2022年职称英语考试理工类(C级)试题及题解6Scientists are racing to build the worlds first thinking robot .This is not science fiction：some say they will have made it by the year 2022.Carol Packer repots Machines that walk，speak and feel are no longer science fictionKismet is the name of an android(机器人)which scientists have built at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT)Kismet is different from the tradition。al robot because it can show human emotionsIts eyesears and lips move to show when it feels happysad or boredKismet is one of the first of a new generation of androidsrobots that 100k like human beingswhich can imitate human feelingsCog，another android invented by the MIT, imitates the action of a mother Howere,scientists admit that so far Cog has the mental ability of a twoyearold The optimists(乐观主义者)say that by the year 2022 we will have created humanoids(机器人)with brains similar to those of an adult human beingThese robots will be designed to look like people to make them more attractive and easier to sell to the publicWhat kind of jobs will they do? In the future robots like Robonaut ，a humanoid invented by NASA，will be doing dangerous jobs，like repairing space stations They will also be doing more and more of the household work for USIn Japan，scientists are designing androids that will entertain US by dancing and playing the piano Some people worry about what the future holds：will robots become monsters(怪物)?Will people themselves become increasingly like robots? Experts predict that more and more people will be wearing micro-computers，connected to the Internet，in the futurePeople will have micro-chips in various parts of their body，which will connect them to a wide variety of gadgets (小装置)Perhaps we should not exaggerate(夸张)the importance of technology，but one wonders whether , in years to come，we will still be falling in love，and whether we will still feel painWho knows? 41 Kismet is different from traditional robots because A it thinks for itselfB it is not 1ike science fictionC it Can 100k after two-yearoldsD it seems to have human feelings 42 What makes Cog special? A It looks 1ike a motherB It behaves 1ike a childC It can imitate血e behavior of a motherD It has a huge brain 43 In aboutl5 years time from now , robots A will become space designersB will look like monstersC will behave 1ike animalsD will think like humans 44 In the future robots will also A explore spaceB entertain peopleC move much fasterD do all of the housework 55 What is the writers attitude to robots in the future? A CriticalB HostileC ObjectiveD Enthusiastic