2021届中考英语阅读理解强化训练（二）科技类

2021届中考英语阅读理解强化训练（二）

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Forpeople,it'snotsurprisingthatwecanopenadoor;liftaheavyboxandcontrolourselves

whilewalkinginthesnow.Butcanarobotdothese?Well,Google'snewrobot,Atlas,cannot

onlydothesethings,butitcanstandupifitfallsdown.Althoughtherobotmaybeslowand

clumsy,itwascreatedmainlytoworkindangerousplacesforhumans.

Now,robotsaremuchsmarterthanyoumightimagine.OnMarch9thisyear,AlphaGo,an

artificialintelligence(人工智能)programmadebyGoogle'sDeepMind,challengedtop

professionalGoplayerLeeSedolfromSouthKorea.AndAlphaGobeatLeeatlast.

Aliswhencomputersorcomputersoftwareisabletohaveintelligentbehavior;suchas

thinkingoractinglikeahuman.Inourdailylife,wealreadyuseAlinmanyways,suchasApple's

SiriandsearchengineslikeBaiduandGoogle.

Somepeoplemayworrywhethercomputersarenowsmartenoughtobeatusateverything.

Butexpertssaythatisnotthecase.ReallifeproblemscanbemoredifficultthantheGogame.

Forexample,humanscanwatchapersonthrowdownacupofcoffeeandknowthattheresult

willbeamessonthefloor.Acomputerprogramwouldhavetoknowthesizeofthecup,the

heightofthecupfromthefloorandmanyotherthingstofindouttheresult.Butweneverknow

whatwillhappeninthefuture.

l.Theunderlinedword"clumsy"inthefirstparagraphmeans""inChinese.

A.敏捷的B.结实的C,笨拙的D.呆傻的

2.Atlaswascreatedmainlyto

A.helpthedisabledpeopleB.showthedevelopmentoftechnology

C.helppeopledosimplejobsD.workindangerousplacesforhumans

3.InParagraph2,thewritermentionedthegamebetweenAlphaGoandLeeSedolto.

A.explainhowsmartrobotsareB.introducethedevelopmentofrobots

C.showthegamewasveryexcitingD.tellushowrobotsbeathumansinthegame

4.Theunderlinedword"that"inParagraph4refersto

A.AIisalreadyusedinmanywaysB.AIcanthinkandactlikeahuman

C.AIphaGobeatLeeSedolintheGogameD.Computerscanbeathumansateverything

5.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer（推断）that.

A.humanswillhavetofollowrobots'orders

Bit'sdifficultforrobotstotakehuman'splace

C.robotswillbejustascommonasmobilephones

D.peoplewilldependontheirrobotstodoallthethings

（二）

Imaginehavingasimpleapp（应用程序）thatworkslikethis:Whenyouneedhelp,justopen

theapp,touchthe"notOK"buttonandatextmessagewillbesenttofivepreselected（预先选定

的）people,alongwithalocation（位置）toshowwhereyouare.Themessagereads,"Hey,Kmnot

OK.Pleasecallme,textme,orcometofindme."

USteenagersHannahLucas,15,andherbrotherCharlie,13,havecreatedanappcallednot

OK.Peoplejustneedtopay$1.99（12.5yuan）eachmonthtouseit.

Hannahwasinspired（启发）tocreatetheappduringadarktimeinherlifelastyear.She

sufferedfromadiseasethatcausedhertopassoutatschool.Otherkidssometimesbullied（欺凌）

heraboutthis.Shefeltsadandwantedtofindanappthatwouldallowhertogethelpwhenshe

wasn'tfeelingOK.

SheaskedherbrotherCharlie,whosenicknameis"TechSupport",tofindsuchanapp.When

theycouldn'tfindone,theydecidedtocreateonethemselves.

Theycameupwithsomedesignsfortheappfirst.Charlietookaprogrammingclasslast

summerandbuiltawebsitefortheapp.Hannahalsosharedherideainhersummerbusiness

class.Someappdevelopersshowedinterestanddecidedtohelpher.Atlast,theappcameoutin

theUSandCanadaonJanuary31.

Hannahishappythatherappishelpingothers."ItmakeseverythingIwentthroughlastyear

worthit."shesaid.

l.Whowillknowyou'reintroublewhenyoutouchthe"notOK"button?

