1、My father is lively and____, but he is not very patient_____me.
A.energy; with B.energetic; with
C.energy; of D.energetic; of
2、It is reported that many a new house ________ at present in the disaster area.
A．are being built
B．were being built
C．was being built
D．is being built
3、No more than 15 scientists __________ the South Pole till now.
A.visited B.had visited C.have visited D.visit
4、— Would you like to give me some advice on what I talked about just now?
— Sorry. I _____ of something else.
A.am thinking B.has thought C.was thinking D.had thought
5、Many young people in the west are expected to leave ________ could be life’s most important decision—marriage—almost entirely up to luck.
A．as B．that C．which D．What
6、After the earthquake, the first thing the local government did was to provide ______ for the homeless families.
A.furniture B.accommodation C.occupation D.basement
7、His mother did _______ she could ______ the boy.
A.what help B.that help C.what to help D.that to help
8、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
9、The discovery of new evidence led to ______________.
A. the thief having been caught B. the thief to be caught
C. catch the thief D. the thief being caught
10、It is________to come into your leaders’ office without their permission.
A．a good manner
B．a bad manner
C．bad manners
D．good manners
11、His conduct at the party is far from __________.
A.satisfactory B.satisfied C.satisfaction D.satisfy
12、You should explore your talents so as to find out ____ your real interests lie.
A. what B. which C. where D. that
13、The singer gave a brilliant concert at the opera house, with two songs ______.
A.in large measure B.for good measure C.beyond measure D.in full measure
14、With these words ________ in their ears, Allied soldiers prepared for ________ would become known as D-Day.
A．ring ,which
B．ring, what
C．ringing, what
D．ringing, which
15、After that, he knew he could __ any emergency by doing what he could to the best of his ability.
A. get away with B. get on with C. get through D. get across
16、I assisted him to check all the story books ____ to the Hongshan Primary School next week.
A.sent B.sending C.to be sent D.being sent
17、 —Excuse me, but I want to use your computer to type a report.
—You _____ have my computer if you don’t take care of it.
A.shan’t B.might not C.needn’t D.shouldn’t
18、After checking the patient, the doctor ran out of the room, ____ a deep sigh.
A. let out B. letting out
C. to let out D. to be let out
19、Modem TVs use many of the ________ first discovered by Farnsworth, who contributed a lot to the development of TV
A.platforms B.principles C.sources D.symptoms
20、Last year the well-known actress did all ________ help the poor children in that mountain village.
A. she could do B. she could to
C. what she could to D. that she could
21、It’s not doing the things we like, but liking the things we have to do______ makes life happy.
A. that B. which
C. what D. who
22、The event has not only increased public________of world hunger, but raised a lot of money for the poor children.
A.direction B.contribution C.awareness D.loneliness
23、The speaker thought it hard to make himself ___ .
A.understand B.understanding C.to understand D.understood
24、They were lost at sea at the ___________ of wind and weather.
A. mess B. mercy
C. moment D. mixture
25、Shaw is the only one of the employees here ______ want to accept my advice.
A.that don’t B.who don’t C.who doesn’t D.which does
26、 Small-Group Tour of Angkor Wat from Siem Reap
Watching the sunrise over Angkor Wat and the amazing temples is a truly unforgettable experience that makes for spectacular photos. It is a must visit when you go to Cambodia. On this tour, arrive early to beat the crowds and midday heat, enjoy a guided tour of the ancient ruins, and visit the temples of Ta Prohm, Angkor Thom, and Bayon Temple.
Tour of Angkor Wat
Start your tour with an early morning pickup from your Siem Reap hotel and travel to the Angkor Archaeological Park to experience Angkor Wat at sunrise.
After watching the grand sunrise, set out to explore Angkor Wat on a guided walking tour and listen as your guide points out attractive architectural features and details the fascinating history of the Khmer Empire.
Angkor Thom and the Bayon Temple
Angkor Thom is a smaller site than Angkor Wat but no less impressive, especially the Bayon Temple, which is famous for all the great stone towers with their mysterious smiling heads. The artistry is quite unique and truly a wonder of the world. The temples are better preserved and more interesting than those at Angkor - picturing details of people’s everyday life, rather than just battle scenes.
Additional Info
Dress Code: Respectful dress which covers your shoulders and knees is required. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
No wheelchair accessible.
Most travelers can participate. Minimum age is 5 years to participate on this tour (younger than 5 years old are not allowed).
