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体裁演练(2017·
北京卷)
Hollywood'
stheorythatmachineswithevil(邪恶的)mindswilldrivearmiesofkillerrobotsisjustsilly.Therealproblemrelatestothepossibilitythatartificialintelligence(AI)maybecomeextremelygoodatachievingsomethingotherthanwhatwereallywant.In1960awellknownmathematicianNorbertWiener,whofoundedthefieldofcybernetics(控制论),putitthisway:
“Ifweuse,toachieveourpurposes,amechanicalagencywithwhoseoperationwecannoteffectivelyinterfere(干预),wehadbetterbequitesurethatthepurposeputintothemachineisthepurposewhichwereallydesire.”
Amachinewithaspecificpurposehasanotherquality,onethatweusuallyassociatewithlivingthings:
awishtopreserveitsownexistence.Forthemachine,thisqualityisnotinborn,norisitsomethingintroducedbyhumans;
itisalogicalconsequenceofthesimplefactthatthemachinecannotachieveitsoriginalpurposeifitisdead.Soifwesendoutarobotwiththesingleinstructionoffetchingcoffee,itwillhaveastrongdesiretosecuresuccessbydisablingitsownoffswitchorevenkillinganyonewhomightinterferewithitstask.Ifwearenotcareful,then,wecouldfaceakindofglobalchessmatchagainstverydetermined,superintelligentmachineswhoseobjectivesconflictwithourown,withtherealworldasthechessboard.
Thepossibilityofenteringintoandlosingsuchamatchshouldconcentratethemindsofcomputerscientists.Someresearchersarguethatwecansealthemachinesinsideakindoffirewall,usingthemtoanswerdifficultquestionsbutneverallowingthemtoaffecttherealworld.Unfortunately,thatplanseemsunlikelytowork:
wehaveyettoinventafirewallthatissecureagainstordinaryhumans,letalonesuperintelligentmachines.
SolvingthesafetyproblemwellenoughtomoveforwardinAIseemstobepossiblebutnoteasy.Thereareprobablydecadesinwhichtoplanforthearrivalofsuperintelligentmachines.Buttheproblemshouldnotbedismissedoutofhand,asithasbeenbysomeAIresearchers.Somearguethathumansandmachinescancoexistaslongastheyworkinteams—yetthatisnotpossibleunlessmachinessharethegoalsofhumans.Otherssaywecanjust“switchthemoff”asifsuperintelligentmachinesaretoostupidtothinkofthatpossibility.StillothersthinkthatsuperintelligentAIwillneverhappen.OnSeptember11,1933,famousphysicistErnestRutherfordstated,withconfidence,“Anyonewhoexpectsasourceofpowerinthetransformationoftheseatomsistalkingmoonshine.”However,onSeptember12,1933,physicistLeoSzilardinventedtheneutroninduced(中子诱导)nuclearchainreaction.
1.Paragraph1mainlytellsusthatartificialintelligencemay________.
A.runoutofhumancontrol
B.satisfyhuman'
srealdesires
C.commandarmiesofkillerrobots
D.workfasterthanamathematician
2.Machineswithspecificpurposesareassociatedwithlivingthingspartlybecausetheymightbeableto________.
A.preventthemselvesfrombeingdestroyed
B.achievetheiroriginalgoalsindependently
C.doanythingsuccessfullywithgivenorders
D.beathumansininternationalchessmatches
3.Accordingtosomeresearchers,wecanusefirewallsto________.
A.helpsuperintelligentmachinesworkbetter
B.besecureagainstevilhumanbeings
C.keepmachinesfrombeingharmed
D.avoidrobots'
affectingtheworld
4.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthesafetyproblemofsuperintelligentmachines?
A.ItwilldisappearwiththedevelopmentofAI.
B.Itwillgetworsewithhumaninterference.
C.Itwillbesolvedbutwithdifficulty.
D.Itwillstayforadecade.
【能力提升】
A
Ireadsomewherethatwespendafullthirdofourliveswaiting.Butwherearewedoingallofthiswaiting,andwhatdoesitmeantoanimpatientsocietylikeours?
Tounderstandtheissue,let'
stakealookatthreetypesof“waits”.
TheverypurestformofwaitingistheWatchedPotWait.Itiswithoutdoubtthemostannoyingofall.Takefillingupthekitchensink(洗碗池)asanexample.Thereisabsolutelynothingyoucandowhilethisisgoingonbutkeepbotheyesfixedonthesinkuntilit'
sfull.Duringthesewaits,thebrainslipsawayfromthebodyandwandersaboutuntilthewaterrunsovertheedgeofthecounterandontoyoursocks.Thiskindofwaitmakesthewaiterhelplessandmindless.
AcousintotheWatchedPotWaitistheForcedWait.Thisonerequiresabitofdiscipline.ProperlypreparingpackagednoodlesouprequiresaForcedWait.Directionsareveryspecific.“Bringthreecupsofwatertoboil,addmix,simmerthreeminutes,removefromheat,letstandfiveminutes.”Ihavemydoubtsthatanyonehasactuallyfollowedtheproceduresstrictly.Afterall,ForcedWaitingrequirespatience.