A.Fivepreselectedpeople.B.Fivefamilymembers.

C.Fiveappdevelopers.D.Fiveclosefriends.

2.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"textme"inParagraphOneprobablymean?

A.Sendmeareport.B.Sendmeanemail.

C.Sendmeamessage.D.Sendmeanexam.

3.Themainpurposeofinventingtheappistoallowpeople.

A.tobuildawebsiteB.totakeclasses

C.toearnmoneyD.toaskforhelp

4.Therightorderofthefollowingstatementsabouttheinventionoftheappis.

a.Hannahsufferedfromadiseaselastyear.

b.Charlietookaprogrammingclasslastsummer.

c.TheappcameoutintheUSandCanadainJanuary.

d.HannahandCharliefailedtofindsuchausefulapp.

A.c,d,a,bB.c,d,b,aC.a,d,b,cD.a,d,c,b

5.Thebestwordstodescribetheappare.

A.simpleandhelpfulB.pleasantanddangerous

C.expensiveandcreativeD.interestingandpreselected

（三）

Ifyoulookatthetopofyourphone,you'llusuallyseealittlesymbolthatsays3Gor4G.The

"G"standsforthe"generation”（代）ofyourmobilenetwork.Butthesymbolswillbecomethings

ofthepastafter5Gnetworksfullyarrive.

OnMarch30,Shanghaivice-mayorWuQingmadethefirst5GvideocallonaHuaweiMateX

Smartphone.ShanghaihasalsobecomethefirstcityinChinatostarttesting5Gnetworks.

About100timesfasterthan4Gnetworks,5Gwillletpeopledownloadanduploaddata（数

据）fasterthaneverbefore.But5Gwon'tjustbringfastermobileinternet.Peoplecanuseitfor

manyotherthingsaswell.

Forexample,5Gwillhelptomakeself-drivingcarssafer.Today'sself-drivingtestcarshaveone

problem—lag（延迟）.Whenthecar"sees"anobstacle（障碍物）,itsendsthisinformationtoa

datacenterandreceivesinstructions.However;itwillbesometimebeforeitsendsandreceives

thisinformation.Withthiskindoflag,thecarsmightcrashbecausetheydon'treceive

instructionsintime.With5G,thislagwillbegreatlylowered,makingthecarssafer.

5Gcouldalsobeusedtopowertheinternetofthings（loT）,thatis,alargeonlinenetworkthat

connectsallthingsandpeople.Fastinternetspeedswillbethekeytodevelopingthistechnology.

TheloTcouldbeusedinalotofways.Forexample,withloTyourrefrigeratorcould

automatically（自动地）placeanorderonlineforeggswhenitfindsthattherearenoeggsleft

inside.

（l）.Whichcitywas5Gtestedforthefirsttime?

A.Beijing.B.Shanghai.C.Shenzhen.

（2）.Whatcanweinfer（推测）accordingtothepassage?

A.5GiswidelyusedinChinanow.

B.5Gnetworkswillmakeourlivesmoreconvenient.

C.Therearenosymbolsatthetopofourphones.

（3）.Thewriterusesself-drivingcarsasanexampleto.

A.explainhow5G'sfastspeedcanbehelpful

B.warnaboutthepossibledangersofself-drivingcars

C.explainhowself-drivingcarswork

（4）.WhatisloTaccordingtothepassage?

A.Arobotthatcandohousework.

B.Anonlinestorewhereyoucanbuyanything.

C.Alargeonlinenetworkthatconnectsthingsandpeople.

（5）.Whichsentenceisrightaccordingtothepassage?

A.5Gwillhelpusbuyeggsquickly.

B.Robotscanhelpusbuyeggsonline.

C.Ourrefrigeratorcanordereggsonlineforus.

（四）

Computersareveryimportantinourlife.Manypeoplethinkthatwedon*thavetogo

shoppingoutsidebecausewecangetmostthingsontheInternet.Theremaybenomorepaper

booksinthefuturebecausewecangetailtexts（文本）fromtheInternet.Wecanplaygames,

watchfilmsandbuyfoodontheInternet.

Somepeoplearehappyaboutthosenewwaysofshoppingandcommunication（沟通）,Others

donotthinkthatcomputerswillreplace（代替）ouroldwaysofdoingthings.

