favorite recipe on the popular website You Tube,chances are that it will be used by a robot."可知,机器人能利用网上大量的视频信息,结合第二段的最后一句可知,capitalize on应与"use"意思相近,因此选择B项。take hold of"握住";make use of"利用";keep track of"与......保持联系";catch sight of"看到"。]
2.Aloimonos probably agrees that at present the robot .
A.can not fully digest what it learns
B.can not make a simple salad
C.can follow homemade videos
D.can understand metaphorical language
A [推理判断题。根据最后一段Aloimonos的话可知,该机器人目前还不能理解比喻性的语言。根据倒数第二段的最后一句可推知,Aloimonos可能认为目前该机器人还不能完全消化它学的东西,应选择A项。]
3.Robots are taught to understand a video mainly because .
A.they can easily follow fixed programs
B.they are smart enough to learn cooking
C.cooking videos are more interesting to watch
D.predetermined instructions are not flexible
D [细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的前两句"But why teach a robot ...a fixed program? Aloimonos believes predetermined instructions lack flexibility."可知,教机器人理解视频是因为预定指令不够灵活,应选择D项。]
4.Which of the following might best serve as the title of the passage?
A.Robots Creating a New World
B.Robots Making Cooking Videos
C.Robots Learning to Cook by Watching Videos
D.Robots Performing Tasks by Following Instructions
C [标题判断题。文章主要介绍了通过观看视频学做饭的机器人,因此C