A Swiss radio station called Couleur 3 recently did an experiment on air, testing robot-created content and voicing.
During the 13-hour experiment, listeners heard the cloned voices of five human presenters. The station’s programming also included music created by AI. The program told listeners about the experiment every 20 minutes like this, “AI is taking your favorite radio by storm,” a voice said. “AI is here to surprise and shake you. And for that matter, this text was also written by a robot.”
The Swiss station’s director, Multone, said that Couleur 3 was able to do the experiment because it is already known for doing unusual things. He thought it as a lesson on how to live with AI. “I think if we become ostriches...we put our heads in the sand and say, ‘Multone, there’s a new technology! We’re all going to die!’ then yeah, we’re going to die because it (AI) is coming, whether we like it or not. We want to know it well so we can then put limits on it.”
Music that aired during the experiment was mostly created by AI methods. Besides, human-sounding robot voices provided false short news stories which were too imaginative to be believed. These included a story about one-month ban on spaceship flights over Geneva because of noise complaints. Another talked about the opening of the first underwater restaurant in Lake Zurich, while another told that ________.
There was a lot of discussion about whether to go on the experiment. He said he would stop the project if his team was not fully supportive. The station said it received hundreds of messages, with some supporting and others going against it. One person disliked the unfunny jokes. One considered the project a waste of time for a station that gets money from the government.
Multone said about 90 percent of listener reactions suggested the experiment was a good idea. But at the same time, many listeners pointed, “You can feel these are robots, and there are fewer surprises, less personality.”
1. Who wrote the text to tell the listeners about the experiment?| A．AI. | B．Multone. | C．Human presenters. | D．Ostriches. |
| A．keep away from the new technology |
| B．become ostriches in front of AI |
| C．think of the technology as their favourite |
| D．know how to get on well with AI |
| A．a new coffee shop would be open next month |
| B．visitors from other planets came to Switzerland |
| C．there would be heavy rain tonight and tomorrow |
| D．the government made new rules to improve the traffic |
| A．An experiment on AI voices | B．Are human presenters good or not |
| C．An imaginative radio station | D．People’s opinions on AI presenters |
My choice for a modern wonder of the world is the Simplon Tunnel in Switzerland. It’s actually two tunnels-railway tracks run through both of them.
They’re each almost twenty kilometers long. They’re not the longest tunnels in the world now, but they were when they were built, back in the beginning of the 20th century. The first one was started in 1898 and opened in 1906.The other one was started in 1912 and was opened in 1921, so each one was taken about eight years to build. The first tunnel was built by drilling in both directions-when the two drill-holes met in 1905, they were only two centimeters out of alignment. In those days, that was a tremendous achievement.
While it was being built, about 3,000 people worked on the construction every day. The working conditions weren’t very good-for example, it was often very hot inside and more than sixty people died during the building of the tunnel.
The tunnel joins Switzerland and Italy, and it has helped to make the travel between the two countries a lot easier than it was before. Now, people can put their car on the train and take it through the tunnel, so they don’t have to drive over the Simplon Pass.
I think this was a great thing to build all those years ago and it has made a big difference to the whole of that part of Europe.
1. The two tunnels took about ________ years to build.| A．eight | B．sixteen | C．twenty | D．forty |
| A．fantastic | B．natural | C．simple | D．general |
| A．About 3,000 people died during the building. | B．The tunnel connected France and Italy. |
| C．Cars can't be put on the train through it. | D．It was difficult to construct the tunnel. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
What is it in the picture? Is it an eggplant? In fact it’s a tomato, a purple tomato. The special kind of tomato was created by making changes to its DNA. Besides the unusual color, what’s really special about the tomato is that it has very high levels of antioxidants.
Antioxidants are found naturally in plants like blueberries, blackberries and red cabbages. Scientists believe antioxidants may help people fight against some illnesses. But tomatoes naturally only have a small amount of antioxidants in them.
British scientist Cathie Martin has been working on developing purple tomatoes for years. She wanted to see if she could create tomatoes with lots of antioxidants by changing the DNA of a tomato plant.
Dr. Martin added two genes from a plant called a “snapdragon”. Soon her plants were producing small purple tomatoes with lots of antioxidants. Even better, the tomatoes remained fresh almost twice as long as normal tomatoes.
Dr. Martin and some other scientists created a company. The company tested its tomatoes on mice that were likely to get cancer. The mice who were fed the purple tomatoes lived about 30% longer than the mice who were fed common tomatoes. Though that’s good news, tests on mice don’t always show what influence on humans will be like.
