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02.人工智能
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Some are concerned that AI tools are turning language learning into a weakening pursuit. More and more people are using simple, free tools, not only to decode text but also to speak. With these apps’ conversation mode, you talk into a phone and a spoken translation is heard moments later; the app can also listen for another language and produce a translation in yours.
Others are less worried. Most people do not move abroad or have the kind of on-going contact with a foreign culture that requires them to put in the work to become fluent. Nor do most people learn languages for the purpose of humanising themselves or training their brains. On their holiday, they just want a beer and the spaghetti without incident.
Douglas Hofstadter, an expert in many languages, has argued that something profound (深刻的) will disappear when people talk through machines. He describes giving a broken, difficult speech in Chinese, which required a lot of work but offered a sense of satisfaction at the end.
As AI translation becomes an even more popular labor-saving tool, people can be divided into two groups. There will be those who want to stretch their minds, expose themselves to other cultures or force their thinking into new pathways. This group will still take on language study, often aided by technology. Others will look at learning a new language with a mix of admiration and puzzlement, as they might with extreme endurance (耐力) sports: “Good for you, if that’s your thing, but a bit painful for my taste.”
But a focus on the learner alone misses the fundamentally social nature of language. It is a bit like analysing the benefits of close relationships to heart-health but overlooking the inherent (固有的) value of those bonds themselves. When you try to ask directions in broken Japanese or ruin a joke in broken German, you are making direct contact with someone. And when you speak a language well enough to tell a story with perfect timing or put delicate differences on an argument, that connection is more profound still. The best relationships do not require a medium.
1. What is the first two paragraphs mainly about
A. Communicating through apps is simple.
B. Apps provide a one-way interactive process.
C. Using apps becomes more and more popular.
D. AI tools weaken the needs of language learning.
2. What is Douglas’ attitude to language learning
A. Favorable. B. Objective. C. Doubtful. D. Unclear
3. What do we know about the second group mentioned in paragraph 4
A. They are keen on foreign culture.
B. They long to join in endurance sports.
C. They find Al tools too complex to operate.
D. They lack the motivation to learn language.
4. How does the author highlight his argument in the last paragraph
A. By providing examples. B. By explaining concepts.
C. By stating reasons. D. By offering advice.
【答案】1. D 2. A 3. D 4. A
【解析】这是一篇说明文。一些人担心，人工智能工具正在把语言学习变成一种弱化的追求，文章对这种现象进行了介绍。
1. 主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句“Some are concerned that AI tools are turning language learning into a weakening pursuit.(一些人担心，人工智能工具正在把语言学习变成一种弱化的追求。)”和第二段前三句“Others are less worried. Most people do not move abroad or have the kind of on-going contact with a foreign culture that requires them to put in the work to become fluent. Nor do most people learn languages for the purpose of humanising themselves or training their brains.(其他人则不那么担心。大多数人没有搬到国外，也没有持续接触外国文化（这需要他们投入工作来变得流利）。大多数人学习语言也不是为了使自己人性化或训练他们的大脑。)”可知，前两段主要是讲人工智能工具削弱了语言学习的需求。故选D。
2. 推理判断题。根据第三段“Douglas Hofstadter, an expert in many languages, has argued that something profound (深刻的) will disappear when people talk through machines. He describes giving a broken, difficult speech in Chinese, which required a lot of work but offered a sense of satisfaction at the end.(多语言专家道格拉斯·霍夫施塔特认为，当人们通过机器交谈时，一些深奥的东西将会消失。他描述了用中文做一次断断续续的、困难的演讲，这需要大量的工作，但最后会有一种满足感。)”可知，道格拉斯对语言学习持支持态度。故选A。
3. 细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句“Others will look at learning a new language with a mix of admiration and puzzlement, as they might with extreme endurance (耐力) sports: “Good for you, if that’s your thing, but a bit painful for my taste.”(另一些人会带着钦佩和困惑看待学习一门新语言，就像他们看待极限耐力运动一样：“如果你喜欢的话，对你有好处，但对我来说有点痛苦。”)”可知，第四段中的第二组缺乏学习语言的动力。故选D。
4. 推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句到最后一句“It is a bit like analysing the benefits of close relationships to heart-health but overlooking the inherent (固有的) value of those bonds themselves. When you try to ask directions in broken Japanese or ruin a joke in broken German, you are making direct contact with someone. And when you speak a language well enough to tell a story with perfect timing or put delicate differences on an argument, that connection is more profound still. The best relationships do not require a medium.(这有点像分析亲密关系对心脏健康的好处，但忽视了这些关系本身的内在价值。当你试图用蹩脚的日语问路或用蹩脚的德语讲笑话时，你是在与某人直接接触。当你的语言说得足够好，能够在完美的时机讲故事，或者在争论中提出微妙的分歧时，这种联系就会更加深刻。最好的关系不需要媒介。)”可知，作者在最后一段中通过举例来强调自己的观点。故选A。
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When Stanford University student Ellen Xu, now 18, was a five-year-old in San Diego, Califormia, she clearly remembers that her parents rushed her little sister to the hospital. Three-year-old Kate had fallen seriously ill; she had a fever, reddened eyes, and some swelling (肿胀) in her hands and tongue.
At first, the puzzled doctors thought she had flu, but when her condition didn’t improve, the Xus returned to the clinic room, where a doctor by chance had a similar earlier experience with such symptoms (症状) in the blood known as Kawasaki disease. Though rare (罕见的), it’s the leading cause of the heart disease in babies and young children, and its causes remain unknown.
The doctor knew how to treat it: He ordered some medicine for Kate, and finally she shook off the illness without suffering damage to her heart.
Xu remembers being curious about her sister’s illness condition and was amazed that the grown-ups couldn’t answer her questions about why it was so hard to check. “In my mind, it was this puzzle I wanted to solve,” she says.
Ten years later, wanting to enter a high school science fair, she had an idea. What if we had a doctor in our pocket So she created just that: Using AI, Xu designed a program that uses visual facts to check the disease based on five physical symptoms.
The technology works the same way as apps that can identify birds and plants with photos you’ve taken on your cellphone. Worried parents can upload a photo that they have taken of their child, and the technology will scan the picture for symptoms of the disease, which often have a strong visual factors, such as a swollen tongue.
Xu’s invention has been applied as a web app on the website. “The technology could also be developed for recognizing some other diseases,” she says, “It means a lot to me. I want to use AI to help people live happier and healthier lives.”
Xu says that her sister Kate, now in her third year of high school with dreams of becoming an environmental engineer, is strong and healthy.
