考研英语阅读真题 2002年text2 题目解析

26. Human ingenuity was initiallydemonstrated in

[A] the use of machines to produce science fiction.

[B] the wide use of machines in manufacturing industry.

[C] the invention of tools for difficult and dangerous work.

[D] the elite's cunning tackling of dangerous and boring work.

26.人类的创造力最初在（ C）

[A] 使用机器来生产科学小说

[B] 广泛的使用机器在制造产业

[C] 为了困难和危险的工作发明工具

[D] 精英精巧的应付危险和枯燥的工作

   initially起初，最初，一开始

   demonstrated 证明，证实，展示

tackle 应付，解决

【题目解析】此题定位在第一段。①Since the dawn of human ingenuity, people have devised ever more cunning toolsto cope with work that is dangerous, boring, burdensome, or just plain nasty. 从人类开始有创造力，人们就发明很多精巧的工具来处理（危险的，无聊的，繁重的，或者只是令人不快的）工作。

27. The word "gizmos" (Line 1, Paragraph 2) most probably means

[A] programs.

[B]experts.

[C]devices.

[D] creatures.

27.gizmos这个单词的意思是（C）

[A] 程序，项目

[B]专家

[C]装置，设备

[D] 生物，动物

【题目解析】此题定位在第二段。①As a result, the modern world is increasingly populated by intelligent gizmos whosepresence we barely notice but whose universal existence has removed much human labor.作为结果，现代社会增加的装有元件的智能装置，我们几乎没有注意到存在，但是普遍的存在转移了很多人类劳动。（如果知道这个单词的意思，可以直接选。如果不知道单词的意思，就根据第二段判断单词的意思。第二段第一句是个总扩句，后面都是举例对第一句进行解释。）

28. According to the text, what is beyond man's ability now is to design a robot that can

[A] fulfill delicate tasks like performing brain surgery.

[B] interact with human beings verbally.

[C] have a little common sense.

[D] respond independently to a changing world.

28.根据文章，现在人类能力之外设计机器人能够（ D）

[A] 实现向大脑手术纤细的工作

[B] 和人类口头的交流

[C] 有一点普通的感觉

[D] 独立回应改变的世界

   fulfill履行，实现

   delicate纤细的，柔和的，易碎的

【题目解析】此题定位在第三段。①But if robots are to reach the next stageof laborsavingutility, they will have to operatewith less human supervisionand be able to make at least a few decisions for themselves-goals that posea real challenge. 如果机器人到达另一个（省力的实用）阶段，他们将不得不操作伴随更少的人力监督并且至少能够自己做一点决定——目标造成一个真正的挑战。

29. Besides reducing human labor, robots can also

[A] make a few decisions for themselves.

[B] deal with some errors with human intervention.

[C] improve factory environments.

[D] cultivate human creativity.

29.处理减少人力劳工，机器人还能（ B ）

[A]他们自己做一点决定

[B]处理一些错误伴随着人类介入

[C]提高工厂环境

[D]培养人类创造力

   intervention干预，介入

   cultivate培育，培养

【题目解析】此题定位在第三段。②"While we know how to tell a robot to handle a specificerror," says Dave Lavery, manager of a robotics program at NASA, "we can't yet give arobot enough 'common sense' to reliablyinteractwith a dynamicworld."“当我们知道如何告诉机器人处理一个特殊的错误，”Dave Lavery（NASA机器人项目的负责人）说，“我们不能给机器人足够的普通感觉随着动态的世界可靠地互动。”

30. The author uses the example of a monkey to argue that robots are

[A] expected to copy human brain in internal structure.

[B] able to perceive abnormalities immediately.

[C] far less able than human brain in focusing on relevant information.

[D] best used in a controlled environment.

30.作者使用猴子的例子来认为机器人（ C）

[A] 期望复制人类的大脑内部结构

[B] 能够立刻注意不同寻常

[C] 和人类大脑相比不能关注相关的信息

[D] 在控制的环境中用的好

【题目解析】此题定位在最后一段。③But the human mind can glimpsea rapidly changing scene andimmediately disregardthe 98 percent that is irrelevant, instantaneouslyfocusing on themonkey at the side of a winding forest road or the single suspiciousface in a big crowd.但是人的意识能够短暂的看到快速改变的情景并且快速忽视98%不相关的内容，立刻关注在树林边小路上的一只猴子，或者在一群人中一个可疑的脸。