PART Ⅰ DICTATION

1、Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given ONE minute to check through your work once more.

    Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.

PART Ⅱ LISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A TALK

    ……此处隐藏57500个字…… appearing in the future or on a higher level without spending their time, money and energy on some trivial things.

    Generally speaking, intelligent machines won't take over human brains but make a more challenging environment for the new development of human mind.

[解析] 本题的主旨是讨论如果智能机器能够思考，人的头脑是否会变得懒惰。首先应当总结概括材料中内容，再给出自己的观点。文章可安排如下：

    第一段：简要概括材料内容，提出自己的看法——如果智能机器能够思考，人的头脑并不会变得懒惰。(观点不唯一，考生可自己选择立场。)

    第二段：列出理由论证自己的观点。首先，能思考的智能机器归根结底是人类智慧的结晶，并不会替代人的思维；其次，在智能机器带来的更轻松的生活环境下，人们的头脑会更活跃地去思考和研究新的或更高层次上的挑战。

    第三段：总结全文，重申观点——智能机器的出现会大大减轻人们生活的复杂性，但人的头脑并不会退化，相反，会更活跃地应对新的挑战和机遇。