5. Why did the author mention Kate’s illness
A. To explain who treated Kate’s illness.
B. To prove how serious Kate’s illness was.
C. To show how much Ellen loved her sister.
D. To tell why Ellen solved the puzzle in her mind.
6. Why did Ellen design the program
A. To save her sister. B. To earn a prize.
C. To check a rare disease. D. To identify birds and plants.
7. What can best describe Ellen according to the passage
A. Determined and careful. B. Creative and helpful.
C. Diligent and selfless. D. Active and easygoing.
8. What is the best title for the text
A. A Girl’s Road to Invention. B. An Invention Helping Doctors.
C. A Girl Recovering from a Disease. D. A New Method to Treat a Disease.
【答案】5. D 6. C 7. B 8. A
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了女孩Ellen小的时候见到医生们一开始没有正确诊断出妹妹Kate生的病，后来Kate遇到一名碰巧有过相似经历的医生，才得到有效的治疗。因对妹妹病情的好奇，以及医生无法检查出这种罕见病的惊讶，Ellen在十年后利用人工智能技术创造了一个程序，可以根据症状检测疾病，帮助人们快速获得诊断，改善健康状况。她的发明已被应用于网页应用程序中，她希望通过人工智能帮助更多人过上更快乐、更健康的生活。
5. 推理判断题。文章的前三段叙述了Ellen在5岁时经历妹妹Kate得病的情景，以及Kate最终通过一位医生发现并治疗了罕见病的过程，第四段“Xu remembers being curious about her sister’s illness condition and was amazed that the grown-ups couldn’t answer her questions about why it was so hard to check. “In my mind, it was this puzzle I wanted to solve,” she says. (徐记得当时她对妹妹的病情很好奇，并惊讶于大人们无法回答她为什么很难检查的问题。“在我的脑海里，这是我想要解决的难题，”她说。)”介绍因为妹妹的病情，Ellen萌生了想要解决这个问题的念头。由此可知，文章提到Kate的病，是为了说明Ellen想解开心中难题的动机。故选D项。
6. 细节理解题。根据第五段中“So she created just that: Using AI, Xu designed a program that uses visual facts to check the disease based on five physical symptoms. (因此，她创造了这样的东西：利用人工智能，徐设计了一个程序，利用视觉事实根据五种身体症状来检查这种疾病。)”可知，Ellen设计这款程序是为了检查这种罕见病。故选C项。
7. 推理判断题。根据第五段中“So she created just that: Using AI, Xu designed a program that uses visual facts to check the disease based on five physical symptoms. (因此，她创造了这样的东西：利用人工智能，徐设计了一个程序，利用视觉事实根据五种身体症状来检查这种疾病。)”可知，Ellen自己设计了一个用于检查疾病的程序，她是有创造力的。根据倒数第二段中她所说的话“It means a lot to me. I want to use AI to help people live happier and healthier lives. (这对我来说意义重大。我想用人工智能来帮助人们过上更快乐、更健康的生活。)”可知，Ellen想用人工智能帮助人们改善生活，她是乐于助人的。故选B项。
8. 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要围绕女孩Ellen发明一款检查罕见病的程序的经历展开，先是讲述了她这个想法的由来，与小时候见到妹妹Kate生病的经历有关，再描述了因对妹妹病情的好奇，以及医生无法检查出这种罕见病的惊讶，她在十年后利用人工智能技术创造了一个程序，可以根据症状检测疾病，以及她的发明已被应用于网页应用程序中。由此可知，A项“一个女孩的发明之路”概括了Ellen的经历，适合作为文章标题。故选A项。
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In the annals of human history, few subjects have generated as much excitement, debate, and guess as artificial intelligence (AI). This revolutionary technology, which enables machines to perform tasks that once required human intelligence, has the potential to transform every part of our society, from healthcare and finance to transportation and entertainment.
At its heart, AI is all about data. Massive amounts of data are fed into algorithms that learn from this data, allowing them to make predictions, recognize patterns, and even make decisions. This “machine learning” is the driving force behind many of the AI applications we see today, from virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa to more advanced systems like IBM’s Watson, which can analyze vast amounts of information to assist doctors in diagnosing diseases.
The transformative potential of AI is undeniable. In the medical field, for instance, AI can assist in early detection of diseases, predict patient outcomes, and even suggest treatment options. In finance, algorithms can predict stock market trends, and provide personalized financial advice. In transportation, self-driving cars equipped with AI systems promise to reduce accidents, ease traffic jams, and transform urban landscapes.
However, with great potential comes great responsibility. The rise of AI has caused debates about is ethical implications (道德含义). The machines are only as good as the data they are fed, and there’s a growing concern about biases (偏见) being built into AI systems. For instance, facial recognition technologies, used in everything from unlocking phones to police monitoring cameras, have come under check for misidentifying individuals based on race or gender.
Moreover, the widespread adoption of AI could lead to significant job displacement. While new roles and industries might emerge as a result of AI, it is not sure that these will pay off the jobs lost. This could increase income inequalities and causes difficulties to social systems.
Another major concern is the “black box” nature of AI. Many AI systems operate in ways that even their creators don’t fully understand. This can be problematic, especially in critical applications like healthcare or criminal justice where understanding the logic behind a decision is important.
Then there’s the potential for AI to be weaponized. In the hands of evil actors, AI could be used to spread misinformation, control public opinion, or even engage in internet warfare. The global community must come together to set standards and regulations to prevent such misuse.
On the brighter side, many experts believe that by setting the right frameworks and investing in education and retraining, we can use the power of AI for the greater good. By fostering (促进) a culture of continuous learning and staying abreast (并排的，并肩的) of technological advancements, society can benefit from the promise of AI while avoiding its potential dangers.
In conclusion, artificial intelligence stands as one of the most profound inventions of our time. While it offers vast opportunities, it also poses significant challenges that we, as a society, must welcome. As we stand at this technological crossroads, our choices will determine whether AI serves as a benefit or a harm for humanity.
9. Which of the following best describes the method by which machines acquire the capability to perform tasks that traditionally required human intelligence
A. By programming predefined rules.
B. Through user interactions every day.
C. By ingesting and processing vast amounts of data.
D. Via regular software updates from developers.
10. In the context of the article, how does the author primarily demonstrate the effect of artificial intelligence
A. By citing numerous statistical data.
B. By presenting both the positive potential and the challenges of AI.
C. Through personal experiences.
D. By focusing on the negative effects of AI.
11. Which of the following is the best title
A. The Rise of Virtual Assistants: Siri and Alexa
B. Understanding the Mechanisms Behind AI Algorithms
C. Artificial Intelligence: Charting the Course for Tomorrow’s Tech
D. Balancing the Potential and challenges of AI in Modern Society
12. What can we learn from the passage
A. AI has already replaced most human jobs and is the leading cause of unemployment.
B. The global community has taken measures to prevent AI misuse.
C. The operation of many AI systems is easily understood by their creators.
D. The solving to the dilemma brought by AI needs collective efforts of our society.
【答案】9. C 10. B 11. D 12. D
【解析】这是一篇议论文。文章主要讲述了人工智能的潜力和挑战。作者呼吁全球社区共同努力，通过制定标准和规定，投资教育和再培训，以确保AI的潜力得到最大限度的利用，同时避免潜在的危险。
9. 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“At its heart, AI is all about data. Massive amounts of data are fed into algorithms that learn from this data, allowing them to make predictions, recognize patterns, and even make decisions.(人工智能的核心是数据。大量的数据被输入到算法中，从这些数据中学习，使它们能够做出预测，识别模式，甚至做出决策。)”可知，机器获得执行传统上需要人类智能的任务的能力的方法是通过摄取和处理大量数据。故选C。
10. 推理判断题。根据文章第三段“The transformative potential of AI is undeniable. In the medical field, for instance, AI can assist in early detection of diseases, predict patient outcomes, and even suggest treatment options. In finance, algorithms can predict stock market trends, and provide personalized financial advice. In transportation, self-driving cars equipped with AI systems promise to reduce accidents, ease traffic jams, and transform urban landscapes.(人工智能的变革潜力是不可否认的。例如，在医疗领域，人工智能可以帮助早期发现疾病，预测患者的预后，甚至提出治疗方案。在金融领域，算法可以预测股票市场趋势，并提供个性化的理财建议。在交通方面，配备人工智能系统的自动驾驶汽车有望减少事故，缓解交通拥堵，并改变城市景观。)”、第四段“However, with great potential comes great responsibility. The rise of AI has caused debates about is ethical implications (道德含义).(然而，潜力越大，责任越大。人工智能的兴起引发了关于其道德含义的争论。)”、第五段“Moreover, the widespread adoption of AI could lead to significant job displacement.( 此外，人工智能的广泛应用可能会导致大量的工作岗位流失。)”以及第六段“Another major concern is the “black box” nature of AI.(另一个主要问题是人工智能的“黑匣子”性质。)”可推知，作者通过展示人工智能的积极潜力和挑战来论证人工智能的影响。故选B。
11. 主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段“In conclusion, artificial intelligence stands as one of the most profound inventions of our time. While it offers vast opportunities, it also poses significant challenges that we, as a society, must welcome. As we stand at this technological crossroads, our choices will determine whether AI serves as a benefit or a harm for humanity.(总之，人工智能是我们这个时代最深刻的发明之一。虽然它提供了巨大的机会，但它也带来了我们作为一个社会必须欢迎的重大挑战。当我们站在这个技术的十字路口时，我们的选择将决定人工智能对人类是有益还是有害。)”可知，文章主要讲述了人工智能的潜力和挑战。作者呼吁全球社区共同努力，通过制定标准和规定，投资教育和再培训，以确保AI的潜力得到最大限度的利用，同时避免潜在的危险。由此可知，D项：Balancing the Potential and challenges of AI in Modern Society(平衡人工智能在现代社会中的潜力和挑战)是最好的标题。故选D。
12. 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段“On the brighter side, many experts believe that by setting the right frameworks and investing in education and retraining, we can use the power of AI for the greater good. By fostering (促进) a culture of continuous learning and staying abreast (并排的，并肩的) of technological advancements, society can benefit from the promise of AI while avoiding its potential dangers.(从好的方面来看，许多专家认为，通过建立正确的框架，投资于教育和再培训，我们可以利用人工智能的力量为更大的利益服务。通过培养一种持续学习的文化和跟上技术进步的步伐，社会可以从人工智能的前景中受益，同时避免其潜在的危险。)”可知，解决人工智能带来的困境需要我们社会的共同努力。故选D。
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Lately, it’s felt like technological change has entered an incredible panies like OpenAI and Google have unveiled new Artificial Intelligence systems with incredible capabilities, making what once seemed like science fiction an everyday reality. It's an era that is raising big, existential questions for us all, about everything from the future of human existence to the future of human work.
