It used to be mostly the army that used small, unpiloted aircraft, called “drones”. The little planes were very costly. But as they have dropped in price more people have begun to use them.
The fast rate of development of computer technology, image sensing equipment, satellite navigation and smart phones has led to lower-priced drones. Researchers and developers have learned how to build smaller and less costly drones. Nowadays, moviemakers are using drones to film from the sky. Historians use them when they explore ancient buildings. Rescue workers use them to look for people. And now farmers are also using them to watch over their crops.
Romain Faroux is a French businessman, whose father was a farmer. He believed drones could help farmers. He has helped create a company which has developed a small drone that could be controlled by people on the ground. It’s called “Agridrone”. It uses a special sensor to examine crops. The technology used on the drone is similar to that used on a smartphone -- except it has wings. A computer program directs the drone to fly over the crops. The sensor on the drone records four different-colored “bands” of sunlight that are reflected off the crops.
Jean-Baptiste Bruggeman is another farmer in France who is using a drone. He says the drone flies over his crops at different times of the season and provides a lot of information about his crops. The pictures taken by the drone show him the exact amount of fertilizer the crops need. It also shows exactly where the fertilizer is needed.
Romain Faroux says farmers use information provided by the Agridrone to place fertilizer only in areas where it is needed. This saves money and reduces pollution. Before they used the drones, farmers would put the same amount of fertilizer everywhere. Drones also save time because farmers can examine up to three hectares (英亩) in about a minute.
1. Why do rescue workers and farmers begin to use drones?| A．Because they are affordable now. |
| B．Because their sizes have become smaller. |
| C．Because they can save people a lot of time. |
| D．Because the technology has been developed. |
| A．Helping the sunlight shine on the crops. |
| B．Directing the wings to fly over the crops. |
| C．Examining the different colors of the crops. |
| D．Recording the sunlight “bands” reflected off the crops. |
| A．A smartphone. | B．A sensor. |
| C．A drone. | D．A band. |
| A．Crops will be harvested by drones soon. |
| B．Drones will be widely used in different fields. |
| C．French farmers use drones to examine their crops. |
| D．Farmers develop special drones for their crops. |
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【推荐1】Anyone eager to view from high the cityscapes of Guangdong, a province in southern China, may soon be able to do so from the cabin of a flying taxi. On October 13th the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)awarded a “type certificate”, a crucial piece of aviation paperwork, to the world’s first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) taxi. And in case that does not sound futuristic enough, the small two-seater, called the EH216-s, was also cleared to fly without a pilot on board.
The EH216-S is made by EHang, a company based in Guangdong. It looks like a scaled-up consumer drone (无人机) with a passenger bubble mounted on top. Propulsion (动力) is provided by 16 small rotors (转子), mounted on the tips of eight arms that fold away when the vehicle is not in use, allowing it to park in small spaces.
The CAAC gave its approval after EHang had conducted more than 40,000 test flights, including with volunteer passengers in 18 cities across China. It also subjected the EH216-S to structural analysis and crash tests, and checked its ability to keep flying if one of its rotors fails. Regulators also inspected the wireless network which EHang uses to link its flying taxis to a control centre on the ground. That allows backup pilots to land an aircraft by remote control if there is a problem.
EHang says its pilotless eVTOLs will be quieter than helicopters, their closest cousins, and much cheaper to operate, thanks in part to the ability to swap (交换) out an expensive pilot, for a second paying passenger. Performance, though, will be limited, at least at first. The EH216-S has a range of about 30 km, and a speed of up to 130 kph. The firm thinks that doing away with pilots will make things safer too. A computer’s attention never wavers (动摇). And flying is, in many ways, much easier to automate than driving, for there are fewer obstacles and unexpected situations to navigate.
EHang has ambitions beyond China, too. The firm’s closest competitors are Volocopter, a German company, and a pair of Californian firms, Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation. All three are conducting test flights of piloted eVTOLs of various designs.
1. What does the underlined word “cleared” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?| A．Produced. | B．Approved. | C．Removed. | D．Tested. |
| A．What features EH216-S possesses. |
| B．How strict the standard of EHang is. |
| C．What benefits pilotless eVTOLs have. |
| D．How EH216-S gets its approval. |
| A．EVTOLs will definitely bring in a huge profit. |
| B．EVTOLs are popular worldwide. |
| C．EHang may face challenges in expanding future market. |
| D．EHang will improve its design to defeat competitors. |
| A．An ad in a magazine. | B．A review of a bestseller. |
| C．A column in a newspaper. | D．A chapter of a science book. |
【推荐2】You are sitting on the desk. A teacher is writing on the blackboard. Kids are yelling in the playground outside. A book falls off the desk next to you. Suddenly, the teacher hands you a pop quiz.
