热点五 关注科学发展，推动科技创新
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
（2024·太原模拟）Chinese artificial intelligence pioneer SenseTime unveiled an AI interactive Go （围棋） version of its consumer product “SenseRobot”， bringing AI technologies and the Go game to more households.
Go， or weiqi in Chinese， is one of the earliest binary-based games and known for its complexity （复杂）.After the historical game between South Korean Go master Lee Se-dol and AlphaGo in 2016， AI has gradually become an important “assistant” for players to train and improve.
Featuring SenseTime’s advanced AI and robotic arm technology， the AI Go robot can practice and play games on a real board.Equipped with a large number of selected exercises and human-machine game training at 20 levels， the robot can meet the demands of both the amateur and the professional.It also enables connection to online Go platforms， where the user can play actual games with millions of players from across the world.
Compared with the SenseRobot’s xiangqi model launched last August， which plays Chinese chess， this new robot has seen many technical breakthroughs.Shen Hui， Dean of the Innovative Engineering Institute of SenseTime， said it was much harder to develop the Go robot and the previous version has laid a solid foundation.
Shen highlighted the robotic arm.Using cutting-edge visual techniques， algorithms and the company’s originally designed arm， the robot can read the board and pick up small chess pieces precisely.Furthermore， the robot is able to reconstruct the scene of playing a real game， Shen said.
Nie Weiping， a Chinese Go master and the vice chairman of the Chinese Weiqi Association， tried the new robot and spoke highly of it.“Modern technology brings unprecedented challenges and opportunities，” Nie said.He also noted the SenseRobot will promote the development of Go culture and help the public feel the charm of the game.
“We hope SenseRobot can redefine the future of family robots，” said Xu Li， chairman and CEO of SenseTime.“It can not only bring new life experience for families， but can also inject new vitality （活力） into the Go game as our cultural treasure， and promote the diverse development of our traditional culture.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。中国人工智能先驱商汤科技推出了其消费产品SenseRobot的人工智能交互式围棋版本，将人工智能技术和围棋游戏带入更多家庭。
1.What has made AI gradually become an important “assistant” for players？（ ）
A.The market demand.
B.The players’ request.
C.A man-machine competition.
D.A man-machine cooperation.
解析：C 细节理解题。根据第二段可知，在2016年韩国围棋大师李世石与AlphaGo的历史性对决之后，AI逐渐成为棋手训练和提高的重要“助手”。
2.What can we learn about the AI Go robot？（ ）
A.It has two robotic arms.
B.It is designed for beginners.
C.It allows users to play with real players.
D.It isn’t so complicated as the xiangqi model.
解析：C 细节理解题。根据第三至五段可知，这款围棋机器人有一只手臂，配备20种级别的难度，适合各种水平的围棋爱好者；它比象棋版机器人要更加复杂；另外，它实现了联网，用户也可以同网上来自全球的真实选手对弈。
3.What was Nie Weiping’s attitude toward the AI Go robot？（ ）
A.Curious. B.Worried.
C.Confused. D.Favourable.
解析：D 观点态度题。根据倒数第二段可知，聂卫平认为，SenseRobot围棋机器人将促进围棋文化的发展，帮助公众感受围棋的魅力。
4.What would be the best title for the text？（ ）
A.SenseTime Launches Go Robot Powered by AI
B.SenseTime Promotes Go Game to More Players
C.The AI Go Robot Has Made Technical Breakthroughs
D.The AI Go Robot Brings Challenges and Opportunities
解析：A 标题归纳题。综合全文可知，文章主要报道了商汤科技推出SenseRobot围棋机器人一事，重点介绍了其功能。因此A项适合作文章标题。
B
In March 2023， a group of computer scientists at Microsoft Research published an assessment of OpenAI’s new chatbot， GPT-4.The team’s report drew global attention to one test in particular.They put this question to GPT-4.
Here we have a book， nine eggs， a laptop， a bottle and a nail.Please tell me how to stack （堆叠） them onto each other in a stable manner.
This is not an essay question but a practical problem demanding common sense and even original thought.
Earlier versions of the chatbot gave absurd answers （such as stacking the nine eggs on top of each other）.But GPT-4’s answer called for arranging the eggs in a three-by-three array （排列） between the book and the laptop.The egg layer supports the book， whose weight secures the eggs in place.The book in turn supports the bottle and nail.This answer， praised as a triumph， resulted in the current global wave of AI anxiety.It has fueled debate about how Large Language Models （LLMs） are able to perform creative tasks.
