2024年6月英语六级听力真题 卷二 文章1

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Researchers in the US have created a remote-controlled robot that is so small it can walk on the top of a US penny.

美国研究人员发明了一种遥控机器人，它非常小，可以在1美分硬币的顶部行走。

In research published in the journal Science Robotics, a team at Northwestern University said the crab-like robot is 0.5mm wide.

在发表在《科学机器人学》杂志上的研究中，西北大学的一个研究小组称，这种蟹状机器人有0.5毫米宽。

Researchers described it as the smallest ever remote-controlled walking robot.

研究人员称它是有史以来最小的遥控行走机器人。

The tiny robot can bend, twist, crawl, walk, turn, and even jump without the use of complex handware or special power.

这个微型机器人可以弯曲、扭曲、爬行、走路、转弯，甚至跳跃，而不需要复杂的手动工具或特殊的动力。

The engineers said this is because the robot is powered by the elastic property of its body.

工程师表示，这是因为机器人的动力来自其身体的弹性特性。

To construct the robot, the researchers used a shape memory alloy material that transforms to its “remembered” shape when heated.

研究人员使用了一种形状记忆合金材料，这种材料在加热时会转变成自己“记忆”的形状。

Using a laser, the team is able to heat the robot at specific parts of its body, causing it to change shape.

通过激光，该团队能够在机器人身体的特定部位加热，使其改变形状。

As the robot deforms and goes back to its original shape, it creates movement from one place to another.

当机器人变形并回到原来的形状时，它创造了从一个地方到另一个地方的运动。

“Because these structures are so tiny, the rate of cooling is very fast,"project lead Professor John A. Rogers said.

“因为这些结构非常小，冷却速度非常快，”项目负责人John A. Rogers教授说。

In fact, reducing the sizes of these robots allows them to run faster.

事实上，缩小这些机器人的体积可以让它们跑得更快。

While the research is still in the exploratory phase, the team believes that technology could lead to micro-sized robots that can perform practical tasks in tightly confined spaces.

虽然这项研究仍处于探索阶段，但该团队认为，这项技术可能导致微型机器人，能够在严密的封闭空间中执行实际任务。

“You might imagine micro robots as agents to repair or assemble small structures or machines in industry, or as surgical assistants to clear clogged arteries, to stop internal bleeding, or to eliminate cancerous tumors, all in minimally invasive procedures,"Rogers said.

罗杰斯说：“你可以把微型机器人想象成工业中修复或组装小型结构或机器的代理，或者作为外科助理，清除堵塞的动脉，停止内出血，或消除癌性肿瘤，所有这些都是微创手术。”

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题9至11是基于你刚才听到的一段话。

Question9.What does the passage say about a team of researchers at Northwestern University?

对于美国西北大学的一个研究小组，这篇文章说了什么?

Question10. What did the researchers say about the robot they created?

关于他们设计的机器人，研究人员说了什么?

Question11. What do the researchers expect their robots to do in the future?

研究人员期望他们的机器人在未来做什么?

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