英语六级真题试卷

英语六级真题试卷

artIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonhow

tobalancejobresponsibilitiesandpersonalinterests.Youshouldwriteatleast150

v/ordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

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SectionA

Directions:Inthissection；youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendof

eachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

QuestionsIto4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Stopworryingabouthim.

B)Keepawayfromthestatue.

C)Takeapictureofhim.

D)Patonasmileforthephoto.

2.A)GaininggreatfameontheInternet.

B)Publishingacollectionofhisphotos.

C)Collectingthebestphotosintheworld.

D)Becomingaprofessionalphotographer

3.A)Surfingvariouswebsitesandcollectingphotos.

B)Editinghispicturesandpostingthemonline.

C)Followingsimilaraccountstocomparenotes.

D)Studyingthepicturesinpopularsocialmedia.

4.A)Theyarefarfromsatisfactory.

B)Theyaremostlytakenbyhermom.

C)Theymakeanimpressivealbum.

D)Theyrecordherfondmemories.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Ajournalreportingthelatestprogressinphysics.

B)Anintroductorycourseofmodemphysics.

C)Anoccasionforphysiciststoexchangeideas.

D)Aseriesofinterviewswithoutstandingphysicists.

6.A)Thefutureofthephysicalworld.

B)Theoriginoftheuniverse.

C)Sourcesofradiation.

D)Particletheory.

7.A)Howmattercollideswithanti-matter.

B)Whethertheuniversewillturnbarren.

C)Whythereexistsanti-matter.

D)Whythereisauniverseatall

8.A)Matterandanti-matterareoppositesofeachother.

B)Anti-matterallowedhumanstocomeintoexistence.

C)Theuniverseformedduetoasufficientamountofmatter.

D)Anti-matterexistsinveryhigh-temperatureenvironments.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

v/illbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Thenmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Shefoundherselfspeakingaforeignlanguage.

B)Shewokeupspeakingwithadifferentaccent.

C)Shefoundsomesymptomsofherillnessgone.

D)Shewokeupfindingherselfinanothercountry.

10.A)Itisusuallycausedbyastrokeorbraininjury.

B)Ithasnotyetfoundanyeffectivetreatment.

C)Itleavesthepatientwithadistortedmemory.

D)Itoftenhappenstopeoplewithspeechdefects.

11.A)British.

B)Irish.

C)Russian.

D)Australian.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Watersports.

B)Racinginrivers.

C)Storiesaboutwomenswimmers.

D)Booksaboutswimming.

13.A)ShesucceededinswimmingacrosstheEnglishChannel.

B)ShepublishedaguidetoLondon'sbestswimmingspots.

C)Shetoldherstoryofadventurestosomeyoungswimmers.

D)ShewroteabookaboutthehistoryofswimwearintheUK.

14.A)Theylovedvacationingontheseashore.

B)Theyhadauniquenotionofmodesty.

C)Theywereprohibitedfromswimming.

D)Theywerefullydressedwhenswimming.

15.A)Shedesignedlotsofappropriateswimwearforwomen.

B)Sheoncesuccessfullycompetedagainstmeninswimming.

C)ShewasthefirstwomantoswimacrosstheEnglishChannel.

D)Shewasanadvocateofwomen'srighttoswiminpublicpools.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalks

followedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1with

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Buildamachinethatcandetectlies.

B)Developamagneticbrainscanner.

C)Testthecredibilityofcourtevidence.

D)Winpeople'scompletetrustinthem.

17.A)Theyareoptimisticaboutitspotential.

B)Theyarescepticalofitsreliability.

C)Theythinkitisbutbusinesspromotion.

D)Theycelebrateitwithgreatenthusiasm.

18.A)Itisnottobetrustedatall.

B)Itdoesnotsoundeconomical.

C)Itmayintrudeintopeople'sprivacy.

D)Itmayleadtooveruseincourttrials.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Mostofitsresidentsspeakseverallanguages.

B)Someofitsindigenouslanguagesaredyingout.

C)Eachvillagetherespeaksatotallydifferentlanguage.

D)Itslanguageshaveinterestedresearcherstheworldover.

20.A)Theyarespreadrandomlyacrosstheworld.

B)Somearemoredifficulttolearnthanothers.

C)Morearefoundintropicalregionsthaninthemildzones.

