2012.9.1雅思阅读机经

2012年9月1日的雅思考试过后，环球雅思也在第一时间整理了完整的2012年9月1日雅思阅读机经，在此次的雅思阅读考试的三篇文章中，其中比较典型的几个题型的TRUE\FALSE\NOT GIVEN、Complete table、多选题、Sentence completion的出题比例依旧比较稳定，可以看到判断TRUE\FALSE\NOT GIVEN还是2012年9月1日雅思阅读机经中的重头戏。

考试日期：2012年9月1日

Reading Passage 1

Title:Man and Machine

Question types:段落细节信息配对题填空题summary

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关于机器人的，MIT和日本的一些研究

英文原文阅读Types of Robots

Humanoid Entertainment Robots

ASIMO, manufactured by Honda

QRIO, by Sony

HOAP(*1) Robot Series (Humanoid for Open Architecture Platform), Manufactured by Fujitsu

Toyota Partner Robot, manufactured by Toyota. EMIEW, by Hitachi

Androids

Androids are robots designed to strongly resemble humans. Actroid, a realistic female robot demonstrated most prominently at Expo 2005 in Japan

Hanako, a humanoid robot designed for dentist training HRP-4C, a humanoid robot with a realistic head and the average figure of a young Japanese female

Animal (four legged) robots

Aibo playing with kids

AIBO is a commercial robotic dog manufactured by Sony Electronics.

Social robots

PaPeRo

Paro, a robot baby seal intended for therapeutic purposes Wakamaru

Guard robots

Guardrobo D1 is manufactured by Sohgo Security Services.

Banryu, manufactured by Sanyo and TMSUK.

Domestic robots

SmartPal V, manufactured by Yaskawa Electric

Corporation.

TWENDY-ONE, developed by Waseda University.

TPR-ROBINA, manufactured by Toyota.

Mobility Robot

WL-16RIII, developed by Waseda University and TMSUK. i-foot, developed by Toyota.

i-REAL, developed by Toyota.

Murata Boy, developed by Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Rescue robots

T-53 Enryu, manufactured by TMSUK.

Industrial Humanoid Robotics

HRP-3 PROMET Mk-II, manufactured by Kawada Industries, designed by Yutaka Izubuchi. HRP-4

Industrial Robotics

Eventually the deeper long term financial resources and strong domestic market enjoyed by the Japanese companies prevailed, their robots spread all over the globe. Only a few non-Japanese companies managed to survive in this market, including Adept Technology,

Stäubli-Unimation, the Swedish-Swiss company ABB (ASEA Brown-Boveri), the Austrian manufacturer igm

Robotersysteme AG and the German company KUKA Robotics.

This includes the one used by the robot based automative production plants,known as assembly line robots. Characteristics

Moreover, a recently created robot called CB2 or

Child-robot with Biomimetic Body may follow moving objects with its eyes. CB2 can dangle its legs, raise its shoulders and fall with rhythmic breathing. CB2 may recognize the human touch, which is possible thanks to the 197 film-like pressure sensors that are placed under its rubbery skin. Asada, the team of engineers and brain specialists together with psychologists and many other specialists in the related domain created a CB2 that may record emotional expressions, memorize them and then match them with physical sensations.

The characteristics of robots are however progressive, their abilities being enlarged as the technology has progressed. The same CB2 acts more and more as human and it was capable of teaching itself how to walk with the aid of human help. The robot learned how to move around the room by