摘要: A computer is a complex machine.It is not simple.A. simple B. complicated C. beautiful D. expensive

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  It may not have a funny bone.But that hasn't stopped one robot from developing a sense of humor.Scientists have created the first software program that can tell the difference between ordinary conversation and surprising puns(双关语).

  Previous attempts to get machines to understand jokes have largely failed because humor is so subjective and complex, making it difficult to program.But psychologists have argued that intelligent computers and robots acting as human helpers will need to understand complex puns in order to communicate and appear friendlier.

  The“joke bot”, as it has been named, recognizes simple jokes by working out how the words in a sentence are related to one another.If it decides a word does not fit in with its surroundings, the computer searches a pronunciation guide for the same or similar sounding terms.If any of those fit, it decides the passage is a joke.

  In one test, it was shown the following passage:“Mother:‘Mike, you've been working in the garden a lot this summer.’Son:‘I have to because my teacher told me to weed a lot.’”The software realizes that“weed”makes sense in the context of“working in the garden”but has no place in the same sentence as the words“teacher told me”.Since“weed”sounds similar to“read”, it can find this wordplay.

  Julia Taylor, researcher of the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, who designed the program with her colleague Lawrence Mazlack, told New Scientist that the team were now trying to make the machine understand more complex versions of humour, including sarcasm(讽刺)and irony.

  “If you've been in a car accident, you probably won't find a joke about a car accident funny,”she added.

(1)

What is the difficulty in making machines understand jokes?

[  ]

A.

Machines don't have a funny bone.

B.

Jokes are too difficult to understand for people.

C.

Humor is the kind of mental product.

D.

Human technology is not advanced at all.

(2)

What can the“joke bot”do?

[  ]

A.

It can find a joke in a car accident.

B.

It can judge whether a passage is a joke.

C.

It can tell a joke to humans.

D.

It can design a difficult joke program.

(3)

Why did the software decide the dialogue between mother and son as a joke?

[  ]

A.

Because there are the same sounding terms“a lot”.

B.

Because it found the words were related to each other.

C.

Because it recognized a word didn't fit in with its surroundings.

D.

Because it was a dialogue between mother and son.

(4)

The subject discussed in the passage is ________.

[  ]

A.

the robot that appears friendly to humans

B.

the robot that helps human communicate

C.

the robot that is intelligent

D.

the robot that can understand pun

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       Be Brave With New Things

   The old advertising slogan, “so simple a child can do it ,” has taken on new meaning to me. A few weeks ago I got a computer, but I an mechanically illiterate. I knew that children had no fear of the future, so that seemed a good place to seek help. I asked my nephew, twelve years old, at an elementary school, to help me.

   My nephew took the machine for granted and has simply accepted the fact that computers are now a way of life. He plays with them and does his homework on them and even creates programs for them. I , on the other hand, are terrified by what this equipment can do. It can interchange paragraphs, switch words around and even correct my spelling. It informs me of Its limitations, takes commands and asks questions. It even seems to have a sense of communication. Rather than accusing me of making an error, it prints “One of us has made a mistake!” It never gets tired and is always patient and ready to go when I am.

   I think it was somewhat normal for me to be suspicious of computers. They represent a break with some very familiar habits and traditions. It is only human to instinctively avoid anything that shifts thoroughly from the acceptable, comfortable past. But the world is governed by ceaseless change and we must therefore establish links with the present and future as well as the past. Computer technology is an excellent case in point, as the newest systems grow out of date in only a few years, or even months.

   This ability to see, experience and accept the new is one of our saving characteristics. To be fearful of tomorrow, to close ourselves to possibilities, to resist the inevitable, to advocate standing still when all else is moving forward, is to lose touch. If we accept the new with joy and wonder, we can move gracefully into each tomorrow. More often than not, the children shall lead us.

6.What is the new meaning of  “So simple a child can do it” for the author?

A.computers are so easy to operate that even a child can play them well

B.A child can always do more complex things than an adult.

C.It is easier for a child to accept new things than for an adult.

D.A child has greater ability than an adult in operating computers.

7.According to the second paragraph, which of the following statements is true?

A.The nephew thought it is natural to accept the fact that computers are now a way of life.

B.The nephew believed that machines were made for people to do whatever they wanted.

C.computers are not only used to communicate, but also to remove their limitations.

D.It is a fact that both adults and children have accepted computers as a way of life.

8.Which of the following doesn’t the author’s computer do ?

A.It asks the author if she has made a mistake.

B.It accuses the author of making mistakes.

C.It corrects the author’s spelling mistakes.

D.It informs the author of her mistakes.

9.According to the third paragraph, it is human nature that we resist those things which   

A.only represent the comfortable and acceptable past

B.change thoroughly into the comfortable and acceptable past

C.make people stand still when all else is moving forward

D.change completely from the acceptable and comfortable past

10.How do you understand the underlined sentence in the  text?

  A. It is always ready to inform me when I am ready to go.

  B. It is always ready to start working when I am ready for work.

  C. When I am ready to go, it is patient to wait.

  D. When I am ready to go, it has already gone.

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Be Brave With New Things

   The old advertising slogan, “so simple a child can do it ,” has taken on new meaning to me. A few weeks ago I got a computer, but I an mechanically illiterate. I knew that children had no fear of the future, so that seemed a good place to seek help. I asked my nephew, twelve years old, at an elementary school, to help me.

   My nephew took the machine for granted and has simply accepted the fact that computers are now a way of life. He plays with them and does his homework on them and even creates programs for them. I , on the other hand, are terrified by what this equipment can do. It can interchange paragraphs, switch words around and even correct my spelling. It informs me of Its limitations, takes commands and asks questions. It even seems to have a sense of communication. Rather than accusing me of making an error, it prints “One of us has made a mistake!” It never gets tired and is always patient and ready to go when I am.

   I think it was somewhat normal for me to be suspicious of computers. They represent a break with some very familiar habits and traditions. It is only human to instinctively avoid anything that shifts thoroughly from the acceptable, comfortable past. But the world is governed by ceaseless change and we must therefore establish links with the present and future as well as the past. Computer technology is an excellent case in point, as the newest systems grow out of date in only a few years, or even months.

   This ability to see, experience and accept the new is one of our saving characteristics. To be fearful of tomorrow, to close ourselves to possibilities, to resist the inevitable, to advocate standing still when all else is moving forward, is to lose touch. If we accept the new with joy and wonder, we can move gracefully into each tomorrow. More often than not, the children shall lead us.

19.What is the new meaning of  “So simple a child can do it” for the author?

A.computers are so easy to operate that even a child can play them well

B.A child can always do more complex things than an adult.

C.It is easier for a child to accept new things than for an adult.

D.A child has greater ability than an adult in operating computers.

20.According to the second paragraph, which of the following statements is true?

A.The nephew thought it is natural to accept the fact that computers are now a way of life.

B.The nephew believed that machines were made for people to do whatever they wanted.

C.computers are not only used to communicate, but also to remove their limitations.

D.It is a fact that both adults and children have accepted computers as a way of life.

21.Which of the following doesn’t the author’s computer do ?

A.It asks the author if she has made a mistake.

B.It accuses the author of making mistakes.

C.It corrects the author’s spelling mistakes.

D.It informs the author of her mistakes.

22.According to the third paragraph, it is human nature that we resist those things which   

A.only represent the comfortable and acceptable past

B.change thoroughly into the comfortable and acceptable past

C.make people stand still when all else is moving forward

D.change completely from the acceptable and comfortable past

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