广东省深圳市2020-2021学年上学期九年级英语期末试卷分类汇编：阅读选择（部分答案）

广东省深圳市

2020-2021学年上学期九年级英语期末试卷分类汇编

阅读选择

广东省深圳市光明区2020-2021学年九年级上学期期末考试英语试题

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A

AllisonJohnson

Wrote3hoursago

BookReviewsoftheWeek

LittleandLargeisabookabouttwoanimals.Oneisasmallant,theotherisabigpig.They

lookverydifferent,butinfactthey'regoodfriendsandgetalongreallywell.Thisisafunbook,

andallyoungchildrenshouldenjoyit.

WhenWeWereYoungisabookaboutteenagersandtheirlives.Soundinteresting?No,I

thinkthisbookisveryboring.Infact,Idon'tfeellikefinishingit.Idon'tlikeanyofthe

characters.

GloveStoryisagreatlovestory.Itstartswhenamanfindsawoman'sgloveonatrain.He

wantstofindoutwhosegloveitis.Thenhemeetsafewinterestingpeopleonthetrainashedoes

so.

ANewYouisn'tastorybook.Itwaswrittenbyadoctor,andittellspeoplehowtheycantake

goodcareoftheirhealth.Thereissomeusefuladvicehereabouthowtoeatright,howtoexercise,

andmore.Itfsagreatbooktohavearound.

，Y?Answer日Save曰

1AnswerNewest-

.Eliot・

Wrotetwohoursago

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Idon'tagreewithyouaboutA,Ithinkthatitisreallygood.Fm16yearsold,andIlike

readingbooksaboutpeoplewhoaremyage.Manyofthethingsinthisstoryarethesameaswhat

Idealwithinmylife.Maybeyoushouldreadtotheend.Youmighthaveadifferentideaabout

thebook.

Qi。oRJ

11.WhatisLittleandLargeabout?

A.Anantandapig.B.Youngteenagers.

C.Amanandawoman.D.Waystokeephealthy.

12.WhatistrueaboutGloveStory?

A.Itisthewriter'sowntruestory.B.Mostofittakesplaceonatrain.

C.Ittalksaboutthehistoryofgloves.D.Itteachesyouhowtomakegloves.

13.WhatdoestheauthorofANewYoudo?

A.Heisateacher.B.Heisanengineer.

C.Hedrivesthetrain.D.Heworksinahospital.

14.WhichbookisEliottalkingaboutinthe"△”?

A.LittleandLargeB.GloveStory

C.WhenWeWereYoungD.ANewYou

15.Inwhichpartofawebsitecanweprobablyfindthispassage?

A.family&relationshipsB.computer&Internet

C.science&mathematicsD.art&literature

B

Saturday,June22nd

DearDiary,

It*sme,yourbestfriendandbrother,George!IjustcamebackfromagreatpartyandIhave

totellyouaboutit.Therewasareallycoolmanthere.Hedidmagictricks!Hewasreally

something.Atfirst,heaskedforabook.Someonegaveonetohim,andheopenedit.Hemade

sureweallknewitwasarealbook.Thenhemadeallo£thelettersonthepagechange

color-fromblackthroughyellowtored.Heevenhadmorethanonecoloronthepageatone

time.

Hewasjustgettingstarted,though.Thenextmagictrickwassocoolthateveryoneatthe

partywentcrazy.Hehadabighatwithnothinginit.Heputthehatonatableandaskedsomeone

forsomemoney.Igavehimsomeofmine.Iknowwhatyou'rethinking,butwaituntilyouknow

whathappened.Heputthemoneyinthehat.Thenhepulledoutaspecialtoolandpointeditatthe

hat.Rightthen,thehatwasonfire!Ithoughthewasburningmymoney,soIstartedtogetcross.

However,hetoldmeitwasOK,andhepulledthemoneyoutofhispocketandhandedittome.

Well,Ididn'tknowwhattosay!ThiswassuchagreattrickthatIcouldn'thelplaughingand

clapping.Everyoneelseatthepartywasalsoclappingloudly.

16.Whatdidthewriterdescribeinthediary?

A.Acoolmagicshow.B.Anexcitingandfunnyman.

C.Awonderfulbirthdayparty.D.Anexperienceofplayingtricks.

17.Whydidthemanaskforabook?

A.Toreadthebookaloud.B.Toknowthecolorofthebook.

C.lbseewhetheritwasrealornot.D.Toplayamagictrickwiththebook.

18.Whichistherightorderofthesecondmagictrick?

