【问题】 Sincetimeimmemorial,peoplehavebeensearchingforthefountainofyouth.Surprisingly,thedreamofhumanimmortalityis,accordingtosomescientists,notsofaroutofreach. ProfessorBrianCox,Google'sRayKurzweil,andTeslaheadElonMuskallagreeonnotonlythepossibilityofhumanimmort

Sincetimeimmemorial,peoplehavebeensearchingforthefountainofyouth.Surprisingly,thedreamofhumanimmortalityis,accordingtosomescientists,notsofaroutofreach. ProfessorBrianCox,Google'sRayKurzweil,andTeslaheadElonMuskallagreeonnotonlythepossibilityofhumanimmortalitybutalsothatitisnottoofaraway.Thesolution,theysay,issomethingcalledthe"technologicalsingularity". Thesingularityisacombinationofhumankindwithcomputers,namelyuploadingthecontentsofone'sbrainontoaharddrive.Inthatway,aperson'sconsciousnesscanstayaliveafteraphysicalbodygetsworse.Thisisbasedontheideathatahumanbrainissimplyamachine,andthereis,accordingtoProfessorCox,"noreasonatallwhywecannotsimulate(模拟)humanintelligence,"usingacomputer. AlthoughProfessorCoxdidnotsaywhenthesingularitywouldoccur,Google'sRayKurzweilpredictsthatthesingularitywillhappenasearlyas2045.By2100,hesays,humanbodypartswillbereplaceablebymachineparts.Further,byuploadingourbrainsontoacomputer,wewillbeabletotoywithit,andbecome"abletoexpandthescopeofourintelligenceabillionfold." ElonMuskagreedwiththeassessmentsoftheotherscientists,evengoingsofarassayingthatthechancesthatwearenotinacomputersimulationrightnoware"oneinbillions". Googleispreparingforafuturewhereyoucandownloadpersonalitiesontorobots.Forexample,youmightbeabletodownloadontoyourrobotacelebritypersonality,orofthepersonalityofyourdeceasedgrandmother. Thesearchenginegiantfiledapatentforthisdownloadprocessrecently.Sotheydefinitelybelievethatthesingularityisjustaroundthecorner.Allyouhavetodoisholdonuntil2045,andsoonyoucaneffectivelyliveinthecloud.(1)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"immortality"inparagraph1probablymean?______A.Livingforever.B.Rebirthafterdeath.C.Beingperfect.D.Continuousimprovement.(2)Howdidthewriterillustratetheideaofhumanimmortalityinthetext?______A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bypresentingquotations.C.Bylogicallyreasoning.D.Bymakingadescription.(3)WhichofthefollowingcanElonMuskmostprobablyagreewith?______A.Computersaremuchsmarterthanhumankind.B.Computerscanneversurpasshumankindatall.C. Computersandhumankindarequitedifferent.D.Computerscanbeanotherversionofhumankind.(4)Howcanhumankindimproveby2100accordingtothetext?______A.Physicallyandintelligently.B.Individuallyandcorporately.C.Psychologicallyandspiritually.D.Emotionallyandmaterially.

正确答案:(1)A. 词句猜测题。从第一段中的fountain of youth (年轻的源泉)以及后文中的stay alive等可知这里指"永生"。结合选项: A.Living forever永生;B.Rebirth after death死后重生;C.Being perfect保持完美;D.Continuous improvement不断提升。故选A.
(2)B. 推理判断题。通读全文可知文章文引用Brian Cox、Ray Kurzweil以及Elon Musk三人的观点来说明不久的将来人类完全可以

题目解析:

本文是一篇说明文。自古以来,人们就一直在寻找青春之泉。令人惊讶的是,根据一些科学家的说法,人类永生的梦想并非遥不可及。文章文引用Brian Cox、Ray Kurzweil以及Elon Musk三人的观点来说明不久的将来人类完全可以永生。

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