Even in an era of global networks and cheap travel, international communication still faces one great barrier: we don’t all speak the same language. But that gap is (1) as online translation services advance.
Recently (2) website Meedan translates Arabic-language news stories into English, and vice versa, and displays the two versions (3) each other. Comments in either language are (4) translated. A new site for bloggers, called Mojofiti, automatically makes posts (5) to readers in 27 languages. And Google now has a tool that will (6) allow anyone with a camera-phone to photograph, say, a German restaurant menu, send the (7) as a multimedia message to Google’s servers, and get an English translation sent back to them.
All these services ultimately (8) a technique called statistical machine translation, in which software learns to translate by using mathematics to (9) large collections of previously translated documents. It then uses the (10) it has learned this way to (11) the most likely translation in future. (12) translation procedures have improved, some human (13) is still needed to provide a translation that reads well. Meedan’s news articles, (14) , are machine translated and then tidied up by editors. Google’s Toolkit for professional translators produces a machine translation for them to tidy up, in the process providing (15) to the software to improve its translation (16)
With the fight help even a monoglot user (someone that speaks only a single language) could produce resuits as good as those of a (17) , says Philip Koehn of the University of Edinburgh, UK. His service, Caitra, (18) several possible phrases if it is uncertain which one is correct. This lets a monoglot user fix confusing phrases that would (19) be impossible without reading the (20)

Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)11（）

A:investigate B:determine C:improve D:calculate

The conception of poverty and what to (1) about it have changed over the decades. Under Social Darwinism the lazy and the (2) were supposed to be at the bottom of the economic ladder as (3) of the "law of survival of the fittest". Society was (4) as a network of self-sufficient families which provided for their own. (5) persons outside a household (orphans, the (6) elderly, and the crippled ) were provided outdoor relief grudgingly and as a temporary expedient (权宜之计). Although it was (7) that "the poor will always be with us", the individual was expected to improve himself (8) acts of his own will. Charity was thought to be the (9) of idleness. By keeping wages low, laborers would be (10) to work harder.
At about the turn of the century, the beginning of concern about natural (11) brought uneasiness about the possible spread of beggary. There was a potentially dangerous class in (12) of disease and disorder. The "poor" were (13) as different from "paupers" Paupers were individuals well (14) to being on the low end of the socioeconomic (15) Without shame or bitterness, they would not seek independence and a " (16) " life. For the mountaineers, the subsistence dwellers, and some slum dwellers, the lack of wealth, (17) has been argued, reflects a preference not to pay the psychological costs of the struggle for fiches or of adopting the middle class work ethic of striving. In (18) , the worthy poor struggled to (19) their lot against circumstances beyond their control: low wages, sickness, industrial (20) , widowhood (孀居) and so on.

19（）

A:increase B:enrich C:improve D:develop

Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is one of life’s essentials. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have all been told, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.
But for many people the thought of food first thing in the morning is by no means a pleasure. So despite all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. Between 1977 and 1983, the latest years for which figures are available, the number of people who didn’t have breakfast increased by 33 percent—from 8. 8 million to 11. 7 million—according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation of America．
For those who feel pain or guilt about not eating breakfast, however, there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years indicate that, for adults especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting breakfast. "Going without breakfast does not affect performance. " said Arnold E. Bender, the former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, "nor does giving people breakfast improve performance. "
Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better performance is surprisingly inadequate, and most of the recent work involves children, not adults. "The literature," says one researcher, Dr. Ernesto Pollitt at the University of Texas, "is poor".
In the third paragraph, "nor does giving people breakfast improve performance. " means ______.

