大学英语六级考试模拟试卷十六（带答案）

大学英语六级考试模拟试卷十六

（总分：710.00,做题时间：130分钟）

PartIWriting（总题数:1,分数：0.00）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay

commentingonthesaying"Theidealisthesunoflife."Youcanciteexamplesto

illustratetheimportanceofideal.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomore

than200words.

（分数：106.50）

正确答案：（［范文］

AlwaysPersistinYourIdeals

Asafamoussayinggoes,theidealisthesunoflife.Itstruthisself-evident.

Forapersontolivewonderfully,hemusthavegreatidealsandfirmconvictions,

whichenablehimtoseelightindarknessandhopeindespair.

Thereareatleasttworeasonsaccountingfortheindispensableroleofideals

inlife.Foronething,idealscangiveapersoncourageandmotivationtomove

forward.TakeHelenKellerasanexample.HelenKellerbecameblindanddeafwhen

shewaslessthantwoyearsold.Howeverhardlifewas,shenevergaveupherideals,

andgraduallylearnedtotalkwithherperseverance.Foranother,thosewithideals

areclearaboutwhatpathtotakeinlifeandmakegreateffortstoachieveultimate

goals.Itisduetothecombinationofidealsanddiligencethattheyarerecognized

andrespectedbyothers.

Inanutshell,therecanbenosuccesswhichisnotbaseduponideals.

Therefore,itisadvisablethatweshouldpersistinourownideals.Meanwhile,only

withhardworkcanthesunoflifecomeupnaturally.）

解析：

PartIIListeningComprehension（总题数：0,分数：0.00）

SectionA（总题数:8,分数；0.00）

.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.（分数:28.40）

A.Turnoffthemusicafter10:00.

B.Turndownthevolumeofhisstereo.V

C.Useheadphoneswhenlisteningtomusic.

D.Movetoanotherapartmentsoon.

解析：［听力原文］

M:Well,hi,Mrs.Brown.How'syourapartmentworkingoutforyou?

W:Well,Mr.Nelson.That'swhatIwouldliketotalktoyouabout.Well,Iwant

totalktoyouaboutthatnoise!Yousee.Wouldyoumindtalkingtothetenantin4B

andaskinghimtokeephismusicdown,especiallyafter10:00?

M:Oh.Who?Me?

W:Why?Yes.Themusicisblaringalmosteverynight,anditshouldbeyour

jobasamanagertotakecareofthings.

M:Hey,Ijustcollecttherent.Besides,themanlivingthereistheowner'sson,

andhe'sawalkingrefrigerator.Hey,I'llseewhatIcando.Anythingelse?

W:Well,yes.Couldyoutalktotheownersofthepropertynextdoorabout

thepungent（刺激性的）odordriftingthisway?

M:Well,theareaiszonedforagriculturalandlivestockuses,sothere's

nothingmuchIcandoaboutthat.

W:Well,whataboutthe...?That,thatnoise.

M:Whatnoise?Idon'thearanything.

W:There,thereitisagain.

M:Whatnoise?

W:Thatnoise.

M:Oh,thatnoise.Iguessthemilitaryhasresumeditsexercisesonthe

artilleryrange.

W:Youhavetobekidding.Can'tanythingbedoneaboutit?

M:I'veprotestedthisactivity,andtheseweeklyactivitiesshouldcease...

withinthenextthreetofiveyears.

W:Hey,younevertoldmeabouttheseproblemsbeforeIsignedtherental

agreement.

WhatdoesMrs.BrownaskthemaninApartment4Btodo?

.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.（分数：28.40）

A.Learningaforeignlanguage.

B.Doingcomparativeliterature.V

C.Writingpapers.

0.Meetingwithprofessors.

解析：［听力原文］

M:Patricia,whathaveyoubeendoingrecently?

W:I'mdoingcomparativeliterature.Atthemoment,I'mcomparingEnglish,

FrenchandRussiannovels.Wewritepapersonourwork.Andthenabouttenofus

meetwithourprofessorsandreadthemanddiscussthem.

M:Isthiswhatyoucalltheseminarsystemintheuniversities?

W:Yes.Anditworks.Becausewegetonwellwithourprofessorsand

lecturers.Someofthemaremucholderthanus.Andtheydon'tmindatallifwe

disagreewiththem.

