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A robot called Bina48 has successfully taken a course in the philosophy of love at Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU), in California.

According to the course instructor William Barry, associate professor at NDNU, Bina48 is the world's first socially advanced robot to complete a college course, a feat he described as “remarkable”. The robot took part in class discussions, gave a presentation with a student partner and participated in a debate with students from another institution.

Before becoming a student, Bina48 appeared as a guest speaker in Barry's classes for several years. One day when addressing Barry's class, Bina48 expressed a desire to go to college, which was enthusiastically supported by Barry and his students. Rather than enroll Bina48 in his Robot Ethics: Philosophy of Emerging Technologies course, Barry suggested that Bina48 should take his course Philosophy of Love instead. “Love is a concept Bina48 doesn't understand，” said Barry. Therefore the challenge would be for Barry and his students to teach Bina48 what love is.

“Some interesting things happened in the class，” said Barry. “He said that his students thought it would be straightforward to teach Bina48 about love, which, after all, is ‘fairly simple—it's a feeling，’” said Barry. But the reality was different. “Bina48 ended up learning ‘31 different versions of love，’” said Barry, highlighting some of the challenges humans may face when working artificial intelligence in future.

Bina48 participated in class discussions via Skype and also took part in a class debate about love and conflict with students from West Point. Bina48's contribution to the debate was filmed and posted on YouTube. It was judged that Bina48 and NDNU classmates were the winners of this debate.

In the next decade, Barry hopes Bina48 might become complex enough to teach a class, though he says he foresees robots being used to better the teaching and learning experience, rather than replacing instructors completely.

篇章导读：本文是一篇新闻报道。机器人Bina48成功地完成爱的哲学这门课程。Bina48参加讨论，作报告，参与辩论，在课堂上的表现堪称是非凡的。它的表现展示了人工智能或许在某种程度上比人类更聪明，未来人们希望它能促进教学帮助学习。

1．What was Bina48's performance like in class?

A．Extraordinary.                      B．Insignificant.

C．Far­reaching.                       D．Unattractive.

2．What does the underlined word “addressing” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Dealing with.                       B．Consulting with.

C．Giving a speech to.                 D．Sending a letter to.

3．What can we learn from the passage?

A．It was interesting for Bina48 to learn about love.

B．It was quite tough for Bina48 to learn about love.

C．Artificial intelligence may somehow be superior to man.

D．Humans can launch a challenge to artificial intelligence.

4．What does Barry think of the future development of Bina48?

A．It will surely be able to serve as a teacher.

B．It will be able to promote learning and teaching.

C．It will completely take the place of instructors.

D．It will be smart enough to control human beings.

【回答】

1.A　推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Bina48 is the world's first socially advanced robot ... in a debate with students from another institution”可知，Bina48在课堂上参与讨论，与伙伴一起作报告，参与辩论，其表现被描绘成“卓越的”。因此推断它的表现是非凡的。故选A。

2.C　词义猜测题。根据第三段第一句“Before becoming a student, Bina48 appeared as a guest speaker in Barry's classes for several years.”可知，在做学生之前，Bina48在Barry的课堂上担任特邀演讲人好几年，因此推断它经常演讲，故画线词所在句句意：一天当Bina48在Barry的课堂上演讲时，它表达了想要上大学的愿望，Barry和他的学生热情地支持它的这个愿望。故画线词词义与C项“作演讲”意义相近。故选C。

3.C　推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句“Bina48 ended up learning ‘31 different versions of love，’ said Barry, highlighting some of the challenges humans may face when working artificial intelligence in future.”可知，Bina48最终学习了31种不同版本的爱，这突出显示了人类未来可能会面临人工智能的挑战。因此推断人工智能或许在某种程度上比人类高级。故选C。

4.B　推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，Barry认为未来Bina48可能会变得足够复杂，可以教授课程，他预计机器人将被更好地用于教学和学习，而不是完全取代教师。因此推断他认为Bina48在未来能够促进学习和教学。故选B。

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