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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 destination. 可推出“Level 5 autonomy”將會讓人類司機(jī)解放,故選D?!军c評】本題考點涉及詞義猜測和推理判斷兩個題型的考查,是一篇介紹類閱讀,要求考生根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系,進(jìn)行分析,推理,概括和歸納,從而選出正確答案。5.閱讀理解 Beginning life at college naturally develops both excitement and anxiety for many reasons. Fors ome, this feeling is quickly overe as they adapt to a new environment。 for others the change takes longer and sometimes appears as homesickness. If you are homesick, you might notice an increase in: Low energy or motivation. Trouble sleeping. Increases/decreases in appetite. Having difficulty with school. Increased use of drugs or alcohol. Lack of interest or involvement in new surroundings. CAUSES The distance from home—the farther you go, the worse it may be. Unhappiness when things are different from your expectations of student life. You have finally arrived at college after working toward it for so long. A heavy workload. Students who are homesick often feel they have no control over their environment. WHAT MIGHT HELP? Keep in good contact with the people you have left behind, but also give yourself time within the university to begin to get involved here. Be realistic about what to expect from student life and from yourself. Set up a balance between work and leisure. If work is proving too difficult, you may need to improve your study skills or your organization of time. Remember to get enough food and sleep! These affect you emotionally as well as physically. Make contacts and friends through shared activities such as sports or other interests. If you stop being able to do normal social and academic things, seek professional help either from your advisor or dean or the counseling service.(1)What might be a sign of feeling homesick? A.Feeling like quarreling with someone else.B.Being interested in study than ever before.C.Finding food or fruit less attractive.D.Participating in almost all activities in college.(2)New college students might be homesick because . A.they are never far away from their parentsB.they feel upset about something unexpectedC.they suddenly do not have anything to doD.they do not like the university they are in(3)Which of the following measures might be helpful for homesick students according to the text? A.Keeping their old friends left behind.B.Reminding themselves to keep busy and forget it.C.Forcing themselves to stay in their dorms on weekends.D.Going in for sports with their