3 . Ai-Da sits behind a desk, a paintbrush in her hand. She looks up at the person posing for her, and then back down as she applies another drop of paint onto the canvas(画布). A lifelike portrait is taking shape. If you didn’t know a robot produced it, this portrait could pass as the work of a human artist.

Ai-Da produces portraits of sitting subjects using a robotic hand attached to her lifelike figure. She’s also able to talk, giving detailed answers to questions about her artistic process and attitudes towards technology. She even gave a TEDx talk titled “The Intersection of Art and AI” in Oxford several years ago. Ai-Da’s creators have also been experimenting with having her write and perform her own poetry.

But how are we to interpret Ai-Da’s output? Should we consider her paintings and poetry original and creative? Are these works actually art?

What discussions about AI and creativity often overlook is the fact that creativity isn’t an absolute quality that can be defined, measured and reproduced objectively. When we describe an object-for instance, a child’s drawing—as being creative, we project our own assumptions about culture onto it. Indeed, art never exists in isolation. It always needs someone to give it “art” status. And the criteria for whether you think something is art are formed by both your expectations and broader cultural conceptions.

If we extend this line of thinking to AI, it follows that no Al application or robot can objectively be “creative”. It is always we—humans—that decide whether works created by AI are art.

Some may see robot-produced paintings as something coming from creative computers, while others may be skeptical, given the fact that robots act on clear human instructions. In any case, attribution (归属)of creativity never depends on technical arrangement alone—no computer is objectively creative. Rather, the attribution of computational creativity is largely inspired by contexts of reception. Through particular social information, some people are inspired to think of AI output as art, systems as artists, and computers as creators. Therefore, as with any piece of art, your appreciation of AI output ultimately depends on your own interpretation.

1. What can we learn about Ai-Da?

A．She has a complex many-sided personality	B．She beat others in the debate on art and AI.
C．She is capable of drawing high-quality portraits.	D．She can write poems without being programmed.

2. What fact do discussions about AI and creativity often ignore?

A．That art is content-based.	B．That art can take many forms.
C．That creativity is closely related to cultures.	D．That creativity is often measured subjectively.

3. What idea does the author want to convey in the last paragraph?

A．Every coin has two sides.	B．Great minds think alike.
C．Four eyes see more than two.	D．Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

4. What would be the best title for the text?

A．Is AI-created Art Really Art?	B．Will People Accept AI Artists?
C．Can We Use AI to Create Portraits?	D．Do We Need to Improve AI’s Creativity?

4 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

I live in a city where jobs are difficult to get and if you want to find a well-paid job, it will be even harder. Therefore, it is not surprising for you to see many people in our city walk a long way because they can’t even afford an old used car.

It was a cold windy day. I saw one of these people who often have to walk from and to work every day, when I was driving after work. A middle-aged man wearing only a thin overcoat was walking down the road and trying to ask for a ride from the passing cars. Unluckily, there was no driver willing to stop their cars. When I saw two cars in front of me pass him by, I wanted to do the same. But the sight of that poor man remained in my mind for quite a moment. I felt as if a big hand was dragging me and forcing me not to leave. Finally I drew back and gave him a ride.

As I drove along, we had a conversation, during which he told me something about himself and his family. I learnt that the man was doing everything he could to support his family using the limited salary from several part-time jobs. As you could imagine, every coin he earned was going to be used to pay for the house and food.

It was a long drive before we got to his home. All the way, I could feel his hardship and tiredness. But as we came close to the house where he was living, I saw his tired eyes grow bright and the whole body was lit up. His lovely girl was playing in the front yard. Seeing her father was out of the car, she ran to him as quickly as possible, reaching out her two small hands. He held the girl with his two strong hands, laughing and kissing her cheeks. I was lost in that happy moment. I smiled, said goodbye to them, wished them the future happiness and then drove off.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

On my way home, something came into my mind.

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Half an hour later, I got home.

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5 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Learning that the captain of the ship, the Beagle, wanted someone who would like to have the opportunity of visiting distance countries yet little known, a young man answered the call. Obviously, he was not the captain’s first choice. That was why he had left medical school without completing his degree. In addition to, he had recently received a letter from his father predicting he would be a disgrace to himself and all his family. Despite all this, his adventures on this ship will lead to one of the most important scientific discoveries of all time.

