Brooke wanted a dollhouse and some sugar cookies． So the 6﹣year﹣old asked Alexa to get them． Alexa wasn't her mom or babysitter． It was a voice﹣activated home assistant powered by AI（人工智能）．And it made Brooke's wishes come true． A few days later， much to her parents' surprise， a﹩170 dollhouse and four pounds of cookies showed up． They ate the cookies and gave away the dollhouse to a local hospital．And that's not the end of the story． When a news reporter told the story of what happened on TV， Alexa devices（设备）in many listeners' homes woke up and tried to order dollhouses!
Alexa isn't the only AI willing to serve you． Apple HomePod has Siri， Google Home has its Assistant， and the upcoming Galaxy Home device will have Bixby． People who
have these devices use them mainly for listening to music， checking the weather， and setting timers． According to a report from The Information， nowadays voice shopping is rare． But many scientists predict
a boom（增长）in voice shopping in the near future． Is that a good thing？
▲． You can shout out an order as soon as you think of it， even if you are cooking，cleaning， or driving． In addition， people with disabilities who are unable to use a keyboard or mouse can shop without any help．
But voice shopping has its disadvantages． Unwanted dollhouses aren't the biggest problem． It's usually very easy to cancel an order or return products． The thing that worries some people is that these assistants are always listening． They have to be able to respond when you want them． So they listen for "Alexa" or "OK Google" or another order． When they hear it， they start recording the conversation． Some have worried about what happens shopping habits？ And what if someone hacks（入侵） the device？ The CIA found a way to hack smart TVs to turn them into spies that listen all the time． Others could do the same with any smart device．
What do you think？ Are you ready to start voice shopping？
（1）From the passage， we know that Alexa ．
A．can look after the baby
B．can cook delicious food
C．is a toy doll sold online
D．is one kind of AI device
（2）The underlined word "rare" in Paragraph 2 probably means ．
A．unusual
B．expensive
C．harmful
D．impossible
（3）Which of the following is the best to fill in the "▲" in Paragraph 3？
A．Convenience is the main advantage of voice shopping
B．The cost of voice shopping is lower than other ways
C．The popularity of voice shopping is increasing
D．The technology of voice shopping needs improving
（4）Paragraph 4 mainly tells us that B when people try voice shopping．
A．AI sometimes forgets people's orders
B．personal information might be hacked
C．It's difficult to cancel or return products
D．the needs for products can't be satisfied
阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题
Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford（牛津），England on the eighth of January, 1942. He went to school in ST Albans-a small city near London. After leaving school, Mr. Hawking went to Oxford University where he studied physics, then he went to Cambridge University（剑桥大学）．
When he was 29 years old, Mr. Hawking got a bad illness. He couldn't speak or一 move without the help of a machine（机器）．Doctors said they, had no way to help him. He would die before he was 23. At first, Mr. Hawking became very sad. After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. He worked hard and later became a very famous professor（教授）．Today he still works at Cambridge University as a professor.When was Mr. Hawking born?
How many universities did Mr. Hawking study in?
In which year did Mr. Hawking get a bad illness?
Did Mr. Hawking go to school in London?
Where does Mr. Hawking still work today.
阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）
Jim was a football player. He was very healthy when he was young.
But he hasn’t played football since he left school. He liked eating very much and he ate lots of food which contained a lot of fat, such as meat, fish, chicken, and so on. Because of this, he put on weight very fast. He became very very fat before long.
One day, he looked into the mirror, “Is that me?” He was surprised,” I have changed so much that I can hardly recognize myself. I must lost weight.”
So he went to see a doctor who advised him to play tennis and do enough exercise. He started to do exercise two days later. He spent two hours playing tennis every morning. When he played it, he burned up lots of calories.
From then on, he became thinner day by day. He looked into the mirror once again another day.” That is really me.” He said and smiled.According to the passage, Jim was a football player when he was at school
Jim doesn’t like eating meat at all.
Jim became fatter and fatter because he ate so much and didn’t do any sports.
Jim didn’t do as the doctor told him.
Jim really became thinner after he had had no food.
阅读理解
The best thing about going to school is learning how to read. Books are great friends. They can help you to learn about anything you want to know. They can go anywhere with you. You can read about animals, faraway places, people, and anything else.
Books are written by people called authors(作者). Authors think of things they want to write about. They make a plan for a book and start to write .Some authors write books that give us information(信息)and teach us things. Authors are very important people because they help us learn. Find a good book to read and read every day ,You will enjoy your time with a good book.What can you read about in books?
| A．Animals. | B．People | C．Places. | D．All of the above |
What is the best part about going to school?
| A．Playing. | B．Having lunch. | C．Learning to read. | D．Seeing friends. |
What are authors?
| A．They are people who drive cars. |
| B．They are people who live in big houses. |
| C．They are people who write books. |
| D．They are people who have animals. |
What do authors do before they write a book?
A. They think about what they want to write about.
B. They eat lunch.
C. They make a plan for the book.
D. Both A and C..Authors are important people because .
| A．they sing great songs | B．they help us learn |
| C．they take time to play | D．they have animals |
阅读理解
Betty is an American school girl. She is very happy because her parents will take her to China for a visit. They are going to fly from New York on June 30 and get to Beijing on July 1. They will stay at Lido Holiday Inn. Their Chinese friends will show them around Beijing. They are going to visit the Palace Museum, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall. They will also visit some Chinese homes and try some Chinese food. They will spend a week in Beijing and then go to Xi’an, Guilin and some other places for sightseeing. The whole trip will take three weeks and she is sure she will have a great time in China.Betty is very happy because she will _______ with her parents.
A. visit China B. go home C. watch TVTheir _______ friends will show them around Beijing.
A. Australian B. Chinese C. AmericanFrom the text we can know that they will _______ in Beijing.
A. cook Chinese food B. Learn to speak Chinese
C. try some Chinese foodAfter they visit Beijing , they will go to _______.
A. Xi’an and Guilin B. The Summer Palace
C. ShanghaiHow long will the whole trip take?
A. one week B. two weeks C. three weeks
Kate’s brother Danny 1 some New Year’s resolutions this year. 2 , he is going to learn 3 the guitar. She is going to take the guitar lessons 4 practice every day. Next he wants to get good 5 . He is going to study 6 and he is going to do all his homework 7 he watches TV. Finally, he wants to learn 8 new language. He is going to buy some 9 CDs and practice 10 at home every morning.
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