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1、Environmentalists fear that this is a short-sighted ______ to the problem of global warming.
A. means B. approach
C. method D. way
2、He speaks English well indeed, but of course not ________ as a native speaker.
A. as fluent B. more fluent C. so fluently D. much fluently
3、Jane can’t attend the meeting at 3 o’clock this afternoon because she _________ a class at that time.
A．have taught
B．will teach
C．will be teaching
D．is teaching
4、Don’t phone me between 5 and 6. I________dinner then.
A．will be having
B．will have
C．have
D．have had
5、The train for Beijing_________ at seven o’clock in the evening. We still have some time.
A.leaves B.has left C.left D.would leave
6、No more than 15 scientists __________ the South Pole till now.
A.visited B.had visited C.have visited D.visit
7、Property crimes, such as motor vehicle theft, are the most common crimes _____ in the US.
A. committed B. committing
C. having committed D. to commit
8、—This is the third time he has got the first place in the test !
—In my opinion，he is, ________，one of the best students in the class.
A.out of the question B.out of place
C.out of question D.out of shape
9、The whole nation responds to the call _______ everybody shall wear masks wherever they go.
A.which B.that C.when D.because
10、Our blood depends on us moving around to be able to _______ properly.
A.bleed B.bond C.crash D.circulate
11、Though he had often made his little sister ________, today he was made ________ by his little sister.
A．cry; to cry
B．crying; crying
C．cry; cry
D．to cry; cry
12、The Internet users have been warned to ______ any messages that ask you to send cash or personal information, no matter how formal they are.
A.abandon B.reject C.decrease D.withdraw
13、—The light in the office is still on.
— Oh I forgot _______.
A.turning it off B.turn it off C.to turn it off D.having turned it off
14、—Why do the researchers sometimes have to climb so high?
—As far as I know, _____________on the top of the mountain is a certain wild plant said to have some medical value.
A.grown B.growing C.being grown D.having grown
15、It turned out that she won the first prize in the petition, which was beyond her .
A. expectations B. reputations
C. contributions D. celebrations
16、The human body can tolerate only a small range of temperature, _____ when the person is engaged in vigorous activity.
A.essentially B.specially C.generally D.especially
17、The pilot, as well as all the passengers, ________ lucky to survive the air crash due to his extraordinary skills.
A．is
B．are
C．was
D．were
18、Kathy _________ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.
A.picked up B.took up
C.made up D.turned up
19、He gained ______ to this university
A.permission B.accommodation C.scholarship D.admission
20、To ______ the cost of hiring a bus, each student will have to pay $10 each time.
A. correct B. deliver
C. cover D. demand
21、-Professor Liu，have you ever been to London？
-Yes. I___________ there for four years.
A.have studied B.studied C.will study D.had studied
22、Those who continuously acquire new knowledge that they can ________ their work are more likely to succeed.
A.contribute to B.correspond to C.subscribe to D.apply to
23、It won’t be easy to defeat the novel coronavirus (新冠病毒), but if we ______, we will succeed in the end.
A.hang up B.hang about C.hang on D.hang out
24、All should be treated equally ________ social status.
A．because of
B．in favour of
C．in terms of
D．regardless of
25、Such poets as Shakespeare ______ widely read; however, some _____ difficult to understand.
A. are; are B. is; is C. are; is D. is; are
26、 Cameron is no ordinary dog, and not just because he was born on Valentine's Day. To Maggie, a first grader at Burgundy Farm Country Day School, the dog who spends most days on campus is more like a friend. When Cameron is near, Maggie feels "really, really, happy," she said, "I feel safe around him, she added. "He '11 lie down and ask me to scratch his tummy," she explained, because Cameron likes Maggie.
Cameron is one of a handful of dogs at Burgundy, a K-8 private day school in Alexandria, Virginia. Dogs started showing up there when the head of school, Jeff Sindler, brought his clumsy Labrador, Luke, to the main office building where Sindler works. After Luke died, Sindler adopted Cameron and brought him to campus, too, where the dog Maggie described as really cute" became a school favorite.
“They don’t care if you are good at basketball or a great reader, or popular," Sindler said. “They just want to be loved — equal opportunity," he added. "Cameron and the other dogs on campus—are always fastened with a rope and with their owner一go a long way toward improving students' social and emotional well-being," he said. They reduce tension and ease anxiety, and inspire happy feelings from students.
