山东省烟台市2021年中考英语试题

山东省烟台市2021年中考英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读单选

Tallest Indoor Rock Climbing Wall

1．What is special about the “Pilot Rock”?A．Members are asked to wear the same kind of climbing shoes.

B．It’s the only rock climbing wall with experienced guide staff.

C．Most people choose to climb the “Pilot Rock” on their birthdays.

D．It’s taller than any other indoor rock climbing wall in New York City.

2．How can you know whether the open times will change or not?

A．By doing other activities.

B．By calling 718-758-7500.

C．By making a reservation.

D．By reading the introduction.

3．Which path is challenging for advanced climbers?

A．The left path.

B．The second path.

C．The third path.

D．The fourth path.

4．As a member, how much should you pay for six climbs?

A．＄32.40.B．＄36.00.C．＄61.80.D．＄72.00. 5．The passage above may be ________.

A．a notice B．a plan C．a sign D．a poster

Sophia is a most famous robot. She comes from Hanson Robotics, and David Hanson, head of Hanson Robotics, is her creator. He has been developing robots in the past 25 years. He believes realistic﹣looking robots will be able to connect with people and help industries such as healthcare and education.

Sophia has many abilities. She can copy human facial expressions, hold conversations and recognize people by their looks or voices. She can also speak, joke, sing and even make music. Now, the next step is to make her an artist. Hanson is so excited about this idea.He imagines Sophia as a creative artwork and she herself can create art as well.

In March, a digital （数字的）artwork Sophia created with an Italian artist, Andrea Bonaceto, was sold for ＄688.888.The digital work is titled "Sophia Instantiation".It's a 12﹣second video which shows Bonaceto's portrait （肖像）changing into Sophia's digital painting.Along with it is the physical artwork painted by Sophia.

The buyer, a digital artwork collector and artist, later sent Sophia a photo of his painted arm.The robot then added that photo to her knowledge and painted more on top of her artwork.Sophia described the work as the first digital artwork cooperated （合作）between an AI and an artwork collector.

Sophia's artwork is part of a growing trend（趋势）.More and more digital artworks are on sale now.For example, a digital artwork by an artist, Beeple, was sold for nearly ＄70 million, becoming the most expensive digital artwork ever sold.

6．What do we know about Hanson?

A．He is interested in painting.

B．He makes little money from Sophia.

C．He created the robot Sophia.

D．He spent 25 years developing Sophia.

7．What does the underlined word "recognize" in Paragraph Two mean?

A．Punish.B．Meet.C．Comfort.D．Know. 8．Why did Sophia think her artwork was cooperated between an AI and a collector? A．Because the collector taught her how to paint.

B．Because she copied the painting of the collector.

C．Because she added the collector's painting to hers.

D．Because all her works were collected by the collector.

9．What can we infer（推断）from the last paragraph?

A．Sophia's artwork costs the most.

B．Beeple must be a very famous artist.

C．No one can afford digital artworks.

D．Digital artworks are all made by robots.

10．What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Sophia, a Robot Artist.

B．David Hanson.Creator of Sophia.

C．Digital Artworks, Popular Again.