英语翻译中级口译模拟试题及答案解析十

英语翻译中级口译模拟试题及答案解析(10)

(:T20/共20题)SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST

A:SpotDictation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanks

init.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.Writeyour

answerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Rememberyouwillhearthe

passageONLYONCE.

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Direction:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanks

init.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordsyouhaveheardonthetape.Writeyouranswerin

thecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONL/

ONCE.Wehaveallexperienceddayswheneverything1.Adaymaybeginwellenough,

butsuddenlyeverythingseemsto2.Whatinvariablyhappensisthatagreatnumberof

thingschoosetogowrong3.Itisasifasingleunimportanteventsetup4.Letus

supposethatyouarepreparingamealand5thebabyatthesametime.Thetelephone

ringsandthis6toanunforeseenseriesofcatastrophes.Whileyouareonthephone,the

babypullsthetableclothoffthetable,smashinghalfyourbestcrockeryandcuttinghimself

7.Youhanguphurriedlyand8baby,crockery,etc.Meanwhile,themeal9.Asif

thiswerenotenoughtoreduceyoutotears,yourhusbandarrives,10bringingthreeguests

todinner.

Thingscangowrong11,asanumberofpeoplerecentlydiscoveredinParramatta,a

suburbofSydney.Duringthe12oneeveningtwocarscollidedandbothdriversbeganto

argue.Thewomanimmediatelybehindthetwoearshappenedtobealearner.Shesuddenly

13andstoppedherear.Thismadethedriverfollowingherbrakehard.Hiswifewassitting

besidehimholdingalargecake.Asshewas14,thecakewentrightthroughthe

windscreenandlandedontheroad.Seeingacakeflyingthroughtheair,alorrydriverwhowas

15alongsidethecar,pulledupallofasudden.Thelorrywasloadedwithemptybeerbottles

andhundredsofthem16thebackofthevehicleandontotheroad.Thisledtoyetanother

angryargument.Meanwhile,thetraffic17.Ittookthepolicenearlyanhourtogetthe

traffic18again.Inthemeantime,thelorrydriverhadtosweepuphundredsofbroken

bottles.Onlytwostraydogsbenefitedfrom19,forthey20whatwasleftofthecake.

Itwasjustoneofthosedays!

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（2广25/共10题）B:ListeningComprehension

Statements

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.Thesestatementswill

bespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlisten

carefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestin

meaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen

inthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.Thesestatementswill

bespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlisten

carefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestin

meaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen

inthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

第21题

A.Propershops,evenforeign,shouldbeallowedintheForbiddenCity.

B.ThecoffeeshopsdoharmtotheForbiddenCity,soweshouldgetridofthem.

C.Whethertheshopsareharmfuldependsontheircountrytheyarefrom.

D.ThecoffeeshopsintheForbiddenCityusedtobeharmless,butnotnow.

第22题

A.Sincetherearemorejobsavailable,morestudentschoosecomputerscienceastheirmajor.

B.Therearenotenoughgradsqualifiedforcomputerscienceemployment.

C.Morestudentsgraduatingwithcomputersciencedegreescanmeetthequalification.

D.Therearemorethanenoughgradsqualifiedforcomputerscienceemployment.

第23题

A.Florencemadepossiblethisreception.

B.ldon'tmindifFlorencecomestothereception.

C.Florencedidnotgetenoughnoticetocometothereception.

0.Florencewasabletocometothereception.

第24题

AJackcouldnotrepairthelampanditwasrepairedbyanelectrician.

B.ThelampwassobadlydamagedthatJackhadtobuyanewone.

CJackdidn'taskanelectriciantorepairthelamp,althoughitwasbadlydamaged.

DJackcouldrepairthelamphimself,buthedidn'tbotherandcalledinanelectrician.

第25题

A.SinceI'veboughtaPSRIcan'taffordtogototheconcert.

B.MyPSPisworthmorethanaticketfortheconcert.

C.ldonzthaveenoughmoney,soitzsimpossibleformetogototheconcert.

D.Nomatterhowmuchtheticketcosts,Iwillbuyit.

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（26~30/共10题）B:ListeningComprehension

Statements

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.Thesestatementswill

bespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlisten

carefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestin

meaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen

inthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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第26题

A.Tonyisthelastpersontofinishthetask.

B.Everyonecanfinishthetask,includingTony.

C.Tonycanztfinishthetask.

