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PAGEPAGE5時(shí)事閱讀理解（原創(chuàng) 時(shí)事閱讀理解（原創(chuàng) 1）AAChinahasbeenattheforefrontofusingemergingtechnologieslikeartificialintelligencetofindsolutionstoglobalproblemslikethenovelcoronavirusoutbreak,officialsandexpertssaidonTuesday."AIhasplayedaremarkableroleinhelpingaslewofindustriesfightthenegativeeffectsofthepandemic,especiallyinmanufacturing,transportation,logistics,medicalcareandeducation,"saidLiuLiehong,vice-ministerofindustryandinformationtechnology,attheWorldInternetConference —InternetDevelopmentForum,whichendedonTuesdayinWuzhen,Zhejiangprovince.Despitethelingeringuncertainties,thescaleofChina'scoreAIindustriesreached77billionyuan($11billion)duringthefirstsixmonthsofthisyear,Liusaid,addingthatthenumberofAIcompaniesexceeded260.ItisthankstothejointeffortsfromthegovernmentandcompaniesinAIinnovations,especiallyindedicatedchips,applicationalgorithms,andopenplatforms,thataslewoftechnologiessuchascomputervisionandnaturallanguageunderstandinghavereachedtheadvancedlevelglobally,Liusaid.Thetwo-dayforumattractedover130well-knowncompaniesandinstitutionsfrombothhomeandabroadtoshowcasetheirnewtechnologies.Fortydigitaleconomycooperationprojectsinvolvinganinvestmentof63.96billionyuanwereinkedduringasub-forumheldbytheZhejiangprovincialgovernmentandChinaElectronicsTechnologyGroupCorp.PeiMisi,presidentof4Paradigm,anartificialintelligencetechnologyandserviceprovider,saidthatChinahastransformedfromafollowertoaleaderinAI."InsomeAIverticals,likeAIapplications,ChinaevensurpassescountriesliketheUnitedStates,"hesaid.ThecountryhasbeenrampingupitsAIdevelopmentefforts.Inits14thFive-YearPlan(2021-25)proposals,thenationhashighlightedtheroleoffrontiertechnologieslikeAI,5G,supercomputingandquantumcomputingindevelopment.Accordingtoanindustryreport,ChinaovertooktheUSastheleaderinAItechnologypatentfilingsforthefirsttimein2019.ByOctoberthisyear,thenation'sAI-relatedpatentfilingshadreached694,000,up56.3percentonayearlybasis."Theepidemichasmadethecountry'straditionalenterprisesincreasinglyawareofthefactthattheyneedtobearmedwithasmuchadvancedtechnologiesaspossible,"Peisaid.DomesticcompanieshaverealizedthatreplacementofintelligenttechnologieslikeAIwillbeaveryfundamentalchange.Ifthegapiswidened,itcannotbemadeupinoneortwoyears,hesaid.Tohelptacklethebottlenecks,thecompanyhaslaunchedanAIoperatingsystemcalledSageAIOS,whichenablescompaniestocreateanAIapplicationscenariobysimplytypinginthedataform.RenXianliang,presidentoftheChinaFederationofInternetSocieties,however,saidthatwhileAIbringsconveniences,italsocreatesproblemssuchasdataabuse."Inthelightoftheseproblems,theChinesegovernmenthasbeenactivelyexploringsolutions,includingestablishinglawsandregulationsforcybersecurityanddatasecuritymanagement,tofosterthehealthydevelopmentoftheAIsector,"hesaid.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?1.