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16.The defeat of Lee Sedol,the world's strongest Go (围棋) player,by a Google artificial intelligence (AI) program,looks like another milestone towards a world where computers can do almost anything a human can.It is not.There are uncountable things that only a human can do,and that no computer seems close to.The problem is that the purely human things are not economically useful to anyone.The things that computers can be taught to do are by contrast economically fantastic.But even the most powerful programs are not human,just as a shovel (铲车).They have no feelings.What they have is power,but this power is growing at a rate that should frighten us a ll.
It might be less frightening if computers were truly intelligent,but even the most powerful networks are less human than monstrous Martians (火星人).Their power will be used to make money for the firms that finance their development,and then for others quick and clever enough to take advantage of the new world.It is far more likely that they will increase inequality and still further remove the middle classes as we move towards an hourglass (以金钱来衡量的) society in which everyone is either very rich or very poor and likely indebted.
One of the ill effects of the spread of more intelligent computer networks is,at the same time,the spread of what might be called artificial stupidity.If AI is employed largely to replace unskilled labour,it is most productive when labour is kept unskilled or redefined that way.So much of the work in service industries is now simplified until it might be automated (自动化).And robots will never need pensions.AI is slowly reducing skilled work,like some forms of medical diagnosis (诊断),at the same time,as older doctors complain that the traditional human skills of diagnosis are falling out of medical training.The belief that everything worthwhile can be measured and then managed is far more damaging to humanity than the threat of artificial intelligence on its own.
But no victory in complicated Go games can bring us closer to truly human-like computers.
62.By mentioning the defeat of Lee Sedol,the author intends to tell us thatC.
A.comput ers can completely replace humans in everything
B.humans are of no practical economic values to the society
C.the power of computers is growing at a frightening rate
D.AI programs can not compare with humans economically  
63.We can learn from Paragraph 2 that the power of computers willD.
A.improve the quality of human life
B.promote equality at work places
C.make contributions to human development
D.widen the gap between the rich and the poor
64.What does"artificial stupidity"in Paragragh 3 mean?B
A.Unskilled workers become stupid.
B.AI discourages skilled work.
C.Computers don't need pensions.
D.AI is ruining medical training.
65.What is the author's attitude towards the future of artificial intelligence?C
A.Optimistic.B.Supportive.C.Sceptical.D.Cautious.

分析 本文属于科技文阅读,作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了人工智能,人们认为世界上的电脑几乎可以做任何事,但事实却不是这样,因此作者告诉我们要正确的看待人工智能.

解答 62.C  细节理解题,根据第一段The defeat of Lee Sedol,the world's strongest Go (围棋) player,by a Google artificial intelligence (AI) program,looks like another milestone towards a world where computers can do almost anything a human can.It is not.可知作者提到Lee Sedol的失败是要告诉我们计算机的力量正以惊人的速度增长着,故选C.
63.D  推理判断题,根据第二段It is far more likely that they will increase inequality and still further remove the middle classes as we move towards an hourglass (以金钱来衡量的) society in which everyone is either very rich or very poor and likely indebted.可知学习计算机的力量会扩大富人和穷人之间的差距,故选D.
64.B  词义猜测题,根据第三段One of the ill effects of the spread of more intelligent computer networks is,at the same time,the spread of what might be called artificial stupidity.可知更智能的计算机网络的传播的不良影响之一是在同一时间传播可能被称为人工愚蠢,故选B.
65.C  细节理解题,根据最后一段But no victory in complicated Go games can bring us closer to truly human-like computers.可知作者对人工智能的未来的态度是保持怀疑的,故选C.

点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.

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The moment she entered,the woman presented a sharp contrast to our shiny store with its bright lighting and neatly arranged shelves.Walking as if each step were painful,she slowly pushed open the glass door.She coughed dryly,breathing noisily with each breath.On a forty-degree night,she was wearing only a faded print dress,a thin sweater too small to button,and black slippers with the backs cut out to expose heels.There were no stockings or socks on her blue-veined legs.
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"I need some food,"she muttered(嘟囔)in reply to my bright"Can I help you?"
"Are you looking for corn,ma'am?"
"I need some food,"she repeated."Any kind."
"Well,the corn is ninety-five cents,"I said in my most helpful voice."Or,if you like,we have a special on bologna(大红肠)today."
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Federal rules that govern the sales of these harmful foods at school are limited and have not been updated for nearly 40 years.Until new regulations are written,children who are served healthy meals in the school cafeteria will continue to buy candy drinks and high sodium(钠) snacks elsewhere in school.
Many states'school districts have taken positive steps,but others are likely to resist,especially districts that sell junk food to finance athletic program extracurricular activities,and even copier expenses.
Those districts should take note of a study released in 2009 in West Virginia showing that the budgetary costs of switching from sodas to healthy drinks such as fruit juice,milk,and water were very little.Even if the switch costs money,so be it.The school should not be trading their students'health to buy office supplies.
Over the last five decades,the obesity rates for adolescents have tripled.Unless there is decisive action,weight and inactivity-related disorders will bother a steady larger proportion of the work force and replace smoking as the leading cause of premature death.

