江苏省泰州市泰兴市2019-2021年三年中考一模英语试卷分类汇编：阅读理解

江苏省泰州市泰兴市

2019-2021年三年中考一模英语试卷分类汇编

阅读理解

2021年江苏省泰州市泰兴市中考适应性训练（一模）英语试卷

三、阅读理解阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳选项（36分）

Alice'sAdventuresinWonderland

Writer：LewisCarroll

Price：Y25(inbookstores)Y20(online)

Alice'sAdventuresinWonderlandwasanEnglishnovelwrittenin

1865.Atthebeginning,thebookwasnotwrittenforallpeoplebutfor

alittlegirl.Onasummerday,thewriter,Carrollmadeashorttripup

theThamesRiverandtoldthestoryofAlice,Theyounggirlfallsdown

arabbitholeandgoesonanunimaginableadventureintoa

wonderland.

PeterPan

Writer：J.M.BarrieinScotland

Price：Y15(inbookstores)¥12(online)

Itisachildren'sstoryfullofimaginationandadventures,whichis

aboutWendy,Joan,andMichaelDarling'sadventuresinNeverLand

withPeterPan,theboywhowouldnotgrowup.Thechildrenare

happyandlovely.(with2tapes)

UncleTom'sCabin

>““IK1WWTT"*

DodeTossCahnWriter：HarrietBeecherStowe

lUmctHrnfm

Price：¥20(inbookstores)¥16(online)

ThemostfamousnovelinAmericanhistory,UncleTom'sCabintalked

aboutthefightbetweenfreestatesandslavestatesduringtheAmerican

CivilWarandisaspopulartodayaswhenitfirstcameout150years

ago.

TheSecretGarden

Writer：FrancesHodgsonBurnetinAmerica

Price：Y35(inbookstores)Y30(online)

MaryLennox,asickgirl,findsherselfinheruncle'sdarkhouse.Why

aresomanyroomslocked?Whyisoneofthegardenslocked?And

whatisthatcryingshehearsatnight?Throughthepowerofhope,

friendship,andthemagicofnature,thebravegirlbringsthehouseand

along-lostgardenbacktolife.

26.Alice'sAdventuresinWonderlandtalksabout.

A.ashorttripuptheThamesRiver

B.awonderfulsummerinEngland

C.anamazingexperienceofAlice

D.aclearrivernearLewisCarroll'shouse

27.Amongthefourbooks,whichonecanweenjoythesoundifwebuyit?

A.Alice'sAdventuresinWonderlandB.PeterPan

C.UncleTotn'sCabinD.TheSecretGarden

28.IfMarywantstobuyfourofthebooksonlineinsteadofthebookstores,howmuchcanshe

save?

A.¥30.B.Y20.C.Y27.D.Y17.

29.Accordingtothepassage,wecansee.

A.PeterPantellsastoryaboutfivehappyandlovelyboys

B.TheSecretGardencostsmostofthefour

C.UncleTom'sCabinwaswrittenonecenturyago

D.Alice'sAdventuresinWonderlandiswith2tapes

B

Doyouknowthatinordertogrowstrange-lookingpumpkins,youhavetoplantseedsfrom

somerottingpumpkinsfist?When1O-year-oldCharlieJonesofJamestown,Indiana,learnedthis,

hedecidedtogrowhisown"“uglypumpkins'*.Heputintheworktogather,clean,andplantthose

seedsonhisownanddecidedtosellhiscropjustintimeforfall!

Sinceuglypumpkinsaren'tusuallythefirsttogo,Charliehadnoproblemgettingcustomers

tobuyhis.Afteralltheyknewthemoneyhemadewasgoingtosupporttheircountycancer

society!Atfirst,thecuriousboydidn'tplantodothis.HisfamilycaughttheCOVID-19,andwith

everythinginlockdown,heneededawaytopassthetime.

