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1、—It’s great that some fast food restaurants plan to use drinking straws made of paper.
— . It will help protect the environment.
A．You got it
B．You name it
C．You can’t be serious
D．You can never tell it
2、Typically, with high-status and well-paid jobs ________ far more pressure than assumed.
A.are coming B.is coming C.come D.comes
3、—Guess what? One bullet struck my car, ________ missing me yesterday!.
—Lucky you! Come back to our motherland as soon as possible!
A．narrowly
B．nearly
C．lightly
D．slightly
4、People depend on cars so much they forget to exercise their bodies and end up _______ various diseases.
A. having developed B. developed
C. developing D. to develop
5、______ she has earned her PhD, she wants to find a job with higher pay.
A. As if B. Now that
C. Even though D. In case
6、 I’m terribly sorry to have caused you pain. But it was ______ done. Will you be so generous as to forgive me?
A. unconsciously B. unwillingly
C. sincerely D. normally
7、I was ill that day, otherwise I _______________the sports meet.
A. took part in B. would have taken part in
C. had taken part in D. would take part in
8、Some schools, including us, will have to make ______ in agreement with the national soccer reform.
A. attachments B. adjustments C. comments D. achievements
9、________ was a desperate race against time to land the plane before it ran out of fuel. Fortunately, the young pilot made it eventually.
A.It B.This C.What D.As
10、Twenty percent of the people on the earth have no ______ to clean drinking water.
A. right B. supply
C. experience D. access
11、A great part of the information I have was ________ by looking up something and finding something else on the way.
A. requested B. acquired C. exchanged D. presented
12、I have bought the same dress ________ she is wearing.
A. as B. that C. which D. than
13、Nowadays mobile internet devices are pushing up demands for online education, which makes people see it as one of the most____ new market.
A. demanding B. confidential C. promising D. controversial
14、I’m going to spend the summer vacation in Shanghai, _______ lives my grandmother and some other close relatives.
A. which B. when C. that D. where
15、--Mr. Smith, you are fined for over-speeding. Please sign here.
--Fined? Over-speeding? ________
A. Are you all right? B. You can't be serious!
C. Mind your own business! D. You asked for it!
16、It’s really dangerous to work on the roof. ________, you should take care of yourself.
A．Therefore
B．However
C．Otherwise
D．Yet
17、---Where do you want to travel for summer, Canada or America?
---________ There’re so many nice places at home, you know.
A. So what? B. Why not?
C. How come? D. Why bother?
18、The permanent solution to the trade war between China and America must ________ America withdrawing extra taxes.
A.interfere B.involve C.deliver D.distribute
19、The school, more than 90 percent of whose graduates are usually admitted into key universities, enjoys an excellent _______.
A. occupation B. reputation
C. contribution D. foundation
20、Our TV set sell well, but ten years ago no one could have imagined such a big share in the market that they______.
A. were to have B. had had
C. were having D. had
21、During World War II, Duchess Nina Douglas-Hamilton played a vital role in looking after animals.
As the war broke out, the government issued orders for the mass killing livestock (家畜) to prevent them from being captured or destroyed by the enemy. Duchess Nina launched a campaign to save as many animals as possible, and soon became known as the “animal heroine” for her efforts.
Duchess Nina worked with local farmers and animal owners to relocate animals to safer areas, such as the Scottish Highlands. She also established a network of volunteers who helped to care for animals during the war. She organized feeding programs, medical care and transportation, ensuring that animals were well looked after even during the most difficult times. The most challenging aspect of her work was the shortage of food during the war. So she established a vegetable garden and used leftovers to create nutritious meals for animals. She also reached out to the public for donations of food and supplies, and was able to secure enough resources to keep animals healthy and fed.
In addition to her work with domestic animals, Duchess Nina was also a strong advocate for wildlife conservation. She established a center for wild animals Scotland, where she provided a safe place for deer, foxes and other animals that were threatened by the war. She also worked with local protection groups to protect natural habitats.
