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    20．Whether or not you believe Professor Stephen Hawking's alarming theory that building a"strong"artificial intelligence （AI） could lead to the end of the human race，it's clear that AI is reaching the point where soon it will affect almost every aspect of how we work with computers．We must get used to computers that talk back．
    Last year，investment bank Deep Ventures attracted much media attention when it announced that it had appointed an AI computer to its board of directors to help make important business decisions．What actually happened was that the company used a program called VITAL to analyse potential investments （授资） in different businesses．But VITAL doesn't attend board meetings or vote-it's just a program．While it's not quite the evil robot we see in science fiction movies，it shows us how far computers and AI have advanced．
    Soon AI systems will be driving our vehicles，interpreting our facial expressions as we perform complex tasks，translating our voices into different languages and building other machines for us in factories around the world．But they won't look like us or pretend to be human．
    In the new film Ex Machina，a computer scientist is asked to assess whether a beautiful human-looking robot called Ava has human intelligence．I won't spoil the film for you，but it occurred to me that one of the reasons we believe other human beings are conscious and have intelligence is that we're told they are all．the time．Indeed，if you stopped believing other people have minds，you would quickly find yourself unable to function in the world．
    Google's Eric Schmidt argues that we shouldn't worry about AI，and that we need instead to redesign our education systems so that we learn how to get on with the machines．As powerful computer-based intelligences continue developing，we must let go of the belief that only humans have intelligence and consciousness．Just as we have accepted the reality that the self-awareness that makes minds possible exists within the animal world，we may soon accept that it can also exist within the machine world．
    28．According to Professor Stephen Hawking，human beingsA．
    A．may be endangered by strong AI
    B．are still more intelligent than machines
    C．will benefit greatly from the advances in AI
    D．will never be able to build a strong AI system
    29．According to Paragraph 2，VITAL canD．
    A．attend board meetings to vote
    B．make final decisions for the bank
    C．attract more investments to the bank
    D．assess the value of different businesses
    30．The author predicts that AI machines will soon be able toD．
    A．control people's facial expressions
    B．construct other intelligent machines
    C．have a human-like physical appearance
    D．change people's speeches into different languages
    31．Which of the following would the author most probably agree with？B
    A．It is too late to stop the danger of artificial intelligence…
    B．Humans should learn to live with intelligent machines．
    C．Intelligent machines will eventually control the world．
    D．Only humans can have intelligence and consciousness．

    分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了Stephen Hawking教授的理论强大"的人工智能可能导致人类的终结，很快人工智能系统将驾驶我们的车辆，解释我们的面部表情当我们执行复杂的任务时，将我们的声音转换成不同的语言等等，因此为了存在于机器的世界我们需要学会与智能机器一起生活．

    解答 28．A．细节理解题，根据文章第一段"Whether or not you believe Professor Stephen Hawking's alarming theory that building a"strong"artificial intelligence （AI） could lead to the end of the human race"强大"的人工智能（AI）可能导致人类的终结；故选A．
    29．D．推理判断题．根据文章第二段"What actually happened was that the company used a program called VITAL to analyse potential investments （授资） in different businesses"可知VITAL可以分析重要的授资在不同的业务中，即它可以评估不同业务的价值"；故选D．
    30．D．细节理解题．根据文章第三段"Soon AI systems will be driving our vehicles，interpreting our facial expressions as we perform complex tasks，translating our voices into different languages and building other machines for us in factories around the world"很快人工智能系统将驾驶我们的车辆，解释我们的面部表情当我们执行复杂的任务时，将我们的声音转换成不同的语言，并为我们在世界各地的工厂建设其他机器；故选D．
    31．B．推理判断题．根据文章最后一段"and that we need instead to redesign our education systems so that we learn how to get on with the machines"可推测作者认同人类应该应该学会与智能机器一起生活；故选B．

