届高考英语阅读理解四选一专题分类特训阅读4二.docx

1、届高考英语阅读理解四选一专题分类特训阅读4二1、 Artificial intelligence,or AI,has been applied in a wide range of fields to perform specific tasks,including education, finance, heavy industry, transportation, toys and games,and so on. Education There are a number of companies that create robots to teach subjects to childr

2、en ranging from biology to computer science,though such tools have not become widespread yet. Advancements in natural language processing,combined with machine learning,have also enabled automatic grading of assignments. Finance Banks use artificial intelligence systems to organize operations,mainta

3、in book-keeping,invest in stocks, and manage property. Also,systems are being developed,like Atria,to translate complex data into simple language.There are also wallets,like Wallet AI, which monitor an individuals spending habits and provides ways to improve them. Heavy industry Robots have become c

4、ommon in many industries and are often given jobs that are considered dangerous to humans. Robots have proven effective in somejobs that are very repetitive which may lead to mistakes or accidents due to failure in concentration and other jobs which humans may find degrading. Transportation Todays c

5、ars can have AI-based driver assist features such as self-parking and advanced cruise controls. AI in transportation is expected to provide safe,efficient,and reliable transportation while minimizing the impact on the environment and communities. Toys and games Companies like Mattel have been creati

6、ng AI-enabled toys for kids as young as age three. Using proprietary AI engines and speech recognition tools, they are able to understand conversations, give intelligent responses and learn quickly. AI has also been applied to video games, for example video game bots, which are designed to stand in

7、as opponents where humans arent available.1.Which is true about AI and education?A.Robots have been widely used to teach children.B.AI has been used to grade students homework.C.AI has enabled more students to receive education at school.D.Education was the first field where AI was used.2.Which can

8、be inferred from the passage?A.Atria can help people understand complex data.B.Wallet AI can help people make more money.C.Robots jobs are considered dangerous to humans.D.Robots can help people concentrate.3.From the last two paragraphs we can know that_.A.Todays drivers neednt learn to park their

9、carsB.AI ensures safe, efficient, and reliable transportationC.AI-enabled toys is designed to improve kids intelligenceD.Video game bots can fight against you in video games2、 How did people in ancient times keep food warm in winter without these? “Wen Ding”, an ancient rice cooker One of the major

10、functions of an electric rice cooker is to keep food warm. The “Wen Ding”, an ancient cooking container, served the same purpose. Itpreserved heat by burning fuels like charcoal.The “Wen Ding” unearthed in Nanjing in 1989 dates back to the Stone Age. “Ran Lu”, anancient small hotpot The “Ran Lu” is

11、a small size cooking vessel (器皿) made of bronze, which can be divided into three parts. A charcoal stove forms the main structure, with a bottom tray to hold charcoal ashes, and a movable cup at the top. The vessels structure suggests it may have been used as a small hotpot andthis vessel became pop

12、ular in the Warring States Period (475221 B.C.). Bronze You, anancient kettle The Bronze You was one of the most common wine containers during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. The Bronze You can also be used to warm wine. For example, the Bronze You witha design of thebeast mask, unearthed in Jiangxi P

13、rovince, has an opening where charcoal could be placed. Just as people todayhave to havean electric kettle, the Bronze You allowed people to enjoy a hot drink. Bronze Yan, anancient steamer Although the “Wen Ding” was effective at keeping food warm, the ancient Chinese people later found that its bu

14、rning process produced pollution. As a result, the Bronze Yan made with a two-tier structure and used to steam rice and other grains. After the Eastern Han Dynasty (25A.D.-220A.D.), further improvements to the Bronze Yan led to the modern-day steamer.1.When did the “Ran Lu” become popular?A.In the Z

15、hou Dynasty.B.In the Eastern Han Dynasty.C.In the Warring States Period.D.In the Stone Age.2.The Bronze You, unearthed in Jiangxi Province, has an opening to_.A.place charcoalB.store wineC.pour waterD.hold charcoal ashes3.What is the unique advantage of the Bronze Yan?A.It is warm.B.It is convenient

