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Artificial intelligence is having a moment, powering a host of smart tools to make your life easier and more convenient. Here are our picks of the best AI innovations designed for …
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…Sorting your finances
Cleo is an app that knows the needs of the younger generation. It’s a treasure of budgeting (预算) tips and tricks, ranging from payment reminders to budget planners and advice on where to save money. And it’s powered by AI systems that learn your spending habits and adapt to them. Sounds great, right?
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…Creating great presentations
If building the perfect presentation isn’t in your wheelhouse, Slidesgo is aimed at you. Simply specify your topic, preferred style and tone, and set it going. You can then jump in and make any desired changes. Like many AI tools, it can be rather hit and miss, so be prepared to rework your notes on occasions when it has completely misunderstood the level of “playful” you’re after.
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…Perfecting writing
We all make mistakes in our documents emails, newsletters and any other pieces of writing. Like a teacher who won’t leave your side, Grammarly not only identifies grammatical errors, but also suggests ways to polish up. This AI-powered tool might occasionally misunderstand your tone, but for the most part it’ll just save you from the trouble of checking your essay word by word.
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…Supercharging your research
When tackling really big projects, research can get messy. It’s easy to end up with a mess of browser tabs, vast lists of research papers and a highlighting system that you’re sure made sense when you started, but now…Genei aims to tidy up such elements of the research process, summarizing background reading, and providing overviews and selecting highlights from long papers. These documents can then be stored in projects and folders that you can search for particular quotes and phrases.
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1. Which app will a college student probably use if he wants to save money?
A. Cleo. B. Grammarly. C. Slidesgo. D. Genei.
2. What is a similar advantage shared by Grammarly and Genei?
A. Inspiring new ideas. B. Improving efficiency.
C. Offering recipes for wealth. D. Improving academic levels.
3. Which magazine is the text probably taken from?
A. Science Focus B. The Economist.
C. Photography Week. D. High-street Fashion.
【答案】1. A2. B3. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了几款人工智能应用程序，包括 Cleo、Slidesgo、Grammarly 和 Genei，它们分别在财务管理、演示文稿创建、写作和研究方面提供了智能化的帮助。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据…Sorting your finances中的“Cleo is an app that knows the needs of the younger generation. It’s a treasure of budgeting (预算) tips and tricks, ranging from payment reminders to budget planners and advice on where to save money. (Cleo是一款了解年轻一代需求的应用。这是一个预算技巧和技巧的宝库，从付款提醒到预算计划，以及在哪里省钱的建议。)”可知，如果大学生想要省钱，他们可能会使用 Cleo 应用程序。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据…Perfecting writing中的“This AI-powered tool might occasionally misunderstand your tone, but for the most part it’ll just save you from the trouble of checking your essay word by word. (这个人工智能工具可能偶尔会误解你的语气，但在大多数情况下，它会帮你省去逐字检查文章的麻烦。)”和…Supercharging your research中的“These documents can then be stored in projects and folders that you can search for particular quotes and phrases. (然后，这些文档可以存储在项目和文件夹中，您可以搜索特定的引用和短语。)”可知，Grammarly 和 Genei 的共同点是提高效率。故选B。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。本文主要介绍了几款人工智能应用程序在不同领域的应用，这些内容与科学技术相关，因此可能来自于 Science Focus 杂志。故选A。
