Artificial intelligence(人工智能), or AI in short, is the science of giving computers and machines ability to think and work like humans. AI scientists and engineers have made a lot of cool technologies. AI is rapidly catching up with the human ability to read faces. As a result, facial recognition(面部识别)is used a lot in the world. Chinese police use this technology to identify criminals(罪犯).Once they caught a criminal when he attended a concert. It also checks the ID of ride-hailing(网约车)drivers and lets people pay for things with a smile.

AI is also used in self-driving cars, which are believed to be the future of driving. Most drivers may wave or nod at passers-by to let them cross the street, but self-driving cars don't have this ability. Carmakers are testing a light signal system to help them "speak" to humans. The system can show what self-driving cars will do. For example, if a driverless car is yielding(让路), it will flash two white lights side to side. A rapidly flashing light tells passers-by that the car is about to speed up.

Service Robots also show you how powerful AI is. Imagine this—you come back home from school and your robot housekeeper is waiting for you at the door. After dinner, he teaches you to play the piano, just like a real music teacher. Such thoughts will soon happen in the real world. In the future, more and more service robots will become good home helpers. AI is so powerful that it can help human beings and even replace us in many jobs.

1.What does the underlined word "identify" mean in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A.To let somebody know his mistakes.

B.To come to realize and tell who is who.

C.To take somebody to the police station.

D.To tell somebody something important.

2.According to the passage, what is facial recognition used for?

A.Driving cars. B.Making people smile.

C.Calling the police. D.Checking people's information.

3.Which technology has been used in real life according to the passage?

A.Service Robots at school. B.Robots as ride-hailing drivers.

C.Facial recognition for payment. D.Light signals for self-driving cars.

4.According to the passage, how many ways can AI be used in the future?

A.One. B.Two C.Three D.Four.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A.People use AI in many different ways.

B.AI will take the pace of human beings in all jobs.

C.Self-driving cars will be able to talk like humans.

D.A criminal was caught for inventing facial recognition.

Answer the questions.

Big floods in Beijing and Tianjin last summer took the lives if nearly one hundred people.Most of them drowned,but a few people were electrocuted by power lines falling into the water. Cites like Beijing do not often experience big floods -it was called a once-in-a-hundred-year event-and the people in the cities were unprepared when the disaster came.

Climate change seems to be making “unlikely”weather events such as floods more common and it only makes sense to prepare ourselves for when disaster strikes. In the case of floods, just learning to swim won’t help you much. The water flows so fast and is so filled with floating debris(碎片)that even Olympic gold medal winner Ye Shiwen would have troubles keeping her head above water.

The first thing you should do is to take the warnings of heavy rains or typhoons seriously. You should stay home, listen to the news reports and wait for the waters to subside(回落). If you live at ground level, move to a higher level. You should also call people to tell them you are safe so that they don’t risk their lives searching for you. It’s also a good idea to have a “grab”bag (an emergency bag)”ready at home filled with power bars(能量棒),a flashlight and bottles of water. In a flood , the electricity is often knocked out and drinking water-becomes contaminated(被污染的).

The most important thing is to stay calm and be patient. It’s the best way of keeping your head above water.

1.The people in Beijing and Tianjin got prepared when big floods came, didn’t they?

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2.Why would Ye Shiwen even have trouble saving herself if a flood comes?

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3.Is it important to take the warnings of heavy rains or typhoons seriously or not?

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4.How can we stop people risking their lives searching for us in a flood?

We can stop people by ____________________________________________.

5.What should we put into our “grab bag”?

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6.What will you do if a flood comes? Tell me your reason(s), please.

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