26 智能新时代 自兴赢未来——ChatGPT&人工智能(AI)
近日，由人工智能实验室OpenAI发布的对话式大型语言模型ChatGPT在各大中外媒体平台掀起了一阵狂热之风。短短4天时间，其用户量到达百万级，注册用户之多导致服务器一度爆满。继 AI 绘画之后，由 OpenAI 上线的 ChatGPT 成了新的流量收割机，也引发了网友的一系列“花式整活”。ChatGPT的功能是如此强大，以此连马斯克都认为“我们离强大到危险的 AI 不远了”。
专题速览
一、阅读理解 4
（一）五题 4
1. 人工智能应用 4
2. 人工智能与社区 5
3. AI艺术 7
4. AI科学技术 9
5.“光盘打卡”小程序 11
6. 关于人工智能 12
7. 数字双胞胎 14
8. 人工智能艺术 16
9. 人工智能的发展和应用（一） 18
10. 人工智能的发展和应用（二） 20
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12. 智能城市 24
13. 人工智能咖啡厅 26
14. “清盘”小程序 28
15. 人工智能招聘 30
16. 智能检查 32
17. 人工智能与宠物 33
18. 人工智能教科书与课程 35
19. 智能垃圾箱 37
20. 人工智能机器人 39
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22. 翻译器MUAMA 42
23. 最新科技 45
24. 机器人会和人类一样聪明吗？ 47
25. 机器人Sophia 49
26. 机器人技术的发展 51
27. 人工智能技术与老照片 53
28. 人工智能的发展和用途 55
（二）四题 56
1. 无人机与铁路 56
2. 人工智能技术与运动员 58
3. 音乐机器人希蒙 59
4. 人工智能会导致失业？ 61
5. 智能厕所 63
6. 人工智能与教育 65
7. 机器人——索菲亚 66
8. 人工智能与文字 68
（三）三题 70
1. 人工智能课堂 70
2. 智能机器人餐厅 71
3. 四款人工智能 72
4. 人工智能的缺点 74
5. 人工智能与音乐 75
二、阅读填表（人工智能的应用与发展） 77
三、阅读匹配 / 配对阅读 78
1. AI游戏 78
2. 科技产品 80
四、阅读回答问题 81
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2.“腾讯AI Lab” 83
3. 熊猫巴士 85
4. 5G智慧校园 87
5. 人工智能与贝多芬 89
6. 面部识别系统 91
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五、多任务混合阅读（人工智能与人类） 94
六、阅读还原 96
（一）7选5 96
1. 未来的生活 96
2. 人工智能产品 97
（二）5选5 99
1. 人工智能的优缺点 99
2. 人工智能的发展与人类的思考 100
3. 人工智能的便利 102
4. AI餐厅 103
七、完形填空 104
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2. 人工智能 107
3. 人工智能系统的应用 111
4. 5G与未来学校 114
5. 高科技助手 117
6. 人工智能科技 119
7. 人工智能与十四行诗 121
8. AI是个失败者 123
八、语法填空 125
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2. 人工智能课本 127
九、短文填空 128
（一）首字母填空（人工智能和第十交响曲） 128
（二）选词填空 130
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2. 人工智能产品 132
十、书面表达 133
（一）电子邮件（关于人工智能的线上讲座） 133
（二）书信作文 135
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2. 人工智能的优点 136
九一、报纸杂志时文阅读 138
1. 超快的写作机器人ChatGPT 138
2. ChatGPT火速走红，它可能取代哪些职业？ 140
3. 数字虚拟人异军突起，各个行业大展身手 141
【阅读理解·五题】
【1】
Artificial intelligence(人工智能), or AI in short, is the science of giving computers and machines ability to think and work like humans. AI scientists and engineers have made a lot of cool technologies.
AI is rapidly catching up with the human ability to read faces. As a result, facial recognition(识别) is used a lot in the world. Chinese police use this technology to identify criminals(罪犯). Once they caught a criminal when he attended a concert. It also checks the ID of ride-hailing(网约车) drivers and lets people pay for things with a smile.
AI is also used in self-driving cars, which are believed to be the future of driving. Most drivers may wave or nod at passers-by to let them cross the street, but self-driving cars don’t have this ability. Car makers are testing a light signal system to help them “speak” to humans. The system can show what self-driving cars will do. For example, if a driver-less car is yielding(让路), it will flash two white lights side to side. A rapidly flashing light tells passers-by that the car is about to speed up.
Service Robots also show you how powerful AI is. Imagine this—you come back home from school and your robot housekeeper is waiting for you at the door. After dinner, he teaches you to play the piano, just like a real music teacher. Such thoughts will soon happen in the real world. In the future, more and more service robots will become good home helpers. AI is so powerful that it can help human beings and even replace us in many jobs.
1．According to the passage, facial recognition is used to ________.
A．drive cars B．make people smile C．catch criminals
2．The underlined word “identify” probably means ________.
A．减少 B．鉴定 C．帮助
3．In the future, a self-driving car may communicate with humans by ________.
A．waving to them B．nodding at them C．flashing lights
4．Which technology is used in real life according to the passage
A．Service Robots at school.
B．Robots as ride-hailing drivers.
C．Facial recognition for payment.
5．The passage mainly tells us that ________.
A．people can use AI in many different ways
B．AI will take the place of human beings in all jobs
C．self-driving cars will be able to talk like humans
【答案】1．C 2．B 3．C 4．C 5．A
【导语】本文主要讲述了人工智能在各个领域的使用。
1．细节理解题。根据“As a result, facial recognition(识别) is used a lot in the world. Chinese police use this technology to identify criminals”可知，中国警方使用人脸识别技术来检查人们的信息。故选C。
2．词句猜测题。根据文中“AI is rapidly catching up with the human ability to read faces…a concert.”可知，警方通过人工智能的人脸识别技术来抓犯人，推测identify为“识别”的意思。故选B。
3．细节理解题。根据文中“Car makers are testing a light signal system…show what self-driving cars will do”可知，汽车制造商正在测试一种灯光信号系统，该系统可以显示自动驾驶汽车将会做什么，可知是使用灯光信号系统，故选C。
4．推理判断题。根据文中“It also checks the ID of ride-hailing(网约车) drivers and lets people pay for things with a smile”可知，人工智能可以让人们通过人脸识别来支付。故选C。
5．主旨大意题。通读全文可知文章主要讲述了人工智能在各个领域的使用，故选A。
【2】
Imagine waking up to find a cup of tea ready and floor swept. With smart devices(装置) controlled by AI, all housework can be done while you are asleep.
Now your kids can try these devices at our community science center from August 1st to August 6th. Here in the center we have many fun activities. Children can also try out cleaning robot Little Q. It is a cute robot with a round head, two big eyes and two long legs. It’s like a big toy that our children will love.
Opening Hours:
1:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. from Tuesday to Sunday, closed on Monday.
Visitors:
People of all ages are welcome. Children under 12 should come along with their parents. No pets are allowed.
Food & Drinks:
No outside food or drinks. Visitors can buy food and drinks in the center.
Tickets:
Please call 769520 to book (预定) a ticket. You CAN’T book a ticket on our website or through e-mail. And it is NOT possible to buy a ticket at our ticket office as it is closed.
1．According to Paragraph 1, we can know smart devices can’t __________.
A．make tea B．sweep the floor C．clean the room D．communicate with people
2．What does Little Q look like
A． B． C． D．
3．When can a visitor enter the science center
A．On Monday afternoon. B．On Sunday afternoon.
C．On Friday morning. D．On Tuesday morning.
4．Who can be allowed to visit the center
A．A man with a cat. B．A man with his 3-year-old son.
C．An 8-year-old boy alone. D．A girl with food from outside.
5．How can a visitor book a ticket
A．By making a phone call. B．By visiting the website.
C．By sending an e-mail. D．By going to the ticket office.
【答案】1．D 2．D 3．B 4．B 5．A
【导语】本文是一篇应用文，是社区科学中心的宣传广告。
1．细节理解题。根据第一段“With smart devices(装置) controlled by AI, all housework can be done while you are asleep.”可知，它能做所有家务，所以它能沏茶、扫地和打扫房间，但是它不能与人交流。故选D。
2．细节理解题。根据第二段“Children can also try out cleaning robot Little Q. It is a cute robot with a round head, two big eyes and two long legs.”可知，小Q是一个可爱的机器人，圆圆的脑袋，两只大眼睛和两条长腿。故选D。
3．细节理解题。根据“Opening Hours: 1:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. from Tuesday to Sunday, closed on Monday.”可知，开放时间是星期二至星期日下午1时至晚上9时，星期一休息。所以可以在周日下午去科学中心，故选B。
4．细节理解题。根据“Visitors: People of all ages are welcome. Children under 12 should come along with their parents. No pets are allowed.”和“Food & Drinks: No outside food or drinks.”可知，欢迎各个年龄层的人，12岁以下儿童应与父母一同前往，宠物禁止入内，禁止外带食物和饮料。所以一个男人和他三岁的儿子可以入内，故选B。
5．细节理解题。根据“Please call 769520 to book a ticket.”可知，可以打电话769520订票。故选A。
【3】
Would you pay thousands of dollars for a painting with a face so unclear that you’re not even sure it’s a face Or a picture by unknown artists What if the artist was a computer
A piece of artwork created mainly by a computer program has been sold a the price $432,500—about ten times more than people expected. This painting named Edmond de Belamy, was created by artificial intelligence(AI). This means the computer now doesn’t just follow us, but makes some decisions and “thinks itself”.
15,000 real paintings were used by some French students to train the computer program with two parts. One part tries to create paintings that look real, while the other part decides if it is good. If the painting doesn’t look real enough, the first part will change its decisions until it comes up with a better work.
This is not the first AI artwork just the first piece on sale. In fact, many people are not impressed with the painting. “The work isn’t interesting or creative,” says Robbie Barrat, who helped create the painting but doesn’t like the idea of selling it. He thinks it’s too simple and gives a bad idea of what real AI artists are doing. He adds that he created many pictures like it much earlier.
In some other people’s opinion, however, AI art is already very unusual. They hope it will be more common in the future.
Still, people who look down upon AI art shouldn’t worry. Just as an AI artist, Theo Triantafyllidis says, he usually thinks of AI as a tool and not the artist. Even the best AI today is somewhere between a stupid child and a smart pet. It will grow up.
1．Which of the following is TRUE about the painting Edmond de Belamy
A．It was the first AI artwork. B．It impressed many people.
C．It was created by a man called Edmond. D．People didn’t think it worth of $432,500.
2．Edmond de Belamy was mainly created by ________.
A．A computer programme. B．Some French students.
C．Several unknown artists. D．A man called Edmond.
3．What does Robbie Barrat think of Edmond de Belamy
A．It’s creative and interesting. B．It’s simple.
C．It’s valuable. D．It’s fresh and unusual.
4．Why does the writer mention Robbie Barrat in Paragraph 4
A．To show many people think the painting attractive.
B．To show lots of people took part in creating the painting.
C．To show some people didn’t expect the painting to be sold.
D．To show most people hope AI art will be common in the future.
5．Which can be the best title for the passage
A．AI Technology B．The Present and Future of AI Art
C．The First Computer-created Artwork on Sale D．The First painting Created of AI in the World
【答案】1．D 2．A 3．B 4．C 5．B
【导语】本文主要讲述了AI艺术的现状和未来。
1．推理判断题。根据“A piece of artwork created mainly by a computer program has been sold a the price $432,500—about ten times more than people expected.”（一件主要由计算机程序创作的艺术品以432,500美元的价格售出，大约是人们预期的十倍。）可推知人们认为它不值432500美元。故选D。
2．细节理解题。根据"This painting named Edmond de Belamy, was created by artificial intelligence(AI).以及“This painting named Edmond de Belamy, was created by artificial intelligence(AI)”可知这幅作品是由计算机程序创作的，故选A。
3．细节理解题。根据“but doesn’t like the idea of selling it. He thinks it’s too simple”可知他认为这幅画太简单，故选B。
4．推理判断题。根据“This is not the first AI artwork just the first piece on sale. In fact, many people are not impressed with the painting”（这不是第一件人工智能艺术品，只是第一件在售作品。事实上，许多人对这幅画并不印象深刻）以及“ says Robbie Barrat, who helped create the painting but doesn’t like the idea of selling it. He thinks it’s too simple and gives a bad idea of what real AI artists are doing”（罗比·巴拉特帮助创作了这幅画，但他不喜欢出售这幅画。他认为这幅画太简单，对真正的人工智能艺术家正在做的事情不太了解。）可推知，作者提到罗比·巴拉特的目的是表明有一些人不喜欢这种AI艺术作品的销售，故选C。
5．最佳标题题。根据“In some other people’s opinion, however, AI art is already very unusual. They hope it will be more common in the future.”（然而，在其他一些人看来，人工智能艺术已经很不寻常了。他们希望这在未来会更加普遍。）以及“Even the best AI today is somewhere between a stupid child and a smart pet. It will grow up.”（即使是当今最好的人工智能也介于愚蠢的孩子和聪明的宠物之间。它会长大的。）可知，文章主要讲述了AI艺术的现状和未来，故选B。
【4】
For as long as humans have appeared, we have been the most intelligent（聪明的）species（种类）on Earth. Monkeys know how to use simple tools. Elephants can be taught how to count. But things like art, literature（文学）, the Internet, and space travel have only been made possible by the amazing intelligence of humans. And yet, there are some who believe that we can create machines that can think and feel just like we do. Artificial intelligence（人工智能）, or AI, is defined（定义为）by Merriam-Webster as “the ability of a machine to copy intelligent human behaviour”.
AI is around us every day. From Apple’s voice-activated assistant Siri to the software algorithms（算法）that shipping companies use to deal with deliveries（投递）, AI is very much a part of our lives.
But why do we put so much effort into creating machines that can think the way we do For one thing, AI can make our lives much easier. Imagine being able to be in a car, tell it your destination and sit back in comfort as the AI-guided self-driving car takes you there. We’re already getting there—Changsha became the first city in China to roll out self-driving taxis in April 2020.
However, there are risks. What if we somehow produced an artificial intelligence that was smarter than us How would it behave toward us These are the kinds of difficult questions that AI researchers ask themselves all the time.
