16.Robots make me nervous-especially the ones which seem to think for themselves.I was embarrassed to admit this till I heard that Bill Gates,the founder of Microsoft,felt the same way.Gates said in an interview with the website Reddit:"I am in the camp that is concerned about super intelligence.First the machines will do a lot of jobs for us and not be super intelligent.That should be positive if we manage well.A few decades after that though the intelligence is strong enough to be a concern."
Well,maybe I don't have to worry about my laptop and kitchen appliances yet.After I use them I can always pull the plug.But in the future,machines might find a way to prevent us from switching them off.There's a scary thought!
Professor Stephen Hawking warned a few months ago about the possibility that artificial intelligence could evolve and end up beyond human contro1.He suggested that machines could"spell the end of the human race".
Maybe the problem with computers too clever for us is not that they are evil or rebellious.What could put us in danger is that they might be too efficient.That's what philosopher Nick Bostrom from the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University believes.He says that machines are indifferent to humans and in pursuit of their own goals,the destruction of people might be just collateral(附帶的)damage.A machine would not take pity on you.
I'm glad my machines at home are"dumb".All my vacuum cleaner wants to take over is the carpet in my living room.Let's hope they don't create an appliance which wants to take over the world!
32.We can conclude from Gates'statements thatD.
A.he is embarrassed that he is afraid of robots
B.he doesn't think machines are intelligent
C.machines should be fully employed
D.machines'super intelligence should be a concern
33.The underlined word"spell"in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning toB.
A.record
B.cause
C.explain
D.develop
34.Why are computers dangerous according to Nick Bostrom?D
A.They are too evil and rebellious.
B.They are indifferent to humans.
C.They show pity on humans.
D.They are too clever and efficient.
35.What can be inferred about the author?C
A.He doesn't agree with Bill Gates.
B.He is not content with the present kitchen appliances.
C.He is scared about the super intelligence of machines.
D.He expects that machines will take place of humans.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了智能機器人可能給人類帶來傷害以及美國作家Isaac Asimov為此制定了三條機器人規(guī)則,作者旨在引起人們對智能機器人的關(guān)注.
解答 32.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第一段中的"'l am in the camp that is concerned about super intelligence."'可知,蓋茨也擔(dān)心未來的機器可能具有的高智能,故選D.
33.B.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)前面的end up beyond human control,機器人最終會脫離人類的掌控,可知,本句的意思是"這些機器可能導(dǎo)致人類的滅亡",故選B.
34.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的"Maybe the problem with computers too clever for us is not that they are evil or rebellious.What could put us in danger is that they might be too efficient."也許我們的問題不是他們是邪惡的、叛逆的想,而是電腦太聰明,他們太有效率可能會將我們置于危險的境地,可知,Nick認(rèn)為未來機器的危險性在于它們太聰明、太高效了.故選D.
35.C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)最后一段"Let's hope they don't create an appliance which wants to take over the world!"讓我們祈禱他們不會創(chuàng)建一個想接管世界的設(shè)備,可知,作者害怕機器的高智能.故選C.
點評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.