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Some are worried that self-driving cars and trucks may displace millions of professional drivers, and disrupt entire industries. But I worry about my six-year-old son. What will his place be in a world where machines conquer us in one area after another? What will he do, and how will he relate to these ever-smarter machines? What will be his and his human peers’ contribution to the world he’ll live in?
Actually, it all comes down to a fairly simple question: What’s so special about us, and what’s our lasting value? It can’t be skills like arithmetic or typing. Nor can it be rationality (理性), because with all our emotions we humans are lacking it.
So perhaps we might want to consider qualities at a different angle: brave creativity, irrational originality, even a dose of plain illogical craziness, instead of hard-nosed logic.
I am not suggesting we give up on reason, logic, and critical thinking. In fact, just because I think so highly of the values we associate with rationality, I do believe we might want to celebrate a bit of the opposite.
So we must aim our human contribution to this division of labor to complement (补充) the rationality of the machines, rather than to compete with it, because that will sustainably differentiate us from them, and it is differentiation that creates value.
What should we do? If I am right, we should develop a creative spirit, even irrational ideas as we educate our children.
Unfortunately, however, our education system has not caught up to the coming reality of this Second Machine Age. Our schools and universities are structured to mold (塑造) pupils to be mostly servants of rationality, and to develop outdated skills in interacting with outdated machines. 12. What does the author worry about? A. Many people’s losing their jobs. B. Human beings’ position in the world. C. Machines’ conquering human beings. D. Many automatic machines’ appearing.
13. What do the underlined words “the opposite” in Paragraph 6 refer to? A. Irrational behaviors. B. Reasonable activities. C. Dangerous moves. D. Logic thinking.
14. What should we do to deal with the future challenges from machines? A. Try to copy their examples. B. Try to do better than them.
C. Try to do what they can’t do. D. Try to be smarter than them. 15. What’s the author’s attitude toward today’s education? A. Unclear. B. Confused. C. Confident. D. Disappointed. 【答案】12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D
【解析】本文是一篇科普类文章。在未来的几十年里，人工智能将超越我们认为使我们与众不同的许多能力。这对我们这个时代来说是一个巨大的挑战，它可能需要一个有效的回应。我们应该培养一种创造性的精神，甚至在我们教育孩子的时候，也会产生非理性的想法。然而，不幸的是，我们的教育系统还没有跟上第二个机器时代即将到来的现实。我们的学校和大学的结构是为了培养学生，使他们成为理性的仆人，并在与过时的机器互动中培养过时的技能。
12. 推理判断题。根据第三段中I worry about my six-year-old son. What will his place be in a world where machines conquer us in one area after another? What will he do, and how will he relate to these ever-smarter machines? What will be his and his human peers’ contribution to the world he’ll live in?可知，作者担忧人类在世界上的地位。故选B。
13. 词义猜测题。根据第六段中I am not suggesting we give up on reason, logic, and critical thinking.（我并不是） In fact, just because I think so highly of the values we associate with 在建议我们放弃理性、逻辑和批判性思维。rationality, I do believe we might want to celebrate a bit of the opposite.（事实上，仅仅因为我对我们与理性相联系的价值观高度的评价，我相信我们可能想要庆祝一下the opposite情况。）和第八段What should we do?（我们应该做什么？） If I am right, we should develop a creative spirit, even irrational ideas as we educate our children.（如果我是对的，我们应该培养一种创造性的精神，甚至在我们教育孩子的时候，也会产生非理性的想法。）由此推知，划线部分“the opposite”指的是“非理性行为”。故选A。
14. 推理判断题。根据第五段So perhaps we might want to consider qualities at a different angle: brave creativity, irrational originality, even a dose of plain illogical craziness, instead of hard-nosed logic.可知，为了应对机器未来的挑战我们应该努力去做他们不能做的事。故选C。
15. 推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句Unfortunately, however, our education system has not caught up to the coming reality of this Second Machine Age.可知，作者对当今教育的态度是“失望的”。故选D。 【点睛】
做推理判断题时，对于暗含在文章中的人物的行为动机、事件的因果关系及作者未言明的倾向、意图、态度、观点等要进行合乎逻辑的判断、推理、分析，进一步增强理解能力，抓住材料实质性的东西。本题第4
小题，根据最后一段第一句Unfortunately, however, our education system has not caught up to the coming reality of this Second Machine Age.表达了作者对当今教育的“失望”。
四、阅读理解 七选五（百强校英语解析团队专供）
本题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分。根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The following advice will show you what you can do to form an improvement plan when you find yourselves academically underperforming.