“They bring out some important emotions/' he said, “and are especially helpful to children and adults who struggle in social communication, Children often came from challenging backgrounds: many lived in poverty, or had to travel through dangerous neighborhoods to get to school, or shared a too-crowded home. When these emotionally needy children met the dogs, they relaxed and were more prepared to learn.
Just as important, dogs on school grounds set a positive, welcoming tone. They help preserve the school climate that is accepting, supportive and curious・"Dogs are one way to hold on to Sindler said, adding that "schools should be fun and exciting, and dogs can be a big part of that."
For Sindler, including Cameron was all part of an effort to create a safe environment where learning could flourish.
【1】What makes the dog Cameron really special?
A. His rare species B. His particular birthmark.
C. His attractive appearance. D. His friendly nature.
【2】How do dogs on campus improve students' social and emotional well-being?
A. By playing fetch together fondly.
B. By offering them comfort equally.
C. By playing basketball together freely.
D. By walking a long way together happily.
【3】What docs the underlined word"that" in paragraph 5 refer to?
A. A positive tom. B. The school ground.
C. A welcoming attitude. D. The school atmosphere.
【4】What’s the purpose of the passage?
A. To encourage schools to bring in more dogs.
B. To explain why dogs help students with learning.
C. To introduce a way to help students grow healthily,
D. To explore the possibility to challenge no-dog rules.
27、Perhaps thousands of people have searched for a bronze chest full of gold and jewels hidden in the Rocky Mountains between Santa Fe and the Canadian border hidden by a millionaire adventurer. At least four people died in their search for the treasure.
But it's all over now. Fenn's Treasure has been found. The 89-year-old adventurer named Forrest Fenn, who created the treasure hunt, announced the news via his website. “I don't know the person who found it, but the poem in my book led him to the precise spot,” Fenn wrote. “The treasure was confirmed by a photograph the lucky finder sent me.”
Forrest Fenn, the man who started the hunt, lives in Santa Fe. He was a pilot in the Vietnam War and later accumulated his wealth as a dealer in art and antiques. Fenn was diagnosed(诊断) with cancer in 1988 and had planned to die peacefully in the woods with his treasure. But when his cancer became less serious, he changed his plan, eventually writing the poem that described his dream resting place, which is where he hid the treasure. The poem appeared in a memoir called The Thrill of the Chase. Fenn said that the chest wouldn't be found by accident; only a treasure hunter who correctly interpreted the clues(线索) would find it.
Several treasure hunters went missing while attempting to find the chest, including hunter Jeff Murphy and Mike Petersen, both of whom went missing in Yellowstone National Park in 2017. Fenn said that he had never been to the Yellowstone National Park, and that the treasure was not in a dangerous place. "It was in the thick forest of the Rocky Mountains and had not been moved from the spot where I hid it more than 10 years ago," Fenn wrote on his website. It is illegal to remove anything from a national park, which would cause trouble in legally claiming the treasure if it was found there.
【1】What contributed to the finding of the treasure?
A．Fenn's announcement.
B．A poem in Fenn's book.
C．Fenn’s vivid description.
D．A photo on Fenn's website.
【2】What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A．Who Forrest Fenn was.
B．Where Fenn hid the treasure.
C．How the treasure hunt began.
D．What Fenn did to find the treasure.
【3】What can we learn about "Fenn's Treasure”?
A．It was in Yellowstone National Park.
B．It was found by someone by chance.
C．It was moved from one place to another.
D．It was in Fenn's chosen resting place.
【4】What does the underlined word “claiming” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A．Taking.
B．Burying.
C．Protecting.
D．Acknowledging.
28、My aunt Cindy has her own cake shop. She can make nice cakes for special occasions, such as weddings. I spent a week last summer helping her in the shop. Making a nice cake is harder than I thought it would be.
I practised for hours in Aunt Cindy’s shop. I made little colored dots (圆点) on a piece of wax paper (蜡纸). Unluckily, I could not get the dots to be the same shape or size.
I decided to take a break from making the dots, so I helped move cakes. However, that was not easy for me, either. I dropped a cake when trying to take it out of the freezer (冰箱) by myself. Luckily one of Aunt Cindy’s assistants was there. He saved the cake from hitting the floor.
