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!
33. 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.
34. 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.
35. 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.
36. 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.
解析部分
步骤1：获取篇章大意
做题前，先看首段再看其他段落的首句，和扫视其他段落的内容来获取大意。
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?
这里先拿来练习一下前面两期分享了主语和谓语动词的辨析。整段话的主语用红色字体标出，谓语动词用黑色加粗体标出。
首段的意思：
电脑科学家Mary对帮助她辅助孩子的新机器人有个新的想法。（假设你是作者，写下这句话后，你会接着写什么内容？多问自己问题，多想一想，再看原文，提高自己的句际关系的判断）它该长啥样子呢？（哦，原来新想法是跟机器人外形有关）机器人应该有手臂，能够抬东西。如果它要跟人沟通，那也需要一张脸。（机器人的外形与功能相关。这两句话用also说明跟前面的句子是递进关系。）有些科学家认为给机器人一张脸能使得它看起来更友好。人类也愿意关注带脸的机器人。（这两句对于前一句关于机器人带脸的好处的说明。仍然用also体现两句话之间的递进关系）但是要怎样的呢？（这句话问的是什么要怎样的呢？根据前面三句都在讲脸，那么可以推测这里就是问：要怎样的脸呢？下文就得回答这个问题是不是？那这个问题就是承上启下了！！）
通过首段的分析，我们可以得知，后文就是要讲机器人的长相。
扫视一下接下来三段的首句：
第二段：For Mary, she wants to make sure that her new robot doesn’t look too much like a human. 对于Mary来说，她想要确保她的新机器人不要看起来太像人。（这是Mary的观点，那大家想想：一个人提出观点后一般会接着说什么？）
（是不是会说她的观点原因，还可能说说不要太像人类的脸，要怎样的脸?）
第三段：Dave feels differently. Dave想法不一样。（这一看就是Dave的观点跟Mary的不同，那说明Dave想要的机器人应该长得像人的。那接下来应该又说什么呢？）
（观点提出＋理由支撑）
第四段：To make his robots look as much like real people as possible, Dave invented a special skin (皮肤) for their faces. 为了让他的机器人尽可能看起来像真人，Dave为他们的脸发明了一种特殊的皮肤。（继续第三段的话题，仍然是Dave觉得机器人得长得像人，如何使得机器人长得像人）
看完这些段落的首句之后，我们更加确定就是讲机器人的长相像人这个话题展开的。
步骤2：看题干，根据关键词去原文定位。（所谓关键词，一般就是人名，地名，某个段落特有的词汇）接着根据题干问什么确定原文线索句子。
33. Why do scientists think a robot needs a face?为什么科学家认为机器人需要一张脸？（scientists think a robot needs a face就是关键词，why就是问题）
A. It will become more beautiful.（它会变得更漂亮）
B. It can do better in lifting things.（它能更擅长抬东西）
C. It will pay more attention to children.（它能更关注孩子）
D. It can better communicate with people.（它能更好与人沟通）
根据scientists think a robot needs a face定位到第一段 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.
结合这两句的关键词，communicate with people和friendly，答案选D。
34. What does the underlined word “creepy” mean in paragraph 2?（第二段creepy什么意思？）
A. Uncomfortable to look at.看着不舒服
B. Impossible to touch.无法触碰
C. Boring to talk to.跟它对话很无聊
D. Difficult to understand.难以理解它
猜词义，定位很简单。但是我们理解它的意思，要看该句或者看这句话的上下句的关系，甚至看整段大意。
这道题我们先定位回该句If it looks more like a human than a machine, she thinks users might find it a bit creepy and feel afraid. 意思是如果机器人比起机器看起来更像人类，她（Mary）觉得用户可能会觉得它有点_____,感到害怕。
根据and的前后关系为并列，所以creepy的意思跟feel afraid是相近的。所以这道题选A。
35. Which of the following would Dave most probably agree with?（Dave回同意下面哪个选项的说法？）
A. People should treat robots as humans.人们把人类当成机器人
B. Robots need to express their own feelings.机器人需要表达它们的情绪
C. Robots shouldn't look too much like humans.机器人不能长得太像人类
D. People can easily accept robots with a human face.人们会很容易接受有着人脸的机器人
问某个的观点，那就看这个说了什么。一般会出现的词为：agree, disagree, believe, think, say等表达说法或想法的词。
Dave的观点在第三段出现，他认为机器人是得长得像人的（第三段首句与第二段的关系可知），可以排除掉C。
然后锁定第三段，在第三段找先关信息。
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.
第三段：Dave feels differently. Dave想法不一样。（这一看就是Dave的观点跟Mary的不同，那说明Dave想要的机器人应该长得像人的。那接下来应该又说什么呢？）
（观点提出＋理由支撑）
根据believe一词，我们可以知道第二句是Dave的观点。后面是Dave的理由。
第二句的意思是，他认为虽然一开始当我们看到有张长得像人一样的脸时，我们会害怕，但是我们很快就会适应。（这就是反驳Mary提到害怕的观点）可是这句话跟选项内容还是没有很相符的。
第四句： After all, faces are an important part of the way we communicate.毕竟，脸是我们沟通方式中很重要的一部分。after all一词表总结，往往是对段落内容的总结。
根据这句话，我们可以得知A.B项无提及，排除。所以这道题答案是D。
36. What is the purpose of the passage?这篇文章的目的是什么？
A. To explain the reasons why robots should have faces.为了解释机器人为什么应该有脸的原因（这个是Dave的观点而已，片面了）
B. To suggest what humans can do with robots with faces.为了建议人类可以如何处理有脸的机器人（无提及）
C. To share ideas on what kind of faces robots should have.为了分享关于机器人应该有哪种脸的观点（第一个重点词就是ideas,这篇文章讲了Dave和Mary两个人的观点；第二个重点词就是what kind,呼应首段最后一句。那句就是文章的中心句。）
D. To show how scientists invent robots with different faces.为了展示科学家是如何发明拥有不同脸的机器人（的方法）（一般带有how,基本谈论的就是方法。这篇文章主线不是讲方法。最后提到，但是也只是发明人脸机器人，而不是不同的脸）
询问文章目的的方法，其实往往就是换个方式问大意。
根据步骤一抓取的大意，我们可以整篇文章讲了Dave和Mary两个人对待机器人是否要用人脸的看法以及他们的理由。所以这道题选C。
步骤三：词块句型总结
have arms 有手臂
give a robot a face给机器人一张脸
robots with faces带有脸的机器人
look more like a human than a machine比起机器，看起来更像人类
look like humans看起来像人类
a robot with a lifelike face带有人脸的机器人
look as much like humans as possible尽可能看起来像人
show human-like expressions展示类似人类的表情
这篇文章以表达机器人是否要长得像人的观点为主题，所以大家可以找到很多表达长得像人的表达。
communicate with ...和...沟通
lift things抬起东西
send pictures of your face to its central computer把你的脸部图片发到它的中心电脑。
机器人话题的文章，除了长相，就是功能。这篇文章提到了上面三个功能。
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