1、2019高考英語一輪閱讀理解選練（8）李仕才AYouuseherasashouldertocryon.Shetextsyoubackwithcasualjokes.Butshe,Xiaoice,isonlyavirtualchatbot（虛擬聊天機器人）.Xiaoice,Microsoftslatestartificialintelligencerobot,wasbrieflyreleasedin2014,andreturnedtoWeChatin2015,whereshebecameabighit.MillionsofyoungChinesenowexchangemessageswithhe

2、rdaily,TheNewYorkTimesreported.OnWeChat,Xiaoiceisanofficialaccount.Afterfollowingit,userscanstarttext-basedconversationswithXiaoice.HerincrediblelearningabilitywaswhypeoplelovedtotalkwithXiaoice,LiuJinchang,aresearcheratHigh-techResearchandDevelopmentCenterundertheMinistryofScienceandTechnology,told

3、ChinaDaily.Apartfromherabilitytoidentifyphotosandsendemojis（表情符號）inconversations,Xiaoicegains45percentofherknowledgefrominteractingwithusers,ChinaDailyreported.Chatbotprogramsfirstappearedinthemid-1960sintheUS.Drivenbytoptechcompanies,theyarebecomingsmarterandmorecommon.Forinstance,IBMslatestartific

4、ialintelligenceprogramservedasanacademicconsultantatAustraliasDeakinUniversity,answeringstudentsquestionsaboutcourseschedulesandfinancialaid.ApplesSirisandAmazonsAlexahavebeenusedavoiceassistantswhocanreadnews,playmusicandevenmakejokesfortheirusers.Theseprogramsareexpectedtomovebeyondsmartphones,int

5、otelevisions,carsandlivingrooms,TheNewYorkTimespointedout.However,itmaytakedecadesbeforescientistsdevelopaSamantha,theadvancedchatbotseeninthefictionfilmHer.Inthefilm,SamanthahasaromanticrelationshipwithheruserplayedbyUSactorJoaquinPhoenix.Manyviewerswereenthusiasticaboutthisfantasyofvirtualsoulmate

6、s.1.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mean?A.Shebecameabestseller.1B.Shebecameverypowerful.C.Shebecameamoneymaker.D.Shebecameverypopular.2.WhichofthefollowingcanXiaoicedo?A.Dohousework.B.Spreadmessages.C.Identifyvariousphotos.D.Readnewstoitsusers.3.Whichcompanyschatbotprogramcanactasanacademiccon

7、sultant?A.Microsoft.B.IBM.C.Apple.D.Amazon.4.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?A.Chatbotswillbeappliedtocarssoon.B.Chatbotsmainlyrunonsmartphonesnow.C.SamanthaisplayedbyaUSactorinthefilm.D.ThefilmHerdoesntinterestmanyaudience.【文章大意】本文講述的是人工智能程序的發(fā)展情況。列舉了微信上的聊天程序大受歡迎，IBM的人工智能程序能成為顧問，但是目前這種程序主要應用在智能

8、手機上，人們期待它將來可以在手機以外的地方使用。1.D【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)shebecameabighit.MillionsofyoungChinesenowexchangemessageswithherdaily可知，她在微信上大受歡迎，很多中國人都喜歡與她聊天，故選D。3.B【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中IBMslatestartificialintelligenceprogramservedasanacademicconsultant可知，IBM的最新人工智能程序可以作為學術顧問，故選B。4.B【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中Theseprogramsareexpectedtom

9、ovebeyondsmartphones,intotelevisions,carsandlivingrooms,可知，人們期待這些程序除了智能手機之外，也能應用在電視、汽車、起居室等地，所以目前是主要應用在智能手機上，故選B。2B(2016東北三省四市第一次聯(lián)考)ManyforeignstudentsreportfeelinglonelyorunwelcomeinAustralia.ThosefeelingsareamongthereasonswhyAustraliaistakingacloselookatitsinternationaleducationindustry.Butwhereve

10、rinternationalstudentsgo，makingfriendsmaynotalwaysbeeasy.ElisabethGareisofBaruchCollegeinNewYorksurveyed454internationalstudents.TheywereattendingfouryearcollegesandgraduateschoolsintheAmericanSouthandNortheast.StudentsfromEnglishspeakingcountriesandfromnorthernandcentralEuropeweremorelikelytobehapp

11、ywiththeirfriendships.But38%oftheinternationalstudentssaidtheyhadnoclosefriendsintheUnitedStates.AndhalfofthestudentsfromEastAsiasaidtheywereunhappywiththenumberofAmericanfriendstheyhad.Thirtypercentsaidtheywishedtheirfriendshipscouldbedeeperandmoremeaningful.ProfessorGareissays，“StudentsfromEastAsi

