安徽省桐城市2019-2020学年高二英语考试试题一、阅读理解(本大题共10小题，共25.0分)Canrobotsbecreative？BritishartgalleryownerAidanMellerthinksso．HehopestobeginansweringthatquestionwitharobotcalledAi-Da．MelleriswatchingthebuildingofallAi-Da'spartsbyengineersatEngineeredArts，acompanybasedinCornwall，England．Theengineersbelievetherobotwillbeabletomakepicturesofpeoplefromsightwithawritinginstrumentinherhand．Mellerwantstherobottoperformlikeahumanartist．AfterseeingAi-Da'sheadbeingcarefullybroughttolifebyspecialistswhowereconnectingindividualhairstoformeyebrows，Mellersaid，"She'sgoingtoactuallybedrawingandwe'rehopingtothenbuildtechnologyforhertopaint．"Butalsoasaperformingartist，"she'llbeabletocommunicatewithaudiencesandactuallygetmessagesacross，askingthosequestionsabouttechnologytoday，"headded．Ai-Da'sroboticheadmaystillbeseparatefromherbody，buthermovementsareveryalive．Camerasineachofhereyeballsrecognizehumanbodyparts．Ai-Dawillmakeeyecontactandfollowyouaroundtheroom，openingandclosinghermouthasyoudo．Ifyougettooclose，therobotwillbackaway，closingandthenopeninghereyesasifinshock．Thespecialistsareusingthecompany'sMesmerlifelikerobottechnologytocreateherhead．Oncefinished，Ai-Dawillhaveamixed-raceappearance，withlongdarkhairandmanmadeskin．Theteethandskininsidehermouthwillcomefroma3-Dprinter．MarcusHoldworksatEngineeredArts．HesaidMesmer"bringstogetherthedevelopmentofsoftwaremechanicsandelectronicstoproducealifelikefacewithlifelikegesturesinasmallhumansizedpackage．"Ai-Dawillmakeherfirstpublicappearanceatanexhibitioncalled"UnsecuredFutures"attheUniversityofOxford．SomeofherpicturesareexpectedtoappearatanothershowinLondonlaterthisyear．1.HowwillAi-Dadowhenyougetveryclosetoher？______A.Keepstill．B.Stepback．C.Runaway．D.Speakaloud．2.WhichofthefollowingisAi-Dagoodat？______A.Takingcareoftheold．B.Communicatingwithpersons．C.Doinghousework．D.Makinguplikehumans．3.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext？______A.Ai-Da，aCreativeRobotB.Meller，aGreatEngineerC.Ai-DaMakesPaintingEasierD.MellerHelpsRobotClevererAreyouwonderingwhetherit'sworthgoingforalittlejog？Don'thesitate，andgetyoursportsshoeson．Anewstudyshowsthatproperrunninglowerstheriskofdeathbeforethenormaltime．Inasurveyof14previousstudiesfromtheUSandDenmark，thegroupofresearchersfrominstitutesinAustraliaandFinlandconcludedthatrunningwouldprobablyleadtoimprovementsinpopulationhealthandlongevity（长寿）．Thestudiesinvolved232，149participantsovertimeperiodsrangingfrom5.5to35years．Onthewhole，peoplerunninganydistancewererelatedwitha27%lowerriskofdeathfromallcausesthanthosewhodidnot，thestudyshows．Runningwasalsorelatedwitha30%and23%lowerriskofdeathfromcardiovascular（心血管的）diseaseandcancer．Previousstudieshadconcluded"inconsistentfindings"aboutwhetherrunningcouldlowertheriskofdeathbeforethenormaltime，accordingtotheresearchers．LeadresearcherJimWhite，aprofessoratVictoriaUniversityinMelbourne，toldCNN："Ourrecentfindingsmayencouragephysicallyinactiveindividualstotakeuprunningandthosewhoalreadyruntokeepondoingit．"Headdedthatdoctorsmaybeencouragedbyourfindingstopromoterunningasapartof"lifestylemedicine"．Intheirpaper，whichwillbepublishedintheBritishJournalofSportsMedicine，theresearcherssayhealthprofessionalsaresometimeswaryofpromotingrunningbecausevigorous（剧烈的）useofithasbeenlinkedwithsuddenheartdeath．Jimandhist...
