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12020年中考英语阅读理解专题练习《热点话题》新科技Passage1(2019台州)Brookewantedadollhouseandsomesugarcookies.Sothe6yearoldaskedAlexatogetthem.Alexawasn'thermomorbabysitter.ItwasavoiceactivatedhomeassistantpoweredbyAI(人工智能).AnditmadeBrooke'swishescometrue.Afewdayslater,muchtoherparents'surprise,a$170dollhouseandfourpoundsofcookiesshowedup.Theyatethecookiesandgaveawaythedollhousetoalocalhospital.Andthat'snottheendofthestory.WhenanewsreportertoldthestoryofwhathappenedonTV,Alexadevices(设备)inmanylisteners'homeswokeupandtriedtoorderdollhouses!Alexaisn'ttheonlyAIwillingtoserveyou.AppleHomepodhasSiri,GoogleHomehasitsAssistant,andtheupcomingGalaxyHomedevicewillhaveBixby.Peoplewhohavethesedevicesusethemmainlyforlisteningtomusic,checkingtheweather,andsettingtimers.AccordingtoareportfromTheInformation,nowadaysvoiceshoppingisrare.Butmanyscientistspredictaboom(增长)invoiceshoppinginthenearfuture.Isthatagoodthing?________.Youcanshoutoutanorderassoonasyouthinkofit,evenifyouarecooking,cleaning,ordriving.Inaddition,peoplewithdisabilitieswhoareunabletouseakeyboardormousecanshopwithoutanyhelp.Butvoiceshoppinghasitsdisadvantages.Unwanteddollhousesaren'tthebiggestproblem.It'susuallyveryeasytocancelanorderorreturnproducts.Thethingthatworriessomepeopleisthattheseassistantsarealwayslistening.Theyhavetobeabletorespondwhenyouwantthem.Sotheylistenfor“Alexa”or“OKGoogle”oranotherorder.Whentheyhearit,theystartrecordingtheconversation.Somehaveworriedaboutwhathappenstotheserecordings.Shouldcompaniesbeallowedtousethemtolearnaboutpeople'sshoppinghabits?Andwhatifsomeonehacks(入侵)thedevice?TheCIAfoundawaytohacksmartTVstoturnthemintospiesthatlistenallthetime.Otherscoulddothesamewithanysmartdevice.Whatdoyouthink?Areyoureadytostartvoiceshopping?()1.Fromthepassage,weknowthatAlexa________．A.canlookafterthebabyB.cancookdeliciousfoodC.isatoydollsoldonlineD.isonekindofAIdevice()2.Theunderlinedword“rare”inParagraph2probablymeans________．A.unusualB.expensiveC.harmfulD.impossible()3.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttofillinthe“________”inParagraph3?A.ConvenienceisthemainadvantageofvoiceshoppingB.ThecostofvoiceshoppingislowerthanotherwaysC.ThepopularityofvoiceshoppingisincreasingD.Thetechnologyofvoiceshoppingneedsimproving()4.Paragraph4mainlytellsusthat________whenpeopletryvoiceshopping.A.AIsometimesforgetspeople'sordersB.personalinformationmightbehackedC.it'sdifficulttocancelorreturnproductsD.theneedsforproductscan'tbesatisfiedPassage2(2019宿迁)Technologyisdevelopingfastandithasbecomeanimportantpartofourlife.Thenwhatwill2theworldbelikeinthefuture?3Dfoodwillbebothdeliciousandnutritious(有营养的).Wecanuse3Dprinterstoprintsomebasicmaterials.__①__Andwecangofurther.Scientistsbelievethatwejustneedtoturnonaprinterinthekitchensandthenwecanenjoyourfavouritefoodwheneverwelike.__②__5Gnetworkwillallowmanymorepeopletogetinformation.BigcompanieslikeChinaMobileandChinaUnicomwillstarttooffer5G.Itissaidthat5Gpromisesdownloadspeeds10to20timesfasterthan4G.Forexample,wecandownloadafilmwithinjust1second.Butwitha4Gnetwork,ittakesafewminutes.Therewillbemuchbandwidth(带宽)andwecangetunlimited(无限的)information.Underwatercitieswillprovidemorespace.Theearthisbecomingmoreandmorecrowded.Wemayturntounderwaterhomes,whichwillbebuiltaslowas15kilometersbelowthesea.Andthedifferenttemperaturesatthedifferentdepths(深度)oftheseacanbeusedtoprovidepowerforthehomes.__③__Foruscommonpeopleontheearth,thedreamoftravellingaroundspacewillcometrue.Inthecomingyears,spacecraftwillbeaspopularasbuses,trainsandplanes.Wecanleaveourhomeandenterspacetotakeanadventure(冒险).Andevenwewillgetusedtolivingthere.Arobotwillbeapartoflife.Robotscandomanyofthesamethingsaswehumansdolikedrivingcars.Buttheywillbeusedinotherareasaswell.Theywillbeabletothink.Theycantellthedifferencebetweenrightandwrong.Theycanfeelsadnessorjoy.Whenwearelonely,theycanhaveatalkwithuslikerealfriends.__④__Inaword,justasJulesVernesaid,“Anythingonemancanimagine,othermencanmakereal.”()1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthefutureworldisTRUE?A.3Dfoodwillbeeasytomakebutwon'ttastegood.B.With5G,userswillgetonlyalittleinformation.C.Underwatercitieswillprovidemorelivingspace.D.Arobotwilldoeverythingforushumanbeings.()2.Wherecanthesentence“Spacetourwillbeapieceofcake.”beput?A.①B.②C.③D.④()3.Whatcanweinfer(推断)fromthepassage?A.PeoplewillliveahardlifeinthefutureB.Technologywillmakeourfuturebetter.C.Peoplewillhavenorealfriendsinthefuture.D.Technologywillmakenodifferencetoourfuture.()4.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A.Astorybook.B.Afilmposter.C.Atravelguide.D.Asciencemagazine.Passage3(2019绍兴)TohelpJapanesecompaniesbetterdealwiththeincreasingnumberofforeignersvisitingthecountry,Panasonichascreatedamegaphone(扩音器)whichisabletosmartlytranslateJapaneseintoEnglish,ChineseandKorean.Panasonicnamedtheproduct“Megahonyaku”.Itisatermfor3theJapanesewordsfor“megaphone”and“translate”，whichactuallymakesalotofsensebecauseit'samegaphonethatcantranslateJapaneseintoseveralotherlanguagesinrealtime.WhenauserspeaksJapaneseintothemegaphone,itrecognizes(辨认)andtranslateswhatisbeingsaidimmediately,andoutp