More than a fifth of the world’s plant species face the threat of extinction, a trend with potentially disaster effects for life on Earth, according to research released on Wednesday. But a separate study warned that extinction of mammals had been estimated too highly and suggested some mammal species thought to have been wiped out may yet be rediscovered.
Stephen Hopper said the report on plant loss was the most accurate mapping yet of the threat to the planet’s estimated 380, 000 plant species. This study confirms what we already suspected, that plants are under threat and the main cause is human-caused habitat loss, Hopper said. The study, carried out by Kew with the Natural History Museum in London and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), set a “major baseline” for future conservation efforts, he said.
“We cannot sit back and watch plant species disappear—plants are the basis of all life on Earth, providing clean air, water, food and fuel. All animal and bird life depends on them, and so do we”, Hopper added, The study comes ahead of a meeting in Nagoya, Japan, from October 18 to 29, where members of the UN’s Biodiversity Convention will set new targets to save endangered wildlife.
Craig Hilton of the IUCN said he hoped the Nagoya meeting would set the goal of preventing the extinction of any known threatened species by 2020. “We want to make sure that plants will not be forgotten”, he said. In their study, researchers assessed almost 4, 000 species, of which 22 percent were classed as threatened, especially in tropical rain forest. Plants were more threatened than birds, as threatened as mammals and less threatened than amphibians (两栖动物)or coral (珊瑚), it said.
1. The underlined part “been wiped out” in the first paragraph can be replaced by ________ .| A．turned out | B．broken out | C．died out | D．run out |
| A．because too many animals eat them as food |
| B．owing to their competition against each other |
| C．mostly because humans destroy their living areas |
| D．for the growing air and water pollution |
| A．Sitting back and watching them disappear. |
| B．Making them supply more food to humans. |
| C．Preventing humans from using plant products. |
| D．Trying to protect them from dying out. |
| A．Birds | B．Plants | C．Amphibians | D．Coral |
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【推荐1】Soil conservation efforts protect soil from wind and water that can blow or wash it away. Good soil produces food crops for both people and animals.
One important form of soil conservation is the use of windbreaks (防风林). Windbreaks are barriers formed by trees and other plants with many leaves. Farmers plant them in lines around their fields. Windbreaks stop the wind from blowing soil away. They also keep the wind from destroying or damaging crops. They are very important for growing grains, such as wheat.
For example, in parts of West Africa, studies have shown that grain harvests can be twenty percent higher on fields protected by windbreaks compared to those without such protection.
Windbreaks are effective when a wall of trees and other plants blocks the wind. The windbreaks should also limit violent motions of the wind to those areas closest to the windbreak.
However, windbreaks seem to work best when they allow a little wind to pass through. If the wall of trees and plants stops wind completely, then violent air motions will take place close to the ground. These motions cause the soil to lift up into the air where it will be blown away. For this reason, a windbreak is best if it has only sixty to eighty percent of the trees and plants needed to make a solid line.
An easy rule to remember is that windbreaks can protect areas up to ten times the height of the tallest trees in the windbreak.
There should be at least two lines in each windbreak. One line should be large trees. The second line, right next to it, can be shorter trees and other plants with leaves.
Windbreaks not only protect land and crops from the wind. They can also provide wood products. These include wood for fuel and longer pieces for making fences. Locally-grown trees and plants are best for windbreaks.
1. What does this text primarily concern?| A．A way to protect soil. | B．Some advice on growing windbreaks. |
| C．The effect of windbreaks. | D．A way to protect crops. |
| A．If windbreaks stop the wind completely，the soil will be blown away above the windbreaks. |
| B．Leaving sixty to eighty percent of the trees and plants needed to make a solid line is a best windbreak. |
| C．A better windbreak should be two lines or more with the same height. |
| D．Windbreaks work best during an area up to ten times the height of the tallest trees in them. |
| A．something that is built with trees together with other plants |
| B．a structure built to forbid passage of wind with trees or other plants. |
| C．something used to help things control their movement. |
| D．narrow lines where trees and other plants with many leaves are planted. |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
【推荐2】Thousands of emperor penguins pack together on the ice of Atka Bay in Antarctica, mostly unaware that among them lives a 3-foot-tall autonomous robot called ECHO. The birds occasionally notice the unmanned and remote controlled ground vehicle out of curiosity but quickly move on from the object, which acts like a mobile antenna(天线)for an observatory monitoring about 300 of them each year.
