高級中學名校試卷PAGEPAGE1湖南省婁底市漣源市部分學校2025-2026學年高三上學期9月月考英語試題第一部分聽力(略)第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié),滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出最佳答案。AIfyou’realoverofliteratureandwanttostudyitfurther,Harvard’sonlinecoursesareagreatoption!AbouttheCoursesTheAncientGreekHeroexploreswhatitmeanstobehumantodaybystudyingwhatitmeanttobeaheroinancientGreektimes.Toachievethis,learnerswillexperience,inEnglishtranslation,someancientGreekliteraturefromthe8thcenturyBCtothe3rdcenturyAD.NobleCultureandtheCosmopolitanTanglooksathownoblefamiliesandtheircultureandliteraturecontributedtothereunification(重新統(tǒng)一)ofChinaundertheTangDynasty.You’llalsolearnhowtocomposeandanalyzepoetryandcalligraphy.Shakespeare’sLifeandWorkexploresrelationshipsbetweenShakespeare’sworldandpresentday.Throughshortvideosandreadings,youwillseehowthemeaningofaworkofartchangesdependingonthetime,context,andculture.MasterpiecesofWorldLiteraturerevealshowgreatwritersreflectontheirworldandhowtheirworksarechangedintoday’sglobalculture.Ithelpsusunderstandthedeeprootsoftoday’sinterconnectedglobalculture.WaystoTaketheCoursesWhenyousignupforthesecourses,youwillhavetheoptionofauditing(旁聽)thecourseorpursuinganofficialcertificate.Intheauditingtrack,learningisfreeandself-pacedwithin18weeks.Learnershaveaccesstopartofourcourseresources.Besides,coursevideosandhandoutsarenotavailablefordownloading.Pleasenotethatthistrackdoesnotofferanofficialcertificate.Alternatively,learnerscanpay$299topursueanofficialcertificate,whichoffersunlimitedaccesstocourseresourceswithinayear.Attheendofthecourse,learnerswhoearnapassinggradecanreceiveacertificate.Ifyou’reinterestedandwanttolearnmore,clickhere:1.Ifyouwanttoknowhowtoanalyzepoetry,youcanchoose______.A.TheAncientGreekHero B.Shakespeare’sLifeandWorkC.MasterpiecesofWorldLiterature D.NobleCultureandtheCosmopolitanTang2.Intheauditingtrack,youcan______.A.determinethelearningpace B.accesshandoutsforafeeC.earnanofficialcertificate D.downloadcoursevideos3.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Toadvertiseonlinecourses. B.Toexploretherootsofhumanity.C.Tocomparedifferentcultures. D.Tohighlightthevalueofliterature.BLadiesandGentlemen,thankyou.Well,ni-hao.(Laughter)Itissuchapleasureandanhonortobeherewithallofyouatthisgreatuniversity,sothankyousomuchforhavingme.I’mheretodaybecauseIknowthatourfuturedependsonconnectionsliketheseamongyoungpeoplelikeyouacrosstheworld.That’swhywhenmyhusbandandItravelabroad,wedon’tjustvisitpalacesandparliaments(國會)andmeetwithheadsofcountries.Wealsocometoschoolslikethisonetomeetwithstudentslikeyou,becausewebelievethatrelationshipsbetweencountriesaren’tjustaboutrelationshipsbetweengovernmentsorleaders—they’reaboutrelationshipsbetweenpeople,particularlyyoungpeople.Soweviewstudyabroadprogramsnotjustasaneducationalchanceforstudents,butalsoasanactivepartofAmerica’sforeignpolicy.Throughthewondersofmoderntechnology,ourworldismoreconnectedthaneverbefore.Ideascancrossoceanswiththeclickofamouse.Companiescandobusinessandcompetewithcompaniesacrosstheworld.Andwecantext,email,Skypewithpeopleintheworld.Sostudyingabroadisn’tjustafunwaytospendatimeoflearning;itisquicklybecomingthekeytosuccessinourtimes.Becausegettingaheadintoday’sworkplacesisn’tjustaboutgettinggoodgradesortestscoresinschool,whichareimportant.It’salsoabouthavingrealexperiencewiththeworldbeyondyourborders--experiencewithlanguages,culturesandsocietiesverydifferentfromyourown.Or,astheChinesesayinggoes:“Itisbettertotraveltenthousandmilesthantoreadtenthousandbooks.”4.Thespeakerprobablygavethetalktotheaudience________.A.ontheInternet