A scientist thinks robots will be more intelligent than humans by 2029. His name is Ray Kurzweil. He works for Google. He is a leading expert on artificial intelligence (A.I.人工智能). Mr Kurzweil says computers will learn from experiences, just like us. He says they will tell jokes and stories. His 2029 prediction is a lot sooner than many people thought. In 1999, many experts said it would take hundreds of years for computers to be very intelligent. Now it won't be long before computer intelligence is one billion times more powerful than the human brain. 

Mr Kurzweil joked that many years ago, people thought he was a little crazy. His thinking has stayed the same but everyone else has changed their thinking. He said his thoughts were not crazy any more. He said the rest of the world was changing its thought. He pointed to examples of high-tech（高科技）things we use, see or read about every day. These make us think computers are intelligent. He said people changed because the public has seen things like voice-recognition technology, where you talk to a computer. He also said Google's self-driving cars make people think about computer intelligence. 

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1.When will robots be more intelligent than humans according to Ray Kurzweil?

A In 2035.

B In 2029.

C In 3029 .

D In 2092.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第1段第1句A scientist thinks robots will be more intelligent than humans by 2029.可知，故选B。

2.What does the underlined word “prediction” mean in Chinese?

A 寓言

B 预言

C 遗言

D 意愿

解析：选B。B 词义猜测题。根据文章中提到的时间“2029年”及Ray Kurzweil的说法可知prediction的意思应为“预言”，故选B。

3.Which is RIGHT according to the passage?

A Ray Kurzweil is a researcher from Harvard University.

B Computer intelligence is one billion times more powerful than the human brain now.

C Ray Kurzweil became crazy many years ago.

D Computer intelligence can drive a car without a driver in it.

解析：选D。D 内容理解题。根据第2段最后一句He also said Google's self-driving cars …. 可知，故选D。

4.What can NOT a robot do now?

A Voice-recognition.

B Telling jokes and stories.

C Driving a car.

D Helping do some housework.

解析：选B。B 内容理解题。根据第1段第6句He says they will tell jokes and stories.可知该句是将来时，说明事情并未发生，故选B。

5.Which do you think that a robot does not have as humans?

A Sound.

B Look.

C Action.

D Thinking.

解析：选D。D 内容理解题。ABC三项分别为“声音、外形与行动”，明显是现在机器人已经具备的特征，而D项“思想”明显不是机器人具备的，故选D。