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第4部分：阅读理解(第31～45题，每题3分，共45分) 下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。请根据文章的内容从每题所给的4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。 第一篇 Almost Human? Scientists are racing to build the worlds first thinking robot.This is not science fiction：some say they will have made it by the year 2020 Carol Packer reports Machines that walk，speak and feel are no longer science fiction.Kismet is the name of an android(机器人)which scientists have built at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT). Kismet is different from the traditional robot because it Can show human emotions.Its eyes，ears and lips move to show when it feels happy. sad or bored.Kismet is one of the first of a new generation of androidsrobots that look like human beingswhich Can imitate human feelings.Cog，another android invented by the MIT, imitates the action of a mother.However, scientists admit that So far Cog has the mental ability of a twoyearold. The optimists(乐观主义者)say that by the year 2020 we will have created humanoids(机器人)with brains similar to those of all adult human being.These robots will be designed to look like people to make them more attractive and easier to sell to the public.What kind of jobs will they do? In the future，robots like Robonaut，a humanoid invented by NASA，will be doing dangerous jobs，like repairing space stations.They will also be doing more and mom of the household work for us In Japan，scientists are designing androids that will entertain us by dancing and playing the piano. | 