Hiseffortspaidoffbecauseheendedupwithalotofmoney!Whenthetimecametosell

them,hismomCorriedidsomeadvertisingonFacebook,butshedidn'texpecthiscroptobecome

popular.''Thiswasjustamazing,trulyamazing,peopleliningupforuglypumpkins,"Charliesaid

later.Withinafewweeks,hisunusualpumpkinshelpedhimraise$720!Atthatpoint,heandhis

momwenttoBooneCountyCancerSocietyanddonatedallthemoneytothem.

Hisdonationnotonlyshowedhiskindheart,butalsowasveryhelpfultotheorganization.

Thedirectorsaidthefound-raisingactivityhasbeendifficultforthembecauseofCOVID-19,so

Charlie'sdonationmadeabigdifference.Bestofall,heplanstodoitalloveragainnextyear!In

hiswords,"Thvpeopledon'tstophavingcancer,sowh、shouldIst。。sellingpumpkins?”

30.WhydidCharliegrowuglypumpkinsinthebeginning?

A.Tokillthetime.B.Tomakealiving.

C.Toplayatrickoncustomers.D.Tosupporttheircountycancersociety.

31.HowdidCharlieellhispumpkins?

A.Throughthelocalmarket.B.Throughhisclassmates.

C.Throughtheadvertisement.D.ThroughBooneCountyCancerSociety.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?

A.Peoplesufferedalotbecauseofthecancer.

B.Charliehasdecidedtosellpumpkinsinanewway.

C.Sellingpumpkinsneedsalotoftimeandenergy.

D.CharliewillcontinuehisdonationtotheCancerSociety.

33.What*sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AnUnluckyBoyCaughttheCOVID-19

B.ACuriousBoyPlantedPumpkinsforfun

C.AKindBoySoldPumpkinstoSupportCancerSociety

D.AFriendlyBoyGavePumpkinstoCancerSociety

C

Throughouthistory,peoplehavebeeninterestedinknowinghowlanguagesfirstbegan,but

nooneknowsexactlywhereorhowthishappened.However,wedoknowalotaboutlanguages,

thelanguageoftodayandallthelanguagesofearliertimes.Thereareprobablyaboutthree

thousandlanguagesintheworldtoday.Chineseisspokenbythelargestnumberofpeople.English,

RussianandSpanisharealsospokenbymillionsofpeople.Ontheotherhand,somelanguagesin

theworldhavelessthanonehundredspeakers.

Thereareseveralimportantfamiliesoflanguagesintheworld.Forexample,mostofthe

languagesofEuropeareinonelargefamilycalledIndo-European.Theoriginallanguageoftis

familywasspokenabout4.500yearsago.Manyofthepresent-daylanguagesofEuropeandIndia

aremodemformsofthelanguageof4,500yearsago.

Languagesarealwayschanging.TheEnglishoftodayisverydifferentfromtheEnglishof

500yearsago.Intime,someevendieoutcompletely.About1,000yearsago,Englishwasalittle

knownrelativeofGermanspokenononeofthebordersofEurope.

Ifalanguagehasanumberofspeakers,orifitisveryold,theremaybedifferencesinthe

wayitisspokenindifferentareas.Thatis,thelanguagemayhaveseveraldialects.Chineseisa

goodexampleofdialectsdifferences.Chinesehasbeenspokenforthousandsofyearsbymany

millionsofpeople.ThedifferencesbetweenthedialectsofChinesearesogreatthatspeakersof

ChinesefromsomepartsofChinacan'tunderstandspeakersfromotherparts.

34.MostEuropeanandIndianlanguages.

A.willsoondieoutcompletelyB.wereoncearelativeofEnglish

C.arenolongerspokenD.comefromthesamefamilyoflanguage.

35.Itseemsthathaschangedalot.

A.SpanishB.RussianC.EnglishD.Chinese

36.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Chineseisthelanguagewiththemostspeakers.

B.Englishwasawell-knownrelativeofGermanspokenononeofthebordersofEurope.

C.Alanguagehasmanyspeakers,buttheremaybenodifferencesinthewayitisspokenin

differentareas.

D.SpeakersofChinesefromsomepartsofChinacanunderstandspeakersfromotherparts.

37.Theunderlinedword"dialect"inthelastparagraphmeans.

