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摘要：4．The passage mainly wants to . A．introduce a new software B．explain the disadvantage of a new invention C．advertise a new kind of product D．describe the future market of a new product B Millions of women use cosmetics, often called `make-up’. The cosmetics industry is one of the biggest in the world. Most large stores sell cosmetics, and there are always shops at airports selling them cheaply. The word `cosmetics’ refers to anything that people put on their faces to make them look better. Lipstick, face powder and cream, and eye make-up are the most popular. Although more women than men use cosmetics, there are cosmetics for men as well as women. Some people even have cosmetic surgery to make their faces look different. They have the shape of their noses and eyes changed. The most widely used cosmetic is probably lipstick, as many women who do not wear any other make-up will often put on a little lipstick. Lipstick is made by mixing together different oils and colors. This mixture is then allowed to get hard and is cut into the shape of a small pencil. When a woman presses the lipstick to her lips, the end of it becomes soft, and some of it sticks to her lips, giving them extra color. Cosmetics were probably first used in India, but it was the Egyptians, six thousand years ago, who made the most use of them. Rich Egyptian women painted their eyes green and black. They used a red color to paint pretty designs on their fingernails, the palms of their hands and the soles of their feet. Pictures of Cleopatra always show her wearing a lot of make-up. The Romans also used cosmetics. They liked to make their skin very white and to paint their eyes. They also used a kind of lipstick. In England at one time, very rich women had baths in milk to make their skin beautiful. They also used a lot of sweet-smelling powder to stop people smelling their bodies, which were often very dirty because they did not wash very often or change their clothes. At one time, some cosmetics were not safe. They were bad for the skin, and some of the lipsticks and powders that people used were even poisonous. Nowadays, people in the cosmetics industry take great care to make sure that everything they use is completely safe.

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　　The next time you try for a high-ranking post, you could let your possible boss listen to a recommending phone call“made”by US President George W．Bush or British Prime Minister Tony Blair．

　　Of course, neither of them could really do that for you－you would just“borrow”their voices．

　　AT ＆ T labs will start selling speech software that, it says, is so good at reproducing the sounds of a human voice that it can recreate voices of long-dead famous people back to life．

　　The software, which turns printed text into speech, makes it possible for a company to use recordings of a person's voice to say things that the person never actually said．

　　Possible customers for the software, which is priced at the thousands of dollars, include telephone call centers, companies that make software that reads digital files aloud, makers of automated voices devices．The advances raise several problems．Who, for example owns the rights to a famous person's voice?(Some experts even believe that new contracts will be drawn that include voice-licensing clauses．)

　　And although scientists say the technology is not yet good enough to commit fraud(假冒), would the synthesized(合成的)voices at last be able to trick people into thinking that they were getting phone calls or digital audio recordings from people they knew?

　　Even Mr．Fruchterman, one of AT ＆ T lab's possible first customers, said he wondered what the new technology right bring．“Just like you can't trust a photograph any more,”he said,“You won't be able to trust a voice either．”

(1)

With the help of the speech software, it is most possible ________．
[　　]
A．	to improve a famous person's speech
B．	to say what you want in another's voice
C．	to make a speech much more easily
D．	to help you to find a better job

(2)

If the speech software is widely used, ________．
[　　]
A．	people would no longer believe each other
B．	it would not be necessary to go for a speech by a famous person
C．	no radio or TV broadcasters would be needed
D．	recording a voice alone would not be taken as a proof in the court

(3)

According to the passage, you can infer that ________．
[　　]
A．	the software will turn out to be an immediate success in the market
B．	the government will forbid the sale of the software in the market
C．	it's hard to decide whether software will enjoy popularity
D．	the software will soon prove to be nothing but rubbish

(4)

The passage mainly wants to ________．
[　　]
A．	introduce a new software
B．	explain the advantage of a new invention
C．	advertise a new kind of product
D．	describe the future market of a new product

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　　The next time you try for a high-ranking post, you could let your possible boss listen to a recommending(推荐)phone call“made”by US President George W．Bush or British Prime Minister Tony Blair．

　　Of course, neither of them could really do that for you-you would just“borrow”their voices．

　　AT&T labs will start selling speech software that it says is so good at reproducing the sounds of a human voice that it can recreate voices and even bring the voices of long-dead famous people back to life．

　　The software, which turns printed text into speech, makes it possible for a company to use recordings of a person's voice to say things that the person never actually said．

　　Possible customers for the software, which is priced in the thousands of dollars, include telephone call centers, companies that make software that reads digital files aloud, and makers of automated voice devices(装置)．The advances raise several problems．Who, for example, owns the rights to a famous person's voice?(Some experts even believe that new contracts(合同)will be drawn that include voice-licensing clauses．)

　　Even Mr Fruchterman, one of AT＆T lab's possible first customers, said he wondered what the new technology might bring．“Just like you can't trust a photograph any more．”he said,“you won't be able to trust a voice either．”

(1)

With the help of the speech software, it is most possible ________．
[　　]
A．	to improve a famous person's speech
B．	to say what you want in another's voice
C．	to make a speech much more easily
D．	to help you to find a better job

(2)

If the speech software were widely used, ________．
[　　]
A．	People would no longer believe each other
B．	It would not be necessary to go for a speech by a famous person
C．	No radio or TV broadcasters would be needed
D．	Recording of a voice alone would not be taken as a proof in the court

(3)

According to the passage, you can infer that ________．
[　　]
A．	The software will turn out to be an immediate success in the market．
B．	The government will forbid the sale of the software in the market．
C．	It's hard to decide whether the software will enjoy popularity．
D．	The software will soon prove to be nothing but rubbish．

(4)

The passage mainly wants to ________．
[　　]
A．	introduce a new software
B．	explain the disadvantage of a new invention
C．	advertise a new kind of product
D．	describe the future market of a new product

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The next time you try for a high-ranking post, you could let your possible boss listen to a recommending phone call “made” by US President George W Bush or British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Of course, neither of them could really do that for you-you would just “borrow” their voices.

