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IhavedesignedanappthatisforrestaurantswhereItaketheirmenuandtranslateitinto15differentlanguagessotheirinternationalguestscanenjoythediningexperiencewithouthavingtotranslatethemenuthemselves.Theysimplydownload(下载)theappfromtherestaurant’swebsitewhichhasthemenutranslatedfortheminallthe15languages.
Youdon’thavetobefluentinanyofthelanguages.JustbegoodattranslatingEnglishintootherlanguageswithgoodgrammarbywhatevertranslationprogramyouuse.
IhavealargedatabaseinthelanguagesIamusingofcookingterms,fruit,vegetablesetc.Iwillpresentitforyoutouseandaswegoalongitwillonlygetlargerandmakeyourjobmucheasier.There’llbealotofcuttingandpasting(粘贴)andthenaddinggrammar.Itjusthastobewrittennicelyforarestaurantwiththedescriptionstheyprovideforthedishes.
Therestaurantswillhavethesamedatabasesotheycancutandpastetochangetheirownmenuitems(项目)whenevertheywant.
Ihopetoget200plusrestaurantsthisyear,soifyouneedsomemoneyandarereliable,honestandgoodatwhatIneed,thenIneedyou.Agoodsenseofhumourandattitudegoesalongwayaswell.
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21.Whatcanwelearnaboutthisapp?
A.Ittranslatesmenusforguests.
B.Itoffersaprivateeatingexperience.
C.Itaimstodevelopservers’languageskills.
D.Itimprovescommunicationbetweeninternationalguests.
22.Whatisrequiredbytheauthorofthetranslationprogram?
A.PeoplewhocanspeakfluentEnglish.
B.Peoplewhocancreatealargedatabase.
C.Peoplewhocantranslatethedishes’descriptions.
D.PeoplewhocantranslateotherlanguagesintoEnglish.
23.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?
A.Toadvertiseanapp.
B.Toofferajobopportunity.
C.Tointroducearestaurant.
D.Todescribeatranslatedmenu.
B
TomDreesen’slifehasequallycontributedtocomedyandphilanthropy(慈善).Heisexcellentatboth,andhasachievedgreatsuccessinbothareas.
Dreesenhasmadeover500appearancesonnationaltelevisionasastand-upcomedian,includingmorethan60appearancesonTheTonightShow.HeisafavoriteguestofDavidLetterman,andfrequentlyhoststheshowinLetterman’sabsence.For13yearshetouredacrossthecountry,andhasappearedcountlesstimesinLasVegas,RenoandAtlanticCity.Tomhasactedinmanytelevisionshows—fromColumbotoMurder,SheWrote—andappearedinmoviesincludingManontheMoonandSpaceballs.HehasstarredinhisownTVcomedyspecial,DreesenStreet,andhostedalatenighttalkshowinChicago,NightTimeStarringTomDreesen.
Dreesen’scomicstyleiswarm.DailyVarietycalledhim“aprofessionalcomedianandoneofthemostrespectedfamilycomediansofourtime.”LarryWilde,authorofTheGreatComedianssaidaboutTom’sperformances,“Excellentmaterial,perfecttiming,TomDreesenisthegreatestcomedian.”FrankSinatra,whocalledhimselfa“pubsinger,”describedDreesenasa“pub(酒吧)comedian.”“We’reacoupleofneighborhoodkindofguys,”saidSinatra.
Dreesenhasalsomadeanunbelievablemarkwithhisphilanthropicactivities.For30yearshehaslenthistalenttoover100charities,andfoundeda“DayforDarlene”tobenefitMultipleSclerosis(多发性硬化症)Research.Heran26milesonthreeoccasionsfortheevent,whichisnamedforhislatesisterwhowassufferingfrommultiplesclerosis.
Andhe’sstillgoingstrong.Aproudveteran(老兵)oftheUnitedStatesNavy,hecontinuestoperformforUStroops(军队)allovertheworld.TomDreesen’shometownofHarvey,Illinoisnamedastreetafterhim.HereceivedtheEllisIslandMedalofHonorin2005.
24.InwhatwaydidDreesenhelpLetterman?
A.HetriedtoinviteLetterman’sfavoriteguests.
B.Heappeared500timesonLetterman’sshows.
C.HetalkedhighlyofLetterman’sshowsinpublic.
D.HetookLetterman’splacewhenhewasaway.
25.WhatdoesLarryWildethinkofDreesen?
A.Heisapubcomedian.
B.Heisquitewarm-hearted.
C.Heisgoodatcreatingexcellentideas.
D.Heisthemostrespectedfamilycomedian.
26.Whatcanbelearnedabout“DayforDarlene”?
A.Ithasahistoryof30years.
B.Itwasnamedafteraperson.
C.Itisacharityforvariousdiseases.
D.ItwasfoundedbyDreesenandhissister.
27.WhatdoesDreesendoforUStroops?
A.Hefightsinbattles.
B.Hehelpssomeveterans.
C.HevisitstheUSNavyoften.
D.Hebringsthementertainment.
C
Deepfunding(资金)cutstopublicschoolprogramsareforcingdistrictsaroundtheUStoreduceartseducation.ThePhiladelphiaschoolsystemisnoexception.Itsoncegreatmusicprogramhasbeenstrugglingbecausealargenumberoftheinstrumentsaredamaged,withnofundstorepairthem.Now,thanksto“SymphonyforaBrokenOrchestra,”aprojectheadedbyTempleContemporary,someofthewoundedinstrumentsarebeingbroughtbacktolife.
