1、The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain ____ as the plane was making a landing.
A. to be seated B. seating
C. to be seating D. seated
2、Our blood depends on us moving around to be able to _______ properly.
A.bleed B.bond C.crash D.circulate
3、--- Tom has a good memory.
---So he does. He can remember every______ in great detail.
A. incident B. accident
C. affair D. event
4、____ many interruptions, he continued to finish his homework.
A. In case of B. Despite of
C. Regardless of D. On account of
5、They had made full preparations but somehow, the plan _________ badly.
A. was worked out B. worked out
C. was turned out D. turned out
6、________ to ________ the nature reserve, the local people prevented the construction workers from entering their villages.
A. Opposed; developing B. Opposing; developing
C. Opposing; develop D. Opposed; develop
7、The writer was so _____ in her work that she didn't notice him enter the room.
A.concentrated B.focused C.absorbed D.centered
8、It was not until _____ that _____ to study English.
A.he came to Beijing; he began B.did he came to Beijing; he began
C.he came to Beijing; did he begin D.did he came to Beijing; did he began
9、Our CEO _________ the bright future of our company, for every staff in it is outstanding and united.
A．is confident about
B．makes comments on
C．is concerned about
D．makes an effort to
10、In the past, a needle like a small sword could be used for letting liquid out of body parts which had______.
A.swollen up B.linked up C.dropped out D.worn out
11、My mom’s ________ determined me to go on with my study.
A.encourages B.encouraged C.encouragement D.encourage
12、______ they have won the game made us excited.
A．/
B．That
C．What
D．Which
13、While ______ the National Congress of Communist Party, President Xi instructed the party never to forget ______ we started and then we can accomplish our mission (使命).
A.addressing；where B.sponsoring；when
C.delivering；when D.dismissing；where
14、Someone who_____ you to something you are not comfortable doing will stress you out.
A.asks B.pressures C.strains D.stresses
15、在平面直角坐标系中，点
的坐标为
，点
在
轴上，直线
经过点，并与
轴交于点
，直线
与
相交于点
；
（1）求直线的解析式；
（2）点
是线段
上一点，过点作
交于点
，若四边形
为平行四边形，求点坐标.
16、—Late again this morning, and everything is in a complete mess!
—Be _______. Even a few minutes will give your day a head start.
A．a cold fish
B．a lucky dog
C．an early bird
D．a dark horse
17、The Jiangsu TV station is very popular with many people in China, as it deals with ______ subjects such as music, entertainment and fashion.
A.precise B.diverse C.casual D.efficient
18、I’d appreciate ___ if you could come and help me once more and I always appreciate _____ me with my English in the past.
A. this; you to help B. it; your helping
C. it; you to help D. that; you helping
19、I’m not sure whether I’ll succeed in persuading her to join us. ______, I’ll try my best to make it.
A. In addition B. Anyhow
C. If so D. Therefore
20、If Helen says she will complete the job on time you can always ________ her to deliver the goods.
A.go on B.rely on C.look on D.put on
21、The 1930s, when he was in his twenties, ________ the sufferings that the Chinese were bearing from the war.
A．observed
B．witnessed
C．proved
D．supplied
22、__ the original purpose of the World Post Day was to promote the postal service worldwide, now its significance is more about postal culture.
A.Once B.While C.As D.If
23、_______ with the severe situation, the expert suggested the market referred to at once.
A.Facing; be shut down B.Faced; being shut down
C.To Face; being shut down D.Faced; be shut down
24、Multitasking reduces the quality of our work ______ it makes it hard for us to organize thoughts and remove irrelevant information.
A.though B.as C.while D.if
25、The medical staff of Leishenshan hospital in Wuhan at the hospital square on April 4, 2020.
A.majored B.mentioned C.motivated D.mourned
26、For serious birders who regularly observe birds in the wild, ignoring climate change isn’t possible. We have been seeing and documenting the effects of a warming climate since at least the 1950s.
【1】 Glossy black great-tailed grackles (美洲黑羽椋鸟), for example, previously found primarily in the tropics (热带), first reached southeastern California in 1964. They are now found throughout most of the state.
New research from the National Audubon Society highlights the dangers of the trend. For its new report, “Survival by Degrees,” Audubon scientists analyzed the current geographic ranges of 604 North American bird species, and modeled how those ranges would change at different levels of warming. At a global temperature rise of three degrees Celsius, they found that 389 of those species-or nearly two-thirds of those studied-would become endangered, losing much of their current habitat. 【2】
Why does this matter to anyone who’s not a bird watcher? For one thing, birds play a crucial role in the ecology, keeping down insect populations and serving as food themselves for larger predators (食肉动物). 【3】 Their shifting ranges warn of increasing droughts, floods, fires, rising seas and unlivable cities.