The young man in question was Charles Darwin,a geologist and naturalist, fascinating by rocks, plants and animals. He had his room on the ship crowded with samples of the plants and animals he had collected. Studying these, he wondered what different species came to exist.

After noticing some species of animals were similar to each other, he came up an idea that maybe animals evolved as they adapted to their changing environments.

It was such new an idea that nobody believed him. But they refused to believe that living things, including humans, had evolved from lower form of life.

6 . Everyone who uses a smartphone unavoidably produces masses of digital data that are accessible to others, and these data provide clues to the user’s personality. Psychologists in Munich (LMU) are studying how revealing these clues are.

For most people around the world, smartphones have become an important part of their daily lives. The digital data that these devices constantly collect are a goldmine-not only for the five largest American IT companies, which make use of them for advertising purposes. They are also of considerable interest in other contexts. For instance, computational social scientists use smartphone data in order to learn more about personality and social behavior. In a study that appears in the journal PNAS, a team of researchers led by LMU psychologist Markus Buhner set out to determine whether data collected by smartphones (such as times or frequencies of use) provide deep understanding of users’ personalities.

The LMU team organized 624 volunteers for their Phone Study project. The participants agreed to fill out an extensive questionnaire describing their personality, and to install an App that had been developed specially for the study on their phones for 30 days. The App was designed to collect coded information relating to the behavior of the user. The automated analysis showed that the method was indeed able to successfully get most of these personality traits from their smartphone usage.

Clemens Stachl is aware that his research might further inspire the big IT firms for data. He says, “the potential of these applications-in both research and business-is very great. The opportunities opened up by today’s data-driven society will undoubtedly improve the lives of large numbers of people. But we must ensure that all sections of the population share the benefits offered by digital technologies.”

1. What do American IT companies use the digital data of smartphones for?

A．Searching for gold.	B．Making advertisements.
C．Improving living standard	D．Producing better smartphones.

2. Why were the volunteers asked to download the App?

A．To fear the function of it.	B．To develop a new App.
C．To fill a questionnaire.	D．To collect information.

3. What can we infer from Clemens Stachl’s words?

A．Big IT firms will turn to data collection.

B．More applications will be developed.

C．The digital data research will benefit people.

D．Only IT firms will benefit from digital technologies.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．Your smartphone data can show your personality.

B．Smartphone data will be widely used in the future.

C．Scientists are doing research using smartphone data.

D．Scientists warns the exposing of personal information.

7 . Do you want to explore the wild nature? If you want to make your approaching holiday more adventurous, pay a visit to these natural parks,which are unlike any trip you've ever taken before.

Pensthorpe Natural Park

Pensthorpe Natural Park is a perfect goldmine for anyone who is looking for somewhere to take the whole family in summer. The park was voted as England's Best Large Attraction 2014&2015. The 700-acre woodland park has a mass of public places and eco-play areas for kids.

Broads National Park

Broads National Park is one of the top attractions to England. Did you know the Broads are actually man-made? They were created by the flooding of peat（煤泥）workings but over the years have become a protected landscape（风景,景致）. They provide a home for more than a quarter of Britain's rare（珍稀的）plants and wildlife.

RSPB Titchwell Marsh Nature Reserve

Located bet ween two beautiful villages. RSPB Titchwell Marsh is a real heaven for bird lovers. Whether you're a bird-watcher or you simply love wildlife, you'll enjoy getting close to this area. Standing by freshwater and saltwater lakes, you can expect to see huge groups of birds flying in all day long. You can also choose watching hides to view wildlife in the distance.

Welney Wetland Centre

The UK's leading wetland charity provides one of the best places in the area to view birds in their natural living places and learn more about wetlands. Covering over 1,300 acres of wetlands, it's a perfect adventure-filled backyard. The centre offers bird and wildlife watching hides, play areas and lots of walks.

1. If you intend to take a family trip in summer， which one will be a good choice?

A．Broads National Park.	B．Pensthorpe Natural Park
C．Welney Wetland Centre.	D．RSPB Titchwell Marsh Nature Reserve

2. What can you do in Broads National Park?

A．View monkeys from hides.	B．Visit the eco-play areas with kids
C．Observe the rare plants and wildlife	D．Learn more about the wetlands.

3. What do RSPB Titchwell Marsh Nature Reserve and Welney Wetland Centre have in common?

A．They are both man-made.	B．They are natural living places for birds
C．They are home to rarest wildlife in the world.	D．They are England's best large attractions.