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新理念大学英语学习大厅第二版综合教程二unit4A
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PartIListeningComprehension（11minutes）
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartenstatements.Numbers1to6arebasedonTextAwhiletherestarebasedonTextB.EachstatementwillbereadONLYONCE.Listencarefullyanddecidewhethereachstatementistrueorfalse.
1.
A）T
B）F
∙Script:
Forthelasttwoyears,Ihavedonemuchofmyworkasatelecommuter.
∙正确答案：
B
2.
A）T
B）F
∙Script:
Ihavespentaslongasthirteenweeksaloneathome,goingoutonlytogetmailandbuynewspapersandgroceries.
∙正确答案：
B
3.
A）T
B）F
∙Script:
IstarttofeelasthoughI'vebecomeonewithmymachines,takingdatain,spittingthembackout,justanotherlinkintheNet.
∙正确答案：
A
4.
A）T
B）F
∙Script:
Onceyoustartreplacingrealhumancontactwithcyber-interaction,comingbackoutofthecavecanbequitedifficult.
∙正确答案：
A
5.
A）T
B）F
∙Script:
I'drealizedhowimportantdailyroutineis:
dressingforwork,sleepingnormalhours.
∙正确答案：
B
6.
A）T
B）F
∙Script:
Ibegantounderstandwhylong-termunemploymentcanbesodamaging,whylifewithoutanexternallysupporteddailyplancanleadtohigherratesofdrugabuse,crime,suicide.
∙正确答案：
A
7.
A）T
B）F
∙Script:
MydaughterishookedontheInternetandIdon'tthinkthatitismad,badanddangerous.
∙正确答案：
B
8.
A）T
B）F
∙Script:
MymistrustisbasedonthefactthatthisuseoftheInternetissuchapalecopyofthetime-honouredwayinwhichpeoplecommunicatewitheachother.
∙正确答案：
A
9.
A）T
B）F
∙Script:
WhenIwasplanningtogoawayforafewdayslastmonth,thisintelligent22-year-oldannouncedaplanforaparty.
∙正确答案：
A
10.
A）T
B）F
∙Script:
Ithinkarguingwithadaughterisalwayspleasantandeasy.
∙正确答案：
B
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
∙Therearealsosomeothernew（11）_________________youcanenjoyintheInternetworld,suchasbanking,shopping,（12）_________________,movies,andmusicon-line.Takebankingandshoppingon-line（13）_________________.Youmusthaveonceexperiencedhow（14）_________________itisforonetowaitinalong（15）_________________inthebank.Nowadays,thechoiceis（16）_________________.Sitting（17）_________________inyourchairathomeorintheoffice,youcanstillvisitthebankanddothebankingon-line.Shoppingisgainingmoreandmore（18）_________________inthemodernsociety.Andagain,theInternetcanmakeitmore（19）_________________andconvenient.Gototheshoppingwebsites,andalonglistofproducts'itemswithspecificinformationwillbeathandinstantly,includingabriefintroductionand（20）_________________pictureofthepurchase,itsmaterial,price,manufacturer,andhowtoorderit,etc.,onlytonameafew.
Script:
TherearealsosomeothernewflavorsyoucanenjoyintheInternetworld,suchasbanking,shopping,flash,movies,andmusicon-line.Takebankingandshoppingon-lineforinstances.Youmusthaveonceexperiencedhowtime-consumingitisforonetowaitinalongqueueinthebank.Nowadays,thechoiceisalternative.Sittingcomfortablyinyourchairathomeorintheoffice,youcanstillvisitthebankanddothebankingon-line.Shoppingisgainingmoreandmorepopularityinthemodernsociety.Andagain,theInternetcanmakeitmoreefficientandconvenient.Gototheshoppingwebsites,andalonglistofproducts'itemswithspecificinformationwillbeathandinstantly,includingabriefintroductionandvividpictureofthepurchase,itsmaterial,price,manufacturer,andhowtoorderit,etc.,onlytonameafew.
正确答案：
flavors
正确答案：
flash
正确答案：
forinstances
正确答案：
time-consuming
正确答案：
queue
正确答案：
alternative
正确答案：
comfortably
正确答案：
popularity
正确答案：
efficient
正确答案：
vivid
PartIIReadingComprehension（24minutes）
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithseveralblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
∙Ifindmyself21,morecautious,more22.Or,23,whensuddenlyconfrontedwithreallivehumans,Iget24,speaktoomuch,interrupt.IconstantlyworryifIamdressedappropriately,thatperhapsI'veactuallyforgottento25askirtandwalkedoutsideintheT-shirtandunderwearIsleepand26.
