2 . 阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

When we read a poem, we often imagine what the poets     1     (think)when they wrote or what they were doing at the time. These thoughts let us connect with the words better, as if we'd created the poem     2     (we) .Will a poem still mean as much if a compute writes it?

By    3     (apply)a set of programs, computers can now create all kinds of text, including research papers, books, news, stories and even poems. Computer-generated poems might be correct in both grammar and style,     4    , some say they still lack creativity and true meaning, so these poems are not     5     (value) to some degree.

Oscar Schwartz, an Australian     6     (research ), created a website     7     (name)   "Bot or Not", On his website, you can read poems and guess whether they     8     (write)by a human or a computer. Schwartz. recently gave a speech at TEDX Sydney, in    9    he stated that some of the website's poems were easy     10     (fool) sixty five percent of human readers.

He said that on his website, he hoped people would question the difference between humans and machines and be able to identify what it is that makes us human.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman think of the play?

A．Boring.

B．Exciting.

C．Confusing.

2. When did the man read the play?

A．Last year.

B．Last month.

C．Last week.

3. What does the man suggest the woman do?

A．Read it out loud.

B．Act out the play.

C．Join a study group.

4 . When the population of the port town began to suffer from poisoning, the police came to find the cause of the poison. They thought someone was poisoning the people on purpose but no one knew how it was possible. Soon people took the position that the pork was poisoned. It was a popular food everyone ate and it could have possibly made everyone sick. Anyone who had possession of pork would throw it out. Even the poorest of the poor wouldn’t eat pork. Signs were posted on poles and letters were sent to everyone to warn people of the pork. Shortly afterwards, even policemen in high positions were also getting sick.

Soon it became political and popular. Politicians rushed to the town to talk about politics and promised how they would find the solution if they were elected. Everyone was so sick that they didn’t care about politics. Everyone was in a position where he or she didn’t know what to do anymore. They went to the post office to mail posts out asking for help. The poor town didn’t know how to deal with the situation.

One day, a well-known scientist from New York came to the town with a huge box containing many instruments and his possessions. He went to pools and the port and made measurements. He was quiet and polite. Then one day he made a speech at a newspaper meeting-room to announce his findings.

“I am sorry to say your water supply is so heavily polluted; it is poisoned. I know who has been poisoning you all for such a long time. It is you who have been poisoning yourselves with pollution. A great deal of rubbish has been thrown into the water day after day. No one here has taken good care of the environment. It is no wonder all of you have been sick.” Shocked at the news, the people present were lost in thought.

1. Which is the correct order of the facts described in the story?

a. People suffered from poisoning.

b. Politicians came to make promises.

c. People began to realize the real cause.

d. Pork was thrown away.

e. The water there was polluted.

f. A scientist came to check the water.

A．e, a, d, b, f, c

B．e, a, d, c, f, b

C．a, e, b, d, c, f

D．f, c, d, b, e, a

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Everyone was so sick of politics that they didn’t care about those politicians.

B．According to the scientist from New York, it was the industry that poisoned the environment of the town

C．The reason why the people in the town got sick was that they ate the pork poisoned by the heavily polluted water.

D．If the people in the town hadn’t polluted the water supply, they would not have suffered from poisoning or sickness.

3. After reading the passage, we can infer that ________.

A．politicians took every chance to make themselves elected

B．pork was the main food of the poorest people in the town

C．people in the town were not well-educated

D．even some police officers were getting ill

5 . Since the Internet came into homes, the daily life has never been the same again. But the thing that worries most of us is that we can get viruses from the Internet. But can we catch viruses on our cell phones? A new study in the journal Science says yes, but the spread of such mobile software that can bring harm to our cell phones won’t reach dangerous levels until more cell phones are on the same operating system.
Computers are easily attacked by viruses because they share data, especially over the Internet. Of course, nowadays, more people are using their cell phones more and more frequently. They use them for emailing, text messaging and downloading troublesome ring tones, etc.,so it is obvious that cell phone viruses are a threat as well.
Scientists used nameless call data from more than six million cell phone users to help model a possible outbreak. And they concluded that viruses that spread from phone to phone by Bluetooth are not much concerned, because users have to be in close physical relation for their phones to “see” one another. However, viruses that spread through multimedia messaging services can move much faster, because they can come in disguise（伪装）, such as a cool tune sent by a friend. The good news is that to be effective, these viruses need their victims(受害人) to all use the same operating system, which not enough of us do. Because there is no Microsoft operating system for mobile phones, yet. Thank goodness.
1. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The operating system of cell phones.

B．The threat of cell phone viruses.

C．The wide use of cell phones.

D．Computer viruses.

2. When ______, cell phone viruses can be dangerous.

A．all the cell phones work on the same operating system

B．Microsoft operating system for cell phones is created

C．users can see each other on the phones

D．Bluetooth is widely used

3. What can we infer about Bluetooth according to the scientists?

A．It can increase the chances of cell phone viruses greatly.