@Ilaughedandclapped.②Thehatstartedtoburn.

③Igavethemansomemoney.@Themanputahatonthetable.

A.③④B.④②③①C.①③②④D.④③②①

19.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cross"probablymean?

A.excitedB.scaredC.madD.bored

20.WhatdidGeorgethinkofthemagictricks?

A.Hedidn'tmindthem.B.Heenjoyedthemalot.

C.Hecouldn'tstandthem.D.Hethoughttheycouldbebetter.

C

Takingpicturesofanemptyplateisbecomingpopularinthecanteens（食堂）atShenzhen

University（SZU）,areportbyShenzhenEconomicDailyshowed.

AccordingtotheDaily,TencentisnowworkingwithSZUtointroduceAltechnologytoa

campaign（活动）onWeChattoencourageclearyourplate'*.Thecampaignistoreducefood

wasteandencouragestudentstosavefood.

Afterfinishingameal,studentscantakephotosoftheirplatesandsendthemtotheAlsystem

（系统）.Oncetheirphotosareaccepted,studentscangetareward（奖励）.Tencent'sAlLab

providestechnologicalsupportforthecampaign.Ittakesonly40millisecondsforthesystemto

checkaphoto.

Atotalof20,000studentsatSZUtookpartinthesecondphaseofthecampaignonMonday

andTuesday.Andthefoodwastehasdroppedqreathafterthecampaignwasstarted.

"ByusingAltechnologytoencouragethe"clearyourplate"campaign,ouruniversitycan

haveabetterunderstandingofstudents,roleinthecampaignsoastocarryoutarewardingsystem

forkeepingstudentsinterestedinit,"saidXuXiaolingfromSZU'sstudentdepartment.

TheservicehasalsobeenusedinotheruniversitiesinChina,includingShanghaiJiaoTong

University,ChinaAcademyofArtinZhejiangProvinceandJishouUniversityinHunanProvince,

attractingover100,000studentssofar.

21.Whatisthepurpose（目的）ofthecampaign?

A.Toprotecttheenvironment.B.Todevelopthetraditionalculture.

C.lbreducefoodwasteamongstudents.D.Toimprovethesafetyintheuniversity.

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?

A.Nofoodwaswastedanymore.B.Morefoodwasdroppedthanbefore.

C.Thecampaignhasmadeabigdifference.D.Thereisnodifferenceinthefoodwaste.

23.Whatdoestheword"it"refertoinParagraph5?

A.Thecampaign.B.TheAltechnology.

C.Theuniversity.D.Thestudentdepartment.

24.Howmanyuniversitieshavetakenpartinthecampaignsofar?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.four

25.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheImportanceofSavingFoodB.HowAlHelpswithFoodSafety

C.HowAIHelps*withtheFoodWasteD.TheDevelopmentofAlinShenzhen

答案：

11—15ABDCD16-20ADDCB21-25CCADC

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A

12-year-oldJonahLarsonlivesintheUS.Hehasaspecialhobby一

crocheting（钩针编织）.Hestarteditattheageof5.Thesmartboy

learnedtocrochetallbyhimself.Hisfirstworkwasadishclothforhis

mother.NowJonahcancrochetalmosteverything.Hereceivesalotof

crochetingordersfromhisonlinefans.

SachinSangheisanengineerinIndia.Hespendsmostofhisfreetime

sculpting（雕亥ij）chalksintodifferentpeople.Mestartedthehobbyat

highschool.Heusedsomegeometry（几何学）toolsandthenbecame

goodatit.Butwhenhewenttouniversity,hewastoobusytosculpt.

Afterfinishinguniversityandgettingajob,hewastoreturntothis

hobby.

BettinaDorfmanncomesfromGermany.SheisahugefanofBarbie

dolls.Shestartedcollectingdollsin1993,andshehasover17,000

Barbiesnow.Shealsosettheworldrecordforthelargestcollectionof

Barbiedolls.Bettinakeepsherdollsinthelivingroom,andher

bedroom.Shewillcontinuehercollection.

AgnesKasparkovawasfromCzechRepublic.Afterretiringaboutthirty

yearsago,shestartedahobbyofflowerpaintingonthewhitewallsof

houses.Shedidn'tstoppaintinguntilherdeathin2018.Although

Agnesstartedherartworkquitelate,sheshowedatalentforit.The

beautifulflowersonwallsturnedhervillageintoagreatworkofart.

11.Whoturnsthehobbyintoabusiness?

A.JonahLarson.B.SachinSanghe.

