Who is smarter, human being or artificial intelligence(AI, 人工智能)？The question swept the world a few months ago. In March 2016, AlphaGo, an AI program developed by Google, had the Go(围棋) match with Lee Sedol, a South Korean Go player. He is the world top player of this old Chinese game.
In October 2015, AlphaGo became the first computer program to beat a professional(职业的) human Go player. And this time, it beat Lee Sedol 4-1.
In fact, before the match, most people believed that Lee would certainly be the winner, because they didn’t think that AI was good enough to beat the human mind. However, the result was disappointing. As a machine, AlphaGo would never get tired, while Lee Sedol was only a human and humans must have some weaknesses.
AlphaGo’s wins over a human champion(冠军) show that computers can do more difficult tasks. Some people may worry whether computers are now smart enough to beat us at everything. But scientists say that is not the case. Real life problems can be more difficult than the Go game. Thomas Johnson, a scientist of AI said, “It’s not hard to get a computer program to remember and produce facts. What is hard is getting computers to use knowledge in everyday situation. ” We believe we can use the technology of AI to improve the world.
1.The match between AlphaGo and Lee Sedol is mentioned at the beginning of the article mainly to_____________.
A. get the reader to think about AI
B. draw the reader’s attention to AlphaGo
C. show how AI is usually tested
D. tell the reader AI has over the human brain
2. What was the result of the match?
A. Google program beat AlphaGo.
B. Lee Sedol won AlphaGo 4-1.
C．Lee Sedol was beaten.
D．Neither side won the match.
3.—Why did most people believe Lee would be the winner?
—Because .
A. computers had weaknesses and also got tired
B. AlphaGo only beat a human Go player once
C. the Go game was invented by Chinese people
D. computers were not so smart as a human
4.What does Thomas Johnson probably agree with？
A. AI does better than humans in every situation.
B. It’s hard for AI to beat the human at everything.
C. The development of AI could be harmful one day.
D. AI should be used to help us make difficult decisions.
How does a young dog or cat get to know a new home? The animal uses its nose. Right away it smells its new places. Then it makes wider and wider circles, smelling all the time. Before long it can find its way home very well, even in the dark. It simply follows something it knows well.
Stories happen about animals who found their way across land they had never smelled before. Take the case of Smoky, a small white cat. Smoky had some funny red hair around its right ear. One day Smoky and his owner began a long journey. They were moving from Oklahoma to Tennessee. When they were just eighteen miles from their Oklahoma home, Smoky jumped out of the car. Then he found his way back to the old house. There he wandered around outside for many days. Finally he disappeared.
A year later Smoky meowed at the door of a house in Tennessee. A man opened the door. “Is that you, Smoky?” he said in surprise. At first he couldn’t believe it. Then he saw the red hair around its right ear. It was Smoky!
1.What is the first thing a pet does in a new place?
A. It travels a long way.
B. It smells the new place.
C. It finds its way in the dark
D. It follows something it knows.
2.Put these events in the right order that they happened.
①Smoky got to Tennessee.
②Smoky jumped out of the car.
③Smoky went to his old house.
A.③①② B.①③② C.②③① D.③②①
3.What does the underlined word "wandered" mean in the passage?
A. 游荡 B.思考 C. 搜寻 D. 围绕
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A. A Kind Owner B. A Humorours Cat
C. A Surprising Journey D. An Excellent Memory
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Mr. Hamel now picked up a French grammar book and started to teach. It all seemed so during that last lesson. I understood all the participles（分词）which Mr. Hamel explained.
“ didn’t French seem so interesting before?” I asked myself.
But I knew the answer. It was my last French lesson, and I regretted not studying hard before. I to listen very carefully. Mr. Hamel was trying to teach us everything he knew. He had never taught a lesson so well before.
The grammar lesson finished, and then we started . I had never seen so many hardworking students before. Everyone had their down, and the sound of pens on paper was the only sound to be heard.
Students were usually distracted(分心) by even the smallest thing. However, when some beetles（甲壳虫）flew into the classroom, not one student looked at them today. It was very .
I looked at Mr. Hamel. He was sitting still in his chair. The only things he were his eyes. He looked carefully at one thing in the classroom for a while looking at the next thing. For forty years, the only classroom was like his , and now it was being taken from him.
Mr. Hamel looked at all of the walls, windows, desks, and chairs we were working hard. I was sure he wanted to remember everything like it was now.
1.A. difficult B. easy C. common D. great
2.A. Why B. Who C. Where D. When
3.A. went B. began C. expected D. Continued
4.A. listening B. speaking C. reading D. writing
5.A. heads B. hands C. pens D. books
6.A. impossible B. excellent C. unusual D. valuable
7.A. moved B. closed C. opened D. noticed
8.A. without B. before C. about D. after
9.A. courage B. dream C. home D. country
10.A. because B. unless C. whatever D. while
—Bill, can I get you anything to drink?
—Thanks.
A. You are welcome. B. It doesn’t matter.
C. No problem. D. I wouldn’t mind a coffee.
—Do you know this afternoon?
—I’m not sure, but I’ll tell you as soon as she comes.
A. how will Betty arrive B. what time Betty will arrive
C. where Betty will arrive D. whether will Betty arrive
—Why are you feeling sleepy all the time?
—Because I late watching the film Kung Fu Panda Ⅲ last night.
A. stayed up B. cheered up C. gave up D. took up
