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(附带的)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 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了智能机器人可能给人类带来伤害以及美国作家Isaac Asimov为此制定了三条机器人规则,作者旨在引起人们对智能机器人的关注.
解答 32.D.推理判断题.根据文章第一段中的"'l am in the camp that is concerned about super intelligence."'可知,盖茨也担心未来的机器可能具有的高智能,故选D.
33.B.词义猜测题.根据前面的end up beyond human control,机器人最终会脱离人类的掌控,可知,本句的意思是"这些机器可能导致人类的灭亡",故选B.
34.D.细节理解题.根据倒数第二段中的"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."也许我们的问题不是他们是邪恶的、叛逆的想,而是电脑太聪明,他们太有效率可能会将我们置于危险的境地,可知,Nick认为未来机器的危险性在于它们太聪明、太高效了.故选D.
35.C.推理判断题.根据最后一段"Let's hope they don't create an appliance which wants to take over the world!"让我们祈祷他们不会创建一个想接管世界的设备,可知,作者害怕机器的高智能.故选C.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.