D)Theyenrichandimpacteachotherinmorewaysthanone.?

21.A)Theyuseddifferentmethodstocollectandanalyzedata.

B)Theyidentifieddistinctpatternsoflanguagedistribution.

C)Theirconclusionsdonotcorrespondtotheiroriginalhypotheses.

D)Thereisnoconclusiveaccountforthecauseoflanguagediversity.

Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Itsmiddle-classisdisappearing.

B)Itswealthisrationallydistributed.

C)Itspopulationisrapidlygrowing.

D)Itscherisheddreamiscomingtrue.

23.A)Successwasbutadreamwithoutconscientiouseffort.

B)Theycouldrealizetheirdreamsthroughhardwork.

C)Afewdollarscouldgoalongway.

D)Wealthwassharedbyallcitizens.

24.A)Betterworkingconditions.

B)Better-payingjobs.

C)Highsocialstatus.

D)Fullemployment.

25.A)Reducetheadministrativecosts.

B)Adopteffectivebusinessmodels.

C)Hirepart-timeemployeesonly.

D)Makeuseofthelatesttechnology.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequired

toselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbank

followingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyour

choices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthe

correspondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

SurfingtheInternetduringclassdoesn'tjuststealfocusfromtheeducator;it

alsohurtsstudentswho'realreadystrugglingto_26_thematerial.Anewstudy

fromMichiganStateUniversity,though,arguesthatallstudents—includinghigh

achievers—seeadeclineinperformancewhentheybrowsetheInternetduring

classfornon-academicpurposes.

TomeasuretheeffectsofInternet-baseddistractionsduringclass,researchers

_27_500studentstakinganintroductorypsychologyclassatMichiganState

University.ResearchersusedACTscoresasameasureofintellectual_28_

Becausepreviousresearchhasshownthatpeoplewithhighintellectualabilities

arebetterat_29__outdistractions,researchersbelievedstudentswithhighACT

scoreswouldnotshowa_30_decreaseinperformanceduetotheiruseofdigital

devices.Butstudentswhosurfedthewebduringclassdidworseontheirexams

regardlessoftheirACTscores,suggestingthateventheacademicallysmartest

studentsareharmedwhenthey'redistractedinclass.

Collegeprofessorsareincreasingly_31_alarmbellsabouttheeffects

smartphones,laptops,andtabletshaveonacademicperformance.One2013

studyofcollegestudentsfoundthat80%ofstudentsusetheirphonesorlaptops

duringclass,withtheaveragestudentcheckingtheirdigitaldevice11timesina

_32__class.Aquarterofstudentsreportthattheiruseofdigitaldevicesduring

classcausestheirgradesto_33_.

Professorssometimesimplementpoliciesdesignedto_34_students'useof

digitaldevices；andworldwherepeopleareincreasinglysomeinstructorseven

confiscate(没收)tabletsandphones.Independentontheirphones,though,such

strategiesoftenfail.Oneinternationalstudyfoundthat84%ofpeoplesaythey

couldn'tgoadaywithouttheirsmartphones.Untilstudentsareableto_35_the

pullofsocialnetworking,texting,andendlesslysurfingtheweb,theymay

continuetostraggleintheirclasses.

A)aptitudeB)eradicationC)evaluatedD)evaporatedE)filteringF)graspG)

legacyH)minimizeI)obscureJ)obsessK)raisingL)resistM)significantN)suffer0)

typical

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements

attachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.

Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychoosea

paragraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthe

questionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

APioneeringWomanofScienceRe-Emergesafter300Years

A)MariaSibyllaMerian,likemanyEuropeanwomenofthe17thcentury,

stayedbusymanagingahouseholdandrearingchildren,Butontopofthat,

Marian,aGerman-bornwomanwholivedintheNetherlands,alsomanageda

successfulcareerasanartist,botanist,naturalistandentomologist(昆虫学家).

B)"Shewasascientistonthelevelwithalotofpeoplewespendalotoftime

talkingabout,"saidKayEtheridge,abiologistatGettysburgCollegein

PennsylvaniawhohasbeenstudyingthescientifichistoryofMerian'swork."She

didn'tdoasmuchtochangebiologyasCharlesDarwin,butshewassignificant."

