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【题目】 The Internet is shaping our Lives. We already have online shopping services and mobile payment. However, this is just a start. The world’s leading tech companies are planning to build smarter online communities. 【1】It was held in Wuzhen, Zhejiang last year. The development of artificial intelligence（AI，人工智能）was a hot topic at the conference（会议）．If a machine can learn and solve problems as humans do, it can be called AI.

The company Alibaha uses AI technology in its unmanned supermarket inWuzhen. here is no salesperson in the supermarket, just a tablet on a desk that says “please smile”.【2】The bigger your smile is, the more discounts (折扣) you will get. Payment is done automatically（自动地）through your Alipay（支付宝）account. When you first enter the supermarket, the supermarket's AI recognizes your face and your account.

There is also AI that can read lips. 【3】It recognizes your mouth's movements and turns them into voices or text messages. This could be very useful when you are trying to talk to someone on your phone in a noisy place. Police could also use the technology to help them find criminal suspects by lip-reading recordings from video cameras.

【4】Microsoft's chatbot XiaoIce can not only provide useful information, but also chat with people like a real friend. XiaoIce has a WeChat account. After following the account, users can start talking with her.【5】She keeps improving herself by talking with users.

These technologies are being put into wider use. We may see a smarter world and better lives in the near future.

A. She knows when to comfort you or tell jokes.

B. They discussed this at the World Internet Conference.

C. Sougou brought its lip-reading system to the conference.

D. If you smile, it will give you a special discount for your goods.

E. Another type of AI focuses on understanding human emotions.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】E

【5】A

【解析】

短文大意：互联网正在塑造我们的生活，我们已经有了网上购物服务和手机支付。然而这只是一个开始。世界领先的科技公司正计划建立更智能的在线社区。短文介绍了人工智能给我们的生活带来的便利和好处。

【1】句意：他们在世界互联网会议上讨论了这个问题。

根据下文中的句子“It was held in Wuzhen, Zhejiang last year. The development of artificial intelligence（AI，人工智能）was a hot topic at the conference（会议）.”它去年在浙江乌镇举行。人工智能的发展是会议上的一个热门话题。因此本句提到世界互联网会议，答案为B。

【2】句意：如果你微笑，它会给你的商品一个特别的折扣。

根据下文中的句子“The bigger your smile is, the more discounts (折扣) you will get.”你的笑容越大，折扣就越多。因此本句说微笑会使你购买的商品得到优惠，故答案为D。

【3】句意：搜狗把它的唇读系统带到了会议上。

根据后面的句子It recognizes your mouth's movements and turns them into voices or text messages. This could be very useful when you are trying to talk to someone on your phone in a noisy place. 它能识别你的嘴的运动，并把它们变成声音或短信。当你试图在嘈杂的地方用手机和某人交谈时，这可能非常有用。因此本句提到“唇读系统”，后面是解释它的功能。故答案为C。

【4】句意：另一种人工智能专注于理解人类情感。

结合下面的句子“Microsoft's chatbot XiaoIce can not only provide useful information, but also chat with people like a real friend.”微软的聊天机器人“XiaoIce”不仅能提供有用的信息，还能像真正的朋友一样与人聊天。说明这类智能机器人能理解人类的情感，与人沟通。故此句说“另一种人工智能专注于理解人类情感”。答案为E。

【5】句意：她知道什么时候安慰你或讲笑话。

结合上下文中的句子“After following the account, users can start talking with her. She keeps improving herself by talking with users.”可知，聊天机器人“XiaoIce”也有微信账号，能与用户聊天，知道何时安慰用户或讲笑话，通过与用户交谈不断提高自己。故答案为A。

五选五是把句子还原到语篇中，考查的是学生的文本语篇分析能力，从而使上下文在语义，语法，结构上完整。技巧及注意事项如下：1.判断挖空所处的位置：一般来讲位于句首通常是概括文章的总结性话语；文章中部通常是转折或者并列关系；文章末尾通常是总结段落或全文。2.根据连接词判断语境：连接词诸如but意味着上下文的语义关系出现转折，遇到此类情况就要弄得上下文说的是什么。而and等并列词语一般是描述前后两个或多个相似的事情。3.根据作者语气口吻推断：该类文章一般情况下主旨明确，有作者自己的态度倾向，所以做题时要看出作者持哪一方态度，不能选择有悖于作者思想的句子。