D.Tonyisthebestpersontofinishthetask.

第27题

A.Aminormistakecanhaveahugeinfluence.

B.Aslipofonezspencanmakeimportantproject.

C.Aminormistakewonztcauseahugeinfluence.

D.Onecanneglectminormistakes.

第28题

A.IrisfeltBeatlezstuneswerenotoutofdate.

B.lrispreferredherbrother'ship-hopssongtoBeatlezstunes.

C.lrisenjoyedBeatle'stunesmorethanhip-hopssongs.

D.lrislikedtoplayhip-hopsongswithherbrother.

第29题

A.Wecanclimbahighmountainveryquickly.

B.ltzspossibletoclimbthismountaininnotime.

C.ltzsimpossibletoclimbahighmountain.

D.CIimbingahighmountaintakestime.

第30题

A.Wehavetousestrongdrugsbecausethispilldoesn'twork.

B.Thispillalleviatesthepain,sowedonztneedtousestrongerdrugs.

C.Wepreferthispilltostrongerdrugstoalleviatethepain.

D.Thispillisbetterthananyotherstrongerdrugstoalleviatethepain.

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（31~34/共20题）TalksandConversations

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestionreadthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions11-14

第31题

A.Atafair.

B.Atacafeteria.

C.lnacomputerlab.

D.lnashoppingmall.

第32题

A.Thelatestcomputertechnology.

B.Theorganizingofanexhibition.

C.Thepurchasingofsomeequipment.

D.Thedramaticchangesinthejobmarket.

第33题

A.Datacollection.

B.Trainingconsultancy.

C.Corporatemanagement.

0.Informationprocessing.

第34题

A.1,050pounds.

B.1,500pounds.

C.5,000pounds.

D.500pounds.

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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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A.Becausepeoplemighthavetomigratetheresomeday.

B.Becauseitisverymuchliketheearth.

C.Becauseitiseasiertoexplorethanotherplanets.

0.Becauseitsatmosphereisdifferentfromthatoftheearth.

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A.Itschemicalelementsmustbestudied.

B.ltstemperaturemustbelowered.

C.Bigspaceshipsmustbebuilt.

D.ltsatmospheremustbechanged.

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A.ItinfluencesthesurfacetemperatureofMars.

B.ltprotectslivingbeingsfromharmfulrays.

C.ltkeepsaplanetfromoverheating.

D.ltisthemaincomponentoftheairpeoplebreathe.

第38题

A.Manwillprobablybeabletolivetherein200years.

B.Scientistsareratherpessimisticaboutit.

C.Manwillprobablybeabletolivetherein100,000years'time.

0.Scientistsareoptimisticaboutovercomingthedifficultiessoon.

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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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A.2,000.

B.4,000.

C.6,000.

D.7,000.

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A.Clothing.

B.日ectricalappliance.

C.Travelagencies.

0.Photographicequipment.

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A.10%.

B.20%.

C.25%.

D.30%.

第42题

A.Twoweeks.

B.Lessthantwoweeks.

C.Twoorthreeweeks.

D.Morethanthreeweeks.

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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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第43题

A.Becauseshewasboredwithheridlelifeathome.

B.Becauseshewasofferedagoodjobbyherneighbour.

C.Becauseshewantedtohelpwiththefamily'sfinances.

0.Becauseherfamilywouldliketoseehermoreinvolvedinsociallife.

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A.Doinghousework.

B.Lookingafterherneighbour'schildren.

C.ReadingpapersandwatchingTV.

0.Takinggoodcareofherhusband.

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A.JanegotangryatBill'sidlelife.B.Billfailedtoadapttothenewsituation.

C.BillblamedJaneforneglectingthefamily.D.Thechildrenwerenottakengoodcareof.

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B.

C.

D.

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A.Neighboursshouldhelpeachother.

B.Womenshouldhavetheirowncareers.

C.Manandwifeshouldsharehouseholdduties.

0.Parentsshouldtakegoodcareoftheirchildren.

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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereach

ofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkor

conversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoices

andchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhave

choseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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第47题

A.Tobuyaplaneticket.

B.Totalktoafriend.

C.Toaskforsomeinformation.

D.Toarrangeforherconference.

第48题

A.Anexcursion.

B.Afullreturnticket.

C.Asingleticket.

D.Threesingletickets.

第49题

A.2104pounds.