Theideacameaboutin2013whenTempleContemporaryDirectorRichardBlacksonwastouringoneofthe23Philadelphiaschoolsthathadbeenclosedthatyear.Amongtheitemsbeingcombinedfromalltheschoolswasaroomfullofbrokeninstruments.ThenBlacksoncarefullyexaminedeachwoundedinstrumentandfoundthat1,000ofthemwererepairable.
Tohelpraisefundsfortheproject,hereachedouttoPulitzer-andGrammy-winningcomposerDavidLang.“I’mcompletelyaproductofpublicschools.SowhenBlacksontoldmehehadwaystofixthese1,000instruments,myfirstthoughtwasthateachoneoftheseinstrumentswasanopportunitytochangethelifeofastudent,”saidLang.Themusiciancameupwiththesmartideaofwritingasymphonyspecificallyforthedamagedinstruments.
“SymphonyforaBrokenOrchestra”tookplaceinPhiladelphiaonDecember3,2017.Performedby400musicians,themelodiesprovedwhatbrokeninstrumentscoulddo.Theperformance,whichraisedmuch-neededfunds,didnotend.The“SymphonyforaBrokenOrchestra”projectcontinuesonlinewithadescriptionofallthebrokeninstruments.Peoplecansupporttheprogrambycontributingbetween$50and$200tohelpgettheinstrumentsrepaired.
Thankstothisproject,whichhasthusfarraisedover$237,000,Philadelphiastudentswillfindworkinginstrumentswhentheyreturntoschoolthisfall.Hopefully,thesuccessofthisunusualattemptwillencouragepublicschooldistrictsaroundthecountrytocomeupwithcreativewaystokeeptheirrapidly-disappearingartsprogramsalive.
28.WhatmadeBlacksoncreatetheproject?
A.
Anumberofdamagedinstrumentsatschool.
B.
Thebigbenefitsofrepairinginstruments.
C.Thestrongwishtostartanorchestra.
D.Acoupleofclosedschools.
29.HowdidLanglookatBlackson’sproject?
A.Hewassurprisedbyit.
B.Hehaddoubtsaboutit.
C.Hestronglysupportedit.
D.Hepaidnoattentiontoit.
30.Howdidtheprojectraisefunds?
A.Byasking400musicianstosingtogether.
B.Bysellingthedamagedinstrumentsonline.
C.Byholdingaconcertforbrokeninstruments.
D.Byinvitingprize-winningcomposerstowritemusic.
31.Whatistheachievementoftheproject?
A.Itstressestheimportanceoflearningarts.
B.Itbringshopetoartsprogramsatschool.
C.ItprovidesmoneyforPhiladelphiastudents.
D.Itallowspoorstudentstoperforminventively.
D
Alexaisaformofartificial(人工的)intelligence,orAIforshort.ManypeoplestarttheirmorningsbyaskingAlexafortheweatherforecastorthelatestnews.Adevice(设备)thathousesAlexacanalsoplaymusicfromyourfavoriteplaylists,keepashoppinglist,ordertakeoutfood,answerquestions,sendvoicemessagesandevenrun“smart”homecontrols.
TrainingAIsystemstorespondtoproblemswithhuman-likeintelligence—andlearnfromtheirmistakes—cantakemonths,orevenyears.ConsiderAlexaandsimilarsoftware,suchasApple’sSiri.Todothetasksitshumanownersask,thesesystemsmustmakesenseofandthenrespondtosentencessuchas,“Alexa,playmyEdSheeranplaylist”or“Siri,whatisthecapitalofIndia?
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Computerscan’tunderstandlanguageasitisspokenbypeople.SoAIresearchersmustfindawaytohelphumanscommunicatewithcomputers.Thetechnologyusedtogetcomputersto“understand”humanspeechortextisknownasnaturallanguageprocessing.Bynaturallanguage,computerscientistsrefertothewaypeoplenaturallytalkorwrite.ToteachanAIsystematasklikecomprehendingasentenceorrespondingtoaperson’slastmoveinaboardgame,scientistsneedtofeeditlotsofexamples.
AlphaGoisanAIsystemdesignedbyGooglethathasbeatenahumanchampion,LeeSedol,atthestrategy(策略)boardgameGo.TotrainAlphaGo,Googlehadtoshowit30millionGomovesthatpeoplehadmadewhileplayingthegame.ThenAlphaGousedwhatitlearnedtoanalyzethoseplaysasitplayedagainstdifferentversions(版本)ofitself.Duringthispractice,theprogramcameupwithnovelmoves—onesneverseeningamesbetweenpeople.
Computers,softwareanddevicesthatarepoweredbyAIcandomuchmore,however,thanjustplayboardgamesandmusic.Andonedaytheycouldmakeourlifemucheasierandmuchmoreinteresting.
32.WhatdoestheexampleofAlexashow?
A.AImayreplacehumansoneday.
B.AIisplayingaroleinourmodernlife.
C.AIhasbeenwidelyusedaroundtheworld.
D.AIhastotallychangedpeople’sbadhabits.
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