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閱讀測驗是很多考生畏懼的英文題型之一，其實閱讀測驗的解題並不難，因為外國人寫文章都愛用破題法，只要看第一段即可知道文章大概在講什麼內容。此篇文章的第一段中，有提到“cartoon show” (卡通節目)，“The Jetsons” (Jetson一家人)，“robot” (機器人)，所以文章一定跟“Jetson一家人與機器人”這個卡通節目有關。只要耐心看完整篇文章，從文章中找線索，多讀、多練習，一定可以提升閱讀能力！

Around forty years ago, there was a cartoon show on television

called The Jetsons. The Jetsons were a family of the future. George

Jetson went to work in a rocket, and his wife Jane shopped for

groceries on television. The Jetsons had a housekeeper named

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Rosie. Rosie washed dishes and cleaned the floor, but she wasn’t an

ordinary housekeeper. Rosie was a robot. At that time, some viewers

thought the cartoon might predict the real future. In some ways it did.

For example, some people shop on line now. But we don’t have

robots as housekeepers. At least, not yet.

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Robots do various jobs today. They are often used in

manufacturing. They paint and assemble cars and put together

electronic devices. Also, robots are used for jobs that are difficult or

dangerous for humans. For instance, they were used to explore the

planet Mars, to investigate the inside of the great pyramids in Egypt,

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and to search the wreckage of earthquakes.

There are robots that can do housework. Several vacuum

cleaning robots are available. However, not many people buy these

products. Why not? The main reason is cost. These robots are

expensive. Another reason is that robot cleaners don’t always do a

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good job. A third reason is power. Most of these robots use batteries

for power, and the batteries do not last long without recharging.

(  ) 1. What was Rosie the Robot’s job on the cartoon show The Jetsons?

(A) To fly rocket cars.         (B) To build other robots.

(C) To buy things on line.    (D) To clean the house.

(  ) 2. What did The Jetsons accurately predict about the way of life in the future?

(A) The way some people go to work.

(B) The way some people do their shopping.

(C) The way some people paint their houses.

(D) The way some people prepare their meals.

(  ) 3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the jobs of robots?

(A) To assemble automobiles.    (B) To work in dangerous places.

(C) To cook delicious meals.       (D) To explore the outer space.

(  ) 4. What is the most important reason that people do NOT buy household robots today?

(A) They are still not very safe.      (B) They are too difficult to use.

(C) Their power can’t last long.      (D) They cost a lot of money.

英銘老師：閱讀測驗是很多考生畏懼的英文題型之一，其實閱題測驗的的解題並不難，因為外國人寫文章都愛用破題法，只要看第一段即可知道文章大概在講什麼內容。例如在此篇文章的第一段中，有提到“cartoon show” (卡通節目)，“The Jetsons” (Jetson一家人)，“robot” (機器人)，所以文章一定跟“Jetson一家人與機器人”這個卡通節目有關。

第1題：Rosie the Robot在The Jetsons的卡通節目中，工作是什麼？根據文章的第4行至第5行，可得知Rosie是個housekeeper，洗盤子跟清理地板，因此答案是(D)。

補充：

housekeeper  n.  女管家、勤雜工女領班    (always)

Florence introduced me to her housekeeper.

Florence把我介紹給她的女管家。

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