阅读理解。
The first robots were invented in the 1920s. Robots have appeared in many American films. In
some films, they are stronger, faster and cleverer than people.
In real life, robots are mainly used in factories. They do some dangerous and difficult jobs for
humans.
Robots also help disabled people, for example, blind people. Today many blind people have a
guide (向导) dog to help them. In the future, guide dogs might be robot dogs.
One kind of robot guide dog has wheels. It moves in front of the owner. It is very clever. It knows
the speed of its owner's walk. The owner wears a special belt (带子). This belt sends instructions to
the owner from the dog, such as "Stop here", "Turn left" or "Turn right" .
In the United States, another kind of robot helps disabled people to take care of themselves in their
daily life. The robot hears the sound of its owner's voice. It follows instructions such as "Turn the page"
or "Make a cup of coffee".
Robots are also used in American hospitals. They can do simple jobs. At one hospital, for example, a robot takes meals from the kitchen to patients' rooms. It never gets lost because this robot has
a map of the hospital in its computer memory.
Though robots can help people in many different ways, they will never take the place of humans.
1. From the passage, we know robots cannot be _______.
A. dangerous animals
B. factory workers
C. guide dogs
D. hospital helpers
2. A robot guide dog _______.
A. goes in front of blind people
B. walks side by side with blind people
C. has a map in its head
D. helps patients with their meals
3. The underlined word "disabled" means " _______ ".
A. 不能的
B. 有害的
C. 失灵的
D. 残疾的
4. Some disabled people need robots' help to _______.
A. take care of themselves
B. talk to other people
C. become scientists
D. do dangerous jobs
5. In the passage, the writer wants to tell us that _______.
A. robots are stronger and cleverer than humans
B. disabled people cannot look after themselves without the robots
C. robots will take the place of humans some day in the future
D. robots can help humans in many different ways
