阅读理解AI(人工智能)makes our lives easier and better. Let's see the amazing AI.Cool driverless busA bus door opens and you get on. Wait! Where is the driver? Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong. It has 14 seats and doesn't need a driver. The bus follows traffic rules. It stops as soon as it sees a stop light.Your close friendHi, everyone. I'm Xiaobing, 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 talented at singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend!World's first AI anchor(主播)Hey, look! The famous Chinese anchor 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 can work 24 hours and doesn't make any mistakes. You might see it on TV soon.Popular AI artistThis beautiful painting was at an auction(拍卖)in 2020. The painting is worth 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 artist. It studied over 15,000 paintings. In this way, it learned to paint.(1)The fact about Apolong is that ________.A.the bus door can't open itselfB.it stops as soon as it sees a stop lightC.there are 24 seats in itD.it doesn't follow the traffic rules(2)Xiaobing can NOT ________.A.singB.be your friendC.go out to play with youD.talk with you if you feel lonely(3)The painting ________.A.was at an auction in 2019B.is worth about 3,000,000 yuan at an auctionC.is a work painted by Vincent van GoghD.was studied by three French artists over 15,000 times(4)Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.Xiaobing is a 17-year-old girl.B.AI makes our lives harder and worse.C.This new kind of driverless bus also needs a driver to control it.D.The AI anchor can work 24 hours and doesn't make any mistakes.(5)We can probably read the passage in ________.A.a storybook B.a notice C.a newspaper D.a novelHuge squares, great buildings and countless treasures(珍宝)—the Forbidden City never fails to take its visitors' breath away.This year, the world's largest wooden palace is 600 years old! Have you ever wondered who made this marvel(奇迹)?In 1406, when the Ming Emperor Yongle decided to move the country's capital from Nanjing to Beijing, he started to build a palace at the heart of Beijing. His vision(愿景)was big. It took a million workers 14 years to finish it.Materials were sent from all over China to Beijing. Nanmu, the rarest of all Chinese woods, was used to make huge wooden pillars(柱子). It can only be found deep in forests over 1,800 km away from Beijing. Workers had to float(漂浮)the wood on rivers all the way north to Beijing.Stones were also carried to the palace. The heaviest stone in the Forbidden City weighs 250 tons. It was found 80 km west of Beijing. It was so heavy that people could only move it during winter. They poured water onto the road to create ice. Then thousands of workers pulled the stone on the ice to the palace.The project even changed the local landscape(地貌). While building a moat(护城河)around the palace, workers dug up soil and piled it on a hill north of the Forbidden City. That's where Jingshan came from.(1)What can't we learn from Paragraph 3?A.How long it took to build the Forbidden City.B.Who decided to build the Forbidden City.C.Where the Forbidden City was built.D.How the Forbidden City got its name.(2)Paragraph 4 mainly shows that ________.A.North China had few treesB.some building materials came from far awayC.hinese people were hard-working in the pastD.river transportation started in ancient times(3)Workers transported stones in winter because ________.A.the icy rivers helped them transport stonesB.winter is the best season to make carvingsC.stones are lighter when they're frozenD.they had to use ice to move the stones(4)What do we know about Jingshan?A.It was built with soil from the palace.B.It was part of the Forbidden City.C.It was moved in order to build a moat.D.It was there before the Forbidden City.(5)The process of building the Forbidden City was ________.A.simple B.difficult C.smooth D.dangerousDo you know what Alzheimer's disease(阿尔茨海默病)is? People with this disease are very forgetful. When US high school student Sarah Earp saw her family members suffer from this disease, she decided to do something.Earp started a fundraising project(筹款项目)this year and has raised more than 3,000(21,081 yuan)so far.Earp still remembers her family members always asking her the same questions over and over again. "It makes it a lot harder," she said. "I would really like to help more people."She made videos about the disease and showed them to students. In one video, she sits beside her aunt, who has Alzheimer's. Her aunt says "that's terrible" after hearing some facts about Alzheimer's. But the next moment, she has already forgotten what Earp was talking about.Earp also put up posters(海报)around her school. The posters encourage students to keep their brains healthy through physical and mental exercises, such as sports and playing chess.Earp said she hopes to do more fundraising after she finishes high school.(1)The underlined word "mental" probably relates to ________.A.the body B.the mind C.the outside world D.the health(2)People with Alzheimer's disease may ________.A.ask many questions at onceB.remember things easilyC.forget things easilyD.become excited easily(3)Why did Earp start the fundraising project?A.Because she wanted to help people with Alzheimer's disease.B.ecause she wanted more people to help her family members.C.Because she wanted to encourage kids to exercise.D.Because she wanted to study the disease.(4)With her videos, Earp wanted to show others ________.A.how her aunt remembers thingsB.what life is like for people with Alzheimer'sC.that Alzheimer's is actually not that badD.what she did to take care of her aunt(5)What do we know from the story?A.Earp may get Alzheimer's disease when she gets old.B.Most people have Alzheimer's disease.C.Playing chess can stop Alzheimer's disease.D.Earp will keep raising money in the future.From red apples and yellow lemons to blueberries and green melons, fruit comes in many different colors. Why do different kinds of fruit have so many colors?According to Lu Wei from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, fruit colors actually come from their different pigments(色素), such as red or yellow carotenoid(类胡萝卜素)and blue or purple anthocyanin(花青素). These pigments appear in different amounts, depending on the fruit's environment. This causes the fruit to turn a certain color.To find out how environment influences fruit colors, Chinese scientists studied more than 280 different fruit colors, including white, red, blue, purple and black.They found that red fruit tends to grow in cooler places. And instead of just growing in one place, you can find them growing in many places around the world. Blue and purple fruit mostly grows in warm places. These fruit tend to grow a lot in just one specific area. The scientists also found that the closer the fruit is to the equator(赤道), the darker its color will be.Animals have also had an influence on the evolution(进化)of fruit colors. Animals eat fruit and drop the seeds in other places later. This helps the fruit spread and grow in different places. Therefore, in order to attract animals, some fruit develop colors that are easy for animals to see.However, animals see colors in a different way. Fruit needs to develop colors that are suited to animals' visual abilities. For example, birds can see red more easily than humans can. Therefore, there tends to be more red fruit in areas where birds live. The lemurs(狐猴)of Madagascar are red-green color-blind. Many yellow fruit can be found in their habitats(栖息地), as they can easily see this color.(1)You are more likely to find blue and purple fruit in ________.A.cooler places B.warmer places C.higher places D.lower places(2)Which of the following is TRUE?A.Dark fruit tend to grow close to the equator.B.Green fruit tends to grow in cool places.C.Humans can see red more easily than birds.D.Birds are color-blind and can see no colors.(3)Some fruits develop certain colors to ________.A.scare animals awayB.get more sunlightC.attract animals to eat themD.protect themselves(4)Which of the following factors have influenced the evolution of fruit colors? a. environment b. pigment c. animals d. humans' visual abilitiesA.abc B.bed C.ac D.bd(5)What do the fifth and sixth paragraph mainly talk about?A.How animals influenced the evolution of fruit colors.B.Why animals loved fruits with bright colors.C.Where animals usual got fruits.D.How and where fruit colors attracted animals.

