初中进阶 (2272 期 20150911) 45版

Xiaobing: a smart chat robot

Pre-reading

1. Are you the only child in your family? What

do you usually do when you feel lonely?

Pre-reading

2. Robots are becoming a part of people’s life.

Do you want to have a robot that can chat

with you? Why or why not?

While reading Fill in the blanks with the information

from the article.

Name Card

Name: Xiaobing (a chat robot)

Gender: ____1____

Identity (身份 ): ____2____

Creator: ____3____ Born in: ____4____

Can do: ________5________ and ________6________

female

a high school student

Microsoft May, 2014

make conversations with people

provide useful information

Choose the best answer.

1. People can get all the following information from Xiaobing EXCEPT ________. A. weather forecastsB. traffic conditionsC. daily horoscopeD. food information

C

Choose the best answer.

2. Xiaobing is smart because she ________. A. isn’t as naughty as human girlsB. knows pop culture wellC. is powered by a real personD. learns from many real dialogues

D

Choose the best answer.

3. Microsoft will make Xiaobing more powerful by ________. A. chatting with herB. working with other companiesC. giving instructions to herD. teaching her more modern slang

B

Language study

Translate each sentence with one phrase

from the article. 1. 转眼之间，雨过天晴。

2. 要虚心地从自己的错误中学习。

3. 他对这个小区非常熟悉，因为他在这里已经住了二十多年了。

In an instant, the rain stopped and the sky cleared up.

Be humble enough to learn from your own mistakes.

He is very familiar with the neighborhood, because he has lived here for over twenty years.

After reading

Since you have

known a lot about

Xiaobing, work in

groups and make a

poster to introduce

Xiaobing to more

friends.