It takes a whole team to make a huge cake. That’s one of the most important things I learned. Each person on the team has to be great at his or her job. Aunt Cindy designs the cakes on paper, Larry does the mixing and baking, and assistants carve and put frosting on the cakes. Aunt Cindy and Larry do most of the decorating while the assistants help make small parts like flowers and figures. Building a big cake is like playing a team sport. If one person doesn’t do his or her job well, the whole team pays for that.
Even though I was not much help to my aunt, I’m glad I spent the week in Aunt Cindy’s shop. Designing cakes takes more than just baking skills. It takes art and painting skills too. Now when I see a really nice cake, I don’t think of eating it first. Instead, I look at it and wonder how many hours it took to make.
【1】Why did the writer take a break from putting colored dots on wax paper?
A．Because Aunt Cindy did not want her to make any more dots.
B．Because Aunt Cindy wanted her to help somewhere else.
C．Because she practised for hours and could make one perfectly.
D．Because she could not make the dots good enough for a cake.
【2】Who designs the cakes on paper?
A．Aunt Cindy.
B．Larry.
C．Assistants
D．The writer.
【3】Why was the writer glad to have spent a week in her aunt’s shop?
A．She learned how to make a nice cake.
B．She learned how to make good dots on wax paper.
C．She learned the importance of teamwork.
D．She learned art and painting skills.
29、 Everything changed on June 23, 2012 when Kirstie Ennis was in a helicopter crash that finally led to an above-the-knee leg amputation(截肢). Recovering from the crash nearly destroyed her, but she refused to let her injuries hold her back.
To prove to herself just how unlimited her possibilities are, Ennis set a goal: become the first veteran (老兵) amputee to complete the Seven Summits-the highest mountain on each of the seven continents.
But Ennis' climbing journey isn't just about the mountains. On each climb, she raises money in support of a different nonprofit.
'I realized that it was a pretty unique platform…whether it's the younger generation, men, women or wounded veterans, they can look to me in a different way, ' Ennis told Connecting Vets. 'It's just the highlight of everything I always wanted to do. '
Ennis has climbed up five of the seven mountains. She's been on Everest for more than a month, adapting to the altitude and planning routes, and her team plans to summit (登顶) on May 15, 2019. It's a climb she has been preparing for three years, including a trip in 2017.
'Everest is the most important part of everything I have trained for, ' Ennis told Pensacola News Journal. 'Every mountain teaches me something different. Now I have to use all of those skill sets to be able to deal with Everest. Should I summit, history will be made as the first woman above knee amputee to do so. Each individual, especially those with disabilities, should be able to determine what they're able to do. '
Ennis shares detailed updates on her blog, and will post again after the summit attempt.
【1】Why did Ennis decide to conquer the Seven Summits?
A.To inspire others. B.To challenge herself.
C.To show her strong will. D.To make her life colorful.
【2】What does Ennis do on her climb?
A.She recovers from her injury.
B.She communicates with fellows.
C.She collects money for a nonprofit.
D.She promotes environmental protection.
【3】When did Ennis start to prepare for Everest?
A.In 2016. B.In 2017. C.In 2018. D.In 2019.
【4】What can we infer from paragraph 6?
A.Ennis is proud of her upcoming achievement.
B.Ennis is confident that she will summit Everest.
C.Ennis has been well trained due to some experts.
D.Ennis values the experience on every mountain.
30、Larry gave us “Direction” in more ways than he could ever know. For the better part of 35 years, Larry’s life has been ________ to searching out the finest music and then sharing his treasured ________through teaching and directing students and adults alike —always seeking that moment of perfection in ________ and always encouraging and inspiring others to seek that same perfection, both in the performance, and in themselves.
________did he ever realize, that this powerful effect would be greater than the moments ________ practicing a play and fine-tuning the music and would ________ and beyond into other aspects of people’s lives.
For what Larry ________ he was teaching us were the notes and tones and key signature. What he really ________ us, was how to push and extend beyond our own noticed limitations, stand ________ and firm and of great determination at the same time, and — in spite of inner ________—breathe out that note ________ in a clever way that, with angelic________, would go beyond the moment, stay in the air between here and ________, and touch both heart and soul with its ________and perfection.
