1、You should explore your talents so as to find out ____ your real interests lie.
A. what B. which C. where D. that
2、Travelling on the bad mountain roads is a(an)________ experience and I will never risk my life like that.
A. terrifying B. terrified
C. astonishing D. astonished
3、—Is it for two months they have stayed here?
—No, it is only three weeks they arrived here.
A.that; since B.that; when C.when; that D.since; before
4、After the accident, the police spent a week finding out the person who ________ it.
A．witnessed
B．stared at
C．proved
D．heard of
5、Always remember to put such dangerous things as knives out of children’s
A．touch
B．sight
C．reach
D．distance
6、______I catch a cold , my nose runs.
A.First time B.At times C.Every time D.The time
7、Everyone faces challenges in life. It’s a matter of __________ you learn to overcome them and use them to your advantage.
A.that B.what C.which D.how
8、By the time he gets to the airport, I think we ____ for London.
A. have left B. will leave
C. will have left D. had left
9、I told Sally how to get here, but perhaps I ___ for her.
A.had to write it out B.must have written it out
C.should have written it out D.ought to write it out
10、This dictionary, which I bought yesterday, has been highly______by my professor.
A.acknowledged B.appealed C.recommended D.commanded
11、The teacher advised us _____ to bed late in order to get up early to read English.
A.don’t go B.not go C.not going D.not to go
12、The opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympics, which _____ more than three hours, was completely great and special.
A.lasted B.occupied C.performed D.played
13、—Do you agree to my plan of climbing a mountain this weekend?
—______! It’s one of my favourite sports.
A．Crazy idea
B．Absolutely
C．Goodness
D．No way
14、The exhibition tells us _____we should do something to stop air pollution.
A．where
B．why
C．what
D．which
15、-It's so perfect to perform such an opera in the Forbidden City.
-You can say that again. There could not be a ___________setting.
A.less awesome B.most awesome C.least awesome D.more awesome
16、Time _________, we will pay a visit to him before we leave.
A. permit B. permitted
C. to permit D. permitting
17、The music also expressed the rising ____ in the movie as the characters were preparing for battle.
A. setting B. export
C. tension D. staff
18、“Never for a second,” the boy said, “ ________ my father would come to my rescue.”
A.I doubted that B.do I doubt whether
C.did I doubted if D.did I doubt that
19、Only when the war was over ____ return to his hometowns.
A．have the soldiers
B．the soldiers
C．the soldiers did
D．did the soldiers
20、_____ the delicious food here, why not enjoy yourself shopping for handsome jewelry?
A. Upwards of B. Apart from
C. Instead of D. Regardless of
21、The Smiths don’t usually like staying at hotels, but last summer they spent a few days at a very nice hotel by ________ sea.
A./; a B.the; the C./; the D.the; a
22、He's been informed that he wasn't _______ tor the scholarship because of his academic background.
A.occupied B.specialized C.qualified D.restrictive
23、Balance in the body was said to be at the heart of _________ made traditional Chinese therapy so effective.
A.which B.that C.who D.what
24、His success doesn't ____________ his cleverness, and working hard ____________ his progress.
A. result in; leads to B. result from; lies in
C. lead to; lies in D. lie in; leads to
25、The secretary made a note of it _____ she should forget.
A.in order that B.in case
C.so that D.ever when
26、 As Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly advanced, there are growing concerns that robots could become a threat. This danger can be avoided, according to computer science professor Stuart Russell, if we figure out how to turn human values into a programmable code.
Russell argues that as robots take on more complicated tasks, it’s necessary to translate our morals into AI language. For example, if a robot does chores around the house, you wouldn’t want it to put the pet cat in the oven to make dinner for the hungry children. “You would want that robot preloaded with a good set of values,” said Russell.
Some robots are already programmed with basic human values. For example, mobile robots have been programmed to keep a comfortable distance from humans. Obviously there are cultural differences, but if you were talking to another person and they came up close in your personal space, you wouldn’t think that’s the kind of thing a properly brought-up person would do.