B．It can help us to stop the spreading of cell phone viruses.

C．It won’t possibly cause the outbreak of cell phone viruses.

D．It can make users have close physical relation with one another.

4. We can learn from the passage that ______.

A．it is impossible to catch viruses on our cell phones

B．cell phones are not well connected with the Internet

C．it is dangerous for people to download ring tones to cell phones

D．more than one operating system is used for cell phones now

6 .

NEMS	NEWRI Environmental Master of Science NEWRI: Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute Be a leader in environmental science and engineering through the NEMS programme
NEWRI Environmental Master of Science（NEMS） is a primary graduate education and research programme conducted by Nanyang Technological University’s （NTU’s） NEWRI, with summer attachment at Stanford University. It aims to train engineers and scientists to meet the increasing environmental challenges for Asia and the wider region.	NEWRI-Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute NEWRI is enabling Singapore to be a global center of environmental science and technology in providing technological solutions to the world. It is committed to environmental and water technologies through its ecosystem of education, research and developmental activities. NEWRI is trying its best to pull together NTU’s water and environment-related centers and institutes, gathering one another’s strengths for the benefit of industry and society.
Master of Science Applications ●Applications open now and close on 30 May 2012 for Singapore applicants. ●Graduates having relevant engineering or science background, including final-year students, are invited to apply. ●Applicants are required to have a certificate of GRE. Further information and application materials are available at the Website: www.ntu.edu.sg/cee/program/postgrad.asp	Highlights of Programme: ★Students spend a full summer term at Stanford taking regular courses and continue with the rest of their academic programme at NTU. ★It is a 12-month full-time course in environmental science & engineering. ★Students under NEMS will have opportunities to do research projects under NEWRI as well as to continue for the Doctor’s degree. ★Graduating students receive the NTU degree and a certificate from Stanford for their summer attachment.
Scholarship for tuition grants and living expenses at both Stanford and NTU are available
Enquiry contact: Ms Christian Soh Tel：（65） 6861 0507 Fax:（65） 68614606 Email: nems@ntu. edu. sg Information on other graduate programmes available at： www.ntu.edu.sg/cee/program/postgrad.asp

1. Students admitted to the NEMS Programme __________.

A．will first have regular courses at Stanford

B．needn’t be released from their regular jobs

C．are required to obtain a Doctor’s degree

D．can receive degrees of both NTU and Stanford

2. What’s the main purpose of the NEMS programme?

A．To offer scholarship for tuition grants and living expenses.

B．To strengthen the cooperation between NTU and Stanford.

C．To cultivate experts on environmental science and engineering.

D．To introduce Nanyang Environment&Water Research Institute.

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．30 May 2012 is the deadline for NEMS application.

B．Applicants for NEMS should have relevant work experience.

C．Other centers and institutes for environmental and water technologies also exist in NTU.

D．Singapore is the global center of environmental science and technology.

7 . Many businesses today use conferences as a means of discussing new plans of the company. As people are paying more attention to the environment and green problems, more businesses are looking for ways to reduce their negative effect on the environment. Many businesses do this by using Web conferencing.
Web conferencing is a technology that allows people to communicate more effectively over the Internet. It’s an easy way of hosting and attending conferences without having to leave the office. Each of the people involved in a Web conference will be posted an invitation to the conference with the time and date of the Web conference on it. When the conference is ready to begin, all participants (参与者) must sit at their computers and they will be connected over the Internet.
With Web conferencing all participants attend conference from the comfort of their own desks. Obviously, in doing this no fuel is used in traveling to and from a conference, and less work is taken up in attending a conference.
Any material to be used during Web conference is simply e-mailed to all the participants before the conference. Participants can then either choose to print material or read it on screen. This not only saves paper but also greatly reduces mailing costs for the business.
As a conference hall or business center isn’t being used, it means that the only power that is used is the power that is used by the participants’ personal computers. Similarly, conference organizers don’t have to arrange for food or overnight accommodation. All this means that less energy is used.
Often in business some companies actively choose to do business with other companies that do many things to reduce their negative impact on the environment. And Web conferencing helps you show other businesses that you are willing to work hard for the green cause.
1. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Ways of protecting the environment

B．Green benefits of Web conferencing

C．Ways of hosting a Web conference

D．Impact of Web conferencing on costs

2. According to paragraph 1, many companies use Web conferencing because they ______.

A．are interested in using any new technology.

B．believe that Web conferencing is more convenient.

C．want to do something to protect the environment .

D．haven’t enough money to hold a traditional conference.

3. The participants of a Web conference _____.

A．will be e-mailed an invitation before the conference.

B．are required to sit in an office together.

C．will receive many paper materials.

D．must have access to the Internet.

4. Which of the following words best describes the author’s opinion about a Web conference?

A．Useless	B．Environmentally friendly
C．Inconvenient	D．Money-consuming