Larry has been a friend and advisor, teacher and choir ________. He has inspired hundreds of students who, ________ by his direction, have been ________ by the sharing of his gifts and strong feeling of ________for music, and have all been made ________ in spirit, more sure of self and stronger in ________, because of it.
【1】
A．donated
B．devoted
C．spent
D．lost
【2】
A．finds
B．findings
C．ideas
D．thoughts
【3】
A．performance
B．play
C．activity
D．performing
【4】
A．Much
B．Only
C．Little
D．Few
【5】
A．spent
B．taken
C．given
D．enjoyed
【6】
A．get through
B．run over
C．come across
D．flood over
【7】
A．said
B．thought
C．talked
D．did
【8】
A．gave
B．told
C．taught
D．sent
【9】
A．tall
B．up
C．highly
D．short
【10】
A．delight
B．worry
C．fears
D．hate
【11】
A．written
B．organized
C．taken
D．played
【12】
A．feet
B．hands
C．head
D．wings
【13】
A．heaven
B．sky
C．there
D．sun
【14】
A．aim
B．goal
C．purpose
D．task
【15】
A．player
B．musician
C．writer
D．director
【16】
A．taken
B．led
C．moved
D．followed
【17】
A．taught
B．blessed
C．told
D．seen
【18】
A．love
B．interest
C．dislike
D．hate
【19】
A．poor
B．excited
C．wealthy
D．richer
【20】
A．mind
B．spirit
C．character
D．courage
31、 Timmy and Sarah loved playing the piano. One day, their teacher had some exciting news. There was a _______ coming up and they both had the chance to play _______ for the first time. Timmy and Sarah were _______, looking at each other with a mix of excitement and _______.
Before the performance, they practiced harder and _______ their pieces. Then the big _______ arrived. As they sat in the audience, they were both extremely anxious. _______ Timmy’s name was announced. His mum looked at him with expectation, but he _______ in his seat. “Come on Timmy, it’s your turn,” she said _______. But he shook his head and ________ to go up. The mother looked up at the stage and signaled to the teacher, ________. Timmy wouldn’t be ________ today. The teacher moved to the next name on the ________, “Sarah will now play for us.” “Oh dear,” Sarah thought, terrified. She ________ and slowly made her way up to the piano on the stage. Her legs and fingers ________, she made a few small mistakes. She wanted to jump off the stage so quickly at the end that she almost forgot to ________. But she did it ________ fears!
Then after a few months, another opportunity came. Timmy, again, could not be drawn from his seat in the audience ________ Sarah walked up to the stage with slightly more confidence than last time.
If you allow fear to ________ you once, it will be more likely to have a hold over you. But if you have the ________ to take action, you will feel more and more confident.
【1】A.meeting B.case C.concert D.lecture
【2】A.with ease B.for fun C.on schedule D.in public
【3】A.wide-eyed B.long-faced C.absent-minded D.broken-hearted
【4】A.joy B.relief C.guilt D.horror
【5】A.copied B.produced C.perfected D.wrote
【6】A.order B.day C.feast D.party
【7】A.Finally B.Hopefully C.Gradually D.Actually
【8】A.lay B.sank C.smiled D.watched
【9】A.ashamedly B.disappointedly C.encouragingly D.understandingly
【10】A.hurried B.stopped C.planned D.refused
【11】A.cautious B.curious C.grateful D.helpless
【12】A.playing B.standing C.singing D.listening
【13】A.list B.wall C.stage D.poster
【14】A.danced B.jumped C.sighed D.yawned
【15】A.aching B.shaking C.relaxing D.swinging
【16】A.bow B.greet C.nod D.hug
【17】A.for lack of B.in spite of C.on account of D.by means of
【18】A.if B.once C.since D.while
【19】A.blame B.defeat C.cheat D.push
【20】A.courage B.chance C.freedom D.right
32、My daughter is only two years old and, like most girls, already has a nurturing（培育）spirit growing inside her. She tries to ________ everything that she has. She already has favorite suits, favorite toys, and even a favorite blanket.