B.inauniversityC.intheParliamentHall D.inatouristattraction5.Accordingtothepassage,theworld’sfuturedependson________.A.textsandemails B.travelingabroadC.gettinggoodgrades D.connectionsamongyoungpeople6.Inthespeaker’sopinion,thekeytosuccessinourtimesis________.A.studyingabroad B.doingmoreexercisesC.goingtoauniversity D.gettinggoodtestscores7.Wheremaythepassagecomefrom?A.Aspeech. B.Astory.C.Anewsreport. D.Ascientificmagazine.CEvenifyouhaven’theldaconversationwithSiriorAlexa,you’velikelyencounteredachatbotonline.Theyoftenappearinachatwindowthatpopsupwithafriendlygreeting:Thankyouforvisitingoursite.HowcanIhelpyoutoday?Dependingonthesite,thechatbotisprogrammedtorespondaccordinglyandevenaskfollow-upquestions.ChatbotsareaformofconversationalAIdesignedtosimplifyhumaninteractionwithcomputers.Theyareprogrammedtosimulatehumanconversationandexhibitintelligentbehaviorthatisequivalenttothatofahuman.Chatbotscommunicatethroughspeechortext.Bothrelyonartificialintelligencetechnologieslikemachinelearningandnaturallanguageprocessing(NLP),whichisabranchofartificialintelligencethatteachesmachinestoread,analyzeandinterprethumanlanguage.Thistechnologygiveschatbotsabaselineforunderstandinglanguagestructureandmeaning.NLP,inessence,allowsthecomputertounderstandwhatyouareaskingandhowtoappropriatelyrespond.Withdevelopmentsindeeplearningandreinforcementlearning,chatbotscaninterpretmorecomplexitiesinlanguageandimprovethedynamicnatureofconversationbetweenhumanandmachine.Essentially,achatbottriestomatchwhatyou’veaskedtoanintentthatitunderstands.Themoreachatbotcommunicateswithyou,themoreitunderstandsandthemoreitlearnstocommunicatelikeyouandotherswithsimilarquestions.Yourpositiveresponsesreinforceitsanswers,andthenitusesthoseanswersagain.Fromcustomerservicechatbotsonlinetopersonalassistantsinourhomes,chatbotshavestartedtoenterourlives.Inalmosteveryindustry,companiesareusingchatbotstohelpcustomerseasilynavigatetheirwebsites,answersimplequestionsanddirectpeopletotherelevantpointsofcontact.PersonalassistantslikeSiriandAlexaaredesignedtorespondtoawiderangeofscenariosandqueries,fromcurrentweatherandnewsupdatestopersonalcalendars,musicselectionsandrandomquestions.8.WhydoestheauthormentionSiriandAlexainParagraph1?A.Toexplainhowachatbotworks. B.Toshowwheretofindachatbot.C.Togiveexamplesofchatbots. D.Tocomparedifferentchatbots.9.Whatisthebasisofchatbots?A.Languagestudy. B.Datatransmission.C.Socialinteraction. D.Naturallanguageprocessing.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reinforce”inparagraph4mean?A.Inspire. B.Strengthen. C.Organize. D.Match.11.