51. What is the author's greatest concern about the use of AI?
- A. Computers are performing lots of creative tasks.
- B. Many abilities will cease to be unique to human beings.
- C. Computers may become more rational than humans.
- D. Many human skills are fast becoming outdated.
答案：B
答案句：In a few decades, artificial intelligence (AI) will surpass many of the abilities that we believe make us special. … I worry about my six-year-old son. What will his place be in a world where machines beat us in one area after another? He'll never calculate faster, never drive better, or even fly more safely. Actually, it all comes down to a fairly simple question: What's so special about us?
参考译文：在几十年内，人工智能将超越许多我们认为使我们与众不同的能力。……我担心我六岁的儿子。在一个机器在一个又一个领域击败我们的世界里，他的位置在哪里？他永远不会计算得更快，永远不会开得更好，甚至不会飞得更安全。实际上，这一切归结为一个相当简单的问题：我们有什么特别之处？
定位线索：题干“greatest concern”对应答案句“I worry about my six-year-old son”及“What's so special about us”；文中“surpass many of the abilities that we believe make us special”对应选项B“many abilities will cease to be unique to human beings”
解析：题干问作者对AI使用的最大担忧。答案句明确指出AI将超越许多我们认为使我们特别的能力，并表达了对儿子在机器击败人类的世界的担忧，核心是“我们有什么特别之处”，即人类独特能力丧失。选项B“许多能力将不再是人类独有”正是对“surpass many of the abilities that we believe make us special”的同义转述。选项A“计算机正在执行许多创造性任务”与原文不符，原文说机器难以模仿创造力；选项C“计算机可能比人类更理性”是文中提到的观点，但不是最大担忧；选项D“许多人类技能很快过时”范围过宽，原文强调的是“使我们特别的能力”被超越，而非一般技能过时。
54. What should schools help children do in the era of AI?
- A. Cultivate original thinking.
- B. Learn to work independently.
- C. Compete with smart machines.
- D. Understand how AI works.
答案：A
答案句：We need to help our children learn how to best work with smart computers to improve human decision-making. But most of all we need to keep the long-term perspective in mind: that even if computers will outsmart us, we can still be the most creative.
参考译文：我们需要帮助我们的孩子学会如何最好地与智能计算机合作，以改善人类决策。但最重要的是，我们需要牢记长远观点：即使计算机比我们更聪明，我们仍然可以是最有创造力的。
定位线索：题干“schools help children”对应答案句“help our children learn”；文中“we can still be the most creative”对应选项A“Cultivate original thinking”
解析：题干问在AI时代学校应该帮助孩子们做什么。答案句提到帮助孩子学会与智能计算机合作，但最重要的是保持长远观点，即“我们仍然可以是最有创造力的”。选项A“培养原创思维”正是对“be the most creative”的同义转述。选项B“学会独立工作”与原文“work with smart computers”矛盾；选项C“与智能机器竞争”与原文“complement the rationality of the machine, rather than to compete with it”矛盾；选项D“理解AI如何工作”原文未提及。