【4】 Audubon scientists modeled what would happen at lesser levels of warming, and the results are striking. Limiting warming to 1.5 degrees would reduce the danger for three-quarters of those threatened birds. Audubon’s report “Survival by Degrees” is not a depressing forecast but rather a call to action. It stresses the need for action at every level, by individuals and governments alike, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
As a lifelong birder, I’m proud of the role my tribe has played in documenting the effects of climate change. When local conditions change, particular types of frogs or wildflowers may decrease and disappear, few will notice. 【5】 I hope people can pay close attention to the urgent message in this new report and work together for solutions. Birds tell us we don’t have time to wait.
A．We still have time to do something about it, however.
B．But they also serve as a visible symbol of broader environmental shifts.
C．This would greatly benefit humans, reducing the potential suffering for people.
D．But when a bird species disappears, we dedicated birders document the change.
E．In recent decades, that has meant a consistent northward shift in where species are found.
F．The changes will make birding exciting, with birders finding new species in unexpected places.
G．Even if some could shift their range northward, they would soon start to run out of room on the map.
27、Staff at the Thai Dynasty restaurant in Singapore never thought they’d receive such a huge tip during the COVID-19 pandemic (流行病), when economic condition seemed hard, let alone one as big as $600. But believe it or not, they did.
What was more surprising, however, was the person who left that massive tip for them. It wasn’t from a customer who was feeling extra generous that day. No, it was Jesse, a food delivery rider who came by to pick up an online order.
Being a familiar face among the staff due to frequent orders from the restaurant, the delivery rider wanted to show his best appreciation for their hard work in ensuring orders are prepared on time every time he comes by to pick something up. Along with the tip, he also left a heartfelt written note.
“Hello! I am writing to you all because I am very happy with your food and friendly customer service,” the note starts. “I want to say that your food is really delicious. You know, every day when I’m working, I see you all working so hard, which makes me feel proud of you all. Working is not easy, and I understand that because I am also working. Therefore, I want to thank you all for the good food and I want to help you all. Here inside is $600, for all of you. Share it among yourselves. Thank you once again!”
Speaking to Shin Min Daily, Thai Dynasty director Jason Pay said he never expected such a thing from a delivery rider, despite Jesse being a familiar face. “Employees are allowed to keep the tips for their good service, but they chose to return it, which I’m touched by,” Pay said.
Yes, they managed to return the super generous tip when Jesse swung by a few hours later to pick up another order. But seeing the hard work that the delivery rider highlighted in his staff, Pay decided to reward them the next day with pizza and other dishes for lunch.
【1】What does the underlined word “It” in the second paragraph refer to?
A．A stranger.
B．An note.
C．An order.
D．The tip.
【2】What impressed Jesse most about the restaurant?
A．The delicious food.
B．The positive working attitude.
C．The generous customers.
D．The familiar faces.
【3】What did the staff do to show their appreciation?
A．They treated the rider with delicious pizza and other dishes.
B．They helped the delivery rider get more orders.
C．They gave back the tip to the delivery rider.
D．They told the story to the newspaper.
【4】Which saying can describe the text best?
A．Everyone’s love will make the world a better place.
B．When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
C．A hero is known in the time of misfortune.
D．Experience must be bought.
28、The Bay Hotel. It’s a quiet, comfortable hotel overlooking the bay in an uncommercialised Cornish fishing village on England’s most southerly point. If pop music is no longer your strong point, and you are considering a relaxing holiday where the scenery is breathtaking and the sound of the sea is live music to your ears, come and stay with us. For adults only. Sssh! Don’t tell everyone! 01326 280464
Willapark Manor Hotel. Peaceful situation in 14 acres of separated gardens and woodland, overlooking picturesque bay. Close to coastal path and beach. Excellent cuisine. Our excellent service brings our guests back year after year. Children (reductions) and pets welcome. 01840 770782
The Country Garden Hotel. Delightful hotel set in lovely gardens; calm Island of Wight near Tennyson Downs, Great food! Garden, sea view and ground floor rooms. Please call for brochure (服务指南) and sample menu. Adults only and pets welcome. 0800 980 1943
Boscastle. Romantic 17th Century farmer’s cottage in countryside with splendid coastal views. Well-equipped. Sleeps 5. Regret no pets / smoking. Garden with furniture. Brochure; 01633 450417
Godshill. 4 star self-served units. Non smoking. Sleeps 2—4. Open all year. Good walks. Close to pubs. Peaceful. Cosy. No pets. Brochure: 01983 840371
The Blakeney Hotel. Overlooking harbour, traditional privately owned friendly hotel with bedrooms, lift, heated indoor pool, spa bath and saunas. Relax, walk, sail, play golf, explore the villages, countryside and coast. Special seasonal midweek price for aged citizens. 01263 740797
S W France. Rural setting near Cordes. Two beautifully repainted old houses, sleep 4 / 5, Gardens, woodland, pool, views, excellent walks. Available all year round. Outstanding. 01962 776967
【1】All of the following hotels are close to the sea EXCEPT _________.