C)Atatimewhennaturalhistorywasavaluabletoolfordiscovery,Merian

discoveredfactsaboutplantsandinsectsthatwerenotpreviouslyknown.Her

observationshelpeddismissthepopularbeliefthatinsectsspontaneously

emergedfrommud.Theknowledgeshecollectedoverdecadesdidn'tjustsatisfy

thosecuriousaboutnature,butalsoprovidedvaluableinsightsintomedicineand

science.Shewasthefirsttobringtogetherinsectsandtheirhabitats,including

foodtheyate,intoasingleecologicalcomposition.

D)AfteryearsofpleasingafascinatedaudienceacrossEuropewithbooksof

detaileddescriptionsandlife-sizepaintingsoffamiliarinsects,in1699shesailed

v/ithherdaughternearly5,000milesfromtheNetherlandstoSouthAmericato

studyinsectsinthejunglesofwhatisnowknownasSuriname.Shewas52years

old.Theresultwashermasterpiece,MetamorphosisInsectorumSurinamensium.

E）Inherwork,sherevealedasideofnaturesoexotic,dramaticandvaluableto

Europeansofthetimethatshereceivedmuchacclaim.Butacenturylater,her

findingscameunderscientificcriticism.Shoddy（粗糙的）reproductionsofherwork

alongwithsetbackstowomen'srolesin18th-and19th-centuryEuroperesulted

inhereffortsbeinglargelyforgotten."Itwaskindofstunningwhenshesortof

droppedoffintooblivion（遗忘）/'saidDr.Etheridge.'Victoriansstartedputting

v/omeninabox,andthey'restilltryingtocrawloutofit"

F）Today,thepioneeringwomanofthescienceshasre-emerged.Inrecent

years,feminists,historiansandartistshaveallpraisedMerian'stenacity（坚韧）,

talentandinspirationalartisticcompositions.AndnowbiologistslikeDr.Etheridge

arediggingintothescientifictextsthataccompaniedherart.Threehundredyears

afterherdeath,Merianwillbecelebratedataninternationalsymposiumin

AmsterdamthisJune.

G）Andlastmonth,MetamorphosisInsectorumSurinamensiumwas

republished.Itcontains60plates（插图）andoriginaldescriptions,alongwith

storiesaboutMerian'slifeandupdatedscientificdescriptions.Beforewriting

Metamorphosis,MerianspentdecadesdocumentingEuropeanplantsandinsects

thatshepublishedinaseriesofbooks.Shebeganinher205,makingtextless,

decorativepaintingsofflowerswithinsects,"Thenshegotreallyserious,"Dr.

Etheridgesaid.Merianstartedraisinginsectsathome,mostlybutterfliesand

caterpillars,"Shewouldsitupallnightuntiltheycameoutofthepupa（桶）soshe

coulddrawthem/'shesaid.

H）Theresultsofherdecades'worthofcarefulobservationsweredetailed

paintingsanddescriptionsofEuropeaninsects,followedbyunconventionalvisuals

andstoriesofinsectsandanimalsfromalandthatmostatthetimecouldonly

imagine.It'spossibleMerianusedamagnifyingglasstocapturethedetailofthe

splittonguesofsphinxmoths（斯芬克斯飞蛾）depictedinthepainting.Shewrote

thatthetwotonguescombinetoformonetubefordrinkingnectar（花蜜）.Some

criticizedthisdetaillater,sayingtherewasjustonetongue,butMerianwasn't

wrong,Shemayhaveobservedtheadultmothjustasitemergedfromitspupa.

Forabriefmomentduringthatstageofitslifecycle,thetongueconsistsoftwo

tinyhalf-tubesbeforemergingintoone.

I）Itmaynothavebeenladyliketodepictagiantspiderdevouringa

hummingbird,butwhenMeriandiditattheturnofthe18thcentury,surprisingly,

nobodyobjected.Dr.Etheridgecalleditrevolutionary.Theimage,whichalso

containednoveldescriptionsofants,fascinatedaEuropeanaudiencethatwas

moreconcernedwiththeexoticstoryunfoldingbeforethemthanthegenderof

thepersonwhopaintedit.

J）"Allofthesethingsshookuptheirnice,neatlittleview,"Dr.Etheridgesaid.

Butlater,peopleoftheVictorianerathoughtdifferently.Herworkhadbeen

reproduced,sometimesincorrectly.Afewobservationsweredeemedimpossible.

"She'dbeencalledasillywomanforsayingthataspidercouldeatabird,"Dr.