A.区别B.标志C.语言D.方言

38.ThemostdifficultthingforonetolearntospeakChineseisthat.

A.therearegreatdifferencesbetweenthedialectsofChinese

B.Chineseandmanyforeignlanguagesarenotofthesamefamily

C.Chineseisaveryoldlanguage

D.therearegreatdifferencesbetweentheoldChineseandthepresent-dayChinese

D

Haveyougottenvaccinated?Thisquestionhasbecomeacommonwaytogreetothersin

ChinasincethecountryproducedanumberofCOVID-19vaccines（疫苗）inDecemberlastyear.

Chinaplanstovaccinate40percentofitspopulationbyJune,2021.Atthesametime,China

isalsoprovidingvaccinesforothercountries.Itisexporting（出口）COVID-19vaccinesto28

countriesandgivinghelpto69countriesinneed,Xinhuareported.Mostofthesecountriesare

developingnations,suchasPakistan,MongoliaandMexico.

Theleadersofthesecountriesaretakingtheleadinreceivingvaccineshots.Theyinclude

IndonesianPresidentJokoWidodoandChileanPresidentSebastianPinera.

AccordingtotheWorldBank,tovaccinate（接种）theircitizens,smallandmedium-sized

developingnationscouldhaveendedupayearbehindlargerdevelopingnationsanddeveloped

countries.Somewealthiernationshavealreadystoredmanyvaccinedoses（剂|）fortheirown

citizens.Someofthemhaveorderedenoughvaccinestovaccinatetheirpopulationstwoorthree

times,TheWashingtonPostreported.

Forcountriesthathavenotyetdevelopedorgottenavaccine,Chinamaybetheonlyanswer,

APnoted.Chinaisoneofthefewnationsthatcanproducevaccinesonalargescale（大批匕量）.

ChinajoinedCOVAXinOctober2020,amechanism（机制）organizedbytheWorldHealth

Organization,tomakesurethatallmembersgetthevaccinesinthefuture.Chinahasdecidedto

offer10millionvaccinestoCOVAX,Xinhuareported.

39.FromParagraph2,weknowthat.

A.somepeoplehavequestionedthesafetyofChinesevaccines

B.ChinahasonlysentvaccinestonearbyAsiancountries

C.Chinesevaccineshavebeenwelcomedinmanycountries

D.Chinaoffersvaccinestoallothercountriesforfree

40.AsforCOVID-19vaccines,smallandmedium-sizeddevelopingnations.

A.havereceivedhelpfromwesterncountries

B.havefallenbehindinvaccinatingtheircitizens

C.havestoredenoughvaccinesfortheircitizens

D.havestartedtodeveloptheirownvaccines

41.Whatisthecorrectorderforthefollowingeventsaccordingtothepassage?

a.ChinaproducedCOVID-19vaccines.

b.40percentofChinesereceivevaccineshots.

c.Manyleadersinlessdevelopedcountriesreceivedvaccineshots.

d.ChinajoinedCOVAX.

A.a-d-c-bB.d-a-c-bC.d-a-b-cD.a-d-b-c

42.Whatcanbeinferred（推断）fromthepassage?

A.TheCOVID-19willoonend.

B.ChineseCOVID-19vaccinesarecheaperandsaferthanothers.

C.ChinaistheonlycountrytodevelopCOVID-19vaccines.

D.ChinamightofferCOVID-19vaccinesallovertheworld.

43.Whereisthetextmostprobablyfrom?

A.Anewswebsite.B.Alearningwebsite.

C.Atravelwebsite.D.Ageographywebsite.

答案：

26—29CCDB30-33ACDC34—38DCADA39-43CBBDA

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三、阅读理解

阅读下面三篇材料，根据材料内容从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳

选项（30分）

[A]

WelcometoCGV

Fast&Furious7

Starring:VinDiesel,PaulWalker,JasonStatham

DirectedbyJamesWan

WrittenbyChrisMoran

Runningtime:140min

Showtime:

3DscreenThefirstshowstartsat9:30am

Thelastshowstartsat10:30pm

IMAXscreenThefirstshowstartsat11:10amThelastshowstartsat10:40pm.

