1、t eat that!”from your shoes. They read the tiny electronic code(电子源码)on the cereal box to find out the nutrition details. You decide to listen to your shoes. “Kitchen,what can I have for breakfast?”A list of possible foods appears on the counter as the kitchen checks its food supplies.“Ready for you
2、r trip to space?” you ask your son and daughter. In 2015 only specially trained astronauts went into spaceand very few of them. Today anyone can go to space for day trips or longer vacations. Your best friend even works in space.Handing your children three strawberries each, you add, “The doctor say
3、s you need these for space travel.” Thanks to medical advances, vaccination shots (防疫针) are a thing of the past. Ordinary foods contain special vaccines. With the strawberries in their mouths,the kids head for the front door.s time for you to go to work. Your car checks your fingerprints and unlocks
4、 the doors. “My office.Autopilot,”you command.Your car drives itself down the road and moves smoothly into traffic on the highway.You sit back and unroll your enewspaper. The latest news downloads and fills the viewer. Looking through the pages, you watch the news as video film rather than read it.1
5、What changes the color of your shirt?AThe mirror.BThe preprogrammed electronics.CThe sunlight.DThe medicine.B细节理解题。 由第二段第三、四句可知,你的衬衫里面安装了智能电子元件,它可以使你的衬衫改变颜色。2How do the shoes know that you shouldnt eat the breakfast cereal?ABy pouring the breakfast into a bowl.BBy getting the doctors advice.CBy test
6、ing the food supplies in the kitchen.DBy checking the nutrition details of the food.D细节理解题。由第三段第二句可知,你的鞋子会读出你要吃的食物中的营养成分,然后告诉你是否该吃。3The strawberries the children eat serve as _Abreakfast BlunchCvaccines DnutritionC推理判断题。由第四段的描述可知,孩子们不用再打防疫针了,孩子们嘴里吃的草莓实际上就是包含特殊疫苗的水果。4How is the text organized?AIn ord
7、er of time.BIn order of space.CIn order of preference.DIn order of importance.A推理判断题。 由第二段至最后一段的第一句可以看出,本文是按照时间顺序进行组织的。B“Siri,whats the weather like in San Francisco?”“Todays forecast for San Antonio is.”“No. San FRANCISCO ! ”“The tapper Sisqo was born in Baltimore, Maryland.”Sometimes, talking to a
8、n artificially intelligent robot is,well,not so intelligent.Yohav Shoham, the Stanford computer science professor, said, “AI has made truly amazing progress in the past decade, but computers still cant exhibit the common sense or the general intelligence of even a 5yearold.” Yann LeCun, a French sci
9、entist, put it more simply. “Were very far from having machines that can learn the most basic things about the world in the way humans and animals can do. In particular areas machines have superhuman performance, but in terms of general intelligence theyre not even close to a rat,” he explained.Oren
10、 Etzioni, an Israeli scientist, said, “Theres a brand of science fiction(小说) thats very dystopian (反面乌托邦的). These works of fiction talk about how the world is going to get much worse.Im too much of an optimist (乐观者)to get a lot of pleasure out of reading such stories.”However, robots are becoming sm
11、arter. Indeed, our homes are becoming more intelligent when we place devices (设备) like the Amazon Echo and Google Home on our kitchen counter.But,at least for the moment anyway,we shouldnt feel intimidated by this artificial intelligence.There are robots that move like animals and robots that offer
12、guidance.Theres even a robot that can paint a picture of Einstein and a robot that can fold your laundry. Robots are not taking over the world yet. So for now, we can simply sit back and relax. And have a robot waiter pour us a drink.【语篇解读】本文语篇类型是说明文,主题语境是科学与技术。科学家表明目前机器人并没有人们所想象的那样聪明,它们的一般智力和常识还不及5
13、岁的孩子。5What does the dialogue at the beginning of the text tell us?ARobots arent as smart as we expect.BIt isnt easy to forecast the weather correctly.CA speaker may be misunderstood by another.DWeather is a good subject to start a conversation.根据“Sometimes,talking to an artificially intelligent robo
14、t is,well,not so intelligent”可推知,Siri是一个机器人的名字,而这场人机对话可谓是答非所问,由此可知,这场对话反映出目前机器人并不像人们想象的那样聪明。6What do the scientists think about the artificially intelligent robots now?AThey have superhuman performance in kitchen tasks.BThey have the common sense of a 5yearold.CThey can only learn the basic things o
15、f humans.DThey are still poor at general intelligence.根据第二段中Yohav Shoham和Yann LeCun的观点可知,科学家认为机器人的一般智力还很差。7How did Oren find the dystopian science fiction?APleasant. BTypical.CRealistic. DControversial.根据Oren说的话“Im too much of an optimist(乐观者) to get a lot of pleasure out of reading such stories.”可知
