DRobotsareabouttoenterourlives.Fromdoinghousework,toentertainingandeducatingourchildren,tolookingaftertheelderly,scientistssaywewillsoonbewelcomingtheircreationsintoourhomesandworkplaces.Researchersbelieveweareonthecuspofarobotrevolution(革命)thatwillmirrorthequickgrowthofthecomputerrevolutionfromthe1980s.Theyaredevelopingnewlawsforrobotbehavior,anddesigningnewwaysforhumansandrobotstointeract(互动).“Ithinkrobotswillchangewhoweare,justaseyeglassesandfirechangedwhowewerebefore,saysRodeyBrooks,thedirectoroftheMITComputerScienceandArtificialIntelligenceLaboratory.Someideas,sometechnologiesmaysoundlikesciencefiction科幻小说),huttheyarefastbecomingsciencefact.Robotsavailableinbusinessareasarealreadybeginningtoperformeverydaytaskslikecleaningourfloors.ThelatesttypesfromJapanareabletohelptheelderlytogetoutofthebedorgetupafterafall.Theycanremindthemwhentotakearest,orevenhelpwashtheirhair.“Today'srobotsarenothumanlike.Forexampletheyarethingslikeautomatic(自动的)bedsandwheelchairs,”saysProfessorIsshiguroatOsakaUniversity,Japan.Hebelievesthetimeiscomingwhenrobotsstartlookinglesslikemachines,andmorelikeus.“Inthenearfuturewearegoingtousemorehuman-likerobots,Ireallythinkso,J,saystheJapaneseprofessor.ProfessorMajaMataricattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaagrees.uYmveryexcitedaboutthefactthattodaywehavemachinesthatareputtogetherwithpeopleinadailylifesetting,”shesays.“Robotscouldbeusedineducation,learning,andhealthcare,wheresocialsupportisimportant,”saysDr.CynthiaBreazeal,directorofthePersonalRobotsGroupatMIT.34.Theunderlinedpart“onthecuspof’hastheclosestmeaningto_.A.facingB.challengingC.makingD.changing35.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheideaofParagraph4?A.Greathopesmakegreatman.B.Ifwecandreamit,wecandoit.C.Whilethereislife,thereishope.D.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.36.Whatfactdoesthepassageleadyoutobelieve?A.Today'srobotsareautomaticandhumanlike.B.Futurerobotscanbeusedinmanydifferentareas.C.Robotscandoeverythingthathumanscandointhefuture.D.Robottechnologyhasdevelopedveryquicklysince