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?Thetwo-dayforumattractedover130well-knowncompaniesandinstitutionsA.thenumberofAIcompaniesislessthan260 Thetwo-dayforumattractedover130well-knowncompaniesandinstitutionsonlyfromChinaC.ChinaovertooktheUSastheleaderinAItechnologypatentfilingsforthefirsttimein2020D.ThetraditionalenterpriseshaverealizedtheimportanceofadvancedtechonologyC.ChinaovertooktheUSastheleaderinAItechnologypatentfilingsforthefirsttimein2020D.ThetraditionalenterpriseshaverealizedtheimportanceofadvancedtechonologyWhat’sthebesttitleofthispassage?ChinaattheforefrontofAIadoptionChinahastransformedfromafollowertoaleaderinAID.thecompanyhaslaunchedanAIoperatingsystemChinaovertooktheUSastheleaderinAItechnologypatentfilingsD.thecompanyhaslaunchedanAIoperatingsystem3.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsAItechonologyinthispassage?3.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsAItechonologyinthispassage?A.positiveB.cricticalA.positiveB.cricticalC.sympatheticD.cautiousBBackin1970,theyearChinalauncheditsfirstsatellite,somescientistssuggestedthatthegovernmentshouldstartalunarexplorationprogram.However,theirsuggestionwasturneddownbythenPremierZhouEnlaiduetotechnologicalandfinancialdifficulties.Backin1970,theyearChinalauncheditsfirstsatellite,somescientistssuggestedthatthegovernmentshouldstartalunarexplorationprogram.However,theirsuggestionwasturneddownbythenPremierZhouEnlaiduetotechnologicalandfinancialdifficulties.In1997,severaltopChinesescientistslaunchedaninitiativecallingforthecentralgovernmenttopaygreaterattentiontolunarexploration.Afterthat,thecountry'ssciencecommunitykepturgingspaceauthoritiestoundertakelunarprograms.InNovember2000,thegovernmentannouncedinawhitepaperthatpreparatoryresearchonlunarexplorationhadbeenincludedinitsspaceplanningprogram.InFebruary2003,thegovernmentsaiditwasreadytoopenalunarprogramandappointedthreescientiststoheadtheprojectteam.InJanuary2004,thefirstphaseoftheChang'eprogramwasofficiallyapproved,markingtheformalopeningofChina'slunarexplorationmission.Afternearlyfouryearsofpreparations,thefirstlunarprobe,Chang'e1,waslaunchedonOct24,2007,fromtheXichangSatelliteLaunchCenterinSichuanprovince.ItwastaskedwithtestingandverifyingChina'slunarprobetechnologies,obtainingimagesofthemoonandperformingscientificsurveys.Itobtainedalotofscientificdataandgeneratedimagesforthenation'sfirstmapoftheentirelunarsurface.InMarch2009,theprobemadeacontrolledcrashonthelunarsurface.Chang'e2,whichmadetechnicalimprovementsonChang'e1,waslaunchedonOct1,2010,fromtheXichangcentertocarryouthigh-definitionimagingofthemoonandscoutpossiblelandingsitesforthenextmission.Itcompleteditstasksandleftlunarorbit.Chang'e3,amilestoneinChina'sspaceexplorationhistory,waslaunchedonDec2,2013,fromthesatellitecenterinSichuan.ItwasthefirstChinesespacecrafttolandonthemoon,andthefirstvesseltoachievethatsinceLuna24,aprobeoftheformerSovietUnion,performedthesamefeatinAugust1976.Chang'e3carriedthefirstChineselunarrover,Yutu,whichcollecteddatafornearly1,000daysthatwassentbacktoEarthviaarelaysatelliteinlunarorbit.OnDec8,2018,ChinalaunchedChang'e4toexplorethefarsideofthemoon,whichfacesawayfromEarth.After26days,thespacecraftmadeasoftlandingintheVonKarmancraterintheSouthPole-AitkenBasin,beginninghumanity'sfirstcloseobservationofthe"darksideofthemoon".TheChang'e4missionhasenabledscientiststodeepentheirknowledgeofthemoonanditsearlyhistory,aswellasthatofthesolarsystem.ItsYutu2roveristhefirsttoexplorethefarsideofthemoon.Whywasthefirstlunarexplorationprogramrejected?1.Whywasthefirstlunarexplorationprogramrejected?A. somescientistsfinditdifficultintechonology