Apart from the risks, it has been already clear that AI is here to stay. Only time will tell if it will lead us into a new age of prosperity（繁荣）, or be our end.
1．The writer ________ in the first paragraph.
A．explains how animals are intelligent B．shows what fields AI can be used in
C．shows the possibility of space travel D．explains how intelligence makes humans special
2．Which of the following might NOT use AI
A．Self-driving taxis. B．Machines that produce goods.
C．Voice-activated assistants. D．Software algorithms for deliveries.
3．What does the underlined word “destination” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese
A．名字 B．目的地 C．愿望 D．情感
4．What is one of the risks about AI
A．AI will never be as smart as humans.
B．It is not easy to put AI into daily use.
C．We can’t say for sure how AI will behave toward us.
D．We might not be able to live without it in the future.
5．What’s the best title for the passage
A．AI—Good or Bad B．How to Use AI
C．What AI Can Do D．A New Risk—AI
【答案】1．D 2．B 3．B 4．C 5．A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了AI科学技术带来的生活便利以及其潜在的风险。
1．主旨大意题。根据“But things like art, literature（文学）, the Internet, and space travel have only been made possible by the amazing intelligence of humans”可知，像艺术、文学、互联网和太空旅行这样的事情，只有靠人类惊人的智慧才能成为可能，因此第一段主要讲了智力如何使人类变得特别。故选D。
2．细节理解题。根据“From Apple’s voice-activated assistant Siri to the software algorithms（算法）”和“as the AI-guided self-driving car takes you there”可知，自动驾驶、苹果的声控助手以及软件算法都利用了AI技术。没有提到生产货物的机器。故选B。
3．词义猜测题。根据“sit back in comfort as the AI-guided self-driving car takes you there.”可知，你只要舒适地坐着，由人工智能引导的自动驾驶汽车会带你去那里，因此destination代指“目的地”。故选B。
4．细节理解题。根据“What if we somehow produced an artificial intelligence that was smarter than us How would it behave toward us ”如果我们制造了一个比我们更聪明的人工智能呢？它会如何对待我们？可知，人工智能的风险之一是我们不能确定人工智能将如何对待我们。故选C。
5．最佳标题题。本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了AI科学技术带来的生活便利以及其潜在的风险。选项A“人工智能——利还是弊？”作为标题最为合适。故选A。
【5】
People often use their phones to take pictures of their meals—especially fancy（华丽的）ones—to share online. But Clear Plate, a WeChat mini-program, encourages you to take pictures of your empty plates after a meal. The program’s AI（智能）“sees” that your plates are empty and gives you points. You can use these points to buy yourself gifts or give away the points to buy meals for children in poor areas.
The program was developed by Liu Jichen, 23, a student at Tsinghua University. Liu came up with the idea in 2017. “Technology is a good way to cut down food waste,” said Liu. He put together a 20-member team to work on the program. To teach the program’s Al how to recognize（辨别）empty plates, the team spent half a year collecting100,000 photos from restaurants in 10 cities.
The team also started a campaign called Clear Your Plate in Chinese universities in 2018. Students compete against each other to see who can get those most points in Clear Plate. Now in its third year, the one-month campaign has reached 1, 017 schools. In 2020, almost 16 million people took part in it, cutting down food waste by 862 tons and carbon emissions（排放）by 3, 337 tons.
Thanks to his work, Liu was chosen as one of the United Nations’ 2020 Class of Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals（可持续发展目标）. “We hope our efforts can encourage young people to cherish（珍惜）the food and save the food,” Liu said.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1．People are encouraged to share their ________ plates after meals in the program Clear Plate.
A．empty B．fancy C．full D．creative
2．Why did Lin develop the program
A．To make people enjoy their lives. B．To develop science and technology.
C．To cut down food waste. D．To complete his homework in the university.
3．What does the underlined word “campaign” mean
A．volunteer. B．ability. C．communication. D．activity.
4．What can we know from the passage
A．We can give away points in the program to our friends to buy meals.
B．Liu’s team made efforts to teach the program’s AI how to recognize empty plates.
C．In 2018, 1, 017 schools took part in the Clear Your Plate campaign.
D．Liu was the youngest leader of the United Nations.
5．What is the best title for the passage
A．How can we become good leaders. B．The ways to save food.
C．A program helps us save food. D．Everyone can be an inventor.
【答案】1．A 2．C 3．D 4．B 5．C
【导语】本文介绍了“光盘打卡”的创始人柳济琛创办小程序激励大家采取行动反对粮食浪费的故事。
1．细节理解题。根据“But Clear Plate, a WeChat mini-program, encourages you to take pictures of your empty plates after a meal. The program’s AI（智能）‘sees’ that your plates are empty and gives you points. ”可知，在“光盘打卡”微信小程序中，人们被鼓励在饭后分享他们的空盘子。故选A。
2．细节理解题。根据“‘Technology is a good way to cut down food waste,’ said Liu.”可知，刘的团队开发了该程序，以减少食物浪费。故选C。
3．词句猜测题。根据“The team also started a campaign called Clear Your Plate in Chinese universities in 2018.”可知，在大学里应该是开展了“光盘打卡”这个活动，所以划线词“campaign”与D选项activity“活动”意思相近。故选D。
4．推理判断题。根据“He put together a 20-member team to work on the program. To teach the program’s Al how to recognize（辨别）empty plates, the team spent half a year collecting100,000 photos from restaurants in 10 cities.（他组建了一个20人的团队来完成这个项目。为了教该项目的人工智能如何识别空盘子，该团队花了半年时间从10个城市的餐馆收集了10万张照片。）”可知，刘的团队努力去教这个程序的人工智能如何辨别空盘子。故选B。
5．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了“光盘打卡”的创始人柳济琛创办小程序激励大家采取行动反对粮食浪费的故事。故选C。
【6】
Alex is reading a book about AI, artificial intelligence(人工智能). He finds the book a little difficult but very interesting. Though the word AI is very popular now, he enjoys reading it very much. He has learned a new idea about AI from the book.
When people ask AI a question, it answers the question in a very short time. So people may feel that AI can think and answer questions as human beings do. Before Alex read this book, he believed this, too. However, this book says it will never happen. Actually, AI only uses a lot of information to get the best answer. So when it has more information, the answer will be much closer to the perfect one. AI technologies will be clever tools for human beings to use. This book also says almost half of our jobs will be done by AI technologies in the near future. People will soon find more AI technologies in our lives, such as checking the tickets, the price, people’s faces and fingers.
So, we believe that we will have much happier lives with these AI technologies around us.
1．What is the short form for “artificial intelligence”
A．PC． B．AI. C．NBA． D．UFO.
2．What does Alex think of the book
A．Difficult but interesting. B．Easy but important.
C．Popular and interesting. D．Difficult and important.
3．What new idea does Alex get from the book
A．AI can think by itself.
B．AI can’t answer questions immediately
C．AI can have ideas of its own.
D．AI will never think by itself.
4．What is the meaning of the underlined part in the article
A．Some of the jobs can be done by AI.
B．All the jobs can be done by AI.
C．None of the jobs can be done by AI.
D．AI will take the place of human beings.
5．Which of the following is TRUE
A．AI is used everywhere in the world now.
B．AI will have its own opinions in the future.
C．AI finds the best answer by using information.
D．AI thinks and answers questions as people do.
【答案】1．B 2．A 3．D 4．A 5．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了Alex从书中学到的关于人工智能的相关知识。
1．细节理解题。根据“Alex is reading a book about AI, artificial intelligence(人工智能)”可知，“artificial intelligence”的缩写是AI，故选B。
2．细节理解题。根据“He finds the book a little difficult but very interesting. ”可知，他觉得这本书有点难但很有趣，故选A。
3．细节理解题。根据“So people may feel that AI can think and answer questions as human beings do. Before Alex read this book, he believed this, too. However, this book says it will never happen. Actually, AI only uses a lot of information to get the best answer. ”可知，读了这本书后，Alex明白了人工智能永远不会自己思考，故选D。
4．词句猜测题。根据“This book also says almost half of our jobs will be done by AI technologies in the near future,”和“such as checking the tickets, the price, people’s faces and fingers.”可知，人工智能将会进入人们的生活，代替人们做部分工作，故选A。
5．细节理解题。根据“Actually, AI only uses a lot of information to get the best answer. ”可知，人工智能只使用大量信息来得到最佳答案，故选C。
【7】
Maybe you’ve heard of twins before, but what about digital(数字的) twins A digital twins is a copy of real-world things inside a computer. It could be a computer model of a car, a person, or even a city. By calculating(计算), computers can tell us what could happen to things in the future. Let’s find out about some cool digital twin ideas!
Digital twin of bodies. For example, you have a digital twin at birth, it collects data(数据) from your body and can tell when you may get sick. Wouldn’t that be great Now, European scientists are trying to twin the human brain. About 60 Alzheimer’s(老年痴呆病) patients will take part in the scientists’ project. The digital twin can show how the patients’ brains will change after different treatments(治疗方案). Then the doctors can pick the best treatment for the patients in the real world!
Digital twin of cities. Will a new road bring traffic problems Where should people drive more slowly Should there be more hospitals and schools in some parts of the city Digital twins of cities can help answer these hard questions! Computer models can show if building or changing things will be good or bad for a city. This saves a lot of money and time. Singapore has used a digital twin of the city since 2018. It helped the government make many decisions.
Digital twin of the Earth. Storms, floods, droughts(旱灾), rising sea levels—if we could know when natural disasters(灾害) would happen, we could avoid many sad stories. This year, the European Union started a new 10-year project called “Destination of the Earth”. It will make a digital twin of the Earth. It uses super-computing(超级计算) and AI to study climate data. This will help us forecast bad weather ahead of time and save lives.
1．A digital twin could be _______.
A．a copy of a real model inside a computer
B．a model of a computer in the real world
C．a copy of real things inside a computer
2．A digital twin of a body can _______.
A．stop people from getting sick
B．tell people when they may be ill
C．find the best doctors for people
3．From Paragraph 3, we can infer that _______.
A．people always know where they should drive more slowly
B．building a new road will bring traffic problems in the city
C．digital twins of cities can help people build the city reasonably
4．A digital twin of the Earth can avoid many sad stories in many ways EXCEPT _______.
A．by telling people when a terrible storm would come
B．by studying climate data to forecast bad weather
C．by reporting news about “natural disasters”
5．What does the underlined phrase “ahead of time” mean
A．提前 B．过时 C．首次
【答案】1．C 2．B 3．C 4．C 5．A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍数字双胞胎。
1．细节理解题。根据“A digital twins is a copy of real-world things inside a computer.”可知，数字双胞胎是电脑中真实世界事物的副本。故选C。
2．细节理解题。根据“For example, you have a digital twin at birth, it collects data(数据) from your body and can tell when you may get sick.”可知，例如，你出生时有一个数字双胞胎，它从你的身体收集数据，可以告诉你什么时候可能会生病。故选B。
3．推理判断题。根据第三段“Digital twins of cities can help answer these hard questions! ...Singapore has used a digital twin of the city since 2018. It helped the government make many decisions.”可知，数字孪生城市可以帮助人们合理建设城市，故选C。
4．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Digital twin of the Earth. Storms, floods, droughts(旱灾), rising sea levels—if we could know when natural disasters(灾害) would happen, we could avoid many sad stories...It will make a digital twin of the Earth. It uses super-computing(超级计算) and AI to study climate data. This will help us forecast bad weather ahead of time and save lives.”可知，地球的数字孪生可以在告诉人们自然灾害何时到来和通过研究气候数据预测恶劣天气方面避免许多悲剧。故选C。
5．词句猜测题。分析“It uses super-computing(超级计算) and AI to study climate data. This will help us forecast bad weather ahead of time and save lives.”可知，它使用超级计算和人工智能来研究气候数据，这将帮助我们提前预测坏天气挽救生命。所以此处ahead of time的意思是“提前”。故选A。
【8】
To many people, art is a human expression of creativity. But in recent years, you may have read news about AI creating its own art. Some people worry that AI might replace artists someday.
However, this worry seems to be unnecessary, at least for now. Many artists today are turning AI into a useful tool. Instead of replacing artists, AI is bringing artists more possibilities.
A piece of music created by AI attracted peoples attention. AI was used to turn the novel corona virus (冠状病毒) into a piece of music based on its structure. The project was led by Markus Buehler.
Except for creating imaginative works, AI can also do some easy work for artists again and again. For example, now AI tools can color in black-and-white line drawings. “Although the results require a little clean-up, it can give artists more time to experiment by cutting down the time it takes to color each drawing.” said a famous artist.
As Peter Ward wrote, art has always been influenced by technology. AI can become a useful tool to the art world if people don’t fear it and try to welcome it.
What else can AI do AI can learn different music styles. And then it creates music which ranges (包括，从……到) from pop to jazz and more.
AI can learn different styles of paintings, and then creates paintings in the same style. AI can be trained to write or translate articles and poems. It can also help collect information for news writing.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1．What’s the writer’s opinion about AI
A．It is useful only for artists.
B．People needn’t be afraid of it now.
C．People can’t depend on it too much.
D．It can be harmful to people in some way.
2．What’s the main idea of paragraph 4
A．AI can make everything possible.
B．AI can save time for artists to experiment.
C．AI can do everything better than humans.
D．AI can only do the difficult work for artists.
3．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage
A．AI can help people make music.
B．AI can learn and recreate paintings.
C．AI can help collect information for news writing.
D．AI can color everything better than the real painters.
4．What can we learn from the passage
A．AI can replace artists someday.
B．AI can help artists a lot in some way.
C．Artists can do better without AI.
D．Nobody fear AI any more now.
5．We can read this article in ________.