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   A.weight-related disorders               B.high calorie snacks
   C.parents'bad habits                    D.unhealthy lunches and breakfast
33.Which is the main idea of Paragraph 3?B
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   B.New regulations are badly in need of updating.
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   D.Federal rules encourage snacks outside the school program.
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   B.The federal school lunch program
   C.obesity at school
   D.the nutritional value of food served at school
35.The tone of this passage isA.
   A.negative          B.indifferent          C.optimistic         D.ironic.
4.To say that the child learns by imitation and that the way to teach is to set a good example oversimplifies.No child imitates every action he sees.Sometimes,the example the parent wants him to follow is ignored while he takes over contrary patterns from some other example.Therefore we must turn to a more subtle theory than"Monkey see,monkey do."
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There is a second element at work in this situation.The child may be able to attain his immediate goal only to find that his method brings criticism from people who observe him.When shouting across the house achieves his immediate end of delivering a message,he is told emphatically that such a racket(叫嚷) is unpleasant,that he should walk into the next room and say his say quietly.Thus,the desire to solve any objective situation is overlaid with the desire to solve it properly.One of the early things the child learns is that he gets more affection and approval when his parents like his response.Then other adults reward some actions and criticize others.If one is to maintain the support of others and his own self-respect,he must adopt responses his social group approves.
In finding trial responses,the learner does not choose models at random.He imitates the person who seems a good person to be like,rather than a person whose social status he wishes to avoid.If the pupil wants to be a good violinist,he will observe and try to copy the techniques of capable players; while some other person may most influence his approach to books.?
Admiration of one quality often leads us to admire a person as a whole,and he becomes an identifying figure.We use some people as models over a wide range of situations,imitating much that they do.We learn that they are dependable and rewarding models because imitating them leads to success.

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A.compares children's behaviors to monkey's
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C.thinks it is partial to regard imitation as"Monkey see,monkey do."
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B.the desire to be acknowledged by his social group
C.the desire to find an expert and authority
D.the need to find a way to avoid criticism
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1.First,I want to tell you how proud we are.Getting into Columbia is a real testament of what a great wellrounded student you are.Your academic,artistic,and social skills have truly blossomed(展现) in the last few years.You should be as proud of yourself as we are.
College will be the most important years in your life.It is in college that you will truly discover what learning is about.You often question"what good is this course".I encourage you to be inquisitive,but I also want to tell you:"Education is what you have left after all that is taught is forgotten."What I mean by that is the material taught isn't as important as you gaining the ability to learn a new subject,and the ability to analyze a new problem.That is really what learning in college is about-this will be the period where you go from teachertaught to masterinspired,after which you must become selflearner.
Do not fall into the trap of dogma(教条).There is no single simple answer to any question.Remember during your high school debate class,I always asked you to take on the side that you don't believe in?I did that for a reason-things rarely"black and white",and there are always many ways to look at a problem.You will become a better problem solver if you recognized that.This is called"critical thinking",and it is the most important thinking skill you need for your life.This also means you need to become tolerant and supportive of others.I will always remember when I went to my Ph.D.advisor and proposed a new thesis topic,he said"I don't agree with you,but I'll support you."
"            ". Follow your passion in college.Take courses you think you will enjoy.Don't be trapped in what others think or say.Steve Jobs says when you are in college,your passion will create many dots,and later in your life you will connect them.Enjoy picking your dots,and be assured one day you will find your calling,and connect a beautiful curve through the dots.
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Though he was tired,Howe slept badlyHe turned and turned.Then he had a dream.He dreamt that he had been caught by terrible savages whose king wanted to kill him and eat him unless he could build a perfect sewing machine.When he tried to do so,Howe ran into the same problem as before.The thread kept getting caught around the needle.The king flew into the cage and ordered his soldiers to kill Howe.They came up towards him with their spears raised.But suddenly the inventor noticed something.There was a hole in the tip of each spear.The inventor awoke from the dream,realizing that he had just found the answer to the problem.Instead of trying to get the thread to run around the needle,he should make it run through a small hole in the center of the needle.This was the simple idea that finally made Howe design and build the first really practised sewing machine.
Elias Howe was not the only one in finding the answer to his problem in this way.Thomas Edison,the inventor of the electric light,said his best ideas came into him in dreams.So did the great physicist Albert Einstein.Charlotte Brone also drew in her dreams in writing Jane Eyre.
To know the value of dreams,you have to understand what happens when you are asleep.Even then,a part of your mind is still working.This unconscious(无意识的),but still active part understands your experiences and goes to work on the problems you have had during the day.It stores all sorts of information that you may have forgotten or never have really noticed.It is only when you fall asleep that this part of the brain can send messages to the part you use when you are awake.However,the unconscious par acts in a special way.It uses strange images which the conscious part may not understand at first.This is why dreams are sometimes called"secret messages to us".

21.The problem Howe was trying to solve wasD.
A.what kind of thread to use
B.how to design a needle which would not break
C.where to put the needle
D.how to stop the thread from getting caught around the needle
22.Thomas Edison is spokenof becauseB.
A.he also tried to invent a sewing machine  
B.he got some of his ideas from dreams
C.he was one of Howe's best friends        
D.he also had difficulty in falling asleep
23.Dreams are sometimes called"secret messages to ourselves"becauseA.
A.strange images are used to communicate ideas
B.images which have no meaning are used
C.we can never understand the real meaning
D.only specially trained people can understand them.

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