Question

【题目】 Do you think robots could pass an eighth-grade test? Guess what—they can.

The artificial intelligence (AI) system Aristo recently passed the same eighth-grade science test that some US students take. The New York Times reported. Aristo correctly(正确地) answered 90 percent of the questions on the test.

This is an example of the progress that is being made in AI development. Four years ago, 700 computer scientists tried to develop AI systems that could pass these kinds of exams. None scored higher than 60 percent.

Scientists at the Allen Institute in the US developed the system. Aristo was able to pass the exam because it can not only understand language, but also use logical thinking(逻辑思维)to solve difficult problems. For example, it can understand what a forest fire is and how it could affect(影响) animals.

The system used BERT, a kind of neural(神经的) network technology developed by Google, to answer the questions. BERT has "read" thousands of articles and can understand English. If it looks at a sentence with a missing word, it can correctly guess what the word is. With BERT's help, Aristo "read" many multiple-choice(多选的) questions. Over time, it was able to find logical patterns(逻辑模式).

Aristo’s success means that we might see new AI-based products(人工智能产品), such as search engines(搜索引擎) and databases(数据库) for hospitals. AI systems might be able to better understand users in the future.

【1】What did the AI system Aristo do?

A.Help students study.B.Pass a school test.

C.Talk like a human does.D.Develop other AI systems.

【2】What was Aristo's biggest success?

A.It passed several kinds of tests.B.It passed the test with a full score.

C.It scored 90 percent on the test.D.It worked out a set of test questions.

【3】How did Aristo answer questions in the test?

A.By using BERT.B.By asking Google for help.

C.By working with scientists.D.By copying the students' answers.

【4】Paragraph 5 is written to________.

A.explain how Aristo workedB.show what else Aristo can do

C.show how Aristo was createdD.describe another AI breakthrough

【5】From the story, we can learn that________.

A.AI-based products are not usefulB.AI systems might be used in many fields

C.robots can't think logicallyD.Aristo will be used to help teach students

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】

本文讲述人工智能系统阿里斯托最近通过了与一些美国学生相同的八年级科学考试，以及它的工作原理。阿里斯托的成功意味着人工智能系统可能被应用于很多领域。

【1】细节题。根据第2段第1句“The artificial intelligence (AI) system Aristo recently passed the same eighth-grade science test that some US students take.（人工智能（AI）系统亚里士多德最近通过了与一些美国学生相同的八年级科学考试。）”可知“阿里斯托的人工智能系统通过了学校考试。”。故选B。

【2】细节题。根据第2段第3句“Aristo correctly(正确地) answered 90 percent of the questions on the test.（阿里斯托正确地回答了测验中90%的问题。）”可知“亚里士多德最大的成功是考试得了90%。”。故选C。

【3】细节题。根据第5段第1句“The system used BERT, a kind of neural(神经的) network technology developed by Google, to answer the questions.( 该系统使用了由谷歌开发的一种神经网络技术BERT来回答这些问题。)”可知“阿里斯托在考试中使用BERT回答问题。”故选A。

【4】主旨题。第5段意思是“该系统使用了由谷歌开发的一种神经网络技术BERT来回答这些问题。BERT已经“读”了上千篇文章，而且能理解英语。如果它看一个缺少单词的句子，它能正确地猜出单词是什么。在BERT的帮助下，阿里斯托“阅读”了许多多选的问题。随着时间的推移，它能够找到逻辑模式。”可知“第5段解释了阿里斯托是如何工作的”。故选A。

【5】主旨题。根据最后一段“Aristo’s success means that we might see new AI-based products(人工智能产品),such as search engines(搜索引擎) and databases(数据库) for hospitals. AI systems might be able to better understand users in the future.（阿里斯托的成功意味着我们可能会看到基于AI的新产品，比如搜索引擎和医院数据库。未来人工智能系统也许能更好地理解用户。）”可知“从这个故事中，我们可以了解到人工智能系统可能在很多领域都有应用”。故选B。