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Could robots pass an eighth-grade test? Guess what—there is one that can.
US scientists made an artificial intelligence (AI, 人工智能) system called Aristo. They had it take the same eighth-grade science test that some US students take, The New York Times reported. Aristo answered 90 percent of the test questions correctly and got a passing grade.
This is a big progress. Four years ago, 700 computer scientists tried to make AI systems that could pass similar tests. But none scored higher than 60 percent.
Aristo passed the exam because it can not only understand language, but also use logical (逻辑的) thinking to solve difficult problems. For example, it can understand what a forest fire is and what it could do to animals. The system "reads" many questions before taking the test. Over time, it could find the logic in the questions and answers.
阅读短文, 选择最佳答案。
1. What can the AI system Aristo do?
A. Help students get better scores. B. Pass a school test.
C. Think like a human does. D. Make other AI systems.
2. What was Aristo's biggest progress?
A. It passed an eighth-grade science test.
B. It scored higher than human students.
C. It scored 60 percent on the test.
D. It wrote a set of test questions.
3. What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?
A. It explains how Aristo improves itself.
B. It shows how Aristo was made.
C. It describes another AI system.
D. It shows what Aristo can do in the future.
Could robots pass an eighth-grade test? Guess what—there is one that can.
US scientists made an artificial intelligence (AI, 人工智能) system called Aristo. They had it take the same eighth-grade science test that some US students take, The New York Times reported. Aristo answered 90 percent of the test questions correctly and got a passing grade.
This is a big progress. Four years ago, 700 computer scientists tried to make AI systems that could pass similar tests. But none scored higher than 60 percent.
Aristo passed the exam because it can not only understand language, but also use logical (逻辑的) thinking to solve difficult problems. For example, it can understand what a forest fire is and what it could do to animals. The system "reads" many questions before taking the test. Over time, it could find the logic in the questions and answers.
阅读短文, 选择最佳答案。
1. What can the AI system Aristo do?
A. Help students get better scores. B. Pass a school test.
C. Think like a human does. D. Make other AI systems.
2. What was Aristo's biggest progress?
A. It passed an eighth-grade science test.
B. It scored higher than human students.
C. It scored 60 percent on the test.
D. It wrote a set of test questions.
3. What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?
A. It explains how Aristo improves itself.
B. It shows how Aristo was made.
C. It describes another AI system.
D. It shows what Aristo can do in the future.
答案
【解析】：
这是一道阅读理解题，主要考查学生对英文文章的理解能力以及从文章中提取信息的能力。题目给出了一个关于AI系统Aristo的短文，并基于短文内容提出了三个问题。
1. 对于第一个问题，需要理解AI系统Aristo的功能，从短文中找到相关信息。
2. 第二个问题关注Aristo取得的最大进步，需要在短文中找到描述Aristo成就的部分。
3. 第三个问题询问第四段的主要内容，需要理解并概括该段的核心意思。
【答案】：
1. B
根据短文中的描述，“US scientists made an artificial intelligence (AI, 人工智能) system called Aristo. They had it take the same eighth-grade science test that some US students take.”以及“Aristo answered 90 percent of the test questions correctly and got a passing grade.”可以推断，AI系统Aristo能够通过学校的考试，因此选项B“Pass a school test.”是正确的。
2. A
短文中提到，“This is a big progress. Four years ago, 700 computer scientists tried to make AI systems that could pass similar tests. But none scored higher than 60 percent.”以及“Aristo answered 90 percent of the test questions correctly and got a passing grade.”这表明Aristo的最大进步是它通过了八年级的科学考试，因此选项A“It passed an eighth-grade science test.”是正确的。
3. A
第四段主要描述了Aristo如何通过理解语言和逻辑思考来解决问题，并举例说明了它如何理解森林火灾及其对动物的影响。同时，还提到Aristo在测试前会“阅读”许多问题，随着时间的推移，它能够找到问题和答案中的逻辑。因此，该段主要是解释Aristo如何提升自己，选项A“It explains how Aristo improves itself.”是正确的。
这是一道阅读理解题，主要考查学生对英文文章的理解能力以及从文章中提取信息的能力。题目给出了一个关于AI系统Aristo的短文，并基于短文内容提出了三个问题。
1. 对于第一个问题，需要理解AI系统Aristo的功能，从短文中找到相关信息。
2. 第二个问题关注Aristo取得的最大进步，需要在短文中找到描述Aristo成就的部分。
3. 第三个问题询问第四段的主要内容，需要理解并概括该段的核心意思。
【答案】：
1. B
根据短文中的描述，“US scientists made an artificial intelligence (AI, 人工智能) system called Aristo. They had it take the same eighth-grade science test that some US students take.”以及“Aristo answered 90 percent of the test questions correctly and got a passing grade.”可以推断，AI系统Aristo能够通过学校的考试，因此选项B“Pass a school test.”是正确的。
2. A
短文中提到，“This is a big progress. Four years ago, 700 computer scientists tried to make AI systems that could pass similar tests. But none scored higher than 60 percent.”以及“Aristo answered 90 percent of the test questions correctly and got a passing grade.”这表明Aristo的最大进步是它通过了八年级的科学考试，因此选项A“It passed an eighth-grade science test.”是正确的。
3. A
第四段主要描述了Aristo如何通过理解语言和逻辑思考来解决问题，并举例说明了它如何理解森林火灾及其对动物的影响。同时，还提到Aristo在测试前会“阅读”许多问题，随着时间的推移，它能够找到问题和答案中的逻辑。因此，该段主要是解释Aristo如何提升自己，选项A“It explains how Aristo improves itself.”是正确的。
