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1、We lost our way in that small village,otherwise we more places of interest yesterday.
A. visited B. had visited C. would visit D. would have visited
2、--- Sunny day today, isn’t it?
--- Yeah! It’s not like what the radio ________ at all.
A. says B. will say C. had said D. said
3、Some insects_______ the colour of their surrounding to protect themselves.
A．taken in
B．take off
C．take on
D．take out
4、-I’ll be a volunteer at the 10th National Games for the Disabled to be held in Tianjin in 2019.
-_________! Me, too.
A．That’s great
B．Good luck
C．No problem
D．That’s it
5、It is only when an NBA player has aged and been through many battles _____he learns an important lesson;
there is no "I" in "team".
A. after B. before C. that D. what
6、The book I’d like to recommend is Fu Lei’s Family Letters, ________ Fu Lei shared his views about art and life.
A．that
B．which
C．where
D．who
7、The fireman told us the troubles they had ________the fire________ .
A．getting; controlled
B．got; controlled
C．got; to control
D．getting; to control
8、______ makes our school famous is ______ more than 90% of the students have been admitted to universities.
A．What; that
B．Which; because
C．That; what
D．What; because
9、(2013·天津，9)No one________ be more generous；he has a heart of gold.
A．could
B．must
C．dare
D．need
10、A painting by Vincent Van Gogh was stolen on _______ would have been the Dutch master’s 167th birthday.
A．that
B．when
C．what
D．which
11、________ himself, the traveler made a fire in the cave.
A.To warm B.Warmed C.Warming D.Having warmed
12、— What do you suggest he do to get rid of the financial trouble?
— As is often the case in the business world, he should ______ the dangerous situation he is in now.
A. look up to B. wake up to C. live up to D. stand up to
13、When people begin a new stage of life, they tend to wonder what life will have________ for them.
A．in need
B．in time
C．in preparation
D．in store
14、Tech-free tourism refers to traveling without a mobile phone or similar devices, particularly to places_____ block or cannot access Internet and cellular signals.
A. which B. where C. when D. who
15、________ the mistake in the beginning, the problem could have been prevented at its source.
A.Had not the company ignored B.If the companydidn't ignore
C.Had the company not ignored D.Would the companynot ignore
16、 ______ smiling and one day life will get tired of upsetting you.
A. To keep B. Keeping C. Keep D. Having kept
17、— Let’s go swimming this afternoon, shall we?
— Good idea. Nothing is more ________ than swimming in such a hot day.
A.friendly B.enjoyable C.hopeful D.difficult
18、Besides which major or which university to choose, students and parents face another ______
— the location of the university.
A. dilemma B. edition C. liberty D. mystery
19、— Did you remember to pay the telephone bill?
— The telephone bill? _____.
A．I mean it.
B．That isn’t due yet.
C．My telephone is out of order.
D．Please remember the amount.
20、We’re trying to ring you back, Bryan, but we think we your number incorrectly.
A.looked up B.took down C.worked out D.brought about
21、 I feel ashamed to admit this, but in much of my past life, I pretended I knew what was going on when I didn’t, for fear of being “caught out”. In the school cafeteria, when people talked about TV shows, which I didn’t have the channels for, or on MSN Messenger, when I read unfamiliar song lyrics my friends had shared, I felt upset and I’d pretend to be calm and recognize what they were talking about, like everyone else.
I did this, as I didn’t want to be seen not to understand some things that people, I respected were good at. I thought that if I didn’t know what was going on, it betrayed a moral failing and exposed me as a boy who was deeply uncool and actually, a bit stupid.
And so I nodded along silently. I prayed I wouldn’t be found out what I really was, or I would feel embarrassed. I would follow up each incident with some diligent homework on the subject, trying to disguise myself. Unsurprisingly, it all became far too much and recently I’ve found myself overwhelmed by the number of things I didn’t know about. From politics to pop culture—even Micro Electro Mechanical Systems. I just felt exhausted by it all.
And so I made a decision. I decided to stop nodding frequently at the pub while crazily searching the relative information under the table. Instead, now I’m embracing saying what is really true when I don’t know what the other person is talking about. Instead of hurrying to make up some funny opinion about a show I’ve never seen, I’ll say something like: “I’ve heard of that show but I haven’t watched it yet” Saying “I don’t know” is such a simple thing. I’m sorry that it took me so long to start saying that. I’ve changed my attitude towards something I don’t know in life. I’ll never get caught in an embarrassing lie again.
【1】What does the author tell us in paragraph 1?