“Things are changing so fast,”says Erik Brynjolfsson, a leading, technology-focused economist based at Stanford University. As he notes, this new wave of technological change looks like it could be pretty different. Unlike before, experienced and skilled workers benefited mostly from AI technology. In this new wave, it’s the less experienced and less skilled workers who benefit the most.“And that might be helpful in terms of closing some of the inequality that previous technologies actually promoted,” Brynjolfsson says. So one benefit of intelligence machines is-maybe-they will improve the know-how and smarts of low performers, thereby reducing inequality.
But it’s also possible that Al could lower the profit of the experienced, smart, or knowledgeable ones.AI could reduce inequality by bringing the bottom up, and it could also reduce inequality by bringing the top and middle down.
Of course, as Erik put, it’s also possible that Al could end up increasing inequality even more. For one, it could make the Big AI companies, which own these powerful new systems, wildly rich. It could also empower business owners to replace more and more workers with intelligent machines. And it could kill jobs for all but the best of the best in various industries, who keep their jobs because maybe they're superstars or because maybe they have seniority.
The effects of AI, of course, are still very much being studied and these systems are evolving fast, so this is just an assumption. This machine intelligence could upend much of the previous thinking on which kinds of jobs will be affected by automation.
13. What do the underlined words “the know-how and smarts” mean in paragraph 2
A. Experience and intelligence. B. Skills and potential.
C. Capacity and experience. D. Outlook and talents.
14. Who will gain more in this new AI era
A. The senior with high rank.
B. The inexperienced with low competence
C. The learned with great credit.
D. The poor with practical skills.
15. Which statement will Erik probably agree with
A. The fast development of AI will promote the division of inequality.
B. AI Giants will be the dominator in the future world of new AI systems.
C. The best of all walks of life will survive the competition against AI systems.
D. Lower rank workers with little knowledge are bound to be abandoned by employers.
16. Which of the following is the best title for the text
A. The Fast Growth of the Artificial Intelligence
B. The Influence of the AI Inequality
C. The Impact of the Artificial Intelligence
D. The Future of the AI Generation
【答案】13. A 14. B 15. C 16. C
【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了经济学家Erik就OpenAI等新兴人工智能公司所触发的新人工智能对人类未来可能产生的影响的研究。
13. 词义猜测题。根据第二段“In this new wave, it’s the less experienced and less skilled workers who benefit the most.（在这股新浪潮中，经验不足、技术含量较低的工人受益最大。）”可知，智能机器的一个益处就是提升较低的工作表现者的经验和智力，从而推断出划线短语the know-how and smarts在句中意为“经验和智力”，和A项“经验和智力”意思相同。故选A项。
14. 细节理解题。根据第二段“In this new wave, it’s the less experienced and less skilled workers who benefit the most.（在这股新浪潮中，经验不足、技术含量较低的工人受益最大。）”可知，在新的人工智能时代受益最多的是经验不足的新人。故选B项。
15. 推理判断题。根据第四段“Of course, as Erik put, it’s also possible that Al could end up increasing inequality even more. For one, it could make the Big AI companies, which own these powerful new systems, wildly rich.(当然，正如Erik所说，人工智能最终也有可能进一步加剧不平等。首先，它可以让拥有这些强大新系统的大型人工智能公司变得非常富有。）”可知，Erik赞同的观点是巨型人工智能公司将成为未来新人工智能系统世界的赢家。故选C项。
16. 主旨大意题。根据第二段“So one benefit of intelligence machines is—maybe —they will improve the know-how and smarts of low performers, thereby reducing inequality.（因此，智能机器的一个好处是——也许——它们将提高低绩效者的专业知识和智慧，从而减少不平等。）”及第三段“Of course, as Erik put, it’s also possible that Al could end up increasing inequality even more.（当然，正如Erik所说，人工智能最终也有可能进一步加剧不平等。）”及最后一段“The effects of AI, of course, are still very much being studied-and these systems are evolving fast — so this is just an assumption.”（当然，人工智能的影响仍在研究中，这些系统正在快速发展——所以这只是一个假设。）可知，本文主要通过人工智能对工作者和加剧了社会不平等两个方面讲述了人工智能的影响，C项“人工智能的影响”符合题意。故选C项。
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If you’ve seen the film Finding Nemo, you might remember the character Dory and her attempts to speak “whale”. Now a team of scientists say they could be one step closer to doing that. They used computer technology to analyze whale sounds and think they have translated their first whale word.
Sperm whales don’t speak a “language” in the same way as humans do, but they communicate by using a series of clicks. Scientists from Project CETI, an organization dedicated to translating sperm whale language, have spent years listening to the creatures. They have placed microphones on whales and planted underwater microphones off the coast of the Caribbean island of Dominica to overhear the animals’ conversations.
Now the team is using artificial intelligence(AI, computer technology that allows a machine to imitate human intelligence by learning as it goes along) to find patterns in the whales’ sounds. The scientists have been trying to match the sound patterns with the whales’ behavior to see if certain “words” match certain actions. This could reveal the meaning of each individual sound or set of sounds.
So far, the scientists think they understand the signal for “dive”. They have also mapped out a kind of sperm whale phonetic alphabet (phonetic means turning sounds into symbols). However, like Dory, they have a long way to go before they can truly speak “whale”. Unlocking the language of sperm whales could help to protect them. Whales are an important part of marine (海洋) ecosystems all over the world. Their bodies also store large amounts of carbon, which helps to reduce pollution in the atmosphere. If humans spoke “whale”, it could be possible to warn them away from dangerous objects and areas, such as fishing nets they can become tangled in or shallow shorelines where they can get stranded.
17. How do sperm whales interact with each other
A. By making sounds.
B. By using microphones.
C. By tail movements.
D. By eye contact.
18. What is the third paragraph mainly about
A. Giving an example to show that whales don't speak a language.
B. Presenting new evidence on the interaction methods of whales.
C. Introducing a scientific way to locate the position of the whales.
D. Employing a novel approach to interpret the whale’s language.
19. What could be a possible benefit of speaking “whale”
A. To imitate the sounds made by whales.
B. To understand the behavior of fishers.
C. To tell whales about potential danger.
D. To reduce pollution in the atmosphere.
20. What is the author’s attitude towards the project
A. Unclear.
B. Hopeful.
C. Doubtful.
D. Indifferent.
【答案】17. A 18. D 19. C 20. B
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了科学家正在使用计算机技术分析鲸鱼的声音，并认为他们已经翻译了第一个鲸鱼单词。
17. 细节理解题。根据第二段中“Sperm whales don’t speak a “language” in the same way as humans do, but they communicate by using a series of clicks.(抹香鲸说“语言”的方式与人类不同，但它们通过一系列的点击来交流。)”可知，抹香鲸是通过发出声音来交谈的。故选A。
18. 主旨大意题。根据第三段“Now the team is using artificial intelligence(AI, computer technology that allows a machine to imitate human intelligence by learning as it goes along) to find patterns in the whales’ sounds. The scientists have been trying to match the sound patterns with the whales’ behavior to see if certain “words” match certain actions. This could reveal the meaning of each individual sound or set of sounds.(现在，该团队正在使用人工智能（人工智能，计算机技术，允许机器通过学习来模仿人类智能）来寻找鲸鱼声音的模式。科学家们一直试图将声音模式与鲸鱼的行为相匹配，看看某些“单词”是否与某些动作相匹配。这可以揭示每个单独的声音或一组声音的含义。)”可知，第三段主要讲述了科学家正在采用一种新颖的方法来解释鲸鱼的语言。故选D。
19. 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“If humans spoke “whale”, it could be possible to warn them away from dangerous objects and areas, such as fishing nets they can become tangled in or shallow shorelines where they can get stranded.(如果人类说“鲸鱼话”，就可以警告它们远离危险的物体和区域，例如可能缠住它们的渔网或可能困住它们的浅海岸线)”可知，如果人类说“鲸鱼语”，就可以告诉鲸鱼它们潜在的危险。故选C。
20. 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Unlocking the language of sperm whales could help to protect them. Whales are an important part of marine (海洋) ecosystems all over the world. Their bodies also store large amounts of carbon, which helps to reduce pollution in the atmosphere. If humans spoke “whale”, it could be possible to warn them away from dangerous objects and areas, such as fishing nets they can become tangled in or shallow shorelines where they can get stranded.(解锁抹香鲸的语言有助于保护它们。鲸鱼是世界各地海洋生态系统的重要组成部分。它们的身体还储存大量的碳，这有助于减少大气污染。如果人类说“鲸鱼话”，就可以警告它们远离危险的物体和区域，例如可能缠住它们的渔网或可能困住它们的浅海岸线。)”可推知，作者认为这个项目有助于保护鲸鱼，由此可推知，作者对该项目的态度是满怀希望的，故选B。
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In the past few months, Sam Altman, the father of ChatGPT, has become the hottest face in the world of AI. Many industry leaders, AI researchers see ChatGPT as a fundamental technological shift, as significant as the creation of the web browser or the iPhone. But few can agree on the future of this technology.
