These days, a robot dog is popular. Let’s learn more about it.

    On October 19th, a worker brought a robot dog to Mount Tai. It carried about 40 kg of heavy objects! And it walked lightly and freely along the mountain roads of Mount Tai. The tourists were amazed (大为惊奇). They took out their mobile phones to take videos.

    ____△____ Some people believe that technology changes our lives. However, some people think that Taishan’s porters (挑夫) make money by carrying things. If the robot dog takes their jobs, what will they do?

    What do you think about this?

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1.1. How much weight did the robot dog carry?

A About 10 kg.

B About 20 kg.

C About 40 kg.

D About 80 kg.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段的“It carried about 40 kg of heavy objects!”可知，在工作人员的操作下，机器狗载着近40公斤的重物。故选C。

2.2. What did the tourists do when they saw the robot dog?

A They ran away.

B They took videos.

C They helped it.

D They said it was noisy.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段的“The tourists were amazed. They took out their mobile phones to take videos.”可知，旁边的游客惊讶不已，纷纷拿出手机录视频。故选B。

3.3. What can be put back into the “____△____” ?

A People are not interested in it.

B Everyone is happy about the robot dog.

C A robot dog is popular these days.

D People have different ideas about it.

解析：选D。段落大意题。根据该段后面描述：部分人认为科技改变生活，部分人认为这会使得一些人丢掉工作。由此可见，人们对此看法不一。故选D。

4.4. What might some people worry about the robot dog?

A It might be dangerous.

B It might cause job loss.

C It might not work well.

D It might be too expensive.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第三段的“However, some people think that Taishan’s porters (挑夫) make money by carrying things. If the robot dog takes their jobs, what will they do?”可知，有些人担心机器狗可能会造成泰山的挑夫失业。故选B。

5.5. In which part of a newspaper can we read the passage?

A Technology.

B People.

C Animal.

D Sports.

解析：选A。推理判断题。本文主要描述了泰山上机器狗充当搬运工的相关情况，属于科技方面的内容，因此我们可能在“科技”版块读到本文。故选A。