Etheridgesaid.ButHenryWalterBates；afriendofCharlesDarwin；observeditand

putitinbookin1863,provingMerianwascorrect.

K)Inthesameplate,Meriandepictedanddescribedleaf-cutterantsforthe

firsttime."InAmericatherearelargeantswhichcaneatwholetreesbareasa

broomhandleinasinglenight,shewroteinthedescription.Meriannotedhowthe

antstooktheleavesbelowgroundtotheiryoung.Andshewouldn'thaveknown

thisatthetime,buttheantsusetheleavestofarmfungi(菌类)undergroundto

feedtheirdevelopingbabies.

L)Merianwascorrectaboutthegiantbird-eatingspiders,antsbuilding

bridgeswiththeirbodiesandotherdetails.Butinthesamedrawing,she

incorrectlylumpedtogetherarmyandleaf-cutterants.Andinsteadofshowingjust

thetypicalpairofeggsinahummingbirdnest,shepaintedfour.Shemadeother

mistakesinMetamorphosisInsectorumSurinamensiumaswell:notevery

caterpillarandbutterflymatched.

M)Perhapsoneexplanationforhermistakesisthatshecutshorther

SurinametripaftergettingsickzandcompletedthebookathomeinAmsterdam.

Anderrorsarecommonamongsomeofhistory'smost-celebratedscientificminds,

too."TheseerrorsnomoreinvalidateMs.Merian'sworkthandowell-known

misconceptionspublishedbyCharlesDarwinorIsaacNewton,"Dr.Etheridge

v/roteinapaperthatarguedthattoomanyhavewronglyfocusedonthemistakes

ofherwork.

N)Merian'spaintingsinspiredartistsandecologists.Inan1801drawingfrom

hisbook,GeneralZoologyAmphibia,GeorgeShaw,anEnglishbotanistand

zoologist,creditedMerianfordescribingafrogintheaccountofherSouth

Americanexpedition；andnamedtheyoungtreefrogafterherinhisportrayalofit.

Itwouldn'tbefairtogiveMerianallthecredit.Shereceivedassistancenaming

plants,makingsketchesandreferencingtheworkofothers.Herdaughtershelped

hercolorherdrawings.

0)Merianalsomadenoteofthehelpshereceivedfromthenativesof

Suriname,aswellasslavesorservantsthatassistedher.Insomeinstancesshe

v/rotemovingpassagesthatincludedherhelpersindescriptions.Asshewrotein

herdescriptionofthepeacockflower,"TheIndians,whoarenottreatedwellby

theirDutchmasters,usetheseedstoaborttheirchildren,sothattheywillnot

becomeslaveslikethemselves.TheblackslavesfromGuineaandAngolahave

demandedtobewelltreated,threateningtorefusetohavechildren.Infact,they

sometimestaketheirownlivesbecausetheyaretreatedsobadly,andbecause

theybelievetheywillbebornagain,freeandlivingintheirownland.Theytoldme

thisthemselves."

P)LondaSchiebinger,aprofessorofthehistoryofscienceatStanford

University,calledthispassageratherastonishing.It'sparticularlystrikingcenturies

laterwhentheseissuesarestillprominentinpublicdiscussionsaboutsocialjustice

andwomen'srights,"Shewasaheadofhertime；"Dr,Etheridgesaid.

36.MerianwasthefirstscientisttostudyatypeofAmericanant.

37.TheEuropeanaudiencewasmoreinterestedinMerian'sdrawingsthanher

aender.

38.Merian'smasterpiececameunderattackacenturyafteritspublication.

39.Merian'smistakesinherdrawingsmaybeattributedtohershortenedstay

inSouthAmerica.

40.Merianoftensatupthewholenightthroughtoobserveanddrawinsects.

41.MerianacknowledgedthehelpshegotfromnativesofSouthAmerica.

42.Meriancontributedgreatlytopeople'sbetterunderstandingofmedicine

andscience.

43.Merianoccasionallymademistakesinherdrawingsofinsectsandbirds.

44.Now,Merian'sroleasafemaleforerunnerinscienceshasbeen

re-established.

45.MerianmadealongvoyagetoSouthAmericatostudyjungleinsectsover

threecenturiesago.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whilehumanachievementsinmathematicscontinuetoreachnewlevelsof

complexity,manyofuswhoaren'tmathematiciansatheart（orengineersbytrade）

maystruggletorememberthelasttimeweusedcalculus（微积分）.