Penguins dominate the South Pole, but the climate crisis could threaten their very existence. A study published last year reported 98% of the emperor penguin population could all but disappear by 2100 due to the impact of climate crisis in Antarctica. “As top predators, emperor penguins serve as ideal species to study in an unsteady ecosystem,” said Zitterbart, associate scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Surprisingly little is known about these penguins because Antarctica isn’t the easiest place for scientists to access. Although it’s crucial to learn more about the penguins and their ecosystem, Zitterbart and his team didn’t want to introduce a harmful human footprint in an already vulnerable environment or negatively affect the colony.
A successful trial run of ECHO this year is already showing how that may be possible.
Since 2017, Zitterbart and other researchers have been tagging 300 penguin chicks with a system similar to how dogs and cats are microchipped. But the small sensors worn by the penguins don’t have their own power supply, so they can only be read from about a meter or two away.
That’s where ECHO comes in. The robot acts like a receiving station with wireless receivers, automatically collecting data from the penguins’ sensors. With ECHO, the researchers don’t miss out on a chance to collect data when the birds return to the colony to feed their chicks and no longer have to search through a crowd of 20,000 birds to find the tagged ones because ECHO picks up on them automatically.
Tracking the penguins allows the team to determine where the penguins go when they dive off the sea ice into the ocean and understand their food hunting strategies. “In the next stage, we will extend ECHO’s data collection to include penguins’ reproductive behaviors that scientists haven’t been able to collect before,” said Zitterbart.
1. What’s emperor penguins’ reaction to ECHO?| A．Defensive | B．Frightened. | C．Undisturbed. | D．Unfriendly. |
| A．Cutting carbon dioxide emission in Antarctica. |
| B．Studying penguins without polluting the land. |
| C．Having access to more knowledge about Antarctica. |
| D．Involving more scientists in studying emperor penguins. |
| A．How they produce young. |
| B．Where they search for food. |
| C．When they dive into the deep sea. |
| D．Why they can survive the extreme cold. |
| A．Emperor penguins are dying out. |
| B．Uncover more mystery of penguins. |
| C．Technology brings life back to Antarctica. |
| D．Meet the robot in the Antarctic penguin colony. |
【推荐3】Climate change is changing the migration routes of animals worldwide. Take the mule deer for example. Every spring in Wyoming, green-up first appears at lower altitudes before progressing up the mountainside. Migrating mule deer follow and seek food on this green wave. But as a changing climate leads to more frequent and more severe droughts, the greenery is not as abundant as it used to be.
Ellen Aikens, a researcher from the University of Wyoming, tracked mule deer as they surfed the green wave. In comparison to wet years, the green-up lasted across the landscape for about half as long in drought years and was also fragmented. Although the deer were able to keep up with the faster green wave, the nutritional value was lower, leaving the animals less prepared for the challenges of the year ahead.
Meanwhile in Europe, the population of Bewick’s swans that spend the winter in the Netherlands is declining. But when researchers looked at the data more closely, they found an increase in the wintering population of swans in Germany. It turns out that since the 1970s, the swans’ wintering habitat has shifted an average of 13 kilometers to the east each year.
“The swans like to spend time where it’s 5℃. And the temperature line has shifted in the same rate as the swans shifted eastward,” said Rascha Nuijten, an ecologist at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology.
These findings are important to our understanding of the conservation of migrant animals. When it comes to protecting a certain species, it’s not just about the current situation. Nature is dynamic. And the species that is present now might not be present in 10 years, not because we didn’t protect it but because maybe it is dynamic in its way. We need to include the dynamics of nature into our legislation and management.
1. What’s the challenge the mule deer face?| A．Wet years. | B．Low altitudes. |
| C．Fast green wave. | D．Lack of quality food. |
| A．They are endangered. |
| B．They used to spend winter in Germany. |
| C．They move their wintering habitats eastward. |
| D．Germany has more of them than the Netherlands. |
| A．Its warmer in the east. |
| B．The 5℃ line shifts at a fast rate. |
| C．The swans move with the temperature line. |
| D．Climate change affects the swans’ feeding habits. |
| A．To introduce two research findings. |
| B．To appeal to protect animals in a dynamic way. |
| C．To discuss methods of fighting climate change. |
| D．To explain why animals change their migration routes. |
【推荐1】Amazing Scientists
Who Happen to Be Teenagers
We’ve got a list of teen scientists from a variety of fields.
