A、 They had an exact man-like appearance.
B、 They were more intelligent than humans.
C、 They could finish most housework for us.
D、 They could do many things like people.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：题目问十五年前日本工程师推出了怎么样的机器人。新闻的首句就提到这些人形机器人震惊世界，可以像人一样走路、跑步，还能抓握坚硬和柔软的物体，所以D“它们可以像人一样做很多事情”为正确选项。

A、 Its arms and hands have great strength.
B、 It can learn complicated operations by itself.
C、 It can play soccer with elementary students.
D、 It can teach students knowledge of robotics.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：题目询问机器人Baxter的情况。新闻提到它擅长学习甚至是复杂的动作(good at learningeven complicated operations)，而且学习过程并不需要借助特殊的软件，所以B说“它可以自学复杂的动作”正确。

A、 They train children to learn integrated subjects.
B、 They improve students' learning interest and efficiency.
C、 They can be used as suitable learning tools for children.
D、 They can free children from their daily homework.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：题目询问如今机器人如何影响孩子。新闻后半部分集中介绍了机器人对小学生的教育意义，新闻引用Jason Jin的话说，机器人可以引起小学生学习机器人知识的兴趣，从而是为孩子们提供更合适的学习用具(some more suitable learningtools)，由此推知，C“机器人可以被用作适宜的学习工具”是正确的。