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“Robocop”, the newest member of the Dubai police force, made the first public appearance on Sunday at the Fourth Gulf Information Security Expo and Conference , where it greeted guests. At about 70 inches tall and weighing nearly 220 pounds, Robocop seeks to engage with residents and tourists. Featuring an “emotion detector(探测器), the robot can recognize a person’s gestures and body language from about 5 feet away.
Robocop’s skills don’t stop here—the emotionally intelligent bot can detect if a person is happy, sad and even angry by studying his or her facial expression. And just like your human friends would do, if Robocop sees you’re unhappy, it will try to lift your spirits. More importantly, when it comes to fighting crime, the robot uses the Internet, artificial intelligence and other smart technologies to spot offenders using facial recognition. It navigation (导航)skills grant it the ability to map out areas and travel on its own. Equipped with a built-in tablet, Robocop can communicate with people, speak six languages, respond to public inquiries, shake hands and even make military salutes.
“With the aim to assist people on the streets,” said Brigadier-General Khalid Nasser AI Razzouqi, director general of smart services at Dubai Police, “the Robocop is the latest smart addition to the force and has been designed to help us fight crime recently, keep the city safe and improve happiness levels.” 24.According to the text, Robocop can_________.
A.use body language B.make people happy C.cook fast food
D.ask questions in public
25.What is the key part when Robocop makes a traveling route?
A.Its navigation skills. B.Its built-in tablet C.Its emotion detector. D.Its own ability to travel.
26.Robocop is designed with the original intention of_________.
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A.fighting crime B.acting as a doorman
C.helping people on the streets D.communicating with people
27.What can be the best title for the text?
C.
Since the first Earth Day in 1970, Americans have gotten a lot “greener” toward A.Robocop Has Drawn Great Public Attention B.Robocop Is Playing the Role as a Policeman C.Robocop Will Help You Anytime and Anywhere
D.Robocop Is on the Way to Replacing the Police Official
the environment. “We didn’t know at that time that there even was an environment, let alone that there was a problem with it,” says Bruce Anderson, president of Earth Day USA.
But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social
movement. Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement. “The understanding has increased many, many times,” says Gaylord Nelson, the former governor from Wisconsin, who thought up the first Earth Day.
According to US government reports, emissions (排放) from cars and trucks have
dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 million tons. The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9. Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with, the world is a safer and healthier place. A kind of “green thinking” has become part of practices.
Great improvement has been achieved. In 1988 there were only 600 recycling
programs; today in 1995 there are about 6600. Advanced lights, motors, and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution.
Twenty-five years ago, there were hardly any education programs for environment.
Today, it’s hard to find a public school, university, or law school that does not
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have such a kind of program. “Until we do that, nothing else will change!” says Bruce Anderson.
28.According to Anderson, before 1970, Americans had little idea about_________.
A.the social movement B.recycling techniques C.environmental problems D.the importance of Earth Day.
29.Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?
A.The grass-roots level. B.The business circle. C.Government officials. D.University professors.
30.What have Americans achieved in environmental protection?
A.They have cut car emissions to the lowest. B.They have settled their environmental problems. C.They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities. D.They have reduced pollution through effective measures.
31.What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph?
A.Educaiton. B.Planning. C.Green living. D.CO reduction.
D.
Crosstalk, a traditional form of comic storytelling, is making a comeback in
Audiences can laugh the night away
China’s tea houses and theaters.
every Saturday at the Qianxiangyi Teahouse in Tianjin, entertained by the apprentices(徒弟) of Hou Baolin, Ma Sanli or Yin Shoushan—all leading crosstalk artists of years past—for only 20 yuan.
The success in Tianjin has also caused the rejuvenation (复活) of crosstalk in
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Beijing and other places.
Although the art form originated in Beijing in the Qing Dynasty(1644-1911),
Tianjin became a place where rising stars formed their styles and new pieces were tried out. The city was well-known nationwide for the quality of its crosstalk performances.
Known in Chinese as xiangsheng (literally, “face and voice”), crosstalk was
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the chief form of comedy throughout most of the 205 century. In the old days in Tianjin and elsewhere, temple fairs and markets were the main places for crosstalkers to perform, although they occasionally also appeared in teahouses or theaters.
Crosstalk pieces draw on every aspect of Chinese culture, from history and folk
tales to social issues of the time. Although there’re hundreds of traditional pieces, they’re constantly rewritten to suit the times and audience, while new works are written as well. It’s one of the features that have made crosstalk a public art form throughout its history.
“Crosstalk was in the doldrums(萎靡不振) with competition from other art forms,
especially TV,” said Wang Xiaochun, headmaster of the Northern Storytelling Arts School of China (NSAS). “But it has regained its status with crosstalk fans, especially young people, growing aware (意识到) of its rare qualities.
“More and more students are coming to NSAS to study crosstalk, including some
girl students”, said Wang. “They’re sure that crosstalk will have a strong market.”
32.In Chinese crosstalk means “_________”.
A.storytelling
B.face and voice
C.folk tale
D.dialogue
33.From the text, we can know_________.
A.crosstalk first arouse in Tianjin
B.crosstalk was mainly performed at teahouses in the past C.crosstalk was the most popular art form in the 20 century D.crosstalk has a history of over 100 years
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34.Crosstalk has been a public art form party because_________.
A.it is a popular traditional art after all
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