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ght of the wild flower season. The Old Settler39。s Music Festivaloffers great music and activities for the whole family.(1)In which city can people enjoy a fun New Year39。s Day? A.PhoenixB.Uvita.C.SydneyD.Dale(2)What is special about the McDowell Mountain Music Festival? A.It encourages people to receive education.B.It is not aimed at making money.C.It provides an opportunity for friend gathering.D.It focuses on cultural exchanges.(3)Which festivals are connected with nature? A.Field Day and the Envision Festival.B.The Envision Festival and the McDowell Mountain Music Festival.C.The Old Settler39。s Music Festival and the McDowll McDowell Mountain Music Festival.D.The Envision Festival and the Old Settler39。s Music Festival.【答案】(1)C(2)B(3)D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文,介紹了世界各地的四個受歡迎的音樂節(jié):講述了節(jié)日舉行的時間和節(jié)日特色。(1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)Field Day部分中的“Field Pay means New Year39。s Day for young people in Sydney.”可知,F(xiàn)ield Day對于年輕人來說意味著新年,因此人們在悉尼能夠享受有趣的新年。故選C。(2)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)The McDowell Mountain Music Festival部分中的“Since its founding in 2004 f it is the only 100% non profit music festival designed to support, entertain and educate the munity.”可知,自從建立以來,這個節(jié)日一直是非盈利的音樂節(jié)。因此推斷它的目的不是賺錢。故選B。(3)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)The Envision Festival部分中的“Meanwhile, our connection with nature is expected to be strengthened.”和The Old Settler39。s Music Festival部分提到的“The festival is held in the country of Texas at the height of the wild flower season.”可知,這兩個音樂節(jié)與大自然有關(guān)。故選D?!军c評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查,是一篇文化類閱讀,考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息,并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理,從而選出正確答案。3.閱讀理解 Entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla and Space X, Eldon Musk may have a little more time on his hands, as he39。s leaving his position on the board of the Open Al, according to a blog post. The departure is likely the result of Tesla39。s moving into the field of Artificial Intelligence(AI),which he said in 2017 would be the “best in the world”and would even be able to “predict your destination, ”Musk will continue to “donate and advise the organization,” Open AI said in a blog post on Feb. 20, adding that “As Tesla continues to bee more focused on AI, this will avoid a potential future conflict for Eldon. Musk and Y Combiner CEO Sam Altman cofounded the nonprofit enterprise in December2015, its mission is to develop safe artificial general intelligence and ensure those developments are made public. Open AI researchers published a paper on the site ArXiv, org, detailing the possible secure threats that e with“malicious”AI. In fact, Musk has heard the “evil AI”alarm several times, On ,2017, he warned that artificial intelligence poses a bigger threat to humanity, and he told a gathering of state governors that the government needs to regulate Al before robots start “killing people. ” Musk39。s departure from the Open AI board could mean big things for Tesla. As Eton Goodbye, a financial reporter, noted on Futurism, the move “could signal that Tesla is more deeply mitted to their own AI projects than we thought. ”He added, “Those who have had their ears to any rumors (謠言)that Tesla is ready to deliver vehicles capable of Level 5autonomy could take this new Open Al development as a sign that the pany is inching closer to that unapproachable goal, ”No pany has reached that level of autonomy, which means that a driverless car could navigate any road under any conditions and that all the human “driver” would need to do is to input a destination. (1)Why does Eldon Musk leave his position? A.To create safer AI.B.To build powerful Internet.C.To develop social munication.D.To avoid a possible conflict with Tesla.(2)What is the Eldon Musk39。s attitude towards the AI? A.Ambiguous.B.Supportive.C.Negative.D.Sympathetic.(3)What does the underlined word “malicious” in Paragraph 3 mean? A.Poisonous.B.Unpopular.C.Advanced.D.Traditional.(4)What can we infer from Eton Goodbye39。s ments? A.Level 5 autonomy is impossible.B.The rumors about Tesla is meaningless.C.He has no confidence in Open AI.D.Level 5 autonomy could set human drivers free.【答案】(1)D(2)B(3)A(4)D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文,介紹了傳奇人物埃隆馬斯克和他的公司。(1)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“Entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla and Space X, Eldon Musk may have a little more time on his hands, as he39。s leaving his position on the board of the Open AI, according to a blog post.”和第二段中的“adding that “As Tesla continues to bee more focused on AI, this will avoid a potential future conflict for Eldon.”可知Eldon Musk離開他的職位是為了避免可能和Tesla產(chǎn)生沖突,故D。(2)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“Musk will continue to “donate and advise the organization”可推知Eldon Musk對于AI的態(tài)度是同情,故選B。(3)考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第三段中的“In fact, Musk has heard the ‘evil AI’ alarm several times. ”可猜測出“malicious”的意思是有害的,故選A。(4)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“No pany has reached that level of autonomy, which means that a driverless car could navigate any road under any conditions and that all the human ‘driver’ would need to do is to input a destinatio