【1】What’s the best time of the day for the tour?
A.Early morning. B.Early afternoon.
C.Late afternoon. D.The evening.
【2】Which of the following is a better place to watch the grand sunrise?
A.Ta Prohm. B.Angkor Thom. C.Bayon Temple. D.Angkor Wat.
【3】What is the Bayon Temple best-known for?
A.The fascinating history.
B.The unique architectural features.
C.The huge stone towers with smiling faces.
D.The ruins of the capital of an ancient kingdom.
【4】What can we learn from the additional information?
A.It’s free for travelers to tour in Cambodia.
B.Angkor Wat is not quite friendly to the disabled.
C.People have to tour Angkor Wat in small groups.
D.Comfortable walking shoes is a must for all travelers.
【5】Where is the passage most likely to be taken from?
A.A lesson plan. B.A news report.
C.A travel guide. D.A book review.
27、 Poets,songwriters and left—wing politicians hate the idea,but for decades,opinion—poll evidence has been clear: money buys happiness and the richer you are,the more likely you are to express satisfaction with your life.Until now,a survey of 43 countries published on October 30th by the Pew Research Centre shows that people in emerging markets are within a whisker of(一步之遥)expressing the same level of satisfaction as people in rich countries.It is in line with the standard view of happiness and income seen so far.
According to the survey,in 2007,57%of respondents in rich countries regarded themselves as happy;in emerging markets the share was 33%; in poor countries only 16%—a classic expression of the standard view. But in 2017, 54% of rich—country respondents counted themselves as happy,whereas in emerging markets the percentage jumped to 51%.
The sharp increase happened thanks to huge improvements in countries such as Indonesia (+35)and Pakistan(+22).In 12 of the 24 emerging markets,half or more people rate their life satisfaction in the top of the ladder.
This is not to say the link between income and satisfaction has been snapped. Poor countries still lag behind:only a quarter of the people there count themselves as happy—half the level of the other two groups.There is also a clear link between happiness and income growth.China's GDP rose at an annual average rate of 10% in 2007—2017 and its happiness level rose 26 points.
Within countries,richer people express more satisfaction than their poorer neighbors.The study divided respondents into categories with higher and lower incomes and fewer and more household goods.In every country in every group, richer folk with more goods expressed higher levels of happiness.So at a personal level,money does buy happiness.And if you ask people about different aspects of their lives—health,family life,religion,standard of living—it turns out that satisfaction with living standards still has the biggest influence on happiness.
【1】What's the standard view of happiness and income?
A. Income is not closely related to happiness.
B. Happiness does not depend on how much you earn.
C. The higher your income is, the more likely you will feel satisfied.
D. The more you are satisfied, the more you can earn every month.
【2】What contributed to the increase of happiness in emerging markets?
A. Their rapid development. B. Investment in emerging markets.
C. Economic downturn. D. More cooperation with rich countries.
【3】What's the purpose of the writer by mentioning China's GDP?
A. To prove that China's GDP growth led to the happiness of people in Asia.
B. To remind readers of the progress that China has made.
C. To express the author's concern about the development of emerging markets.
D. To show that there is a link between happiness and income growth.
【4】What is the author's attitude to the standard view of happiness and income?
A. Disappointed. B. Skeptical
C. Supportive. D. Indifferent.
28、An 18-year-old US girl gained unexpected appreciation and a surprise after she gave “extra help” to an elderly man in the restaurant she was working.
It's social media that made her seemingly small action go viral and brought her appreciation from hundreds of thousands of strangers and a scholarship to Texas Southern University.
The heroine Evoni Williams has reportedly been working full-time to earn money for further study in a restaurant in La Marque, Texas, the United States. It was last week when an old man named Adrian Charpentier asked for help to chop his ham for his hands were weak because of illness. On that busy morning when she had loads of work on shoulder, Williams helped the man without hesitation. The moment she was leaning over the counter and cutting the ham was shot by a customer known as Laura Wolf.
Wolf posted the picture on the Internet and wrote, “I'm thankful to have seen this act of kindness and caring at the start of my day while everything in this world seems so negative. If we could all be like this waitress and take time to offer a helping hand. . . ” According to local reports, Wolf didn't know Williams, neither did Williams know her act was shot and shared on the web. However, the small act of kindness soon accumulated its own power on and outside the Internet.