In recent years, Dr. Martin and her company have been working to get the agreement to grow and sell the purple tomatoes in the US. On September 7, the US government agreed. Dr. Martin and her company plan to introduce the tomatoes at farmers markets across the US in 2023. They also hope to sell the seeds to people who want to grow their own.
1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?| A．To bring in the subject. |
| B．To lead to a discussion. |
| C．To compare two vegetables. |
| D．To show the writer’s opinion. |
| A．To help British farmers. |
| B．To make tomatoes healthier. |
| C．To change the color of tomatoes. |
| D．To see how the DNA of a tomato changes. |
| A．They are much bigger. |
| B．They don’t go bad easily. |
| C．They are better for the environment. |
| D．They have a shorter growing season. |
| A．The purple tomatoes are not safe for humans to eat. |
| B．The mice got cancer after eating the purple tomatoes. |
| C．The company has decided to do tests on other animals. |
| D．The influence of the purple tomatoes on humans is not clear. |
4 . ① Going to the cinema is fun. However, in a time when technology has afforded us home video streaming services such as Netflixhy and Hulu, many people choose to stay at home to have fun. And they believe cinemas are going to have problems. Though those services might have a bad influence on the cinemas, I don’t believe the cinemas are going away anytime soon.
② As we all know, staying at home to watch films can save your money because the tickets for cinemas aren’t cheap. Besides, you can lie comfortably on a big sofa to watch films. And generally you can watch films for as long as you want. And you don’t need to worry that others will be angry when you laugh aloud.
③ But the cinema has the low lighting, the big screen, the surround sound etc. War movies especially benefit from being watched in cinemas. You can experience the war better and more closely. As well as war movies, action movies and superhero movies are also much better when seen on the big screen.
④Besides, you can enjoy the time with your friends and family when going to see a good movie. Therefore, you’d better not just watch a movie at home and then go to bed. you can hang out with your friends and share your latest news face to face based on going to see a movie together.
⑤Anyway, we are lucky enough to live in a time that benefits people who love to go out and those who love to stay at home. Netflix and other services will always be there for those who prefer to stay at home. But going to the cinema offers better experience, and it helps cinemas create more jobs. It’s a win-win. So why not see a cool movie at your local cinemas?
1. What influence do home video streaming services seem to bring?| A．Cinemas will soon disappear. |
| B．Cinema business is getting hurt. |
| C．Cinemas begin to offer better services to customers. |
| D．Films have become much funnier than before. |
| A．not all films are always interesting as well as popular |
| B．people can watch different kinds of films when free |
| C．cinemas should show different films at different times |
| D．some films are more amazing when watched in cinemas |
| A．To persuade us to join outdoor activities as often as possible. |
| B．To present the advantage of watching films at home. |
| C．To show us the reasons for the decline of theater. |
| D．To advise people to go to the theater. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
How to read a book is written by Charles Van Doren and Mortimer J. Adler, which is called the Bible in reading.
The writers give some tips to help people how to read a book correctly.
Firstly, reading is a positive way. The more you want to read, you more you get. Someone will get tired when reading books, for they pay little attention on the book.
Secondly, reading includes many parts. Reading is from basic reading, reviewing reading, analyzing reading to subject reading. Analyzing reading is the most important step. “What is the book talking about?” “How did the writer talk about the book?” “What is the relation between you and the book?” and so on.
What’s more, reading is a long process. When you read an important part, it is better to analyze the deep meaning that the writer wants to tell.
CONTENTS Preface PART ONE The levels of reading PART TWO The third level of reading: analyzing reading PART THREE Ways to read different kinds of reading matter PART FOUR Reading and the Growth of the Mind Appendix A. A Recommended Reading List Appendix B. Exercises and Tests at the Four Levels of Reading Index |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．How to read a book is the Bible of writing. |
| B．Reviewing reading is the most important part. |
| C．You’d better analyze the deep meaning of a book. |
| D．People will get tired when they read in a positive way. |
| A．PART ONE. | B．PART TWO. | C．PART THREE. | D．PART FOUR |
Located at the foot of Datang Mountain in Changping District of Beijing, the China Aviation Museum is Asia’s largest museum displaying aircraft relics. The collection has about 200 aircraft of over 100 types and more than 700 examples of weapons and equipment. You can see some research materials and participate in many aviation activities in person.
Its mark which is up to 9 meters high is the first thing you will see when you walk into the China Aviation Museum. It is a milky white pillar holding a white single-seat light fighter plane which appears to soar in flight.
The China Aviation Museum is divided into three large exhibition areas: Cavern Exhibition Hall, Open-air Exhibition Area, and Integrated Hall.
The Cavern Exhibition Hall is in the south of the mark. In this hall, you can get a good knowledge of the world’s great aviation treasures from ancient to modern aircraft and equipment. These exhibits are placed on two sides in time sequence. The right side not only exhibits aircraft which are famous in Chinese aviation history, the left side is a series of modern aircraft produced by China.