M:Youarelucky.WhenIwasacollegestudent,wehadclasses.Butwehardly

everaskedquestionsordiscussedanything.Itwaspartlyourfault.Weweredull,but

soweretheprofessors.Theydidn'tseemtobeabletodoanythingbutlecture.

Besides,thecourseitselfwassooutofdate,samewiththetextbooks.Ithink

studentsoughttohavethesameplanningandchangingtheirprogramsofstudy.

W:Thingshavechangedalotsincethen.Manyuniversitiesnowadaysare

experimentingwithnewideasandnewsubjects.

M:Icanrememberworryingabouttheexaminationalldaylong,especially

duringthistimeoftheyear.Atthattime,everythingdependedonhowwella

studentdoesinhisfinalsattheendofhisacademicyear.Theuncertaintywassurely

agreatstrainonus.

W:Well.Wedon'tfindsogreatastrainnow.Wehavefinalexamsthough.But

wealsogetmarksfortheworkwedo.Thesemarkswillcounttowardsourdegree.

Thenwewillplayanimportantpartindecidingwhetherwegetfirst,secondorthird

classhonors.

Whathasthewomanbeendoingrecently?

SectionB（总题数：7,分数：0.00）

.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

1.（分数：21.30）

A.Poorstudentswhocannotaffordthetuitionfees.

B.Topstudentswhoentercollegeswithhighscores.V

C.Mostofthestudentswhoapplyforadiscount.

D.Therealluckyoneswhoenterprivateschools.

解析：［听力原文］

Hungryforthebrighteststudents,manyofthecountry'sstrongeruniversities

areactivelydiscountingtuition.It'sthehighachievers,ratherthantheneedy

students,whoaregettingthemoney.Thepracticeisremarkablywidespread,

reachingalmostallbutthe30orsoIvyandotherelitecollegesthatbanmerit-based

financialaid.Schoolsarealsobecomingmoreaggressiveinpromotingtheirdiscounts.

AttheDePauwUniversityWebsite,enteranSATorACTscore,grade-pointaverage

andclassrank,andacomputerprogramimmediatelytellsyouwhatkindof"award."

Only"thereallyunlucky"payfullprice,saysKennethRedd.About76%offirst-year

studentsgotsomeformofdiscountthisyearat331privateschools.Averageaward

perstudent:$7000.Atsmallschoolswithtuitionunderabout$20000,itiseven

higher,withsomeschoolsreturningoverhalftheirtuitionrevenue.CarnegieMellon

eventellsstudentsitwill"negotiate"andperhapsmatchfinancial-aidpackagesif

kidsareofferedbiggerawardsatotherschools.Muchasbanksandinsurersoffer

specialratestotheirbestcustomers,schoolsaregivingthebiggestbreakstotheir

topstudents.Publicfour-yearcolleges,too,areofferingdiscounts.Theflipsideofbig

discountsisthatlessmoneyisavailabletoimproveacademicprogramsandkeep

schoolinfrastructureuptodate.Mr.Reddsayshefoundthatuniversitiesthathave

sharplyincreasedtheirtuitiondiscountrateshaveseengraduationratesfall,and

that'strueevenamonghighlyselectiveschools."Theygetthestudentsinthedoor,

butdon'thavetheservicestokeepthem/'hesays.

Whowillgetthechancetopaylessfortheirtuition?

.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

4.（分数：28.40）

A.Beforechoosingthecourse.J

B.Afterthefinalexam.

C.Attheendofthesemester.

D.Atthefirstclassofthecourse.

