(C)
Technology is forever changing the way we get our news. Many people now get a lot of
news on electronic devices, instead of traditional media, such as
newspapers, television or radios. An increasing number of people also report turning to social
media for information. Now, there is a new technology that could greatly change the way we
get the news: Computer-created news readers.
China has launched the world's first AI news presenters. The news readers
created by machine learning technology are based on two real-life Chinese newsmen. One is able
to present newscasts in English, and the other, in Chinese.
According to Xinhua's report, machine learning was used to examine video looks and
sounds of the two newsmen. The system then created the AI robotic presenters, which look
and sound like real people. The AI presenters will be a great improvement to the news team
because they can work 24 hours a day tirelessly on its website and on social media. And they are
able to read the news as naturally as human presenters.
On social media, many Chinese noted that the AI presenters did not seem real. People
criticized them for not being lifelike. On Weibo, several users wrote that the news readers had
"no soul". One user joked, "What if we had an AI leader?"
Some wondered if AI robots might take the workers' place. Some people argued that only
jobs requiring heavy labour will be replaced by AI robots. Others praised the technology
as a way for companies to make money from low-cost labour machines.
Some businesses have experimented with similar technology for possible use in
news operations. Britain's BBC released a video that used machine learning to make it look like
one of its news readers speaking different languages. Also, developers working on Amazon's
Alexa have worked to create a special news reader voice for the
electronic assistant. Such a system could be further developed to provide other kinds of
speaking voices for different situations in the near future.
() 7. What's the writer's purpose of writing Paragraph 1?
A. To introduce the topic of the text.
B. To show different ideas.
C. To provide some information about AI presenters.
D. To compare different ways of getting news.
() 8. Which of the following is NOT the AI presenters' advantages?
A. They can examine the looks and sounds.
B. They can read news as naturally as humans.
C. They can work 24 hours a day tirelessly.
D. They are like real people's looks and sounds.
() 9. From the last paragraph we know that .
A. BBC's news readers can speak different languages
B. BBC shows interest in Xinhua's AI news presenters
C. BBC has done similar experiments as Xinhua does
D. Amazon has already used AI news presenters in different situations

7.A 8.A 9.C

【分析】
1. 第7题：先通读第一段内容，段落先阐述科技持续改变人们获取新闻的方式，列举了电子设备、社交媒体等途径，最后引出本文核心话题“AI新闻主播”，由此可知作者写第一段是为了引出文章主题。
2. 第8题：定位到原文第三段关于AI新闻主播优势的描述，逐一对比选项：B选项对应“they are able to read the news as naturally as human presenters”；C选项对应“they can work 24 hours a day tirelessly”；D选项对应“look and sound like real people”；而A选项“examine the looks and sounds”是机器学习技术在创造AI主播时的操作，并非AI主播自身的优势，所以A不符合要求。
3. 第9题：仔细研读最后一段，文中提到“Britain's BBC released a video that used machine learning to make it look like one of its news readers speaking different languages”，说明BBC和新华社开展了类似的AI新闻相关实验，再逐一排除错误选项：A选项是技术合成的效果，并非BBC新闻读者本身能说多种语言；B选项文中未提及BBC对新华社AI主播的兴趣；D选项文中表明相关技术“could be further developed to provide...in the near future”，说明还未在不同场景投入使用，因此C正确。
【解析】
7. 第一段开篇介绍科技改变新闻获取方式，逐步引出本文核心讨论对象——AI新闻主播，其作用是引出文章主题，故选A。
8. 根据原文第三段：
AI主播的优势包括：外观和声音贴近真人（D选项）、能24小时不间断工作（C选项）、播报新闻和真人一样自然（B选项）；
A选项“检查外貌和声音”是机器学习技术制作AI主播的步骤，不属于AI主播的优势，故选A。
9. 最后一段提到BBC发布了运用机器学习的视频，让新闻主播呈现出能说不同语言的效果，这和新华社开发AI新闻主播的技术实验类似：
A：并非BBC新闻读者本身掌握多种语言，是技术合成的效果，错误；
B：文中未提及BBC对新华社AI主播的兴趣，错误；
C：BBC开展了和新华社类似的实验，正确；
D：亚马逊的相关技术尚未在不同场景应用，只是未来有这种可能，错误。故选C。
【答案】
7.A 8.A 9.C
【知识点】
1. 段落意图判断
2. 细节信息比对
3. 推理判断
【点评】
本文围绕AI新闻主播展开，介绍了其诞生背景、特点、相关争议以及同类技术实验。题目侧重考查段落主旨把握、细节理解和推理分析能力，解题时需精准定位原文信息，结合选项逐一甄别，注意区分描述的主体和对象，避免概念混淆。
【难度系数】
0.6