China's largest search engine Baidu has said it will make its latest artificial intelligence (AI) technology accessible to developers and businesses as part of the company's latest move into AI, big data and cloud computing.
AI solution "Tianzhi" was launched at a cloud-computing summit held in Beijing Wednesday. It includes services in three fields: sensing technology, such as image and voice processing, machine learning, and deep learning, an advanced form of machine learning, said Zhang Yaqin, CEO of the Nasdaq-listed company, at the summit.
Developers can access facial or voice recognition, algorithms(演算法) for data analysis and projections, and deep learning applications, Zhang said, adding that the technology could help users innovate in their sectors.
"With more devices connected to the cloud, enterprises will use cloud computing and AI more frequently," said Wu Hequan, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, "Open AI technology can play a bigger role."
The company also revealed a plan to invest 10 billion yuan (1.45 billion U.S. dollars) in cloud computing in the next five years and establish an innovation center, which will serve 10 million enterprises.
1.What is the main idea of paragraph one?
A. Baidu will further develop its latest AI technology.
B. Baidu has attracted developers’ and businesses’ attention.
C. Users will be able to access Baidu’s latest AI technology.
D. A company will move to AI, big data and cloud computing.
2.“Tianzhi” includes services in the following fields EXCEPT _____.
A. sensing technology
B. voice processing
C. machine learning
D. deep learning
3.What does the underlined sentence in paragraph four probably mean?
A. It’s important for AI technology to be open.
B. AI technology is more important than the cloud.
C. People aren’t aware of the importance of AI technology.
D. Enterprises will hardly benefit from open AI technology.
4.What is Baidu’s next move according to the last paragraph?
A. Reveal a plan to invest in cloud computing.
B. Invest 10 billion yuan to serve enterprises.
C. Get invested from enterprises in the next five years.
D. Invest in computing and build an innovation center.
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China's largest search engine Baidu has said it will make its latest artificial intelligence (AI) technology accessible to developers and businesses as part of the company's latest move into AI, big data and cloud computing.
AI solution "Tianzhi" was launched at a cloud-computing summit held in Beijing Wednesday. It includes services in three fields: sensing technology, such as image and voice processing, machine learning, and deep learning, an advanced form of machine learning, said Zhang Yaqin, CEO of the Nasdaq-listed company, at the summit.
Developers can access facial or voice recognition, algorithms(演算法) for data analysis and projections, and deep learning applications, Zhang said, adding that the technology could help users innovate in their sectors.
"With more devices connected to the cloud, enterprises will use cloud computing and AI more frequently," said Wu Hequan, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, "Open AI technology can play a bigger role."
The company also revealed a plan to invest 10 billion yuan (1.45 billion U.S. dollars) in cloud computing in the next five years and establish an innovation center, which will serve 10 million enterprises.
1.What is the main idea of paragraph one?
A. Baidu will further develop its latest AI technology.
B. Baidu has attracted developers’ and businesses’ attention.
C. Users will be able to access Baidu’s latest AI technology.
D. A company will move to AI, big data and cloud computing.
2.“Tianzhi” includes services in the following fields EXCEPT _____.
A. sensing technology
B. voice processing
C. machine learning
D. deep learning
3.What does the underlined sentence in paragraph four probably mean?
A. It’s important for AI technology to be open.
B. AI technology is more important than the cloud.
C. People aren’t aware of the importance of AI technology.
D. Enterprises will hardly benefit from open AI technology.
4.What is Baidu’s next move according to the last paragraph?
A. Reveal a plan to invest in cloud computing.
B. Invest 10 billion yuan to serve enterprises.
C. Get invested from enterprises in the next five years.
D. Invest in computing and build an innovation center.
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China’s Tianhe-1 has a computing speed of 2,507 trillion(万亿)calculations a second, making it the fastest computer in the world.It is also 40 percent faster than the world’s second fastest supercomputer, Cray XT5 Jaguar, in the US, kept at a national laboratory in Tennessee, according to the New York Times.Jack Dongarra, a University of Tennessee computer scientist, told NYT that the Chinese supercomputer is faster than the existing Number One machine.
Building the fastest supercomputer has become a source of national pride, as these machines are valued for their ability to solve problems in areas like defense, energy and science.These problems are related to national interests.Supercomputing technology is also found in business.Oil and gas companies use supercomputers to find oil and gas.
Obviously, research centers with large supercomputers attract top scientific talents.This adds extra importance to the machines—they’re more than just huge computers.
China’s new supercomputer will be used to speed up greatly scientific calculations, such as hurricane and tsunami modeling, cancer research, car design and even studying stars.
