You use her as a shoulder to cry on. She texts you back with casual jokes. But she, Xiaoice, is only a virtual chatbot.
Xiaoice, Microsoft's latest artificial intelligence robot, was briefly released in 2014, and returnen to WeChat in 2015, where she became a big hit. Millions of young Chinese now exchange messages with her daily, The New York Times reported. On WeChat, Xiaoice is an official account. After following it, users can start text-based conversations with Xiaoice.
"Her incredible learning ability was why people loved to talk with Xiaoice," Liu Jinchang, a researcher at High-tech Research and Development Center under the Ministry of Science and Technology, told China Daily. Apart from her ability to identify photos and send emojis(表情符号)m conversations, Xiaoice gains 45 percent of her knowledge from interacting with users, China Daily reported.
Chatbot programs first appeared in the mid-1960s in the US. Driven by top tech companies, they are becoming smarter and more common. For instance, IBM's latest artificial intelligence program served as an academic consultant at Australia's Deakin University, answering students' questions about course schedules and financial aid. Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa have been used as voice assistants who can read news, play music and even make jokes for their users.
These programs are expected to move beyond smartphones, into televisions, cars and living rooms, The New York Times pointed out. However, it may take decades before scientists develop a "Samantha", the advanced chatbot seen in the fiction film Her. In the film, Samantha sparks a romantic relationship with her user played by US actor Joaquin Phoenix. Many viewers were enthusiastic about this fan tasy of virtual soul mates.
1.What does the underlined part in paragraph two mean?
A. She became a best seller.
B. She became very powerful.
C. She became a money maker.
D. She became very popular.
2.Which of the following can Xiaoice do?
A. Do housework.
B. Spread messages.
C. Identify various photos.
D. Read news to its users.
3.Which company's chatbot program can act as an academic consultant?
A. Microsoft. B. IBM. C. Apple. D. Amazon.
4.What can be learned from the last paragraph?
A. Chatbots mainly run on smartphones now.
B. It'll take decades to apply chatbots to cars.
C. Samantha is played by a US actor in the film.
D. The film Her doesn't interest many audience.
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Banks view online banking as a powerful “value-added” tool to attract and keep new customers while helping to eliminate costly paper handling or teller(出纳员)interactions in an increasingly competitive banking environment.
Today, most large national banks, many local banks and credit unions offer some form of online banking, variously known as PC banking, home banking, electronic banking or Internet banking. Online banks are sometimes referred to as “brick-to-click” banks, both to tell them from “brick-to-mortar” banks that haven’t yet offered online banking, as well as from “virtual”(虚拟)banks that have no physical branches or tellers whatsoever.
The challenge for the banking industry has been to design this new service channel in such a way that its customers will readily learn to use and trust it. Most of the large banks can now offer fully safe , fully functional(功能的)online banking for free or for a small cost. As more banks succeed online and more customers use their sites, fully functional online banking will likely become as commonplace as automated teller machines (ATM).
Online banking has a lot of advantages. Unlike your corner bank, online banking sites never close; they’re at hand 24 hours a day, seven days a week and they’re a mouse click away. If you’re out of state or even out of the country when a money problem appears, you can log on instantly to your online bank and take care of business. Online bank sites generally carry out and confirm deals at or quicker than ATM processing speeds. Many online banking sites now offer fashionable tools to help you manage all of your valuable items more effectively.
1.The underlined word “eliminate” in the first paragraph probably means “ ”.
A. keep B. remove C. raise D. improve
2.What is the challenge for the online banking industry according to the text?
A. To make online banking attractive.
B. To open new services all over the world.
C. To offer online banking for free.
D. To take care of business 24 hours a day.
3.From the text we can conclude that _______.
A. “brick-to-click” banks are in fact another kind of physical banks
B. the function of a “brick-to-click” bank is as common as that of an ATM
C. a “brick-to-mortar” bank is no better than a virtual one
D. customers can deal with their banking by a mouse click
4.What would be the best title for this text?
A. Banking of Various Forms
B. Improvement of Banking Industry
C. Development of Online Banking
D. Functions of the “Brick-to-Click” Bank
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用所给单词或词组翻译句子。
1.正是那场地震几乎毁了唐山。 (it is… that…)
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2.像往常一样,我坚持要求他和我们一起组织这次会议。(insist)
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3.王坤迫不及待地要告诉我们他的湄公河之旅的细节。(can hardly wait to do)
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4.世界似乎到了末日。 然而,并非所有的希望都破灭了。(as if)
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5.救援人员组成小分队将受困的人员挖出来并将死者掩埋。(who 引导的定语从句 )
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A. of B. for C. with D. to
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短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I've learnt from the notice that you're looking for an English editor for us school paper. I'm written this letter to apply for the position.
I'm Li Hua, Senior Three student in our school. In my view, I met your requirements: for one thing, I'm willing to devote some of my spare time to serve others; for another, I'm good at both English or Fine Arts. I'm either skilled in using computers.1 would be glad if you could offer to me an opportunity for an interview.
I'm looking forward to your kindly reply at your earliest convenient.