Don’t panic!
Unlike the classroom, the technology is real. It’s a type of technology that uses computer programs to imitate real world situation.
“We’ve spent the last 100 years looking for certain laws in how people interact with the real world,” says psychologist Albert. “
| A．You aren’t actually in school. |
| B．This technology has been used in many fields. |
| C．Some psychologists are also getting into the act. |
| D．Grown-ups, too, stand a chance of benefiting from this technology. |
| E．As part of one classic test, you watch letters flashed on a computer screen. |
| F．You don’t have to leave your room to experience all that mentioned above. |
| G．Now, we’ve got a powerful tool that lets us create worlds and see how people perform. |
【推荐3】Driving and flying are huge contributors to carbon emissions (排放) and climate change. So Google is helping users make more wise decisions about how they travel. In addition to showing drivers the fastest way to get to their destination, Google Maps will now show the route that’s the most fuel-efficient.
To provide the new feature, Google used data from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, which estimates that eco-friendly routing has the potential to prevent more than one million tons of carbon emissions from entering the atmosphere per year. That’s equal to removing 200,000 cars from the road, Google claims.
On the Google Maps app, the most fuel-efficient route will be displayed with a small green leaf next to it. The route option will include information about how long the trip will take and how much fuel the driver could save.
It’s no secret that biking is a more eco-friendly travel option than driving, and the use of biking directions on Maps has increased by as much as 98% over the past year, according to Google. The tech company is focusing on attracting bike riders with a new feature called “lite navigation (导航)”. This feature is being introduced after Google heard from cyclists who were sick of following turn-by-turn directions on their phones. Cyclists don’t look at their phones for most of the ride, after all. With lite navigation, bike riders will be able to see details about their route without needing to keep their screen on or follow turn-by-turn navigation. Cyclists will also be able to track their trip progress and see their ETA (estimated time of arrival) updated in real time.
Moreover, Google Flights users will be able to see carbon emission estimates for nearly every flight in the search results. The estimates are “flight-specific” and “seat-specific”, Google said. “Newer aircraft are generally less polluting than older aircraft. Compared with economy-class seats, emissions increase for first-class seats because they take up more space and account for a larger share of total emissions,” Google added.
1. What do the data in paragraph 2 show?| A．The seriousness of climate change. | B．The potential of using renewable energy. |
| C．The significance of Google’s new feature. | D．The necessity of removing cars from the road. |
| A．The most eco-friendly route. | B．The most beautiful route. |
| C．The most chosen route. | D．The shortest route. |
| A．It informs bikers of their speed in real time. |
| B．It can work with the phone’s screen off. |
| C．It receives favorable reviews from 98% of bikers. |
| D．It encourages bikers to follow turn-by-turn directions. |
| A．Economy-class passengers on new planes. | B．Economy-class passengers on old planes. |
| C．First-class passengers on new planes. | D．First-class passengers on old planes. |
【推荐1】As missing children age, their appearances are quite different from their last known photographs, which makes finding them tough. Now AI could make it quicker to match any found children to those old photos.
Police can use software to age photos of people who have been missing for a while, but these tend to work best in adults, as age-related changes to adult faces are more predictable and so easier to simulate.
With children, these aged images don't tend to be like the older child, and matching photos of found children to old images in a database of missing children is difficult.
Now Debayan Deb, a professor at Michigan State University, and his colleagues have created an program to do this for them. They trained a face-recognition program on data sets including the Children Longitudinal Face data set, which contains images of nearly 1000 children aged between 2 and 18 years old. Each was photographed at least four times over a period of six years.
The AI learned to match recent photographs of children with images taken 2.5 years earlier 80 per cent of the time.
With one year between the two photographs, the method was 90 per cent accurate at identifying faces. This dropped to 73 per cent after three years. The approach beats comparing children with photos taken when they were aged 0 to 4 that have been aged by software, which hovers at 50 percent recognition after six months. The new AI might help to improve accuracy of this kind of software as well.
"This is a very good paper that could potentially be used to identify missing children," says Amarjot Singh at the University of Cambridge.