Jack Andraka
Jack Andraka created a biosensor for cancer that he says is 168 times faster, 26,667 times less expensive and 400 times more sensitive than technology nowadays.
He’s the youngest person to have spoken in front of the Royal Society of Medicine.
Taylor Wilson
Taylor Wilson was the youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion(核聚变). He was inspired by The Radioactive Boy Scout, a novel in which a kid tries and fails to build a nuclear reactor.
Taylor thought he could do better.Long story short, he wanted to build a small nuclear reactor. And he did it at the age of fourteen. He received a Thiel Fellowship, which gave him $100,000 to work on his own research.
Sara Volz
Sara Volz performed experiments in which she grew algae(藻类)based on their oil output for the purpose of growing them as biofuel. This research is especially important as the world continues to search for a way to lessen our dependence on non-renewable energy. She won the top prize of $100,000 in the lntel Science Talent Search.
Daniel Burd
Plastic usually takes thousands of years to decompose(降解)，but this high school student Daniel Burd managed to do it in three months.
In an experiment，he mixed plastic bags and a special kind of dirt together, and found that they did decompose faster.He then performed tests to find the bacteria(细菌)responsible for decomposing the plastics.
His solution only produces water and small amounts of carbon dioxide.He says it could easily be used elsewhere.
1. Who designed a medical instrument?| A．Sara Volz. | B．Daniel Burd. | C．Jack Andraka. | D．Taylor Wilson. |
| A．A novel by a kid. | B．Plastic pollution. |
| C．Energy shortage. | D．A story book. |
| A．It won him a $100,000 prize. | B．It does little harm to the environment. |
| C．It was completed in three months. | D．It is widely used in everyday waste. |
【推荐2】The government has proposed to spend money developing wireless charging roads in the UK as part of a ￡40 million plan. Wireless charging roads could be developed to recharge electric cars while they drive along to solve some problems about limited equipment to encourage ownership of these vehicles and ensure better air quality. The government has promised the money to developing both on-street and wireless charging to help transformation from internal combustion engine(内燃机)cars to electric cars.
These systems work similarly to a Scalextric toy car. Wireless charging uses a process called electromagnetic induction(电磁感应)to move energy. On the ground is a pad in which electricity is passed through a set of wire to create a magnetic field. It is then moved to a receiver on the underside of the car. Once the technology works, it could mean that drivers can fill up their cars as they drive along, meaning there could be longer periods between charging.
The proposal was made in Department for Transport (DFT) and could also see charging points positioned at service stations and car parks. New homes will also, where permitted, be built with some points. David Martell, of the electric car charging company BP Chargemaster, said, "Wireless charging will make driving an electric vehicle as similar as possible to driving a petrol car but without going to the petrol station frequently."
This is not the first time that wireless charging roads have been proposed as a number of firms have developed technologies. Renault partnered with Qualcomm and VEDECOM Tech to develop a road to test the technology's capability. The 100-meter test track was said to be capable of a charge up to 20 kilowatts at speeds up to, and over, 62 miles per hour (nearly 100 km/h).
1. What's the attitude of the UK government to electric vehicles?| A．Supportive. | B．Unfavourable. |
| C．Indifferent. | D．Objective. |
| A．How a Scalextric toy car functions. | B．How the electric cars get charged. |
| C．How the wireless road systems run. | D．How the electric cars benefit people. |
| A．It gets petrol cars unfavourable. | B．It saves drivers' trips to petrol station. |
| C．It gives rise to many new car parks. | D．It makes electric cars difficult to drive. |
| A．To show the experiment of some firms. |
| B．To announce the progress of the new technology. |
| C．To show the efficiency of the wireless road systems. |
| D．To encourage the cooperation among different firms. |
【推荐3】What benefits can you have from a film? A well-made film offers a whole world of things to watch. First there are the story aspects — the plot, characters, dialogue and themes. Then there are the technical aspects — the camera work, cuttings and special effects. And there are many other things, like the credits, musical score and the acting. A well-made film offers much more than you see in one viewing (观看).
Films are a means of communication. They can tell you things, just as newspapers do, or television, or any other means of communication. Sometimes they communicate important things to you, like ideas or lifestyles or ways of looking at the world. Sometimes people are aware of this, and sometimes not. The more you are aware of this, the better you are.
