《2025年5年中考3年模拟英语广东专版》

Passage 1(2023广州,C)
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(皮肤) 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 human faces.
4.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： 语篇解读　本文是一篇说明文，文章向我们分享了关于机器人应该有什么样的面孔的想法。
1.D　细节理解题。根据第一段第四句“And if it is going to communicate with people, it will also need a face.”可知，如果机器人要和人交流的话，就需要一张脸，即脸的作用主要是更好地与人交流，故选D。
2.A　词义猜测题。根据画线词后面的“and feel afraid”可推知，creepy的意思应与“让人害怕的”相近，选项A “看起来不适”符合语境，故选A。
3.D　推理判断题。根据第三段第二句“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.”可知，Dave认为虽然一开始我们可能会害怕看到一个有着逼真面孔的机器人，但我们可能很快就会习惯它。选项D“人们很容易接受有人脸的机器人”符合Dave的观点，故选D。
4.C　写作目的题。通读全文可知，文章介绍了科学家们对人脸机器人的不同观点，并探讨了机器人究竟应该有什么样的面孔，故选C。