题目内容
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.
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.
After strolling around the store for several minutes,the old woman stopped in front of the rows of canned vegetables.She picked up some corn niblets and stared with a strange intensity at the label.At that point,I decided to be a good employee and asked her if she needed help.As I stood close to her,my smile became harder to maintain; her red-rimmed eyes were partially closed by yellowish crusts; her hands were covered with layer upon layer of dirt,and the unpleasant smell of sweat rose in a thick vaporous cloud from her clothes.
"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."
"I can't pay,"she said.
For a second,I was tempted to say,"Take the corn."But the employee rules flooded into my mind:Remain polite,but do not let customers get the best of you.Let them know that you are in control.For a moment,I even entertained the idea that this was some sort of test,and that this woman was someone from the head office,testing my loyalty.I responded dutifully,"I'm sorry,ma'am,but I can't give away anything for free."
The old woman's face collapsed a bit more,if that were possible,and her hands trembled as she put the can back on the shelf.She shuffled(蹒跚)past me toward the door,her torn and dirty clothing barely covering her bent back.
Moments after she left,I rushed out the door with the can of corn,but she was nowhere in sight.For the rest of my shift,the image of the woman kept coming to my mind.I had been young,healthy.She had been old,sick and desperate.Wishing with all my heart that I had acted like a human being rather than a robot,I was saddened to realize how fragile a hold we have on our better instincts(本能,天性).
55.What does the underlined world"shatter"in Paragraph 1probably meanB?
A.maintain. | B.break. | C.hold. | D.lose. |
A.The old lady's clothes.
B.The environment of the store.
C.The writer's feeling.
D.The old lady's difficulty in walking.
57.What can we learn from the textD?
A.The old lady couldn't afford the foods at the store.
B.The writer was an experienced shop assistant.
C.The writer talked with the old lady in a polite way.
D.The old lady was satisfied with his service.
58.According to the text,which is not the employee ruleC?
A.You should wear a friendly smile on your face.
B.You should use polite words,such as"sir","ma'am","thank you".
C.You should do whatever the customers asked you to do.
D.You should be clear about your duty and be loyal to the company.
59.How did the writer feel after the old lady left the storeC?
A.Annoyed.
B.Pleasant.
C.Regretful.
D.Embarrassed.
60.What's the best title for the textC?
A.A Lady and I
B.Working at A Store.
C.If Only …
D.Sadness.
A. | usual | B. | frequent | C. | normal | D. | gradual |
One rainy day,while this man was(8)A,he saw an elderly couple sharing an umbrella in the rain,walking to somewhere.He(9)B that they were his ex-girlfriend's (前女友)parents,so he drove slowly beside the couple,wanting them to find him in his expensive car and to know that he had his own company,car,etc.
To the man's surprise,the couple were walking towards a cemetery (墓地).He got out of his car and followed them.And there he saw his ex-girlfriend-a photograph of her(10)Das sweetly as ever at him from her tombstone,and those precious paper cranes in a glass bottle!He walked over and asked the couple why this had happened.They explained that(11)C she did not leave for France at all.She fell ill with cancer.In her heart,she had believed that he would(12)Csome day.She didn't want her(13)Bto be his barrier.Therefore,she chose to leave him.She asked her(14)Ato put his paper cranes beside her,because if the day comes when fate brings him to her again he can take some of those back with him.
The man just cried(15)D.He was heartbroken once again.
1.A.future | B.appearance | C.salary | D.apartment |
2.A.pleasant | B.happy | C.worried | D.sensitive |
3.A.futures | B.goals | C.courses | D.ways |
4.A.excited | B.mad | C.puzzling | D.heartbroken |
5.A.confidence | B.position | C.independence | D.freedom |
6.A.main | B.beautiful | C.heavy | D.hard |
7.A.office | B.family | C.company | D.studio |
8.A.driving | B.running | C.walking | D.wandering |
9.A.noticed | B.recognized | C.understood | D.memorized |
10.A.glaring | B.talking | C.crying | D.smiling |
11.A.fortunately | B.recently | C.actually | D.difficultly |
12.A.come | B.go | C.succeed | D.suffer |
13.A.heart | B.illness | C.cranes | D.sadness |
14.A.parents | B.husband | C.friends | D.son |
15.A.heatedly | B.hardly | C.excitedly | D.sadly |
A. | blow | B. | down | C. | flow | D. | knowledge |