Somepeoplethinkthatonedaywewillnotreadbooksmadeofpaper,becausewecanbuy

andreadbooksonthecomputer.

Butmanypeoplesayitisahappythingtogointoshopsandreadpaperbooks,becausepaper

booksaremorefriendly.Maybecomputerswon'tchange（改变）thesetwothingsinthefuture.

1Whichisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Peoplelikegoingshopping.

B.Readingbooksisimportant.

C.Whethercomputerswillreplacepaperbooksandshoppingoutside.

D.Computerscanbeusedtoplaygames.

2.Theremaybenomorebooksbecause.

A.thereisnopaperinthefuture

B.peopledon'tlikereadingbooks

C.theyareveryexpensive

D.wecangetalltextsfromtheInternet

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Wecanwatchfilmsonthecomputer.

B.PeopleallliketogoshoppingontheInternet.

C.Wecan'tbuyanythingonthecomputer.

D.Allthepeoplelikereadingbooksonthecomputer.

4.Whichofthefollowingismentioned（被提到）inthepassage?

A.Computerscanhelpussendemails.

B.Wecantalkwithourfriendsonthecomputer.

C.Wecanbuyandreadbooksonthecomputer.

D.Wecanlistentothemusiconthecomputer.

（五）

Xiaofan,asmartboyfromShenzhen,usedtohavedifficultyingettingupontime,andhisalarm

clockwasofnouseatall.Itmadehimveryupset.Oneday,hehadagoodidea.

Xiaofanwenttoashopandboughtatape.Backhome,hestartedtorecordwhathewanted.

Afterthat,hetookoutatoolboxandconnectedhistapeplayerwiththenewtapetohisalarm

clock.Aspecialalarmclockwasborn.Atacertaintimeinthemorning,thetapeplayerwould

playsoftmusicwithalowandsweetvoiceofayounggirl,"Wakeup,please."Fiveminuteslater,

thetapeplayerwouldplayagain,anditmightbeloudmusic.Atthesametime,hecouldheara

recordingofhisparent,"Wakeupatonce,oryou'llbelate!"

Severaldayslater,Xiaofangotusedtothesoundoftherecordings.Aftertherecordings,hewas

stillsleepy,andevenfellasleepagain.Thatwasterrible!Sohewenttothelibraryandborrowed

plentyofbookshometodealwithhisproblemofgettinguplate.

Hemadeit!Withthehelpofwhathehadlearnedfromthebooks,heputamechanical（机械

的）armattheendofthebed.NowifXiaofanstilldoesn'tgetupatlast,thearminthebedwill

"beat"him,andevenmakehimoutofthebed.

ThespecialbedwithamechanicalarmhelpsXiaofanalot,butitisnotsoldinstores.

1.usedtobeXiaofan'sprobleminthemorning.

A.Playingsoftmusic

B.Makinganewbed

C.Fallingasleep

D.Beingdifficulttogetupontime

2.Xiaofanboughtintheshop.

A.analarmclockB.atape

C.atoolboxD.atapeplayer

3.Xiaofanwenttothelibraryto__.

A.returnsomebooks

B.writeabook

C.borrowmanybookshome

D.readplentyofbooksthere

4.NowifXiaofanstilldoesn'tgetupatlast,.

A.thealarmclockwillringagain

B.thearminthebedwill,"beat"him

C.hewillheararecordingofhisparent

D.thetapeplayerwillplayarecordingofayounggirl

5.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthatXiaofanis.

A.creativeB.outgoing

C.lazyD.careless

（六）

TohelpJapanesecompaniesbetterdealwiththeincreasingnumberofforeignersvisitingthe

country,Panasonichascreatedamegaphone(扩音器)whichisabletosmartlytranslateJapanese

intoEnglish,ChineseandKorean.

Panasonicnamedtheproduct"Megahonyaku'*.ItisatermfortheJapanesewordsfor

“megaphone"and"translate1',whichactuallymakesglotofsensebecauseit'samegaphonethat

cantranslateJapaneseintoseveralotherlanguagesinrealtime.WhenauserspeaksJapaneseinto

themegaphone,itrecognizes(辨认)andtranslateswhatisbeingsaidimmediately,andoutputsthe

wordsinEnglish,ChineseorKorean.

