2023年上海市15區(qū)英語中考二模匯編5 閱讀單選題含詳解

專題05閱讀單選題

一、寶山區(qū)

九、閱讀單選

Choosethebestanswer（根據(jù)短文內容，選擇最恰當?shù)拇鸢福?/p>

Thenewsmartwatch

TheChinesecompanyHuaweirecentlyIaUnChed（發(fā)行）itsnewsmartw,atch,HuaweiWatchGT3Pro.Itisadigital

watchwithadifference——likeasmartphone,butonyourwrist.Itcanmakephonecalls,receivee-mail,takephotos,record

videosandrunanumberofapps.Besides,italsohasfastGPSlockingperformance,greatbatterylife,andabuilt-in

ECG（內置心'電圖）tomonitorhearthealth.TheGT3Procomesinanumberofdifferentcolours:orange,back,gold,grey

andsoon.So,youcanchoosewhatevercolouryoulike.

WelcometotheRobotRestaurant

restaurantinHarbin,China,hasgot20robotstowelcomeyou,cook

foryou,serveyou,andentertain（使...娛樂）youasyoueat.The

specalrobotsintherestaurantweredesignedandbuiltbytheHarbinJapanesecompany,Fotofig,hasinventedawayto

HaohaiRobotCompany.Whenyouwalkintotherestaurant,arobotcreateminiature（微型的）modelsusingonly

willgreetyouwith“Hello,Earthperson.WelcometotheRobotphotos.It,safunwaytoseeyourselfshrunkto

Restaurant,,,beforedirectingyoutoyourtable.Whenyouplaceyouraboutthesizeofapaperbackbook.Youonlyneed

order,ahumantakesittothefourrobotChefS（廚師）inthekitchen.tosendsomephotosofthepersonorpetyouwant

Theserobotchefsareabletomakeover30dishesandusuallytaketoshrinktoFotofig.Thesizeofthefiguresranges

aboutthreeminutestoprepareanorder.Thenarobotwaiterbringsthefrom15cmto25cm.Fromnextyearyouwillbe

foodtoyourtable.Asyoueat,anotherrobotwillevensingtoentertainabletobuyawhole3Dprinteranddoityourself

you!withthehelpofafreeapp.

39.Whichofthefollowingcan'tyoudowithHuaweiWatchGT3Pro?

A.Receivee-mails.B.Runalotofapps.

C.Designrobots.D.Monitorhearthealth.

40.TherobotsintherestaurantwilldothefollowingEXCEPT.

A.bringingfoodtoyourtableB.takingyourordertothekitchen

C.directingyoutoyourtableD.preparinganorderinthreeminutes

41.Ifyouwanttocreateaminiaturemodelforyourpet,youonlyneedto.

A.takeyourpettoFotofigpersonallyB.takeapaperbackbooktoFotofig

C.buythelatest3DprinterfromFotofigD.sendsomephotosofyourpettoFotofig

42.Theunderlinedword“shrunk“inthematerialprobablymeans",,.

A.moveslowlydownwardsB.becomesmaller

C.moveawayfromsomethingD.becomeweaker

43.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothematerial?

A.HuaweiWatchGT3Procomesinfourdifferentcolours.

B.ThesmallestmodelyoucangetfromFotofigisabout25cm.

C.TheRobotRestaurantinHarbinhasgot20robotchefswhichcancookforyou.

D.Ifyoubuyawhole3Dprinternextyear,youcanprintyourselfwiththehelpofafreeapp.

44.Themainpurposeofthematerialisto.

A.introducesomenewdigitalproductsinChina

B.attractmorepeopletobuythelatestdigitalproducts

C.providethelatestinformationininscienceandtechnology

D.encourageteenagerstostudyharderinscienceandtechnology

二、崇明區(qū)

九、閱讀單選

Haveyoueverheardofprodigies.Thefollowingarejustthreeofthemwhomtheworldhasknownsofar.

SARAHCHANGisdescribedbyothermusiciansas??themostwonderful,perfectviolinist(小提琴手)"they'veever

heard.WhatmakesthispraiseespeciallysurprisingisSara,sage:She,sonlyateenager,andpeoplehavebeendescribing

herthiswayforyears.OnSarah,sfourthbirthday,herfathergaveheraviolin.Byage5,shewasacceptedatthefamous

JuilliardSchoolofMusic,inNewYorkCity.By8,shewaspe?formingasaviolinsoloist(?W?)withmajororchestras.

