2019年公共英语三级阅读练习题九

　　We can make all the jokes we want about taking baths ourselves, but if we are ill in bed and can't get up, we'll be thankful to the nurses who help us get clean. While I am not a nurse, and have never given anyone a bath, I would imagine that it would take a lot of sympathy (同情) and patience to do so.

　　Yet those who attended the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems last month were introduced to Cody, a robot that can bathe human beings.

　　The robot has a base that can be turned to all directions, two human­like arms, and movable wrists (腕). It uses a camera to locate parts of the human body. It then uses bath gloves to clean with a little pressure.

　　The robot was designed at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Charles Kemp of the Healthcare Robotics Lab is the senior researcher for the project. In a test run, Cody was able to remove 96% of a test subject's dirt—not bad for a robot.

　　But don't go asking for Cody yet—he's still a model. Yet researchers believe that one day Cody may take the place of nurses for this task. Researchers say that Cody will give patients dignity and protect their personal information. I suppose that would depend on the patient. I'm not sure whether a robot using a camera would make me feel very dignified.

　　Even so, I can appreciate the need. We don't have enough nurses to go around, and those places that are the most short­handed, for example, nursing homes, are those that have the most patients who are unable to bathe themselves. Still, before I get there, I hope they think of a better way to solve the problem.

　　小题1:The writer thinks bathing others must ________.A.be a lot of fun

　　B.make you feel thankful

　　C.take a lot of patience

　　D.make you feel dignified

　　小题2:What is the third paragraph mainly about?A.Why and where Cody was designed.

　　B.What Cody looks like and who designed it.

　　C.What Cody can do and where it will work soon.

　　D.How Cody works and what has made that possible.

　　小题3:We know from the fourth and fifth paragraphs that ________.A.Cody can bathe patients better than a real nurse can

　　B.robots like Cody are being produced in large numbers right now

　　C.Cody can take the place of nurses completely in hospitals

　　D.researchers think Cody can protect patients' personal information

　　小题4:There is a need for Cody because ________.A.people are becoming lazier

　　B.it can bring down the cost of nursing

　　C.there are not enough nurses

　　D.there are too many nursing homes

　　小题5:In the writer's opinion, Cody is ________.A.acceptable but not perfect

　　B.strange but not creative

　　C.clever and strong

　　D.lovely and careful

　　参考答案及解析

　　小题1:C

　　小题2:D

　　小题3:D

　　小题4:C

　　小题5:A

　　文章大意：美国科研人员设计出一种能给卧床不起的病人洗澡的机器人。

　　小题1:答案：C　细节理解题。从第一段的“I would imagine that it would take a lot of... patience to do so”可知C项正确。

　　小题2:答案：D　主旨大意题。第三段的第一句话介绍了机器人的部件，后两句介绍了它是如何工作的，正是前面所述的这些部件使得机器人得以工作。

　　小题3:答案：D　细节理解题。从第五段的“Researchers say that Cody will... protect their personal information”可知D项正确。

　　小题4:答案：C　细节理解题。从最后一段的“We don't have enough nurses to go around, and those places that are the most short­handed...”可知答案为C项。

　　小题5:答案：A　作者观点题。从第五段的最后一句和最后一段的第一句和最后一句可知A项说明了作者的态度。