【高二 拓展閱讀-科技】Ozmoa Window Cleaning Robot

Ozmo,aWindowCleaningRobotThegrowthinskyscrapersworldwide，mostofwhichfeaturelargeglasspanestohighlightthebreathtaking（令人驚嘆的）views，hasledtoahighdemandforwindowwashers.Thoughthespecializedjob，whichearnsworkersasmuchas$35anhour，canbelucrative，dangling（垂懸）alongsidemulti-storystructuresisdangerous，andaccidentsarenotuncommon.However，ifIsrael-basedstart-upSkylineTechnologieshasitsway，thedangerouschoremaysoonbeassignedtoOzmo，anintelligentwindowcleaningrobotwithhumanssupervisingfromthesafetyoftheground.“Asasociety，we’vebecometoocomfortablewatchingpeoplehangingoffthesidesof30-storybuildings，YaronSchwarcz，Co-founderandCEOofSkylineRobotics，toldCNNBusiness.”Nosalarycouldjustifyallowingpeopletostrapthemselvesintometalscaffolds（升降吊架）andputtheirlivesinthehandsofasystemofropesandharnesses.Muchlikehumans，Ozmo，perchedonplatformssuspendedfromthebuildings，usesitsarmsandbrushestocleanthedirtandgrime（塵垢）ontheglasspanes.A3Dmapofthebuildingssurfaceprogrammedintoitssystem，allowstherobottoskillfullymaneuverledges,bumps,oranyotherobstacles,itislikelytoencounter,asitmovesupanddownthestructure.Computervisionandtouchsensors（傳感器）enableittomoveoutofthewayincaseofunexpectedevents,suchasthesuddenopeningofawindow.Unlikecurrentwindowwashers,therobotcleanerdoesnotrequiresoaporWindextocleantheglass.Instead,itusesdistilledwaterandaprocesscalledreverseosmosis（滲透）todothejob.Schwarczexplains,“Wehypothyroidbywater,takingallthemineralsoutofit,andthenweusethenaturalpropertiesofpurewatertoabsorbthesalts,theminerals,theoils,thegrit（砂礫）fromthebuilding.Weareenvironmentallyneutral.”O(jiān)zmoisalsoexpectedtobemuchmoreefficientthanitshumancounterparts.Whileitcurrentlytakesthreecleaners480hourseachtocleanthewindowsofavertical40-storyglassbuilding,therobotwillsingle-handedlycompletethetaskinjust80hours.However,unlikeotherrobots,Ozmowillnotreplacehumanworkers,onlymaketheirjobssafer,andprobablymorelucrative,byelevatingthemtotheroleofsupervisors,whowillberemotelycontrollingtheoperation,risk-free,frombelow.We’rehiringthewindowcleaners,Schwarczsaid.“Wehavealotofengineers,buttooperatetherobot,wehireex-windowcleaners.”WhetherOzmo,whichisstillundergoingtesting,doesasgoodajobashumansremainstobeseen.ReadingComprehensionChoosethecorrectanswerforeachquestion.1.Howmuchdoesitcosttohireawindowwasherforanhour?A.$35.B.$30.C.$40.D.$480.2.IfskylineTechnologieshasitsway,whatwillhappen?A.Morepeoplecangetajobinwindowwashing.B.Thedemandforwindowwashingwillseverelydecrease.C.ThedangerouschoremaysoonbeassignedtoOzmo.D.Theemployees'workloadwillbeincreased.3.Howdoestherobotcleanerdifferfromcurrentwindowwashers?A.Itneedsnosupervisors.B.ItusesnosoaporWindex.C.Itislessenvironmentalfriendly.D.Ituseslargeamountsofwater.4.Inthethirdparagraph,whatdoes“it”referto?A.Thebuildingssurface.B.Theobstacle.C.The3Dmap.D.Therobot.5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthisarticle?A.Ozmowillreplacehumanworkers.B.Therobotcleanerusesdistilledwater.C.Ozmousesitsarmsandbrushestocleanthedirt.D.Danglingalongsidemulti-storystructuresisdangerous.Vocabulary基礎(chǔ)詞skyscraper n.摩天大樓英averytallbuildinginacity記聯(lián)想記憶：sky（天）+scrape（摩擦）+r→樓高得可以擦到天→摩天大樓highlight n.最重要的部分；最精彩的部分v.使…突出，使注意力集中于英toemphasisesth，especiallysothatpeoplegiveitmoreattention組合詞：high（高的）+light（明亮的）→高亮的部分→使…突出highlightthemainproblem強調(diào)主要問題salary n.薪金，薪水記聯(lián)想記憶：sal（鹽）+ary（表名詞，物）→古代的工錢以給鹽多少計算→薪金，薪水搭startingsalary起薪take-homesalary稅后工資current n.（水或氣）流；海流；電流；潮流adj.當(dāng)前的，現(xiàn)在的搭happeningnow；ofthepresenttime記詞根記憶：cur（跑）+ent跑來跑去→流搭currentmarket當(dāng)前市場oceancurrent洋流mineral n.礦物；礦物質(zhì)記詞根記憶：mine（礦）+ral→礦物搭mineralwater礦泉水property n.特性，性質(zhì)，屬性；財產(chǎn)英aqualitythatsthhas記聯(lián)想記憶：proper（固有的）+ty（表物）固有物→財產(chǎn)搭physicalproperties物理性質(zhì)privateproperty私人財產(chǎn)absorb vt.吸收；理解，掌握；吸引；使專心；消瑊，緩沖英totakesthin，especiallygradually記詞根記憶：ab（去掉）+sorb（吸收）吸收掉→吸收搭beabsorbedin被…吸收；全神貫注于Vocabulary進階詞specialized adj.專門的；專業(yè)的；?？频挠esignedordevelopedforaparticularpurposeorareaofknowledgelucrative adj.賺錢的，獲利的，有利可圖的記詞根記憶：lucr（錢）+ative（有…性質(zhì)的）賺錢的搭alucrativejob一份賺錢的工作supervise v.監(jiān)督；指導(dǎo)記詞根記憶：super（上）+vs（看）+e→在上面看→監(jiān)督j(luò)ustify v.證明…是正當(dāng)?shù)?；為…辯護英toshowthatsb/sthisrightorreasonable記詞根記憶：just（正確）+ify（使…）證明…是正當(dāng)?shù)膒erch v.把…置于較高處；（鳥）棲息；（使）坐于n.高處；（鳥類的）棲息處；鱸魚記聯(lián)想記憶：per（每個）+ch（音似“車”）每人一車→居高位的人，每人都有車→較高的位置suspend vt.吊，懸掛；暫緩，暫停，中止英tohangsthfromsthelse記詞根記憶：sus（下）+pend（懸掛）掛在下面→懸掛ledge n.（建筑物或巖石的）突出部分；暗礁記聯(lián)想記憶：l+edge（邊緣）位于邊緣處的東西→突出部分obstacle n.障礙，妨礙物記詞根記憶：ob（逆，反）+st（站）+ace（表名詞，物）反著站的物體→障礙搭overcomeobstacles克服障礙vision n.視力，視覺；想象力；夢幻，幻覺英theareathatyoucanseefromaparticularpositiontohave搭agoo