AT & T labs will start selling speech software that it says is so good at reproducing the sounds of a human voice that it can recreate voices and even bring the voices of long-dead famous people back to life.

The software, which turns printed text into speech, makes it possible for a company to use recordings of a person’s voice to say things that the person never actually said.

Possible customers for the software, which is priced in the thousands of dollars, include telephone call centers, companies that make software that reads digital files aloud, and makers of automated voice devices(装置). The advances raise several problems. Who, for example, owns the rights to a famous person’s voice? (Some experts even believe that new contracts will be drawn that include voice-licensing clauses.)

And although scientists say the technology is not yet good enough to commit fraud(假冒), would the synthesized(合成的) voices at last be able to trick people into thinking that they were getting phone calls or digital audio recordings from people they know?

Even Mr Fruchterman, one of AT & T lab’s possible first customers, said he wondered what the new technology might bring. “Just like you can’t trust a photograph anymore.” He said, “you won’t be able to trust a voice either.”

1．With the help of the speech software, it is most possible __________.

A．to improve a famous person’s speech

B．to say what you want in another’s voice

C．to make a speech much more easily

D．to help you to find a better job

2．It the speech software were widely used, ___________.

A．people would no longer believe each other

B．it would not be necessary to go for a speech by a famous person

C．no radio or TV broadcasters would be needed

D．recording of a voice alone would not be taken as a proof in the court

3．According to the passage, you can infer that ___________.

A．the software will turn out to be an immediate success in the market

B．the government will forbid the sale of the software in the market

C．it’s hard to decide whether the software will enjoy popularity

D．the software will soon prove to be nothing but rubbish

4．The passage mainly wants to __________.

A．introduce a new software B．explain the disadvantage of a new invention

C．advertise a new kind of product D．describe the future market of a new product

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The next time you try for a high-ranking post, you could let your possible boss listen to a recommending phone call “made” by US President George W Bush or British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Of course, neither of them could really do that for you-you would just “borrow” their voices.

AT & T labs will start selling speech software that it says is so good at reproducing the sounds of a human voice that it can recreate voices and even bring the voices of long-dead famous people back to life.

The software, which turns printed text into speech, makes it possible for a company to use recordings of a person’s voice to say things that the person never actually said.

Possible customers for the software, which is priced in the thousands of dollars, include telephone call centers, companies that make software that reads digital files aloud, and makers of automated voice devices(装置). The advances raise several problems. Who, for example, owns the rights to a famous person’s voice? (Some experts even believe that new contracts will be drawn that include voice-licensing clauses.)

And although scientists say the technology is not yet good enough to commit fraud(假冒), would the synthesized(合成的) voices at last be able to trick people into thinking that they were getting phone calls or digital audio recordings from people they know?

53．With the help of the speech software, it is most possible __________.

A．to improve a famous person’s speech

B．to say what you want in another’s voice

C．to make a speech much more easily

D．to help you to find a better job

54．It the speech software were widely used, ___________.

A．people would no longer believe each other

B．it would not be necessary to go for a speech by a famous person

C．no radio or TV broadcasters would be needed

D．recording of a voice alone would not be taken as a proof in the court

55．According to the passage, you can infer that ___________.

A．the software will turn out to be an immediate success in the market

B．the government will forbid the sale of the software in the market

C．it’s hard to decide whether the software will enjoy popularity

D．the software will soon prove to be nothing but rubbish

56．The passage mainly wants to __________.

A．introduce a new software B．explain the disadvantage of a new invention

C．advertise a new kind of product D．describe the future market of a new product

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　　The next time you try for a high-ranking post, you could let your possible boss listen to a recommending (推荐) phone call “made” by US President George W. Bush or British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

　　Of course, neither of them could really do that for youyou would just “borrow” their voices.

　　The software, which turns printed text into speech, makes it possible for a company to use recordings of a person's voice to say things that the person never actually said.

　　Possible customers for the software, which is priced in the thousands of dollars, include telephone call centers, companies that make software that reads digital (数学的) files aloud, and makers of automated voice devices (装置). The advances raise several problems. Who, for example, owns the rights to a famous person's voice? (Some experts even believe that mew contracts (合同) will be drawn that include voice-licensing clauses.)

　　And although scientists say the technology is not yet good enough to commit fraud (假冒), would the synthesized (合成的) voices at last be able to trick people into thinking that they were getting phone calls or digital audio recordings from people they know?

　　Even Mr. Fruchterman, one of AT&T lab's possible first customers, said he wondered what the new technology might bring. “Just like you can't trust a photograph any more.” he said, “you won't be able to trust a voice either.”

1．With the help of the speech software, it is most possible ________.

[　　]

A．to improve a famous person's speech

B．to say what you want in another's voice

C．to make a speech much more easily

D．to help you to find a better job

2．If the speech software were widely used, ________.

[　　]

A．people would no longer believe each other

B．it would not be necessary to go for a speech by a famous person

C．no radio or TV broadcasters would be needed

D．recording of a voice alone would not be taken as a proof in the court

3．According to the passage, you can infer that ________.

[　　]

A．the software will turn out to be an immediate success in the market.

B．the government will forbid the sale of the software in the market.

C．it's hard to decide whether the software will enjoy popularity.

D．the software will soon prove to be nothing but rubbish.

4．The passage mainly wants to ________.

[　　]

A．introduce a new software

B．explain the disadvantage of a new invention

C．advertise a new kind of product

D．describe the future market of a new product

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