1、 $ 5,450 per personBOOKINGS: Call 0756679413, email reservations or visit 11-DAY KIMBERLEY COAST CRUISEThe AG Society is partnering with APT to present an exciting voyage along the Kimberley coastline from Broome to Darwin. Expedition cruising offers the easiest way to explore the Kimberley. Guests
2、on this 11-day voyage will go ashore, explore natural wonders, meet traditional owners, see rock art and spot wildlife. APT 6-16 September 2018 $ 13,395 per person Visit .auLIGHTNING RIDGE FOSSIL DIGThe AG Society offers you a chance to hunt for fossils (化石). Guided by experts, youll go to special l
3、ocations, seeking new fossils for the collections of the Australian Opal Centre. Your discoveries will further establish these museum collections as a world-class scientific and cultural resource. There are also a series of lectures on mining history, fossils, dinosaur hunting and new dinosaurs. Aus
4、tralian Opal Centre 20-25 August 2018 $ 2,200 per person, including all activities and lunches and dinners Call 0427904587, email dig or visit australian opalcentre. comAG DKVIL ARK FXPEDITIONCome and join Tim Faulkner for a unique hands-on experience with this Tasmanian devil (袋獾) feeding program i
5、n the beautiful Barrington Tops of NSW. Youll get to see devils up close as you assist with feeding individuals. In addition to working with the animals, therell be opportunities to explore the areas natural treasures and spot local wildlife. Dont miss your chance to get involved in this important c
6、onservation effort. Devil Ark 24-26 November 2018 $ 1,750 per person Call 0243408610, email info devilark.org. au or visit devilark.org. au(1)If you join in LIGHTNING RIDGE FOSSIL DIG, you can _. A.go to seek new fossils individuallyB.learn something about mining historyC.collect the world-class sci
7、entific fossilsD.become an expert and go to special locations(2)What can you do if you take part in AG DEVIL ARK EXPEDITION? Help protect wildlife.Learn about dinosaurs.Watch humpback whales.Enjoy an exciting voyage.(3)Which program will you choose if you want to enjoy rock art?AG DEVIL ARK EXPEDITI
8、ON.LIGHTNING RIDGE FOSSIL DIG.11-DAY KIMBERLEY COAST CRUISE.【答案】(1)B(2)A(3)C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文,介绍了AG协会的四个远征计划的具体信息。(1)考查细节理解。根据If you join in LIGHTNING RIDGE FOSSIL DIG部分中的“There are also a series of lectures on mining history, fossils, dinosaur hunting and new dinosaurs.”可知,有一系列关于采矿史、化石、恐龙狩猎和新恐龙的讲座。
9、故选B。(2)考查细节理解。根据第四个小框“AG DEVIL ARK EXPEDITION中的theret miss your chance to get involved in this important conservation effort.”可知,有机会探索该地区的自然宝藏和当地野生动物,还会有参与这项重要的保护野生动植物的机会。故选A。(3)考查细节理解。根据11-DAY KIMBERLEY COAST CRUISE部分中的“Guests on this 11-day voyage will go ashore, explore natural wonders, meet trad
10、itional owners, see rock art and spot wildlife.”可知,如果你想欣赏摇滚艺术的话,就选11-DAY KIMBERLEY COAST CRUISE。故选C。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解题型的考查,是一篇介绍类阅读,要求考生准确捕捉细节信息,结合题目要求,选出正确答案。2阅读理解 Learning, Fast and Deep Over the past five years researchers in artificial intelligence have become the rock stars of the technology world
11、. A branch of AI known as deep learning, which uses neural(神经的) networks to scan through large volumes of data looking for patterns, has proven so useful that skilled practitioners can command high six-figure salaries to build software for Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. The standard route into
12、these jobs has been a PhD in computer science from one of Americas top universities. Earning one takes years and requires a personality suited to academia, which is rare among more normal folk. That is changing. Last month fast.ai, a non-profit education organization based in San Francisco, kicked o
13、ff the third year of its course in deep learning. Since its foundation it has attracted more than 100, 000 students around the globe from India to Nigeria. The course and others like it, come with a simple idea: there is no need to spend years obtaining a PhD in order to practise deep learning. Crea
14、ting software that learns can be taught as a craft, not as a high intellectual pursuit to be undertaken only in an ivory tower. Fast. ais course can be completed in just seven weeks. To make it accessible to anyone who wants to learn how to build AI software is the aim of Jeremy Howard, who founded
15、fast.ai with Rachel Thomas, a mathematician. He says school mathematics is sufficient. No. Greek. Letters, Mr. Howard intones, pounding the table with his fist for punctuation. Some experts worry that this will serve only to create a flood of unreliable AI systems which will be useless at best and d
