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         Everybody gets angry,but out-of-control anger isnt good for you or those around you. So here are five simple strategies to help you learn how to manage your anger:

         • Relax. Breathe deeply,from your stomach. 36 Repeat it to yourself and visualize a relaxing time and experience.

         • Change the way you think. When youre angry,your thinking can get exaggerated(夸大的). 37 For instance, instead of telling yourself, “Oh,it's terrible! Everything's ruined,”tell yourself, “It's understandable that I'm upset about it,but it's not the end of the world."

         • 38 Statements like “This never works." or

“You’ re always forgetting things." will make you feel your anger is justified and theres no way to solve the problem. They might upset people who might be willing to work with you on a solution.

         • Have a better communication. Angry people tend to jump to conclusions. If you are in a heated discussion,slow down. 39 And take your time before answering. Instead of saying the first thing that comes into your head,think carefully about what you want to say.

         • Use humor. Psychologists say that highly angry people tend to think ^things ought to go my way!” “Silly humor” can help you get a more balanced perspective. So,when you feel that anger coming the next time,picture yourself as a king or queen,walking around,admired by everybody,and getting your own way in every situation. The more detail you can get into your imaginary scenes,the more likely it is to put a smile on your face. 40

   A. Be carefUl with words like “never” or “always”.

   B. Listen carefully to what the other person is saying.

   C. Try replacing these thoughts with more reasonable ones.

   D. Avoid using these strategies when you’ re in a tense situation.

   E. Then slowly repeat a calm word or phrase such as “take it easy”.

   F. Try changing the topics so your talks wont turn into arguments.

   G. That will help you realize that the things youre angry about are really not very important.

                             D

             The idea of robot rulers,friends and lovers has been a topic of science fiction novels for years.

             But according to one mathematical model of how our brains create consciousness,emotional machines will never exist.

             This is because computers cant handle any process that completely integrates infor? mation,so they cannot be conscious or feel,one expert says.

             A mathematical model for consciousness,developed by Giulio Tononi at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,says that the ability to integrate information is a key feature of con?sciousness.

             He believes that integrated information cant be broken down into smaller pieces in conscious minds,because the brain contextualizes (将…融入背景) information.

             For example,when we see a red circle our brains don't see the shape as a colouiiess circle plus a shapeless coloured area,New Scientist reported. Instead we see it as a whole — a red circle; we understand the “wider picture”.

             It's easy enough for machines to edit a collection of individual images (图像) ,but memories are made up of a bank of intertwined(相互交织的) images and experiences and cannot be changed in the same way.

             Researchers have used mathematics to show that computers cannot handle the complex processes needed to fit pieces of information together perfectly.

             Therefore,if consciousness is based on the integration of lots of pieces of information,computers cant be conscious and cant experience emotions like humans.

             Professor Phil Maguire of the National University of Ireland in Maynooth says that consciousness cannot be created in a physical machine in limited time using limited memory.

            “It doesn’t necessarily mean that there is some magic going on in the brain that involves some forces that cant be explained physically. It is just so complex that it's beyond our abilities to change it,” he said.

             His research may mean that lonely humans will not find love with a robot; they are unlikely to be made their slaves either.

32. Why do experts think emotional machines won’t exist?

   A. Machines can't solve problems.

   B. Machines can't handle information.

   C. Machines can't integrate information.

   D. Machines cant communicate with people.

33. The example mentioned in Paragraph 6 is used to show .

   A. machines cannot feel

   B. the brain has consciousness

   C. the brain can contextualize information

   D. machines can recognize shapes and colours

34. It can be learned from the text that .

   A. machines can edit intertwined images

   B. the idea of robot lovers won51 come true

   C. robots can fit pieces of information together perfectly

   D. computers can experience emotions like humans one day 

35. What would be the best title for the text?

   A. How robots work

   B. Robots will never have feelings

   C. Will robots become peoples friends?

   D. What will robots be like in the future?

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