If only we can find a way to set out human values as clear rules, it will be possible to create more developed moral machines. Robots could also learn values from drawing patterns from large sets of data on human behavior. They are dangerous only if programmers are careless.
One simple check would be to program a robot to check the correct course of action with a human when presented with an unusual situation. If the robot is unsure whether an animal is suitable for the microwave, it has the opportunity to stop, send out beeps(嘟嘟声), and ask for directions from a human. If we humans aren’t quite sure about a decision, we go and ask somebody else.
The most difficult step in programming values will be deciding exactly what we believe in moral, and how to create a set of moral rules. But if we come up with an answer, robots could be good for humanity.
【1】What does the author say about the threat of robots?
A. It may put the pet cat in the oven to make dinner for the hungry children.
B. It would become too smart to follow human’s order.
C. It has become an unavoidable danger as technology develops.
D. It can be avoided if human values are translated into their language.
【2】How do robots learn human values?
A. By picking up patterns from data on human behavior.
B. By following the daily routines of human beings.
C. By interacting with humans in daily life.
D. By imitating the behavior of human beings.
【3】What can we do to create more developed moral robots?
A. Program robots with basic human values.
B. Change human values into clear rules.
C. Improve human’s programming ability.
D. Take the unusual situations seriously.
【4】What is the author’s attitude towards robots in the future?
A. optimistic. B. pessimistic. C. worried. D. indifferent.
27、 Learning a foreign language can be a difficult task for most people. The degree of difficulty, however, differs from one person to another. Like studying any other subject, we have to spend much effort and time. Besides, an individual’s learning ability can be determined by the following factors.
My husband says I am a quick learner, but I easily forget new information, especially dates and figures. But my husband spends more time learning a new subject but seldom forgets what he has learned. Some people can learn new information fast, while others have to work a little bit harder at it. Others retain new knowledge longer, like my husband, while others easily forget what they just learned. How fast and well you learn new things are determined by your genes and your environment. My mother is a fast learner, while my husband has slow learning parents. The way we learn also differs. I like to write down what I’ve just learned. I also find that drawing diagrams and relationships work better for me. Compared with my husband, I hate memorizing data. I remember things better when I can visually picture them in my mind.
Foreign language resources are not so common here in our area. I’ve seen a few dictionaries in some bookstores but haven’t seen any CD or DVD about it. I don’t even think the stores here sell electronic dictionaries! I have to go to a big city just to buy one. However, you may easily get all of these materials. Make a list of all the resources you have access to in your neighborhood. In this way, when you attend a language school, you’ll know just where to find dictionaries to help you in your course.
In my opinion, this is the most important factor in learning a foreign language: your drive to learn. Different people are driven by different motivations. I want to learn a new language because I find it challenging. Others may need to learn it because of having a new job or working in foreign countries. The point is to determine whether you truly need or just want to learn a foreign language.
【1】What does the underlined word “retain” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.Remember B.Acquire C.Spread D.Improve
【2】Compared with the author, her husband ________.
A.likes to draw diagrams B.hates memorizing data
C.learns new things slowly D.easily forgets new information
【3】What does the author think affects learning a foreign language most？
A.The resources one can get in the neighborhood.
B.The determination to overcome difficulties.
C.The motivation to learn a foreign language.
D.The ability to learn a foreign language.
【4】The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to ________.
A.share her experience in learning a foreign language
B.analyze why people cannot learn a foreign language well
C.tell us how to find the method of learning a foreign language
D.introduce some factors affecting our language learning ability
28、 Children are starting on digital devices at ever younger ages, and opinions on the effects of children's digital-media habits are deeply polarised.(两极分化的).
Jean Twenge, a psychology professor, thinks excessive use of the internet and social media makes children lonely and depressed and poses serious risks to their physical and particularly their mental health, sometimes to the point of driving them to suicide.