In 2008, two US scientists put together a step-by-step guide on how to build a supercomputer using PlayStation 3 video-game consoles(控制台).Modern supercomputers are built by combining thousands of small computer servers(服务器)and using software to turn them into one large computer.Really, any organization with enough material and technology can create a fast machine.
The Chinese system follows that model by linking thousands upon thousands of computer servers.But the secret behind the system—and the technological achievement—is China’s own networking technology.“That technology was built by them,” Dongarra said.“They are taking supercomputing very seriously and using a lot of time and money.”
“China is still a developing country,” said Sha Chaoqun, manager at Dawning Company which is the leading supercomputer maker in China.“Maybe one day, China’s total computing power can be greater than that of the US, but there is still a long way to go before we get there.”
Paragraph outline | Supporting details |
China has developed the world’s fastest supercomputer | Tianhe-1 has a high computing speed, which 1.it the fastest computer in the world. Tianhe-1 is 40 percent faster than the 2.fastest supercomputer in the world. 3.Jack Dongarra, we learn that the Chinese supercomputer is faster than existing Number One machine. |
Many countries see the fastest supercomputer as a source of national 4.and are making efforts to develop it. | The high-speed computer is 5.to solve problems relaterd to national interests. Besides 6.of defense, energy and science, supercomputing technology can also be found in business, oil and gas companies. It’s obvious that top scientific talents are 7.to research centers with large supercomputers. |
The secret behind supercomputers is networking technology | By using the technology built by Chinese people, taking it 8.and devoting lots of time and money, China has achieved a lot |
Mr.Sha showed a conservative (保守的)9.toward the development of computing power. | 10.the greater computing power China may have in the future, there is still a long way to go. |
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China’s Tianhe-1 has a computing speed of 2,507 trillion(万亿)calculations a second, making it the fastest computer in the world. It is also 40 percent faster than the world’s second fastest supercomputer, Cray XT5 Jaguar, in the US, kept at a national laboratory in Tennessee, according to the New York Times. Jack Dongarra, a University of Tennessee computer scientist, told NYT that the Chinese supercomputer is faster than the existing Number One machine.
Building the fastest supercomputer has become a source of national pride, as these machines are valued for their ability to solve problems in areas like defense, energy and science. These problems are related to national interests. Supercomputing technology is also found in business. Oil and gas companies use supercomputers to find oil and gas.
Obviously, research centers with large supercomputers attract top scientific talents. This adds extra importance to the machines—they’re more than just huge computers.
China’s new supercomputer will be used to speed up greatly scientific calculations, such as hurricane and tsunami modeling, cancer research, car design and even studying stars.
In 2008, two US scientists put together a step-by-step guide on how to build a supercomputer using PlayStation 3 video-game consoles(控制台). Modern supercomputers are built by combining thousands of small computer servers(服务器)and using software to turn them into one large computer. Really, any organization with enough material and technology can create a fast machine.
The Chinese system follows that model by linking thousands upon thousands of computer servers. But the secret behind the system—and the technological achievement—is China’s own networking technology. “That technology was built by them,” Dongarra said. “They are taking supercomputing very seriously and using a lot of time and money.”
“China is still a developing country,” said Sha Chaoqun, manager at Dawning Company which is the leading supercomputer maker in China. “Maybe one day, China’s total computing power can be greater than that of the US, but there is still a long way to go before we get there.”
Paragraph outline | Supporting details |
China has developed the world’s fastest supercomputer. | ◇Tianhe-1 has a high computing speed, which 1._______ it the fastest computer in the world. ◇Tianhe-1 is 40 percent faster than the 2.______ fastest supercomputer in the world. ◇3._____ Jack Dongarra, we learn that the Chinese supercomputer is faster than the existing Number One machine. |
Many countries see the fastest supercomputer as a source of national 4.______ and are making efforts to develop it. | ◇The high-speed computer is 5.________ to solve problems related to national interests. ◇Besides 6.______, supercomputing technology can also be found in areas of defense, energy and science. ◇It’s obvious that top scientific talents are 7.______ to research centers with large supercomputers. |
The secret behind supercomputers is networking technology. | ◇By using the technology built by Chinese people, taking it 8._______ and devoting lots of time and money, China has achieved a lot. |
Mr. Sha showed a conservative(保守的) 9._______ toward the development of computing power. | ◇10._________ the greater computing power China may have in the future, there is still a long way to go. |
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Li yanhong, co-founder of search engine Baidn, has deep understanding of Internet technology.
A. /;a B. the; / C. a; a D. the; a
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The world’s biggest Internet search engine, Google, has proven once again to be king of the Web. Users can download “Google Wi-Fi” software and then enjoy free Wi-Fi service available in some US cities since last Tuesday.
Wi-Fi is short for “Wireless Fidelity”(无线上网). It allows laptop computers and personal digital assistants to connect to the Internet at high speed by radio sigal.