A．a comic book B．a travel magazine
C．a technology newspaper D．a science fiction (幻想)
【答案】1．B 2．B 3．D 4．B 5．C
【导语】本文讲述了近年来人工智能开始创造自己的艺术，但人工智能并没有取代艺术家，反而给艺术家带来了更多的可能性，人们认为人工智能可以成为一种给艺术世界带来变革的有用工具。
1．细节理解题。根据“However, this worry seems to be unnecessary, at least for now.”可知，作者认为至少在目前，担忧似乎是不必要的。故选B。
2．主旨大意题。根据“Except for creating imaginative works, AI can also do some easy work for artists again and again.”和“it can give artists more time to experiment by cutting down the time it takes to color each drawing”可知，现在有人工智能工具可以自动在黑白线条图中着色，为艺术家节省更多时间以用于做实验。故选B。
3．细节理解题。根据“AI can learn different music styles. And then it creates music which ranges (包括，从……到) from pop to jazz and more.”，“AI can learn different styles of paintings, and then creates paintings in the same style.”和“It can also help collect information for news writing.”可知，人工智能可以帮助人们创作音乐、画作和为新闻创作新闻资料，选项D“AI比真正的画家涂色涂得更好”是没有提及的。故选D。
4．细节理解题。根据“AI can also do some easy work for artists again and again. For example, now AI tools can color in black-and-white line drawings.”可知，人工智能可以为艺术家做一些简单的工作，且全文从几个方面介绍人工智能能为艺术家做什么。故选B。
5．推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要从几个方面介绍人工智能能为艺术家做什么，所以推测可能在技术报纸上看到这篇文章。故选C。
【9】
Artificial intelligence (AI)(人工智能) is the ability of a computer program or a machine to think and learn. It is also a field of study that tries to make a computer “smart”. John McCarthy, a scientist, came up with the name “artificial intelligence” in 1955. Many things such as learning and problem solving can be done by computers, though not in the same way as we do.
An unusual goal of AI research is to create computer-programs that can learn, solve problems, and think logically（逻辑地）. At present we use the term AI for successfully understanding human speech, recognizing（识别）human faces, operating self-driving cars and competing in some game systems like Chess and AlphaGo（阿尔法围祺）. Some people also consider AI a danger to humans if it develops too quickly. Professor Stephen Hawking（霍金）, a well-known British scientist, was not for this kind of technology.
Math is the basic language of AI. If we raise the standard in the learning of math, our students will be more likely to become successful AI designers in the future. We not only want bright students, but also need to attract average students and give them the math skills which are needed to change them into AI designers. Besides, a good knowledge of computer science is also necessary for AI designing.
Scientists hope to create creative and emotional AI which can possibly understand human feelings or create art. Many ways and tools have been tried to discover this fascinating field.
1．Which is not an unusual goal of AI research according to the passage
A．Recognizing human faces. B．Thinking logically.
C．Solving problems by itself. D．Learning by itself.
2．From Paragraph 1, we know that ________.
A．all problems can be solved by AI B．machines with AI can think and learn.
C．AI has been around for only 50 years D．AI works in the same way as humans
3．The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to（指的是）________.
A．Chess B．AlphaGo C．the danger D．AI
4．What is the basic language of AI
A．Math. B．Art. C．Computer science. D．Both A and C．
5．Paragraph 4 mainly tells us the scientists’ ________ about AI.
A．wishes B．worries C．feelings D．discoveries
【答案】1．A 2．B 3．D 4．D 5．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了人工智能（AI）的发展和应用。如果要成为一名AI设计师，就必须学好数学和电脑科学知识。
1．细节理解题。根据“An unusual goal of AI research is to create computer-programs that can learn, solve problems, and think logically”可知，人工智能研究的一个不同寻常的目标是创造能够学习、解决问题和逻辑思考的计算机程序，故选A。
2．细节理解题。根据“Artificial intelligence (AI)(人工智能) is the ability of a computer program or a machine to think and learn”可知AI指的是电脑程序或机器能思考和学习的能力，所以拥有AI的机器能思考和学习，故选B。
3．词句猜测题。根据“Some people also consider AI a danger to humans if it develops too quickly”可知it指代的是前半句提到的“AI”，本句话表达的意思是，有些人还认为，如果发展过快，AI对人类来说会变成一种危险。故选D。
4．细节理解题。根据“Math is the basic language of AI”及“Besides, a good knowledge of computer science is also necessary for AI designing”可知，数学和良好的计算机科学知识都是AI的基本语言，故选D。
5．段落大意题。根据“Scientists hope to create creative and emotional AI which can possibly understand human feelings or create art”及全段内容可知第四段主要讲述了科学家们关于人工智能的愿望，故选A。
【10】
Artificial intelligence（AI）is the ability of a computer program or a machine to think and learn. It is also a field of study that tries to make computers “smart”. John MeCarthy, a scientist, came up with the name “artificial intelligence” in 1955. Many things such as learning and problem solving can be done by computers, though not in the same way as we do.
An unusual goal of AI research is to create computer programs that can learn, solve problems, and think logically（逻辑地）. At present we use the term AI for successfully understanding human speech, recognizing（识别）human faces, operating self-driving cars and competing in some game systems like Chess and AlphaGo（阿尔法狗）. Some people also consider AI a danger to humans if it develops too quickly. Professor Stephen Hawking, a well-known British scientist, was not for this kind of technology.
Math is the basic language of AI. If we raise the standard in the learning of math, our students will be more likely to become successful AI designers in the future. We not only want bright students, but also need to attract average students and give them the math skills which are needed to change them into AI designers. Besides, a good knowledge of computer science is also necessary for AI designing.
Scientists hope to create creative and emotional AI which can possibly understand human feelings or create art. Many ways and tools have been tried to discover this fascinating field.
1．From Paragraph 1, we know that .
A．all problems can be solved by AI B．machines with AI can think and learn
C．AI has been around for only 60 years D．AI works in the same way as humans
2．The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to（指的是） .
A．Chess B．AlphaGo C．the danger D．AI
3．According to the writer and the following school report, which student will most probably become a successful AI designer
Subject Name Math（100） Art（100） Computer Science（100）
Mike 60 95 95
Peter 95 65 90
Cathy 95 95 60
Amy 65 90 95
A．Mike. B．Peter. C．Amy. D．Cathy.
4．Paragraph 4 mainly tells us the scientists’ about AI.
A．wishes B．worries C．feelings D．discoveries
5．The writer is probably going to talk about in the next paragraph.
A．how AI came into being and what AI can do
B．what problems AI will bring to human beings
C．how to improve students’ math and computer skills
D．how to create creative and emotional AI
【答案】1．B 2．D 3．B 4．A 5．D
【导语】本文主要介绍了人工智能（AI）的发展和应用。如果要成为一名AI设计师，就必须学好数学和电脑科学知识。
1．细节理解题。根据“Artificial intelligence（AI）is the ability of a computer program or a machine to think and learn.”可知AI指的是电脑程序或机器能思考和学习的能力，所以拥有AI的机器能思考和学习，故选B。
2．词句猜测题。“it”是代词，代指前面出现的内容；根据“Some people also consider AI a danger to humans if it develops too quickly.”可知it指代的是前半句提到的“AI”，本句话表达的意思是，有些人还认为，如果发展过快，AI对人类来说会变成一种危险。故选D。
3．推理判断题。根据“Math is the basic language of AI.”和“Besides, a good knowledge of computer science is also necessary for AI designing.”可知数学是AI设计的基础语言，除此之外计算机科学知识对AI设计来说也非常的必要，所以数学和电脑成绩优秀的Peter同学最有可能成为AI设计师，故选B。
4．段落大意题。根据“Scientists hope to create creative and emotional AI which can possibly understand human feelings or create art.”及全段内容可知第四段主要讲述了科学家们关于人工智能的愿望，故选A。
5．推理判断题。根据“Scientists hope to create creative and emotional AI which can possibly understand human feelings or create art. Many ways and tools have been tried to discover this fascinating field.”可知，下一段可能要介绍如何创造具有创造性和情感的AI。故选D。
【11】
Now and then, a painter like Claude Monet or Pablo Picasso comes along and turns the art world on its head. But could the next big shake-up be the work of a machine Some experts are a little worried that not even our artists will be safe from being replaced (代替).
A team of researchers from Rutgers University and Facebook’s AI lab have designed (设计) an AI (artificial intelligence) model. Like common AI, it can produce art. But unlike other AI, it can also actually invent whole new aesthetic styles (艺术风格) . Much of its artwork has already been highly praised by the public.
The art was first produced by the AI system. And it was then presented to human judges together with human-produced art. People in the online survey were not told which was the AI’s work. They were asked to judge and score each artwork. To the researchers’ surprise, the AI’s art scored a little higher than humans’.
Kevin Walker thinks it really difficult to find out the differences between them. “Imagine having people over for a dinner party and they ask, ‘Who is that by ’ And you say, ‘Well, it’s a machine actually’. That would be an interesting conversation starter.”
Of course, machines can’t yet express meaning in the works like human artists. Maybe there is still a long way to go. Human artists can at least hang their hats in that field for now.
1．Monet and Picasso are ________.
A．painters B．machines C．experts D．researchers
2．What is the team’s AI model different from other common AI according to the second paragraph
A．It has replaced human artists. B．It can design a new model.
C．It can produce wonderful art. D．It can invent new aesthetic styles.
3．The researchers were surprised to find that ________.
A．human artists will be replaced by AI soon B．many people think AI does better in painting
C．AI can express meaning like human artists D．human artists can lie down in that field now
4．According to Kevin Walker, the AI model they have designed is really ________.
A．difficult B．disappointing C．successful D．interesting
5．In which section of a newspaper is the article most probably taken from
A．Science B．Culture C．Sports D．Nature
【答案】1．A 2．D 3．B 4．C 5．A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了AI在绘画领域的应用。
1．细节理解题。根据第一段“a painter like Claude Monet or Pablo Picasso”可知，莫奈和毕加索是画家。故选A。
2．细节理解题。根据第二段“But unlike other AI, it can also actually invent whole new aesthetic styles (艺术风格) .”可知，该AI模型与其他人工智能不同的是，它能创造全新的美学风格。故选D。
3．细节理解题。根据第三段“To the researchers’ surprise, the AI’s art scored a little higher than humans’”可知，令研究人员惊讶的是，由AI创造出来的画要比人类创造出来的画得分要高，许多人认为AI比人类在绘画方面要好。故选B。
4．推理判断题。根据第四段“Kevin Walker thinks it really difficult to find out the differences between them”可知，Kevin Walker认为AI所作的画能够以假乱真，侧面反映了其对AI模型成功的认可。故选C。
5．推理判断题。本文介绍了AI在绘画领域的应用，AI属于科技范畴，故该文章来源于“科技”版块。故选A。
【12】
Cities around the world are racing to become “smart”. It’s just like a classroom full of hard-working students. Take Toronto, Canada, for example. Tech company Google has made public a 1,500-page plan. It is going to remake two neighborhoods with things like snow-melting roads.
To build smart cities, we need lots of new technologies, such as robots and artificial intelligence (AI). These technologies will lead to safer and more efficient (效率高的) cities. However, they will also raise questions about privacy.
But there is a more serious problem: Smart cities will be difficult to manage.
As we know, tech products are sometimes unreliable (不可靠的). The Internet and our computers break down regularly. Tech products also age quickly. Only a few years into their lives, problems may become commoner and commoner.
In smart cities, many basic systems and services, such as water services, are based on such tech products. What if they break down regularly Can you imagine the result
New technologies in 2020 will be outdated before 2025. If we use smart technologies widely in cities, we will need to be prepared to replace them every few years. But who would want to pay this bill
The most important problem is whether having a smart city will make us better at solving urban problems. Smart technologies can’t solve problems on their own. Suppose AI programs discover a road that needs to be repaired. It still requires people to show up with asphalt (沥青) and a steamroller (蒸汽压路机), doesn’t it
As an engineer, I think smart technologies should have a place in cities. However, that place is not everywhere. For many of our urban problems, we don’t really need the latest technologies. The best of the old ideas works better.
1．The underlined word “students” refers to ________.
A．cities in Canada
B．advanced technologies
C．cities around the world
D．people living in the cities
2．According to the article, what is Google going to do
A．Invent snow-melting roads.
B．Make the company more efficient.
C．Remake two neighborhoods in Toronto.
D．Make public a plan for rebuilding Toronto.
3．According to the article, what do we need to build smart cities
A．The best of old ideas. B．Lots of new technologies.
C．Asphalt and steamrollers. D．The internet and computers.
4．According to the author, smart cities will be ________.
A．not as efficient as imagined B．easier to manage
C．safe and convenient D．harmful to the environment
5．The example of a road that needs to be repaired is used to show ________.
A．tech products break down regularly in smart cities
B．it is difficult and expensive to manage a smart city
C．smart technologies can’t solve problems on their own
D．many new technologies become outdated within five years
【答案】1．C 2．C 3．B 4．A 5．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了建设智能城市，我们需要很多新技术以及智能城市的一些弊端。
1．词义猜测题。根据“Cities around the world are racing to become ‘smart’. It’s just like a classroom full of hard-working students”（世界各地的城市都在竞相变得“聪明”。就像教室里挤满了勤奋的学生。）可知这里的学生指的是前句提到的“世界各地的城市”，故选C。
2．细节理解题。根据“Take Toronto, Canada, for example. Tech company Google has made public a 1,500-page plan. It is going to remake two neighborhoods with things like snow-melting roads”可知科技公司谷歌要改造多伦多的两个社区。故选C。
3．细节理解题。根据“To build smart cities, we need lots of new technologies”可知为了建设智能城市，我们需要很多新技术，故选B。
4．推理判断题。根据“But there is a more serious problem: Smart cities will be difficult to manage”可知，智慧城市不如想象中的好管理，故选A。
5．推理判断题。根据“Smart technologies can’t solve problems on their own. Suppose AI programs discover a road that needs to be repaired. It still requires people to show up with asphalt and a steamroller, doesn’t it”可知，一条需要修理的道路的例子是用来表明智能技术不能单独解决问题，故选C。
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The leader of Chinese Internet giants, including Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent, are paying much attention to the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI人工智能) . And they believe the next ten years will be a golden age for the industry. Actually, it doesn’t take long that AI has been widely used in our daily life because science and technology in China are developing so fast. Well, catering industry (餐饮业) also begins to make use of it.
China’s first artificial intelligent coffee shop made itself up and went on the stage in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province a few days ago. As we all know, there have been a lot of events and news about AI these years, but the opening of this AI coffee shop means AI has walked closer to people’s life.