However, Daniel Kardefelt-Winther of the Innocenti research office of Unicef examined various evidence and found less cause for alarm than is often suggested.Most of the studies he examined seem to show that the technology helps children stay in touch with their friends and make new ones.
The relationship between the use of digital technology and children's mental health, broadly speaking, appears to be u-shaped.Researchers have found that moderate use is beneficial, whereas either no use at all or extreme use could be harmful.
What worries some experts more is that screens are becoming part of the middle-class armoury( 武器 ) for perpetuating( 巩固 ) social advantage.Children from well-off homes are enrolled in private classes to learn skills like "How to be a YouTuber", which poorer parents cannot afford.
【1】What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A. The disadvantages of overusing digital media.
B. The bad effects of using digital media.
C. Several bad impacts of using digital media.
D. The advantages of overusing digital media.
【2】What is Daniel Kardefelt-Winther’s attitude to the use of digital media?
A. Objective B. Favorable
C. Indifferent D. Uncertain
【3】What can you infer from the last paragraph?
A. Not all Children from rich homes can attend private classes
B. Not all Children from poor homes can learn skills like“how to be a YouTuber”.
C. Digital media is the only way of strengthening the middle-class.
D. Digital media can widen class gap.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A. Should children interact with digital media ?
B. Should parents allow their children interact with digital media?
C. What children do to interact with digital devices.
D. How children interact with digital devices.
29、 A cat with an accent sounds like a character in children’s tale, but Swedish scientists are trying to figure out if domestic cats actually do have different “dialects” based on their geographical location. They also want to understand if the owner’s voice might have a role to play in the way cats’ meow（猫）. If they’re successful, the team of scientists from Lund University. hope to put together a “dictionary” of cat sounds.
The project will be carried out over the next five years. SchÖtz explained that she and her team will use phonetic（语音）analysis to compare cat sounds from two parts of Sweden-Stockholm and Lund-with different human dialects, and figure out if the cats from these regions also have different dialects. They will focus on tune, voice, and speaking style in the human speech that is addressed to cats, and also cat sounds that are addressed to humans.
While it all sounds rather fanciful, the main idea behind the project is to improve the human-cat relationship. Since their domestication（驯化）about 10,000 years ago, cats and humans have learned to “talk” through audio（声音的）and visual signals. Even today, wild cats have no need for meowing in adulthood, while domestic ones continue to meow as a way of communicating with humans. And by understanding more about this communication, SchÖtz and her team hope to influence the way cats are treated in animal hospitals, shelters, and care homes.
The team will record voices of about 30 to 50 cats in different situations, for example when they want access to desired locations, when they are content, friendly, happy, hungry, annoyed, or even angry-and try to identify any differences in their phonetic patterns. They want to know if cats prefer pet-directed speech or prefer to be spoken to like human adults.
The project is yet to begin officially, but the researchers have already started testing their equipment and techniques by recording a few cats’ meowings. And they’ve already made a few interesting observations. In one of the recordings, they noticed that when a cat is begging for food its meows rise slowly. But the opposite happens when the cat is unhappy. By the year 2021, SchÖtz and her team hope to have entirely broken the cats’ code by interpreting all their meowings.
【1】Carrying out the research, Swedish Scientists will mainly investigate ______.
A.how cats vary the melody of meows B.how cats communicate with their owners
C.how cats meow with a funny mood D.how cats are treated around the world
【2】The main purpose of the project done by Swedish scientists is to ______.
A.find out where the cats live B.understand the cats’ lifestyle
C.build up the human-cat relationship D.make up a dictionary of cat sounds
【3】According to the passage it can most probably be inferred that ______.
A.the owners’ voice plays a key role in the way cats meow
B.the research could bring about the cats’ welfare changes in shelters, for instance
C.the owners understand entirely the cats’ need through their meows
D.domestic cats live a happier life than wild ones
【4】What attitude does the author hold towards the prospect（前景）of the research？
A.Optimistic. B.Pessimistic.
