重庆师范大学考研真题 英语专业(9)

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12. As to the offers from GM, which one is NOT right?

A. Workers with no more than 10 years of service can get $70,000.

B. Workers with 10-27 years of service can get $140,000.

C. Workers with more than 30 years can get $35,000.

D. Workers with 27-30 years of service can get more than $140,000

13. In addition to cash, what can departing workers with a working experience shorter than 27 years get?

A. Medical benefit.

B. Retirement benefit.

C. Social security benefit.

D. Nothing.

14. What can we know from Lockhart‘s words?

A. He has no idea where to go.

B. He will do a night shift.

C. He is not worried about the future.

D. He is anxious about the future.

15. Which of the following is optimistic about the future of GM?

A. Claude Willis III.

B. Pamela Kyle.

C. Harold Marshall.

D. Catherine Madden.

IV. Cloze. (20 points)

Read the passage through and choose one suitable word or phrase marked A, B, C or D for each blank

Since the invention of electronic digital computers in the 1940s, experts have speculated on how these machines might be programmed to model human thought processes. Early the development of computers, researchers programmed machines to various mathematical and clerical tasks. However, scientists also worked to develop computers that could attack more intellectually the technology advanced, scientists created computer programs that contained problem-solving strategies ―heuristics.‖ these heuristics, computers could respond new tasks in ways that were not entirely preprogrammed. Heuristics computers to divide complex problems into subunits and identify potential routes to solutions. could decide which subproblems to attack first, use models and analogies, and make educated guesses at solutions necessary. , computer scientists claimed that these heuristic based programs possessed an ―artificial .‖

Today, powerful computers use sophisticated heuristics along with vast information to solve problems in ways that appear very . For example, computer systems provide advice to doctors who practice in remote locations and thus cannot specialists in particular medical fields. ―expert‖ computers help forecast the weather, locate oil reserves and business trends. Indeed, some computer scientists argue that machines will one day equal or surpass humans in all of decision making.