Since 2013, Torobo, a robotic arm designed to test the limits of artificial intelligence, has had one ambition—to be admitted to the University of Tokyo. However, it has repeatedly failed. This year was no exception.
In early November, Torobo took an exam to prepare for an all-important standardized test. While Torobo’s overall score of 525 out of 950 was 14 points higher than in 2015, its standard score of 57.1% was slightly lower, because human students did better in the 2016 test.
Though the score, which is higher than the national average, is enough to get the robot admitted to many other famous Japanese universities, it falls short of the minimum required for the University of Tokyo.
A closer analysis of the results showed that Torobo’s newly programmed ability to solve complex physics problems helped increase its year-over-year physics score from 46.5% to 59%. The robot also dug deep into its database of information from textbooks and websites to obtain an impressive 66.3% in world history. The average 60% scores acquired in the two math sections, were not too shabby, either.
But, while Torobo is able to handle knowledge-based questions and ones involving complex mathematical calculations, it has a hard time thinking independently. As a result, the robot is unable to comprehend multiple sentences and phrases to arrive at the logical conclusions required in the English language tests. This weakness was reflected in the weak oral and writing scores, which came in at 36.2% and 50.5%, respectively.
Fortunately, after four grueling years, the robot’s creators have decided to free Torobo from its annual test-taking suffering. The research team will instead focus on improving the robot’s ability to pick out specific answers from massive sets of data—a skill that led to its excellent history scores. They believe the expertise (专门技术) will help Torobo succeed as an industrial robot.
1.What is the disadvantage of Torobo?
A. It has weak independent thinking ability. B. It couldn’t sit through the exams.
C. It has much difficulty searching for facts. D. It doesn’t own language skills.
2.What does the underlined word “grueling” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. happy B. tiring C. successful D. independent
3.What did the exam results show?
A. Torobo was admitted to a university.
B. Torobo did well in the history exam.
C. Torobo’s score didn’t reach the national average.
D. Torobo’s programmed ability improved its math score.
4.What is the text mainly about?
A. Subjects a robot is good at. B. Majors that are suitable for a robot.
C. A robot’s ways to deal with exams. D. A robot’s performances in exams.
科目：高中英语 来源：宁夏银川市2017届高三下学期第一次模拟考试英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
Group exercise is one of the most effective ways to improve physical fitness and sustain(保持) a healthy lifestyle. Group exercise is challenging, yet fun and empowering! Of course everyone knows that exercise is good for the body. However, studies have shown that when exercise is performed in groups, it's not only great for improving physical health but for psychological health. It's an opportunity to be social, release endorphins（内啡肽）, and improve your strength. Additionally, group exercise creates a community feel and the shared common goal motivates participants to work hard. The instrumental support of taking on a fitness journey with others proves more effective than going to the gym alone.
Another beneficial aspect of group exercise is the informational support participants receive from the instructor. Many people fear the gym because they feel lost and don't want to embarrass themselves. If you feel you can relate, then group training is an even better option for you. It's a great opportunity to learn more about fitness through the clear instruction and supervision (监管) of a fitness instructor. If you're tired of wandering around the gym wasting time and becoming bored, you can attend an upbeat group fitness class that'll keep your workout on track. Don't let fitness frighten you!
If you're serious about wanting to live a healthy lifestyle, it's extremely important to surround yourself with people who'll provide you with the proper emotional support. I wouldn't scold anyone for deciding to party on weekends and in turn I wouldn't expect anyone to give offence to me for focusing on my health. Surround yourself with people who uplift, encourage and understand you! Make fitness even more fun by trying something new or any group fitness class, with a friend. Plan to go for a jog together. Then try a fun healthy restaurant or fresh juice bar! Fitness can be both fun and social!
Surrounding yourself with people who'll provide you with respect support can be very beneficial while working towards reaching health and fitness goals. First, decide to do it for yourself and work towards staying positive. Then make sure the people you surround yourself with are supportive. Don't let negativity ruin your motivation.
1.The first paragraph focuses on _______.
A. the greatest challenge of group exercise B. the most effective way to improve physical fitness
C. the contribution of group exercise to psychological health D. the shared common goal in performing exercise in groups
2.The underlined word "upbeat" in the second paragraph probably means " __________.
A. cheerful B. average C. serious D. temporal
3.When it comes to emotional support, the author thinks it necessary___________ .
A. to sustain a colorful lifestyle B. to party on weekends with positive people
C. to try a fun healthy restaurant regularly D. to surround yourself with supportive people
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Seeking Support B. Supporting Health
C. Improving Your Strength D. Building Up Fitness
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This is a perfect example 1. what a positive person Anne was. Unfortunately, due to the rising popularity of Adolf Hitler and his ideas of how the world should be, on the morning of June 6th, 1942, the Frank family was 2. (force) to go into hiding in a secret annex; Anne taking her few 3. (possess), one of them was a diary she had received for her thirteenth birthday. Over the next few years, she devoted herself to this diary, not 4.(know) that, many years later, it would provide inspiration for people all over the world.
Why I have always looked up to Anne Frank is not only 5. she was an amazing author, which I have always wanted to be, but also because her writing 6. (true) reflected what a bright person she was. A particularly inspirational quote from her diary was－I don’t think of all the misery, 7. of the beauty that still remains. “This is all you really need8.(hear) to know what kind of person she was. Anne will never be forgotten because she never was 9. ordinary girl. She was wise beyond her years, but kept 10. (she) sense of fun through everything and had a talent for making people laugh.
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On Sept.19, 2014, Alibaba went public on the New York Stock(股票)Exchange. It shows that Ma Yun has done his business 1. (success). A short Chinese man seems to be the 2. (tall) man in the world right now.
