C．Is Our Planet Bound to Die? D．Aren't environmentalists wrong?

　　　Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making it possible for companies to monitor workers' behavior in great detail and in real time. Start to slack off (懈怠), and AI could talk to your boss.

　　　One company offering such services is London-based start-up Status Today. Its AI platform relies on a regular supply of employee data, including everything from the files you access to when you use a key card. From this, it builds a picture of how employees normally function and signals any unusual performance. The idea is to spot when someone might become a security risk by doing something different from their usual behavioral patterns. "All of this gives us fingerprint of a user, so if we think the fingerprint doesn't match, we raise a warning", says Mircea Dumitrescu, the company's chief technology officer.

　　　The system also aims to catch employee actions that could accidentally cause a security breach (漏洞), like opening malware (恶意软件)."We're not monitoring if your computer has a virus." says Dumitrescu. "We're monitoring human behaviors."

　　　But catching the security breach means monitoring everyone, and the AI can also be used to track employee productivity. "It seems like they are just using the reputation of AI to give an air of lawfulness to old-fashioned workplace surveillance (监视)," says Javier Ruiz Diaz of digital campaigning organization the Open Rights Group. "You have a right to privacy and you shouldn't be expected to give that up at work."

　　　Exactly how companies use the system will be up to them, but it's hard to shake the picture of an AI constantly looking over employees' shoulders. "It will bother people, and that could be counterproductive if it affects their behavior," says Paul Bemal at the University of East Anglia.

　　　Phil Legg at the University of the West of England says it will never catch every security risk. "If people know they're being monitored, they can change their behavior," he says.

　　　12．According to the text, AI monitors employees by ________.

　　　A．taking pictures of them B．getting access to their data

　　　C．signaling their usual performance D．catching their actions

　　　13．What's Javier Ruiz Diaz's attitude towards the system?

　　　A．Doubtful. B．Supportive.

　　　C．Uncaring. D．Negative.

　　　14．What does the underlined word "that" in paragraph 4 refer to?

　　　A．Security breach. B．Employees' productivity.

　　　C．The right to privacy. D．Workplace surveillance.

　　　15．Phil Legg's concern about the system suggests that ________.

　　　A．it is too risky to be used at work

　　　B．it will affect employees' emotions

　　　C．it may not be so effective as expected

　　　D．it will encourage employee, productivity

二、七选五

　　　Most people have practiced some form of hobby at a point in their lives, whether it is some form of sports, playing a musical instrument, creating art, cooking or something else. There are many different reasons and skills for taking up a hobby.

　　　Realize you have more time than you think.

　　　This is probably the one thing that keeps most people back from practicing a hobby. 16． But we waste so much time on social media, television commercials and worrying about life which we could have used to practice a hobby. Schedule some time for a hobby into your day. Plan ahead and just do it.

　　　Involve other people.

　　　Why? Well, have you ever noticed that you stick to something longer when you feel that you cannot let another person down? So, get someone to jog with you, or make music with you, or share recipes with you. Plus, you will inspire them to keep on practicing their hobby.17．

　　　Put your money where your mouth is.

　　　18． So give out a bit of your budget lo your hobby of choice so that you cannot blame a lack of "materials" for not doing anything.

　　　19．

　　　For me, this has been the most important step in going out and doing a hobby. If you jog, decide which races you want to do this year. If you practice music, organize a concert.

　　　Find the pleasure in what you do.

　　　As with most things, starting of getting something ready to start can be difficult. But don't give up.20．

　　　A．It is a total win-win.

　　　B．Work towards something.

　　　C．Think of a hobby that might interest you.

　　　D．Others' help will definitely do you good.

　　　E. You think that you don't have enough time to even start.

　　　F. The fact is that people spend money where their heart is.

G. Once you have started you'll find the beauty and relaxation in it.