人工智能助力火星移民
At the year's Boao Forum for Asia, experts expressed excitement about the potential of AI. Zhang Keke, director of the Macau Institute of Space Technology and Application, said that Mars could become a planet which is suitable for humans to live on with the help of AI.
“Mars used to have water and an environment just like the Earth. I believe in the future humans could improve the environment on Mars through AI technology, making it have air and water again, so that humans can live there,” Zhang said. “It may not be science fiction. If this happens, it will solve many troubles faced by humans, such as the shortage of land. That is why humans have been exploring the moon and other planets for many years.”
Scientists have come up with various ideas to recreate the magnetic field of Mars. When there is a magnetic field, it acts like an umbrella and stops solar wind, allowing the environment to become suitable for the development of water, air and human life.
Actually, China is already on this way. Tianwen-1 probe landed on Mars as early as 2021. This was the first time that China had carried out an exploration of the magnetic field on Mars.
“China’s exploring of Mars will be further sped up with the development of AI,” Zhang said. “In 2028, China will launch a second spacecraft called Tianwen-3, which will take samples from Mars and bring them back to the Earth. So I feel that with powerful tools like AI and machine learning methods, humans will greatly increase the speed of exploration of resources on Mars, and especially on the moon, in the future.”
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()1. In Zhang's opinion, what is the main purpose of using AI in Mars exploration?
A. To find life on Mars. B. To bring back water from Mars.
C. To achieve the goal of landing on Mars. D. To create an Earth-like living environment.
()2. Why do we need to recreate the magnetic field of Mars?
A. It can create more land. B. It can collect more sunlight.
C. It can reduce the bad weather. D. It can help humans live on Mars.
()3. 观点态度 What's Zhang's attitude towards AI in space exploration?
A. Shocked. B. Worried. C. Confident. D. Doubtful(怀疑的).
()4. 主旨大意 What's the main idea of the passage?
A. AI shows science fiction. B. AI will help humans explore Mars.
C. Mars is suitable for humans. D. Humans will recreate the magnetic field.
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1. D 细节理解题。根据“I believe in the future humans could improve the environment on Mars through AI technology, making it have air and water again, so that humans can live there”及“If this happens, it will solve many troubles faced by humans, such as the shortage of land. That is why humans have been exploring the moon and other planets for many years.”可知，张可可认为在火星探索中使用人工智能的主要目的是创造一个类似地球的生活环境。故选 D。
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难点:题目选项与原文表述存在同义替换(如 D 选项“Earth-like environment”对应原文“have air and water again”)，需精准匹配。
方法:圈画题干关键词(如“main purpose”)，回原文定位张教授直接引语，对比选项时注意“目的性动词”(improve/create vs. find/bring back)。
2. D 细节理解题。根据“When there is a magnetic field, it acts like an umbrella and stops solar wind, allowing the environment to become suitable for the development of water, air and human life.”可知，重建火星磁场可以帮助人类在火星上生存。故选 D。
3. C 观点态度题。根据“So I feel that with powerful tools like AI and machine learning methods, humans will greatly increase the speed of exploration of resources on Mars, and especially on the moon, in the future.”可知，张可可关于在太空探索中使用人工智能持积极态度。故选 C。
4. B 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要谈论了人工智能在改造火星使其适合人类居住方面的潜力，以及中国在火星探索方面即将开展的行动，并展望了未来人工智能加速太空资源探索的前景。故选 B。