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第十九篇Muical音乐的Robot机器人

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听众Experience体验Shimi,amusicalcompaniondeveloped开发byGeorgiaTech's技术学院Center中心forMusicTechnology技术,recommendssongs,dancestothebeatandkeepsthemusicpumpingbasedon基于listenerfeedback反馈.（第4题答案出处）Thesmartphone-enabled,one-fbot-tallrobot（第1题答案出处1）isbilledasaninteractive互动的“musicalfriend”（第3题答案出题1）“Shimiisdesignedtochangethewaythatpeopleenjoyandthinkabouttheirmusic，”saidProfessorGilWeinberg,therobot'screator.HewillunveiltherobotattheJune27thGoogleI/OconferenceinSanFrancisco.AbandofthreeShimirobotswillperformforguests,dancinginsyncwithmusiccreatedinthelabandcomposedaccordingtoitsmovements.Shimiisessentiallyadockingstationwitha“brain”poweredbyanAndroidphone.Oncedocked,therobotgainsthesensingandmusicalgenerationcapabilitiesoftheuser'smobiledevice.Inotherwords,ifthere'san“app”forthat,Shimiisready.Forinstance,byusingthephone'scameraandface-detectingsoftware，Shimicanfollowalisteneraroundtheroomandpositionits“ears”，orspeakers,foroptimalsound.Anotherrecognitionfeatureisbasedonrhythmandtempo.Iftheusertapsabeat,Shimianalyzesit,scansthephone'smusicallibraryandimmediatelyplaysthesongthatbest最好的matche（第2题答案出处）thesuggestion.Oncethemusicstarts，Shimidancestotherhythm.“Manypeoplethinkthatrobotsarelimitedbytheirprogramminginstructions,saidMusicTechnologyPh.D.candidateMasonBretan.“Shimishowsusthatrobotscanbecreativeandinteractive.（第3题答案出题2）''FutureappsintheworkswillallowtheusertoshaketheirheadindisagreementorwaveahandintheairtoalertShimitoskiptothenextsongorincrease/decreasethevolume.Therobotwillalsohavethecapabilitytorecommendnewmusicbasedontheuser'ssongchoicesandprovidefeedbackonthemusicplaylist.WeinberghopesotherdeveloperswillbeinspiredtocreatemoreappstoexpandShimi'screativeandinteractivecapabilities.“Ibelievethatourcenterisaheadofarevolutionthatwillseemorerobotsinhomes.”Weinbergsaid.WeinbergisintheprocessofcommercializingShimithroughanexclusivelicensingagreementwithGeorgiaTech.Weinberghopestomaketherobotavailabletoconsumersbythe2013holidayseason.“Ifrobotsaregoingtoarriveinhomes,-wethinkthattheywillbethiskindofmachines一small,entertaining~andfUn，（第5题答案出处）Weinbergsaid.“Theywillenhanceyourlifeandpavethewayformoreintelligentservicerobotsinourlives.”本文的标题信息量很大，完全可以猜到全文将以“音乐机器人的特点，以及它们如何服务人类”的主线进行论述。练习：WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothefirstthreeparagraphs?——对错类AShimiisaone-foot-tallrobot.BShimiisthecreator创造者ofthemusicalcompanion.CShimiisadockingstationwitha“brain”poweredbyanAndroidphone.DShimicangainthesensingandmusicalgenerationcapabilitiesoftheuser^smobiledevice.