Some believe it will deliver a utopia (乌托邦) where everyone has all the time and money ever needed. Others believe it could destroy humanity. Still others spend much of their time arguing that the technology is never as powerful as everyone says it is, insisting that neither heaven nor hell is as close as it might seem.
Mr. Altman, a slim, boyish-looking, 37-year-old businessman and investor from the suburbs of St. Louis, sits calmly in the middle of it all. As chief executive of OpenAI, he somehow embraces each of these seemingly distinct views, hoping to balance the numerous possibilities as he moves this strange, powerful, unperfect technology into the future.
He believes that artificial intelligence will happen one way or another, that it will do wonderful things that even he can’t yet imagine and that we can find ways of reducing the harm it may cause. It is an attitude that mirrors Mr. Altman’s own path.
He is not necessarily motivated by money. Like many personal fortunes in Silicon Valley that are tied up in a wide variety of public and private companies, Mr. Altman’s wealth is not well recorded. But he said the only money he stands to make from the company is a yearly salary－ “whatever the minimum for health insurance is,” he said.
Georgeann Kepchar, who taught Advanced Placement computer science course, saw Mr. Altman as one of her most talented computer science students－and one with a rare knack for pushing people in new directions. “He had creativity and vision, combined with the ambition and force of personality to convince others to work with him on putting his ideas into action,” she said.
21. Which of the following is the latest technological shift
A. iPhone. B. ChatGPT. C. Web browser. D. AI.
22. Which of the following word can best describe people’s attitude toward ChatGPT
A. optimistic B. pessimistic C. similar D. contradictory
23. What can we infer from paragraph 3
A. Altman is very thin and well-looking.
B. Altman can accept different views quietly.
C. AI will be a destructive technology.
D. AI probably has few possibilities.
24. How does Mr. Altman like AI technology
A. AI will be fantastic. B. AI will be harmful.
C. AI will be visualizable. D. AI will bring him fame.
25. What does the underlined word “knack” mean in the last paragraph
A. Vision. B. Skill. C. Discovery. D. Thought.
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. B
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了ChatGPT之父萨姆·奥特曼以及他的相关理论技术。
21. 细节理解题。根据第一段“Many industry leaders, AI researchers see ChatGPT as a fundamental technological shift, as significant as the creation of the web browser or the iPhone. But few can agree on the future of this technology.”（许多行业领袖、人工智能研究人员将ChatGPT视为一项根本性的技术变革，其意义不亚于网页浏览器或iPhone的诞生。但几乎没有人能对这项技术的未来达成一致。）可知，最新的技术转变是ChatGPT。故选B项。
22. 推理判断题。根据第二段“Some believe it will deliver a utopia (乌托邦) where everyone has all the time and money ever needed. Others believe it could destroy humanity. Still others spend much of their time arguing that the technology is never as powerful as everyone says it is, insisting that neither heaven nor hell is as close as it might seem.”（一些人认为它会带来一个乌托邦，在那里每个人都有所需的时间和金钱。其他人则认为它可能会毁灭人类。还有一些人花了很多时间争辩说，这项技术从来没有像大家说的那么强大，他们坚持认为，天堂和地狱都没有看起来那么近）可知，人们对于聊天技术的态度是矛盾的。故选D项。
23. 推理判断题。根据第三段“Mr. Altman, a slim, boyish-looking, 37-year-old businessman and investor from the suburbs of St. Louis, sits calmly in the middle of it all. As chief executive of OpenAI, he somehow embraces each of these seemingly distinct views, hoping to balance the numerous possibilities as he moves this strange, powerful, unperfect technology into the future.”（37岁的奥特曼身材苗条，看起来像个孩子，是圣路易斯郊区的商人和投资者，他平静地坐在这一切中间。作为OpenAI的首席执行官，他在某种程度上接受了这些看似不同的观点，希望在他将这项奇怪、强大、不完美的技术推向未来的过程中，平衡各种可能性。）可知，从第三段我们可以推断出奥特曼可以静静地接受不同的观点。故选B项。
24. 推理判断题。根据第四段“He believes that artificial intelligence will happen one way or another, that it will do wonderful things that even he can’t yet imagine and that we can find ways of reducing the harm it may cause.”（他相信人工智能会以这样或那样的方式出现，它会做一些连他自己都无法想象的奇妙的事情，我们可以找到减少它可能造成的伤害的方法。）可知，奥特曼先生觉得人工智能技术会很棒。故选A项。
25. 词义猜测题。根据最后一段“Georgeann Kepchar, who taught Advanced Placement computer science course, saw Mr. Altman as one of her most talented computer science students—and one with a rare knack for pushing people in new directions.（教授大学先修课程计算机科学课程的乔治安·凯普查尔认为，奥特曼是她最有才能的计算机科学学生之一）可知，乔治安·凯普查尔认为奥特曼是她最有才能的计算机科学学生之一；由此猜测，教授认为奥特曼有把人类推向新方向的能力，即knack意为“才能，能力”，与skill相近。故选B项。
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Whenever anyone asks me what tech I’d like to see invented, I always say the universal translator, which lets you understand and speak any language.
Meta AI recently announced the start of the universal speech translator (UST) project, which aims to create AI systems that enable real-time speech-to-speech translation across all languages, even those that are spoken but not commonly written. Meta says that today’s AI translation models are focused on widely-used written languages, and that more than 40% of primarily spoken languages are not covered by such translation technologies.
According to Meta, the model is the first AI-powered speech translation system for the unwritten language Hokkien (闽南语), a Chinese language spoken in southeastern China. The system allows Hokkien speakers to hold conversations with English speakers, a significant step toward bringing people together wherever they are located.
To build UST, Meta AI focused on overcoming three important translation system challenges. It addressed data scarcity by getting more training data in more languages and finding new ways to use the data it had found. It solved the modeling problems that arise as models grow to serve many more languages. And it sought new ways to improve on its results.
Meta AI claims that the techniques it pioneered with Hokkien can be extended to many other unwritten languages—and eventually work in real time. For this purpose, Meta has released the Speech Matrix, a large collection of speech-to-speech translations, which enables other research teams to create translation models for other languages.
Artificial (人工的) speech translation could play a significant role in our world. For interactions, it will enable people from around the world to communicate with each other more smoothly, making the social net more interconnected. For content, using artificial speech translation allows you to easily localize content.
Yashar Behzadi, CEO and founder of Synthesis AI, believes that technology needs to enable more natural experiences if the digital world is to succeed. He says that one of the current challenges for UST models is the computationally expensive training that’s needed because of the wide range and very slight differences in meaning or sound of languages. Also, to train strong AI models requires vast amounts of typical data. A significant bottleneck to building these AI models in the near future will be to ensure training data collect the privacy in agreement with rules and law.
