoomonkey"（Lastline,Paragraph1）impliesthat.

A.monkeysarealsooutragedbyslackrivals

B.resentingunfairnessisalsomonkeys'nature

C.monkeys,likehumans,tendtobejealousofeachother

D.noanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchemotions

第33題

Femalecapuchinmonkeyswerechosenfortheresearchmostprobablybecausetheyare.

A.moreinclinedtoweighwhattheyget

B.attentivetoresearchers'instructions

C.niceinbothappearanceandtemperament

D.moregenerousthantheirmalecompanions

第34題

Dr.BrosnanandDr.deWaalhaveeventuallyfoundintheirstudythatthemonkeys.

A.prefergrapestocucumbers

B.canbetaughttoexchangethings

C.willnotbecooperativeiffeelingcheated

D.areunhappywhenseparatedfromothers

第35題

Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Monkeyscanbetrainedtodevelopsocialemotions.

B.Humanindignationevolvedfromanuncertainsource.

C.Animalsusuallyshowtheirfeelingsopenlyashumansdo.

0.Cooperationamongmonkeysremainsstableonlyinthewild.

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CentersoftheGreatEuropeanCities

ThecentersofthegreatcitiesofEuropearemeetingplacesbytradition.Peoplegatherthere

todrinkcoffeeandchatlateintothenight.Amixtureoflocalsandtouristsmakeforanexciting,

metropolitanatmosphere.

Squares,plazas（廣場）andarcades（拱廊）formtheheartofEurope'scities.VeniceinItalyhas

thePiazzaSanMarco-abeautifulsquaresurroundedbyshops,churches,restaurantsandcafes.In

Barcelona,Spain,LaBosqueriaisalivelymarketwithhundredsofstallssellingallkindsofgoods.

London'sCoventGardenisfilledwithfruitandvegetablestallsbydayandmusicians,acrobats（雜

技演員）andartistsbynight.Thegovernmentbuildingsatthecenterofmanycitiesoftenare

architecturallyimpressive.InLondon,theyserveasabeautifulbackdrop（背景）tothecoffee

tablesthatlinethestreetsandthebanksoftheThames.

Thesevibrant（有活力的）heartsaretheproductofcenturiesofevolution,socialhistorianJoel

GarreautoldUSNewsandWorldReportrecently."ThereasonpeoplethinkVeniceissogreat

todayisyoudon'tseeallthemistakes,"saidGarreau,"thosehaveallbeenremoved."Most

Europeancitieswerelaidoutbeforetheinventionofthecar,sobars,restaurantsandcafeswere

neartopeople'shomes.Today,thefocusofmanyEuropeans'lifehasmovedawayfromthe

centers.Theyliveinthesuburbsandoutskirts,drivingtosupermarketstogettheirsupplies.But

onacontinentwherepeopletreasureconvention,therearestillthosewhoholdontotraditional

ways,livingandshoppinglocally.Thesepeople,togetherwithtourists,providethecitycenters

withtheirreasonforexistence.

Coffeecultureplaysapartinkeepingthesecitycentersflourishing.Thisisparticularlytrueof

Pariswhosecitizensarefamousenthusiasticconversationalists.Thisskillisdevelopedovermany

hoursspentchattingoverespressos（濃咖啡）andcigarettes.

Religionalsoplaysaroleindevelopingsociableatmosphere.PeopleinRomanCatholic

countriesusedtovisittheChurchonanalmostdailybasis.Entirecommunitieswouldgatherin

thesamebuildingandthenmoveouttothemarkets,cafesandbarsinthesurroundingstreets.

AnenormousexampleofthisrelationshipbetweenchurchandsocietyistheDuomo.Thehuge

marblecathedralinFlorence,Italyissurroundedbybakeriesandcoffeeshops,andcatersnot

onlytothetouristcrowds,butalsothelocalcommunity.

第36題

ItcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthateachbigcityinEurope.

A.hasmanylargesquares

B.hasmanyverymagnificentsky-scrapers

C.hasacenterwheretouristsmeettheirspouses

D.drawstouristsinlargenumberseveryyear

第37題

WhichstatementisNOTtrueofCoventGarden?