解析：［听力原文］

Thisisadiscussioncoursewhereyouractiveattendanceandparticipationin

classarevitaltoyoursuccessandthatofthegroup.Bringyourtexttoclassandbe

preparedtoreadaloud,debatevigorously,listenandenjoy.Contributionstothe

classroomdiscussionlistfigureinclassroomparticipation,andstudentswillbeasked

toleaddiscussionsandclassroomworkshopsaswell.Ifyoumustmissclassbecause

ofamedicalorpersonalemergency,youshouldnotifymebeforehandofthefactby

phone,email,orinpersonandgettheinformationyoumissed.Anyunexcused

absencedeductsapercentagepointfromyourfinalgrade:twolatenessescountas

oneabsence.Ifyouhaveaconflict,likearecitation,sportscommitment,orajobthat

meetsduringthisclass,youshouldnottakethecourse.Attendanceatmeetingswith

thecoursetutorandatthespecialeventswithNoraKellerisrequired.Essaysaredue

atthebeginningofclassonthedayassigned.Ifyouneedanextensiontothenext

classperiod,youmustgetpermissionbeforethepaperisdue.Apapercomingin

afterthenextclasslosesonethirdofagradeforeachdayitislate.Youmustmeet

withthecoursetutorandrevisethefirstessaybytheduedayandmayreviseany

other,ifyouscheduleaconferencewiththecoursetutorimmediatelyafterreceiving

thegradedessayandsubmitanewessaywithinaweekofgettingitback.Arevision

gradewillreplacetheoriginalgradeonlyifitishigher.Essaysmustbetypedor

word-processed,double-spaced,andadequatelymargined,shouldincludeatitle,

andneedtoobservetheconventionsofgrammarandspelling.

Whenshouldstudentsgettoknowthepassage?

SectionC（总题数：10,分数:0.00）

.Questions16to19arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

1.（分数：56.80）

A.Fourtofivehours.J

B.Twotofourhours.

C.Morethansixhours.

D.Onlythreehours.

解析：［听力原文］

Today,I'dliketotalkabouthowsittingforalongtimewillaffectyourhealth.

Sittingisubiquitous（普遍存在的）inourlivestoday.Youknow,wesitwhile

we'reeating;wesitinthecar;andwesitwhilewearewatchingTV.Andmanyofus

sitformanyhoursatworkeveryday.Soonaverage,Americansreportthattheysit

betweenfourandfivehoursaday.Exerciseisimportant.Butsoisnotsitting.You

mayexerciseoften,butthatdoesnotmeanyoucansitfortherestofyourwaking

hours.Wecan'tthrowawayphysicalactivity.It'sextremelyimportant.Thehuman

bodyisdesignedtomove.Butmodernlifestylesandofficejobsrarelygiveusthe

chancetomovearound.

Inrecentyears,manyresearchershaveassessedtherelationshipbetween

sittingortelevisionviewingandmortality.Wehavefoundthatcuttingtelevisiontime

tolessthantwohoursadaycouldadd1.4yearstolife.

NowIwilloffersomesuggestionsforsittingless.

First,newdeskdesignsarehelping.A"standingdesk"letspeoplestandwhile

theywork.Anothernewdesignisthe"treadmilldesk."Itisanexercisemachinethat

letsyouwalkinoneplace.EvensomeAmericanschoolsarebeginningtoexperiment

withdesksthatarepartbicycletokeepchildrenmoving.

Second,doexerciseswhileyouareworking.Thisisoneofthestrategiesthat

manycompaniesareusingnow.Somecompanieshaveabankofstandingdesksor

treadmilldeskswheretheiremployeescangoforanhouradayandanswertheir

emailsortalkonthephone.

Now,myfinalsuggestion.Ifyouworkinofficejoborhavealong-sittingjob,

youmayhavethefollowingsimplechanges.Youmaygetupfromyourdeskasoften

asyoucan,takewalksatlunchtime,andwalktoyourcolleagues'officesandtalk

directlytotheminsteadofemailingthem.Alltheseactivitiesmayhelpyoulive

longer.

HowmuchtimedoAmericanssitonaverageinaday?

.Questions20to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

5.（分数：42.60）

A.Yourresumehasbeenwellprepared.

B.Yourprofessorhasmaderecommendationforyou.

C.Thejob-huntingsitehasaprivacypolicy.J

D.Thejob-huntingsitehasalargenumberofvisitors.

解析：［听力原文］

Nowadays,moreandmorestudentsprefertohuntjobsonline.However,your

privacymayfallintothewronghands.Yourpersonaldatacanbeusedbycriminalsto

profitatyourexpense.Sohowdoyouprotectyourselveswhilecirculatingyour

resumesonline?Thekeytoasuccessfulonlinejobsearchislearningtomanagethe

risks.Herearesometipsforstayingsafewhileconductingajobsearchonthe

Internet.

