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Half of current jobs will be taken over by AI within 15 years, China's leading AI expert has warned.

Kai-Fu Lee, the author of the bestselling book AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order, told Dailymail.com the world employment was facing a crisis as severely as farmers faced during the industrial revolution.

Lee, who is a VC in China and once headed up Google in the region, has over 30 years of experience in AI. He believes it is imperative to “warn people there is displacement coming, and to tell them how they can start retraining”. Luckily, he said all is not lost for humanity. “AI is powerful and adaptable, but it can’t do everything that humans do.” Lee believes AI cannot create, conceptualize, or do complex strategic planning, or undertake complex work that requires precise hand-eye coordination. He also says it is poor at dealing with unknown and unstructured spaces. Crucially, he says AI cannot interact with humans “exactly like humans”, with empathy, human-to-human connection, and compassion.

Psychiatrists, social workers and marriage counselors are unlikely to lose their jobs, along with nurses, AI researchers and scientists, he believes.

1.When will half people lose their jobs according to China's leading AI expert?

A In 2020.

B In 2029.

C In 2034.

D In 2039.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句Half of current jobs will be taken over by AI within 15 years, China's leading AI expert has warned.可知15年后一半的工作将会被AI取代，现在是2019年，因此2034年将有一半的人失去工作，故选C。

2.What does the underlined word “severely” mean in Chinese?

A 严重地.

B 轻松地.

C 容易地.

D 严肃地.

解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据上文将有一半的人会失去工作可知这个危机非常严重，下文说农民面对工业革命可知都是说危机很严重，由此可猜测这个危机非常严重，故选A。

3.What should people do to avoid being replaced?

A Jump into another industry.

B Retrain themselves.

C Work like a robot.

D Think like a human.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第三段第二句He believes it is imperative to “warn people there is displacement coming, and to tell them how they can start retraining”.可知这些人应该开始重新培训，故选B。

4.Which of the following may lose their job easily?

A Social workers.

B Marriage counselors.

C Nurses.

D Waiters.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段Psychiatrists, social workers and marriage counselors are unlikely to lose their jobs, along with nurses, AI researchers and scientists, he believes.可知社工、婚姻咨询师和护士不容易失去工作，那种机械工作，不需要与人互动的人容易失去工作，因此服务员容易失去工作，故选D。

5.What is the best title of this passage?

A The warn of Kai-Fu Lee

B AI’s bright future

C Half of jobs at risk

D Prepare yourself for new jobs

解析：选C。主旨大意题。本文主要说了将有一半的人的工作会被AI替代，并说了会被替代的工作的性质以及这些被替代工作的人应该如何应对，因此一半的人面临失业的风险为最佳标题，故选C。