首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
You are going to read a text about relations between machine and human, followed by a list of examples. Choose the best example
You are going to read a text about relations between machine and human, followed by a list of examples. Choose the best example
admin
2009-04-26
40
问题
You are going to read a text about relations between machine and human, followed by a list of examples. Choose the best example from the list A—F for each numbered paragraph (41—45). There is one extra example which you do not need to use.
Will humans always be superior to machines?
This statement actually consists of a series of three related claims (1) machines are tools of human minds; (2) human minds will always be superior to machines; and (3) it is because machines are human tools that human minds will always be superior to machines. While I concede the first claim, whether I agree with the other two claims depends partly on how one defines "superiority", and partly on how willing one is to humble oneself to the unknown future scenarios.
(41) After all, would any machine even exist unless a human being invented it? Of course not. Moreover, I would be hard-pressed to think of any machine that cannot be described as a tool. Even machines designed to entertain or amuse us—for example, toy robots, cars and video games, and novelty items—are in fact tools, which their inventors and promoters use for engaging in commerce and the business of entertainment and amusement.
(42) And, the claim that a machine can be an end in itself, without purpose or utilitarian function for humans whatsoever, is dubious at best, since I cannot conjure up even a single example of any such machine.
(43) As for the statement’s second claim, in certain respects machines are superior. We have devised machines that perform number-crunching and other rote cerebral tasks with greater accuracy and speed than human minds ever could. However, if one defines superiority not in terms of competence in performing rote tasks but rather in other ways, human minds are superior. Machines have no capacity for independent thought, for making judgments based on normative considerations, or for developing emotional responses to intellectual problems.
(44) Up until now, the notion of human-made machines that develop the ability to think on their own, and to develop so-called "emotional intelligence", has been pure fiction. Besides, even in fiction we humans ultimately prevail over such machines—as in the cases of Frankenstein’s monster and Hat, the computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Yet it seems presumptuous to assert with confidence that humans will always maintain their superior status over their machines. In other words, machines will soon exhibit the traits to which we humans attribute our own superiority.
(45) And insofar as humans have the unique capacity for independent thought, subjective judgment, and emotional response, it also seems fair to claim superiority over our machines. Besides, should we ever become so clever a species as to devise machines that can truly think for themselves and look out for their own well-being, then query whether these machines of the future would be "machines" anymore.
A. Recent advances in biotechnology, particularly in the area of human genome research, suggest that within the twenty-first century we’ll witness machines that can learn to think on their own, to repair and nurture themselves, to experience Visceral sensations, and so forth.
B. The statement is clearly accurate insofar as machines are tools of human minds.
C. In sum, because we devise machines in order that they may serve us, it is fair to characterize machines as "tools of human minds".
D. It’s hardly surprising that human-made machine can do the most works that belong to human before.
E. In fact, it is because we can devise machines that are superior in these respects that we devise them—as our tools—to begin with.
F. When we develop any sort of machine we always have some sort of end in mind—a purpose for that machine.
选项
答案
A
解析
本段首先肯定了带有"情感智能"的机器还只是幻想,接下来笔锋一转,说将来也许会有这样的机器出现。A项正是从生物技术的发展和基因技术的角度论证了这一说法。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/nqi4777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?Thephrase"synergisticeffect"inthelastparagraphisclosest
ThemajordifferencebetweennarrativesalesandsuggestivesalesisthatWhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepass
ThemajordifferencebetweennarrativesalesandsuggestivesalesisthatMindycomparessalespeopletowinestewardsinthat_
TheoutbreakofswinefluthatwasfirstdetectedinMexicowasdeclaredaglobalepidemiconJune11,2009.Itisthefirstworld
TheUnitedStateshashistoricallyhadhigherratesofmarriagethanthoseofotherindustrializedcountries.Thecurrentannual
Thecellphone,adevicewehavelivedwithformorethanadecade,offersagoodexampleofapopulartechnology’sunforeseensi
WhenThomasKeller,oneofAmerica’sforemostchefs,announcedthatonSept.1sthewouldabolishthepracticeoftippingatper
Ascollegeseniorshurtleintothejobhunt,littleliesontheresume—forexample,claimingadegreewhenthey’rethreecredits
Globalwarmingcausedbyhumanemissionsofgreenhousegasesishavingcleareffectsinthephysicalworld:moreheatwaves,hea
随机试题
消渴病变的脏腑主要在
A、上以疗君亲之疾,下以救贫贱之厄,中以保身长全,以养其生B、若有疾厄来求救者,不得问其贵贱贫富、长幼妍媸、怨亲善友、华夷愚智,普同一等.皆如至亲之想C、病人对某些科学研究拒绝参加时,绝对不能使医生和病人间的关系受到影响或妨碍
发布前必须经有关行政主管部门对广告内容进行审查的产品,未经广告审查机关审批擅自发布广告的,由广告监督管理机关()
离岸基金是指_______的证券投资基金组织在______发售证券投资基金份额,并将募集的资金投资于__________证券市场的证券投资基金。()
由标的证券发行人以外的第三人发行并上市的权证,履约担保系数由证监会发布并适时调整。( )
甲企业2003年9月1日销售一批产品给A公司,含增值税的价款为58500元,收到A公司交来的商业承兑汇票一张,期限为6个月,票面利率为6%。甲企业于2004年1月30日购入原材料一批,价款64000元,将持有的A公司的商业汇票抵付货款,差额部分用银行存
教师将自己的教学实践活动定期进行梳理,总结出自己的教学经验,同时不断听取学生、同事、专家的反馈,这种反思方法属于()。
早在1900年,第一辆电动汽车就已经上路。尽管近些年一些知名汽车厂商先后推出了各自的纯电动概念车,但这并未拉近电动汽车与现实生活之间的距离。究其原因,电动汽车的研发并非只是将传统发动机更换为电动机这般简单,而是一个庞大的研究课题。仅车用蓄电池就存在电池容量
下列属于非政府公共机构性质的事业单位的是()。
数据库管理技术是在(20)的基础上发展起来的。数据模型的三要素是数据结构、数据操作和(21)。建立数据库系统的主要目标是减少数据的冗余,提高数据的独立性,并集中检查(22)。
最新回复
(
0
)