2024年河南中考英语阅读理解D篇

语篇

Some of the jobs which were common fifty years ago are almost not seen now, and some that are popular today may disappear in twenty years. ____16____

Space tour guide

People have been expecting an exciting travel in space. ____17____ Anyone who wants to see the Sun rising and setting over the Earth will be able to take trips to space. And for a trip of this kind, travelers will need a tour guide—someone who can explain to them what they are seeing and help keep them safe. ____18____

AI psychologist (心理学家)

AI is used for more and more practical work. And machines will become more humanlike. ____19____ An AI psychologist would need to understand about both psychology and technology. It would be this person’s job to make sure that future supercomputers worked well.

Human-technology integration (融合) specialist

 With all the new technologies on offer, people may need help to understand and use them. So human-technology integration specialists might be very important. ____20____ They would look at all the technologies a person could use and advise on the best ones and how to get the most out of them.

试题

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。

A. It will soon come true for many people.

B. They will need engineers for their “minds”.

C. They could teach others how to use future technologies.

D. So have you ever wondered what future jobs might be wanted?

E. The person who will do this job has to be a good communicator.

答案

16. D    17. A    18. E   19. B    20. C

解析

【导语】本文介绍了一些在未来很流行的三种工作。

【16题详解】

根据“Space tour guide；AI psychologist (心理学家)；Human-technology integration (融合) specialist”可知，下文介绍的都是未来的工作。选项D“那么，你有没有想过未来可能需要什么样的工作？”符合语境。故选D。

【17题详解】

根据“People have been expecting an exciting travel in space.”和“Anyone who wants to see the Sun rising and setting over the Earth will be able to take trips to space.”可知，人们一直期待着太空旅行，在未来任何人都可以去太空旅行。选项A“对许多人来说，这很快就会成为现实。”符合语境。故选A。

【18题详解】

根据“And for a trip of this kind, travelers will need a tour guide—someone who can explain to them what they are seeing and help keep them safe.”可知，太空导游是一个可以向旅行者解释所看到的东西的人。选项E“做这项工作的人必须是一个善于沟通的人。”符合语境。故选E。

【19题详解】

根据“AI is used for more and more practical work. And machines will become more humanlike.”可知，人工智能被用于越来越多的实际工作，机器将变得更像人类。所以此处应介绍机器的智能化。选项B“他们的‘头脑’需要工程师。”符合语境，故选B。

【20题详解】

根据“They would look at all the technologies a person could use and advise on the best ones and how to get the most out of them.”可知，此处介绍人类技术整合专家可以做些什么。选项C“他们可以教其他人如何使用未来的技术。”符合语境。故选C。