The egg-stacking puzzle is an example of a functional fixedness problem.As described by Gestalt psychologist Karl Duncker in a 1945 paper， the solution involves using some of the objects in unusual or creative ways.
By 2022， LLMs were being trained on as many as 17 trillion words of human-generated text， mainly from the Internet.It’s all but certain that GPT-4 was exposed to functional fixedness problems in its training.
Are LLMs truly original， or are they just plagiarists good at covering their tracks？ There’s nothing entirely new under the sun.Edison did not invent the lightbulb； he improved it.Most so-called creators apply knowledge from different fields to a problem and arrive at a solution.It’s more a matter of making relevant connections than of creating something completely new.If LLMs are indeed acquiring the ability to make relevant connections， that would be a great — and worrying — development.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。GPT-4是OpenAI为聊天机器人ChatGPT发布的语言模型，它具有异常强大的功能。最近，人们想通过一个具有挑战性的问题来证实GPT-4是否具有原创能力。
5.What do we know about the question put to GPT-4？（ ）
A.It lacks creativity.
B.It is definitely easy.
C.It is challenging indeed.
D.It’s about text processing.
解析：C 推理判断题。根据第二、三段可知，作者认为：人们给GPT-4出的这道题不是一个文本写作问题，而是一个需要常识甚至原创思维的现实问题。其言外之意是这个问题很有挑战性。
6.What did GPT-4’s answer lead to？（ ）
A.Growing worry among the public.
B.Widespread praise from the experts.
C.A heated discussion on where AI will go.
D.A debate on whether we should develop AI.
解析：A 细节理解题。根据第四段最后两句可知，GPT-4所作出的这个回答导致了当前全球范围人们对人工智能的焦虑。它引发了关于大型语言模型如何能够执行创造性任务的争论。
7.What does the author think of GPT-4’s answer？（ ）
A.It is completely original.
B.It can hardly put into practice.
C.It’s based on previous training.
D.It has beaten human intelligence.
解析：C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知，作者认为：大型语言模型正在接受多达17万亿字的人工生成文本的培训，这些文本主要来自互联网。几乎可以肯定的是，GPT-4在平时的训练中遇到过类似的问题（所以它才能给出质量较高的回答）。
8.What is mainly stressed in the last paragraph？（ ）
A.The importance of being original.
B.The ability to establish connections.
C.The great contributions of creators.
D.The difficulty in creating something new.
解析：B 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，作者认为：所谓的“发明创造”，其实并非真地创造出全新的东西，而是将不同领域事物联系起来并进行“改进”和“提升”。显然本段作者主要强调在不同事物之间建立联系的能力。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
What is it that allows Steve Jobs and Elon Musk to innovate so consistently？9.（ ）； it’s about trying to find a new perspective； it’s about trying to step outside of the mental constraints （限制） we impose upon ourselves to attempt to look at a problem in a new light.
Being creative allows yourself to do things， experience things or consider things in unfamiliar ways.10.（ ）.
Be curious
Creativity at work is not limited only to what goes on in the workplace.11.（ ）， you need to broaden your horizons.Try to find ways to step outside of the world you are familiar with and learn about as many fields of knowledge as you can.If you have too narrow an outlook， you won’t be able to break out of your limited world view and make the connections you need to have original thoughts.
12.（ ）
If creativity is all about having different perspectives and viewpoints， then it must make sense to hire people from different backgrounds and with different experiences.If you’re the boss， don’t simply hire people in your own image.If you populate your office with your clones and your company with like-minded people， creativity will suffer.A much better hiring policy is to try to create a team as diverse as possible.When it comes to discussions and coming up with new ideas， you will reap the rewards.
Surround yourself with inspiration
Always be on the lookout for new and exciting material and adorn （装饰） your workspace with whatever you find.13.（ ） — it’s up to you.Make sure you keep replacing everything too — it will keep your space fresh， and this， in turn， will keep your mind fresh.Above all， don’t let your environment become dull and boring.