The coffee shop without any human waiters or waitresses and coffee makers is a creative place, which offers unmanned (无人操作的) services and other functions of AI. It was built by China’s largest intelligent hardware company as well as start-up platform IngDan, the US-based robot design company Rethink Robotics.
Visitors are excited to personally see robot coffee masters make coffee and robot waiters serve. At the same time, things such as the voice — controlled lights, and audio equipment make them very shocked as well. The creative coffee shop has attracted many people who want to experience robot services. Some customers say the coffee have the taste of intelligence. Besides the robots can interact with customers and express happiness if their services are accepted and appreciated.
“Artificial intelligence is being used in a wider range of fields nowadays, ” said a person in charge of the experience center. It is believed that AI restaurants, bedroom, study rooms, and other products will come out in the near future.
1．AI has been widely used in our daily life because of the development of ________.
A．science and industry B．science and technology
C．coffee shop and restaurant D．catering industry and Internet
2．There is no ______ most probably in this AI coffee shop.
A．bosses B．waiter or waitress C．cook D．cleaner
3．What can we know about AI technology in China according to the passage
A．Catering industry is the last one to use AI technology.
B．This coffee shop is not the first AI coffee shop in China.
C．One China’s hardware company built this coffee shop.
D．There has been no AI restaurant in China so far.
4．The underlined word “interact” in the passage means ________ in Chinese.
A．挽留 B．探讨 C．互动 D．称赞
5．We can probably get the passage from a ________.
A．fashion magazine B．tour guidebook
C．report about Sci-tech D．story-book.
【答案】1．B 2．B 3．D 4．C 5．C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章通过介绍国内首家人工智能咖啡厅落地深圳来说明人工智能开始与人们的生活更加紧密地联系在了一起。科技的发展极大地改变了人们的生活，预计未来会有更多人工智能的场所开放，也会有更多人工智能的产品被投入市场。
1．细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“Actually, it doesn’t take long that AI has been widely used in our daily life because science and technology in China are developing so fast.”可知，人工智能被广泛使用的原因是科技的快速发展。故选B。
2．细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“The coffee shop without any human waiters or waitresses and coffee makers is a creative place, which offers unmanned (无人操作的) services and other functions of AI. ”以及第四段第一句“Visitors are excited to personally see robot coffee masters make coffee and robot waiters serve.”可知，这家咖啡厅有机器人咖啡师和服务员，但是没有人类服务员。故选B。
3．推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“It is believed that AI restaurants, bedrooms, study rooms, and other products will come out in the near future.”可知，人工智能餐馆会在不久的未来出现，说明目前在中国还没有。故选D。
4．词句猜测题。根据划线词后面的“express happiness if their services are accepted and appreciated”可知，当顾客对机器人的服务予以认可和感谢时，它们会表达出喜悦，所以这种人与机器人之间的交流、往来是一种互动。故选C。
5．推理判断题。本文主要围绕国内首家人工智能咖啡厅落地深圳而展开，最有可能的来源是“一篇关于科技的报道”。故选C。
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Liu Jichen, a student from Tsinghua University, has developed a WeChat mini program called “Clear Plate”. After a meal, users can open the mini program and take a picture of their empty plates. Once the picture is recognized by the AI, users can collect points and use them to buy gifts or buy charity meals and then send them to children in impoverished rural (贫困的乡村) areas.
In November 2020, Liu and his team, together with other organizations, organized the “Clear Your Plate” program for the third year. It has swept over 1,017 universities across the country.
The one month program attracted almost 1.6 million participants (参加者) and reduced food waste by 862 tons and carbon emissions (碳排放) by 3,337 tons.
The idea to develop such a mini program came from Liu’s experience in a canteen (食堂). In 2017, he found that a restaurant would give dinners who finished off their food a card and offer small gifts after a certain number of cards had been collected.
“Technological innovation (科技创新) is a good way to reduce food waste,”Liu thought. He organized a team of 20 members to work on the project at the end of 2017. To solve the AI’s problem of identifying (识别) photos of empty plates, the team spent half a year collecting over 100,000 samples in canteens and restaurants. In 2018, the mini program was officially put into use on Oct. 16, World Food Day.
Thanks to his creative and practical (实际的) actions, Liu, along with the other 16 members was chosen to be the 2020 Class of Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals by the UN Office of the Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth in September.
“There were so many unknowns in research and development. For our team members, the biggest challenge was whether we were confident enough to complete it,” Liu said. They not only achieved their goal, but now, the mini-program has more than 5 million registered users, according to Liu. “We hope our efforts can start a new trend among the younger generation by encouraging them to cherish (珍惜) their food and develop the habit of thrift (节约),” Liu added.
1．What can we know about the “Clear Your Plate” mini-program
A．It aims to put an end to waste and encourage thrift.
B．Its 6 million users are mostly students.
C．It helped reduce food waste by 3,337 tons.
D．It is an exchange of food for rewards.
2．How did Liu Jichen get the idea to develop such a mini program
A．Liu’s experience in rural areas.
B．Liu’s team spent half a year collecting over 100,000 samples.
C．Liu’s experience in a canteen in 2017.
D．Liu’s experience was officially put into use.
3．What challenge did Liu and his team face
A．They found it tough to promote the campaign
B．They felt uncertain whether they could complete the project
C．They lacked professional technical support.
D．They had difficulty gathering enough samples.
4．Which of the following best describes Liu Jichen
A．Humorous B．Active C．Talented D．Creative
5．Where is the text probably from
A．A guide book. B．A news report. C．A book review. D．A text book.
【答案】1．A 2．C 3．B 4．D 5．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了清华大学学生开发了一个名为“清盘”的微信小程序，用技术创新来帮助减少事物浪费。本文详细地介绍了这一程序的工作方式以及开发原因。
1．细节理解题。根据“We hope our efforts can start a new trend among the younger generation by encouraging them to cherish (珍惜) their food and develop the habit of thrift”可知，目的是结束浪费，鼓励节俭，故选A。
2．细节理解题。根据“The idea to develop such a mini program came from Liu’s experience in a canteen”可知，开发这样一个小程序的想法来自于他在食堂的经历，故选C。
3．细节理解题。根据“For our team members, the biggest challenge was whether we were confident enough to complete it”可知，最大的挑战是我们是否有足够的信心去完成它，故选B。
4．推理判断题。通过本文描述可知，他开发了一个名为“清盘”的微信小程序，用技术创新来帮助减少事物浪费，由此可推断他很有创造力，故选D。
5．推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了一位大学生发明“清盘”的微信小程序，所以本文最有可能是一篇新闻报道，故选B。
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①Looking for a dream job has never been easy, but at least in the past you knew that the person you had to move was a workmate. More recently, however, bosses are putting the duty of finding the most acceptable worker on the non-human shoulders. AI systems can go through thousands of resumes (简历) much faster than a person or even a team of people can. What’s more, programs have been invented to run video interviews, too.
②While those who support such systems believe that this super useful hiring (雇佣) method is the future, others fear that the systems have serious problems. Because AI systems use unfair information to learn how to choose people, the hiring process may actually be more unfair when AI is used. A recent example of this was Amazon’s AI-hiring system, which automatically (自动地) paid no attention to women because most technical workers were men.
③Naturally, job searchers are trying anything they can to satisfy the AI’s selection criteria (标准). Now, in South Korea, where a number of the top companies use AI for hiring, many job searchers attend special continuation schools (补习学校) to learn how to pass their AI interview.
④Of course, many of the skills taught are nothing more than educated guesses. Without knowing exactly what to do to please it is very difficult. However, there are still some things you can try. For example, use industry-specific terms in your interview answers because AI often searches information for specific (特定的) key words. Another tip is to keep your resume’s style simple. That way, the AI can search it more easily.
⑤It seems our success could very well depend on the mysterious decision of a machine mind. It sounds unfair, and it may be. In the end, the power to either change the system itself or at least make it work for you is in your hands as long as you make up your mind.
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。
1．What does the underlined phrase inhuman shoulders refer to
A．Bosses. B．AI systems. C．Workmates. D．A team of people.
2．What does the writer think of Amazon’s AI-hiring system
A．It’s not fair to women. B．It knows about women.
C．It prefers to choose women. D．It doesn’t like women.
3．What do job searchers do to satisfy the AI’s selection criteria
A．They try to learn how to use computers. B．They try to change the AI-hiring systems.
C．They write letters to some AI companies. D．They learn how to pass their AI interview.
4．Which paragraph talks about the skills of how to please AI system
A．Paragraph 2. B．Paragraph 3. C．Paragraph 4. D．Paragraph 5.
5．What’s the best title for the passage
A．Making up your mind. B．Hired by a machine mind.
C．The AI’s selection criteria. D．Amazon’s AI-hiring system.
【答案】1．B 2．A 3．D 4．C 5．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了现在许多公司使用人工智能系统招聘员工。
1．词义猜测题。根据“More recently, however, bosses are putting the duty of finding the most acceptable worker on the inhuman shoulders. AI systems can go through thousands of resumes (简历) much faster than a person or even a team of people can”可知最近，老板们将寻找最可接受的工人的责任推到了人工智能身上，人工智能系统可以比一个人甚至一个团队更快地处理数千份简历，故此处划线部分意为“人工智能系统”。故选B。
2．细节理解题。根据“A recent example of this was Amazon’s AI-hiring system, which automatically (自动地) paid no attention to women because most technical workers were men”可知作者认为亚马逊的人工智能招聘系统会自动地不关注女性，对女性不公平。故选A。
3．细节理解题。根据“many job searchers attend special continuation schools (补习学校) to learn how to pass their AI interview.”可知许多求职者进入特殊的补习学校学习如何通过他们的人工智能面试。故选D。
4．主旨大意题。根据“Of course, many of the skills taught are nothing more than educated guesses. Without knowing exactly what to do to please it is very difficult. However, there are still some things you can try”以及本段内容可知，本段主要介绍了如何使人工智能系统满意，即第四段。故选C。
5．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了现在许多公司使用人工智能系统招聘员工，故以选项B“被机器头脑雇佣”为标题更合适。故选B。
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In the UK, most social media apps（社交平台应用） companies need children to be at least 13 if they want to own an account （账号）. To make sure the users are over 12, they have to provide their ID card or passport information, but the information is too personal. So many people worry that it may cause privacy leaks （隐私泄露）. Other ways like asking users to input their birth dates often can’t work well because such information can be made up easily.
To solve the problem, a new AI system called Age Estimation has been invented. It can tell how old users are with few mistakes.
“I’m proud to introduce Yoti’s Age Estimation,” said Robin Tombs, CEO of Yoti. “This technology will help better protect young people while not asking for too personal information.”
The system won’t need users to register（注册）first. All it does is to tell a user’s age by scanning（扫描）his or her face. You may wonder how exactly the AI system works. The company says Age Estimation does its job by comparing （比较） the user’s face caught by the phone’s camera with millions of other face pictures. In order to help Age Estimation work well, Yoti has collected thousands of millions of face pictures from people at all ages.
Now the AI system has already been used on some famous apps in the UK. The company is working hard to make it work better in the future.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1．What do usual ways of checking age need users to do ______
A．To show their daily pictures.
B．To give personal information.
C．To create a social media account.
D．To make up their birth dates.
2．What can Age Estimation do according to Robin Tombs
A．Help adults watch their kids’ app use.
B．Stop app users from making mistakes.
C．Protect children from privacy leaks.
D．Make users find more better apps.
3．To get his face checked by the system, Jack has to ________.
A．clean his face first B．register on a website
C．give his passport information D．let the camera catch his face
4．The word “input” in Para 1 means “________”.
A．记得 B．篡改 C．背诵 D．输入
5．What is the text mainly about
A．A new way to check users’ age.
B．A great CEO of a company.
C．A huge worry over privacy leaks.
D．A wonderful app to help kids.
【答案】1．B 2．C 3．D 4．D 5．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了一种检查用户年龄的新方法。
1．细节理解题。根据To make sure the users are over 12, they have to provide their ID card or passport information”可知，通常检查年龄的方法需要用户提供个人信息；故选B。
2．细节理解题。根据“This technology will help better protect young people while not asking for too personal information.”可知，这项技术将有助于更好地保护年轻人，同时不会要求太多的个人信息，因此能保护儿童免受隐私泄露。故选C。
3．细节理解题。根据“The company says Age Estimation does its job by comparing （比较） the user’s face caught by the phone’s camera with millions of other face pictures.”可知，为了让系统检查他的面部，杰克必须让摄像机捕捉他的脸；故选D。
4．词义猜测题。根据“Other ways like asking users to input their birth dates often can’t work well because such information can be made up easily.”可知，要求用户输入他们的出生日期这样的方法；因此 input是“输入”的意思；故选D。
5．主旨大意题。根据“To solve he problem, a new AI system called Age Estimation has been invented. It can tell how old users are with few mistakes.”可知，本文主要介绍了一种检查用户年龄的新方法；故选A。
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A new app uses AI to tell you what your pet is thinking. It’s called Happy Pets and it studies an animal’s face, tell you what kind it is and suggests the most common animal feelings—happy, angry, sad and fearful.
The free app works on Apple iOS or Google Android. It was developed by a team including Professor Uwe Aickelin, Yunjie Jia, Pei Yun Sun and Rio Susanto who work in the School of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne, Victoria.
The Happy Pets app uses AI, or machine learning. The researchers had to teach the technology to learn the images of animals. It then had to learn to recognize(识别) face. This is not easy because photos can be taken in so many different ways: from one side, above, below, in bright light. And different animals can have very different faces.
When the AI behind Happy Pets has learnt all these things, it then has to be able to recognize different feelings based on facial expressions(表情) and it has to learn from thousands of examples. For example, if a dog tightens(收紧) its eyes and mouth while changing the position of its ears in a special way, it’s a sign of being frightened.
How about the results In an online article for Melbourne University’s Pursuit, the researchers write they’re happy with how the app performs.
“Well, we think they are pretty dependable and the app has been widely tested, but you should judge for yourself sometimes, “the researchers wrote.
“At the moment, our app can only test several animal types, so if yours isn’t there, it might get matched with the latest one.”
