Japan’s elderly are being told to get used to being looked after by robots. With Japan’s ageing society facing a predicted shortfall of 370,000 caregivers by 2025, the government wants to increase community acceptance of technology that could help fill the gap in the nursing workforce.Developers have focused their efforts on producing simple robotic devices that help frail residents get out of their bed and into a wheelchair, or that can ease senior citizens into bathtubs. But the government sees a wider range of potential applications and recently revised its list of priorities to include robots that can predict when patients might need to use the toilet.Dr. Hirohisa Hirukawa, director of robot innovation research at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, said the aims included easing the burden on nursing staff and boosting the autonomy of people still living at home. “Robotics cannot solve these issues; however, _______________ tackle ageing problem?A. Helping the elderly acquire latest technology.B. Training more workers to make up for the shortage of caregivers.C. Making nursing robots take the place of caregivers completely.D. Encouraging people to accept nursing robots.
Japan’s elderly are being told to get used to being looked after by robots. With Japan’s ageing society facing a predicted shortfall of 370,000 caregivers by 2025, the government wants to increase community acceptance of technology that could help fill the gap in the nursing workforce. Developers have focused their efforts on producing simple robotic devices that help frail residents get out of their bed and into a wheelchair, or that can ease senior citizens into bathtubs. But the government sees a wider range of potential applications and recently revised its list of priorities to include robots that can predict when patients might need to use the toilet. Dr. Hirohisa Hirukawa, director of robot innovation research at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, said the aims included easing the burden on nursing staff and boosting the autonomy of people still living at home. “Robotics cannot solve these issues; however, _______________ tackle ageing problem? A. Helping the elderly acquire latest technology. B. Training more workers to make up for the shortage of caregivers. C. Making nursing robots take the place of caregivers completely. D. Encouraging people to accept nursing robots.
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本题考查对文章内容的理解以及根据上下文逻辑选择合适选项的能力。解题的关键在于理解文章围绕日本老龄化社会护理人员短缺问题,阐述政府推动护理机器人应用的背景、现状、目标,以及专家观点,然后分析每个选项与上下文逻辑的契合度。
- 分析文章背景和观点:
- 日本老龄化社会面临护理人员短缺问题,政府推动护理机器人应用以填补缺口。
- 开发者已研发出一些简单护理机器人,政府还希望拓展其功能。
- 专家指出研发机器人的目标是减轻护理人员负担和提高老年人自主性。
- 专家说“机器人技术无法解决这些问题”,需要选择合适内容补全转折后的句子。
- 分析选项A:
- 选项A“帮助老年人掌握最新技术”,文章重点是应对护理人员短缺,而非提升老年人技术能力,所以该选项不符合文章重点,不是最佳答案。
- 分析选项B:
- 选项B“培训更多工人来弥补护理人员的短缺”,与上下文不符。前文强调机器人无法解决问题但可部分应对,而此选项回到传统人力解决方式,且文章主旨是讨论机器人作为解决方案一部分,同时日本现实中也难以培训出大量新护理人员,所以该选项不正确。
- 分析选项C:
- 选项C“让护理机器人完全取代护理人员”,说法太绝对。“完全取代”不符合现实和专家观点,原文表明机器人不能完全替代人类护理,且在伦理和实际操作上有问题,所以该选项错误。
- 分析选项D:
- 选项D“鼓励人们接受护理机器人”,与上下文高度契合。前文提到政府希望提高社区对技术的接受度,说明公众是否愿意接受机器人护理是当前问题。专家说机器人无法单独解决问题,若鼓励人们接受护理机器人,就可成为有效补充方案,逻辑合理,符合文章主旨。