A person with a Wi-Fi enabled computer can connect to the Internet when near one of the network’s access points. The place covered by one or several access points is called a hotspot. Google had already set up two “hotspots” in the US city of San Francisco which provide a free Wi-Fe service.
The Wi- Fi technology even allows users to enjoy a free Internet phone service. Some scientists argue that Wi-Fi may replace mobile phone networks.
Wi-Fi is stioo limited to a few cities, where there are “ hotspots”. But its capability(容量) of sending information has already done better than that of the mobile phone network, even that of 3G (Third Generation telecommunication technology). Some scientists have started to call Wi-Fi 4G.
In addition to a high speed Internet connection, Fi-Fi has other advantages compared to mobile phones. We-Fi is global. The same Wi-Fi system works in different countries around the world. Different from using cell phones, you don’t need to change computers to use Internet phones when you go to other places and most importantly, many Internet phones cost you nothing at all.
1. Wi-Fi is not available in cities without_____.
A. a computer B. a radio C. a hotspot D. a cell phone
2. Which of the following is NOT the advantage of Wi-Fi?
A. The high speed Internet connection. B. Many free Internet phones.
B. Using the same computers for Internet phones when you go to other places. C. Used in all the US cities.
3. Some scientists started to call Wi-Fi 4G, because_____.
A.it is the product of the Google”s 4th generation.
B..it is more capable of sending information than the mobile phone network.
C.it has been used by more than four generations.
D.Wi-Fi will surely take the place of the mobile phone network.
4.. Which of the following is the best title?
A.Third Generation Telecommunication Technology
B. Free Call Service
C.Google Launches Free Wi-Fi Service
D.Free Wi-Fi Service across the U.S.A.
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_______ the website of Entertainment in Baidu, and you will learn that the Korean singer PSY has released a new song named Gentleman.
A.Having searched B.To search C.Searching D.Search
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Google, one of the world’s outstanding tech companies, was attacked. It wasn’t its search engine that was attacked or its advertising platform or even its social network, Google+. Instead, it was a building.
Two web security experts hacked (侵入) into its Wharf 7 office in Sydney, Australia, through Google’s building management system (BMS). One of them, Billy Rios, says, “My colleague and I have a lot of experience in web security, but it is not something that people couldn’t learn. Once you understand how the system works, it is very simple.”
They found the system on Shodan, a search engine that lists devices connected to the Internet, and then ran it through their own software to identify who owned the building. In the case of the Google hacking, the researchers had no immoral purpose and just informed Google about what they found.
According to Mr. Rios, Who runs security company Whitescope, there are 50,000 buildings currently connected to the Internet, including research institutes, churches and hospitals, and 2,000 of those are online with no password protection. Martyn Thomas, a professor of IT at Gresham College in the UK, says, “It is beyond doubt that attempts to attack building management systems arc happening all the time.”
Making a building smart generally means connecting the systems that control heating, Hating and security to the Internet and the wider corporate network. There was a strong reason for doing this, said Andrew Kelly, principal security consultant at defence company Qinetiq.
“Energy savings are the biggest factor in connecting building management systems to the corporate network,” he says. “It gives those who run the building better control and offers between 20% to 50% in energy savings,” he adds.
But it also makes them less secure. And if any of these feels like a Hollywood film, think again.
1.How did Billy Rios and his colleague hack Google’s building?
A. They invented a search engine and connected it to Google’s building.
B. They connected their own software to the building to run Google.
C. They worked for Google and mastered how the building worked.
D. They used Google’s BMS to find out the owner of the building.
2.In the case of the Google hacking, the researchers had the intention of .
A. telling Google about the Wharf 7 office’s hidden danger
B. entering Google’s building to save more energy
C. explaining the reasons for energy savings
D. analyzing some immoral problems
3.What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A. There are many researchers contributing a lot to web security.
B. The attack on building management systems happens all over the world.
C. The building management systems of some buildings are in danger.
D. There are too many buildings connected to the Internet to be managed well.
4.What is the author’s attitude towards the way of the energy savings of some buildings?
A. Favorable. B. Ambiguous.
C. Indifferent D. Negative.
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On March 23, 2010, Google Inc took a major step in withdrawing(收回) its search-engine services from Beijing to Hong Kong. Google acknowledged that it failed to make progress in talks with the Chinese government for permission to let Google stop censoring(审查) its search results.
