17．Wouldn't it be wonderful to travel to a foreign country without having to worry about the headache of communicating in a different language？
    In a recent Wall Street Journal article，technology policy expert Alec Ross argued that，within a decade or so，we'll be able to communicate with one another via small earpieces with built-in microphones．That's because technological progress is extremely rapid．It's only a matter of time．Indeed，some parents are so convinced that this technology is imminent that they're wondering if their kids should even learn a second language．
    It's true that an increase in the quantity and accuracy of the data loaded into computers will make them cleverer at translating"No es bueno dormir mucho"as"It's not good to sleep too much．"Replacing a word with its equivalent （同義詞）in the target language is actually the"easy part"of a translator's job．But even this seems to be a discouraging task for computers．
    It's so difficult for computers because translation doesn't--or shouldn't--involve simply translating words，sentences or paragraphs．Rather，it's about translating meaning．And in order to infer meaning from a specific expression，humans have to interpret a mass of information at the same time．
    Think about all the related clues that go into understanding an expression：volume，gesture，situation，and even your culture．All are likely to convey as much meaning as the words you use．
    Therefore，we should be very skeptical of a machine that is unable to interpret the world around us．If people from different cultures can offend each other without realizing it，how can we expect a machine to do better？Unless engineers actually find a way to breathe a soul into a computer，undoubtedly when it comes to conveying and interpreting meaning using a natural language，a machine will never fully take our place．

51．What does the underlined word"imminent"i n Paragraph 2 probably mean？B
A．Ready．B．Approaching．C．Helpful．D．Advanced．
52．Why is it hard for computers to replace a word with its equivalent？B
A．Their data is not adequate enough．
B．The real meaning of words can vary．
C．Their accuracy needs big improvement．
D．A soul hasn't been breathed into them．
53．What view does the author hold about translation？A
A．Proper translation can be tough for humans．
B．Slight distinctions matter little in translation．
C．Some machines will interpret our world properly．
D．Culture deserves more attention than words used．
54．What is the best title for the text？D
A．An Expert's Precise Prediction
B．The Way of Translation
C．Who Will Be a Better Translator
D．Will Language Barrier Actually Fall
55．What is the author's attitude towards the modern technology？D
A．Unclear．B．Objective．C．Optimistic．D．Negative．

分析 本文是一篇科教類閱讀，屬于議論文，不用擔心以不同的語言進行溝通的頭痛，去外國旅行是不是很美妙？本文以此展開談論，主要講述了通過現(xiàn)代科學技術，語言障礙能不能變小甚至消失．

解答 51．B．詞義猜測題．根據(jù)上下文內(nèi)容可知，Indeed，some parents are so convinced that this technology is imminent that they're wondering if their kids should even learn a second language．句意為事實上，有些家長確信這種技術是迫在眉睫的，他們想知道他們的孩子是否應該學習第二種語言．故imminent意為迫在眉睫的．故選B．
52．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)It's so difficult for computers because translation doesn't-or shouldn't-involve simply translating words，sentences or paragraphs．Rather，it's about translating meaning．And in order to infer meaning from a specific expression，humans have to interpret a mass of information at the same time．可知，電腦用同義詞取代一個詞很難，因為單詞的真正含義也各不相同．故選B．
53．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)If people from different cultures can offend each other without realizing it，how can we expect a machine to do better？可以推測出，準確的翻譯對于人來說很難．故選A．
54．D．主旨大意題．閱讀全文，根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，尤其是Wouldn't it be wonderful to travel to a foreign country without having to worry about the headache of communicating in a different language？可知，本文主要講述了語言障礙會不會變�。蔬xD．
55．D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)Unless engineers actually find a way to breathe a soul into a computer，undoubtedly when it comes to conveying and interpreting meaning using a natural language，a machine will never fully take our place．可知，除非工程師真正找到一種方法讓計算機有靈魂，否則當使用自然語言傳達和解釋意義時，機器將永遠不會完全占據(jù)我們的位置．故可知，作者對于科技的態(tài)度是消極的．故選D．

點評 本文是一篇科教類閱讀，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，推理判斷題，主旨大意題，詞義猜測題．做題時學生應仔細閱讀原文，把握文章主要內(nèi)容，聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結合所給選項含義，從中選出正確答案，一定要做到有理有據(jù)，切忌胡亂猜測

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