Checkforaprivacypolicy.Ifyouareconsideringpostingyourresumeonline,

makesurethejobsearchsiteyouareconsideringhasaprivacypolicy.Thepolicy

shouldspellouthowyourinformationwillbeused,storedandv/hetherornotitwill

beshared.Youmaywanttothinktwiceaboutpostingyourresumeonasitethat

automaticallysharesyourinformationwithothers.

Safeguardyouridentity.Careerexpertssaythatoneofthewaysjobseekers

canstaysafewhileusingtheInternettosearchoutjobsistoconcealtheiridentities.

Replaceyournameonyourresumewithagenericidentifier.Youshouldalso

considereliminatingthenameandthelocationofyourcurrentemployer.Depending

onyourtitle,itmaynotbeallthatdifficulttodeterminewhoyouareoncethename

ofyourcompanyisprovided.Useageneraldescriptionofthecompany.Ifyourjob

titleisunique,considerusingthegenericequivalentinsteadoftheexacttitle

assignedbyyouremployer.

Establishanemailaddressforyoursearch.Anotherwaytoprotectyour

privacywhileseekingemploymentonlineistoopenupanemaiaccountspecifically

foryouronlinejobsearch.Thiswillsafeguardyourexistingemailboxintheevent

thatstrangersgetsholdofyouremailaddressandsharesitwithothers.Usingan

emailaddressspecificallyforyourjobsearchalsoeliminatesthepossibilitythatyou

willreceiveunwelcomeemailsinyourprimarymailbox.Whennamingyournew

emailaddress,besurethatitdoesn'tcontainreferencestoyournameorother

informationthatwillgiveawayyouridentity.

Keepconfidentialinformationconfidential.Donot,underanycircumstances,

shareyoursocialsecurity,driver'slicense,andbankaccountnumbersorother

personalinformation.Honestemployersdonotneedthisinformationwithaninitial

application.Don'tprovidethiseveniftheysaytheyneeditinordertoconducta

backgroundcheck.

Accordingtothelecture,whatshouldjobseekersmakesurebeforetheypost

resumesonline?

.Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

8.（分数：42.60）

A.ltjustneedsthecouplestoearnalargesumofmoney.

B.ltrequiresmuchhardworktodealwithmaritalissues.J

C.ltrequiresthecouplestogiveuptheirclaimsafteradispute.

D.ltrequiresthecouplestogiveupone'spersonalinterestsandhobbies.

解析：［听力原文］

Agoodmarriageisonethatlasts.Where'sdivorceintheformulaofagood

marriage?MerriamWebsterdefinesmarriageasthelegalrelationshipintowhicha

manandawomanenterwiththepurposeofmakingahomeandraisingafamily.

Withjustitsdefinition,marriageisnotasimplethingtogetinto.Itcallsforalotof

hardworkandefforttosurvivethestressofmaritalissueslikefinances,children,

householdchores,andmore.

Divorceoffersagrandexitawayfromquarrellingandfights,fromhurtand

fromotherproblemsthatmarriagebrings.Ontheotherhand,it'salsothebusthat

willtakeyouawayfromthoselongandworthwhileconversationswithyourspouse,

fromtheloveandsecurityyourmarriageoffers.It'salsothesignthattheoncebrave

personwhogotmarriedisnolongerasbraveandactuallybecameacowardthat

takestheeasywayout.Ifyouhavebeenbraveonce,beevenbraverandstandupfor

yourmarriage.Rememberthatconsideringdivorceisnotakeytoagoodmarriage.

Compromiseplaysanimportantroletokeepcouplestogetherandhavea

goodmarriage.Compromisemeansarrivingtoanagreementafteradisputebecause

eachorbothpartnershavegivenuptheirdemandsandarguments.Withconstant

compromises,maritalissuescanbesettledwithoutevenputtingdivorceinthe

picture.

Whensomeonefeelsthehurtisalreadytoomuch,endingtherelationshipor

marriageisaseeminglygoodoption.Buthaveyoutriedtoforgiveyourspouse

beforeyoueventhoughtofgivinguponyourmarriage?Forgettingpreviousconflicts

ishardtodosinceitleavesamarkinyourmemory.Butdwellingonthosenegative

emotionshasaverydestructiveeffectonyou,yourpartner,andyourmarriage.

