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五、阅读理解。
Automated(自动化的) kitchens aren't sci-fi scenes from films like *Star Trek* any more. Right now, robots are used to fry chicken, make pizza, prepare salad and many more. AI can invent recipes based on what a kitchen has. More advanced(先进的) concepts are in development to automate kitchens for fine dining.
Since technology tends to be expensive at first, restaurants and other businesses are the first ones to use AI kitchen technology. Over time, prices are likely to fall enough for the home market, changing how homes and society work.
The benefits of AI kitchens include helping cooks to avoid boring tasks like peeling potatoes. It can free up time, allowing people to focus on more important tasks. For personalized eating, AI can fit countless special diets and tastes on demand.
However, there are risks to human well-being(康乐). Cooking is a good activity that helps with communication and self-expression, but these benefits could be reduced if human involvement becomes unnecessary. Family relationships might suffer without the collaborative(协作的) kitchen environment.
Furthermore, the kitchen serves as the household's science laboratory, playing an important role in science education. The art of cooking helps kids learn about materials, chemistry and problem-solving.
Cultural risks must also be considered. For example, AI could mess up traditional recipes and methods, as it often oversimplifies(将……过于简单化) cultural details. This may result in AI and robot cooks producing less diverse(多种多样的) dishes. Depending too heavily on technology in meal creation may result in a lack of variety, resulting in sameness in taste, similar to the strange feel of AI art images across different apps.
Convenience(便利) can come at a great cost, so it's important to consider the possible social disruptions(扰乱) that new technology might bring, especially in areas like food that are closely tied to our everyday lives.
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A. Because they are more interested in automation.
B. Because they can afford the high costs.
C. Because they have more space for robots.
D. Because they want to attract more customers.
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A. Meeting various demands.
B. Saving money on food.
C. Reducing kitchen waste.
D. Improving family relationships.
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A. By replacing human cooks.
B. By encouraging home cooking.
C. By focusing on personalized eating.
D. By oversimplifying traditional recipes.
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A. Positive.
B. Negative.
C. Cautious(谨慎的).
D. Unclear.
Automated(自动化的) kitchens aren't sci-fi scenes from films like *Star Trek* any more. Right now, robots are used to fry chicken, make pizza, prepare salad and many more. AI can invent recipes based on what a kitchen has. More advanced(先进的) concepts are in development to automate kitchens for fine dining.
Since technology tends to be expensive at first, restaurants and other businesses are the first ones to use AI kitchen technology. Over time, prices are likely to fall enough for the home market, changing how homes and society work.
The benefits of AI kitchens include helping cooks to avoid boring tasks like peeling potatoes. It can free up time, allowing people to focus on more important tasks. For personalized eating, AI can fit countless special diets and tastes on demand.
However, there are risks to human well-being(康乐). Cooking is a good activity that helps with communication and self-expression, but these benefits could be reduced if human involvement becomes unnecessary. Family relationships might suffer without the collaborative(协作的) kitchen environment.
Furthermore, the kitchen serves as the household's science laboratory, playing an important role in science education. The art of cooking helps kids learn about materials, chemistry and problem-solving.
Cultural risks must also be considered. For example, AI could mess up traditional recipes and methods, as it often oversimplifies(将……过于简单化) cultural details. This may result in AI and robot cooks producing less diverse(多种多样的) dishes. Depending too heavily on technology in meal creation may result in a lack of variety, resulting in sameness in taste, similar to the strange feel of AI art images across different apps.
Convenience(便利) can come at a great cost, so it's important to consider the possible social disruptions(扰乱) that new technology might bring, especially in areas like food that are closely tied to our everyday lives.
(
B
)1. Why are restaurants the first to use AI kitchen technology?A. Because they are more interested in automation.
B. Because they can afford the high costs.
C. Because they have more space for robots.
D. Because they want to attract more customers.
(
A
)2. What is one potential benefit of AI kitchens mentioned in the article?A. Meeting various demands.
B. Saving money on food.
C. Reducing kitchen waste.
D. Improving family relationships.
(
D
)3. How could AI potentially harm cultural diversity in food?A. By replacing human cooks.
B. By encouraging home cooking.
C. By focusing on personalized eating.
D. By oversimplifying traditional recipes.
(
C
)4. What is the author's attitude towards the widespread use of AI kitchens?A. Positive.
