Claude Sammut,a professor of computer science and engineering at the University of New South Wales in Australia,said it would soon be possible for robots to defeat the stars of the future.

  For many years,Mr Sammut has been a member of a project called RoboCup,where robots have been programmed to learn how to play football and compete against others in a football match.

  As he explains,the robots are having difficulty in learning how to control the ball and move the ball on their own,but he is still full of confidence that one day in the fu?ture they will show the same skills as Wayne Rooney,who is one of the best football players in the world.

  Mr Sammut also saidIn 1968,John McCarthy and Donald Michie made a bet with David Levy,who was then the chess champion in Scotland,that within 10 years a computer programme would be able to beat him. It took a little bit longer than 10 years (nearly 30 years) but eventually such programmes came into being.”

  "In the same spirit of a grand challenge,RoboCup aims to develop a team of robots that can defeat the world soccer champion team by the year 2050. To achieve this,or come even closer to the ambition,the robots will have to be able to sense and act in completely unstructured environments. This will require major advances in percept—f感知) ,decision making,learning,and cooperative behaviours. Con?sidering robots are integrated hardware and software systems,great advances will also be needed in sensors (传感器) ,energy storage,and materials."

4. The RoboCup is aimed to develop robots that know how to         .

   A. play computer football games

   B. play football and win in real matches

   C. understand the rules of the football game

   D. improve the skills of real football players

5. What kind of difficulties are the robots facing in playing football?

   A. They can't run as fast as real people.

   B. They can't recognize their partners accurately.

   C. They can't control the ball well by themselves.

   D. They can't pass the ball to their partners.

6. The idea of designing a computer program that could defeat a chess champion came forth         .

   A. in 1968   B. in 1978

   C. in the 1990s   D. 30 years ago

7. What's the best title for this passage?

   A. Scientists' wisdom in designing robot football players

   B. Robot football players to beat the world's best team by 2050

   C. Robot football players' bright future

   D. Mr Sammut―the father of robot football players  

 "Mum,you're always on the computer!" Laure com-planu'd.

"No,I'm not. " I 33       .

  "Every day I come home from school you're working on the computer.”

  "Well,at least I'm here 34        you!"

  My daughter was right. Day after day. in my home office,I would stare into space as my 35        typed out the thoughts of a speaker or research completed for an ar?ticle. It seemed that my work as a writer and speaker 36        my fingers to the keyboard and my mind to valua?ble ideas. What Laure did not 37        was that during her day away,I'd also be doing a lot of housework. It was only around three in the afternoon that I'd 38        seat myself at my desk for a few 39        moments of deep thought. Then she'd come in from school.

  I was 40        of myself on being available to my chil?dren. After all,I am a speaker on child behaviour and par?enting. But Laure's observation 41        my heart. In her eyes,I must have been a mom who was 42        but unap?proachable. I wouldn't make such an image (形象) before her. My relationship with my children is more 43        than any other work.

  "Laure," I called, "come here a minute.” She wandered to my doorway. I had decided to have her 44        me when I was too devoted to work. I wanted her to have the 45        to let me know when she thought I was cold.

After I explained my 46        and the fact that I chose home office to be accessible to her and her sister,I offered Laure the following 47       .

  "Whenever you feel I'm ignoring you or you need my 48      ,I want you to 49        me," I said, "just come up and give me a little hug,that'll be our signal that you 50        me.” Years later we still have that 51        sign. I've be- come much more sensitive to my daughters' comings and goings. 52 she always gives me a little hug to remind me of the real reason I work at home.

33. A. thought H. refused C defended   D. agreed 

34.A. for   B. over   C. against   D. after 

35. A. feet   B. hands   C. eyes   D. ears 

36.A. connected   B. turned   C. gave   D. added 

37.A. admit   B. realize

   C. believe   D. recognize 

38.A. luckily   B. gradually   C. instantly   D. finally 

39.A. anxious   B. precious   C. busy   D. rare 

40.A. proud   B. ashamed   C. afraid   D. scared 

41.A. filled   B. broke   C. touched   D. mended 

42.A. suitable   B. available   C. acceptable   D. reasonable 

43.  A. important   B. funny

   C. obvious   D. wonderful 

44. A. warn   B. persuade   C. encourage   D. remind 

45.A. patience   B. time

   C. power   D. honour 

46. A. pattern   B. dream   C. schedule   D. choice 

47.A. promise   B. chance   C. answer   D. truth 

48.A. help   B. attention   C. decision   D. advice 

49.A. hug   B. shake   C. kiss   D. kick 

50.A. miss   B. hate   C. need   D. scold 

51.A. unknown   B. unexpected   C. unfinished   D. unspoken 

52. A. And   B. But   C. Or   D. Yet

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