B.1402pounds.

C.2401pounds.

D.1204pounds.

第50题

A.London-Cairo-Melbourne.

B.London-Melbourne-Cairo.

C.London-Singapore-Melbourne.

D.London-Singapore-Cairo.

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(51~55/共5^)C:ListeningTranslation

SectenceTranslation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5sentencesinEnglish.Youwillhearthe

sentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwrite

yourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5sentencesinEnglish.Youwillhearthe

sentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwrite

yourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

第51题

Evenaself-confidentpersonneedstopracticebeforemakingaspeechinpublic.

第52题

Wearenottryingtopracticemedicine.Wearetryingtogiveconsumersdetailedinformationon

theirvarioushealthcareissue.

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Boeing,theworld'slargestcommercialairplanemaker,announcedithas18billiondollarsinnew

ordersthisyearforitsnew777jetliner.

第54题

Tourismclearlycountsasoneofthemostremarkableeconomicandsocialphenomenaofthelast

century.Itundoubtedlywillkeepthispositionforthecenturytocome.

第55题

Weareallintimatelyfamiliarwithatleastonelanguage,yetfewofUSeverstoptoconsiderwhat

weknowaboutit.Thewordsofalanguagecanbelistedinadictionary,butnotallthesentences.

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(56~57/共2题)PassageTranslation

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.Youwillhearthepassages

ONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversion

inthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouare

listening.

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Directions:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.Youwillhearthepassages

ONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversion

inthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouare

listening.

第56题

TheU.S.unemploymentratedroppedinNovember,whilethenation'seconomylostthefewest

jobssince2007.AreportfromtheLaborDepartmentFridaysaysthejoblessratewas10percent

lastmonth,aslightdeclinefromthe26-yearhighof10.2%ithitinthepreviousmonth.TheU.S.

economyalsolost11,000jobsinNovember,whichisfarlessthanthepriormonth.

第57题

Yourtimeislimited,sodon'twasteitlivingsomeoneelsezslife.Don'tbetrappedbydogma-

whichislivingwiththeresultsofotherpeople'sthinking.Donztletthenoiseofothers'opinions

drownoutyourowninnervoice.Andmostimportant,havethecouragetofollowyourheartand

intuition.Theysomehowalreadyknowwhatyoutrulywanttobecome.Everythingelseis

secondary.

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(58~62/共30题)SECTION2:STUDASKILLS

Directions:Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer.(A),(B),C.or(D),toeach

question.Answerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedor

impliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorresponding

spaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Directions:Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseANSWERBOOKLETbestanswer,(A),(B),(C)or

(D),toeachquestion.Answerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatis

statedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthe

correspondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions1-5Itishardlynecessaryforme

tocitealltheevidenceofthedepressingstateofliteracy.ThesefiguresfromtheDepartmentof

Educationaresufficient-27millionAmericanscannotreadatall,andafurther35millionreadat

alevelthatislessthansufficienttosurviveinoursociety.

Butmyownworrytodayislessthatoftheoverwhelmingproblemofelementalliteracythanit

isoftheslightlymoreluxuriousproblemofthedeclineintheskillevenofthemiddle-classreader;

ofhisunwillingnesstoaffordthosespacesofsilence,thoseluxuriesofdomesticityandtimeand

concentration,thatsurroundtheimageoftheclassicactofreading,ithasbeensuggestedthat

almost80percentofAmerica'sliterate,educatedteenagerscannolongerreadwithoutan

accompanyingnoise(music)inthebackgroundoratelevisionscreenflickeringatthecornerof

theirfieldofperception.Weknowverylittleaboutthebrainandhowitdealswith

simultaneousconflictinginput,buteverycommon-senseintuitionsuggestsweshouldbe

profoundlyalarmed.Thisviolationofconcentration,silence,solitudegoestotheveryheartof

ournotionofliteracy;thisnewformofpart-reading,ofpart-perceptionagainstbackground

distraction,rendersimpossiblecertainessentialactsofapprehensionandconcentration,let

alonethatmostimportanttributeanyhumanbeingcanpaytoapoemorapieceofproseheor

shereallyloves,whichistolearnitbyheart.Notbybrain,byheart;theexpressionisvital.