PerhapsthemostpowerfultypeofwaitingistheLuckyBreakWait.Thistypeofwaitisunusualinthatitisforthemostpartvoluntary.UnliketheForcedWait,whichisalsovoluntary,waitingforyourluckybreakdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatitwillhappen.
Turningone'
slifeintoawaitinggamerequiresfaithandhope,andisstrictlyfortheoptimistsamongus.Onthesurfaceitseemsasridiculousasfollowingthedirectionsonsoupmixes,buttheLuckyBreakWaitwellservesthosewhoarewillingtodoit.Aslongasonedoesn'
tcometorelyonit,wishingforafewgoodthingstohappenneverhurtsanybody.
Wecertainlydospendagooddealofourtimewaiting.Thenexttimeyou'
restandingatthesinkwaitingforittofillwhilecookingnoodlesoupthatyou'
llhavetoeatuntilalargebagofcashfallsoutofthesky,don'
tbedesperate.You'
reprobablyjustasbusyasthenextguy.
1.WhiledoingaWatchedPotWait,wetendto________.
A.keepourselvesbusyB.getabsentminded
C.growanxiousD.stayfocused
2.WhatisthedifferencebetweentheForcedWaitandtheWatchedPotWait?
A.TheForcedWaitrequiressomeselfcontrol.
B.TheForcedWaitmakespeoplepassive.
C.TheWatchedPotWaitneedsdirections.
D.TheWatchedPotWaitengagesbodyandbrain.
3.WhatcanwelearnabouttheLuckyBreakWait?
A.ItislessvoluntarythantheForcedWait.
B.Itdoesn'
talwaysbringthedesiredresult.
C.ItismorefruitfulthantheForcedWait.
D.Itdoesn'
tgivepeoplefaithandhope.
4.Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodothenexttimewearewaiting?
A.Takeitseriously.B.Don'
trelyonothers.
C.Dosomethingelse.D.Don'
tloseheart.
B
ItoldmyfriendGrahamthatIoftencycletwomilesfrommyhousetothetowncentrebutunfortunatelythereisabighillontheroute.Hereplied,“Youmeanfortunately.”HeexplainedthatIshouldbegladoftheextraexercisethatthehillprovided.
Myattitudetothehillhasnowchanged.IusedtocomplainasIapproacheditbutnowItellmyselfthefollowing.Thishillwillexercisemyheartandlungs.Itwillhelpmetoloseweightandgetfit.ItwillmeanthatIlivelonger.Thishillismyfriend.FinallyIcomfortmyselfwiththethoughtofallthosesillypeoplewhopaymoneytogotoagymandsitonstationeryexercisebicycleswhenIcangetthesamevalueforfree.IhaveasmileofsatisfactionasIreachthetopofthehill.
Problemsaretheretobefacedandovercome.Wecannotachieveanythingwithaneasylife.HelenKellerwasthefirstdeafandblindpersontogainauniversitydegree.Heractivismandwritingprovedinspirational.Shewrote,“Charactercannotbedevelopedinease.Onlythroughexperiencesofsufferingcanthesoulbestrengthened,visioncleared,ambitioninspiredandsuccessachieved.”
Oneofthemaindeterminantsofsuccessinlifeisourattitudetowardsadversity(逆境).Fromtimetotimeweallfacehardships,problems,accidentsanddifficulties.Someareofourmakingbutmanyarenofaultofourown.Whilewecannotchoosetheadversity,wecanchooseourattitudetowardsit.
DouglasBaderwas21whenin1931hehadbothlegscutofffollowingaflyingaccident.HewasdeterminedtoflyagainandwentontobecomeoneoftheleadingflyingaviatorsintheBattleofBritainwith22aerialvictoriesovertheGermans.Hewasaninspirationtoothersduringthewar.Hesaid,“Don'
tlistentoanyonewhotellsyouthatyoucan'
tdothisorthat.That'
snonsense.Makeupyourmind,you'
llneverusecrutches(拐杖)orastick,andthenhaveagoateverything.Gotoschool,andjoininallthegamesyoucan.Goanywhereyouwantto.Butnever,neverletthempersuadeyouthatthingsaretoodifficultorimpossible.”
Thebiographiesofgreatpeoplearefullofexamplesofhowtheytookstepstoovercomethedifficultiestheyfaced.Thecommonthreadisthattheydidnotbecomedepressed.Theychosetheirattitude.Theychosetobepositive.Theytookonthechallenge.Theywon.
Nevertheless,thereisstilltheproblemofhowyouchangeyourattitudetowardsadversity.
5.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthorofthepassage?
A.Goingtoagymisgreatlybeneficialtopeople'
shealth.
B.Climbinghillsonbicyclesisthebestwaytotakeexercise.
C.Thosewhowanttoachievesuccesscan'
texpecttoliveaneasylife.
D.People'
sattitudetoadversityistheonlyfactoroftheirsuccess.
6.ByquotingwhatDouglasBadersaid,theauthorintendstotellus“________”.
A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.
B.Abadworkmanquarrelswithhistools.
C.Ifyourisknothing,youwillhavenothing.
D.Nothingisdifficulttothemanwhowilltry.
7.Followingthispassage,theauthorwillfurthertalkabout________.
A.howhisfriendhelpedhimtochange