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It can greet people show DVDs and hand out balloons. “Ubiko” a robot-on –wheels with a catlike face is joining the crew of temporary workers supplied by a Japanese job-referral company Ubiquitous Exchange to stores events and even weddings. Next month the 44-inch tall robot will be selling mobile phones at a store.
Ubiko can be hired as a temporary worker for two hours for 105 000 yen or $890.
“We see this as serious business. There are jobs that robots are better at ” Akiko Sakurai said “people do develop a relation with the robot and it’s lovable.”
The $255 000 robot which is equipped with a camera and sensors greets customers with a nasal electronic voice shows DVDs with a projector in its head and hands out balloons and other goods with wireless remote-controllable arms.
Ubiko sounds like a Japanese female name which often ends with “ko”.
Tmsuk the Japanese company that makes the robot sold three last month to hospital where they are working as full-time rather than temporary receptionists and guides. One of the hospital’s robots serves as a receptionist and has been programmed to greet visitors. It also has a touch-panel(控制板) on its body and visitors can use it to get directions for where they want to go. 
“Just give it electricity and a robot can work for long hours even do repetitive work and you don’t have to worry about labor laws ” Sudo said.
Japan’s lower birth rate means that in the coming years it could face a labor shortage and some experts believe robots could be part of the key to that problem. Robots are very popular in Japan partly because of the popularity of cartoons that describe robots as friends and assistants to humans.
小题1:The news report is mainly to _________________.

A．give praise to advanced robots in Japan

B．introduce the development of robots in Japan

C．tell readers the advantage of the robots in Japan

D．introduce a newly-developed robot in Japan

小题2:We can learn from the passage that ____________.

A．the price of Ubiko is $890

B．the purpose for a store to buy the robot is to greet customers

C．Ubiko can work for long hours without using energy

D．three robots have been sold to a hospital

小题3:Which of the following can be inferred about Ubiko according to the passage?

A．It sounds beautiful like a girl’s voice.

B．It is named after a Japanese girl.

C．It will have a wider market.

D．It was designed for hospitals.

小题4:Which of the following makes robots more popular in Japan?

A．The low price of robots.

B．The interesting shapes of robots.

C．The function of showing DVDs and handing out balloons.

D．Cartoon’s showing good relationship between robots and humans.

小题5:Which of the following about Ubiko is NOT true?

A．It has a face of female.

B．There is a projector in its head.

C．It is equipped with a camera and sensors.

D．It has wireless remote-controllable arms.

Answer 1

小题1:D小题2:D小题3:C小题4:D小题5:A：文章介绍了日本一公司发明的新型机器人，及其具体情况。小题1:D 主旨大意题。文章介绍了日本一公司发明的新型机器人，及其具体情况。故D正确。小题2:D 细节题。根据文章倒数第三段第一行Tmsuk the Japanese company that makes the robot sold three last month to hospital说明D正确。小题3:C 推断题。根据文章最后一段，日本的出生率下降，未来将会缺少劳动力，那么机器人将很好的补充劳动力，机器人会有较好的未来和广阔的市场，故C正确。小题4:D 细节题。根据文章最后一段最后一句Robots are very popular in Japan partly because of the popularity of cartoons that describe robots as friends and assistants to humans.说明D是机器人流行的一个原因。故D正确。小题5:A 细节题。根据文章第一段第二句“Ubiko” a robot-on –wheels with a catlike face…这种机器人有一张像猫的脸，故A是错误的。