As you walk to the north from the mark, you cannot miss the Open-air Exhibition Area. The Hero Avenue runs through it and divides the area into two parts. There is an artificial lake on the left of the Hero Avenue. On the southern side of the lake planes which were used specially for great people are displayed. The right side of the Hero Avenue exhibits fighter planes, radar and helicopters.
All the way down to the Hero Avenue lies the Integrated Hall. In this hall it displays 28 real aircraft, over 550 models of various aircraft, missiles, antiaircraft artillery, radar etc, more than 200 pieces of small cultural relics, 20 audio and video demo tablets, 12 sand table scenes and 1850 pictures and photos. On the west side of the Integrated Hall lays a CS field camp, where you can have an unforgettable experience.
1. The underlined word participate in paragraph 1 means ________.| A．join | B．take | C．fill | D．hand |
| A．The Hero Avenue | B．Integrated Hall |
| C．Open-air Exhibition Area | D．Cavern Exhibition Hall |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．The visitors can play CS games in the Open-air Exhibition Area. |
| B．The planes used for great people are on the southern side of the lake. |
| C．The single-seat light fighter plane held by a pillar is the museum’s mark. |
| D．There are more than 200 types of aircraft in the China Aviation Museum. |
On September 16th, 2022, some students are showing their car on a US tour to universities and companies from the East Coast to Silicon Valley.
It is a kind of sporty car but it is the special one. It is called ZEM, short for zero emission mobility, as the beginning letter of the name shows it gives out zero carbon. It has two-seater houses with battery box, and most of its parts are 3D-printed from second hand things.
“We are just to make a better and clearer future,” said Jens Lahaije, a manager of the Eindhoven University of Technology student team that made the car.
Compared with common cars, such battery electric cars give out no CO2, but battery can also make our air around us dirty and dangerous. So, the cost of doing with it isn’t low.
Cleaning the air by getting CO2 in is a pretty new way for a car. The students made it come true in this kind of car, ZEM. The idea is quite useful: while driving, the air will move through cars and the CO2 will be got in.
The Eindhoven team thought ZEM uses two machines that get 2 kgs of CO2 over 32,186 kms of driving, later these machines can be emptied at stations when they take in more electric to let the car work.
As for carbon emissions, the European Union made strict rules years ago, and most European car companies began to move to electric cars, but they didn’t make more wonderful cars than that one, ZEM.
1. According to the passage we learnt ________ made ZEM.| A．a car factory | B．a manager of a company |
| C．the students from Eindhoven University | D．the teachers from Eindhoven University |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
| A．ZEM is very cheap | B．people don’t like ZEM |
| C．ZEM also has a disadvantage | D．some common cars are better than ZEM |
| A．32,186 kms | B．64,372 kms | C．160,930 kmş | D．321,860 kms |
| A．Eric, a young man likes different sports cars. |
| B．Maria, a woman enjoys dancing in a music hall. |
| C．Lisa, a beautiful girl likes going shopping at weekends. |
| D．Jack, a hard-working boy loves reading with his friends. |
How much heat can dancers produce? Can the heat energy be stored or used? The SWG3 Arts Center in Glasgow, Scotland used a system called Bodyheat, which can use body heat of the dancers as a source of energy.
In the Arts center, there are some air collectors taking in the heat produced by dancers. The heat goes through pipes and travels into 12 holes which are 200 meters below the ground. These holes connect to a large underground rock that can store the heat energy like a thermal battery. When the heat energy is needed, the system then moves it to areas that need warming. The heat energy can be turned into usable electricity. People can use it to charge phones or heat water. Besides, some hot air cools in the underground and it then can be sent to cool down the people in the arts center through pipes.
When a person is just standing, he is producing about 100—150 watts of energy. When he starts dancing at a medium pace, he might be producing about 250 watts. So the harder people dance, the more heat energy they create. Data shows that the arts center has reduced the output of CO2 by 70 metric tons each year since it used Bodyheat. It has also saved a lot of money on energy bills.
During COP26 conference in Glasgow in November, Bodyheat was shown. The system stored the heat from visitors and used it to power lights and heating. Bodyheat is thought to be a really good system. It may help solve the energy problem in the UK by producing more energy, so the UK will probably not depend on buying energy from other countries.
Now, SWG3 plans to turn off their gas boilers and use Bodyheat to provide energy for all their heating. The hope is that by 2025, SWG3 will not let CO2 go into the air. The managing director of SWG3 said. “Bodyheat is a good way to deal with climate change. If we can make it work here, there’s no reason why we can’t take it to other places across Europe and other areas, not just here in Scotland and the UK.”
