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PartOneReadingLead-inWhatarerobotsdoinginthefollowingpictures?Whatelsecouldrobotsdoforhumans?Whatbenefitsandtroubleswillrobotsbringtohumans?Lead-inLead-inStart-upQuestionWhenitisreallyhot,humanssweattogetcool.Haveyoueverimaginedrobotscouldsweattocoolthemselvesdownlikehumans?ReadingASweatingRobotBeatstheHeatBySophieBushwickByleakingwater,asoftroboticgrippercoolsitselfmoreefficientlythanhumansdo.Lead-inReadingAroboticgripperSweatingRobotBeatstheHeat[1]Electronicscannothandletheheat.Thatiswhycomputersrelyonfans,andcarenginesneedradiators.Butthesecoolingdevicesarenecessarilyrigid,whichmakesthemabadfitforsoftrobotsmadefromstretchy,flexibleplasticsinsteadofmetal.SosomeCornellUniversityresearchershavetakentheirinspirationfromperspirationanddevelopedasoftroboticgripperthatautomaticallystartssweatingwhentemperaturesrise.Lead-inReadingAradiatornoun[C]UK/ˈreɪ.di.eɪ.tər/US/ˈreɪ.di.eɪ.t̬ɚ/✬adevice,usuallyacontainerfilledwithwater,thatsendsoutheat,oftenaspartofaheatingorcoolingsystem暖气装置；散热器；冷却器❊Youwillneedtodrainthecentralheatingsystembeforeyoureplacetheradiator.你得先把中央供暖系统的水排净再更换散热器。❊Aircanbegotridofbybleedingtheradiatorattheairvent.可以用从通气口给散热器放气的办法排除空气。rigidadj.uk/ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/us/ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/✬stifforfixed;notabletobebentormoved僵硬的；固定的；不能弯曲的❊atablemadeofrigidplastic硬塑料做的桌子❊arigidsupportforatent坚挺的帐篷支柱stretchyadjectiveuk/ˈstretʃ.i/us/ˈstretʃ.i/✬Stretchymaterialstretchesorcanbestretched.（材料）有弹性的❊Theycreatedastretchypolymerwithfirmnesssimilartohumansofttissue.他们研究出一种坚韧且有弹性的聚合物，与人体的软组织类似。❊Theroboticshortsaremadeofsoft,stretchymaterial.机器人短裤由柔软且可伸展的材料制成.inspirationnoun[C]uk/ˌɪn.spɪˈreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɪn.spəˈreɪ.ʃən/✬asuddengoodidea灵感；突然想出的好主意❊Dreamscanbearichsourceofinspirationforanartist.梦境可以成为艺术家灵感的丰富源泉。❊Bothpoetsdrewtheirinspirationfromthecountryside.两位诗人都是从乡村得到他们的灵感。Fillintheblanksusingthewordsyoujustlearned.Changetheformswherenecessary.SomeCornellUniversityresearchershavetakentheir_____fromperspirationanddevelopedasoftroboticgripperthatautomaticallystartssweatingwhentemperaturesrise.inspirationTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.1.一些康奈尔大学的科研人员从出汗现象中获得灵感，研发出一种能在温度升高时自动排汗的柔软的机器人手爪。