Question

    The human beings seem to be facing a crisis （危机）． After our best Go players were defeated one by one by the artificial intelligence （AI） AlphaGo， we lost our pride of being at the top of the intelligence chain． And in October， when Saudi Arabia gave citizenship to a robot named Sophia， another privilege of being human was taken away． It looks like everything that separates humans and AI is at risk fight now．

But we keep hoping that instead of "everything"， there's still something left in us that makes us irreplaceable．

To Hao Jingfang， winner of the 2016 Hugo Award for Best Novelette， that "something" is our consciousness． "AlphaGo is intelligent in a certain way， but not intelligent enough to ask the important questions -- Do I like playing Go？ Do I want to play Go today？ Why do I have to play Go when you tell me to？" she once said． In other words， computer programs don't have a choice to say "no"． They probably don't even know what a "choice" is -- all they ever do is calculate．

And to He Huaihong， a philosophy （哲学） professor at Peking University， imagination and creativity are also what make us special． "A machine couldn't have come up with the theory of gravity just because it was hit by a falling apple"， he said． "It's human imagination that connects what seem to be completely random and irrelevant concepts， something that a machine--which works by fixed rules only--can't do， at least for now．"

This is why BBC reporter Viktor Mayer-Schonberger suggested that instead of focusing on how computers have overshadowed us on calculating abilities than humans， we should probably "consider our quality at a different end of the spectrum （光谱）：creativity， originality （原创性）， even plain illogical craziness， instead of hard-nosed （顽固的） logic"， he wrote．

So maybe in the future， as artificial intelligence becomes even more intelligent， humans and A1will learn to use each other's talents for good． If AI can handle the boring tasks like calculating and driving for us， we'll have more time to create， think， and be busy with "being human"．

1.What can we learn about AlphaGo， according to Hao Jingfang？ ______

A. It will be taught to say no in the future．

B. It will be more intelligent than humans one day．

C. It has difficulty answering personal questions．

D. It is unable to think independently as humans do．

2.What does He Huaihong believe is unique to humans？ ______

A. Intelligence．    B. Originality．

C. The ability to make rules．    D. The ability to make choices．

3.What does the underlined word "overshadowed" in paragraph 5 probably mean？ ______

A. Competed with    B. Taken control of

C. Been more successful than    D. Influenced

4.What could be the future of AI according to the author？ ______

A. It will be used to help humans， rather than compete with us．

B. It may develop creativity besides better logical thinking．

C. It might be very dangerous to humans in different fields．

D. It will be applied to provide driving service for humans．

Answer

1. D

2. B

3. C

4. A

【解析】

本文是一篇政治经济类阅读。文章主要介绍了人类似乎正面临着一场危机,在我们最好的围棋选手被人工智能(AI) AlphaGo击败后,我们失去了在智能链顶端的骄傲。10月,当沙特阿拉伯给一个叫索菲亚的机器人提供公民身份时,另一种人类的特权被拿走了。现在看来,人类和人工智能之间的一切都处于危险之中。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第三段In other words, computer programs don’t have a choice to say “no”． They probably don’t even know what a “choice” is – all they ever do is calculate．可知根据郝景芳的说法,A1phaGo它不能像人类那样独立思考。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第四段It’s human imagination that connects what seem to be completely random and irrelevant concepts, something that a machine—which works by fixed rules only—can't do, at least for now．可知他认为创造力是人类独有的。故选B。

3.词义猜测题。根据This is why BBC reporter Viktor Mayer-Schonberger suggested that instead of focusing on how computers have overshadowed us on calculating abilities than humans可知“overshadowed”意为"使失色;夺去的光彩”。故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段humans and A1 will learn to use each other’s talents for good. If AI can handle the boring tasks like calculating and driving for us, we’ll have more time to create, think, and be busy with “being human”．可知作者认为人工智能它将被用来帮助人类,而不是与我们竞争。故选A。