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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C. or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
Machines already perform a lot of tasks that were usually done by humans, such as building cars, doing complex calculations, and even marking exam papers. But now it seems that ever more intelligent machines are straying into areas where we never envisaged they would go. We have always taken pride in having a unique kind of intelligence that machines could never match, one which allows us to think of new ideas and produce creative and artistic works. But it seems that even here, computers are lining up to compete with us.
Machines can easily be trained to do the physical work of producing art. About ten years ago, a painting robot known as e-David was created at a university in Germany. And recently in New York, the painting “Portrait of Edmond de Belamy” has been auctioned for nearly half a million dollars. What made it a bit unusual was that the idea, and the image itself, was produced entirely by a computer. A group of young French artists gave instructions to the computer, aiming simply to show that computers can be creative.
Some artists are now working with computers to produce a new kind of art. Computer-generated works of art are certainly interesting, and make us think about the limits of what machines can and cannot do. But not everyone would accept that they qualify as art. Some enthusiasts would argue they do, and the collectors willing to pay high prices for these works would suggest there is definitely a market for computer art. Others, however, would disagree.
Many ‘real’ artists would claim that art is an expression of human intelligence and human emotions. More importantly, it is about a desire to communicate with other people. These things, they argue, are part of being human and can never be produced by a machine.
(Adapted from Formule-Exam Trainer)
Question 36: Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Can Human Brains Work like Machines?
B. Can Computers Become Artists?
C. World Famous Computer Artists
D. Artworks by Prominent Artists
Question 37: The word envisaged in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________
A. prepared
B. encouraged
C. imagined
D. experienced
Question 38: According to paragraph 2, the painting “Portrait of Edmond de Belamy” ________
A. was created by a computer
B. was painted ten years ago
C. was painted by some French artists
D. was created by e-David
Question 39: The word unusual in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________
A. strange
B. complicated
C. simple
D. uneasy
Question 40: The word they in paragraph 4 refers to ________
A. human emotions
B. “real” artists
C. other people
D. these things
Question 41: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Humans are proud of possessing a unique are proud of possessing a unique kind of intelligence that enables them to be creative
B. Computers have been competing with humans in the creation of a new kind of art
C. The physical work of producing art can be learned by the computer with ease
D. People’s opinions are divided on whether computer-generated artworks quality as genuine art
Question 42: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. The market for computer art proves to be more competitive and profitable than profitable than that for human art.
B. Works of art created by computers have gradually satisfied humans’ desire to communicate with one another.
C. Artworks generated by computers are regarded by some as incapable of conveying human feelings.
D. It is a matter of time before human artists can outperform their computer counterparts.
Machines already perform a lot of tasks that were usually done by humans, such as building cars, doing complex calculations, and even marking exam papers. But now it seems that ever more intelligent machines are straying into areas where we never envisaged they would go. We have always taken pride in having a unique kind of intelligence that machines could never match, one which allows us to think of new ideas and produce creative and artistic works. But it seems that even here, computers are lining up to compete with us.
Machines can easily be trained to do the physical work of producing art. About ten years ago, a painting robot known as e-David was created at a university in Germany. And recently in New York, the painting “Portrait of Edmond de Belamy” has been auctioned for nearly half a million dollars. What made it a bit unusual was that the idea, and the image itself, was produced entirely by a computer. A group of young French artists gave instructions to the computer, aiming simply to show that computers can be creative.
Some artists are now working with computers to produce a new kind of art. Computer-generated works of art are certainly interesting, and make us think about the limits of what machines can and cannot do. But not everyone would accept that they qualify as art. Some enthusiasts would argue they do, and the collectors willing to pay high prices for these works would suggest there is definitely a market for computer art. Others, however, would disagree.
Many ‘real’ artists would claim that art is an expression of human intelligence and human emotions. More importantly, it is about a desire to communicate with other people. These things, they argue, are part of being human and can never be produced by a machine.
(Adapted from Formule-Exam Trainer)
Question 36: Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Can Human Brains Work like Machines?
B. Can Computers Become Artists?
C. World Famous Computer Artists
D. Artworks by Prominent Artists
Question 37: The word envisaged in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________
A. prepared
B. encouraged
C. imagined
D. experienced
Question 38: According to paragraph 2, the painting “Portrait of Edmond de Belamy” ________
A. was created by a computer
B. was painted ten years ago
C. was painted by some French artists
D. was created by e-David
Question 39: The word unusual in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________
A. strange
B. complicated
C. simple
D. uneasy
Question 40: The word they in paragraph 4 refers to ________
A. human emotions
B. “real” artists
C. other people
D. these things
Question 41: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Humans are proud of possessing a unique are proud of possessing a unique kind of intelligence that enables them to be creative
B. Computers have been competing with humans in the creation of a new kind of art
C. The physical work of producing art can be learned by the computer with ease
D. People’s opinions are divided on whether computer-generated artworks quality as genuine art
Question 42: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. The market for computer art proves to be more competitive and profitable than profitable than that for human art.
B. Works of art created by computers have gradually satisfied humans’ desire to communicate with one another.
C. Artworks generated by computers are regarded by some as incapable of conveying human feelings.
D. It is a matter of time before human artists can outperform their computer counterparts.
