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新理念大学英语学习大厅第二版综合教程二unit4E
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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:
Itisthesoundoftheonlylastingdisagreementinahouseholdthatisotherwisepeaceful.
∙正确答案：
A
8.
A）T
B）F
∙Script:
Butontopofthatshehaslatelystartedspendingsometwohoursinintensecommunicationwithacomputer.
∙正确答案：
A
9.
A）T
B）F
∙Script:
Thepartywentonasplanned.
∙正确答案：
B
10.
A）T
B）F
∙Script:
Arguingwithadaughterisalwayslikethat,soannoying.
∙正确答案：
A
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
∙TheInternetisnowplayingan（11）_________________roleinthe（12）_________________connectionandcommunication.Letters,telephonecalls,telexes,faxes,etc.arenolongertheonlywaystocommunicate.Instead,onecan（13）_________________othersbye-mail,netchat,BBS,IRC,MAVEN,CU-SeeMeandsoonwiththehelpofthe（14）_________________.Forexample,duringtheperiodofSARS,studentsinBeijinghadtobesentawayfromschool.Asaresult,theirschooleducationwasforcedtobe（15）_________________.However,anewflavorhelpedsolvetheproblem.Doyouknowhow?
（16）_________________theInternet,anewsystemcalled"EducationOn-line"wasbeingcarriedout.WiththeirPCsathome,studentscruisedaroundtheirschool（17）_________________merelyby（18）_________________theIPaddresses.Here,（19）_________________lectures,materials,exercisesandhomeworkare（20）_________________on-line.
Script:
TheInternetisnowplayinganessentialroleintheinterpersonalconnectionandcommunication.Letters,telephonecalls,telexes,faxes,etc.arenolongertheonlywaystocommunicate.Instead,onecanhavecontactwithothersbye-mail,netchat,BBS,IRC,MAVEN,CU-SeeMeandsoonwiththehelpoftheInternet.Forexample,duringtheperiodofSARS,studentsinBeijinghadtobesentawayfromschool.Asaresult,theirschooleducationwasforcedtobecutoff.However,anewflavorhelpedsolvetheproblem.Doyouknowhow?
ThankstotheInternet,anewsystemcalled"EducationOn-line"wasbeingcarriedout.WiththeirPCsathome,studentscruisedaroundtheirschoolwebsitesmerelybyinputtingtheIPaddresses.Here,sufficientlectures,materials,exercisesandhomeworkareavailableon-line.
PartIIReadingComprehension（25minutes）
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithseveralblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
∙I'dneverrealizedhowimportantdailyroutineis:
dressingforwork,sleepingnormalhours.I'dneverthoughtIreliedsomuchonco-workersforcompany.Ibegantounderstandwhylong-termunemploymentcanbeso21,whylifewithoutanexternallysupporteddailyplancan22tohigherratesofdrug23,crime,suicide.
To24balancetomylife,Iforcemyselfbackintothe25world.Icallpeople,arrangetomeetwiththefewremainingfriendswhohaven'tfledNewYorkCity.Itryto26gettothegym,soastosetaparttheweekendfromtherestofmyweek.I27interviewsforstories,doctor'sappointments—anythingtogetme28thehouseandconnectedwithothers.
Butsometimesbeingfacetofaceistoomuch.Iseeafriendandherringinglaughteris29—thenoiseofconversationintherestaurant,unbearable.Imakemyexcusesand30.Ire-entermyapartmentandruntothecomputerasthoughitwereaplaceofsafety.
A）running
B）damaging
C）flee
D）real
E）remain
F）abuse
G）atleast
H）understanding
I）intolerable
J）outof
K）intheleast
L）arrange
M）restore
N）guide
O）lead
∙
21.
______________________
∙正确答案：
B
22.
______________________
∙正确答案：
O
23.
______________________
∙正确答案：
F
24.
______________________
∙正确答案：
M
25.
______________________
∙正确答案：
D
26.
______________________
∙正确答案：
G
27.
______________________
∙正确答案：
L
28.
______________________
∙正确答案：
J
29.
______________________
∙正确答案：
I
30.
______________________
∙正确答案：
C
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）Theonlyapproachtobuildinganartificiallyintelligentcomputer.
B）Theonlywayforthemtowinaprizeinartificialintelligenceresearch.
C）Theonlyareaworthstudyingincomputerscience.
D）Theonlygametheyw
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