C.BettinaDorfmann.D.AgnesKasparkova.

12.WhendidSachinSanghestarttosculptchalksagain?

A.Whenhestudiedgeometry.B.Whenhewenttouniversity.

C.Whenhewasinhighschool.D.Whenhegotajobafteruniversity.

13.Whatcan'twelearnaboutBettina'scollection?

A.Whenshestartedit.B.Whyshestartedit.

C.Wheresheputit.D.Howlargeitis.

14.Whatdothefourpeoplehaveincommon?

A.Theyallmakebeautifulworksofart.

B.Theyallhavealargecollectionintheirhouses.

C.Theyallhavefollowedtheirhobbiesforyears.

D.Theyallstartedtheirhobbiesfromanearlyage.

15.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?

A.Larsonisabletocrochetdishclothsonly.

B.Kasparkovakeptpaintingforaboutthirtyyears.

C.Sanghesculptschalksforhisgeometryhomework.

D.Dorfmannthinksaboutstoppinghercollectionsometime.

B

ShakethaMarionMcGregorisamotherofthreechildrenagedsix,tenandthirteen.After

oftenbeingaskedbyherkidsforpocketmoney,shedecidedherkidsshouldworkfortheirmoney.

Shecreatedajobfairfbrhercompany"ThisMomMeansBusiness,,andofferedthree

positions:LaundrySupervisor（洗衣房主管），LeadHouseke叩erandKitchenManager.Herkids

hadtofillinapplicationformsandinterviewforthepositiontheywereinterestedin,"Idon'twant

tojustgiveittothem,"shesaid.Twantthemtotryhardforitsothey'llvalueitmore."Atfirst,

thekidsweren'tsoexcitedabouttheirmum's"surprise",buttheydidgetonboard.Theinterview

wentverywell.

McGregornoticedachangeinherkids'behaviourwhenshegavethemmoneyinsteadof

simplybuyingthingsforthem.*'Theybegancheckingprices.Andtheyweremorecarefulbecause

itwastheirmoney.Theywantedtosave.'*Thismadeherwanttothinkofmorewaystoteachher

kidsabouttimemanagementandjobinterviews.

McGregorhassharedherideaonFacebook,hopingthatshewillinspireotherparentsto

knowthateducationstartsinthehome.Shealsowantspeopletorealizethateducationdoesn't

havetobeboring.Shehasreceivedover200,000likes.

16.WhatdoweknowaboutMcGregor?

A.Shehasthreekids.B.Sheturnsarealcompany.

C.Shelikessharingphotosonline.D.Sheisverystrictwithherkids.

17.HowdidMcGregorgetherkidstohelpoutaroundthehouse?

A.Bygivingthemmoney.B.Bygivingthemsurprises.

C.Bycreatingjobsforthem.D.Bybuyingthemnewthings.

18.WhatcausedMcGregortowanttoteachherkidsmore?

A.Shewantedherkidstobepopular.

B.Shethoughtthiscouldhelpsavemoney.

C.Shewouldbelesstiredwiththekids*help.

D.Shenoticedthechangeinherkids*actions.

19.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Fromsavingcomeshaving.

B.Amother'sloveneverchanges.

C.Educationcanstartinthehome.

D.Moneyisthekeythatopensalldoors.

20.Inwhichpartofthenewspapercanweseethepassage?

A.Familylife.B.Jobfair.

C.Kids'behaviour.D.Schooleducation.

"AsanewShenzhener,beingledtocheckoutthehistoryofmycityisreallyawonderful

experience",saidaparticipantinheronlineblog,aftershetookpartinaculturaltourledbyMary

AnnO*Donnell,anAmericananthropologist（人类学家）whohasbeenbasedinShenzhensince

the1990s.

TheShuiweitour,organizedbyHandshake302,apublicartorganization,wasoneofaseries

oftoursthatwilltakevisitorstoatotalofsevenplacesofculturalandhistoricalimportancein

Shenzhen.

TakeMetroLine4or7,getoffatFuminStation,walkafewsteps,andyouwillgettothe

heartofShuiwei.

“What'simportantisnotwhatdidordidnothappen,buthowthestorieswetellbecome

history,andhowweusethehistorytoshapeouridentities,usaidO'Donnell.

Alongtheyears,peopleinShuiweimadealivingbyfishingandproducingseasalt.However,

thepracticalinfluenceof“water"graduallyfelloff.Aroundthe1980s,villagerstravelledtoand

fromHongKongbyboattobuydailynecessitiesorunusualobjectsandreselltheminShenzhen.

