题目
A new type of robot could help industries to cut costs and make better products． Industrial robots have long been dangerous， caged creatures． But in recent years， the barriers between robots and humans have been coming down． A friendlier type of robot has begun appearing on the factory floor - and with it， a new way of working that could cut costs in many industries． One area that has benefited hugely is the car industry． "In a car plant， a vehicle is produced every minute， and approximately 1，000 cars are made a day，" said Adolfo Suarez Roos， the Airbus Group expert who works with robotics on the French National Research Agency project ICARO． On the project， robots are able to help workers with repetitive tasks． Suarez is hopeful the same success can be enjoyed while making planes． But given that robotics isn't as widely used， the challenges are very different． "[When making cars] a robot has 40 seconds to do its job and the complete programming task takes about a month，" he said． "At Airbus， we produce 1.5 aircraft per day， so we have to look at tasks that will last several hours． We need mobile robots and a very simple way to program the robot．" At Cranfield University， the EPSRC Centre in Intelligent Automation is trying to make this a reality for flight． An important part of the work is understanding how tasks can be divided between industrial robots and human operators to make use of the skills of both． When man and machine are working together over long periods of time， engineers are looking at how human can improve the robot or the robot can improve the human． The project， called Futurassy， last year began introducing the robots to perform the processes that could be used across other sites by Airbus， an aircraft company． The first robotic unit bought by Airbus arrived last year， and is now used at the A380 station， where humans now work with the robot． Key to the success of this project is safety， and making sure that the barriers between human and robot are just enough to still allow a productive working relationship． Prof Phil Webb claims there is no doubt that the number of robots putting together aircraft will increase significantly over the next few years． Cost pressures placed on the traditional centers in North America and Europe mean they soon won't have a choice but to move ahead with robotics．（1）Which industry has benefited a lot from robotics according to the article？ ____ A． The car industry．B． The plane industry．C． The computer industry．D． The service industry．（2）What are the main difficulties of using robots to make planes？ ____ a． The high cost of robots．b． The safety of using robots．c． The poor creativity of robots．d． Task division between human and robots．e． Finding an easy way to program the robots．A． a， b， cB． b， c， dC． b， d， eD． a， c， e（3）What is the main factor that has pushed the aircraft industry to move ahead with robotics？ ____ A． Technology development．B． Cost pressures．C． A shortage of workers．D． The low efficiency of workers．（4）What is the article mainly about？ ____ A． Safety tips for robotics in industries．B． The aircraft industry's difficult situation．C． The use of robots in the aircraft industry．D． The advantages and disadvantages of robots．
A new type of robot could help industries to cut costs and make better products．
Industrial robots have long been dangerous， caged creatures． But in recent years， the barriers between robots and humans have been coming down． A friendlier type of robot has begun appearing on the factory floor - and with it， a new way of working that could cut costs in many industries．
One area that has benefited hugely is the car industry． "In a car plant， a vehicle is produced every minute， and approximately 1，000 cars are made a day，" said Adolfo Suarez Roos， the Airbus Group expert who works with robotics on the French National Research Agency project ICARO． On the project， robots are able to help workers with repetitive tasks．
Suarez is hopeful the same success can be enjoyed while making planes． But given that robotics isn't as widely used， the challenges are very different． "[When making cars] a robot has 40 seconds to do its job and the complete programming task takes about a month，" he said． "At Airbus， we produce 1.5 aircraft per day， so we have to look at tasks that will last several hours． We need mobile robots and a very simple way to program the robot．"
At Cranfield University， the EPSRC Centre in Intelligent Automation is trying to make this a reality for flight． An important part of the work is understanding how tasks can be divided between industrial robots and human operators to make use of the skills of both． When man and machine are working together over long periods of time， engineers are looking at how human can improve the robot or the robot can improve the human．
The project， called Futurassy， last year began introducing the robots to perform the processes that could be used across other sites by Airbus， an aircraft company．
The first robotic unit bought by Airbus arrived last year， and is now used at the A380 station， where humans now work with the robot． Key to the success of this project is safety， and making sure that the barriers between human and robot are just enough to still allow a productive working relationship．
Prof Phil Webb claims there is no doubt that the number of robots putting together aircraft will increase significantly over the next few years． Cost pressures placed on the traditional centers in North America and Europe mean they soon won't have a choice but to move ahead with robotics．
（1）Which industry has benefited a lot from robotics according to the article？ ____
A． The car industry．
B． The plane industry．
C． The computer industry．
