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1、阅读理解训练题（四十一）AThenexttimeyoutryforahigh-rankingpost,youcouldletyourpossiblebosslistentoarecommending（推荐）phonecall“made”byUSPresidentGeorgeW.BushorBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlair.Ofcourse,neitherofthemcouldreallydothatforyou—youwouldjust“borrow”theirvoices.AT&Tlabswi
2、llstartsellingspeechsoftwarethat,itsays,issogoodatreproducingthesoundsofahumanvoicethatitcanrecreatevoicesandevenbringthevoicesoflong–deadfamouspeoplebacktolife.Thesoftware,whichturnsprintedtextintospeech,makesitpossibleforacompanytouserecordingsofaperson’svoicet
3、osaythingsthatthepersonneveractuallysaid.Possiblecustomersforthesoftware,whichispricedatthethousandsofdollars,includetelephonecallcenters,companiesthatmakesoftwarethatreadsdigitalfilesaloud,andmakersofautomatedvoicedevices.Theadvancesraiseseveralproblems.Who,fore
4、xample,ownstherightstoafamousperson’svoice?(Someexpertsevenbelievethatnewcontractswillbedrawnthatincludevoice-licensingclauses.)Andalthoughscientistssaythetechnologyisnotyetgoodenoughtocommitfraud（假冒）,wouldthesynthesized（合成的）voicesatlastbeabletotrickpeopleintothi
5、nkingthattheyweregettingphonecallsordigitalaudiorecordingsfrompeopletheyknew?EvenMrFruchterman,oneofAT&Tlab’spossiblefirstcustomers,saidhewonderedwhatthenewtechnologymightbring.“Justlikeyoucan’ttrustaphotographanymore,”hesaid,“youwon’tbeabletotrustavoiceeither.”5
6、6．Withthehelpofthespeechsoftware,itismostpossible.A．toimproveafamousperson’sspeechB．tosaywhatyouwantinanother’svoiceC．tomakeaspeechmuchmoreeasilyD．tohelpyoutofindabetterjob57．Ifthespeechsoftwareiswidelyused,.A．peoplewouldnolongerbelieveeachotherB．itwouldnotbenece
7、ssarytogoforaspeechbyafamouspersonC．noradioorTVbroadcasterswouldbeneededD．recordingavoicealonewouldnotbetakenasaproofinthecourt58．Accordingtothepassage,youcaninferthat.A．thesoftwarewillturnouttobeanimmediatesuccessinthemarketB．thegovernmentwillforbidthesaleofthes
8、oftwareinthemarketC．it’shardtodecidewhetherthesoftwarewillenjoypopularityD．thesoftwarewillsoonprovetobenothingbutrubbish59．Thepassagemainlywantsto.A．introducea