SomeCornellUniversityresearchershavetakentheirinspirationfromperspirationanddevelopedasoftroboticgripperthatautomaticallystartssweatingwhentemperaturesrise.Dothefollowingstatementsagreewiththeinformationgiveninthetext?WriteTRUEifthestatementistrue,FALSEifthestatementisfalse._____ThesoftroboticgripperdevelopedbyCornellUniversityresearchersautomaticallystartssweatingwhentemperaturesrise.TRUE[2]Thankstotheirsquishyconstruction,softrobotsaresometimesmoreadaptableanddurable—andcanbelesslikelytocauseinjury—thantheirmetalliccounterparts.Yetthesemachines’flexiblematerialscanalsomakethemvulnerabletohightemperatures.Thepolymersusedinmanysoftrobotsholdheatlongerthanmetalsdo,andtheirstiffnesschangeswhenthetemperatureisaltered.Thesepropertiescanaffectthewaytherobotsbendandthustheirabilitytograspobjects.Givingthemtheold-fashionedtraitofsweatingmayhelp.ReadingAsquishyadjectiveuk/ˈskwɪʃ.i/us/ˈskwɪʃ.i/✬softwhenpressed松软的❊squishypinkleatherchairs松软的粉色皮椅❊DrBroomellandDrWaitewerecuriousaboutthecompositionoftheonlyhardpartsofanotherwisesquishyanimal.布鲁梅尔博士跟瓦特博士，对这个周身湿软的动物所仅有的坚硬部分由什么构成的，相当感兴趣。adaptableadjectiveuk/əˈdæp.tə.bəl/us/əˈdæp.tə.bəl/✬ableorwillingtochangeinordertosuitdifferentconditions有适应能力的，能适应的；适应性強的❊Bymakingtheworkforcemoreadaptableandskilled,hehopestoattractforeigninvestment.通过使劳动力更具适应力并且更具技能，他希望吸引到外资。❊Ratsarehighlyadaptabletochange.大鼠很能适应变化。durableadjectiveuk/ˈdʒʊə.rə.bəl/us/ˈdʊr.ə.bəl/✬abletolastalongtimewithoutbecomingdamaged持久的，耐久的❊Finebonechinaiseminentlypractical,sinceitisstronganddurable.精细骨瓷是非同一般地实用，因为它坚固耐用。❊Thedurablehigh-impactplasticcaseiswaterresistantto100feet.这种耐久的高强度塑料盒在100英尺水深以内是防水的。vulnerableadjectiveuk/ˈvʌl.nər.ə.bəl//ˈvʌn.rə.bəl/us/ˈvʌl.nɚ.ə.bəl/✬abletobeeasilyphysically,emotionally,ormentallyhurt,influenced,orattacked易受伤的；易受影响（或攻击）的；脆弱的❊Incasesoffoodpoisoning,youngchildrenareespeciallyvulnerable.遇到食物中毒，幼儿尤其容易受危害。❊Peoplewithhighbloodpressureareespeciallyvulnerabletodiabetes.血压高的人尤其容易患糖尿病。polymernoun[C]uk/ˈpɒl.ɪ.mər/us/ˈpɑː.lɪ.mɚ/✬achemicalsubstanceconsistingoflargemoleculesmadefrommanysmallerandsimplermolecules聚合物，聚合体❊Thesepolymersallputtogethercanbebrokendownintosugar.这些聚合物可以一起被分解为糖。❊Lotsofmoleculesinnaturegettogethertoformlongchainscalledpolymers.大自然里许多分子聚在一起形成长长的链子，名叫聚合物。stiffnessnoun[U]uk/ˈstɪf.nəs/us/ˈstɪf.nəs/✬thequalityofbeingveryformalandnotrelaxed生硬，拘谨❊Theobjectofthesemovementsistopreventstiffnessordeformityofjoints.这些活动的目的是防止关节僵硬或变形。traitnoun[C]uk/treɪt/us/treɪt/✬aparticularcharacteristicthatcanproduceaparticulartypeofbehaviour（個人的）特征，特性，品质❊Thestudyfoundthatsomealcoholicshadclearpersonalitytraitsshowingupearlyinchildhood.这项研究发现一些酗酒者早在孩童时就表现出明显的个性特征。Wedonotknowwhichbehavioraltraitsareinheritedandwhichacquired.我们不知道哪些行为特征是遗传的，哪些是后天养成的。Fillintheblanksusingthewordsyoujustlearned.Changetheformswherenecessary.Thankstotheirsquishyconstruction,softrobotsaresometimesmoreadaptableand______andcanbelesslikelytocauseinjury—thantheirmetalliccount