上海市华东师范大学附属周浦中学2023-2024学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题

2023年 11月周浦中学高三期中考 Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. How to future-proof your career against the threat of AI Ever since the industrial revolution, people have feared that technology would take away their jobs. While some jobs and tasks have indeed been replaced by machines, (21) have emerged. The fear that jobs might disappear or be replaced through automation is understandable. Recent research found that a quarter of tasks that humans currently do in the US and Europe could be automated in the coming years. The future of work is a popular topic of discussion, with countless books (22)_______ (publish) each year on the topic. These books speak to the human need to understand how the future might be shaped. A strong theme of concern is found in these books about technology enabling flow certain tasks to be automated, (23) (make) many people out of jobs. Specifically, (24) worries people is that knowledge-based jobs--like those in accounting or law--that have long been regarded as being exclusive(专属的、专有的 ) to well-educated professionals are now under threat of replacement by machines. But there is another, (25)___________(ambitious) way to think about this. Some books stress the potential of humans collaborating with AI, to enhance each other's skills. (26) being replaced, lowers would then be empowered by technology. In reality, automation and empowerment co-exist, both of which (27) (concern) with your future career. In light of this, the key to future-proofing your job is continued learning, (28) is a valuable skill to develop in any career. Also, critical thinking and analytical skills are going to be particularly central for how humans and machines (29) empower one another. Above all, choose a job that you enjoy an