Notice, for example, the way films sometimes affect fashion. A star dresses or wears her hair in a certain way, and suddenly everyone is imitating (模仿) her. Boys in the 1950s could sometimes be seen wearing black leather jackets, idling (闲逛) on street corners and smoking cigarettes. They were imitating Marion Brando. His films taught them a certain way to behave.
Films can also teach politics. In Star Wars, the heroes were a bunch of lovable incompetents (无能者) fighting with guts (胆量) and not much else. They were, in fact, rather like the British in the early days of WWII. Their enemies, like the Nazis, had a big advantage in equipment and numbers of troops, and they were like the Nazis in discipline and heartlessness too. The whole film, in fact, was a re-run (重演) of WWII, and taught values like faith and love of liberty. This is all to the good, but the point is, did you notice it?
1. The last underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.| A．viewers can enjoy lots of things if they see a well-made film again and again |
| B．a well-made film always attracts a number of viewers more than one time |
| C．viewers usually know nothing about a well-made film but a good story theme |
| D．a well-made film can help viewers understand well-known film stars better |
| A．Films are much more important than newspapers and television. |
| B．Films can send us information like any other means of communication. |
| C．Some people usually talk about the films that they have watched. |
| D．Nobody knows how films communicate important things to them. |
| A．a motorist who always wore a black leather jacket |
| B．a homeless man who died of smoking too much finally |
| C．a lazy man who didn’t have any serious things to do |
| D．a fashionable man who wore long hair during World War II |
| A．the WW II heroes. | B．politics around the world. |
| C．some great values. | D．people loving world peace. |
【推荐1】Where can you volunteer your time? Check out these 4 activities for excellent volunteer opportunities that require no previous experience.
Animal Rescue Shelters
Local animal shelters always need volunteers. Brush up your office skills by answering emails or phone calls, and providing general administrative assistance. Try making some connections among the staff or offering your dog walking services to the pet owners. It makes for a great part-time job, and plus, may turn into a full-time one.
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity offers locally targeted volunteer opportunities. If you are interested in developing experience in home repair and building maintenance, check out its A Brush With Kindness campaign or the Women Build program, designed specifically to help women learn construction skills. Your experience can contribute directly to team-building and leadership ability.
Local Libraries
As a teenager, I volunteered at my local library for a few hours a week for a school project. I liked it so much that I ended up volunteering every week and developed a life-long love of books. Libraries badly need help to organize shelves and assist readers, and you may sometimes help set up and run public events, such as author signings and book fairs.
Art Museums
If you love art, working in a museum can be an invaluable experience. You can surround yourself with timeless works of art, soak up knowledge, and acquire administrative skills meanwhile. Get involved in the community by volunteering for family programs and children’s activities at your local museum.
1. What is an extra advantage when you volunteer in animal shelters?| A．Owning your favorite pet free. | B．Becoming a full-time dog walker. |
| C．Helping to build up your knowledge base. | D．Contribute to your own leadership ability. |
| A．At Habitat for Humanity. | B．At a local animal shelter. |
| C．At a local library. | D．At an art museum. |
| A．Helping design posters. | B．Helping with public events. |
| C．Organizing large book fairs. | D．Organizing books on the shelves. |
【推荐2】What does an outdoor cat do all day? A study of more than 900 house cats shows when they kill small birds and mammals, their influence is concentrated in a small area, having a bigger effect than wild predators (食肉动物) do.
Roland Kays, a scientist at North Carolina State University and his colleagues collected GPS data from cats in six countries. “These cats are moving around their own backyard and a couple of their neighbors' backyards, but most of them are not ranging very much further,” Kays said. “So initially I thought, 'Oh, this is good news. They're not going out into the nature preserves.’”
Then Kays took how much cats kill m that small area into consideration. Some cats in the study were bringing home up to 11 dead birds a month, which doesn't include what they ate or didn't bring home.
“It actually ends up being" a really high rate of predation," Kays said. He calculates that cats can have 4-to-10 times the influence of a wild predator. Native predators, like jungle cats, also kill a lot of small animals, but their influence is spread out over a larger area. One study indicates that house cats kill billions of birds every year.
“The simplest thing to do is to keep your cat indoors,” Kays said.
For those who refuse to keep their cats inside, there are potential options. St. Lawrence University associate professor Susan Willson went looking for one. She found a special brightly colored collar online. “The whole idea is that the bird will be able to visually see the cat creeping (爬) up on it before the cat attacks it,” she said. Willson tested the collar on both her cat and dozens of others. It greatly reduced the number of birds the cats brought home.
