Anewrobot,Pepper,hasbeendesigned.Itisconsideredastheworld'sfirstwiththeabilitytoreadhumanemotions.PepperlooksslightlylikeMichelinMan.Itisfour-feettallwithacomputerinitschestandhuman-likehands.Althoughit
Anewrobot,Pepper,hasbeendesigned.Itisconsideredastheworld'sfirstwiththeabilitytoreadhumanemotions.PepperlooksslightlylikeMichelinMan.Itisfour-feettallwithacomputerinitschestandhuman-likehands.Althoughitisnottall,Pepperisabletotalkabouteverythingfromtheweathertothelatesteventsaboutthecountry.
Usingitsfunctions,Peppercanreact(反应) topeoplenearby--makingjokes,dancingandevensingingindifferentlanguages.Peppercanunderstandexpressions,humanvoiceandactions,thenreactthroughcomputerprogrammes.Thedesignerhopestocreatearobotthatcanunderstandpeoplewell,thenitcantakeaction.Healsohopesrobotscanplayrolesinmanyways,notjustworkintheindustry.Theyprovidefunatthehomeorstore.Pepperisdesignedtobeafamilyrobot.Itispoweredbyloveinsideafamily.Henotonlymakespeoplelaugh,butalsocomfortsthosepeoplewhoaresadorlonelyandencouragethemwhennaturaldisasterscome.
PepperwillbeonsaleinJapanforaroundUS$2,000inFebruary2015.Fornow,severalPeppersareshownatsomestoresinTokyoforvisitors.Thedesignerswanttherobotstogetsomuchknowledgethattheycansucceedincommunicatingwithhumansbetterbeforesale.
SeveralthousandPeppersaregoingtolearnatsomestores.Everythingtheylearnedandgotisgoingtobestoredintothei-cloudservice.Sothattheycansharewisdomwitheachother
WearesurePeppercanbringamazingchangesintoourlives.
34.Accordingtothepassage,"Pepper"is___.
A.akindoffood
B.acomputer
C.arobot
D.adesigner
35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"emotions"mean?___
A.words
B.feelings
C.minds
D.worries
36.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer(推断)___
A.Pepperwillbesoldinmanycountries
B.PeppercanspeakonlyJapanese.
C.PeoplecanbuyPepperinJapannow.
D.Pepperscan'tsharewisdomwitheachother
37.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanweprobablyreadthispassage?___
A.Travel
B.Culture
C.Advertisement
D.Technology.