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1、惠州市2018届高三第一次调研考试英 语 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分120分（最终成绩按总分135分进行折算），考试用时120分钟。注意事项： 1. 本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。 2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置。 3. 全部答案应在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。 4. 考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第I卷第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Artificial intelligence
2、, or AI, has been applied in a wide range of fields to perform specific tasks, including education, finance, heavy industry, transportation, and so on.EducationThere are a number of companies that create robots to teach subjects to children ranging from biology to computer science, though such tools
3、 have not become widespread yet. Advancements in natural language processing, combined with machine learning, have also enabled automatic grading of assignments. AI has also led to an explosion in popularity of MOOCs, or Massive Open Online Courses, which allows students from around the world to tak
4、e classes online. FinanceUse of AI in banking can be tracked back to 1987. Banks use artificial intelligence systems to organize operations, maintain book-keeping, invest in stocks, and manage properties. Also, systems are being developed, like Arria, to translate complex data into simple and person
5、able language. There are also wallets, likeWallet AI, which monitor an individuals spending habits and provides ways to improve them. Heavy industryRobotshave become common in many industries and are often given jobs that are considered dangerous to humans. Robots have proven effective in jobs that
6、are very repetitive which may lead to mistakes or accidents due to failure in concentration and other jobs which humans may find degrading.Transportation Todays cars can have AI-based driver assist features such as self-parking and advanced cruise controls. AI in transportation is expected to provid
7、e safe, efficient, and reliable transportation while minimizing the impact on the environment and communities. Toys and games Companies like Mattel have been creating AI-enabled toys for kids as young as age three. Using proprietary AI engines and speech recognition tools, they are able to understan
8、d conversations, give intelligent responses and learn quickly. AI has also beenapplied to video games, for examplevideo game bots, which are designed to stand in as opponents where humans arent available or desired.21. Which is true about AI and education? A.Robots have been widely used to teach chi
9、ldren. B.AI has been used to grade students homework. C.AI has enabled more students to receive education at school. D.Education was the first field where AI was used.22. Which can be inferred from the passage? A. Arria can help people understand complex data. B. Wallet AI can help people make more
10、money. C. Robots jobs are considered dangerous to humans. D. Robots can help people concentrate.23. From the last two paragraphs we can know that_ _. A. Todays drivers neednt learn to park their cars B. AI ensures safe, efficient, and reliable transportation C. AI-enabled toys is designed to improve
11、 kids intelligence D. Video game bots can fight against you in video games24. What is the passage mainly about ? A. The latest progress in AI. B. AI is of great use. C. Some applications of AI. D. AI is used in all fields. B When I was a boy we used to live across the road from a big hill with huge
12、oak trees growing out of it. When winter arrived, thick, heavy snow would fall, and my two brothers would grab their sleds heading over to the hill for a day of fun. I remember watching them with envy because I was still too small to go sledding. Finally, one winter I was considered big enough and j
13、oined my brothers as they carried their sleds up the long hill and prepared to ride down it. The first few trips I rode with one of my brothers and had the time of my life. It was so exhilarating when the wind whipped across my face as I flew down the hillside on the wooden sled. Near the end of the
14、 day I was overjoyed too when my oldest brother decided to let me try riding the sled all by myself. I climbed on it full of excitement and lay on my stomach. Then with one big push my brother sent me down the snowy hillside. I was doing pretty well too until I hit an old stump hidden by the snow an
15、d went off course, straight towards one of those big oak trees. My heart pounded in my chest and I could hear myself screaming. At the last possible second I rolled off and the sled crashed into the tree. I could hear my brothers running down the hill yelling, “You have to steer（操控）! You have to steer!” Sadly, that wasnt the last time I failed to steer when some obstacle knocked me off course in my life. Many times problems, troubles, and my own failures have sent me crashin
