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             The idea of robot rulers,friends and lovers has been a topic of science fiction novels for years.

             But according to one mathematical model of how our brains create consciousness,emotional machines will never exist.

             This is because computers can^，t handle any process that completely integrates infor? mation,so they cannot be conscious or feel,one expert says.

             A mathematical model for consciousness,developed by Giulio Tononi at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,says that the ability to integrate information is a key feature of con?sciousness.

             He believes that integrated information can^，t be broken down into smaller pieces in conscious minds,because the brain contextualizes (將…融入背景) information.

             For example,when we see a red circle our brains don't see the shape as a colouiiess circle plus a shapeless coloured area,New Scientist reported. Instead we see it as a whole — a red circle; we understand the “wider picture”.

             It's easy enough for machines to edit a collection of individual images (圖像) ，but memories are made up of a bank of intertwined(相互交織的) images and experiences and cannot be changed in the same way.

             Researchers have used mathematics to show that computers cannot handle the complex processes needed to fit pieces of information together perfectly.

             Therefore,if consciousness is based on the integration of lots of pieces of information,computers can^，t be conscious and can^，t experience emotions like humans.

             Professor Phil Maguire of the National University of Ireland in Maynooth says that consciousness cannot be created in a physical machine in limited time using limited memory.

            “It doesn’t necessarily mean that there is some magic going on in the brain that involves some forces that can^，t be explained physically. It is just so complex that it's beyond our abilities to change it,” he said.

             His research may mean that lonely humans will not find love with a robot; they are unlikely to be made their slaves either.

32. Why do experts think emotional machines won’t exist?

   A. Machines can^'t solve problems.

   B. Machines can't handle information.

   C. Machines can't integrate information.

   D. Machines can^，t communicate with people.

33. The example mentioned in Paragraph 6 is used to show .

   A. machines cannot feel

   B. the brain has consciousness

   C. the brain can contextualize information

   D. machines can recognize shapes and colours

34. It can be learned from the text that .

   A. machines can edit intertwined images

   B. the idea of robot lovers won⁵1 come true

   C. robots can fit pieces of information together perfectly

   D. computers can experience emotions like humans one day 

35. What would be the best title for the text?

   A. How robots work

   B. Robots will never have feelings

   C. Will robots become people^，s friends?

   D. What will robots be like in the future?

Answer 1

32. C 33. C 34. B 35. B

D篇(現代技術)

本文是說明文。文章主要説明了機器人是永遠不會有感情的。

32. C. 細節理解題。由第三段中的 computers can't handle any process that completely integrates information 和第四 段中的 the ability to integrate information is a key feature of consciousness 可知，計算機沒有整合信息的能力，所以投有意識。

33. C. 細節理解題。由第五、六段的描述可知，大腦可以整合信息第六段舉例 來說明這一論點。       

34. B. 推理判斷題。由最后一段可知，人類不可能找到機器人愛人。

35. B. 標題歸納題。本文主要講述了數學模型表明機器人不會像人類一樣有情 感體驗，機器人是永遠不會有感情的，故B項作標題最能概括文章主旨。