26. What is the feature of the UST project
A. It changes spoken languages to written forms.
B. It attracts wider attention to written languages in translation.
C. It adds 40% of spoken languages into translation technology.
D. It enables real-time speech-to-speech translation across all languages.
27. What does the word “scarcity” underlined in Paragraph 4 most probably mean
A. Lack. B. Mistake. C. Recovery. D. Management.
28. What do we know about UST
A. It is expensive to collect typical data.
B. It increases the use of a certain language.
C. Its techniques are finally developed for Hokkien.
D. It helps inspire interactions and content localization.
29. Which would be the best title for the passage
A. AI Translation: Make Translation Faster
B. AI Translation: Meet You in All Languages
C. Unwritten Language: Bring People Together
D. Unwritten Language: Translation Challenge
【答案】26. D 27. A 28. D 29. C
【解析】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了Meta AI最近宣布启动通用语音翻译器项目，该项目旨在创建能够跨所有语言进行实时语音到语音翻译的人工智能系统。
26. 细节理解题。根据第二段中“Meta AI recently announced the start of the universal speech translator (UST) project, which aims to create AI systems that enable real-time speech-to-speech translation across all languages, even those that are spoken but not commonly written. (Meta AI最近宣布启动通用语音翻译器 (UST) 项目，该项目旨在创建能够在所有语言内进行实时语音到语音翻译的人工智能系统，甚至是那些口语但不常用的书面语言。)”可知，UST项目支持所有语言的实时语音到语音翻译，故选D。
27. 词句猜测题。根据划线单词下文“by getting more training data in more languages and finding new ways to use the data it had found.(通过用更多的语言获取更多的训练数据并找到使用所发现数据的新方法。)”可知，用更多的语言获取更多的训练数据是为了解决数据不足的问题，由此可知，划线单词“scarcity”意为“缺少”，与A项“Lack(缺少)”意思一样，故选A。
28. 推理判断题。根据第六段中“Artificial (人工的) speech translation could play a significant role in our world. For interactions, it will enable people from around the world to communicate with each other more smoothly, making the social net more interconnected. For content, using artificial speech translation allows you to easily localize content.(人工语音翻译可以在我们的世界中发挥重要作用。在交互方面，它将让世界各地的人们能够更加顺畅地交流，让社交网络更加互联。对于内容，使用人工语音翻译可以让您轻松本地化内容。)”可推知，UST有助于激发互动和内容本地化，故选D。
29. 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第二段中“Meta AI recently announced the start of the universal speech translator (UST) project, which aims to create AI systems that enable real-time speech-to-speech translation across all languages, even those that are spoken but not commonly written. (Meta AI最近宣布启动通用语音翻译器 (UST) 项目，该项目旨在创建能够跨所有语言进行实时语音到语音翻译的人工智能系统，甚至是那些口语但不常见的书面语言)”和第三段中“The system allows Hokkien speakers to hold conversations with English speakers, a significant step toward bringing people together wherever they are located.(该系统允许说闽南语的人与说英语的人进行对话，这是让人们无论身在何处都能聚集在一起的重要一步。)”可知，文章主要介绍了Meta AI最近宣布启动通用语音翻译器项目，该项目旨在创建能够跨所有语言进行实时语音到语音翻译的人工智能系统，这可以将人们聚集在一起，C项“非书面语言：将人们聚集在一起”适合作文章标题，故选C。
二、完形填空
ChatGPT has been everywhere for the last few months. It raises 30 about their impact on everything happening in our society.
ChatGPT is a natural language processing tool 31 by AI technology that allows you to have human-like 32 and much more. The language model can answer questions and 33 you with tasks, such as composing emails, essays, and code.
The 34 to produce frequently accurate responses to a vast range of questions is why it became the fastest-growing app of all time, 35 100 million users in only two months. The fact that it can also 36 essays, articles, and poetry has only 37 its appeal. It is also equally 38 at coding and productivity tasks. For the former, its ability to 39 code from natural speech makes it a powerful partner for both new and 40 coders.
Despite looking very impressive, ChatGPT still has 41 . Such restrictions include the inability to answer questions that are worded in a 42 way, as it requires rewording to understand the input question. A bigger limitation is a lack of quality in the 43 it delivers. Another major limitation is that its data is limited up to 2021. The chat robot does not have any 44 of events or news that have occurred since then. Lastly, ChatGPT does not provide sources for its responses.
30. A. requests B. concerns C. emotions D. doubts
31. A. driven B. followed C. inspired D. entertained
32. A. conflicts B. challenges C. interests D. conversations
33. A. manage B. control C. assist D. accompany
34. A. ability B. chance C. responsibility D. purpose
35. A. consulting B. reaching C. introducing D. counting
36. A. cause B. return C. exist D. generate
37. A. added to B. connected to C. devoted to D. owed to
38. A. determined B. equipped C. talented D. alarmed
39. A. save B. create C. choose D. describe
40. A. cautious B. untrained C. familiar D. experienced
41. A. limitations B. possibilities C. requirements D. advantages
42. A. right B. suitable C. specific D. natural
43. A. approaches B. responses C. contribution D. sensitivity
44. A. notice B. question C. feeling D. awareness
【答案】
30. B 31. A 32. D 33. C 34. A 35. B 36. D 37. A 38. C 39. B 40. D 41. A 42. C 43. B 44. D
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了ChatGPT拥有强大的语言处理能力，可以与我们开展对话，协助我们处理很多事务，但也有其局限，在理解特定方式的问题、回复质量和数据更新等方面存在问题。
30. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这引起了人们对它们会影响我们社会中发生的一切的担忧。A. requests请求；B. concerns担忧；C. emotions情绪；D. doubts怀疑。根据下文“their impact on everything happening in our society”和常识可推知，对于会影响我们社会中发生的一切的事物，我们应该会有担忧。故选B。
31. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：ChatGPT是一款由人工智能技术驱动的自然语言处理工具，允许你进行类似人类的对话等等。A. driven驱动；B. followed跟随；C. inspired启发；D. entertained使有兴趣。根据下文“by AI technology”和常识可推知，应该是人工智能技术驱动自然语言的处理。故选A。
32. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：ChatGPT是一款由人工智能技术驱动的自然语言处理工具，允许你进行类似人类的对话等等。A. conflicts冲突；B. challenges挑战；C. interests利益；D. conversations对话。根据下文“The language model can answer questions”可知，ChatGPT可以回答用户的问题，所以应该是允许用户进行类似人类的对话。故选D。
33. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个语言模型可以回答问题并帮助你完成任务，例如编写电子邮件、论文和代码。A. manage管理；B. control控制；C. assist协助；D. accompany陪伴。根据上文“a natural language processing tool”和下文“such as composing emails, essays, and code”可推知，在这些任务上ChatGPT作为自然语言处理工具，可以为我们提供协助。故选C。
34. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：它能够对各种各样的问题给出准确的回答，这就是为什么它成为有史以来增长最快的应用程序，在短短两个月内就达到了1亿用户。A. ability能力；B. chance机会；C. responsibility责任；D. purpose目的。根据下文“to produce frequently accurate responses to a vast range of questions”可推知，这应该是ChatGPT具有的能力。故选A。
35. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：它能够对各种各样的问题给出准确的回答，这就是为什么它成为有史以来增长最快的应用程序，在短短两个月内就达到了1亿用户。A. consulting咨询；B. reaching达到；C. introducing介绍；D. counting计数。根据上文“became the fastest-growing app of all time”可知，ChatGPT成为有史以来增长最快的应用程序，所以应该是达到了1亿用户。故选B。
36. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：它还可以生成散文、文章和诗歌的事实增加了它的吸引力。A. cause引起；B. return返回；C. exist存在；D. generate生成。根据上文“composing emails, essays, and code”可推知，ChatGPT可以生成散文、文章和诗歌。故选D。
37. 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：它还可以生成散文、文章和诗歌的事实增加了它的吸引力。A. added to增加；B. connected to连接；C. devoted to致力于；D. owed to欠。根据下文“its appeal”可推知，这些能力会增加ChatGPT的吸引力。故选A。
38. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它在写代码和生产力任务方面也同样表现出色。A. determined坚定的；B. equipped装备齐全的；C. talented有才能的；D. alarmed惊慌的。根据下文“makes it a powerful partner”可知，ChatGPT是强大的伙伴，所以应该是在写代码和生产力任务方面表现出色，be talented in是固定短语，意为“在……方面表现出色，在……方面有才能”。故选C。
39. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：对于前者，它从自然语音中创建代码的能力使其成为新手和经验丰富的程序员的强大合作伙伴。A. save保存；B. create创造；C. choose选择；D. describe描述。根据上文“coding”可知，ChatGPT会写代码，所以应该是从自然语音中创造代码。故选B。
40. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：对于前者，它从自然语音中创建代码的能力使其成为新手和经验丰富的程序员的强大合作伙伴。A. cautious谨慎的；B. untrained未经训练的；C. familiar熟悉的；D. experienced有经验的。根据上文“both new and”可推知，应该是对新手和经验丰富的程序员来说，ChatGPT都是强大的合作伙伴。故选D。
41. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管看起来非常令人印象深刻，但ChatGPT仍然有局限。A. limitations局限；B. possibilities可能性；C. requirements要求；D. advantages优势。根据下文“Such restrictions”可知，此处在讨论ChatGPT的局限。故选A。
42. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这些局限包括无法回答以特定方式措辞的问题，因为需要重新措辞它才能理解输入的问题。A. right正确的；B. suitable合适的；C. specific特定的；D. natural自然的。根据下文“as it requires rewording to understand the input question”可知，ChatGPT需要重新措辞才能理解输入的问题，所以应该是不能回答一些特定方式措辞的问题。故选C。
43. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个更大的限制是它提供的回复没有质量。A. approaches方法；B. responses回应；C. contribution贡献；D. sensitivity敏感性。根据上文“The language model can answer questions”可知，ChatGPT会对用户的问题做出回答，所以应该是提供的回复没有质量。故选B。
44. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：聊天机器人不了解此后发生的事件或新闻。A. notice通知；B. question问题；C. feeling感觉；D. awareness意识。根据上文“Another major limitation is that its data is limited up to 2021.”可知，ChatGPT的数据只更新到2021年，所以应该是不了解2021年之后的事情，have awareness of sth.意为“了解……”。故选D。
三、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Researchers have been applying artificial intelligence (AI)to monitor biodiversity and enhance efforts to protect some species from 45 (threaten). Unlike conventional methods, AI has the capacity 46 (analyze)massive amounts of data effectively.
