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• 1What’s the author’s opinion about the new AI movement、

  A.It has created a sensation among artificial intelligence researchers but will soon die out.

  B.It’s a breakthrough in duplicating human thought processes.

  C.It’s more like a peculiar game rather than a real scientific effort.

  D.It may prove to be in the right direction though nobody is sure of its future prospects.

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• 2Conrad and his group of AI researchers have been making enormous efforts to ________.

  A.find a roundabout way to design powerful computers

  B.build a computer using a clever network of switches

  C.find out how intelligence developed in nature

  D.separate the highest and most abstract levels of thought

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• 3The new trend in artificial intelligence research stems from ________.

  A.the shift of the focus of study on to the recognition of the shapes of objects

  B.the belief that human intelligence cannot be duplicated with logical, step-by-step programs

  C.the aspirations of scientists to duplicate the intelligence of a ten-month-old child

  D.the efforts made by scientists in the study of the similarities between transistors and brain cells

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• 4The author says that the powerful computers of today ________.

  A.are capable of reliably recognizing the shape of an object

  B.are close to exhibiting humanlike behavior

  C.are not very different in their performance from those of the 50’s

  D.still cannot communicate with people in a human language

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• 5It was claimed that the new laws passed during the Roosevelt Administration were aimed at ________.

  A.reducing the cost of farming

  B.conserving soil in the long-term interest of the nation

  C.lowering the burden of farmers

  D.helping farmers without shifting the burden onto other taxpayers

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• 6From the passage we know that the increased use of cars will ________.

  A.consume half of the oil produced in the world

  B.have serious consequences for the well-being of all nations

  C.widen the gap between the developed and developing countries

  D.impose an intolerable economic burden on residents of large cities

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• 7The U.S. has to deal with the problems arising from vehicle use because ________.

  A.most Americans are reluctant to switch to public transportation systems

  B.the present level of oil prices is considered unacceptable

  C.other countries will protest its increasing greenhouse emissions

  D.it should take a lead in conserving natural resources

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• 8Which of the following is the best solution to the problems mentioned in the passage、

  A.The designing of highly efficient car engines.

  B.A reduction of vehicle use in cities.

  C.The development of electric cars.

  D.The use of less polluting fuels.

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• 9Which of the following is practical but only makes a marginal contribution to solving the problem of greenhouse emissions、

  A.The use of fuels other than gasoline.

  B.Improved energy efficiency.

  C.The introduction of less polluting driving systems.

  D.Reducing car use by carpooling.

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• 10Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage、

  A.The decline of public transportation accounts for increased car use in Western Europe.

  B.Cars are popular in Western Europe even though fuel prices are fairly high.

  C.The reduction of vehicle use is the only sustainable option in densely populated Western Europe.

  D.Western European oil companies cannot sustain the cost of developing new-type fuels.

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