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thefuturetrendofchatbots. B.Theauthor’spredictions.C.Theeffectsofchatbots. D.Theapplicationsofchatbots.DHaveyouevernoticedthatlessonstendtorepeatthemselves?Doesitseemasifyoumarriedordatedthesamepersonseveraltimesindifferentbodieswithdifferentnames?Haveyourunintothesametypeofbossoverandoveragain?Ifyoudon’tdealwellwithauthorityfiguresathome,thenyouwillhaveanopportunitytodealwiththemoutintheworld.Youwillcontinuallydrawintoyourlifepeoplewhoneedtoenforceauthority,andyouwillstrugglewiththemuntilyoulearnthelessonofobedience(服從).Youwillcontinuallyattractthesamelessonintoyourlife.Youwillalsodrawtoyouteacherstoteachyouthatlessonuntilyougetitright.Youmaytrytoavoidthesituation,buttheywilleventuallycatchupwithyou.Theonlywayyoucanfreeyourselfofdifficultpatternsandissuesyoutendtorepeatisbyshiftingyourperspectivesothatyoucanrecognizethepatternsandlearnthelessonsthattheyoffer.Tofacethesechallengesmeansyouneedtoacceptthefactthatsomethingwithinyoukeepsdrawingyoutothesamekindofpersonorissue,thoughthatsituationorrelationshipmaybeverypainful.Thechallenge,therefore,istoidentifyandreleasethepatternsthatyouarerepeating.Thisisnoeasytask,sinceitmeansyouhavetochange,andchangeisnotalwayseasy.Stayingjustasyouaremaynothelpyouadvancespiritually(精神上),butitcertainlyiscomfortableinitsfamiliarity.Risingtothechallengeofidentifyingandreleasingyourpatternsforcesyoutoadmitthatthewayyouhavebeendoingthingsisn’tworking.Thegoodnewsisthatbyidentifyingandreleasingthepattern,youactuallylearnhowtochange.Inordertofacilitateyourprocessofchange,youwillneedtolearnthelessonsofwillingnessandpatience.Onceyoumasterthese,youwillmostlikelyfindthechallengeofidentifyingandreleasingyourpatternsfarlessfrightening.12.Thewords“l(fā)essonstendtorepeatthemselves”(Para.1)probablymeanthat________.A.youtendtomarryanddatethesamepersonB.therearethesameauthorityfigureshomeandabroadC.youtendtorunintothesameproblemsinyourlifeD.therearemanydifficultpatternsandissuesinyourlife13.Youcouldstopattractingthesamelessonintoyourlifewhenyou________.A.tryyourbesttoavoidthosesituationsB.recognizethepatternandlearnthelessonsthattheyofferC.getthecouragetofacethosechallengesD.changeyourattitudestowardlife14.Theauthor’sattitudetowardstheideaofstayingjustasyouareis________.A.indifferent B.disapproving C.supportive D.cautious15.Theauthorthinksthatwillingnessandpatience________.A.makeyourchangebecomeeasierB.helpyoutoidentifyyouroldpatternsC.challengeyouwithdifficultpatternsD.arouseyourinnerdesiretochange第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Doyouwanttodowellinyourstudy?Ifyouranswerisyes,youmustknowsomegoodtimemanagementskills.____16____Theskillslistedbelowarequiteimportant.Youshouldhavetheabilitytosay“no”.Apartythisweekend?____17____AnovernighttriponSaturday?Learningtosay“no”cansaveyoualotoftime.Butitisnoteasytodoso.Youshoulddevelopsomegoodskillsinsaying“no”.Itisverygoodforyourtimemanagement.Youshouldn’tsparetimeforallthefunactivities.Highschoolsareamazingbecausethereisalwayssomethingfunforyou.Butyoucannotspendtimeonallofthefunactivities.Choosetheonethatyoulikemost.Youcangotherewhenyoufinishyourhomework.____18____Youshouldavoidputtingoffyourtasks.____19____Thisisabadhabit.Youmayendupwithtoomanytasksoneday.Ifyouhaveatask,don’twaittogetstarteduntilthelast,becauseyoumaynotknowwhattodoatallifyouhavetoomanytasksandyoumayendupincrisis.