Surgeons may survive the robot invasion, but others at the hospital might not be so lucky, as iRobot, maker of the Roomba, a robot vacuum cleaner, has been showing off Ava, a three-foot-tall droid on wheels that carries a tablet computer. iRobot reckons Ava could be used as a courier in a hospital. And once youre home, recovering, Ava could let you talk to your doctor, so theres no need to send someone to your house. That mobile telepresence could be useful at the office. If youre away on a trip, you can still attend a meeting. Just connect via videoconferencing software, so your face appears on Avas screen.

　　Is any job safe? I was hoping to say journalist, but researchers are already developing algorithms that can gather facts and write a news story. Which means that a few years from now, a robot could be writing this column. And who will read it? Well, there might be a lot of us hanging around with lots of free time on our hands.

　　52. What do we learn from the first few paragraphs?

　　答案：The robotic industry has benefited from the economic recession.

　　53. What caused the greatest loss of jobs in America?

　　答案：Moving production to other countries.

　　54. What does Jeff Burnstein say about robots?

　　答案：They compete with human workers.

　　55. What are robotic systems replacing surgeons in more and more operations according to Dr. Myriam Curet?

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