George: What are you doing?
User: Saying hello to you!
George: Are you a moneky?
User: Do you think monkeys can type?
George: Sure.
User: Are you a monkey?
George: Do you think monkeys can type?
User: You told me they could.
This is a chat between a human “user” and a computer. The computer was designed to be as human as possible. It was taught to talk to humans. It has also learnt from what people have said to it. This has helped it to become even more human.
The technology that makes George talk is called Jabberwacky. This technology recently won the Loebner Prize. The Loebner Prize is a competition to find the most realistic artificial intelligence (人工智能). The judges had to talk to the computer. They typed questions to it. The computer answered.
Jabberwacky’s design team say it will be a long time before the programme is very realistic.
It was first created in 1982. It has been getting better every year since then. Each time it chats to a human, the list of things to say gets bigger. This means the computer has more things to say when you talk to it.
It is hoped that a computer like this will replace humans in call centres. When the programme is more realistic, this will be possible.
1.From the passage we can know that George is a .
A. monkey B. computer C. judge D. scientist
2.Jabberwacky is a kind of technology that can make the computer .
A. sing songs B. look like humans
C. talk to people D. draw pictures
3.Jabberwacky was first created in the year of .
A. 1980 B. 1982 C. 2006 D. 2007
4.The Loebner Prize is a competition for science and technology in .
A. chemistry B. computer science
C. physics D. geography
5.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Jabberwacky has been getting better since it was created.
B. The more you talk to a computer, the fewer things it has to say.
C. The computer may replace humans in call centres in the future.
D. It takes a long time to make Jabberwacky more realistic.
According to a new survey, students’ safety has become a big problem. For example, nearly 50% of students say they are worried about robbery (抢劫) on the way to and from school. Now in some big cities in China, some schools have been giving students an important course: self-
protection. Students like this course because it is very useful. They can learn how to save lives and how to stop danger before it really happens and does any harm.
Chen Haoyu, a teacher at Beijing No. 25 Middle School, gives young students advice on how to deal with different kinds of dangers.
If you are robbed
Keep calm. If you cannot cry for help or run away, give the robber your money. Try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the police later everything that happened.
If you are in a traffic accident
If a car hits you, you should remember the car number. If it is a bicycle, try to call your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don’t know how badly you may get hurt. If it is raining hard with much lightning
Don’t stay in high places and stay away from trees.
When there is a fire
Run away as fast as you can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit. Don’t take the lift and don’t try to take anything with you.
If someone is drowning
If you can’t swim, don’t get into the water. Shout for help.
Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Take care of yourself at all times!
1.What shouldn’t you do when you are robbed?
A. Cry for help or run away as quickly as possible.
B. Try to remember what the robber looks like.
C. Report the robbery to the police in detail.
D. Give your money to the robber as soon as he asks.
2.If your house is on fire, you must .
A. put dry things on your body to keep yourself away from fire
B. take the lift to get out of your house as quickly as possible
C. run away and find an exit as quickly as you can
D. take everything important with you and run away
3.There are ways of self-protection mentioned in the passage.
A. three B. four C. five D. Six
4.What does the underlined word “drowning” mean in Chinese?
A. 游泳 B. 溺水 C. 跳水 D. 迷路
5.Which is the best title for this passage?
A. How to keep calm B. Self-protection
C. An usual lesson D. Dangers in life
Do you write your own blog (博客)? Do you often________others’ blogs on the Internet?
All over the world, not only famous people but also many ordinary students use blogs as diaries and places to share their experiences and___________advice or help.
“I write about my activities every day,________funny things or worries in my life,” says Lali, a 16-year-old high school student at Cambridge High School in Washington. “I like posting pictures on my blog because it can make my blog more__________and more people will like it. It’s a good way to_________my life to the world.” She has had her blog for eight months.
Students like writing blogs__________they can write anything they want to, but don’t need to_________any money.
Once you start to write your blog, you will______that you open up a new world.
But what you write down may cause you trouble________. So, use the blog carefully______you can keep yourself away from the trouble and use it to make your life colourful.
1.A. read B. write C. forget D. miss
2.A. learn from B. deal with C. ask for D. depend on
3.A. without B. between C. including D. besides
4.A. interesting B. modern C. famous D. direct
5.A. report B. mind C. receive D. show
6.A. unless B. while C. until D. because
7.A. save B. pay C. take D. waste
8.A. dream B. print C. find D. guide
9.A. sometimes B. always C. ever D. anyway
10.A. only when B. even though C. so that D. ever since
—Would you like to go and see a film?
—Sure, the TV programmes are too _______．
A. surprising B. interesting C. exciting D. boring
Every morning, Mrs Smith listens to the latest news the radio.
A. off B. with C. on D. at
—Can you tell me Kitty’s address?
—I don’t know. But I’ll tell you her address she to me.
A. until; writes B. as soon as; writes
C. until; will write D. as soon as; will write
