单元测试 一、用单词的适当形式完成短文 Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. A SPECTRE is haunting workers—the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) The fear is that smart computer programs will eliminate millions of jobs, condemning a generation to minimum-wage drudgery or ___1___ (enforce) idleness. Never mind the robots, fear the software. There is no need to be so gloomy, say Ken Goldberg of the University of California, Berkeley, and Vinod Kumar, the chief executive of Tata Communications, a unit of India’s biggest business house (which stands ___2___ (profit) from the spread of AI). They have produced a report that is much more optimistic about the outlook for ordinary employees. In many cases, it says, job satisfaction will be enhanced by the elimination of mundane tasks, giving people time to be ___3___ (creative). Their views are backed up by a survey of 120 senior executives, conducted for the report, which found that more of them (77%) thought that AI would create new roles than believed ___4___ would replace existing positions (57%; respondents could choose both options). Extra skills ___5___ be needed to cope with the new technology and more than half of the bosses are already taking steps to train their workforces. No previous technology shifts ___6___ (have) as negative effects on employment as was first feared. The authors note some well-known examples. Bar-code scanners did not eliminate the role of cashiers in America; jobs in the retail industry grew at an annual rate of more than 2% between 1980 and 2013. The arrival of automated teller machines (ATMS) spared bank employees the job of delivering cash and freed them to offer financial advice ___7___ customers. Some jobs could be made a lot easier by AI. One example is lorry-driving. Such is the fear ___8___truck drivers will be replaced by autonomous vehicles. But maneuvering a lorry around busy streets is far harder than driving down the motorway. So the driver could switch into automatic mode (and get some rest) when outside the big cities, and take over the wheel once again when ___9___ (near) the destination. The obvious analogy (类比) is with jetliners, ____10____ the pilots handle take-off and landing but turn on the computer to cruise at 35,000 feet. Using AI may prevent tired drivers from causing accidents. 二、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文 Direction: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A．labour B．manner C．highlighting D．circumstances E. updated F. characterised G. integrated H. admirable I. accommodate J. overseeing K. flexible The house of the future A sun-filled, shape-shifting, shed-share paradise What will homes be like 10 y ... ...
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