AdultsRMB¥100for3D,RMB¥140forIMAX

ChildrenHalftheoriginalpriceonweekdays

VIPMembership60%offMon.-Thu.&50%offFri.-Sun.

VVIPMembership60%offAnyTime

OnlineBooking40%offAnyTime

31.HowlongdoesthefilmFast&Furious7last?

A.SevendaysB.FivedaysC.ThreehoursD.Overtwohours

32.Whoplaysnoroleinthemovie?

A.VinDieselB.PaulWalkerC.ChrisMoranD.JasonStatham

33.Whatkindofticketisthecheapesteveryday?

A.VIPB.VVIPC.OnlineBookingD.Weekendtickets.

34.ThelastshowonIMAXscreenendsat

A.11:30a.m.B.1:00a.m.C.12:00p.m.D.11:40a.m.

35.Acoupledecidetoseethe3Dfilmtogetherwithan8-year-olddaughterthisThursday.

HowmuchwilltheyhavetopayifbookingontheInternet?

A.150yuan.B.120yuan.C.170yuan.D.210yuan

SomeyearsagoonahotsummerdayinsouthFlorida,alittleboydecidedtogofbraswim

inthelakebehindhishouse.Heranoutofthebackdoor,leavingbehindshoes,socksand

shirtashewent.

Heflewintothewater,notrealizingthatasheswamtowardthemiddleofthelake,an

alligalor（短吻鳄）wasgettingclose.Themotherinthehousewaslookingoutofthewindowand

sawthetwoastheygotcloserandclosertogether.Ingreatfear,sherantowardthewater,shouting

tohersonasloudlyasshecould.Hearinghervoice,thelittleboymadeaU-turntoswimtohis

mother.Itwastoolate.Justashereachedher,thealligatorreachedhim.Themothercaughther

littleboybythearmsjustasthealligatorpulledhislegs.Thatbegananunbelievable

tug-of-war（拔7可比赛）betweenthetwo.Thealligatorwasmuchstrongerthanthemother,butthe

motherdidherbestnottoletgo.Afarmerhappenedtodriveby,heardtheirscreams,rushedfrom

histruckandhelpedthem.

Luckily,afterweeksandweeksinthehospital,thelittleboysurvived.Hislegswereseriously

scarred（疤痕）bytheterribleattackoftheanimal.Andonhisarms,weredeepscarswherehis

mother'sfingernailsdugintohisarmsinherefforttopullthesonsheloved.

Thenewspaperreporter,whointerviewedtheboy,askedifhewouldshowhimhisscars.

Theboyliftedthelegs.Andthen,hesaidtothereporter,4tLookatmyarms.Ihavegreatscars

onmyarms,too.Ihavethembecausemymumwouldn'tletgo.''

36.wasinthemiddleofthelake.

A.AnalligatorB.TheboyC.MotherD.Father

37.Theunderlinedpart"thetwo“inthesecondparagraphrefersto.

A.thesonandthealligatorB.themotherandtheson

C.thedriverandthealligatorD.themotherandthealligator

38.Accordingtothepassage,whichistherightorder?

a.Themothersawthealligatorgettingclosetoherson.

b.Withthehelpofthefarmer,theboywassaved.

c.Themothertriednottoletgo.

d.Themothershoutedtoherson.

e.Theboyswambacktohismother.

f.Theboyranouttoswim.

A.Ja—d—e—c-bB.Ja-c->b—>e—d

C.a—>d--->c->bD.d->b-—>c->e-

39.Fromthepassagewecaninfer（推断）.

A.Thesonwasproudofhisscarsonhislegs

B.Thesonwasproudofhisscarsonhisarms

C.Themotherwasunwillingtoletthealligatorgo

D.Themotherwasstrongerthanthealligatorinfact40.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ATerribleAttackB.TheScarsontheLegs

C.TheScarsofLoveD.AnUnforgettableTug-of-war

AmericanmagicianDavidBlainelefttheglassboxinwhichhehadlivedfor44dayswithout

foodonOctober19.Hundredsofpeoplecametowatchtheendofhisstarvatioiiexperiment,

whichhadbecomeoneofLondon'smaintouristattractions.