Since posting the announcement on its website, Google’s stock(股票) price has fallen from $595 to about $567, while Baidu, the leading search engine in China, has seen its stock price rise by 50%. A potential foreign beneficiary(受益者) is Bing, Microsoft’s new search engine. And while Bing may not exactly have got the keys to a very rich kingdom, its managing group understand their good fortune and have not been shy about sticking the knife into Google. Craig Mundie, a chief officer of Bing, told China Daily that “we feel good enough now,” adding, “but it’s a 20-year journey, and not just three years. And Microsoft is here to stay.”
Several other Chinese Internet companies are no doubt moving swiftly to take advantage of this situation. Both Sohu. com—a Yahoo-like website in China— and a hugely successful instant-messaging company called Tencent(腾讯) are already trying to hire Google China staff. Analysts believe that of the two, Tencent is in the better position. Nearly 70% of China’s 400 million Internet users use instant-messaging, and of those, 80% use Tencent’s system, known as QQ. That’s the major reason why Tencent’s potential market is bigger than Baidu’s, and an insider at the company acknowledges that the search business is full of opportunities.
All the competitors of Google do what the Chinese government requires: censor their search results. If Microsoft and the others intend to be in China “to stay,” as Craig Mundie put it, there is no chance that the censoring principle will change for them.
As to the Google’s exit, one of its investors made the comment recently, “There’re still a lot of us who believe that they’ve made the wise choice. But Google is apparently out and I guess we just get to accept.” However, some Chinese netizens regretted the loss of its professional services on google. cn, such as maps, videos, music and translations.
73.Google.cn stops its business in China because _____.
A. too many companies enter the market B. its stock price has fallen sharply
C. Chinese companies hire its workers D. it refuses to censor the search results
74.How many Chinese beneficiaries are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two. B. Three C. Four. D. Five.
75.When Google withdraws, _______.
A. Chinese netizens won’t have any professional service
B. only Chinese companies will provide search service
C. China’s attitude towards censoring won’t be changed
D. the Google managing group will regret its decision
76.A suggested title for this news would be ______.
A. When Google Withdraws From China B. Who Wins in China’s Search Business
C. Who Will Profit When Google Exits D. Why Google Loses to Other Competitors
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根据首字母或汉语提示拼写单词
1.Search engines c___________ of 3 main parts.
2.She made it clear the government would s _____________ to its policies despite disagreement.
3.We e___________ so many problems in our work last year.
4.His mind would w_______ , and he would forget what he was doing.
5.The old house can d_______ back to the 17th century.
6.The film earned him international_________________(声望)
7.Witnesses say the firing was___________(故意的) and sustained.
8.He wants to be in control of his own ________(命运)
9.Everything you see exists together, in a _________(微妙的) balance.
10.She is paging through a magazine___________(漫无目的地).
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London has already hosted the Olympics twice before and the 2012 Olympics will make it the first city in history to have held three Olympic games.
The first London Olympics in 1908
These games were going to be held in Rome but, because of a volcano, Rome wasn't ready.London agreed to stage the games and the White City Olympic Stadium was built in just 10 months.What was new at these Olympics was the opening ceremony where athletes paraded(列队行进) with their teams behind their national flags.Only 22 countries took part and the profits were just over £21,000!
The second London Olympics
Because of the Second World War, the 1944 Olympics were cancelled.Four years later the war was over and London was able to hold the Games in 1948.Things were very different in London during these Olympic Games and many years of war had left the UK poor and hungry.People called them the "Austerity Games".But there were still some great sports and some exciting events!
59 countries took part, more than at any other Olympics before and the USA won the most medals with 84.For the first time, cameras filmed the games and broadcast them on television so that people could watch them in their own homes.
The third London Olympics in 2012
The Games this year are going to be bigger, better and more exciting than ever before. There will be more than 10,000 athletes from 204 countries taking part!
London wants to make sure that the benefits of the Olympics don't just last for a few weeks in summer but go on much longer.The buildings have been designed and constructed so that they can be used for different things when the Games are over.
1.The text is mainly about _____.
A.London will host the Olympics again
B.London's Olympic history
C.London's Olympics will last much longer
D.London is ready for the Olympics
2.London hosted the Olympics in 1908 instead of Rome because _____.
A.London could build a stadium in 10 months
B.only 22 countries took part
C.there was a volcano eruption in Rome
D.London could make more profits than Rome
3.The second London Olympic Games were called the "Austerity Games" because _____.
A.the UK were poor and hungry then
B.there were some great sports
C.the previous Olympic Games was jcancelled
D.about 59 countries took part
4.The underlined word "them" refers to _____.
A.the 59 countries B.the 84 gold medals
C.all the athletes D.the games
5.According to the text, we know that _____.
A.the benefits of the Olympics used to last for months afterwards
B.the 2nd London Olympics attracted more countries than any other Olympics
C.the buildings for the 3rd London Olympics have more functions for future use
D.the 2nd London Olympics were cancelled because of the Second World War
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