《2025年天利38套五年高考真题汇编详解英语》

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In the fictional worlds of film and TV, artificial intelligence (AI) has been described as so advanced that it is indistinguishable from humans. But what if we're actually getting closer to a world where AI is capable of thinking and feeling?
Tech company UneeQ is heading for its “digital humans”, which appear lifelike on the screen not only in terms of language, but also because of facial movements: raised eyebrows, a smile, even a nod. They look close to a human, but not quite.
What lies beneath UneeQ's digital humans? Their 3D faces are modeled on actual human features. Speech recognition enables them to understand what a person is saying, and natural language processing is used to work out a response. 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 “felt” and “expressed” by its “digital people”.
Shiwali Mohan, an AI scientist at the Palo Research Center, is skeptical of these digital beings. “They're humanlike in their looks and the way they sound, but that in itself is not being human,” she says. “Human qualities also involve how you think, how you approach problems, and how you break them down; and that takes a lot of algorithmic(算法) design. Designing for human-level intelligence is a different attempt than designing images that behave like humans.” 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.”
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.
Some other companies are taking their digital beings a step further, enabling organizations and individuals to create digital humans themselves using free-access platforms they provide. “The biggest motivation for such platforms is to popularize AI,” Dube says.
Mohan is cautious about this approach, yet she supports the purpose behind these digital beings and is optimistic about where they're 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.”

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.

47.Soul Machines' “digital brain” is a technological breakthrough because it ________.
A. learns 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

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.

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.

50.What does Mohan think of the future of digital beings?
A. It's well planned.
B. It's promising.
C. It's uncertain.
D. It's quite hopeless.

答案： 46.D 细节理解题 【定位句】Tech company UneeQ is heading for its “digital humans”, which appear lifelike on the screen not only in terms of language, but also because of facial movements: raised eyebrows, a smile, even a nod.（第二段第一句）
译文：科技公司UneeQ正在研发它的“数字人”，这种人不仅在语言方面，而且在面部动作（方面）也栩栩如生地呈现在屏幕上：上扬的眉毛、微笑，甚至点头。
【解析】根据定位句可知，“数字人”在语言和面部表情方面与人类相似。故选D。
47.A 推理判断题 【定位句】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 “felt” and “expressed” by its “digital people”.（第三段第四句）
译文：与此同时，另一家人工智能公司Soul Machines正采取一种更生物化的方法，使用“数字大脑”来模拟人类大脑的各个方面，以调整其“数字人”的“感受”和“表达”情绪。
【解析】根据定位句可推知，Soul Machines公司制作的“数字大脑”是一项技术突破是因为“数字大脑”能够学习做出适当的情绪反应。故选A。
48.C 推理判断题 【解析】根据第四段最后一句中的“but they might behave differently in ways that humans just instinctively（直觉地）know how other humans react”可知，但“数字人”的行为方式可能会有所不同，因为人类本能地会知道其他人的反应。由此可推知，Mohan认为“数字人”缺乏本能地做出判断的能力。故选C。
49.A 推理判断题 【定位句】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.（第五段）
译文：然而需求是存在的，UneeQ看到了其数字员工（指“数字人”）在金融、医疗保健和商业部门的高使用率。UneeQ的首席执行官Chetan Dube说：“除非这些行业使他们的商业模式更加高效数字化，否则他们可能会落后。”
【解析】根据定位句可推知，害怕在效率方面落后使得许多行业应用“数字人”。故选A。
50.B 细节理解题 【定位句】Mohan is cautious about this approach, yet she supports the purpose behind these digital beings and is optimistic about where they're headed.（最后一段第一句）
译文：Mohan对这种做法持谨慎态度，但她支持（制造）这些“数字人”背后的目的，并对它们的发展方向持乐观态度。
【解析】根据定位句可知，Mohan认为“数字人”的未来是有希望的。故选B。