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1、阅读微技能训练3—主旨大意(2)巩固练习ReadingMaterial1:Man,eveninthelowerstageofdevelopment,possessesafacultywhich,forwantofabettername,IshallcallNumberSense.Thisfacultypermitshimtorecognizethatsomethinghaschangedinasmallcollectionwhen,withouthisdirectknowledge,anobjecthasbeenremovedfromoraddedtothecollectio
2、n.Numbersenseshouldnotbeconfusedwithcounting,whichisprobablyofamuchlatervintage,andinvolves,asweshallsee,aratherintricatementalprocess.Counting,sofarasweknow,isanattributeexclusivelyhuman,whereassomebrutespeciesseemtopossessarudimentarynumbersenseakintoourown.Atleast,suchistheopinionofcompe
3、tentobserversofanimalbehavior,andthetheoryissupportedbyaweightymassofevidence.1.Themainideaofthispassageisthat________________.A.man’srudimentarynumbersenseisfoundinlowerspeciesB.countingisnottobeconfusedwithnumbersenseC.birdshavealimitednumbersenseD.numbersenseisaprimitiveformofcountingRea
4、dingMaterial2:Thesuggestionthatcomputerswillbeourbrain’ssuccessorseemsabsurd:howcantherichnessofhumanthoughtbecomparedtothemechanicalthinkingofacomputer?Itistruethattheelectronicbrainsoftodayareveryprimitivecomparedwiththehumanbrain;infact,theyhavelittlegoingforthemexceptaprodigiousmemoryan
5、dsomemathskills.Yetthenewestmodelscanbewireduptofollowanargument,askpertinentquestions,andwritepleasingpoetryandmusic.Theycanalsocarryonsomewhatdistractedconversationssoconvincinglythattheirhumanpartnersdonotknowtheyaretalkingtoamachine.Inanotherfewdecades,accordingtothecurrenttrends—wewill
6、seethecomputerasanemergentformoflife,competitivewithman.2.Themainideaofthispassageis_______________.A.thehumanbrainisamostcomplicateddeviceandnothingcansurpassitB.itisridiculoustothinkthatcomputerswillbemoreintelligentthanhumanbeingsinthefutureC.totellpeoplethattherearetwodifferentvisionsof
7、thehumanbrainD.torevealthebrightprospectsofthecomputerReadingMaterial3:Bylearningthelifecycleofinsects,scientistshavefoundwaystocontrolinsectpests.Thescientistswhostudyinsectsarecalledentomologists.Entomologistsdiscoverwhataninsectislikeineachstageofitsd
