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(8)李仕才AYou useher asa shoulderto cryon.She textsyou backwith casualjokes.But she,Xiaoice,(虚拟聊天机器人).is onlya virtualchatbotXiaoice,Microsoft s latest artificial intelligence robot,was brieflyreleased in2014,andreturned toWeChat in2015,where she became a big hit.Millions ofyoung Chinesenow exchangemessageswith herdaily,The NewYork Timesreported.On WeChat,Xiaoice isan officialaccount.After followingit,users canstart textbasedconversations withXiaoice.n Herincredible learningability waswhy peopleloved totalk withXiaoice,Liu Jinchang,aresearcher atHightech Researchand DevelopmentCenter underthe Ministryof Scienceand Technology,(表情符号)told ChinaDaily.Apart fromher abilityto identifyphotos andsend emojis inconversations,Xiaoice gains45percent ofher knowledgefrom interactingwith users,China Dailyreported.Chatbot programsfirst appearedin themid1960sin the US.Driven bytop techpanies,they arebeingsmarter andmore mon.For instance,IBM slatest artificialintelligence program served asan academic consultantat Australias DeakinUniversity,answering studentsquestions aboutcourseschedules andfinancial aid.Apple sSiri andAmazon sAlexa have been usedas voiceassistantswho canread news,play musicand evenmake jokesfor theirusers.These programsare expectedto movebeyond smartphones,into televisions,cars andliving rooms,The NewYork Timespointed out.However,it may take decadesbefore scientistsdevelop aSamantha,the advancedchatbot seenin thefiction filmHer.In the film,Samantha hasa romanticrelationshipwith heruser played by USactor JoaquinPhoenix.Many viewerswere enthusiasticaboutthis fantasyof virtualsoul mates.hat doesthe underlinedpart inParagraph2meanA.She becamea bestseller.B.She becamevery powerful.C.She becamea moneymaker.D.She becamevery popular.
2.Which of the followingcan XiaoicedoA.Do housework.B.Spread messages.C.Identify variousphotos.D.Read newsto itsusers.
3.Which panys chatbotprogram canact as anacademic consultantA.Microsoft.B.IBM.C.Apple.D.Amazon.
4.What can be learnedfrom the last paragraphA.Chatbots willbe appliedto carssoon.B.Chatbots mainlyrun onsmartphones now.C.Samantha isplayedbya USactor in thefilm.D.The filmHer doesnt interestmany audience.【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上,人们期待它将来可以在以外的地方使用【解析】推理判断题根据shebecameabighit.Millions ofyoung Chinesenow exchangemessages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with herdaily Do【解析】细节理解题根据第四段中IBM,slatestartificialintelligenceprogramservedasan可知,的最新人工智能程序可以作为学术顾问,故选academicconsultantIBM B【解析】推理判断题根据最后一段中These programsare expectedto movebeyond smartphones,可知,人们期待这些程序除了智能之外,也能应用在into televisions,cars andliving rooms,电视、汽车、起居室等地,所以目前是主要应用在智能上,故选BoB东北三省四市第一次联考)(2016•Many foreign students reportfeeling lonelyor unwelein Australia.Those feelingsare amongthe reasons whyAustralia istaking aclose lookat itsinternational educationindustry.But whereverinternational students go,making friendsmay notalways beeasy.Elisabeth Gareisof BaruchCollegein NewYork surveyed454international students.They wereattending four-year collegesand graduateschoolsin theAmerican Southand Northeast.Students fromEnglish-speaking countriesand from northern andcentral Europewere morelikelyto behappy with their friendships.But38%of the international studentssaid theyhad noclosefriends in the United States.And halfof the students fromEast Asiasaid theywere unhappywiththe numberof Americanfriends theyhad.Thirty percentsaid theywished theirfriendships couldbedeeper andmore meaningful.Professor Gareis says,“Students fromEast Asiahave culturesthat aredifferent onmany levelsfrom the cultureinthe UnitedStates.There arealso languageproblems,and maybesome social skills,such assmall talks,which arepossibly notas importantin theirnative countries,where itsnot asimportant tostart friendships with smalltalks.Many East Asian studentsblamed themselvesfor their limitedfriendshipswithAmericans,for notspeaking thelanguage well enough andfornot knowingthe culturewellenough.”VOA sStudents Unionblogger Jessica Stahl didher ownsurvey tofind outhow Americanstudentsand foreign students relate to eachother.More than100students,about halfof themAmerican,answered heronline questions.Half of theinternationalstudents and60%oftheAmericans saidtheyrelated aswell orbetter to the othergroup thanto their own group.Professor Gareissays,International students who make friends with host nationals are,overall,more satisfiedwith theirstay inthe hostcountry.They havebetter languageskills,better academicperformanceand betterattitudes towardthe hostcountry.”