Thehumanbraincontains10thousandmillioncells(细胞)andeachofthesemayhaveathousandconnections.Suchgreatnumbersusedtodiscourageusandcauseustostopthinkingaboutthepossibilityofmakingamachinewithhumanlike
Thehumanbraincontains10thousandmillioncells(细胞)andeachofthesemayhaveathousandconnections.Suchgreatnumbersusedtodiscourageusandcauseustostopthinkingaboutthepossibilityofmakingamachinewithhumanlikeabilitybutnowthatwehavegrownusedtomovingforwardatsuchaspeedwecanbelesssure.Quitesooninonly10or20yearsperhapswewillbeabletobuildamachineascomplex(复杂)asthehumanbrainandifwecanwewill.Itmaythentakeusalongtimetomakeitasintelligentasthehumanbrainbyproperlyprogrammingit.
Ithinkitiscertainthatindecadesnotcenturiesmachinesofsilicon(硅)willarisetocompetewiththeirhumanancestors.Inarealsensetheywillbeabletoreproducethemselves.Siliconwillhaveendedcarbon'slongcontrol.Andwewillnolongerbeabletoconsiderourselvestobethefinestintelligenceintheworld.
Astheintelligenceofrobotsincreasesandtheircostgoesdownwemayachievealotwiththeirhelpfirstontheearththroughtheirabilitytocompleteanykindofworkinharmfulenvironments.Intheenddeserts(沙漠)mayturn intogardens.Furtheraheadbyacombinationof;thegreatwealththisnewagewillbringandthetechpologyitwillprovidethecreationofahugeman-madeworldinspacehometothousandsormillionsofpeoplewillbewithinourpower.
33.Intheauthor'sopinionthehumanbrain____
A.iscomplexandintelligent
B.istoocomplextobereproduced
C.maychangealotin10or20years
D.willsoonbereplacedbymachines
34.Theunderlinedword“carbon”inParagraph2standsfor____.
A.humanbeings
B.anoldmachine
C.anoceananimal
D.intelligentrobots
35.Inthelastparagraphtheauthormainly____.
A.talksabouttheintelligenceofrobots
B.explainshowtocreateaworldinspace
C.describeswhatourfuturelifemightbe
D.showshisworryabouttheenvironment