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1、2019-2020年高二英语上学期第10周周考试题(满分100分时间35分钟)第一节:阅读理解(4*2.5=10分)IMAGINEthatyourparentshaveboughtyouthemostadvancedrobot.Helookslikearealperson.Hetalkstoyouandplayswithyou.Hecaneventhinkforhimselfandfigureoutwhatyouneed.Itmayfeelasifyouhaveaconsideratenewbrotherwhokeepsyoupanyallthetime.Butetothinkofit
2、,canyoureallytrusthim?Eversincethefirstrobotwascreateddecadesago,scientistshaveobsessed(迷恋)overthetaskofmakingrobotsmorelikehumans.However,astheyhavegottenclosertothatgoal,doubtshavegrown.AccordingtotheBBC,JapaneserobotdesignerMasahiroMoriarguesthatthemorelifelikerobotsbee,themorehumansfeelaconn
3、ectiontothem.Butoncetheybeetoosimilartohumans,peoplebegintofeelunfortable.ThistheoryiswhatledtothecreationofabrandnewrobotinSwitzerlandearlierthismonth.Roboy,asthenewmachineiscalled,hasvarioushuman-likeabilitiessuchashand-shakingandbicycle-riding,butinsteadofaskin-likecovering,Roboyiswrappedinsh
4、inywhitearmorthatclearlyindicatesitsrobotstatus.“Aslongaspeoplecanclearlyseethattherobotisamachine,eveniftheyprojecttheirfeelingsintoit,thentheyfeelfortable,”RolfPfeifer,thecreatorofRoboyfromtheUniversityofZurich,Switzerland,toldtheBBC.Buttheproblemthatpeoplehavewithrobotsisnotjustwiththewaythey
5、look.Italsohastodowiththerolesthattheyplayinourlives.AsurveylastyearofEuropeanUnioncountriesshowedthat88percentofthoseinterviewedagreedthatrobotsare“necessaryastheycandojobsthataretoohardordangerousforpeople”,suchasspaceexplorationandwarfighting.Butwhenitestotakingcareofchildren,60percentofrespo
6、ndentssaidthatrobotsshouldnotbeallowedtoparticipate,becauseasrobotsbeemoresophisticated(先进的),parentsmaybetemptedtohandovertoomuchresponsibilitytothem.Nomatterwhat,robotswillsoonenterourhomes,Pfeifersaid.Whatisnotyetcleariswhethertheywillactmorelikeservantswhoworkforusorpanionswholivewithus.1.Wha
7、tisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tointroducethenewly-inventedrobot,Roboy.B.Todiscussproblemsrelatedtodesigningrobots.C.Toexploretherolesrobotswillplayinourfuturelives.D.Toarguewhatkindsofrobotsappealtopeoplemore.2.WhydidPfeifermakeR