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(2020· 合肥重点高中摸底)Technology is forever changing the way we get our news. Most people now get a lot of their news on electronic devices, instead of traditional media, such as newspapers, television or radio. An increasing number of people also report turning to social media for information.
Now, there is a new technology that could greatly change the way we get the news: computer－created news readers. China has launched what it called the world’s first artificial intelligence, or AI news presenters.
The news readers, supported by machine learning technology, are based on two real life Chinese newsmen. One is able to present news broadcast in English; the other, in Mandarin Chinese. A report said machine learning was used to examine video images and sounds of the two newsmen. Similar technology has been used to create video products known as “deepfake videos”. A deepfake video is a video that looks real, but is electronically changed. Such videos can make people appear to say things they never said.
It’s said that the AI presenters will be a great improvement to the news team because they “can work 24 hours a day” on its website and on social media. One of the presenters even promised to “work tirelessly” to keep people informed. Some machine learning experts said the system showed off China’s latest progress in voice recognition, text to speech technology and data analysis.
Others wondered about the effects robots might have on employment and workers. Some people argued that only low level jobs requiring heavy labor will be easily replaced by robots. Others praised the technology as a way for companies to make money from lowcost labor machines.
Anyway, for its great potential, some businesses have experimented with similar technology for possible use in news operations.
【解题导语】 本文主要介绍了人工智能新闻主播的相关内容。
1．People now get information mainly from ________．
A．electronic devices B．traditional media
C．social media D．AI news presenters
A 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的“Most people now get a lot of their news on electronic devices”可知，人们现在主要从电子设备上获得信息。
2．The author mentioned “deepfake” in Paragraph 3 because ________．
A．it was also artificial
B．it was also developed by China
C．it also used machine learning technology
D．it also gained popularity and recognition
C 解析：推理判断题。根据第三段第三、四句“A report said machine learning was used...known as ‘deepfake videos’．”可推知，作者提到deepfake是因为它也用了机器学习技术。
3．What can we know about AI news presenters?
A．AI news presenters can only “speak” one language.
B．Not all the people are in favor of AI news presenters.
C．AI news presenters will soon replace human news readers.
D．AI news presenters can reflect the improvement in robot making.
B 解析：细节理解题。根据第五段的内容，尤其是“Others wondered about the effects robots might have on employment and workers.”可知，并不是所有人都支持人工智能新闻主播。
4．What will probably be discussed in the following paragraph?
A．Further research on the technology.
B．Other advantages of the technology.
C．Principles the technology is based on.
D．Examples the technology is applied to.
D 解析：推理判断题。根据第六段中的“some businesses have experimented with similar technology for possible use in news operations”可知，接下来的一段很可能讨论这种技术所应用的例子。
