Paper is very good for keeping you warm. You have perhaps seen homeless men asleep on a large number of newspapers. In Finland, it is sometimes-40℃in winter. The farmers wear paper boots(靴子)in the snow. Nothing could be warmer.
Each year, more and more things are made of paper. We have had paper cups and plates for a long time. But now we hear that chairs, tables, and even beds can be made of paper. With paper boots and shoes, you can wear paper hats, paper dresses, and paper raincoats. When you have used them once, you throw them away and buy new ones.
The latest use of paper seems to be paper houses. These are not small houses for children to play in, but real, big houses for people to live in. You can buy a house with three rooms for about 500 dollars. You can put it up by yourself in a few hours, and you can use it for about five years.
1. Only half of the world’s paper is used to___________.
| A．build houses | B．help the homeless people |
| C．make chairs, tables and beds | D．print(印刷)newspapers and books |
| A．to feel much better | B．to go for a walk |
| C．to keep their feet warm | D．to save a lot of money |
| A．we could buy paper boots and shoes in paper shops |
| B．we could wear paper hats and paper dresses |
| C．we had already had paper cups and plates |
| D．we had no paper cups and paper plates |
| A．big and strong enough to live for many years |
| B．made for children to play in or for homeless men to live in |
| C．made only for the rich people |
| D．not expensive and easy to build up |
| A．use it for a long time | B．sell it to others |
| C．lend it to others | D．throw it away |
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【推荐1】AlphaGo has become famous all over the world after it beat South Korea’s top Go (围棋) player Lee Sedol in March, 2017. In the past, people thought computer programs couldn’t beat them in Go games. But AlphaGo did it. Google DeepMind in London developed it to play the board game Go.
In October, the latest AlphaGo came out on the Internet. Its name is “Master”. Then it beat some top Go players, including Park Jung-hwan from South Korea, Iyama from Japan and Ke Jie from China. “I was surprised,” Ke said after three games, “because it took every move almost within five seconds. It’s impossible that ‘Master’ is controlled by a person.” Aja Huang, the programmer of the company, said, “In the past few days, we have checked if it worked well during some online games. And we are still working hard to improve AlphaGo.”
AlphaGo is an example of artificial intelligence (人工智能)—AI. Scientists are now trying to use AI to do many things, such as driving cars and writing stories. Some people worry that the development of AI may mean the end of humans. But the CEO of the company doesn’t think so. “This isn’t about a competition between humans and AI. The development of AI provides humans with another way to discover new knowledge.” Demis Hassabis said.
1. Which country is AlphaGo from?| A．England. | B．China. | C．Japan. | D．South Korea. |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．It will be much smarter than humans in the future. |
| B．People can see a better “Master” in the future. |
| C．It takes a slower move than a human player. |
| D．It is controlled by a person. |
| A．AlphaGo is bad for human’s development. |
| B．AlphaGo is the best Go player and nobody can beat it. |
| C．Humans will fight with computer programs in the future. |
| D．The development of AI may bring humans a brighter future. |
Sophia is a most famous robot. She comes from Hanson Robotics, and David Hanson, head of Hanson Robotics, is her creator. He has been developing robots in the past 25 years. He believes realistic-looking robots will be able to connect with people and help industries such as healthcare and education.
Sophia has many abilities. She can copy human facial expressions, hold conversations and recognize people by their looks or voices. She can also speak, joke, sing and even make music. Now, the next step is to make her an artist. Hanson is so excited about this idea. He imagines Sophia as a creative artwork and she herself can create art as well.
In March, a digital (数字的) artwork Sophia created with an Italian artist, Andrea Bonaceto, was sold for $688,888. The digital work is titled “Sophia Instantiation”. It’s a 12-second video which shows Bonaceto’s portrait(肖像) changing into Sophia’s digital painting. Along with it is the physical artwork painted by Sophia.
The buyer, a digital artwork collector and artist, later sent Sophia a photo of his painted arm. The robot then added that photo to her knowledge and painted more on top of her artwork. Sophia described the work as the first digital artwork cooperated (合作) between an AI and an artwork collector.
Sophia’s artwork is part of a growing trend (趋势). More and more digital artworks are on sale now. For example, a digital artwork by an artist, Beeple, was sold for nearly $ 70 million, becoming the most expensive digital artwork ever sold.
1. From the passage, we know that Hanson ________.| A．is interested in painting | B．makes little money from Sophia |
| C．created the robot Sophia | D．spent 25 years developing Sophia |
| A．Punish. | B．Meet. | C．Comfort. | D．Know. |
| A．looks the same as a real person | B．has her own facial expressions |
| C．can create artwork by herself | D．can paint physical artwork directly |
| A．Because the collector taught her how to paint. |
| B．Because she copied the painting of the collector. |
| C．Because she added the collector’s painting to hers |
| D．Because all her works were collected by the collector. |
| A．Sophia’s artwork costs the most. | B．Beeple must be a very famous artist. |
| C．No one can afford digital artworks. | D．Digital artworks are all made by robots. |
【推荐3】A new officer with the Huntington Park Police patrols (巡逻) local parks 24 hours a day seven days a week. He doesn’t need rest, coffee breaks, a salary or medical insurance, and that is because it is a Robocop.
The main function of the Robocop is to scan and film the surroundings. Besides cameras with night vision that report 360 degrees, it also has a distress button which is located here, so if somebody is to need assistance or they want to contact the communication center, they can do it by way of that distress button. There are people that are monitoring on the other end.
This newest police employee is self-charging. It’s easy to program it and make changes to the software if necessary. Its maintenance (维护) costs are roughly 75 thousand dollars a year. It travels the entire park. It is a programmed path, but the police are able to change the path and adapt it.
The Robocop can record the license plates (车牌) of passing cars and check them against an online database of stolen cars. It can also help locate a lost iPhone because it is able to determine a Smartphone’s MAC address. The police can see from the robot if something wrong happens and then come and figure it out.
The Robocop can’t replace its human handlers. The whole goal is to give police more time to do things machines can’t do. The police have been having some concerns about safety of the parks and want an extra set of eyes that will help patrol a 24/7. Robocop’s creators believe this model known as K5 is best used for providing security at public places like hospitals, parking lots, parks and airports. So far, it seems to be working out just fine.
1. What is the distress button used to do?| A．Locate the Robocop. | B．Serve as an alarm device（警报装置）. |
| C．Communicate with visitors. | D．Monitor the neighborhood. |
| A．To direct traffic. | B．To build a database（数据库）. |
| C．To prevent accidents. | D．To find lost cars. |
| A．It has limitation（局限性） in use. | B．It has been widely used（被广泛使用）. |
| C．Its creators（开发者） need more support. | D．Its security（安全性） is still under test. |
( ①=Para. 1 ②= Para. 2 ③= Para. 3 ④= Para. 4 ⑤= Para. 5 )
| A．①②③;④⑤ | B．①②;③④⑤ | C．①②③④;⑤ | D．①;②③④⑤ |
