题目内容
6.Most of us will be familiar with the traditional talent show set-up:thousands of hopefuls line up outside the audition (试音) room,wait for hours,go in and perform for a group of judges.Then these potential pop stars could be lucky and get through to the next round,or they might hear the command,"Sorry,it's a'no'from me".But what do the judges actually bring to a talent show?Music talent show judges attract millions of viewers each week to their programs.As public figures,they play an important part in advertising campaigns for these programs.But they often receive high salaries and can be moody (情绪化的).Are they really worth the expenses and difficulties that they can cause?One solution might be to replace them with computers.
Can computers really match human judges?Scientist Dr.Nick Collins and his team at the University of Sussex think they can.Dr.Collins has been working on a project that involves programming three computerized judges that he says would be far more consistent in their judgment of musical performances.Employing a special programming language,Dr.Collins's digital judges can be trained up by"listening"to particular musical styles.After they have been listening for a while,the programming language allows these judges to spot the specific features of the music.It takes eight hours to train the electronic judges in this way.During this time,they analyze lots of information about each track (录音) they listen to,including the voice quality of the music,the rhythm(节奏) and the way the tracks change over time.
Collins even says that the judges also have pet hates or guilty pleasures and that he can't expect how they will turn out.He adds,"The judges'listening ability is not yet as good as a human ear,but they won't be as moody as some human reality TV show judges."
Maybe that's the problem with this electronic musical change.Real human judges on talent shows interest us with their personality,decisions and humorous words.Will a computer be able to do the same?
51.The setup of the traditional talent show is described in Paragraph 1 toD.
A.find out more potential pop star
B.show the popularity of the talent show
C.make people familiar with the talent show
D.bring up the topic of talent show judges
52.What is the key message conveyed in Paragraph 2?C
A.Music talent shows are very popular nowadays.
B.There are too many advertisements in talent show programs.
C.There are some problems with talent show judges.
D.Judges are very important in the talent show programs.
53.Which of the following best describes how Collins's computerized judges work?C
A.They follow the change of each track.
B.They assess the voice quality of specific music.
C.They discover the characteristics of the music after listening to it.
D.They imitate the specific features of different music styles.
54.How does Collins think about his computerized judges?D
A.They will be perfect for any talent show.
B.They can listen as well as human ears.
C.They will be welcomed by the public.
D.They can judge more fairly than human judges.
55.What's the writer's opinion about replacing real human judges with computerized ones?A
A.Doubtful.
B.Interested.
C.Satisfied.
D.Optimistic.
分析 短文主要介绍了计算机化的裁判和真人裁判的区别.
解答 51.D,推理判断题,根据句子But what do the judges actually bring to a talent show?可知,作者提到传统才艺表演是为了引出裁判的话题,故答案为D.
52.C,推理判断题,根据句子But they often receive high salaries and can be moody (情绪化的).Are they really worth the expenses and difficulties that they can cause?可知,第二段主要传达的信息是才艺表演的裁判存在着一些问题,故答案为C.
53.C,细节理解题,根据句子After they have been listening for a while,the programming language allows these judges to spot the specific features of the music可知,这些计算机化的裁判听完音乐后会发现其特点,故答案为C.
54.D,推理判断题,根据句子He adds,"The judges'listening ability is not yet as good as a human ear,but they won't be as moody as some human reality TV show judges可知,Collins认为这些计算机化的裁判不会像人这么情绪化,因此更为公平,故答案为D.
55.A,推理判断题,根据句子Real human judges on talent shows interest us with their personality,decisions and humorous words.Will a computer be able to do the same?,作者最后提出的问题可以证明作者是持怀疑态度的.
点评 本文是科教类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.

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