专题15 智能科技创造美好新生活-备战2023年中考英语阅读理解时文爆点专题训练(解析版).pdfVIP

专题15智能科技创造美好新生活

备战2022-2023年中考英语阅读理解时文爆点专题训练

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（2022·吉林长春·东北师大附中校考一模）

Peopleoftenusetheirphonestotakepicturesoftheirmeals—especiallyfancy（华丽的）ones—toshareonline.

ButClearPlate,aWeChatmini-program,encouragesyoutotakepicturesofyouremptyplatesafterameal.The

program’sAI（智能）“sees”thatyourplatesareemptyandgivesyoupoints.Youcanusethesepointstobuy

yourselfgiftsorgiveawaythepointstobuymealsforchildreninpoorareas.

TheprogramwasdevelopedbyLiuJichen,23,astudentatTsinghuaUniversity.Liucameupwiththeideain

2017.“Technologyisagoodwaytocutdownfoodwaste,”saidLiu.Heputtogethera20-memberteamtoworkon

theprogram.Toteachtheprogram’sAlhowtorecognize（辨别）emptyplates,theteamspenthalfayear

collecting100,000photosfromrestaurantsin10cities.

TheteamalsostartedacampaigncalledClearYourPlateinChineseuniversitiesin2018.Studentscompete

againsteachothertoseewhocangetthosemostpointsinClearPlate.Nowinitsthirdyear,theone-month

campaignhasreached1,017schools.In2020,almost16millionpeopletookpartinit,cuttingdownfoodwasteby

862tonsandcarbonemissions（排放）by3,337tons.

Thankstohiswork,LiuwaschosenasoneoftheUnitedNations’2020ClassofYoungLeadersforthe

SustainableDevelopmentGoals（可持续发展目标）.“Wehopeoureffortscanencourageyoungpeopletocherish

（珍惜）thefoodandsavethefood,”Liusaid.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1．Peopleareencouragedtosharetheir________platesaftermealsintheprogramClearPlate.

A．emptyB．fancyC．fullD．creative

2．WhydidLindeveloptheprogram?

A．Tomakepeopleenjoytheirlives.B．Todevelopscienceandtechnology.

C．Tocutdownfoodwaste.