16、,他从这些科幻小说中获得了很多乐趣。8What does the underlined word “intimidated” mean?AComforted. BAstonished.CThreatened DDisappointed.C词义猜测题。虽然Oren说到一些科幻小说描述了未来世界将会变得很糟,但是目前机器人并没有那么智能,不会威胁到我们的生活。CMy husband and I recently went to Disney World with our children and grandchildren. Our grandchildren were excited about
17、 the attraction where they can drive the cars. Since our party was uneven in numbers and two people fit in each car, I sat out that one and headed down to take pictures of them.As I waited for them to drive by, I noticed a car with a father and his son who looked to be about 7. They rolled down the
18、hill, and then as they neared where I sat, the car shook a few times and then stopped.The young driver looked frightened, “I cant do it.”His father quietly said, “Yes, you can.”“No, I cant!“Yes, you can.”The little boy was almost in tears, “I CANT!With deep patience, the father said, “Son, you can d
19、o this. Im going to help you.”Then he talked him through starting the car. And moments later with the father helping his son, the two went smoothly on their way down the track.The scene brought tears to my eyes because I couldnt imagine how many times my father had to do that with me.Every time thin
20、gs got hard or when I had failures along the way, Id say, “I cant do it.” Hed reply, “You can.” Time and time again he patiently encouraged me on the journey. And just like that little boys dad, my sweet father would say, “Michelle, you can do this. IThats where the true strength comes in. I cant do
21、 things under my own power, but when my father comes beside me and provides wisdom (智慧) and strength, theres no way I can fail.【语篇解读】本文语篇类型是记叙文,主题语境是生活。一个小男孩在父亲的鼓励下最终取得成功的场景,让作者想起了自己的父亲。9Why didnt the author join others in driving the cars?AHer family could drive except her.BHer family fit in the ca
22、rs without her.CShe was attracted by something else.DShe wanted to take photos of her family.根据第一段最后一句可知,作者一行人的总人数为奇数,而每辆车可坐两个人,所以最终会余一个人。正因为这个原因作者决定不参加了。10What made the 7yearold son frightened?AHe got the car to leave the track.BHe failed to drive the car well.CHe rolled too fast down the way.DHe j
23、ust couldnt get the car started.根据第二段最后一句可知,小男孩驾驶的车摇晃了几次停了下来,即:他无法很好地驾驶车辆让他感到惊慌。11How did the father help his son?ABy forcing him to drive bravely.BBy praising him for his efforts.CBy encouraging him patiently.DBy starting the car himself.C细节理解题。根据文中那位父亲对儿子说的话“Yes,you can.”以及由此引发的作者对自己父亲的回忆“Time and
24、 time again he patiently encouraged me on the journey.”可知,是这位父亲耐心的鼓励帮助儿子完成了这项活动。12Whats the authors tone in writing the text?AConfused. BHumorous.CConcerned. DGrateful.D推理判断题。通读全文可知,迪士尼乐园一对父子的经历让作者想起了父亲曾经对自己的鼓励和帮助。回忆之处字里行间充满了对父亲的感激之情。DEvery year you collect a large amount of junk. Think about Christ
25、mas presents, birthday presents and holiday souvenirs, and the list goes on. Where does it all end up? Well, if you dont throw it out, it goes to the basement (地下室)However, things with huge amounts of value might be buried in those unwanted gifts. Perhaps theres a beautiful crystal boat in a bottle
26、that was made just long enough ago to be worth a large amount of money. Or, maybe its an old board game that was never used and has now become a collectable.Yes, these items can be your ticket to a hidden treasure, and all you need to do is go hunting.Once you find the items, youll probably be wonde
27、ring how to sell them. Most people choose the standard yard sale and this, of course, is a mistake. You wont find the collectors by this type of sale.Instead, you need to reach the widest audience possible.The answer? eBay.With eBay, you can gain a large amount of attention, start an auction(拍卖) and
28、 get selling.Of course, before you can do this, you have to set yourself up as a trusted seller. You can do that quite simply by buying a few small, cheap items first. This will raise the rating(等级) of your little online shop. After that, you should have no trouble at all attracting buyers.Of course
29、, this can just be the beginning.Once you know how to sell things online, you can start making a lot more money by investing and reselling.Its a great choice for a second income.【语篇解读】本文语篇类型是说明文,主题语境是生活。你是否有很多不想要的礼物呢?拿到eBay网上销售吧,这可以为自己挣得一笔收入哦。13According to the text, the gifts we get every year _Aare a waste of moneyBcan be valuable sometimesCshould go to yard salesDshould be kept in a safe placeB推理判断题。根
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