Sincethen,Sarahhasperformedaroundtheworld.Shehasalsorecordedmanyalbums.

BeforeMICHAELKEARNEYwasbom,thedoctorswarnedhisparentsthathemighthavelearningdifficulties.He,s

beenprovingthemwrongeversince!Bythetimehewas4monthsold,Michaelcouldsayfullsentenceslike,"What'sfor

dinner,Mom?"By10months,hecouldreadwords.Studyingathomewithhisparents,Michaelcompletedfourgradelevels

eachyear.At5,heenteredhighschool-andfinishedinoneyear.By10,hegraduatedfromcollegewithhonors.At11,he

wenttograduateschool.

WhenALEXANDRANECHITAwas2,herparentsgavehersomecrayαιs（彩色鉛筆）andcoloringbooks.

Alexandrawassoonworkingininks,watercolors,andbythetimeshewas7,oilpaints.At8,Alexandrahadherfirstart

exhibition.HerpaintingsareoftencomparedtothoseofPicassoandothergreatartists.Theyhavesoldforasmuchas

$80,000.ShehasbeenonTV,andabookofherpaintingswaspublished.

39._isdescribedasthemostwonderfulviolinistbyothermusicians.

A.SarahB.MichaelC.AlexandraD.Juilliard

40.SarahChangbecameastudentofafamousmusicschoolattheageof

A.elevenB.tenC.fiveD.four

41.WhenMichaelwasfourmonthsold,hecould

A.enterhighschoolB.sayfullsentences

C.gotograduateschoolD.performaroundtheworld

42.WhenAlexandraNechitawaseightyearsold,she

A.wasworkinginoilpaintsB.soldmorethan80,000paintings

C.paintedpicturesforPicassoD.hadherfirstartexhibition

43.Theunderlinedword“prodigies"inthefirstsentenceprobablymeans44_whoareverygoodatdoingsomething.^^

A.successfuldoctorsB.youngpersons

C.patientnursesD.famousartists

44.Wecanreadthematerialaboveprobablyfroma（n）.

A.novelB.postcardC.magazineD.advertisement

三、奉賢區(qū)

九、閱讀單選

ChoOSethebeStanSWer（根據(jù)以下內容，選擇最恰當?shù)拇鸢福?/p>

OneMoreSubjectatSChoOlSChooIedUCatioCOgninOgnUPSTARTATOPIC

Wilde

17:25Dee.15,2022

Ifyoucouldaddone。。〃?〃，杰。號（必修的）subjectatyourschool,whatwoulditbe?Why?

Benl7:39Dec.16,2022

Justin19:03Dec.15,2022

Self-defense（自衛(wèi)）.Thiswouldbeusefulwhen

youareinasituationwhereyouneedtoprotect

Iwouldsuggestaddingsign/α∕zg"αge（手語）.Notmanypeople

yourself.

knowhowtocommunicatewiththosewhohavehearingproblems.It

Youmayarguethatphysicaleducationis

wouldbeveryhelpfulifwecouldstarttolearnsignlanguagewhen

enough.ButRE.onlyteachesyouhowtostayfit

weareyoung.Thiswouldteachustotreatthosewhoareless

andhealthythroughexercise.P.E.teachersdon,t

%片〃（幸運的）withrespect.

teachanykindofself-defense,sowesurelyneedto

LIKE（18）REPLY

havesuchlessons.

LIKE（23）REPLY

Lucy6:28Dec.16,2022

William22:!!Dec.15,2022

?wouldsuggestaddingatime-management

Asubjectthatgivesstudentsabetterunderstandingofclass.

themselves.Accordingtosomesurveys,manymiddleschoolNowadays,manystudentsareaddictedtotheir

studentsdon,thaveadream.Apersonwithoutadreamislikeashipsmartphonesandotherelectronicdevices.Someof

sailingwithoutaCa叩αss（指南針）.themsleeplatebecausetheycan,tbalancetheir

Teachingstudentstounderstandthemselvesbettercanhelpstudieswithgaming.

themdiscovertheirstrengthsandweaknesses.Then,theywillhaveAtime-managementclasswillhelpstudents

moreconfidenceandaclearerdirectioninlife.learnthat“firstthingscomefirsf,.Thiswillhelp

LIKE（47）REPLYmakesurethattheyleadahealthylife.

LIKE（II）REPLY

39.Justinsuggestsaddingasonecompulsorysubjectathisschool.

