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Computers might not be clever enough to trick adults into thinking they are intelligent yet, but a new study, led by Javier" Movellan at the University of Califomia San Diego, shows that a giggling (咯咯笑的) robot is clever enough to get toddlers (初学走路者) to treat it as a peer (同龄人).
The researchers stationed a 2-foot-tall robot Called QRIO in a classroom of a dozen toddlers aged between 18 months and two years. QRIO stayed in the middle of the room using its sensors (传感器) to avoid bumping (碰撞) into the kids. It was programmed to giggle when the kids touched its head, to occasionally sit down, and to lie down when its batteries died.
"We expected that after a few hours, the magic was going to disappear," Movellan says. "That"s what was found with earlier robots." But, in fact, the kids remained interested in the robot over several weeks, eventually communicating with QRIO in much the same way they did with other toddlers.
The researchers measured the relationship between the children and the robot in several ways. Firstly, as with other toddlers, they touched QRIO mostly on the arms and hands, rather than on the face or legs. For this age group, "the amount of touching is a good predictor of how you are doing as a social being," Movellan says.
The children helped the robot up when it fell, and when QRIO"s batteries ran out and it lay down, a toddler would come up and cover it with a blanket and say "night, night". However, when QRIO was programmed to spend all its time dancing, the kids quickly lost interest. When the robot went back to its old self, the kids treated it like a peer again.
"The study shows that current technology is very close to being able to produce robots able to develop a special relationship with toddlers," says Movellan. But, he adds, it is not clear yet whether robots can interest older children or adults in the same way.
1. What does the underlined word "stationed" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Hid. B. Observed. C. Placed. D. Named.
2. At the beginning of the experiment, researchers .
A. feared that the robot would harm the toddlers
B. programmed the robot to move freely about the classroom
C. expected the robot to communicate with the toddlers
D. thought the toddlers" interest in the robot wouldn"t last long
3. Kids aged between 18 months and two years behave
as social beings by.
A. giggling B: touching C. toddling D. dancing
4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Giggling robot becomes one of the kids
B. Giggling robot used as a classroom assistant
C. Giggling robot makes kids more active in class
D. Giggling robot attracts more attention from kids
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
解析
核心考点
试题【 Computers might not be clever enough to trick adults into thinking they are int】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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第二节完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
A fisherman was lying on a beautiful beach and enjoying the warm sunshine with one end of his fishing pole (鱼竿) placed in the sand.
Then a 21 came walking down the beach to have a 22 from his work. He saw the fisherman and decided to 23 why this fisherman was not working 24 .
“If you want to catch lots of fish, you should be 25 rather than lying on the beach!”
The fisherman asked, looking 26 at the businessman and smiling, “And what will my reward be?”
“Well, you can get big 27 to catch more fish!” the man answered.
“And then what will my reward be?” asked the fisherman, 28 smiling.
The businessman replied, “Then you will 29 money and you can buy more nets and also a big boat 30 you can get a lot more fish!”
“And then what will my reward be?” the fisherman asked the 31 question with a smiling face again.
The businessman was beginning to get 32 .
“You can buy a bigger boat, and hire (雇) some people to fish for you! Then you will be a rich man,” he said in a higher 33 .
Once again the fisherman smiled at him and asked, “And then what will my reward be?”
The businessman was 34 of his question and shouted at the fisherman, “Don’t you understand? You can become so 35 that you will never have to work for your living again! You can 36 on this beach and enjoy the 37 .”
The fisherman didn’t 38 the question this time. 39 , he asked “What do you think I’m doing right now?”
Not knowing 40 to say, the businessman left.