This blanket is a pink one that was purchased for her before she was born. It seems to be the one she ________ the closest. I always see her dragging that blanket around from upstairs to downstairs, downstairs to upstairs. She sits and eats with it, tries to brush her teeth with it, and ________ jumps right out of the bath to run to it. Although it gets ________ many times in the course of a week, it is almost always ________.
Normally I just laugh at the thing but recently my daughter has had a cold. Any parent will tell you that germs（细菌）can get into the things the child has ________ with and cause them to stay sick
________ getting better. So，unwillingly, we ________ the blanket out of my daughter’s daily life. Of course, she wasn’t ________. It was something that she loved and had established familiarity with and that she ________ was hers. However, ________ the blanket is gone, she has a better ________ of getting over her cold faster and not getting sick again.
She doesn’t know it but the blanket is part of what was keeping her ________ in a state of sickness. We，as ________，know a lot of things that are keeping us from our true purpose，or even，true happiness. But we won’t let them ________.
We have friends, habits, and guilty pleasures that keep us caught in a state of sickness, disappointment, suffering or ________. We’d rather keep them________ because they are familiar.
________ sometimes change is beautiful.________ our security blankets is a tough choice but a ________step for us to grow.
【1】
A．protect
B．collect
C．love
D．study
【2】
A．watches
B．keeps
C．follows
D．touches
【3】
A．still
B．yet
C．just
D．even
【4】
A．washed
B．repaired
C．broken
D．changed
【5】
A．clean
B．dirty
C．good
D．bad
【6】
A．fun
B．patience
C．trouble
D．contact
【7】
A．instead of
B．in favor of
C．in spite of
D．regardless of
【8】
A．went
B．led
C．forced
D．sent
【9】
A．excited
B．pleased
C．confused
D．ashamed
【10】
A．guessed
B．proved
C．knew
D．hoped
【11】
A．since
B．if
C．until
D．unless
【12】
A．idea
B．sense
C．habit
D．chance
【13】
A．related
B．trapped
C．disappointed
D．inspired
【14】
A．researchers
B．doctors
C．adults
D．friends
【15】
A．go
B．hide
C．happen
D．develop
【16】
A．pity
B．pain
C．curiosity
D．excitement
【17】
A．complete
B．safe
C．close
D．open
【18】
A．But
B．And
C．So
D．Or
【19】
A．Observing
B．Keeping
C．Repairing
D．Dropping
【20】
A．possible
B．perfect
C．unique
D．necessary
33、It was 10:15 p.m. when Esposito arrived at the train station. She jumped into her Honda and began her_______ home. Out of nowhere an unexpected car _______ crashed into Esposito’s, pushing her backward onto the tracks. She got _______ in her vehicle, shocked by the impact.
As it happened, Dipinto, a volunteer _______ , was going to bed. He was crawling under the _______ when he heard the crash of metal on metal coming from outside. Unhesitatingly, he grabbed a _______ and rushed out the door still in pajamas(睡衣).“Any firefighter would have done so. We’re always on _______.” He explained later.
The first car he _______ 500 feet from his front yard was the one that had hit Esposito’s.
Soon, by the light of his flashlight, he _______Esposito' s car lying messily on the tracks. Then he heard a(n) __________ sound breaking through the sky: the bells signaling a(n) __________ train. "I could see the headlight of the train." He __________. DiPinto, an experienced rescuer, immediately bent to __________ Esposito’ s side window violently. "Where am I?" Esposito voiced weakly with her __________ unfocused.
“You' re suffering a car crash and __________ pulling out at once, madam.” DiPinto __________. He struggled against the door handle, but the door was __________ shut. The train loaded with oil, at 65 miles per hour, was __________ near. DiPinto turned to the passenger side and threw open the door. He __________ the airbags, grabbed Esposito' s arms, and pulled her toward him across the passenger seat before speed-walking her to __________. Within six seconds, the train ran over Esposito’s car.
“It was like a Hollywood movie.” the reporter joked.
