1 . AI is just now starting to go mainstream, but these classic films about AI have been exploring the future of artificial intelligence for decades.
Ex Machina
In Ex Machina, a computer programmer is selected by the genius CEO of the company he works for to take part in an experiment involving the Turing test (图灵测试)with an impressive AI robot named Ava, convincingly played by a real actress.
A. I. Artificial Intelligence
No list on films featuring AI would be complete without A. I. Artificial Intelligence where a young AI boy with human-like feelings is left out by his human mother. As is so often the way, the questions posed by the story make the film way ahead of its time. What responsibility would humanity hold for an artificial intelligence that is advanced enough to actually experience feelings and emotional turmoil (混乱)？
I, Robot
As humans and robots struggle to survive together, and sometimes against each other, on Earth and in space, the future of both hangs in the balance. Here human men and women confront robots gone mad, telepathic robots, robot politicians, and vast robotic intelligence that may already secretly control the world. And both are asking the same questions: What is human? And is humanity out of date?
Brian and Charles
When an inventor in a Welsh village develops an AI being that looks like a mature professor who acts nothing like it, the result is quite possibly the funniest film of the decade so far. This is a film that is the perfect antidote to the apocalyptic threats surrounding modern life in the 21st century.
1. Who took the Turing test in the film Ex Machina?| A．A CEO. | B．An AI boy. |
| C．An inventor. | D．A programmer. |
| A．He is played by Ava. |
| B．He is experiencing emotional turmoil. |
| C．He is a life-like robot turning bad. |
| D．He is an orphan in real world. |
| A．I, Robot. | B．Ex Machina. |
| C．Brian and Charles. | D．A. I. Artificial Intelligence. |
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3 . Li Zixuan is a junior middle school student. He is now studying in Grade 9. He has had many dreams since he was little. But as time goes by, some new dreams have appeared and some old ones have disappeared. However, only one dream is still in his mind.
Li Zixuan says that when he was a child, he heard about rockets and spaceships. At first, he didn’t know what they were. From his father, he knew that scientists made rockets to carry things into space, and spaceships were used to carry people through space. From then on, he has had a real interest in space. Every time he sees beautiful stars and the moon in the sky at night, he gets very excited. He is always dreaming that he can fly to space to look at the earth one day. His mother knows about his dream and often encourages him.
In school, Li Zixuan learned that the first man flew into space in 1961 and later, more astronauts succeeded in traveling into space. Some astronauts even landed on the moon. His teacher always encourages him to learn more. He knows not everyone has a chance to travel into space. More importantly, before he can fly to space, he must be trained specially.
Li Zixuan knows it’s not easy to achieve his dream, but he decides to try his best. He says I’ve had this dream for many years. It has brought me a lot of joy and always gives me power. Even if it doesn’t come true in the end, I won’t be sorry.”
1. What does the boy want to be when he grows up?| A．A scientist. | B．A pilot. | C．An engineer. | D．An astronaut. |
| A．His father. | B．His mother. | C．His teacher. | D．His friend. |
| A．Study very hard. | B．Get a driving license. |
| C．Do exercise every day. | D．Get some special training. |
| A．Dreams of a Boy | B．The Love of a Father |
| C．An Excellent Hobby | D．An Unusual Experience |
4 . Tianwen I is China’s first Mars probe(火星探测器). Where does the name come from? Do you still remember Qu Yuan, a famous poet in ancient China? He loved his motherland very much. His long poem “Heavenly Questions(天问)” expresses the continual hard work and the great spirit of the Chinese nation to science. That is why Tianwen I was officially named, which is quite cultural and beautiful.
On July 14, 2020. Tianwen I arrived at the Wenchang Space Launch Site(发射站)in Hainan Province. The space probe Tianwen I based off(发射升空)at 12:41 p.m. on July 23, 2020, carrying a Long March 5 carrier rocket(长征5号运载火箭). It took Tianwen I about seven months to travel to Mars.
The China’s Mars rover(火星车), Zhurong moved from is landing platform(平台)onto the surface of the Red Planet at 10:40 a.m. on May 15th, 2021, starting is exploration(探险旅程)around the landing site.
The 240-kilogram robot was sent into the sky to survey Mars’ landforms, geography situation, and something about water, ice, environment and other physical fields.
Before Tianwen I, no country had ever tried to send an orbiter(运行器), a lander and a rover in one single expedition(考察)to Mars.
1. Why was the first Mars probe here given the name, Tianwen I?| A．Because of a book written by Li Bai. | B．Because of a poem written by Qu Yuan. |
| C．Because of a famous scientist. | D．Because of a well-known engineer. |
| A．On June 23, 2020. | B．On June 24, 2020 |
| C．On July 23, 2020. | D．On July 24, 2020. |
| A．About 3 months. | B．About 5 months. |
| C．About 7 months | D．About 9 months. |
| A．Landforms and geography situation. | B．Something about water, ice and environment. |
| C．Other physical fields. | D．All of the above. |