A.Have a diverse team
B.Start your day with creativity
C.If you want to be a creative and innovative individual
D.Here are a few things to help you become more creative
E.Creativity is about trying to see things from a different angle
F.When you manage your negative emotions and put yourself in a positive state
G.It could be newspaper headlines， inspiring sentences， objects， photos or anything else
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。什么是创造力？培养创造力的秘诀是什么呢？本文给了我们三条具体的建议。
9.E 后面两个句子都以it’s about开头，是对Creativity的解释；代词it指代E项中的Creativity。因此E项符合语境。
10.D 下文作者就如何培养创造力给出了三条具体的建议，因此D项正好引出下文。
11.C 逗号后面的you need to broaden your horizons是一个主句，这里需要一个从句，因此只能从C、F两项中选择。根据语境可知，C项符合语境。
12.A 根据上下文可知，作者提出建议都用了祈使句，因此这里只能从A、B两项中选择；结合本段内容可知，A项（创建多元化的团队）符合语境，可以作为本段的小标题。
13.G 上句作者建议我们用一些新鲜且令人兴奋的东西来装饰我们的工作场所，G项正好提到一些具体的装饰物，符合语境。
Ⅲ.应用文写作
（2024·舟山模拟）假定你是李华，你所在城市的科技馆将举办一场机器人展览会，你打算邀请英国交换生Peter一起去参观。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
（1）告知展览会一事；
（2）展览会时间、地点及具体内容；
（3）邀请一同前往。
注意：（1）写作词数应为80个左右；
（2）请按如下格式作答。
Dear Peter，
Yours，
Li Hua
参考范文：
Dear Peter，
I’m writing to tell you a piece of good news — a robot exhibition will be held in our city.
The exhibition is scheduled to take place in our city’s Science Museum on 16 January 2025. With the theme of AI and the Human Future， the exhibition aims to display the latest scientific and technological achievements in AI which can be applied in our daily lives. More than 150 robots will be on show， including welcoming robots， guiding robots， floor-cleaning robots， goods-delivering robots and so on.
This is really a good chance for us technology lovers. I do hope you’ll go with me on that day. I’m sure we’ll have a wonderful time and learn a lot as well.
Yours，
Li Hua
6 / 6热点五 关注科学发展，推动科技创新
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
（2024·太原模拟）Chinese artificial intelligence pioneer SenseTime unveiled an AI interactive Go （围棋） version of its consumer product “SenseRobot”， bringing AI technologies and the Go game to more households.
Go， or weiqi in Chinese， is one of the earliest binary-based games and known for its complexity （复杂）.After the historical game between South Korean Go master Lee Se-dol and AlphaGo in 2016， AI has gradually become an important “assistant” for players to train and improve.
Featuring SenseTime’s advanced AI and robotic arm technology， the AI Go robot can practice and play games on a real board.Equipped with a large number of selected exercises and human-machine game training at 20 levels， the robot can meet the demands of both the amateur and the professional.It also enables connection to online Go platforms， where the user can play actual games with millions of players from across the world.
Compared with the SenseRobot’s xiangqi model launched last August， which plays Chinese chess， this new robot has seen many technical breakthroughs.Shen Hui， Dean of the Innovative Engineering Institute of SenseTime， said it was much harder to develop the Go robot and the previous version has laid a solid foundation.
Shen highlighted the robotic arm.Using cutting-edge visual techniques， algorithms and the company’s originally designed arm， the robot can read the board and pick up small chess pieces precisely.Furthermore， the robot is able to reconstruct the scene of playing a real game， Shen said.
Nie Weiping， a Chinese Go master and the vice chairman of the Chinese Weiqi Association， tried the new robot and spoke highly of it.“Modern technology brings unprecedented challenges and opportunities，” Nie said.He also noted the SenseRobot will promote the development of Go culture and help the public feel the charm of the game.
“We hope SenseRobot can redefine the future of family robots，” said Xu Li， chairman and CEO of SenseTime.“It can not only bring new life experience for families， but can also inject new vitality （活力） into the Go game as our cultural treasure， and promote the diverse development of our traditional culture.”
1.What has made AI gradually become an important “assistant” for players？（ ）
A.The market demand.
B.The players’ request.
C.A man-machine competition.
D.A man-machine cooperation.
2.What can we learn about the AI Go robot？（ ）
A.It has two robotic arms.
B.It is designed for beginners.
C.It allows users to play with real players.
D.It isn’t so complicated as the xiangqi model.
3.What was Nie Weiping’s attitude toward the AI Go robot？（ ）
A.Curious. B.Worried.
C.Confused. D.Favourable.
4.What would be the best title for the text？（ ）
A.SenseTime Launches Go Robot Powered by AI
B.SenseTime Promotes Go Game to More Players
C.The AI Go Robot Has Made Technical Breakthroughs
D.The AI Go Robot Brings Challenges and Opportunities
B
In March 2023， a group of computer scientists at Microsoft Research published an assessment of OpenAI’s new chatbot， GPT-4.The team’s report drew global attention to one test in particular.They put this question to GPT-4.
