拓展训练 2020年中考英语专题分类卷 题型二阅读理解(任务型阅读)1-10

题型二阅读理解（任务型阅读）1-10

Passage 1（2018．河北）

Artificial intelligence( AI)（人工智能）is growing rapidly. We are living in a world that depends more and more on AI. AI is a group of technologies that help machines get, understand and use information to do tasks.

AI's recent developments have got a lot of social attention. Some people have welcomed AI because it makes things possible. For example, AI will have a big influence on areas like medicine and engineering. But this attention has also produced a lot of fear. Especially, many workers are worrying that AI could make them lose their jobs.

According to a recent study, nearly five percent of jobs will disappear because of AI. In some industries,AI is already doing the work that people used to do, such as assembling（装配）cars, digging the coal and lifting goods. Self- driving cars and trucks controlled by AI will also take away the driver's jobs in the future.

On the other hand, AI will also create many new jobs for people. More people will be needed to write programmes for AI systems（系统）and they will set up and work on them, too. Meanwhile, jobs that require feelings, excellent communication skills with people will not be replaced（取代）by AI. These includes jobs in fields like teaching, nursing and personal training.

AI is here. It is changing how people live and work in many ways. That makes AI important to watch, not to fear.

1、2题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下第二段的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

1. AI is__________________that help machines to do tasks.

2.___________________controlled by AI may make the drivers lose their jobs.

3. What will AI create for people'?

_________________________________________________

4．_________________________________________________

5．_________________________________________________

Passage 2（2018．江西）

Is there a connection between music and language? According to recent studies the answer is yes:（1）Here, we look at two examples.

A recent study by researcher Kraus shows that playing a musical instrument can improve a person's hearing ability. （2）The people in the first group were musicians, while those in the second group had no musical training. The musicians were able to hear the talking person more clearly.

（3）Think about violinists in an orchestra(管弦乐团). When the violinists play with the group, they hear their own instrument and many others, too. But the violinists must listen closely to what they are playing, and pay no attention to the other sounds.In this way, musicians are able to focus on certain sounds, even in a room with lots of noise.

Schlaug, a doctor at Harvard Medical School, works with stroke (中风)patients. Because of their illness, these people cannot say their names,addresses, or other information normally. However, they can still sing. （4） Why does this work? Schlaug isn't sure. Music seems to make different parts of the brain work, including the damaged