A.Itiscrowdedwithpeople.

B.ltislocatedinLondon.

C.ltissurroundedbyshops,churches,restaurantsandcafes.

D.ltisfilledwithstalls.

第38題

WhydopeoplethinkthatVeniceissogreat?

A.Becauseitisafamoustouristattraction.

B.Becauseyoucanreachanywherebyboat.

C.Becauseallthemistakeshavebeenremoved.

□.Becauseitiswell-knownforitsmerchants.

第39題

WhatareParisiansfamousfor?

A.Theirenthusiasmforconversation.

B.Theirpursuitofindependence.

C.Theirabilitytokeepthecityflourishing.

D.Theirdevotiontodevelopingamultipleculture.

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ThewritercitestheDuomointhelastparagraphasanexampletoillustratethat.

A.allchurchesaremagnificent

B.thereisatightlinkbetweenchurchandsociety

C.oldchurchesareverypopular.

D.high-risechurchesareimpressive

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ControllingRobotswiththeMind

Belle,ourtinymonkey,wasseatedinherspecialchairinsideachamberatourDukeUniversity

lab.Herrighthandgraspedajoystick（操縱桿）asshewatchedahorizontalseriesoflightsona

displaypanel.Sheknewthatifalightsuddenlyshoneandshemovedthejoystickleftorrightto

correspondtoitsposition,shewouldbesentadropoffruitjuiceintohermouth.

Belleworeacapgluedtoherhead.Underitwerefourplasticconnectors,whichfedarraysof

microwires-eachwirefinerthanthefinestsewingthread-intodifferentregionsofBelle'smotor

cortex（?［皮層），tilebraintissuethatplansmovementsandsendsinstructions.Eachofthe100

microwireslaybesideasinglemotorneuron（神經(jīng)元）.Whenaneuronproducedanelectrical

discharge,theadjacentmicrowirewouldcapturethecurrentandsenditupthroughasmall

wiringbundlethatranfromBelle'scaptoaboxofelectronicsonatablenexttothebooth.The

box,inturn,waslinkedtotwocomputers,onenextdoorandtheotherhalfacountryaway.

Aftermonthsofhardwork,wewereabouttotesttheideathatwecouldreliablytranslatethe

rawelectricalactivityinalivingbeing'sbrain-Belle'smerethoughts-intosignalsthatcoulddirect

theactionsofarobot.Wehadassembledamulti-jointedrobotarminthisroom,awayfrom

Belle'sview,whichshewouldcontrolforthefirsttime.AssoonasBelle'sbrainsensedalitspot

onthepanel,electronicsintheboxrunningtworeal-timemathematicalmodelswouldrapidly

analyzethetinyactionpotentialsproducedbyherbraincells.Ourlabcomputerwouldconvert

theelectricalpatternsintoinstructionsthatwoulddirecttherobotarm.Sixhundredmilesnorth,

inCambridge,Mass,adifferentcomputerwouldproducethesameactionsinanotherrobotarm

builtbyMandayamA.Srinivasan.Ifwehaddoneeverythingcorrectly,thetworobotarmswould

behaveasBelle'sarmdid,atexactlythesametime.Finallythemomentcame.Werandomly

switchedonlightsinfrontofBelle,andsheimmediatelymovedherjoystickbackandforthto

correspondtothem.OurrobotarmmovedsimilarlytoBelle'srealarm.SodidSrinivasan's.Belle

andtherobotsmovedinsynchrony（同步），likedancerschoreographed（設(shè)計(jì)舞蹈動作）bythe

electricalimpulsessparkinginBelle'smind.

Inthetwoyearssincethatday,ourlabsandseveralothershaveadvancedneuroscience,

computerscienceandmicroelectronicstocreatewaysforrats,monkeysandeventuallyhumans

tocontrolmechanicalandelectronicmachinespurelyby"thinkingthrough,"orimagining,the

motions.Ourimmediategoalistohelpapersonwhohasbeenunabletomovebya

neurological（神經(jīng)的）disorderorspinalcord（脊髓）injury,butwhosemotorcodexisspared,to

operateawheelchairoraroboticlimb.