A.His fear of making mistakes. B.The ways to make friends in the past.
C.School activities he and his friends loved. D.His sense of shame about lying in the past.
【2】How did the author feel when he didn’t know about the topic m conversation?
A.Confused. B.Anxious and awkward.
C.Unconcerned. D.Calm and relaxed
【3】What does the underlined word “disguise” in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A.Hide. B.Beat.
C.Expose. D.Fool.
【4】What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A.To show disadvantages of being ignored.
B.To show some embarrassing learning experiences.
C.To tell us what to do with the case of being “caught out”.
D.To tell us how saying “I don’t know” changed his life attitude.
22、It all started when I typed a perfectly reasonable prompt (提示词)into one of several apps on the market that can create an image based on text. “Skull space laser dinosaur starship explosion, ” I wrote. The app processed for a few seconds, and returned four images, one of which was strangely accurate: a dinosaur-looking skull screamed out of an empty space, trailing fire. Text-to-image AIs identify images by looking at the text that people have used to describe those pictures online. When the app got my prompt, it studied images that random people had described as “dinosaur” or laser and soon then used what is called a diffusion model (扩散模型) to add a bunch of random chaos to those pictures. Once they were suitably completed, it “upscaled” them, removing noise and sharpening focus. Its work is so good that an artist using it recently won first place for digital images at the Colorado State Fair.
But there is the question of all the other pictures online that are being transformed into AI-generated masterpieces. As many artists have pointed out, their works are being used without payment. The image-generating algorithm (算法) creates illustrations and even movies by using data sets stocked with art stolen from artists who post their works online.
Some AI researchers argue that their algorithms aren’t stealing from artists so much as learning from them just as human artists learn from each other. But a more ethical approach would be for companies to acknowledge their debt to artists and create a model of voluntary collective licensing, much like what radio stations first did in radio’s early days. Back then, musicians created groups like BMI to collectively license their music to radio stations-then BMI would pay artists based on how often their songs were played. Perhaps artists and art institutions today could form a “collecting society” that would allow companies to license their artwork for data sets.
To create ethical AI systems, we need to acknowledge the people whose work makes those systems so magical. We can’t simply take advantage of every image online - we need humans to manage those data sets and we need to pay them to do it.
【1】What can we learn about Text-to-image Als from the first two paragraphs?
A．They are developed to process pictures.
B．They are used to describe online pictures.
C．They use a diffusion model to beautify pictures.
D．They create their works based on online pictures.
【2】One of the issues raised by the success of Text-to-image AIs is ________.
A．the influence upon art creation
B．the availability of online pictures
C．the neglect of the artists’ copyright
D．the prospect of artists being replaced
【3】Why did the author mention BMI in Paragraph 4?
A．To introduce the role that BMI played in AI history.
B．To present a way to regulate the use of online pictures.
C．To prove the necessity of licensing music to radio stations.
D．To demonstrate the urgency of forming a collecting society.
【4】What can we infer from the passage?
A．It is not practical to improve the image-generating algorithm.
B．The function of Text-to-image AIs shouldn’t be underestimated.
C．Human efforts should be valued in the application of Text-to-image AIs.
D．Companies should be held responsible for the illegal pictures on public websites.
23、 It was the early morning of August 5, 1888, and her husband was still sleeping. She left a note for her husband on the table, saying that she and their two sons had already left to visit Pforzheim, Germany, 90 kilometers away. She purposely didn’t mention her means of transportation. It wasn’t until Carl Benz checked the workshop in his factory that he realized his family hadn’t taken the train. His new invention was gone.
Bertha had just committed the world’s first car theft. Her husband was a brilliant engineer who had designed the world’s first automobile in 1885. However, without sharp business mind, his product wasn’t going anywhere. Bertha understood what every modern business knows: marketing a product requires different skills than designing one. To provide a proof that the vehicle was reliable and could also master long-distance routes, she intended to drive with the motor from Mannheim to Pforzheim to show what it could do.
Once the three hit the road, they had to conquer novel problems. At 2.5 horsepower, they could not climb steep slopes without pushing it from behind. Going downhill, the car burnt out the brake shoes. Bertha stopped off at a cobbler and asked him to equip the brake shoes with a leather lining. In so doing, Bertha Benz became the inventor of brake lining. The fuel amount was also underestimated. Bertha made her first fuel purchase at the Stadtapotheke, where the store still proudly displays a sign of being the first gas station in the world.