B. Negative.
C. Cautious(谨慎的).
D. Unclear.
答案
1. B 【点拨】根据“Since technology tends to be expensive at first, restaurants and other businesses are the first ones to use AI kitchen technology.”可知，餐厅是第一批使用AI技术的地方，因为这些技术一开始往往很昂贵，而餐厅和其他企业能够承担得起高昂的成本。故选B。
2. A 【点拨】根据“For personalized eating, AI can fit countless special diets and tastes on demand.”可知，AI的一个潜在好处是能够满足各种不同的饮食需求。故选A。
3. D 【点拨】根据“Cultural risks must also be considered. For example, AI could mess up traditional recipes and methods, as it often oversimplifies(将……过于简单化) cultural details.”可知，AI可能会过度简化文化细节，从而潜在破坏食品文化的多样性。故选D。
4. C 【点拨】根据最后一段内容可知，作者对AI厨房的广泛使用持谨慎态度，认为实现便利可能会付出巨大的代价，需要考虑新技术可能带来的社会混乱。故选C。
2. A 【点拨】根据“For personalized eating, AI can fit countless special diets and tastes on demand.”可知，AI的一个潜在好处是能够满足各种不同的饮食需求。故选A。
3. D 【点拨】根据“Cultural risks must also be considered. For example, AI could mess up traditional recipes and methods, as it often oversimplifies(将……过于简单化) cultural details.”可知，AI可能会过度简化文化细节，从而潜在破坏食品文化的多样性。故选D。
4. C 【点拨】根据最后一段内容可知，作者对AI厨房的广泛使用持谨慎态度，认为实现便利可能会付出巨大的代价，需要考虑新技术可能带来的社会混乱。故选C。
解析
【分析】
这是一篇说明文类阅读理解，解题时我们可以先圈出每道题干的核心关键词，带着问题回到原文对应段落定位相关语句，将选项和原文内容逐一比对排除错误选项：第1题关键词是restaurants、first to use AI kitchen technology，直接定位到第二段首句找原因；第2题关键词是benefit of AI kitchens，定位到介绍优势的第三段筛选信息；第3题关键词是harm cultural diversity in food，定位到文化风险相关的第六段找对应表述；第4题是作者态度题，重点看文章末尾作者的总结性表述，判断作者的立场倾向即可。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据第二段原文"Since technology tends to be expensive at first, restaurants and other businesses are the first ones to use AI kitchen technology."可知，AI厨房技术初期成本很高，餐厅作为经营主体有能力承担高昂费用，因此成为首批使用者。A选项“餐厅对自动化更感兴趣”、C选项“餐厅有更多空间放机器人”、D选项“餐厅想吸引更多顾客”原文均未提及，排除ACD，选B。
2. 细节理解题：根据第三段原文"For personalized eating, AI can fit countless special diets and tastes on demand."可知AI厨房可以按需适配无数特殊饮食需求和口味，对应A选项“满足各类不同需求”。B选项“节省食物开支”、C选项“减少厨房浪费”原文没有提到，D选项“改善家庭关系”和原文提到的AI厨房可能损害家庭关系的表述相悖，排除BCD，选A。
3. 细节理解题：根据第六段原文"AI could mess up traditional recipes and methods, as it often oversimplifies cultural details. This may result in AI and robot cooks producing less diverse dishes."可知AI会过度简化传统食谱里的文化细节，最终导致菜品多样性下降，对应D选项。A选项“取代人类厨师”、B选项“鼓励家庭烹饪”、C选项“侧重个性化饮食”都不是破坏饮食文化多样性的原因，排除ABC，选D。
4. 作者态度推断题：文章作者既介绍了AI厨房的便利优势，也客观列举了它在人际互动、儿童教育、文化多样性层面的各类潜在风险，最后一段提出“便利的获得可能要付出很高的代价，我们需要考量这类和日常生活紧密相关的新技术可能带来的社会扰乱”，并没有完全否定AI厨房，也没有完全支持推广，整体态度是谨慎的，选C。
【答案】
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C
【知识点】
阅读理解细节定位，作者态度推断，语篇信息匹配
【点评】
本篇属于科技类说明文阅读，考点以细节理解题为主，仅最后一道为态度推断题，整体难度适中，大部分题目只要准确定位到原文对应语句即可快速得到答案，需要注意不要误将作者的风险警示当成完全反对AI厨房，避免错选成完全负面的态度选项。
【难度系数】
0.7
这是一篇说明文类阅读理解，解题时我们可以先圈出每道题干的核心关键词，带着问题回到原文对应段落定位相关语句，将选项和原文内容逐一比对排除错误选项：第1题关键词是restaurants、first to use AI kitchen technology，直接定位到第二段首句找原因；第2题关键词是benefit of AI kitchens，定位到介绍优势的第三段筛选信息；第3题关键词是harm cultural diversity in food，定位到文化风险相关的第六段找对应表述；第4题是作者态度题，重点看文章末尾作者的总结性表述，判断作者的立场倾向即可。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据第二段原文"Since technology tends to be expensive at first, restaurants and other businesses are the first ones to use AI kitchen technology."可知，AI厨房技术初期成本很高，餐厅作为经营主体有能力承担高昂费用，因此成为首批使用者。A选项“餐厅对自动化更感兴趣”、C选项“餐厅有更多空间放机器人”、D选项“餐厅想吸引更多顾客”原文均未提及，排除ACD，选B。
2. 细节理解题：根据第三段原文"For personalized eating, AI can fit countless special diets and tastes on demand."可知AI厨房可以按需适配无数特殊饮食需求和口味，对应A选项“满足各类不同需求”。B选项“节省食物开支”、C选项“减少厨房浪费”原文没有提到，D选项“改善家庭关系”和原文提到的AI厨房可能损害家庭关系的表述相悖，排除BCD，选A。
3. 细节理解题：根据第六段原文"AI could mess up traditional recipes and methods, as it often oversimplifies cultural details. This may result in AI and robot cooks producing less diverse dishes."可知AI会过度简化传统食谱里的文化细节，最终导致菜品多样性下降，对应D选项。A选项“取代人类厨师”、B选项“鼓励家庭烹饪”、C选项“侧重个性化饮食”都不是破坏饮食文化多样性的原因，排除ABC，选D。
4. 作者态度推断题：文章作者既介绍了AI厨房的便利优势，也客观列举了它在人际互动、儿童教育、文化多样性层面的各类潜在风险，最后一段提出“便利的获得可能要付出很高的代价，我们需要考量这类和日常生活紧密相关的新技术可能带来的社会扰乱”，并没有完全否定AI厨房，也没有完全支持推广，整体态度是谨慎的，选C。
【答案】
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C
【知识点】
阅读理解细节定位，作者态度推断，语篇信息匹配
【点评】
本篇属于科技类说明文阅读，考点以细节理解题为主，仅最后一道为态度推断题，整体难度适中，大部分题目只要准确定位到原文对应语句即可快速得到答案，需要注意不要误将作者的风险警示当成完全反对AI厨房，避免错选成完全负面的态度选项。
【难度系数】
0.7
