五、语法填空
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
体裁: 说明文 主题: 科学技术 难度: ★★★★ 建议用时: 7 min 正确率: /10
Scientists have discovered that artificial intelligence(AI) can be used to predict the weather more quickly and accurately. AI is a form $\underline{1}$ computer programme that can learn from experience and perform tasks that usually need human intelligence.
The usual way to forecast the weather nowadays is to use data(数据). It $\underline{2}$ (come) from places including weather satellites and special weather balloons. Supercomputers use the data to do calculations, but this takes many hours $\underline{3}$ (produce) results. Several companies have developed AI models that are good at quickly predicting future weather and rarely $\underline{4}$ (make) mistakes. The models can be useful to improve the $\underline{5}$ (predict).
One of the AI models is called Graph Cast. It can $\underline{6}$ (correct) predict the weather six hours into the future. $\underline{7}$ system(系统) can be operated on an office computer and can predict in minutes. AI probably won't take the place of $\underline{8}$ (tradition) systems, but will be used together with them. That's $\underline{9}$ AI still depends on the data collected by them.
Scientists have said that AI can be used for things that older $\underline{10}$ (method) find difficult, such as predicting rainfall in the near future. It can also help to predict extreme weather, like typhoons. This can give people more time to prepare or leave danger zones and save more lives.
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五、【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了人工智能在天气预报中的应用及其优势。
1. of 句意：人工智能是一种计算机程序，可以从经验中学习并执行通常需要人类智慧的任务。a form of表示“一种”。故填of。
2. comes 句意：它来自包括气象卫星和专用的气象气球在内的各类地方。根据上下文可知此处时态是一般现在时，主语It是第三人称单数，谓语用第三人称单数形式。故填comes。
3. to produce 句意：超级计算机使用这些数据进行计算，但这需要几个小时才能产生结果。It/This takes some time to do sth表示“花费时间做某事”。故填to produce。
4. making 句意：几家公司开发了人工智能模型，擅长快速预测未来天气，很少出错。be good at doing sth表示“擅长做某事”。故填making。
5. predictions 句意：这些模型可用于改进预测。根据空前“the”可知此处应用名词复数形式表示泛指。故填predictions。
6. correctly 句意：它可以准确预测未来六小时的天气。修饰动词“can”和“predict”，应用副词。故填correctly。
7. The 句意：该系统可以在办公电脑上运行，可以在几分钟内进行预测。此处指代上文“Graph Cast”，应用定冠词表示特指；句首首字母需大写。故填The。
8. traditional 句意：人工智能可能不会取代传统系统，但会与它们一起使用。修饰空后名词“systems”，应用形容词。故填traditional。
9. because 句意：这是因为人工智能仍然依赖于它们收集的数据。上文“AI probably won't take the place of 8 (tradition) systems, but will be used together with them.”和下文“AI still depends on the data collected by them”是因果关系，前果后因。故填because。
10. methods 句意：科学家们表示，人工智能可用于旧方法难以实现的事情，例如预测不久的将来的降雨量。根据空后“find”可知此处应用名词复数形式。故填methods。

【分析】首先通读全文，明确文章为介绍人工智能在天气预报中应用的说明文。解题时需结合上下文语境，运用固定搭配、语法规则（时态、主谓一致、词性转换、冠词、连词等）逐一分析：1. 考查固定搭配；2. 考查一般现在时主谓一致；3. 考查固定结构；4. 考查动名词用法；5. 考查名词复数；6. 考查副词修饰动词；7. 考查定冠词特指；8. 考查形容词修饰名词；9. 考查因果连词；10. 考查名词复数。
【解析】1. 固定搭配a form of表示“一种……的形式”，故填of；2. 主语it为第三人称单数，结合上下文时态为一般现在时，谓语用comes；3. 固定结构It takes some time to do sth，故填to produce；4. be good at后接动名词，故填making；5. 此处需名词作improve的宾语，表泛指用复数predictions；6. 修饰动词predict用副词correctly；7. 特指上文的Graph Cast系统，用定冠词The；8. 修饰名词systems用形容词traditional；9. 前果后因，用连词because；10. 由谓语动词find可知，名词用复数methods。
【答案】1. of 2. comes 3. to produce 4. making 5. predictions 6. correctly 7. The 8. traditional 9. because 10. methods
【知识点】固定搭配、动词形式变化、冠词与连词用法
【点评】本题为科技类说明文的语法填空，考查基础语法知识，需结合语境分析，难度中等偏上，适合高中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】0.3