Following the “first shock”, as written in his memoirs, Carl felt an inner pride in his wife’s daring “test drive”. And sales soon stepped up with the spread of Bertha’s daring trip. Today, drivers can still experience this part of Mercedes-Benz success story along the Bertha Benz Memorial Route between Mannheim and Pforzheim, just as the first woman driver did.
【1】Why did Bertha secretly take the road trip?
A．To save money on long-distance train fares.
B．To teach children how to drive automobiles.
C．To prove the performance of Carl’s invention.
D．To understand the knowledge of modern business.
【2】What does the underlined word “novel” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．Unexpected.
B．Common.
C．Additional.
D．Slight.
【3】What can we learn from the passage about Bertha’s trip?
A．Bertha’s trip ended at the Stadtapotheke.
B．Bertha’s trip helped to promote car business.
C．The car turned out to be a failure on the road.
D．Bertha fixed the brake shoes herself during the trip.
【4】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A．A Regrettable Crime
B．A Surprising Discovery
C．A Creative Invention
D．A Pioneering Undertaking
24、 Since we are social beings，the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships.
One strength of the human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances. Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties.
Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily difficulties. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over a range of illnesses，from depression to heart disease，show that the presence of social support helps people protect themselves from illness，and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.
Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First，friends，relatives，and co-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others despite our faults and difficulties.
Second，other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to explain and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third，we typically find social companionship supportive. Engaging in leisure-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting(转移……注意力)us from our worries and troubles. Finally，other people may give us instrumental support-financial aid，material resources，and needed services-that reduces stress by helping us solve and deal with our problems.
【1】Research shows that people's physical and mental health has much to do with ______ .
A.the social medical system
B.the amount of support they get from others
C.their strength for dealing with interpersonal ties
D.their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles
【2】The underlined word "cushions" probably means" ______ ".
A.adds up to B.lessens the effect of
C.does away with D.lays the foundation for
【3】Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work is an example of ______ .
A.important support
B.instrumental support
C.social activity
D.the strengthening of self-respect
【4】Social companionship is beneficial in that ______ .
A.it helps strengthen our ties with relatives
B.it enables us to get rid of our faults and mistakes
C.it makes our leisure-time activities more enjoyable
D.it draws our attention away from our worries and troubles
25、I love the feeling of exchanging goods with my parents. When we visit them, we often end up _________ home more things than we brought with us. After packing up at the end of our most _________ visit, and after the last hugs and sounding of the car horn (喇叭), I took a _________ look at the back seat of our car. At the top of the pile, folded neatly and _________, were, a 50-year-old baby blanket, several doilies (小桌巾) passed down from generations of women in my family, and two small quilts.
These creative quilts, looking _________ but quite lovingly worn, became a _________ of my great-grandmothers who were always working hard. I think of the pieces of cloth _________ over the floors of their living rooms. I think of their _________ hands and the regular pattern of sounds from their sewing machines. I think of their laughter, their smiles and the _________ found in the corners of their eyes.
I wish I could go back in time, and watch them make these quilts, and I value the quilts my great-grandmothers __________. I love knowing that the women who made the way for my own path through life have offered me __________ expressions of themselves. When I __________ the worn cloth of each creation, I will always remember the women whose hands brought them into __________. I will be ever __________ to the strong women in my family who have lived before me and with me, who have left behind __________ examples to follow and lovely quilts to pass on.
【1】
A．leaving
B．buying
C．going
D．taking
【2】
A．frequent
B．formal
C．recent
D．distant
【3】
A．strange
B．quick
C．cautious
D．fresh
【4】
A．randomly
B．smartly
C．loosely
D．normally
【5】
A．delicate
B．expensive
C．thick
D．plain
【6】
A．reminder
B．symbol
C．reward
D．prize
【7】
A．flying
B．falling
C．spread
D．broken
【8】
A．bare
B．clean
C．gloved
D．wrinkled
【9】
A．confusion
B．sorrow
C．curiosity
D．wisdom
【10】
A．turned in
B．left behind
C．took out
D．threw away
【11】
A．touchable
B．predictable
C．original
D．verbal
【12】
A．sell
B．hide
C．approach
D．wash
【13】
A．research
B．existence
C．reputation
D．expectation
【14】
A．patient
B．generous
C．grateful
D．sympathetic
【15】
A．familiar
B．obvious
C．generous
D．shining
26、假如你是班长李华，你们班准备参加学校下个月举办的“英文话剧比赛”（English Drama Contest），但尚未确定参演剧目，请你给外教Louis写封邮件，内容包括：
1.活功意义；
2.征求建议；
3.请其指导。
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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