【1】
A．drive
B．walk
C．holiday
D．flight
【2】
A．purposefully
B．secretly
C．suddenly
D．specially
【3】
A．burnt
B．stuck
C．buried
D．settled
【4】
A．truckdriver
B．journalist
C．policeman
D．firefighter
【5】
A．seats
B．covers
C．bed
D．car
【6】
A．blanket
B．pillow
C．wallet
D．flashlight
【7】
A．leave
B．business
C．duty
D．vacation
【8】
A．came upon
B．left behind
C．held out
D．gave up
【9】
A．entered
B．observed
C．crashed
D．spotted
【10】
A．calming
B．fading
C．clicking
D．alarming
【11】
A．stopping
B．flying
C．approaching
D．paving
【12】
A．wondered
B．recalled
C．continued
D．thought
【13】
A．strike
B．tap
C．brush
D．wipe
【14】
A．points
B．questions
C．eyes
D．words
【15】
A．need
B．escape
C．resist
D．miss
【16】
A．declared
B．shouted
C．announced
D．whispered
【17】
A．tied
B．jammed
C．glued
D．nailed
【18】
A．drawing
B．chasing
C．rolling
D．dragging
【19】
A．pulled over
B．tried out
C．blew up
D．pushed aside
【20】
A．threat
B．danger
C．safety
D．treatment
34、I have a muscle disease but I don't look any different from other people. Sometimes, I was too weak【1】 go to school so my education suffered. Every time I returned after an【2】(absent), I felt stupid because I was behind the others.
My life is a lot easier at high school because few fellow students make me【3】(annoy). My ambition is to work for a firm【4】develops computer software when I grow up. Last year I invented a computer football game and a big company has decided to buy it from me. I have a very busy life with no time to sit around【5】(feel) sorry for myself. As well as going to the movies and football matches with my friends. I spend a lot of time looking after my pets【6】(proper) but I find it worthwhile.
In many ways my disability has helped me grow stronger psychologically and become more【7】 (independence). I have to work hard to live a normal life but it has been worth it. If【8】(have) a chance to say one thing to healthy children, it would be this: having a disability does not mean your life is not satisfying. So don't feel sorry for the disabled or make fun【9】them, and don't ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live【10】rich and full a life as you do.
35、Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Tablets are really useful devices, but their big screens always make them a burden to carry around without a bag. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit 【1】 into the hand?
Now something like a tablet-shaped but fold-able phone is about to become 【2】. In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China’s Huawei both unveiled fold-able phones Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X 【3】. Mobile phone use has entered the “fold-able future”, The Verge noted.
The technology could change our lives in significant ways. These devices, due to their 【4】 screens, give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket. As USA Today noted, they’re “the 【5】 of a small tablets and smart-phone, all in a single device”.
The technology could 【6】 other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modem cities, they will help us to 【7】 available space.
In a keynote address, Samsung’s senior vice president of mobile product marketing, Justin Denison, called the fold-able screen “the 【8】 for the smart-phone of tomorrow.” “It’s a balank canvas for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.
So is there nothing to stand in the way of the fold-able future?
According to tech news website Android authority, the necessary displays were difficult to produce. In 2012, nine out of every to OLED screens produced were 【9】. Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these fold-able devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that may 【10】 the majority of people.
But if the fold-able device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming.
Patrick Moor-head, an industry analyst told The Verge, “Few are debating if fold-able or roll-able mobile displays are the future of smart-phones; the only question is when and by whom.”
36、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
AI artwork sells for $432,500 — nearly 45 times its high【1】 — as Christie’s becomes the first auction house to offer a work of art created by an algorithm. This portrait, however, is not the product of a human mind. It was created by an【2】 intelligence, an algorithm defined by that algebraic formula with its many parentheses. And when it went under the【3】 in the Prints & Multiples sale at Christie’s on 23-25 October, Portrait of Edmond Belamy sold for an【4】 $432,500, signaling the arrival of AI art on the world auction stage.
From a distance, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy looks almost plausible. Up close, however, the paintwork becomes a grid of mechanical-looking dots, the man’s face a golden blur with black holes for eyes. Look into those eyes. They show no sign of feeling or life. Did a computer make this?
The answer is yes. The first artwork【5】 by AI to be sold at Christie’s, its【6】 price would seem to suggest that in future we will get computers to make art for us. Robot van Gogh will harmlessly cut its ear off and robot Picasso will be a genius.
Is this the future AI art visionaries such as the French collective Obvious, which programmed this “painter” by getting it to compare its own work with 15,000 pre-20th century portraits, have in mind? Or are they just, God forbid, making a fast buck from deceivable art collectors? Because believing the algorithm that knocked this up to be in any meaningful way an “artist” is like thinking your voice-interaction programme is out to get you. Dream on. Computers would need to replicate human consciousness before they could replicate the funny thing humans do called “art”.