21．A. teacher B. doctor C. farmer D. businessman
22．A. look B. rest C. walk D. meeting
23．A. look up B. hunt for C. find out D. watch out
24．A. little B. much C. hard D. early
25．A. learning B. working C. sleeping D. resting
26．A. down B. up C. away D. out
27．A. fields B. space C. nets D. houses
28．A. still B. even C. not D. only
29．A. accept B. receive C. make D. create
30．A. as if B. even though C. so that D. although
31．A. same B. difficult C. special D. different
32．A. frightened B. interested C. hungry D. angry
33．A. voice B. sound C. grade D. place
34．A. fond B. tired C. proud D. worried
35．A. famous B. rich C. happy D. lucky
36．A. sit B. stand C. lie D. run
37．A. sunshine B. moonlight C. cool wind D. sunrise
38．A. reply B. repeat C. consider D. report
39．A. However B. Instead C. So D. Besides
40．A. when B. where C. what D. which
72 And one of the biggest problems is “crazy” fans who live their idols (偶像) too much. Andy Lau, the Hong Kang superstar, experienced that last year. A fan was so crazy about Andy that she persuaded her parents to spend all their money and travel to Hong Kang to meet him. Andy is a nice man so he met the girl and talked with her for a few minutes.
That should have been the end of the story, but it wasn’t! 73 In despair (绝望), the father jumped into the sea and said it was because Andy Lau had made him poor and had made his daughter a “crazy” fan. It’s a very sad story and it shows what can happen when ordinary people become crazy pop fans.
We like famous persons, and we enjoy listening to them. 74 And some people think that, since they love the pop star, the pop star should love then back.. That’s crazy! 75 They have their own families and friends. Their job is to entertain us, not to love us. So, don’t be a “crazy” fan, be a good fan, and just appreciate the joy, the happiness and the excitement that your favorite pop star bring you.
| A．Well, clearly, there are lots of problems. |
| B．Sometimes we think we know them as well as we know our closest friends. |
| C．It seems like the coolest job in the world. |
| D．The family had spent all their money to meet Andy and they had no money to return home. |
F. Pop stars have their own personal lives.
G. In fact, there is no difficulty in becoming a pop star.
In 2000, Yocum and Bell found this building in the city’s West End. Built in 1947, the structure had been abandoned years earlier and the roof of the main building had fallen down. But the price was right, so Yocum bought it. He spent eight months of his off-hours on demolition(拆除), pulling rubbish out through the roof, because it was too dangerous to go inside the building, The demolition was hard work, but it gave him time to think about what he wanted to do, and “to treasure what was there – the walls, the rust, the light,” Yocum said.” Every season, more paint falls off the walls and more rust develops. It’s like an art installation(装置) in there-a slow-motion show.”
Since the back building had been constructed without windows, an all-glass front was added to the building to give it a view of the courtyard, and skylights were installed in the roof. The back of the building is a working area and a living room for Yocum and his wife. A sort of buffer(缓冲) zone between the front and the back contains a bathroom, a kitchen and a mechanical room, and the walls that separate these zones have openings that allow views through to the front of the studio and the courtyard beyond.
Yocum and Bell, who have just completed an art gallery for the city, feel that the experience from decoration of their building, focusing on the inside rather than the outside, has influenced their work. It has also given these architects a chance to show how they can make more out of less.
小题1: According to the passage, it is for most young architects in big cities to work in a building of their own.
