单选题 .  Scientists are building the world's first thinking robot. It's true. Some say machines that walk, speak and feel will have been made by 2020. Kismet is the name of a robot which scientists have built this year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
    Kismet is different from traditional robots because it can show human emotions. Kismet is one of the first robots of a new generation that look like human beings and can imitate human feelings.
    Some people say that by 2020 we will have created robots with brains similar to those of adult human beings. They will be doing dangerous jobs as well as more and more of the household work for us. In Japan, scientists are designing robots that will entertain people by dancing and playing the piano.
    Meanwhile, people who worry about the future are wondering whether robots will become monsters. Will people themselves become increasingly like robots? Experts predict that more and more people will be wearing micro-computers connected to the Internet in the future. People will have microchips in various parts of their body, which will connect them to a wide variety of small machines. Perhaps we should not exaggerate (夸大) the importance of technology, but one may wonder whether, in years to come, we will be falling in love, and whether we will feel pain. Who knows?1.  Kismet is different from traditional robots because ______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[考点] 细节题
Kismet有别于传统机器人,是因为______。
   由题干中的关键词different from traditional robots锁定具体信息在第二段的第一句Kismet is different from traditional robots because it can show human emotions。阅读该句可知,故选D。
[参考译文] 科学家们正在建造世界上第一个会思考的机器人。这是事实。有人说到2020年,机器人就会走路、说话和感受了。Kismet是今年科学家在麻省理工学院研发的机器人的名字。
   Kismet和传统机器人不一样的地方在于它能表达人类的情绪。Kismet是新一代首批机器人中的一个。它长得像人类并且会模仿人的情感。
   有人说到2020年人类能制造出有着和人类相似大脑的机器人。他们会做危险的事情,和更多的家务活。在日本,科学家正在设计能为人们娱乐提供舞蹈和钢琴伴奏服务的机器人。
   同时,对未来持消极态度的人担心机器人会不会成为怪物。人们会不会越来越像机器人?专家预测越来越多的人会携带微电脑以连接未来的电脑。微型芯片将被安装在人们身体的各个部位,这将会让他们连接到各种小型机器上。也许我们不应该夸大科技的重要性,但是人们会想,在不久的将来,我们是否还会爱上某人,是否还会有疼痛感。谁知道呢?