05年职称英语理工ab考试模拟题(5).docx

05 年职称英语理工 AB 考试模拟题 (5) 难度E/A级 Kasparov ： Chess Computers Beatable...For Now Humans will continue to beat computers for years ．but the machines are 1ikely to dominate in matches played over several games ， according to the world's top chess player ． "We will not see a machine replacing a human being in our lifetime ． Man will be able to beat a computer in at least one game for a very long time ，"Kasparov told a press conference in Moscow a week after settling for a draw in a six ．game match with the computer Deep Junior in New York ． But while human intuition can provide an advantage in individual games ． "Man will never be able to play 8 or 10 games in a row to an equal level ， "Kasparov said ．He gradually declines for a variety of external factors ： the weather ，a headache ， family strains or whatever ． " In his Man vs ．Machine contest in the United States ， Kasparov won the first game ， but lost the third after committing a mid-game blunder ． He then adopted a safety-first strategy, and in the sixth game passed up a chance to win by accepting a draw in a position some analysts said was favourable ． Kasparov-watchers believe he was determined above all not to lose to Deep Junior because he was still smarting from a defeat to another computer, Deep Blue ．in 1997 ． That 10ss clearly rankled Kasparov, and he said at the time that the computer had been receiving assistance from its human operators ． The Russian ，who has reigned undisputedly as the world's top player since 1985 ， said he was"satisfied overall"with his result against Deep Junior ．although"if I'd been in better shape and had more time to prepare the result might have been different ． "He stressed the importance of psychology in chess between one human player and another, and described the "psychological discomfort"involved in adapting to a confrontation with a machine ． In chess with humans ． "you're always attempting to impose your decisions on the personality of your rival ． A game is always an exchang