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coming for our boring table service jobs.Korean company ITM Technology has developed the restaurant
concept around a little robot that fulfills the role of a waiter.Robo Caf? avoids ordering errors, reduces
staffing costs greatly for restaurant owners, and even brings the boss all the tips.
Japan is preparing for some very tough times ahead.When its aging population become too old to
work, labor is going to be in severe shortage.So inventive technology departments are exploding with really fascinating ideas to take the pressure off when it hits.
To small caf? and restaurant owners, the solution might well look something like Robo Café, a
restaurant designed to operate as efficiently as possible with the absolute minimum human workforce
possible.The building needs to be designed with small horizontal (水平的) pathways leading from the kitchen to all the tables.A small team of waiter robots can then get around to every table in the house when they"re asked to come.Customers can either order orally, or touch a screen on the robot"s belly.When the
kitchen has finished preparing the food, the robot brings it out to customers.
Dan Carlin talks about the "kitchen of the future ", where everything is automated and the labor is free
because you own it.Really, the_kitchen_of_the_future_is actually_the_kitchen of_the_past, when you
consider that throughout human history, there have been many examples of slaves working for no pay.
As Carlin points out, today"s concept of slavery is mostly restricted to nonhumans.And the ownership
of robot labor in a Robo Caf ?type situation will almost certainly prove itself far more economical and
dependable than a human workforce once the technology itself becomes mature.Of course, slaves have a worrying habit of rising up against their owners.
B. bring lots of fun and profits to their owners
C. do some housework such as table service work
D. save people from having to do some boring manufacturing work
B. Owners needn"t pay for the labour of their employees.
C. Robot waiters are designed to serve customers voluntarily.
D. The building will be designed for the convenience of customers.
B. Technology won"t change the core of the kitchen.
C. Labor free of charge can be used in the kitchen again.
D. Labor free of charge is no longer limited to humans.
B. tell people that robots can work as waiters in restaurants
C. persuade readers to come to restaurants that use robots
D. show the similarities between robots in 1970 and new robots
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began moving up through the nation"s schools,it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was
forming.Their achievements are reflected in the nation"s best universities,where mathematics,science and
engineering departments have taken on an Asian character.
This special liking for mathematics is partly explained by the fact that AsianAmerican students who
began their education abroad arrived in the US with a solid grounding in mathematics but little or no
knowledge of English.They are also influenced by the promise of a good job after college.Asians feel there
will be less unfair treatment in areas like mathematics and science because they will be judged more
objectively.And the return on the investment (投资) in education is more immediate in something like
engineering than that with an arts degree.
Most AsianAmerican students owe their success to the influence of parents who are determined that
their children take full advantage of what the American educational system has to offer. An effective
measure of parental attention is homework. Asian parents spend more time with their children than
American parents do,and it helps.Many researchers also believe there is something in Asian culture that
promotes success,such as ideals that stress family values and education.
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achievements,making them the fastgrowing US 2.________.
engineering.
achievements
a teacher"s_1_as he or she tries to teach your kids?Did you ever wonder what the teacher 3 from you,
the parents?
Parents can be_3_or suspicious.They can be of great help to the teacher_4_ be in need of help
themselves.Some teachers think parents are too 5 on their children.Here is 6 one teacher puts it.
"I usually have the 7 of parents coming in and 8 me how much they care about the kids"education
and how they really 9 their kids.They tell me they stand and 10 them closely when they do their
homework.Sometimes they 11 offer help with the kids"lessons as if they were teachers.They check
their school work, and are too sensitive to 12 . They blame the kids on everything having to do 13
school.When a parent asks me how his or her kid is getting on in my class, my answer usually is"Well,
you know, he is__14_ a good kid.He is fine in my class.Maybe you don"t have to be so 15 with your
kid."
Teachers want parents to know that they are professionals at 16 with children.They have 17
many children and even parents.Because of this, teachers can be 18 at educating children.Teachers
are 19 that parents want their children to do well, but they know more about what children should be
able to do at different ages and 20 .