Duchess Nina’s work during World War II was not without its risks. She frequently risked her life to save animals, often driving through perilous areas.
Sadly, some people saw her efforts as a distraction from the war effort. However, she continued to work tirelessly for animals. After the war, Duchess Nina’s work was recognized by the government and she got an important award for her services to animals.
【1】How did Duchess Nina probably feel when she heard the government’s orders?
A．Calm.
B．Worried.
C．Excited.
D．Encouraged.
【2】What was the biggest problem that Duchess Nina faced?
A．Nobody gave her any donations.
B．She couldn’t find enough volunteers.
C．The animals didn’t have enough food to eat.
D．Local farmers didn’t give her enough support.
【3】Why did Duchess Nina start the center in Scotland?
A．To keep domestic animals there.
B．To attract local protection groups.
C．To provide a home for wild animals.
D．To offer a safe place to animal owners.
【4】What does the underlined word “perilous” in paragraph 5 mean?
A．Dangerous.
B．Urban.
C．Faraway.
D．Poor.
22、It seems no one can really agree on the question of “What’s so funny?” So imagine trying to teach a robot how to laugh. But that’s exactly what a team of researchers at Kyoto University in Japan are trying to design an AI that takes its cues through a shared laughter system. The scientists describe their innovative approach to building a funny bone for the Japanese android ‘Erica’ in the latest issue of the journal Frontiers in Robotics and AI.
“We think that one of the important functions of conversational AI is empathy(移情，共鸣),” explained lead author Dr Koji Inoue, an assistant professor at Kyoto University in the Department of Intelligence Science and Technology within the Graduate School of Informatics. “One way a robot can empathize with users is to share their laughter.”
In the shared-laughter model, a human initially laughs and the AI system responds with laughter as an empathetic response. This approach required designing three subsystems—one to detect laughter, a second to decide whether to laugh, and a third to choose the type of appropriate laughter. The type of laughter is also important, because in some cases a polite chuckle may be more appropriate than a loud snort of laughter.
The team tested Erica’s new sense of humor by creating four different short dialogues between a person and Erica with her new shared-laughter system. Then they asked more than 130 people in total to listen to each dialogue within the three different conditions—shared laughter system, no laughter, all laughter—and evaluated the interactions based on human-likeness, naturalness and understanding. The shared-laughter system performed better than either baseline.
“Robots should actually have a distinct character, and we think that they can show this through their conversational behaviors, such as laughing, eye gaze, gestures and speaking style,” Inoue added. “We do not think this is an easy problem at all, and it may well take more than 10 to 20 years before we can finally have a casual chat with a robot like we would with a friend.”
【1】Why does the text raise the question “What’s so funny” at the beginning?
A．To show opinions on funny things.
B．To encourage readers to share their ideas.
C．To emphasize the importance of being funny.
D．To stress the difficulty of teaching a robot to laugh.
【2】Which of the following explains the underlined phrase “a funny bone” in paragraph 1?
A．The distinct character.
B．The type of laughter.
C．The speaking style.
D．The sense of humor.
【3】What is NOT needed in the research of the shared-laughter system?
A．Assessing the interactions based on emotions.
B．Producing a subsystem to decide whether to laugh.
C．Creating brief conversations between a human and Erica.
D．Asking people to listen to the previously created dialogues.
【4】What is Inoue’s attitude towards conversational AI?
A．Indifferent
B．Suspicious
C．Objective
D．Optimistic
23、Wild weather, unexpected coral reefs and dangerous sea creatures… these are the nightmares (噩梦) you can imagine a teenager on a solo voyage (独自旅行) around the world might suffer from. But for Laura Dekker, sailing around the globe seems less a price to be paid than a prize to be treasured.
As the 19-year-old Dutch sailor said in Maidentrip, a documentary（纪录影片） released last year about her experience of becoming the youngest person to sail around the world alone in 2012, “I was born on a boat. I lived my first five years at sea. And ever since, all I have wanted is to return to that life.”