【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.What canbe the best title forthe textA.Making FriendsIs NotAlways Easyfor ForeignStudentsB.Students fromEastAsiaAre NotGood atMaking FriendsC.International EducationIndustry inAustralia andAmericaD.The Relationbetween ForeignStudents andHost Countries解析选标题概括题根据第一段的A“But whereverinternationalstudentsgo,making friends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may notalways beeasy.”A
2.Professor Gareistends tothink that.A.culture shockshould beblamed formany levelsof AmericancultureB.foreign studentsdon tknow smalltalks meana lotto AmericansC.foreignstudentsshould learnsome basicsocialskillsfirst ofallD.foreignstudentshave difficultymaking friendsfor different reasons解析选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、D语言以及社交技巧等各方面问题造成的故答案选D
3.How didJessicaStahlcarry outher surveyA.By doingquestionnaires fromStudents Union.B.By askingquestions onthe Internet.C.By formingthestudentsinto groups.D.By doinga surveythrough VOA.解析选细节理解题根据倒数第二段的B“More than100students,about halfof themAmerican,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answered heronline questions.v案选B
4.Which ofthe followingstatements willthe writerprobably agreewithA.International studentslike tomake morefriends in theirowngroup.B.International studentsare morelikely toremain inthe hostcountry aftergraduation.C.Students whomake morefriends athome havebetter academicperformance.D.Students whomake friendsintheirhost countriesfeel happierwith theirexperience.解析选推理判断题根据最后一段的D uInternationalstudentswhomakefriendswithhost可知,那些与东道nationalsare,overall,more satisfiedwiththeirstay inthe hostcountry.”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DCD四川成都九中模拟)(2015•Christmas intheUnitedStates istraditionally atime ofgift-giving andfamily gatherings.But small towns across the countryhave theirown traditions.Middleburg,a small town inthe stateof Virginia,is knownfor itshorses.For more than50(游行),years,Middleburg hasorganized a yearly Christmas parade Men and women ride horses throughthe woodsand fields.They followhunting dogsas theysearch for a wildfox.But first,these huntersride inthe yearly parade,wearing theirbright redhunting clothesand hats.John Hale,a citizenof Middleburgsays manycity people visit histown.uWe havea lot ofpeople from an urbanarea thate tovisit,but itincorporates alotofthe oldtraditions.Thenighttime hayrideis onesuch tradition.Small groupsgather underthe moonlighton anopen wagonfilledwith hay.The passengerssing asfarm horsespull thewagon slowlyacrossthefields.There aresome newertraditions,too.Trey Matheuworks atthe nearbySalamander Resort.Hesays avisit toMiddleburg isa chanceto slow down for a day.He saysMiddleburg canbe acalming,peaceful placewithout tension.^Middleburg isan opportunityto takea stepback,to takea deepbreath,and tounderstandthat eventhough lifeis movingon ata veryfast pace,there,s reallyan opportunitywhere youreallowed tostep offforalittle bit.”Parade organizers say more than13,000people attendeven inbelow-freezing weather.But ifyou ask,you willhear manydifferentreasonswhy peopleetowatch theparade“I ehere becauseI mfromasmalltown.I likehow everybodyes together.”“I liveright downthat street,right there.And thats mydog.”Middleburg looksits bestat Christmastime.That maybe whyso many people returneach year.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了美国小镇庆祝圣诞节的独特Middleburg方式
1.Which ofthe followingcanbethebesttitleforthetextA.Middleburg ChristmasparadeB.A smalltown knownfor horsesC.Christmas traditionsin MiddleburgD.Newer traditionsat Christmastime解析选标题概括题通读全文可知,文章主要介绍的是美国小镇独特的圣C Middleburg诞节风俗故答案选C
2.At Christmas,people inMiddleburg usually.A.visit friendsand familiesB.feed farmhorses withhayC.hunt fordogs inthe woodsD.rideintheyearlyparade解析选细节理解题由第二段第
