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2019高考英语一轮阅读理解选练(8)AYouuseherasashouldertocryon.Shetextsyoubackwithcasualjokes.Butshe,Xiaoice,isonlyavirtu
alchatbot(虚拟聊天机器人).Xiaoice,Microsoft’slatestartificialintelligencerobot,wasbrieflyreleasedin2014,andreturnedtoWeChatin2015,wheresheb
ecameabighit.MillionsofyoungChinesenowexchangemessageswithherdaily,TheNewYorkTimesreported.OnWeChat,X
iaoiceisanofficialaccount.Afterfollowingit,userscanstarttext-basedconversationswithXiaoice."Herincrediblelearnin
gabilitywaswhypeoplelovedtotalkwithXiaoice,"LiuJinchang,aresearcheratHigh-techResearchandDevelopmentCenterundertheMinistryofS
cienceandTechnology,toldChinaDaily.Apartfromherabilitytoidentifyphotosandsendemojis(表情符号)inconversations,Xi
aoicegains45percentofherknowledgefrominteractingwithusers,ChinaDailyreported.Chatbotprogramsfirstappearedinthemi
d-1960sintheUS.Drivenbytoptechcompanies,theyarebecomingsmarterandmorecommon.Forinstance,IBM’slatestartificialintelligencepro
gramservedasanacademicconsultantatAustralia’sDeakinUniversity,answeringstudents’questionsaboutcourseschedulesandfinancialai
d.Apple’sSiriandAmazon’sAlexahavebeenusedasvoiceassistantswhocanreadnews,playmusicandevenmakejokesfortheirusers.Theseprogramsareexpectedtomovebeyond
smartphones,intotelevisions,carsandlivingrooms,TheNewYorkTimespointedout.However,itmaytakedecadesbeforescientistsdevelopa"Samantha",theadvancedchatb
otseeninthefictionfilmHer.Inthefilm,SamanthahasaromanticrelationshipwithheruserplayedbyUSactorJoaquinPhoenix.Manyviewerswereenthusiasticabo
utthisfantasyofvirtualsoulmates.1.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mean?A.Shebecameabestseller.B.Shebecameverypowerful.
C.Shebecameamoneymaker.D.Shebecameverypopular.2.WhichofthefollowingcanXiaoicedo?A.Dohousework.B.Spreadmessages.C.Identifyvariousphotos
.D.Readnewstoitsusers.3.Whichcompany’schatbotprogramcanactasanacademicconsultant?A.Microsoft.B.IBM.C.Apple.D.Amazon.4.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelast
paragraph?A.Chatbotswillbeappliedtocarssoon.B.Chatbotsmainlyrunonsmartphonesnow.C.SamanthaisplayedbyaUSa
ctorinthefilm.D.ThefilmHerdoesn’tinterestmanyaudience.【文章大意】本文讲述的是人工智能程序的发展情况。列举了微信上的聊天程序大受欢迎,IBM的人工智能程序能成为顾问,但是目前这种程序主要应用在智能手机上,人们期待它将来可以在手机以外的
地方使用。1.D【解析】推理判断题。根据shebecameabighit.MillionsofyoungChinesenowexchangemessageswithherdaily可知,她在微信上大受欢迎,很多中国人都喜欢与她聊天,故选D。3.B【解析】细
节理解题。根据第四段中IBM’slatestartificialintelligenceprogramservedasanacademicconsultant可知,IBM的最新人工智能程序可以作为学术顾问,故选B。4.B【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段中
Theseprogramsareexpectedtomovebeyondsmartphones,intotelevisions,carsandlivingrooms,可知,人们期待这些程序除了智能手机之外,也能
应用在电视、汽车、起居室等地,所以目前是主要应用在智能手机上,故选B。B(2016·东北三省四市第一次联考)ManyforeignstudentsreportfeelinglonelyorunwelcomeinAustralia.Thosefeelin
gsareamongthereasonswhyAustraliaistakingacloselookatitsinternationaleducationindustry.Butwhereverinternationalstudentsgo,makingfriendsmaynot
alwaysbeeasy.ElisabethGareisofBaruchCollegeinNewYorksurveyed454internationalstudents.Theywereattendingfouryearcollege