____20____Stayingupalittletoolate?Maybenoteatingahealthydinnereverynightoftheweek?Inordertokeepingoodhealth,youhavetocheckontimesoastobeenergetic.Practicingalittleself-carecanreallymakeyouhaveenoughpassionforyourworkwithyourlimitedtimewhileinschool.A.Acoolclubtojoin?B.Somestudentslikeputtingoffthings.C.Youshouldkeepyourhealthincheck.D.Tryyourbesttogetridofuselessthings.E.Herearesometipstohelpyoulearntosay“no”.F.Butwhatskillsareneededforgoodtimemanagement?G.Inthisway,youneedn’tfeelguiltyaboutenjoyingyourself.第三部分:語言運用(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1分,滿分15分)閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Whenwefacedifficultiesandsetbacks,don’tgiveupeasily.Believeinyourself,takeaction,andyouwill____21____overcometheobstacles(障礙)and____22____yourdreams.Highschoollifeisfullof____23____.Li,astudentinhissecondyearofhighschool,wasnotdoingwellinhisstudies,especiallyinmathandEnglish.Thismadehimfeelvery____24____.Watchinghisclassmatesmakeprogress,heaskedhimself,“CanIreallygetbetter?”After____25____anexam,Lifeltextremelyhelplessandwas____26____.Atthatmoment,histeacher,MrZhang,____27____andgentlypattedhimontheshoulder,“Li,believeinyourself.Youhavetheabilitytoovercomedifficulties.”MrZhang’swordsrekindled(使恢復)Li’shope,andhedecidedtochangehissituation.Limadea(n)____28____andstucktoit.Everyday,he____29____mathexercises,memorizedEnglishwords,wenttothelibrarytolookupinformation,andaskedteachersandclassmatesfor____30____.Afewweekslater,hisgrades____31____alot.Hismathtestscoreswentup,andsodidhisEnglish.Hebecamemore_____32_____andactive.Herealizedthatsuccesscomesfromhisown____33____andpersistence(堅持).Astimewentby,Linotonlymadeprogressinhisstudiesbutalso____34____anawardinaschoolspeechcontest.Hebecamemoreoutgoingandhelpful.Hisfriendssaid,“Li,youhavechanged.”“Yes,Ihave____35____tofacedifficultiesandnotrunawayfromthem,”Lireplied.21.A.surely B.nearly C.hardly D.anxiously22.A.achieve B.see C.replace D.remember23.A.cheats B.challenges C.sincerity D.originality24.A.stressed B.interested C.peaceful D.angry25.A.choosing B.forgetting C.leaving D.failing26.A.inperson B.indanger C.indiscussions D.intears27.A.wentaway B.ranout C.cameover D.tookoff28.A.impact B.alarm C.button D.plan29.A.bought B.tricked C.proved D.did30.A.equality B.rescue C.help D.exploration31.A.admitted B.improved C.replaced D.created32.A.horrible B.intelligent C.confident D.expressive33.A.score B.effort C.contest D.admiration34.A.gave B.lost C.won D.picked35.A.learned B.requested C.ordered D.advised第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)★閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。Labubu,asnaggletoothedforestsprite(精靈)fromKasingLung’s“TheMonsters”,hasgrownfromanon-mainstreamfavoritetoaglobally___36___(collect)hit.Thischaracter,___37___genderandnineteethserveaskeyidentifyingfeatures,hasmanagedtowintheheartofarttoyenthusiastswithitsuniqueblendofcutenessandrebellious(反叛的)appeal.PopMart’sstrategy—blindboxes,limitedreleases,socialads—madeLabubuviral(爆火的).Labubu’ssuccess,___38___(fuel)bythepromotionofcelebritieslikeLisaandRihanna,showsnosignsofslowingdown.By2024,TheMonstersIP(centeredonLabubu)___39___(earn)over3billionRMB,pushingPopMart’