Meanwhile,villagerenovation（革新）andindustrialization（工业化）turnedShuiweiintoa

landlockedregion.Thevillagesoonchangeditslivelihoodfromfishingandagriculture（农业）

tomanufacturing（制造业）andrealestate（房地产业）.Hand-shakebuildingsareeverywhere.

Therockmuseuminthevillage,whichexhibitshundredsofvaluablerockscollectedfromall

overtheworld,alsoshowsthetransitionfrom"water"to“landEShuiwei'sculturalgeography,

accordingtoO'Donnell.

21.TherearcmetrolineswhichcanlakevisitorstotheheartofShuiwei.

A.2B.4C.7D.11

22.Thewritermentionedtoshow"water"usedtobeimportantinpeopleslivesin

Shuiwei.

A.hand-shakebuildingsB.therockmuseum

C.fishingandproducingseasaltD.manufacturingandrealestate

23.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatMaryAnnO*Donnell.

A.camefromAmericaandhaslivedinShenzhenfor31years

B.hasorganizedtourstoatotalofsevenplacesinShenzhen

C.thinkshistoiyiscloselyconnectedtopeople'sidentities

D.believespeopleinShuiweilivedamuchbetterlifeinthe1980s

24.Theunderlinedword''transition"inthelastparagraphprobablymeans.

A.价值B.转变C.渊源D.典故

25.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe.

A.Stories■一BecomingHistoryB.Tours-一UnknownWorth

C.Handshake302—SpreadingCultureD.Shuiwei...WaterorLand?

答案：

11-15ADBCB16-20ACDCA21-25ACCBD

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A

Question：

DearMike,

Ican'tcontrolmybigmouthandIcannotkeepsecretsthatmyfriendstellme.Atschool,Ioften

talkloudlyalotinclass.Ihavemademyselflookbad.Iwanttochangethis.WhatshouldIdo?

Steven

Answer：

DearSteven,

It'sOK-somepeoplejustnaturallylovetotalk.However,whenyourtalkingstartstobotheror

offend（冒犯）otherpeople,it'stimetotakealookatyourhabits.Firstofall,whenyoutellyour

friends'secretstoothers,thismakesithardforyourfriendstotrustyou.

Goodfriendsaretrustworthyandnevertellsecretstootherpeople.Thinkabouthowyouwould

feelifoneofyourfriendsrevealed（泄露）yoursecret.Ifyoualwaysrememberthis,youwon't

giveawayanysecrets.

Asfortalkingloudlyinclass-ifyoudoittoomuch,yourteacherwillprobablypunishyou.That

shouldremindyoutostopdoingitsomuch.

M汰e

DearSteven,

IhadtwobestfriendsnamedJimandPeter.Theyhadafightoverabasketballmatch,soJimcame

tomeandcomplainedabouthowPeterdidn'tpasstheballtohim.Dayslater,theygotoverit.But

oneday,whenwewereonourwayhomefromschool,Imadeaslipofthetoneoeandmentioned

thistoPeter.Hissmiledisappearedandhewalkedaway.Jimalsowasangrywithmebecausehe

thoughtIbetrayed（背叛）him.

Whafsworse,someotherstudentsalsoheardthegossip（流言蜚语）andstartedtoignoreme.It

wasreallypainful.TherewasnothingIcoulddobutsincerelyapologizetothem.Idecidedto

keepalowprofile（行事低调）andtrynottogiveawayanymoresecrets.

Anyonecanmakeaslipofthetongue.Butweneedtothinkcarefullybeforeweact.Itcanhurt

peopleandcauseustolosefriends.

ZhaoQijun

12.Tobetterkeepsecrets,MikeadvisedStevento.

A.thinkabouthowhe'llbepunishedB.puthimselfinothers,shoes

C.stoptalkingtohisfriendsD.writedownthesecretsinhisdiary

13.JimwasangrywithZhaoQijunbecause.

A.ZhaowasbetterfriendswithPeterthanwithhim

B.Zhaodidn'tpasshimtheballduringagame

C.Zhaodisagreedwithhimaboutsomething

D.ZhaotoldhissecrettoPeter

14.WhatisZhaoQijun'sopinion?

A.Weshouldkeepourfriends,secrets.B.Argumentscanbreakdownfriendships.

C.Knowingothers*secretsispainful.D.Weshouldn'ttelloursecretstofriends.

15.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"madeaslipofthetongue“meaninChinese?