A.signlanguageB.self-defenseC.time-managementD.AItechnology

40.AccordingtoBen,studentscanlearnhowtoifthereareself-defenselessonsatschool.

A.stayfitandhealthyB.getalongwithothers

C.protectthemselvesD.discovertheirstrengthsandweaknesses

41.ThesubjectthatWilliamsuggestsaddingwillbeabout.

A.fashiondesignB.careerplanningC.socialcommunicationD.scientificresearch

42.Lucyhasfoundthatmanystudentstheirsmartphonesandotherelectronicdevices.

A.spendtoomuchtimeonB.complainaboutC.shownointerestinD.makegooduseof

43.suggestionisthemostpopularamongteenagers.

A.Justin,sB.Ben,sC.William,sD.Lucy's

44.Wecanreadthispassageona/an.

A.schoolnewspaperB.storybookC.sciencemagazineD.Internetforum

四、虹口區(qū)

十四、閱讀單選

WeCanhelpyouDlanyourholiday!

WelcometoSunsetIslandTouristInformationCentre.

1.BoattripsaroundLighthouse

IslandTwo-hourtripleaveseachdayat09:00.2.ExcitingnightlifeTheclubsofPortGeorge

I

Lunchincluded.areopeneverynightuntil04:00—thelatest

必'?2.**,

Enjoythescenicareasandswiminthemusiceveιynight.

beautifulwateroffLighthouseIsland.Twofreedrinksifyouarrivebeforemidnight.

Ticketsavailableattheentrancetothepier.

4.SeeRoseMountainsThehighestmountains

3.MakefriendswithourWildlifeAtRosetownontheislandwithgreatviewsoftheislandin

群:Reserve,you,llfindwildlifethatonlyliveson1Ialldirections!

'NSunsetIsland—getclosertowildhorses,deerCatchthe22bustoRosetownat09:30and

andparrots.spendthedayclimbingtofivedifferent

viewpoints.

5.OurislandStoryPortGeorgeMuseumis

6.SunsetIslandSpecialsPortGeorgerestaurants

openeverydayfrom10:00to16:00except

arealwayspopularwithourvisitors.Theyare

Wednesday.

famousforourSunsetIslandcooking,a

FindoutmoreaboutSunsetIslandinthe18th?

deliciousAsianZAfricanmix.

centuryandthestoryofourpeople.

SunsetIslandTouristInformationCentre25GreenStreet,PortGeorge,SunsetIsland

OpeneverydayexceptSunday

09:00-17:00

Wecanhelpyoufindahotel,choosesomewhereinterestingtoeatandplanyourday.Pleasetakeafreemapofthe

island!

55.Thetouristbrochureintroducesattractionstopeople.

A.fiveB.sixC.sevenD.eight

56.Theunderlinedword“Reserve”referstotheplacewherewecan

A.enjoythesunsetwithwildanimalsB.feedwildanimals

C.protectwildanimalsD.enjoytheperformanceofwildanimals

57.Sallyisinterestedinlearningaboutthepast,shewillprobablyenjoymost.

A.PortGeorgeMuseumB.RosetownReserve

C.theclubsofPortGeorgeD.LighthouseIsland

58.Accordingtothepassage,touristscangototheinformationcentretogetthemapat.

A.10:00onSundaymorningB.8:30onFridaymorning

C.2:00onWednesdayafternoonD.6:30onTuesdayafternoon

59.Sallyplanstoswimfirst,thenhavelunchandfinallyenjoythegreatviewsoftheisland.Whichisthecorrectorderof

hertourroute?

A.1-5-2B.3-6-4C.3-5-2D.1-6-4

60.Thepu?poseofthisinformationsheetisto.

A.comparedifferentviewpointsinRosetownB.attracttouriststoSunsetIsland

C.introducewildanimalsontheislandD.helpplanatriptoLighthouseIsland

五、黃浦區(qū)

十四、閱讀單選

Choosethebestanswer（根據(jù)短文內容，選擇最恰當?shù)拇鸢福?/p>

www.festival,net/valentine

Valentine,sDayCard

Valentine,sDayistimetoshowspecialpeopleinyourlifethatyoucareaboutthem.Onewaytomarkthedayisto

giveValentine,sDaycards.Homemadecardscanbeespeciallyfiιntosharebecauseyoucanmakeyourfriendsandfamily

feelextraloved.Here,showtogetstarted.