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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 has 14 seats and doesn't need a driver. The bus follows traffic rules. It stops as soon as it sees a stop light.

Your close friend

Hi, everyone. I'm Xiaobing, 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 talented at singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend!

World's first AI anchor(主播)

Hey, look! The famous Chinese anchor 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 can work 24 hours and doesn't make any mistakes. You might see it on TV soon.

Popular AI artist

This beautiful painting was at an auction(拍卖)in 2020. The painting is worth 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 artist. It studied over 15,000 paintings. In this way, it learned to paint.

(1)The fact about Apolong is that ________.

A.the bus door can't open itself

B.it stops as soon as it sees a stop light

C.there are 24 seats in it

D.it doesn't follow the traffic rules

(2)Xiaobing can NOT ________.

A.sing

B.be your friend

C.go out to play with you

D.talk with you if you feel lonely

(3)The painting ________.

A.was at an auction in 2019

B.is worth about 3,000,000 yuan at an auction

C.is a work painted by Vincent van Gogh

D.was studied by three French artists over 15,000 times

(4)Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Xiaobing is a 17-year-old girl.

B.AI makes our lives harder and worse.

C.This new kind of driverless bus also needs a driver to control it.

D.The AI anchor can work 24 hours and doesn't make any mistakes.

(5)We can probably read the passage in ________.

A.a storybook B.a notice C.a newspaper D.a novel

Huge squares, great buildings and countless treasures(珍宝)—the Forbidden City never fails to take its visitors' breath away.

This year, the world's largest wooden palace is 600 years old! Have you ever wondered who made this marvel(奇迹)?

In 1406, when the Ming Emperor Yongle decided to move the country's capital from Nanjing to Beijing, he started to build a palace at the heart of Beijing. His vision(愿景)was big. It took a million workers 14 years to finish it.

Materials were sent from all over China to Beijing. Nanmu, the rarest of all Chinese woods, was used to make huge wooden pillars(柱子). It can only be found deep in forests over 1,800 km away from Beijing. Workers had to float(漂浮)the wood on rivers all the way north to Beijing.

Stones were also carried to the palace. The heaviest stone in the Forbidden City weighs 250 tons. It was found 80 km west of Beijing. It was so heavy that people could only move it during winter. They poured water onto the road to create ice. Then thousands of workers pulled the stone on the ice to the palace.

The project even changed the local landscape(地貌). While building a moat(护城河)around the palace, workers dug up soil and piled it on a hill north of the Forbidden City. That's where Jingshan came from.

