题型：任务型阅读 题类：真题 难易度：普通
甘肃省天水市2019年中考英语试卷
The Internet is shaping our lives. We already have online shopping services and mobile payment. However, this is just a start. The world's leading tech companies are planning to build smarter online communities. It was held in Wuzhen, Zhejiang last year. The development of artificial intelligence(AI,人工智能) was a hot topic at the conference(会议). If a machine can learn and solve problems as humans do, it can be called AI.
The company Alibaba uses AI technology in its unmanned supermarket in Wuzhen. There is no salesperson in the supermarket, just a tablet on a desk that says "please smile". The bigger your smile is, the more discounts(折扣) you will get. Payment is done automatically(自动地) through your Alipay(支付宝)account. When you first enter the supermarket, the supermarket's AI recognizes your face and your account.
There is also AI that can read lips. It recognizes your mouth, s movements and turns them into voices or text messages. This could be very useful when you are trying to talk to someone on your phone in a noisy place. Police could also use the technology to help them find criminal suspects by lip﹣reading recordings from video cameras.
Microsoft's chatbot Xiaolce can not only provide useful information, but also chat with people like a real friend. Xiaolce has a WeChat account. After following the account, users can start talking with her. She keeps improving herself by talking with users.
These technologies are being put into wider use. We may see a smarter world and better lives in the near future.
A. She knows when to comfort you or tell jokes.
B. They discussed this at the World Internet Conference.
C. Sougou brought its lip﹣reading system to the conference.
D. If you smile, it will give you a special discount for your goods.
E. Another type of AI focuses on understanding human emotions.
Margaret Porter is a violinist and music teacher. According to her, the best age to start learning the violin is between three and six. She says, “It's the time when you are learning about the world.” Margaret, who was born in London, likes to take pupils at three and four. However, she has made lots of exceptions (例外) for five-year-olds. She started teaching the violin in 1972 and she taught her children's five-year-old school friends at first.
In Margaret's opinion, it's important for one to know why music sounds the way it does. Without knowing it, one can't become a great musician at all. So from the earliest lessons, pupils in her class learn to play by ear. They do not even try to read music until they have been playing for several years. Margaret says that her method is not to produce great violinists. She always suggests that pupils should leave and study the violin using more traditional methods.
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A. Share your information. B. What do you think of having a pen pal? C. And this will be helpful to start your friendship. D. Luckily, here are some ways to get to know a pen pal. E. Write questions for your pen pal to answer in his next e-mail. F. You don't have to take all his advice, but it will give you something about his opinions. |
Having a pen pal is fun and can be a great way to improve your writing skills. But most people have trouble knowing what to write to their pen pals. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Break the ice by telling your pen pal a little about yourself. Start with your name, age and job. Write about what you like to do or what's on your mind that day. What you pass on will encourage your pen pal to tell you something about this. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
Ask questions. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} This will help you get to know him and probably get you a faster answer. Make your questions into the e-mail by telling him something you like to do and then asking if he's ever tried it.
Ask for advice. You may have some difficulties in your life and want to ask for advice. Your pen pal may tell you what to do.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Also, discussing real-world questions will promote(促进) your friendship.
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