Art is a way in which human 【7】 expresses itself, and is equally true of the earliest cave art, Rembrandt’s portraits and Duchamp’s urinal. And that is what is missing from Portrait of Edmond Bellamy. Art is a way humans communicate ideas, perceptions and feelings to each other. It has no 【8】 outside the human passion to communicate. So in what meaningful sense can an AI replica of certain【9】 traits of old master paintings be called art?
For a robot to really make art, it would need an autonomous mind that was emotional as well as【10】. No AI developer has yet claimed to be anywhere near achieving that and if they ever do, their creation will probably have better things to do than paint portraits — like destroy humanity.
Maybe afterwards robots will invent their own kind of art, but it won’t be some poor pastiche of human genius.
It will be beyond anything we organics could imagine.
37、A: Excuse me, do you know where the chemistry lab is?
B: Yes. It’s just on the fifth floor of this b【1】.
A: How often do you do c【2】experiments there?
B: Twice a week.
A: Can you go there without a t【3】?
B: No. That’s not allowed.
A: What does the teacher often tell you to do when you are doing an e【4】?
B: He often tells us to look c【5】and follow the i【6】.
A: What will you do when you finish the experiment?
B: We must put e【7】back in the cupboards and wash our hands.
A: Right. It is very i【8】to keep the lab clean.
B: Yes, safe as well. We must turn off the e【9】before l【10】the lab.
38、假设你是王林，参加了由Mr. White组织的伦敦游学夏令营，收获很大。请你给Mr. White发送一份电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 平安抵家；
2. 主要收获；
3. 表示感谢。
注意：1. 词数100左右。
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 开头结尾已给出。
Dear Mr. White,
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Yours sincerely,
Wang Lin
39、假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Chris目前在北京学习汉语，他对中国传统文化非常感兴趣。本周五下午你校将要举办一个文化讲座，请你根据以下提示给他写一封电子邮件，邀请他来参加。
1.农业大学李教授讲解中国茶文化的历史和传播；
2.讲座后有交流和品茶活动
3.你将陪同Chris并帮其翻译。
注意:1.词数100个左右；
2.信中不能出现与本人有关的信息；
3.信的开头和结尾已为你拟好，不计入总词数。
Dear Chris，
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Yours,
Li Hua
40、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
There was a rich couple who was throwing a big New Year party at their house. So they went shopping at the market where everything was of high cost and fixed price. They wanted to maintain their level of standard so they didn’t mind paying for it. After purchasing all they needed, they called a porter to carry everything and drop it at their home. The porter who came was of an old age, and looked very unhealthy, and his clothes were torn, and he looked as if he wasn’t even able to meet his daily needs.
They asked the porter about the charges for delivering their goods to their home. The old porter quoted just $20, well below the market price. Yet, the couple argued and bargained with the porter and finally settled for $15. The porter was struggling to make even one time’s meal so he needed anything he could earn.
The couple was very happy thinking how well they bargained with the poor porter and paid him $15 in advance and left after giving the porter their address for delivery. They reached their home and one hour passed, and two hours passed, but the porter still didn’t deliver their stuff.
The wife started to get angry at her husband, “I always tell you not to trust such person, but you never listen to me. I am sure instead of delivering the goods to our home, he must have disappeared with everything. We must immediately go back to the market to inquire and then to the police station to file the complaint against him.”
They both left towards the market. On their way near the market, they saw another porter. They stopped him to inquire about the old porter and noticed that he was carrying their goods in his cart! The angry wife asked him, “Where is that old thief? This is our goods and he was supposed to deliver them. It seems you poor thieves are stealing our goods and going to sell them.”
Paragraph 1:
When the porter heard the angry wife asking.
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Paragraph 2:
Upon hearing this, the husband had tears in his eyes,
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41、假定你是晨光中学的李华，你校英国交换生Tom想利用假期到中国各地旅游，发邮件向你询问如何购买火车票。请你回复邮件，内容包括：
1. 所需证件（护照）；
2. 购票方式（售票窗口、网上）；
3. 车站取票。
注意： 1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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邮箱： 