12、ahaveculturesthataredifferentonmanylevelsfromthecultureintheUnitedStates.Therearealsolanguageproblems，andmaybesomesocialskills，suchassmalltalks，whicharepossiblynotasimportantintheirnativecountries，whereitsnotasimportanttostartfriendshipswithsmalltalks.ManyEastAsianstudentsblamedthemselvesfortheirlim

13、itedfriendshipswithAmericans，fornotspeakingthelanguagewellenoughandfornotknowingtheculturewellenough.”VOAsStudentsUnionbloggerJessicaStahldidherownsurveytofindouthow，Americanstudentsandforeignstudentsrelatetoeachother.Morethan100studentsabouthalfofthemAmerican，answeredheronlinequestions.Halfoftheint

14、ernationalstudentsand60%oftheAmericanssaidtheyrelatedaswellorbettertotheothergroupthantotheirowngroup.3ProfessorGareissays，“Internationalstudentswhomakefriendswithhostnationalsare，overall，moresatisfiedwiththeirstayinthehostcountry.Theyhavebetterlanguageskills，betteracademicperformanceandbetterattitu

15、destowardthehostcountry.”【解題導語】本文是一篇說明文。研究表明，國際留學生交友并非易事。1Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?AMakingFriendsIsNotAlwaysEasyforForeignStudentsBStudentsfromEastAsiaAreNotGoodatMakingFriendsCInternationalEducationIndustryinAustraliaandAmericaDTheRelationbetweenForeignStudentsandHostCountries解析：選A。標題概括題。根據(jù)第

16、一段的“Butwhereverinternationalstudentsgo，makingfriendsmaynotalwaysbeeasy.”可知，本文是圍繞著國際留學生不容易交友而進行闡述的。故答案選A。2ProfessorGareistendstothinkthat_.AcultureshockshouldbeblamedformanylevelsofAmericancultureBforeignstudentsdontknowsmalltalksmeanalottoAmericansCforeignstudentsshouldlearnsomebasicsocialskillsfirs

17、tofallDforeignstudentshavedifficultymakingfriendsfordifferentreasons解析：選D。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段內容可知，外國學生難交到朋友是因為文化層次不同、語言以及社交技巧等各方面問題造成的。故答案選D。3.HowdidJessicaStahlcarryouthersurvey?ABydoingquestionnairesfromStudentsUnion.BByaskingquestionsontheInternet.CByformingthestudentsintogroups.DBydoingasurveythroughVOA

18、.4解析：選B。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的“Morethan100students，abouthalfofthemAmerican，answeredheronlinequestions.”可知，她是通過讓學生們在網上回答問題而開展調查的。故答案選B。4Whichofthefollowingstatementswillthewriterprobablyagreewith?AInternationalstudentsliketomakemorefriendsintheirowngroup.BInternationalstudentsaremorelikelytoremaininthehostco

19、untryaftergraduation.CStudentswhomakemorefriendsathomehavebetteracademicperformance.DStudentswhomakefriendsintheirhostcountriesfeelhappierwiththeirexperience.解析：選D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的“Internationalstudentswhomakefriendswithhostnationalsare，overall，moresatisfiedwiththeirstayinthehostcountry.”可知，那些與東道國學生交友的

20、國際留學生，對自己在東道國的經歷更滿意。故答案選D。CD(2015四川成都九中模擬)ChristmasintheUnitedStatesistraditionallyatimeofgiftgivingandfamilygatherings.Butsmalltownsacrossthecountryhavetheirowntraditions.Middleburg，asmalltowninthestateofVirginia，isknownforitshorses.Formorethan50years，MiddleburghasorganizedayearlyChristmasparade(游行

21、)Menandwomenridehorsesthroughthewoodsandfields.Theyfollowhuntingdogsastheysearchforawildfox.Butfirst，thesehuntersrideintheyearlyparade，wearingtheirbrightredhuntingclothesandhats.JohnHale，acitizenofMiddleburgsaysmanycitypeoplevisithistown.“Wehave5alotofpeoplefromanurbanareathatcometovisit，butitincorp

22、oratesalotoftheoldtraditions.”Thenighttimehayrideisonesuchtradition.Smallgroupsgatherunderthemoonlightonanopenwagonfilledwithhay.Thepassengerssingasfarmhorsespullthewagonslowlyacrossthefields.Therearesomenewertraditions，too.TreyMatheuworksatthenearbySalamanderResort.HesaysavisittoMiddleburgisachance

23、toslowdownforaday.HesaysMiddleburgcanbeacalming，peacefulplacewithouttension.“Middleburgisanopportunitytotakeastepback，totakeadeepbreath，andtopaceunderstandthateventhoughlifeismovingonataveryfast，theresreallyanopportunitywhereyoureallowedtostepoffforalittlebit.”Paradeorganizerssaymorethan13,000people