16、.C.It is useful.D.It is environment-friendly.3、An online supermarket companyOcado in the UK, has recently displayed a robotic hand that can pick fruits and vegetables!When an embryo is in the womb (子宫), the very first sense it develops is touch. The senseof touch is also the one that lasts the longe

17、stas we get older and our vision and hearing begins to weaken, touch still remains. Humans use their touch to protect themselves, to create emotional relationships with other people and to experience pleasure. Can you imagine life without it?The sense of touch comes from a net work of nerve endings

18、(神经末梢) and special touch receptors on the surface of the skin. While there are different kinds of touch receptors, they help usjudge pressure, texture and vibrations (震动). They are located in our fingertips, palms, soles of our feet, face, lips and tongue.When we touch something, the mechano-recepto

19、rs feel the touch and through a network of nerves send signals to the brain. This informs the brain about the location of the touch, the amount of force used, and the speed at which it was used.Several different techniques have been tried in the past few years to create such a robotic handusing thre

20、e fingers. But this latest design by Soma copies the human hand. The gripper (钳子) is made up of flexible materials which grasp the thing based on its size and shape. Then air pressure is used to control the movement of the robotic fingers to pick objects safely and without causing damage.The next st

21、ep would be for the robot to judge how ripe the fruits and vegetables are, and apply pressure accordingly. Members of the research team are currently working on adding computerized vision to the robots, so that they can see what they are grasping.Does all this mean robots can replace people? Accordi

22、ng to Ocado, it helps improve productivity by removing some of the repetitive tasks done by humans.1. What is focused on in the second paragraph? A. The origin of touch. B. The importance of touch.C. The development of touch. D. The process of transporting touch.2. What does the underlined word it i

23、n Paragraph 4 refer to?A. The brain. B. The touch. C. The nerve. D. The signal.3. What is the typical feature of the latest robots?A. They can see what theyre taking hold of. B. They can take the place of people in work places.C. They can tell whether the fruits and vegetables are ripe.D. They can h

24、old things firmly according to their outer features.4. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. A Sense of Touch for Robots B. A Robotic Hand for Classifying FruitsC. A Robotic Hand with a Gentle Touch D. A Robot Made of Flexible Materials4、Most people usually traveled by ship and train which ar

25、e driven by steam engine. It played an important part in many kinds of vehicles（车辆） several scores of years ago. Who invented steam engine and what units could be used to measure the power of engine?The word “horse-power” was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt from a workers family made th

26、e world first widely used steam engine. At first, he couldnt tell people how powerful it was, because there were no units at that time. Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute. He named that unit one horse-power. In this way he could measure the work of his ste

27、am engine.He discovered that a horse could lift a 3300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in one minute. His engine could lift a 3300-pound weight 100 feet in one minute. Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horse-power engine.1. The main idea of the passag

28、e is _.A. James Watt invented the steam engineB. James Watt first used horse-power as a unit of measureC. how much power does a horse haveD. why Watts engine is called a ten horse-power engine2. The story says that Watt made the first _.A. engine B. horse-power engine C. useful engine D. widely used

29、 steam engine3. James Watt was born in _.A. a workers family B. a farmers family C. a teachers family D. a doctors family4. One horse-power means the _.A. work a horse could do in a minute B. weight a horse could do in ten minutes C. work a horse could do in ten minutes D. weight of one horse5、 In s

30、ummer, millions of people will head for the beach. And while the ocean can be a great place to swim and play, it may also be useful in another way. Some scientists think that waves could help make electricity. “Have you ever been on a surfboard or boat and felt yourself being lifted up by a wave? Or

31、 have you jumped in the water and felt the energy as waves crashed over you?” asked Jamie Taylor of the Wave Energy Group at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. “There is certainly a lot of energy in waves.” Scientists are working on using that energy to make electricity. Most waves are created

32、 when winds blow across the ocean. “The winds start out by making little ripples （波纹） in the water, but if they keep on blowing , those ripples get bigger and bigger and turn into waves, ”Taylor said. “Waves are one of natures ways of picking up energy and then sending it off on a journey.” When waves come towards the shore, people can set