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【题目】

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 Home Pod 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 babyB. can cook delicious food

C. is a toy doll sold onlineD. is one kind of AI device

【2】The underlined word" rare" in Paragraph 2 probably means.

A. unusualB. expensiveC. harmfulD. 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 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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

你听说过人工智能吗？这是一种新技术，它已经被用于了人们的日常生活，如人们可以用它来听音乐、查看天气、设置定时器等。现在声控购物还比较稀少，但未来会增多。这种声控购物有优点也有缺点。

【1】细节理解题。根据短文第二段Alexa isn't the only AI willing to serve you．Alexa不是唯一愿意为你服务的人工智能，由此可知Alexa是一种人工智能设备，故选D。

【2】词义猜测题。根据该单词所在的语境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．根据信息中的一份报告，如今语音购物还比较..，但许多科学家预测在不久的将来，语音购物会增长，由此可推测rare意思是“稀少的“，故选A。

【3】推理判断题。根据空后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．你一想到订单就可以大声喊出来，即使你在做饭、打扫或开车。此外，不能使用键盘或鼠标的残疾人也可以在没有任何帮助的情况下购物，由此可知，这一段介绍的是优点，故选A。

【4】细节理解题。根据短文第四段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.一些人担心发购物习惯、如果有人入侵设备呢？中央情报局找到了一种方法入侵智能电视，把他们变成间谍。其他人可以用任何智能设备做同样的事情。由此可知，这一段讲述了个人信息可能被窃取，故选B。