UNIT 4 课时跟踪检测（三） 阅读写作融会练（word练习）-【新课程学案】新教材2023-2024学年高中英语选择性必修3 （外研版）

UNIT 4 课时跟踪检测（三） 阅读写作融会练 Ⅰ.阅读理解 Nao, the first robot able to show feelings, has been created by a European research team. When Nao is sad, he lowers his head and looks down. When he's happy, he raises his arms for a hug. Nothing is out of the ordinary, except that Nao is a robot. “We're modeling the first years of life，” says Lola Canamero, a computer scientist at the University of Hertforshire. “The feelings are shown through physical gestures and body movements rather than facial or verbal (言语的) expressions.” In the future, says the scientist, robots are likely to act as companions, provide support for old people, and help people shop online. In such uses, the display of feeling will be important in making the interactions(交往) more natural and comfortable. Nao has been programmed to copy the emotional skills of a one­year­old child. It can memorize faces, and knows the basic rules of good and bad. Based on these it can decide how to react to what is going on. The actions going with each feeling are pre­programmed, but Nao decides for itself when to display them. Nao is also programmed to have different personalities. A more independent robot is less likely to call for help when exploring a room, while a more fearful robot will show distress if it finds something in the room that may be harmful. Canamero's team will take its emotional programming forward into medical applications. Part of the project will look at ways to use robots in hospitals to support the roles of doctors, nurses and parents. Children might find that a small, friendly­looking robot that can understand their emotional states makes them less anxious. “We want to explore different roles — the robots will help the children to understand their treatment and explain what they have to do. We want to help the children to control their anxiety.” she says. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了一个欧洲研究团队发明了一个能够通过姿势表达情感的机器人Nao，希望能将这种情感程序运用在医学APP上，能够帮助小孩在看医生时缓解他们的焦虑。 1. According to the text, Nao________. A．displays differen