Lookingthinneranddarker,30year-oldBlainewastakenoutofhisboxovertheRiver

Thames傣唔士河）andsenttohospitalatonce.Doctorssaidhehadtoeatfoodslowly,orhe

wouldrisklosinghislife.HehadbeendrinkingonlywatersinceSeptember5.

BlainewasbroughtupbyhisgrandparentsinBrooklyn,NewYorksincehewasborn.He

firstbecameknownasastreetmagicianintheearly1990s.Hesoonfoundhimselfdoingmagic

tricksinbarsforthelikesofAmericanactorLeonardoDiCaprioandhissupermodelfriends.

OverthelasttenyearsBlainehasbecomefamouswithacombinationofbreathtakingmagic

andclevertricksaimedatgettingalotofattention.

In1999,hewasburiedinacoffin（棺材）foroneweekand,in2000,hespent62hoursin

agiantblockofice.Lastyearhestoodonthetopofa25-meterpillar（柱子）inthecenterofNew

Yorkfor35hoursbeforejumpingintoapileofboxes.

thinkalotofpeopleareunabletoacceptthatthey'reabletodowhattheycando,"hesaid.

“Theydon'trealizewecansurvive.Thehumanbeingisanamazingcreation.,,

Butheseemedtohavesufferedfromspendingsolongintheglassbox.Hesaidthat

sometimeshewasunabletosee,hadseriousbackpainsandlosthissenseoftaste.

41.ItisforDavidBlainetostayintheboxwithoutfoodfor44days.

A.pleasantB.deliciousC.dangerousD.important

42.Theunderlinedword“starvation“meansinChinese.

A.疼痛B.冷冻C.魔术D.饥饿

43.Havingspentsuchalongtimeintheglassbox,hesuffered（遭受）thefollowingEXCEPTthat

A.hebecameblindB.hehadseriousbackpains

C.helosthissenseoftasteD.hewasinweakhealth

44.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDavidBlaine?

A.Mad.B.Brave.C.Crazy.D.Creative.

45.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEofDavidBlaine?

A.InBlaine'sopinion,peoplecancreateawonder.

B.BlainewasbomandbroughtupinEngland.

C.Blainewassenttohospitalatonceafterhewastakenoutofhisbox.

D.Blaineonceperformedmagictricksforthefamousactorandhisfriends.

答案：

31—35DCBBA36—40ADABC41—45CDABB

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三、阅读理解阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案.（30分）

17.

ChrisGardner

NetWorth（净身家）：OverUS$60million.

Heistheownerofastock（股票）businessinChicago.

Hisfamilywaspoorwhenhewasachild.Hebuiltthebusiness

withhisownhands.Atthesametime,healsodidagoodjobas

afather.

OprahWinfrey

NetWorth：OverUS$3.1billion（十亿）

SheisthequeenofAmericantelevision.Herchildhood

waspainful.At13,sheranawayfromhermotherandlived

withherfather.Underthestrictteachingofherfather,shegota

fullscholarship（奖学金）tocollege.Whenshefinished

college,shegotajobataradiostation.Thensheworkedvery

hardandbecamesuccessful.

MarkZuckerberg

NetWorth：$56.4Billion

Hewasbornintoawell-to-doandwell-educated

familyinNewYork.Heshowedanearlyinterestintheworld

ofcomputers.HeisanAmericancomputerscientist,butbest

knownforcreatingthesocialnetworkingwebsite,Facebook.

Heistheyoungestbillionaire.Heisalsofamousforgiving

away99%oftheFacebooksharestocharityinhislifetime.

(1)Youcangetinspiration(鼓舞人心的人或事)fromthesethreepeoplebecausethey

are.

A.youngandbeautifulB.richandlucky

C.positiveandencouragingD.popularandclever

(2)ChrisGardnerisabusinessmanand.

A.istherichestofthethreepeopleB.iskindtochildren

C.runsafamousnetworkingwebsiteD.wasbomintoarichfamily

(3)MarkZuckerbergisfamousbecauseof.

