Unit4 Computers 单元话题（电脑技术、科技创新）阅读理解15篇-2024-2025学年九年级英语上册重难点讲练全攻略（牛津上海版）

2024-2025学年一线教师制作精品新课系列资料，已编校！ 2024-2025学年一线教师制作精品新课系列资料，已编校！ Unit4 Computers 单元话题（电脑技术、科技创新）阅读理解15篇 With the development of science and technology, our daily life is becoming more colorful and more convenient. The Bookless Library Can you imagine walking into a library and finding all books have turned into computers? The world first bookless public library plans to open in San Antonio, Texas. Computers will take the place of books. Google Glass Google Glass is a pair of glasses with a battery (电池) hidden inside the frame (边框). It can carry out many of the same tasks as smart phones. The glass has a hidden camera and a tiny screen. It is designed to take hands-free photos or videos of anything people are doing. A New Kind of Shirt Hate washing clothes? You’re going to love this kind of shirt made by an American clothing company, Wool & Prince. This shirt can be worn for 100 straight days without washing! The Wool & Prince shirt never needs ironing (熨烫). An Underwater Hotel It looks like a spaceship but it is actually a picture of an underwater hotel. A company plans to build in the sea which is about 18 meters below the surface. The whole building is underwater and you can get to it by swimming and diving. 1．Where is the world first bookless public library planed to open? A．In Gray, Indiana. B．In Anchorage, Alaska. C．In San Antonio, Texas. D．In Los Angeles, California. 2．What can a Google Glass do? A．It can take photos and videos. B．It can be used for drinking. C．It can be used for seeing a film. D．It can read a book like a man. 3．If you don’t want to wash clothes often, what will you buy? A．The traditional clothes. B．The Nike Clothes. C．The Wool& Prince shirt. D．A coat with a battery. 4．How do people enter an underwater hotel? A．By walking into it. B．By swimming or diving. C．By taking a spaceship. D．By driving a special car. 5．Which can be the best title for the passage? A．New Vehicles B．New Problems C．New Libraries D．New Inventions AI is like giving superpower to computers. It helps them to learn things and do tasks that people usually do. According to scientists, AI could be used to tell the weather more quickly and correctly than traditional methods. The traditional way to tell the weather is by collecting data on what is happening in the air. The data may come from places like weather satellites, planes and so on. Then the data is sent to supercomputers for weather reports. Although supercomputers are powerful, it can take many hours to produce results. AI models have been developed to quickly tell future weather. They can tell the weather by using two sets of data: the weather at present and the weather from six hours ago. AI models are very helpful. They can be used on standard computers like office computers, and it only takes a few minutes to get the results. However, the results may not include as much information as those produced by traditional models. Will AI take the place of traditional models? Scientists say it probably won’t, but it will be used together with them. That’s because AI still needs to learn from the data collected by traditional methods. But hopefully, AI will be able to deal with tasks that older methods find difficult, such as telling when and how much it will rain in the near future. This could give people enough time to solve the problems caused by bad weather. 1．The data in traditional weather reports may come from ________. A．clouds B．towers C．trees D．planes 2．How does AI know about future weather? A．By learning experience from satellites. B．By comparing past and present weather. C．By collecting data from different places. D．By watching what is happening in the sky. 3．What does the underlined word “standard” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A．Huge. B．Slow. C．Ordinary. D．Expensive. 4．Which task will AI probably do according to the last paragraph?   A．Offering people weather maps. B．Reporting how much it will rain. C．Reporting when a snow will end. D．Offering full weather information. 5．Which can be the best title for the passage? A．AI Will Cause Bad Weather. B．AI Could Stop Bad Weather. C．AI Could Tell Future Weather. D．AI Will Change Future Weather. With the development of science and technology, our daily life is becoming more colorful and more convenient. The Book-less LibraryCan you imagine walking into a library and finding all books have turned into computers? The first book-less library is planned to open in San Antonio, Texas. Computers will take the place of the books soon. Google Glass Google glass is a pair of glasses with a battery (电池) hidden inside the frame (边框). It can carry out many of the same tasks as smart phones. The glass has a hidden camera and a tiny screen. It is designed to take hands-free photos or videos of anything people are doing. A New Kind of Shirt Hate washing clothes? You are going to love this kind of shirt made by an American clothing company—Wool & Prince. This shirt can be worn for 100 straight days without washing! The Wool & Prince shirt never needs ironing (熨烫). An Underwater Hotel It looks like a spaceship but it is actually a picture of an underwater hotel. A company plans to build in the sea which is about 18 metres below the surface. The whole building is underwater and you can get to it by swimming or diving. 1．What can a Google Glass do? A．It can be used for watching a movie. B．It can read a book like a man. C．It can take photos and videos. D．It can be used for drinking. 2．What does the underlined word “hands-free” mean in the passage? A．You don’t need to wash your hands. B．You don’t pay for the photos or videos. C．You don’t need to use your hands. D．You can use one hand. 3．How do people enter an underwater hotel? A．By taking a boat. B．By swimming or diving. C．By walking into it. D．By driving a special car. 4．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A．People in Texas can visit the Book-less library now. B．There is a hidden camera and a tiny screen in Google Glass. C．People don’t need to iron the Wool & Prince shirt. D．People will see an underwater hotel below the surface in the future. 5．What may be the best title for the passage? A．New Research B．New Problem C．New Discoveries D．New Inventions DIY cooker What if you had a cooker that could cook food all by itself? This is the Tasty One Top. It is from the US news website Buzzfeed. There is an app for the cooker. It has more than 1,700 recipes (菜谱), such as making a delicious pizza. You choose a recipe and the app will let the cooker know what to do. The app will also tell you what to do when you cook. Cooking is so easy! This little robot has a big, round head and a fat body. Does it look like a cartoon character? It is Jibo, a family robot. The US company Jibo Inc made it. When you say, “Hey, Jibo,” it dances and turns to face you. When it talks, it moves its head and body. There are no eyes or mouth on Jibo’s face. Jibo can only do some easy things, such as taking photos and reading the news. But he may learn to do more in the future. Social robot Perfect shoes Wearing this pair of shoes, you can run faster and jump higher. That’s the idea behind the Futurecraft 4D, a new sports shoe from Adidas. The key is the sole (鞋底) of the shoe. It is 3D printed. If there is something wrong with it, they can change it at any time on a computer. Print a sole takes two hours. 1．What can the DIY cooker do? A．It can cook food by itself. B．It can cut food by itself. C．It can wash the dishes. D．It can keep the food cool. 2．What does the underlined word “it” refer to? A．The US. B．Burnfeed. C．The app. D．The cooker. 3．What can Jibo do? A．It can smile. B．It can wash clothes. C．It can cook. D．It can take photos. 4．What’s special about the Futurecraft 4D shoes? A．Its sole is 3D printed. B．The shoes are produced by Adidas. C．It takes only 2 hours to make the shoes. D．The shoe s can make you run longer. 5．Where can you read the passage? A．In a guidebook. B．In a cook book. C．In a technology magazine. D．In a fashion magazine. Could you imagine being in a car driven by a computer, not a human? Recently, China has made a big step toward self-driving technology. Since August, driverless taxis can run on roads in Wuhan, Chongqing and Shenzhen. Why do we develop self-driving cars? Self-driving cars have many advantages. They use computers with many cameras which can sense all the objects close to the car and give the computers another route (路线) . Then the car can take people to the place where they want to go. For disabled or blind people, self-driving cars can also help them get around more easily. According to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year, more than 1.35 million people are killed on roads around the world. It’s reported that self-driving cars could reduce road accidents by 90 percent. The main cause of car accidents is human error (错误) . By using computers, self-driving cars don’t make poor decisions or lose attention like humans do. But self-driving cars aren’t perfect. If something unexpected on the road happens, self-driving cars can’t react as fast as a human driver can. Also, during weather events like heavy snow, self-driving cars wouldn’t see the lines on the road easily. It might lead to an accident. The car’s computer system would be broken by someone, causing it to crash or change its direction. It’s clear that there is a lot of work to do to make self-driving cars a common and safe sight on our roads. And China is taking the lead in making this happen. 1．Which cities are driverless taxis already common in? A．Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. B．Wuhan, Chongqing and Shenzhen. C．Nanjing, Hangzhou and Suzhou. D．Tianjin, Dalian and Qingdao. 2．What is the main cause of car accidents according to the passage? A．Bad weather. B．Car trouble. C．Human error. D．Poor road conditions. 3．What is Paragraph 4 mainly about? A．What to do when there is bad weather. B．The advantage of having a human driver. C．How to deal with the traffic accidents. D．The weakness of self-driving cars. 4．What can we know from the passage? A．Self-driving cars have caused many problems. B．China is going to cut its costs in self-driving cars. C．Self-driving cars are already commonly seen in the world. D．China is trying to make self- driving cars safer and more common. 