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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 then, 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) assistants, 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 or futuristic technologies. In addition to wireless charging tables and chainless bikes that never rust, the furniture giant has also pictured smart kitchens that can cook the best meal. To decide on how intelligent you want your next sofa or bookshelf to be, you can take Ikea’s survey online.【1】The survey carried out by Ikea aims to ________.A. know peoples need for smart furnitureB. understand future lifestyleC. promote the company’s smart furnitureD. answer people’s questions【2】What does the underlined word “ubiquitous” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Beautiful. B. Common.C. Normal. D. Environmental.【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.【4】Most participants in the survey wanted an AI assistant that could ________.A. help them become smarterB. communicate with them without troublesC. have its own worldviewD. deal with their problems in advance【5】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 car.D. Rustless bikes without chains. 答案：【答案】【1】A【2】B【3】B【4】D【5】D【解析】这是一篇说明文。家具制造商“宜家”正在进行一项调查，以了解人们在智能家具方面的需求。文章对这项调查的背景、结果等信息进行了介绍。【1】细节理解题。根据第一段中的“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.”可知，这家瑞典家具公司位于哥本哈根的“未来生活”研究实验室正在进行一项调查，以了解人们在智能家具方面想要什么。故A选项正确。【2】词义猜测题。根据后文的“products ranging from smart electrical outlets (插座) to smart smoke alarms are flooding the market”可知，从智能电器插座到智能烟雾报警器等智能产品正涌入市场。由此可推知，智能产品越来越多，智能家居技术已变得越来越普遍。故画线词意为“常见的，普遍的”，B选项正确。【3】段落大意题。根据第三段中的“Exactly why people would want their sofa or bed frame to speak to then, 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.”提到：宜家的新调查没有直接回答为什么人们会想让他们的沙发床或床架说话、跟踪他们的日常活动或提供帮助。但它确实给出了人们对什么感到舒服的暗示。剩余部分“Most participants wanted a more human-like form of virtual (虚拟的) assistants…In terms of the ideal gender (性别) of the assistants, the most popular choice was … of AI.”则具体介绍了人们到底想要什么样的人工智能助手：大多数参与者想要一种更人性化的虚拟助手，而不是更多的机器人。就助理的理想性别而言，最受欢迎的选择既不是男性也不是女性。很少有人想要一种严谨的人工智能。综上可知，该段主要介绍了人们想要什么样的人工智能助手。故B选项正确。【4】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“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.”可知，他们想要一位相当聪明的人工智能助理——它能够收集数据，在一个人提出要求之前预测他或她想要什么，它还可以防止一个人犯错误。由此可以推知，大多数人想要的是可以提前帮他们处理问题的人工智能助手。故D选项正确。【5】细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“In addition to wireless charging tables and chainless bikes that never rust, the furniture giant has also pictured smart kitchens that can cook the best meal.”可知，除了无线充电桌和永不生锈的无链式自行车外，这家家具巨头还展示了智能厨房，可以做出最好的饭菜。故D选项是宜家的产品。

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