【题目】2017 was an influential year for artificial intelligence (人工智能), not just in terms of the advancement of the technology itself, but also for the development of our understanding of AI’s impact on our society.

When we talk about AI, often we focus on the belief that it is going to take away certain types of jobs. However, we often ignore the fact that this technology will also slowly spread into most of our lives.

Thanks to the development of AI, we are on the highway of IA, (human) intelligence augmentation (增强). Despite the great steps we’ve made in AI development and will continue to make in 2018, we are still years away from AI fully replacing human jobs. However, we are much closer to seeing the impact of AI spread into almost every job and the growth in human intelligence.

Take a doctor for example: AI will soon be able to detect and diagnose common diseases more quickly and accurately than humans. Now, doctors can spend more of their time explaining the possible diagnoses, communicating with patients and developing unique, reliable treatment plans that are most effective for each specific patient.

However, AI is so powerful and its adoption will only accelerate as it begins to help our work and allow us to focus on the parts of our job that are most important. But part of why AI is so attractive is also why it’s so dangerous. That is, that same power allows AI that are making incorrect decisions to do so with greater speed and impact than humans have ever had.

This is why, as AI becomes more useful in 2018, it will also become more closely examined. 2018 will be the year when companies purchasing AI products don’t just ask about the power of AI—they will make sure that it is tested carefully in advance, minimizing their potential unexpected impact.

1What does the author suggest in the first two paragraphs?

A. Many jobs should be replaced by AI in the future.

B. People should think more about the impact of AI.

C. AI is too abstract for ordinary people to understand.

D. People care little about the development of AI.

2The author takes the example of “the doctor” to explain that .

A. AI always makes right decisions

B. doctors will lose their jobs very soon

C. human intelligence grows with AI

D. humans are no better than AI in medicine

3What will be the focus about AI in 2018 according to the author’s prediction?

A. The safety of AI. B. The possibility of replacing humans.

C. Cost reduction. D. Power augmentation.

4What is the author’s attitude towards AI?

A. Indifferent. B. Negative.

C. Doubtful. D. Objective.

【题目】Are you addicted to computer games? Do you stay up all night playing them? Do you feel happy after you play computer games? There's no doubt that the excitement and appealing of games these days makes them hard to put down. More and more people are attracted by the choice when it comes to gaming: You can role play--creating your own fantasy characters and stories, giving you a chance to step out of everyday life into an imaginary world. And there are shooting games where you can let out your anger and depression in violent situations where you kill people with guns. You can get excited from the games.

However, can these kinds of games really be fun and can being absorbed in virtual reality be good for us? Should we worry about their effects on our health? Popular games like Grand Theft Auto have been blamed for everything from falling results at school to causing acts of extreme violence. Internet safety advisor, Alan MacKenzie, thinks “many people understandably will just think that a game is just a game and not realizing the exact content that’s in there”.He gives an example of the violence, which he says is “wholly inappropriate for anybody, not to mention children.”

Others will argue that gaming is a harmless form of entertainment. There is evidence that playing video games could actually be good for us. Some games are educational and using games certainly can help children learn good qualities. Studies have also shown that the skills used in playing games can cause growth in certain areas of the brain, the ability to think in 3D and even improve our eyesight.

Video gamers are also no longer just simple creatures. Just as Edward Smith, the professor in Oxford University, puts it that for some, gaming is having a positive effect on their social lives with games like Halo and World of Warcraft often being played in groups. When your group works together to win the game, your sense of achievement is higher than when winning by yourself.

So every coin has two sides. It seems today, gaming isn't just for game fans and if used in a proper way, we can all take part. If video games have two sides, what side do you stand by?

1The writer used a lot of questions at the beginning to _______.

A. lead into the topic of the passage

B. show his worries about the effect on health

C. doubt the advantage of playing computer games

D. ask the reader for their own opinions about games

2Paragraph 2 mainly talks about _______.

A. games contain extreme violence

B. the contents of the game are complex

C. gaming is a harmful form of entertainment

D. popular games leads to students’ falling results at school

3According to Edward Smith, which of the following shows the good influence of the games?

A. Li Hua leant many English words from playing games.

B. Han Meimei failed the exam after playing the games.

C. Yang Li let out his anger and expressions.

D. Sunyan worked well with his teammates.

4Which of the following shows the development of ideas in this passage?

(I:introduction;P:point;Sp: sub-point; C: conclusion)

A. B.

C. D.

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