-惠州市高三第一次调研考试试卷英 语第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。AArtificial intelligence，or AI，has been applied in a wide range of fields to perform specific tasks，including education, finance, heavy industry, transportation, and so onEducation There are a number of companies that create robots to teach subjects to children ranging from biology to computer science，though such tools have not become widespread yetAdvancements in natural language processing，combined with machine learning，have also enabled automatic grading of assignmentsAI has also led to an explosion in popularity of MOOCs，or Massive Open Online Courses，which allows students from around the world to take classes onlineFinanceUse of AI in banking can be tracked back to 1987Banks use artificial intelligence systems to organize operations，maintain book-keeping，invest in stocks，and manage propertiesAlso，systems are being developed，like Atria，to translate complex data into simple and personable languageThere are also wallets，like Wallet AI，which monitor an individuals spending habits and provides ways to improve themHeavy industryRobots have become common in many industries and are often given jobs that are considered dangerous to humansRobots have proven effective in jobs that are very repetitive which may lead to mistakes or accidents due to failure in concentration and other jobs which humans may find degradingTransportationTodayS cars can have AI-based driver assist features such as self-parking and advanced cruise controlsAI in transportation is expected to provide safe，efficient，and reliable transportation while minimizing the impact on the environment and communitiesToys and gamesCompanies like Mattel have been creating AI-enabled toys for kids as young as age threeUsing proprietary AI engines and speech recognition tools，they are able to understand conversations，give intelligent responses and learn quicklyAI has also been applied to video games，for example video game bots，which are designed to stand in as opponents where humans arent available or desired21Which is true about AI and education? ARobots have been widely used to teach childrenBAI has been used to grade studentshomeworkCAI has enabled more students to receive education at schoolDEducation was the first field where A1 was used22Which can be inferred from the passage?AAtria can help people understand complex dataBWallet AI can help people make more moneyCRobotsjobs are considered dangerous to humansDRobots can help people concentrate23 From the last two paragraphs we can know that_.ATodays drivers neednt learn to park their carsBAI ensures safe, efficient, and reliable transportationCAI-enabled toys is designed to improve kidsintelligenceDVideo game bots can fight against you in video games24What is the passage mainly about?AThe latest progress in AIBAI is of great useCSome applications of AIDAI is used in all fieldsBWhen 1 was a boy we used to live across the road from a big hill with huge oak trees growing out of itWhen winter arrived，thick，heavy snow would fall，and my two brothers would grab their sleds heading over to the hill for a day of funI remember watching them with envy because 1 was still too small to go sleddingFinally，one winter 1 was considered big enough and joined my brothers as they carried their sleds up the long hill and prepared to ride down itThe first few trips I rode with one of my brothers and had the time of my lifeIt was so exhilarating when the wind whipped across my face as I flew down the hillside on the wooden sledNear the end of the day 1 was overjoyed too when my oldest brother decided to let me try riding the sled all by myselfI climbed on it full of excitement and lay on my stomachThen with one big push my brother sent me down the snowy hillside1 was doing pretty well too until I hit an old stump hidden by the snow and went off course，straight towards one of those big oak treesMy heart pounded in my chest and I could hear myself screamingAt the last possible second I rolled off and the sled crashed into the treeI 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 lifeMany times problems，troubles，and my own failures have sent me crashing into the trees of anger, frustration, and despairI am still learning that life isnt always safe sleddingI am still learning that it is up to me to steer myself back to love, back to kindness, back to goodness, and back to God Life is a trip，but no one ever said it was a smooth rideSteer well thenSteer straightSteer your soul towards the light and the love we are all meant for25What do we know about the author when he was very young?