It'safactnotlostonAmericaneducators,whoamidrisingmathfailurerates

aredebatinghowmathcanbettermeetthereal-lifeneedsofstudents.Shouldwe

changethewaymathistaughtinschools,oreliminatesomecoursesentirely?

AndrewHacker,QueensCollegepoliticalscienceprofessor,thinksthat

advancedalgebraandotherhigher-levelmathshouldbecutfromcurriculain

favorofcourseswithmoreroutineusefulness,likestatistics.

"Wehearonallsidesthatwe'renotteachingenoughmathematics,andthe

Chinesearerunningringsaroundus,"Hackersays."I'msuggestingwe'reteaching

toomuchmathematicstotoomanypeople...noteverybodyhastoknowcalculus.

Ifyou'regoingtobecomeanaeronautical（航空的）engineer,fine.Butmostofus

aren't."

Instead,HackerispushingformorecoursesliketheoneheteachesatQueens

College:Numeracy101.There,hisstudentsof"citizenstatistics"learntoanalyze

publicinformationlikethefederalbudgetandcorporatereports.Suchcourses,

Hackerargues；arearemedyforthenumericalilliteracyofadultswhohave

completedhigh-levelmathlikealgebrabutareunabletocalculatethepriceof,say,

acarpetbyarea.

Hacker'sargumenthasmetwithoppositionfromothermatheducatorswho

saywhat'sneededistohelpstudentsdevelopabetterrelationshipwithmath

earlier,ratherthanteachingthemlessmathaltogether.

MariaDroujkovaisafounderofNaturalMath,andhastaughtbasiccalculus

conceptsto5-year-olds.ForDroujkova,high-levelmathisimportant,andwhatit

coulduseinAmericanclassroomsisaninjectionofchildlikewonder.

"Makemathematicsmoreavailable,"Droujkovasays."Redesignitsoit'smore

accessibletomorekindsofpeople:youngchildren,adultswhoworryaboutit,

adultswhomayhavehadbadexperiences.H

PamelaHarris,alecturerattheUniversityofTexasatAustin,hasasimilar

perspective.HarrissaysthatAmericaneducationissufferingfromanepidemicof

"fakemath"-anemphasisonrotememorization（死记硬背）offormulasandsteps,

ratherthananunderstandingofhowmathcaninfluencethewaysweseethe

v/orld.

AndrewHacker,fortherecord,remainsskeptical.

I'mgoingtoleaveittothosewhoareinmathematicstoworkoutthewaysto

maketheirsubjectinterestingandexcitingsostudentswanttotakeit；"Hacker

says."AllthatIaskisthatalternativesbeofferedinsteadofputtingallofusonthe

roadtocalculus."

46.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutordinaryAmericans?

A)Theystruggletosolvemathproblems.

B)Theythinkmathisacomplexsubject.

C)Theyfindhigh-levelmathoflittleuse.

D)Theyworkhardtolearnhigh-levelmath.

47.WhatisthegeneralcomplaintaboutAmerica'smatheducationaccording

toHacker?

A)AmericaisnotdoingaswellasChina.

B)Mathprofessorsarenotdoingagoodjob.

C)Itdoesn'thelpstudentsdeveloptheirliteracy.

D)Therehashardlybeenanyinnovationforyears.

48.WhatdoesAndrewHacker'sNumeracy101aimtodo?

A)Allowstudentstolearnhigh-levelmathstepbystep.

B)Enablestudentstomakepracticaluseofbasicmath.

C)Layasolidfoundationforadvancedmathstudies.

D)Helpstudentstodeveloptheiranalyticalabilities.

49.WhatdoesMariaDroujkovasuggestmathteachersdoinclass?

A)Makecomplexconceptseasytounderstand.

B)Startteachingchildrenmathatanearlyage.

C)Helpchildrenworkwonderswithcalculus.

D)Trytoarousestudents'curiosityinmath.

50.WhatdoesPamelaHarristhinkshouldbethegoalofmatheducation?

A)Toenablelearnerstounderstandtheworldbetter.

B)Tohelplearnerstotellfakemathfromrealmath.

C)TobroadenAmericans'perspectivesonmath.

