(C)
Technology is forever changing the way we get our news. Many people now get a lot of news on electronic devices(电子产品), instead of traditional media(媒体), such as newspapers, television or radios. 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 the world's first AI news presenters(播音员). The news readers created by machine learning technology are based on two real-life Chinese newsmen. One is able to present newscasts in English, and the other, in Chinese.
According to Xinhua's report, machine learning was used to examine video looks and sounds of the two newsmen. The system then created the AI robotic presenters, which look and sound like real people. The AI presenters will be a great improvement to the news team because they can work 24 hours a day tirelessly on its website and on social media. And they are able to read the news as naturally as human presenters.
On social media, many Chinese noted that the AI presenters did not seem real. People criticized them for not being lifelike. On Weibo, several users wrote that the news readers had "no soul(灵魂)". One user joked, "What if we had an AI leader?"
Some wondered if AI robots might take the workers' place. Some people argued that only jobs requiring heavy labour(劳动)will be replaced by AI robots. Others praised the technology as a way for companies to make money from low-cost labour machines.
Some businesses have experimented(进行实验)with similar technology for possible use in news operations. Britain's BBC released a video that used machine learning to make it look like one of its news readers speaking different languages. Also, developers working on Amazon's Alexa(a smart speaker system)have worked to create a special news reader voice for the electronic assistant(助理). Such a system could be further developed to provide other kinds of speaking voices for different situations in the near future.
() 7. What's the writer's purpose of writing Paragraph 1?
A. To introduce the topic of the text.
B. To show different ideas.
C. To provide some information about AI presenters.
D. To compare different ways of getting news.
() 8. Which of the following is NOT the AI presenters' advantages?
A. They can examine the looks and sounds.
B. They can read news as naturally as humans.
C. They can work 24 hours a day tirelessly.
D. They are like real people's looks and sounds.
() 9. From the last paragraph we know that .
A. BBC's news readers can speak different languages
B. BBC shows interest in Xinhua's AI news presenters
C. BBC has done similar experiments as Xinhua does
D. Amazon has already used AI news presenters in different situations
Technology is forever changing the way we get our news. Many people now get a lot of news on electronic devices(电子产品), instead of traditional media(媒体), such as newspapers, television or radios. 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 the world's first AI news presenters(播音员). The news readers created by machine learning technology are based on two real-life Chinese newsmen. One is able to present newscasts in English, and the other, in Chinese.
According to Xinhua's report, machine learning was used to examine video looks and sounds of the two newsmen. The system then created the AI robotic presenters, which look and sound like real people. The AI presenters will be a great improvement to the news team because they can work 24 hours a day tirelessly on its website and on social media. And they are able to read the news as naturally as human presenters.
On social media, many Chinese noted that the AI presenters did not seem real. People criticized them for not being lifelike. On Weibo, several users wrote that the news readers had "no soul(灵魂)". One user joked, "What if we had an AI leader?"
Some wondered if AI robots might take the workers' place. Some people argued that only jobs requiring heavy labour(劳动)will be replaced by AI robots. Others praised the technology as a way for companies to make money from low-cost labour machines.
Some businesses have experimented(进行实验)with similar technology for possible use in news operations. Britain's BBC released a video that used machine learning to make it look like one of its news readers speaking different languages. Also, developers working on Amazon's Alexa(a smart speaker system)have worked to create a special news reader voice for the electronic assistant(助理). Such a system could be further developed to provide other kinds of speaking voices for different situations in the near future.
() 7. What's the writer's purpose of writing Paragraph 1?
A. To introduce the topic of the text.
B. To show different ideas.
C. To provide some information about AI presenters.
D. To compare different ways of getting news.
() 8. Which of the following is NOT the AI presenters' advantages?
A. They can examine the looks and sounds.
B. They can read news as naturally as humans.
C. They can work 24 hours a day tirelessly.
D. They are like real people's looks and sounds.
() 9. From the last paragraph we know that .