由于此对错题没有关键词，且涉及到文章前三段，排除范围会比较大。但可通过选项中的醒目词反向定位关键词找到答案的位置，排除选项A、C。结合“有相对性词往往是对的概念”，排除选项D。WhatdoesShimidoiftheusertapsabeat?----细节类AItstoresthebeatinthemusicallibrary.BIttransmitsthebeattothedockingstation.CItpositionsitsspeakersforoptimalsound.DItselectsaperfectly完美的-matched匹配的songandplaysitinsyncwiththatbeat.选项D与答案出处的原文是同义替换，不确定的情况下可借助字典排查WhichofthefollowingaboutShimiistrue?----对错类ARobotsarelimitedbytheirprogramminginstructions,andShimiisnoexception.BPresentappsallowtheusertoshaketheirheadtoalertShimitoskiptothenextsong.CExistingappsallowtheusertowaveahandtoalertShimitoturnup/downthevolume.DShimicanbecreative创造性的andinteractive互动的.有相对性词的优先考虑，由于about后为Shimi（机器人名），出现频率过高，需仔细寻找。Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?---主题类ATheresearch研究center中心isdeveloping开发astronger更强大的andmoreversatile多才多艺的Shimi.BWeinbergonlyexpectsstaffsfromGeorgiaTech.todevelopmoreappsforShimi.CShimiisnotyettechnologicallyreadyforcommercialization.DRobotssuchasShimiarecreatedforlargecorporationsratherthanhomes.出现“author”一般为主题类题型，选答案时应结合文章中心句WhichofthefollowingisWeinberg'sassertion主张?----态度观点类AShimiasaroboticmusicalcompanioncanbeappliedtoalltypesofsmartphones.BhumanliveswillbefilledwithmorefunifShimiisgoingtoarriveinhomes.CShimi'screativeandinteractivecapabilitiesareappreciatedbymostofitsusers.DWeinberghasreachedanagreementwithGeorgiaTechtocommercializeShimi.通过“assertion主张”将该题分类为态度观点类题，答案在全文倒数第二句话第二十九篇：I'llBeBachComposerDavidCope（第1题关键词）istheinventorofacomputerprogramthatwritesoriginalworksofclassicalmusic（第1题答案出处）.IttookCope30yearstodevelopthesoftware.Nowmostpeoplecan'ttellthedifference区另tlbetweenmusicbythefamousGermancomposer作曲家J.S.Bach（1685--1750）andtheBach-like类似巴赫compositions作品，fromCope'scomputer.作曲家大卫•科普发明了一个计算机软件，它能编写出古典音乐的原创作品。科普花了30年才完成这个软件。现在，科普的计算机写出的作品与德国著名作曲家J•S.巴赫写的作品很相似，很少有人能分辨出其中的不同。Itallstartedin1980intheUnitedStates,whenCope（第2题关键词）wastryingtowriteanopera（第2题答案出处）.Hewashavingtroublethinkingofnewmelodies,sohewroteacomputerprogram程序tocreatethemelodies旋律.Atfirstthismusicwasnoteasytolistento.WhatdidCopedo?Hebegantorethinkhowhumanbeingscomposemusic.Herealizedthatcomposers'brainsworklikebigdatabases.First,theytakeinallthemusicthattheyhaveeverheard.Thentheytakeoutthemusicthattheydislike.Finally,theymakenewmusicfromwhatisleft.AccordingtoCope,onlythegreatcomposers（第3题关键词）areabletocreatethedatabaseaccurately,rememberit,andformnewmusicalpatterns模式fromit（第3题答案出处）这一切始于1980年的美国，那时科普正在写一部歌剧，但是他无法创作出新的旋律，于是他编写了一个计算机软件来帮他编曲。最开始的时候，软件写出的乐曲并不动听。科普是怎么做的呢？他开始重新考虑人们作曲的方式。