sglobalexpansion.Labubu’sappealspansAsia,withlonglinesatreleasesandextensive___40___(cover)inmajormedialikeBBC.The“blindbox”format,plusunboxingvideosandfancommunities___41___(share)theirfinds,hascreatedacross-bordercollectingculture.Yetdebatesonoverspendingandgambling-liketendenciestied___42___themodelexist.Labubu’spopularitybroughtfakes(“Lafufus”),sochecksarekey:nineteeth,goodpaint,evenstitching,“PopMart/Kasing”carvings—detailstoavoidimitation___43___(product).Today,Labubusparkstalksonculturalinfluence,whichisseenasChina’s___44___(grow)softpower.Itsjourneyfrombooktoglobaliconshowsdesigncharm,storytellingpower,andacharacter’sability____45____(connect)worldwide.第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)46.假定你是李華，你的英國筆友Jack剛升入高中，但因一時無法適應新的校園生活而焦慮，寫信向你傾訴他的煩惱。請你給他回復一封郵件，內容包括：表示理解；給出建議。(1)寫作詞數應為80左右；(2)請按如下格式在答題紙的相應位置作答。DearJack,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二節(jié):讀后續(xù)寫(滿分25分)47.閱讀下面材料,根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫詞數應為150個左右。RobertandHenryweretwofriendsinthesameclass.Theyalwaysplayedandwenthometogether.Oneday,RobertandHenryweregoinghomefromschool.Onturningacorner,Robertcriedout,“Afight!Let'sgoandsee!”“No,”saidHenry.“Letusgohomequietlyandnotmeddlewith(管閑事)thisquarrel.Wehavenothingtodowithitandmaygetintotrouble.AlsoourparentsareexpectingtohavedinnerwithustogetherandIdon'twantthemtoworryaboutus.”“Youareacoward(懦夫),andafraidtogo,”saidRobert,andoffheran.Henrywentstraighthome,andintheafternoonwenttoschoolasusual.ButRoberthadtoldalltheboysthatHenrywasacoward,andtheylaughedathimagreatdeal.Fromthenon,theylookeddownonHenryanddidn'twanttoplaywithhimtogether.Henrywassadbuthewasn'tangrywithRobertforhisrudebehaviour,becauseheknewthattheymisunderstoodhim.Thus,hejustignoredtheotherboys'laughterandcontinuedtogotoschoolandstudyaswell.However,Robertdidn'tinviteHenrytogohometogetherwithhimanymore.Instead,hehadsomeotherboyswhoalsothoughtHenrywasacoward.Everydayafterschool,theydidn'tgohomedirectlybutwenttotheriverorsomewheretoplaygamesandhadalotoffun.Afewdayslater,Robertwasbathingwithhisnewfriendsinariver,andgotoutofhisdepth.Hestruggledandcriedforhelp,buthefailed.TheboyswhohadcalledHenryacowardgotoutofthewaterasfastastheycould,buttheydidnothingtohelphim.Paragraph1:ItseemedasifRobertwouldbedying.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:Thus,Robert'slifewassaved.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________湖南省婁底市漣源市部分學校2025-2026學年高三上學期9月月考英語試題第一部分聽力(略)第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié),滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出最佳答案。AIfyou’realoverofliteratureandwanttostudyitfurther,Harvard’sonlinecoursesareagreatoption!AbouttheCoursesTheAncientGreekHeroexploreswhatitmeanstobehumantodaybystudyingwhatitmeanttobeaheroinancientGreektimes.Toachievethis,learnerswillexperience,inEnglishtranslation,someancientGreekliteraturefromthe8thcenturyBCtothe3rdcenturyAD.NobleCultureandtheCosmopolitanTanglooksathownoblefamiliesandtheircultureandliteraturecontributedtothereunification(重新統(tǒng)一)ofChinaundertheTangDynasty.You’llalsolearnhowtocomposeandanalyzepoetryandcalligraphy.Shakespeare’sLifeandWorkexploresrelationshipsbetweenShakespeare’sworldandpresentday.Throughshortvideosandreadings,youwillseehowthemeaningofaworkofartchangesdependingonthetime,context,andculture.MasterpiecesofWorldLiteraturerevealshowgreatwritersreflectontheirworldandhowtheirworksarechangedintoday’sglobalculture.Ithelpsusunderstandthedeeprootsoftoday’sinterconnectedglobalculture.WaystoTaketheCoursesWhenyousignupforthesecourses,youwillhavetheoptionofauditing(旁聽)thecourseorpursuinganofficialcertificate.Intheauditingtrack,learningisfreeandself-pacedwithin18weeks.Learnershaveaccesstopartofourcourseresources.Besides,coursevideosandhandoutsarenotavailablefordownloading.Pleasenotethatthistrackdoesnotofferanofficialcertificate.Alternatively,learnerscanpay$299topursueanofficialcertificate,whichoffersunlimitedaccesstocourseresourceswithinayear.Attheendofthecourse,learnerswhoearnapassinggradecanreceiveacertificate.Ifyou’reinterestedandwanttolearnmore,clickhere:1.Ifyouwanttoknowhowtoanalyzepoetry,youcanchoose______.A.TheAncientGreekHero B.Shakespeare’sLifeandWorkC.MasterpiecesofWorldLiterature D.NobleCultureandtheCosmopolitanTang2.Intheauditingtrack,youcan______.A.determinethelearningpace B.accesshandoutsforafeeC.earnanofficialcertificate D.downloadcoursevideos3.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Toadvertiseonlinecourses. B.Toexploretherootsofhumanity.C.Tocomparedifferentcultures. D.Tohighlightthevalueofliterature.BLadiesandGentlemen,thankyou.Well,ni-hao.(Laughter)Itissuchapleasureandanhonortobeherewithallofyouatthisgreatuniversity,sothankyousomuchforhavingme.I’mheretodaybecauseIknowthatourfuturedependsonconnectionsliketheseamongyoungpeoplelikeyouacrosstheworld.That’swhywhenmyhusbandandItravelabroad,wedon’tjustvisitpalacesandparliaments(國會)andmeetwithheadsofcountries.Wealsocometoschoolslikethisonetomeetwithstudentslikeyou,becausewebelievethatrelationshipsbetweencountriesaren’tjustaboutrelationshipsbetweengovernmentsorleaders—they’reaboutrelationshipsbetweenpeople,particularlyyoungpeople.Soweviewstudyabroadprogramsnotjustasaneducationalchanceforstudents,butalsoasanactivepartofAmerica’sforeignpolicy.Throughthewondersofmoderntechnology,ourworldismoreconnectedthaneverbefore.Ideascancrossoceanswiththeclickofamouse.Companiescandobusinessandcompetewithcompaniesacrosstheworld.Andwecantext,email,Skypewithpeopleintheworld.Sostudyingabroadisn’tjustafunwaytospendatimeoflearning;itisquicklybecomingthekeytosuccessinourtimes.Becausegettingaheadintoday’sworkplacesisn’tjustaboutgettinggoodgradesortestscoresinschool,whichareimportant.It’salsoabouthavingrealexperiencewiththeworldbeyondyourborders--experiencewithlanguages,culturesandsocietiesverydifferentfromyourown.Or,astheChinesesayinggoes:“Itisbettertotraveltenthousandmilesthantoreadtenthousandbooks.”4.Thespeakerprobablygavethetalktotheaudience________.A.ontheInternet B.inauniversityC.intheParliamentHall D.inatouristattraction5.Accordingtothepassage,theworld’sfuturedependson________.A.textsandemails B.travelingabroadC.gettinggoodgrades D.connectionsamongyoungpeople6.Inthespeaker’sopinion,thekeytosuccessinourtimesis________.A.studyingabroad B.doingmoreexercisesC.goingtoauniversity