24、attendeveninbelowfreezingweather.Butifyouask，youwillhearmanydifferentreasonswhypeoplecometowatchtheparade：“IcomeherebecauseImfromasmalltown.Ilikehoweverybodycomestogether.”“Iliverightdownthatstreet，rightthere.Andthatsmydog.”MiddleburglooksitsbestatChristmastime.Thatmaybewhysomanypeoplereturneachyear

25、.【解題導語】本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了美國小鎮(zhèn)Middleburg慶祝圣誕節(jié)的獨特方式。1Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?AMiddleburgChristmasparadeBAsmalltownknownforhorsesCChristmastraditionsinMiddleburgDNewertraditionsatChristmastime解析：選C。標題概括題。通讀全文可知，文章主要介紹的是美國小鎮(zhèn)Middleburg獨特的6圣誕節(jié)風俗。故答案選C。2AtChristmas，peopleinMiddleburgusua

26、lly_.AvisitfriendsandfamiliesBfeedfarmhorseswithhayChuntfordogsinthewoodsDrideintheyearlyparade解析：選D。細節(jié)理解題。由第二段第二、三句“Formorethan50years，MiddleburghasorganizedayearlyChristmasparade(游行)Menandwomenridehorsesthroughthewoodsandfields.”可知，Middleburg的人們每年都會舉行一次圣誕游行，人們會騎著馬從樹林和田間穿過。故答案選D。3AccordingtoTreyMat

27、heu，whydopeoplevisitMiddleburg?ATorelaxthemselves.BToenjoythefreshair.CToescapecompetition.DTochallengethemselves.解析：選A。推理判斷題。由第四段第三、四句“HesaysavisittoMiddleburgisachancetoslowdownforaday.HesaysMiddleburgcanbeacalming，peacefulplacewithouttension.”可推知，TreyMatheu認為Middleburg是一個寧靜、平和、沒有壓力的小鎮(zhèn)，在這里人們可以放慢生活

28、腳步，輕松一下。故答案選A。4WhatdoweknowaboutthesmalltownMiddleburg?AItmakesalargeprofitfromtourism.BItattractsmanypeopleeachyear.CItisagoodplaceforfamilygatherings.DItdoesntrespectChristmastraditions.解析：選B。推理判斷題。由第六段第一句“Paradeorganizerssaymorethan13,0007peopleattendeveninbelowfreezingweather.”可推知，每年有很多人都會來Middl

29、eburg觀看圣誕節(jié)游行。故答案選B。EUS.airlinesareseeingamajorinterruptionbecauseofhundredsofflightscanceledduetotheashcloudfromtheIcelandicvolcano，butEuropeanflightcompanieswillfacethebiggestlosses.Theairlinebusinesshasbeentough：Thedeclinedramaticallyslowedtraffic；FebruaryheavysnowforcedUS.airlinestocancelthousand

30、sofflights；andnowtheashesfromthevolcanostoppedalltrafficinandoutofnorthernEuropefordays.，“ForUS.flightcompanies，itllbearelativelyshorttermhit，”saidMichaelBoyd，presidentofBoydGroupInternational，anaviation(航空學)consultingfirm.“Wethinkrightnowtheyredownabout$80millionintermsoflostincomeandtheyredowndome

31、sticallyabout80,000passengersthatwouldhavebeenflyingdomesticallybutarentbecausetheycantgethere.”，UsDeltaannouncedthatvolcanorelatedinterruptiongroundedabout400flightsuntilMondayatacostof$20millioninlostrevenues(收入)Butbycomparison，theairlinecanceled7,000flightsandlost$65millioninrevenueduetotherecent

32、snowstorms.ThedisruptionhascreateduncertaintyforcustomersbutanalystssayS.airlineswontfaceasmanycostsasyoumightthink.Theyarenotflyinginextraplanestohandlethepassengersintroublebecausecompaniessimplydonthavethem.“Airlinerunaveryleanoperationnow，”Mannsaid.“So，sincetherearenospareaircraftorcrews，theairl

33、ineswillattempttomaximizeloadsoneveryoneoftheiraircraftthatdofly.Butitmaytakedays，orinsomecasesaweekorso，togetsomeofthesecustomerstowheretheywanttogo.”.以約30詞概括文章大意_.根據(jù)短文內容選擇最佳答案1Whichnegativeconsequencesmentionedinthepassagedidthedisasterscause?Acoldness，pollutionandairlineslossesBairportdamage，poll

34、utionandslowtrafficCpassengerdelay，coldnessandairportdamageDpassengerdelay，airlineslossesandslowtraffic82Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?AThefewestairplaneswillflythetrappedpassengerstotheirdestinations.BAllthecustomersaresuretobesenttotheirdestinationsintime.CTheUS.andUK.airlinessufferedthesamelossesinthenaturaldisasters.DThevolcanoeruptionreducedthetraffictoandfromnorthernEurope.3Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?Athetroublesthattheairlineswillfaceafterth