Don’t know how to take care of your plants? A little spider-like robot will chase the sunlight, run
英语试题 08-15
Don’t know how to take care of your plants? A little spider-like robot will chase the sunlight, run to shade, dance when it’s doing well and stomp (跺脚) when it needs to be watered.
It’s called the HEXA Plant, a six-legged machine created by Vincross, a robotics company in Beijing, China.
The robot plant will crawl toward the sunlight when it needs it, then will rotate (转动) when it enjoys the sun in order to absorb its rays on all sides. When it needs to cool off, it will look for shade. It also plays with humans and dances when it is happy, moving its legs up and down. But it gets “angry” when it’s thirsty by stomping its legs.
With six legs, the HEXA Plant can move anywhere-in any direction and around any objects in its path. It’s even nimble enough to navigate (导航) unexpected drops, like if it had to suddenly step over a gap between two tabletops. It has a variety of “eyes”, including an infrared sensor (红外线感应器), a distance sensor, and a 720p camera with night vision, which could be very handy if you want it to send it out like a guard dog at night, to go check on any sudden noises. It has a built-in Wifi as well as various ports (USB) to expand its many talents.
So sure, it’ s not as cute as a garden gnome (守护精灵), but it can do a lot more than just stand there and look cute.
The inventor of the cute robot, Sun Tiangi, was inspired by a dead sunflower. He had idea why it died-whether it was because of the lack of sunshine or water. That’s when he had the idea for the walking plant. He says plants are passive. He wants to allow plants to experience movement.
12. What can’t the HEXA Plant do?
A. Find a cool place when it feels hot.
B. Play with people.
C. Drink water when it’s thirsty.
D. Move in any direction.
13. What does the underlined word “nimble” in the forth paragraph mean?
A. Happy. B. Clever. C. Angry. D. Passive.
14. What inspired Sun Tianqi to invent the HEXA Plant?
A. A walking plant. B. A dead sunflower.
C. Sunshine and water. D. A strange animal.
15. Where can we most probably read the passage?
A. In an advertisement. B. In a novel.
C. In a science magazine. D. In a storybook.
【答案】
It’s called the HEXA Plant, a six-legged machine created by Vincross, a robotics company in Beijing, China.
The robot plant will crawl toward the sunlight when it needs it, then will rotate (转动) when it enjoys the sun in order to absorb its rays on all sides. When it needs to cool off, it will look for shade. It also plays with humans and dances when it is happy, moving its legs up and down. But it gets “angry” when it’s thirsty by stomping its legs.
With six legs, the HEXA Plant can move anywhere-in any direction and around any objects in its path. It’s even nimble enough to navigate (导航) unexpected drops, like if it had to suddenly step over a gap between two tabletops. It has a variety of “eyes”, including an infrared sensor (红外线感应器), a distance sensor, and a 720p camera with night vision, which could be very handy if you want it to send it out like a guard dog at night, to go check on any sudden noises. It has a built-in Wifi as well as various ports (USB) to expand its many talents.
So sure, it’ s not as cute as a garden gnome (守护精灵), but it can do a lot more than just stand there and look cute.
The inventor of the cute robot, Sun Tiangi, was inspired by a dead sunflower. He had idea why it died-whether it was because of the lack of sunshine or water. That’s when he had the idea for the walking plant. He says plants are passive. He wants to allow plants to experience movement.
12. What can’t the HEXA Plant do?
A. Find a cool place when it feels hot.
B. Play with people.
C. Drink water when it’s thirsty.
D. Move in any direction.
13. What does the underlined word “nimble” in the forth paragraph mean?
A. Happy. B. Clever. C. Angry. D. Passive.
14. What inspired Sun Tianqi to invent the HEXA Plant?
A. A walking plant. B. A dead sunflower.
C. Sunshine and water. D. A strange animal.
15. Where can we most probably read the passage?
A. In an advertisement. B. In a novel.
C. In a science magazine. D. In a storybook.
【答案】
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