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1、閱讀理解訓(xùn)練題(四十一)AThenexttimeyoutryforahigh-rankingpost,youcouldletyourpossiblebosslistentoarecommending(推薦)phonecall“made”byUSPresidentGeorgeW.BushorBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlair.Ofcourse,neitherofthemcouldreallydothatforyou—youwouldjust“borrow”theirvoices.AT&Tlabswillstartsellingspeechsoftwarethat,
2、itsays,issogoodatreproducingthesoundsofahumanvoicethatitcanrecreatevoicesandevenbringthevoicesoflong–deadfamouspeoplebacktolife.Thesoftware,whichturnsprintedtextintospeech,makesitpossibleforacompanytouserecordingsofaperson’svoicetosaythingsthatthepersonneveractuallysaid.Possiblecustomersfortheso
3、ftware,whichispricedatthethousandsofdollars,includetelephonecallcenters,companiesthatmakesoftwarethatreadsdigitalfilesaloud,andmakersofautomatedvoicedevices.Theadvancesraiseseveralproblems.Who,forexample,ownstherightstoafamousperson’svoice?(Someexpertsevenbelievethatnewcontractswillbedrawnthatin
4、cludevoice-licensingclauses.)Andalthoughscientistssaythetechnologyisnotyetgoodenoughtocommitfraud(假冒),wouldthesynthesized(合成的)voicesatlastbeabletotrickpeopleintothinkingthattheyweregettingphonecallsordigitalaudiorecordingsfrompeopletheyknew?EvenMrFruchterman,oneofAT&Tlab’spossiblefirstcustomers,
5、saidhewonderedwhatthenewtechnologymightbring.“Justlikeyoucan’ttrustaphotographanymore,”hesaid,“youwon’tbeabletotrustavoiceeither.”56.Withthehelpofthespeechsoftware,itismostpossible.A.toimproveafamousperson’sspeechB.tosaywhatyouwantinanother’svoiceC.tomakeaspeechmuchmoreeasilyD.tohelpyoutofindabe
6、tterjob57.Ifthespeechsoftwareiswidelyused,.A.peoplewouldnolongerbelieveeachotherB.itwouldnotbenecessarytogoforaspeechbyafamouspersonC.noradioorTVbroadcasterswouldbeneededD.recordingavoicealonewouldnotbetakenasaproofinthecourt58.Accordingtothepassage,youcaninferthat.A.thesoftwarewillturnouttobean
7、immediatesuccessinthemarketB.thegovernmentwillforbidthesaleofthesoftwareinthemarketC.it’shardtodecidewhetherthesoftwarewillenjoypopularityD.thesoftwarewillsoonprovetobenothingbutrubbish59.Thepassagemainlywantsto.A.introducea