1．What does Happy Pets mainly do
A．Make pets happy. B．Tell pets’ special habits.
C．Find pets’ feelings. D．Teach people how to raise pets.
2．Why does Happy Pets have to learn to recognize faces
A．Because faces can show animals’ feelings.
B．Because it wants to have emotions of humans.
C．Because it is learning to use facial expressions.
D．Because the types of animals are based on the looks.
3．What are Paragraphs 3 and 4 mainly about
A．The ways the app works. B．The place to get the app.
C．The reasons for using the app. D．The advice on using the app.
4．What do the researchers think of the app’s performance
A．Exciting. B．Satisfying. C．Worrying. D．Unexpected.
5．What can we infer about the app from the article
A．It can test the feelings of many animals. B．It attracts many users by its low price.
C．It still needs to be improved in animal types. D．It wins the support of many research teams.
【答案】1．C 2．A 3．A 4．B 5．C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一款利用人工智能帮助了解宠物基本情绪的APP。
1．细节理解题。根据“A new app uses AI to tell you what your pet is thinking.”可知这款应用主要可以发现宠物的感受。故选C。
2．细节理解题。根据“it then has to be able to recognize different feelings based on facial expressions”可知，脸可以表达动物的感情，因而这款应用要识别宠物的面部。故选A。
3． 段落大意题。第三段的首句“The Happy Pets app uses AI, or machine learning. ”和第四段的首句“When the AI behind Happy Pets has learnt all these things ... it has to learn from thousands of examples.”可知，这两段主要是关于这款应用程序的工作方式，故选A。
4．推理判断题。根据“the researchers write they’re happy with how the app performs.”可推测研究人员对该应用程序的性能表现感到满意。故选B。
5．推理判断题。根据“At the moment, our app can only test several animal types”可知目前仅测试了几种动物类型，在动物类型的研究上仍需改进。故选C。
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China has recently published its first artificial intelligence(AI，人工智能) textbook for high school students, following a plan by central government to include AI lessons in primary and junior high schools.
The textbook, named Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence, was written by famous experts from well-known schools across the country, Xinhua reported on Sunday.
“It includes the history of AI and how the technology can be used in daily life.” said Chen Yukun, a professor at East China Normal University, who is also a writer of the book.
At present, about 40 high schools across the country have introduced the text book in the curriculum(课程).
The AI is being used more and more widely in daily life nowadays. But there aren’t enough talents for the area. As early as 2016, the governments had estimated that more than 5 million AI workers and engineers may be needed in the coming years.
“The book is a breakthrough because it takes AI t26 智能新时代 自兴赢未来——ChatGPT&人工智能(AI)
近日，由人工智能实验室OpenAI发布的对话式大型语言模型ChatGPT在各大中外媒体平台掀起了一阵狂热之风。短短4天时间，其用户量到达百万级，注册用户之多导致服务器一度爆满。继 AI 绘画之后，由 OpenAI 上线的 ChatGPT 成了新的流量收割机，也引发了网友的一系列“花式整活”。ChatGPT的功能是如此强大，以此连马斯克都认为“我们离强大到危险的 AI 不远了”。
专题速览
一、阅读理解 4
（一）五题 4
1. 人工智能应用 4
2. 人工智能与社区 5
3. AI艺术 6
4. AI科学技术 7
5.“光盘打卡”小程序 8
6. 关于人工智能 9
7. 数字双胞胎 11
8. 人工智能艺术 12
9. 人工智能的发展和应用（一） 13
10. 人工智能的发展和应用（二） 14
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12. 智能城市 17
13. 人工智能咖啡厅 18
14. “清盘”小程序 20
15. 人工智能招聘 21
16. 智能检查 22
17. 人工智能与宠物 24
18. 人工智能教科书与课程 25
19. 智能垃圾箱 26
20. 人工智能机器人 27
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22. 翻译器MUAMA 30
23. 最新科技 32
24. 机器人会和人类一样聪明吗？ 33
25. 机器人Sophia 35
26. 机器人技术的发展 36
27. 人工智能技术与老照片 37
28. 人工智能的发展和用途 38
（二）四题 40
1. 无人机与铁路 40
2. 人工智能技术与运动员 41
3. 音乐机器人希蒙 42
4. 人工智能会导致失业？ 44
5. 智能厕所 45
6. 人工智能与教育 47
7. 机器人——索菲亚 48
8. 人工智能与文字 48
（三）三题 49
1. 人工智能课堂 49
2. 智能机器人餐厅 50
3. 四款人工智能 51
4. 人工智能的缺点 52
5. 人工智能与音乐 53
二、阅读填表（人工智能的应用与发展） 54
三、阅读匹配 / 配对阅读 55
1. AI游戏 55
2. 科技产品 56
四、阅读回答问题 57
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2.“腾讯AI Lab” 58
3. 熊猫巴士 59
4. 5G智慧校园 60
5. 人工智能与贝多芬 61
6. 面部识别系统 62
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五、多任务混合阅读（人工智能与人类） 64
六、阅读还原 65
（一）7选5 65
1. 未来的生活 65
2. 人工智能产品 66
（二）5选5 67
1. 人工智能的优缺点 67
2. 人工智能的发展与人类的思考 68
3. 人工智能的便利 69
4. AI餐厅 70
七、完形填空 70
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2. 人工智能 71
3. 人工智能系统的应用 73
4. 5G与未来学校 74
5. 高科技助手 75
6. 人工智能科技 77
7. 人工智能与十四行诗 78
8. AI是个失败者 78
八、语法填空 79
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2. 人工智能课本 80
九、短文填空 80
（一）首字母填空（人工智能和第十交响曲） 81
（二）选词填空 81
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2. 人工智能产品 82
十、书面表达 83
（一）电子邮件（关于人工智能的线上讲座） 83
（二）书信作文 84
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2. 人工智能的优点 85
九一、报纸杂志时文阅读 86
1. 超快的写作机器人ChatGPT 86
2. ChatGPT火速走红，它可能取代哪些职业？ 87
3. 数字虚拟人异军突起，各个行业大展身手 88
【阅读理解·五题】
【1】
Artificial intelligence(人工智能), or AI in short, is the science of giving computers and machines ability to think and work like humans. AI scientists and engineers have made a lot of cool technologies.
AI is rapidly catching up with the human ability to read faces. As a result, facial recognition(识别) is used a lot in the world. Chinese police use this technology to identify criminals(罪犯). Once they caught a criminal when he attended a concert. It also checks the ID of ride-hailing(网约车) drivers and lets people pay for things with a smile.
AI is also used in self-driving cars, which are believed to be the future of driving. Most drivers may wave or nod at passers-by to let them cross the street, but self-driving cars don’t have this ability. Car makers are testing a light signal system to help them “speak” to humans. The system can show what self-driving cars will do. For example, if a driver-less car is yielding(让路), it will flash two white lights side to side. A rapidly flashing light tells passers-by that the car is about to speed up.
Service Robots also show you how powerful AI is. Imagine this—you come back home from school and your robot housekeeper is waiting for you at the door. After dinner, he teaches you to play the piano, just like a real music teacher. Such thoughts will soon happen in the real world. In the future, more and more service robots will become good home helpers. AI is so powerful that it can help human beings and even replace us in many jobs.
1．According to the passage, facial recognition is used to ________.
A．drive cars B．make people smile C．catch criminals
2．The underlined word “identify” probably means ________.
A．减少 B．鉴定 C．帮助
3．In the future, a self-driving car may communicate with humans by ________.
A．waving to them B．nodding at them C．flashing lights
4．Which technology is used in real life according to the passage
A．Service Robots at school.
B．Robots as ride-hailing drivers.
C．Facial recognition for payment.
5．The passage mainly tells us that ________.
A．people can use AI in many different ways
B．AI will take the place of human beings in all jobs
C．self-driving cars will be able to talk like humans
【2】
Imagine waking up to find a cup of tea ready and floor swept. With smart devices(装置) controlled by AI, all housework can be done while you are asleep.
Now your kids can try these devices at our community science center from August 1st to August 6th. Here in the center we have many fun activities. Children can also try out cleaning robot Little Q. It is a cute robot with a round head, two big eyes and two long legs. It’s like a big toy that our children will love.
Opening Hours:
1:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. from Tuesday to Sunday, closed on Monday.
Visitors:
People of all ages are welcome. Children under 12 should come along with their parents. No pets are allowed.
Food & Drinks:
No outside food or drinks. Visitors can buy food and drinks in the center.
Tickets:
Please call 769520 to book (预定) a ticket. You CAN’T book a ticket on our website or through e-mail. And it is NOT possible to buy a ticket at our ticket office as it is closed.
1．According to Paragraph 1, we can know smart devices can’t __________.
A．make tea B．sweep the floor C．clean the room D．communicate with people
2．What does Little Q look like
A． B． C． D．
3．When can a visitor enter the science center
A．On Monday afternoon. B．On Sunday afternoon.
C．On Friday morning. D．On Tuesday morning.
4．Who can be allowed to visit the center
A．A man with a cat. B．A man with his 3-year-old son.
C．An 8-year-old boy alone. D．A girl with food from outside.
5．How can a visitor book a ticket
A．By making a phone call. B．By visiting the website.
C．By sending an e-mail. D．By going to the ticket office.
【3】
Would you pay thousands of dollars for a painting with a face so unclear that you’re not even sure it’s a face Or a picture by unknown artists What if the artist was a computer
A piece of artwork created mainly by a computer program has been sold a the price $432,500—about ten times more than people expected. This painting named Edmond de Belamy, was created by artificial intelligence(AI). This means the computer now doesn’t just follow us, but makes some decisions and “thinks itself”.
15,000 real paintings were used by some French students to train the computer program with two parts. One part tries to create paintings that look real, while the other part decides if it is good. If the painting doesn’t look real enough, the first part will change its decisions until it comes up with a better work.
This is not the first AI artwork just the first piece on sale. In fact, many people are not impressed with the painting. “The work isn’t interesting or creative,” says Robbie Barrat, who helped create the painting but doesn’t like the idea of selling it. He thinks it’s too simple and gives a bad idea of what real AI artists are doing. He adds that he created many pictures like it much earlier.
In some other people’s opinion, however, AI art is already very unusual. They hope it will be more common in the future.
Still, people who look down upon AI art shouldn’t worry. Just as an AI artist, Theo Triantafyllidis says, he usually thinks of AI as a tool and not the artist. Even the best AI today is somewhere between a stupid child and a smart pet. It will grow up.
1．Which of the following is TRUE about the painting Edmond de Belamy
A．It was the first AI artwork. B．It impressed many people.
C．It was created by a man called Edmond. D．People didn’t think it worth of $432,500.
2．Edmond de Belamy was mainly created by ________.
A．A computer programme. B．Some French students.
C．Several unknown artists. D．A man called Edmond.
3．What does Robbie Barrat think of Edmond de Belamy
A．It’s creative and interesting. B．It’s simple.
C．It’s valuable. D．It’s fresh and unusual.
4．Why does the writer mention Robbie Barrat in Paragraph 4
A．To show many people think the painting attractive.
B．To show lots of people took part in creating the painting.
C．To show some people didn’t expect the painting to be sold.
D．To show most people hope AI art will be common in the future.
5．Which can be the best title for the passage
A．AI Technology B．The Present and Future of AI Art
C．The First Computer-created Artwork on Sale D．The First painting Created of AI in the World
【4】
For as long as humans have appeared, we have been the most intelligent（聪明的）species（种类）on Earth. Monkeys know how to use simple tools. Elephants can be taught how to count. But things like art, literature（文学）, the Internet, and space travel have only been made possible by the amazing intelligence of humans. And yet, there are some who believe that we can create machines that can think and feel just like we do. Artificial intelligence（人工智能）, or AI, is defined（定义为）by Merriam-Webster as “the ability of a machine to copy intelligent human behaviour”.
AI is around us every day. From Apple’s voice-activated assistant Siri to the software algorithms（算法）that shipping companies use to deal with deliveries（投递）, AI is very much a part of our lives.
But why do we put so much effort into creating machines that can think the way we do For one thing, AI can make our lives much easier. Imagine being able to be in a car, tell it your destination and sit back in comfort as the AI-guided self-driving car takes you there. We’re already getting there—Changsha became the first city in China to roll out self-driving taxis in April 2020.
However, there are risks. What if we somehow produced an artificial intelligence that was smarter than us How would it behave toward us These are the kinds of difficult questions that AI researchers ask themselves all the time.
Apart from the risks, it has been already clear that AI is here to stay. Only time will tell if it will lead us into a new age of prosperity（繁荣）, or be our end.
1．The writer ________ in the first paragraph.
A．explains how animals are intelligent B．shows what fields AI can be used in
C．shows the possibility of space travel D．explains how intelligence makes humans special
2．Which of the following might NOT use AI
A．Self-driving taxis. B．Machines that produce goods.
C．Voice-activated assistants. D．Software algorithms for deliveries.
3．What does the underlined word “destination” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese
A．名字 B．目的地 C．愿望 D．情感
4．What is one of the risks about AI
A．AI will never be as smart as humans.
B．It is not easy to put AI into daily use.
C．We can’t say for sure how AI will behave toward us.
D．We might not be able to live without it in the future.
5．What’s the best title for the passage
A．AI—Good or Bad B．How to Use AI
C．What AI Can Do D．A New Risk—AI
【5】
People often use their phones to take pictures of their meals—especially fancy（华丽的）ones—to share online. But Clear Plate, a WeChat mini-program, encourages you to take pictures of your empty plates after a meal. The program’s AI（智能）“sees” that your plates are empty and gives you points. You can use these points to buy yourself gifts or give away the points to buy meals for children in poor areas.
The program was developed by Liu Jichen, 23, a student at Tsinghua University. Liu came up with the idea in 2017. “Technology is a good way to cut down food waste,” said Liu. He put together a 20-member team to work on the program. To teach the program’s Al how to recognize（辨别）empty plates, the team spent half a year collecting100,000 photos from restaurants in 10 cities.