Besides praise from netizens and media reports across the United States, a 16000-dollar scholarship to Texas Southern University was recently granted to Williams to support her study plan on business management.
“We wanted to reward Evoni's act of kindness and let her know that good deeds do not go unnoticed,” said Melinda Spaulding, an administrator at Texas Southern University.
【1】What did Evoni Williams help Adrian Charpentier do?
A．Cut his ham.
B．Paid his bill.
C．Changed his food.
D．Took a picture for him.
【2】Why did Laura Wolf post the picture on the Internet?
A．To attract people's attention.
B．To support Williams' study.
C．To share a beautiful picture.
D．To encourage people to help others.
【3】What will the scholarship be used to do?
A．To help Charpentier open a restaurant.
B．To sponsor elderly customers in the restaurant.
C．To support Williams to learn business management.
D．To achieve Wolf's dream of helping people in need.
【4】What can we infer from the text?
A．No pains, no gains.
B．Do well and have well.
C．All that ends well is well.
D．A merry heart goes all the way.
29、 There are many good places for a family to have fun together. Here are some of them.
Robert Skatepark
Phone: (904)209-0385
With 28.000 square feet of ground, the Robert Skatepark has plenty of room for skateboarders of all ages and abilities. We have pipes, rails, ledges, banks and a 9-and-half-foot pool to challenge even the most experienced skaters. Rules are posted. There are also picnic tables and benches.
MoGirts Creek Park
Phone:(904)630-4100
Located in Jacksonville's Westside, it offers after-school and summer camp activities for youths aged 6 through 12. The facility (设施) also has a computer lab and community space. The park also offers basketball courts, playground, picnic areas, trails, three youth baseball fields and two soccer fields. A highlight of the park is the "Field of Dreams"-Miracle League field, where children with special needs are able to experience playing in their own baseball league.
South Beach Park
Phone: (904)247-6236
This is a really fun park with lots of playground equipment for children of all ages. The park has gone through a recent renovation(修复) and now has bathrooms, jogging trails, basketball courts, tennis courts and picnic shelters. Try our Automatic Player Matching Service. At $ 6. 99 per month, and we will match you with other tennis partners automatically.
Metropolitan Park
Phone:(904)630-0837
It is located along the beautiful St. Johns River in Downtown Jacksonville. Since its opening in 1984, this once empty 27-acre facility offers something for everyone. Whether you prefer relaxing in the cool river breezes or listening to big-name entertainment at one of the many outdoor concerts, you'll have fun here. Metropolitan Park is also a perfect place for corporate events and family picnics.
【1】Which number should a skateboarder dial?
A.(904)209-0385 B.(904)630-4100
C.(904)247-6236 D.(904)630-0837
【2】Which park offers the service of matching players with partners?
A.Robert Skatepark. B.McGirts Creek Park.
C.South Beach Park D.Metropolitan Park.
【3】What do the four parks have in common?
A.They are open to children of all ages
B.They all have places for picnics.
C.They all have experienced coach for children
D.They all have facility for children with special needs
30、 I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while. Yet, I______ myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway. I had never seen so many people there on a weekday. It seemed someone might have made an announcement, welcoming customers to carry as many ______ as they could and bring them in when I needed to have my own package ______. The queue moved very slowly. My patience ran out and I got______. The longer it took, the angrier I became. When I got to the counter finally, I finished my______quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door.
“Excuse me,” I said, trying not to be too pushy. Several people had to move ______ to make room for me to get to the ______.
I stepped out, complaining about the ______ conditions. Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I headed into the parking lot.
A woman was coming across the lot in my ______. She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very heavy. I ______ that she looked as if she could breathe fire. It stopped me in my tracks. I ______ myself and it wasn't pretty. Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a ______ day. My anger melted away. I wished I could wrap her in a hug but I was a______. So I did what I could in a minute______ she hurried past me－I smiled. In a second everything changed. She was astonished, then somewhat ______.Then her face softened and her shoulders______. I saw her take a deep breath. Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other. I continued to smile all the way to my ______. Wow, it's amazing what a simple smile can do.
From then on, I became aware of people's ______ and my own, the way we show our feelings. Now I use that ______ every day to let it ______ me that when facing the world, I can try a smile.
