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     Back in the 1970s,the robots were coming for our boring manufacturing (生產(chǎn)) jobs.Now,they're
coming for our boring table service jobs.Korean company ITM Technology has developed the restaurant
concept around a little robot that fulfills the role of a waiter.Robo Cafe avoids ordering errors,reduces
staffing costs greatly for restaurant owners,and even brings the boss all the tips.
     Japan is preparing for some very tough times ahead.When its aging population become too old to
work,labor is going to be in severe shortage.So inventive technology departments are exploding with really fascinating ideas to take the pressure off when it hits.
     To small cafe and restaurant owners,the solution might well look something like Robo Cafe,a restaurant designed to operate as efficiently as possible with the absolute minimum human workforce possible.The
building needs to be designed with small horizontal (水平的) pathways leading from the kitchen to all the
tables.A small team of waiter robots can then get around to every table in the house when they're asked to come.Customers can either order orally,or touch a screen on the robot's belly.When the kitchen has
finished preparing the food,the robot brings it out to customers.
     Dan Carlin talks about the "kitchen of the future ",where everything is automated and the labor is free
because you own it.Really,the_kitchen_of_the_future_is_actually the_kitchen of_the_past,when you
consider that throughout human history,there have been many examples of slaves working for no pay.
     As Carlin points out,today's concept of slavery is mostly restricted to nonhumans.And the ownership of robot labor in a Robo Caf ?type situation will almost certainly prove itself far more economical and
dependable than a human workforce once the technology itself becomes mature.Of course,slaves have a
worrying habit of rising up against their owners.
1. According to the passage,the robots that were invented in the last century could________.
A. do some work that people dare not do
B. bring lots of fun and profits to their owners
C. do some housework such as table service work
D. save people from having to do some boring manufacturing work
2. According to the passage,what will a Robo Caf ?type restaurant be like?
A. Most of the work will be done by robots.
B. Owners needn't pay for the labour of their employees.
C. Robot waiters are designed to serve customers voluntarily.
D. The building will be designed for the convenience of customers.
3. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Employees depend on owners of restaurants as before.
B. Technology won't change the core of the kitchen.
C. Labor free of charge can be used in the kitchen again.
D. Labor free of charge is no longer limited to humans.
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　　When you feel tired, how do you relax? Drink coffee, take a bath, do some exercise, or play some music and dance?

　　For dance music fans and nightclub lovers, the world famous English DJ (disco jockey) Sasha will bring them the world's finest dance music. He is coming to Guangzhou, Beijing and Shanghai on November 18-20 as part of his world tour in support of his new CD.

　　One of the main roles of music has always been to go with dancing. But, today's dance music is very different from the past. The history of dance music goes back to the 16th century. In the Renaissance(文藝復(fù)興) and Baroque(巴洛克) periods in Europe, rich people were expected to be able to dance at social events. Each type of dance gave rise to its own form of music.

　　During the 18th and 19th centuries the most popular dances were the Waltz and the Polka(波爾卡舞)．In this period, dances were often written for the concert hall. For example, symphonies would have a waltz movement, and piano pieces were sometimes in waltz or polka.

　　In the 1970s, dance music moved into new places called discos. The music was faster, had more bass and started to become more electric. Disco music began to develop in the US and around Europe. By the 1980s the music became much faster and even more electronic.

　　In the 1990s clubs took over discos. DJs mixed other people's music. Club dance rhythms(韻律) became a major part of popular music. Club dance music has different forms, including drum and bass(低音樂(lè)器), hip-hop, R&B. It makes use of technology and DJs play a bigger part in spreading the music.

1．Which of the following does not show the difference between today's dance music and that of the past?

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A．More technology is made use of.

B．Today's music is more professional.

C．Greater variety of forms.

D．The music is faster.

2．Which of the following is correct according to the order of each type becoming popular?

a．Waltz.　　b．Disco music.　　c．R&B.

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A．a(chǎn)bc
B．bac
C．a(chǎn)cb
D．bca

3．From the third paragraph, we can see that ________.

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A．dancing cannot be separated from music

B．in the 16th century, people still did not have much social life

C．people's social needs resulted in the birth of different types of dance music

D．the time of its birth can tell the difference between today's dance music and that of the past

4．Which of the following is not true about dance music?

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A．Dance music has gone through different stages.

B．Types of dances determine the changes in dance music.

C．Dance music dates back to the 16th century.

D．In different periods, dance music is written for different places.

5．According to the story, a DJ's job is mainly to ________.

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A．create music for the club

B．put different music forms together

C．develop disco music

D．choose and play music using technology

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