With her yacht(游艇) Guppy, Dekker began her journey at 14 and sailed 50,004 kilometers in 519 days.
The flying fish keeping her company, the dolphins following in her wake and the warm days spent on deck playing the flute (长笛) as she watched another unforgettable sunset were enough to make others jealous.
But these didn’t always go well. There were terrible moments in which Dekker feared death. On one occasion, a whale almost turned Guppy over. Another time, she battled extreme winds and Guppy surfed down 8-meter-high waves.
Out on the open sea alone, she also got used to living without a fridge, a flushing（用水冲洗） toilet, and a hot shower.
“As a human being you don’t need much,” she told Stuff.co.nz. “ They might make life more comfortable, but you really don’t need them to be happy.”
In fact, her outlook on life was shaped by the trip. “I wanted the storms. I wanted the calms. I wanted to feel loneliness,” she told The New York Times. “And now I know all these things. It’s the end of the dream I had as a child, and it’s the beginning of my life as a sailor.”
【1】According to the text, in which year did Dekker begin her journey of 50,004 kilometers at sea?
A. In 2012 B. In 2010 C. In 2009 D. In 2011
【2】 The method the author uses to develop Paragraph 5 is ________.
A. offering analyses B. providing explanations
C. giving examples D. making comparisons
【3】Which of the following can best describe the girl Laura Dekker? _________.
A. Modest and optimistic
B. Patient and hospitable
C. Brave and generous
D. Brave and determined
【4】 How did Laura Dekker think of her life on the sea?
A. It was so dangerous and almost ruined her.
B. It brought her great happiness and much comfort.
C. It is the sailing on the sea that made her well known.
D. Full of danger and challenge, it made her experience happiness and better understand life as well.
24、Michele Gentile, an Italian bookseller, is offering free books to children in exchange for plastic bottles to recycle.
Michele owns Ex Libris Cafe in Polla，a small town in southern Italy. He said he thought of the recycling program, because he wanted to inspire children in the small town to read and pay attention to the environment.
'My goal is to spread the passion and love for books among those people in Italy who do not usually read while at the time helping the environment," Gentile explained.
The idea for the initiative (倡议) came after Gentile collaborated with a nearby middle school on an aluminum recycling project. Working together, the schoolchildren and Gentile collected enough cans to purchase books for an entire classroom. His new program too off from there and has already spread into northern Italy: Gentile's hopes his work will continue to make headlines and become a worldwide initiative.
The free books come from customers in Gentile's shop who have donated money to purchase a 'suspended" book. The idea comes from a World War II practice in which customers would buy two Coffees: one for themselves and another for the next person in line. Gentile has been using the extra books as part of his recycling initiative,
While Gentile's program is a great way to recycle and get kids to read, it also brings awareness to the growing problem of plastic waste. Single-use plastics make up around 26 percent of all the plastics in the world, only 14 percent of which are recycled. Plastics that end up in landfills take around 500 years to decompose (分解),is a major concern for environmentalists.
Cutting down on plastic waste is important if we want to better the environment for future generations, and recycling programs like Gentile's book giveaway are a great way to meet that goal.
【1】What is the purpose of Gentile's book giveaway?
A．To sell more coffee and books.
B．To attract more customers.
C．To collect money for a new project.
D．To inspire reading and recycling.
【2】How did Gentile come up with the idea?
A．Working with a school to recycle cans.
B．Seeing school kids don't like reading.
C．Donating books for a local school.
D．Buying a “suspended” book for a child.
【3】Who pay for the books of the project?
A．The local government.
B．Gentile himself.
C．Some publishers.
D．His customers.
【4】Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A．An Italian's Reading Initiative
B．Recycling Can Get Kids Free Books
C．Michele's Way of Doing Business
D．A New Way to Deal with Plastic Waste
25、Last week, I wrote about how I had no idea how important the social aspect of my life was until the pandemic(疫情)hit．That made me_________ just how much I valued my face-to- face conversations and _________ with my friends. It also hurt that our annual _________ to Europe and other countries was gone. We’ve_________ so many wonderful people and made so many new friends on those trips as well.
