Chess Club

       The Chess Club is open to anyone interested in chess, including the novice, the expert, or anyone in between! Club meetings include opportunities to play others as well as to plan tournaments(锦标赛).

Advisor: Behrooz Vakil               Telephone: 636-922-8347

Communications Club

       The Communications Club seeks, provides and promotes insight about the practical uses of communication amongst the campus community through education and opportunity. One of our club activities is to invite practitioners to our meetings to make presentations on communication activities (e.g. case studies such as information campaigns, international communications, public relation efforts).

Advisor: Lee Ann Nelson             Telephone: 636-922-8327

Global Student Network

       Global Student Network (GSN) provides the opportunity for international students and others to share their experiences and cultures with each other. GSN hopes to educate the college and local community about their cultures and countries and to learn more about American culture from the college and local community.

Advisor: Michelle Killeen            Telephone: 636-922-8566

Soccer Club

       The Soccer Club provides opportunity for both men and women. During the fall, the men’s team plays in the Mid-America Collegiate Soccer League and the women’s team plays in the Clayton City League. Students are required to take part in tryouts in order to participate in league or tournament competition. Tryouts or practices begin in August. In the spring, the club scrimmages on Friday afternoons from 1-3 p.m. and hosts a fundraiser soccer competition. The spring season begins in April and ends in May. A student must have a copy of his primary medical insurance policy and a copy of a current physical examination before participation.

Advisor: Darren Osburn             Telephone: 636-922-8564

45. What does the underlined word “novice” probably mean in the passage?          

A. Child.                                                          B. Player.                   

C. Beginner.                                                     D. Teacher.

46. Li Yan, a Chinese girl hoping to learn communication skills, might call ____________. 

A. Behrooz Vakil                                               B. Lee Ann Nelson       

C. Michele Killeen                                             D. Darren Osbrun

47. Mike is curious about different cultures. He should sign up for ____________.   

A. Chess Club                                                  B. Soccer Club             

C. Communications Club                                   D. Global Student Network

48. If you want to play in the soccer league competition, you have to _____________.  

A. raise money for the Soccer Club                     

B. be tested how well you play soccer

C. take part in the spring season                          

D. know the medical insurance policy

阅读理解

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。

　　In 1997, Garry Kasparov, the Russian grandmaster of chess (棋) who was then the world champion (冠军), played a match against the I. B. M. supercomputer Deep Blue. Mr. Kasparov lost the six - game match by a single game. Now almost six years later, Mr. Kasparov begins a match against an Israeli program, Deep Junior, the three - time world computer chess champion. The match will be played at the New York Athletic Club, and shown in real time on the Web at www. x3dworld. com. The play will start at 3:30 p. m. on Jan. 26, 28, and 30, and on Feb. 2, 5, and 7.

　　As early as 1957, Herbert A. Simon predicted (预言) that a machine would become the world chess champion in ten years. A game of chess is considered a calculation (计算), and calculation, of course, is what computers are good at The situation today is that both humans and machines can play world - class chess, but they do completely differently. Deep Junior examines three million positions per second. But even at that speed, it cannot generally see that far ahead. That is because the number of possible chess positions is staggering. There are some 85 billion ways of playing just the first four moves for each side. The strength of worldclass human players lies in their ability to decide who stands better in a given position, and that ability is hard to build into a machine. Mr. Kasparov admits that he examines only one to three moves a second, but he is not sure that they are the strongest ones.

　　Although Deep Junior is much slower than the I. B. M. computer, experts said it had more chess knowledge built into it. It clearly considers more elements in judging a position. “Junior is very humanlike,” Mr. Kasparov said. “It's a computer version (转变) of me. It plays forcefully, imaginatively and takes risks. The match will be close, but I'm determined to win. One thing I know is that humans' days at the top of the chess world are limited. I give us just a few years.”

1．The score of the match between Kasparov and Deep Blue was ________.

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2．Which of the following statements is true to the facts about Deep Junior?

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A．It has already beaten three human players.

B．It works much faster than Deep Blue.

C．It cannot choose ways of playing freely.

D．Its strength lies in its speed of calculating.

3．What does the passage lead you to believe about the match between Kasparov and Deep Junior?

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A．It's hard to tell who will win it.

B．It's likely that Kasparov will win it.

C．It's likely that Kasparov will lose it.

D．It's impossible that the match will be close.

4．What conclusion can you draw according to the passage?

