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Worksheet time: 33mins
Animals can do amazing things, so robot designers
study them carefully. This helps them make better robots.
Rats, for example, have poor eyesight. To find their way, they use their whiskers to feel things around them. Whiskers are long, sensitive hairs on the faces of some animals. Rats brush their whiskers against things. In this way, they can tell the size, shape, and texture of objects. Robot designers have made robot rats with plastic whiskers. These robots can find their way in dark or smoky places. Someday, they might help firefighters rescue people from burning buildings.
Ants also inspire robot designers. Ants work together to solve problems. When they find food, they make a trail with a special smell. Other ants can follow it to the food. Fire ants can also survive floods by linking their bodies together into living rafts. Robot designers have made tiny robots that cooperate like ants to complete their tasks. Future robot ants could do difficult jobs, such as finding earthquake survivors.
These robots and others are now being developed. In the future, they may be an important part of our everyday lives.
What do robot designers study to improve their robot designs?
Plants
Machines
Animals
Rocks
What does 'cooperate' mean?
To work together to achieve a common goal
To compete against each other
To work alone
To ignore others
What do robot designers use to navigate in dark or smoky places, inspired by animals?
Sonar technology
Infrared sensors
Plastic whiskers
Laser beams
What is the main idea of the passage?
Ants and robots working together
Robot designers creating tiny robots
Animals inspiring robot designers
Cooperation among ants and robots
What are whiskers?
Long, sensitive hairs on the faces of some animals
Sharp teeth of some animals
Furry tails of some animals
Colorful feathers of some animals
Last year, my dad bought a guard robot to keep i
safe. He made funny sounds, so we called him "Plinky."
On Plinky's first night, everyone woke up. There was a loud sound and flashing lights. It was Plinky's alarm.
Everyone was scared, but there was no danger. Plinky had thought our cat was a thief.
A few days later, it happened again. Plinky's alarm rang and woke everyone up, but it was just a noise. Plinky had heard a tree branch hitting the window. Dad was angry. He decided to take Plinky back to the store.
Later that night, we all woke up again to Plinky's alarm.
No one wanted to get up because we thought it was another false alarm. Then, we smelled smoke. It was a fire!
Quickly, we ran outside. Soon, the fire trucks arrived.
Plinky had called them. Everything was going to be okay. I gave Plinky a big hug. He had saved our family.
What did the family initially dismiss Plinky's alarms as?
Burglar alarms
False alarms
Emergency alarms
Security alarms
What emotion does the author experience towards Plinky in the end?
Fear
Gratitude
Frustration
Appreciation
What initially causes frustration for Plinky's family?
Mistaking the cat for a thief
Mistaking a tree branch for danger
False alarms
Plinky's behavior
What is the main purpose of the family buying the guard robot Plinky?
To keep them safe from potential threats
To help with household chores
To provide entertainment for the family
To assist with home security
What was the family's initial reaction to Plinky?
Fear and frustration
Gratitude and appreciation
Indifference
Anger and annoyance
The t (a) f（小偷） opened the window and entered the house.
A g (a) d（警衛） watches the building to keep the community safe.
Did you hear the s...d?
(a)
sensitive中文是什麼呢？
Please draw down 'whisker'.
Everyone was afraid of the alarm, but there was no d (a) r（危險）.
Which is made of 'plastic'?
a water bottle
a T-shirt
a glass drinking cup
a cellphone
Plinky had heard a tree b...h hitting the window.
(a)
Reyna only wakes up when the alarm r...gs.
(a)
Among the following options, which word means "to save people"?
Reflect
Reveal
rescue
Retreat
Please draw down 'trail'.
Which of the following is a kind of “guard”?
Doctors
Students
Police officers
Accountants
「小偷」的英文是？
(a)
False 是什麼意思？
Rescue是什麼意思呢？有一個英文字跟他意思一樣，是哪個字呢？（s….)