The team also started a campaign called Clear Your Plate in Chinese universities in 2018. Students compete against each other to see who can get those most points in Clear Plate. Now in its third year, the one-month campaign has reached 1, 017 schools. In 2020, almost 16 million people took part in it, cutting down food waste by 862 tons and carbon emissions（排放）by 3, 337 tons.
Thanks to his work, Liu was chosen as one of the United Nations’ 2020 Class of Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals（可持续发展目标）. “We hope our efforts can encourage young people to cherish（珍惜）the food and save the food,” Liu said.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1．People are encouraged to share their ________ plates after meals in the program Clear Plate.
A．empty B．fancy C．full D．creative
2．Why did Lin develop the program
A．To make people enjoy their lives. B．To develop science and technology.
C．To cut down food waste. D．To complete his homework in the university.
3．What does the underlined word “campaign” mean
A．volunteer. B．ability. C．communication. D．activity.
4．What can we know from the passage
A．We can give away points in the program to our friends to buy meals.
B．Liu’s team made efforts to teach the program’s AI how to recognize empty plates.
C．In 2018, 1, 017 schools took part in the Clear Your Plate campaign.
D．Liu was the youngest leader of the United Nations.
5．What is the best title for the passage
A．How can we become good leaders. B．The ways to save food.
C．A program helps us save food. D．Everyone can be an inventor.
【6】
Alex is reading a book about AI, artificial intelligence(人工智能). He finds the book a little difficult but very interesting. Though the word AI is very popular now, he enjoys reading it very much. He has learned a new idea about AI from the book.
When people ask AI a question, it answers the question in a very short time. So people may feel that AI can think and answer questions as human beings do. Before Alex read this book, he believed this, too. However, this book says it will never happen. Actually, AI only uses a lot of information to get the best answer. So when it has more information, the answer will be much closer to the perfect one. AI technologies will be clever tools for human beings to use. This book also says almost half of our jobs will be done by AI technologies in the near future. People will soon find more AI technologies in our lives, such as checking the tickets, the price, people’s faces and fingers.
So, we believe that we will have much happier lives with these AI technologies around us.
1．What is the short form for “artificial intelligence”
A．PC． B．AI. C．NBA． D．UFO.
2．What does Alex think of the book
A．Difficult but interesting. B．Easy but important.
C．Popular and interesting. D．Difficult and important.
3．What new idea does Alex get from the book
A．AI can think by itself.
B．AI can’t answer questions immediately
C．AI can have ideas of its own.
D．AI will never think by itself.
4．What is the meaning of the underlined part in the article
A．Some of the jobs can be done by AI.
B．All the jobs can be done by AI.
C．None of the jobs can be done by AI.
D．AI will take the place of human beings.
5．Which of the following is TRUE
A．AI is used everywhere in the world now.
B．AI will have its own opinions in the future.
C．AI finds the best answer by using information.
D．AI thinks and answers questions as people do.
【7】
Maybe you’ve heard of twins before, but what about digital(数字的) twins A digital twins is a copy of real-world things inside a computer. It could be a computer model of a car, a person, or even a city. By calculating(计算), computers can tell us what could happen to things in the future. Let’s find out about some cool digital twin ideas!
Digital twin of bodies. For example, you have a digital twin at birth, it collects data(数据) from your body and can tell when you may get sick. Wouldn’t that be great Now, European scientists are trying to twin the human brain. About 60 Alzheimer’s(老年痴呆病) patients will take part in the scientists’ project. The digital twin can show how the patients’ brains will change after different treatments(治疗方案). Then the doctors can pick the best treatment for the patients in the real world!
Digital twin of cities. Will a new road bring traffic problems Where should people drive more slowly Should there be more hospitals and schools in some parts of the city Digital twins of cities can help answer these hard questions! Computer models can show if building or changing things will be good or bad for a city. This saves a lot of money and time. Singapore has used a digital twin of the city since 2018. It helped the government make many decisions.
Digital twin of the Earth. Storms, floods, droughts(旱灾), rising sea levels—if we could know when natural disasters(灾害) would happen, we could avoid many sad stories. This year, the European Union started a new 10-year project called “Destination of the Earth”. It will make a digital twin of the Earth. It uses super-computing(超级计算) and AI to study climate data. This will help us forecast bad weather ahead of time and save lives.
1．A digital twin could be _______.
A．a copy of a real model inside a computer
B．a model of a computer in the real world
C．a copy of real things inside a computer
2．A digital twin of a body can _______.
A．stop people from getting sick
B．tell people when they may be ill
C．find the best doctors for people
3．From Paragraph 3, we can infer that _______.
A．people always know where they should drive more slowly
B．building a new road will bring traffic problems in the city
C．digital twins of cities can help people build the city reasonably
4．A digital twin of the Earth can avoid many sad stories in many ways EXCEPT _______.
A．by telling people when a terrible storm would come
B．by studying climate data to forecast bad weather
C．by reporting news about “natural disasters”
5．What does the underlined phrase “ahead of time” mean
A．提前 B．过时 C．首次
【8】
To many people, art is a human expression of creativity. But in recent years, you may have read news about AI creating its own art. Some people worry that AI might replace artists someday.
However, this worry seems to be unnecessary, at least for now. Many artists today are turning AI into a useful tool. Instead of replacing artists, AI is bringing artists more possibilities.
A piece of music created by AI attracted peoples attention. AI was used to turn the novel corona virus (冠状病毒) into a piece of music based on its structure. The project was led by Markus Buehler.
Except for creating imaginative works, AI can also do some easy work for artists again and again. For example, now AI tools can color in black-and-white line drawings. “Although the results require a little clean-up, it can give artists more time to experiment by cutting down the time it takes to color each drawing.” said a famous artist.
As Peter Ward wrote, art has always been influenced by technology. AI can become a useful tool to the art world if people don’t fear it and try to welcome it.
What else can AI do AI can learn different music styles. And then it creates music which ranges (包括，从……到) from pop to jazz and more.
AI can learn different styles of paintings, and then creates paintings in the same style. AI can be trained to write or translate articles and poems. It can also help collect information for news writing.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1．What’s the writer’s opinion about AI
A．It is useful only for artists.
B．People needn’t be afraid of it now.
C．People can’t depend on it too much.
D．It can be harmful to people in some way.
2．What’s the main idea of paragraph 4
A．AI can make everything possible.
B．AI can save time for artists to experiment.
C．AI can do everything better than humans.
D．AI can only do the difficult work for artists.
3．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage
A．AI can help people make music.
B．AI can learn and recreate paintings.
C．AI can help collect information for news writing.
D．AI can color everything better than the real painters.
4．What can we learn from the passage
A．AI can replace artists someday.
B．AI can help artists a lot in some way.
C．Artists can do better without AI.
D．Nobody fear AI any more now.
5．We can read this article in ________.
A．a comic book B．a travel magazine
C．a technology newspaper D．a science fiction (幻想)
【9】
Artificial intelligence (AI)(人工智能) is the ability of a computer program or a machine to think and learn. It is also a field of study that tries to make a computer “smart”. John McCarthy, a scientist, came up with the name “artificial intelligence” in 1955. Many things such as learning and problem solving can be done by computers, though not in the same way as we do.
An unusual goal of AI research is to create computer-programs that can learn, solve problems, and think logically（逻辑地）. At present we use the term AI for successfully understanding human speech, recognizing（识别）human faces, operating self-driving cars and competing in some game systems like Chess and AlphaGo（阿尔法围祺）. Some people also consider AI a danger to humans if it develops too quickly. Professor Stephen Hawking（霍金）, a well-known British scientist, was not for this kind of technology.
Math is the basic language of AI. If we raise the standard in the learning of math, our students will be more likely to become successful AI designers in the future. We not only want bright students, but also need to attract average students and give them the math skills which are needed to change them into AI designers. Besides, a good knowledge of computer science is also necessary for AI designing.
Scientists hope to create creative and emotional AI which can possibly understand human feelings or create art. Many ways and tools have been tried to discover this fascinating field.
1．Which is not an unusual goal of AI research according to the passage
A．Recognizing human faces. B．Thinking logically.
C．Solving problems by itself. D．Learning by itself.
2．From Paragraph 1, we know that ________.
A．all problems can be solved by AI B．machines with AI can think and learn.
C．AI has been around for only 50 years D．AI works in the same way as humans
3．The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to（指的是）________.
A．Chess B．AlphaGo C．the danger D．AI
4．What is the basic language of AI
A．Math. B．Art. C．Computer science. D．Both A and C．
5．Paragraph 4 mainly tells us the scientists’ ________ about AI.
A．wishes B．worries C．feelings D．discoveries
【10】
Artificial intelligence（AI）is the ability of a computer program or a machine to think and learn. It is also a field of study that tries to make computers “smart”. John MeCarthy, a scientist, came up with the name “artificial intelligence” in 1955. Many things such as learning and problem solving can be done by computers, though not in the same way as we do.
An unusual goal of AI research is to create computer programs that can learn, solve problems, and think logically（逻辑地）. At present we use the term AI for successfully understanding human speech, recognizing（识别）human faces, operating self-driving cars and competing in some game systems like Chess and AlphaGo（阿尔法狗）. Some people also consider AI a danger to humans if it develops too quickly. Professor Stephen Hawking, a well-known British scientist, was not for this kind of technology.
Math is the basic language of AI. If we raise the standard in the learning of math, our students will be more likely to become successful AI designers in the future. We not only want bright students, but also need to attract average students and give them the math skills which are needed to change them into AI designers. Besides, a good knowledge of computer science is also necessary for AI designing.
Scientists hope to create creative and emotional AI which can possibly understand human feelings or create art. Many ways and tools have been tried to discover this fascinating field.
1．From Paragraph 1, we know that .
A．all problems can be solved by AI B．machines with AI can think and learn
C．AI has been around for only 60 years D．AI works in the same way as humans
2．The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to（指的是） .
A．Chess B．AlphaGo C．the danger D．AI
3．According to the writer and the following school report, which student will most probably become a successful AI designer
Subject Name Math（100） Art（100） Computer Science（100）
Mike 60 95 95
Peter 95 65 90
Cathy 95 95 60
Amy 65 90 95
A．Mike. B．Peter. C．Amy. D．Cathy.
4．Paragraph 4 mainly tells us the scientists’ about AI.
A．wishes B．worries C．feelings D．discoveries
5．The writer is probably going to talk about in the next paragraph.
A．how AI came into being and what AI can do
B．what problems AI will bring to human beings
C．how to improve students’ math and computer skills
D．how to create creative and emotional AI
【11】
Now and then, a painter like Claude Monet or Pablo Picasso comes along and turns the art world on its head. But could the next big shake-up be the work of a machine Some experts are a little worried that not even our artists will be safe from being replaced (代替).
A team of researchers from Rutgers University and Facebook’s AI lab have designed (设计) an AI (artificial intelligence) model. Like common AI, it can produce art. But unlike other AI, it can also actually invent whole new aesthetic styles (艺术风格) . Much of its artwork has already been highly praised by the public.
The art was first produced by the AI system. And it was then presented to human judges together with human-produced art. People in the online survey were not told which was the AI’s work. They were asked to judge and score each artwork. To the researchers’ surprise, the AI’s art scored a little higher than humans’.
Kevin Walker thinks it really difficult to find out the differences between them. “Imagine having people over for a dinner party and they ask, ‘Who is that by ’ And you say, ‘Well, it’s a machine actually’. That would be an interesting conversation starter.”
Of course, machines can’t yet express meaning in the works like human artists. Maybe there is still a long way to go. Human artists can at least hang their hats in that field for now.
1．Monet and Picasso are ________.
A．painters B．machines C．experts D．researchers
2．What is the team’s AI model different from other common AI according to the second paragraph
A．It has replaced human artists. B．It can design a new model.
C．It can produce wonderful art. D．It can invent new aesthetic styles.
3．The researchers were surprised to find that ________.
A．human artists will be replaced by AI soon B．many people think AI does better in painting
C．AI can express meaning like human artists D．human artists can lie down in that field now
4．According to Kevin Walker, the AI model they have designed is really ________.
A．difficult B．disappointing C．successful D．interesting
5．In which section of a newspaper is the article most probably taken from
A．Science B．Culture C．Sports D．Nature
【12】
Cities around the world are racing to become “smart”. It’s just like a classroom full of hard-working students. Take Toronto, Canada, for example. Tech company Google has made public a 1,500-page plan. It is going to remake two neighborhoods with things like snow-melting roads.
To build smart cities, we need lots of new technologies, such as robots and artificial intelligence (AI). These technologies will lead to safer and more efficient (效率高的) cities. However, they will also raise questions about privacy.
But there is a more serious problem: Smart cities will be difficult to manage.
As we know, tech products are sometimes unreliable (不可靠的). The Internet and our computers break down regularly. Tech products also age quickly. Only a few years into their lives, problems may become commoner and commoner.
In smart cities, many basic systems and services, such as water services, are based on such tech products. What if they break down regularly Can you imagine the result
New technologies in 2020 will be outdated before 2025. If we use smart technologies widely in cities, we will need to be prepared to replace them every few years. But who would want to pay this bill
The most important problem is whether having a smart city will make us better at solving urban problems. Smart technologies can’t solve problems on their own. Suppose AI programs discover a road that needs to be repaired. It still requires people to show up with asphalt (沥青) and a steamroller (蒸汽压路机), doesn’t it
As an engineer, I think smart technologies should have a place in cities. However, that place is not everywhere. For many of our urban problems, we don’t really need the latest technologies. The best of the old ideas works better.
1．The underlined word “students” refers to ________.
A．cities in Canada
B．advanced technologies
C．cities around the world
D．people living in the cities
2．According to the article, what is Google going to do
A．Invent snow-melting roads.
B．Make the company more efficient.
C．Remake two neighborhoods in Toronto.
D．Make public a plan for rebuilding Toronto.
3．According to the article, what do we need to build smart cities
A．The best of old ideas. B．Lots of new technologies.
C．Asphalt and steamrollers. D．The internet and computers.
4．According to the author, smart cities will be ________.
A．not as efficient as imagined B．easier to manage
C．safe and convenient D．harmful to the environment
5．The example of a road that needs to be repaired is used to show ________.
