Question

Picture the scene: You come home after work feeling too exhausted to cook –only to find a delicious meal worthy of a Michelin-starred restaurant waiting for you. It sounds like a fantasy, but it could be about to come true thanks to a robot chef developed by British scientists.

Those scientists have come up with a set of robotic arms so smart that they are capable of cooking meals all by themselves. The device will be sold from as early as 2017 as part of a purpose-built high-tech kitchen.

Scientists at Moley Robotics spent almost 18 years developing the hands. According to its creators, the arms can chop, stir, whisk and baste well enough to recreate almost anything you would care to eat, whether it is a simple home-cooked supper, or a complicated creation designed by a world-class chef. The hands move a little slowly, hovering strangely above the work surface whenever they are not busy, but they imitate human movements closely enough that they can do things such as wiping a spoon on the edge of a pan to prevent drips.

Mr Oleynik, who is leading the project, said, “All the things which are possible with the hand are possible here. There is no limitation. A lot of people want to go to Michelin-starred restaurants, but they are quite expensive and may be quite far from the home. This is an opportunity for people to enjoy very good food, and for a reasonable price. ”

The only cuisine that is off the robot’s menu at the moment is sushi, which requires extremely steady pressure and nimble（敏捷的；敏感的） fingers to make, but the team plan to conquer that as well by the time it goes on sale.

1.People go to Michelin-starred restaurants in order to_________.

A. appreciate car tires               B. enjoy delicious meals

C. see the new robot chefs            D. escape from work

2.What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. British scientists          B. The robot chef’s arms

C. Cooks at restaurants        D. Household wives

3.Which kind of food CAN’T the robot chef cook at present?

A. Bread    B. Beef            C. Sushi         D. Sandwich

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A. Hands of a robot chef can perform exactly like a cook.

B. Robot chefs are available at shopping malls.

C. Michelin-starred restaurants are suitable for many people.

D. It is uncertain when the robot can cook all kinds of food.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍英国科学家发明的机器人厨师。

1.B推理判断题。根据第一段中的“a delicious meal worthy of a Michelin-starred restaurant”和第四段中的“A lot of people want to go to Michelin-starred restaurants, but they are quite expensive and may be quite far from the home.”可知，米其林星级餐厅能够提供可口的美食，人们去那儿就是为了享受美食的。“enjoy delicious meals”符合语境。选择B项。

2.B词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“Those scientists have come up with a set of robotic arms so smart thatthey are capable of cooking meals all by themselves.”可知，那些科学家们已经设计出了一套机器人手臂，这套机器手臂很智能，完全能够自己做饭。根据语境，they指的是a set of robotic arms。“The robot chef’s arms”符合语境。选择B项。

3.C细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“The only cuisine that is off the robot’s menu at the moment is sushi”可知，目前在机器人菜单上唯一没有出现的菜肴就是sushi（寿司，日本的生鱼片冷饭团）。选择C项。

4. only cuisine that is off the robot’s menu at the moment is sushi, which requires extremely steady pressure and nimble fingers to make, but the team plan to conquer that as well by the time it goes on sale.”可知，这套机器人手臂现在还不能做寿司，但是这个团队准备到在它上市销售时克服这个难题，所以机器人手臂何时能够做所有的食物还是不确定的。“It is uncertain when the robot can cook all kinds of food.”符合语境。选择D项。

【名师点睛】

猜测词义题解题技巧在阅读中我们经常会遇到许多生词。事实上，阅读材料中的每个词与它前后的词语或句子甚至段落都有联系。我们可以利用语境（各种已知信息）推测、判断某些生词的词义。近年来全国统一高考中加大了对考生猜词义能力的考查，因此，掌握一定的猜词技巧，对突破高考阅读理解、提高我们的英语语言能力都有非常重要的意义。比如第5. scientists have come up with a set of robotic arms so smart thatthey are capable of cooking meals all by themselves.”可知，那些科学家们已经设计出了一套机器人手臂，这套机器手臂很智能，完全能够自己做饭。根据语境，they指的是a set of robotic arms。“The robot chef’s arms”符合语境。选择B项。

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