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【題目】 When we were kids, learning polite expressions was important. Our parents taught us to say “thank you” when we received help, and to say “please” when we needed a favor from others. But would you say “thank you” and “please” to a digital (數(shù)碼的) assistant?

Recently, Amazon announced it had added new features (特點(diǎn)) to its smart assistant Alexa. One of the developments—a politeness feature—draws some parents’ attention. Their children keep forgetting their manners because they have become used to shouting orders at their Echo, a smart speaker similar to Alexa.

When kids ask Alexa to solve a math problem using the word “please” as in “Alexa, please tell me what 5 plus 7 is” —Alexa will not only give the correct answer, but also give the following response “Thanks for asking so nicely”.

However, some people believe kids shouldn’t have to thank a machine, as children can tell the difference between machines and humans. But then again, we don’t usually talk aloud to a fridge or an ATM, either.

“I ask Siri to turn on the lights or set an alarm in the same natural language that I use in day-to-day life,” commentator (評(píng)論員) Chaim Gartenberg wrote on the website. “It doesn’t matter that an Echo can’t hear or understand it—it matters that you say it.”

With the increasing use of AI (artificial intelligence), forming the habit of being polite in everyday life is becoming even more important, as the British research company ChildWise found. In January, it published a report warning that people who become used to cutting courtesies (禮貌話) and giving orders to digital assistants might become rude when dealing with others.

Traditionally, we can tell how nice people are by watching how they interact with a waiter. In a similar way, even if the AI or digital assistant doesn’t care about it, other people around us are going to experience how we interact with it.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

【1】According to paragraphs 2 and 3, what’s true about the new Alexa?

A.It only follows children’s orders.B.A new speaker Echo is added to it.

C.It can help children learn good manners.D.It will refuse to answer if it’s treated rudely.

【2】What’s the problem with some children nowadays?

A.They keep shouting orders at their parents.

B.They forget their manners when talking to a smart assistant.

C.They can’t solve simple math problems.

D.They can’t tell the difference between machines and human.

【3】What does Chaim Gartenberg probably think of the politeness feature in Alexa?

A.It’s unsafe.B.It’s popular.C.It’s inconvenient.D.It’s helpful.

【4】What did ChildWise find about people who treat machines badly?

A.They become less important.B.They take more interest in giving orders.

C.They might be rude to people.D.They don’t know how to deal with others.

【5】What’s the text mainly about?

A.New features of Amazon’s smart assistant Alexa.B.Why it’s important to be polite to machines.

C.Problems caused by the increasing use of AI.D.How AI influences people’s manners.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

本文主要介紹了人工智能助手Alexa的新特征。該特征和禮貌用語(yǔ)的使用有關(guān)，對(duì)于這項(xiàng)新特征，不同的人有不同的觀點(diǎn)。

【1】推理判斷題。選項(xiàng)A、D在文中沒(méi)有提及，排除A、D；根據(jù)“because they have become used to shouting orders at their Echo, a smart speaker similar to Alexa.”可知因?yàn)樗麄円呀?jīng)習(xí)慣于對(duì)著他們的Echo大喊命令，一個(gè)類似于Alexa的智能揚(yáng)聲器，與選項(xiàng)B內(nèi)容不符，所以排除B；根據(jù)“One of the developments—a politeness feature—draws some parents’ attention.”可知使用Alexa可以幫助孩子們變得更有禮貌，與選項(xiàng)C內(nèi)容相符，選項(xiàng)C正確；故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Their children keep forgetting their manners because they have become used to shouting orders at their Echo, a smart speaker similar to Alexa.”可知孩子們對(duì)人工智能助手說(shuō)話時(shí)，總是忽略禮貌用語(yǔ)，故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段可推斷， Chaim Gartenberg覺(jué)得人工智能助手Alexa在禮貌方面的特征是有益的，故選D。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段中的“it published a report warning that people who become used to cutting courtesies and giving orders to digital assistants might become rude when dealing with others”可知，對(duì)人工智能助手不禮貌的人可能對(duì)人也不禮貌，故選C。

【5】主旨大意題。本文圍繞亞馬遜的人工智能助手Alexa的一項(xiàng)新特征展開論述。故選A。