    点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．

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    11．He looked like a pirate．
    With his handkerchief tied in a knot behind his little nine-year-old head，he looked like a pirate，a sad pirate．The first time little David came to our camp，he was hairless and worn out from medical treatments．He was also very angry．
    Paul Newman's camp counselors （指导老师 ） were hoping to fill David's days with fun and laughter．But David stayed inside himself，wanting to be alone，or in a corner of the cabin．At this camp for children with life-threatening illnesses，we had seen some pretty tough children worn out by cancer recover full of energy despite their illness．But we saw little progress in David no matter what we tried with him．Five days into the eight-day session saw a quiet，sad little pirate．
    Then something happened on that fifth night．Something at camp that we would call"huge"．
    It was cabin night．That's the time when campers and counselors spend lime together in each individual cabin instead of an all-camp activity．Campers love cabin nights because there's always a bedtime snack．On the cabin table that night were bags of potato chips．
    David slowly walked over to the table，leaving his comer to join the rest of us．He took one of the bags of the potato chips and started smashing（弄碎） it with his little fists，as all the other campers looked on in disbelief，I wondered what the cabin counselor would do．
    The college-age volunteer counselor positioned a bag of chips on die table in front of himself，and he，too，started smashing it with his fist．The campers went crazy as everyone ran to the table to get in on the fun of smashing potato chips with their fists．
    Somehow everyone knew，everyone sensed，that anger within him was now being released．
    For the last couple days of the session，David was a different kid．He was a little nine-year-old boy again，trying to fill the hours of each remaining day at camp with as much fun as could be possible．
    Several days after the session，David came back again．This time，there wasn't anything he wouldn't try to fit in to his day．He sure was having a great time at camp．David asked me if I needed an altar（祭坛）boy when I celebrated Mass in the woods．Sure enough，he was my altar boy．I remembered how carefully he listened to me when I talked about death.1said it's only a doorway．You walk through the door and there's the Lord God and behind God a whole line of people waiting to hug you．
    After Mass，he said to me，"Hey Fatha，a door，huh？"
    A couple more days of fun passed and tonight was the talent show．The tradition is that campers and counselors dress up in costumes，and everyone gets a standing applause for singing and dancing or simply just acting like fools on stage．
    The show had begun：lights，camera，action．
    Unfortunately，the only action taking place in our row of seats was little David making his way from counselor to counselor to say an early good-bye to camp．He had become quite ill and had to go to the hospital because of this new crisis．
    When this little nine-year-old pirate stood in front of me，he gave me a hug and a big wet kiss on my cheek.1was crying．He was crying．A whole row of counselors was in tears．After the hug and kiss，he put his hands on my shoulders，and tears still in his eyes，said："See you on the other side of the door，Fatha．"

    66．The camp counselors failed to fill David's beginning days with fun and laughter，mainly because DavidB．
    A．behaved like a pirate
    B．remained in a bad mood
    C．was left alone at the camp
    D．was teased by other campers
    67．Seeing David smashing the potato chips，the counselor did the same thing in response because heC．
    A．would like David to eat more of them
    B．hoped all the other campers would join
    C．found it possible to help David release anger
    D．wanted to show that he was as angry as David
    68．What can we learn from this article？B
    A．The camp was intended for those talented in singing and dancing．
    B．The purpose of the camp was to give diseased children caring love．
    C．The camp was popular among the children who enjoyed their vacation here．
    D．Medical treatment could be provided to diseased children at the camp．
    69．Which of the following does NOT show the change in David？B
    A．David came back to the camp for a second session after the first ended．
    B．David had become quite ill and had to go to the hospital because of this new crisis．
    C．David made his way from counselor to counselor to say an early good-bye to camp．
    D．David stood in front of me and gave me a hug and a big wet kiss on my cheek．
    70．What do you think the theme of the story is？D
    A．Children with deadly diseases are usually difficult to get along with．
    B．People should have patience with children with life-threatening illnesses．
    C．People should tell children with life-threatening illnesses to care nothing about death．
    D．Love and proper guidance can help people look at something negative in a positive way．

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