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1、2020届高考英语大二轮复习题型专练汇编阅读理解（科技类）1、While the start of a new school year is always exciting, this year was even more so for some elementary school students in Auckland, New Zealand. They became the worlds first kids to be “taught” by a digital teacher. Before you start imagining a human-like robot walkin
2、g around the classroom, Will is just anavatarthat appears on the students desktop, or smartphone screen, whenordered to come.Theautonomousanimation platform has been modeled after the human brain and nervous system, allowing it toshowhuman-like behavior. The digital teacher is assignedto teach Vecto
3、rs “Besustainablewith energy” a free program for Auckland elementary schools.Just like the humans it replaced, Will is able to instantly react to the students responses to the topic. Thanks to a webcam and microphone, the avatar not only responds to questions the kids may have, but also picks up non
4、-verbalcues. For instance, if a student smiles at Will, he responds by smiling back. This two-way interaction not only helps attract the students attention, but also allows the programs developers to monitor their engagement, and make changes if needed.Nikhil Ravishankar believes that Will-like avat
5、ars could be a novel way to catch the attention of the nextgeneration. He says, “I have a lot of hope in this technology as a means to deliver cost-effective, rich, educational experience in the future.”The program, in place since August 2018, has been a great success thus far. Ravishankar says, “ W
6、hat wasfascinatingto me was the reaction of the children to Will. The way they look at the world is so creative and different, and Will really captured their attention.” However, regardless of how popular it becomes, Will is unlikely to replace human educators any time soon.1.What was special for so
7、me elementary school students in Auckland?A.A digital teacher taught them.B.They first saw something digital.C.This was the start of a new school year.D.They could get close to smartphone screen.2.What is the benefit of this two-way interaction?A.It can smile back.B.It can use microphone.C.It can ta
8、lk any topic for free.D.It can change if necessary.3.Whats Ravishankars attitude to Wills replacing Human educators soon?A.Optimistic.B.Doubtful.C.Unclear.D.Disapproving.4.What might be the best title for the passage?A.New High-tech Contributes to EducationB.The Worlds First Digital Teacher Appears
9、in Classroom.C.The Worlds First Digital Teacher, a Help to StudentsD.New Zealand Will Replace Teachers in Classrooms2、Riding on an exercise bike at home may keep you in physical shape, but it can get pretty boring after a while. Aaron Puzey had been on his exercise bike for half an hour a day for ye
10、ars when he decided to look for a way to make it a bit more fun.With virtual reality technology widely available nowadays, all he needed to do was find a way of applying it to his needs. So he set out to build an app for the Samsung Galaxy Gear VR headset(头戴式视图器) which would allow him to hook it up
11、to Google Street view and make it seem like hes cycling through different real-life locations.Building the app to download the 3D data from Street View and make it viewable in the VR headset was the toughest part of his project. Other than that, all he needed to do was tape a Bluetooth monitor to hi
12、s exercise bike. Although the quality of the images sometimes leaves a lot to be desired, leaving complex scenes like trees looking like a mess, Aaron has been having a lot of fun on his journey.Aarons project is obviously no substitute(替代品) for real outdoor cycling as it lacks things like the wind
13、blowing in your face or the pain of battling an uphill climb, but it has given him a goal, as well as the chance to take in the beauty of places he might have otherwise never seen. It definitely beats staring at a wall or at the TV for 30 minutes, anyway.Obviously, Aarons set up the oretically allow
14、s him to ride a bike anywhere around the world. He says he has always wanted to see Japan, so once his ride comes to an end, he plans to start another one across the Land of the Rising Sun.1.Why did Aaron Puzey build the app?A.To invent a new kind of bicycleB.To participate in a competition.C.To sat
15、isfy the needs of the public.D.To add fun to his exercise bike routine2.Which of the following can best describe Aaron Puxey?A.Creative.B.Ambitious.C.Funny.D.Boring.3.What was the challenge for Puzey in his project?A.Changing the 3D data into pictures.B.Downloading the software from the Internet.C.M
16、aking the 3D data viewable in the headset.D.Taping a Bluetooth monitor to his exercise bike.4.What might be the best title for the text?A.Cycling Across the World at HomeB.The Lazy Man and His Crazy IdeaC.A New Way of Cycling Without EffortD.A Substitute for Real Outdoor Cycling3、Many Android and iPhone owners use Google services on their mobile phones or tablets. One of the mo