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| Compared to adults, children seem to be moving constantly.So it’s no surprise that most parents who are quizzed about their child’s physical activity level describe their children as fairly active.But a new study of nearly 2,000 British school children suggests that many parents overestimate the amount of physical activity their children are really getting. The researchers equipped 1,892 British school children, ages 9 and 10, with accelerometers that measure all physical activity during a given time period.The research, known as the Speedy study collected the exercise data from children at 92 schools in Norfolk, England, between April and July 2007. A child was regarded inactive if he or she recorded less than an hour a day of physical activity. Although the majority of children studied were getting enough physical activity, a_sizable_minority_of_ children_were_not.Overall,39 percent of girls and 18 percent of boys studied were getting less than an hour of physical activity each day. But if you asked the parents of the inactive children to describe their child’s activity level, the vast majority-80 percent-described their children as fairly or very physically active, according to the findings published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.Interestingly, the children themselves had more awareness about their lack of physical activity.Overall,40 percent of children overestimated their physical activity. But it wasn’t the parents of overweight children who were most likely to guess wrong about physical activity levels.The parents who were most out of touch about their child’s physical fitness were more likely to have children who were slim.Parents of girls were also more likely to overestimate physical activity.The researchers noted that parents should be educated about the importance of physical activity for children even if the child is not overweight. “Parents of slim children appear to assume that their children are adequately active, ” the study authors reported.“Increasing awareness regarding health benefits of physical activity beyond weight control might help have a correct idea of physical activity levels and encourage behavior change.” 1. According to the Speedy study, what kind of children can be judged physically inactive? A. Slim children. B. Children with less than an hour a day of physical activity. C. Overweight children. D. Children out of touch with their parents for a long time. 2. What does the writer probably mean by saying “a sizable minority of children were not” in Paragraph 3? A. The amount of children’s physical activity is far from the writer’s satisfaction. B. Only a small number of children were not getting enough physical activity. C. A small number of children didn’t overestimate their physical activity. D. The minority of children were not studied at all. 3. The passage is intended to________. A. encourage parents to fairly judge their children’s physical activity levels B. persuade parents to keep an eye on their children’s weight C. urge children to wear accelerometers during exercise D. advise parents to keep in touch with their children | |||
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| Have you ever thought about what determines the way we are when we grow up？Remember the TV program Seven Up？It started following the lives of a group of children in 1973.We first meet them as wideeyed sevenyearolds and catch up with them at sevenyear intervals：nervous 14yearolds, serious 21yearolds and then grownups. Some of the stories are inspiring, others sad, but what is interesting in almost all the cases is the way in which the children’s early hopes and dreams are shown in their future lives.For example, at seven, Tony is a lively child who says he wants to become a sportsman or a taxi driver.When he grows up, he goes on to do both.How about Niki？She says, “I would like to find out about the moon.” And she goes on to become a space scientist.As a child, softspoken Bruce says he wants to help “poor children” and ends up teaching in India. But if the lives of all the children had followed this pattern, the program would be far less interesting than it actually was.It was the children whose childhood did not prepare them for what was to come that made the program so interesting.Where did their ideas come from about what they wanted to do when they grew up？Are children influenced by what their parents do, by what they see on television or by what their teachers say？How great is the effect of a single important event？Many film directors, including Steven Spielberg, say that an early visit to the cinema was the turning point in their lives.Dr Margaret McAllister, who has done a lot of research in this area, thinks that the major factors are parents, friends and their wider society. 1. What does the text mainly discuss? A. New ways to make a TV program interesting. B. The importance of TV programs to children. C. Different ways to make childhood dreams come true. D. The influence of childhood experience on future lives. 2. What does the underlined word “influenced” mean in the last paragraph? A. Impressed. B. Improved. C. Affected. D. Attracted. 3. What are the examples in Paragraph 2 meant to show? A. Many people’s childhood hopes are related to their future jobs. B. There are many poor children in India who need help. C. Children have different dreams about their future. D. A lot of people are very sad in their childhood. 4. Spielberg’s story is meant to show that________. A. going to a movie at an early age helps a child learn about society B. a single childhood event may decide what one does as a grownup C. parents and friends can help a child grow up properly D. films have more influence on a child than teachers do | |||
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The z ebra belongs to the horse family. One of nature"s great mysteries is why the zebra has stripes. One theory  is that the stripes help the zebra cool down. On hot days the black stripes get a lot hotter than the white area of the zebra and under the black stripes there are special layers of fat for protection. Hot air then rises off the black stripes, forcing colder air down around the white areas, cooling the zebra down. This, however, is just a theory. The stripes can also confuse predators (食肉动物) when zebra stay with other animals in great numbers. Zebras have excellent hearing and eyesight and can run at a speed of up to 35 miles per hour (56 kilometers per hour). They also have a powerful kick that can cause serious injury to a predator, like a lion, or an African wild dog. Usually the lead male of the herd stays at the back of the group to defend against predators if necessary, while the females and youngsters run from danger. Zebras are herbivores and feed mostly on grasses, although they also might eat the leaves and stems (茎) of bushes a bit. They eat grasses for many hours each day, using their strong teeth. Spending so much time chewing wears the zebra"s teeth down, so their teeth keep growing all their lives. As the dry season arrives and the grasses die back, zebra herds travel to find more food and water holes for drinking. Most zebras have no specific territories. They travel from place to place, never staying in one area very long. | |||
| 1. What can be inferred from the first paragraph? | |||
| A. There are different opinions about why the zebra has stripes. B. The black stripes help the zebra live through cold days. C. The zebra can easily be attacked by predators. D. The zebra always travels with other animals. | |||
| 2. According to the passage, herbivores are________. | |||
| A. animals that have specific territories B. animals that only eat plants C. animals that kill and eat other animals D. animals that live in groups | |||
| 3. The zebra has strong teeth all their lives because their teeth________. | |||
| A. only chew soft grasses B. are used all day C. are always growing D. are kept clean | |||
| 4. Which of the following statements about zebras is TRUE? | |||
| A. They have poor eyesight and hearing. B. Their stripes can confuse predators. C. They can run 56 miles per hour. D. They usually stay in one area all their lives. | |||
5. Which of the following TV p rograms might the passage be adapted for? | |||
| A. Hobbies & Leisure B. Everyday Tips C. Digital Stadium D. Discoveries |