A. more tiring B. very tired C. still more tired D. much more tiring
科目:高中英语 来源:2010-2011学年福建省福建师大附中高二上学期期末模块测试英语卷 题型:阅读理解
To what degree can a computer achieve intelligence?The answer to this question may lie in a newly-developed US computer program called Smarter Child and the Internet.
If you ran into Smarter Child online, you would be surprised at this kid’s huge memory. It can recite many facts. For example, Smarter Child knows every baseball player in every team this season.
He knows every word in the dictionary and the weather in every major city areas across the US. However, if you ask Smarter Child other questions, you get strange answers. A question about Smarter Child’s age returns. “One year, 11 days, 16 hours, 7 minutes, and 47 seconds!” Asking where he lives gets, “In a clean room in a high-tech building in California.”
Smarter Child uses the vast information on the World Wide Web as his memory bank. To answer questions about spelling, for instance, Smarter Child goes to American Heritage Dictionary online. For the weather, he visits www.intellicast.com.
Some scientists believe that by joining the many systems of the Internet, an artificial being with the combined knowledge of, say, Albert Einstein, Richard Nixon and Britney Spears could be born. However, if Smarter Child wants to think and learn on his own like the boy-computer David in the movie A. I. Artificial Intelligence, he must overcome two problems.
The first is that computers find it difficult to read web pages because the files are labeled in different ways. That’s why programmers need to tell Smarter Child where to look for the weather. It would be a much more difficult task to let him find it himself.
Another problem is that while Smarter Child can process information more exactly and faster than any human, he lacks common sense—a basic grounding of knowledge that is obvious to any young child.
【小题1】From the text we can infer that www.intellicast.com is a website
A.where we people can find Smarter Child |
B.which is specially designed to help Smarter Child |
C.where weather forecasts are made |
D.which is about artificial intelligence |
A.learn the ability to tell right behaviors from wrong ones. |
B.tell us how to spell a difficult word |
C.provide us with a famous poem by Shakespeare |
D.tell us how the American government is run |
A.where to look for the weather | B.Smarter Child. |
C.a much more difficult task | D.to read web pages |
A.A New Web Child | B.Intelligence Development |
C.Smarter Child | D.The Future of Internet |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010年河南省卫辉市第一中学高二上学期1月月考英语卷 题型:阅读理解
Do you sometimes argue about what seems to you to be simple fact? Do you argue whether it’s cold outdoors or whether the car in front of you is going faster than the speed limit?
If you get into such arguments, try to think about the story about the six blind men and the elephant. The first blind man who felt the elephant’s trunk said it was like a snake. The second who felt the elephant’s side said it was like a wall, while the third said it was like a spear as he touched the animal’s tusk. The fourth, who got hold of the elephant’s tail insisted that it was like a rope. The fifth man said it looked like a tree as he put his arms around one of the elephant’s legs. The sixth, who was tall and got hold of the elephant’s ears, said it was like a huge fan.
Each man’s idea of the animal came from his own experience. So if someone disagrees with you about a “simple fact”, it’s often because his experience in the matter is different from yours.
To see how hard it is for even one person to make up his mind about a “simple fact”, try this simple experiment. Get three large bowls. Put ice water in one. Put hot water in the second. Put lukewarm water in the third. Now put your left hand in the ice water. Put your right hand in the hot water. After thirty seconds, put both hands in the lukewarm water. Your right hand will tell you the water is cold. Your left hand will tell you it’s hot!
【小题1】 What makes people think about simple facts differently?
A.The fact that simple facts differ from one another. |
B.The fact that people have different experience in the same simple fact. |
C.The fact that people often disagree with one another. |
D.The fact that it’s hard to make up one’s mind about simple facts. |
A.Around 1℃ | B.Above 60℃ | C.Around 25℃ | D.Below 0℃ |
A.Newton’s law | B.Gallileo’s theory of falling objects |
C.Einstein’s theory of relativity | D.Marx’s On Capital |
A.people often judge something according to his own experience |
B.people often agree about simple facts |
C.it’s hard for a person to make up his mind about a simple fact |
D.don’t care too much about simple facts |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010~2011学年度安徽省两地三校高一第一学期期末英语卷 题型:阅读理解
As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?
Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it’s impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream.
In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.
【小题1】The biggest difficulty on the road to your dreams comes from _____________________.
A.yourself | B.your friends | C.your school | D.your parents. |
A.You may think you’re not good at some school subjects. |
B.Making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. |
C.You must never give up your dream. |
D.Listening to English more can help you realize your dream. |
A.How to become a writer | B.How to make your dream real |
C.A big dream is made up of small dreams | D.Everyone can realize his dream |
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科目:高中英语 来源:安徽省阜阳一中09-10学年度高一下学期期中考试英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
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King’s College Summer School
King’s College Summer School is an annual(每年的) training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of King’s College and other colleges in New York. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This year’s summer school will be from July 25 to August 15. More information is as follows:
Application (申请) date ·Students in New York should send their applications before July 18, 2007. ·Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16, 2007. ·Foreign students should send their applications before July 10, 2007. | Courses ·English Language Spoken English: 22 hours Reading and, Writing: 10 hours ·American History: 16 hours ·American Culture: 16 hours |
Steps · A letter of self-introduction · A letter of recommendation(推荐) · The letters should be written in English with all the necessary information. | Cost ·Daily lessons: $200 ·Sports and activities: $100 ·Travels: $200 ·Hotel service: $400 ·You may choose to live with your friends or relatives in the same city. |
Please write to: Thompson, Sanders 1026 King’s Street New York, NY 10016, USA E-mail: KC-Summer-School@ yahoo.com |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2012届山东济宁梁山二中高三12月份质量检测英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
In November of 2007, NBC Universal launched its first official Green Week. Throughout the week, NBC Universal presented over 150 hours of environmentally themed content across multiple platforms.
Now, NBC Universal is proud to present Green Week 2009. With a new theme and message of "Green Your Routine," Here at NBC and NB C.com we celebrate our talent in the "The More You Know" PSA campaign, presenting green-themed tips in several of our daytime life, among several other features here on the "Green Your Routine" site.
Fashion & Beauty
Throw a clothes swap party! Dying for that sweater your friend wore the other day? Well, maybe she’ll trade for that old T-shirt you have. Here’s a website that helps you organize a swap party (www.swapstyle.com), or just plan your own!
Go natural with organic make-up. Applying unnatural products directly on your skin wasn’t exactly what nature intended. Try switching to a line of organic make-up and cosmetics for a different way to bring out your natural beauty.
Home
Drop a brick in your toilet tank! Literally! According to the EPA, flushing(冲洗)makes up 30 percent of a household’s water use (about three to six gallons per flush). By placing a brick in your toilet tank, you can help to conserve the amount of water used during each flush.
Work
Print smarter. Printing and copying can be one of the most costly operations in any office. To save on ink and paper costs, print double-sided and try to fit more than one page on a sheet. More printing tips can be found here: lifehacker.com
Turn off your computer. Do you leave your computer on overnight? If so, you’re using up a good amount of electricity. When you can, try turning off your computer and the power strip it’s connected to. If you can’t, at least shut off your monitor.
Transportation
Organize a carpool. There are many benefits to carpooling(拼车). You save on gas, reduce wear and tear on your car, and you get to ride in the HOV lanes. Get connected with your neighbors and co-workers to start sharing rides and check out this website for more tips: www.erideshare.com.
Lose the car, get a bike. If you live close to where you work, try taking a bike instead of driving. You’ll keep in shape and save on gas!
Every small step and effort makes a difference! Be sure to GREEN YOUR ROUTINE!
【小题1】 NBC Universal holds Green Week activities ___________.
A.in a university | B.in a park |
C.in an office | D.on the internet |
A.advice on how to improve the website |
B.suggestions about how to make their activities more interesting |
C.tips on what to do to make our life greener |
D.opinions on whether we should have campaigns |
A.Using things like cucumbers to beautify your skin. |
B.Reducing the room of your toilet tank to save water when flushing. |
C.Giving away your old clothes to those in need of them. |
D.Printing and using computers in an economical way. |
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