D． The service industry．
（2）What are the main difficulties of using robots to make planes？ ____
a． The high cost of robots．
b． The safety of using robots．
c． The poor creativity of robots．
d． Task division between human and robots．
e． Finding an easy way to program the robots．
A． a， b， c
B． b， c， d
C． b， d， e
D． a， c， e
（3）What is the main factor that has pushed the aircraft industry to move ahead with robotics？ ____
A． Technology development．
B． Cost pressures．
C． A shortage of workers．
D． The low efficiency of workers．
（4）What is the article mainly about？ ____
A． Safety tips for robotics in industries．
B． The aircraft industry's difficult situation．
C． The use of robots in the aircraft industry．
D． The advantages and disadvantages of robots．
Industrial robots have long been dangerous， caged creatures． But in recent years， the barriers between robots and humans have been coming down． A friendlier type of robot has begun appearing on the factory floor - and with it， a new way of working that could cut costs in many industries．
One area that has benefited hugely is the car industry． "In a car plant， a vehicle is produced every minute， and approximately 1，000 cars are made a day，" said Adolfo Suarez Roos， the Airbus Group expert who works with robotics on the French National Research Agency project ICARO． On the project， robots are able to help workers with repetitive tasks．
Suarez is hopeful the same success can be enjoyed while making planes． But given that robotics isn't as widely used， the challenges are very different． "[When making cars] a robot has 40 seconds to do its job and the complete programming task takes about a month，" he said． "At Airbus， we produce 1.5 aircraft per day， so we have to look at tasks that will last several hours． We need mobile robots and a very simple way to program the robot．"
At Cranfield University， the EPSRC Centre in Intelligent Automation is trying to make this a reality for flight． An important part of the work is understanding how tasks can be divided between industrial robots and human operators to make use of the skills of both． When man and machine are working together over long periods of time， engineers are looking at how human can improve the robot or the robot can improve the human．
The project， called Futurassy， last year began introducing the robots to perform the processes that could be used across other sites by Airbus， an aircraft company．
The first robotic unit bought by Airbus arrived last year， and is now used at the A380 station， where humans now work with the robot． Key to the success of this project is safety， and making sure that the barriers between human and robot are just enough to still allow a productive working relationship．
Prof Phil Webb claims there is no doubt that the number of robots putting together aircraft will increase significantly over the next few years． Cost pressures placed on the traditional centers in North America and Europe mean they soon won't have a choice but to move ahead with robotics．
（1）Which industry has benefited a lot from robotics according to the article？ ____
A． The car industry．
B． The plane industry．
C． The computer industry．
D． The service industry．
（2）What are the main difficulties of using robots to make planes？ ____
a． The high cost of robots．
b． The safety of using robots．
c． The poor creativity of robots．
d． Task division between human and robots．
e． Finding an easy way to program the robots．
A． a， b， c
B． b， c， d
C． b， d， e
D． a， c， e
（3）What is the main factor that has pushed the aircraft industry to move ahead with robotics？ ____
A． Technology development．
B． Cost pressures．
C． A shortage of workers．
D． The low efficiency of workers．
（4）What is the article mainly about？ ____
A． Safety tips for robotics in industries．
B． The aircraft industry's difficult situation．
C． The use of robots in the aircraft industry．
D． The advantages and disadvantages of robots．
题目解答
答案
（1）A． 细节理解题．根据第三段中" One area that has benefited hugely is the car industry．"其中一个受益匪浅的领域是汽车行业．可知，汽车业从工业机器人中受益匪浅．故选A项．
（2）C． 细节理解题．根据第四段中"We need mobile robots and a very simple way to program the robot．"可知，用机器人制造飞机需要移动机器人和一种非常简单的编程方法；根据第五段中"An important part of the work is understanding how tasks can be divided between industrial robots and human operators to make use of the skills of both． （这项工作的一个重要部分是了解如何在工业机器人和人类操作员之间分配任务，以充分利用两者的技能．） "可知，其中一个问题是工业机器人和人类操作员之间的任务分配问题；根据第七段中"Key to the success of this project is safety．"可知，这个项目的关键是机器人与人一起工作的安全问题．故选C项．
（3）B． 细节理解题．根据最后一段中"Cost pressures placed on the traditional centers in North America and Europe mean they soon won't have a choice but to move ahead with robotics．（北美和欧洲的传统中心所承受的成本压力意味着它们很快将别无选择，只能继续使用机器人．）"可知，是成本压力推动了飞机制造业使用机器人．故选B项．
（4）C． 主旨大意题．根据第四段的Suarez is hopeful the same success can be enjoyed while making planes．以及希下文内容可知，章主要是关于新型机器人用于飞机制造业中使用的情况，介绍了机器人用于飞机制造业中还存在的问题，但是成本压力还是推进机器人技术在飞机制造业中的使用．故选C项．
（2）C． 细节理解题．根据第四段中"We need mobile robots and a very simple way to program the robot．"可知，用机器人制造飞机需要移动机器人和一种非常简单的编程方法；根据第五段中"An important part of the work is understanding how tasks can be divided between industrial robots and human operators to make use of the skills of both． （这项工作的一个重要部分是了解如何在工业机器人和人类操作员之间分配任务，以充分利用两者的技能．） "可知，其中一个问题是工业机器人和人类操作员之间的任务分配问题；根据第七段中"Key to the success of this project is safety．"可知，这个项目的关键是机器人与人一起工作的安全问题．故选C项．
（3）B． 细节理解题．根据最后一段中"Cost pressures placed on the traditional centers in North America and Europe mean they soon won't have a choice but to move ahead with robotics．（北美和欧洲的传统中心所承受的成本压力意味着它们很快将别无选择，只能继续使用机器人．）"可知，是成本压力推动了飞机制造业使用机器人．故选B项．
（4）C． 主旨大意题．根据第四段的Suarez is hopeful the same success can be enjoyed while making planes．以及希下文内容可知，章主要是关于新型机器人用于飞机制造业中使用的情况，介绍了机器人用于飞机制造业中还存在的问题，但是成本压力还是推进机器人技术在飞机制造业中的使用．故选C项．