Ma Yun used to be an English teacher. When he was twelve, he found that English was very interesting. Every morning he got up at 5 a.m., and then ran to a hotel near the West Lake,3. he could communicate with foreign 4.(tour) in English. He did it for nine years. The experience made him a fantastic English speaker and also opened his views to the wide world. In a trip to the US in 1995, Ma had access to the Internet 5.the first time. When 6. (see) the opportunity on the Internet, Ma returned to China and decided to set up a website 7. he knew little about computers then. Ma quit(辞掉) his job and created his own company--Alibaba in Hangzhou. He was so 8. (devote) to his work that he 9. (name) “Crazy Jack Ma”. Now, Alibaba has developed into the world’s largest e-commerce company and 10. (go) even further in future.
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假定你是学生会主席李华, 你们学校将在外国留学生中举行“中文演讲比赛”活动。 请你写一封英文电子邮件通知你校的外国留学生。内容包括：
1. 比赛时间：5月1日
2. 报名时间：即日起至4月20日
3. 报名地点: 学校阅览室202室
注意: 1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear friends,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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1.1.She _________________________(逐渐意识到) her mistake after the talk last week.(come)
2.The moon (据说是) its biggest and brightest on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. (say)
3.The people (正在抗议) the government for their not controlling the price of food. (against)
4.The students are supposed to finish the homework (独自). (own)
5.I studied in Beijing for four years so I ____________ (有机会) to visit the Great Wall many times. (get)
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Taking a photo of your food and posting it online is becoming more and more popular. However, not everyone thinks it’s such a good idea.
Food photos are popular on social networking sites. People often post pictures of their meals on Facebook or photo sites such as Tumblr and Instagram. Many of the pictures are of delicious-looking food from top-class restaurants. Some people even find it addictive（上瘾的）. “I couldn’t get enough of it. I had to IG (instagram) every single meal,” one food poster wrote.
However, not all food photos are so attractive. There are now sites where you can post pictures of terrible-looking food. One such website is saddesklunch.com. Users send pictures of their depressing meals, which include things such as half-eaten bits of chicken and leftover pizza.
Sad Desk Lunch was created by office worker Kira Fisher in 2012. At the time, she was working as a video editor in New York. “I was starting at my rather terrible vegetable soup, which I was eating at my desk, and just thought, I can’t believe I’m eating this soup, let alone eating it alone at my desk,” she said. Other similar sites include cooksuck.com, foodporndairy.com and dimlyiitmealsforone. Tumblr.com.
Some chefs are trying to stop people photographing food in their restaurants. Gilles Goujon runs a three-star restaurant in southern France. He told news website France TV Info that every time his creations appear on social networks it “takes away the surprise, and a little bit of my intellectual property（知识产权）”.
Alexandre Gauthier is the chef at the “Grenouillere” restaurant a “no camera” logo on his menus. “Before, people took pictures of their family in the restaurant; now we take pictures of food... We tweet, we ‘like’（点赞）, we respond to comments, and the dish is cold,” he explained.
Will you be taking your camera next time you eat out?
1.On which of the following websites can you probably find photos of tasty food?
A. cooksuck.com B. instagram.com
C. saddesklunch.com D. foodporndairy.com
2.What’s Gilles Goujon’s attitude towards food photography in restaurants?
A. He dislikes it. B. He supports it.
C. He is interested in it. D. He is uncertain about it.
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A well-dressed man entered a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife’s birthday. The price didn’t matter, since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a nice black one that costs $5, 000, he paid for the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler, and left.
A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality as she wanted a pair of earrings made. "Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?" said the man. The jeweler regretfully replied, "I would say it’s exactly impossible to find one exactly like that pearl."
The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offering $25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the advertisement but nobody had a pearl that was just right.
Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse." “I don’t like to part with it." she said sadly, I got it from my mother, and, my mother got it from her’s. But I really need the money.
The jeweler was quickly to pay her before she changed her mind .Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news .The man, however, was nowhere to be found. The jeweler immediately realized the whole thing.
1.Actually, the man wanted to buy another pearl for _____.
A. himself B. his wife
C. no one D. his mother
2.He paid $5,000 for the black pearl without bargaining because______.
A. he wanted to make the jeweler believe him
B. he was very rich.
C. his business had been successful
D. he was anxious to get it
3.He told the jeweler to get him another pearl that must be______.
A. exactly the same quality as the black one
B. exactly the same size as the black one.
C. exactly the same as the black one
D. exactly worth $25,000
4.The jeweler couldn’t find the man anywhere because ______.
A. he happened to be ou
t
B. he died suddenly
C. he wouldn’t show up until the jeweler called him a second time
D. he got $20,000 by cheating and had run away with the money
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When I packed up my life and moved from the comforts of my little hometown to Waco, I remember feeling 1. (lose). All my friends were so excited to start their own lives, but I just wasn’t sure 2. I was ready for that yet. Many things worried me. But I hid my fears and when the time 3. (final) came, I hugged my mother goodbye, made the two-hour one-way drive from Coppel to Waco, and set up my new room.
For the first few weeks, I didn’t miss home or really feel any kind of emotion at all except tired. There was so much for me to learn 4. I hadn’t had time to think about anything. My energy 5. (direct) towards figuring out campus, adjusting to college-level classes and remembering the names of every new person I met. I explored every corner, 6. (look) for the perfect place to study. I learned to set 7. (I) a schedule of getting groceries, cleaning my room and doing my laundry on Sundays.
Nowadays, in my second semester, I feel like I have almost adapted 8. the university life. The transition from high school to college wasn’t 9. difficult as my mind made me think it would be. One of the best 10. (thing) college has taught me is how to be independent.
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