泉州市2014高考英语文章突破一轮训练(20)及答案
With nearly 22 percent of Japan’s population already aged 65 years old or older. The rapidly aging population has caused many problems: a labor shortage, tax shortage and financial difficulties in paying health bills and pensions (养老金) of large numbers of the elderly. Moreover, a growing number of older Japanese are spending their golden years away from the care traditionally provided by children and grandchildren. That's where cutting-edge technology steps in. This technology is creating a care providing market. Businessmen are using cutting-edge technology to create products to care for the country's growing elderly population. They have been producing everything from easy-entry cars to remote-controlled beds. Old people in Japan can expect to be served food by a robot. They can also ride a voice-recognition wheelchair or even possibly hire a robot nurse. At a home-care exhibition in Tokyo, many new products were shown. Buyers crowded round a product called My Spoon Feeding Robot. It can help elderly or disabled people to eat with a spoon-and-fork-fitted arm. Operating a stick with his chin, the designer moved the arm toward a block of soft tofu, skillfully getting the fork to break off a small piece. The arm then returned to a set position in front of his mouth, allowing him to bite and swallow. "It's all about making people able to help themselves. We want to give the elderly control over their own lives," the designer said. The company has already sold 300 of the feeding robots, which cost $3,500 each. There is also a car designed for easy entry. It is mainly for people who have to use wheelchairs or those who have difficulty walking. Its slogan is, "A car that's more patient than your daughter." 17. The underlined word "cutting-edge" in Paragraph 1 most probably means ______. A. old B. advanced C. cost-saving D. cheap 18. The rapidly aging population in Japan ______. A. are interested in inventing robot nurses B. causes a decrease in labor force and an increase in tax C. strengthens the relationship between family members D. promotes the development of Japan's care providing technology 19. My Spoon Feeding Robot______. A. has not come on the market yet B. cannot use a fork C. helps the elderly eat D. can operate a stick with its chin 20. What is the passage mainly talking about? A. The development of technology in Japan. B. An invention — My Spoon Feeding Robot. C. Robots can help elderly Japanese. D. The rapidly aging population in Japan.
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