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Unit2Reading名师课后检测题.

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读理解（共2题，100分）

Gettingmorefollowersissomethingweusuallyassociatewithsocialmediaormicromessagingapps,butsoonwecouldallhaveanewtypeoffollower—aroboticone.

DozensofrobotsandtechnologyfansgatheredinBoston,US,earlierthismonthfortheRobotBusinessconference.Thelatestdevelopmentsintheworldofroboticswereshowntothepublicandthistimethetrendwasrobotsfollowingpeople.

Perhapsthemostexcitingdevelopmentonshowwastheabilityofdrones(无人机)tofollowyoufromtheair,actingasyourownpersonalcameramanorphotographer.Oneexampleis3-DRoboticsIrisdrone,developedbyaUS-basedcompany.

Thedroneisfittedwithcamerasandhasa“followme”function.ItconnectswithyourGPS-enabledAndroiddevice(设备),likeamobilephone.Thenitfliesandfollowsyouaround,shootingactionfootage(影片)ofyoufromabove.Thesoft-wareinthedronemakessurethatyourealwaysinthecenteroftheframe.

Itcankeepworkingfor15minutes,aslongastherearenttoomanytreesforittocrashinto.Thiscouldbeexcitingforanyonewholovesactionsportsorwantstobethestaroftheirownshortfilm.

Butwhatifyouwanttobeoneofthosecelebritieswhohavehelperscarryingalltheirbagsanddoingalltheirchores?ArobotcalledBudgeecanhelp.

Budgee,madeby5ElementsRoboticsisliterallyabasketonwheels.Itismainlydesignedtohelpelderlyanddisabledpeople.Itisalsoagoodchoiceforanyonewhodoesnthaveenougharmsforgrocerybag,Wiredmagazinereported.Itcancarryupto22.7kgofitems.

TomakeBudgeefollowthem,itsownerwillhavetowearasmalldeviceanduseanapptosetthedistancebetweenthemselvesandtherobot.Budgeeevensendsatextmessagewhenitcantkeepupwithitsowner.

“Iwantyoutolookattherobotlikehesyourbu