2015年职称英语考试《卫生类》C级完形填空习题(9)

　　The Difference between Man and Computer #

　　What makes people different from computer programs? What is the missing element that our theories don’t yet (1) ______ for? The answer is simple: People read newspaper stories for a reason: to learn more about (2) ______they are interested in. Computers, on the other hand， don't. In fact，computers don't (3) ______ have interests; there is nothing in particular that they are trying to find out when they read. If a computer (4) ______is to be a model of story understanding ，it should also read for a "purpose".

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　　Of course ，people have several goals that do not make (5) ______ to attribute to computers. One might read a restaurant guide (6) ______order to satisfy hunger or entertainment goals, or to (7) ______a good place to go for a business lunch. Computers do not get hungry, and computers do not have business lunches.

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　　However ，these physiological and social goals give (8) ______to several intellectual or cognitive goals. A goal to satisfy hunger gives rise to goals to find (9) ______ about the name of a restaurant which (10) ______ the desired type of food ，how expensive the restaurant is，the location of the restaurant, etc. These are goals to (11) ______ information or knowledge, what we are calling (12) ______ goals. These goals can be held by computers too; a computer (13) ______ "want" to find out the location of a restaurant ，and read a guide in order to do so (14) ______ the same way as a person might. While such a goal would not (15) ______out of hunger in the case of the computer，it might well arise out of the "goal" to learn more about restaurants. #

　　词汇: #

　　element / 'elim?nt / n. 元素，成分，要素

　　intellectual /,intil'ekt?u?l/ adj. 智力的，聪明的 #

　　entertainment /,ent?'teinm?nt/ n. 娱乐，消遣

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　　physiological /,fizi?'l?d?ik?l/ adj. 生理学的，生理的

　　cognitive / 'k?gnitiv / adj. 认知的，认识上的 #

　　注释: #

　　1. ... attribute to computers ... :……把……归于电脑，归属于电脑……

　　2. ... in the case of computer ... :……对于电脑来说…… #

　　练习:

　　1. A) express B) explain C) account D) count

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　　2. A) why B) how C) what D) when #

　　3. A) once B) even C) ever D) often

　　4. A) program B) instruction C) system D) function

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　　5. A). success B) sense C) scene D) point #

　　6. A) of B) or C) in D) and

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　　7. A) find B) search C) look D) watch

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　　8. A) way B) play C) rise D) birth

　　9. A) place B) food C)reference D)information #

　　10. A) orders B) sells C)supports D) serves #

　　11. A) acquire B) ask C) require D) consult #

　　12. A) understanding B) learning C) knowledge D) awareness #

　　13. A) could B) might C)should D) would

　　14. A) as B) on C)by D) in #

　　15. A) arise B) rise C)consent D) derive #