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【題目】Artificial intelligence: Google’s AlphaGo beats Go master Lee Se-dol

A computer program has beaten a master Go player 3-0 in a best-of-five competition, in what is seen as a landmark moment for artificial intelligence (人工智能).

Googles AlphaGo program was playing against Lee Se-dol in Seoul, in South Korea.

Mr Lee had been confident he would win before the competition started.

“AlphaGo played consistently (穩(wěn)定地) from beginning to the end while Lee, as he is only human, showed some mental weakness,” one of Lee’s coaches, Kwon Kap-Yong, told the AFP news agency.

Mr Lee is considered as a successful Go player, having won many competitions in his career.

Go is a game of two players who take turns putting black or white stones on a 19-by-19 grid (棋格). Players win by surrounding their competitors pieces with their own.

In the first game of the series (系列賽), AlphaGo won by a very small chance – Mr Lee had led for most of the match, but AlphaGo managed to build up a strong lead in its closing stages.

After losing the second match to DeepMind, Lee Se-dol said he was “speechless” adding that the AlphaGo machine played a “nearly perfect game”.

Experts said that Lee Se-dol had brought his “top game” but that AlphaGo had won “in great style”.

The AlphaGo system was developed by British computer company DeepMind which was bought by Google in 2014. It has built up its special skills by studying older games and teasing out so many kinds of ways of play. And, according to DepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, it has also spent a lot of time just playing the game.

“It played itself, millions and millions of times and each time got a little better – it learns from its mistakes,” he told the BBC before the matches started.

This good circle of continuous improvement meant the super computer went into the five-match series stronger than when it beat the European player late last year.

Does this mean artificial intelligence is now smarter than us and will kill us humans? Certainly not. AlphaGo doesnt care if it wins or loses. Does it mean that artificial intelligence will soon take your job? Possibly you should be more worried about that.

【1】What had Lee Se-dol thought about the competition before it started?

A. He would beat AlphaGo.

B. AlphaGo would lead the match.

C. It was hard to tell who would win.

D. AlphaGo would have some weakness.

【2】What happened in the first game of the series?

A. Mr Lee won by a very small chance.

B. AlphaGo had led for most of the match.

C. Mr Lee was beaten by AlphaGo finally.

D. AlphaGo built up a strong lead at the beginning.

【3】What does the underlined phrase “teasing out” probably mean?

A. Giving out. B. Working out.

C. Running out. D. Pointing out.

【4】The writer may agree that ______ in the future.

A. human will be killed by artificial intelligence

B. artificial intelligence will do everything for human

C. people might lose jobs because of artificial intelligence

D. artificial intelligence will be much smarter than human

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析：短文通過(guò)人工智能打敗世界圍棋大師李世石這則新聞，讓我們意識(shí)到人工智能的危險(xiǎn)性，他雖然戰(zhàn)勝不了我們?nèi)祟�，但有可能有一天�?huì)替代我們的工作。

【1】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中的句子“Mr. Lee had been confident he would win before the competition started.”可知，李在比賽前很自信，認(rèn)為自己能戰(zhàn)勝人工智能谷歌。故答案為A。

【2】C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中的句子“In the first game of the series (系列賽), AlphaGo won by a very small chance – Mr Lee had led for most of the match, but AlphaGo managed to build up a strong lead in its closing stages.”可知，人工智能谷歌抓住了一個(gè)很小的機(jī)會(huì)，戰(zhàn)勝了李世石。答案為C。

【3】B 詞意猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)短文中的句子It has built up its special skills by studying older games and teasing out so many kinds of ways of play. And, according to DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, it has also spent a lot of time just playing the game.可知，通過(guò)玩舊的游戲積累一些特殊的技能，并總結(jié)出一些新的玩法。故B答案與文意相符。

【4】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中的句子“Does it mean that artificial intelligence will soon take your job? Possibly you should be more worried about that.”可知，人工智能有可能有一天會(huì)替代我們的工作。答案為C。