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The next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) may be sitting right beneath you，at least if furniture maker Ikea has any say in the matter.The Swedish furniture company’s “future-living” research lab in Copenhagen is conducting a survey to understand what people want when it comes to smart furniture.
AI is now walking into more aspects of people’s daily lives.Self-driving cars are just around the corner，and AI robots can play and beat the best players of strategy games.As smart home technologies have become more ubiquitous，products ranging from smart electrical outlets(插座) to smart smoke alarms are flooding the market.Therefore，it’s not surprising that Ikea would be moving in the same direction.
Exactly why people would want their sofa or bed frame to speak to them，track their daily movements or offer help is not yet clear.Though Ikea’s the new survey doesn’t directly answer that question，it does provide a hint of what people would feel comfortable with.Most participants wanted a more human-like form of virtual(虚拟的) assistant，as opposed to one that is more robotic.In terms of the ideal gender(性别) of the assistants，the most popular choice was neither male nor female.Few wanted a religious form of AI.
Just as with human friends，most wanted AI friends that were like them，affirming their own worldview.They wanted an AI assistant that was reasonably intelligent—that could collect data to predict what a person wanted before he or she asked，and that could prevent someone from making mistakes.
This is not the first time that Ikea has set foot in the field of futuristic technologies.In addition to wireless charging tables and chainless bikes that never rust(生锈)，the furniture giant has also pictured smart kitchens that can cook the best meals.To decide on how intelligent you want your next sofa or bookshelf to be，you can take Ikea’s survey online.
【解题导语】 人工智能早已走向我们的生活。著名家具生产商宜家公司进行了一项调查，旨在了解现代人的智能家具需求。
1．The survey carried out by Ikea aims to________． A．know people’s need for smart furniture
B．understand future lifestyle
C．promote the company’s smart furniture D．answer people’s questions
A 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句The Swedish furniture company’s “future-living” research lab...is conducting a survey to understand what people want when it comes to smart furniture.可知，宜家公司开展这一调查的目的是了解人们对于智能家具的需求。
2．What does the underlined word “ubiquitous” in Paragraph 2 mean? A．Beautiful. C．Normal.
B．Common. D．Environmental.
B 解析：词义猜测题。联系画线词后一句．..products ranging from smart electrical outlets(插座) to smart smoke alarms are flooding the market可知，智能家居产品涌向市场，说明面向家庭的智能科技愈加普遍，可推测“ubiquitous”意为“普遍的”，故选“Common”。 3．What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A．The differences between robot-like and human-like assistants. B．What form of AI assistants people want. C．What kind of friends people want. D．The popular robots on the market.
B 解析：段落大意题。根据第三段Most participants wanted a more human-like form of virtual(虚拟的) assistant... Few wanted a religious form of AI.可知，该段主要在讲人们对于人工智能助手的类型要求。
4．Which of the following products are from Ikea? A．Smart sofas that can speak to you.
B．Smart beds that can track your daily movements. C．Wireless charging cars. D．Rustless bikes without chains.
D 解析： 细节理解题。 根据文章最后一段In addition to wireless charging tables and chainless bikes that never rust(生锈)．.. smart kitchens that can cook the best meals.可知，选项中只有无链条不生锈自行车来自宜家，故选“Rustless bikes without chains.”。
B
One day，I received a call from a colleague.He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physical problem，while the student claimed a perfect score.I was elected as their arbiter(仲裁人)．I read the examination problem，“Show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer(气压计)．”The student had answered，“Take the barometer to the top of the building，attach a long rope to it，lower it to the street，and then bring it up and measure the length of the rope.The length of it is the height of the building.”
The student had really answered the question completely，but the answer didn’t confirm his competence in physics.I suggested the student try again.I gave him six minutes to answer the question，warning that the answer should show some knowledge of physics.Five minutes later，he said he had many answers and dashed off one，which read “Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean over the edge of the roof.Drop the barometer，timing its fall with a stopwatch.Then，use the physical formula(公式)to calculate the height of the building.”
At this point，my colleague had to accept it，and then the student made almost full marks.I couldn’t help asking the student what the other answers were.He listed many others，and then added，“Probably the best one is to take the barometer to the administrator and say to him，‘Sir，here is a fine barometer.If you tell me the height of the building，I will give it to you.’”
Then，I asked the student if he really did not know the conventional answer to this question.He admitted that he did，but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think.
The name of the student was Bohr who later was famous all over the world.He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922.
【解题导语】 本文主要讲述了一个学生不按老师的要求解答物理题，但最终获得诺贝尔物理学奖的故事。
5．The student got a zero at the beginning because ________． A．the teacher wasn’t satisfied with him B．his answer wasn’t complete or correct C．the teacher didn’t fully understand his answer D．his answer didn’t show his knowledge of physics
D 解析：细节理解题。从第二段第一句中的“but the answer didn’t confirm his competence in physics”可知，这个学生的解题方法没有体现物理方面的知识是他得零分的原因。