A．S W France
B．The Blakeney Hotel
C．Willapark Manor Hotel
D．The Country Garden Hotel
【2】If you want to take your children and your dog with you on holiday, you can choose _________.
A．The Country Garden Hotel
B．Willapark Manor Hotel
C．The Bay Hotel
D．Boscastle
【3】One of the hotels offers special price for _________.
A．young people
B．elderly people
C．foreign guests
D．students
29、A strong coffee after a poor night's sleep is the kick-start many people need in the morning but new research suggests that it might be best to have a bite to eat first.
A study has found that drinking coffee first can have a negative effect on blood sugar control - a risk factor for diabetes （糖尿病）and heart disease.
“We know that nearly half of us will wake in the morning and, before doing anything else, drink coffee --- subjectively the more tired we feel, the stronger the coffee,“ said Professor James Betts, at the University of Bath in the UK.
For their study, researchers at the University of Bath got 29 healthy men and women to take part in three different overnight experiments, with at least a week between them.
In one, the participants had a normal night's sleep, roughly from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., and were asked to consume a sugary drink on waking in the morning. They then experienced an interrupted night's sleep, where the researchers woke them every hour for five minutes by sending them text messages to which they had to respond — and upon waking were given the same sugary drink.
On another night, participants experienced the same sleep interruption, but this time were first given a strong black coffee 30 minutes before consuming the sugary drink.
They found that one night of interrupted sleep did not worsen the participants' blood sugar and insulin （胰 岛素）responses when compared to the normal night's sleep-- although previous research suggested that losing many hours of sleep or many nights of poor sleep could have a negative effect. However, strong black coffee consumed before breakfast actually increased the blood sugar response by around 50% — suggesting that relying on coffee after a bad night to stop feeling sleepy could limit your body's ability to tolerate the sugar in your breakfast.
【1】What does the underlined word “kick-start" in paragraph 1 refer to?
A．A kind of sport.
B．A kind of power.
C．A kind of medicine.
D．A kind of belief.
【2】What was unchanged in the three experiments?
A．The duration of sleep.
B．The blood sugar response.
C．The sugary drink.
D．The intake of coffee.
【3】What increased the participants' blood sugar response most before breakfast?
A．A normal sugary drink.
B．A normal night's sleep.
C．An interrupted night's sleep.
D．A cup of strong black coffee.
【4】How did researchers draw the conclusion?
A．By comparing the results.
B．By listing some examples.
C．By surveying the participants.
D．By referring to some documents.
30、 Amid all the poverty and desperation in Los Angeles’s Skid Row (贫民区), one couple is determined to use their own experience with loss to foster (培养) a sense of hope.
In 2012, Mary Davis and her husband, Ari Kadin were _______ their first child when Davis miscarried (流产).They were extremely _______. But the couple, who were volunteering with adults in a Skid Row homeless shelter, refused to let their heartbreak _______ them.
“In 2013, our child would have been one year old,” says Davis.” And we kept seeing these kids at the shelter, and I said to my husband, ‘We couldn’t _______ a birthday party for our child, so let’s do it for these kids.’”
Since then, the couple have held a party each and every month. They _______attract 200 kids and their parents. There are small presents for the kids celebrating their birthdays, but Davis makes sure there are more than enough to _______.
“I remember a mom came with her two kids,” Davis says.” she’s crying. ‘You have no idea what we’ve been through for the last 24 hours,’ she told me. ‘Yesterday was her birthday. I had _______ to give her. We _______ so much suffering. I really didn’t expect a birthday party for my child.’ I had to walk away and wipe away some tears.”