___16___ When you’re frequently receiving lower grades than you’d hoped for, you may start to feel depressed. The first step on the road to improving your grades is to turn this negativity on its head. Acknowledge that your grades aren’t what you’re aiming for, but believe that you can do something about it.
Talk to your teachers. Your teachers know you best, so it’s worth talking to them when you’re drawing up a plan of action for improving your grades.___17___ And they’ll probably have some advice on how you can go about it.
Pay more attention in class. If you often daydream in class, it’s time to start focusing on the lessons. Listen to what the teacher is saying rather than talking with friends or allowing your mind to wander. Don’t simply copy down what’s on the board without thinking about it.___18___ Start organizing your life. Clutter (杂乱) of any kind prevents our ability to operate efficiently, so another way of improving your academic performance is to get organized.___19___ Start thinking more about your time management, too.
Find the right learning style for you. If you’re academically underperforming, another possible reason could be that you haven’t found the right learning style for you.___20___ Perhaps you just haven’t found your most effective studying style yet. If you’ve been trying to work on your own, for example, you might find it easier to work with a friend or two, so that you have someone else there to motivate you. A. Adopt a positive attitude. B. Never mind your grades. C. Make sure you’ve understood it.
D. Ask them where they think you need to improve.
E. We’re all different, and each of us has our own way of studying.
F. Many students struggle to remember all the information they need for exams.
G. Keep all your notes and textbooks organized in such a way that you know where everything is.
【答案】16. A 17. D 18. C 19. G 20. E
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。当你发现自己在学业上表现不佳时，你能做些什么来形成一个改进计划。文章为你提供了一些建议。
16. 此空位于段首。下文提到“当你的分数比你期望的要低时，你可能会开始感到沮丧。”承接下文，A项Adopt a positive attitude.（采取积极的态度）切题。该项中的positive与下文中的depressed构成相反意思，说明在感到沮丧时要采取积极态度。故选A。
17. 上文提到“你的老师最了解你，所以当你起草一份提高成绩的行动计划时，你应该和他们谈谈。”再根据”承接上下文，D项Ask them where they think you need 下文提到“他们可能会给你一些建议，告诉你如何去做。to improve.“问他们你需要在哪里改进。”切题。
18. 上文提到“不要简单地把黑板上的东西抄下来，”承接上文，C项 Make sure you’ve understood 而不去想它。it.“确保你已经理解了它。”该项中的understood与上文中的thinking about吻合。
19. 上文提到“任何一种杂乱的东西都会阻碍我们有效地运作，所以另一种提高你的学习成绩的方法就是组”承接上文，G项Keep all your notes and textbooks organized in such a way that you know where everything 织起来。
is.“把你所有的笔记和课本都整理好，这样你就能知道一切都在哪里。”切题。该项中的organized与get organized相吻合。
20. 上文提到“如果你在学业上表现不佳，另一个可能的原因可能是你没有找到适合你的学习方式。”再根据”承接上下文，E项 We’re all different, and each of us has our own 下文“也许你还没有找到你最有效的学习方式。
way of studying.“我们都是不同的，我们每个人都有自己的学习方法。”切题。该项中的our own way与上句中的the right learning style和下句中的most effective studying style相吻合。
五、完形填空（百强校英语解析团队专供）（百强校英语解析团队专供）本题共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分。阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Since five years old, my son was attracted by the beauty and elegance of the dancers performing ballet. But afterwards, when he showed ___21___ in learning to dance, the classmate who lived next door ___22___. “Don’t be silly,” she said. “There is no male ___23___ in my dance class.”
In fact, the neighborhood friend wasn’t the only person who didn’t ___24___ his interest in dance. Including me, many family members and friends tried to ___25___ him by making depressing remarks. “Boys don’t dance.”