【1】A. found B. helped C. troubled D. enjoyed
【2】A. possessions B. packages C. chances D. dollars
【3】A. lifted B. cashed C. weighed D. carried
【4】A. pleased B. disappointed C. delighted D. annoyed
【5】A. business B. choice C. situation D. attitude
【6】A. away B. about C. along D. aside
【7】A. counter B. cashier C. exit D. entrance
【8】A. weather B. service C. work D. purchase
【9】A. satisfaction B. decision C. direction D. imagination
【10】A. announced B. discovered C. proved D. noticed
【11】A. trusted B. recognized C. hid D. persuaded
【12】A. rough B. bright C. big D. nice
【13】A. gentleman B. stranger C. customer D. passenger
【14】A. until B. though C. before D. since
【15】A. attracted B. frightened C. excited D. confused
【16】A. trembled B. raised C. relaxed D. tightened
【17】A. car B. office C. home D. doctor
【18】A. appearances B. reactions C. conversations D. expressions
【19】A. treatment B. awareness C. conclusion D. achievement
【20】A. remind B. show C. give D. tell
31、Most brides are angry when they are outshone(使逊色) at their own wedding. For Brenna Klemen, however, she would not have it any other way.
When Brenna married Brock Kendall back in April, she knew she _______ her 83-year-old grandmother to play a _______ role in the wedding. While at work as an ICU nurse, Brenna talked to a patient who _______ her to give her grandmother a very unusual role at her wedding.
“I was _______ a very sick elderly woman who told me a _______ of how she was a flower girl for her grandchild,” Brenna explained.
Brenna certainly _______ the idea for her own wedding day, and her grandmother, who prefers to be unnamed, was all for it as well!
“Grandma was very _______,” Brenna said. “She was almost in tears because she wanted to make sure she did OK on my special day.”
On the actual wedding day, Grandma did more than just OK, as she _______ stole the show! All _______ was on her as she walked down the aisle (过道), and the ________ moment was captured (拍摄) by wedding ________ Thomas Felts in images that have since ________ rapidly.
“Every time she threw more petals (花瓣) in the air, our family cheered loudly and happily,” Brenna said, adding that all of her wedding guests ________. This was a wedding that ________
nobody in attendance will ever ________!
While everyone loved the moment, nobody was ________ than Brenna’s grandfather, who told the photographer, “That' s my flower girl.”
The photos have ________ the hearts of people all over the globe.
“I have ________ that life is too short for us to think about the negatives. As my grandmother would say ‘________ is a choice,’” Brenna said. She is my inspiration, and I hope that she can inspire you too.
We’re so glad to see that Brenna got the wedding of her dreams, with a little ________ from her grandma!
【1】
A．employed
B．wanted
C．forced
D．directed
【2】
A．balanced
B．protective
C．similar
D．major
【3】
A．promised
B．encouraged
C．invited
D．allowed
【4】
A．competing with
B．believing in
C．looking after
D．operating on
【5】
A．story
B．theory
C．test
D．survey
【6】
A．understood
B．loved
C．abandoned
D．explored
【7】
A．disappointed
B．confused
C．honest
D．emotional
【8】
A．completely
B．secretly
C．carefully
D．formally
【9】
A．pressure
B．influence
C．luck
D．attention
【10】
A．decisive
B．magical
C．sweet
D．final
【11】
A．planner
B．guest
C．photographer
D．singer
【12】
A．spread
B．shaped
C．changed
D．appeared
【13】
A．sighed
B．laughed
C．waited
D．interrupted
【14】
A．commonly
B．fortunately
C．immediately
D．absolutely
【15】
A．accept
B．realize
C．forget
D．stop
【16】
A．prouder
B．kinder
C．politer
D．calmer
【17】
A．united
B．touched
C．broken
D．weakened
【18】
A．supposed
B．warned
C．proven
D．learned
【19】
A．Forgiveness
B．Success
C．Happiness
D．Popularity
【20】
A．guidance
B．help
C．benefit
D．respect
32、 It was a simple letter asking for a place to study at Scotland's oldest university which helped start a revolution in higher education. A 140-year-old letter ___by a lady calling for her to be allowed to study ___at St Andrews University has been discovered. Written by Sophia Jex-Blake in 1873, the seven-page document, which ___the university to allow women to study medicine at the institution, was ___yesterday on International Women's Day.
The document was discovered ___in the university archives (档案) by part-time history student Lis Smith, who is completing her PhD at St Andrews University. She said, "We knew that Sophia Jex-Blake and her supporters, in their effort to ___university medical education for women, had written to the Senatus Academicus(校评议委员会) ___to gain permission to attend classes there, ___we didn’t know documentary evidence existed. While ___the archives for information about the university’s higher certificate for women, I was astonished to ___what must be the very letter Jex-Blake wrote”.
