TOKYO, Japan (AP) – Japan is very serious about robotics (机器人技术). If the droids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea. Fortunately, researchers at the University of Tokyo are exploring just that. In a show this week, a humanoid（有人特点的）with camera eyes made by Kawada Industries Inc. poured tea from a bottle into a cup. Then another robot on wheels delivered the cup of tea in an experimental room that has sensors embedded in the floor and sofa as well as cameras on the ceiling, to simulate（模仿）life with robot technology.
“A human being may be faster, but you’d have to say ‘Thank you,’” said University of Tokyo professor Tomomasa Sato. “That’s the best part about a robot. You don’t have to feel bad about asking it to do things.”
Sato believes Japan, a rapidly aging society where more than a fifth of the population is 65 or older, will lead the world in designing robots to care for the elderly, sick and bedridden（卧床不起的）.
Already, monitoring technologies, such as sensors that automatically turn on lights when people enter a room, are becoming widespread in Japan.
The walking, child–size Asimo from Honda Motor Co. greets people at showrooms. NEC Corp. has developed a smaller companion robot–on –wheels called Papero. A seal robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of fuzzy companionship.
Sato says his experimental room is raising awareness about privacy questions that may arise when electronic devices（设备）monitor a person’s movements down to the smallest detail.
On the bright side, the tea – pouring humanoid has been programmed to do the dishes.
小题1:What is the best title of this passage?
A．“Thank You” Will Never Be Needed in Japan
B．Monitoring Technologies Are Widespread in Japan
C．Robot Is Designed to Care for the Elderly.
D．Robot technologies are widespread in Japanese daily life.小题2:The underlined word “embedded” in the first paragraph probably means .
A．fixed
B．established
C．settled
D．rooted小题3:According to Professor Sato, .
A．the robot serves tea much faster than a human being
B．the robot does anything like human beings
C．tea – serving robot helps to form laziness of the aging society
D．tea – serving robot doesn’t need any reward for the service小题4:Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．A robot can imitate people to complete complicated tasks.
B．A robot has been programmed to clean the dishes.
C．All the problems in the aging society can be solved by robots.
D．The number of aging people is increasing rapidly in Japan.小题5:We can infer from the passage that .
A．people are afraid of being monitored by robots.
B．the technology of robots has been highlighted in Japan.
C．robots can completely take the place of human beings.
D．people’s privacy should be strictly protected
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B
题目分析：文章介绍了日本很重视机器人科技，以及机器人技术在日本日常生活中应用广泛，可以帮助做家务，照顾老人等等。
小题1:主旨题：从文章的内容和第一段的句子：Japan is very serious about robotics (机器人技术).可知机器人技术在日本日常生活中应用广泛。选D
小题2:猜词题：在地板上和沙发上安装传感器。选A
小题3:细节题：从第二段的句子：“That’s the best part about a robot. You don’t have to feel bad about asking it to do things.”可知Professor Sato认为这种服务不需要回报。选D。
小题4:细节题：文章的第三段只是说机器人可以照顾老人或卧床不起的人，并没说机器人可以解决老年社会的所有问题。选C
小题5:推理题：从第一段的句子：TOKYO, Japan (AP) – Japan is very serious about robotics (机器人技术).可知日本很重视机器人科技。选 B
点评：文章介绍了日本很重视机器人科技，以及机器人技术在日本日常生活中应用广泛这篇阅读理解集中考查了细节题，要求考生仔细阅读全文，做好相应的标志，以提高阅读的效率和速度，做题时要审清题干，发觉和把握试题中有效的提示性信息，确认命题的角度、阅读范围和答题方式。