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What makes people different from computer programs? What is the missing element that our theories don’t yet (1) ______ for? The answer is simple: People read newspaper stories for a reason: to learn more about (2) ______they are interested in. Computers, on the other hand, don't. In fact,computers don't (3) ______ have interests; there is nothing in particular that they are trying to find out when they read. If a computer (4) ______is to be a model of story understanding ,it should also read for a "purpose".; _- w7 P" I0 z
Of course ,people have several goals that do not make (5) ______ to attribute to computers. One might read a restaurant guide (6) ______order to satisfy hunger or entertainment goals, or to (7) ______a good place to go for a business lunch. Computers do not get hungry, and computers do not have business lunches.
# P6 u9 Y: K- A: Y However ,these physiological and social goals give (8) ______to several intellectual or cognitive goals. A goal to satisfy hunger gives rise to goals to find (9) ______ about the name of a restaurant which (10) ______ the desired type of food ,how expensive the restaurant is,the location of the restaurant, etc. These are goals to (11) ______ information or knowledge, what we are calling (12) ______ goals. These goals can be held by computers too; a computer (13) ______ "want" to find out the location of a restaurant ,and read a guide in order to do so (14) ______ the same way as a person might. While such a goal would not (15) ______out of hunger in the case of the computer,it might well arise out of the "goal" to learn more about restaurants.
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: b9 v, q: V2 Q( e; M9 z element / 'elimənt / n. 元素,成分,要素 9 U" L- z# N9 p& W- }8 c
intellectual /,intil'ektʃuəl/ adj. 智力的,聪明的 - H; M0 Z" S* a- C0 z' @8 D
entertainment /,entə'teinmənt/ n. 娱乐,消遣
4 T; ]! J* U4 m3 p2 M physiological /,fiziə'lɔdʒikəl/ adj. 生理学的,生理的
- b2 m' ]% H, I [ cognitive / 'kɔgnitiv / adj. 认知的,认识上的 " v. e5 Q% w1 L/ |
注释:
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' ? K1 k) F/ @. G! N: |" q/ Q 2. ... in the case of computer ... :……对于电脑来说……; R6 K; v/ Q9 X0 e
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1. A) express B) explain C) account D) count
+ C( p) L( o; D+ u* Y 2. A) why B) how C) what D) when4 H$ ]8 q1 r8 G* }9 r9 C
3. A) once B) even C) ever D) often9 v# g' q {! x/ ^
4. A) program B) instruction C) system D) function3 S1 c, n0 c6 b C, X
5. A). success B) sense C) scene D) point
2 j8 w3 W% @: i2 ?' W 6. A) of B) or C) in D) and
. `) V7 N& w1 R0 C" W" ]+ E" x 7. A) find B) search C) look D) watch
2 J+ Y; [6 v5 Y7 I6 g$ ~ 8. A) way B) play C) rise D) birth
z+ V& f$ e: m! A 9. A) place B) food C)reference D)information中华考试网
$ V6 H) m6 _' k1 Z/ \& H# ` 10. A) orders B) sells C)supports D) serves/ j$ r; r; y- i+ M( ~4 j
11. A) acquire B) ask C) require D) consult
( Y z/ ?, a# ~9 n 12. A) understanding B) learning C) knowledge D) awareness
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15. A) arise B) rise C)consent D) derive |