In the letter, Sophia and her supporters offered to hire teachers or build suitable buildings for a medical school .Although her letter was not ___, it finally ___the establishment of the Ladies Literate in Arts at St Andrews, a distance-learning degree for women. The qualification gave women ___to university education in the days ___they were admitted as students. It was so popular that it ___long after women were admitted as ___students to St Andrews in 1892.
Ms Jex-Blake went on to help ___the London School of Medicine for Women in 1874. She was ___by the University of Berne, where she was awarded a medical degree in January 1877.
___, she moved back to Edinburgh and ___her own practice.
【1】A. told B. written C. selected D. stored
【2】A. medicine B. literature C. art D. history
【3】A. admitted B. prevented C. urged D. permitted
【4】A. obtained B. printed C. marked D. released
【5】A. broken B. burned C. buried D. taken
【6】A. open up B. come up C. put up D. keep up
【7】A. in vain B. in an attempt C. in addition D. in a sense
【8】A. but B. so C. therefore D. nevertheless
【9】A. protecting B. providing C. typing D. searching
【10】A. get through B. come across C. cast down D. apply for
【11】A. significant B. successful C. intelligent D. brilliant
【12】A. managed to B. happened to C. led to D. attached to
【13】A. authority B. justice C. expectation D. access
【14】A. until B. before C. since D. after
【15】A. survived B. relieved C. overlooked D. assumed
【16】A. compulsory B. dynamic C. full D. alternative
【17】A. establish B. visit C. donate D. form
【18】A. refused B. confirmed C. proved D. accepted
【19】A. Occasionally B. Apparently C. Eventually D. Currently
【20】A. employed B. invented C. decorated D. opened
33、My son was playing with a bottle of bubbles. Dip the loop in the bottle, pull it out, and blow it to make bubbles. He understood the principle but was vainly _______ to blow bubbles. He would dip and dip and blow and blow, but alas, no _______. He _______ me the bottle and loop and asked me, “Daddy, can you make bubbles?”
I hadn’t blown bubbles in years. I am a _______ by education, fairly well-trained in surfactant (活性剂) technology. However, all that knowledge is completely _______. I was having no more _______ than my son. I dipped and puffed, _______ no bubbles.
After several _______ attempts, I changed strategies. _______ puffing on the loop of soapy water, I just gently breathed on it. My son ________ with delight as a big beautiful bubble formed and ________ away. I explained to him, “Son, you can’t blow hard. You must ever so ________ breathe on the loop to make bubbles.” He ________ his urgent desire to make big bubbles by blowing hard and followed my advice. Big bubbles!
There are some things that you can get with ________, but other things only ________ from the gentleness of a soft breath.
【1】
A．trying
B．managing
C．expecting
D．acting
【2】
A．changes
B．bubbles
C．results
D．drops
【3】
A．lent
B．handed
C．threw
D．cast
【4】
A．researcher
B．professional
C．chemist
D．parent
【5】
A．out of date
B．of no use
C．in doubt
D．in trouble
【6】
A．trial
B．confidence
C．patience
D．success
【7】
A．even
B．thus
C．somehow
D．still
【8】
A．fruitless
B．tough
C．unwilling
D．difficult
【9】
A．Despite
B．Without
C．On
D．Except
【10】
A．screamed
B．nodded
C．rushed
D．flew
【11】
A．escaped
B．floated
C．burst
D．bounced
【12】
A．silently
B．slightly
C．eagerly
D．gently
【13】
A．freed
B．fueled
C．contained
D．reduced
【14】
A．brain
B．action
C．force
D．science
【15】
A．survive
B．separate
C．jumped
D．arise
34、按照课文内容填空
At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings were【1】, but today they are accepted as the beginning of【2】we call “modern art’. This is because the Impressionists 【3】artists to look at their environment in new ways. There are scores of modern art styles, but 【4】the Impressionists, many of these painting styles might not exist. On the one hand, some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter doesn’t 【5】to paint objects as we see them with our eyes, 【6】instead concentrates on certain qualities of the object, 【7】color, line and shape to represent them. On the【8】hand, some paintings of modern art are so 【9】 that they look photographs. These styles are so different. Who can【10】what painting styles there will be in the future?