16、angerous at worst. In the earliest days of the Internet, only a select few nerds, namely computer holies with specific skills, could build applications. Not many people used them. Then the invention of the World Wide Web led to an explosion of web pages, both good and bad. But it was only by opening
17、 up to all that the Internet gave birth to online shopping, instant global communications and search. If Mr. Howard and others have their way, making the development of AI software easier will bring forth a new crop of fruit of a different kind.(1)What can we learn about deep learning?It replaces ar
18、tificial intelligence.It attracts rock stars to practice.It scans patterns for large companies.It helps technicians to create software.(2)Fast. ai is an organization that . ensures one to obtain a PhDteaches craft in ivory toweroffers a course in deep learningrequires weeks to apply(3)The underlined
19、 words No. Greek. Lettersin Paragraph 5 means doing fast.ai course is easydifficultinterestingboring(4)It can be inferred from the last paragraph that it is quite reliable for anyone to grasp artificial intelligencethe Internet has brought forth a flood of useless AI systemsopening up to all leads t
20、o instant global search and online shoppingsimplifying software development may result in unexpected outcomes【答案】 (1)D(2)C(3)A(4)D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文,人工智能的深度学习被证明很有用,霍华德和数学家托马斯一起创办的非营利性教育机构致力于让深度学习变得简单。 (1)考查细节理解。根据第一段中的”A branch of AI known as deep learning, which uses neural networks to scan through
21、 large volumes of data looking for patternsbuild software for Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google.“可知AI技术的一个分支、运用神经网络处理大量数据并从中寻找模式的深度学习被证明非常有用,亚马逊、苹果、Facebook和谷歌愿意开出六位数高薪,聘请熟练的专业人员编写软件。这说明深度学习能帮助编写软件,故选D。 (2)考查细节理解。根据第四段中的”Last month fast. ai, a non-profit education organization based in San Francisc
22、o, kicked off the third year of its course in deep learning.“可知。上月,位于旧金山的非营利性教育机构 fast.ai 进入了它开办深度学习课程的第三年。也就是说fast. ai是一个提供深度学习课程的组织,故选C。 (3)考查句义猜测。根据五段中的”To make it accessible to anyone who wants to learn He says school mathematics is sufficient.“可知让深度学习不再神秘是杰里米霍华德的目标,为此,他和数学家雷切尔托马斯一起创立了fast.ai,让任
23、何想学习编写AI软件的人都能学习这门技术。霍华德说有中学数学知识就足够了。这说明fast.ai的课程很简单,仅需要中学数学知识。因此霍华德说No. Greek. Letters”没有,希腊,字母“是想说fast, ai的深度学习课程很简单。 (4)考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的”If Mr Howard and others have their way, making the development of AI software easier will bring forth a new crop of fruit of a different kind. “如果霍华德和其他人如愿以偿,那么
24、让AI软件开发变得更容易将会催生出一批新的不同的果实。由此推断简化软件开发可能会导致意料之外的结果。故选D。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解,句义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查,是一篇科研类阅读,要求考生准确掌握细节信息,同时根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析,推理,从而选出正确答案。3阅读理解 Oh my God, the robots are taking over! Were doomed! Doomed! Now that Ive gotten that out of my system, its become clear that while we may or may not be doo
25、med, the robots are taking over. The latest example is the governments new guidelines for self-driving cars. Tesla, Google and Uber are already testing driverless cars in cities across America. Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick is among those predicting that by 2021, self-driving cars will play a
26、 big part in urban settings. Nearly 40,000 people died last year in this nation in automobile-related accidents, and we believes driverless cars can save tens of thousands of lives annually. Makes sense. Robot drivers are less likely to get drunk, drive without a license, text while driving or feel
27、agitated at the scene of a pileup. On the other hand, I wonder how these highly sensitive cars will react, with walkers constantly dashing into the street. Will they jam on the brakes every 10 seconds? But theres a bigger picture. Not only are robots replacing humans behind the wheel, but behind the
28、 work desk, in warehouses, senior homes, you name it. Robots arent just taking over in the workplace. The question is, where cant a robot function better than a human? How about writing songs? A robot can go through every combination of notes in record time and come up with a pleasing melody. The lyrics might be a different story. Is a Grammy-winning song co-written by Hank Human and R-3071 in our future? Finally, its only a matter of time until we have robot politicians and presidential candidates. Why n
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