单选题Directions: Read the following text. Choose
the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER
SHEET 1. The evolution of artificial intelligence
is now proceeding so rapidly that {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}the
middle of this century cheap computers {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}}
{{/U}}larger than portable typewriters will {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}}
{{/U}}that will be able to solve almost any {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}}
{{/U}}faster and more efficiently than we can. "Intelligence" in a machine,
{{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}in a human, is best {{U}}
{{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}as the ability to solve complex problems
swiftly. This {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}involve medical
analysis and prescriptions, {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}legal
matters— {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}short, replacing the
profession of lawyers completely or in {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}}
{{/U}}war games: in other words, {{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}}
{{/U}}governments whether {{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}not to go to
war. {{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}computers have already
intensified the deadlines of weapons, the prospect is that they will {{U}}
{{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}the more beneficial role of preventing wars.
{{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}asked to estimate the chances of
victory, the computer will analyze facts {{U}} {{U}} 16 {{/U}}
{{/U}}from the lifelong military expert with his optimistic sense and military
enthusiasm. When the same figures are fed into the emotionless
machine each to be weighed with {{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}}
{{/U}}objective and then judged {{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}}each
other, the {{U}} {{U}} 19 {{/U}} {{/U}}, far more often than
"{{U}} {{U}} 20 {{/U}} {{/U}}" in human decision making, will
be: "You start this war you will lose."
单选题
A. at
B. by
C. in
D. on
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] “by+时间”表示在某个时间之前，是一个时间段内；“at the end of+时间”表示在某个时间，是一个时间点；无D搭配。