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【题目】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 social networking and news 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 computer and kitchen equipment 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 terrible thought!

Maybe the problem with computers too clever for us is not that they are evil like some we’ve seen in sci-fi movies. What could put us in danger is that they might be too efficient. That’s what philosopher Nick Bostrom from Oxford University believes. He says that machines are indifferent (漠然) to humans and in pursuit of their own goals，the destruction of people might be just additional damage. Bostrom gives us an example: A machine which might have as its only goal to produce as many paperclips as possible might look at human bodies as extra material for paperclips and go after you. Because it is, well, a machine, it would not take pity on you.

It’s a good thing that American writer Isaac Asimov thought about how far robots can go and left us his three rules of robotics. They state that a robot may not hurt a human being or allow the human being to come to harm.

I’m glad my machines at home are “dumb”. All my 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!

【1】The author quoted Bill Gates’ words in Paragraph 2 in order to make the text ________.

A. better-knownB. more persuasive

C. better-organizedD. more interesting

【2】An intelligent paperclip machine would harm us because ________.

A. it is much cleverer than us

B. it would take over the world

C. it would see us just as material

D. it has the strong feeling of destroying us

【3】How does the author feel about Isaac Asimov’s rules of robotics?

A. OptimisticB. SympathyC. DisappointedD. Regretful

【4】What does the text mainly focus on?

A. The benefits of future robots.

B. The new applications of robots.

C. The concern for super intelligence.

D. The popularity of robots in the future.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析: 本文讲述的是机器人给我们带来的一些恐惧。

【1】B 细节理解题。根据第一段作者说机器人让他感到恐惧，本来觉得这个想法很尴尬，但听到比尔盖茨的话就放心了，所以他的话更有说服力，故选B项。

【2】C 推理判断题。根据第四段提到A machine which might have as its only goal to produce as many paperclips as possible might look at human bodies as extra material for paperclips and go after you可知，一个唯一的目标是生产尽可能多的回形针的及其可能把人体看成是额外的原材料，故选C项。

【3】A 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段提到It’s a good thing that American writer Isaac Asimov thought about how far robots can go and left us his three rules of robotics.可知，作者认为Isaac Asimov给机器人定的三个规则是很好的，故选A项。

【4】C 推理判断题。根据最后一段提到Let’s hope they don’t create an appliance which wants to take over the world!可知，作者为机器人的超级智力表示担心，故选C项。

考点 ：科普类阅读。