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A．The balance between humans and computers will hardly be broken.

B．There will soon be no more hope for humans to beat computers.

C．There has never been any hope for humans to beat computers.

D．Human beings will always have advantages over computers.

5．Which would be the best title for the passage?

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A．Let's Cheer For Both Sides

B．A Final Chance For Human Beings

C．Chess Champion Faces New Computer

D．Comparison Between Humans and Computer

对话填空（共10题，共10分）

P：Peter       J：Jimmy

Peter is talking with Jimmy about the just finished match between L.A Lakers and Miami Heats on Christmas Eve, in 2010

P: Hey, Jimmy, watched the game between Lakers and Heats?

J: Certainly. It was really an 1.a_____ fantastic game. My Heats beat L.A.

P: Your Heats? I remembered you were a fan of the Cavaliers.

J: To be exact, a fan of Lebron James. Since James joined the Heats, I also changed my range, which is undoubtedly logical. By the way, which team do you 2.p_____ will win the title of 3.c_____ this season?

P: I think the Lakers will do

J：I don’t 4.a_____ of you. I strongly believe the title must go to the Heats. As you can see, the present Heats possesses the super “BIG THREE”, James is good at scoring. Wade is an expert in penetration(带球突破) and Chris Bosh can 5.d______ backboard(篮板)

P：Maybe you are right. But I am afraid you 6.l_____ out the 7.e______ element（因素） in winning a basketball game---- team work. After all, basketball is not an 8.i_____ game.

J：Apart from the “BIG Three”, there are quantities of excellent bench players available such as Dampier, Arios Arroyo, Eddie House and so on. I see no reason why the Heats can’t 9.p_____ the NBA

P: I still have a preference for the Lakes. Compared to the Heats, the Lakers has a more mature(成熟的) play. And as long as there is Kobe, there is victory. On the other hand, we should not forget that other teams are making rapid progress like the Thunder led by Kelvin Durant，the Celtics and the Magics. They all have the 10.p____ to challenge our teams.

对话填空。（5分）

Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a stricter nationwide health standard for smog-causing pollutants that would bring substantial benefits to millions of Americans. With a final rule expected by the end of this month, some opponents, mainly from industrial and oil-producing states, are pushing back. They say investments required to produce cleaner air are too expensive and not scientifically justified.

Lisa Jackson, the E.P.A. administrator, needs to stick to her guns. This is only the first of several political tests to come this fall, as she also seeks to tighten rules governing individual pollutants like mercury and global warming gases like carbon dioxide.

The health standard she is proposing covers ground-level ozone, commonly known as smog, which is formed when sunlight mixes with pollutants from factories, refineries, power plants and automobiles. Ozone is a major health threat, contributing to heart disease and various respiratory (呼吸道的) problems.

Ms. Jackson’s proposal—to reduce the permitted level of smog in the air from the current 75 parts per billion to between 60 parts per billion and 70 parts per billion—is sensible, no matter what industry’s defenders may claim. It had been recommended by the agency’s independent scientific panel but rejected by the Bush administration, which proposed a weaker standard.

Industry will have to make investments in cleaner power plants, and new technologies may be required. As it is, about half the counties that monitor ozone levels are not yet in compliance with current standards, let alone the proposed standard.

Fears about burdening industry raised by critics like George Voinovich, a Republican of Ohio, and Mary Landrieu, a Democrat of Louisiana, cannot be dismissed out of hand, especially in the middle of a recession (萧条). But the health benefits, E.P.A. says, far outweigh the costs, and the time frame for compliance (服从) is generous.

1.Why are some people strongly against a stricter limitation of smog-caused pollutants?

A．Because they have to live a poorer life.

B．Because they think they have to spend more money.

C．Because they hold different political view.

D．Because they want to make more money.

2. What does Ms Jackson propose to do?

A．To reduce the permitted smog level as much as possible.

B．To raise the permitted smog level as much as possible.

C．To keep the permitted smog level from 60 to 70 to 75 parts per billion.

D．To lower the permitted smog level from 75 to 60 to 70 parts per billion.

3.What is the attitude of the author to the smog-controlling issue?

A．Objective.         B．Subjective.         C．Critical.           D．Unknown.

4.Which of the following can serve as the best title of the whole passage?

A．Cleaner power plant on the way.

B．Say no to smog pollutants.

C．Lower smog pollutant, better our life.

D．Debate on smog pollutants.