Considertrialseparationratherthandivorce.Sometimetocooldownis

perhapswhatyouneed.Ifyouandyourpartnerjustcan'tstopfightingoveralmost

everything,rest.Giveeachotherachancetorediscoverburiedfeelingsoflove,

respectandtrust.Itisalsoagreattimetorememberyourgoodtimestogetherasa

couple.Italsomighthelpyoufindwaysonhowtogetthosetimesback.

AccordingtoMerriamWebster,whatdoesagoodmarriagerequire?

PartIIIReadingComprehension（总题数：0,分数：O.OOj

SectionA（总题数：10,分数：0.00）

.ItstartedwithanitchafterastrollonaCaribbeanbeach,butinjustafewdays

ithaddevelopedintoacompletetravel1.Inmid-JanuaryEddieZytnerand

KatieStephens,acouplefromWindsor,Ontario,wentonavacationtoPuntaCana,a

resorttownontheeasterncoastoftheDominicanRepublic.Atsomepoint,

they2theyhadbeenbittenbybugsduringoneoftheirwalksbecausetheir

feetwouldn'tstop3."Wewerescratchingourtoesforalmostthedurationof

thetrip；'ZytnertoldCNN.

Itkeptgettingworse.FourdaysaftertheygotbacktoWindsor,theirfeet

swelled,then4intopainfulblisters,accordingtothecouple'sFacebookposts.

Theycouldnolongerwearsocksorshoesandhadtouse5towalk.Andthey

startedtoseescars,6thatseemedtobetheresultofsomethingtunneling

throughtheirflesh.Aftermultipletripstodoctors,onemadeacorrect,ifdisgusting,

diagnosis:cutaneouslarvamigrans（皮肤幼虫移行症），amedicaltermtranslatedas

"wanderinglarvaeintheskin."

AccordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,themost

commonwaytobeinfectedisbywalking7oncontaminatedsoil.Morethan

halfabillionpeopleacrosstheworldareinfectedwiththeparasites,whichwere

once8intheUnitedStates,theCDCsays.Parasiticworms"accountfora

majorburdenofdiseaseworldwide."

Stephens,9thismonth,nowonthemendaftertakinganti-parasitic

drugs,wasdolingouthealthadvicefortravelerswaryoffollowinginherswollen

footsteps:Wearshoes."Toanybodytravelingsomewhere10,pleasebe

carefulwheninthesandandwearshoes!"sheposted.