Doing her best to _______these kids’ lives is both ________ and bittersweet, Davis says.” We’re on this rooftop. It’s this beautiful ________. The sky is gorgeous. You’re above everything. But if you look down, you see homeless person after homeless person on the street, and it reminds you that these kids can’t________ that area after the party.” It may be why, after throwing 88 parties, she still cries after each one.
Davis________ a second miscarriage before finally having a child-she and Kadin have two now, ages two and four. But she owes helping her ________ hope to the kids in the shelter. “We didn’t realize how much ________ they were going to bring us,” she told CBS News. “And that was so healing for me.”
【1】A.raising B.supporting C.expecting D.adopting
【2】A.upset B.shocked C.awkward D.nervous
【3】A.challenge B.beat C.cover D.betray
【4】A.house B.afford C.throw D.pay
【5】A.usually B.secretly C.briefly D.efficiently
【6】A.try out B.give out C.pick up D.put away
【7】A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything
【8】A.came across B.rode out C.went through D.built up
【9】A.better B.affect C.balance D.handle
【10】A.heartwarming B.amazing C.exciting D.satisfying
【11】A.landscape B.sight C.view D.scenery
【12】A.rule B.change C.leave D.approach
【13】A.accomplished B.suffered C.solved D.tolerated
【14】A.hold on to B.keep up with C.put up with D.make up for
【15】A.wealth B.experience C.fame D.joy
31、 Michael Evans was standing in line at the Treasurer's Office last August. _______, he heard a disturbing sound ahead of him.The elderly woman at the window was crying, and so was the cashier helping her.Then Evans _______ that the woman would lose her house because she could not _______the taxes.He was also _______ that the woman's daughter had recently_______.
Evans,a _______ who had just buried his father,couldn't _______ the idea of this woman losing her house right after losing her child. He _______ the window. “Sorry to interrupt,” he said to the cashier, “_______ if you can get her house back, I'll pay for her taxes.” The amount due: $5,000.
The two women were surprised. Their despair(绝望)turned to ________.The cashier left for a moment to ________ the amount and that it was ________ for Evans to pay it. Evans promised to go straight to the________to withdraw the money and come right back.And he did.
Why does Evans give so much to a ________?"Honestly,I don't like ________ money in the banks.Doing things with your money is better."________ paying the elderly woman's taxes,he says he did it"for no other reason but to ________ the lady was in her house.”
Michael Evans Sr.is nearing 60 and will________ soon. His son will carry on with his business. “I ________ my life after him,” Evans II says of his father. “When I have ________,I want them to look at me the way I look at my dad.”
【1】A.Fortunately B.Gradually C.Actually D.Suddenly
【2】A.hoped B.noticed C.learned D.remembered
【3】A.afford B.charge C.offer D.refuse
【4】A.worried B.shocked C.disappointed D.ashamed
【5】A.passed away B.hung around C.broken down D.set off
【6】A.businessman B.politician C.journalist D.detective
【7】A.receive B.bear C.share D.gain
【8】A.closed B.seized C.approached D.opened
【9】A.and B.so C.though D.but
【10】A.cheer B.satisfaction C.sorrow D.disbelief
【11】A.add B.confirm C.determine D.evaluate
【12】A.fair B.wise C.fine D.lucky
【13】A.bank B.home C.company D.office
【14】A.patient B.passer-by C.consumer D.stranger
【15】A.raising B.putting C.hiding D.wasting
【16】A.In spite of B.In terms of C.As for D.Apart from
【17】A.announce B.guarantee C.expect D.discover
【18】A.escape B.forget C.decline D.retire
【19】A.honor B.live C.model D.spend
【20】A.kids B.students C.employees D.companions
32、 I settled into my seat in the audience at Good Morning America and stared down at the shoes I was wearing, My little sister’s shoes. Emily had died eight months earlier, a slow,____death from cervical cancer. I had inherited her gray, slip-on Converse sneakers with white laces. I loved those shoes. I____them too. Every time I put them on, I was____that I wouldn't see my sister or hold her again for a long，long time.
Emily and I hadn’t been close growing up. We were quite the____. She was the type to jump up in the morning and start her day, with GMA on the TV, while I liked____better than a quiet morning with coffee and Scripture. When she got sick，I flew from New York to her home in Louisiana to____her. As if the Lord and his love were working through me, our____melted away，and all I felt for Emily was love.
That made her passing all the more devastating(令人沮丧的）.I looked at her____and thought about how she’d suffered. I thought about how much I____her, how I just wanted to feel her presence again.
