1…………○…………密…………封…………线…………内…………不…………要…………答…………题…………○…………准考证号(学号):姓名:班级:《英语泛读》(考试时间120分钟满分100分)注意事项1、考生应严格遵守考场规则,得到监考人员指令后方可答题。2、考生拿到试卷后应首先填写好各项要求内容。3、用蓝、黑色圆珠笔或钢笔把答案写在请将答案全部写在答题纸上。4、将身份证、学生证放在桌子的右上角,两证必须齐全。5、考试结束将试卷放在桌上,不得带走。待监考人员收毕清点后,方可离场。一、CLOZE.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriatewordschosenfromtheabovebox.(20pointsintotaland1.0foreach.)ThousandsofNewYorkershavelosttheirjobsinthelastsevenmonths,asonelargefinancial_1_afteranotherfailedorwasboughtout.Thecity'staxbase,retailand_2_industriesall_3_onthosehighly-paidjobsinthefinanceindustry,which_4_foranestimatedone-thirdofall_5_earnedinthecity.Cityleadershavealreadyannouncedtheyareplanningnearly$2billioninbudgetcuts,andNewYorkersexpectcontinuing_6_fromthefinancialmeltdown.Onthe_7_,everythingisthesame.Taxis_8_thestreetsofManhattan,busesandsubwaysrun,andthelightsofTimesSquareare_9_.Downtown,touristsstill_10_themselvesnexttothestatueofa_11_,asymbolofWallStreet_12_.ButNewYorkersfromall_13_oflifesaythey'reonedge.Everybodyisveryquiet,waiting.Thefeelingisofwaiting,perhapsnotquite_14_.Idon'tthinkanyofusunderstandsyetjusthow_15_itmightget,saidRosemaryScanlon,a_16_ofrealestateandurbanregional_17_.ShenotedthateveryWallStreetjobsupportedasmanyasthreejobsinotherindustries.Andsotheincomemultiplierofadownturninjobsis_18_,shesaid.Andit'sfelt_19_intherestaurants,inthecity,taxidriversandlimodriverswillfeelthe_20_.二、Readingcomprehension.Readthefollowingpassagesandchoosethecorrectanswertoeachquestion.(60pointsintotaland2.0foreach.)PASSAGE1Scientistsareracingtobuildtheworld’sfirstthinkingrobot.Thisisnotsciencefiction:somesaytheywillhavemadeitbytheyear2020CarolPackerreportsmachinesthatwalk,speakandfeelarenolongersciencefiction.Kismetisthenameofanandroid(机器人)whichscientistshavebuiltattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT).KismetisdifferentfromthetraditionalrobotbecauseitCanshowhumanemotions.Itseyes,earsandlipsmovetoshowwhenitfeelshappy.sadorbored.Kismetisoneofthefirstofanewgenerationofandroids——robotsthatlooklikehumanbeings——whichCanimitatehumanfeelings.Cog,anotherandroidinventedbytheMIT,imitatestheactionofamother.However,scientistsadmitthatSofarCoghasthementalabilityofatwo—year—old.Theoptimists(乐观主义者)saythatbytheyear2020wewillhavecreatedhumanoids(机器人)withbrainssimilartothoseofalladulthumanbeing.Theserobotswillbedesignedtolooklikepeopletomakethemmoreattractiveandeasiertoselltothepublic.Whatkindofjobswilltheydo?Inthefuture,robotslikeRobonaut,ahumanoidinventedbyNASA,willbedoingdangerousjobs,likerepairingspacestations.Theywillalsobedoingmoreandmoreofthehouseholdworkforus.InJapan,scientistsaredesigningandroidsthatwillentertainusbydancingandplayingthepiano.Somepeopleworryaboutwhatthefutureholds:willrobotsbecomemonsters(怪物)?Willpeoplethemselvesbecomeincreasinglylikerobots?Expertspredictthatmoreandmorepeoplewillbe题号一二三总分成绩得分评卷人得分评卷人Immediatelyprofessorprosperitybrightplyfirmaftershocksdependimpactwalksservicesurfacephotographaccountwagesunderstandingbadeconomistenormousbull2…………○…………密…………封…………线…………内…………不…………要…………答…………题…………○…………wearingmicro—computers,connectedtotheInternet,inthefuture.Peoplewillhavemicro—chipsinvariouspartsoftheirbody,whichwillconnectthemtoawidevarietyofgadgets(小装置).Perhapsweshouldnotexaggerate(夸大)theimportanceoftechnology,butonewonderswhether,inyearstocome,wewillstillbefallinginlove,andwhetherwewillstillfeelpain.Whoknows?21KismetisdifferentfromtraditionalrobotsbecauseAitthinksforitselfBItisnotlikesciencefictionCitcanlookaftertwo—year-old.Ditseemstohavehumanfeelings.22WhatmakesCogspecial?AItlookslikeamother.BItbehaveslikeachild.CItcanimitatethebehaviorofamother.DIthasahugebrain.23Inabout15years’timefromnow,robotsAwillbecomespacedesigners.Bwilllooklikemonsters.Cwillbehavelikeanimals.Dwillthinklikehumans.24InthefuturerobotswillalsoAexplorespace.Bentertainpeople.Cmovemuchfaster.Ddoa11ofthehousework.25Whatisthewriter’sattitudetorobotsinthefuture?ACritical.BHostile.CObjective.DEnthusiasticPASSAGE2Acreditcardthatwillnotworkunlessithearsitsowner’svoicecouldbecomeanimportantweaponinthefightagainstfraud(欺骗).Thecardrequiresuserstogiveaspokenpasswordthatitrecognizesusingabuilt-inVoice-recognitionchip.Theideaistopreventthievesusingastolencardorfraudstersusingsomeoneelse’screditcarddetailstobuygoodsonline.AmodelbuiltbyengineersatBeepcardinSantaMonica,California,representsthefirstattempttopackamicrophone。aloudspeaker,abatteryandavoice-recognitionchipintoastandardsizedcreditcard.Theyarenotquitethereyet:thecardisthelengthandwidthofanordinarycreditcard,butitisstillaboutthreetimesasthick.Thecompanynowplanstomakeitthinner.ThevoicecardisbasedonanearlierBeepcardtechnologydesignedtopreventfraudinonlinetransactionsThisearliercardhasnomicrophone,buthasabuilt·inloudspeakerthatitusesto“squawk”(发出叫声)avoiceIDsignalviaacomputer’smicrophonetoanonlineserver.Byverifying(证实)thatthesignalmatchesthecarddetails,theservercanestablishthattheuserisnotsimplykeyinginacreditcardnumberbutactuallyhasthecardtohand.TheIDcodechangeseachtimethecardisusedinapre—orderedsequencethatonlytheserverknows.Thispreventsfraudsters