Whether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.

While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools. For example, these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad. This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user. 

The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The robot doesn't just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos. 

Social robots are not just finding their way into the home. They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.

Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market. The company's “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the product's location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.

The more interaction the robot has with humans, the more it learns. But Oshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees. “We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us, but with us,” said Breazeal.

1.How are social robots different from household robots?

A They can control their emotions.

B They are more like humans.

C They do the normal housework.

D They respond to users more slowly.

解析：选B。答案B　细节理解题。根据第一段第二句Social robots are ... in a more humanized way.和第二段内容可知，社交机器人更人性化。A. control 应为distinguish；B. in a more humanized way, 与more like humans意思相近，符合题意；C. 是household robots所做的事；D. 是more appropriately 而不是more slowly故选择B选项。

2.What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3?

A Communicate with you and perform operations.

B Answer your questions and make requests.

C Take your family pictures and deliver milk.

D Obey your orders and remind you to take pills.

解析：选D。答案D　细节判断题。根据第三段最后一句话可知，Jibo机器人服从命令，并能提醒你按时吃药。ABC均为一方面，D项的关键词Obey your orders，ABC都属于这方面，故选择D选项。

3.What can Oshbot work as?

A A language teacher.

B A tour guide.

C A shop assistant.

D A private nurse.

解析：选C。答案C　细节判断题。根据倒数第二段第二句The company's “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store可知，Oshbot机器人可以作为店员帮助顾客查找需要的东西。A.语言老师；B.旅游向导；C.商店助手；D.私人护士。故选择C选项。

4.We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will _________.

A train employees

B be our workmates

C improve technologies

D take the place of workers

解析：选B。答案B　推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句Oshbot, like other social robots...but to work alongside other employees.可知，社交机器人将会成为我们的同事，和我们一起工作。A.没有提及；B.成为我们的同事；C.没有提及D.不能替代。故选择B选项。

5.What does the passage mainly present?

A A new design idea of household robots.

B Marketing strategies for social robots.

C Information on household robots.

D An introduction to social robots.

解析：选D。答案D　主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍的是社交机器人。A.家庭机器人的新的设计理念；B. 社交机器人的市场策略；C.有关家庭机器人的信息；D. 社交机器人的介绍。故选择D选项。