Itsoundsamazing,andseeingitinactioniswonderful,butMegahonyakuisnotgoodenough.

Itcannottranslateeverythingyousay,asitonlystores300commonexpressions,like"Thetrain

hasbeenputofF'or"Watchyourstep".However,theJapanesecompanybehindMegahonyaku

promisestoaddnewexpressionsregularly,whichuserscangetontheInternet.

Themachinewasdesignedtobeusedinplacesliketransportstations,airportsandplacesof

interestwherequickandexactannouncementsareneededmost.Around30Japaneseorganizations,

includingthepoliceandguides,havebeentryingoutMegahonyakuforaboutoneyear,but

PanasonicsaysitwillcomeontothemarketonDecember20th.Insteadofsellingthesespeech

translators,Panasonicplansonrenting(出租)themoutforlessthan$183amonthonathree-year

agreement,andofferingusersfutureimprovementsandnecessaryservices.

Panasonichasalsosaidthatitmayaddsupportforotherlanguages,likeRussian,dependingon

customers'needs.Megahonyakualsoincludesatouchscreenthatallowsuserstochoosethe

languagetheyneedtheirspeechtranslatedinto.

(1)PanasonichasproducedMegahonyakusothat.

A.guidescantranslateChineseintoJapanesefaster

B.Japanesecompaniescanreceiveforeignersbetter

C.foreignerscantalkwiththeJapanesefreely

D.theJapanesecanlearnotherlanguageseasily

(2)ThethirdparagraphismainlyabouttheofMegahonyaku.

A.inventionB.importanceC.disadvantageD.history

(3)ItcanbelearntfromParagraph4thatMegahonyaku.

A.maybepopularwiththepoliceB.iswidelyusedinprivatehomes

C.willbesoldonDecember20thD.storesabout30foreignlanguages

(4)Accordingtothepassage,Panasonicwillinthefuture.

A.sellMegahonyakutoforeignvisitorsB.bringdownthepriceofMegahonyaku

C.changethescreenofMegahonyakuD.improveMegahonyakuregularly

答案以及解析

（一）

答案：1-5CDADB

解析：1.词义猜测题。and连接并列结构，根据上文中的"maybeslow"可知行动缓慢，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据"itwascreatedmainlytoworkindangerousplacesforhumans"可知它主要

是为人类在危险的地方工作而设计的，故选D»

3.细节理解题。根据"Now,robotsaremuchsmarterthanyoumightimagine."和"AndAlphaGo

beatLeeatlast."可知，机器人比你想象中的要聪明，故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据上文"Somepeoplemayworrywhethercomputersarenowsmartenoughto

beatusateverything."可知,that指的是电脑可以在任何事情上打败我们，故选D。

5.推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，虽然我们已经在很多方面使用人工智能，但机器人不可

能在任何事情上都打败人类，即机器人很难取代人类。故选B。

答案:l.A;2.C;3,D;4,C;5.A

解析：1.根据第一段中的"Whenyouneedhelp,justopentheapp.touchthenotOKbuttonanda

textmessagewillbesenttofivepreselected（预先选定的）people..."可知答案为A。

2.根据上下文描述可知,textme的含义是"给我发信息"，故答案为C。

3.根据第三段中的"Shefeltsadandwantedtofindanappthatwouldallowhertogethelpwhen

shewasn'tfeelingOK."可知答案为D。

4.通读第三段到第五段可知，正确的顺序是Hannah去年得了一种病一MHannah和Charlie没

能找到这种有用的app-Kharlie去年夏天参加了一个编程课一哒个app于1月在美国和加

拿大投入使用，故答案为Co

5.通读全文可推断，这个app操作简单，而且能够帮助人，故答案为A。

（三）

答案：⑴-⑸BBACC

解析：（1）.细节理解题。题干意为:哪个城市是第一个测试5G网络的？根据文章第二段第二

句中“ShanghaihasalsobecomethefirstcityinChinatostarttesting5Gnetworks/7可知上海是

测试5G网络的第一个城市。故选Bo

（2）.推理判断题。题干意为:从文章中我们可以推测到什么?根据文章后三段大意可知5G网络

将会使我们的生活越来越便捷,