2019年英语六级阅读理解专项练习(十七)
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2019年英语六级阅读理解专项练习(十五) Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage: The Japanese are fascinated by automata and new inventions. Japanesechildren are used to friendly robots in their comics, in toys, and in TVanimated cartoons. When as adults they join the workforce,robots mean that thereis no need to import cheap foreign labor, as happens in many other parts of theworld. There is no need for humans to put up with dirty, mind deadeningmechanical work the robot does it all without complaint, around the clock.Robots don’t go on strike over tea breaks they don’t have tea, or any other kindof breaks:they work, day and night, without having to be paid overtime, withoutmaking mistakes. Human tasks are subject to human error: robot error seldom ornever occurs except as a result of human error! In Japan, robots are almost respected for their virtues. When a new robotis introduced to a small suburban factory, a Shinto priest is invited toinaugurate it. He inaugurates the robot with words along the lines of "Welcometo our co worker, we hope you’ll help him settle in." No one laughs. FANUC demonstrates the Japanese tendency to conform particularlystrikingly. The founder of FANUC, Dr. Inaba, has created an army that makes nodistinction between blue collar, white collar and steel collar worker: everyone,including the warlord himself, is dressed in yellow clothing issued free by thecompany. Perhaps to make up for the boring nature of the work, there are anumber of other company perks. Company benefits, including pay, are much higherthan in similar companies in Japan. Travel to and from work is provided free inthe company’s yellow buses. However, workers are expected to put in demandingunpaid "overtime." There is a clock in the product development laboratory set torun at ten times the normal speed, the remind everyone that the company is on awar footing. As we watched Dr. Inaba’s yellow helicopter soar away to Narita airport, wecouldn’t help thinking that his dream of world domination in robotics and alliedapplications might be more elegantly achieved if he had also thought to programhis robots to whistle while they work. 36.According to the author, which of the following is not true to theJapanese? A) Robots mean there is no need to import cheap foreign labor. B) Robots mean that humans needn’t do dirty and noisy work. C) Robots mean there are no strikes nor overtimes. D) Robots mean there is no mistake in any form. 37.What can be inferred form the words "He inaugurates the robot with wordsalong the lines of ’Welcome to our co worker, we hope you’ll help him settlein.’No one laughs."? A) The Japanese has no sense of humor while at work. B) The Japanese does not understand the words of the Shinto priest. C) The Japanese shows a true respect for robots. D) The Japanese goes too far in their respect for robots. 38.Which of the following is not true about FANUC? A) Workers receive higher pay for working overtime. B) Workers enjoy free travel to and from work. C) Workers are doing boring, sometimes demanding work. D) Workers are reminded of being on a war footing. 39.What is not implied in the following works "we couldn’t help thinkingthat his dream of world domination in robotics and allied applications might bemore elegantly achieved if he had also thought to program his robots to whistlewhile they work."? A) Our technology is not yet up to the needs of Dr. Inaba’s dream. B) Dr. Inaba’s dream of world domination in robotics lacks humanity. C) Dr. Inaba’s dream of allied applications is too practical. D) The author is in favor of Dr. Inaba’s dream. 40.What does "our co?worker" refer to in the sentence "Welcome to ourco?worker, we hope you’ll help him settle in?" A) Japanese workers who attend the inauguration. B) The introducedrobot. C) The people who have invented the robot. D) Japanese workers ingeneral. 【答案】36-40 B C A A B 相关资料 |
