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听力文本
A scientist said robots will be more intelligent than humans by 2029. The scientist's name is Ray Kurzweil.He works for Google as Director of Engineering. He is one of the world's leading experts on artificial intelligence (A.I.). Mr Kurzweil believes computers will be able to learn from experiences, just like humans.He also thinks they will be able to tell jokes and stories, and even flirt. Kurzweil's 2029 prediction isa lot sooner than many people thought. The scientist said that in 1999, many A.I. experts said it would behundreds of years before a computer was more intelligent than a human. He said that it would not be long before computer intelligence is one billion times more powerful than the human brain.
Mr Kurzweil joked that many years ago, people thought he was a little crazy for predicting computers wouldbe as intelligent as humans. His thinking has stayed the same but everyone else has changed the way they think. He said: "My views are not radical any more. I've actually stayed consistent. It's the rest of the world that's changing its view." He highlighted examples of high-tech things we use, see or read about every day. These things make us believe that computers have intelligence. He said people think differently now: "Because the public has seen things like Siri [the iPhone's voice-recognition technology] where you talkto a computer; they've seen the Google self-driving cars."
中文翻译
科学家称到2029年,机器人将比人类更加聪明
。这位科学家的名字叫雷·库茨魏尔 。他是谷歌的工程总监 。他也是全球人工智能的顶尖专家之一 。库茨魏尔博士相信计算机能够像人类一样从经验中获得知识 。他还认为机器人能够讲笑话和故事,甚至还能调情 。库茨魏尔对于2029年的预测比许多人的预期要早 。科学家认为,1999年的时候,许多人工智能专家认为数百年以后,计算机才有可能超过人类 。他说用不了多久的时间,计算机的大脑将会比人类强大10亿倍 。库茨魏尔博士开玩笑地说,许多年以前,人们认为他对计算机的智商要追上人类的预言感到疯狂
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重点讲解
1.artificial intelligence 人工智能
This is also the case with agent technology, as it is a form of artificial intelligence.
这同样适用于代理技术的情况,因为代理技术也是人工智能的一种
。2.high-tech 高科技的
Not all pay toilets are high-tech, like this one in India.
并不是所有的付费厕所都是高科技的,比如在印度
。3.voice recognition 语音识别
They have devised an online test for voice recognition.
他们设计了一项声音识别在线测试系统
。听力题目
1.What is Ray Kurzweil's job?
a) brain surgeon
b) IT consultant
c) director of engineering
d) search engine engineer
2.What is Dr Kurzweil an expert on?
a) artificial intelligence
b) Google
c) world jokes
d) TV
3.What will computers soonbe able to tell?
a) humans what to do
b) jokes and stories
c) the difference between an ant and an elephant
d) the time
4.When did scientists think it would be hundreds of years before computers were very intelligent?
a) 1969
b) 1971
c) 1980
d) 1999
5.How many times more powerful than the brain will computers become?
a) 7
b) 897,332.610.0002
c) one billion
d) 10 trillion
6.Why did people think Dr Kurzweil was a little crazy?
a) his eyes
b) for predicting computer intelligence
c) he put jam on his fried eggs
d) he loved bananas
7.What happened to Kurzweil's thinking?
a) it is now very deep
b) it has become impossible to understand
c) it has become very different
d) it has stayed the same
8.What things did Kurzweil use to highlight computer intelligence?
a) a powerful torch
b) everyday high-tech things
c) Microsoft Word
d) his thumb and index finger
9.What is the name of Apple's voice-recognition technology?
a) Hello Hello
b) Siri
c) Pip
d) Apple Pie
10.What kind of high-tech cars have people seen?
a) Google's self-driving cars
b) the ones in the movie Star Wars
c) 999GB cars
d) blue and gold ones
听力答案
1.c
2.a
3.b
4.d
5.c
6.b
7.d
8.b
9.b
10.a