5．In which part of a magazine can you read this passage? A．Health. B．Food. C．Science. D．Travel. The winter holiday is coming. If you are interested in making a website, Xinhua Community will have classes about that. How to make a website First, make a good plan after learning about who will use the website and what they want. The second step is to design. We can use Photoshop to design the color, the style of the website. The next step is to develop, by writing the code (编程) to make the website into what people see. After that, test the website, making sure that people can visit the website on different devices (设备). The final step is to check the website to keep it up-to-date. What to pay attention to Sometimes coding can not always work the way you want it to. Then, we can use AI for help. AI can help write or rewrite new texts for some website pages. But it is not a good idea to depend on it. A good website designer needs to be creative and explore new skills. Teenagers in our community between 10 to 15 can come, and it is free for you! Our classes can let you lean more about at and skills on the computer. You will have an interesting life her during the holiday. 1．What will the course train you to be? A．A website designer. B．A game player. C．A rewriter. D．An artist. 2．What is the fourth step to make a website? A．To write the code B．To make a plan C．To check the website D．To test the website 3．We can use ________ to design the style of the website. A．devices B．Photoshop C．phones D．AI 4．Why can’t we always depends on AI? A．It doesn’t work well. B．It can’t make us creative C．It can only rewrite webpages. D．It has its own ideas 5．Who can take part in this course? A．A 9-year-old boy who is from Xinhua Community. B．A 14-year-old girl who is from Xueqian Community. C．Lingling from Xinhua Community who was bornin 2012. D．Weihua from Xinhua Community who was born in 2007. ① ChatGPT is a chatbot used on the computer. The creator of ChatGPT, OpenAI, announced (公布) its latest upgrades (升级) this week. The changes allow some users to directly ask ChatGPT questions and get voice answers. Also, ChatGPT can read images (图像) and give information about what is in them. ② When you ask ChatGPT questions, it can speak in the way that you feel like talking with a human. ______. It can also tell a story to children or provide detailed steps for making or building something. ③Users can choose different voices they want the chatbot to use. Open AI works closely with professional voice actors to make the interactions more realistic and personal. ④ Another big change to ChatGPT is image recognition. For example, you could take a picture of what is in your refrigerator. After you send the photo into ChatGPT, it can tell you what dishes you can make for dinner and how to cook them step by step. ⑤ Another example is that a parent might send a picture of a child’s math problem and then get advice on how to teach the child to work it out through ChatGPT. There is even a way for users to mark on the image, for example with a circle, to get more information or help. ⑥ Now the new upgrades can only be used by the users of ChatGPT’s Plus and Enterprise services. ChatGPT’s main service, called GPT-3.5, is free for all users. ChatGPT Plus costs $ 20 per month. The Enterprise service is used by companies. Other groups of users can have the new upgrades in the near future. ⑦ Along with its announcement, Open AI advised all its users to be careful about the information given by ChatGPT. That’s because the system is trained using massive amount of (海量的) information, some of which may be outdated or even false. 1．(新课标题型——写作手法) How does the writer show the new changes of ChatGPT in image recognition? A．By using numbers. B．By giving example. C．By sharing users’ ideas. D．By giving survey results. 2．(新课标题型——文章逻辑) Which sentence can be put in the ______? A．Besides, the chatbot can draw images B．In fact, you can talk with ChatGPT anywhere C．ChatGPT is used by users of all ages D．But the chatbot can do more than answer questions 3．Who can use ChatGPT’s new upgrades? A．The staff of all companies. B．All the common users. C．The users of ChatGPT’s Plus. D．The teachers and students. 4．(新课标题型——文章推断) What can we infer from the passage? A．Users can not choose voices they want the chatbot to use by now. B．The chatbot can make dinner for you. C．All users can use the new upgrades of ChatGPT now. D．Users may get wrong information from ChatGPT. 5．(新课标题型——文章结构) Which of the following shows the structure of this passage? A． B． C． D． There is no doubt that technology has bad a big influence on our lives. People from all around the world can now talk to each other almost at once on mobile phones and the Internet. People can easily solve their problems with the help of computers and the world wide web. With this technology, it seems that the world is more connected now than ever before. Even so, there have been worries about technology making people feel lonely and disconnected from others around them. So does this mean that technology makes us lonely? In my opinion, it is hard to say Yes or No. It’s true that humans need communication with catch other. If we depend on technology too much to communicate, this can badly impact our mental (心理的) health. For me, technology is a tool. And just like any other kind of tool—like scissors, a pencil or a ruler, for example, it depends on how we use it: in a right way or in a right place. Take social media (社交媒体) as an example. If you only use it to compare yourself with others, you might feel sad and lonely. But if you use it as a tool to connect with friends and family or to start a new community to talk about your hobbies and interests, the loneliness will turn into love and friendship. When you feel lonely after staring at your computer screen all day, maybe you can use that technology to reach out to a reliable (可靠的) friend and invite him or her out for lunch or a coffee. 1．What is the effect of technology in our lives according to the passage? A．We can read electronic books. B．We can solve our problems on the Internet. C．We can buy almost anything we need online. D．We can make friends with people around the world. 2．If we use technology too much, what will we feel ________ according to Paragraph 4? A．Tired and sleepy. B．Bored and worried. C．Warm and happy. D．Sad and lonely, 3．What is the writer’s idea of technology? A．It is a kind of tool. B．It is a friend of ours. C．It is a pair of scissors. D．It is a way of communication. 4．Which word is close to the underlined word “impact”? A．连接 B．保护 C．影响 D．进入 5．Which can be a proper title for the text? A．Social Media is Important to Us B．Technology Can be Good and Bad C．Computers and the Internet Help Us D．People Need to Communicate with Each Other Last April, Runway AI, a New York company introduced technology that let people make videos by typing a sentence into a box on a computer screen. The four-second videos were not clear. Just 10 months later, another company OpenAI has developed a similar system that can create videos seemingly from a Hollywood movie. It shows a short video created in minutes: a woman is walking down a street. The technology could speed the work of seasoned movie-makers, but make less experienced digital artists lose their jobs. However, Sora is not perfect. Sometimes, things like shop signs in the videos don’t make sense. Although it is good at getting details right, it can still make mistakes, like making the crowd’s feet look strange in the street video. Despite these challenges, Sora has a lot of possibilities. Models like Sora can change things by making videos in real-time (实时). This can be a big deal for things like video games and help the AI market grow even more. But to make this happen, we need a lot of computing power. Making just one second of video needs a lot of frames (电影画面的一帧), but present models take a long time to process each frame. The company has not made Sora open to the public yet… 1．How does the writer start the passage? A．By showing facts. B．By giving reasons. C．By telling stories. D．By asking questions. 2．What does the underlined word “seasoned” in paragraph 2 probably mean? A．smart B．famous C．excellent D．experienced 3．What can we learn from paragraph 3? A．Shop signs in the videos are clear B．People look strange in the street video. C．Sora can make mistakes in some details. D．Sora is good at getting every detail right. 4．What is the main idea of the passage? A．Sora can create images from text B．Sora can create videos from texts. C．Sora can bring challenges and possibilities. D．Sora can help the growth of AI market. 5．What may the writer continue to talk about in the last paragraph? A．Solutions to the problems of Sora. B．Reasons for not bringing out Sora. C．Actions to make Sora more attractive. D．Ways to introduce Sora to the public. Developed by US company OpenAI, ChatGPT has taken the internet by storm, winning 100 million users since it came out in November 2022. People can ask the robot to write stories and emails, create instructions for cooking a certain food, translate languages, and answer all kinds of questions. In its own words, it is “a language model trained in a large amount of internet text to help users get human-like text.” Compared with Siri or other chatbots (智能聊天程序), ChatGPT uses a much bigger information center for training. It also uses stronger software (软件) and hardware to learn things by itself. For example, if it provides a wrong answer to your question, you can tell it the right one and it will correct itself. “It’s a totally different chatbot,” computer scientist Liu Xiaoguang from Nankai University told Tianjin Daily. “The knowledge level ChatGPT shows is the same as a university student. That’s why it shocked the world.” But one big problem with ChatGPT is that it makes mistakes or even gives false information. When Rezza, a 28-year-old from Indonesia, used the robot to write an essay (论文), it “gave out many examples which other writers actually hadn’t mentioned at all”, he told The Guardian. Since the robot is trained using words from the internet, it can also pick up biases (偏见) about certain groups. These are all things that need to be dealt with. 1．What’s the advantages for ChatGPT? ①It can correct its mistakes by itself.    ②It can write emails. ③It can have biases towards certain groups.    ④It can translate languages. ⑤It can cook food. A．②③④ B．②③⑤ C．①③④ D．③④⑤ 2．Which has similar meaning with the underlined part in Paragraph 1? A．Succeeded greatly online. B．Done harm to the internet. C．Brought strong wind and heavy rain. D．Caused serious changes of the weather. 3．Why did ChatGPT shock the world? A．It can find mistakes by itself. B．It works differently from other chatbots. C．Its information center is easier to control than Siri’s. D．Its knowledge level is as high as a university student. 4．What can we learn from the last paragraph? A．Anybody can make mistakes. B．Anybody may give false information. C．ChatGPT needs improvement. D．ChatGPT can’t get on well with humans. 5．What might be the best title of the text? A．ChatGPT is Coming! B．ChatGPT is Catching the World’s Eyes! C．Can ChatGPT Take the Place of Humans? D．Can ChatGPT Avoid Biases Properly? Cities around the world are racing to become “smart”. It’s just like a classroom full of hard-working students. Take Toronto, Canada, for example. Tech company Google has made public a 1,500-page plan. It is going to remake two neighborhoods with things like snow-melting roads. To build smart cities, we need lots of new technologies, such as robots and artificial intelligence (AI). These technologies will lead to safer and more efficient (效率高的) cities. However, they will also raise questions about privacy. But there is a more serious problem: Smart cities will be difficult to manage. As we know, tech products are sometimes unreliable (不可靠的). The Internet and our computers break down regularly (经常). Tech products also age quickly. Only a few years into their lives, problems may become commoner and commoner. In smart cities, many basic systems and services, such as water services, are based on such tech products. What if they break down regularly? Can you imagine the result? New technologies in 2020 will be outdated before 2025. If we use smart technologies widely in cities, we will need to be prepared to replace them every few years. But who would want to pay this bill? The most important problem is whether having a smart city will make us better at solving urban problems. Smart technologies can’t solve problems on their own. Suppose AI programs discover a road that needs to be repaired. It still requires people to show up with asphalt (沥青) and a steamroller (蒸汽压路机), doesn’t it? As an engineer, I think smart technologies should have a place in cities. However, that place is not everywhere. For many of our urban (城市的) problems, we don’t really need the latest technologies. The best of the old ideas work better. 1．At the beginning of the passage, the writer uses the metaphor (比喻句) to _______. A．help the readers understand better B．make the language more beautiful C．express his opinions D．raise the readers’ interest 2．According to the article, what is Google going to do? A．Invent snow-melting roads. B．Make the company more efficient. C．Remake two neighborhoods in Toronto. D．Make public a plan for rebuilding Toronto. 3．According to the article, what do we need to build smart cities? A．The best of old ideas. B．Lots of new technologies. C．Asphalt and steamrollers. D．The Internet and computers. 4．According to the author, smart cities will be _______. A．not as efficient as imagined B．easier to manage C．safe and convenient D．harmful to the environment 5．The example of a road that needs to be repaired is used to show _______. A．tech products break down regularly in smart cities B．it is difficult and expensive to manage a smart city C．smart technologies can’t solve problems on their own D．many new technologies become outdated within five years Computers and their applications (应用) are developing rapidly around the world. They help people solve different kinds of problems in our lives. In order to understand their influence on our lives better, let’s take a look at the development of computers in the fields of communication, education and transportation. Computers make communication between people more convenient. Compared to traditional communication tools, they save people much time, energy and money. Nowadays, we seldom use handwritten letters. Through computers, we can communicate with our friends more conveniently. Computers have made education reach a higher level. We can even discuss some problems with experts all over the world and find answers quickly. What’s more, many libraries are equipped with computers. It’s very useful for us to use them in the libraries. Computers have greatly improved transportation. They can help control the traffic, making roads less crowded and safer. They can also offer navigation (导航) and help drivers find the best route. Computers are also used for booking tickets, which can make us travel easier. In a word, computers have greatly changed our lives. They will continue to play important roles in our lives. They will become more and more intelligent in the near future. 1．Match the title with each paragraph. ①The influence of computers on education     a. Paragraph 2 ②The influence of computers on transportation     b. Paragraph 3 ③The influence of computers on communication     c. Paragraph 4 A．①-a; ②-b; ③-c B．①-b; ②-c; ③-a C．①-c; ②-a; ③-b D．①-a; ②-c; ③-b 2．What does the writer think of computers in the libraries? A．Special. B．Strange. C．Cheap. D．Useful. 3．What can we know from the text? A．Computers will make people communicate less than before. B．Computers can help us find experts to solve all the problems. C．Computers can help make roads less crowded and safer. D．Computers can make people book tickets at lower prices. 4．What’s the structure for the text? A． B． C． D． 5．In which section of a magazine can we probably read the text? A．Culture. B．Health. C．Education. D．Science. In recent years, many schools in China have had a high-tech makeover. They have turned from using “old-school” multimedia (多媒体的) tools to AI and big data to add value to student learning and life on campus (校园). At the Tianjin Eco-City School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University, the Chinese tech company iFlytek’s smart campus system (系统) makes learning a fun experience. In aerospace (航天) classes, students use VR glasses to learn about what’s inside a rocket and how it is launched (发射) in a computer game. Also, in swimming classes, “by wearing smart earphones, children can get real-time instructions (指令) from the coach under the water. This makes training safer,” Li Rui, the school’s vice-principal, told CCTV. For PE classes, Yuwen School in Wuhu, Anhui, has used self-testing tools with AI visual analysis (视觉分析) technology for activities such as standing long jump, sit-ups and shot put (推铅球). With facial recognition (面部识别) technology, students can get voice reports and results on how they did right after each exercise. “Before, when I threw the shot put, the teacher had to use a ruler to measure how far it went. Now, the results just show up on their own. You can also see which parts of your exercise need improvement,” Wu Shengguo from the school told Dajiang Evening News. Apart from learning, students can also enjoy meals made by smart canteens (食堂). In June, Yingkou No 1 Middle School in Liaoning introduced a smart canteen with an “online meal selection (选择) and facial recognition meal pickup” system. To meet the different needs of students, the canteen offers over 400 dishes, with six to seven choices for each meal. Parents and students can choose meals in advance from the online platform (平台). And they use facial recognition technology to pick up their meal. It helps the school plan and prepare meals, cutting down on food and kitchen waste. 1．Which of these are used in the aerospace classes? A．A model rocket. B．VR glasses. C．Smartphones. D．Earphones. 2．How do students feel about the swimming classes? A．It’s like studying in the classroom in real time. B．They can’t hear the instructions clearly. C．The training process is much safer. D．They find it hard to stay underwater for long. 3．How can facial recognition technology help students with their PE classes? A．Students can learn how to improve their exercise from it. B．It can check whether the student is using a self-testing tool. C．It provides more information for better health choices. D．It’s used to measure the balls’ weight. 4．How does the smart canteen system work? Please select the correct order of actions. a. Students pick up their meal using facial recognition. b. The canteen makes six to seven choices for each meal. c. Students enjoy their meal. d. Students order their meal online. A．abcd B．dabc C．dbac D．bdac 5．What is the passage mainly about? A．The birth of global villages. B．The improvement of technology in China. C．New technology used in schools. D．Student comfort in everyday school life. Artificial Intelligence (AI) (人工智能) is the ability of a computer program or a machine. The computer or the machine with AI can think and learn. It is also a field of study that tries to make computers “smart”. John McCarthy, a scientist, came up with (提出) the name “artificial intelligence” over 60 years ago. Many things such as learning and problem solving can be done by computers, though not in the same way as people do. An unusual goal of AI research is to create computer programs. They can learn, solve problems, and think logically (逻辑地) . At present, AI can successfully understand human speech, recognize (识别) human faces, operate self-driving cars and compete in some game systems like playing chess. However, some people also consider (认为) AI a danger to humans if it develops too quickly. Math is the basic language of AI. If students are good at math, they will be more likely to become successful AI designers (设计者) in the future. We need not only bright students, but also average (普通的) students. As for (对于) average students, if they get enough math skills, they can also become successful AI designers. Besides, a good knowledge of computer science is also necessary for AI designing. Scientists hope to create creative (有创造力的) and emotional (有感情的) AI. The AI can possibly understand human feelings or create art. Many ways and tools have been tried to discover this wide and exciting field. 1．From Paragraph 1, we know that ________. A．all problems can be solved by computers B．machines with AI can think and learn C．