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To many people, art is a human expression of creativity. But in recent years, you may have read news about artificial intelligence（AI）creating its own art, such as painting or writing poems. Some people worry that AI might someday replace（替代）artists.

But this worry seems to be unnecessary, at least for now. Many artists today are turning AI into a useful tool. Instead of replacing artists, AI is bringing artists more possibilities.

A piece of music created by AI recently attracted attention. AI was used to create the music based on the protein（蛋白质）structure of COVID-19. The music lasted nearly two hours. The project was led by Markus Buehler, an American musician and MIT professor（教授）of engineering. He assigned (指定) a unique note (独特的音符) to each amino acid (氨基酸) is the protein. The AI then translated these notes into music.

Listeners found the project “mind-blowing”. “It allows me to see the virus in a new way,” said one listener. This surprising combination (结合) between science and art could not be achieved without AI. As The Verge wrote, “AI helps artists play around in unpredictable ways, creating things beyond (超过) what they have ever thought was possible before.”

Apart from creating imaginative works, AI can also take care of repetitive (重复乏味的) tasks for artists. For example, in the comic and cartoon industries, there are now AI tools that can automatically (自动) color in black-and-white line drawings. Although the results can be unpredictable and require a little cleanup. it can give artists room to experiment (实验) by cutting down the time it takes to color each picture.

As Peter Ward wrote for The Culture Trip. “Art of every kind has always been influenced by technological developments.” AI can become a useful tool to bring change to the art world if it’s welcomed and not unfairly feared.

1.According to the passage, AI can’t ________ now.

A.write poems B.paint C.replace artists D.create music

2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the third and fourth paragraphs?

A.AI created a piece of music about COVID-19.

B.Many of AI’s art creations are beyond artists’ imagination.

C.Science and art can be combined with the help of AI.

D.Markus Buehler was not a professor of engineering, but a musician.

3.The underlined phrase “Apart from” in the fifth paragraph can be replaced by “________”.

A.Besides B.Instead of C.Because of D.According to

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A.Technological developments have greatly influenced people’s daily life.

B.AI has been widely used in science research.

C.AI is bringing more help to the art world as a useful tool.

D.AI’s creativity has caused more and mare worries.

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You draw, you paint, or you do sculptures. It doesn’t matter—everyone is an artist!

1.What do Jane and Kayla argue（争辩）about？

A.Whether everyone is an artist. B.Whether children should learn art.

C.Whether artists make much money. D.Whether people like visiting museums.

2.The underlined word "it” in THE CASE FOR refers to 　　　　 .

A.going to famous museums posting B.posting photographs online

C.drawing pictures of friends D.making friends by drawing

3.How can we become artists according to Kayla？

A.Go to art museums from time to time. B.Stay in an art school for six years.

C.Devote ourselves to art study and practice. D.Try to get our sculptures displayed.

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Do you often throw away things you don’t need anymore? Have you ever thought about how these things can actually be put to good use? 1. (Something) is a waste if you have a creative mind.

You have probably never heard of Amy Hayes, but she is a most 2.(usual) woman. She lives in a house in the UK that she built 3.(her) out of rubbish. The windows and doors come from old buildings around her town that 4.(pull) down. The top of the house is an old boat turned upside down. And the gate in front of her house is made of rocks and old glass bottles. Amy recently won a prize from the Help Save Our Planet Society. The president said, “Amy is an inspiration to us all.”

Amy isn’t the only one who is good at 5.(recycle). Wang Tao 6.(set) up a small business in Shanghai four years ago. He is known for using iron and other materials from old cars 7.(make) beautiful art pieces. Some 8.(be) large pieces that look like animals or humans, and some are9.(small) pieces you can put at home. The more popular works can even be seen in art shops around the city. WangTao hopes to set up a “metal art” theme park to show people the 10.(important) of environmental protection. Not only can the art bring happiness to others, but it also shows that even cold, hard iron can be brought back to life with a little creativity.

