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人工智能: 改变我们生活的新技术
Science and technology are developing faster and faster. They change the world a lot and become 1 parts of our daily lives. In recent years, a new technology called Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become very popular. It is 2 our lives in amazing ways. It makes many things no longer just 3 . They may come true one day.
AI can do many things, such as cleaning houses, driving cars, and even playing chess. Surprisingly, some 4 are also using AI to help with their daily teaching. For example, teachers can use AI to analyze students' performance so that they can use different teaching ways to meet different students' 5 . What's more, AI can help students solve their learning problems by answering questions and providing answers, just like a real 6 . With AI, teaching and learning become better and more 7 .
Some scientists believe that AI will become even more 8 in the future. It will be able to do almost everything instead of humans. However, some people are becoming worried, because AI can do many things faster and better than humans. They are afraid that they might 9 their jobs in the future.
So please remember: Every coin has two sides. We can use AI to improve our lives, but we can't let it 10 our lives.
()1. A. strange B. important C. healthy D. terrible
()2. A. changing B. breaking C. filling D. leading
()3. A. jokes B. dreams C. questions D. news
()4. A. houses B. cinemas C. schools D. markets
()5. A. feelings B. hobbies C. wishes D. needs
()6. A. teacher B. student C. friend D. parent
()7. A. boring B. enjoyable C. correct D. difficult
()8. A. possible B. dangerous C. colourful D. powerful
()9. A. get B. create C. finish D. lose
()10. A. leave B. enter C. control D. beautify
词汇积累 语法充电
artificial /ˌɑːrtɪfɪʃl/ adj. 人工的
intelligence /ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/ n. 智能
analyze /ˈænəlaɪz/ v. 分析
coin /kɔɪn/ n. 硬币
"a new technology called Artificial Intelligence(AI)"中的 called Artificial Intelligence(A是过去分词作定语,表示"被称为人工智能的一种新技术"。called ...通常像这样作后置定语,实际上是一个省略的定语从句,即: a new technology which is called Artificial Intelligence(AI)。

1. B strange 奇怪的；important 重要的；healthy 健康的；terrible 糟糕的。根据“Science and technology are developing faster and faster. They change the world a lot”可知，科技快速发展且极大地改变了世界，所以科技成了我们日常生活中重要的部分，故选B。
2. A change 改变；break 打破；fill 充满；lead 带领。根据“They change the world a lot”以及提到人工智能很流行，可知人工智能正以惊人的方式改变着我们的生活，故选A。
3. B joke 笑话；dream 梦想；question 问题；news 新闻。根据“They may come true one day.”可知，以前很多看似不能实现的事情，因为人工智能可能会实现，所以不再仅仅是梦想，故选B。
4. C house 房子；cinema 电影院；school 学校；market 市场。根据“using AI to help with their daily teaching”以及后面举例“teachers can use AI to analyze students' performance”可知，是学校在使用人工智能辅助教学，故选C。
5. D feeling 感觉；hobby 爱好；wish 愿望；need 需求。根据“use different teaching ways to meet different students'”以及前文提到老师可以用人工智能分析学生的表现，可知是为了满足不同学生的需求，故选D。
6. A teacher 老师；student 学生；friend 朋友；parent 父亲（或母亲）。根据“help students solve their learning problems by answering questions and providing answers”可知，人工智能能帮助学生解决学习问题和回答问题，像一名真正的老师，故选A。
7. B boring 无聊的；enjoyable 令人愉快的；correct 正确的；difficult 困难的。根据“teaching and learning become better and more”可知，此处应填积极意义的词，有了人工智能教学变得更好，所以是更令人愉快，故选B。
8. D possible 可能的；dangerous 危险的；colourful 多彩的；powerful 强大的。根据“It will be able to do almost everything instead of humans.”可知，人工智能几乎能代替人类做所有事情，所以是变得更强大，故选D。
9. D get 得到；create 创造；finish 完成；lose 失去。根据“because AI can do many things faster and better than humans”可知，人工智能比人类做得又快又好，所以人们担心可能会失去工作，故选D。
10. C leave 离开；enter 进入；control 控制；beautify 美化。根据“Every coin has two sides.”以及前文提到人们担心失去工作等内容，可知我们不能让人工智能控制我们的生活，故选C。
知识拓展 Every coin has two sides.
每个硬币都有两面。
类似的表达：
No rose without a thorn. 不存在没有荆棘的玫瑰。
意味着没有一件事情是完美的，所有好的事情都可能带来一点麻烦或不快。
Nothing is perfect. 没有什么是完美的。强调任何事情都有缺陷。
swings and roundabouts 字面意思是秋千和旋转木马这两种游乐设施。用来表达“有利有弊/得失相抵”。源于句子：What you lose on the swings, you make up for on the roundabouts/you gain on the roundabouts。