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100.00,做题时间:
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一、{{B}}SectionⅠReadi(总题数:
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AttheMuseumofSexinNewYorkCity,artificial-intelligenceresearcherDavidLevyprojectedamockimageonascreenofasmilingbrideinaweddingdressholdinghandswithashortrobotgroom."Whynotmarryarobot?
Lookatthishappycouple,"hesaidtoalaughingcrowd.
WhenLevywasthenaskedwhetheranyonewhowouldwanttomarryarobotwasdeceived,hisfacegrewserious."Ifthealternativeisthatyouarelonelyandsadandmiserable,isitnotbettertofindarobotthatclaimstoloveyouandactslikeitlovesyou?
"Levyresponded."Doesitreallymatter,ifyou'reahappierperson?
"Inhis2007book,LoveandSexwithRobots,Levycontendsthatsex,loveandevenmarriagebetweenhumansandrobotsarecomingsoonand,perhaps,areevendesirable."Iknowsomepeoplethinktheideaistotallypeculiar,"hesays."ButIamtotallyconvincedit'sinevitable."
The62-year-oldLondonnativehasnotreachedthisconclusiononawhim.Levy'sacademicloveaffairwithcomputingbeganinhislastyearofuniversity,duringthevacuum-tubeera.Thatiswhenhebroadenedhishorizonsbeyondhispassionforchess."Backthenpeoplewrotechessprogramstosimulatehumanthoughtprocesses,"herecalls.Helaterbecameengrossedinwritingprogramstocarryonintelligentconversationswithpeople,andthenheexploredthewayhumansinteractwithcomputers,atopicforwhichheearnedhisdoctoratelastyearfromtheUniversityofMaastrichtintheNetherlands.
Overthedecades,Levynotes,interactionsbetweenhumansandrobotshavebecomeincreasinglypersonal.Whereasrobotsinitiallyfoundwork,say,buildingcarsinafactory,theyhavenowmovedintothehomeintheformofRoombatheroboticvacuumcleaneranddigitalpetssuchasTamagotchisandtheSonyAibo.
Science-fictionfanshavewitnessedplentyofactionbetweenhumansandcharactersportrayingartificiallife-forms,suchaswithDatafromtheStarTrekfranchiseortheCylonsfromthere-imaginedBattlestarGalactica.AndLevyisbettingthatalotofpeoplewillfallinlovewithsuchdevices.Programmerscantailorthemachinestomatchaperson'sinterestsorrenderthemsomewhatdisagreeabletocreateadesirableleveloffrictioninarelationship."It'snotthatpeoplewillfallinlovewithanalgorithmbutthatpeoplewillfallinlovewithaconvincingsimulationofahumanbeing,andconvincingsimulationscanhavearemarkableeffectonpeople,"hesays.(分数:
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(1).Intheopeningparagraph,thesnapshotattheMuseumofSexservesto
∙A.introducethetopic.
∙B.provideabackground.
∙C.explainaphenomenon.
∙D.summarizethemainidea.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
(2).DavidLevywouldmostprobablyagreethat
∙A.theideaofahumanmarryingarobotistotallycrazy.
∙B.deceptionmightresultinahumanmarryingarobot.
∙C.robotscanbecreatedcapableoflovingjustashmnansdo.
∙D.itisnotimpossibleforahumantomarryarobot.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
(3).Thephrase"onawhim"(Line1,Paragraph3)mostprobablymeans
∙A.inhaste.
∙B.allofasudden.
∙C.onhisown.
∙D.outoftheblue.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
(4).Roomba,Tamagotchis,andtheSonyAiboarementionedtoshowthat
∙A.thedevelopmentofrobotsisreallyfascinating.
∙B.robotshavemadetheircontributionstohousework.
∙C.robotshavebeentransferredfromfactoriestohomes.
∙D.humanshavedevelopedamorepersonalrelationshipwithrobots.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
(5).InLevy'sview,whyshouldtherobotsbemadesomewhatdisagreeable?
∙A.Tomatchtheinterestsofhumanbeings.
∙B.Tomakethemassentimentalashumanbeings.
∙C.Tovividlyimitatearelationship.
∙D.Toimprovetheaccuracyoftheirperformances.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
Ascollegeseniorshurtleintothejobhunt,littleliesontheresume-forexample,claimingadegreewhenthey'rethreecreditsshyofgraduation-seemharmlessenough.Sonewgradsoughttoreadthismemonow:
those20-year-oldfalsehoodsoncream-colored,32-1b.premiumpaperhaveruinedsomanyhighprofileexecutivesthatyouwonderwhointhebusinessworldhasn'tgotthemessage.AresumelistingtwofabricateddegreesledtotheresignationofDavidEdmondson,CEOofRadioShack,inFebruary.UntruthfulresumehavealsohinderedthecareersofexecutivesattheU.S.OlympicCommittee.
Theheadlineshaven'tdentedjobseekers'desiretodissembleevenasemployershavegrownincreasinglyabletodetectdeception.InfoLinkScreeningServices,abackground-checkingcompany,estimatesthat14%ofjobapplicantsintheU.S.lieabouttheireducationontheirresumes.
