1. (2020高一下·新余期末) 阅读理解

Language Engineer Wanted

    Are you a linguist（语言学家）with technical skills? Or are you an engineer with a passion for（human）languages? Come work on Alexa! We're building the speech and language solutions behind Amazon Echo and other Amazon products and services. Our goal is to delight our customers by adding new features to Alexa. We also improve our existing speech recognition and natural language processing systems.

Specifically, you will:

    ●design the natural language processing components of new Alexa experiences and features;

    ●discover and solve production issues that are impacting the Alexa customer experience;

    ●work with other language engineers in creating the best solutions to improve customer satisfaction.

Basic qualifications:

    ●Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

    ●Experience in computational linguistics(计算语言学), language data processing, etc.

    ●Experience working with speech and text language data in several languages

    ●Experience in Python, Perl, or other programming languages

Primary qualifications:

    ●Advanced degree in a relevant field

    ●Familiarity with database queries（数据库查询）and data analysis processes

    ●Experience with statistical language modeling

    ●Fluency in a language other than English

Application instructions:

    Please click "Apply Now" and follow our online application process

    Deadline: September 30, 11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time（EDT）. We highly recommend that candidates submit résumés up to two weeks in advance of the deadline. Submitting on the deadline day is NOT recommended, and applications received late will not be accepted.

    You must submit the name of your résumé in this exact format: LastName_FirstName_CV_Language Engineer

1. （1） What does a language engineer do?

   A . Build speech and language solutions for Google B . Work with linguists to improve customer satisfaction. C . Add new features to Alexa to satisfy the customers' needs. D . Invent speech recognition and natural language processing systems
3. （2） What kind of person would probably apply for the position?

   A . One with a bachelor's degree in literature B . One familiar with data analysis processes C . One fluent in spoken and written English. D . One with years' of experience in customer service.
5. （3） Where is the passage most likely to be found?

   A . A webpage. B . A newspaper. C . A textbook D . A report.