广东省阳江市高三上第一次月考英语试卷附答案整理中学教育试题.pdf

2017-2018学年广东省阳江市阳春一中高三（上）第一次月考英 语试卷 第一部分 阅读理解 第一节（满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选 项（ A 、B、C 和 D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑． 21 ．（8 分）Artificial intelligence ，or AI ，has been applied in a wide range of fields to perform specific tasks ，including education ，finance ，heavy industry ，transportation ， and so on ． Education There are a number of companies that create robots to teach subjects to children ranging from biology to computer science ，though such tools have not become widespread yet ．Advancements in natural language processing ，combined with machine learning ，have also enabled automatic grading of assignments ．AI has also led to an explosion in popularity of MOOCs ，or Massive Open Online Courses ，which allows students from around the world to take classes online ． Finance Use of AI in banking can be tracked back to 1987 ．Banks use artificial intelligence systems to organize operations ，maintain book ﹣keeping ，invest in stocks ，and manage properties ．Also ，systems are being developed ，like Atria ，to translate complex data into simple and personable language ．There are also wallets ，like Wallet AI，which monitor an individual's spending habits and provides ways to improve them ． Heavy industry Robots have become common in many industries and are often given jobs that are considered dangerous to humans ．Robots have proven effective in jobs that are very repetitive which may lead to mistakes or accidents due to failure in concentration and other jobs which humans may find degrading ． Transportation Today's cars can have Al ﹣based driver assist features such as self ﹣parking and 第 1 页（共 14 页） advanced cruise controls ．AI in transportation is expected to