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1、专题03Computers（测试时间：60分钟满分：100分）评卷人得分I.阅读理解（40）AAmericanhighschoolstudentsareterriblewriters,andoneeducationreformgroupthinksithasananswer:robots.Or,moreaccurately,robot-readers-computersprogrammedtoscanstudentessaysandspitoutagrade.MarkShermis,professoroftheCollegeofEducationattheUniver
2、sityofAkron,ishelpingtoholdacontest,setupbytheWilliamandFloraHewlettFoundation(WFHF),whichpromises$100,000inprizemoneytoprogrammerswhowritethebestautomatedgradingsoftware."Ifyou'reahighschoolteacherandyougiveawritingtask,you'rewalkinghomewith150essays,"Shermissaid,"You'regoingtoneedsome
3、help."Automatedessaygradingwasfirstproposedinthe1960s,butcomputersbackthenwerenotuptothetask.Inthelate1990s,astechnologyimproved,severaltextbookandtestingcompaniesjumpedintothefield.Today,computersareusedtogradeessaysonSouthDakota'sstudentwritingassessmentsandahandfulofotherexams,includ
4、ingtheTOEFLtestofEnglishfluency,takenbyforeignstudents.TheHewlettcontestaimstoshowthatcomputerscangradeaswellasEnglishteachers----onlymuchmorequicklyandwithoutallthatdepressingredink.Automatedessayscoringis"objective,"Shermissaid,"Anditcanbedoneimmediately.Ifstudentsfinishanessayatl0pm,
5、theygetaresultat10:00pm."Take,forinstance,theIntelligentEssayAssessor,aweb-basedtoolmarketedbyPearsonEducation,Inc.Withinsecondsitcananalyzeanessayforspelling,grammar,organization,andhelpstudentstomakerevisions.Theprogramscansforkeywordsandanalyzessemantic(语义的)patterns,andPearsonclaimst
6、hatitcanunderstandthemeaningoftextmuchthesameasahumanreader.1．Thetextiswrittentointroduce________.A.HewlettcontestB.educationreforminAmericaC.robot-readersD.WilliamandFloraHewlettFoundation2．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"spitout"inParagraphIprobablymean?A.Analyze.B.Organize.C.Give.D.Check
7、.3．WhatdoesParagraph4focuson?A.Theapplicationofautomatedessayscoring.B.Theadvantagesofautomatedessayscoring.C.TheprizeofHewlettcontest.D.Teachers'opinionsaboutHewlettcontest.【答案】1．C2．C3．B考点：科技类短文阅读BLaptopcomputersarepopularallovertheworld．Peopleusethemontrainsandairplanes,inair