Underthesecircumstances,thequestionofwhatfuturethereisfortheartsofreadingisa

realone.Aheadofuslietechnical,psychic,andsocialtransformationsprobablymuchmore

dramaticthanthosebroughtaboutbyGutenberg,theGermaninventorinprinting.The

Gutenbergrevolution,aswenowknowit,tookalongtime;itseffectsarestillbeingdebated.The

informationrevolutionwilltoucheveryfactofcomposition,publication,distribution,andreading.

Nooneinthebookindustrycansaywithanyconfidencewhatwillhappentothebookaswe've

knownit.

第58题

ThepictureofthereadingabilityoftheAmericanpeople,drawnbytheauthor,is.

A.ratherbleak

B.fairlybright

C.veryimpressive

D.quiteencouraging

第59题

Theauthor'sbiggestconcernis.

A.elementaryschoolchildren'sdisinterestinreadingclassics

B.thesurprisinglylowrateofliteracyintheU.S.

C.themusicalsettingAmericanreadersrequireforreading

D.thereadingabilityandreadingbehaviorofthemiddleclass

第60题

Amajorproblemwithmostadolescentswhocanreadis.

A.theirfondnessofmusicandTVprograms

B.theirignoranceofvariousformsofartandliterature

C.theirlackofattentivenessandbasicunderstanding

D.theirinabilitytofocusonconflictinginput

第61题

Theauthorclaimsthatthebestwayareadercanshowadmirationforapieceofpoetryorprose

is.

A.tobeabletoappreciateitandmemorizeit

B.toanalyzeitsessentialfeatures

C.tothinkitoverconscientiously

D.tomakeafairappraisalofitsartisticvalue

第62题

Aboutthefutureoftheartsofreadingtheauthorfeels.

A.upset

B.uncertain

C.alarmed

0.pessimistic

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(63~67/共30题)SECTION2:STUDASKILLS

Directions:Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer.(A),(B),C.or(D),toeach

question.Answerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedor

impliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorresponding

spaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions6-10Inthe1950s,thepioneersofartificialintelligence(Al)predictedthat,by

theendofthiscentury,computerswouldbeconversingwithusatworkandrobotswouldbe

performingourhousework.Butasusefulascomputersare,they'renowhereclosetoachieving

anythingremotelyresemblingtheseearlyaspirationsforhumanlikebehavior.Nevermind

somethingascomplexasconversation:themostpowerfulcomputersstruggletoreliably

recognizetheshapeofanobject,themostelementaryoftasksforaten-month-oldkid.

AgrowinggroupofAlresearchersthinktheyknowwherethefieldwentwrong.Theproblem,

thescientistssay,isthatAlhasbeentryingtoseparatethehighest,mostabstractlevelsof

thought,likelanguageandmathematics,andtoduplicatethemwithlogical,step-by-step

programs.AnewmovementinAl,ontheotherhand,takesacloserlookatthemoreroundabout

wayinwhichnaturecameupwithintelligence.Manyoftheseresearchersstudyevolutionand

naturaladaptationinsteadofformallogicandconventionalcomputerprograms.Ratherthan

digitalcomputersandtransistors,somewanttoworkwithbraincellsandproteins.Theresultsof

theseearlyeffortsareaspromisingastheyarepeculiar;andthenewnature-basedAlmovement

isslowlybutsurelymovingtotheforefrontofthefield.

Imitatingthebrain'sneuralnetworkisahugestepintherightdirection,sayscomputer

scientistandbiophysicistMichaelConrad,butitstillmissesanimportantaspectofnatural

intelligence."Peopletendtotreatthebrainasifitweremadeupofcolor-codedtransistors",he

explains,"butit'snotsimplyaclevernetworkofswitches.Therearelotsofimportantthings

goingoninsidethebraincellsthemselves."Specifically,Conradbelievesthatmanyofthebrainzs

capabilitiesstemfromthepatternrecognitionproficiencyoftheindividualmoleculesthatmake

upeachbraincell.Thebestwaytobuildanartificiallyintelligentdevice,heclaims,wouldbeto

builditaroundthesamesortofmolecularskills.

Rightnow,theoptionthatconventionalcomputersandsoftwarearefundamentallyincapable

ofmatchingtheprocessesthattakeplaceinthebrainremainscontroversial.Butifitprovestrue,

thentheeffortsofConradandhisfellowAlrebelscouldturnouttobetheonlygameintown.

第63题

Theauthorsaysthatthepowerfulcomputersoftoday.