sandgraduateschoolsintheAmericanSouthandNortheast.StudentsfromEnglishspeakingcountriesandfromnorthernandcentralEuropeweremorelike
lytobehappywiththeirfriendships.But38%oftheinternationalstudentssaidtheyhadnoclosefriendsintheUnitedStates.Andha
lfofthestudentsfromEastAsiasaidtheywereunhappywiththenumberofAmericanfriendstheyhad.Thirtypercentsaidthe
ywishedtheirfriendshipscouldbedeeperandmoremeaningful.ProfessorGareissays,“StudentsfromEastAsiahaveculturesthatared
ifferentonmanylevelsfromthecultureintheUnitedStates.Therearealsolanguageproblems,andmaybesomesocialskills,suchassmalltalks,whicharepossiblynotasi
mportantintheirnativecountries,whereit’snotasimportanttostartfriendshipswithsmalltalks.ManyEastAsianstudentsblamedthemselvesforth
eirlimitedfriendshipswithAmericans,fornotspeakingthelanguagewellenoughandfornotknowingtheculturewellenough.”VOA’sStudentsUnionbloggerJessicaS
tahldidherownsurveytofindouthowAmericanstudentsandforeignstudentsrelatetoeachother.Morethan100students,aboutha
lfofthemAmerican,answeredheronlinequestions.Halfoftheinternationalstudentsand60%oftheAmericanssaidtheyrelatedasw
ellorbettertotheothergroupthantotheirowngroup.ProfessorGareissays,“Internationalstudentswhomakefriendswithhostnati
onalsare,overall,moresatisfiedwiththeirstayinthehostcountry.Theyhavebetterlanguageskills,betteracadem
icperformanceandbetterattitudestowardthehostcountry.”【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。研究表明,国际留学生交友并非易事。1.Whatcanbethebesttitleforth
etext?A.MakingFriendsIsNotAlwaysEasyforForeignStudentsB.StudentsfromEastAsiaAreNotGoodatMakingFriendsC.InternationalEducationIndu
stryinAustraliaandAmericaD.TheRelationbetweenForeignStudentsandHostCountries解析:选A。标题概括题。根据第一段的“Butwhereverinternationalstudentsgo,m
akingfriendsmaynotalwaysbeeasy.”可知,本文是围绕着国际留学生不容易交友而进行阐述的。故答案选A。2.ProfessorGareistendstothinkthat________.A.cult
ureshockshouldbeblamedformanylevelsofAmericancultureB.foreignstudentsdon’tknowsmalltalksmeanalottoAmericansC.foreignstudentsshouldlearns
omebasicsocialskillsfirstofallD.foreignstudentshavedifficultymakingfriendsfordifferentreasons解析:选D。细节理解题。根据第
三段内容可知,外国学生难交到朋友是因为文化层次不同、语言以及社交技巧等各方面问题造成的。故答案选D。3.HowdidJessicaStahlcarryouthersurvey?A.BydoingquestionnairesfromStudentsUnion.B.Byaskingquest
ionsontheInternet.C.Byformingthestudentsintogroups.D.BydoingasurveythroughVOA.解析:选B。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“Morethan100students,abouthalfofthemAmerica
n,answeredheronlinequestions.”可知,她是通过让学生们在网上回答问题而开展调查的。故答案选B。4.Whichofthefollowingstatementswillthewriterprobablyag
reewith?A.Internationalstudentsliketomakemorefriendsintheirowngroup.B.Internationalstudentsaremorelikelytorem
aininthehostcountryaftergraduation.C.Studentswhomakemorefriendsathomehavebetteracademicperformance.D.Studentswhomakefri
endsintheirhostcountriesfeelhappierwiththeirexperience.解析:选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Internationalstudentswhomakefriendswithhostnationalsare,overa
ll,moresatisfiedwiththeirstayinthehostcountry.”可知,那些与东道国学生交友的国际留学生,对自己在东道国的经历更满意。故答案选D。CD(2015·四川成都九中模拟)ChristmasintheU
