中國學生使用機器人速寫作業(yè)

江西龍南中學 方小蘭

你是否曾幻想克隆另一個自己，專門代替自己學習呢？就在這個寒假，中國的一個初中女孩通過寫字機器人完成了她的假期作業(yè)，結果被家長識破，這引起了許多人的關注。

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海詞積累

1.smashv.粉碎

2.tacticn.策略

3.simulatev.模仿

A Chinese student sparked a debate earlier thisweek afterhermotherdiscovered the teenage girl bought a robot and trained it to imitate her handwriting so she can finish her homework.

The teen spent 800yuan，about$120，on the robot that copied her handwriting，Qianjiang Evening Newsreported.She then used the robot to copy Chinese phrases dozens of times for an assignment that required students to repeatedly write Chinese characters to help them learn how to read and write.

She finished her Chinese writing assignment in two days.Her mother，sensingsomething was going wrong，discovered the robot in her daughter's room and reportedlysmashedthe machine.

The mother thentook tothe popular social media platform Weibo to complain about her daughter'stactics.She received doubt from others in her post： “It can help you with homework， but can it help you on tests?”

Severalusers， however， applauded the teen's creative idea to quickly finish her assignments that was given during the Lunar New Year break.“Give her a break.How meaningful is copying anyway?” one commenter asked，The New York Timesreported.Another person said，“The difference between humans and other animals is that they know how to make and use tools.This young lady already knows how to do this.”

Xie Xun， the creator of the robot， said it was designed to be a machine that could help people complete drafts of drawings，but it was also able tosimulatepeople's handwriting.“The machine is very easy totake apartandassemble，and it can be used after putting the program into the computer.”

A retailer（零售商）on Taobao，China's biggeste-commerce platform，said the writing robot can write at about 40 words per minute，and most of his customers are students.He said it is not difficult to distinguish between a person's handwriting and that of the writing robot because the robot's writing is flawless （完美的）.

Xie said that he had not expected it would be used in such a way by students.And children are good at using technology，which might be a good thing as it stimulated（激勵）their interest in exploring it.

Reading Check

1.How did the Chinese student finish her homework?

A.By using a robot.

B.By imitating others'handwriting.

C.By making and using tools.

D.By turning to her mother for help.

2.What's the author's attitude towards the handwriting robot in this text?

A.Supportive.

B.Objective.

C.Disapproving.

D.Doubtful.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Important vocabulary in the text

1.sensev.感覺到；覺察出

2.assemblev.裝配；組裝

3.take to開始從事；喜歡

4.take apart拆開

Ⅱ.Complete the following sentences.

1.后來，這位母親在流行的社交媒體平臺微博上抱怨女兒耍的小花招。

The mother then _______ the popular so cial media platform Weibo _______her daughter's tactics.

2.人類和其他動物的不同之處在于他們知道如何制造和使用工具。

The difference _______humans_______other animals is _______they know how to make and use tools.

3.孩子們擅長使用科技，這可能是件好事，因為它激發(fā)了他們探索科技的興趣。

And children are good at using technology， ________might be a good thing_______it stimulated their interest in exploring it.