A.保守秘密B.舌头受伤了C.说漏嘴了D.污蔑人

B

Leap,thestoryofChina'sOlympicwinningwomen'svolleyballteam,isonemovieshowing

anewchapterinChina'sfilmindustry.ItisbasedonrealstoriesfromdifferenttimesofChina's

femalevolleyballteam.

Inthepast40years,theeffortoftheteamhasreflectedonhowChinesesportshavegrown,

andit'salsoasharedmemoryformillionsofChinesearoundtheworld.Alltheblood,sweatand

tearsoftheteamareUDscreen.

Theteamisalsoaspiritualsymbol（标志）forthecountry.PeterChan,directorofthefilm,

saidthisfilmwashardtomake,butthevolleyballteamsupportedtheactorsduringthemakingof

thefilm.Theaudiencecanfeelitforsure."FujianiswherethedreamofChinesewomen5s

volleyballteambegan,ifsalsowheretheactorsoffilmLeapfinishtheirdream,"saidZhangJi,a

memberofthemovieLeap.

Adapted（改编）fromrealevents,thefilmoffersauniqueviewintosomeoftheimportant

momentsinLang'sownlifeexperiences.Inthe1980s,Langwasakeyplayerinthenational

women'steam.Atthattime,Chinawasjustopeninguptotheoutsideworld.Besides,patriotism

（爱国主义）wasrunninghighandwinningsportseventsontheworldstageworkedasasignof

greatnationalpride.Langandherteamwonexcitingvictoriesincludingaworldchampionship

titleandOlympicgold,whicharestillrememberedacrossthecountry.

16.WhatdoesParagraph1mainlytalkabout?

A.Anewchapterinabook.B.ThegrowthofChina'sfilmindustry.

C.Anewmovieaboutvolleyball.D.ThedevelopmentofOlympics.

17.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninParagraph2?

A.Themovieshowshowhardtheplayerswork.

B.Chinesesportshavegrownbothfastandeasily.

C.Everyonegothurtseriouslyandcriedinthemovie.

D.Audienceswhowatchthemovieoftensweat.

18.HowmighttheteamplayersfeelwhentheywonOlympicgoldaccordingtothelast

paragraph?

A.Tired.B.Excited.C.Lucky.D.Brave.

19.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Leaptellsstoriesofbothmen'sandwomen'svolleyballteam.

B.ThestoryinLeapisonlysharedbyafewChinesepeople.

C.Thedirectorthinksifsnotadifficultthingtomakethisfilm.

D.AudiencescanlearnaboutLangPing'spersonalexperiences.

20.Wherecanyoumostprobablyfindthepassage?

A.Inamoviewebsite.B.Inasciencepaper.

C.Inatravelmagazine.D.Inatextbook.

C

Haveyoueverwatchedarobotworkinginarestaurant?Ifnot,cometothisrestaurantto

havealook!Customersatafast-foodchaininSouthKoreacanavoidanyinteraction（互动）with

ahumanserverduringthepandemic（疫情）.Itmaysoundunbelievableforsomeofyou,butNo

BrandBurgerisusingrobotstotakeorders,preparefoodandbringmealsouttodinersthesedays.

Customersorderandpaybytouchscreen,thentheirrequestissenttothekitchenwherea

cookingmachineheatsupthebreadandothermeat.Whenit'sready,arobot"waiter11justneedsto

bringouttheirtakeoutbag,whichissafeandconvenient.Inthisway,thereisnoneedforcooksor

waiterstohaveanyinteractionwiththecustomer.

Duringtheprocess,humanworkersjustneedtoaddsomesaucestothefoodandputthem

intotakeoutbagsquicklybeforepassingthemovertoservingrobots.ThemanagerforNoBrand

Burgersaidkidsespeciallyliketherobots,whichattractmoreparentscometoorderwiththeir

children.

Lastmonth,takeoutordersatNoBrandreachedto58percentintotalsales.Itwentupfrom

42percentinJuly,accordingtothechain'sparentcompany,ShinsegaeFood.

SouthKoreahasbeendoingwellagainstthevirus（病毒），butafterarecentsecondwaveof

infections（感染）,restaurantsinSouthKoreawereonlyallowedtoprovidetakeoutanddelivery

after9pm.Itissadforbothrestaurantsandcustomers.Alargenumberofrestaurantshavebeen

seriouslyinfluencedbytherule,andtheyarehopingthisnewchangecanbeofsomecomfortfor

customers.

21.Whyistherobotusedatafast-foodchaininSouthKorea?

A.Toattractcustomers'attention.