AI has been around for only 60 years D．AI works in the same way as people 2．According to the passage, what can’t AI do at present? A．Understand human speech. B．Operate self-driving cars. C．Compete in some game systems. D．Understand human feelings. 3．The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2refers to (指的是) ________. A．chess B．a scientist C．the danger D．AI 4．According to the passage, if students want to become successful AI designers, they should learn ________ well. A．math and art B．art and technology C．math and computer science D．art and computer science 5．Paragraph 4 mainly tells us the scientists’ ________ about AI. A．wishes B．worries C．feelings D．discoveries I can’t remember the last time I used cash in China. Between WeChat and Alipay, we pay for everything with our mobile phones. When I went back home to the UK for a holiday, I had some culture shock in my own country. Suddenly, I couldn’t use my phone to pay for things. I got out my wallet and went back to using notes and coins. Of course, we can pay for things electronically in the UK. People use their bank cards. Some use Google Pay on their phones or watches. But most people still use cash. And many are wary of putting too much trust in going electronic with payments. My parents are two of these wary people. They believe that using electronic payments could lead to their whole savings being stolen by online criminals. The concern is understandable. In 2022, more than £4 billion was stolen by fraudsters (诈骗犯) and cybercriminals (网络罪犯) in the UK. In its 2022 fraud and cybercrime report, the online financial (金融的) service comparison website money. co. uk reported a 63 percent increase in fraud and cybercrime from 2021. Online buying was the biggest source of the thefts, said Computer Weekly. So, the dangers are real. But still, it seems that mobile or at least digital payments will lead the way in the future in the UK, just as it is here now in China. According to the gov. uk website, the Bank of England is now looking at using a digital pound. But the real question is: Will the British public trust it? 1．Why did the writer have culture shock after returning to the UK? A．Because most people still use cash to buy things. B．Because people have to bring a bank card in their wallet. C．Because people can’t pay for things electronically. D．Because most people like to use coins more than notes. 2．What may the underlined word “wary” mean in Paragraph 3? A．Aware. B．Careful. C．Sure. D．Proud. 3．What can we learn about the writer’s parents? A．They use Google Pay on their phones or watches. B．They once lost all their savings to online criminals. C．They used to work for the website money. co. uk. D．They don’t trust the electronic payment method. 4．What’s the main concern of many British people about using electronic payments? A．Forgetting their passwords often. B．Losing their savings to online thieves. C．Paying extra money for this service. D．Having to keep a network connection. 5．What does the author think of the Bank of England’s idea of “a digital pound”? A．It will soon become popular. B．It is what people are hoping for. C．It is uncertain if people will want to use it. D．It is risky and not practical. 2 同步新教材，周周有练习，月月有重点！ 7 同步新教材，周周有练习，月月有重点！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024-2025学年一线教师制作精品新课系列资料，已编校！ 2024-2025学年一线教师制作精品新课系列资料，已编校！ Unit4 Computers 单元话题（电脑技术、科技创新）阅读理解15篇 With the development of science and technology, our daily life is becoming more colorful and more convenient. The Bookless Library Can you imagine walking into a library and finding all books have turned into computers? The world first bookless public library plans to open in San Antonio, Texas. Computers will take the place of books. Google Glass Google Glass is a pair of glasses with a battery (电池) hidden inside the frame (边框). It can carry out many of the same tasks as smart phones. The glass has a hidden camera and a tiny screen. It is designed to take hands-free photos or videos of anything people are doing. A New Kind of Shirt Hate washing clothes? You’re going to love this kind of shirt made by an American clothing company, Wool & Prince. This shirt can be worn for 100 straight days without washing! The Wool & Prince shirt never needs ironing (熨烫). An Underwater Hotel It looks like a spaceship but it is actually a picture of an underwater hotel. A company plans to build in the sea which is about 18 meters below the surface. The whole building is underwater and you can get to it by swimming and diving. 1．Where is the world first bookless public library planed to open? A．In Gray, Indiana. B．In Anchorage, Alaska. C．In San Antonio, Texas. D．In Los Angeles, California. 2．What can a Google Glass do? A．It can take photos and videos. B．It can be used for drinking. C．It can be used for seeing a film. D．It can read a book like a man. 3．If you don’t want to wash clothes often, what will you buy? A．The traditional clothes. B．The Nike Clothes. C．The Wool& Prince shirt. D．A coat with a battery. 4．How do people enter an underwater hotel? A．By walking into it. B．By swimming or diving. C．By taking a spaceship. D．By driving a special car. 5．Which can be the best title for the passage? A．New Vehicles B．New Problems C．New Libraries D．New Inventions 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．C 4．B 5．D 【导语】本文以举例子的形式介绍了几款新技术产品。 1．细节理解题。根据“The world first bookless public library plans to open in San Antonio, Texas.”可知，世界上第一个无书公共图书馆计划在德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥市开放，故选C。 2．细节理解题。根据“It is designed to takehands-free photos or videos of anything people are doing”可知，可以拍照或拍视频，故选A。 3．细节理解题。根据“Hate washing clothes? You’re going to love this kind of shirt made by an American clothing company, Wool & Prince.”可知，讨厌洗衣服的人会喜欢由美国服装公司Wool & Prince生产的衬衫，故选C。 4．细节理解题。根据“The whole building is underwater and you can get to it by swimming and diving.”可知，游泳或潜水进入，故选B。 5．最佳标题题。根据“With the development of science and technology, our daily life is becoming more colorful and more convenient.”及全文的内容，本文以举例子的形式介绍了几款新技术产品，故选D。 AI is like giving superpower to computers. It helps them to learn things and do tasks that people usually do. According to scientists, AI could be used to tell the weather more quickly and correctly than traditional methods. The traditional way to tell the weather is by collecting data on what is happening in the air. The data may come from places like weather satellites, planes and so on. Then the data is sent to supercomputers for weather reports. Although supercomputers are powerful, it can take many hours to produce results. AI models have been developed to quickly tell future weather. They can tell the weather by using two sets of data: the weather at present and the weather from six hours ago. AI models are very helpful. They can be used on standard computers like office computers, and it only takes a few minutes to get the results. However, the results may not include as much information as those produced by traditional models. Will AI take the place of traditional models? Scientists say it probably won’t, but it will be used together with them. That’s because AI still needs to learn from the data collected by traditional methods. But hopefully, AI will be able to deal with tasks that older methods find difficult, such as telling when and how much it will rain in the near future. This could give people enough time to solve the problems caused by bad weather. 1．The data in traditional weather reports may come from ________. A．clouds B．towers C．trees D．planes 2．How does AI know about future weather? A．By learning experience from satellites. B．By comparing past and present weather. C．By collecting data from different places. D．By watching what is happening in the sky. 3．What does the underlined word “standard” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A．Huge. B．Slow. C．Ordinary. D．Expensive. 4．Which task will AI probably do according to the last paragraph?   A．Offering people weather maps. B．Reporting how much it will rain. C．Reporting when a snow will end. D．Offering full weather information. 5．Which can be the best title for the passage? A．AI Will Cause Bad Weather. B．AI Could Stop Bad Weather. C．AI Could Tell Future Weather. D．AI Will Change Future Weather. 【答案】1．D 2．B 3．C 4．B 5．C 【导语】本文主要讲述了人工智能在天气预报领域的应用，包括其优点和缺点。 1．细节理解题。根据第二段“The traditional way to tell the weather is by collecting data on what is happening in the air. The data may come from places like weather satellites, planes and so on.”可知，传统天气报告中的数据可能来自卫星、飞机等。故选D。 2．推理判断题。根据第三段“They can tell the weather by using two sets of data: the weather at present and the weather from six hours ago.”可知，人工智能可以通过使用两组数据来判断天气：当前的天气和六个小时前的天气。由此推知，人工智能通过比较过去和现在的天气来了解未来的天气。故选B。 3．词义猜测题。根据第三段“They can be used on standard computers like office computers”可知，人工智能可以用在像办公室电脑这样的电脑上，而办公室使用的电脑是普通电脑，由此猜测，standard意为ordinary“普通的”。故选C。 4．细节理解题。根据最后一段“AI will be able to deal with tasks that older methods find difficult, such as telling when and how much it will rain in the near future.”可知，人工智能可能能够预测未来几天的降雨时间和降雨量。故选B。 5．标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了人工智能在天气预报领域的应用，包括其优点和缺点。因此，选项C“人工智能可以预测未来的天气”是最佳标题。故选C。 With the development of science and technology, our daily life is becoming more colorful and more convenient. The Book-less LibraryCan you imagine walking into a library and finding all books have turned into computers? The first book-less library is planned to open in San Antonio, Texas. Computers will take the place of the books soon. Google Glass Google glass is a pair of glasses with a battery (电池) hidden inside the frame (边框). It can carry out many of the same tasks as smart phones. The glass has a hidden camera and a tiny screen. It is designed to take hands-free photos or videos of anything people are doing. A New Kind of Shirt Hate washing clothes? You are going to love this kind of shirt made by an American clothing company—Wool & Prince. This shirt can be worn for 100 straight days without washing! The Wool & Prince shirt never needs ironing (熨烫). An Underwater Hotel It looks like a spaceship but it is actually a picture of an underwater hotel. A company plans to build in the sea which is about 18 metres below the surface. The whole building is underwater and you can get to it by swimming or diving. 1．What can a Google Glass do? A．