2021年甘肃省中考英语主题阅读专项训练 科技创新

1、主题阅读 科技创新.完形填空Iron Mans robotic suits are not in science fiction movies anymore. They have come to real life. A smart roboticsuit may help workers 1 heavy things and help patients move damaged arms and legs. Now Thibault, a paralyzed(瘫痪的) man, not only owns one such smart suit but also uses it to 2

2、again!Thibault is 29 years old. He was unable to walk after 3 from a high place five years ago. Some scientists 4 to help him by means of technology. They implanted( 植入) two 5 on the surface of Thibaults brain. Theinstruments read the brain signals and send them to a computer. Then the computer 6 th

3、e signals intoinstructions. In this way, Thibault is able to “walk” in the suit. And from a thought to a movement, it 7 less than a third of a second.Thibault can learn to walk quite 8 in the smart suit, but it will take him a much longer time to learn to bend, wave his arms or move his hands.Howeve

4、r, Thibault is excited about the 9 he has made.“I feel like I was the first man on the moon,”he said.The mind -reading machine 10 the young man to walk again. It is a small step for Thibault, but it could be a big step in paralysis. The new invention gives hope to those patients who are like Thibaul

5、t.1.A.knock B.lift C.increase D.hide2.A.talk B.readC.listen D.walk3.A.fallingB.lying C.hangingD.leaving4.A.allowed B.guided C.decided5.A.instruments B.inventionsC.computers D.collections6.A.chooses B.translatesD.failedC.includes D.stores7.A.costs B.spends C.pays D.takes8.A.slowly B.differentlyC.quic

6、klyD.completely9.A.mistakes B.progressC.decisions10.A.helpsD.differencesB.remindsC.encourages D.allows.2021原创阅读理解Hello, readers and friends. My name is Xin Xiaowei. Im very happy to be here and to introduce myself to you.Im a 3-D AI-powered news anchor(主播), the worlds first one. Born in China on May

7、 21, 2020, I wasdeveloped by the search engine Sogou and Xinhua News Agency. You may already be able to guess who I look like. But let me tell you anyway! I was modeled after Zhao Wanwei, a real-life reporter for the news agency.As a digital news anchor, Im not alone at all. I have several 2 -D coll

8、eagues you might have known about. In2018, Xinhua introduced its first digital anchor called Qiu Hao. He was designed through the use of machine learning to simulate( 模拟) the voices, facial movements and gestures( 姿势) of real -life broadcasters. Then in early 2019, theagency introduced another digit

9、al news anchor called Xin Xiaomeng, considered as the first news anchor.-ever female AI -basedLike my dear workmates, I can accompany you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. I can also be endlessly copiedand presented at different scenes to bring you the news. But as a 3-D anchor, Im a little different

10、 from them. Forexample, I can broadcast news more naturally and smoothly. More interestingly, I am also able to change my clothes and hairstyles based on various scenarios.I completed my first task last month. Its a great honor for me to report for Xinhua on the Two Sessions ( 两会). In the future, I

11、will walk out of the studio to offer more audience a refreshing viewing experience!11. is considered as the first-ever female AI-based news anchor.A.Xin XiaoweiB.Zhao WanweiC.Qiu HaoD.Xin Xiaomeng12.The underlined word “colleagues” means in Chinese.A.影像B.同事C.工具D.播音室13.The fourth paragraph mainly tel

12、ls us .A.what Xin Xiaowei looks likeB.how long Xin Xiaowei can work a dayC.why Xin Xiaowei doesnt feel lonelyD.how Xin Xiaowei broadcasts the news14.We can infer from the passage the 3-D anchor .A.speaks more naturallyB.can change clothes and hairstyles freelyC.will have some change in the futureD.r

13、eported for Xinhua on the Two Sessions in 202015.What may the passage belong to?A.A novel. B.An advertisement.C.A news report. D.A travel guidebook.【参考答案】.【主旨大意】 本文是一篇科技说明文,主要讲述了读脑机械装置让瘫痪者 Thibault 再次行走,这虽然是他迈出的一小步,但对于瘫痪者来说,可能会是一大步。1.B 2.D 3.A 4.C5.A 考查名词辨析。根据下句“The instruments read the brain signals and send them to a