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【题目】 Artificial intelligence is growing fast. We are living in a world that depends more and more on AL. AI is a group of technologies that help machines get, understand and use information to do tasks.

AIS recent developments have got a lot of social attention. Some people have welcomed AI because it makes things possible. Can you imagine that you can play basketball with robots one day when you feel lonely on the playground? For another example, AT will have a big influence on areas like medicine and engineering. Robots can do most jobs faster and better than humans. They seldom make mistakes. But this attention has also caused a lot of fear. Especially, many workers are worrying that AI could make them lose their jobs

According to a recent study, nearly five percent of jobs will disappear because of Al. In some areas, Al is already doing the work that people used to do, such as assembling(AC)cars, digging the coal and lifting goods. Self-driving cars and trucks controlled by AI will also take away the driver's jobs in the future.

On the other hand, AI will also create many new jobs for people. More people will be needed

to write programmers for Al systems and they will set up and work on them, too. At the same time, jobs that require feelings, excellent communication skills with people will not be replaced by Al. These includes jobs in fields like teaching, nursing and personal training.

Science and technology are developing quickly these days and it's hard to imagine what will happen in the future. But Al is here. It is changing how people live and work in many ways. That makes AI important to watch, not to fear. We do believe AI can make people's lives easier and more interesting.

AI is changing the world
【1】AI means	AI is the short form of Artificial intelligence. It is a group of technologies that help machines get, understand and use【2】 to do tasks.
AI brings good news	*AI makes things 【3】. For example, you can play basketball with robots one day when 【4】lonely on the playground.
	**AI will also create many new【5】 for people. More programmers for AT systems will be needed Jobs that require feelings, excellent communication skills with people will not be replaced AL, 【6】 teaching, nursing and personal training.
AI brings bad news	Robots can do most jobs more 【7】and better than humans. They seldom make mistakes. Many workers are worrying that AI could make them lose their jobs as a【8】.
The writer's 【9】	*AI is changing how people live and work in many ways
	*People shouldn't be 【10】 to face it.
	*AI can help people live in an easier and more interesting way.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】What

【2】information

【3】possible

【4】feeling

【5】jobs

【6】including

【7】quickly

【8】result

【9】opinions

【10】afraid

【解析】

短文大意：短文关注的是人工智能对世界的改变。解释了什么是AI，它对人们生活的有利影响和不利影响，指出人工智能可以帮助人们以一种更简单、更有趣的方式生活，不应该害怕面对它。

【1】句意：AI是什么意思。

考查细节理解。根据下文AI is the short form of Artificial intelligence. AI是人工智能的简称，可知是问AI的定义，故填What。

【2】句意：它是一组帮助机器获取、理解和使用信息来完成任务的技术。

考查细节理解。根据第一段末尾AI is a group of technologies that help machines get, understand and use information to do tasks人工智能是一组帮助机器获取、理解和使用信息来完成任务的技术，可知填information。

【3】句意：人工智能让一切成为可能。

考查细节理解。根据第二段Some people have welcomed AI because it makes things possible. 有些人欢迎人工智能，因为它使事情成为可能，结合下文和机器人一起打篮球的例子可知填possible。

【4】句意：例如，有一天当你在操场上感到孤独时，你可以和机器人一起打篮球。

考查细节理解。本句when后面省略的主语和主句主语you一致，和feel是主动关系，需用现在分词形式；根据Can you imagine that you can play basketball with robots one day when you feel lonely on the playground? 你能想象有一天当你在操场上感到孤独时，你可以和机器人一起打篮球吗，可知填feeling。

【5】句意：人工智能也将为人们创造许多新的工作。

考查细节理解。根据On the other hand, AI will also create many new jobs for people. 另一方面，人工智能也会为人们创造很多新的工作，可知填jobs。

【6】句意：需要感情和良好的人际沟通能力的工作不会被其他工作所取代，包括教学、护理和个人培训。

考查词义理解。空格后面是举例，根据These includes jobs in fields like teaching, nursing and personal training. 这些工作包括教学、护理和个人培训等领域的工作，可知填including。

【7】句意：机器人可以比人类更快更好地完成大多数工作。

考查词义理解。and连接两个并列的比较级，根据Robots can do most jobs faster and better than humans. 机器人可以比人类做得更快更好，可知fast和quickly同义，故填quickly。

【8】句意：许多工人担心人工智能会导致他们失去工作。

考查句意理解。as a result因此，根据Especially, many workers are worrying that AI could make them lose their jobs.（尤其是，许多工人担心人工智能会让他们失去工作）和According to a recent study, nearly five percent of jobs will disappear because of Al（根据最近的一项研究，近5%的工作岗位会因为人工智能而消失。）可知人工智能会导致他们失去工作的结果，故填result。

【9】句意：作者的观点。

考查综合理解。根据下文所列三点，可知是作者的观点，故填opinions。

【10】句意：人们不应该害怕面对它。

考查词义理解。系词be后接表语形容词，根据最后That makes AI important to watch, not to fear这让人工智能成为值得关注的重要因素，而不是恐惧，可知fear义同be afraid，故填afraid。