It can be used for watching a movie. B．It can read a book like a man. C．It can take photos and videos. D．It can be used for drinking. 2．What does the underlined word “hands-free” mean in the passage? A．You don’t need to wash your hands. B．You don’t pay for the photos or videos. C．You don’t need to use your hands. D．You can use one hand. 3．How do people enter an underwater hotel? A．By taking a boat. B．By swimming or diving. C．By walking into it. D．By driving a special car. 4．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A．People in Texas can visit the Book-less library now. B．There is a hidden camera and a tiny screen in Google Glass. C．People don’t need to iron the Wool & Prince shirt. D．People will see an underwater hotel below the surface in the future. 5．What may be the best title for the passage? A．New Research B．New Problem C．New Discoveries D．New Inventions 【答案】1．C 2．C 3．B 4．A 5．D 【导语】本文主要就几款新发明进行了介绍和说明。 1．细节理解题。根据Google Glass中的信息“It is designed to take hands-free photos or videos of anything people are doing.”可知，谷歌眼镜可以被用来拍摄照片和视频。故选C。 2．词句猜测题。根据“The glass has a hidden camera and a tiny screen. It is designed to take hands-free photos or videos of anything people are doing.”可知，谷歌眼镜有一个隐藏的摄像头和一个小屏幕，可以用来拍照和录像，所以划线部分hands-free的含义是“你不需要用手”。故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据An Underwater Hotel中的信息“The whole building is underwater and you can get to it by swimming or diving.”可知，人们可以游泳或潜水进入水下酒店。故选B。 4．细节理解题。根据“The first book-less library is planned to open in San Antonio, Texas. Computers will take the place of the books soon.”可知，德克萨斯州的人们现在还不可以参观无书图书馆，还没有开放。故选A。 5．最佳标题题。根据“With the development of science and technology, our daily life is becoming more colorful and more convenient.”和下文内容可知，本文主要是介绍了几款新的发明。故选D。 DIY cooker What if you had a cooker that could cook food all by itself? This is the Tasty One Top. It is from the US news website Buzzfeed. There is an app for the cooker. It has more than 1,700 recipes (菜谱), such as making a delicious pizza. You choose a recipe and the app will let the cooker know what to do. The app will also tell you what to do when you cook. Cooking is so easy! This little robot has a big, round head and a fat body. Does it look like a cartoon character? It is Jibo, a family robot. The US company Jibo Inc made it. When you say, “Hey, Jibo,” it dances and turns to face you. When it talks, it moves its head and body. There are no eyes or mouth on Jibo’s face. Jibo can only do some easy things, such as taking photos and reading the news. But he may learn to do more in the future. Social robot Perfect shoes Wearing this pair of shoes, you can run faster and jump higher. That’s the idea behind the Futurecraft 4D, a new sports shoe from Adidas. The key is the sole (鞋底) of the shoe. It is 3D printed. If there is something wrong with it, they can change it at any time on a computer. Print a sole takes two hours. 1．What can the DIY cooker do? A．It can cook food by itself. B．It can cut food by itself. C．It can wash the dishes. D．It can keep the food cool. 2．What does the underlined word “it” refer to? A．The US. B．Burnfeed. C．The app. D．The cooker. 3．What can Jibo do? A．It can smile. B．It can wash clothes. C．It can cook. D．It can take photos. 4．What’s special about the Futurecraft 4D shoes? A．Its sole is 3D printed. B．The shoes are produced by Adidas. C．It takes only 2 hours to make the shoes. D．The shoe s can make you run longer. 5．Where can you read the passage? A．In a guidebook. B．In a cook book. C．In a technology magazine. D．In a fashion magazine. 【答案】1．A 2．C 3．D 4．A 5．C 【导语】本文介绍了三种最新的科技产品。 1．细节理解题。根据“What if you had a cooker that could cook food all by itself? ”可知它可以自己做饭。故选A。 2．词句猜测题。根据“There is an app for the cooker. It has more than 1,700 recipes (菜谱), such as making a delicious pizza.”可知这款炊具有一个应用程序，它有200多种食谱，比如制作美味的披萨。“It”指的是“应用程序”。故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据“ Jibo can only do some easy things, such as taking photos and reading the news. But he may learn to do more in the future.”可知Jibo能拍照。故选D。 4．细节理解题。根据“The key is the sole (鞋底) of the shoe. It is 3D printed. ”可知特别之处在于鞋底是3D打印的。故选A。 5．推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了三种最新的科技产品，由此推知能在一本技术杂志上读到。故选C。 Could you imagine being in a car driven by a computer, not a human? Recently, China has made a big step toward self-driving technology. Since August, driverless taxis can run on roads in Wuhan, Chongqing and Shenzhen. Why do we develop self-driving cars? Self-driving cars have many advantages. They use computers with many cameras which can sense all the objects close to the car and give the computers another route (路线) . Then the car can take people to the place where they want to go. For disabled or blind people, self-driving cars can also help them get around more easily. According to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year, more than 1.35 million people are killed on roads around the world. It’s reported that self-driving cars could reduce road accidents by 90 percent. The main cause of car accidents is human error (错误) . By using computers, self-driving cars don’t make poor decisions or lose attention like humans do. But self-driving cars aren’t perfect. If something unexpected on the road happens, self-driving cars can’t react as fast as a human driver can. Also, during weather events like heavy snow, self-driving cars wouldn’t see the lines on the road easily. It might lead to an accident. The car’s computer system would be broken by someone, causing it to crash or change its direction. It’s clear that there is a lot of work to do to make self-driving cars a common and safe sight on our roads. And China is taking the lead in making this happen. 1．Which cities are driverless taxis already common in? A．Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. B．Wuhan, Chongqing and Shenzhen. C．Nanjing, Hangzhou and Suzhou. D．Tianjin, Dalian and Qingdao. 2．What is the main cause of car accidents according to the passage? A．Bad weather. B．Car trouble. C．Human error. D．Poor road conditions. 3．What is Paragraph 4 mainly about? A．What to do when there is bad weather. B．The advantage of having a human driver. C．How to deal with the traffic accidents. D．The weakness of self-driving cars. 4．What can we know from the passage? A．Self-driving cars have caused many problems. B．China is going to cut its costs in self-driving cars. C．Self-driving cars are already commonly seen in the world. D．China is trying to make self- driving cars safer and more common. 5．In which part of a magazine can you read this passage? A．Health. B．Food. C．Science. D．Travel. 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．D 4．D 5．C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了自动驾驶汽车的现状，包括自动驾驶汽车的优势和劣势。 1．细节理解题。根据第一段“Since August, driverless taxis can run on roads in Wuhan, Chongqing and Shenzhen.”可知，无人驾驶出租车在武汉、重庆和深圳已经很常见，故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据第三段“The main cause of car accidents is human error (错误) .”可知，汽车事故的主要原因是人为错误，故选C。 3．段落大意题。根据第四段“But self-driving cars aren’t perfect. If something unexpected on the road happens, self-driving cars can’t react as fast as a human driver can...The car’s computer system would be broken by someone, causing it to crash or change its direction.”可知，本段主要讨论了自动驾驶汽车的弱点，如无法快速反应、恶劣天气下无法正常识别道路等，故选D。 4．细节理解题。根据最后一段“It’s clear that there is a lot of work to do to make self-driving cars a common and safe sight on our roads. And China is taking the lead in making this happen.”可知，中国正在努力使自动驾驶汽车更安全更普及。故选D。 5．推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文讨论了自动驾驶汽车的现状和技术，属于科学领域。故选C。 The winter holiday is coming. If you are interested in making a website, Xinhua Community will have classes about that. How to make a website First, make a good plan after learning about who will use the website and what they want. The second step is to design. We can use Photoshop to design the color, the style of the website. The next step is to develop, by writing the code (编程) to make the website into what people see. After that, test the website, making sure that people can visit the website on different devices (设备). The final step is to check the website to keep it up-to-date. What to pay attention to Sometimes coding can not always work the way you want it to. Then, we can use AI for help. AI can help write or rewrite new texts for some website pages. But it is not a good idea to depend on it. A good website designer needs to be creative and explore new skills. Teenagers in our community between 10 to 15 can come, and it is free for you! Our classes can let you lean more about at and skills on the computer. You will have an interesting life her during the holiday. 1．What will the course train you to be? A．A website designer. B．A game player. C．A rewriter. D．An artist. 2．What is the fourth step to make a website? A．To write the code B．To make a plan C．To check the website D．To test the website 3．We can use ________ to design the style of the website. A．devices B．Photoshop C．phones D．AI 4．Why can’t we always depends on AI? A．It doesn’t work well. B．It can’t make us creative C．It can only rewrite webpages. D．It has its own ideas 5．Who can take part in this course? A．A 9-year-old boy who is from Xinhua Community. B．A 14-year-old girl who is from Xueqian Community. C．Lingling from Xinhua Community who was bornin 2012. D．Weihua from Xinhua Community who was born in 2007. 【答案】1．A 2．D 3．B 4．B 5．C 【导语】本文主要介绍了新华社区有一个学习制作网站的课程。 1．细节理解题。根据“If you are interested in making a website, Xinhua Community will have classes about that.”可知这个课程可以训练你成为一名网站设计者。故选A。 2．细节理解题。根据“First, make a good plan...The second step is to design...The next step is to develop...After that, test the website”可知第四步是测试网站。故选D。 3．细节理解题。根据“We can use Photoshop to design the color, the style of the website.”可知我们可以使用Photoshop来设计网站的颜色和风格。故选B。 4．细节理解题。根据“A good website designer needs to be creative and explore new skills.”可知一个好的网站设计师需要有创造力，探索新的技能，所以我们不能总是依赖人工智能，因为它不能让我们有创造力。故选B。 5．细节理解题。根据“Xinhua Community will have classes about that”以及“Teenagers in our community between 10 to 15 can come”可知新华社区10至15岁的青少年可以来，所以“来自新华社区的玲玲，出生于2012年”可以参加。故选C。 ① ChatGPT is a chatbot used on the computer. The creator of ChatGPT, OpenAI, announced (公布) its latest upgrades (升级) this week. The changes allow some users to directly ask ChatGPT questions and get voice answers. Also, ChatGPT can read images (图像) and give information about what is in them. ② When you ask ChatGPT questions, it can speak in the way that you feel like talking with a human. ______. It can also tell a story to children or provide detailed steps for making or building something. ③Users can choose different voices they want the chatbot to use. Open AI works closely with professional voice actors to make the interactions more realistic and personal. ④ Another big change to ChatGPT is image recognition. For example, you could take a picture of what is in your refrigerator. After you send the photo into ChatGPT, it can tell you what dishes you can make for dinner and how to cook them step by step. ⑤ Another example is that a parent might send a picture of a child’s math problem and then get advice on how to teach the child to work it out through ChatGPT. There is even a way for users to mark on the image, for example with a circle, to get more information or help. ⑥ Now the new upgrades can only be used by the users of ChatGPT’s Plus and Enterprise services. ChatGPT’s main service, called GPT-3.5, is free for all users. ChatGPT Plus costs $ 20 per month. The Enterprise service is used by companies. Other groups of users can have the new upgrades in the near future. ⑦ Along with its announcement, Open AI advised all its users to be careful about the information given by ChatGPT. That’s because the system is trained using massive amount of (海量的) information, some of which may be outdated or even false. 1．(新课标题型——写作手法) How does the writer show the new changes of ChatGPT in image recognition? A．By using numbers. B．By giving example. C．By sharing users’ ideas. D．By giving survey results. 2．(新课标题型——文章逻辑) Which sentence can be put in the ______? A．Besides, the chatbot can draw images B．In fact, you can talk with ChatGPT anywhere C．ChatGPT is used by users of all ages D．But the chatbot can do more than answer questions 3．Who can use ChatGPT’s new upgrades? A．The staff of all companies. B．All the common users. C．The users of ChatGPT’s Plus. D．The teachers and students. 4．(新课标题型——文章推断) What can we infer from the passage? A．Users can not choose voices they want the chatbot to use by now. B．The chatbot can make dinner for you. C．All users can use the new upgrades of ChatGPT now. D．Users may get wrong information from ChatGPT. 5．(新课标题型——文章结构) Which of the following shows the structure of this passage? A． B． C． D． 【答案】1．B 2．D 3．C 4．D 5．C 【导语】本文主要介绍了聊天机器人ChatGPT新的变化，以及存在的问题。 1．细节理解题。根据“For example, you could take a picture of what is in your refrigerator. ...”和“Another example is that a parent might send a picture of a child’s math problem ...”可知，作者通过举例展示ChatGPT在图像识别方面的新变化。故选B。 2．推理判断题。根据“When you ask ChatGPT questions, it can speak in the way that you feel like talking with a human.”和“It can also tell a story to children or provide detailed steps for making or building something.”可知，ChatGPT可以和人交谈，也可以给孩子们讲故事，或者提供制作或建造东西的详细步骤，所以D选项“但聊天机器人能做的不仅仅是回答问题”符合语境，故选D。 3．细节理解题。根据“Now the new upgrades can only be used by the users of ChatGPT’s Plus and Enterprise services.”可知，ChatGPT的Plus和企业服务的用户可以更新。故选C。 4．推理判断题。根据“That’s because the system is trained using massive amount of (海量的) information, some of which may be outdated or even false.”可知，用户可能会从ChatGPT获得错误的信息。故选D。 5．篇章结构题。文章第一段引出聊天机器人ChatGPT；②③段介绍ChatGPT升级后的一个变化；④⑤段介绍另一个变化并进行举例说明；⑥段介绍了新的升级只能由ChatGPT的Plus和企业服务的用户使用；⑦段介绍了OpenAI建议所有用户小心ChatGPT提供的信息，因为可能有错误信息。故选C。 There is no doubt that technology has bad a big influence on our lives. People from all around the world can now talk to each other almost at once on mobile phones and the Internet. People can easily solve their problems with the help of computers and the world wide web. With this technology, it seems that the world is more connected now than ever before. Even so, there have been worries about technology making people feel lonely and disconnected from others around them. So does this mean that technology makes us lonely? In my opinion, it is hard to say Yes or No. It’s true that humans need communication with catch other. If we depend on technology too much to communicate, this can badly impact our mental (心理的) health. For me, technology is a tool. And just like any other kind of tool—like scissors, a pencil or a ruler, for example, it depends on how we use it: in a right way or in a right place. Take social media (社交媒体) as an example. If you only use it to compare yourself with others, you might feel sad and lonely. But if you use it as a tool to connect with friends and family or to start a new community to talk about your hobbies and interests, the loneliness will turn into love and friendship. When you feel lonely after staring at your computer screen all day, maybe you can use that technology to reach out to a reliable (可靠的) friend and invite him or her out for lunch or a coffee. 1．What is the effect of technology in our lives according to the passage? A．We can read electronic books. B．We can solve our problems on the Internet. C．We can buy almost anything we need online. D．We can make friends with people around the world. 2．If we use technology too much, what will we feel ________ according to Paragraph 4? A．Tired and sleepy. B．Bored and worried. C．Warm and happy. D．Sad and lonely, 3．What is the writer’s idea of technology? A．It is a kind of tool. B．It is a friend of ours. C．It is a pair of scissors. D．It is a way of communication. 4．Which word is close to the underlined word “impact”? A．连接 B．保护 C．影响 D．进入 5．Which can be a proper title for the text? A．Social Media is Important to Us B．Technology Can be Good and Bad C．Computers and the Internet Help Us D．People Need to Communicate with Each Other 【答案】1．B 2．D 3．A 4．C 5．B 【导语】本文主要介绍了技术对我们的生活产生了很大的影响，在为我们带来便利的同时，也带来了问题。 1．细节理解题。根据“People can easily solve their problems with the help of computers and the world wide web.”可知，在计算机和万维网的帮助下，人们可以很容易地解决他们的问题，故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据“If we depend on technology too much to communicate, this can badly impact our mental (心理的) health.”及“If you only use it to compare yourself with others, you might feel sad and lonely.”可知，过多的依赖技术来交流，这会严重影响我们的心理健康，比如只用它来和别人作比较，你就可能会感到伤心与孤独，因此过多的使用技术，可能会让人们感到孤独，故选D。 3．细节理解题。根据“For me, technology is a tool.”可知，作者认为技术是一个工具，故选A。 4．词义猜测题。根据“If we depend on technology too much to communicate, this can badly impact our mental (心理的) health.”可知，过多的依赖技术来交流，这会严重影响我们的心理健康，划线单词表示“影响”，故选C。 5．最佳标题题。本文主要介绍技术对我们的生活产生了很大的影响，在为我们带来便利的同时，也带来了问题，选项B适合做标题，故选B。 Last April, Runway AI, a New York company introduced technology that let people make videos by typing a sentence into a box on a computer screen. The four-second videos were not clear. Just 10 months later, another company OpenAI has developed a similar system that can create videos seemingly from a Hollywood movie. It shows a short video created in minutes: a woman is walking down a street. The technology could speed the work of seasoned movie-makers, but make less experienced digital artists lose their jobs. However, Sora is not perfect. Sometimes, things like shop signs in the videos don’t make sense. Although it is good at getting details right, it can still make mistakes, like making the crowd’s feet look strange in the street video. Despite these challenges, Sora has a lot of possibilities. Models like Sora can change things by making videos in real-time (实时). This can be a big deal for things like video games and help the AI market grow even more. But to make this happen, we need a lot of computing power. Making just one second of video needs a lot of frames (电影画面的一帧), but present models take a long time to process each frame. The company has not made Sora open to the public yet… 1．How does the writer start the passage? A．By showing facts. B．By giving reasons. C．By telling stories. D．By asking questions. 2．What does the underlined word “seasoned” in paragraph 2 probably mean? A．smart B．famous C．excellent D．experienced 3．What can we learn from paragraph 3? A．Shop signs in the videos are clear B．People look strange in the street video. C．Sora can make mistakes in some details. D．Sora is good at getting every detail right. 4．What is the main idea of the passage? A．Sora can create images from text B．Sora can create videos from texts. C．Sora can bring challenges and possibilities. D．Sora can help the growth of AI market. 5．What may the writer continue to talk about in the last paragraph? A．Solutions to the problems of Sora. B．Reasons for not bringing out Sora. C．Actions to make Sora more attractive. D．Ways to introduce Sora to the public. 【答案】1．A 2．D 3．C 4．C 5．B 【导语】本文主要介绍了Sora可以带来挑战和可能性。 1．推理判断题。根据“Last April, Runway AI, a New York company introduced technology that let people make videos by typing a sentence into a box on a computer screen. The four-second videos were not clear.”可知，去年，纽约的Runway AI公司推出了一项技术，人们可以通过在电脑屏幕上的方框中键入一句话来制作视频。但这4秒的视频并不清晰。因此可知作者通过摆事实来开始文章。故选A。 2．词句猜测题。根据“The technology could speed the work of seasoned movie-makers, but make less experienced digital artists lose their jobs.”可知，这项技术可以加快经验丰富的电影制作人的工作，但会让经验不足的数字艺术家失业。因此seasoned意为“经验丰富的”，与experienced同义。故选D。 3．细节理解题。根据“Although it is good at getting details right, it can still make mistakes, like making the crowd’s feet look strange in the street video.”可知，尽管它善于处理细节，但它仍然会犯错误，比如在街头视频中让人群的脚看起来很奇怪。说明Sora在一些细节上也会犯错。故选C。 4．主旨大意题。根据“Despite these challenges, Sora has a lot of possibilities.”可知，本文主要介绍了Sora可以带来挑战和可能性。故选C。 5．推理判断题。根据“The company has not made Sora open to the public yet”可知，该公司尚未让 Sora 向公众开放，说明接下来可能谈到不对公众开放的原因。故选B。 Developed by US company OpenAI, ChatGPT has taken the internet by storm, winning 100 million users since it came out in November 2022. People can ask the robot to write stories and emails, create instructions for cooking a certain food, translate languages, and answer all kinds of questions. In its own words, it is “a language model trained in a large amount of internet text to help users get human-like text.” Compared with Siri or other chatbots (智能聊天程序), ChatGPT uses a much bigger information center for training. It also uses stronger software (软件) and hardware to learn things by itself. For example, if it provides a wrong answer to your question, you can tell it the right one and it will correct itself. “It’s a totally different chatbot,” computer scientist Liu Xiaoguang from Nankai University told Tianjin Daily. “The knowledge level ChatGPT shows is the same as a university student. That’s why it shocked the world.” But one big problem with ChatGPT is that it makes mistakes or even gives false information. When Rezza, a 28-year-old from Indonesia, used the robot to write an essay (论文), it “gave out many examples which other writers actually hadn’t mentioned at all”, he told The Guardian. Since the robot is trained using words from the internet, it can also pick up biases (偏见) about certain groups. These are all things that need to be dealt with. 1．