Employeeswholietogetinthedoorcancauseuntolddamageonabusiness,expertssay,fromstainingthereputationandcredibilityofafirmtoupendingco-workersandprojectstoignitingshareholderwrath-andthat'sifthelieisfoundout.Evenwhenitisn't,thefalsifiedresumecanindicateadeeplyrootedinclinationtowardunethicalbehavior.
"There'salotofevidencethatthosewhocheatonjobapplicationsalsocheatinschoolandinlife,"saysRichardGrfffith,directoroftheindustrialandorganizationalpsychologyprogramattheFloridaInstituteofTechnology."Ifsomeonesaystheyhaveadegreeandtheydon't,I'dhavelittlefaiththatpersonwouldtellthetruthwhenitcametofinancialstatementsandsoon."
Employers'fearshavesparkedaboominthebackground-screeningindustry.Butguardingthehenhousedoeslittlegoodifthefoxisalreadynestledinside.Tounmaskthedeceiversamongthem,someemployersareconductingchecksuponpromotion.VerifiedPersonmarketsitsabilitytoprovideongoingemployeescreeningthroughautomatedcriminalchecks.Withthisincreasedalertnesscomesathornynewdilemma:
figuringoutwhethereverylieisreallyafireableoffense.Manybossesfeelthataworker'strackrecordonthejobspeaksmorestronglythanastretchedresume,saysJohnChallengeroftheoutplacementfirmChallenger,Gray&Christmas.Ratherthanbootingtalentedworkers,Challengersuggests,employersshouldofferapardonperiod."Amoratoriumwouldletanyonewhoneedstocomeclean,"hesaysAndtheculpritcouldalwaysgobacktoschoolandfinishthatdegree-maybeevenoncompanytime.(分数:
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(1).BycitingtheexamplesofDavidEdmondson,theauthorintendstoshowthat
∙A.littleliesontheresumeseemrisk-freetothecompany.
∙B.falsehoodsontherestumemayleadtocareercollapse.
∙C.high-profileexecutiveshavetobecarefulabouttheirbackground.
∙D.fabricateddegreescansometimesbringpositionstoseniorexecutives.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
(2).Bysaying"Theheadlineshaven'tdentedjobseekers'desiretodissemble"(Line1,Paragraph2),theauthormeansthat
∙A.thenewshasn'tpreventedjobapplicantsfrombeingdishonest.
∙B.theheadingshavemadejobseekersmoreeagertohidetheirtruefeelings.
∙C.thenewshasn'tanykindofimpactsonjobapplicantsatall.
∙D.theheadingshavesucceededinpersuadingjobseekerstogiveuplying.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
(3).Ifalieisfoundout,oneconsequencewillprobablybe
∙A.theincreasednumberoflaid-offcoworkers.
∙B.theinterferenceofstakeholders.
∙C.thepossibilityofmoreunethicalbehaviors.
∙D.theruinedimageofthecompany.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
(4).Falsehoodonresumeshowsthatthejobseekermay
∙A.haveextremeviewstowardsworking.
∙B.bemorelikelytocheatinotherfields.
∙C.stayhonestinfinancialstatements.
∙D.seekotherwaystoconveythetruth.
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5.00)
A.
B.
C.
D.
(5).AccordingtoChallenger,whenthebossesscreenoutdeceiversintheircompanies,theytendto
∙A.firethemimmediatelywithoutlisteningtoanyexcuses.
∙B.evaluatetheirpersonalityagainthroughbackground-screening.
∙C.givethemaperiodoftimetomakearemedy.
∙D.offeralltalentedemployeestheopportunitiestofinishdegree.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
Howcouldanybodydislikethenotionoffairness?
Everythingisbetterwhenitisfair:
ashare,afight,amaiden,oragame.Evendefeatsoundsmoreattractivewhenitisfairandsquare.FortheBritishfairplayisespeciallyimportant:
withoutit,lifeisn'tcricket.Theircountrybecomesquitepleasantwhentheweatherisfair,thoughunfortunatelyitrarelyis.Andthesedaysfairtradegoodscrowdtheirsupermarketshelves.
Fairnessisnotonlygood,butalsomoderate,whichisanothercharacteristicthattheBritishapproveof.Itdoesnotclaimtoomuchforitself.Thosewho,oninquiry,admitthattheirhealthandfortunesarefair-to-middlingnavigatecarefullybetweenthetwindangersofboastfulnessandill-temperedness,whilegesturinginachin-upsortofwaytowardsthepossibilityoffutureimprovement.
FairnessappealstotheBritishpoliticalclass,forithasacommonsensedown-to-earthinesswhichavoidsthegrandiosityofAmericanandcontinentalEuropeanpoliticaldiscoursewhileaspiringtodoitsbestforallmen-andofcourseformaidenstoo,fairandotherwise,foroneofitsvirtuesisthatitdoesnotdiscriminateongroundsofeithergenderorskincolour.
Notsurprising,then,thatBritain'sgovernmentshouldgrabholdofthewordandclingtoitinthebuffetingthecoalitionhashadsincethebudgetonJune22ndproposedhighertaxesandevensharperspendingcuts."Toughbutfair"iswhatGeorgeOsborne,theConservativechancelloroftheexchequer,calledthecutsheannounced."Itisgoingtobetough,butitisalsoveryfair,"saidVinceCable,theLiberalDemocratbusinesssecretary.Atlast,somethingtheycouldagreeon.
"Fairness"s
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