二、三句D Formorethan50years,Middleburg hasorganized(游行).可ayearlyChristmasparadeMenandwomenridehorsesthroughthe woodsand fields.”知,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MiddleburgD
3.According toTrey Matheu,why dopeoplevisitMiddleburgA.To relaxthemselves.B.To enjoythe freshair.C.To escapepetition.D.To challengethemselves.解析选推理判断题由第四段第
三、四句A He says avisit toMiddleburg isa chanceto可推slowdownforaday.HesaysMiddleburg canbe acalming,peaceful placewithout tension.”知,认为是一个宁静、平和、没有压力的小镇,在这里人们可以放慢生活Trey MatheuMiddleburg脚步,轻松一下故答案选A
4.What dowe knowabout thesmalltownMiddleburgA.It makesa largeprofit fromtourism.B.It attractsmanypeopleeach year.C.It isa goodplace forfamily gatherings.D.It doesnt respectChristmas traditions.解析选推理判断题由第六段第一句B uParadeorganizerssaymorethan13,000people attend可推知,每年有很多人都会来观看圣诞节游行故答even inbelow-freezing weather.Middleburg案选BEU.S.airlines areseeing amajor interruptionbecause ofhundreds of flights canceleddue to theash cloudfrom theIcelandic volcano,but Europeanflight panieswill facethe biggestlosses.;The airlinebusiness hasbeen toughThe declinedramatically slowedtraffic Februaryheavy snow;forced U.S.airlines tocancel thousandsofflightsand nowthe ashesfrom thevolcano stoppedalltraffic inand outof northernEurope fordays.“For U.S.flight panies,it11be arelatively short-term hit,“said MichaelBoyd,president(航空学),of BoydGroup International,an aviationconsulting firm.We thinkright nowtheyre downabout$80million interms oflost ine,and theyredown domesticallyabout80,000passengers,,that wouldhavebeenflying domesticallybut arent becausethey cant gethere.”Delta announcedthat volcano-related interruptiongrounded about400flights untilMonday ata cost(收入).of$20million inlost revenuesBut byparison,the airlinecanceled7,000flights andlost$65million inrevenue duetotherecent snowstorms.The disruptionhas createduncertaintyfor customers,but analystssay U.S.airlines wontface asmany costsas youmight think.They,are not flying in extra planes to handle the passengers in trouble because panies simply don t havethem.Airlines runa verylean operationnow,“Mann said.So,since thereare nospare aircraftorcrews,the airlines will attemptto maximizeloads onevery oneof theiraircraft thatdo fly.But itmaytakedays,or insome casesa weekor so,to getsome ofthese customersto wheretheywant togo.”以约词概括文章大意
1.30根据短文内容选择最佳答案n.
1.Which negativeconsequences mentionedinthepassage didthe disasterscause A.coldness,pollution andairlines lossesB.airport damage,pollution and slow trafficC.passenger delay,coldness andairport damageD.passenger delay,airlines lossesandslowtraffic
2.Which ofthe followingstatements istrue accordingtothepassageA.The fewestairplanes willfly thetrapped passengers to theirdestinations.B.All thecustomers aresure tobe sentto theirdestinations intime.・C.The US.and U.K.airlines sufferedthe samelosses inthe naturaldisasters.D.The volcanoeruption reducedthe trafficto andfromnorthernEurope.
3.What doesthelastparagraph mainlytell usA.the troublesthat the airlines willface afterthe ash cloud disappears.B.the measuresthat the airlineswilltake to maximize theirprofit.C.the presentsituation oftheairlinesand theirplan todeliver thepassengers.D.thereasonswhy theairlines runa fineoperation.
4.Why willit takea longtime forairlines tosend thepassengerstotheir differentdestinationsA.Because thepassengers enjoystaying inairports totalk withone another.,B.Because theairlines dont havespare planesor employeesto serve.,C.Because theairlines dont haveenough financialsupport afterthe disaster.D.Because thepassengers areasking forfull refundfrom theairlines.
5.The passageis mostprobably from.A.a novelB.a newsreport C.a magazineD.a thesis参考答案IThe texttells usabout theserious effectoftheashcloudfromtheIcelandic volcanoon airlinebusinessand howflight panieswill handle the problemscaused bythe disaster.31wordsII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
1.司受损,所以为正确答案D答案D解析从最后一段的
2.They arenot flyingin extraplanes tohandlethepassengers introuble和可知theairlineswill attempttomaximizeloads onevery oneof theiraircraft thatdo fly,为正确答案A答案Ao.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3C答案:Co.解析从4They arenotflyinginextraplanestohandlethepassengersintroublebecause可以推知答案,paniessimplydonthave them答案Bo.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5答案Bo。