D.gettinggoodtestscores7.Wheremaythepassagecomefrom?A.Aspeech. B.Astory.C.Anewsreport. D.Ascientificmagazine.CEvenifyouhaven’theldaconversationwithSiriorAlexa,you’velikelyencounteredachatbotonline.Theyoftenappearinachatwindowthatpopsupwithafriendlygreeting:Thankyouforvisitingoursite.HowcanIhelpyoutoday?Dependingonthesite,thechatbotisprogrammedtorespondaccordinglyandevenaskfollow-upquestions.ChatbotsareaformofconversationalAIdesignedtosimplifyhumaninteractionwithcomputers.Theyareprogrammedtosimulatehumanconversationandexhibitintelligentbehaviorthatisequivalenttothatofahuman.Chatbotscommunicatethroughspeechortext.Bothrelyonartificialintelligencetechnologieslikemachinelearningandnaturallanguageprocessing(NLP),whichisabranchofartificialintelligencethatteachesmachinestoread,analyzeandinterprethumanlanguage.Thistechnologygiveschatbotsabaselineforunderstandinglanguagestructureandmeaning.NLP,inessence,allowsthecomputertounderstandwhatyouareaskingandhowtoappropriatelyrespond.Withdevelopmentsindeeplearningandreinforcementlearning,chatbotscaninterpretmorecomplexitiesinlanguageandimprovethedynamicnatureofconversationbetweenhumanandmachine.Essentially,achatbottriestomatchwhatyou’veaskedtoanintentthatitunderstands.Themoreachatbotcommunicateswithyou,themoreitunderstandsandthemoreitlearnstocommunicatelikeyouandotherswithsimilarquestions.Yourpositiveresponsesreinforceitsanswers,andthenitusesthoseanswersagain.Fromcustomerservicechatbotsonlinetopersonalassistantsinourhomes,chatbotshavestartedtoenterourlives.Inalmosteveryindustry,companiesareusingchatbotstohelpcustomerseasilynavigatetheirwebsites,answersimplequestionsanddirectpeopletotherelevantpointsofcontact.PersonalassistantslikeSiriandAlexaaredesignedtorespondtoawiderangeofscenariosandqueries,fromcurrentweatherandnewsupdatestopersonalcalendars,musicselectionsandrandomquestions.8.WhydoestheauthormentionSiriandAlexainParagraph1?A.Toexplainhowachatbotworks. B.Toshowwheretofindachatbot.C.Togiveexamplesofchatbots. D.Tocomparedifferentchatbots.9.Whatisthebasisofchatbots?A.Languagestudy. B.Datatransmission.C.Socialinteraction. D.Naturallanguageprocessing.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reinforce”inparagraph4mean?A.Inspire. B.Strengthen. C.Organize. D.Match.11.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thefuturetrendofchatbots. B.Theauthor’spredictions.C.Theeffectsofchatbots. D.Theapplicationsofchatbots.DHaveyouevernoticedthatlessonstendtorepeatthemselves?Doesitseemasifyoumarriedordatedthesamepersonseveraltimesindifferentbodieswithdifferentnames?Haveyourunintothesametypeofbossoverandoveragain?Ifyoudon’tdealwellwithauthorityfiguresathome,thenyouwillhaveanopportunitytodealwiththemoutintheworld.Youwillcontinuallydrawintoyourlifepeoplewhoneedtoenforceauthority,andyouwillstrugglewiththemuntilyoulearnthelessonofobedience(服從).Youwillcontinuallyattractthesamelessonintoyourlife.Youwillalsodrawtoyouteacherstoteachyouthatlessonuntilyougetitright.Youmaytrytoavoidthesituation,buttheywilleventuallycatchupwithyou.Theonlywayyoucanfreeyourselfofdifficultpatternsandissuesyoutendtorepeatisbyshiftingyourperspectivesothatyoucanrecognizethepatternsandlearnthelessonsthattheyoffer.Tofacethesechallengesmeansyouneedtoacceptthefacttha