35、Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
My daughter
(A story told by a father, a famous actor)
My wife and I only had the one child. We had Amy.
I see her as my best friend. I think she’d always come to me first if she had a problem. We have the same sense of humor, and share interests. 【1】 I don’t mind animals, she’s completely fascinated with them, and she has always had dogs, cats, horses, and goldfish in her life.
We were 【2】 (close) when she was about four, which I think is a lovely age for a child. They know the parents best, and don’t have outside contacts. She must have grown up suddenly when she went to school, because I remember her growing away from her family slightly. Any father who has a teenager daughter comes across an extraordinary collection of people, and there seemed to be an endless stream of strange young men 【3】 (come) through our house. By the time I learned their names they 【4】 (go) away and I had to start learning a new lot.
I wanted more than anything else for her to be happy in 【5】 she was doing, and I was prepared to pull strings to help her on her way. When she left a good school she decided she wanted to become an actress so I got her into drama school. It wasn’t to her liking so she joined a theatre group and began doing bits and pieces in films. She was doing well, but then gave it up. She probably found it boring. Then she took up social work, and finally went to work 【6】a designer and he became her husband. And that’s really the story of her life. She must be happy with him—they’re always together.
We have such similar tastes in books and music 【7】 I used to take her to see an opera, which is my big passion. However, I don’t think she likes it very much. She doesn’t come with me anymore.
I don’t think she’s a big television watcher. She knows when I’m on the television, and she 【8】 watch, but I don’t know. It’s not the kind of thing she tells me.
We’re very grateful for Amy. She’s a good daughter as daughters go. We’re looking forward to being grandparents.
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、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.
38、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。
An urgent call came into Jim Green’s bar this past March. A newly married woman who had spent the afternoon at the beach bar, couldn’t find her wallet. She didn’t care about her ID, credit cards, or $150 in cash — but her wedding ring was inside.
Jim, 42, didn’t like the idea that a theft could have occurred at his place. So he set out to find the wallet. He spent hours checking the video tapes from 16 different surveillance cameras（监控摄像机）, watching the woman’s every step in the bar until she went to sit on a bench outside and left when her ride arrived. Within minutes, a young man approached the bench, quickly put something in his pocket, and walked off. Jim posted a clip on the bar’s Facebook page. “I just asked if anybody knew who the guy was,” Jim said.
Within hours, Jim got a text from 17-year-old Peter. Peter admitted to having taken the wallet and told Jim he’d done it because he hadn’t eaten in two days. He said he saw the ring but thought it was fake, so he took the money and threw the wallet off the public docks into the ocean. Then he bought a sandwich.
Jim, unsure whether he believed Peter, told the teen to meet him at the docks. There, they got to talking, and Peter revealed that he wasn’t getting along with his family and had been living in the woods for a week. Jim, a father of two, looked closely at Peter — his small height, his ruddy cheeks — and saw him for what he was: more of a kid than a criminal.
But the risks were high. The police were already on the case, and because of the missing ring, Peter could be facing a serious crime charge. “I had to help him somehow,” Jim says.
The police wanted Jim to bring the teen down to the station. Instead, Jim called the police and told them, “He’s going to be at the docks with me tomorrow.”
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Jim hired two local divers to search the waters where Peter had thrown the wallet.
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And then a diver popped up.
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39、假定你是李华，你的美国朋友David发来邮件想了解你们学校近期在网上直播的诗词比赛。请给他回复邮件，内容包括：
1. 比赛目的和时间；
2. 参赛人员和比赛规则；
3. 比赛反响。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear David,
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Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
40、如今，网络不文明用语(uncivilized words)的现象越发严重，而且给现实社会和网络世界都造成了负面的影响，因此某报社就该现象向学生征文。
假定你是李华，请你就一下写作要点向该报社投稿。内容要点如下：
1.简要概括其现状及危害；
2.给出可行的建议。
注意：1.词数：100左右；
2.信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
3.开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear editor,
I am Li Hua from Xinhua Middle School. I’m writing to
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Yours,
Li Hua
41、假定你是李华，你校将举办主题为“Healthy Eating”的健康饮食讲座。你的留学生朋友John对中国饮食很感兴趣，请你用英语写一封邮件，邀请他参加此次活动。内容包括以下要点：
1.活动时间和地点；
2.活动的内容和意义。
注意：
1.词数100词左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Dear John,
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Yours,
Li Hua