2015成都一诊英语试题及答案(5)
“We arranged those places into a graph upon which we learned pleasant routes,”Ms.
Quercia explained.
The team used the results to make heat maps of beautiful parts of London and
generated a program to locate the most attractive walking routes.
The program does this by searching through suggested routes from one place to
another,operating the path to choose the most attractive roads.
The researchers said that routes tend to be 12 per cent longer than the shortest paths.
When 30 volunteers tested their‘attractive’routes,they confirmed that they were
indeed more pleasing.
“Based on a quantitative confirmation.we find that,compared to the shortest routes,
the recommended ones add just a few more walking minutes but are indeed more beautiful,
quiet and happy,”they wrote.
To test and build on the idea,the computer scientists then examined almost 4 million
images on Flickr covering specific places in London that they had already mapped,to
understand what is considered beautiful.
Knocking out the crowd-sourcing element(要素)of the process, they repeated the
Flickr process to make a new map of central London,showing the exact position of the hot
spots and routes of beauty.
While one person’s idea of beauty may differ from another,the computer scientists
hope to develop an application with their program soon.
43. The underlined word "Sat-navy" probably refers to a(n)_.
A. route B. program C. image D. experiment
44. Which of the following is the right order of creating the program?
A.③④②①⑤ B.③②①⑤④ C.④②③①⑤D.④②③⑤①、
45. Which is true about the route recommended by the new program
A. It’s much shorter but less pleasant.
B. It’s much shorter and more pleasant.
C. It’s a little longer but more pleasant.
D. It’s of the same length but more pleasant.
46. By examining the images on Flickr,the computer scientists wanted to
A. test a new application program
B. make a new map of central London
C. knock out the crowd-sourcing element
D. find out what is generally believed to beautiful
E
The new robot guides at a Tokyo museum look so strangely human and speak so
smoothly that they almost outdo people.
Japanese robotics expert Ishiguro says they will be useful for research on how people
interact with robots and on how humans are different from machines.“Making robots is
about exploring what it means to be human,”he says,“examining the question of what is
emotion,what is awareness,what is thinking.”
In a demonstration,the remote-controlled machines moved their pink lips in time to a
voice-over.twitched their eyebrows,blinked and swayed their heads from side to side.
They stayed seated but could move their hands.
In a clear triumph, Kodomoroid read the news without stumbling(结巴)once and
recited complex tongue-twisters. The robot,designed with a girlish appearance,can use a
variety of voices,such as a deep male voice one minute and a soft girly voice the next. The