| A．easy | B．unnecessary | C．unrealistic | D．common |
| A．it was a bargain to him | B．it was still in good condition |
| C．it was located in the city center | D．it looked attractive from the outside |
| A．pulled rubbish out through the roof | B．removed the skylights from the bathroom |
| C．presented a slow–motion show in an art gallery | |
| D．built a kitchen at the back part of the old building |
| A．benefited a lot from pulling down the roof | B．turned more old buildings into art galleries |
| C．got inspiration from decorating their old building | |
| D．paid more attention to the outside of the gallery |
| A．people can learn a lot from their failures |
| B．it is worthwhile to spend money on an old building |
| C．people should not judge things by their appearance |
| D．creative people can make the best of what they have |
第三部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Dear Lee,
Thank you for your note．I like your _26_ between death and failure．I had not thought of these two in the same way __27__ you describe．I thank you for bringing this to my _28__．
Your insights are very deep．As you say, “death is only a（n） _29_ but failure can change someone’s whole life．” Yes, death is final．Failure is _30__．Death leaves us with _31__ ．But failure can leave us with lessons which will _32_ our lives．
I hope that your failure to pass that _33__ English test will help you _34__ it will hurt you．Please remember that it is not being _35_ down that is important．It is the inability to get up that is __36__ ．You will have to learn to get up, and to get going．Failure is the “staying down．” It is not the “falling down．”
From reading your letter, I __37__ your English to be very good．You write better than __38___ of my American friends．I do not know the reason for __39__ your English test．Maybe you were distracted that day．It is __40__ that persons are judged on the basis of a single test．
You write well, you __41__ your feelings with excellence, and you think __42__ ．These characteristics should __43__ you move toward a bright career．Just don’t let yourself “stay down．” Get up and __44__ them all know that you are talented and you are __45__ to succeed．I think you will．
With best wishes for a fine career．
Yours,
Frank
26．A．idea B．comparison C．thought D．reason
27．A．which B．where C．what D．that
28．A．attention B．heart C．head D．home
29．A．end B．result C．fact D．thing
30．A．forever B．continuous C．contemporary D．temporary
31．A．something B．nothing C．anything D．thinking
32．A．increase B．better C．honor D．treasure
33．A．easy B．terrific C．terrible D．ordinary
34．A．as good as B．more than C．as well as D．much than
35．A．fallen B．stayed C．knocked D．felt
36．A．impossible B．possible C．necessary D．important
37．A．judge B．accept C．prefer D．expect
38．A．all B．any C．one D．some
39．A．succeeding B．passing C．finishing D．failing
40．A．likely B．reasonable C．a shame D．fair
41．A．find B．express C．speak D．tell
42．A．deeply B．thoroughly C．carefully D．widely
43．A．leave B．drive C．help D．start
44．A．get B．ask C．show D．make
45．A．devoted B．determined C．engaged D．supposed
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I used to believe in the American dream that meant a job, credit, success．I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us separately chasing the same thing．
One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell apart．I found myself homeless and alone．I had my truck and $56．I searched the countryside for some place I could rent for the cheapest possible amount．I came upon a deserted cottage in a small remote valley．I hadn"t been alone for 25 years．I was scared, but I hoped the hard work would distract and heal me．
I found the owner and rented the place for $50 a month．The locals knew nothing about me．But slowly they started teaching me the art of being a neighbor．They dropped off blankets, tools and canned deer meat and began sticking around to chat．They would ask if I wanted to meet cousin Albie or go fishing．They started to teach me a belief in a different American dream, not the one of individual achievement but of neighborliness．Men would stop by with wild berries, ice cream, truck parts to see if I was up for courting．I wasn"t, but they were civil anyway．The women on that mountain worked harder than any I"d ever met．They taught me how to store food in the stream and keep it cold and safe．I learned to keep enough for an extra plate for company．
What I had believed in, all those things I thought were necessary for a civilized life, were non-existent in this place．Up on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my relationships with my neighbors．
After four years in that valley, I moved back into town．I saw a lot of people were having a really hard time, losing their jobs and homes．With the help of a real estate broker （房地产经纪人） I chatted up at the grocery store, I managed to rent a big enough house to take in a handful of people．It"s four of us now, but over time I"ve had nine come in and move on to other places from here．We"d all be in shelters if we hadn"t banded together．
The American dream I believe in now is a shared one．It"s not so much about what I can get for myself; it"s about how we can all get by together．
56．Before a series of unhappy events happened, the writer ____．
A．had a well-paid job
B．worked hard for his American dream
C．worked hard and liked to share
D．felt hopeless about his American dream
57．What does the underlined word "it" in the second paragraph refer to?
A．The house． B．The job．
C．The company． D．The American dream．
58．What does the underlined sentence "I learned to．．．" in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?
A．The writer learned to run a company．
B．The writer learned to share with others．
C．The writer learned to keep enough plates．
D．The writer learned to save money for his company．
59．Why did the writer rent a big house?
A．To make some money． B．To show off his wealth．
C．To share with those people in need． D．To make friends with his neighbors．
60．The writer mainly tells us about ____．
A．his unhappy experiences B．the friendly people in the valley
C．the change of his living conditions D．his new idea of the American dream
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