A.arecapableofreliablyrecognizingtheshapeofanobject

B.areclosetoexhibitinghumanlikebehavior

C.arenotverydifferentintheirperformancefromthoseofthe50zs

D.stillcannotcommunicatewithpeopleinahumanlanguage

第64题

Thenewtrendinartificialintelligenceresearchstemsfrom.

A.theshiftofthefocusofstudyontotherecognitionoftheshapesofobjects

B.thebeliefthathumanintelligencecannotbeduplicatedwithlogical,step-by-stepprograms

C.theaspirationsofscientiststoduplicatetheintelligenceofaten-month-oldchild

D.theeffortsmadebyscientistsinthestudyofthesimilaritiesbetweentransistorsandbrain

cells

第65题

ConradandhisgroupofAlresearchershavebeenmakingenormouseffortsto.

A.findaroundaboutwaytodesignpowerfulcomputers

B.buildacomputerusingaclevernetworkofswitches

C.findouthowintelligencedevelopedinnature

0.separatethehighestandmostabstractlevelsofthought

第66题

Whatzstheauthor'sopinionaboutthenewAlmovement?

A.Ithascreatedasensationamongartificialintelligenceresearchersbutwillsoondieout.

B.lt'sabreakthroughinduplicatinghumanthoughtprocesses.

C.lt'smorelikeapeculiargameratherthanarealscientificeffort.

D.ltmayprovetobeintherightdirectionthoughnobodyissureofitsfutureprospects.

第67题

Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothephrase"theonlygameintown"(Line3,Para.

4)?______

A.Theonlyapproachtobuildinganartificiallyintelligentcomputer.

B.Theonlywayforthemtowinaprizeinartificialintelligenceresearch.

C.Theonlyareaworthstudyingincomputerscience.

D.Theonlygametheywouldliketoplayintown.

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(68~72/共30题)SECTION2:STUDASKILLS

Directions:Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer.(A),(B),C.or(D),toeach

question.Answerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedor

impliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorresponding

spaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions11-15Asregardssocialconventions,wemustsayawordaboutthewell-known

Englishclasssystem.ThisisanembarrassingsubjectforEnglishpeople,andonetheytendtobe

ashamedof,thoughduringthepresentcenturyclass-consciousnesshasgrownlessandless,and

theclasssystemlessrigid.Butitstillexistsbelowthesurface.Broadlyspeaking,itmeansthere

aretwoclasses,the"middleclass"andthe"workingclass".(Weshallignoreforamomentthe

old"upperclass",includingthehereditaryaristocracy,sinceitisextremelysmallinnumbers;but

someofitsmembershavetherighttositintheHouseofLords,andsomenewspaperstake

surprisinginterestintheirprivatelife.Themiddleclassconsistschieflyofwell-to-dobusinessmen

andprofessionalpeopleofallkinds.Theworkingclassconsistschieflyofmanualandunskilled

workers.)

Themostobviousdifferencebetweenthemisintheiraccent.Middle-classpeopleuseslightly

varyingkindsof"receivedpronunciation"whichisthekindofEnglishspokenbyBBCannouncers

andtaughttooverseaspupils.Typicalworking-classpeoplespeakinmanydifferentlocalaccent

whicharegenerallyfelttoberatheruglyanduneducated.Oneofthebiggestbarriersofsocial

equalityinEnglandisthetwo-classeducationsystem.Tohavebeentoaso-called"publicschool"

immediatelymarksyououtasoneofthemiddleclass.Themiddleclassestendtoliveamore

formallifethanworking-classpeople,andareusuallymorecultured.Theirmiddaymealis

"lunch"andtheyhavearatherformaleveningmealcalled"dinner",whereastheworkingman's

dinner;ifhisworkinghourspermit,isatmidday,andhissmaller,late-eveningmealiscalled

supper.

Aswehavesaid,however,theclasssystemismuchlessrigidthanitwas,andforalongtimeit

hasbeengovernmentpolicytoreduceclassdistinctions.Working-classstudentsverycommonly

receiveauniversityeducationandentertheprofessions,andworking-classincomeshavegrown

somuchrecentlythatthedistinctionsbetweenthetwoclassesarebecominglessandlessclear.

However,regardlessofonezssocialstatus,certainstandardsofpolitenessareexpectedof

everybody,andawell-bredpersonispolitetoeveryonehemeets,andtreatsalaborerwiththe

samerespecthegivesanimportan