Collectsupplies(somethingavailabletobeused)InsteadofGetelegantθnceyouhaveyourbasiccardandmessage,it,s

buyingsomethingnew,startwithwhatyoualreadyhaveattimetolayeronmoreshapescutfrompaper.Usefuncraft

home.Lookinyourcraftareaforcolorfulpaper,stickers,scissors(likewavesorzigzags)tocutouthearts,stars,or

markers,ribbons,andglitter.Youcanalsouserecycledothershapesofvarioussizesandgluethemontothecard,

supplies,suchasflyersyou,vegotteninthemailoreitherontopofoneanotherorindifferentspots.Ifyoulike,

colorfulpackagingfromitemsyou,vepurchased.youcouldeventapeasmallcandyortoytothecard.

StartwithabaseChooseapieceofthickerpaper.YoucanAddanoteAfteryouhavetheshapeofyourcardready,

pickaclassicValentine,sDaycolor,likepinkorred,oranywriteamessageonit.Youcanwritealongernoteaboutwhy

shadeyouprefer.Folditinhalftomakeacardwithafrontyouappreciatethepersonyou,regivingthecardto,

andaninside.Orcutthepaperintoashape(likeaheart)toincludinganinsidejoke,oraValentine5SDaysaying.For

makeaflatcardwithdesignsonthefrontandback.example,youcouldwrite“OUrfriendshipisblooming^^and

thendecorateyourcardwith∏owers.

FunfactsaboutValentinecandyThefirstheart-shapedcandyboxeswereproducedforValentine,sDayin1861.

Conversationhearts,anotherpopularcandyfortheholiday,wereoriginallyproducedin1800s.

Althoughrosesarepopulargifts,69%ofAmericanswouldpreferchocolates.

InJapan,onlywomenhandoutchocolatesorothergiftsonValentine,sDay.Amonthlater,OnMarch14,it,sthe

men,sturntogivegiftstothewomenintheirlives.

55.Valentine5SDayiscelebratedto.

A.showloveandcareB.remembersomeonespecial

C.sharedeliciousfoodD.welcomethenewyear

56.Whichofthefollowingistherightprocesstomakeahomemadecard?

A.makeabase→collectsupplies→getelegant→addanote

B.addanote→collectsupplies→makeabase→getelegant

C.getelegant→makeabase→addanote→collectsupplies

D.collectsupplies→makeabase→addanote→getelegant

57.Theunderlinedwordelegantistheclosestinmeaningto.

A.beautifulB.magicC.cleverD.expensive

58.Conversationheartswereoriginallyproduced________.

A.in1861B.in1800sC.onFebruary14D.onMarch14

59.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasagiftforValentine9SDay?

A.Flowers.B.Chocolates.C.Wines.D.Cards.

60.Thetextaboveismainlywrittento____

A.giveinstructionsB.tellajokeC,shareastoryD.raiseanopinion

六、回民中學

十、閱讀單選

Choosethebestanswer（根據(jù)以下內容，選擇最恰當?shù)拇鸢福?/p>

MrTesttubehasfoundthreeinterestingarticlesatthewebsitewww.globalfun.comforhisstudents.

CambridgeUniversity1S?doctorofchocolate*

CambridgeUniversityislookingforsomeonetostudythemethodofpreservingchocolatesinhotweather.Itisasweet

jobforasweettooth.However,thepersonneedstobegoodatmath.Chocolatehasameltingpointclosetoourbody

temperature.Forthatreason,chocolatemeltseasilyinhotweather.YoumightthinktheadvertisementfromCambridge

Universityisridiculous,butifthereisreallya'doctorOfChOCOlate,,heorshewillhelppeoplealot.

Onelogo（商標）isn'ttooexpensivetoprintbecauseitdoesn,tneedmuchink,butprintingalargenumberoflogos

couldcostalot.Inordertosavemoneyandenergy,anAmericandesigncompanymadesmallchangestosomefamous

brands,suchasNike,McDonald'sandStarbucks,tocutthecost.Thedesigncompanyretainedthemainbodyoftheselogos,

butleftanemptyspaceinside.Thelogoslookalmostthesame,butinthisway,thefamousbrandscouldsave39percentof

theinkduringtheprintingprocess.Let'shopeothercompanieswilltakethisadvice.Themeasurewillsavethemmoneyand

uselessenergy,too.