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Bellewouldbefedsomefruitjuiceifshe.

A.graspedthejoystick

B.movedthejoysticktothesideofthelight

C.satquietlyinaspecialchair

D.watchedlightsonadisplaypanel

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ThewiresfixedunderBelle'scapwereconnectedto.

A.aplasticboxnextdoor

B.acomputeratCambridgeUniversity

C.aboxofelectronicsinthebooth

D.aboxwhich,inturn,waslinkedtotwocomputers

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WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftherobotbuiltbySrinivasan?

A.ItwasdirectedbysignalsconvertedfromtheelectricalactivityinBelle'sbrain.

B.ltconvertedtheelectricalpatternsintoinstructionsfortheotherrobot.

C.ltwassixhundredmilesawayfromwhereBellewas.

D.ltcouldperformthesamefunctionasBelledid.

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Whichofthefollowingstatementsindicatesthesuccessoftheexperiment?

A.Bellerespondedtotherobotssuccessfully.

B.Belleandtherobotsdancedbeautifully.

C.Belleandtherobotsrespondedtothelightsatthesametime.

D.Thetworobotsmovedthejoystickssuccessively.

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Theshort-termgoaloftheresearchistohelpaperson.

A.whosemotorcortexisseriouslydamaged

B.whocanoperateawheelchairbutnotaroboticlimb

C.whohasspinalcordinjurybutisabletomoveawheelchair

D.whoisunabletomovebutwhosemotorcortexisnotdamaged

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EveryDogHasItsSay

KimikoFukuda,aJapanesegirl,alwayswonderedwhatherdogwastryingtosay.

Wheneversheputonmakeup,itwouldpullathersleeve.1Whenthedogbarks,she

glancesatasmallelectronicgadget（裝置）.Thefollowing"human"translationappearsonits

screen:"Pleasetakemewithyou.""Irealizedthat'showhewasfeeling,"saidFukuda.

ThegadgetiscalledBowlingual,andittranslatesdogbarksintofeelings.Peoplelaughedwhen

theJapanesetoymakerTakaraCompanymadetheworld'sfirstdog-humantranslationmachinein

2002.But300,000Japanesedogownersboughtit.2

"Nobodyelsehadthoughtaboutit,"saidMasahikoKajita,whoworksforTakara."Wespend

somuchtimetrainingdogstounderstandourorders;whatwoulditbelikeifwecould

understanddogs?"Bowlingualhastwoparts.3Thetranslationisdoneinthegadgetusing

adatabase（資料庫）containingeverykindofbark.

Basedonanimalbehaviourresearch,thesenoisesaredividedintosixcategories:happiness,

sadness,frustration,anger,declarationanddesire.4Inthisway,thedatabasescientifically

matchesabarktoanemotion,whichisthentranslatedintooneof200phrases.

WhenavisitorwenttoFukuda'shouserecently,thedogbarkedaloud"bowwow".Thisis

translatedas"Don'tcomethisway".5

TheproductwillbeavailableinUSpetstoresthissummerforaboutUS$120,Itcanstoreup

to100barks,evenrecordingthedog'semotionswhentheownerisaway.

A.Awirelessmicrophoneisattachedtothedog'scollar,whichsendsinformationtothe

gadgetheldbytheowner.

B.Nobodyreallyknowshowadogfeels.

C.Itwasfollowedby'Tmstrongerthanyou"asthedoggrowled（嗥叫）andsniffed（嗅）atthe

visitor.

D.MorecustomersareexpectedwhentheEnglishversionislaunchedthissummer.

E.Now,theJapanesegirlthinkssheknows.

F.Eachoneoftheseemotionsisthenlinkedtoaphraselike“Let'splay","Lookatme",or

"Spendmoretimewithme".

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RobotsMayAllowSurgeryinSpace

SmallrobotsdesignedbyUniversityofNebraskaresearchersmayallowdoctorsonEarthto

helpperformsurgeryonpatientsinspace.

Thetiny,wheeledrobots,1areabout3inchestallandaswideasalipstickcase,canbe

slippedintosmallincisions（切口）andcomputer-controlledbysurgeons