A:anyone without breakfast does improve his performance B:not giving people breakfast improves performance C:people having breakfast do improve their performance D:having breakfast does not improve performance, either

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D below the passage. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage. Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Television

A:view B:improve C:continue D:exchange

Medical experts say most Americans do not get (51) sleep. They say more Americans need to rest for a short period in the middle of the day. They are advising people to sleep lightly before (52) with other activities.
One study earlier this year found that persons who sleep for a few minutes during the day were less (53) to die of heart disease. The study followed more than 2, 300 Greek adults (54) about six years. Adults who rested for half an hour (55) three times a week had a 37 present lower risk of dying from heart disease than those who did not nap.
Study organizers said the strongest evidence was in working men. They said naps might improve (56) by mitigating tension caused by work.
Some European and Latin American businesses have supported the (57) of napping for many years. They urge people to (58) work, go home and have a nap before returning. In the United States, some companies let workers rest briefly in their offices. They believe this reduces (59) and accidents, and (60) increases the amount of work a person can do.
Sleep experts say it is likely that people make more mistakes at work than at other times. They say people should not carry out important duties when they feel (61) And they say the best thing to do is to take a nap. About twenty minutes of rest is (62) you need. Experts say this provides extra energy and can increase your effectiveness (63) the end of the day. But experts warn that a nap (64) last no more than twenty to thirty minutes. A longer nap will put the body into deep sleep and waking up will be (65) .

58（）

A:repeat B:improve C:change D:leave

? ?Medical experts say most Americans do not get ?(51) ? sleep. They say more Americans need to rest for a short period in the middle of the day. They are advising people to sleep lightly before ?(52) ? with other activities.
? ?One study earlier this year found that persons who sleep for a few minutes during the day were less ?(53) ? to die of heart disease. The study followed more than 2, 300 Greek adults ?(54) ? about six years. Adults who rested for half an hour ?(55) ? three times a week had a 37 present lower risk of dying from heart disease than those who did not nap.
? ?Study organizers said the strongest evidence was in working men. They said naps might improve ?(56) ? by mitigating tension caused by work.
? ?Some European and Latin American businesses have supported the ?(57) ? of napping for many years. They urge people to ?(58) ? work, go home and have a nap before returning. In the United States, some companies let workers rest briefly in their offices. They believe this reduces ?(59) ? and accidents, and ?(60) ? increases the amount of work a person can do.
? ?Sleep experts say it is likely that people make more mistakes at work than at other times. They say people should not carry out important duties when they feel ?(61) ? And they say the best thing to do is to take a nap. About twenty minutes of rest is ?(62) ? you need. Experts say this provides extra energy and can increase your effectiveness ?(63) ? the end of the day. But experts warn that a nap ?(64) ? last no more than twenty to thirty minutes. A longer nap will put the body into deep sleep and waking up will be ?(65) ?.

A:repeat B:improve C:change D:leave

请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项

A:repeat B:improve C:leave D:change

Medical experts say most Americans do not get (51) sleep. They say more Americans need to rest for a short period in the middle of the day. They are advising people to sleep lightly before (52) with other activities.
One study earlier this year found that persons who sleep for a few minutes during the day were less (53) to die of disease. The study followed more than 2,300 Greek adults (54) about six years. Adult who rested for half an hour (55) three times a week had a 37 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease than those who did not nap.
Study organizers said the strongest evidence was in working men. They said naps might improve (56) by mitigating tension caused by work.
Some European and Latin American businesses have supported the (57) of napping for many years. They urge people to (58) work, go home and have a nap before returning. In the United States, some companies let workers rest briefly in their offices. They believe this reduces in their offices. They believe this reduces (59) and accidents, and (60) increases the amount of work a person can do.
Sleep experts say it is likely that people make more mistakes at work than at other times. They say people should not carry out important duties when they feel (61) . And they say the best thing to do is to take a nap. About twenty minutes of rest is (62) you need. Experts say this provides extra energy and can increase your effectiveness (63) the end of the day. But experts warn that a nap (64) last no more than twenty to thirty minutes. A longer nap will put the body into deep sleep and waking up will be (65) .

A:repeat B:improve C:change D:leave

阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出4个选项，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。

A:repeat B:improve C:change D:leave