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第19练　阅读＋语法填空＋短文改错＋书面表达 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A 体裁：科普文　话题：科学世界　词数：360　时间：8′ Several years after it was introduced to the world，the advanced Japanese robot Asimo is still serving only as an experimentation.Even if available for the market，it would be too expensive for ordinary families. It is much easier and cheaper to build a robot like Jibo，which uses simple movements and has the ability to interact with people through sound，pictures and touch. Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher Cynthia Breazeal created Jibo first as a tool for exploring how people communicate with technology. “Jibo as a robot is something that can move，with cameras that can move and see you and interact with you like a living thing，so to speak.It can bring satisfaction to life off the screen in an entirely new way，” explained Brezeal. Jibo can remind you about appointments，take photos，entertain people and tell stories to children.It also has touch－sensitive(触感的) technology. “People often communicate through touch，so they might pat Jibo if it does something that they like and Jibo can actually learn from that，” said Breazeal. Doctors at Amici di Nico Autism Center，in Lecce，Italy，use a small talking robot to treat autistic (孤独症) children. 11－year－old Marco has shown great improvement in focusing and communication since he started playing with the robot that carefully keeps track of the childs behavior，said engineer Giuseppe Palestra. “We would like to be one step ahead of state of the art，so that we can make the human－robot interaction better，” said Palestra. Researchers say they want to develop robots that can be programmed for individual patients，because each child reacts differently to outside information. French researcher Pierre Lebeaus family robot Keecker was designed as an entertainment robot that can follow its owner around. “I came up with the idea of a computer with a projector (投影仪) inside and a great sound system and a camera，something that can move and go to any r