Going to a taping of GMA had ____Emily’s wish list. Emily had drawn hope from the host Robin Roberts，a two-time cancer survivor. She was more than just a star. Emily had felt a spiritual ____to Robin. I'd scored tickets to a show featuring the singer Mandisa,____music video for “Overcomer” had____my sister during her illness.
I just wanted to wear Emily’s shoes to the show and glance at her two heroes, my way of living her____for her. As soon as Robin Roberts stepped on set, I felt Emily's excitement rush____ me，pushing up from her shoes. Oh, sister. This is it! I thought.
At the first commercial break, Robin mingled(与…交谈)with the audience. Maybe I can get a picture with our shoes? I thought. I pushed my way through the crowd until,____，I was standing in front of her. “I’m here in my little sister’s shoes,” I said. “She died of cancer eight months ago. You were her absolute____. Can I take a picture with you?”
Robin’s eyes filled with____“Thank you for sharing that with me,” she said, pulling me to her. “God bless you. Of course, we can take a picture.” I sat down again, my heart____Robin Roberts now knew Emily in some mystical way, two souls connected in the wide world. It was so much_____ I could have hoped for.
【1】A. peaceful B. painful C. meaningful D. powerful
【2】A. enjoyed B. admired C. envied D. hated
【3】A. reminded B. required C. requested D. recalled
【4】A. same B. similar C. opposite D. different
【5】A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
【6】A. care about B. care for C. look about D. look for
【7】A. differences B. agreements C. competitions D. influences
【8】A. shoes B. laces C. clothes D. socks
【9】A. wanted B. missed C. pitied D. appreciated
【10】A. stayed B. remained C. topped D. existed
【11】A. relationship B. emotion C. connection D. decision
【12】A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
【13】A. inspired B. attracted C. attacked D. absorbed
【14】A. hope B. expectation C. future D. dream
【15】A. onto B. through C. across D. upon
【16】A. unwillingly B. approximately C. suddenly D. entirely
【17】A. hero B. host C. survivor D. patient
【18】A. laughter B. tears C. shouts D. yells
【19】A. broken B. blank C. full D. lost
【20】A. instead of B. rather than C. other than D. more than
33、 I was riding the train home from a downtown Chicago courtroom. I was sitting in my seat, in tears. looking out of the window, hoping no one would________.My husband and I had just ended our marriage, and my heart was filled with________I had never felt so helpless and lonely.
________,a hand appeared-the tiny beautiful hand of a woman. She________me a small envelope, then smiled and disappeared before I could even look into her eyes and express my ________.On the outside of the envelope were a rainbow and a sun, drawn________in pen. Inside it were the________words I had ever read:
I know you don’t________me. but I was watching you there________and my heart goes out to you. ________I am only a stranger to you, I feel your pain and I________ . It may not seem that way, but the sun will________again and you will see the rainbow
Love.
Someone who cares
I never saw the woman again. But________, this mysterious ________has remained deep inside my heart. It always tells me that we are never________ . In________to me in my hardship, this woman filled me with a________love. It makes me realize that no matter how sad my life seems there is always ________.And more importantly, her act of________woke me up to the amazing connection between human beings. I know now if I take one minute, one second, to stop and show love and care to others who may be hurting. I can make a(n)________.
【1】A. read B. observe C. notice D. follow
【2】A. sadness B. excitement C. happiness D. sympathy
【3】A. Shyly B. Naturally C. Frequently D. Suddenly
【4】A. threw B. handed C. recommended D. tore
【5】A. thanks B. fear C. love D. support
【6】A. hurriedly B. gently C. slowly D. heavily
【7】A. wisest B. warmest C. clearest D. simplest
【8】A. accept B. treat C. know D. remember
【9】A. sleeping B. waiting C. laughing D. crying
【10】A. Because B. While C. When D. If
【11】A. appreciate B. fail C. care D. admit
【12】A. set B. move C. disappear D. shine
【13】A. once B. still C. ever D. again
【14】A. postwoman B. feeling C. gift D. scene
【15】A. alone B. poor C. quiet D. stupid
【16】A. opening up B. getting over C. living through D. reaching out
【17】A. strange B. great C. crazy D. similar
【18】A. pleasure B. success C. hope D. luck
【19】A. kindness B. courage C. politeness D. patience
【20】A. offer B. decision C. promise D. difference
34、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.