Species are disappearing 47 a rate much faster than that millions of years ago, with up to one million species on the edge of 48 (extinct). In response, the United Nations set a goal in 2020 to safeguard at least 30%of Earth’s land and oceans. “Al is imperfect 49 could promote important discoveries.” says Nicolas Miailhe, Paris-based founder of the Future Society, an international non-profit organization 50 aims to better govern AI. “We badly need human practitioners to design models and interpret data. ”
Besides monitoring biodiversity in real time, AI can also be used to model the impacts of human activities on an ecosystem. Although it 51 (document) that human activities have resulted in biodiversity loss, little is known about which environmental factors have 52 (large) impact.
“Long-term statistics will play 53 essential role in connecting changes in biodiversity with environmental changes. ”says Luisa Orsini, who 54 (study) evolutionary bio-systems at the University of Birmingham, UK.
【答案】
45. being threatened 46. to analyze 47. at 48. extinction 49. but 50. which/that 51. is documented 52. the largest 53. an 54. studies
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了研究人员一直在应用人工智能来监测生物多样性，并加大努力来保护一些物种免受威胁。
45. 考查非谓语。句意：研究人员一直在应用人工智能来监测生物多样性，并加大努力来保护一些物种免受威胁。protect sb. from doing“保护某人免受……”为固定短语，动词threaten与它的逻辑主语some species构成被动关系，故空处应用threaten的动名词的被动式作宾语。故填being threatened。
46. 考查不定式。句意：与传统方法不同，人工智能具有有效分析大量数据的能力。分析句子可知，空处应用不定式作后置定语修饰名词capacity。故填to analyze。
47. 考查介词。句意：物种的消失速度比数百万年前快得多，多达100万种物种濒临灭绝。at a rate“以……的速度”为固定搭配。故填at。
48. 考查名词。句意：物种的消失速度比数百万年前快得多，多达100万种物种濒临灭绝。空处应用名词作介词of的宾语，表抽象意义，不可数，故填extinction。
49. 考查连词。句意：人工智能是不完美的，但可以促进重要的发现。分析句子可知，空出前后为转折关系，故填but。
50. 考查定语从句。句意：“人工智能是不完美的，但可以促进重要的发现。”Future Society的创始人Nicolas Miailhe说。Future Society是一个旨在更好地管理人工智能的国际非营利组织。分析句子可知，空处应填关系代词引导限制性定语从句，在从句中作主语，指代先行词organization，先行词是物，应用关系代词which或that。故填which或that。
51. 考查时态语态。句意：尽管有文献表明人类活动导致了生物多样性的丧失，但对哪些环境因素的影响最大却知之甚少。句子描述现在的一般情况，应用一般现在时。动词document与主语it是被动关系，故应用一般现在时的被动语态，主语是it，be动词用is。故填is documented。
52. 考查形容词最高级。句意：尽管有文献表明人类活动导致了生物多样性的丧失，但对哪些环境因素的影响最大却知之甚少。分析句子可知，空处应填large的最高级在句中作定语，最高级前要用定冠词the。故填the largest。
53. 考查冠词。句意：长期统计数据将在把生物多样性变化与环境变化联系起来方面发挥重要作用。play a role in“在……起作用”为固定短语，essential发音以元音音素开头，故用不定冠词an。故填an。
54. 考查时态和主谓一致。句意：英国伯明翰大学研究进化生物系统的Luisa Orsini说：“长期统计数据将在把生物多样性的变化与环境变化联系起来方面发挥重要作用。”句子描述现在的一般情况，应用一般现在时。此处who引导修饰Luisa Orsini的非限制性定语从句，从句中谓语的单复数与先行词Luisa Orsini保持一致，故用一般现在时第三人称单数形式。故填studies。02.人工智能
一、阅读理解
1
Some are concerned that AI tools are turning language learning into a weakening pursuit. More and more people are using simple, free tools, not only to decode text but also to speak. With these apps’ conversation mode, you talk into a phone and a spoken translation is heard moments later; the app can also listen for another language and produce a translation in yours.
Others are less worried. Most people do not move abroad or have the kind of on-going contact with a foreign culture that requires them to put in the work to become fluent. Nor do most people learn languages for the purpose of humanising themselves or training their brains. On their holiday, they just want a beer and the spaghetti without incident.
Douglas Hofstadter, an expert in many languages, has argued that something profound (深刻的) will disappear when people talk through machines. He describes giving a broken, difficult speech in Chinese, which required a lot of work but offered a sense of satisfaction at the end.
As AI translation becomes an even more popular labor-saving tool, people can be divided into two groups. There will be those who want to stretch their minds, expose themselves to other cultures or force their thinking into new pathways. This group will still take on language study, often aided by technology. Others will look at learning a new language with a mix of admiration and puzzlement, as they might with extreme endurance (耐力) sports: “Good for you, if that’s your thing, but a bit painful for my taste.”
But a focus on the learner alone misses the fundamentally social nature of language. It is a bit like analysing the benefits of close relationships to heart-health but overlooking the inherent (固有的) value of those bonds themselves. When you try to ask directions in broken Japanese or ruin a joke in broken German, you are making direct contact with someone. And when you speak a language well enough to tell a story with perfect timing or put delicate differences on an argument, that connection is more profound still. The best relationships do not require a medium.
1. What is the first two paragraphs mainly about
A. Communicating through apps is simple.
B. Apps provide a one-way interactive process.
C. Using apps becomes more and more popular.
D. AI tools weaken the needs of language learning.
2. What is Douglas’ attitude to language learning
A. Favorable. B. Objective. C. Doubtful. D. Unclear
3. What do we know about the second group mentioned in paragraph 4
A. They are keen on foreign culture.
B. They long to join in endurance sports.
C. They find Al tools too complex to operate.
D. They lack the motivation to learn language.
4. How does the author highlight his argument in the last paragraph
A. By providing examples. B. By explaining concepts.
C. By stating reasons. D. By offering advice.
2
When Stanford University student Ellen Xu, now 18, was a five-year-old in San Diego, Califormia, she clearly remembers that her parents rushed her little sister to the hospital. Three-year-old Kate had fallen seriously ill; she had a fever, reddened eyes, and some swelling (肿胀) in her hands and tongue.
At first, the puzzled doctors thought she had flu, but when her condition didn’t improve, the Xus returned to the clinic room, where a doctor by chance had a similar earlier experience with such symptoms (症状) in the blood known as Kawasaki disease. Though rare (罕见的), it’s the leading cause of the heart disease in babies and young children, and its causes remain unknown.
The doctor knew how to treat it: He ordered some medicine for Kate, and finally she shook off the illness without suffering damage to her heart.
Xu remembers being curious about her sister’s illness condition and was amazed that the grown-ups couldn’t answer her questions about why it was so hard to check. “In my mind, it was this puzzle I wanted to solve,” she says.