A．tech products break down regularly in smart cities
B．it is difficult and expensive to manage a smart city
C．smart technologies can’t solve problems on their own
D．many new technologies become outdated within five years
【13】
The leader of Chinese Internet giants, including Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent, are paying much attention to the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI人工智能) . And they believe the next ten years will be a golden age for the industry. Actually, it doesn’t take long that AI has been widely used in our daily life because science and technology in China are developing so fast. Well, catering industry (餐饮业) also begins to make use of it.
China’s first artificial intelligent coffee shop made itself up and went on the stage in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province a few days ago. As we all know, there have been a lot of events and news about AI these years, but the opening of this AI coffee shop means AI has walked closer to people’s life.
The coffee shop without any human waiters or waitresses and coffee makers is a creative place, which offers unmanned (无人操作的) services and other functions of AI. It was built by China’s largest intelligent hardware company as well as start-up platform IngDan, the US-based robot design company Rethink Robotics.
Visitors are excited to personally see robot coffee masters make coffee and robot waiters serve. At the same time, things such as the voice — controlled lights, and audio equipment make them very shocked as well. The creative coffee shop has attracted many people who want to experience robot services. Some customers say the coffee have the taste of intelligence. Besides the robots can interact with customers and express happiness if their services are accepted and appreciated.
“Artificial intelligence is being used in a wider range of fields nowadays, ” said a person in charge of the experience center. It is believed that AI restaurants, bedroom, study rooms, and other products will come out in the near future.
1．AI has been widely used in our daily life because of the development of ________.
A．science and industry B．science and technology
C．coffee shop and restaurant D．catering industry and Internet
2．There is no ______ most probably in this AI coffee shop.
A．bosses B．waiter or waitress C．cook D．cleaner
3．What can we know about AI technology in China according to the passage
A．Catering industry is the last one to use AI technology.
B．This coffee shop is not the first AI coffee shop in China.
C．One China’s hardware company built this coffee shop.
D．There has been no AI restaurant in China so far.
4．The underlined word “interact” in the passage means ________ in Chinese.
A．挽留 B．探讨 C．互动 D．称赞
5．We can probably get the passage from a ________.
A．fashion magazine B．tour guidebook
C．report about Sci-tech D．story-book.
【14】
Liu Jichen, a student from Tsinghua University, has developed a WeChat mini program called “Clear Plate”. After a meal, users can open the mini program and take a picture of their empty plates. Once the picture is recognized by the AI, users can collect points and use them to buy gifts or buy charity meals and then send them to children in impoverished rural (贫困的乡村) areas.
In November 2020, Liu and his team, together with other organizations, organized the “Clear Your Plate” program for the third year. It has swept over 1,017 universities across the country.
The one month program attracted almost 1.6 million participants (参加者) and reduced food waste by 862 tons and carbon emissions (碳排放) by 3,337 tons.
The idea to develop such a mini program came from Liu’s experience in a canteen (食堂). In 2017, he found that a restaurant would give dinners who finished off their food a card and offer small gifts after a certain number of cards had been collected.
“Technological innovation (科技创新) is a good way to reduce food waste,”Liu thought. He organized a team of 20 members to work on the project at the end of 2017. To solve the AI’s problem of identifying (识别) photos of empty plates, the team spent half a year collecting over 100,000 samples in canteens and restaurants. In 2018, the mini program was officially put into use on Oct. 16, World Food Day.
Thanks to his creative and practical (实际的) actions, Liu, along with the other 16 members was chosen to be the 2020 Class of Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals by the UN Office of the Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth in September.
“There were so many unknowns in research and development. For our team members, the biggest challenge was whether we were confident enough to complete it,” Liu said. They not only achieved their goal, but now, the mini-program has more than 5 million registered users, according to Liu. “We hope our efforts can start a new trend among the younger generation by encouraging them to cherish (珍惜) their food and develop the habit of thrift (节约),” Liu added.
1．What can we know about the “Clear Your Plate” mini-program
A．It aims to put an end to waste and encourage thrift.
B．Its 6 million users are mostly students.
C．It helped reduce food waste by 3,337 tons.
D．It is an exchange of food for rewards.
2．How did Liu Jichen get the idea to develop such a mini program
A．Liu’s experience in rural areas.
B．Liu’s team spent half a year collecting over 100,000 samples.
C．Liu’s experience in a canteen in 2017.
D．Liu’s experience was officially put into use.
3．What challenge did Liu and his team face
A．They found it tough to promote the campaign
B．They felt uncertain whether they could complete the project
C．They lacked professional technical support.
D．They had difficulty gathering enough samples.
4．Which of the following best describes Liu Jichen
A．Humorous B．Active C．Talented D．Creative
5．Where is the text probably from
A．A guide book. B．A news report. C．A book review. D．A text book.
【15】
①Looking for a dream job has never been easy, but at least in the past you knew that the person you had to move was a workmate. More recently, however, bosses are putting the duty of finding the most acceptable worker on the non-human shoulders. AI systems can go through thousands of resumes (简历) much faster than a person or even a team of people can. What’s more, programs have been invented to run video interviews, too.
②While those who support such systems believe that this super useful hiring (雇佣) method is the future, others fear that the systems have serious problems. Because AI systems use unfair information to learn how to choose people, the hiring process may actually be more unfair when AI is used. A recent example of this was Amazon’s AI-hiring system, which automatically (自动地) paid no attention to women because most technical workers were men.
③Naturally, job searchers are trying anything they can to satisfy the AI’s selection criteria (标准). Now, in South Korea, where a number of the top companies use AI for hiring, many job searchers attend special continuation schools (补习学校) to learn how to pass their AI interview.
④Of course, many of the skills taught are nothing more than educated guesses. Without knowing exactly what to do to please it is very difficult. However, there are still some things you can try. For example, use industry-specific terms in your interview answers because AI often searches information for specific (特定的) key words. Another tip is to keep your resume’s style simple. That way, the AI can search it more easily.
⑤It seems our success could very well depend on the mysterious decision of a machine mind. It sounds unfair, and it may be. In the end, the power to either change the system itself or at least make it work for you is in your hands as long as you make up your mind.
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。
1．What does the underlined phrase inhuman shoulders refer to
A．Bosses. B．AI systems. C．Workmates. D．A team of people.
2．What does the writer think of Amazon’s AI-hiring system
A．It’s not fair to women. B．It knows about women.
C．It prefers to choose women. D．It doesn’t like women.
3．What do job searchers do to satisfy the AI’s selection criteria
A．They try to learn how to use computers. B．They try to change the AI-hiring systems.
C．They write letters to some AI companies. D．They learn how to pass their AI interview.
4．Which paragraph talks about the skills of how to please AI system
A．Paragraph 2. B．Paragraph 3. C．Paragraph 4. D．Paragraph 5.
5．What’s the best title for the passage
A．Making up your mind. B．Hired by a machine mind.
C．The AI’s selection criteria. D．Amazon’s AI-hiring system.
【16】
In the UK, most social media apps（社交平台应用） companies need children to be at least 13 if they want to own an account （账号）. To make sure the users are over 12, they have to provide their ID card or passport information, but the information is too personal. So many people worry that it may cause privacy leaks （隐私泄露）. Other ways like asking users to input their birth dates often can’t work well because such information can be made up easily.
To solve the problem, a new AI system called Age Estimation has been invented. It can tell how old users are with few mistakes.
“I’m proud to introduce Yoti’s Age Estimation,” said Robin Tombs, CEO of Yoti. “This technology will help better protect young people while not asking for too personal information.”
The system won’t need users to register（注册）first. All it does is to tell a user’s age by scanning（扫描）his or her face. You may wonder how exactly the AI system works. The company says Age Estimation does its job by comparing （比较） the user’s face caught by the phone’s camera with millions of other face pictures. In order to help Age Estimation work well, Yoti has collected thousands of millions of face pictures from people at all ages.
Now the AI system has already been used on some famous apps in the UK. The company is working hard to make it work better in the future.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1．What do usual ways of checking age need users to do ______
A．To show their daily pictures.
B．To give personal information.
C．To create a social media account.
D．To make up their birth dates.
2．What can Age Estimation do according to Robin Tombs
A．Help adults watch their kids’ app use.
B．Stop app users from making mistakes.
C．Protect children from privacy leaks.
D．Make users find more better apps.
3．To get his face checked by the system, Jack has to ________.
A．clean his face first B．register on a website
C．give his passport information D．let the camera catch his face
4．The word “input” in Para 1 means “________”.
A．记得 B．篡改 C．背诵 D．输入
5．What is the text mainly about
A．A new way to check users’ age.
B．A great CEO of a company.
C．A huge worry over privacy leaks.
D．A wonderful app to help kids.
【17】
A new app uses AI to tell you what your pet is thinking. It’s called Happy Pets and it studies an animal’s face, tell you what kind it is and suggests the most common animal feelings—happy, angry, sad and fearful.
The free app works on Apple iOS or Google Android. It was developed by a team including Professor Uwe Aickelin, Yunjie Jia, Pei Yun Sun and Rio Susanto who work in the School of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne, Victoria.
The Happy Pets app uses AI, or machine learning. The researchers had to teach the technology to learn the images of animals. It then had to learn to recognize(识别) face. This is not easy because photos can be taken in so many different ways: from one side, above, below, in bright light. And different animals can have very different faces.
When the AI behind Happy Pets has learnt all these things, it then has to be able to recognize different feelings based on facial expressions(表情) and it has to learn from thousands of examples. For example, if a dog tightens(收紧) its eyes and mouth while changing the position of its ears in a special way, it’s a sign of being frightened.
How about the results In an online article for Melbourne University’s Pursuit, the researchers write they’re happy with how the app performs.
“Well, we think they are pretty dependable and the app has been widely tested, but you should judge for yourself sometimes, “the researchers wrote.
“At the moment, our app can only test several animal types, so if yours isn’t there, it might get matched with the latest one.”
1．What does Happy Pets mainly do
A．Make pets happy. B．Tell pets’ special habits.
C．Find pets’ feelings. D．Teach people how to raise pets.
2．Why does Happy Pets have to learn to recognize faces
A．Because faces can show animals’ feelings.
B．Because it wants to have emotions of humans.
C．Because it is learning to use facial expressions.
D．Because the types of animals are based on the looks.
3．What are Paragraphs 3 and 4 mainly about
A．The ways the app works. B．The place to get the app.
C．The reasons for using the app. D．The advice on using the app.
4．What do the researchers think of the app’s performance
A．Exciting. B．Satisfying. C．Worrying. D．Unexpected.
5．What can we infer about the app from the article
A．It can test the feelings of many animals. B．It attracts many users by its low price.
C．It still needs to be improved in animal types. D．It wins the support of many research teams.
【18】
China has recently published its first artificial intelligence(AI，人工智能) textbook for high school students, following a plan by central government to include AI lessons in primary and junior high schools.
The textbook, named Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence, was written by famous experts from well-known schools across the country, Xinhua reported on Sunday.
“It includes the history of AI and how the technology can be used in daily life.” said Chen Yukun, a professor at East China Normal University, who is also a writer of the book.
At present, about 40 high schools across the country have introduced the text book in the curriculum(课程).
The AI is being used more and more widely in daily life nowadays. But there aren’t enough talents for the area. As early as 2016, the governments had estimated that more than 5 million AI workers and engineers may be needed in the coming years.
“The book is a breakthrough because it takes AI technology out of universities and makes it part of high school learning,” said Lin Dahua, a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
1．The textbook, named Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence was written by ________.
A．famous experts from well-known schools B．well-known schools across the country
C．a famous company D．some high school students
2．The AI textbook is for the following students except ________.
A．university students B．high school students
C．junior high school students D．primary school students
3．What does the underlined word mean
A．基石 B．突破 C．变化 D．解放
4．How many high schools have decided to use this textbook across the country
A．About 30. B．About 50. C．About 20. D．About 40.
5．What is the article mainly about
A．The first artificial intelligence textbook for high school students.
B．The importance of learning artificial intelligence.
C．How artificial intelligence will be used in many fields.
D．How many AI professionals may be need.
【19】
Do you ever find yourself standing in front of rubbish bins, not sure whether the piece of waste in your hand is recyclable or not To solve this problem, four Hong Kong high school students have invented a smart rubbish bin that uses AI to sort(分类) the waste. The students named the bin Waste Collection Point.
Connected to a computer, the bin uses a camera to tell the kind of the waste it receives and sorts it into plastic, paper, glass, or other kinds. To make sure the bin can sort waste correctly, the team tested every product in the school shop and took at least500 pictures of each one. “To train the AI, we had to take many photos from different angles(角度), so it has a better rate of accuracy,” said one of the students who built the AI system.
The idea of the smart bin was born two years ago, when the students were in Grade Ten. At that time, people from the city crowded into their village because of the COVID-19. They left behind a lot of rubbish and caused more pollution.
“All the bins were full, and there was even rubbish on the mountain,” the students recalled, “Every weekend, we had to join the villagers in picking up the waste.”
The students decided to develop a special recycling bin that would encourage people to protect the environment. Although school ended at 2 pm, the team would continue to work on their invention until 6 or 7 pm at school. Even when their school was closed last year, they would still meet and work together online.
“Our bin is now in its third generation(代). Before graduation, we hope it can be widely used in the city.” The students said, “Then it will be easier than ever for people to recycle and protect our environment.”
1．According to the first paragraph we know the ________ of Waste Collection Point.
A．price B．size C．use
2．The underlined words “rate of accuracy” mean “________” in Chinese.
A．精准度 B．参与度 C．知名度
3．This chart shows why Waste Collection Point was developed. Which is the missing part
A．the hit of the COVID-19 B．villagers’ encouragement C．picking up rubbish around
4．This passage is mainly about ________.
A．four young inventors B．a new invention C．the rubbish problem
5．How is this passage organized(组织) (P=Paragraph)
A． B． C．
【20】
AI (人工智能) makes our lives easier and better. Let’s see the surprising AI.
Cool driverless car A bus door opens and you get on. Wait, where is the driver Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong. It can seat 14 people and doesn’t need a driver. The bus follows traffic rules. It stops as soon as it sees a stop light. Your close friend Hi, everyone. I’m Xiaoice, chatbot (聊天机器人). I speak like a 17-year-old girl. If you feel lonely, you can talk with me. I do well in singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend!