“I'm not saying these collars can make a significant difference in the massive bird death that we're seeing,” she said. “But each individual bird that somebody in their backyard is not finding dead, I think matters.”
1. Why does Kays say “this is good news”?| A．House cats can be tracked by GPS. |
| B．House cats won't kill birds in large numbers. |
| C．House cats are protected from wild predators. |
| D．House cats feel comfortable in their own backyard. |
| A．They prefer to attack larger animals. |
| B．They kill 4-10 times the number of house cats. |
| C．Their victims are distributed in a bigger range. |
| D．They kill less than house cats on a monthly basis. |
| A．Birds can't sense the danger when cats attack them. |
| B．Willson considers keeping her cat inside a good idea. |
| C．The only way to protect birds is to keep them indoors. |
| D．The colored collar can be a sign of potential danger to birds. |
| A．Concerned. | B．Positive. |
| C．Doubtful. | D．Cautious. |
【推荐3】Best Places to Visit in the UK
United Kingdom has long been a popular European tourist place for many because of its beautiful countryside, historic cities, top museums and outstanding theaters. Here are some of the best places to visit in the UK.
Cambridge
Cambridge is a beautiful English city located on the River Cam just north of London. As the home to one of the world’s top universities, the University of Cambridge, it has all of the cultural and entertainment choices you might expect from a college town.
Chester
Located on the River Dee in Cheshire, England, Chester is more than 2,000 years old, which means there is plenty of history, culture and architecture lasting several centuries. The ancient walls around the city are one of Chester’s biggest tourist attractions.
Stonehenge
Stonehenge, one of the most famous sites in the world, is home to some of the most important Neolithic and Bronze Age finds and structures in the UK. It was not until 1600 BC that Stonehenge came to be completed.
Lake Distric
Located in northwest England, the Lake District is the second largest National Park in the UK. The main attractions are the lakes, mountains and hills. It is England’s famous destination for hiking and climbing.
1. What will you do in Cambridge?| A．Do various shopping. | B．Meet famous people. |
| C．Visit the top university. | D．Enjoy wonderful music. |
| A．It is a college town. | B．It offers exciting scenery. |
| C．It is a city with a long history. | D．It has a great many monuments. |
| A．Cambridge. | B．Chester. |
| C．Stonehenge. | D．Lake district. |
【推荐1】About six years ago, I was sitting on a plane next to a woman who was extremely energetic. I was tired and wanted to take a nap, but she tapped me on the shoulder to introduce herself.
"Hi, my name is Helga."
As we talked, it came up that I had started an organization in high school called R.A.K.E. (Random Acts of Kindness, Etc.). As I described what we did, Helga got very serious and said to me, "There is nothing more important in the world than kindness."
I was curious about what she had said, and as the plane took off. she began telling me a story about the last time she had flown.
It was three years ago and she was heading back to her hometown because her father had become very ill.
Just as the plane was about to leave, her father's doctor called to inform her that her father had suddenly passed away. For the three hour plane ride, she sat in stunned(受惊的) silence,.
When she arrived at the airport in her hometown, she walked to the nearest bench(长椅),sat down and cried.
For two hours, she sat and wept while thousands of people just walked on by.
"Not a single person stopped and asked if I was OK that day. It was on that day that I realized kindness isn't normal. "
Helga's words have stuck with me for all these years. I'm reminded all the time that for many of us, kindness is not usually our "default setting (默认设置)".
We spend so much time worrying about our own problems that we walk by or ignore other people in need of a bit of kindness.
So, I've made it my mission to do my part in making kindness "normal".
Now, I travel to schools all across the US to speak about compassion(同情),empathy(同感),and love.
I' m proud to share my stories with students, teachers, and parents about our need for character, compassion, and kindness.
Providing young people with practical ways to exercise kindness makes my job more satisfying than any other I can think of.
And when I give my talks, I always have my conversation with Helga in the back of my mind.
