问题 单项选择题

Passage Two

In the 1920s, the pioneers of artificial intelligence (AI) predicted that, by the end of this century, computers would be conversing with us at work and robots would be performing our housework. But as useful as computers are, they are nowhere close to achieving anything remotely resembling these early aspirations for humanlike behavior. Never mind something as complex as conversation: the most powerful computers struggle to reliably recognize the shape of an object, the most elementary of tasks for a ten-month-old kid.

A growing group of AI researchers think they know where the field went wrong. The problem, the scientists say, is that AI has been trying to separate the highest, most abstract levels of thought, like language and mathematics, and to duplicate them with logical, step-by-step programs. A new movement in AI, on the other hand, takes a closer look at the more roundabout way in which nature came up with intelligence. Many of these researchers study evolution and natural adaptation instead of formal logic and conventional programs. Rather than digital computers and transistors, some want to work with brain cells and proteins. The results of these early efforts are as promising as they are peculiar, and the new nature-based AL movement is slowly but surely moving to the forefront of the field.

Imitating the brain’s neural network is a huge step in the right direction, says computer scientist and biophysicist Michael Conrad, but it still missed an important aspect of natural intelligence. "People tend to treat brain as if it were made up of color-coded transistors. " He explains, "But it’s not simply a clever network of switches. There are lots of important things going on inside the brain cells themselves." Specifically, Conrad believes that many of the brains’ capabilities stem from the pattern-recognition proficiency of the individual molecules that make up each brain cell. The best way to build an artificially intelligent device, he claims, would be to build around the same sort of molecular skills.

Right now, the notion that conventional computers and software are fundamentally incapable of matching the processes that take place in the brain remains controversial. But if it proves true, then the efforts of Conrad and his fellow AI rebels could turn out to be the only game in town.

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the phrase "the only game in town" ?()

A.The only approach to building an artificially intelligent computer.

B.The only way for them to win a prize in artificial intelligence research.

C.The only area worth studying in computer science.

D.The only game they would play in town.

答案

参考答案:A

解析:

该段指出“如果传统电脑技术不能制造出人工智能,那么Conrad及其伙伴的研究将会成为the only game in town”,根据上下文可推断,该短语在句中指“没有别的选择了,它是唯一制造人工智能的方法、途径”,选项A正确。

单项选择题 B型题
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About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to mine. I never heard any noise from the children, but the parents were always shouting at the kids.

We often met in the hallway when we were coming or going. I always spoke, but the only answer I got was a hello from the four-year-old girl.

One afternoon when I returned, they were just coming out of their apartment and the little girl was holding the door open for the others. I remained in the car doing unnecessary things. But when I looked up I saw the little girl was still holding the door open, waiting for me. I hurried as much as I could and thanked her.

I was really touched by her act of kindness. That afternoon I was at the K-Mart and I bought a white Teddy bear for her. The next day, there was a knock on the door and it was the little girl and her father. She was very proud of the bear and thanked me like I had never been thanked before.

Now when we meet in the hall, we all speak in a friendly manner. As time passes, I don’t hear that yelling as often as before.

Last night we had about four inches of snow. I looked out at my car and wondered how I was going to keep my doctor’s appointment. I went out to remove the snow. But when I opened my front door, I found my car was there with all the snow removed. You couldn’t imagine how I felt at that moment. I thanked that family in my heart.

Isn’t it amazing how a small kind act of a four-year-old girl can change so many things for the better? My guardian angel says that good things come from small acts.

小题1: Who did the writer think removed the snow on his car?

A.That family next door.

B.Someone sent by his doctor.

C.Some strangers.

D.The gate keeper.小题2:Which of the following is CORRECT according to the passage?

A.The children were very naughty and often made their parents angry.

B.Life must be very hard for the parents next door as they had a large family to support.

C.The writer put off the appointment with his doctor because of the heavy snow.

D.The little girl’s kind act changed the relationship between the writer and her family.小题3: The right time order of these events in the passage may be         .

① I bought a white Teddy bear for the four-year-old little girl.

② A new family moved into the building next to my door.

③ The four-year-old little girl held the door for me.

④ The father came with the little girl and thanked me.

⑤We speak to each other now in a friendly manner.

A.②-③-①-④-⑤

B.②-④-①-③-⑤

C.③-②-④-⑤-①

D.③-④-②-⑤-①