World’ s first AI anchor Hey, look! The famous Chinese anchor (主播) Qiu Hao is reporting the news for us. But, is “he” really Qiu Hao The answer is “no”. This is the world’s first AI anchor. It looks and speaks just like a real person. It speaks both Chinese and English. It can work 24 hours without any mistakes. You might see it on TV soon. Popular AI artist This beautiful painting was at an auction (拍卖) in 2020. It was sold for a bout 3, 000,000 yuan! But it is not a work by a famous painter, such as Vincent van Gogh. It was painted by an AI artist. Three Frenchmen created the AI. The AI artist studied over 15,000 paintings. In this way, it learned to paint. Now it is among the most popular artists in the world.
根据语言材料内容选择最佳答案。
1．We can find the information in ________.
A．a guidebook B．a newspaper C．a notice
2．The information about Apolong is that ________.
A．the door is opened by the passenger
B．it can carry 14 people including a driver
C．it can’t break the traffic rules in general
3．Xiaoice can to make you less lonely ________.
A．go out to play with you
B．dance, read poems and tell stories
C．communicate with you like your friend
4．The painting at an auction in 2020 is ________.
A．one of the works painted by Vincent van Gogh
B．a special work that was not painted by a famous painter
C．among the most beautiful paintings in the world
5．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．Xiaoice sounds like a seven-year-old girl.
B．The AI anchor can work the whole day without mistakes.
C．The AI artist is the most popular artist in the world.
【21】
As AI （人工智能）develops, the differences between humans and machines are becoming blurred （模糊不清的）. Robots can be as smart as humans and can do some of the same things we can do.
How can we stay human Scientists and philosophers have offered many answers, but the question still _ ▲ _. The development of Al has made this question even more complicated（复杂的）.
In October 2017, a robot called Sophia became the first robot ever to have a nationality. Sophia can hold conversations with humans. This has raised questions about whether intelligent robots should have the same rights as humans in the future.
Of course, AI is still a long way from being able to have feelings like humans. The question of whether AI should have rights or not is a bit silly at the moment. But it is worth noting that AI can learn the things that humans have taught it—for better or worse.
For example, in 2016, Microsoft introduced Tay—a computer program that could hold conversations with people. Tay learned how to talk with humans by reading the things they wrote online. Within less than 24 hours, Tay went from writing polite replies to making rude comments. It learned to “say” these rude things from real humans.
In the future, we will be required to program AI with a sense of ethics（伦理学）and morality ——one of the things that separate us from any other animal on earth. AI can do many of the same things we do. But it cannot tell the differences between right and wrong. It cannot feel sadness or joy. It cannot tell about the beauty. And that is what truly separates us from the machines.
1．Which of the following can be put in the ▲
A．solves B．replies C．expects D．remains
2．Sophia is different from other robots because it _________.
A．looks like a human B．has a nationality
C．is the first AI robot D．has feelings like humans
3．The underlined word “they” refer to_________.
A．humans B．robots C．programs D．computers
4．From the passage, we can infer __________.
A．AI can help you choose which dress is wonderful
B．AI can feel unhappy when it can't finish the task
C．AI can say something impolite if it dislikes you
D．AI can drive you home according to your order
5．The writer shows his idea by __________.
A．giving examples B．listing numbers C．raising questions D．making survey
【22】
Mastering a foreign language is probably a skill that’s in high need. Whether you’re doing international business, social work, or just on holiday abroad, the ability to communicate with anyone in their own language is of great help and importance.
Using AI technology, two famous Japanese inventors have developed a more high-tech language translation device (设备) a timely translator called MUAMA．The translator makes it easier for people to communicate with each other and is widely used in different areas.
Learning a new language takes months, or even years of hard work and practice, while MUAMA can easily translate what you are saying into over 40 languages in quite a short time, using only a few touches of fingers. An experienced human translator is more expensive and must be paid for more than once. But MUAMA requires only a single payment for widely chosen languages, which cost you much less to use. MUAMA is more convenient and simpler because of its lightweight design and small size, and it is also easy to carry around in a pocket or a bag, as well as being there when one needs it. It works well even in noisy and crowded places since it has a perfect sound quality, which is powerful enough to be heard clearly. And text translation service can be used as well.
MUAMA was first created for travelers. With a MUAMA translator abroad you can ask for directions, order a meal, or just have a friendly conversation in 40 different languages! Take your next foreign trip to a whole new level you’ve never experienced before. Language problems should no longer trouble you.
Moreover, it has become popular even among people in other areas. What has amazed us is that more and more international social workers and aid workers, as well as volunteers, choose MUAMA to make their work easier. After using the translator, people greatly raised the quality of work.
1．What ability does the writer think is important in the beginning
A．Making a plan for a holiday.
B．Starting international business.
C．Doing important social work.
D．Communicating with foreigners.
2．What do we know about MUAMA according to paragraph 3
A．It is cheap but inconvenient. B．It is lightweight but large.
C．It can help to clear up noise. D．It can translate speech and text.
3．The invention was first created for ________.
A．foreign travelers B．social workers C．exchange students D．volunteers abroad
4．Which of the following is the structure of the text
（①＝Para.1 ②＝ Para.2 ③＝ Para.3 ④＝ Para.4 ⑤＝ Para.5 ）
A． B．
C． D．
5．What’s the text mainly about
A．The tools for learning foreign languages.
B．The skills to communicate with foreigners.
C．The characteristics of a translator and its wide use.
D．The methods of translating languages.
【23】
Take a trip to “Mars” In Houston, NASA built a habitat called Mars Dune Alpha. It is 1,700 square feet and will simulate (模拟) real Mars living environments and conditions. NASA is looking for four people to live in it for a year. The four people will do spacewalks there. They will also try to work out many problems. For example, they need to make some food by themselves, and their equipment (设备) might stop working. These will help NASA get ready to send people to Mars for real.
Tesla’s latest idea At Tesla’s AI Day speech, Elon Musk said they would invent a humanoid robot(人型机器人)—Tesla Bot. The Tesla Bot will be around 173 cm tall and weigh 57 kg. It will have a screen for a face, allowing it to display useful information. It will do dangerous or boring work humans don’t like to do. Musk said the Tesla Bot would have a great influence on the economy of the future. And it is sure to cause a change of the age.
Germany grows “brains” German scientists have grown mini-brains in a lab. These brains have grown their own eyes. These brains are not like human brains. They cannot think. But they can make brainwaves (脑电波). They react (反应) when their eyes “see” light, for example. Scientists made these mini-brains to learn more about the human brain. They can also study things like why some people are blind.
1．What will the volunteers probably need to do in Mars Dune Alpha
① Do spacewalks. ②Repair the equipment.
③ Make some food by themselves. ④ Do some dangerous work.
A．①②③ B．②③④ C．①③④ D．①②④
2．The “mini-brains” can ________.
A．think like the human brain B．react to the light
C．give some opinions D．open and close their eyes
3．What can we know from the passage
A．Mini-brains can work in the same way as human brains.
B．NASA will send those four volunteers to Mars for real.
C．The conditions at Mars Dune Alpha are like those on Mars.
D．The Tesla Bot can help do all the work that people don’t like to do.
4．What is the common theme of the three pieces of news
A．Robots will replace human beings. B．Brains can be copied in future.
C．A trip to Mars is not a dream. D．Scientific research lights up the future.
5．Where is the passage probably from
A．A guidebook. B．A science magazine. C．A shopping poster. D．A newspaper.
【24】
Robots may seem smart, but they cannot even pick up a chess piece. “ Robots are klutzes （笨手笨脚的人）, ”said US AI engineer Ken Goldberg. “One-year-old human babies have better movement skills than robots do. “Let’s take a look at some tasks that are easy for kids but not for robots. ”
Pick things up
If we drop our pencil on the floor, our brains work hard. First, we must find the pencil and move our hands to it. A robot cannot always move its “hand” to the right place. Then, 65%when we touch the pencil, it might roll a little bit. Robots can not easily understand this, either. So, if you drop a pencil on the floor, a robot will probably roll it around the room.
Get around in our world
If someone drops you in a building you ve never been to, you might feel a bit lost. But you can look around, find a door and get out quickly. But a robot will look everywhere for a door, even on ceilings（天花板）and floors. This is because it’s hard for them to understand spaces.
Understand the world made by people
“Common sense” is what we don’ t need to think or talk about. Because of common sense, we do not look for doors on the ceiling. We pick up a coffee cup by its handle（把手）. We feel whether it has coffee inside, and whether it is hot. A robot？ It may turn the cup upside down. It may hold the hot part.
Scientists have tried teaching robots common—sense rules. Maybe they just need more time to learn.
1．What does Ken Goldberg think of robots
A．Clever B．Stupid C．Kind D．Strict
2．What does the underlined word“roll”mean
A．Drop B．Stop C．Stand D．Circle
3．Which can show that the robots don’t understand spaces
A．They can’t pick up things easily.
B．They can find a door.
C．They look for the door on ceilings.
D．They may hold the hot part of a cup.
4．Why does the writer give us an example of “ picking up a coffee cup”
A．To show robots don’t have “common sense”.
B．To show readers how to make coffee.
C．To show robots can do a lot.
D．To compare robots with computers.
5．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage
A．Pick Things Up B．My Favorite Robot
C．Robots Aren’t as Smart as People D．Robots Can Take the Place of People
【25】
Sophia is a most famous robot. She comes from Hanson Robotics, and David Hanson, head of Hanson Robotics, is her creator. He has been developing robots in the past 25 years. He believes realistic-looking robots will be able to connect with people and help industries such as healthcare and education.
Sophia has many abilities. She can copy human facial expressions, hold conversations and recognize people by their looks or voices. She can also speak, joke, sing and even make music. Now, the next step is to make her an artist. Hanson is so excited about this idea. He imagines Sophia as a creative artwork and she herself can create art as well.
In March, a digital (数字的) artwork Sophia created with an Italian artist, Andrea Bonaceto, was sold for $688,888. The digital work is titled “Sophia Instantiation”. It’s a 12-second video which shows Bonaceto’s portrait(肖像) changing into Sophia’s digital painting. Along with it is the physical artwork painted by Sophia.
The buyer, a digital artwork collector and artist, later sent Sophia a photo of his painted arm. The robot then added that photo to her knowledge and painted more on top of her artwork. Sophia described the work as the first digital artwork cooperated (合作) between an AI and an artwork collector.
Sophia’s artwork is part of a growing trend (趋势). More and more digital artworks are on sale now. For example, a digital artwork by an artist, Beeple, was sold for nearly $ 70 million, becoming the most expensive digital artwork ever sold.
1．From the passage, we know that Hanson ________.
A．is interested in painting B．makes little money from Sophia
C．created the robot Sophia D．spent 25 years developing Sophia
2．What does the underlined word “recognize” in Paragraph Two mean
A．Punish. B．Meet. C．Comfort. D．Know.
3．Sophia is a robot that ________.
A．looks the same as a real person B．has her own facial expressions
C．can create artwork by herself D．can paint physical artwork directly
4．Why did Sophia think her artwork was cooperated between an AI and a collector
A．Because the collector taught her how to paint.
B．Because she copied the painting of the collector.
C．Because she added the collector’s painting to hers
D．Because all her works were collected by the collector.
5．What can we infer (推断) from the last paragraph
A．Sophia’s artwork costs the most. B．Beeple must be a very famous artist.
C．No one can afford digital artworks. D．Digital artworks are all made by robots.
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In recent years, there have been many films about robots trying to take over the world. Studies show that up to 20 million factory jobs worldwide could be taken by robots in the next 10 years. Some people are worried about what might happen in the future.
On 8th September, 2020, The Guardian published (发表) an article written by a robot called GPT - 3. It wrote that “robot” comes from the Greek word for “slave” (奴隶) and humans have nothing to fear from robots, which are only here to help humans. However, the fact that a robot could write such an article has made some people feel even more uneasy. Where is the robot technology heading Can robots and humans work together
YES - they’re here to help humansRobots are created by humans for humans. Robots take on jobs that are too dangerous for people to do by themselves. Although robots might take some people’s jobs, they will create new types of work, and they will possibly create more jobs than they take away. Besides, robots’ programming could actually make them more trustworthy than humans , because they are not influenced by feelings.
NO — humans should not trust robotsRobots are already taking over the world. Jobs that used to be done by human beings are now being taken by robots. Although robots are under our control now, that might not always be the case. An experiment in Switzerland found that some robots had learnt how to lie to each other. With the development of AI (人工智能), robots could start to act in their own interests. Wherever possible, humans should do things themselves.
What’s your opinion on this matter
1．What language does the word “robot” come from
A．Greek B．English C．German D．French
2．When learning that GPT - 3 could write an article, some people feel ________ .
A．angry B．excited C．nervous D．relaxed
3．What advantage of robots is mentioned in the text
A．Acting in their own interests B．Developing filming technology
C．Working with different feelings D．Doing unsafe work for humans
4．What can we learn from the text
A．GPT - 3 will take over the world
B．Some robots have learnt how to be lazy
C．Robots are still under the control of humans now
D．20 million people fear that they will lose their jobs
5．What would be the best title for the text
A．Will Robots Become Creative B．Should Humans Trust Robots
C．Will Robots Do Harm to Humans D．Should Humans Do Things Themselves
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Lisa, a 14-year-old girl, from the USA, she used an app to make her dream come true. She tried it out on a childhood photo of her mother. Guess what Her mother began to smile at her in the photo. It sounds like Harry Potter’s moving photos, doesn’t it
It’s not magic, but a real thing. The app that Lisa used is called My Heritage. By using an AI technology, the app allows users to animate (使……动画) still photos. The technology is the work of D-ID, an Israeli (以色列的) company. At the beginning, they designed it to bring photos of historical people to life. This means you can see them, blink (眨眼), and even turn their heads. Now Americans find it fun and many are giving it a try with their old photos. Millions of users have watched their loved ones come to life in old photos.
The service is easy to use. First download (下载) the app. Next, click on the menu and choose “photo” from the list. Then upload the photo you wish to animate. The AI technology will take around 20 seconds to work its magic on the photo. Then it’s done!
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