人教版必修1 Unit 4 Natural Disasters (主题：自然灾害 )阅读与写作.pdf

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人教版必修1Unit4NaturalDisasters（主题：自然灾害）阅读与写作【单元主

题工自然灾害

Today,scientistsworldwidearestudyingplantsandanimalstobuildabetter

classofrobots.Manyoftherobotsmayhelpwithfuturerescue.Andwhilesome

ofthesenature-inspiredrobotsareinthelab,atleastonetypeoftheserobotshas

beentestedduringabignaturaldisaster.

Monthsago,abigearthquakeshookcentralMexico.Thequakeresultedin

hundredsofdeathsanddestroyedthousandsofbuildings.Beforelong,volunteers

askedscientistsfromalabattheCarnegieMellonUniversitytobringtheirsnake

robotstoMexicoCitytoaidintherescueefforts.

Soon,scientistMatthewTravers,onedirectorofthislab,andotherscientists

reachedMexicoCityandtraveledbetweenthecitysfallen-downbuildings.They

usedthecamerasontheheadsofthesnakerobotstolookintoabuilding/sopen

spacesandcheckifpeopleweretrappedinside.

Inthepastyears,scientistsattheCarnegieMellonUniversityhaveworkedto

developsnakerobots.Bychangingthedesignsoftherobotsmadebefore,they

createda“unifiedsnakerobot”,whichcouldmovethroughdifferenttypesof

terrain（地形）.

ButTraversandhisteammateHowieClosetsaidthatthesnakerobotshad

somewhatlimitedsuccessintheMexicoCityearthquake.zzltwasntlikewhatwe

hadthought:webroughtthesnakerobotsdownthereandwewonthewar/says

Travers.

Thebigreasonwasthattherobotswerenotequippedwithany

microphones,speakers,orproximitysensors（接近感应器）,Suchkindsofmodern

equipmentwouldhavegreatlyimprovedthesnakerobotsabilitytocommunicate

withpeoplewhoweretrappedortomaptheenvironment/Thereasonwhywe

don/thavemoreequipmentisonlybecauseofmoney,saysChoset.

Researchonsnakerobotscontinuestomoveon.ButChosetsaysitremainsa

challengetogetmoneytodevelopsearch-and

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