阅读理解You'llseeanewdoctoratahospitalnearLondonifyougothere.Heisverycleverbutheneverspeaksanddoesn'tgotomedicalschool.Hecanwork24hoursandneverbetired.Heisonemetretallwithafacelike

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You'llseeanewdoctoratahospitalnearLondonifyougothere.Heisverycleverbutheneverspeaksanddoesn'tgotomedicalschool.Hecanwork24hoursandneverbetired.HeisonemetretallwithafacelikeaTVscreen.Hehasnoarmsorlegsalthoughhehasalotofbuttons（按钮）andswitches.Thenewdoctorisofcourseacomputer.Doctorsoftenneedtoasktheirpatientsabouttheirhealthinthepast.Butbusydoctorscanonlyspendafewminuteswitheachpatient.Thenewmachinehowevercanaskapatientquestionsforanhourifnecessary.Sowhenthedoctormeetshispatienthealreadyhasalotofhelpfulinformation.

SeveralclinicsandhospitalsinBritainareusingthesecomputersnow.ThecomputersshoweachquestiononTVscreen.Thenthepatientpushesoneofthethreebuttons：“Yes”“No”or“Idon'tknow”.ThecomputerisreallyquiethumanIfaverypersonalquestionisaskeditwillbefollowedby“Ihopethesequestionsaren'tupsetting（使……烦恼）you.”Orifyouanswer“No”tothequestion“Isyourfatheralive”themachinewillreply“Iamsorrytohearthat.”

Mostpatientslikethemetaldoctor.Somepatientsevenpreferit.Theycananswerverypersonalquestionsmorecomfortably.

Thereareplansforbettercomputers-perhapsonesthatcanspeak.Butthemachinewillneverdothedoctor'sjob.Theywillhelpdoctorstogivetheirpatientsbetterservice.

1．Thecomputerdoctorcanspeak________.

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A．English

B．French

C．machinelanguage

D．nothing

2．Themetaldoctor'sfaceisinfacta________.

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A．button

B．switch

C．TVscreen

D．humanone

3．Inthathospitalthebusydoctorscangetalotofinformationaboutthepatients________.

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A．fromthemetaldoctor

B．fromtheirfriends

C．bytalkingwiththem

D．byexamingthem

4．Manypatientsliketotalkwiththemetaldoctorbecauseit________.

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A．neverfeelstired

B．workshard

C．makesthemcomfortable

D．isveryfriendlywiththem

5．Thecomputersinthefuturewill________.

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A．taketheplaceofhumandoctors

B