becauseoftechnologicalandfinancialdifficultiesB.becauseoftechnologicalandfinancialdifficultiesC. PremierZhouEnlaididn ’tallowitthegovernmentdidn’twanttostartalunarexplorationprogramD.thegovernmentdidn’twanttostartalunarexplorationprogram2.Whichsatelliteisthoughtmosthighlyof?2.Whichsatelliteisthoughtmosthighlyof?Chang'e2A.Chang'e1B.Chang'e2Chang'e3C.Chang'e3Chang'e4D.Chang'e4WhywasChang'e4launched? ToobtainimagesofthemoonA.ToobtainimagesofthemoonToperformscientificsurveysB.ToperformscientificsurveysToexplorethefarsideofthemoonC.ToexplorethefarsideofthemoonTolandonthemoonD.Tolandonthemoon4.Howisthispassageorganized?4.Howisthispassageorganized?ByinferringA.Bytheorderoftime B.ByinferringBylistingexamplesC.BylistingexamplesBygivingfactsD.BygivingfactsCCImmediatelyafterthesuccessfullaunchofChang'e5onTuesday,theNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministrationoftheUnitedStatesexpresseditshopethatChinawouldsharethedatafromitsfirstsample-and-returneffort,demonstratingtheUSspaceagency'sconfidencethatChina'slatestmoonmissionwillbeasuccess.Inasimilarvein,thesincerewishesextendedtotheChang'e5moonprobebeforeitslaunchistestimonytotheworld'sconvictionthatsuchmissionscandeepenhumankind'sunderstandingofspace.Ifallgoeswell,Chang'e5willcollectandbringbacksamplematerialsfromthesurfaceofthefarsideofthemoonin23days,enablingthemtobeanalyzedonEarth.Themissionistechnicallychallengingasonceinthemoon'sorbit,theprobewillaimtodeployapairofvehiclestothesurface:alanderwilldrillintotheg thentransferitssoilandrocksamplestoanascenderthatwillliftoffanddockwithanorbitingmodule.AlthoughtheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnionbroughtbacksamplesfromthesurfaceofthemoondecadesago,thetechnologyanddesignofChang'e5aremuchmoreadvanced.Notonlyhasaerospacetechnologyprogressedintheinterveningyears,butalsoChinaregardsthemissionasapreparationformoreambitiousobjectives —forinstancesendingastronautstothemoonorevenbeyond.DespiteChinaalwaysbeingopentointernationalcooperationinspacescienceandtechnology,thesupportithasobtainedfromothercountries,particularlytheleadingplayersinthefield,hasbeenquitelimited.Theprogressithasmadeinthespaceprogramshouldbelargelyattributedtoitslong-terminputs,andthegreatadvancesithasmadeinrelatedindustriesandsciences.Thereisnodoubtthatthecountryremainsachaser,andwillremainsoforalongtime.Thehigh-technologysanctionsandcontainmentoftheUSwillnotonlymakethechasemoredifficult,butalsoitschasingmoredetermined.Withthisdetermination,andthecountry'sfirmresolvetobuildacommunitywithasharedfutureforhumankind,thecountrywillunswervinglyacceleratethedevelopmentofitsspacecausealongitschartedcourse,soastofurtherpromotehumankind'speacefuluseofthespace,bringmoretangiblebenefitstopeople,andhelpresolvecommonchallengesconfrontingtheworld.Itishopedthatmoreyoungpeoplecanbeinspiredbynotonlytheencouragingsuccessesthecountryhasachieved,butalsothepainfulfailuresithasendured.Bonvoyage,Chang'e5.Comebackhomesafeandsound.WhatdoestheUSspaceagencyexpectfromChang ’e5?China'slatestmoonmissionwillbeasuccessA.China'slatestmoonmissionwillbeasuccessthesuccessfullaunchofChang'e5B.thesuccessfullaunchofChang'e5ChinaChinawouldsharethedatacollectedfromChang’e5humankin