Robots

The technology is improving every day. We will see some very exciting home robots in the next few years. In the future the robots can do lots of things:

★ Getting things

In a few years, it will be

possible to tell your home

robot to get a piece of bread

for you. The robot will use

its eyes and an arm to get

the bread for you.

★ Watering plant

Future robots will carry

water to water plants.

★ Telling danger

A home robot will find out fire, smoke and other danger easily. Every night the robot will make its rounds to make sure that everything is right.

★ Looking after children

A robot will help us look after our children well when we are not at home.

Choose the best answer according to the passage.

( ) 1. A robot will get something for you with __________.

A. a hand B. eyes and a leg C. an arm D. eyes and an arm

( ) 2. What does “make its round” mean in Chinese?

A.转圈 B.巡查 C.工作 D. 制作

( ) 3. What will robots do when people are not at home?

A. Robots will do housework with the children.

B. Robots will cook for the children.

C. Robots will look after the children.

D. Robots will smoke with the children.

( ) 4. Robots can do all the following things EXCEPT (除了) __________.

A. Carry heavy things. B. Look after children.

C. Look after plants. D. Get things for people.

( ) 5. What is the passage about?

A. The food of robots. B. The dream of robots.

C. The future of robots.

D. The life of robots.