今天是周三，我们一起来做第三部分的概括大意与完成句子题
第3部分：概括大意与完成句子（第23～30题，每题1分，共8分）
阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：（1）第23～26题要求从所给的6个选取项中为第2～5段选择1个正确的小标题；（2）第27～30题材要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上
2 Although industrial robots were originally developed as devices for simply handling objects, today their commonest uses are for more skilled work like welding （焊接）, spray-painting and assembling components.
3 In Britain, robot sales appropriately peaked in 1984, but have been declining ever since. This is partly because British wage rates are too low to make robots financially attractive and partly because engineers now have more experience with robots and are more aware of the difficulties of introducing them effectively.
4 It has been calculated that a robot uses on average about 100 times more energy than a human to do an equivalent job.
5 It is estimated that 20% of all comic book heroes in Japan are robots. This is an enormous number because comics are so popular that they make up a third of all material published in Japan.
6 The reliability of robots is measured in their M.T.B.F. or mean time between failures. This has risen from about 250 hours in the mid-1970s to about 10,000 hours today （equivalent to working 18 hours a day for two years）. One way robot manufacturers have increased reliability is to test every single component they buy, instead of the normal procedure of just testing a small sample.
7 The biggest single benefit of introducing robots claimed by Japanese companies is that they increase quality control. Once programmed, the robots can work more" accurately and consistently than humans, who can get tired and bored.
27 Even the most sophisticated Japanese robots are .
28 Robots are less popular in Britain today partly because .
29 One disadvantage of using robots is that they consume .
30 It is claimed that introducing robots is .
A too much energy,
B based on American designs
C they are too costly
D they are not reliable
E good to quality control
F free of charge
（答案见二楼）
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