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(素材选自21st CENTURY READING Book 1)

社交机器人

Nexi is one of a new generation of robots. It moves on wheels and can pick up objects. But robots like Nexi are more than just entertaining toys.

Nexi, a social robot created by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) , can express human emotions. Roboticists at MIT call Nexi a "social robot". A social robot is a robot that can communicate like a human. Nexi can look sad, mad, and even bored. Some social robots can also "read" our facial expressions. Roboticists believe that it won't be long before we have social robots in our homes, helping us live better lives.

Autom is another social robot developed at MIT. Autom is a robot health coach. It has a screen where you enter information about what food you ate that day or how much you exercised. Autom has a face with eyes that move. It speaks with a synthesized voice. Autom gives you advice about your diet and exercise and drives you to do better.

In a test, Autom helped people lose weight better than other ways of recording diet information. Roboticists think this is because Autom used facial expressions and words of encouragement. In other words, Autom communicated like a real person. In fact, many people who used Autom gave the robot a new name and talked to it. When robots use human expressions and body language, people reply to them a lot like they reply to people.

In the future, humans may communicate with social robots just like they do with other people. Let's wait and see what will happen in the future!

1.What can't Nexi do according to the passage?

A.Walk on foot. B.Pick up things.

C.Express human emotions. D.Communicate like a human.

2.What does the underlined word "emotions" mean in Chinese?

A.表情 B.行为 C.喜好 D.情感

3.How will our life be if we have a social robot at home?

A.Busier. B.Easier. C.Poorer. D.Richer.

4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about Autom?

A.Autom's eyes can move. B.Autom speaks with a person's voice.

C.Autom always does exercise with people. D.Autom often encourages people to lose weight.

5.What's the best title for the text?

A.How to use a robot B.The life in the future

C.Two kinds of robots D.A group of great scientists

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Rethink, Reuse, Recycle!

Do you often throw away things you don’t need anymore? Have you ever thought about how these things can actually be put to good use? Nothing is a waste if you have a creative mind.

You have probably never heard of Amy Hayes, but she is a most unusual woman. She lives in a house in the UK that she built herself out of rubbish. The windows and doors come from old buildings around her town that were pulled down. The top of the house is an old boat turned upside down. And the gate in front of her house is made of rocks and old glass bottles. Amy recently won a prize from the Help Save Our Planet Society. The president said, “Amy is an inspiration to us all.”

Amy isn’t the only one who is good al recycling. Jessica Wong from Hong Kong uses old clothes that people don’t wear anymore to make bags. She has been doing this for a few years now. She opened a small shop where she sells her bags, and she has also set up a website to sell them online. She especially likes to use old jeans to make handbags. Her bags are cute and useful. “I plan to write a book about new ways to use old clothes,” she said. “I hope people can read my book and enjoy it!”

Wang Tao set up a small business in Shanghai four years ago. He is known for using iron and other materials from old cars to make beautiful art pieces. Some are large pieces that look like animals or humans, and some are smaller pieces you can put at home. The more popular works can even be seen in art shops around the city. Wang Tao hopes to set up a “metal art” theme park to show people the importance of environmental protection. Not only can the art bring happiness to others, but it also shows that even cold, hard iron can be back to life with a little creativity.

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阅读下面的短文，判断下列句子是否与短文内容相符，符合的写（A），不符合的写（B）。

All living things on the earth need other living things to live with. Nothing lives alone. Sometimes one living thing kills another to live, so they form a food chain.

Plants make food from sunlight, water, air and so on while some animals on(以……为食) plants directly. For example, locusts(蝗虫) are small insects. Millions and millions of locusts in a group can eat anything that is green, including a lot of food that people need. In India, locusts have ever destroyed(破坏) many fields of crops. However, locusts can be food for birds, chickens, ducks or other living things, even humans.

Humans are at the top of the food chain, they eat not only locusts, but also birds, chickens, ducks or many other plants and animals. They are members of many food chains, but they often break up the food chains.