C.Unconcerned. D.Skeptical.
30、Hunter Shamatt lost his wallet while he was on a flight from Omaha to Denver earlier this month. Upon realizing that his wallet was lost, he ______ the airline to see if anyone had turned it in — but fruitlessly. _______the wallet contained his ID, a signed paycheck, $60 in cash , etc, he feared the worst.
Two days after the flight, however, Hunter was ______ to receive a package in the mail from an anonymous (匿名的) sender. Inside was his wallet — ______ an additional $40 in cash. “I rounded your cash up to an even $100 so you could celebrate the ______ of your wallet.”, read a letter that was enclosed with the package.
Hunter’s mother, Jeannie, posted a photo of the ______ to social media in hopes that they would be able to track down the sender. All they had to go on was that the letter was ______ from Applied Underwriters in Omaha and the sender’s initials were signed “T.B”. The sender was later ______ as Todd Brown, who was delighted to “have a little fun” with helping out a hard-working stranger.
“I saw he was just a kid, 20 years old. He had a paycheck in there, so I _______, ‘Well, he’s doing his best to make ends meet.’ ” said Brown. “Hunter was very ______. He told me he has some student loans to pay within two days so the ______ was right,” Brown added, “He ______ it was gone forever. So when he opened it, he just started screaming, ‘No way! No way!’”
Brown says that he often tries to do good things without any recognition; that’s why he didn’t sign his _______on the letter, but Jeannie later insisted on ______ him on social media. Jeannie wrote on Facebook, “This story is more about rebuilding ______ in people than anything.”
【1】
A．ordered
B．contacted
C．caught
D．checked
【2】
A．Though
B．While
C．Since
D．Unless
【3】
A．shocked
B．amused
C．anxious
D．frightened
【4】
A．apart from
B．except for
C．along with
D．instead of
【5】
A．search
B．completeness
C．valuable
D．return
【6】
A．sender
B．letter
C．wallet
D．package
【7】
A．accepted
B．sent
C．taken
D．collected
【8】
A．known
B．considered
C．identified
D．introduced
【9】
A．noticed
B．replied
C．doubted
D．figured.
【10】
A．thankful
B．stressful
C．thoughtful
D．regretful
【11】
A．behavior
B．number
C．timing
D．paycheck
【12】
A．remembered
B．assumed
C．admitted
D．imagined
【13】
A．address
B．mark
C．phone number
D．full name
【14】
A．questioning
B．praising
C．disturbing
D．surprising
【15】
A．faith
B．ambition
C．appreciation
D．strength
31、 For the past three years, I have been working full-time, attending school, and raising a family. To say I am tired is an understatement (保守的陈述）.
My teenage daughter _______to run a 5K this Saturday morning. When we arrived at the start, it occurred to me that I should run with her, _______I believed that I couldn't do it. In fact, I wasn't _______active at all during the last three years. I was not_______for it, nor did I have the proper nutrition and diet. Despite these _______, I found myself _________for the race. “I'll just walk it,” I reasoned to myself.
Standing in a crowd of people in _______clothes, I heard the gun _______to signify the start of the race. Everyone else was running, so I ran too. The sea of runners _______over a hill, and I was left with only one other woman. It wasn't long before I began to ________, and the other woman did the ________. I could tell she was much ________ than me. Then she began to run again. I couldn't let her________me, so I began to run too. We continued this series of running and walking, and ________I got ahead of her. Then I kept running and walking until I ________a group of women running with a small child, my daughter's pregnant teacher, one of my daughter's ________and then I did the same with her another classmate. I managed to ________the finish line finally.
Sometimes, life teaches us a lesson when we least ________it. Through the race, I ________it out that I can complete what seems ________ for me.
