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广西北部湾经济区2019年中考英语试卷

阅读短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

    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 Inhuman 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.

(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
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阅读理解

AI could make it less necessary to learn a foreign language. That's good news for travelers, but bad news for soulful connection. Travel has long been one of the reasons for study unless people start to feel AI tools offer a good enough service. 

Some are worried that apps are turning language learning into a weakening need. Douglas Hofstadter, a writer, has argued that something important will disappear when people talk through machines. He describes giving a not so fluent (流畅的) speech in Chinese, which required a lot of work but offered a great sense of achievement in the end. Who would show off taking a plane to the top of Mount Everest? 

  ★  They don't take the weakening as a big deal. Most people do not move abroad or have the kind of continual contact with a foreign culture that requires them to put in the effort to become fluent. Nor do most people learn languages for the purpose of developing themselves or training their brains. On their holiday, they just want a beer or pizza. 

As AI translation becomes a more popular labor-saving tool, people will divide into two groups, just as the above. There will be those who want to challenge their minds, put themselves in other cultures or force their thinking into new ways. This group will take on language learning, often aided by technology. Others will look at learning a new language with a mix of admiration and confusion, as they might say with extreme sports (极限运动): "Good for you, if that's your thing, but a bit painful for my taste."

However, a focus on the learner alone misses the basically social nature of language. It is a bit like discussing the advantages of close relationship to heart health but turning a blind eye to the inner value of those bonds themselves. When you try to ask directions in broken Japanese or make a joke in simple German, you are making direct communication with someone. And when you speak a language well enough to tell a story with perfect timing or put stress on an argument, that connection is till deeper. 

 阅读理解

It has been more than 40 years since anyone has found a Japanese river otter. It is just one of the animals that have been listed as extinct(灭绝) or locally extinct in recent years. But the development of technology could mean that the extinction of other animals is not likely to take place.

A huge challenge scientists face is watching endangered animals in order to help them. This is where artificial intelligence (Al) has brought a turning point in the way information on these animals is collected and studied. The Maui dolphin is one of the most valuable and endangered dolphins in the ocean. With a collection of their summer behavior facts, researchers knew that there were just 54 of these mysterious animals living off the coast of New Zealand. However, because of weather conditions, researchers know almost nothing about their winter behavior. After four years of developing and testing, these scientists were able to use a drone(无人机) with AI to watch the dolphins no matter the season. The result was more wild areas provided for them to live.

In Zambia's Kafue National Park, home to more than 6,000 elephants, AI is being used to enhance traditional methods of preventing hunting. Cameras record any boats that try to enter the park. AI immediately notices this activity and warns park guards, who deal with the hunters.

In Brazil, AI quickly studied over 150,000 satellite pictures, discovering that the world's largest wetland has lost 74 percent of its surface water, Not until that discoveries did governments realize how serious the situation was. The use of AI has helped to speed action and increase our ability to protect the natural world for the future to come.

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