A. BBC's news readers can speak different languages
B. BBC shows interest in Xinhua's AI news presenters
C. BBC has done similar experiments as Xinhua does
D. Amazon has already used AI news presenters in different situations
答案：7. A 8. A 9. C
解析：
翻译:
（C）
科技正在不断改变我们获取新闻的方式。如今，许多人通过电子产品获取大量新闻，而非报纸、电视或广播等传统媒体。越来越多的人也表示会通过社交媒体获取信息。现在，有一种新技术可能会极大地改变我们获取新闻的方式：计算机生成的新闻播报员。
中国推出了全球首个人工智能新闻播报员。通过机器学习技术创建的新闻播报员以两位现实中的中国新闻工作者为原型。其中一位能够用英语播报新闻，另一位则用中文播报。
据新华社报道，机器学习被用于分析这两位新闻工作者的视频形象和声音。随后，该系统创建了人工智能机器人播报员，其形象和声音都与真人相似。人工智能播报员将极大地提升新闻团队的工作效率，因为它们可以在网站和社交媒体上不知疲倦地全天24小时工作。而且它们能够像人类播报员一样自然地播报新闻。
在社交媒体上，许多中国人指出人工智能播报员看起来并不真实。人们批评它们不够逼真。在微博上，有几位用户写道这些新闻播报员“没有灵魂”。一位用户开玩笑说：“如果我们有一个人工智能领导会怎样？”
一些人想知道人工智能机器人是否会取代工人的工作。一些人认为只有需要大量体力劳动的工作才会被人工智能机器人取代。另一些人则称赞这项技术是企业通过低成本劳动机器赚钱的一种方式。
一些企业已经在新闻业务中对类似技术进行了实验，以探索其可能的应用。英国广播公司（BBC）发布了一段视频，该视频使用机器学习技术，让其看起来像是该公司的一位新闻播报员在说不同的语言。此外，致力于开发亚马逊Alexa（一种智能音箱系统）的开发人员已经在努力为这个电子助手创建一种特殊的新闻播报员声音。在不久的将来，这样的系统可以进一步开发，以在不同情况下提供其他类型的语音。
（ ）7. 作者写第一段的目的是什么？
A. 介绍文章的主题。
B. 展示不同的观点。
C. 提供一些关于人工智能播报员的信息。
D. 比较不同的获取新闻的方式。
（ ）8. 以下哪一项不是人工智能播报员的优势？
A. 它们可以分析形象和声音。
B. 它们可以像人类一样自然地播报新闻。
C. 它们可以全天24小时不知疲倦地工作。
D. 它们的形象和声音与真人相似。
（ ）9. 从最后一段我们可以知道 。
A. BBC的新闻播报员会说不同的语言
B. BBC对新华社的人工智能新闻播报员感兴趣
C. BBC已经做了和新华社类似的实验
D. 亚马逊已经在不同情况下使用了人工智能新闻播报员
（C）
科技正在不断改变我们获取新闻的方式。如今，许多人通过电子产品获取大量新闻，而非报纸、电视或广播等传统媒体。越来越多的人也表示会通过社交媒体获取信息。现在，有一种新技术可能会极大地改变我们获取新闻的方式：计算机生成的新闻播报员。
中国推出了全球首个人工智能新闻播报员。通过机器学习技术创建的新闻播报员以两位现实中的中国新闻工作者为原型。其中一位能够用英语播报新闻，另一位则用中文播报。
据新华社报道，机器学习被用于分析这两位新闻工作者的视频形象和声音。随后，该系统创建了人工智能机器人播报员，其形象和声音都与真人相似。人工智能播报员将极大地提升新闻团队的工作效率，因为它们可以在网站和社交媒体上不知疲倦地全天24小时工作。而且它们能够像人类播报员一样自然地播报新闻。
在社交媒体上，许多中国人指出人工智能播报员看起来并不真实。人们批评它们不够逼真。在微博上，有几位用户写道这些新闻播报员“没有灵魂”。一位用户开玩笑说：“如果我们有一个人工智能领导会怎样？”
一些人想知道人工智能机器人是否会取代工人的工作。一些人认为只有需要大量体力劳动的工作才会被人工智能机器人取代。另一些人则称赞这项技术是企业通过低成本劳动机器赚钱的一种方式。
一些企业已经在新闻业务中对类似技术进行了实验，以探索其可能的应用。英国广播公司（BBC）发布了一段视频，该视频使用机器学习技术，让其看起来像是该公司的一位新闻播报员在说不同的语言。此外，致力于开发亚马逊Alexa（一种智能音箱系统）的开发人员已经在努力为这个电子助手创建一种特殊的新闻播报员声音。在不久的将来，这样的系统可以进一步开发，以在不同情况下提供其他类型的语音。
（ ）7. 作者写第一段的目的是什么？
A. 介绍文章的主题。
B. 展示不同的观点。
C. 提供一些关于人工智能播报员的信息。
D. 比较不同的获取新闻的方式。
（ ）8. 以下哪一项不是人工智能播报员的优势？
A. 它们可以分析形象和声音。
B. 它们可以像人类一样自然地播报新闻。
C. 它们可以全天24小时不知疲倦地工作。
D. 它们的形象和声音与真人相似。
（ ）9. 从最后一段我们可以知道 。
A. BBC的新闻播报员会说不同的语言
B. BBC对新华社的人工智能新闻播报员感兴趣
C. BBC已经做了和新华社类似的实验
D. 亚马逊已经在不同情况下使用了人工智能新闻播报员