【1】A.signed up B.gave in C.moved on D.paid off
【2】A.unless B.because C.even though D.as if
【3】A.mentally B.socially C.politically D.physically
【4】A.excited B.known C.marked D.dressed
【5】A.advantages B.barriers C.profits D.differences
【6】A.searching B.changing C.registering D.blaming
【7】A.sports B.school C.formal D.traditional
【8】A.go out B.go off C.go across D.go down
【9】A.disappeared B.dropped C.flew D.approached
【10】A.run B.walk C.jump D.quit
【11】A.right B.opposite C.same D.next
【12】A.younger B.taller C.stronger D.older
【13】A.control B.cheat C.beat D.catch
【14】A.deliberately B.fortunately C.eventually D.unconsciously
【15】A.passed B.missed C.visited D.admired
【16】A.drivers B.classmates C.volunteers D.neighbors
【17】A.cross B.remove C.draw D.achieve
【18】A.add B.change C.enjoy D.expect
【19】A.clear B.figure C.hand D.throw
【20】A.practical B.obvious C.unnecessary D.impossible
32、 When a heavy rain poured down, for many the first thing to do was to rush for cover. For photographer Mug Dong, however, his _________ thought was to _________ his camera. He would set up his camera, hoping to _________ a specific moment when the Great Wall would be _________ hidden in the clouds.
In the summer of 2015, Yang Dong _________ the Jinshanling section of the Great Wall in Hebei province. It was the first time he had taken photos of the Great Wall and it _________ him a first prize. Since then, Yang has got more than 100 prizes with his _________ of the Great Wall. Once, to take the photos, he _________ for five full days to get the _________ while most of the other __________ had left by the second night. “Some people say I got the prize-winning photos because of __________. Yes, but that luck comes from the effort of __________ a little longer,” he says.
The 28-year-old became __________ on social media platform __________ the stories behind his photographs of the Great Wall over the past five years, with his __________ being viewed more than 150 million times.
However, the excitement of winning prizes has gradually faded. Yang has found a __________ and more lasting motivation—to __________ the beauty of the Great Wall to the world with his camera. After communicating with specialists who __________ themselves to studying and protecting the Great Wall and learn more about the ancient building, he says he now has a better __________ of it. Yang is either at the Great Wall taking photos or on the way to it. He walks hand in hand with danger and loneliness, but the __________ climb to and from the Wall never stops him.
【1】A.first B.deep C.special D.sudden
【2】A.protect B.purchase C.take D.repair
【3】A.damage B.record C.imagine D.copy
【4】A.secretly B.completely C.simply D.partly
【5】A.measured B.described C.visited D.drew
【6】A.sent B.won C.made D.showed
【7】A.photos B.books C.reports D.researches
【8】A.drove B.ran C.waited D.lived
【9】A.rest B.shot C.money D.prize
【10】A.writers B.drivers C.specialists D.photographers
【11】A.luck B.talent C.weather D.effort
【12】A.taking over B.looking around C.holding on D.acting out
【13】A.kind B.smart C.crazy D.popular
【14】A.reading B.sharing C.collecting D.searching
【15】A.works B.comments C.suggestions D.notes
【16】A.possible B.wrong C.correct D.new
【17】A.present B.retell C.announce D.attach
【18】A.adapted B.limited C.devoted D.addressed
【19】A.taste B.memory C.impression D.understanding
【20】A.easy B.tough C.regular D.casual
33、While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life, college sets the stage for that exploration.I myself went through this _____ process and found something that has changed my _____ at college for the better：I discovered ASL－American Sign Language (美式手语)．
I never felt an urge to _____ any sign language before.My entire family is hearing, and so are all my friends.The _____ languages were enough in all my interactions (交往)．Little did I know that I would discover my _____ for ASL.
The _____ began during my first week at college.I watched as the ASL Club _____ their translation of a song.Both the hand movements and the very _____ of communicating without speaking _____ me.What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the ______．This newness just left me ______ more.
