2 . 词性转换
1. commit vt.做出(错事或非法的事)；犯(罪或错等)；承诺；保证(某个人、机构等) vi.忠于；全心全意投入(工作、活动等)→________adj.尽心尽力的；坚定的；坚信的→________n. 投入；奉献；承诺
2. academy n. (艺术、文学、科学等的)研究院；学会；专科院校→________adj.学业的；学术的
3. evaluate vt.评价；评估→________n. 评价；评估
4. distinct adj.清晰的；清楚的；有区别的→________ n. 区别，差别
5. analyse(NAmE-ze) vt.分析→________ (pl. analyses) n. 分析
6. science n. 科学→________adj.科学(上)的；关于科学的→________n. 科学家
7. conclude vt.断定；推断出→________n. 结论；推论
8. novel n. (长篇)小说 adj.新颖的；新奇的→________n. 小说家
9. politics n. 政治→________adj.政治的→politician n. 政治家；从政者；政客
10. gentle adj.温柔的；文静的→________adv.轻轻地，温柔地
11. consequent adj.随之发生的；作为结果的→________adv.因此；所以→________n. 结果；后果

5 . Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. range       B. novel        C. interest       D. unlikely     E. benefit       F. experiencing G. available     H. necessarily     I. initiative       J. generated       K. partnership

Google gives $1M grant to Press Association to develop robot journalists

New consumers of the future could be reading stories pieced together by advanced data-analyzing robots rather than human journalists, if Google has its way.

On Thursday, the Press Association, the U.K.’s national news agency, announced that it received €706,000 from the tech giant for its Reporters and Data an Robots (RADAR)     1    .

A collaboration between the Press Association and data-driven news start-up Urbs Media, RADAR aims to set up an artificial intelligene-fueled, news service that will generate tens of thousands of news stories a month using publicly     2     data.

Everyone from big-name news organizations to hyper-local outlets and bloggers could     3     from the program. Press Association editor-in-chief Peter Clifton claimed, “this is a hugely exciting development, and we believe our     4     with Urbs Media can be a genuine game-changer for media outlets across the U. K. and Ireland.”

According to the Press Association, RADAR won’t     5     mark the end of the flesh-and-blood journalists, but will rather enable the AI to produce a volume of stories that would be impossible to match manually.

The envisioned work-flow would begin with human journalists identifying open data sets and “creating detailed story templates across a(n)     6     of topics including crime, health and employment.” The robotic reporter would then take over and scan the data, use language generation software to craft together story text and automatically locate relevant photos and video. Press Association clients would then be able to use a special distribution platform to identify news stories of     7     to their audience.

Content automation isn’t a totally     8     concept in the news industry however. AP estimated that it can free up 20 per cent of journalists’ time, allowing them to focus on more complex, qualitative tasks.

Shockingly, not all journalists are sold on the AI infiltration. A study found that journalists from leading news organizations had several reservations when shown an automatically     9     sports story. “I would never, ever, ever have written a story like that,” one BBC journalist said, while a CNN reporter thought the story was repetitive and lacked variation.

Nevertheless, it looks like AI in journalism is here to stay. At a time when many media outlets are     10     commercial pressure, RADAR will provide the news ecosystem with a cost-effective way to provide insightful local stories.

6 . 这本关于中国传统与风俗的历史小说深深吸引了我。（appeal） （汉译英）

7 . 这本讲述老人与鲨鱼浴血奋战的小说如此扣人心弦，以致于他爱不释手。(So)

8 . The writer and his novel are really well-known. You have just talked about them. （改为定语从句）
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