The next time you try for a high-ranking post, you could let your possible boss listen to a recommending phone call “made” by US President George W Bush or British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Of course, neither of them could really do that for you-you would just “borrow” their voices.

AT & T labs will start selling speech software that it says is so good at reproducing the sounds of a human voice that it can recreate voices and even bring the voices of long-dead famous people back to life.

The software, which turns printed text into speech, makes it possible for a company to use recordings of a person’s voice to say things that the person never actually said.

Possible customers for the software, which is priced in the thousands of dollars, include telephone call centers, companies that make software that reads digital files aloud, and makers of automated voice devices(裝置). The advances raise several problems. Who, for example, owns the rights to a famous person’s voice? (Some experts even believe that new contracts will be drawn that include voice-licensing clauses.)

And although scientists say the technology is not yet good enough to commit fraud(假冒), would the synthesized(合成的) voices at last be able to trick people into thinking that they were getting phone calls or digital audio recordings from people they know?

Even Mr Fruchterman, one of AT & T lab’s possible first customers, said he wondered what the new technology might bring. “Just like you can’t trust a photograph anymore.” He said, “you won’t be able to trust a voice either.”

1．With the help of the speech software, it is most possible __________.

       A．to improve a famous person’s speech

       B．to say what you want in another’s voice

       C．to make a speech much more easily

       D．to help you to find a better job

2．It the speech software were widely used, ___________.

       A．people would no longer believe each other

       B．it would not be necessary to go for a speech by a famous person

       C．no radio or TV broadcasters would be needed

       D．recording of a voice alone would not be taken as a proof in the court

3．According to the passage, you can infer that ___________.

       A．the software will turn out to be an immediate success in the market

       B．the government will forbid the sale of the software in the market

       C．it’s hard to decide whether the software will enjoy popularity

       D．the software will soon prove to be nothing but rubbish

4．The passage mainly wants to __________.

       A．introduce a new software                     B．explain the disadvantage of a new invention

       C．a(chǎn)dvertise a new kind of product         D．describe the future market of a new product

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【小題2】
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A．unsatisfiedB．satisfiedC．happyD．worried
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A．very B．evenC．quiteD．fairly
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A．lookB．call C．search D．a(chǎn)sk
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A．shamedB．upsetC．comfortableD．sorry
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A．stillB．evenC．yetD．only
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A．that B．whatC．whichD．a(chǎn)s
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A．sayB．a(chǎn)nnounceC．explainD．a(chǎn)dmit
【小題18】
A．a(chǎn)nswerB．solveC．work outD．finish
【小題19】
A．HoweverB．Thus C．OtherwiseD．Hopefully
【小題20】
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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
One summer in college, I was invited to be an instructor at a high school leadership camp.
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22   a shaky voice he   23   answered, “Okay, I guess.”
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16．A．learned     B．recognized       C．noticed     D．heard
17．A．a(chǎn)nger       B．discomfort       C．excitement       D．satisfaction
18．A．a(chǎn)mbitious B．curious     C．a(chǎn)nxious     D．eager
19．A．other than B．just as       C．or rather   D．a(chǎn)s well as
20．A．left out     B．put out     C．made out  D．let out
21．A．passed     B．left    C．visited      D．a(chǎn)pproached
22．A．At     B．In     C．On    D．By
23．A．unfortunately   B．unwillingly      C．unconsciously   D．uninterestingly
24．A．help  B．interview  C．find   D．meet
25．A．sense B．suggest     C．consider    D．prove
26．A．familiar    B．similar      C．strange     D．typical
27．A．push  B．pull   C．pardon      D．punish
28．A．effects      B．exercises   C．efforts      D．expenses
29．A．observing B．examining C．a(chǎn)dmiring   D．staring
30．A．trouble     B．concern    C．devotion   D．understanding
31．A．unless       B．before      C．when D．since
32．A．wonder     B．danger      C．scene D．instructor
33．A．sparing     B．saving      C．spreading  D．sharing
34．A．himself     B．yourself    C．themselves       D．itself
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My friend Monty Roberts told me a story about a young boy. One day at school, the boy was asked to write a paper   36  what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven – paper   37  his dream of owning a farm. He put a great deal of his   38  into the paper and the next day he handed it in to his   39 . Two days later he received his paper back. On the   40  page was a large red F with a   41  that read, “See me after class.” The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, “  42  did I receive an F?” The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like   43 . Owning a farm requires a lot of money. There’s no   44  a young man could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “  45  you will rewrite this paper, I will reconsider your   46 .”
The boy went home and   47  about it long and hard. Finally, after a week, he turned in the   48 paper, making no changes.
Monty then said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting in my farm. I   49  have that school paper over fireplace.” He added, “The   50  part of the story is that two summers ago the same schoolteacher   51  30 kids to camp out on my farm. When the teacher was   52 , he said, ‘Look Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream    53 . During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams.   54  you had enough courage not to   55 yours.”
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【小題1】

A．inB．a(chǎn)tC．forD．a(chǎn)bout
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A．givingB．takingC．describingD．making
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A．wordB．noteC．paperD．letter
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A．WhatB．WhereC．WhyD．How
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A．youB．meC．himD．them
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A．NowB．AlthoughC．SinceD．If
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A．workB．ideaC．gradeD．a(chǎn)dvice
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A．thoughtB．writeC．spokeD．read
【小題13】
A．newB．sameC．differentD．second
【小題14】
A．neverB．a(chǎn)gainC．evenD．still
【小題15】
A．firstB．biggestC．bestD．most
【小題16】
A．broughtB．tookC．carriedD．found
【小題17】
A．a(chǎn)rrivingB．leavingC．movingD．reaching
【小題18】
A．stealerB．makerC．loverD．leader
【小題19】
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