快捷英语 英语时文阅读理解 七年级 30
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obots make life easier. They help people sweep
floors. They put things together in factories. They

even deliver to hospital patients. Soon, robots
will be everywhere. And people will need them for everything.
Now, people have to program robots to do their jobs. ,
with the rise of AI, robots are able to learn and do things on their
own. That some people. They think robots will get smarter and start

to think like humans.
These people also think very smart robots will stop people.
Then, the robots will take power away from humans. They will manage
the . This is called a robot uprising. Many experts are talking about whether it can .
Scientists like Stephen Hawking are of one thing. They think AI can become smarter than
people. But other experts say that is not going to happen soon. *They also question whether very
AI can really hurt us.
Today, AI and robot experts try to a robot uprising. They add rules to robots' programs.
These rules control the way that robots act toward people and the world.
The experts know robot uprisings in movies are just science . They also know the power of
AI, so they're not taking any chances. They will make sure robots stay under human control and aren't a
danger to the world.
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›题型: 完形填空
›主题: 科技发展
›语篇类型: 说明文
›词数: 230
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1 A. water B. toys C. books D. medicine
2 A. However B. Also C. Still D. Instead
3 A. excites B. worries C. relaxes D. touches
4 A. looking for B. waiting for C. listening to D. talking with
5 A. world B. tool C. moon D. school
6 A. know B. believe C. happen D. notice
7 A. afraid B. sure C. proud D. full
8 A. smart B. slow C. simple D. weak
9 A. cause B. watch C. encourage D. stop
10 A. facts B. stories C. programs D. reports

机器人让生活更轻松便捷。人工智能的兴起使机器人能自主学习，这引发了人们对“机器人起义”的担忧。专家正通过规则控制其行为，探讨风险是否会成真。
1. D 由下文hospital patients可知，它们甚至会为医院的病人送药。medicine意为“药”，符合语境。
2. A “人们必须给机器人编程来使它们完成工作”与“随着人工智能的兴起，机器人能够自己独立学习和做事”之间为转折关系，空格后有逗号，用However。
3. B 由上文“机器人能够自己独立学习和做事”及下文“他们认为机器人将会变得更加智能并且会开始像人类一样思考”可知，这让一些人很担忧。worry意为“使担心；使担忧”，符合语境。
4. C 由下文“然后，这些机器人将会从人类手中夺走权力”可知，这些人认为高智能的机器人将会不听从人类的指令。listen to意为“听从；听信”，符合语境。
5. A 由上文“这些机器人将会从人类手中夺走权力”与下文“这被称为机器人起义”可知，它们将会掌控世界。
6. C 由语境可知，许多专家正在讨论这种情况是否会发生。happen意为“发生”，符合语境。
7. B 由“他们认为人工智能会变得比人类更聪明”可知，像Hawking这样的科学家确信一件事。be sure of意为“确信；肯定”，符合语境。
8. A 由第三段第一句可知答案。smart意为“聪明的；智能的”，符合语境。
9. D 由语境及下文“他们在机器人的程序里加入规则”可知，专家们正努力阻止机器人起义。
10. B 由语境可知，专家们知道，电影里的机器人起义只是科幻故事。story意为“故事”，符合语境。