Deb's next goal is to extend the age gap. His team also hopes to develop an app that could be used to fight child trafficking.
1. The software which police has used can_________.| A．match photos of found kids to former images | B．predict the changes of people over time |
| C．produce accurate images of children | D．age the photos of missing people |
| A．Because the data set of child face images is quite large. |
| B．Because the software can’t age the photos of those kids. |
| C．Because aged images aren’t very alike to the older child. |
| D．Because it’s difficult to recognize the older kids with photos. |
| A．helps police identify missing children | B．intends to develop a new app |
| C．improved the software used by police | D．will give their app to police |
| A．It is based on the Children Longitudinal Face data set. |
| B．It can recognize children’s images between 2 and 18. |
| C．It is more accurate than the software to match photos. |
| D．It has been used to identify missing children. |
【推荐2】Improving the quality of your sleep can add years to your life and make a big difference in your overall health. Researchers have studied how much sleep you need for decades, but what about the best temperature for a good night’s sleep? A new study shows how changing your bedroom temperature can give your sleep quality a push and help you avoid waking up tired.
The study looked at how different bedroom temperatures might affect sleep quality in senior adults. The results showed that senior adults, in comparison to younger populations, may benefit from slightly warmer temperatures at night, between 68 and 77 °F.
Past research suggests that our body temperature can change by 2 degrees overnight, and that a drop in temperature may help get our bodies and brains ready for a great night’s sleep. Other research shows that people sleeping in warmer temperatures report lower quality of sleep. These are all great reasons to try to turn down your bedroom temperature lower for sleep.
How warm or cool your bedroom is affects the body’s ability to regulate (调节) its temperature during the night, says Raj Dasgupta, chief medical advisor for Sleepopolis. “When we sleep, our body temperature naturally drops and rises, which is very important for achieving quality sleep.” So, if the bedroom temperature is too warm, it may affect the body’s ability to cool down, resulting in difficulty falling asleep, he explains.
The ideal temperature for sleep generally falls between 60 and 69 F, says Dr. Dasgupta. “This range helps your body cool down effectively, and supports your body temperature regulation,” he explains. But as the study found, slightly warmer temperatures may be better for older adults.
1. Whom does the study in paragraph 2 mainly focus on?| A．Older adults. | B．Young people. | C．Female adults. | D．School children. |
| A．Change our body temperature. | B．Sleep in warmer environment. |
| C．Report our quality of sleep. | D．Turn bedroom temperature lower. |
| A．It makes us uncomfortable. | B．It may result in trouble falling asleep. |
| C．It leads to breathing problems. | D．It increases wasteful use of energy. |
| A．How sleep quality adds years to our life | B．How bedroom temperatures affect our sleep |
| C．Why warmer temperatures are bad for health | D．Why lower temperatures are good for our sleep |
【推荐3】There are many kinds of Western music today. How were they created? Read on to learn more about some of the major kinds.
Rock
This popular style combines blues and country music, along with important elements of jazz. The typical feature of rock is the broad use of the snare drum (小鼓). In the late1960s and early 1970s, hard rock and heavy metal came into being. Both have gone on to become very popular. It can be said that rock music is the most popular kind of music in the history of human beings.
Notable bands: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Byrds, The Yardbirds, and so on.
Western Classical Music
The classical music of Europe is one of the oldest surviving styles of modern music. This type of music is either played on instruments such as a piano or a violin. Western classical music is categorized (将……分类) by period: the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern eras.
Notable composers: Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus. Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Frederic Chopin, and so on.
Country Music
Country music came from folk songs of the southern USA in the early 1920s. Many of the early instruments in country music were string (弦) instruments, while around the 1940s, electric guitars and drums began to emerge in country bands.
Notable performers: Jimmie Rodgers, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, and others.
Electronic Music
Electronic music is widely known in the form of house or disco music. It gained in popularity among young people in the 1970s and 1980s, and has since remained a popular kind of music. Electronic music is based on electronic instruments such as the electric guitar.
Notable artists: Halim El-Dabh, Brian Eno, Wendy Carlos, and so on.
