In the future, people will have robots in their homes. These robots will help people do many things, like cooking, cleaning and looking after children.
Robots will also be used in factories. They can do heavy and difficult jobs. They will not get tired and they will not need to have a rest. This will help people a lot.
But robots will not do everything. They cannot think or feel. They are only machines, so they will never replace (取代) human beings.
( ) 1. Robots will help people do many things in the ____.
A. past B. future C. present D. before
( ) 2. Robots can do ____ jobs in factories.
A. easy B. light C. difficult D. interesting
( ) 3. Robots will not get tired because they are ____.
A. humans B. strong C. machines D. clever
( ) 4. What does the word "replace" mean in Chinese?
A. 修理 B. 复制 C. 取代 D. 发明
( ) 5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Robots can think and feel.
B. Robots will replace human beings.
C. Robots will help people do many things.
D. Robots can do everything.
答案及解析：
1、正确答案是：B. future
在文章中提到“In the future，people will have robots in their homes.”，意思是“在未来，人们将在家中有机器人。”因此，答案是B，即“未来”。
2、正确答案是：C. difficult
根据题干中的句子“Robots can do heavy and difficult jobs”可知，机器人可以做重活和难活，因此选项C“difficult”是正确答案。
3、正确答案是：C. machines D. clever
在文章中提到“They are only machines”，意思是“它们只是机器”，因此它们不会感到累。因此，选项C“machines”是正确答案。
4、正确答案是：C. 取代
在文章最后一段中提到：“They are only machines，so they will never replace human beings.”，意思是“它们只是机器，所以它们永远不会取代人类。”因此，根据上下文和语境，可以推断出“replace”在这里的意思是“取代”。
5、正确答案是：C. Robots will help people do many things.
在文章第一段中提到：“In the future，people will have robots in their homes. These robots will help people do many things，like cooking，cleaning and looking after children.”(在未来，人们将在家中有机器人。这些机器人将帮助人们做很多事情，比如做饭、打扫和照顾孩子。)因此，选项C“机器人将帮助人们做很多事情”是正确的。