Attimes,Iturnonthetelevisionandjustleaveitto27inthebackground,somethingthatI'dneverdonepreviously.Thevoicesoftheprogramsarecomforting,butthenI'mjarredbythecommercials.Ifindmyselfsuckedinby28,orneedingto29thelatestnewsandtheweather."Dateline,""Frontline,""Nightline,"CNN,NewYork1,everypossible30ofeverystoryoverandoverandover,evenwhentheyareofnopossibleusetome.Workmovesintothebackground.Idecidetocheckmyemail.
A）spit
B）angle
C）shyer
D）soapoperas
E）keepupwith
F）puton
G）tune
H）restore
I）conversely
J）anxious
K）talkaway
L）livein
M）flee
N）angel
O）overexcited
∙
21.
______________________
∙正确答案：
C
∙
22.
______________________
∙正确答案：
J
23.
______________________
∙正确答案：
I
24.
______________________
∙正确答案：
O
25.
______________________
∙正确答案：
F
26.
______________________
∙正确答案：
L
27.
______________________
∙正确答案：
K
28.
______________________
∙正确答案：
D
29.
______________________
∙正确答案：
E
30.
______________________
∙正确答案：
B
SectionB
Directions:
Thereareseveralpassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.
∙PassageOne
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Inthe1950s,thepioneersofartificialintelligence（AI）predictedthat,bytheendofthiscentury,computerswouldbeconversingwithusatworkandrobotswouldbeperformingourhousework.Butasusefulascomputersare,they'renowhereclosetoachievinganythingremotelyresemblingtheseearlyaspirationsforhumanlikebehavior.Nevermindsomethingascomplexasconversation:
themostpowerfulcomputersstruggletoreliablyrecognizetheshapeofanobject,themostelementaryoftasksforaten-month-oldkid.
Theproblem,thescientistssay,isthatAIhasbeentryingtoseparatethehighest,mostabstractlevelsofthought,likelanguageandmathematics,andtoduplicatethemwithlogical,step-by-stepprograms.AnewmovementinAI,ontheotherhand,takesacloserlookatthemoreroundaboutwayinwhichnaturecameupwithintelligence.Manyoftheseresearchersstudyevolutionandnaturaladaptationinsteadofformallogicandconventionalcomputerprograms.Theresultsoftheseearlyeffortsareaspromisingastheyarepeculiar,andthenewnature-basedAImovementisslowlybutsurelymovingtotheforefrontofthefield.
Imitatingthebrain'sneuralnetworkisahugestepintherightdirection,sayscomputerscientistandbiophysicistMichaelConrad,butitstillmissesanimportantaspectofnaturalintelligence."Peopletendtotreatthebrainasifitweremadeupofcolor-codedtransistors,"heexplains."Butit'snotsimplyaclevernetworkofswitches.Therearelotsofimportantthingsgoingoninsidethebraincellsthemselves."
Rightnow,thenotionthatconventionalcomputersandsoftwarearefundamentallyincapableofmatchingtheprocessesthattakeplaceinthebrainremainscontroversial.Butifitprovestrue,thentheeffortsofConradandhisfellowAIrebelscouldturnouttobetheonlygameintown.
31.
Theauthorsaysthatthepowerfulcomputersoftoday____.
A）arecapableofreliablyrecognizingtheshapeofanobject
B）areclosetoexhibitinghumanlikebehavior
C）arenotverydifferentintheirperformancefromthoseofthe1950's
D）stillcannotcommunicatewithpeopleinahumanlanguage
∙正确答案：
D
32.
Thenewtrendinartificialintelligenceresearchstemsfrom_____.
A）theshiftofthefocusofstudyontherecognitionoftheshapesofobjects
B）thebeliefthathumanintelligencecannotbeduplicatedwithlogical,step-by-stepprograms
C）theaspirationsofscientiststoduplicatetheintelligenceofaten-month-oldchild
D）theeffortsmadebyscientistsinthestudyofthesimilaritiesbetweentransistorsandbraincells
∙正确答案：
B
33.
ConradandhisgroupofAIresearchershavebeenmakingenormouseffortsto_____.
A）findaroundaboutwaytodesignpowerfulcomputers
B）buildacomputerusingaclevernetworkofswitches
C）findouthowintelligencedevelopsinnature
D）separatethehighestandmostabstractlevelsofthought
∙正确答案：
C
34.
What'stheauthor'sopinionaboutthenewAImovement?
A）Ithascreatedasensationamongartificialintelligenceresearchers.
B）It'sabreakthroughinduplicatinghumanthoughtprocesses.
C）It'smorelikeapeculiargameratherthanarealscientificeffort.
D）Itmayprovetobeintherightdirectionthoughnobodyissureofitsfutureprospects.
∙正确答案：
D
35.
Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothephrase“theonlygameintown”（inPara.4）?
A）Th
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