1. Which is the most popular kind of music in the history of human beings?| A．Country music. |
| B．Electronic music. |
| C．Rock. |
| D．Western classical music. |
| A．the medieval period and the Renaissance |
| B．the baroque period and the classical period |
| C．the Romantic period and the modern period |
| D．the classical period and the Impressionism period |
| A．The piano and the violin. |
| B．The snare drum and some string instruments. |
| C．The electric guitar and some string instruments. |
| D．The electric guitar and piano. |
| A．introduce some famous bands and musicians |
| B．introduce some information on several types of music |
| C．encourage readers to engage in the music industry |
| D．encourage readers to take some courses about music |
【推荐1】Global warming always reminds us of rising sea levels and extreme weather, but it may actually bring other less obvious, long-term changes. How might they influence our lives in the future? Let’s take a look.
Making food less nutritious
The more serious global warming is, the more greenhouse gases the atmosphere contains. According to Science Advances, foods are found to contain low levels of key nutrition when they’re exposed to high levels of greenhouse gases. “If we do nothing, there is potential for negative impacts on human health,” US health researcher Kristie Ebi told the Washington Post.
Ending racial differences
With rising temperatures, more lands in the world will turn into deserts. Many people will be forced to leave their homelands and live elsewhere. In turn, this could mean that the appearance of people could become more similar. “In just 125 years, there may be far fewer people with really dark skin or pale skin,” US biologist Scott Solomon told the Daily Mail. “More and more people will have olive and brown-colored complexions (肤色).” More importantly, this could mean racism may become a thing of the past.
Making insects hungrier
Human beings or other mammals can keep a stable body temperature, while insects usually adapt their body temperature based on the environment. According to Science Daily, insects will become hungrier and need more food in warmer surroundings. That’s because a higher body temperature can increase insects’ metabolism (新陈代谢). “In addition, warmer temperatures will increase the reproductive rates of insects,” Curtis Deutsch, a professor at Washington University in the US, told Science Daily.
Helping scientists find historic sites
Due to global warming, the UK experienced an extremely hot and dry summer last year. As a result, many grassy areas in the country turned yellow or even dried out completely. Because of this, many unusual and interesting patterns hidden in some of these areas were exposed. After studying some of these patterns, scientists found Neolithic (新石器时代的) monuments and a Roman farm, which are believed to date back to around 5,000 years ago.
1. What is this passage mainly about?| A．The harmful effects of global warming. |
| B．The possible causes of global warming. |
| C．Some ways to slow down global warming. |
| D．The influences of global warming on our lives. |
| A．Brown. | B．Pale. | C．White. | D．Dark. |
| A．An ancient farm with patterns. |
| B．Unusual patterns in some areas. |
| C．New landscapes with monuments. |
| D．Grassy areas with different colors. |
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| GLENEAGLES HOTEL | It is Scotland’s country hotel landmark that won the first prize. This hotel’s recent renewing has put it back on the map. With a new spa, two-starred Michelin food and fresh decorations of the 1920s, you can say with confidence that you have landed on the Heaven. |
| COMO HOTEL | It is far more than just a place to lay your head. Not one but two Singapore hotels are included. Yet it was a grand hotel closer to home that took the top prize. There are acres of gardens, a floating pool on the lake and a vast spa overlooking the water. Great food and service? It has the lot. |
| CRUISES HOTEL | From hotels to travel companies, areas or attractions, it wants to support the forward-thinking idea of “green” out there. Who, where or what has caught your eye this year? Its devotion to tourism now extends to its cruise programme, adding eco-friendly, lower-carbon-emitting ships to its fleet. |
| TREMEZZO HOTEL | It’s such a great hotel as can give an insider a great excuse for taking on a place for a long time. As this year’s winner, it offers something of a surprise — Yoga. It usually features strongly in this sort. Plus Japanese food. |
1. Which hotel is related to environmental protection?
| A．GLENEAGLES HOTEL | B．COMO HOTEL |
| C．TREMEZZO HOTEL | D．CRUISES HOTEL |
| A．explain how to enjoy holiday lives | B．introduce some winning works |
| C．attract more people to travel there | D．advertise for hotel service |
【推荐3】Throughout history people have used herbs and spices for food and medicine. They were prized by the early Chinese, Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations and the search for new spices was the reason behind much of the early exploration.
Spices were used to add variety to otherwise monotonous diets, and to hide the flavour of foods that had gone bad. The sweet-smelling properties of herbs and spices were also much appreciated. They could be added to oils and used to disguise body smells.
