US military is attempting to develop a new style “insect robot” to replace the human soldier to go wherever he can’t. The greatest trouble this project has fallen across is how to enable the robot to fly freely like an insect， said an official of the Pentagon(五角大樓).
The Pentagon is seeking for the cooperation with scientists in hope of developing a new technique by which people can control the insect’s flight direction and pass on the information its eyes or other organs catch through the equipment set in its body， the official said.
It is thus designed that a tiny controlling chip will be equipped in an insect’s body when it is in chrysalis(蛹). As the insect grows， the cut made when fixing in the chip will be recovered. The chip will exist in forever. Scientists believe this won’t influence the insect， sound growth or the functions of internal organs.
The terminal target of the project is to set up a global system， in which the insect robots will be stationed in all parts of the world and stick to their posts till a new instruction is received. At that time the military can receive from all over the world clear image information within about 5 meters of the insects and that of a special target within 100 meters.
Years ago， Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of US DOD(國(guó)防部) spent $3,000,000 carrying out a plan for training bees to detect landmines. But， no new progress has so far been made.
“According to the scientists， there is still enormous difficulty in technology in turning it into reality， such as the insects reproduction(繁殖)， their adaptation to the surroundings and temperature and so on. However， this project is really challenging. If successful， it is equal to making countless small drone(無(wú)人機(jī))，”said the official of DOD.
小題1:According to the description of the passage， what is an insect robot like？
A．An insect made of a certain metal.
B．A robot looking like an insect.
C．An insect with a chip in its body.
D．A tiny flying robot.
小題2:As for the design that an insect robot can receive and send information， how do you infer(推測(cè)) it works？
A．There must be a controlling chip well connected with the insect’s brain.
B．The insect’s eyes and other organs must be replaced by some special equipment.
C．All the insect’s concerned organs must be controlled by a chip.
D．The insect must be so well trained as to make full use of its organs.
小題3:When the project is completed， US military will　　　　.
A．have a clear picture of almost every part of the world
B．have insect robots from all over the world
C．see clearly the things within 10 to 100 meters
D．get many insects which obey their orders
小題4:Of the following technical problems， which is the one the scientists can’t solve so far？
A．They can’t keep sound growth of the insects.
B．They can’t ensure the insects to produce their young.
C．They can’t fix a chip in an insect.
D．They can’t make sure the internal organs function well.
小題5:What does the underlined word “terminal” in the fourth paragraph mean？
A．Leading.B．Vital.C．Moral.D．Final.

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:D

試題分析：文章介紹一種昆蟲(chóng)機(jī)器人，在昆蟲(chóng)體內(nèi)植入有微小的芯片，這個(gè)項(xiàng)目的最終目標(biāo)是建立一個(gè)全球系統(tǒng)，這樣美國(guó)軍方可以接收到全世界的清楚的圖像。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：It is thus designed that a tiny controlling chip will be equipped in an insect’s body when it is in chrysalis(蛹). 可知這種昆蟲(chóng)機(jī)器人是在體內(nèi)有微小的芯片的昆蟲(chóng)，選C
小題2:推理題：從第二段的句子：The Pentagon is seeking for the cooperation with scientists in hope of developing a new technique by which people can control the insect’s flight direction and pass on the information its eyes or other organs catch through the equipment set in its body，可以推斷一定有控制芯片和昆蟲(chóng)的大腦聯(lián)系，它才可以接受發(fā)送信息，選A
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第四段的句子：At that time the military can receive from all over the world clear image information within about 5 meters of the insects and that of a special target within 100 meters.可知如果實(shí)驗(yàn)成功，美國(guó)軍方可以接收到全世界的清楚的圖像，選A。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題：從最后一段的句子：“According to the scientists， there is still enormous difficulty in technology in turning it into reality， such as the insects reproduction(繁殖)，可知有個(gè)技術(shù)問(wèn)題是科學(xué)家不能解決的，就是昆蟲(chóng)的繁殖問(wèn)題，選 B
小題5:猜詞題：從后面的句子：The terminal target of the project is to set up a global system，in which the insect robots will be stationed in all parts of the world and stick to their posts till a new instruction is received. 可知這個(gè)項(xiàng)目的最終目標(biāo)是建立一個(gè)全球系統(tǒng)，這樣可以將昆蟲(chóng)機(jī)器人駐扎在世界各地，直到收到新的指令，選D
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