Most of us take too much for granted and aren’t as _________ as we should be for what we have. But when one of those great things in our lives is suddenly_________ ,we certainly notice how much we _________ those things when they are gone.
Something I took for granted was my _________ long walk. I have given myself a minimum _________ of 20,000 steps a day. I use a super great __________ my wife gave me, a Fitbit, which __________ each step I take and gives me weekly__________. That little device has helped me stay fit, even now as the __________ age of 80 approaches.
Last week, I had a fall and hit my right knee so hard that I could __________ walk for many days. That is when it __________ me that I’ve taken the __________ to walk without pain totally for granted. I think all of us should take time to __________ all the great things in our lives that we are just taking for granted. I__________ now, that all of us consider making a list of that kind so we have time to enjoy and appreciate what we have while we have it. Doing so has the potential to make us more __________ as we begin to truly __________ all the great things we have in our lives.
【1】
A．guarantee
B．respect
C．believe
D．realize
【2】
A．quarrelling
B．wandering
C．sleeping
D．fighting
【3】
A．devotion
B．assistance
C．trip
D．delivery
【4】
A．met
B．gathered
C．dismissed
D．accepted
【5】
A．grateful
B．regretful
C．hopeful
D．careful
【6】
A．brought up
B．set up
C．taken away
D．taken in
【7】
A．inspect
B．employ
C．appreciate
D．affect
【8】
A．weekly
B．daily
C．monthly
D．yearly
【9】
A．goal
B．signal
C．type
D．sum
【10】
A．case
B．section
C．edition
D．gift
【11】
A．donates
B．counts
C．accounts
D．registers
【12】
A．strategies
B．sites
C．systems
D．totals
【13】
A．ripe
B．abrupt
C．merry
D．passive
【14】
A．actually
B．gradually
C．hardly
D．fluently
【15】
A．disappointed
B．hit
C．beat
D．stressed
【16】
A．entry
B．idea
C．access
D．ability
【17】
A．consider
B．argue
C．connect
D．balance
【18】
A．command
B．request
C．insist
D．suggest
【19】
A．fortunate
B．content
C．ordinary
D．particular
【20】
A．require
B．remind
C．recognize
D．recall
26、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
Changing Times Bring New Standards
The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, have long been one of the film industry's most famous awards. However, despite its 92-year history, the awards show has come under fire in recent years for not recognizing enough multicultural performers and directors.
In response to this lack of representation, the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group that oversees the Oscars, has announced new diversity requirements for future films to be submitted to the Best Picture category in 2024.
They require nominees to meet at least two out of four sets of standards, aiming to increase inclusion for underrepresented groups — people of color, women and people with disabilities — both on and off-screen. These standards include a minimum requirement for underrepresented groups at the executive level.
Four years ago, OscarsSoWhite quickly drew attention, highlighting the absence of minority representation among previous nominees. It also pointed out that the voting committee has been largely white and male for decades, noted The New York Times.
Ever since, the Academy has looked to increase its diversity by promising to double female and minority members in 2016. For example, the South-Korean film Parasite , which features an all-Asian cast, won four Oscars at the 2020 Academy Awards.
However, the latest move has its doubters. Some have said that the awards body should be focusing on awarding what they consider to be the best film, rather than limiting what can be nominated, noted Forbes. Richard Grenell, the current US ambassador to Germany, also criticized the move, saying that "It's no longer the Best Picture, it's the Most Politically Correct Picture."
Others, though, have praised the initiative. Culture critic Sonny Bunch wrote that, "The academy is finally — finally! — doing something to ensure that underrepresented groups have a shot."
Arguably, The New York Times said it best. While it noted that the requirements were "easy for most studios to satisfy'，the initiative will show voters the extent to which diversity standards were met.
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