1、高考英语复习阅读理解专项综合练习附答案解析一、高中英语阅读理解1阅读理解 If youre a fan of smart technology, you may have had some sleepless nights lately. Thats because Alexa, the artificial intelligence (AI) behind US company Amazons Echo smart speakers, has been letting out an unprompted (自发的),creepy (令人毛骨悚然的)cackle for no apparent
2、 reason, according to BBC News. Many social media users shared their stories of Alexa scaring them with the seemingly unprompted laugh. Every time Alexa laughs, an angel dies, Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk joked on social media. On March 7, Amazon released an update that fixed the problem, sayi
3、ng that the laugh was caused by Echo devices mistakenly thinking that users had said the command Alexa, laugh. However, what should have been a funny story raised the ongoing topic of man versus machine. With the rise of artificial and robotic technology, Digital machines started to demonstrate broa
4、d abilities in pattern recognition, complex communication, and other area that used to be particularly human, wrote Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee in their book The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies. They believe that AI will do more and more
5、, and our lives will get better. However, ever since the earliest days of AI there have been concerns that some day, software will take over the world, leaving the fate of humans unknown. With artificial intelligence we are order the demon (魔鬼)Musk told students during a meeting at MIT in 2014. If I
6、 had to guess at what our biggest existential threat is, its probably that. So we need to be very careful Many scientists have shared the same concern. The late British physicist Stephen Hawking said at a technology conference in Portugal in November that computers can. in theory, imitate human inte
7、lligence, and exceed it AI could be the worst event in the history of our civilization. If creators are to safely control AL however, Hawking suggested that they employ best practice and effective management. I am an optimist and I believe that we can create AI for the good of the world, he said at
8、the conference. We simply need to be aware of the dangers, identify them, employ the best possible practice and management, and prepare for its consequences well in advance.(1)What does the underlined word cackle in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A.movementB.laughterC.screamD.story(2)The story of Alexa
9、is intended to . A.lead into the discussion about humans and AIB.prove artificial intelligence has its weaknessesC.inform readers of the development of AID.show how Alexas problem was fixed(3)According to Brynjolfsson and McAfee, which statement below is probably TRUE? A.The development of AI could
10、threaten our survival one day.B.Digital machines have complete ability to recognize something without mistakes.C.Robots will never match humans in complex communication.D.Humans lives will be greatly improved with the help of robots.(4)What can be a suitable title for the text? A.Man VS. MachineB.Ti
11、me to Control Rise of AIC.Creepy AID.AI: The Biggest Threat【答案】 (1)B(2)A(3)D(4)B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文,论述了人们对人工智能带来的潜在危险的不同观点,提醒我们要提前做好充分准备。 (1)考查猜测词义。根据第二段中的Many social media users shared their stories of Alexa scaring them with the seemingly unprompted laugh.可知很多社交媒体也分享了亚马逊公司的智能机器Alexa会发出令人毛骨悚然的笑声的事情。此
12、句中的laugh与文章第一段中的划线词cackle意义一样,故选B。 (2)考查推理判断。前四段中介绍了亚马逊公司的智能机器Alexa会发出令人毛骨悚然的笑声的事情,再根据第五段中的However, what should have been a funny story raised the ongoing topic of man versus machine.这个故事引起了人与机器对抗的话题。故选A。 (3)考查推理判断。根据第五段中的They believe that AI will do more and more, and our lives will get better.可知Br
13、ynjolfsson和McAfee认为现在的人工智能机器展示出了多种能力,这些能力会让我们的生活变得更好。故选D。 (4)考查主旨大意。本文是一篇议论文,主要介绍了人们对于人工智能带来的潜在危险的不同观点。在最后一段中作者引用了霍金的话,告诉我们要意识到人工智能的危险,要做好充分的准备。B项符合文章中心思想。故选B。 【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断,词义猜测和主旨大意三个题型的考查,是一篇科技类阅读,考生需要根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析,推理,概括和归纳,从而选出正确答案。2阅读理解 During your four years in the college, youll have many
14、exciting choices to make, the first of which will be your course selection for your first semester. The beauty of this choice is that you cant go wrong! No matter which one of our First-Year Options you select to apply for, you will create a rich intellectual experience to begin your college career.
15、 Option 1: Liberal Arts Seminar The Liberal Arts Seminar is a multidisciplinary(多学科的)course that explores the cultural history of the Mediterranean through fictional and nonfictional books.Fall schedule: When Registration opens, you will select between one and four additional courses to complete your schedule. Option 2: FLL Hager Scholars Program The FLL Hager Scholars Program is designed with our most ambitious students of languages and linguistics in mind, and is designed to create for them both a sense of community and opportunities for intellectual growth. Fall schedule: When Regis
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