Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time,you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for the second time,you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally,when the passage is read for the third time,you should check what you have written.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
The ideal companion machine wouldnot only look, feel, and sound friendly but would also be programmed to behavein an agreeable manner. Those (36) that make interaction with other peopleenjoyable would be simulated as closely as possible, and the machine wouldappear to (37)stimulating and easygoing. Its informal conversation style wouldmake interaction comfortable, and yet the machine would remain slightly (38)and therefore interesting. In its first (39) it might be somewhat honest andunsmiling that it came to know the user it would progress to a mere (40)andintimate style. The machine would not be a passive (41) but would add its own suggestions,information, and opinions; it would sometimes take the (42) in developing orchanging the topic and would have a (43)of its own.
The machine would convey presence. We have all seenhow a computer’s use of personal names (44) . Such features are wholly written into the software (45) . Friendshipsare not made in a day, and the computer would be more acceptable as a friend(46) . At an appropriate time I might also express the kind of affection thatsimulates attachment and intimacy.