A.hiswell-to-doandwell-educatedfamily

B.hisearlyinterestintheworldofcomputers

C.hisfullscholarshiptocollege

D.hiscreatingthewebsiteFacebookandhiscontributiontothecharity

(4)Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisTURE?

A.ChrisGardnerhadapainfulchildhood.

B.ItisOKtobepooranditiseasytoberich.

C.Everyonehasachancetochallengehis/herlife.

D.OprahWinfreyhaslivedwithherfathersinceshewasborn.

(5)Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyouseethispassage?

A.Inspirationalstories.B.Sciencefiction.

C.Sportsnews.D.Education.

【分析】本文是一篇人物故事类阅读，主要介绍了三个出名又有钱的人ChrisGardner,

OprahWinfrey和MarkZuckerberg.

【解答】（1）C.细节理解题，根据原文Hisfamilywaspoorwhenhewasachild.Hebuiltthe

businesswithhisownhands.当他还小的时候，他的家里非常穷，他用自己的双手做起了

生意.At13,sheranawayfromhermotherandlivedwithherfather.她13岁那年离开了妈妈

且和爸爸一起住，shegotajobataradiostation.Thensheworkedveryhardandbecame

successful,她在电台获得了一个工作，然后她努力工作且成为了成功人士..Heshowed

anearlyinterestintheworldofcomputers.他显示出了在世界计算机的早期兴趣，Heisan

Americancomputerscientist他是美国的电脑科学家.可以看出他们都是乐观，积极的人,

且让人鼓舞的.故选C.

（2）B.细节理解题,根据原文Atthesametime,healsodidagoodjobasafather.同时他

作为一个父亲也做得很好，可知他对小孩很好，故选B.

（3）D.细节理解题，根据原文butbestknownforcreatingthesocialnetworkingwebsite,

但是最出名的是创造社交网站,Heisalsofamousforgivingaway99%oftheFacebook

sharestocharityinhislifetime他也因为在他人生中捐赠99%的facebook股份给慈善机构

而出名.可知他是因为创设了facebook和对慈善的贡献而出名.故选D.

（4）C.推理判断题，根据原文，从三个人的简介来看，每个人的家庭背景都不同，但是

最后都成为了名人，所以每个人都有机会改变他或她的人生.故选C.

（5）A.推理判断题，根据原文，从三个人的简介来看，每个人的家庭背景都不同，但是

最后都成为了名人，他们都抓住机会改变了自己的人生，所以属于励志故事.故选A.

【点评】考查英语知识的综合运用，答题前一定要弄懂全文，然后再动手解答问题.答题

过程中，注意联系前后文，结合短文内容，完成各小题的解答.

18.Wouldyoupaythousandsofdollarsforapaintingwithafacesounclearj^M*

thatyou'renotevensureit*saface?Orapicturebyunknownartist?What

iftheartistwasacomputer?

Apieceofartworkcreatedmainlybyacomputerprogrammehasbeensoldattheprice$432,

500-abouttentimesmorethanpeopleexpected.Thispainting,namedEdmonddeBelamy,

wascreatedbyartificialintelligence（ADC人工智能）.Thismeansthecomputernowdoesn't

justfollowus,butmakessomedecisionsand“thinksitself1.

15,000realpaintingswereusedbysomeFrenchstudentstotrainthecomputer

programmewithtwoparts.Oneparttriestocreatepaintingsthatlookreal,whiletheotherpart

decidesifitisgood.Ifthepaintingdoesn'tlookrealenough,thefirstpartwillchangeits

decisionsuntilitcomesupwithabetterwork.

ThisisnotthefirstAIartwork,justthefirstpieceonsale.Infact,manypeoplearenot

impressedwiththepainting."Theworkisn'tinterestingorcreative,nsaysRobbieBarrat,who

helpedcreatethepaintingbutdoesn'tliketheideaofsellingit.Hethinksit'stoosimpleand

givesabadideaofwhatrealAIartistsaredoing.Headdsthathecreatedmanypictureslikeit

muchearlier.