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阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式,并将答案写在答题卡上的相应位置。
Women on two wheels have become1. familiar sight on the roads of most Asian 2.__ (country) during the past few years. It is common to find a woman __3.__ (take) her children on her bicycle to school and then reaching her office in time.
“Super woman” __4.___ she is, it is rather difficult to combine a career and a decent home life. She needs to feel __5.__ (support). She may arrive at work feeling as if she has already done a full day’s job. If colleagues doubt her passion to her job, she will feel sad. 6. the same time, women of today expect 7. husbands to contribute towards childcare and household chores.
Today’s women are learning to avoid situations 8. make them feel more stressed and it is a hard struggle. In spite of all this, the new woman, “the superpower” has arrived. She _9.__ (strong) believes in the power and value of a family unit and she 10.__(hold) it in high esteem (尊重).
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书面表达
假定你是学生会主席李华。学校将举办一次以”校园生活,创意无限”(innovations on campus)为主题的创意作品展评活动。请你根据以下图示,以短文形式用英语写一份书面通知。
注意:1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
3. 开头及结尾已为你写好,不计入总词数。
参考词汇:校园campus 创意作品innovation 颁奖prize-giving
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One thing we love about soup is that it's easy to make and it only needs a few simple ingredients(食材).Here are four of our favorite, simple homemade soups.Enjoy!
1.Chicken Soup
Chicken soup can help fight a' cold.You can prepare your soup using a whole chicken or just thin pieces of chicken.Do either of them -although a whole chicken is likely to make your soup more delicious.The main ingredients are:chicken, water, onions, carrots, celery(芹菜), salt and pepper and noodles.
2.White Bean Soup
There are many types of beans to choose from.It's simply a matter of personal taste.Dried beans are more traditional and cost less.However, canned beans also work.The other main ingredients are:onions, tomatoes and carrots.Add salt and pepper to taste.
3.French Onion Soup
When you get French onion soup in a restaurant, it might look a bit difficult to make.The hardest part is cutting up all those onions get ready for a good cry! The main ingredients are:six sweet onions, butter, water and salt.
4.Garden Vegetable Soup
In summer, you may find yourself with a lot of vegetables that need using up.Throw in potatoes, rice or even some meat with the vegetables.The best thing about this soup is that you can put in whatever you want.The main ingredients are:onions, carrots, celery, tomatoes and potatoes.
1.How can you make the chicken soup more delicious?
A. By adding carrots.
B. By using chicken pieces.
C. By adding onions.
D. By using a whole chicken.
2.What is the most difficult part when making French onion soup?
A. Getting good onions.
B.Cutting up the onions.
C.Making the soup look good.
D.Buying the ingredients.
3.What might be the best soup in summer time?
A. Chicken soup.
B. White bean soup.
C.French onion soup.
D. Garden vegetable soup.
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Chicken soup is good if you catch a cold.
B. Canned beans are cheaper than dried beans.
C. It's difficult to make French onion soup.
D.You cannot put meat in garden vegetable soup.
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The Beagle Brigade
When returning to the United States from a trip abroad, passengers will have their baggage inspected at U.S. airports by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Beagle Brigade, a team of beagles and their human partners. Working with their human partners, the beagles search for agricultural products carrying diseases and pests which are likely to infect American agriculture.
An orange or apple, for example, might harbor a Mediterranean fruit fly. Ham could carry a disease such as cholera. These and other pests could do harm to farmers’ crops. “Once we introduce something that is not part of the environment, there may not be any controls for it in the environment,” notes USDA’s Lisa Davis at the National Dog Detector Training Center in Orlando, Florida. “The best thing for us to do is to prevent it from coming across the border and spreading.”
When a beagle smells food smells, it signals its partner by sitting there. The human partners then investigate. When the dog is right--which happens 90 percent of the time—it gets something to eat.
“The dog is not out there working,” explains Davis. “It’s out there playing. It’s a game to the dog.” The partners give the beagles plenty of food and loving. They make sure they get first-class medical attention, too. When the dogs finally retire after 9 to 11 years, the USDA finds caring homes for them. It’s a dog’s life indeed!
Their people partners work and study somewhat harder. As specialized quarantine(检疫) officers, most hold degrees in the biological sciences or related sciences.
How well does the Beagle Brigade do its job? “On the average,” notes Davis, “each year our 54 teams prevent around 75,000, restricted(限制的) items.” Since even one infected item could cause widespread destruction, that’s a great result for America’s agricultural environment.
1.The beagles at the airport in the USA are used to __________.
A. conduct the check on foreign passengers’ baggage
B. stop the local products from being taken abroad
C. help inspect the baggage brought from abroad
D. keep their people partners safe
2.What will the beagle do when it finds a possible food product?
A. Signal by sitting next to it.
B. Bark and run around it.
C. Draw it to its partner.
D. Play a game.
3.How is the last paragraph mainly developed?
A. By listing the restricted food.
B. By analyzing the result.
C. By providing the facts.
D. By using examples.
4.What is the author’s attitude towards the use of beagles?
A. Curious. B. Uninterested.
C. Doubtful. D. Positive.
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