馬斯克演示猴子用意念打字，或造福醫學界

奇速英語國際教育研究院

During Neuralink’s show-and-tell event on Wednesday night， Musk shared a video of a monkey using telepathy（心靈感應）.

The monkey with a brain chip is Sake. Sake is shown in a video typing on a screen. Musk explained that the monkey was using his mind to spell out what the computer program wanted him to write. The event showed monkeys with the brain implant（植入） doing many incredible tasks

with the technology. Sake could seemingly type out a sentence about the kind of snack he wanted to eat. But Sake wasn’t physically typing what he wanted to eat on the computer—he was using his mind power， thanks to the Neuralink invention.

Neuralink was co-founded by Musk. One day， Neuralink’s chips， which are coin-sized devices designed to be implanted in the brain， could do anything from cure paralysis（癱瘓） to give people telepathy， according to Musk.

He said in the video that the Neuralink implant could help people who are unable to use their arms and legs use their phone， saying that they would be able to control their phone better than someone who has working hands.

Musk used the video to address the concerns of the activist group over Neuralink’s treatment of monkeys. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine said earlier this year that it had obtained records showing the monkeys experienced extreme suffering as a result of inadequate animal care. Ahead of Neuralink， the animal rights group called on Musk to show details about the monkeys. Musk said on Wednesday that the monkeys actually enjoy doing the demos as they are rewarded with fruit.

Neuralink will begin human trials in the next six months if the FDA approves the company’s application. He plans to get his own brain implant once it’s available. Musk missed his own projections for when Neuralink would begin implanting its devices in humans.

1.What is true about Sake？

A.There is no chip in its brain.

B.It finished many tasks successfully.

C.Sake has no interest in food.

D.Sake didn’t show up in the event.

2.In which filed will this technology be used according to Musk？

A.Tourist. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B.Education.

C.Health. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D.Construction.

3.What does the underlined word “inadequate” mean？

A.Not good enough.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B.Very amazing.

C.Neither good nor bad.? ? ? ? ? ? ? D.Not terrible at all.

4.What is the passage mainly about？

A.Monkey plays computer games with its mind.

B.Monkey appears to “telepathically” type.

C.People online found the monkey presentation interesting.

D.The Neuralink implant also has a future with humans.

參考答案：1.B 2.C 3.A 4.B