AI（人工智能）makesourliveseasierand-优题课

AI（人工智能）makes our lives easier and better． Let's see the amazing AI．

Cool driverless bus

A bus door opens and you get on． Wait， where is the driver？ Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong．

It can seat 14 people and doesn't need a driver． The bus follows traffic rules． It stops every time it sees a stop light．

Your close friend

Hi， everyone． I'm Xiaoice， a chatbot（聊天机器人）． I speak like a 17﹣year﹣old girl． If you feel lonely， you can talk with me． I'm good at singing， writing poems and telling stories． I want to be your friend!

World's first AI anchor

Hey， look! The famous Chinese anchor（主播） Qiu Hao is reporting the news for us． But， is "he" really Qiu Hao？ The answer is "no"． This is the world's first AI anchor．

It looks and speaks just like a real person．It speaks both Chinese and English． It can work 24 hours without any mistakes． The AI anchor joins Xinhua's reporting team． You might see it on TV soon．

Popular AI artist

This beautiful painting was at an auction（拍卖） in 2018． It sold for about 3，000，000 yuan! But it is not a work by a famous painter， such as Vincent van Gogh． It was painted by an AI artist． Three Frenchmen created the AI．

The AI artist studied over 15，000 paintings． In this way， it learned to paint． Now it is among the most popular artists in the world．

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（1）The fact about Apolong is that 　　．

A．	There is a driver in it
B．	the door is opened by the passenger
C．	there are 24 seats in it
D．	it stops every time it sees a stop light

（2）Xiaoice CAN'T 　　．

A．	go out to play with you
B．	talk with you if you feel lonely
C．	be your friend
D．	sing， write poems or tell stories

（3）The painting is 　　．

A．	a work painted by Vincent Van Gogh
B．	worth about 3，000，000 yuan at an auction
C．	studied by three French artists over 15，000 times
D．	among the most beautiful paintings in the world

（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？　　

A．	Xianice is a 17﹣year﹣old girl．
B．	The AI anchor can only speak English．
C．	The AI anchor can work 24 hours without mistakes．
D．	The AI artist is one of the most popular artists in China．

（5）We can probably see the passage in 　　．

A．	a guidebook
B．	a notice
C．	a novel
D．	a newspaper

科目英语题型阅读理解难度中等

知识点：判断推理新闻报道类阅读文中细节

The date was like any other day in his life. After school Bill walked past the shop on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have a pair for his birthday.
He sadly walked away and thought of what to tell his mother. He knew she would give him anything if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, because he looked worried and he didn’t want to make his mother worry about it. So he went to the park and there he sat on the grass. Then he saw a girl in a wheelchair(轮椅). He found that the girl moved the wheels with her hands. Bill looked at her carefully and he was surprised to see that the girl had no feet. He looked down at his own feet.“It’s much better to be without shoes than without feet,” he thought. It was not right for him to feel sorry and sad. He went away and smiled. He thought he was luckier in life.
Bill felt so sorry and sad because ________.

A．the shoes were too small	B．he lost his shoes
C．He was without feet	D．He couldn’t buy the shoes

From the story we know that Bill ________.

A．loved his mother	B．had lots of money
C．often bought him presents	D．wouldn’t buy him anything

In the park, Bill found the girl was ________.

A．walking in a wheelchair	B．looking at him carefully
C．with feet	D．moving the wheels with her hands

Bill didn’t go home at once because ________.

A．his mother was not at home

B．he was not pleased with his mother

C．He didn’t want to trouble his mother

D．he wanted to visit the park for fun

At last Bill ________.

A．got a new pair of shoes for his birthday

B．left the park with a smile

C．didn’t think he was luckier than the girl

D．didn’t know what to do

In the UK a trip to Lazerquest is a popular way to celebrate a birthday. It's a game where you shoot your friends with toy guns. Kids hide in dark corners and hope to surprise them.
Other people go bowling (打保龄球) and then have dinner at a nice restaurant. If it's your birthday you can choose whatever you want to eat and drink.
Going to an amusement park for your birthday is popular too. Amusement parks have big rides like roller coasters and ghost (鬼怪) trains. Parents often pay for their kids to bring some friends with them on these big days out.
If the weather is nice and you have enough space, you can have a garden party. People play games like blind man's bluff. One kid cannot see but has to try and catch the others by listening out for them. There's music at the party and sometimes a barbecue (烧烤野餐). Kids will usually bring along gifts like CDs or books to the party. Parents will buy their child a big present, like a game console (电子游戏机) or a bike.
What is a trip to Lazerquest according to the passage?