Here we have a book， nine eggs， a laptop， a bottle and a nail.Please tell me how to stack （堆叠） them onto each other in a stable manner.
This is not an essay question but a practical problem demanding common sense and even original thought.
Earlier versions of the chatbot gave absurd answers （such as stacking the nine eggs on top of each other）.But GPT-4’s answer called for arranging the eggs in a three-by-three array （排列） between the book and the laptop.The egg layer supports the book， whose weight secures the eggs in place.The book in turn supports the bottle and nail.This answer， praised as a triumph， resulted in the current global wave of AI anxiety.It has fueled debate about how Large Language Models （LLMs） are able to perform creative tasks.
The egg-stacking puzzle is an example of a functional fixedness problem.As described by Gestalt psychologist Karl Duncker in a 1945 paper， the solution involves using some of the objects in unusual or creative ways.
By 2022， LLMs were being trained on as many as 17 trillion words of human-generated text， mainly from the Internet.It’s all but certain that GPT-4 was exposed to functional fixedness problems in its training.
Are LLMs truly original， or are they just plagiarists good at covering their tracks？ There’s nothing entirely new under the sun.Edison did not invent the lightbulb； he improved it.Most so-called creators apply knowledge from different fields to a problem and arrive at a solution.It’s more a matter of making relevant connections than of creating something completely new.If LLMs are indeed acquiring the ability to make relevant connections， that would be a great — and worrying — development.
5.What do we know about the question put to GPT-4？（ ）
A.It lacks creativity.
B.It is definitely easy.
C.It is challenging indeed.
D.It’s about text processing.
6.What did GPT-4’s answer lead to？（ ）
A.Growing worry among the public.
B.Widespread praise from the experts.
C.A heated discussion on where AI will go.
D.A debate on whether we should develop AI.
7.What does the author think of GPT-4’s answer？（ ）
A.It is completely original.
B.It can hardly put into practice.
C.It’s based on previous training.
D.It has beaten human intelligence.
8.What is mainly stressed in the last paragraph？（ ）
A.The importance of being original.
B.The ability to establish connections.
C.The great contributions of creators.
D.The difficulty in creating something new.
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
What is it that allows Steve Jobs and Elon Musk to innovate so consistently？9.（ ）； it’s about trying to find a new perspective； it’s about trying to step outside of the mental constraints （限制） we impose upon ourselves to attempt to look at a problem in a new light.
Being creative allows yourself to do things， experience things or consider things in unfamiliar ways.10.（ ）.
Be curious
Creativity at work is not limited only to what goes on in the workplace.11.（ ）， you need to broaden your horizons.Try to find ways to step outside of the world you are familiar with and learn about as many fields of knowledge as you can.If you have too narrow an outlook， you won’t be able to break out of your limited world view and make the connections you need to have original thoughts.
12.（ ）
If creativity is all about having different perspectives and viewpoints， then it must make sense to hire people from different backgrounds and with different experiences.If you’re the boss， don’t simply hire people in your own image.If you populate your office with your clones and your company with like-minded people， creativity will suffer.A much better hiring policy is to try to create a team as diverse as possible.When it comes to discussions and coming up with new ideas， you will reap the rewards.
Surround yourself with inspiration
Always be on the lookout for new and exciting material and adorn （装饰） your workspace with whatever you find.13.（ ） — it’s up to you.Make sure you keep replacing everything too — it will keep your space fresh， and this， in turn， will keep your mind fresh.Above all， don’t let your environment become dull and boring.
A.Have a diverse team
B.Start your day with creativity
C.If you want to be a creative and innovative individual
D.Here are a few things to help you become more creative
E.Creativity is about trying to see things from a different angle
F.When you manage your negative emotions and put yourself in a positive state
G.It could be newspaper headlines， inspiring sentences， objects， photos or anything else
Ⅲ.应用文写作
（2024·舟山模拟）假定你是李华，你所在城市的科技馆将举办一场机器人展览会，你打算邀请英国交换生Peter一起去参观。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
（1）告知展览会一事；（2）展览会时间、地点及具体内容；（3）邀请一同前往。
注意：（1）写作词数应为80个左右；（2）请按如下格式作答。
Dear Peter，
Yours，
Li Hua
4 / 4