Ten years later, wanting to enter a high school science fair, she had an idea. What if we had a doctor in our pocket So she created just that: Using AI, Xu designed a program that uses visual facts to check the disease based on five physical symptoms.
The technology works the same way as apps that can identify birds and plants with photos you’ve taken on your cellphone. Worried parents can upload a photo that they have taken of their child, and the technology will scan the picture for symptoms of the disease, which often have a strong visual factors, such as a swollen tongue.
Xu’s invention has been applied as a web app on the website. “The technology could also be developed for recognizing some other diseases,” she says, “It means a lot to me. I want to use AI to help people live happier and healthier lives.”
Xu says that her sister Kate, now in her third year of high school with dreams of becoming an environmental engineer, is strong and healthy.
5. Why did the author mention Kate’s illness
A. To explain who treated Kate’s illness.
B. To prove how serious Kate’s illness was.
C. To show how much Ellen loved her sister.
D. To tell why Ellen solved the puzzle in her mind.
6. Why did Ellen design the program
A. To save her sister. B. To earn a prize.
C. To check a rare disease. D. To identify birds and plants.
7. What can best describe Ellen according to the passage
A. Determined and careful. B. Creative and helpful.
C. Diligent and selfless. D. Active and easygoing.
8. What is the best title for the text
A. A Girl’s Road to Invention. B. An Invention Helping Doctors.
C. A Girl Recovering from a Disease. D. A New Method to Treat a Disease.
3
In the annals of human history, few subjects have generated as much excitement, debate, and guess as artificial intelligence (AI). This revolutionary technology, which enables machines to perform tasks that once required human intelligence, has the potential to transform every part of our society, from healthcare and finance to transportation and entertainment.
At its heart, AI is all about data. Massive amounts of data are fed into algorithms that learn from this data, allowing them to make predictions, recognize patterns, and even make decisions. This “machine learning” is the driving force behind many of the AI applications we see today, from virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa to more advanced systems like IBM’s Watson, which can analyze vast amounts of information to assist doctors in diagnosing diseases.
The transformative potential of AI is undeniable. In the medical field, for instance, AI can assist in early detection of diseases, predict patient outcomes, and even suggest treatment options. In finance, algorithms can predict stock market trends, and provide personalized financial advice. In transportation, self-driving cars equipped with AI systems promise to reduce accidents, ease traffic jams, and transform urban landscapes.
However, with great potential comes great responsibility. The rise of AI has caused debates about is ethical implications (道德含义). The machines are only as good as the data they are fed, and there’s a growing concern about biases (偏见) being built into AI systems. For instance, facial recognition technologies, used in everything from unlocking phones to police monitoring cameras, have come under check for misidentifying individuals based on race or gender.
Moreover, the widespread adoption of AI could lead to significant job displacement. While new roles and industries might emerge as a result of AI, it is not sure that these will pay off the jobs lost. This could increase income inequalities and causes difficulties to social systems.
Another major concern is the “black box” nature of AI. Many AI systems operate in ways that even their creators don’t fully understand. This can be problematic, especially in critical applications like healthcare or criminal justice where understanding the logic behind a decision is important.
Then there’s the potential for AI to be weaponized. In the hands of evil actors, AI could be used to spread misinformation, control public opinion, or even engage in internet warfare. The global community must come together to set standards and regulations to prevent such misuse.
On the brighter side, many experts believe that by setting the right frameworks and investing in education and retraining, we can use the power of AI for the greater good. By fostering (促进) a culture of continuous learning and staying abreast (并排的，并肩的) of technological advancements, society can benefit from the promise of AI while avoiding its potential dangers.
In conclusion, artificial intelligence stands as one of the most profound inventions of our time. While it offers vast opportunities, it also poses significant challenges that we, as a society, must welcome. As we stand at this technological crossroads, our choices will determine whether AI serves as a benefit or a harm for humanity.
9. Which of the following best describes the method by which machines acquire the capability to perform tasks that traditionally required human intelligence
A. By programming predefined rules.
B. Through user interactions every day.
C. By ingesting and processing vast amounts of data.
D. Via regular software updates from developers.
10. In the context of the article, how does the author primarily demonstrate the effect of artificial intelligence
A. By citing numerous statistical data.
B. By presenting both the positive potential and the challenges of AI.
C. Through personal experiences.
D. By focusing on the negative effects of AI.
11. Which of the following is the best title
A. The Rise of Virtual Assistants: Siri and Alexa
B. Understanding the Mechanisms Behind AI Algorithms
C. Artificial Intelligence: Charting the Course for Tomorrow’s Tech
D. Balancing the Potential and challenges of AI in Modern Society
12. What can we learn from the passage
A. AI has already replaced most human jobs and is the leading cause of unemployment.
B. The global community has taken measures to prevent AI misuse.
C. The operation of many AI systems is easily understood by their creators.
D. The solving to the dilemma brought by AI needs collective efforts of our society.
4
Lately, it’s felt like technological change has entered an incredible panies like OpenAI and Google have unveiled new Artificial Intelligence systems with incredible capabilities, making what once seemed like science fiction an everyday reality. It's an era that is raising big, existential questions for us all, about everything from the future of human existence to the future of human work.
“Things are changing so fast,”says Erik Brynjolfsson, a leading, technology-focused economist based at Stanford University. As he notes, this new wave of technological change looks like it could be pretty different. Unlike before, experienced and skilled workers benefited mostly from AI technology. In this new wave, it’s the less experienced and less skilled workers who benefit the most.“And that might be helpful in terms of closing some of the inequality that previous technologies actually promoted,” Brynjolfsson says. So one benefit of intelligence machines is-maybe-they will improve the know-how and smarts of low performers, thereby reducing inequality.
But it’s also possible that Al could lower the profit of the experienced, smart, or knowledgeable ones.AI could reduce inequality by bringing the bottom up, and it could also reduce inequality by bringing the top and middle down.
Of course, as Erik put, it’s also possible that Al could end up increasing inequality even more. For one, it could make the Big AI companies, which own these powerful new systems, wildly rich. It could also empower business owners to replace more and more workers with intelligent machines. And it could kill jobs for all but the best of the best in various industries, who keep their jobs because maybe they're superstars or because maybe they have seniority.
The effects of AI, of course, are still very much being studied and these systems are evolving fast, so this is just an assumption. This machine intelligence could upend much of the previous thinking on which kinds of jobs will be affected by automation.
13. What do the underlined words “the know-how and smarts” mean in paragraph 2
A. Experience and intelligence. B. Skills and potential.
C. Capacity and experience. D. Outlook and talents.
14. Who will gain more in this new AI era
A. The senior with high rank.
B. The inexperienced with low competence
C. The learned with great credit.
D. The poor with practical skills.
15. Which statement will Erik probably agree with
A. The fast development of AI will promote the division of inequality.
B. AI Giants will be the dominator in the future world of new AI systems.
C. The best of all walks of life will survive the competition against AI systems.
D. Lower rank workers with little knowledge are bound to be abandoned by employers.
16. Which of the following is the best title for the text
A. The Fast Growth of the Artificial Intelligence
B. The Influence of the AI Inequality
C. The Impact of the Artificial Intelligence
D. The Future of the AI Generation
5
If you’ve seen the film Finding Nemo, you might remember the character Dory and her attempts to speak “whale”. Now a team of scientists say they could be one step closer to doing that. They used computer technology to analyze whale sounds and think they have translated their first whale word.
Sperm whales don’t speak a “language” in the same way as humans do, but they communicate by using a series of clicks. Scientists from Project CETI, an organization dedicated to translating sperm whale language, have spent years listening to the creatures. They have placed microphones on whales and planted underwater microphones off the coast of the Caribbean island of Dominica to overhear the animals’ conversations.
Now the team is using artificial intelligence(AI, computer technology that allows a machine to imitate human intelligence by learning as it goes along) to find patterns in the whales’ sounds. The scientists have been trying to match the sound patterns with the whales’ behavior to see if certain “words” match certain actions. This could reveal the meaning of each individual sound or set of sounds.
So far, the scientists think they understand the signal for “dive”. They have also mapped out a kind of sperm whale phonetic alphabet (phonetic means turning sounds into symbols). However, like Dory, they have a long way to go before they can truly speak “whale”. Unlocking the language of sperm whales could help to protect them. Whales are an important part of marine (海洋) ecosystems all over the world. Their bodies also store large amounts of carbon, which helps to reduce pollution in the atmosphere. If humans spoke “whale”, it could be possible to warn them away from dangerous objects and areas, such as fishing nets they can become tangled in or shallow shorelines where they can get stranded.
