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新视野三阅读题FuturistIanPearsonseesaconvergence(会聚点)betweenclevercomputersandbiotechnology,thecomingofimplantedchipsandenhancedmentalability.Bothmachinesandhumanswillhaveaccesstoaglobalnetwithinstantaccesstotheworldsknowledge.ButPearsonalsofearsthatitcoulddividetheworldintotwoclasses-thosewithaccesstothisknowledgeandthosewithout.Clearly,thereisariskinlosingcontrolofthingswhicharecapableofthinking.Pearsonexpectsmachinestobeassmartashumansby2015.Afterthat,computerswillcontinuetogetevensmarter.Thetroublewiththedigitalrevolution,saysMITMediaLabdirectorNeilGershenfeldinhisbookWhenThingsStarttoThink,isthatcomputersmayhavespeededupmanyoftheprocessesofmodernlife,buttheystillremainrelativelydifficulttouse.Mostcomputersarenearlyblind,deafanddumb,saysGershenfeld.Thespeedofthecomputerisincreasinglymuchlessofaconcernthan:1.thedifficultyintellingitwhatyouwantittodo,or2.inunderstandingwhatithasdone,or3.inusingitwhereyouwanttogo,ratherthanwhereitcango.Whatsneedednow,heconcludes,isdigitalevolution.Therealchallengeishowtocreatesystemswithmanypartsthatcanworktogetherandchange,combiningthephysicalworldwiththedigitalworld.Ifwecanmanagethedevelopmentsothatthey(thinkingmachines)stayourfriends,injustafewyearswellseeprogressineveryareaoflifethatmakesthepastcenturieslooklikeallofushavebeenasleep.Evolutionisaresultofinteraction,saysGershenfeld.Andinformationtechnologyisgreatlychanginghowweinteract.Thereforeitsnotcrazytothinkabouttheinfluenceofthisonevolution.18.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A)Theimageofthingswillbedifferentinthefuture.B)Computerswillbecomesmarterandsmarter.C)Thespeedofcomputersismuchlessofaconcern.D)Computerswilldividetheworldintotwoclasses.19._arethetwoclassesintowhichtheworldwillbedivided,accordingtoPearson.A)ThosewhocanusecomputerstolearnknowledgeandthosewhocantB)ThosewhohavecomputerstosellandthosewhohaventC)ThosewhostudycomputersintheirsparetimeandthosewhodontD)Thosewhoaresmarterthancomputersandthosewhoarent20._isneedednow,accordingtoNeilGershenfeld.A)GreaterspeedofcomputerdevelopmentandtheprocessoflifeB)Teachingcomputerssothattheyreabletospeak,listenandseeC)TeachingcomputerstocommunicateandbefriendswithmanD)Adigitalevolutionthatcombinesthephysicalworldandthedigitalone21.Whatdoesthesentenceinjustafewyearswellseeprogressineveryareaoflifethatmakesthepastcenturieslooklikeweveallbeenasleepsuggest?A)Wehavebeensleepingforthousandsofyearsaccordingtocomputers.B)Thedigitalevolutionhasprogressedveryslowlyduringthelastfewyears.C)Comparativelyspeaking,progressofthepastcenturieswasreallyveryslow.D)Wecanworkforafewyearstomakeprogressinthedigitalevolutionpossible.22.Whatleadstoevolutionaccordingtothepassage?A)Interaction.B)Revolution.C)Information.D)Computers.RogerSperryandRobertOrnsteinoftheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologywonaNobelPrizein1972.Theydiscoveredthatthehumanbrainhastwosides,andeachsidehasdifferentworktodo.Theleftsideofthebraincontrolslanguageandnumber;itanalysesandreasons.Thefightsidecontrolsourimagination;itcontrolsourunderstandingofmusicandoursenseofrhythm.Itisthefightsideofourbrainwhichdaydreams.Greatartistsandgreatscientistsaresimilar:theybothusethetwosidesoftheirbrain.Itiswell-knownthatAlbertEinstein,agreatscientist,spenttimeenjoyingart,playingtheviolinandsailing.Einsteinsaidhisscientificdiscoveriesgrewfromhisimaginationratherthanfromanalysis,reasonandlanguage.Hesaidthatwrittenandspokenwordswerenotimportantinhisthinking.Hegotideasbyusinghisimagination.Followingthis,heusedtheleftsideofbraintouseanalysis,numberandreasonandthenheusedlanguagetoexplainit.Usualeducationinschoolsencouragesustousetheleftsideofourbrains.Language,number,analysisandreasonaregivenmoreimportanceinourschoolsthanimaginationanddaydreaming.However,weareencouragedtohopwhenwehavetwoperfectlygoodlegs!Thenwhydontwegivemorevaluetovisualthinking?Infact,allofusneedbothsidesofourbrain.Weneedtouseourimaginationtothinkofsolutionstoproblemsandtoenjoyfeelingandcreativeexperiences.Andweneedtobelogicalandtobeabletoanalyzeandorganizeinordertoliveonthisworld.Itistruethatsomepeoplefinditeasiertouseonesideofthebrainratherthantheother,butallofuscanusebothsidesandallofusbenefitbyusingallthepowerswehave.Nietzsche,thewell-knownphilosopher,saidthatweaddtoourknowledgebymakingconscioustheunconscious.11.Accordingtothepassage,agreatcomposercomposesmusicbyusingofhisbrain.A.therightsideB.theleftsideC.bothsidesD.neitherside12. AlbertEinsteinsexampleisusedtosupporttheideathat_A.allscientificdiscoveriesarebasedonimaginationB.peopleshoulddonothingbutdaydreamC.usingtwosidesofthebrainisimportantD.scientistsaregoodatimaginingwhatmayhappen13. Itisimpliedinthepassagethatregulareducation_A. shouldbepraisedbecauseitsuggestsusingbothsidesofthebrainB.findsitveryimportanttohavedaydreamsC.claimsthatanalysisandreasonareofnovalueD.failstodeveloptherightsideofthebrain14. WhatdidNietzschesayaboutaddingtotheknowledgewehave?A.Learninghappenswhenweareno