《八年级下册英语Unit 3 Science and Technology阅读理解强化》.docxVIP

《八年级下册英语Unit3ScienceandTechnology阅读理解强化》

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阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Passage1

Thehistoryofsmartphonesbeganinthe1990s.Thefirstsmartphone,calledIBMSimon,wasinventedin1992.Itcouldmakecallsandsendsimpletextmessages.However,itwasheavyandexpensive.In2007,ApplereleasedtheiPhone,whichchangedeverything.TheiPhonehadatouchscreen,internetaccess,andmanyapps.Afterthat,smartphonesbecamesmaller,smarter,andmorepopular.Today,peopleusesmartphonesforcommunication,entertainment,work,andevenlearning.

1.Whenwasthefirstsmartphoneinvented?

A.In1990.

B.In1992.

C.In2000.

D.In2007.

2.Whatcouldthefirstsmartphonedo?

A.Makecallsonly.

B.Sendemails.

C.Makecallsandsendtextmessages.

D.Surftheinternet.

3.WhatmadetheiPhonespecialin2007?

A.Itwasverylight.

B.Ithadatouchscreenandinternetaccess.

C.Itwascheap.

D.Itcouldonlymakecalls.

4.Howaresmartphonesusedtodayaccordingtothepassage?

A.Forcommunicationonly.

B.Forentertainmentonly.

C.Forworkandlearningonly.

D.Forcommunication,entertainment,work,andlearning.

5.Whatcanweinferaboutearlysmartphones?

A.Theywereeasytocarry.

B.Theywereaffordableformostpeople.

C.Theyhadfewerfunctionsthanmodernones.

D.Theywereaspopularastodays.

Passage2

ArtificialIntelligence(AI)ischangingourlivesinmanyways.Inhospitals,AIhelpsdoctorsfinddiseasesearlybyanalyzingmedicalimages.Inschools,AItutorsgivestudentspersonalizedpractice,makinglearningmoreeffective.Athome,smartspeakerslikeAmazonAlexaanswerquestionsandcontrollightswithvoicecommands.However,somepeopleworrythatAImaytakeawayhumanjobs.Forexample,self-drivingcarsmightreducetheneedfortaxidrivers.ButexpertssayAIwillalsocreatenewjobs,suchasAItrainersandda