Funnymenuforchildren

Diningoutwithchildrencanbeanunpleasantexperienceformostparents,becausekidsarealwaysrunningroundthe

entirerestaurant,saying?Idon'tknowwhatIwant,or?Γmnothungry.'Butnow,aMarylandrestauranthascreatedthe4Kid

Friendlies,menu.Ittranslateschildren'swordsintomealstohelpparentsorderfortheirkids.Afathersaid,4Asadad,Ithink

thisisonthemoney.'Hereisthemenu.

KidFriendlies4Idon,tknow.'■■—TripleLayerPB&J2.50

'Idon,tcare/一GrilledPeanutButter&BananaSandwich3.50

?amnothungry?---BasketofChickenTenders7.00

?Idon,twantthat/--KidsFries3.50

What7,---CheeseQuesadilla4.50

39.Fromthefirstarticle,wecanknowchocolatemeltseasilywhenitisnear_.

A.30℃B.25℃C.37"CD.15℃

40.TheUndeHinecrdoCtorOfChOCoIate,πinthefirstarticleprobablymeans4apersonWho'.

A.studieshowtomakegoodchocolateinhotweather

B.knowshowtokeepchocolateinagoodcondition,especiallyinhotweather

C.looksafterpeoplewhohavetoothachebecauseofeatingtoomuchchocolate

D.likeseatingsweetchocolateandisgoodatchemistryaswell

41._matchesthelogoofNikeaftersomesmallchangesmadebyadesigncompany.

A.￠===--B.-------------C.D.?—-----^

κ*≡ιrrκ.

42._hasmadeupaspecialmenuforthoseparentswithkidsdiningouttogether.

A.McDonald'sB.AnAmericandesigncompany

C.AMarylandrestaurantD.Starbucks

43.Aparentmayprobablyorder_ifhischilddoesn'tmindwhattoeat.

A.BasketofChickenTendersB.GrilledPeanutButter&BananaSandwich

C.TripleLayerPB&JD.CheeseQuesadilla

44.Thebesttitleofthesecondarticlemaybe_.

A,AdesigncompanyB.Waystoprintalogo

C.LogosoffamousbrandsD.Lessinklesswaste.

七、嘉定區(qū)

十四、閱讀單選

TheFilmClubisgoingtoshowafilmforstudentsduringtheFilmWeek.Afterdoingsomeresearch,theyhave

decidedtoshowInsideOut.

InsideOut（2015）

Acreativeandheart-warmingstorythatwon,tIetyoudown.

Rating:★★★★★

Suitablefor:allages

Reviewedby:Richard（SecretaryoftheFilmClub）

InsideOutisproducedbyPixarAnimatedStudioanddirectedbyPeterDocterandRonniedelCarmen.

Thefilmisacomedy-adventuresetinsidethemindofRiley,an11-year-oldgirl.Theemotions（情感）inhermind,Joy,

Sadness,Fear,Disgust（厭惡）andAngerareresponsibleforcontrollinghermoods.Thestoryisabouthowtheywork

togethertohandleasuddenchangeinRiley,slife.

IloveInsideOutbecauseithasameaningfulmessage.Itteachesustoacceptouremotions.It,stotallyfineifvveget

angryorsadsometimesbecausethereisalwaysareasonwhywefeelthatway.Iespeciallylikehowthefilmspreadsthe

messagethatlifeisn,tonlyaboutpositive（積極的）things,soinadditiontohappiness,weneedsadness,angerandfearin

ourlifetoo.

I'drecommendthisfilmtoeveryone.It,sfunnyandinspiring.Youcan,taskformorethanthatfromanimations,can

you?

55.Thisfilmreviewwaswrittenby

A.RileyB.RichardC.PeterD.Ronnie

56.ThefilmInsideOutmainlytellspeopleastoryabout

A.howRileymakesfriendswithherclassmates

B.howemotionshelpRileycontrolhermood

C.howRileyfinddifferentemotionsinhermind

D.howemotionsstopRileyfrombeingsucceeded

57.TheunderlinedphraseIetyoudownmeansitwon,tmakeyou

A.falldownB.feeldisappointedC.feelangryD.lookdown

58.Inthefilm,_emotionsworktogethertohelpRileydealwithtroubles.

A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six

59.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutthepassage?

A.Richardistryingtofindasuitablefilmforstudents.

B.InsideoutwasmadebyPixarAnimatedStudiolastyear.

C.PeopleofdifferentagesmaybeattractedbyInsideout.

D.Insideoutwasrecommendedbecauseitismeaningful.

60.TheFilmClubchoseInsideOutmainlybecause,.