B.Toprovidemoredeliciousfoodforcustomers.

C.Toreducethecostofoperatingtherestaurant.

D.Toavoidinteractionwithhumanservers.

22.What'stherightorderofthefollowingsentences?

①Arobot"waiter"bringsoutthetakeoutbag,②Customersorderandpaybytouchscreen.

（3）Passthefoodtoservingrobots.④Machinesinthekitchenheatupthefood.

⑤Humanworkersaddsaucesandputthefoodinbags.

A.②④⑤③①B.②④③⑤①C.④③⑤②①D.④③②①⑤

23.WhatcanyouinferfromParagraph4?

A.TakeoutordersweremorepopularinJuneandJuly.

B.Peopleprefertoeatattherestaurantthesedays.

C.ThefoodfromShinsegaeFoodmighttastebetter.

D.Therearemoretakeoutordersnowintherestaurant.

24.Whatdocs"they"inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.RestaurantsB.Customers.C.Rules.D.Infections.

25.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.OrderandPayfoodbytouchscreen.

B.Robotshelpinrestauranttoavoidinteraction.

C.SafeandconvenientfoodinSouthKorea.

D.EpidemicinfluencedpeopleinSouthKorea.

答案：

11-15：BBDAC16-20：CABDA21-25：DAAAB

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A

AsCOVID-19isstillspreadinginmanycountries,quicklyfinding

peoplewhohavethevirusisveryimportant.ButCOVID-19isnoteasyto

detect.Manypeoplewhocatchthevirusclearlyshowsignsofbeingill,

likehavingafeverorcoughing.Butmanyothersshownosignsatall.

Thesepeopleare"asymptomatic"andtheycanstillpassthevirusto

others.

Now,scientistsfromMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,afamousAmericancollege,have

developedamethodwhichcanquicklydetectwhetheraperson

hasCOVID-19ornotjustfromthewayheorshecoughsorspeaks.ThescientiststurnedtoanAl

methodknownas“deepleaming,,.

Indeeplearning,computerprogramscollectedalotofinformation,analyzed（分析）itandbuilt

certainmodels.Theinformationherewastensofthousandsofrecordingsofcoughingand

speakingfrompeoplewhohadcaughtthevirus.WhenthescientiststestedtheirAlmodels,they

foundthattheycoulddetect98.5%ofthepeoplewhocaughtthevirus,including100%ofthe

asymptomaticpeople.

BrianSubirana,oneofthescientists,says,"Wethinkthisshowsthatthewayoneperson

producessoundchangeswhenheorshehasCOVID-19,evenifheorsheisasymptomatic.nThe

scientistsnowwanttoturntheirmodelsintoanappthatcanrunonmobilephones.Iftheyareable

todothat,itcouldallowpeopletoquicklyandeasilycheckwhethertheyhavecaughtthevirus.

11.Fromthepassage,whoareasymptomaticpeople?

A.Thosewhodonotcoughatallalthoughtheycatchthevirus.

B.Thosewhohaveahighfeverwhentheycatchthevirus.

C.Thosewhocatchthevirusbutdon'tshowanysignsofbeingill.

D.Thosewhocatchthevirusbutwon'tpassittoanyotherone.

12.Howdoesthenewmethodwork?

A.Byanalyzingaperson'svoice.B.Bytakingaperson'stemperature.

C.Bytakingapersontothehospital.D.Byaskingapersonsomequestions.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"referto?

A.thevirusesB.thescientistsC.theAlmodelsD.theasymptomaticpeople

14.WherewilltheAlmodelsbeusedaccordingtoBrian?

A.Everywhere.B.Oncomputers.C.Inhospitals.D.Onmobilephones.

15.Whatcanyoureadfromthepassage?

A.AnAImethodcanhelpdetecttheCOVID-19patientsaccurately.

B.AnAImethodcanhelpfindwheretheCOVIDcamefrom.

C.COVID-19istooeasytodetectwiththehelpofanAlrobot.

D.COVID-19can'tbedetectedevenwiththehelpofanAlrobot.

B

ZhangGuimeiisateacherandprincipalofHuapingGirls5HighSchoolinLijiangCity.The

schoolisthefirstfull-tuition-freehighschoolinChina,helpingpoorgirlscontinuetheirstudies

aftercompletingthenine-yeareducation.Inthepast12years,

Zhanghashelpedover1,600girls.

ZhangmovedtoYunnanattheageof17.Later,shegrewuptobeateacher.In1996,she

voluntarilymovedtoteachinthemountainousHuaping.Butthenextyear,