35、根据句意填空
In the USA, the Amish-a Christian group-are famous because they drive 【1】 instead of cars, do not use TVs or refrigerators, and do not have personal telephones. Many people assume the Amish must have 【2】 reasons for their many rules, but this is not true. In truth, whenever a new technology is introduced, the Amish meet and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. They then vote on whether they will accept it. The Amish 【3】 cars because they like having 【4】 communities where everyone lives close together. They have no TVs or refrigerators because their homes do not have electricity-they do not think it is necessary and 【5】 dealing with strangers, such as the people who work at the electric company.
36、Directions：Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A huge milestone has just been reached in the field of artificial intelligence: AlphaGo, a program developed by Google’s DeepMind unit, has defeated legendary Go player Lee Se-dol in the first of five historic matches being held in Seoul, South Korea. Lee 【1】 after about three and a half hours, with 28 minutes and 28 seconds remaining on his clock. The series is the first time a professional 9-dan Go player has taken on a computer, and Lee is 【2】 for a $1 million prize.
“I was very surprised,”said Lee after the match.“I didn’t expect to lose. But I didn’t think AlphaGo would play the game in such a perfect manner.”DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis expressed“huge 【3】 for Lee Se-dol and his amazing skills.”calling the game“hugely exciting”and“very tense.”Team lead David Silver said it was an“amazing game of Go that really pushed AlphaGo to its 【4】.”
Go is an ancient Chinese board game that has long been considered one of the great 【5】faced by AI. While computer programs ow best the world’s leading human players of games like checkers and chess, the high level of intuition and 【6】required by Go has made it tough for computers to crack. DeepMind’s AlphaGo program is the most 【7】effort yet, using a complex system of deep neural networks and machine learning; it beat European champion Fan Hui last year, but Lee Se-dol is another 【8】 rival entirely.
“I don’t regret accepting this challenge,”said Lee.“I am in shock, I admit that, but what’s done is done. I enjoyed this game and look forward to the next. I think I failed on the opening layout so if I do a better job on the opening aspect I think I will be able to increase my 【9】 of winning.”Lee was surprised both by how strong AlphaGo’s opening was, and by some 【10】moves.
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.
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.
38、假定你是学校英语俱乐部主席李华，你校要举办一场文艺演出，需要两个英语节目。请你写一个通知，征集节目，内容包括
1.节目形式（英文歌曲或者英文短剧）；
2.提供详细计划；
3.报名方式和截止时间。
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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39、请阅读下面短文，并按要求用英语写一篇150个词左右的英语短文。
Young Chinese parents embracing e-books for children
Chinese children are spending more time reading digital books as young parents are increasingly open to the idea, research shows.
The amount of time children under 9 spend reading e-books every day increased almost 20 percent to 24. 3 minutes between 2016 and 2017, according to a joint study by e-book company Kada Story and teaching consultancy TAL Education Group.
A three-year study of 6, 030 parents found that almost 70 percent said they are willing to let their children use mobile phones and tablets, while 25 percent of those born in the 1990s or later said they let their children spend more than 40 minutes a day on mobile devices.
Parents in first-tier cities are more likely to let their children use mobile devices, with children in Beijing spending almost 70 minutes a day using the gadgets.
“Digital reading is an important skill for children to master in this age of information explosion, ” said Wang Jing, chief editor of Kada Story.
However, not all parents want their children to read digitally.
“I fear e-books will negatively affect my son’s attention span or expose him to inappropriate content, ” said Xie Wenfeng, mother of a 7-year-old boy in Shanghai.
She said she believed books in print are better for the eyes and do not affect sleep. “I also worry about possible addiction to e-books.” she added.
（写作内容）
1.用约30个单词写出上文概要;
2.用约120个单词发表你的观点，内容包括:
(1)支持或反对家长让孩子读电子书籍；
(2)并用2-3个理由或论据支撑你的观点。
（写作要求）
1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文中的句子;
2. 文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称;
3. 不必写标题。
（评分标准）
内容完整,语言规范,语篇连贯,词数适当。
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40、假如你叫李华，你的美国笔友 Wilson决定暑假来中国学习汉语，了解中国传统文化，时间一个月。他向你询问附近大学开设培训班的情况，请你按照下列要点给他回一封信，内容包括：
1.报名、班额、价格；
2.住宿、吃饭、交通；
3.交友
注意：1.开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数
2.词数100左右
3.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
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41、假设你是育才中学学生会主席(chairman of the Students’ Union)李华。你校将举办一次英语演讲比赛（speech contest），希望附近大学的外籍教师Smith 女生来做评委(judge)。请你给她写一封信。
英语演讲比赛的主题：人与自然
时间：6月10日下午2：---5：
地点：501教室
参赛选手：8名
联系人：李华（电话44876655）
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