46. According to Para. 2, in what respect(s) do UneeQ's “digital humans” resemble human beings?
- A. In the way they move around.
- B. In the way they act and react.
- C. In observation and analysis.
- D. In speech and facial expressions.
答案:D
答案句:Tech company UneeQ is heading for its “digital humans”, which appear life like on the screen not only in terms of language, but also because of facial movements: raised eyebrows, a smile, even a nod.
参考译文:科技公司UneeQ正在研发其“数字人”,这些数字人在屏幕上不仅语言方面栩栩如生,而且因为面部动作——挑眉、微笑、甚至点头——也显得逼真。
定位线索:题干“According to Para. 2”→答案句取自第2段“...not only in terms of language, but also because of facial movements...”;文中“language”和“facial movements”对应选项D“speech and facial expressions”。
解析:题干问UneeQ的“数字人”在哪些方面像人类,答案句明确指出“不仅在语言方面,还因为面部动作”,即语言和面部表情,对应选项D。选项A“移动方式”原文未提及;选项B“行为和反应”范围过大;选项C“观察和分析”原文未提及。
47. Soul Machines’ digital brain is a technological breakthrough because it .
- A. leams to make proper emotional responses
- B. tends to imitate human beings' tone vividly
- C. recognizes the speech sounds it receives
- D. processes the natural language it hears
答案:A
答案句:Meanwhile, another AI company, Soul Machines, is taking a more biological approach, with a “digital brain”, that imitates aspects of the human brain to adjust the emotions “fblt” and “expressed” by its “digital people”.
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参考译文:与此同时,另一家AI公司Soul Machines正采用更生物化的方法,其“数字大脑”模仿人脑的某些方面,以调整其“数字人”所“感受”和“表达”的情绪。
定位线索:题干“Soul Machines' digital brain”→答案句取自第3段“...a ”digital brain“, that imitates aspects of the human brain to adjust the emotions...”;文中“adjust the emotions”对应选项A“make proper emotional responses”。
解析:题干问Soul Machines的数字大脑为何是技术突破,答案句说明它模仿人脑以调整情绪,即能做出恰当的情绪反应,对应选项A。选项B“模仿语调”原文未提及;选项C“识别语音”是UneeQ的功能;选项D“处理自然语言”也是UneeQ的功能,均答非所问。
48. In Mohan's opinion, what human quality is lacking in digital beings?
- A. Calculating brain.
- B. Language skills.
- C. Instinctive judgements.
- D. Problem-solving ability.
答案:C
答案句:She then continues, “If something looks like a human, we have high expectations of them, but they might behave differently in ways that humans just instinctively (直觉地)know how other humans react.
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参考译文:她接着说:“如果某物看起来像人,我们对它们有很高的期望,但它们可能在人类凭直觉就知道其他人类如何反应的那些方面表现不同。”
定位线索:题干“Mohan's opinion”→答案句取自第4段“...humans just instinctively know how other humans react”;文中“instinctively”对应选项C“Instinctive judgements”。
解析:题干问Mohan认为数字人缺乏哪种人类特质,答案句指出人类凭直觉知道他人如何反应,而数字人可能做不到,即缺乏直觉判断,对应选项C。选项A“计算大脑”数字人具备;选项B“语言技能”数字人具备;选项D“解决问题能力”Mohan虽提及但非此题重点,且题干问“缺乏”的特质,D是设计目标而非缺乏项。
49. What makes many sectors employ digital humans?
- A. The fear of falling behind in efficiency.
- B. The urgency to promote e-commerce.
- C. The wish to spread digital technology.
- D. The need to upgrade the health care system.
答案:A
答案句:Yet the demand is there, with UneeQ seeing high adoption of its digital employees across the financial, health care, and commercial sectors (行业). “Unless these sectors make their business models much more efficient digitally, they might be left behind,” says Chetan Dube, UneeQ's CEO.
参考译文:然而需求是存在的,UneeQ的数字员工在金融、医疗和商业领域得到了大量采用。UneeQ的首席执行官Chetan Dube说:“除非这些行业在数字化方面大幅提高其商业模式效率,否则它们可能会落后。”
定位线索:题干“many sectors employ digital humans”→答案句取自第5段“...high adoption of its digital employees...”及“Unless these sectors make their business models much more efficient digitally, they might be left behind”;文中“might be left behind”对应选项A“The fear of falling behind in efficiency”。
解析:题干问许多行业雇佣数字人的原因,答案句指出行业采用数字员工是因为担心效率落后,对应选项A。选项B“推广电子商务”原文未提及;选项C“传播数字技术”是平台的目的,非行业雇佣原因;选项D“升级医疗系统”只是行业之一,范围缩小。
50. What does Mohan think of the future of digital beings?
- A. It's well planned.
- B. It is promising.
- C. It is uncertain.
- D. It's quite hopeless.
答案:B
答案句:Mohan is cautious about this approach, yet she supports the purpose behind these digital beings and is optimistic about where they are headed. “As we develop more advanced AI technology, we would then have to use new ways of communicating with that technology, she says. ”'Hopefully, all of that is designed to support humans in their goals.”
参考译文:Mohan对这种做法持谨慎态度,但她支持这些数字人背后的目的,并对它们的发展方向持乐观态度。她说:“随着我们开发更先进的AI技术,我们将不得不使用新的方式与这种技术交流。”“希望所有这些都是为了支持人类实现目标。”
定位线索:题干“Mohan think of the future”→答案句取自第6段“...is optimistic about where they are headed”及“Hopefully, all of that is designed to support humans in their goals”;文中“optimistic”和“Hopefully”对应选项B“It is promising”。
解析:题干问Mohan对数字人未来的看法,答案句明确说她“乐观”且“希望”技术支持人类目标,即前景光明,对应选项B。选项A“计划周密”原文未提及;选项C“不确定”与“乐观”矛盾;选项D“相当无望”与“乐观”相反。