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AlphaGo’s victory over Go(围棋)champion Lee Se-dol reportedly shocked artificial intelligence experts, who thought such an event was 10 to 15 years away. But if the timing was a surprise, the outcome was not. On the contrary, it was inevitable and entirely foreseeable.
Playing complex games is precisely what computers do supremely well. Just as they beat the world champions at checkers(跳棋)and then chess, they were destined to beat the champion at Go. Yet I don’t believe, as some do, that human defeats like this one presage an era of mass unemployment in which awesomely able computers leave most of us with nothing to do. Advancing technology will profoundly change the nature of high-value human skills and that is threatening, but we aren’t doomed.
The skills of deep human interaction, the abilities to manage the exchanges that occur only between people, will only become more valuable. Three of these skills stand out: The first, the foundation of the rest, is empathy, which is more than just feeling someone else’s pain. It’s the ability to perceive what another person is thinking or feeling, and to respond in an appropriate way.
The second is creative problem-solving in groups. Research on group effectiveness shows that the key isn’t team cohesion or motivation or even the smartest member’s IQ; rather, it’s the social sensitivity of the members, their ability to read one another and keep anyone from dominating.
The third critical ability, somewhat surprisingly, is storytelling, which has not traditionally been valued by organizations. Charts, graphs and data analysis will continue to be important, but that’s exactly what technology does so well. To change people’s minds or inspire them to act, tell them a story.
These skills, though basic to our humanity, are fundamentally different from the skills that have been the basis of economic progress for most of human history, logic, knowledge and analysis, which we learned from textbooks and in classrooms. By contrast, the skills of deep human interaction address the often irrational reality of how human beings behave, and we find them not in textbooks but inside ourselves. As computers master ever more complexity, that’s where we’ll find the source of our continued value.
1. According to the author, AlphaGo’s victory ____________.
A. could have happened earlier
B. came as a pleasant surprise
C. was an expected result
D. was more a matter of luck
2. The word “presage”(Para. 2) is closest in meaning to“____________”.
A. survive
B. suffer
C. invent
D. predict
3. What is the author’s attitude towards the human future in the face of technology?
A. Unclear
B. Confused
C. Worried
D. Optimistic
4. Which of the following is the most fundamental to human interaction?
A. Social sensitivity of group members to understand each other.
B. Strong ability to share people’s feelings and respond.
C. Team spirit to make sure that everyone is involved.
D. Inspirational storytelling to motivate people to act.
5. According to the author, the skills of deep human interaction ____________.
A. are the source of true human values in the future
B. can work with knowledge to make the world better
C. are similar to the skills of human logic and analysis
D. can be learned from textbooks and in classrooms
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正确答案
1. 【答案】C
【考点】细节推断
【解析】本题问的作者如何看待阿尔法围棋的胜利。
根据题干关键词，定位到第一段最后两句，虽然这件事提前发生让人吃惊，但结果并不意外。相反，这个结果是必然的且可预见。因此，此题选C项“是可预见的结果”。
【误项排除】A项“应该早一点发生”，B项“是一个令人愉快的意外”，D项“是运气使然”，这三项不符合题意。
2. 【答案】D
【考点】考察词汇
【解析】本题问的单词“presage”的含义。
题干中“presage”含义为“预示，预测”和D项 predict“预测，预示” 意思相同。
【误项排除】A项survive“幸存，活下来”，B 项 suffer“忍受，遭受”，C 项 invent“发明，创造” ，这三项不符合题意。
3. 【答案】D
【考点】作者态度
【解析】 面对人工智能，作者对人类未来的态度是什么。
根据题干关键词，定位到文章第二段，可是我不认为人类的失败预示大批失业时代的到来，无所不能的计算机会让我们无事可做。先进技术深深地改变了人际技能高价值的本质，虽然对人类的未来存在着威胁，但并不注定人类将会被打败。因此选D 项 optimistic 乐观的。
【误项排除】A 项 unclear不明确的，B项 confused 迷惑的，C项 worried 着急的，担忧的，这三项不符合题意。
4. 【答案】B
【考点】细节推断。
【解析】 人际交往的基础是什么。
根据题干关键词，定位到文章第三段第二句：人类拥有的人际交往技能，人与人之间进行交流的能力，会变得更加弥足珍贵。有三种技能比较突出。第一种最基本的技能是共鸣，即对他人的痛苦感同身受，这是一种理解他人所想所感，并且能以适当的方式回应的能力。因此选B项“分担他人感受并予以回应的能力”。
【误项排除】A 项“团队成员之间相互理解的社会敏感性”，C项 “人人参与的团队精神”，D项 “通过讲故事给人启发，鼓励采取行动的能力”，这三项不符合题意。
5. 【答案】A
【考点】细节推断。
【解析】 在作者看来，深入的人际互动的技能是怎样。
根据题干关键词，定位到文章最后一句：人际交往的技能是我们的价值所在。因此选A项“在未来，是人类真正价值所在的来源”。
【误项排除】B 项“和知识一起使世界变的更美好”，C项 “与人类的逻辑与分析能力相似”，D项 “可以从书本和课堂学习到”，这三项不符合题意。
