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If you’re short on cash and don’t mind selling the rights to your face, you can stand to make £100,000 by licensing your face to a robotics company to be used on one of their humanoid robots.

According to a recent blog post by London-based outsourcing company Geomiq, a robotics company is currently looking for a “kind and friendly” to put on a humanoid robot once it goes into production. This will potentially entail using this person’s face on thousands of robots around the world, so the company is willing to pay no less than £100,000 in licensing fees. The robot in question is designed to be a “virtual friend” for elderly people, and is scheduled to go into production next year.

Although Geomiq is not at liberty to disclose too much information about the robotics company or their current project, due to a non-disclosure agreement they’ve signed with the designer and his investors, they did reveal that the client is privately-funded and has received investments from several Venture Capitalists as well as a top fund in China.

“We know that this is an extremely unique request, and signing over the licenses to your face is potentially an extremely big decision,” Geomiq stated, adding that interested people can submit a photo of themselves via email.

The robotics company has reportedly been working on this particular humanoid robot for five years, and due to the secretive nature of the project, anonymity is of utmost importance. However, candidates with the right kind of face chosen for the “next phase” will be given full details on the project.

1.What kind of person is qualified to sell his face to the robotics company?

A The person who is lack of money.

B The person who has a kind face.

C The person who cares little about his appearance.

D The person who is able to look after the elderly.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段...a robotics company is currently looking for a “kind and friendly” to put on a humanoid robot once it goes into production.可知，一个人拥有一张“友善”的脸是有资格卖脸的必要条件，故选B。

2.What can we learn about Geomiq?

A Geomiq has promised to bring high returns to investors.

B Geomiq cannot limit the spread of new production technique.

C Geomiq has no rights to refuse the requirement of the client.

D Geomiq can provide relevant information within the agreement permit.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第三段内容可知，尽管Geomiq公司因为已经和设计师及其投资人签订了保密协议而无权透露太多关于那家机器人公司和正在进行的项目信息，但是他们透露这家公司是私营企业。由此推断Geomiq可以在协议许可范围内提供相关信息，故选D。

3.What does the underlined word “anonymity” mean in Chinese?

A 保全.

B 匿名.

C 许可.

D 证明.

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据最后一段and due to the secretive nature of the project可知，由于这个项目的秘密性质，可以猜测anonymity的意思是“匿名”，故选B。

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A The humanoid robot will be used to accompany old people.

B Young people will buy more humanoid robots in the future.

C Humanoid robots will take place of humans in medical care.

D The robotics company has produced a humanoid robot.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第二段The robot in question is designed to be a “virtual friend” for elderly people 等词可知，这款机器人的设计初衷是作为老年人的“虚拟朋友”，由此推断仿人机器人将被用来陪伴老人，故选A。