In 2015, a man named Nigel Richards memorized 386，000 words in the entire French Scrabble Dictionary in just nine weeks. However, he does not speak French. Richards’ impressive feat is a useful example to show how artificial intelligence works—real AI. Both of Richard and AI take in massive amounts of data to achieve goals with unlimited memory and superman accuracy in a certain field.
The potential applications for AI are extremely exciting. Because AI can outperform humans at routine tasks—provided the task is in one field with a lot of data—it is technically capable of replacing hundreds of millions of white and blue collar jobs in the next 15 years or so.
But not every job will be replaced by AI. In fact, four types of jobs are not at risk at all. First, there are creative jobs. AI needs to be given a goal to optimize. It cannot invent, like scientists, novelists and artists can. Second, the complex, strategic jobs—executives, diplomats, economists—go well beyond the AI limitation of single­field and Big Data. Then there are the as­yet­unknown jobs that will be created by AI.
Are you worried that these three types of jobs won’t employ as many people as AI will replace? Not to worry, as the fourth type is much larger: jobs where emotions are needed, such as teachers, nannies and doctors. These jobs require compassion, trust and sympathy—which AI does not have. And even if AI tried to fake it, nobody would want a robot telling them they have cancer, or a robot to babysit their children.
So there will still be jobs in the age of AI. The key then must be retraining the workforce so people can do them. This must be the responsibility not just of the government, which can provide funds, but also of corporations and those who benefit most.
12．What is the main purpose of paragraph 1?
A．To introduce the topic.
B．To mention Nigel’s feat.
C．To stress the importance of good memory.
D．To suggest humans go beyond AI in memory.
13．Which of the following best explains “outperform” underlined in paragraph 2?
A．Be superior to.      B．Be equal to.      C．Be similar to.       D．Be related to.
14．Which of the following jobs is the most likely to be replaced?
A．The writer.                          B．The shop assistant.  
C．The babysitter.                       D．The psychologist.
15．What does the text suggest people do about job replacement of AI?
A．Limit the application of AI to a certain degree.
B．Get more support from the government.
C．Apply for the donation from companies.
D．Upgrade themselves all the time.
阅读理解D
【解题导语】　本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了人工智能给人类带来的益处以及人工智能的前景。
12．A　解析：推理判断题。根据第一段内容可推知，本段通过介绍Richards熟记法语词典的事迹引出了文章的主题，即人工智能的益处。故正确答案为A。
13．A　解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段第二句中的“it is technically capable of replacing hundreds of millions of white and blue collar jobs in the next 15 years or so”可知，在未来15年左右，人工智能在技术方面可能会替代数亿个白领和蓝领的工作。由此可推知，此处outperform应意为“胜过，比……做得好”。故正确答案为A。
14．B　解析：推理判断题。根据第三、四段内容可知，人工智能无法取代创造性的工作、复杂而富有策略的工作以及需要投入情感的工作。由此可推知，店员这一工作职业最有可能被取代。故正确答案为B。
15．D　解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句“The key then must be retraining the workforce so people can do them.”可推知，在人工智能时代，人类所能做的就是不断提升自己来适应时代的变化。故正确答案为D。