What’s the advantages for ChatGPT? ①It can correct its mistakes by itself.    ②It can write emails. ③It can have biases towards certain groups.    ④It can translate languages. ⑤It can cook food. A．②③④ B．②③⑤ C．①③④ D．③④⑤ 2．Which has similar meaning with the underlined part in Paragraph 1? A．Succeeded greatly online. B．Done harm to the internet. C．Brought strong wind and heavy rain. D．Caused serious changes of the weather. 3．Why did ChatGPT shock the world? A．It can find mistakes by itself. B．It works differently from other chatbots. C．Its information center is easier to control than Siri’s. D．Its knowledge level is as high as a university student. 4．What can we learn from the last paragraph? A．Anybody can make mistakes. B．Anybody may give false information. C．ChatGPT needs improvement. D．ChatGPT can’t get on well with humans. 5．What might be the best title of the text? A．ChatGPT is Coming! B．ChatGPT is Catching the World’s Eyes! C．Can ChatGPT Take the Place of Humans? D．Can ChatGPT Avoid Biases Properly? 【答案】1．A 2．A 3．D 4．C 5．B 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了聊天机器人ChatGPT的功能及其存在的问题。 1．细节理解题。根据第一段中“People can ask the robot to write stories and emails, create instructions for cooking a certain food, translate languages, and answer all kinds of questions.”可知，ChatGPT的优点有会写邮件、创建烹饪某种食物的说明、翻译语言和回答各种各样的问题。故选A。 2．句意猜测题。根据第一段中“ChatGPT has taken the internet by storm, winning 100 million users since it came out in November 2022.”可知，ChatGPT自2022年11月推出以来，已经席卷了互联网，赢得了1亿用户，也就是说在网络上获得了巨大的成功。故选A。 3．细节理解题。根据第二段中“The knowledge level ChatGPT shows is the same as a university student. That’s why it shocked the world.”可知，ChatGPT显示的知识水平与大学生相同，这就是它震惊世界的原因。故选D。 4．细节理解题。根据第三段中“But one big problem with ChatGPT is that it makes mistakes or even gives false information....These are all things that need to be dealt with.”可知，ChatGPT还存在一个大问题需要去解决，也就是说还需要完善。故选C。 5．最佳标题题。本文主要介绍了聊天机器人ChatGPT自推出以来，已经席卷了互联网，赢得了1亿用户，还介绍了它的功能和存在的问题。B项“ChatGPT正在吸引全世界的目光”最符合文意。故选B。 Cities around the world are racing to become “smart”. It’s just like a classroom full of hard-working students. Take Toronto, Canada, for example. Tech company Google has made public a 1,500-page plan. It is going to remake two neighborhoods with things like snow-melting roads. To build smart cities, we need lots of new technologies, such as robots and artificial intelligence (AI). These technologies will lead to safer and more efficient (效率高的) cities. However, they will also raise questions about privacy. But there is a more serious problem: Smart cities will be difficult to manage. As we know, tech products are sometimes unreliable (不可靠的). The Internet and our computers break down regularly (经常). Tech products also age quickly. Only a few years into their lives, problems may become commoner and commoner. In smart cities, many basic systems and services, such as water services, are based on such tech products. What if they break down regularly? Can you imagine the result? New technologies in 2020 will be outdated before 2025. If we use smart technologies widely in cities, we will need to be prepared to replace them every few years. But who would want to pay this bill? The most important problem is whether having a smart city will make us better at solving urban problems. Smart technologies can’t solve problems on their own. Suppose AI programs discover a road that needs to be repaired. It still requires people to show up with asphalt (沥青) and a steamroller (蒸汽压路机), doesn’t it? As an engineer, I think smart technologies should have a place in cities. However, that place is not everywhere. For many of our urban (城市的) problems, we don’t really need the latest technologies. The best of the old ideas work better. 1．At the beginning of the passage, the writer uses the metaphor (比喻句) to _______. A．help the readers understand better B．make the language more beautiful C．express his opinions D．raise the readers’ interest 2．According to the article, what is Google going to do? A．Invent snow-melting roads. B．Make the company more efficient. C．Remake two neighborhoods in Toronto. D．Make public a plan for rebuilding Toronto. 3．According to the article, what do we need to build smart cities? A．The best of old ideas. B．Lots of new technologies. C．Asphalt and steamrollers. D．The Internet and computers. 4．According to the author, smart cities will be _______. A．not as efficient as imagined B．easier to manage C．safe and convenient D．harmful to the environment 5．The example of a road that needs to be repaired is used to show _______. A．tech products break down regularly in smart cities B．it is difficult and expensive to manage a smart city C．smart technologies can’t solve problems on their own D．many new technologies become outdated within five years 【答案】1．A 2．C 3．B 4．A 5．C 【导语】本文主要讲述了建设智能城市，我们需要很多新技术以及智能城市的一些弊端。 1．推理判断题。根据“Cities around the world are racing to become ‘smart’. It’s just like a classroom full of hard-working students.”可知是为了帮助读者更好地理解，故选A。 2．细节理解题。根据“Take Toronto, Canada, for example. Tech company Google has made public a 1,500-page plan. It is going to remake two neighborhoods with things like snow-melting roads.”可知它将重建Toronto的两个街区。故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据“To build smart cities, we need lots of new technologies”可知需要很多新技术，故选B。 4．推理判断题。根据“Smart cities will be difficult to manage.”以及“As we know, tech products are sometimes unreliable”可知作者认为效率不如想象中的高，故选A。 5．细节理解题。根据“Smart technologies can’t solve problems on their own. Suppose AI programs discover a road that needs to be repaired.”可知是为了展示智能技术不能靠自己解决问题。故选C。 Computers and their applications (应用) are developing rapidly around the world. They help people solve different kinds of problems in our lives. In order to understand their influence on our lives better, let’s take a look at the development of computers in the fields of communication, education and transportation. Computers make communication between people more convenient. Compared to traditional communication tools, they save people much time, energy and money. Nowadays, we seldom use handwritten letters. Through computers, we can communicate with our friends more conveniently. Computers have made education reach a higher level. We can even discuss some problems with experts all over the world and find answers quickly. What’s more, many libraries are equipped with computers. It’s very useful for us to use them in the libraries. Computers have greatly improved transportation. They can help control the traffic, making roads less crowded and safer. They can also offer navigation (导航) and help drivers find the best route. Computers are also used for booking tickets, which can make us travel easier. In a word, computers have greatly changed our lives. They will continue to play important roles in our lives. They will become more and more intelligent in the near future. 1．Match the title with each paragraph. ①The influence of computers on education     a. Paragraph 2 ②The influence of computers on transportation     b. Paragraph 3 ③The influence of computers on communication     c. Paragraph 4 A．①-a; ②-b; ③-c B．①-b; ②-c; ③-a C．①-c; ②-a; ③-b D．①-a; ②-c; ③-b 2．What does the writer think of computers in the libraries? A．Special. B．Strange. C．Cheap. D．Useful. 3．What can we know from the text? A．Computers will make people communicate less than before. B．Computers can help us find experts to solve all the problems. C．Computers can help make roads less crowded and safer. D．Computers can make people book tickets at lower prices. 4．What’s the structure for the text? A． B． C． D． 5．In which section of a magazine can we probably read the text? A．Culture. B．Health. C．Education. D．Science. 【答案】1．B 2．D 3．C 4．C 5．D 【导语】本文主要讲述了电脑的发展以及电脑在各个领域中的应用。 1．推理判断题。根据“Computers make communication between people more convenient.”可知，第二段是关于对通信的影响；再由“Computers have made education reach a higher level.”可知，第三段是关于对教育的影响；又由“Computers have greatly improved transportation.”可知，第四段是关于对交通的影响。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据“What’s more, many libraries are equipped with computers. It’s very useful for us to use them in the libraries.”可知，作者认为电脑很有用。故选D。 3．细节理解题。根据“They can help control the traffic, making roads less crowded and safer.”可知，电脑有助于减少道路拥挤，提高安全性。故选C。 4．篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段引出了电脑的话题，总的介绍了他在各个领域的应用；第二段到第四段分别说的是电脑的应用；第五段总结了上文所讲的，并阐述了电脑给我们带来的便利以及它光明的前景。因此文章是“总——分——总”的结构。故选C。 5．推理判断题。结合全文可知，本文主要讲述了电脑的发展以及电脑在各个领域中的应用。我们大概可以在杂志的科学部分读到这篇文章。故选D。 In recent years, many schools in China have had a high-tech makeover. They have turned from using “old-school” multimedia (多媒体的) tools to AI and big data to add value to student learning and life on campus (校园). At the Tianjin Eco-City School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University, the Chinese tech company iFlytek’s smart campus system (系统) makes learning a fun experience. In aerospace (航天) classes, students use VR glasses to learn about what’s inside a rocket and how it is launched (发射) in a computer game. Also, in swimming classes, “by wearing smart earphones, children can get real-time instructions (指令) from the coach under the water. This makes training safer,” Li Rui, the school’s vice-principal, told CCTV. For PE classes, Yuwen School in Wuhu, Anhui, has used self-testing tools with AI visual analysis (视觉分析) technology for activities such as standing long jump, sit-ups and shot put (推铅球). With facial recognition (面部识别) technology, students can get voice reports and results on how they did right after each exercise. “Before, when I threw the shot put, the teacher had to use a ruler to measure how far it went. Now, the results just show up on their own. You can also see which parts of your exercise need improvement,” Wu Shengguo from the school told Dajiang Evening News. Apart from learning, students can also enjoy meals made by smart canteens (食堂). In June, Yingkou No 1 Middle School in Liaoning introduced a smart canteen with an “online meal selection (选择) and facial recognition meal pickup” system. To meet the different needs of students, the canteen offers over 400 dishes, with six to seven choices for each meal. Parents and students can choose meals in advance from the online platform (平台). And they use facial recognition technology to pick up their meal. It helps the school plan and prepare meals, cutting down on food and kitchen waste. 