Toshiba(东芝公司）created a very realistic looking robot named Junko Chihira to work in a new travelling information center in Japan. The robot can speak Japanese, Chinese and English，and made her first show a few weeks ago in Aqua City Odaiba, a shopping center in Tokyo. Junko Chihira is greeting visitors as they walk in, but in December, the robot will be able to tell tourists information about the area.

    Junko Chihira is the successor to another Toshiba robot named Aiko Chihira, who served as a greeter in a store in Japan in April. Aiko Chihira was created by Hiroshi Ishiguro, a robotics(机器人学）researcher at Osaka University in Suita, Japan. Like Aiko Chihira, Junko Chihira can so far only answer with pre-set speech. But Junko Chihira will be upgraded(升级）by 2017 so that it can answer tourists’ questions. And Junko Chihira can speak one more language than Aiko Chihira — Chinese, according to the Japan Times. Not only was Junko Chihira created to look like a human, but was made more realistic. The robot stands at 5 feet and 5 inches,and is 26 with a June 1 birthday.

Toshiba plans on making more robots for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to help tourists. Japan has been increasingly turning to robotics for the Olympics. A robot is also be used as the lead in a new Japanese movie.

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1.Junko Chihira was made to work in a ____ information center in Japan.

A shopping

B teaching

C travelling

D driving

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句...Junko Chihira to work in a new travelling information center in Japan.可知，故选C。

2.How many languages can Junko Chihira speak?

A 1.

B 2.

C 3.

D 4.

解析：选C。数字计算题。根据第一段第二句The robot can speak Japanese, Chinese and English可知，故选C。

3.Aiko Chihira can speak _____.

A Japanese and Chinese

B Chinese and English

C Chinese and Spanish

D Japanese and English

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段第五句And, Junko Chihira can speak one more language than Aiko Chihira — Chinese,可知，故选D。

4.When is Junko Chihira’s birthday?

A June 1.

B July 1.

C June 6.

D July 6.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句The robot stands at 5 feet and 5 inches, is 26 with a June 1 birthday.可知，故选A。

5.What's the right order? ①Junko Chihira answers tourists’ questions. ②Aiko Chihira was created by Hiroshi Ishiguro. ③More robots work for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. ④Junko Chihira tells tourists information about the area.

A ③①②④

B ①④②③

C ②④①③

D ④①③②

解析：选C。逻辑顺序题。按照时间先后顺序应为：机器人Aiko Chihira被创造出来--- Aiko Chihira的第二代Junko Chihira 12月份可以告知当地信息---2017年Junko Chihira可以回答游客提问---2020年机器人为奥运游客服务，故选C。