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UNIT2课时检测(二)“ReadingandThinking”的课文习读环节

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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BegusisalinguistattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Hegotthechance,lastsummer,toobservespermwhalesintheirwildCaribbeanhabitat.Withhimweremarine(海洋的)biologistsandroboticists.Therewerealsocryptographersandexpertsinotherfields.Allhavebeenworkingtogethertolistentospermwhalesandfigureoutwhattheymightbesaying.TheycallthisProjectCETI.ProjectCETIsteamisnottheonlygroupturningtoAIforhelpdecodinganimaltalk.ResearchershavetrainedAImodelstosortthroughthesoundsofprairiedogs,dolphins,nakedmoleratsandmanyothercreatures.

LongbeforeAIcameintothepicture,scientistsandothershaveworkedtowardunderstandinganimalcommunication.Somelearnedthatvervetmonkeyshavedifferentcallswhenwarningofleopards,eaglesorpythons.Othersdiscoveredthatelephantscommunicateinrumblestoolowforhumanearstohear.Batschatterinsqueakstoohighforourhearing.Stillothergroupshaveexploredhowbeescommunicatethroughdance.

“Ittookusalongtimetomeasureallthesethings，”saysresearcherKarenBakker.AI,shenotes,hasthepotentialtogreatlyspeedupthistypeofresearch.PerhapsonedaywellbeabletouseAItobuildafuturisticchatboxthattranslatesanimalsoundsintohumanlanguage,orviceversa(反之亦然)．

“AIcouldeventuallygetustothepointwhereweunderstandanimals，”saysBakker.Whatsinterestingtoheriswhatwecanlearnfromhowbatsandothercreaturestalkamongeachother.Weshouldlistentoanimalsforbetterprotection,sheargues.Forexample,asystemsetuptorecordwhalesorelephantscanalsotracktheirlocations.Thiscanhelpusavoidwhaleswithourboatsorpreventelephantsfromillegalhunters.

1．WhatisProjectCETIaimedat?

A．ApplyingAItoanimalresearch.

B．Improvingthelivingconditionsofspermwhales.

C．Preventingallmarinelifefromextinction.

D．Analyz