Trade in spices was a valuable source of income for many nations. The Phoenicians were among the earliest specialist traders in herbs, spices and perfumes. Later, many European cities prospered under the spice trade, in particular Venice. The Venetians already had ships collecting silk from Damascus, and they also brought back spices, including pepper, ginger, nutmeg and cloves, to grace the tables of the wealthy. Spice prices soared. Pepper was regarded as black gold in the Mediterranean, and it became a universal currency. In some countries people had to pay their taxes in pepper.
During the 15th century, the great voyages of exploration opened direct sea routes for the spice trade. Vast profits could be made by trading in these lucrative products - in 1504, Vasco da Gama (1469-1524) brought 5000 tons of pepper and 35, 000 hundred weight of other spices to Europe which he sold for a 400 percent profit.
During the 16th and 17th centuries, wars were fought to gain a favorable position in Asia and a share in the lucrative spice trade.
Spices were always considered a luxury in Europe, but in the Middle East and Asia they were used generously to add flavour to the staple diet of rice, and to disguise the taste of meat that had gone off. Markets offered a colourful array of herbs and spices that could be blended together for different dishes. Some curries, for example, contained up to thirty different spices.
1. Spices were used for the following purposes except______.| A．preserving food | B．adding flavor to food |
| C．hiding unpleasant body smells | D．enriching the diets |
| A．precious | B．risky | C．profitable | D．luxurious |
| A．The search for new spices resulted from much of the early exploration. |
| B．Some countries even fought each other for a share in spice trade. |
| C．Pepper was once used as money in the Mediterranean. |
| D．Spices were commonly used in the Middle East and Asia. |
| A．The Different Uses of Spices |
| B．Great Voyages of Spice Exploration |
| C．The Beginning of Spice Trade |
| D．The History of Spices |
【推荐1】Barry Farmer didn't have the easiest childhood, but it was an experience that made him who he is today—a foster father（养父）.
“When I was very little, I was going from home to home, living with friends of my parents. ” Farmer said. He then lived with his aunt, followed by a foster home.
When Farmer was four years old, something happened that would change his life forever： He moved in with his grandmother. At his grandmother's house, he had neighborhood friends, a good school and a sense of community. That stability was beneficial to Farmer,
“I lost my parents but I gained a whole village of support. That inspired me to become a foster parent, too," Farmer said.
When he was just 20 years old, he saw an advertisement about how to become a foster parent, "A year after getting licensed, I got my first case," he said. Farmer said social workers were not willing to assign（分配）him cases since he was not old enough, but he finally got his first child.
About a month after that child moved out, Farmer received another case. Farmer decided to take in 8-year-old Jaxon, “He was supposed to be with me temporarily," Farmer said. However, when Jaxon moved out, he was placed with a family who was supposed to adopt him but he didn't like it, "He missed me and I missed him because I wasn't really prepared for him to go,” Farmer said, "That's when I made a decision to keep him. ”
Foster care itself is so unpredictable. You don't know what to expect once you sign up," Farmer said, “There's no easy way to foster. It's an emotional（情感上的）journey. And you have to put your own personal feelings aside to make sure you're doing what's best for the children. But at last, both you and your foster children can benefit a lot. ”
1. Why did Barry Farmer want to be a foster father at first?| A．His grandmother expected him to do so. |
| B．He wanted to be independent of his aunt. |
| C．He loved this kind of life as a foster father. |
| D．He was inspired by his childhood experience. |
| A．His bad behavior. | B．His young age. |
| C．His lack of licenses. | D．His poor living condition, |
| A．They got on badly with each other. | B．They missed their own families a lot. |
| C．They possibly built a close connection. | D．They got well prepared for departure. |
| A．It is hard but rewarding. | B．It is harmful to children. |
| C．It is an emotionless journey, | D．It is easy and predictable. |
【推荐2】Cara Clarkson and her family were overjoyed when spotting two young grizzly bears (灰熊) — one with rarely seen all-white fur, alongside the Trans-Canada Highway.
“White grizzly bears are unheard of, so it was a luxury and incredible experience,” said Cara, sharing her images and videos on social media and saying that was a real treat given that the family was out celebrating her husband’s and son’s birthdays. Mike Gibeau, an animal
specialist, said the Clarksons who encountered the white bear — now called Nakoda, are truly lucky, for white grizzly bears are incredibly rare.
The expert doesn’t believe the grizzly’s white fur is a case of albinism, a disorder in which an animal fails to produce melanin, which is responsible for skin, hair, and eye color. Instead, he thinks the bear’s unusual coloring is the result of a recessive (隐性) gene (基因), the characteristics of which are often covered by those of dominant genes. However, if both parents carry the same recessive gene — in this case, one that results in white fur — it can be passed on to latergenerations.
