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Section Ⅰ　“Understanding ideas”的课文习读环节 [课时跟踪检测] Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Claude Sammut, a professor of computer science and engineering at the University of New South Wales in Australia, said it would soon be possible for robots to defeat the stars of the future. For many years, Mr Sammut has been a member of a project called RoboCup, where robots have been programmed to learn how to play football and compete against others in a football match. As he explains, robots are having difficulty in learning how to control the ball and move the ball on their own, but he is still full of confidence that one day in the future they will show the same skills as the best football players in the world do. Mr Sammut also said, “In 1968, John McCarthy and Donald Michie made a bet with the then chess champion in Scotland that within 10 years a computer programme would be able to beat him. It took a little bit longer than 10 years (nearly 30 years) but eventually such programmes came into being.” “In the same spirit of a grand challenge, RoboCup aims to develop a team of robots that can defeat the world soccer champion team by the year 2050. To achieve this, or come even closer to the ambition, robots will have to be able to sense and act in completely unstructured environments. This will require major advances in perception (感知), decision-making, learning, and cooperative behaviours. Considering robots are integrated hardware and software systems, great advances will also be needed in sensors (传感器), energy storage，and materials.” 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。你相信机器人的球技有一天会超过人类吗？科学家力求到2050年开发一个能够打败世界足球冠军队的机器人团队。 1．The RoboCup aims to develop robots that know how to ________. A．play computer football games B．play football and win in real matches C．understand the rules of the football game D．improve the skills of real football players 解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“...where robots have been programmed to learn how to play football and compete against others in a football match”可知，RoboCup旨在设计出学会踢足球并能够在足球赛中与对手竞争的机器人。 2．What kind of difficulty are the robots facing in playing football? A．They can't run as fast as real people. B．They can't recognize their partners accurately. C．They can't control the ball well by themselves. D．They can't pass the ball to their partners. 解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第三段中的“As he explains，robots are having difficulty in learning how to control the ball and move the ball on their own ...”可知，机器人在控球和独自运球方面存在困难。 3．When did the idea of designing a computer programme that could defeat a chess champion come forth? A．In 1968.　　　　　　 B．In 1978. C．In the 1990s. 　 D．30 years ago. 解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第四段中的“In 1968, John McCarthy and Donald Michie made a bet with the then chess champion in Scotland ...”可知，该想法源自1968年John McCarthy和Donald Michie两人打的赌。 4．We can conclude from Mr Sammut's words that ________. A．many parts of robots still need improving B．robots would be smarter than human beings in the near future C．robots have more ambitions than human beings D．robots would take control of the world 解析：选A　推理判断题。根据最后一段Sammut先生的话可以推断出，机器人的很多部件还需要改进。 B Buried in ash after Vesuvius' eruption, hundreds of scrolls (卷轴) have kept their secrets hidden for centuries.But archaeologists (考古学家) have now been able to reveal some of the ancient text with the help of artificial intelligence (AI)． Discovered in the ruins of a villa, the Herculaneum scrolls are a collection of around 1,000 scrolls, along with other relics.In earlier times, many people tried to unlock the secrets of scrolls but in vain, mainly because most of them were fragile (易碎的) and would shatter into pieces if unrolled. Until now, the only way to read what's inside the scrolls is to put together the thousands of pieces, which may take 500 years to reveal their content.Fortunately, a team led by professor Seales had already pioneered a way to “virtually unwrap” an ancient scroll using X-ray tomography (断层成像技术)．But that was not enough to read the barely visible ink on the ancient documents.The chemistry of the ink from the ancient world is different from that of medieval times.It's largely invisible to the naked eye even when caught by the X-ray. In 2019, they did come up with a solution based on artificial intelligence to “see” the ink, but it needed much data.So they launched the Vesuvius Challenge to accelerate the work and released software and thousands of 3D X-ray images of pieces and two rolled-up scrolls, in the hope that global research groups would take up the challenge. In the end, a team of three students shared the grand prize.They could read 2,000 letters from the scroll after training machine-learning algorithms on the scans.After creating a 3D scan of the text using a CT scan, the scroll was then separated into segments.A machine learning model — an application of AI — then detected the inked regions, allowing them to decipher the text. Mastro, a professor at Naples' University, called the technique “revolutionary”. “We worked literally day and night to study them, but I am more excited that using this method we can reveal what has been hidden in the scrolls for almost 2,000 years，” said Mastro. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了人们利用人工智能来阅读古卷轴，并解释了其具体的操作过程。 5．What issue was resolved with X-ray tomography? A．The fragile nature of the scrolls. B．Putting together divided pieces. C．Showing the scrolls without opening them. D．The difficulty in understanding ancient languages. 解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第二段中“In earlier times, ...fragile (易碎的) and would shatter into pieces if unrolled.”以及第三段中“Fortunately, ...using X-ray tomography (断层成像技术)．”可知，X射线断层扫描解决了不打开卷轴就可以展示其内容的问题。故选C。 6．How did AI function in processing the scrolls? A．By unwrapping the scrolls. B．By analyzing the chemistry. C．By separating them with relics. D．By detecting the barely visible ink. 解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第三段中“Fortunately, a ...the ancient documents.”以及第四段中“In 2019, they did come up with a solution based on artificial intelligence to ‘see’ the ink, but it needed much data.”可知，AI通过检测几乎看不见的墨水来处理卷轴。故选D。 7．What does the underlined word “decipher” in paragraph 5 mean? A．Adapt.　　　　　 B．Summarize. C．Arrange. 　 D．Interpret. 解析：选D　词义猜测题。根据画线词上文“A machine learning model — an application of AI — then detected the inked regions, allowing them to decipher the text.”可知，一个机器学习模型——一种人工智能的应用——然后检测到有墨水的区域，使它们能够翻译文本，故画线词意思是“翻译”，与Interpret意义相近。故选D。 8．What is the text mainly about? A．Scrolls promote technological revolution. B．AI advanced the way to read ancient scrolls. C．New technology discovered relics in Vesuvius. D．Hidden secrets are recorded by archaeologists. 解析：选B　主旨大意题。根据最后一段以及文章内容可知，本文主要介绍了人们利用人工智能来阅读古卷轴，并解释了其具体的操作过程。故选B。 Ⅱ.阅读七选五 The recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have aroused heated debate globally.As science fiction starts to become reality, AI products are now slowly coming into homes and workplaces. __9__ Will unemployment rate become higher in the future? Will low-end labors cause social unrest (动荡)? However, more optimistically speaking, I believe that AI is a great helper, and the focus of AI should not be just on cool devices or automation. __10__ AI has the potential to greatly improve things like healthcare, education, poverty and security. AI machines can do some very beneficial things today that humans will simply never be able to do. And of course, AI is just used to make up for the disadvantages of the human mind, not to replace it. __11__ We process millions of sensory inputs automatically, allowing us to learn and respond to our environment. But the human brain only contains about 300 million pattern processors that are responsible for human thought.What if we could complement (补足) all of our amazing ideas with not just more data, but also more data processing capability? __12__ “Precision medicine” is a great example to illustrate AI's positive impact when we equip it with human skills.Precision medicine is an emerging approach to disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle for each person. __13__ For example, around 25,000 people in the US are diagnosed with brain tumors (肿瘤) every year. Traditionally, they might all be given the same course of treatment to see what might work in a one-size-fits-all approach. Precision medicine will allow doctors and researchers to predict more accurately which treatment and prevention strategies for a particular disease will work in which groups of people. A．Our life is becoming more and more convenient. B．Think of it as a type of personalized medical care. C．The human brain is the most elegant computer in existence. D．Imagine how we would rethink every single problem that exists today. E．Instead, we can rethink how to solve the world's existing problems with AI. F．Precision medicine helps doctors and nurses figure out what the problem is. G．This is raising concerns about the potential harmful effects of AI on the job market. 语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。文章论述了人工智能产品给人们生活带来的各种影响。 9．选G　根据上下文可知，此处在讲人们对人工智能给就业市场带来的影响的担忧。故G选项“这正在引起人们对人工智能对就业市场潜在有害影响的担忧”承上启下，符合语境。 10．选E　根据上下文可知，人工智能能够带来很多好处，可以帮助人们解决一些现存的问题。E选项“相反，我们可以重新思考如何用人工智能解决世界上现存的问题”承上启下，符合语境。 11．选C　上文提到，人工智能可以弥补人脑的缺陷，却不能替代人脑，下文提到人脑的诸多功能，故C选项“人脑是现存的最高雅的电脑”承上启下，符合语境。 12．选D　根据本段内容可知，此处在讲述对现存问题的反思。故D选项“想象一下我们会如何重新思考今天存在的每一个问题”承接上文，符合语境。 13．选B　根据空前一句及下文的举例可知，此处指人工智能能够给人提供个性化的医疗护理。故B选项“把它看作是一种个性化的医疗护理”承上启下，符合语境。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $