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As an oceanographer(海洋学家), I've
spent many years developing robots to explore the ocean, and now we're putting
that technology to use in our JASON Project, a program that's designed to
inspire students and get them interested in science, technology, engineering
and mathematics. In theaters throughout the country, we bring kids together and
send back to them on large screens our live explorations of large areas of the
globe. Not only are the kids observers, but they can operate robots moving
across the area while broadcasting images back to them. The kids have the
sensation(感受) of really being at the site with us.
I believe advances in robot technology will
one day be the key to a new kind of travel. In the next 10 or 15 years, people
will have rooms in their houses that will be able to simulate (模拟) other environment. I like to call
this rooms “home domes” -- small theaters with screens and advanced equipment
that can reproduce the sights, sounds, smells, and feel of a desert, or a
forest. Hand in hand with these rooms, I can see a market for travel robots
located in countries around the world. You could rent (租)a robot working in a rain forest, then
go into your home dome, where you yourself operate the robot's movements. The
equipment in the room will receive the sensations in the robot's environment
and simulate them for you.
Today, much of the world's population never
travels more than 50 or 60 miles from home. And even a person with enough time
can see only a part of the earth's sights. But this new way of travel will cost
so much less in both time and money and allow people to see a lot more of the
globe. And simulated travel will also help protect our planet. You can't take
large groups of tourists to look at Dian Fossey's gorillas(大猩猩). But a small robot,
with no animal smell, can get very close to a gorilla and send the sights,
sounds, and smells back to a million people.
(1)
The main purpose of the JASON Project is to .
A . design robots
B . educate children
C . explore the world
D . improve technology
(2)
Without going outside, people in “home domes” can .
A . enjoy a guided trip
B . get very close to nature
C . develop and operate robots
D . send images back to scientists
(3)
What's the author's attitude towards the future of robot technology?
A . Uncaring.
B . Doubtful.
C . Hopeful.
D . Dissatisfied.
(4)
According to the text, simulated travel .
A . has been widely accepted
B . costs lots of time and money
C . is harmful to the environment
D . is time-and money-saving
答案: B
B
C
D