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usk 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. ”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 build powerful Internet.C.D.s attitude towards the AI? A.Supportive.C.Sympathetic.(3)What does the underlined word “malicious” in Paragraph 3 mean? A.Unpopular.C.Traditional.(4)What can we infer from Eton Goodbye39。Level 5 autonomy is impossible.The rumors about Tesla is meaningless.C.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(1)考查推理判斷。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。根據(jù)第二段中的“Musk will continue to “donate and advise the organization”可推知Eldon Musk對(duì)于AI的態(tài)度是同情,故選B。根據(jù)第三段中的“In fact, Musk has heard the ‘evil AI’ alarm several times. ”可猜測(cè)出“malicious”的意思是有害的,故選A。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(huì)讓人類司機(jī)解放,故選D。4.閱讀理解 for others the change takes longer and sometimes appears as homesickness. Low energy or motivation. Increases/decreases in appetite. Increased use of drugs or alcohol. CAUSES Unhappiness when things are different from your expectations of student life. A heavy workload. WHAT MIGHT HELP? Be realistic about what to expect from student life and from yourself. Set up a balance between work and leisure. Remember to get enough food and sleep! These affect you emotionally as well as physically. 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.Being interested in study than ever before.C.Participating in almost all activities in college.(2)New college students might be homesick becausethey are never far away from their parentsB.they suddenly do not have anything to doD.Keeping their old friends left behind.B.Forcing themselves to stay in their dorms on weekends.D.文章主要介紹了剛離開家上大學(xué)的學(xué)生面對(duì)新環(huán)境可能遇到的問題和給他們提出的建議。由原文“Increases/decreases in appetite.”可知,如果一個(gè)人想家,就有可能增加或減少食欲,所以C選項(xiàng)“感覺食物或水果失去吸引力”符合題意,而其他選項(xiàng)“想跟別人吵架”、“對(duì)學(xué)習(xí)比以前更感興趣”和“幾乎參加了大學(xué)所有的活動(dòng)”都不符合題意。(2)細(xì)節(jié)理解題。所以B選項(xiàng)“他們對(duì)不符合預(yù)期的事物感到厭煩”符合題意。(3)推理判斷題。由原文“Set up a balance between work and leisure.”可知,應(yīng)該在工作和休閑之前建立一個(gè)平衡,所以B選項(xiàng)“提醒他們自己保持忙碌并忘記想家”是不符合題意的。所以答案選D。推理是在既有信息的基礎(chǔ)上得出合乎文章內(nèi)容的內(nèi)涵意義,即某一問題、某一觀點(diǎn)沒有直接表述,而寓意在文章的字里行間,要求通過文中信息分析推出某種符合作者思想、符合文章邏輯的內(nèi)涵意義。推斷題推斷得正確與否,很大程度上取決于是否能正確把握作者潛隱在字里行間的語(yǔ)氣及觀點(diǎn)。Singles Day: Alibaba Says a Lot of People in China Bought OnlineThe planet39。 Monday was Nov. 11, known in China as Singles Day. This year, nearly $ billion worth of stuff was sold on Alibaba39。s $ billion and making Black Friday look, yet again, like a yard sale. Alibaba started taking the lead in China, simply enough, by connecting big Chinese manufacturers with big buyers across the world. Its businesstobusiness site, allowed people to buy almost everything. Alibaba39。t hard to see: size. Alibaba is just big, even by Chinese standards. s advantage mainly lie in? platform. service. price. size.(4)Which word can replace the underlined word gigantic in the last paragraph ? ....【答案】 (1)B(2)C(3)D(4)A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文,介紹了引領(lǐng)了中國(guó)雙十一購(gòu)物節(jié)的阿里巴巴公司。同時(shí)介紹了阿里巴巴的相關(guān)信息。本文介紹了中國(guó)雙十一購(gòu)物節(jié)相關(guān)數(shù)據(jù)和阿里巴巴公司的情況,可以從報(bào)紙了解到相關(guān)信息。 (2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 (3)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s advantage wasn39。故選D。最后一段中的“and it wants to grow bigger still”,阿里巴巴也想繼續(xù)擴(kuò)大,此處使用了bigger形容詞的比較級(jí),由此可判斷劃線詞意為“大”,故選A。6.閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 It is monly believed that in medieval France, New Year was celebrated on 1 April. Then in 1562, Pope Gregory introduced a new calendar for the Christian world, changing New Year to 1 January. With no modern munications, news travelled slowly and new ideas were often questioned. Many people did not hear of the change, some merely forgot, and others chose to ignore it. These people were called fools. Invitations to nonexistent New Year parties were sent and other practical jokes were played. Over time playing tricks on 1 April became a tradition. The custom eventually spread to England and Scotland, and it was later transported across the Atlantic to the American colonies (殖民地) of the English and the French. April Fools39。 France and Italy backs and chocolate fish are found in the shops. Today, Americans and the British play small tricks on friends and strangers alike on 1 April. A mon trick is to point to a friend39。 Day about spaghetti farmers and how they harvest their crop from spaghetti trees! In Scotland, April Fools39。 is stuck onto someone39。When one is fooled.B.When one fools others.D.To help the audience.B.To warn th