学历教育 - 外语类
Nancy:MayIseeyourdrivinglicenseandvehicleregistrationcard,please?
Dick:______.
- A.Sorry,Iforgottobringmyhomework.
- B.Sure.Hereismybusinesscard.
- C.Good.DidIdoanythingwrong?
- D.Yes.ButIdon'tthinkIamagoodstudent.
Theway____(他们被对待)hurttheirfeelings,intheopinionofme.
Ioftenthoughtofmychildhood,____Ilivedonafarm.
- A.who
- B.when
- C.where
- D.which
Thesefiguresaregrossunderestimatesofthetrueincidenceofoccupationalill-health.
Hereisapieceofpaper_____(在上面写着那本书的标题)TheArabianNights.
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Thehumanbraincontains10thousandmillioncellsandeachofthesemayhaveathousandconnections.(77)Suchenormousnumbersusedtodiscourageusandcauseustodismissthepossibilityofmakingamachinewithhuman-likeability,butnowthatwehavegrownusedtomovingforwardatsuchapacewecanbelesssure.Quitesoon,inonly10or20yearsperhaps,wewillbeabletoassembleamachineascomplexasthehumanbrain,andifwecanwewill.Itmaythentakeusalongtimetorenderitintelligentbyloadingintherightsoftware(软件)orbyalteringthearchitecturebutthattoowillhappen.
(78)Ithinkitcertainthatindecades,notcenturies,machinesofsilicon(硅)willarisefirsttorivalandthenexceedtheirhumanancestors.Oncetheyexceedustheywillbecapableoftheirowndesign.Inarealsensetheywillbeabletoreproducethemselves.Siliconwillhaveendedcarbon’slongcontrol.Andwewillnolongerbeabletoclaimourselvestobethefinestintelligenceintheknownuniverse.
Astheintelligenceofrobotsincreasestomatchthatofhumansandastheircostdeclinesthrougheconomiesofscalewemayusethemtoexpandourfrontiers,firstonearththroughtheirabilitytowithstandenvironments,harmfultoourselves.Thus,desertsmaybloomandtheoceanbedsbemined.Furtherahead,byacombinationofthegreatwealththisnewagewillbringandthetechnologyitwillprovide,theconstructionofavast,man-createdworldinspace,hometothousandsormillionsofpeople,willbewithinourpower.
6.Inwhatwaycanwemakeamachineintelligent?
A)Bymakingitworkinsuchenvironmentsasdeserts,oceansorspace.
B)Byworkinghardfor10or20years.
C)Byeitherproperlyprogrammingitorchangingitsstructure.
D)Byreproducingit.(C)
7.Whatdoesthewriterthinkaboutmachineswithhuman-likeability?
A)Hebelievestheywillbeusefultohumanbeings.
B)Hebelievesthattheywillcontrolusinthefuture.
C)Heisnotquitesureinwhatwaytheymayinfluenceus.
D)Hedoesn’tconsidertheconstructionofsuchmachinespossible.
8.Theword“carbon”(Line4,Para.2)standsfor________.
A)intelligentrobotsB)achemicalelementC)anorganicsubstanceD)humanbeings(D)
9.Arobotcanbeusedtoexpandourfrontierswhen________.
A)itsintelligenceandcostarebeyondquestion
B)itisabletobeartheroughenvironment
C)itismadeascomplexasthehumanbrain
D)itsarchitectureisdifferentfromthatofthepresentones(A)
10.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.
A)aftertheinstallationofagreatnumberofcellsandconnections,robotswillbecapableofself-reproduction
B)withtherapiddevelopmentoftechnology,peoplehavecometorealizethepossibilityofmakingamachinewithhuman-likeability
C)oncewemakeamachineascomplexasthehumanbrain,itwillpossesintelligence
D)robotswillhavecontrolofthevast,man-madeworldinspace
AccordingtoUKofficialstatistics,everyyearabout2000livesarelostthroughoccupationaldiseaseorinjury,about20,000majorindustrialinjuriesoccur(e.g.skullfracture,lossofsight)andthereareabout200,000injuriesresultinginaworkdisabilityof3daysormore.
Coca-Colafoundthatemployeeswhoparticipatedinwellnessandexerciseprogramsusedfewersickdaysandtendedtobemoreproductiveontheirjobs.
Doyouthinkcompaniesshouldprovidesportsfacilitiesfortheirstaff?(Why?)
Afriendofminewasfondofdrawinghorse.Hedrewthehorsesverywell,buthealwaysbeganthetail.NowitistheWesternruletobeginattheheadofthehorse,thatiswhyIwassurprised.Itstruckmethatitcouldnotreallymakeanydifferencewhethertheartistbeginsattheheadorthetailorthebelly(肚子)orthefootofthehorse,ifhereallyknowshisbusiness.Andmostgreatartistswhoreallyknowtheirbusinessdonotfollowotherpeople’srule.Theymaketheirownrules.Everyoneofthemdoeshisworkinawaypeculiar(奇特的)tohimself;andthepeculiaritymeansonlythathefindsitmoreeasytoworkinthatway.
Nowtheverysamethingistruetoliterature(文学).Andthequestion,"HowshallIbegin?"onlymeansthatyouwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetailorsomewhereelse.Thatis,youarenotyetexperienced(有经验的)enoughtotrusttoyourownpowers.Whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwill
neveraskthequestion,andIthinkthatyouwilloftenbeginatthetail--thatistosay,youwillwritetheendofthestorybeforeyouhaveeventhoughtofthebeginning.
1.Afriendofthewriter’sdrewthehorses____.
A.verywell
B.inthewayofwesternrule
C.inthewayofhisownrule
D.alloftheabove
2.Thewriterwassurprisedbecause____.
A.theartistbegantodrawattheheadofthehorse
B.theartistbegantodrawatthetailofthehorse
C.theartistmadehisownrule
D.theartistdidnotfollowotherpeople’srule
3.Youarenotyetexperiencedbecause____.
A.youdon’tknowwheretobegin
B.youwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetail
C.youalwaysaskedquestion
D.youdonottrusttoyourownpowers
4.Whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwill____.
A.neveraskquestion
B.oftenbeginatthetail
C.shouldwritetheendofthestory
D.shouldthinkofthebeginning
5.Thetopicofthepassageis______.
A.Howtodrawahorse
B.Howtowriteastory
C.Howtomakeyourownrules
D.Trusttoyourownpowers