Each form of life is linked(和……有联系) to all the others. Breaking the links puts all lives in danger. Humans should share the world with other living things in peace.

1.No living things can live alone.

2.Some animals eat plants directly to live.

3.Locusts don’t eat food that people need.

4.Humans hardly ever break up the food chains.

5.It’s dangerous for humans to break up the food chains.

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Have you ever tried to hide your emotions（情感）from someone during a conversation? 1..

Scientists from the Ohio State University have found that people are able to tell other people's emotions according to changes in the color of their faces.

Scientists studied pictures of people's facial expressions. 2.. For example, happiness makes our faces red around the cheeks and a little blue around the chin. Disgust（厌恶）creates not only a blue-yellow color around the lips, but also a red-green color around the nose and forehead.

"We believe these color patterns are the result of small changes in blood flow triggered（触发）by the central nervous（神经）system. "Lead researcher Alex Martinez said. 3.. Does the color alone or also facial expressions help people tell other's emotions?

To figure this out, scientists added color patterns to pictures of faces that showed no facial expressions. 4. They were able to tell the emotions 75 percent of the time without any difficulty.

This is why there are some Chinese sayings that connect emotions to the color of one's face. For example, when two people are heatedly arguing over something, we say they are red in the face. When a person is very angry, we'll say he or she is blue in the face.

根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项,选项中有一项为多余选项。

A.Then, volunteers were asked to tell what emotions the faces were showing

B.They found that every facial expression is connected to a certain color

C.But this raises a question

D.It's not always easy, because the color on your face may tell the truth

E.It is shown that human emotions are influenced by colors on the face

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[素材选自English in Mind Book 2]

新型社交机器人

Nexi is one of a new generation of robots. It____ on wheels and can pick up objects.____ robots like Nexi are more than just entertaining toys.

Nexi, a social robot created by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, can____ human emotions.

Roboticists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) call a “social robot” Nexi. A social robot is a robot that can____ like a human. It can express human emotions. Nexi can look sad, mad, and even bored. Some social robots can also “read” our ____ expressions. For example, Nexi can see that we are sad and can say ____ to make us happy. Roboticists like MIT 's Cynthia Breazeal, believe that it won't be long before we have social robots in our homes, helping us live ____ lives.

Autom is another social robot developed at MIT. Autom is a robot____ coach. It has a screen where you enter information about what food you ____ that day and how much you exercised. Autom has a face with eyes that can move. It speaks with a synthesized voice. Autom gives you ____ about your diet and exercise and motivates you to do better.

In a test, Autom helped people lose____ better than other ways of recording diet information. Breazeal thinks this is because Autom ____ facial expressions and words of encouragement. In other words, Autom interacted like a real person. In fact, many people who used Autom gave the robot a ____ name and talked to it. When robots use human expressions and body language, people respond to them “a lot like they respond to people”．

____, humans may interact with social robots just like they do with other people. The robot of the future will be not just a machine; it may also be your coach helper or ____. Let's wait and see what will happen in the future!

Word Bank

emotion 情感；情绪　　 synthesize 合成

motivate 激励　　 interact 交流

respond 回应

1.A.throws B.moves C.deals D.thinks

2.A.So B.And C.But D.Unless

3.A.express B.sleep C.choose D.hide

4.A.study B.communicate C.play D.leave

5.A.traditional B.facial C.personal D.possible

6.A.everything B.nothing C.something D.anything

7.A.better B.higher C.worse D.quicker

8.A.beauty B.sports C.health D.ball

9.A.cooked B.ate C.bought D.shared

10.A.note B.research C.test D.advice

11.A.heart B.weight C.interest D.confidence

12.A.discovered B.described C.forgot D.used

13.A.strange B.awful C.new D.simple

14.A.In the past B.In a word C.In the end D.In the future

15.A.boss B.friend C.leader D.neighbor

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In the town of Lampang in northern Thailand, there is an unusual group of musicians. They play many different kinds of music—from traditional Thai songs to music by Beethoven. Both children and adults love this group. What makes them so popular? Is it their music? Their looks? Yes, it's both of these things, but it's also something else：they're elephants.