nitedStatesistraditionallyatimeofgiftgivingandfamilygatherings.Butsmalltownsacrossthecountryhavetheirowntraditions.Middleburg,asmalltowninth
estateofVirginia,isknownforitshorses.Formorethan50years,MiddleburghasorganizedayearlyChristmasparade(游行).Menandwomenridehorsesthroughthewoodsandfi
elds.Theyfollowhuntingdogsastheysearchforawildfox.Butfirst,thesehuntersrideintheyearlyparade,wearingtheirbrightredhuntingclothesandhats.John
Hale,acitizenofMiddleburgsaysmanycitypeoplevisithistown.“Wehavealotofpeoplefromanurbanareathatcometovis
it,butitincorporatesalotoftheoldtraditions.”Thenighttimehayrideisonesuchtradition.Smallgroupsgatherunderth
emoonlightonanopenwagonfilledwithhay.Thepassengerssingasfarmhorsespullthewagonslowlyacrossthefields.Therearesomenewertraditions,too.TreyMatheuworksa
tthenearbySalamanderResort.HesaysavisittoMiddleburgisachancetoslowdownforaday.HesaysMiddleburgcanbeacalming,peacefulplacewithouttension.“Middl
eburgisanopportunitytotakeastepback,totakeadeepbreath,andtounderstandthateventhoughlifeismovingonataveryfastpace,
there’sreallyanopportunitywhereyou’reallowedtostepoffforalittlebit.”Paradeorganizerssaymorethan13,000peoplea
ttendeveninbelowfreezingweather.Butifyouask,youwillhearmanydifferentreasonswhypeoplecometowatchtheparade:“IcomeherebecauseI’mfro
masmalltown.Ilikehoweverybodycomestogether.”“Iliverightdownthatstreet,rightthere.Andthat’smydog.”Middleburglooksitsbes
tatChristmastime.Thatmaybewhysomanypeoplereturneachyear.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了美国小镇Middleburg庆祝圣诞节的独特方式。1.Whichofthefollowingc
anbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MiddleburgChristmasparadeB.AsmalltownknownforhorsesC.ChristmastraditionsinMiddleburgD.Newert
raditionsatChristmastime解析:选C。标题概括题。通读全文可知,文章主要介绍的是美国小镇Middleburg独特的圣诞节风俗。故答案选C。2.AtChristmas,peopleinMiddleburgusually________
.A.visitfriendsandfamiliesB.feedfarmhorseswithhayC.huntfordogsinthewoodsD.rideintheyearlyparade解析:选D。细节理解题。由第二段第二
、三句“Formorethan50years,MiddleburghasorganizedayearlyChristmasparade(游行).Menandwomenridehorsesthroughthewoodsandfields.”可知,Middleburg的人们每年都会举行
一次圣诞游行,人们会骑着马从树林和田间穿过。故答案选D。3.AccordingtoTreyMatheu,whydopeoplevisitMiddleburg?A.Torelaxthemselves.B.T
oenjoythefreshair.C.Toescapecompetition.D.Tochallengethemselves.解析:选A。推理判断题。由第四段第三、四句“HesaysavisittoMiddleburgisachancetoslowdo
wnforaday.HesaysMiddleburgcanbeacalming,peacefulplacewithouttension.”可推知,TreyMatheu认为Middleburg是一个宁静、平和
、没有压力的小镇,在这里人们可以放慢生活脚步,轻松一下。故答案选A。4.WhatdoweknowaboutthesmalltownMiddleburg?A.Itmakesalargeprofitfromtourism.B.Itattractsmanypeop
leeachyear.C.Itisagoodplaceforfamilygatherings.D.Itdoesn’trespectChristmastraditions.解析:选B。推理判断题。由第六段第一句“Paradeorganizerssaymoret
han13,000peopleattendeveninbelowfreezingweather.”可推知,每年有很多人都会来Middleburg观看圣诞节游行。故答案选B。EU.S.airlinesareseeingamajorinterruptionbecauseof
hundredsofflightscanceledduetotheashcloudfromtheIcelandicvolcano,butEuropeanflightcompanieswillfacethebiggestlosses.Theairlinebusine
