Architects have long had the feeling that the places we live in can affect our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. But now scientists are giving this feeling an empirical (经验的，实证的) basis. They are discovering how to design spaces that promote creativity, keep people ________, and lead to relaxation.

Researches show that aspects of the ________ environment can influence creativity. In 2007, Joan Meyers-Levy at the University of Minnesota, reported that the height of a room’s ceiling ________ how people think. Her research indicates that higher ceilings encourage people to think more ________, which may lead them to make more abstract connections. Low ceilings, on the other hand, may inspire a more detailed ________.

In addition to celling height, the view ________ by a building may influence an occupant’s ability to concentrate. Nancy Wells and her colleagues at Cornell University found in their study that kids who ________ the greatest increase in greenness as a result of a family move made the most gains on a standard test of attention.

Using nature to improve focus of attention ought to ________ academically, and it seems to, according to a study led by C. Kenneth Tanner, head of the School Design &Planning Laboratory at the University of Georgia. Tanner and his team found that students in classrooms with ________ views of at least 50 feet outside the window had higher scores on tests of vocabulary, language arts and maths than did students whose classrooms primarily ________ roads and parking lots.

Recent study on room lighting design suggests that ________ light helps people to loosen up. If that is true generally, keeping the light low during dinner or at parties could increase ________. Researchers of Harvard Medical School also discovered that furniture with rounded edges could help visitors relax.

________, scientists have focused mainly on public buildings. “We have a very limited number of studies, so we’re almost looking at the problem through a straw,” architect David Allison says. “How do you take answers to very specific questions and make ________ use of them? That’s what we’re all ________ with.”

Robots’ Intelligence

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly complicated, there are growing concerns that robots could become a threat. This danger can be _________, according to computer science professor Stuart Russell if we figure out how to turn human _________ into a programmable code.

Russell argues that as robots take on more complicated tasks, it’s necessary to translate our morals into AI language. _________ , if a robot does chores around the house, you wouldn’t want it to put the pet cat in the oven to make dinner for the _________ children. “You would want that robot _________ with a good set of values,” said Russell.

Some robots are already programmed with basic human values. For example, mobile robots have been programmed to keep a _________ distance from humans. Obviously there are cultural differences, but if you were talking to another person and they came up close in your personal space, you wouldn’t think that’s the kind of thing a _________ brought-up person would do.

It will be possible to _________   more complicated moral machines, if only we can find a way to set out human values as clear rules. Robots could also learn values from drawing patterns from large sets of data on human behavior. They are dangerous only if programmers are _______.

The biggest __________ with robots going against human values is that human beings fail to do sufficient testing and they’ve produced a system that will __________ some kind of taboo(禁忌). One simple check would be to program a robot to check the correct course of action with a human when presented with a(n) __________ situation.

If the robot is unsure whether an animal is suitable for the microwave, it has the opportunity to stop, send out beeps, and ask for __________ from a human. If we humans aren’t quite sure about a decision, we go and ask somebody else.

The most difficult step in programming values will be deciding exactly what we believe in ________, and how to create a set of ethical(伦理的)rules. But if we __________   an answer, robots could be good for humanity.

Last year, hundreds of people spent a lot of money in climbing Qomolangma even though they knew they would be challenged with different risks. For these people, climbing Qomolangma is an experience, making some feel weak and others______．

George Mallory believed that what people get from this _______ is sheer joy. People eat and make money to be able to______ life. Sadly, this climber lost his life in 1924 while climbing Qomolangma. Alan Arnette believed that there were a thousand reasons to turn around and only one to ______ going. He added,“You really have to focus on the one ______ that’s most important and unique to you. It depends on the physical and mental ______ to push when you want to stop.”

With the majority of attempts ______ either in total success or failure, is there a scientific reason? Recent studies indicate that risk-taking may be part of human ______. Research also suggests that our desire to seek risks can be connected to how much we expect to ______the result.

Therefore，it’s ______up to you whether you will take the risk of climbing Qomolangma.