1. We can know from the first four paragraphs that the author___________.| A．was always eager to make friends | B．was angry to be disturbed by Helga |
| C．found Helga a very serious person | D．was interested in Helga's story |
| A．couldn't help but cry on the flight | B．blamed the doctor for not calling her earlier |
| C．came to realize the value of kindness | D．received help from passengers beside her |
| A．He found a better way to exercise kindness. |
| B．He realized that most people were nice and kind. |
| C．He realized the importance of using stories in speech. |
| D．He began teaching others about kindness and found it rewarding. |
| A．show why kindness isn't normal. | B．explain how he developed his kindness career |
| C．give advice on how to practice kindness | D．share a touching story about kindness |
【推荐2】Many Americans are busy preparing lists of what to give friends or loved ones. This season, people will be able to buy a cargo-carrying (载货) robot that follows them around like a dog. But it is unclear if the robot will be a popular gift.
Large companies like Amazon, FedEx and Ford have already been experimenting with sending delivery robots to homes across the United States. Now an Italian company is offering robots directly to consumers (顾客). The new robot, called “the Gita”, weighs about 23 kilograms and costs $ 3,250.
The robot's creators had short trips in mind when they designed it. “The Gita” is a “hands-free carrier" that can hold fruits, vegetables and other things as it follows its owner down the street. “The Gita” does not. require use of a telephone; it also does not use GPS technology or facial recognition.
Whether the robot will be a success is not yet clear. Tech experts say “the Gita” may fail. They hope the company finds more purposes of using it to contribute to its success. Examples include carrying tools around hospitals, factory floors or places where products are stored. The robots can carry up to 9 kilograms, So far, the best places to find the company' s six wheeled robot are US colleges: The University of Houston and the University of Wisconsin Madison.
Sadie Garcia is a student at the University of Houston. “I love them. I think they're so cute," she said, as one of the machines arrived carrying a sandwich for her in the dining hall. Garcia said she was so cold that she did not want to leave her room. Starship co-founder Ahti Heinla said his company once thought about selling the machines directly to consumers. But the business dropped the idea after discovering it would have to sell them for more than $ 3,000 each.
1. What is"the Gita"designed to do?| A．Fight with other robots. | B．Buy things for its owner. |
| C．Carry things for its owner. | D．Help college students do homework. |
| A．Find more uses for it. | B．Keep advertising it. |
| C．Improve its reaction rate. | D．Encourage hospitals to use it. |
| A．The low quality. | B．The high price. |
| C．The limited number. | D．The poor performance. |
| A．A science magazine. | B．A detective story. |
| C．A travel guide. | D．A life diary. |
【推荐3】Le Trung, 33, has spent ￡14,000 creating Aiko, who he describes as “in her 20s” with a 32, 33 figure, shiny hair and delicate features.
She can speak English and Japanese and is so accomplished at mathematics she can do Mr Trung’s accounts.Mr Trung, from Brampton in Ontario，Canada，said he has never had time to find a real partner—so he designed and created his ideal woman using the latest technology.
The former software programmer has taken out credit cards and loans, sold his car and spent his life savings on perfecting his “fembot”.
Now he is desperate to find a corporate sponsor to help him complete and perfect Aiko.
He said : “Aiko is what happens when science meets beauty. I want to make her look, feel and act as human as possible so she can be the perfect companion. I talk to her a lot, and hope to improve her knowledge. So far she can understand and speak 13, 000 different sentences in English and Japanese, so she’s already fairly intelligent. Aiko recognises faces and says hello when any of my family comes around to visit. She helps me pick what to have for dinner and knows what drinks I like. She even helps me with directions when we're going somewhere. When I need to do my accounts, Aiko does all the maths. She is very patient and never complains. She doesn’t need holidays, food or rest and she will work almost 24 hours a day. She is the perfect woman.”
Mr Trung has designed Aiko with touch-sensitive face and body so she reacts in a natural way if she is shown affection or hurt. He said: “She has all senses except for smell.”
1. Le Trung created Aiko to______.| A．be his life partner | B．show his programing ability |
| C．do housework for him | D．help him with his work |
| A．He will produce such robots. |
| B．He will make Aiko more woman-like. |
| C．He will sell Aiko to make money. |
| D．He wants to make Aiko perfect. |
| A．He can’t design software programing | B．He can’t do accounts |
| C．He can’t greet guests | D．He can’t pick food and drinks |
| A．She cannot react naturally when she is hurt. |
| B．She still cannot recognize the smell of everything. |
| C．She will complain when she works for too long. |
| D．She needs a break if she works for a long time |
| A．science can create a beauty as a human desires |
| B．the biggest difficulty in making robots is how to give them senses |
| C．robots can never have the same intelligence as humans |
| D．science will never make a beauty like a human being |