sshasbeentough:Thedeclinedramaticallyslowedtraffic;FebruaryheavysnowforcedU.S.airlinestocancelthousandsofflights;andnowtheashesfromthevolcanostoppeda
lltrafficinandoutofnorthernEuropefordays.“ForU.S.flightcompanies,it'llbearelativelyshorttermhit,”saidMichaelBoyd
,presidentofBoydGroupInternational,anaviation(航空学)consultingfirm.“Wethinkrightnowthey'redownabout$80millionintermsoflostincome,andthey'redowndomestic
allyabout80,000passengersthatwouldhavebeenflyingdomesticallybutaren'tbecausetheycan'tgethere.”Deltaan
nouncedthatvolcanorelatedinterruptiongroundedabout400flightsuntilMondayatacostof$20millioninlostrevenues(收入).Butbycomparison,theairlinecancele
d7,000flightsandlost$65millioninrevenueduetotherecentsnowstorms.Thedisruptionhascreateduncertaintyforcustomers,
butanalystssayU.S.airlineswon'tfaceasmanycostsasyoumightthink.Theyarenotflyinginextraplanestohandlethepassengersintroublebecausecompanie
ssimplydon'thavethem.“Airlinesrunaveryleanoperationnow,”Mannsaid.“So,sincetherearenospareaircraftorcrews,theairlin
eswillattempttomaximizeloadsoneveryoneoftheiraircraftthatdofly.Butitmaytakedays,orinsomecasesaweekorso,togetsomeofthesecustomerstowheretheywanttog
o.”Ⅰ.以约30词概括文章大意______________________________________________________Ⅱ.根据短文内容选择最佳答案1.Whichnegativeconsequencesmen
tionedinthepassagedidthedisasterscause?A.coldness,pollutionandairlines'lossesB.airportdamage,pollutionandslowtrafficC.passengerdelay,coldnessandairp
ortdamageD.passengerdelay,airlines'lossesandslowtraffic2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thef
ewestairplaneswillflythetrappedpassengerstotheirdestinations.B.Allthecustomersaresuretobesenttotheirdestinationsintime.C.Th
eU.S.andU.K.airlinessufferedthesamelossesinthenaturaldisasters.D.ThevolcanoeruptionreducedthetraffictoandfromnorthernEurop
e.3.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?A.thetroublesthattheairlineswillfaceaftertheashclouddisappears.B.themea
suresthattheairlineswilltaketomaximizetheirprofit.C.thepresentsituationoftheairlinesandtheirplantodeliverthepassengers.D.thereasonswh
ytheairlinesrunafineoperation.4.Whywillittakealongtimeforairlinestosendthepassengerstotheirdifferentdestin
ations?A.Becausethepassengersenjoystayinginairportstotalkwithoneanother.B.Becausetheairlinesdon'thavespa
replanesoremployeestoserve.C.Becausetheairlinesdon'thaveenoughfinancialsupportafterthedisaster.D.Becau
sethepassengersareaskingforfullrefundfromtheairlines.5.Thepassageismostprobablyfrom________.A.anovelB.anewsreportC.amagazineD.athesis参考答案ⅠThet
exttellsusabouttheseriouseffectoftheashcloudfromtheIcelandicvolcanoonairlinebusinessandhowflightcomp
anieswillhandletheproblemscausedbythedisaster.(31words)Ⅱ1.解析:文中没有提到污染、机场损毁等问题,只讲了航班延误、乘客滞留、运营缓慢、航空公司受损,所以D为正确答案
。答案:D2.解析:从最后一段的Theyarenotflyinginextraplanestohandlethepassengersintrouble和theairlineswillattempttomaximiz
eloadsoneveryoneoftheiraircraftthatdofly,可知A为正确答案。答案:A。3.解析:最后一段告诉我们每个飞行的航班会最大限度的搭载乘客,所以选C。答案:C。4.解析:从Theyarenotflyinginextraplanestohandlethepasse
ngersintroublebecausecompaniessimplydon'thavethem可以推知答案。答案:B。5.解析:全文讲述冰岛火山灰对航空业的影响,应该选自新闻报道。答案:B。