Question

【题目】How AI Protects Us

We should consider AI not as something competing with us, but as something that can strengthen our abilities. 【1】 And it might help keep us safe in the 21st century.

Predict infectious (传染性的) diseases

The AI in medicine is a system that combines the time and location of each new infectious disease. “These are all factors that determine how the disease will spread,” explains a researcher. 【2】 It will allow public health officials to take action early for locals.

Keep hunger from the door

Researchers develop an automated system aimed at fighting against diseases in crops. The Mcrops project allows local farmers to take pictures of their plants and use computers that have been trained to spot the signs of the four main diseases that are responsible for damaging crops. 【3】

Fight cancer

Cancer causes more than 8.8 million deaths worldwide and 14 million people are diagnosed with some form of cancer every year. 【4】 Now Google and IBM have been applying their AI technology to this problem.

【5】

The task of balancing power supplies is getting harder. The spread of smart meters — digital energy monitors that automatically record usage - is also providing more data than ever about how and when consumers use energy. The EU alone plans to have 500 million smart meters in homes by 2020.

A.Record the locations smartly.

B.Keep the balance of power supplies

C.Thus, the farmers can have a good harvest.

D.The system can also help to predict the disease.

E.This is because AI has an ability that’s far beyond humans.

F.But now people have no ideas how to deal with the terrible problem.

G.Yet catching cancers as early as possible can greatly improve a patient’s chances of survival.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】D

【3】C

【4】G

【5】B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章分别从四个方面介绍了人工智能是如何保护我们的。

【1】

空格上一句“but as something that can strengthen our abilities.”提到我们应该把人工智能看作是增强我们能力的东西。E选项“This is because AI has an ability that’s far beyond humans.”意为“这是因为人工智能的能力远远超过人类”，这句话能够解释为什么我们应该把人工智能看作是增强我们能力的东西，能够承接上文。故选E项。

【2】

分析文章结构可知，本文为总分结构。空格所在段落的小标题为Predict infectious (传染性的) diseases，意为“预测传染性疾病”D选项“The system can also help to predict the disease.”意为“这个系统还能够帮助预测疾病”，与段落主旨相呼应。其次，空格后句“It will allow public health officials to take action early for locals.”意为“这将使公共卫生官员尽早地为当地人采取行动”，此句是D项中预防疾病功能的具体作用。故选D项。

【3】

空格所在段小标题为Keep hunger from the door，意为“远离饥饿”，根据本段关键句“Researchers develop an automated system aimed at fighting against diseases in crops.”可知，研究人员开发了一个自动化系统，旨在对抗农作物疾病。C项“Thus, the farmers can have a good harvest.”意为“这样，农民就会有一个好收成”，让农民有个好收成是开发这个自动化系统的目的，C项切题。故选C。

【4】

空格所在段小标题为Fight cancer，意为“抗癌”，空格前内容说明每年癌症导致全球超过880万人死亡，1400万人被诊断出患有某种癌症。G项“Yet catching cancers as early as possible can greatly improve a patient’s chances of survival.”意为“但尽早发现癌症可以大大提高患者的生存率”，此项内容与前文形成转折关系，且与小标题中的cancer相呼应。故选G。

【5】

本题为段落选择小标题。根据本段第一句话The task of balancing power supplies is getting harder.可知，平衡电力供应的任务越来越艰巨。后文又介绍了智能电表能够提供更多消费者如何和何时使用能源的数据，可以推断出本段主要说明了人工智能通过智能电表的形式帮助人们保持电源供应平衡。B项Keep the balance of power supplies意为“保持电源供应平衡”，能够概括段意。故选B。