Part B

Directions ：

In the following article ， some sentences have been removed .FoiQuestions 41-45， choose the most suitable one from the list A-Gtcfit into each of the numbered blanks . There are two extra choiceswhich do not fit in any of the blanks .Mark your answers on ANSWERSHEET 1.(10points)

In the movices and on televivion ,artificial intelligence is typically depicted as something sinister that will upendourwayoflife. When itcomes to A I in business ，we often hear about it in relation tcautomation and the impending loss of jobs ，butinwhatwaysisAlchanging companies and the larger economy that don't involve doom-and-gloom mass unemployment predictions ?

A recent survey of manufacturing and service industries from Tata Consultancy Services found that companies currently use A I moreoften in computer-to-computer activities than in automating humanactivities .Onecommonapplication? Preventing electronic securitybreaches ，which， rather than eliminating ITjobs， actually makes thosepersonnel more valuable to employers ， because they help firmsprevent hacking attempts .

Here are a few other ways A I is aiding companies without replacing employees.

Better hiring practices

Companies are using artificial intelligence to remove some of theunconscious bias from hiring decisions .“There are experiments thatshow that ，naturally， the results of interviews are much more biasedthan what AIdoes， "says Pedro Domingo s， author of The MasterAlgorith on：HowtheQust for the Ultimate learning Machine WilReam be Our Worldanda computer science 41_ _One company that 's doing this is called Blendoor.Ituses analytics to helpidentify where there maybe bias in the hiring process .

More effective marketing

Some A I software can analyze and optimize marketing email subject lines to increase open rates .One company in the UK，Phrasee，claims their software can outperform human s by up to 10 percentwhen it comes to email open rates . This can mean millions more inrevenue . 42 __These are"tools that help people used ata， nota replacement for people ， ”says Patrick H.Winston，a professor ofartificial intelligence and computer science at MIT.

Saving customers money

Energy companies can use A I to help customers reduce theirelectricity bills ， saving them money while helping the environmentCompanies can also optimize their own energy use and cut down onthe cost of electricity . Insurance companies ，meanwhile，canbase theirpremiums on A I models that more accurately access risk.“Beforethey might not insure the ones who felt like a high risk or chargethe mtoomuch，says Domingos， 43___

Improved accuracy

“Machine learning often provides a more reliable form of statisticswhich makes data more valuable ，"says Winston .It" helps peoplemake smarter decisions .”44______

Protecting and maintaining infrastructure

A number of companies ， particularly in energy and transportation ，use A I image processing technology to inspect infrastructure and prevent equipment failure or leaks before they happen .“If they failfirst and the nyoufixthem，it's very expensive ，"says Domingo s.“45___

A.I replaces the boring parts of your job .Ifyou'redoingresearch，you can have AIgo out and look for relevant sources and informationthat otherwise you just would n't have time for.

B.Oneaccountingfirm，EY， uses an AI system that helps reviewcontracts during an audit.Thisprocess ,along with employees reviewing the contracts ，is faster and more accurate .

C.There are also companies like Acquisio，which analyzes advertising performance across multiple channels like Adwords ，Bingand social media and makes adjustments or suggestions about whereadvertising funds will yield best results .

D. You want to predict if something needs attention now and pointto where it's useful for employees to go to.

E.Before， they might not insure the ones who felt like a high risk orcharge the mtoomuch，or they would charge them too little and thenit would cost[the company] money .

F.We're also giving our customers better channels versus pickingup the phone to accomplish something beyond humanscale .

G.AIlooksat resumes in greater numbers than humans would beable to ， and selects the more promising candidates .

Part C

Directions ：

Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese.Your translation should be written neatly on ANSWERS HEET2.(10points)

46.Those societies came out of the war with levels of enrollment that had been roughly constant an 3%-5% of the relevant age groups during the decades before the war.

47.And the demand that rose in those societies of entry to highe education extended to groups and social classes that had not thought of attending a university before the war.

48.In many countries of western Eup. the numbers of student inhigher education doubled within five - years periods during the 1960s and double again in seven eight or 10 years by the middle of 1970s.

49.and when the new staff are predominantly young men and women fresh from past graduate study ， they largely define the norms of academic life in that faculty .

50.High growth rates increased the chances for academic innovation ， they also weakened the forms and process by which teachers and students are admitted into a community of scholars during periods of stability or slow growth .

英语一小作文

Section IIIWriting

Part A

51. Directions：

A foreign friend of yours has recently graduated from college and intends to find a job in China .Write him I her an email to make some suggestions .

You should write about 100words on ANSWER SHEET2.

Do not sign your own name at the end.Use“Li Ming open"instead .

You do not need to write the address .( 10 points)

英语一大作文

Part B

52. Directions：

Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay， you should

1) describe the drawing briefly，

2) explain its intended meaning， and then

3) give your comments .

You should write neatly on ANSWERS HEET2.( 20 points)