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Niska, a tech company, has opened an ice cream shop in Australia. What's unusual about this shop? Well, you won't see any human shop assistants there. The shop, instead, is operated (经营) by three robots. Pepper, Eka, and Tony serve people their favorite icy snacks.
The robots dance and wave flags to welcome customers. Pepper looks like a human. It was created by SoftBank, a tech company in Japan. The robot can track (跟踪) eye contact (眼神交流), express emotions (情绪) and have simple conversations with people. At Niska's ice cream shop, Pepper's task is to talk to customers and take orders. Eka is a robot arm. It scoops (用勺舀) ice cream. Tony, meanwhile, pours chocolate and nuts on top of the scoop.
Kate Orlova is Niska's CEO. She says the company aims to improve (改善) people's shopping experiences. The ice cream shop is just the beginning. "We'd love to see robots
in every store," she adds.
In a recent Australian survey, half of the workers said their jobs had changed because of automation (自动化). But Orlova says Niska's robots were not created to take the place of human workers. Instead, they were designed to improve the customer (顾客) experience. "Robots can't completely replace (替代) human beings. However, robots are good at doing repetitive tasks, such as scooping ice cream," Orlova explains. "With the help of robots, human workers can be freed up to focus on (关注) creative tasks."
Would you want to order ice cream from robots? What do you think of Orlova's plan? How do you think robots will change our daily lives?
根据短文内容回答下面问题：
1. What is unusual about Niska's ice cream shop in Australia?
................................................................................................................................................The ice cream shop is operated not by human workers but by three robots.
2. What can the robot Pepper do?
................................................................................................................................................It can track eye contact, express emotions and have simple conversations with people.
3. What is the task of robot Eka at Niska's ice cream shop?
................................................................................................................................................To scoop ice cream.
4. What percentage of the workers in the recent Australian survey said their jobs had changed because of automation?
................................................................................................................................................Half of the workers.
5. According to Kate Orlova, how can robots help improve the customer experience?
................................................................................................................................................By freeing human workers from repetitive tasks, such as scooping ice cream.
6. In your opinion, how will robots change our everyday lives?
................................................................................................................................................Robots can perform many tasks, especially these repetitive ones, with higher efficiency. As a result, human workers will have more time to focus on customer service and creative tasks. (Any reasonable answer is acceptable. )

答案： 1. The ice cream shop is operated not by human workers but by three robots.
2. It can track eye contact, express emotions and have simple conversations with people.
3. To scoop ice cream.
4. Half of the workers.
5. By freeing human workers from repetitive tasks, such as scooping ice cream.
6. Robots can perform many tasks, especially these repetitive ones, with higher efficiency. As a result, human workers will have more time to focus on customer service and creative tasks. (Any reasonable answer is acceptable. )