【正文】 any longer. However, thi s real ity al so worri ed m y desi gners. As ti m e went by, I was made sm al l er . Fi rst as a PC(personal puter)and then as a l aptop, I have been used in offi ces and hom es si nce the 1970s. These changes onl y becam e possi bl e as my m em ory im proved. Fi rst i t was stored i n tubes,then on transistors and l ater on very sm al l chi ps. As a resul tI total ly changed m y shape . As I have grown ol der I have al so grown sm al er .O ver ti m e m y m em oryhas devel oped so much that , li ke an elephant,I never frt anything I have been told !And my memory became so large that even I couldn’t believe it!But I was al ways so l onel y standi ng there by m ysel f, unti l i n the 1960s they gave m e a fam il y connected by a work . Iwas abl e to share m y knowl edge with others through the Worl d Wi de Web. Si nce the 1970s m any new appli cati ons have been found for m e . I have be e very i m portant in m unicati on, fi nance and trade I have also been put i nto robots and used to m ake m obi l e phones as wel as hel p wi th m edi cal operati ons. I have even ben put i nto space rockets and sent to expl ore the Mon and Mars . A nyhow, m y goal i s to provi de humans wi th a l i fe of high quali am now trul y fi l ed wi th happi ness that I am a devoted fri end and hel per of the hum an race ! AN DY—TH E AN DRO ID I’m part of an an android football team . About once a year we are allowed to get together to play a game of football. I’m as big as a human . In fact ,I look like one the fotbalteam I’m a striker so I have to be able to run very fast .My puter chips hel p m e to mova and thi nk li ke a hum an . For exam pl e , I have l earned to si gnal to m y teamm ates i n puter l anguages to gi ve m e the bal when I am open and have a good shot for a goal. My fi rat footbal petiti on was i n Nagoya , Japan several years ago . Last year our team went to Seattl e , Washi ngton i n the won tsecong pl ace . Personal y , I thi nk the team that won fi rsy pl ace cheated . They had devel oped a new type of program just before the peti tion. So we ned to encourage our program er to i m prove our i ntel i gence are determi ned to create an even better system .In a way our programm et i s like our coach. She programs us with moves to use if a new sitation arises. In this way I can make up new moves using my “arti fi cal inteligence “. I would realy like to play against a human team,for I have been programmed to act just like them. After al,wi th the help of my electronic brain which never fets anything ,using my intelligence is what I’m all about! TH E SPO RTIN G RO BO T My nam e i s H ua Fei and I am a sporting robot of the 23rd century. I am an expert at hi gh fl yi ng exerci ses. I jum p from spaceship and as I fal I turn, di ve, ci rcl e and dance until I softl y land as cl ose as I can to the fi ni shi ng li ne. Robot peti ti ons in the 23rd century are trul y a popul ar sport. Fans from al over Chi na watch their handhel d TVs when a petiti on es tim e I l ook part i n the 78th Ol ym pi c on a fl yi ng i sl and above Brussel s i n the sky. I won the siver m edal for m y perform ance . Thi s year I had the honour to be chosen agai n . I wanted to mm et robots from other countyi es and explore i des about our ower ,m y programm er fel il l the wek before we were goi ng to l eave . It was very painful for her and I fel t very fri ghtened. I no l onger fel t so confi dent that I woul d wi n. The day of the peti tion was rather coul d for my l egs and m y speci al oi l began to fteeze. I paused before I jumped from the starti ng pl ace on a li ttl e spaceshi p but then I began m y perform ance. At the correct m om ent I tri ed to open m y parachute but there was a probl em . It onl y opened a l i tl e . In stead of fl ying softly to earth I began to fal faster and faster so that I coul d not turn , di ve, ci rcl e or heart stoped beati ng as I l anded heavi l y on a m ountain covered wi th snow. This i s why I am writi ng to you from m y hospi tal bed wi th two broken l egs and a fragi l e head. I di d not wi n anythi ng at the O lym pi c after al l. I ned the factory to buil d m e two new l egs and an even bi ger head. Then I wi l be abl e to pete once m ore . Let’s hope foe greater succes in the next Olympics! Unit 4 (1) H ow Dai sy l earned to hel p wi l dli fe Daisy had al ways l onged to hel p endangered speci es of wi l dl ne day she woke up and found a fl yi ng carpet by her bed. “Where do you want to go?”it asked. Daiasy responded immediately. “I’d like to see some endangered wildlife,”she said. “please take me to a distant land where I can find the animal that gave fur to make this sweater. ”At once the carpet flew away and took her to Tibet. There Daisy saw an antelope loking sad. It said,“We are being killed for the wool beneath our stomachs. Our fur is being used to make sweaters for people like you . As a reasult,we are now an endangered species. ”At that Daisy cried,“I’m sorry I didn’t know that. I wonder what is being done to help you. Flying carpet,please show me a place where there’s some wildlife protection. ” The fl yi ng carpet travel led so fast that next m inute they were i n Zim babwe. Dai sy turned around and found that she was bei ng watched by an elephant. “H ave you e to take my photo?”it asked. In relief Daisy burst into laughter. “Don’t laugh,”said the elephant,“We used to be an endangered speci es. Farm ers hunted us wi thout m ercy. They said we destroyed thei r farm s, and m oney from touri sts onl y went to the l arge tour pani es. So the governm ent deci ded to hel p. They al lowed tourists to hunt onl y a certai n num ber of anim al s i f they pai d the farm ow the farm ers are happy and our num bers are i ncreasi ng. So good thi ngs are bei ng done here to save l ocal wi l dlife. ” Daisy smiled.“That’s good news. It shows the importance of wildlife protection,but I’d