D)Toexertinfluenceonworlddevelopment.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Foryears,theU.S.hasexperiencedashortageofregisterednurses.The

BureauofLaborStatisticsprojectsthatwhilethenumberofnurseswillincreaseby

19percentby2022,demandwillgrowfasterthansupply,andthattherewillbe

overonemillionunfillednursingjobsbythen.

Sowhat'sthesolution?Robots.

Japanisaheadofthecurvewhenitcomestothistrend.ToyohashiUniversity

ofTechnologyhasdevelopedTerapio,aroboticmedicalcartthatcanmake

hospitalrounds,delivermedicationsandotheritems,andretrieverecords.It

followsaspecificindividual,suchasadoctorornurse,whocanuseittorecordand

accesspatientdata.Thistypeofrobotwilllikelybeoneofthefirsttobe

implementedinhospitalsbecauseithasfairlyminimalpatientcontact.

Robotscapableofsocialengagementhelpwithlonelinessaswellascognitive

functioning,buttherobotitselfdoesn'thavetoengagedirectly—itcanserveasan

intermediaryforhumancommunication.TelepresencerobotssuchasMantaroBot,

Vgo,andGiraffcanbecontrolledthroughacomputer,smartphone,ortablet,

allowingfamilymembersordoctorstoremotelymonitorpatientsorSkypethem,

oftenviaascreenwheretherobot's'face'wouldbe.Ifyoucan'tgettothenursing

hometovisitgrandma,youcanuseatelepresencerobottohangoutwithher.A

2016studyfoundthatusershada"consistentlypositiveattitude"abouttheGiraff

robot'sabilitytoenhancecommunicationanddecreasefeelingsofloneliness.

Arobot'sappearanceaffectsitsabilitytosuccessfullyinteractwithhumans,

v/hichiswhytheRIKEN-TRICollaborationCenterforHuman-InteractiveRobot

Researchdecidedtodeveloparoboticnursethatlookslikeahugeteddybear

RIBA(RobotforInteractiveBodyAssistance),alsoknownas'Robear：canhelp

patientsintoandoutofwheelchairsandbedswithitsstrongarms.

OnthelesscuteandmorescarysidethereisActroidF,whichissohuman-like

thatsomepatientsmaynotknowthedifference.Thisconversationalrobot

companionhascamerasinitseyes,whichallowittotrackpatientsanduse

appropriatefacialexpressionsandbodylanguageinitsinteractions.Duringa

month-longhospitaltrial,researchersasked70patientshowtheyfeltbeing

aroundtherobotand"onlythreeorfoursaidtheydidn'tlikehavingitaround."

It'simportanttonotethatroboticnursesdon'tdecidecoursesoftreatmentor

makediagnoses(thoughrobotdoctorsandsurgeonsmaynotbefaroff).Instead,

theyperformroutineandlaborioustasks,freeingnursesuptoattendtopatients

v/ithimmediateneeds.Thisisoneindustrywhereitseemstheintegrationof

robotswillleadtocollaboration,notreplacement.

51.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutJapan?

A)Itdeliversthebestmedicationsfortheelderly.

B)Ittakestheleadinprovidingroboticcare.

C)Itprovidesretrainingforregisterednurses.

D)Itsetsthetrendinfutureroboticstechnology.

52.WhatdowelearnabouttherobotTerapio?

A)IthasbeenputtouseinmanyJapanesehospitals.

B)Itprovidesspecificindividualizedcaretopatients.

C)Itdoesnothavemuchdirectcontactwithpatients.

D)IthasnotrevolutionizedmedicalserviceinJapan.

53.Whataretelepresencerobotsdesignedtodo?

A)Directlyinteractwithpatientstopreventthemfromfeelinglonely.

B)Catertotheneedsofpatientsforrecoveringtheircognitivecapacity.

C)Closelymonitorthepatients'movementsandconditionsaroundtheclock.

D)Facilitatecommunicationbetweenpatientsanddoctorsorfamilymembers.

54.WhatisonespecialfeatureoftherobotActroidF?

A)Itinteractswithpatientsjustlikeahumancompanion.

B)Itoperatesquietlywithoutpatientsrealizingitspresence.

C)Itlikestoengageineverydayconversationswithpatients.

D)Itusesbodylanguageevenmoreeffectivelythanwords.

55.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A)Doctorsandsu