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  [2015山东泰安二模] Robots make me nervous―especially the ones which seem to think for them?selves. I was embarrassed to admit this till I heard that Bill Gates,the founder of Mi?crosoft,felt the same way. Gates said in an interview with the website Reddit:"I am in the camp that is concerned a-bout 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 control. He suggested that ma?chines 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 phi?losopher Nick Bostrom from the Future of Humanity In?stitute at Oxford University believes. He says that ma?chines are indifferent to humans and in pursuit of their own goals,the destruction of people might be just collater?al (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 liv?ing room. Let's hope they don't create an appliance which wants to take over the world!

24. We can conclude from Gates' statements that       .

   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 

25.The underlined word "spell" in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to "      ".

   A. record   B. cause

   C. explain   D. develop 

26. Why are computers dangerous according to Nick Bostrom?

   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.

27. What can be inferred about the author?

   A. He doesn't agree with Bill Gates.

   B. He is not content with the present kitchen appli?ances.

   C. He is scared about the super intelligence of ma-chm cs.

   D. He expects that machines will take place of hu?mans.

Answer 1

[文章大意]本文是一篇议论文。作者在文中表达了自己对未来的人工智能机器人的担忧。 24. D推理判断题。根据第一段中的"'lam 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，故答案为D.

25. B词义猜测题。根据前面的end up beyond human control 可知，本句的意思是"这些机器可能导致人类的灭亡"，故答案B.

26. 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."可知，Nick认为未来机器的危险性在于它们太聪明、太高效了。故答案为D.

27. C推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，作者害怕机器的高智能。故答案为C.