中考英语阅读理解专题练习《热点话题》(含答案).pdfVIP

学 海 无 涯 2020 年中考英语阅读理解专题练习《热点话题》 新科技 Passage 1(XXXX 台州) Brooke wanted a doll house and some sugar cookies. So the 6yearold asked Alexa to get them. Alexa wasnt her mom or babysitter. It was a voiceactivated home assistant powered by AI(人工智能). And it made Brookes 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 thats 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 isnt 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, o r 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 arent the biggest problem. Its usually very easy to cancel an order or return products. The thing t hat 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 hap