Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
问题1选项
A.They work in different fields of AI technology.
B.They disagree about the future of AI technology.
C.They differ greatly in their knowledge of modern technology.
D.They are both worried about the negative impact of technology.
问题2选项
A.Simply writing AI software.
B.Stimulating and motivating.
C.Less time-consuming and focusing on creation.
D.More demanding and requiring special training.
问题3选项
A.There could be jobs nobody wants to do.
B.Digital life could replace human civilization.
C.Humans would be tired of communicating with one another.
D.Old people would be taken care of solely by unfeeling robots.
问题4选项
A.Life will become like a science fiction film.
B.It will take away humans’ jobs altogether.
C.Chips will be inserted in human brains.
D.It will be smarter than human beings.
Conversation Two W: [5] How do you feel about the future of artificial intelligence? Personally, I feel quite optimistic about it. M: [5] AI? I’m not so optimistic actually. In fact, it’s something we should be concerned about. W: Well, it will help us humans understand ourselves better, and when we have a better understanding of ourselves, we can improve the world. M: Well, one thing is for sure, technology is evolving faster than our ability to understand it, and in the future AI will make jobs kind of pointless. W: [6] I think artificial intelligence will actually help create new kinds of jobs which would require less of our time and allow us to be centered on creative tasks. M: I doubt that very much. Probably the last job that will remain would be writing AI software. And then eventually, AI will just write its own software. W: At that time, we’re going to have a lot of jobs which nobody will want to do, so we’ll need artificial intelligence for the robots to take care of the old guys like us. M: I don’t know. [7] There’s a risk that human civilization could be replaced by a superior type of digital life. AI will be able to completely simulate a person in every way possible. In fact, some people think we’re in a simulation, right now. W: That’s impossible. Humans can’t even make a mosquito. Computers only have chips. People have brains, and that’s where the wisdom comes from. M: Once it’s fully developed, AI will become tired of trying to communicate with humans, as we would be much slower thinkers in comparison. W: I’m not so sure. A computer is a computer, and a computer is just a toy. M: [8] Computers can easily communicate incredibly fast, so the computer will just get impatient talking to humans. It’ll be barely getting any information out. W: Well, I believe there’s a benevolent future with AI. I also think you watch too many science fiction films.
5. What do we learn about the speakers from the conversation? 【试题答案】B 【试题解析】题目问从对话中我们可以了解到关于说话人的哪些信息？根据录音原文可知，男士和女士就人工智能的未来展开讨论，并且双方持不同的观点，女士持乐观的态度，男士则与之相反，并且表示担忧。由此可知，B选项“他们对人工智能技术的未来意见不一”正确。A选项“他们都在人工智能技术的不同领域工作”这一信息在录音中没有信息提及；C选项“他们在现代技术方面的认识差别很大”，表述过于宽泛，录音中只提到人工智能领域，并没有涉及其他现代技术，因此C选项不正确；D选项“他们都担心技术的负面影响”，录音中只有男士对此是担忧的，女士是持乐观的态度，因此，D选项不正确。 6. What will new kinds of jobs be like, according to the woman? 【试题答案】C 【试题解析】题目问根据女士的说法，新型的工作会是什么样的？女士认为人工智能将有助于创造新型的工作，这些工作将占用人们更少的时间，让人们集中精力去做创造性的工作，C选项“花费的时间更少且专注于创造”与录音原文的意思表述一致，因此正确。A选项“仅仅需要编写人工智能软件”不属于女士的观点，因此排除；B选项“有趣又能激励人心的”和 D选项“要求更高且需要特殊培训的”在录音原文中均未提及，因此排除。 7. What is the risk the man anticipates? 【试题答案】B 【试题解析】题目问男士预期会出现的风险是什么？女士提出未来会出现很多没人愿意做的工作，所以需要人工智能机器人来帮我们做。对于这一点，男士表示怀疑，认为这样的话，人类文明可能会被一种先进的数字生活方式所取代，B选项“数字生活可能会取代人类文明”是对录音原文的转述，因此正确。A选项“可能会有没人愿意做的工作”是女士提出的观点，与男士无关，因此排除；C选项“人类会厌倦彼此交流”，录音中说的是，一旦人工智能发展完善，将会厌倦与人类交流，并不是人类厌倦彼此交流，属于偷换概念。D选项“老年人将只能由没有感情的机器人来照顾”，录音中女士说的是：我们需要人工智能让机器人来照顾我们这些年老的人，选项意思与录音原文不符，并且不属于男士的看法，因此也可排除。 8. What is the man’s concern about AI technology? 【试题答案】D 【试题解析】题目问男士对人工智能技术有什么顾虑？在对话的最后，男士说道，计算机很容易就能以惊人的速度进行通信，所以未来计算机与人类交流时，只会失去耐心，这样的话，人类几乎不可能从中获取任何信息。由此可知，男士认为以计算机为依托的人工智能可能在未来超越人类的智慧，没有耐心与人类交流，D选项“它将比人类更聪明”是对录音原文的概括，因此正确。A选项“生活会变得像科幻电影”利用录音最后的science fiction film设置干扰，与原文表述不符，因此排除；B选项“它将彻底夺走人类的工作”，虽然在原文中能找到相关信息，但这只是表面信息，男士的顾虑归根结底还是因为人工智能的发展可能会超越人类的智慧，因此B选项不准确；C选项“人类的大脑将会被植入芯片”在录音中没有信息提及，因此排除。
