The robotics revolution is set to bring humans face to face with an old fear-man-made creations as smart and capable as we are but without a moral compass.As robots take on ever more complex roles.The question naturally 26 Who will be responsible when they do something wrong?Manufacturers?Users?Software writers?The answer depends on the robot.
Robots already save us time, money and energy.In the future, they will improve our health care, social welfare and standard of living.The 27 of computational power and engineering advances will 28 enable lower-cost in-home care for the disabled, 29 use of driverless cars that may reduce drunk-and distracted-driving accidents and countless home and service—industry uses for robots, from street cleaning to food preparation.
But there are 30 to be problems.Robot cars will crash.A drone(遥控飞行器)operator will 31 someone's privacy.A robotic lawn mower will run over a neighbor's cat.Juries sympathetic to the 32 of machines will punish entrepreneurs with company—crushing 33 and damages.What should governments do to protect people while 34 space for innovation?
Big, complicated systems on which much public safety depends, like driverless cars, should be built, 35 and sold by manufacturers who take responsibility for ensuring safety and are liable for accidents.Governments should set safety requirements and then let insurers price the risk of the robots based on the manufacturer's driving record.not the passenger's.
A.arises
B.ascends
C.bound
D.combination
E.definite
F.eventually
G.interfere
H.invade
I.manifesting
J.penalties
K.preserving
L.programmed
M.proximately
N.victims
O.widespread
答案解析：
26. 根据上下文，前文提出了机器人犯错后谁负责的问题”，后文给出了答案”，可知这是一个自然而然地出现”的问题。选项 A. arises” (出现;产生) 符合语境。所以选 A。
27. 根据空格后的 and”可知，这里需要一个与 engineering advances” (工程进步) 并列的名词。选项 D. combination” (结合) 符合， the combination of computational power and engineering advances” 指的是计算能力和工程进步的结合”。所以选 D。
28. 根据句意，计算能力和工程进步的结合将最终使”更低成本的家庭护理成为可能。选项 F. eventually” (最终;终于) 符合语境。所以选 F。
29. 空格修饰 use of driverless cars”，表示无人驾驶汽车的广泛使用”。选项 O. widespread” (广泛的;普遍的) 符合语境。所以选 O。
30. 根据句意，但问题注定会出现”。be bound to do sth.”是固定搭配，意为必定;一定会”。选项 C. bound” 符合。所以选 C。
31. 根据空格后的 someone's privacy” (某人的隐私)，可知无人机操作员将会侵犯”隐私。选项 H. invade” (侵犯;侵入) 符合语境。所以选 H。
32. 根据上下文，机器人汽车会撞车，机器人会伤人，这些事故中都有受害者”。陪审团同情机器的受害者”。选项 N. victims” (受害者) 符合语境。所以选 N。
33. 根据空格后的 and damages” (和损害赔偿金)，可知这是一个与 damages”并列的名词，通常指惩罚性的罚款”。选项 J. penalties” (惩罚;罚款) 符合语境。所以选 J。
34. 根据句意，政府在保护人民的同时，为创新保留空间”。选项 K. preserving” (保留;维护) 符合语境。所以选 K。
35. 根据空格前的 built” 和 sold”，可知这里需要一个与它们并列的动词，共同描述机器人的生产过程。机器人需要被制造、被编程、被销售”。选项 L. programmed” (编程) 符合语境。所以选 L。