After that, feeling the need to ______ further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club's meetings.I only learned how to ______ the alphabet that day.Yet instead of being discouraged by my ______ progress, I was excited.I then made it a point to ______ those meetings and learn all I could.
The following term, I ______ an ASL class.The professor was deaf and any talking was ______．I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant.______， if there had been any talking, it would have ______ us to learn less.Now, I appreciate the silence and the ______ way of communication it opens.
【1】
A．searching
B．planning
C．natural
D．formal
【2】
A．progress
B．experience N
C．major
D．opinion
【3】
A．choose
B．read
C．learn
D．create
【4】
A．official
B．foreign
C．body
D．spoken
【5】
A．love
B．concern
C．goal
D．request
【6】
A．meeting
B．trip
C．story
D．task
【7】
A．recorded
B．performed
C．recited
D．discussed
【8】
A．idea
B．amount
C．dream
D．reason
【9】
A．disturbed
B．supported
C．embarrassed
D．attracted
【10】
A．end
B．past
C．course
D．distance
【11】
A．showing
B．acting
C．saying
D．wanting
【12】
A．exercise
B．explore
C．express
D．explain
【13】
A．print
B．write
C．sign
D．count
【14】
A．slow
B．steady
C．normal
D．obvious
【15】
A．chair
B．sponsor
C．attend
D．organize
【16】
A．missed
B．passed
C．gave up
D．registered for
【17】
A．prohibited
B．welcomed
C．ignored
D．repeated
【18】
A．Lastly
B．Thus
C．Instead
D．However
【19】
A．required
B．caused
C．allowed
D．expected
【20】
A．easy
B．popular
C．quick
D．new
34、Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the proper form of the words or expressions given in the frame. Each one can only be used once.
Why your Password May Not Be As Safe As It Seems? Does “qaz2ws” strike you as a nice safe password? What about “adgjmptw”? An analysis has found them to be among the passwords that are most 【1】 used, which of course means they are not secure at all.
When ten million passwords were leaked on to the internet，they appeared to 【2】that attempts by internet security experts to make us improve our password strength had been successful, even if, in the specific case of the leaked passwords, they are also completely pointless.
While many of the passwords were still single words, such as “password”，there was also a clear attempt by many to make them harder to【3】. The problem was that people seemed to do so in the same way.
“Users are becoming slightly more 【4】what makes a password strong,” explained WP Engine, an internet company that performed the analysis. “For instance, adding a number or two at the end of a text phrase. That makes it better, right?”
But 【5】no. They found that almost half a million passwords did this and in 20 percent of those all people did was put the number “1” at the end.
Perhaps this is why some companies are now trying to move gradually beyond passwords. Yahoo! is giving users the option to 【6】 their mobile phone with an account, having a single use passwords texted to it each time they want to log on.
Although the serviced is voluntary, Dylan Casey an executive at Yahoo!，said that it was “the first step to【7】passwords”. He said it was a(n)【8】that it was increasingly hard for people to remember all the passwords they had. “I don’t think we, as an industry, have done a good enough job of putting ourselves in the shoes of the people using our products,” he said.
It would certainly be a more sensible strategy than same people’s improving upon “password” by using “password” or，“tran5p053d numb3r5 f0r 133tr3r5”.
“We are, for the most part，predictably【9】when it comes to choosing passwords, despite a decade of warnings from password strength checkers during sign-ups” said WP Engine. “We love taking a(n) 【10】, and so do password crackers.
35、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.
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.
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, becoming the first known case of human-animal 【1】, the zoo's chief veterinarian said on Sunday.
Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger that tested positive, was 【2】 for the COVID-19 disease after 【3】 a dry cough along with three other tigers and three lions, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the zoo, said in a statement.
All of the cats are expected to recover, it said. But officials believe this is a unique case because Nadia became sick after 【4】 to an asymptomatic zoo employee, Paul Calle, chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo, told Reuters.
