You may have already seen them in some restaurants around the world：robots.They are about the size of a child.They can welcome people and lead them to their tables.They can deliver food and drinks and bring dirty dishes back to the kitchen.Some have cat-like faces and even make noises when you touched their heads.But are robot waiters the future？It is a question the restaurant industry is trying to answer.
Many people think robot waiters are the answer to worker shortages.Sales of robots have been growing in recent years.There are tens of hundreds of them now moving through eating places worldwide.
In Madison Heights，Michigan，Li Zhai was having trouble finding workers for his restaurant Noodle Topia in the summer of 2021.So，he bought a robot from Pudu Robotics.The robot was so successful that he bought two more，Now，one robot leads diners to their seats white another delivers food to tables.Zhai said he now needs three people to do the same work that five or six people used to do.And they save him money. "A robot costs around ＄15，000，but a person costs me ＄5，000 to ＄6，000 per month"，he said.
But others say robot waiters still have a long way to go before they can take the place of humans.They cannot take orders.And they cannot walk up steps to different areas of a restaurant.Restaurants are pretty chaotic（混亂的）places，so it's very hard to use technology in a way that is really productive，said Craig Le Clair from the advising company Forrester.
Still，the use of robot waiters is growing.California-based Bear Robotics introduced its Servi robot in 2021.The company expects to have 10，000 produced by the end of this year in 44 U.S.jye.ai and overseas.In China，Shenzen-based Pudu Robotics，which was founded in 2016，has produced more than 56，000 robots worldwide.With the development in AI，it won't be long before they become part of our everyday lives.
（1）The writer uses the example of Li Zhai to explain DD.
A．robot waiters are more useful than workers
B．it's expensive to buy a robot waiter
C．finding workers in Michigan is not difficult
D．robot waiters help solve worker shortage
（2）What's Paragraph 4 of the passage mainly about？ AA
A．Why robots can't take the place of the humans.
B．Where robots can work for humans.
C．How the robots help the restaurant keepers.
D．What the robots can do to help people.
（3）What's the writer's attitude towards the future of robot waiters？ BB
A．Doubtful.
B．Hopeful.
C．Uncertain.
D．Worried.
（4）Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage？ DD
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B．
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D．
【答案】D；A；B；D
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