A． It’s a roller coaster.	B．It’s a barbecue.
C． It’s a game .	D．It’s a picnic.

What can’t children do at a garden party?

A． They can play games .

B． They can have a barbecue.

C． They can bring books or CDs to the party.

D． They can go bowling .

What’s the main idea of this passage?

A． Children in the UK like playing games.

B． Parents in the UK won’t pay for their kids’ party.

C． The British ways of celebrating a birthday.

D． British kids like to have a birthday party.

Playing video games on his iPad in a chair, Justin Bieber looks like any 16-year-old. But when he opens his mouth, you know he’s different – the Canadian teen can really sing.
Do you like listening to the songs of Justin Bieber? In his 3D documentary , Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, now playing in US theaters, the 16-year-old Canadian sings the song Never Say Never. It’s an encouraging song.
Bieber uploaded a music video to the Internet three years ago, and since then has never looked back. He has sung at the White House, opened for Taylor Swift and appeared on the cover of People magazine, which called him the “world’s biggest pop star”. He has won many honors, the most recent being Best New Artist of the Year at 2010 MTV Video Music Awards.
There are many interesting things going on in Justin Bieber’s life these days. He has a girlfriend, actress and singer Selena Gomez. He just celebrated his 17th birthday. And, he has a new haircut. Bieber gave some of his hair to sell online. One of his fans bought it for $40,000 (260,000 yuan)! The money will go to protect animals. What would you do with Bieber’s hair?
Where is Justin Bieber from ?

What’s the meaning of the underlined word “uploaded”?

What’s the name of the song in his 3D documentary?
A. Baby C. Smile C. Just a dream D. Never say never
What can learn from the passage?

A． Justin Bieber can sing as well as any 16-year-old.

B． He had sung at the White House three times.

C． His new girl friend is a writer.

D． One of his fans bought some of his hair .

You may feel curious (好奇的) about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their spare time? On April 8, a report came out on the lives of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.
Who studies hardest?
Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That’s much more than students of the US (26.4%), Japan (8.2%) and South Korea (5.2%).
Who sleeps most often in class?
Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off (打瞌睡) in class. In South Korea, it’s 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China. South Korean students don’t like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in Japan (93%), China (90%) and the US (89%).
Who is the most distracted (分心的)?
American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they chat with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated (无关的) books in class.
What do they do after school?
In their spare time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Most Korean students watch TV.
Who spent the most time studying according to the passage?

A．Chinese students	B．American students
C．Japanese students	D．Korean students

American students fall asleep in class most often, don’t they?

Who like taking notes most according to the passage?

A．Chinese students	B．American students
C．Japanese students	D．Korean students

Which of the following sentences is wrong?

A．In their spare time , most Chinese students surf or study the Internet.

B．American students sometimes chat with friends in class.

C．A few Japanese students do physical exercises.

D．It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year.

These days it is found that school students hardly have any sports. Is it because they have noin sports? It may not be true. They often say they have more important things to do.
What are these important things? Exams! They have to__ themselves ready for all kinds of exams and tests in school. So many of them almost become bookworms(书呆子). In the past in the summer holidays, they could dothey liked, but now they have to spend all their time preparing for exams. Sohave kept them away from going in for sports.
Because of the pressure from parents and teachers, they have to work harder and spend most of their time__ books. As for the students themselves, they don’t want tothe lessons because they want to further their studies. So it is necessary to give all of their spare time to their studies and up their school sports.
It’s true a good education cannot go without physical training, the same is true, a quick mind hardly goes along with abody. Without a strong body, you can never do anything well, how can you make great success in life?