他想到作曲家的大脑就像一个大数据库，他们先是吸收他们听过的所有音乐，然后去除他们不喜欢的，最后再根据留下的音乐来创作出新的旋律。科普认为，只有伟大的作曲家才能建立好的数据库，并且能熟记于心，从而创作出新的咅乐。Copebuiltahugedatabaseofexistingmusic.HebeganwithhundredsofworksbyBach.Thesoftwareanalyzedthedata:itbrokeitdownintosmallerpiecesandlookedforpatterns.Itthencombinedthepiecesintonewpatterns.Beforelong,theprogramcouldcomposeshortBach-likeworks.Theyweren'tgood,butitwasastart.科普根据现有的音乐建立了庞大的数据库。最开始的时候，数据库包含了几百部巴赫的作品。科普的软件将这些数据进行分析：首先它将音乐拆解成小的片段，从中找出固定模式，然后将片段组合成新的模式。不久，这个软件就能够写出和巴赫风格很像的小曲子。它们并不完美，但这只是个开始。Copeknewhehadmoreworktodo-hehadawholeoperatowrite.Hecontinuedtoimprovethesoftware.Soonitcouldanalyzemorecomplexmusic.Healsoaddedmanyothercomposers,includinghisownwork,tothedatabase.科普知道，他要做的还有很多一他得写出一整部歌剧。他进一步完善他的软件，不久它就能够写出更复杂的音乐了。他还在数据库中加人了一些其他作曲家的作品，其中也包括他自己的作品。Afewyearslater,Cope'scomputerprogram程序（第4题答案出处）,called"Emmy"（第4题关键词）,wasreadytohelphimwithhisopera.TheprocessrequiredalotofcollaborationbetweenthecomposerandEmmy.Copelistenedtothecomputer'smusicalideasandusedtheonesthatheliked.WithEmmy,theoperatookonlytwoweekstofinish.ItwascalledCradleFalling,anditwasagreatsuccess!Copereceivedsomeofthebestreviewsofhiscareer,butnooneknewexactlyhowhehadcomposedthework.几年后，科普的软件“艾米”已经能够帮助他创作歌剧了。创作过程需要作曲家和艾米共同配合。科普聆听艾米写出的音乐片段，从中选取他认为好的。有了艾米的帮助，科普只用了两个星期就完成了这部歌剧，叫作《摇篮坠落》。演出获得巨大成功，科普也得到了他有生以来最高的评价，但是没有人知道他究竟是怎样创作出这部歌剧的。Sincethatfirstopera,Emmyhaswrittenthousandsofcompositions.CopestillgivesEmmyfeedbackonwhathelikesanddoesn'tlikeofhermusic,butsheisdoingmostofthehardworkofcomposing(第5题答案出处)thesedays!从那以后，艾米已经写了上千部作品。科普现在依然会给艾米反馈，告诉她自己哪些音乐是他喜欢的，哪些是不喜欢的，但是现在大部分的工作是由艾米来完成的！练习：ThemusiccomposedbyDavidCopeisaboutclassicalmusic古典音乐popmusic流行音乐drama戏剧countrymusic乡村音乐Bydevelopingacomputersoftware软件，DavidCopeaimedtobelikeBachtostudyBachtowriteanopera歌剧tocreateamusicaldatabase数据库WhatdidCoperealizeaboutagreat伟大的composer'sbrain?Itworkslikeabigdatabase.Itwritesacomputerprogram.Itcanrecognize识另Uanymusicpatterns.Itcancreatemelodies.旋律WhoisEmmy?adatabaseacomputersoftware软件acomposerwhohelpedDavidanoperaWecaninfer推断fromthepassagethatDavidCopeisacomputerprogrammerDavidCopelovesmusicBach'smusichelpedhimalotEmmydidmuchmoreworkthanacomposer答案与题解：A第一段的第一句：DavidCope发明了一个可以编写出古典音乐的电脑软件。c从第二段的第一句可以看出，David编写电脑软件的目的是写歌剧。A、B和D都属于创作歌剧的一部分。D第二段的后半部分讲的是伟大的歌剧作者与一般的歌剧作者的不同之处是通过对数据进行准确的构建、记忆而后创作出新的音乐形式。B从第五段第一句可知Emmy是一计算机软件。'D从本文第一句可知David是一个作曲家，不是计算机程序员，所以排除A;B、C内容没有提及；从本文的第五段和第六段可知，Emmy大大提高了David的创作速度，最后一句，大部分困难的工作都由Emmy来做，所以作曲家只干一小部分工作。提问ThemusiccomposedbyDavidCopeisaboutDavidCope创作的音乐是有关于Bydevelopingacomputersoftware,DavidCopeaimed通过开发电脑软件，DavidCope的目标是WhatdidCoperealizeabouta