17. How do sperm whales interact with each other
A. By making sounds.
B. By using microphones.
C. By tail movements.
D. By eye contact.
18. What is the third paragraph mainly about
A. Giving an example to show that whales don't speak a language.
B. Presenting new evidence on the interaction methods of whales.
C. Introducing a scientific way to locate the position of the whales.
D. Employing a novel approach to interpret the whale’s language.
19. What could be a possible benefit of speaking “whale”
A. To imitate the sounds made by whales.
B. To understand the behavior of fishers.
C. To tell whales about potential danger.
D. To reduce pollution in the atmosphere.
20. What is the author’s attitude towards the project
A. Unclear.
B. Hopeful.
C. Doubtful.
D. Indifferent.
6
In the past few months, Sam Altman, the father of ChatGPT, has become the hottest face in the world of AI. Many industry leaders, AI researchers see ChatGPT as a fundamental technological shift, as significant as the creation of the web browser or the iPhone. But few can agree on the future of this technology.
Some believe it will deliver a utopia (乌托邦) where everyone has all the time and money ever needed. Others believe it could destroy humanity. Still others spend much of their time arguing that the technology is never as powerful as everyone says it is, insisting that neither heaven nor hell is as close as it might seem.
Mr. Altman, a slim, boyish-looking, 37-year-old businessman and investor from the suburbs of St. Louis, sits calmly in the middle of it all. As chief executive of OpenAI, he somehow embraces each of these seemingly distinct views, hoping to balance the numerous possibilities as he moves this strange, powerful, unperfect technology into the future.
He believes that artificial intelligence will happen one way or another, that it will do wonderful things that even he can’t yet imagine and that we can find ways of reducing the harm it may cause. It is an attitude that mirrors Mr. Altman’s own path.
He is not necessarily motivated by money. Like many personal fortunes in Silicon Valley that are tied up in a wide variety of public and private companies, Mr. Altman’s wealth is not well recorded. But he said the only money he stands to make from the company is a yearly salary－ “whatever the minimum for health insurance is,” he said.
Georgeann Kepchar, who taught Advanced Placement computer science course, saw Mr. Altman as one of her most talented computer science students－and one with a rare knack for pushing people in new directions. “He had creativity and vision, combined with the ambition and force of personality to convince others to work with him on putting his ideas into action,” she said.
21. Which of the following is the latest technological shift
A. iPhone. B. ChatGPT. C. Web browser. D. AI.
22. Which of the following word can best describe people’s attitude toward ChatGPT
A. optimistic B. pessimistic C. similar D. contradictory
23. What can we infer from paragraph 3
A. Altman is very thin and well-looking.
B. Altman can accept different views quietly.
C. AI will be a destructive technology.
D. AI probably has few possibilities.
24. How does Mr. Altman like AI technology
A. AI will be fantastic. B. AI will be harmful.
C. AI will be visualizable. D. AI will bring him fame.
25. What does the underlined word “knack” mean in the last paragraph
A. Vision. B. Skill. C. Discovery. D. Thought.
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Whenever anyone asks me what tech I’d like to see invented, I always say the universal translator, which lets you understand and speak any language.
Meta AI recently announced the start of the universal speech translator (UST) project, which aims to create AI systems that enable real-time speech-to-speech translation across all languages, even those that are spoken but not commonly written. Meta says that today’s AI translation models are focused on widely-used written languages, and that more than 40% of primarily spoken languages are not covered by such translation technologies.
According to Meta, the model is the first AI-powered speech translation system for the unwritten language Hokkien (闽南语), a Chinese language spoken in southeastern China. The system allows Hokkien speakers to hold conversations with English speakers, a significant step toward bringing people together wherever they are located.
To build UST, Meta AI focused on overcoming three important translation system challenges. It addressed data scarcity by getting more training data in more languages and finding new ways to use the data it had found. It solved the modeling problems that arise as models grow to serve many more languages. And it sought new ways to improve on its results.
Meta AI claims that the techniques it pioneered with Hokkien can be extended to many other unwritten languages—and eventually work in real time. For this purpose, Meta has released the Speech Matrix, a large collection of speech-to-speech translations, which enables other research teams to create translation models for other languages.
Artificial (人工的) speech translation could play a significant role in our world. For interactions, it will enable people from around the world to communicate with each other more smoothly, making the social net more interconnected. For content, using artificial speech translation allows you to easily localize content.
Yashar Behzadi, CEO and founder of Synthesis AI, believes that technology needs to enable more natural experiences if the digital world is to succeed. He says that one of the current challenges for UST models is the computationally expensive training that’s needed because of the wide range and very slight differences in meaning or sound of languages. Also, to train strong AI models requires vast amounts of typical data. A significant bottleneck to building these AI models in the near future will be to ensure training data collect the privacy in agreement with rules and law.
26. What is the feature of the UST project
A. It changes spoken languages to written forms.
B. It attracts wider attention to written languages in translation.
C. It adds 40% of spoken languages into translation technology.
D. It enables real-time speech-to-speech translation across all languages.
27. What does the word “scarcity” underlined in Paragraph 4 most probably mean
A. Lack. B. Mistake. C. Recovery. D. Management.
28. What do we know about UST
A. It is expensive to collect typical data.
B. It increases the use of a certain language.
C. Its techniques are finally developed for Hokkien.
D. It helps inspire interactions and content localization.
29. Which would be the best title for the passage
A. AI Translation: Make Translation Faster
B. AI Translation: Meet You in All Languages
C. Unwritten Language: Bring People Together
D. Unwritten Language: Translation Challenge
二、完形填空
ChatGPT has been everywhere for the last few months. It raises 30 about their impact on everything happening in our society.
ChatGPT is a natural language processing tool 31 by AI technology that allows you to have human-like 32 and much more. The language model can answer questions and 33 you with tasks, such as composing emails, essays, and code.
The 34 to produce frequently accurate responses to a vast range of questions is why it became the fastest-growing app of all time, 35 100 million users in only two months. The fact that it can also 36 essays, articles, and poetry has only 37 its appeal. It is also equally 38 at coding and productivity tasks. For the former, its ability to 39 code from natural speech makes it a powerful partner for both new and 40 coders.
Despite looking very impressive, ChatGPT still has 41 . Such restrictions include the inability to answer questions that are worded in a 42 way, as it requires rewording to understand the input question. A bigger limitation is a lack of quality in the 43 it delivers. Another major limitation is that its data is limited up to 2021. The chat robot does not have any 44 of events or news that have occurred since then. Lastly, ChatGPT does not provide sources for its responses.
30. A. requests B. concerns C. emotions D. doubts
31. A. driven B. followed C. inspired D. entertained
32. A. conflicts B. challenges C. interests D. conversations
33. A. manage B. control C. assist D. accompany
34. A. ability B. chance C. responsibility D. purpose
35. A. consulting B. reaching C. introducing D. counting
36. A. cause B. return C. exist D. generate
37. A. added to B. connected to C. devoted to D. owed to
38. A. determined B. equipped C. talented D. alarmed
39. A. save B. create C. choose D. describe
40. A. cautious B. untrained C. familiar D. experienced
41. A. limitations B. possibilities C. requirements D. advantages
42. A. right B. suitable C. specific D. natural
43. A. approaches B. responses C. contribution D. sensitivity
44. A. notice B. question C. feeling D. awareness
三、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Researchers have been applying artificial intelligence (AI)to monitor biodiversity and enhance efforts to protect some species from 45 (threaten). Unlike conventional methods, AI has the capacity 46 (analyze)massive amounts of data effectively.
Species are disappearing 47 a rate much faster than that millions of years ago, with up to one million species on the edge of 48 (extinct). In response, the United Nations set a goal in 2020 to safeguard at least 30%of Earth’s land and oceans. “Al is imperfect 49 could promote important discoveries.” says Nicolas Miailhe, Paris-based founder of the Future Society, an international non-profit organization 50 aims to better govern AI. “We badly need human practitioners to design models and interpret data. ”
Besides monitoring biodiversity in real time, AI can also be used to model the impacts of human activities on an ecosystem. Although it 51 (document) that human activities have resulted in biodiversity loss, little is known about which environmental factors have 52 (large) impact.
“Long-term statistics will play 53 essential role in connecting changes in biodiversity with environmental changes. ”says Luisa Orsini, who 54 (study) evolutionary bio-systems at the University of Birmingham, UK.

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