Calle said they did not know which employee infected the tiger. "This is the first time that we have discovered that a person infects the animal and the animal gets sick," Calle said, adding that they planned to share the findings with other zoos and institutions. " I guess 【5】 we will all have a better understanding as a result.
While the other tigers and lions were also 【6】 symptoms, the zoo decided to test only Nadia because she was the sickest and had started to lose her appetite already, and they did not want to 【7】 all the cats to anesthesia(麻醉), Calle said.
Nadia 【8】 X-rays, an ultrasound(超声波) and blood tests to try to figure out what was making her sick . They decided to test for COVID-19 【9】 the surge in cases in New York City, the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States.The first tiger at the zoo, which has been shut since mid-March, began showing 【10】 of illness on March 27, according to the US Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories.
37、阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
Wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic p【1】 the spread of the deadly virus. But it is also i【2】. For one, we can no longer unlock our phones using facial recognition since a good part of our face is c【3】.
F【4】, tech companies are working to solve the problem. Apple, for example, offered a new way to unlock your iPhone and iPad with its l【5】 software update, iOS13.5, w【6】 was released on May 20.
Even though the update still won’t recognize your masked face, it makes the whole process f【7】. While the old system wouldn’t allow access t【8】 the passcode screen before three failed face scan attempts, iOS13.5 will send you straight to the passcode screen when you swipe up.
It might only s【9】 you a few seconds, but those few seconds “benefit public health by eliminating the temptation for people to r【10】 their masks in order to unlock their device”.
38、阅读下列短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Cloning has always been with us and is here to stay. It is a way of making an exact copy of another animal or plant. It happens in plants when gardeners take cuttings from growing plants to make new ones. It also happens in animals when twins identical in sex (性别) and appearance are produced from the same original eggs. The fact is that these are both examples of natural clones.
Cloning has two major uses. Firstly, gardeners use it all the time to produce commercial quantities of plants. Secondly, it is valuable for research on new plant species and for medical research on animals. Cloning plants is simple while cloning animals is very complicated. It is a difficult task to undertake. Many attempts to clone mammals failed. But at last the determination and patience of scientists paid off in 1996 with a breakthrough—the cloning of Dolly the sheep.
On the one hand, the whole scientific world followed the process of the first successful clone, Dolly the sheep. The fact that she seemed to develop normally was very encouraging. Then came the disturbing news that Dolly had become seriously ill. Cloning scientists were depressed to find that Dolly’s illnesses were more appropriate to a much older animals. Altogether Dolly lived six and a half years, half the length of the original sheep.
On the other hand, Dolly’s appearance raised a storm of objection and had a great influence on the media and public imagination. It became controversial. It suddenly opened everybody’s eyes to the possibility of using cloning to cure serious illnesses and even to produce human being.
Governments became nervous and more conservative (保守的). Some began to reform their legal systems and forbade research into human cloning, but other countries like China and UK, continued to accumulate evidence of the abundant medical aid that cloning could provide. However, scientists still wonder whether cloning will help or harm us and where it is leading us.
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39、假定你是李华,你的新西兰朋友Nick想和你在线互助学习,他帮你学英语，你帮他学汉 语。请你给他回复一封电子邮件。内容包括：
1.推荐视频平台；
2.约定互动时间。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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40、假设你是李华,你的家乡剪纸艺术负有盛名,你写了一篇英文宣传稿,想请外籍教师Mike帮助润色。请根据提示,用英语给Mike写一封求助信。内容包括:
1. 求助事由;
2. 求助内容;
3. 表达感激。
注意：1. 词数100左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mike,
I’m writing in the hope that you will be kind enough to do me a favor. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
41、请结合材料，按要求用英文写作。
Nowadays, we can see many people looking at their mobile phones in subways, restaurants, elevators, roads and so on. We call those who use their mobile phones too much phubbers/ smartphone addicts (低头族).
要求：
(1)就此材料发表你的看法;
(2)紧扣材料，有明确的观点；
(3)词数不少于60。
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