《2025年亮点给力提优课时作业本九年级英语下册译林版》

B(2023·广东广州)
Computer scientist Mary has an idea for a new robot to help her work with children. How should it look? The robot should have arms to be able to lift things. And if it is going to communicate with people，it will also need a face. Scientists believe that giving a robot a face can make it seem more friendly. Humans would also like to pay more attention to robots with faces. But what kind?
For Mary，she wants to make sure that her new robot doesn't look too much like a human. She wants people to just treat it as a machine-person. If it looks more like a human than a machine，she thinks users might find it a bit creepy and feel afraid. Mary also believes that robot faces don't need to look a lot like ours. Her research shows that we can enjoy communicating with robots whether or not they look like humans，because our brains are able to look for faces. Just put two circles on top of a robot's body，and we will see a face.
Dave feels differently. He believes that although at first we might be afraid when seeing a robot with a lifelike face，we may soon get used to it. If robots are going to work closely with humans，they should look as much like us as possible. After all，faces are an important part of the way we communicate.
To make his robots look as much like real people as possible，Dave invented a special skin for their faces. With this skin，robots can show human-like expressions and appear to be angry，sad，happy or surprised. Dave's robots are also programmed to copy expressions. How? Just imagine his robot is looking at you. The cameras in its eyes send pictures of your face to its central computer!
( )1. Why do scientists think a robot needs a face?
A. It will become more beautiful.
B. It can do better in lifting things.
C. It will pay more attention to children.
D. It can better communicate with people.
( )2. What does the underlined word “creepy” mean in Paragraph 2?
A. Uncomfortable to look at. B. Impossible to touch.
C. Boring to talk to. D. Difficult to understand.
( )3. Which of the following would Dave most probably agree with?
A. People should treat robots as humans.
B. Robots need to express their own feelings.
C. Robots shouldn't look too much like humans.
D. People can easily accept robots with a human face.
( )4. 新考法 写作意图 What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To explain the reasons why robots should have faces.
B. To suggest what humans can do with robots with faces.
C. To share ideas on what kind of faces robots should have.
D. To show how scientists invent robots with different faces.

答案： D. It can better communicate with people.@@A. Uncomfortable to look at.@@D. People can easily accept robots with a human face.@@C. To share ideas on what kind of faces robots should have.