05年职称英语理工ab考试模拟题(8).docx

05 年职称英语理工 AB 考试模拟题 (8) 难度E/A级 Robotic Highway Cones A University of Nebraska professor has developed robotic cones and barrels ． 1 They can even be programmed to move on their own at any particular part of me day ，said Shane Farritor, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Nebraska ． For example ， if workers arrived at 6 a.m. ，the cones could move from the side of the highway to block off the lane at that time ． 2 "It just seems like a very good application for robots ， "Farritor said ．"The robotic cones would also help remove people from hazardous jobs on the highway putting barrels and cones into place ， "Farritor said in a report on his creation ． 3 This fund allowed Farritor to work on the project with graduate students at Nebraska and his assistant Steve Goddard ． The robots are placed at the bottom of the cones and barrels and are small enough not to greatly change the appearance of the construction aides ． "It would look exactly the same ， "Farritor said ．"Normally there's a kind of rubbery, black base to them ． 4 " Farritor has talked with Officials from the Nebraska Department of Roads about how the robots would be most useful to what they might need ． The robots could come in handy following a slow ．moving maintenance operation ， like painting a stripe on a road or moving asphalt ， where now the barrels have to be picked up and moved as the operation proceeds ．"That way you don't have to block off a 10-mile strip for the operation,"Farritor said ． While prototypes have been made ． they are not in use anywhere ． Farritor said he has applied for a patent and is considering what to do next ． 5 He is also thinking about marketing the robots to roads departments and others across the country wh07 may benefit from them ． 词汇 ： cone ／n ．圆锥体 hazadous ／ adj ．有危险的 aide ／n ．辅助用具 rubbery ／adj ．类似橡胶的 strip ／n ．条，带 asphalt ／n ．沥青 prototype ／n ．原型 patentt ／n ．专利权 练习： A ．And they can return to the original place at the end of the day ． TOC \o "1-5" \h