2015年英语四级作文预测：人脑和电脑

Directions: Write a composition entitled The Brain and the Computer. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:

有人认为预测电脑的功能将超过人脑。请就人脑与电脑的区别写一 篇作文，你可以从体积、运算速度和结构等方面进行对比。

参考范文：

The Brain and the Computer

Some recent developments in computer industry make scientists predict that the gap between human beings and the machine will be closed by the year 20000. To understand the significance of this prediction, let us compare the human brain with existing computers. The brain consumes electrical energy at the rate of 25 watts and occupies volume of one tenth of a cubic foot. The brain houses between 10 billion and 100 billion items of information. Every brain cell is directly connected to many other cells. As a result, the cells in which information is stored can communicate with thousands of other cells. Incontrast,jhe

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predict v.预测，预言

cubic foot立方尺

gap n.差互巨大

house v.容纳

close v.消失，结束

communicate with ... 与? ?交流，沟通

significance n.重要性 意义

compare ... with ...把 和 in contrast 相比较 进行比较

pigeonhole n.分类架

consume v.消耗

in a word总之，简言之

at the rate of ...以 的速度

in comparison with ... 与? 比较，同比较起来

occupy volume of . 占据 的体积