Question

【题目】

A. beat B. power C. actually D. response

We’re hearing a lot these days about something called AI, or artificial intelligence. Put simply, AI is intelligence that is displayed by machines. In the beginning of computer technology, machines were 【1】 quite stupid. They could only do what people told them to do, and computers didn’t have the 【2】 to do anything complex. Slowly, that began to change. In 1989, two AI programs, HiTech and Deep Thought, showed advanced problem-solving skills after they 【3】 human masters in the game of chess. It was then that people began to see the true potential (潜能) of AI.

Today, AI can be used at work in our factories, online, and in our daily lives. Siri, the iPhone’s digital assistant, is a good example. Users can say almost anything to Siri and get a surprisingly humanlike 【4】.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了人工智能的发展历史，以及它的使用途径。

【1】句意：在电脑技术刚出现时，机器事实上是相当笨拙的。

此处修饰其后形容词stupid，应该用副词；actually表示“事实上”，是副词，故选C。

【2】句意：电脑没有能力去做任何复杂的事。

此处作宾语，其前被定冠词the修饰，所以用名词单数；根据句意，可知是说没有能力；power表示“能力”，是名词，故选B。

【3】句意：1989年，两个人工智能项目在象棋比赛中击败中国大师后展示了它们先进的处理问题的技能。

此处缺谓语动词，根据时间状语，可知用一般过去时，所以要动词过去时；根据句意，可知是击败了人类大师；beat表示“击败”，是动词，其过去时还是beat，故选A。

【4】句意：用户可以对Siri说任何话，然后惊讶地得到像人类一样的回复。

此处作宾语，其前被形容词humanlike修饰，应该用名词；根据句意，这里是得到回复的意思；response表示“回复”，是名词，故选D。