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The green lights in the robot’s eyes turn red， and then you know you’re in trouble! That’s how it happens in the movies when robots begin to attack the human. But could it really happen?

Dr Daniel Wilson has recently published a book called How to Survive a Robot Uprising. Of course， Dr Wilson knows that his book is funny， but， he adds， “The book offers a summary of limitations of current robotic science.”

For example， if you want to confuse a robot who is trying to understand what you’re saying， speak in a funny accent， or make a lot of background noise. Voice recognition software only works with very simple information unless it is “trained” to recognize a particular person’s speech patterns， and even then， such software has a hard time figuring out non-speech noise when it’s trying to “hear” human speech. So if you want to have a conversation with another human and you don’t want a robot to understand it， just take your friend and the robot to a loud party.

Robots can be confused by the unpredictable things. If one is warning to kill you， tell it that you love it and maybe asking for a nice hug might just throw it off its game. Robots have a hard time understanding sudden changes. Robots might be able to move faster than humans along smooth surfaces， but they have a hard time moving on rough ways. So if a robot is running after you， you should run through mud， dive into water and swim away for a while， slide across some ice， or run up a rocky hillside. Even a small amount of dirt or water is likely to disable most robots.

Meanwhile， robots can probably shoot at you quite well. Built out of metal， they have no fear or “feelings”. If you’re fighting with a robot， go for the crowded bar instead of trying to shoot back.

While Dr Wilson’s book shows the current limitations of robots， remember that these are also the main areas robotics scientists are working on to improve robots.

1. From the first two paragraphs， we learn that ＿＿＿ .

A. a cinema was attacked by many robots

B. Dr Daniel Wilson’s book is a bestseller

C. in fact robots have their own weaknesses

D. Dr Daniel Wilson survived the attack from the robots

2. How can you confuse a robot when speaking?

A. To speak in a foreign language.

B. To speak at the back of the robot.

C. To talk with your friend at the top of your voice.

D. To change your accent or speak in a noisy background.

3. The underlined words “throw it off its game” in Paragraph 4 probably mean “＿＿＿ ”.

A. move the robot

B. throw the robot away

C. make the robot mistaken

D. play a game with the robot

4. If robots are shooting at you， you should ＿＿＿ .

A. shoot back

B. run to a crowded place

C. lie down and pretend to be dead

D. try to prevent him with moving words

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I lived in Dallas， Texas nearly all my life with my mom， dad and older sister. We were raised to respect others， value 1 ， and get all that we could out of life. “You can be 2 you want to be，” my parents always said. “Work hard and the world is yours” was often heard in my house. My parents were 3 without a helpful word of advice or a bit of encouragement when life got 4 .

I always knew that going to college was expected 5 me. After all， both of my parents are college graduates with multiple degrees. 6 after I decided at 16 years old that I’d rather get married to a man who was so 7 wrong for me than go to college， they never 8 telling me that they loved me and that I could do anything I wanted to do. Thankfully， they talked some 9

into me. I graduated from high school and currently（目前） 10

the University of Oklahoma. I am Pre-Med（醫(yī)學(xué)院預(yù)科學(xué)生）with a major in chemistry. I want to make the world a better place. And I know that my parents are the 11 for this.

Every time I call home to tell them about a 12 I received in Chemistry Lab or Zoology or whichever class that I’m working hardest for at the moment， they tell me how 13 of me they are. I know there are college kids out there that have no one to call home to 14 they get an “A” on a project and I feel extremely 15 to have my parents.

I 16 everything I have to my parents. Without their 17 love and encouragement， I wouldn’t believe that I can 18 the world. My parents taught me never to 19 and always to fight for what I 20 in. And so I’m working toward something really great and can only hope that I continue to make them proud.

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3. A. everB. neverC. alwaysD. sometimes

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6. A. JustB. EvenC. SoonD. Still

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8. A. continuedB. stoppedC. rememberedD. forgot

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