Though this is the first time the world has seen the white grizzly, park officials, who have known of Nakoda’s existence since 2018, never publicized the unique bear due to fear that it would be heartlessly run after by fans eager to see these unusual-looking animals.
As it turns out, they were right. Nakoda’s photos and videos, which have gone viral, have led to crowds of people rushing to the bear’s current location, resulting in unsafe parking and traffic jams. The concerned officials enforced a 10-kilometer no-stopping zone, which they hope will inform visitors to travel through the area safely and to prevent these bears from getting hit on the highway.
Wildlife experts, who are trying to lead the young grizzlies away from the highway, hope to help them develop a behavior of avoidance of humans and eventually head to the forests, where they can live a long, healthy life.
1. For the Clarksons, what does “a real treat” in paragraph 2 refer to?| A．Observing two birthdays. |
| B．The reunion of the family. |
| C．Sharing their experience online. |
| D．The sighting of a white grizzly bear. |
| A．The classification of genes. |
| B．The effect of a physical disorder. |
| C．The possible cause of the bear’s white fur. |
| D．The characteristics of recessive and dominant genes. |
| A．To save the trouble of further explanation. |
| B．To protect it from crazy disturbance. |
| C．To stop it being mercilessly shot. |
| D．To avoid enthusiastic reporters. |
| A．They’ll stay where they belong. |
| B．They’ll ignore human activities. |
| C．They’ll safely cross the highway. |
| D．They’ll live in harmony with humans. |
【推荐3】The field of robotics is fast-growing. Robots can now perform complicated movements with elegance — back-flipping, practicing park our moves, even “carving” classical sculptures. Then there’s Sophia, a robot whose widespread appeal lies not in big, dramatic actions (her body is often fixed to a rolling base), but rather an unsettling human-like appearance, compounded with the complex ability to express emotions(情感).
“We’re not fully there yet, but Sophia can represent a number of emotional states, and she can also see emotional expressions on a human face as well,” explains David Hanson, the founder of Hanson Robotics. According to Hanson, Sophia now has simulations(仿真) of every major muscle in the human face, allowing her to generate expressions of joy, curiosity, confusion, reflection, sorrow, frustration, among other feelings. Besides deep learning and a pre-programmed set of expressions, Sophia’s face is constructed using the latest developments in material technology, meaning it appears softer, more flexible and therefore, more realistic. The lab also studies the neurobiology and biology of human facial expressions to help inform how mechanical ones can behave.
When Hanson first began sculpting Sophia, he wanted her form to resonate(共鸣) with people from around the world. To that end, he looked to old statues of Nefertiti (queen of Egypt), ancient Chinese paintings, Audrey Hepburn and even his wife as inspiration.
Since her activation in 2016, Sophia has since graced the covers of fashion publications and starred in a recent Moncler campaign. During an event at Shanghai Fashion Weekend, Sophia wore 3-D copper arm cuffs and sculptural garments designed by British artist Sadie Clayton. “The reason I was interested in working with Sophia is because being an artist, it mixes fashion, art and technology. This was the most natural, organic way of me developing my process,” says Clayton.
Besides modeling, she has made appeared on talk shows and spoken at conferences about issues ranging from artificial intelligence to the role of robots. Controversially, she was even granted Saudi Arabian citizenship, becoming the first robot to have a nationality. “I don’t know what it is about Sophia, that speaks to people, but I hope that we can develop our AI and robots in a way that makes a deep emotional connection.”
1. What makes Sophia different from previous robots?| A．Carving fine artworks. |
| B．Being able to perform complex movements. |
| C．Generating many human-like facial expressions. |
| D．Reacting more quickly and produce her own thought. |
| A．What emotions can Sophia express vividly. |
| B．Why Sophia produces different emotions. |
| C．How researchers programmed the robotics. |
| D．What is the latest product of Hanson Robotics. |
| A．Sophia has starred in a recent movie. |
| B．Sophia launched many campaigns with Clayton. |
| C．Sophia is a mixture of fashion and entertainment. |
| D．Sophia is designed to have universal appeal to people. |
| A．Holding her own nationality. |
| B．Modeling for the fashion show. |
| C．Communicating with human beings. |
| D．Making a speech at significant conferences. |
