【題目】Future astronauts could travel with emotional support robots

To help astronauts of the future survive(幸免于) the mental(精神的) challenges that come with staying in space for quite a long time, space travelers’ tasks could soon be accompanied(陪伴) by AI-powered, empathetic(有同理心的，同感的) robotic helpers.

Not only does space travel present astronauts with lots of physical stresses, spending months or years in such a physically demanding(要求高的) place with limited space and the same people can also raise many mental tests as well. According to MIT Technology Review, scientists are working to alleviate astronauts from some of the latter challenges by creating “an AI assistant that’s able to feel human emotion and respond(做出反應) with empathy.”

While such a technology would prove itself useful by being able to predict the needs of the crew members in space and “intervene(干預) if their mental health is in danger,” it has the potential to be life-saving when humans choose to explore beyond Earth’s gravitational field(引力場) and towards deep space.

Though astronauts currently on the International Space Station have an intelligent robot to interact with called CIMON, it is short of proper emotional intelligence according to NASA CTO Tom Soderstrom. As a result, a team at the organization’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is working on a more complex(復雜的) emotional support companion that can control a spacecraft’s functioning in addition to tracking the crew members’ behaviours.

Right now in the lab, an AI-equipped robot called Henry the Helper can be found walking around the grounds assisting visitors who appear confused or lost based on their facial expression. Two more emotionally intelligent robots are expected to be introduced later this year, one of which is said to be able to take part in conversations more complex than giving navigation(導航) assistance.

The team’s final goal is to make a companion named Fiona the Future a reality, an emotionally intelligent cross-platform system. Fiona, if all goes according to the JPL’s plans, will help keep astronauts of the future stay mentally fit as they start their journeys to deep space.

【1】What does the underlined word alleviate in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A.面臨B.應對C.緩解D.刺激

【2】According to the passage, which is the biggest challenge astronauts meet in space?

A.Mental health.B.Physical health.C.Food safety.D.Environment.

【3】Which of the following is NOT true about the future AI helpers?

A.They will be able to know human emotion by feeling.

B.They will be able to control the crew members’ behaviours.

C.They will be able to guess what the crew members want.

D.They will be able to join in the conversations with the crew members.

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，為了緩解未來宇航員長時間在太空面臨的心理健康等問題，由人工智能驅動的、富有同情心的機器人助手很快將會伴隨宇航員一起執(zhí)行太空任務。

【1】

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)下文“…by creating an AI assistant that’s able to feel human emotion and respond(做出反應) with empathy”以及下文對機器人助手的介紹可知，科學家們創(chuàng)造的人工智能助手就是為了減輕宇航員面臨的心理挑戰(zhàn)，所以alleviate的意思是減輕、緩解，故選C。

【2】

判斷推理題。根據(jù)第一句話中“To help astronauts of the future survive(幸免于) the mental(精神的) challenges that come with staying in space for quite a long time…”和第二段中“…spending months or years…can also raise many mental tests as well.”以及對Henry the Helper和Fiona的研發(fā)可知，科學家們研發(fā)這些情感人工智能助手目的就是為了減輕宇航員面臨的心理挑戰(zhàn)，所以太空旅行給宇航員帶來的最大挑戰(zhàn)是心理健康，故選A。

【3】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后“…an AI assistant that’s able to feel human emotion and respond(做出反應) with empathy”可知未來的人工智能助手能夠感知人類的情感，所以選項A說法正確；根據(jù)第四段最后“…a more complex(復雜的) emotional support companion that can control a spacecraft’s functioning in addition to tracking the crew members’ behaviours.”可知更復雜的情感支持助手能追蹤機組成員的行為，而非控制宇航員的行為，所以選項B說法錯誤；根據(jù)第五段第一句“Right now in the lab, an AI-equipped robot called Henry the Helper can be found walking around the grounds assisting visitors who appear confused or lost based on their facial expression.”可知人工智能機器人能夠幫助那些看上去困惑或迷路的參觀者，所以他們能夠猜出宇航員想要什么，選項C說法正確；根據(jù)第五段最后一句“Two more emotionally intelligent robots are expected to be introduced later this year, one of which is said to be able to take part in conversations more complex than giving navigation(導航) assistance.”可知預計今年晚些時候將推出的一款情感智能機器人能夠參與比導航輔助更復雜的對話，所以選項D說法正確；本題是選擇說法錯誤的選項，故選B。

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