A.assumedF.eruptedK.similarly

B.barefootG.injuriesL.tropical

C.bleedingH.itchingM.troublesome

D.crutchesI.nightmareN.typical

E.epidemicsJ.particularlyO.widespread（分数：35.50）

1.（分数：3.55）

填空项1：（正确答案：I）

解析：名词辨析题。分析句子结构可知，空格前的acompletetravel与空格

处构成名词短语，作developedinto的宾语，因此空格处需要填名词。根据空格

所在句可知，有人在海滩漫步后感觉发痒。接着本句后半句月but笔锋一转，提

到在接下来的几天，发痒变成了一个彻头彻尾的旅行。结合备选项，可以

推断出nightmare“噩梦”符合题意，故为答案。

2.（分数：3.55）

填空项1：（正确答案：A）

解析：动词辨析题。分析句子结构可知，空格处作谓语，需要填动词的过

去式，空格后为宾语从句。根据句意可知，这对夫妇他们在一次散步时被

虫子咬了。由之后的became可知，被虫子咬了是他们猜测的内容。结合备选项，

可以推断出assumed"假定，认为”符合题意，故为答案。

3.（分数：3.55）

填空项1：（正确答案：H）

解析：动词辨析题。根据stop的固定用法stopdoingsth.可知，空格处需

要填动诃的・ing形式。根据句意可知，这对夫妇猜测他们被虫子咬了，原囚是他

们的脚在不停地o结合备选项和首句提到的“发痒”，可以推断出itching

“发痒”符合题意，故为答案。

4.（分数：3.55）

填空项1：（正确答案：F）

解析：动词辨析题。空格前的then体现动作的先后顺序，由空格前的swelled

推断，空格处需要填动词的过去式。根据句意可知，他们的脚先是肿了起来，然

后是起了水泡。可见病情变得更为糟糕，脚肿后突然起了水泡。结合备选项，可

以推断出erupted“突然发生”符合题意，故为答案。

5.（分数：3.55）

填空项1：（正确答案：D）

解析：名词辨析题。根据句式usesth.todosth.可知，空格处需要填入名

词。根据句意可知，他们不能再穿袜子或鞋子，并且只好使用走路。结合

备选项，可以推断出crutches“拐杖”符合题意，故为答案。

6.（分数：3.55）

填空项1:（正确答案：G）

解析：名词辨析题。空格后面是that引导的定语从句，用来说明中心词的

具体情况，故空格处应该填入名词作scars的同位语。根据句意可知，这对夫妇

开始查看伤疤，看起来是因为什么东西穿过他们的皮肉。空格处是scars

的同位语，它们在意思上也应该相近。结合备选项，可以推断出injuries"受伤

之处”符合题意，故为答案。

7.（分数：3.55）

填空项1：（正确答案：B）

解析：副词辨析题。分析句子结构可知，空格处需要填入副词用以修饰

walking,表示走路的状态。根据句意可知，这种疾病最常见的感染方式是

行走在受污染的土壤上。根据后文提到的旅行时要穿上鞋子的忠告，可以推测出

感染是因为没有穿鞋行走在受污染的土壤上。结合备选项，barefoot“赤着脚地”

符合题意，故为答案。

8.（分数：3.55）

填空项1：（正确答案：0）

解析：形容词辨析题。空格位于which引导的定语从句中，为主系表结构，

were后面应该是形容词。根据句意可知，全世界有超过5亿人感染上了这种寄

生虫，可见它的普遍性。结合备选项，可以推测出widespread“分布广的”符合

题意，故为答案。

9.（分数：3.55）

填空项1：（正确答案：K）

解析：副词辨析题。空格所在部分位于句子中间，且用逗号与句子其他成

分隔开作插入语，可以判断空格处应填副词。根据句意可知，斯蒂芬斯在服用了

抗寄生虫药物后，状况得到了改善，这也发生在这个月。结合备选项，可以推测

出similarly“同样地”符合题意，故为答案。

10.（分数：3.55）

填空项1：（正确答案：L）

解析：形容词辨析题。空格前面是somewhere,空格处需要填形容词，作

后置定语修饰somewhere。根据全文内容可知，这对夫妇是在热带地区旅行，常

在加勒比海滩漫步，这里斯蒂芬斯建议旅行者在热带地区的沙滩，要穿鞋。结合

备选项，可以推测出tropical”来自热带的”符合题意，故为答案。

SectionB（总题数：10,分数:0.00）

WillAlRobotsTurnHumansintoPets?

A.InaroomattheUnitedNationsoverlookingNewYork'sEastRiver,ata

tableaslongasatenniscourt,around70ofthebestmindsinartificialintelligence

recentlyateaseabassdinnerandcouldnot,forthelifeofthem,agreeonthe

comingimpactofAlandrobots.

B.ThisisperhapsthemostvexingchallengeofAl.There'sagreatdealof

agreementaroundthenotionthathumansarecreatingagenieunlikeanythat's

poofed（嗖的一声）outofabottlesofar——yetnoconsensusonwhatthatgeniewill

ultimatelydoforus.Ortous.

C.WillAlrobotsgobbleallourjobsandrenderustheirpets?TeslaCEOElon

Musk,perhapsthemostadmiredentrepreneurofthedecade,thinksso.Hejust

announcedhisnewcompany,Neuralink,whichwillexploreaddingAl-programmed

chipstohumanbrainssopeopledon'tbecomelittlemorethanpesky（烦人的）

annoyancestonewgenerationsofthinkingmachines.

D.AfewdaysbeforethatU.N.meeting,TreasurySecretaryStevenMnuchin

wavedawayworriesthatAl-drivenrobotswillstealourworkandpride."It'snoteven

onourradarscreen,"hetoldthepress.Whenaskedwhenwe'llfeeltheintellectual

heatfromrobots,heanswered:"50to100moreyears."