A.mostchildrenlikeanimatedfilms

B.thedirectorsofthefilmarefamous

C.Rileyispopularamongteenagers

D.itshowsausefulmessagetochildren

八、金山區(qū)

八、閱讀單選

AndrewisateenagerfromGermany,studyinginGardenSchool.HeisveryinterestedinChinesec∕ossic（經(jīng)典的）

novels.Hewantstobuysometoreadbuthedoesn,tknowwhattochoose.Therefore,heaskedhisclassmatesto

recommend^^）someandhehasmadealistaccordingtotheirrecommendations.

Author:LuoGuanzhong（1330—1400）

Recommendedby:Tom

Reasonforrecommendation:

ItinfluencestheworldmostbecauseitisveryrichinStrategies（策略）andmanyareapplicable（可用的）today.Oneof

theminthestoryistheEmptyFortStrategybythefamousstrategistZhugeLiang.

Thestoryhasspreadallovertheworld.

Price:￥58

DreamoftheRedChamber

Author:CaoXueqin（1715—1763）

Recommendedby:Coco

Reasonforrecommendation:

Itisworthreadingasthereisawholegroupoffansaroundtheworldcalled“Redologists（紅學研究者）”.Theyhave

conferencesanddebateitsdetails.ItoffersaPanOramiC（全景式的）viewofsociety.Thefemalecharactersinitare

especiallystrong.Caowishedtorespectthem.

Price:￥55

TheJourneytotheWest

The∣ourncyto（heWest

Author:WuChengen（about1501—1582）

Recommendedby:ChenYing

Reasonforrecommendation:

Itisaclassicnovelpublishedinthe16thcentury.IthaspositiveSPirit（積極的精神）andnofearofdifficulties.It

focusesona"hero'sjourney“andtheheromustcompletedifficulttasks,learninglessonsalongtheway.

Price：￥64

TheWaterMargin

ΓHEWATER

Author:ShiNaian（1296—1371）

Recommendedby:Judy

Reasonforrecommendation:

Ilfocusesonactionandanti-heroIhemeS（主題）.Thoughthe108people,105menand3women,maybe“badguy”,

theymaketheirmindtoprotecttheirownpeople.Thenovelhasbeentranslatedintomanylanguages,includingGerman.

Price:￥45

39.Whowasbominthe13thcentury?

A.LuoGuanzhong.B.CaoXueqin.

C.WuChengen.D.ShiNaian.

40.Theunderlinedwordthemrefersto.

A.fansB.conferencesC.detailsD.femalecharacters

41.IfAndrewhas￥160,howmanybookscanhebuyatmost?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

42.IfAndrewwantstofindamethodtosolvehisproblem,whichbookmayheread?

A.RomanceoftheThreeKingdoms.B.DreamoftheRedChamber.

C.TheJourneytotheWest.D.TheWaterMargin.

43.JudyrecommendedTheWaterMargintoAndrewbecause".

A.itispublishedinthe16thcentury

B.theed萬iɑz（版本）inGermaniseasierforhimtounderstand

C.AndrewcanbeoneoftheRedologists

D.AndrewlikesZhugeLiangverymuch

44.Whichtopicdoyouthinkisthebestforthepassage?

A.China,sFourGreatClassicNovels

B.China,sFourGreatModemNovels

C.China,sFourFamousAncientAuthors

D.China,sFourFamousModernAuthors

九、靜安區(qū)

九、閱讀單選

Robotfoolshumans

Theideathatrobotscouldonedaybeourfriendshasbeenaroundforalongtimebutuntilnowtheyhavealways

seemedmoremachinethanperson.AnewstudybyaresearcherattheItalianInstituteOfTechnologyhasfoundthatinfact

it,spossibleforrobotstofoolushereandthere,theyarejustlessperfectthanhuman.InspiredbytheTuringTest,

AgnieszkaWykowskacameupwithanexperimentusingachild-sizedhuman-likerobotcallediCub.Sittinginfrontofa

screen,thepeopleinthetestwereaskedtopressabuttonwhenagreenboxappearedonthescreen,however,iCubonly

respondedtoredboxesWykowskaprogrammedtherobottotakedifferentlengthsoftimetorespond,justlikeaperson

would.Afterwards,thehumanswereaskedtojudgewhethertheyhadbeencompetingwithamachineorapersonaccording

tothetimeofthebuttionsbeingpressed-andtheycouldn,ttell.Wykowska