1．Which of these are used in the aerospace classes? A．A model rocket. B．VR glasses. C．Smartphones. D．Earphones. 2．How do students feel about the swimming classes? A．It’s like studying in the classroom in real time. B．They can’t hear the instructions clearly. C．The training process is much safer. D．They find it hard to stay underwater for long. 3．How can facial recognition technology help students with their PE classes? A．Students can learn how to improve their exercise from it. B．It can check whether the student is using a self-testing tool. C．It provides more information for better health choices. D．It’s used to measure the balls’ weight. 4．How does the smart canteen system work? Please select the correct order of actions. a. Students pick up their meal using facial recognition. b. The canteen makes six to seven choices for each meal. c. Students enjoy their meal. d. Students order their meal online. A．abcd B．dabc C．dbac D．bdac 5．What is the passage mainly about? A．The birth of global villages. B．The improvement of technology in China. C．New technology used in schools. D．Student comfort in everyday school life. 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．A 4．D 5．C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。中国多所学校近年来进行了高科技改造，应用AI和大数据提升教学质量和校园生活。天津生态城学校和芜湖的育文学校分别运用VR和AI技术在课程中，智能食堂也通过在线预订和面部识别提高用餐体验，减少食物浪费。 1．细节理解题。根据“In aerospace classes, students use VR glasses to learn about what’s inside a rocket and how it is launched in a computer game.”可知，在航天课上，学生们使用VR眼镜学习火箭内部结构及其发射过程。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据“by wearing smart earphones, children can get real-time instructions from the coach under the water. This makes training safer,”可知，在游泳课上学生戴上智能耳机可以在水下获得教练的实时指导，这让训练更安全。故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据“With facial recognition (面部识别) technology, students can get voice reports and results on how they did right after each exercise.”和“You can also see which parts of your exercise need improvement”可知，使用面部识别技术，学生可以在做每个运动之后立即听到有关他们表现的语音报告和结果，可以看到锻炼哪些部分需要改进。故选A。 4．细节理解题。根据“To meet the different needs of students, the canteen offers over 400 dishes, with six to seven choices for each meal. Parents and students can choose meals in advance from the online platform. And they use facial recognition technology to pick up their meal.”可知，食堂先是提供六到七个选项，学生和家长可以在在线平台预先挑选餐食，然后学生使用面部识别技术领餐并享用，所以正确顺序为bdac。故选D。 5．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了在中国学校中使用的新技术，包括智能校园系统、AI和大数据工具、智能食堂等。故选C。 Artificial Intelligence (AI) (人工智能) is the ability of a computer program or a machine. The computer or the machine with AI can think and learn. It is also a field of study that tries to make computers “smart”. John McCarthy, a scientist, came up with (提出) the name “artificial intelligence” over 60 years ago. Many things such as learning and problem solving can be done by computers, though not in the same way as people do. An unusual goal of AI research is to create computer programs. They can learn, solve problems, and think logically (逻辑地) . At present, AI can successfully understand human speech, recognize (识别) human faces, operate self-driving cars and compete in some game systems like playing chess. However, some people also consider (认为) AI a danger to humans if it develops too quickly. Math is the basic language of AI. If students are good at math, they will be more likely to become successful AI designers (设计者) in the future. We need not only bright students, but also average (普通的) students. As for (对于) average students, if they get enough math skills, they can also become successful AI designers. Besides, a good knowledge of computer science is also necessary for AI designing. Scientists hope to create creative (有创造力的) and emotional (有感情的) AI. The AI can possibly understand human feelings or create art. Many ways and tools have been tried to discover this wide and exciting field. 1．From Paragraph 1, we know that ________. A．all problems can be solved by computers B．machines with AI can think and learn C．AI has been around for only 60 years D．AI works in the same way as people 2．According to the passage, what can’t AI do at present? A．Understand human speech. B．Operate self-driving cars. C．Compete in some game systems. D．Understand human feelings. 3．The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2refers to (指的是) ________. A．chess B．a scientist C．the danger D．AI 4．According to the passage, if students want to become successful AI designers, they should learn ________ well. A．math and art B．art and technology C．math and computer science D．art and computer science 5．Paragraph 4 mainly tells us the scientists’ ________ about AI. A．wishes B．worries C．feelings D．discoveries 【答案】1．B 2．D 3．D 4．C 5．A 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了人工智能的发展、最新的成果以及成为AI设计师必备的技能和科学家对人工智能的愿景。 1．细节理解题。根据第一段“Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the ability of a computer program or a machine. The computer or the machine with AI can think and learn.”可知，有人工智能的机器可以思考和学习。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据第二段“At present, AI can successfully understand human speech, recognize human faces, operate self-driving cars and compete in some game systems like playing chess.”可知，当前AI可以理解人类语言、识别人脸、操作自动驾驶汽车和在一些游戏系统中竞争，比如下棋。此处没有提到D选项“理解人类情感”。故选D。 3．词句猜测题。根据第二段“However, some people also consider AI a danger to humans if it develops too quickly.”可知，有些人认为，如果AI发展得太快，对人类是危险的，故划线部分“it”指代的是前文中提到的“AI”。故选D。 4．细节理解题。根据第三段“If students are good at math, they will be more likely to become successful AI designers in the future.”和“Besides, a good knowledge of computer science is also necessary for AI designing.”可知，要成为一个成功的AI设计师，需要擅长数学和计算机科学。故选C。 5．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Scientists hope to create creative and emotional AI.”可知，科学家们希望创造出具有创造性和情感的人工智能。故推知，最后一段介绍了科学家对人工智能的愿景。故选A。 I can’t remember the last time I used cash in China. Between WeChat and Alipay, we pay for everything with our mobile phones. When I went back home to the UK for a holiday, I had some culture shock in my own country. Suddenly, I couldn’t use my phone to pay for things. I got out my wallet and went back to using notes and coins. Of course, we can pay for things electronically in the UK. People use their bank cards. Some use Google Pay on their phones or watches. But most people still use cash. And many are wary of putting too much trust in going electronic with payments. My parents are two of these wary people. They believe that using electronic payments could lead to their whole savings being stolen by online criminals. The concern is understandable. In 2022, more than £4 billion was stolen by fraudsters (诈骗犯) and cybercriminals (网络罪犯) in the UK. In its 2022 fraud and cybercrime report, the online financial (金融的) service comparison website money. co. uk reported a 63 percent increase in fraud and cybercrime from 2021. Online buying was the biggest source of the thefts, said Computer Weekly. So, the dangers are real. But still, it seems that mobile or at least digital payments will lead the way in the future in the UK, just as it is here now in China. According to the gov. uk website, the Bank of England is now looking at using a digital pound. But the real question is: Will the British public trust it? 1．Why did the writer have culture shock after returning to the UK? A．Because most people still use cash to buy things. B．Because people have to bring a bank card in their wallet. C．Because people can’t pay for things electronically. D．Because most people like to use coins more than notes. 2．What may the underlined word “wary” mean in Paragraph 3? A．Aware. B．Careful. C．Sure. D．Proud. 3．What can we learn about the writer’s parents? A．They use Google Pay on their phones or watches. B．They once lost all their savings to online criminals. C．They used to work for the website money. co. uk. D．They don’t trust the electronic payment method. 4．What’s the main concern of many British people about using electronic payments? A．Forgetting their passwords often. B．Losing their savings to online thieves. C．Paying extra money for this service. D．Having to keep a network connection. 5．What does the author think of the Bank of England’s idea of “a digital pound”? A．It will soon become popular. B．It is what people are hoping for. C．It is uncertain if people will want to use it. D．It is risky and not practical. 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．D 4．B 5．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在中国时手机支付的兴盛，而在英国支付方式仍以现金为主，原因是网络诈骗盛行，但在未来的英国手机支付也有可能成为大势所趋。 1．推理判断题。根据第二段“Suddenly, I couldn’t use my phone to pay for things. I got out my wallet and went back to using notes and coins.”可以推断出作者遭受的文化冲突是，回到英国后不能同在中国一样使用手机支付。故选C。 2．词义猜测题。根据前文“But most people still use cash”和后文“My parents are two of these wary people. They believe that using electronic payments could lead to their whole savings being stolen by online criminals.”可知使用现金这类人认为电子支付会将使得他们的积蓄被骗光，所以他们对于电子支付方式非常谨慎，与careful同义。故选B。 3．细节理解题。根据第三段“And many are wary of putting too much trust in going electronic with payments.”及第四段“My parents are two of these wary people. They believe that using electronic payments could lead to their whole savings being stolen by online criminals.”可知作者的父母不信任电子支付方式。故选D。 4．细节理解题。根据第四段“They believe that using electronic payments could lead to their whole savings being stolen by online criminals. The concern is understandable.”可知英国人对于使用电子支付方式最主要的担心是他们害怕网络诈骗犯骗走他们的积蓄。故选B。 5．推理判断题。根据最后一段“But still, it seems that mobile or at least digital payments will lead the way in the future in the UK, just as it is here now in China.”可知作者用了it seems表示“似乎；有可能”，即一种不确定性，可以推断出作者也不确定人们在未来是否会接受英国银行推出的使用数字支付的想法，与C项表达的意思相吻合。故选C。 2 同步新教材，周周有练习，月月有重点！ 7 同步新教材，周周有练习，月月有重点！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$