(1)What can't we learn from Paragraph 3?

A.How long it took to build the Forbidden City.

B.Who decided to build the Forbidden City.

C.Where the Forbidden City was built.

D.How the Forbidden City got its name.

(2)Paragraph 4 mainly shows that ________.

A.North China had few trees

B.some building materials came from far away

C.hinese people were hard-working in the past

D.river transportation started in ancient times

(3)Workers transported stones in winter because ________.

A.the icy rivers helped them transport stones

B.winter is the best season to make carvings

C.stones are lighter when they're frozen

D.they had to use ice to move the stones

(4)What do we know about Jingshan?

A.It was built with soil from the palace.

B.It was part of the Forbidden City.

C.It was moved in order to build a moat.

D.It was there before the Forbidden City.

(5)The process of building the Forbidden City was ________.

A.simple B.difficult C.smooth D.dangerous

Do you know what Alzheimer's disease(阿尔茨海默病)is? People with this disease are very forgetful. When US high school student Sarah Earp saw her family members suffer from this disease, she decided to do something.

Earp started a fundraising project(筹款项目)this year and has raised more than $3,000(21,081 yuan)so far.

Earp still remembers her family members always asking her the same questions over and over again. "It makes it a lot harder," she said. "I would really like to help more people."

She made videos about the disease and showed them to students. In one video, she sits beside her aunt, who has Alzheimer's. Her aunt says "that's terrible" after hearing some facts about Alzheimer's. But the next moment, she has already forgotten what Earp was talking about.

Earp also put up posters(海报)around her school. The posters encourage students to keep their brains healthy through physical and mental exercises, such as sports and playing chess.

Earp said she hopes to do more fundraising after she finishes high school.

(1)The underlined word "mental" probably relates to ________.

A.the body B.the mind C.the outside world D.the health

(2)People with Alzheimer's disease may ________.

A.ask many questions at once

B.remember things easily

C.forget things easily

D.become excited easily

(3)Why did Earp start the fundraising project?

A.Because she wanted to help people with Alzheimer's disease.

B.ecause she wanted more people to help her family members.

C.Because she wanted to encourage kids to exercise.

D.Because she wanted to study the disease.

(4)With her videos, Earp wanted to show others ________.

A.how her aunt remembers things

B.what life is like for people with Alzheimer's

C.that Alzheimer's is actually not that bad

D.what she did to take care of her aunt

(5)What do we know from the story?

A.Earp may get Alzheimer's disease when she gets old.

B.Most people have Alzheimer's disease.

C.Playing chess can stop Alzheimer's disease.

D.Earp will keep raising money in the future.

From red apples and yellow lemons to blueberries and green melons, fruit comes in many different colors. Why do different kinds of fruit have so many colors?

According to Lu Wei from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, fruit colors actually come from their different pigments(色素), such as red or yellow carotenoid(类胡萝卜素)and blue or purple anthocyanin(花青素). These pigments appear in different amounts, depending on the fruit's environment. This causes the fruit to turn a certain color.

To find out how environment influences fruit colors, Chinese scientists studied more than 280 different fruit colors, including white, red, blue, purple and black.

They found that red fruit tends to grow in cooler places. And instead of just growing in one place, you can find them growing in many places around the world. Blue and purple fruit mostly grows in warm places. These fruit tend to grow a lot in just one specific area. The scientists also found that the closer the fruit is to the equator(赤道), the darker its color will be.

Animals have also had an influence on the evolution(进化)of fruit colors. Animals eat fruit and drop the seeds in other places later. This helps the fruit spread and grow in different places. Therefore, in order to attract animals, some fruit develop colors that are easy for animals to see.

However, animals see colors in a different way. Fruit needs to develop colors that are suited to animals' visual abilities. For example, birds can see red more easily than humans can. Therefore, there tends to be more red fruit in areas where birds live. The lemurs(狐猴)of Madagascar are red-green color-blind. Many yellow fruit can be found in their habitats(栖息地), as they can easily see this color.

(1)You are more likely to find blue and purple fruit in ________.

A.cooler places B.warmer places C.higher places D.lower places

(2)Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Dark fruit tend to grow close to the equator.

B.Green fruit tends to grow in cool places.

C.Humans can see red more easily than birds.

D.Birds are color-blind and can see no colors.

(3)Some fruits develop certain colors to ________.

A.scare animals away

B.get more sunlight

C.attract animals to eat them

D.protect themselves

(4)Which of the following factors have influenced the evolution of fruit colors? a. environment b. pigment c. animals d. humans' visual abilities

A.abc B.bed C.ac D.bd

(5)What do the fifth and sixth paragraph mainly talk about?

A.How animals influenced the evolution of fruit colors.

B.Why animals loved fruits with bright colors.

C.Where animals usual got fruits.

D.How and where fruit colors attracted animals.