Insomeotherpeople'sopinion,however,AIartisalreadyveryunusual.Theyhopeitwill

bemorecommoninthefuture.

Still,peoplewholookdownuponAIartshouldn'tworry.JustasanAIartist,Theo

Triantafyllidissays,heusuallythinksofAIasatoolandnottheartist.EventhebestAItoday

issomewherebetweenastupidchildandasmartpet.Itwillgrowup.

(1)EdmonddeBelamywasmainlycreatedby.

A.acomputerprogrammeB.someFrenchstudents

C.severalunknownartistsD.amancalledEdmond

(2)Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Whatthecomputerprogrammecando.

B.Whomthecomputerprogrammewastrainedby.

C.HowFrenchstudentstrainthecomputerprogramme.

D.WhythepaintingEdmonddeBelamywascreated.

(3)ThewritermentionsRobbieBarratinParagraph4toshow.

A.manypeopleareimpressedwiththepainting

B.lotsofpeopletookpartincreatingthepainting

C.somepeopledidn'texpectthepaintingtobesold

D.mostpeoplehopeAlartwillbecommoninthefuture

(4)WhatdoesthewriterprobablythinkofAI?

Aitcreatesbetterartthanhumans.

B.Ithasnotbeenwell-developedyet.

C.Itwillneverbepopularwithart-lovers.

D.Itwillalwaysbeatoolusedbyhumanartists.

(5)Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe.

A.AItechnologyandAIart

B.ThepresentandfutureofAIart

C.ThefirstpaintingcreatedofAIintheworld

D.Thefirstcomputer-createdartworkonsale

【分析】本文是一篇科普知识类阅读，主要介绍了卖到了$432,500的人工智能艺术品,

进而说明人工技能艺术的现在与未来.

【解答】(1)A.细节理解题.根据原文Apieceofartworkcreatedmainlybyacomputer

programmehasbeensoldattheprice$432,500一个主要通过一台电脑程序创造的艺术

品已经卖到了432,500美金的价格.故选A.

(2)C.细节理解题.根据原文15,000realpaintingswereusedbysomeFrenchstudentsto

trainthecomputerprogrammewithtwoparts15,000真是的画被一些法国学生来用，为了

用两个部分训练电脑程序.故选C.

(3)C.细节理解题.根据原文"Theworkisn'tinterestingorcreative,"saysRobbieBarrat,

whohelpedcreatethepaintingbutdoesn'tliketheideaofsellingit这个作品没有趣味或者

创造性，RobbieBarrat说，一个帮忙创造画但是不喜欢卖掉它的想法的人，可知Robbie

Barrat就是不希望画被卖的一个代表.文中提到他也就是想表明有一些人不喜欢画被拿

来卖掉.故选C.

(4)B.细节理解题.根据原文however,AIarlisalreadyveryunusual.Theyhopeitwillbe

morecommoninthefuture.然而,AI艺术已经是非常不寻常了，他们希望在未来能够更加

平常化.Still,peoplewholookdownuponAIartshouldn'tworry.JustasanAIartist,Theo

Triantafyllidissays,heusuallythinksofAIasatoolandnottheartist仍然，看不起AI艺术的

人也不用担心，就比如AI艺术家,TheoTriantafyllidis说，他通常认为AI就是一个工具

而不是艺术家.EventhebestAItodayissomewherebetweenastupidchildandasmartpet.It

willgrowup尽管现在最好的AI就是在一个愚蠢的小孩和一个聪明的宠物之间的某个位

置，它将会长大，也就是说它还处于发展阶段，与选项B吻合.故选B.

(5)B.概括大意题.根据原文,however,AIartisalreadyveryunusual.Theyhopeitwillbe

morecommoninthefuture.然而,AI艺术已经是非常不寻常了，他们希望在未来能够更加

平常化.文章主要讲了人工技能艺术的现在与未来.故选B.

【点评】考查英语知识的综合运用，答题前一定要弄懂全文，然后再动手解答问题.答题

过程中，注意联系前后文，结合短文内容，完成各小题的解答.

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