《2026年水木金卷高考模拟试卷精编英语》

C
Robots in the art world are nothing new. In fact, for centuries, people have built robots as art objects, beginning with automatons(自动机器)—or simple machines that perform a series of movements—in ancient China and Japan. However, what’s different now is that artists and engineers are building robots that actually create art.
In 1973, British-born painter Harold Cohen wrote a computer program and called it AARON. At first, AARON only made simple outlines whose colors and details Cohen would later add. Fifty years later, ARRON was able to paint people, landscapes and just about anything else a human could paint. So can AARON be called an artist or creative? In 2010, Cohen addressed these questions. He explained, “Although he wrote the initial computer code that ARRON follows, AARON can generate unlimited numbers of images. ” So according to Cohen, the simple answer is yes—AARON is creative.
It’s not just paintings that robots are creating, though. Last year, a robot called Shimon released its first album on Spotify. Shimon began life as a simple robot marimba player. Over the years, however, it’s learned how to jam, with other musicians, write original songs and compose lyrics. Shimon does this by analyzing huge amounts of music—roughly 50,000 rock, jazz and hip-hop songs.
It may be cool to hear a song created by a robot, but is there any other reason to build robots that can play music? According to Gil Weinberg, one of Shimon’s creators, because the robot is capable of doing things that a real musician might not think of, he and his team “hope and believe that these new abilities would push human cooperators to new uncharted directions that could not be achieved in human-to-human cooperation. ”
While questions about robots creating art are fun to think about, there are many other ways that robots can help artists in the way they create their works. For example, advancements in 3D-printing technology will allow artists to build more complex pieces for their sculptures.
46. What was AARON able to do at first?
A. Paint people and landscapes.
B. Prepare basic outlines for Cohen.
C. Draw pictures of itself and Cohen.
D. Color paintings under Cohen’s instructions.
47. What might be the biggest challenge of creating songs by a robot?
A. Analyzing huge amounts of music.
B. Composing lyrics.
C. Playing the guitar.
D. Cooperating with human musicians.
48. What does the passage tell us about Shimon?
A. It is both a marimba and guitar player.
B. It has created about 50,000 original songs.
C. It is expected to push humans to achieve more.
D. Its creators hope that it can outperform humans.
49. What is the author’s attitude towards robots that create art?
A. Positive.
B. Worried.
C. Neutral.
D. Doubtful.
50. What could be the best title for the passage?
A. AARON and Shimon Robots in Art
B. The Evolution of Robotics in the Real World
C. Programmed Creativity: Robots Redefining Art
D. How 3D Printing Is Revolutionizing Art

答案： 46.B 细节理解题。题干意为:最初 AARON 能够做什么？根据第二段中“At first, AARON only made simple outlines whose colors and details Cohen would later add.”可知，最初 AARON 只制作简单的轮廓，之后由 Cohen 添加颜色和细节。所以最初 AARON 能为 Cohen 准备基本的轮廓。故选B。
47.A 推理判断题。题干意为:机器人创作歌曲的最大挑战可能是什么？根据第三段中“Shimon does this by analyzing huge amounts of music—roughly 50,000 rock, jazz and hip-hop songs.”可推知，机器人创作歌曲时，最大的挑战可能是需要分析大量的音乐。故选A。
48.C 推理判断题。题干意为:关于 Shimon，这篇文章告诉了我们什么？根据第四段中“According to Gil Weinberg... ‘hope and believe that these new abilities would push human cooperators to new uncharted directions that could not be achieved in human-to-human cooperation.’”可知，Shimon 的创造者之一 Gil Weinberg 和他的团队“希望并相信 Shimon 的新能力会推动人类合作者走向在人与人的合作中无法实现的未知方向”。由此可推知，Shimon 有望推动人类取得更多成就。故选C。
49.A 推理判断题。题干意为:作者对创造艺术的机器人持什么态度？根据最后一段内容可知，作者认为机器人在很多方面可以帮助艺术家进行创作，例如 3D 打印技术的进步可以让艺术家创作更复杂的雕塑作品。由此可推知，作者对创造艺术的机器人持积极态度。故选A。
50.C 标题归纳题。题干意为:这篇文章的最佳标题可能是什么？文章首段提及现在艺术家和工程师正在创造能真正创造艺术的机器人，第二、三、四段以 AARON 和 Shimon 为例介绍了机器人在绘画和音乐创作方面的表现及它们对艺术的影响，尾段提到机器人在其他方面对艺术家创作有帮助。所以 C 项“程序化创造力：机器人重新定义艺术”适合作为最佳标题。故选C。