NASA says it hopes that humanoid robots could one day stand in for astronauts during spacewalks or perform tasks too difficult or dangerous for humans.

　　For now, the $2.5 million NASA robot is limited to activities within the lab.

　　1. According to the passage, a humanoid robot, put on the ISS, shall carry out the tasks except _______.

　　A. take care of the ISS sometimes

　　B. keep an eye on the health of the astronauts

　　C. keep in contact with Earth

　　D. get a friend for astronauts from Japan

　　2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?

　　A. The robot program will eventually benefit the elderly.

　　B. R-2 program is in the charge of Japan’s JAXA.

　　C. NASA is planning to communicate with the space station through Twitter.

　　D. Japan has the largest number of elderly people.

　　3. From the passage we can know _______.

　　A. many Japanese universities joined in the robot program

　　B. future astronauts will become less lonely and more comfortable with the help of the robot

　　C. robots could completely take the place of human astronauts in the future

　　D. the robot program, having cost $2.5 million, can carry out all tasks

　　【参考答案】1—3、DAB

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