These musical elephants are from the Thai Elephant Conservation Center （TECC）in Lampang. The TECC protects elephants. It teaches people to understand and care for these huge, but gentle, animals. And, like many zoos around the world, the TECC encourages elephants to paint.

Richard Lair works with the TECC. He knew that elephants hear better than they see. So he had an idea：if elephants are intelligent and they have good hearing, maybe they can play music. To test his idea, Lair and a friend started the Thai Elephant Orchestra. During a performance, the elephants play a variety of instruments, including the drums and the xylophone. The animals also use their voices and trunks to make sounds.

But can elephants really make music properly? Yes, says Lair. they’re very creative. Humans may encourage the animals to play instruments, but the elephants make their own songs；they don't just copy their trainers or other people. There are now CDs of the group's music, which make money for the TECC. And the music these artists create is pretty amazing.

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

A.Musical Elephants

B.An Introduction to the TECC

C.Richard Lair's Achievements

2.What does the underlined word "them" refer to in the passage?

A.Musicians. B.Children. C.Adults.

3.What can be inferred（推断） from the passage the passage ?

A.Richard Lair started the Thai Elephant Orchestra by himself.

B.The elephants in the TECC can only play traditional Thai songs.

C.The CDs of the Thai Elephant Orchestra are popular with people.

4.The writer wrote this passage to _______.

A.ask people to save the elephants

B.invite more people to join the TECC

C.introduce the elephants' special talents to people

5.Where can we most probably read this passage?

A.A medical newspaper.

B.An animal magazine

C.A story book

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Resting her phone on a stand and making the light more suitable, 49-year-old Lyu Min started her livestreaming session — her daily job during the COVID-19 outbreak. Dressed in a qipao, a traditional Chinese dress, Lyu started the livestreaming session from her workshop at 10 in the morning, sharing the art of making Chinese knots with many handicraft(手工艺) lovers. Lyu, an inheritor(继承人) of the art of making Chinese knots, which is listed as an intangible(非物质) cultural heritage, became a livestreaming host.

“Though the sales of Chinese knots have dropped a lot, I’m still confident that I can get out of the trouble brought by the outbreak. I can make full use of this period to improve my skills and develop this traditional handicraft online,” she said. Lyu is quite new to the world of livestreaming, having bought all the necessary equipment(设备) after following her friends advice. She practises livestreaming every day and records a large number of educational videos. As face-to-face interaction is still impractical for many, even as the outbreak has been largely brought under control in China, she thinks livestreaming classes can meet more Chinese knot lovers’ needs to learn the handicraft.

She has integrated the anti-epidemic spirit into her works, expressing the determination(决心) and confidence of the Chinese people to win against the COVID-19. “I love Wuhan, where I showed my works in 2019. Chinese knots are popular among many local people, and I made lots of friends there,” Lyu said. She designed a special Chinese knot to express her thanks to the medics who were sent to support Wuhan several months ago.

She has more than 200 followers right now. There are more and more Chinese knot lovers on her online platform. She is using a length of colored string and determination to keep this traditional art of Chinese knots alive online and help more people understand the culture.

1.The underlined word “livestreaming” in Paragraph 1 is close to “_______”.

A.sending out while happening B.equipment for recording videos

C.sending out after recording D.equipment for making handicrafts

2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.Lyu Min advised her friends to livestream traditional handicraft online.

B.Lyu Min’s friends provided the necessary equipment for her to livestream.

C.Chinese knots sell very well in Lyu Min’s workshop through the Internet.

D.More Chinese knot lovers want to learn the handicraft because of Lyu Min.

3.What does Lyu Min think of the future of Chinese knots?

A.Unexpected. B.Hopeful. C.Difficult. D.Doubtful.

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.Having online classes during the outbreak

B.Introducing an intangible cultural heritage

C.Livestreaming the art of making Chinese knots

D.Expressing thanks to the doctors and nurses

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析