E.AttheU.N.forum,organizedbyAlinvestorMarkMineviehtogenerate

discussionsthatmighthelpworldleadersplanforAl,ChetanDube,CEOofIPsoft,

stoodandsaidAlwillhave10timestheimpactofanytechnologyinhistoryin

one-fifththetime.Hethrewaroundfiguresinthehundredsoftrillionsofdollars

whentalkingaboutAl'seffectontheglobaleconomy.ThegatheredAlchiefsfrom

companiessuchasFacebook,Google,IBM,AirbnbandSamsungnoddedtheirheads.

F.Issuchlightningchangegood?Whoknows?EvenIPsoft'sstatedmission

soundslikeadouble-edgedax.Thecompany'swebsitesaysitwants"topowerthe

worldwithintelligentsystems,eliminateroutineworkandfreehumantalenttofocus

oncreatingvaluethroughinnovation."Thatnodoubtsoundsav/esometoaCEO.To

ahugechunkofthepopulation,though,itcouldcomeacrossashappy-speakfora

pinkslip.Apparently,ifyou'regettingpaidaregularwagetodo"routinework,"

you'reabouttoget"freed"fromthattediousjobofyours,andthenyouhadbetter

"innovate"ifyouwantto,youknow,"eat."

G.ThefolksfromIBMtalkedabouthowitsWatsonAlwillhelpdoctorssift

throughmuchmoreinformationwhendiagnosingpatients,anditwillconstantly

learnfromallthedata,soitsthinkingwillimprove.Butwon'ttheAlstarttodoa

betterjobthandoctorsandmakethehumansunnecessary?No,ofcoursenot,the

IBMerssaid.TheAlwillimprovethedoctors,sotheycanhelpusallbehealthier.

H.Hedgefundguyssaidrobottradingsystemswillmakebetterinvesting

decisionsfaster,improvingreturns.Theydidn'tseemtooworriedabouttheircareers,

eventhoughsomehedgefundsguidedsolelybyAlarealreadyoutperforminghuman

hedgefundmanagers.YannLeCun,Facebook'sAlchiefandoneofthemost

respectedAlpractitioners,saysAlwillbeusedtodiscoverandhelpeliminatebiases

andbringpeopletogether一yetfornow,Algetsaccusedofuncoveringourindividual

biasesandservingupcontentthatconfirmsandhardensthem,therebymakinghalf

thecountrymadattheotherhalf.

I.GreteFaremo,executivedirectoroftheUnitedNationsOfficeforProject

Services,askedtechnologistseagerlyandanxiouslytoslowdownabitandmakesure

thestuffthey'reinventingsolvestheworld'sgreatproblemswithoutmakingnew

ones.Butanotherspeaker,UllasNaikofStreamlinedVentures,hintedathow

quantumcomputingwillsoongreatlyspeedupdevelopmentofthinkingmachines.

Hebelievesquantumcomputingiscloserthanmostpeoplethink,andincaseyou

don'tknow,aquantumcomputerwillbesofreakishlypowerfulthatitwillmakeany

computertodayseemasold-fashionedasanAmishbuggy.

J.Putallthistogether,andAlmightbethemostwonderfultechnology

we'veyetcreated,helpinghumansgettoahigherplaneifitdoesn'tturnagainst

humans,Terminatorstyle.Thoughmostlikely,itwilllandsomewhereinbetween.

K.Here'saquestionworthconsidering:IsthisAltsunamireallythatdifferent

fromthechangeswe'vealreadyweathered?Everygenerationhasfeltthat

technologywaschangingtoomuchtoofast.It'snotalwayspossibletocalibratewhat

we'regoingthroughwhilewe'regoingthroughit.

L.InJanuary1965,Newsweekranacoverstorytitled"TheChallengeof

Automation."Ittalkedaboutautomationkillingjobs.Inthosedays,"automation"

oftenmeantelectro-mechanicalcontraptions（奇'怪的机械装置）ontheorderof

yourhomedishwasher,orinsomecasestheera'snewfangledmachinescalled

computers."InNewYorkCityalone,"thestorysaid,"becauseofautomaticelevators,

thereare5000fewerelevatoroperatorsthantherewereinI960."Tragicintheday,

maybe,butsomehowsocietyhasmanage