1. Bodyheat is a system that ______.| A．gets energy from dancers’ heat | B．helps dancers produce much heat |
| C．solves the problems of dancers | D．records how much heat dancers use |
①The heat energy is stored in a rock.
②The heat goes underground through pipes.
③The air collectors take in the heat.
④The heat energy is turned into electricity.
| A．③①④② | B．③②①④ | C．②③④① | D．②①③④ |
| A．It has helped save the energy cost greatly in the UK. |
| B．It was improved during COP26 conference in Glasgow. |
| C．It has reduced 70% of the CO2 output in the arts center. |
| D．It’s thought to be helpful in solving the UK’s energy problem. |
| A．Dancing is a Road to the World | B．Bodyheat Changes the Way of Danciny |
| C．Dancing Helps Save the Planet | D．Bodyheat Has Become a Great Power |
Kakadu is the largest national park in Australia, covering almost 20, 000 square kilometers. The large area includes amazing forests and endless wetlands, which make Kakadu a wonderland to wildlife. More importantly, Kakadu is an Aboriginal living cultural landscape.
Kakadu has been home to Aboriginal people for more than 65, 000 years. The Aborigines are believed to be the first humans in Australia. Before non-Aboriginal people arrived, about 2, 000 Aborigines had lived in the Kakadu area. Later, many indigenous people died of illness or moved off their land. Now there are only about 500 Aboriginal people living there. However, their ancestors recorded the long history through rock art in Kakadu.
Kakadu National Park has one of the world’s largest collections of Aboriginal rock art. Most paintings can be found in caves. They show objects the Aborigines used, animals they hunted and activities they did. The first rock art is thought to be the direct print of hands, and plants such as grass, onto the rock. Later, around 15, 000 years before present, humans were shown on the rock, telling the activities and stories of the Aborigines. The rock art is well-kept and has great cultural value, and that’s why Kakadu appeared on the World Heritage List in 1981.
In order to make sure the rock art is not damaged by natural processes or human activities, the Aborigines work together with Parks Australia to manage Kakadu. But cultural tours are offered in Kakaduand. Visitors are welcome there. Whether visitors choose to enjoy a boat cruise, or a guided walk through the park, they will step back in time and have an adventure tour that they will never forget.
1. In the writer’s opinion. what is more important in Kakadu?| A．Its wildlife. | B．Its large size. |
| C．Its beautiful sights. | D．Its Aboriginal culture. |
| A．old | B．poor | C．local | D．foreign |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Aborigines try their best to protect it alone. |
| B．It was damaged by human activities after 1981. |
| C．Parks Australia records visitors’ adventure tour in it. |
| D．Visitors can learn about its culture in different ways. |
Recently, a group of Chinese scientists took things a step further by using 3D printing technology to create realistic models of human organs. In the past, it was challenging to create a single material that could print all human organs because they are very different from each other. The Chinese research team started by using hydrogel, a soft gel-like material, as the main material.
Scientists use hydrogel and other materials for printing human organs. They have various hardness, such as our bones being the hardest and our brains being the softest. To copy the hardness of human organs, the researchers added metallic elements to the hydrogel and regulate their ratio. In this way, some models can be hard, like the bone, and some can be soft. However, the structure inside the human body is also unbelievably complicated, even in the same organ, different parts require different levels of hardness. To make sure the printing results are correct, the team used a specific technology called light-curing in the 3D printing process. A special light was placed under the printing machine, causing the gel to become strong right after it was printed.
________. They usually cannot be used for organ transplanting directly, because human cells are likely to recognize them as “enemies” and start to fight against them. These days, scientists are working on bio-printing: using 3D printing technology to build up various types of cells and materials layer by layer. After that, the printed product will be more acceptable to grow inside the human body. However, this method is in development, and experts are still on the way. They hope it will be used in the medical field within a few years, according to CNN.
These 3D printed organ models are used in various fields, such as testing medical tools and presenting operations. Compared to live organs and animal models, they are also ethically acceptable since they are man-made and printed. To some degree, they can help researchers develop new treatments more efficiently, due to their lower relative cost, commented the Alliance of Advanced Biomedical Engineering website.
1. In the past, what was the main challenge when printing human organs?| A．The cost of printing organs was too high to afford. |
| B．It was hard to use one material for different organs. |
| C．There were too many organs for researchers to print. |
| D．The printing technology was still in the development. |
| A．adding more gel in the process of printing |
| B．controlling the number of metallic elements |
| C．using light-curing technology while printing |
| D．putting a special light over the printing machine |
| A．However, the hydrogel materials are not perfect |
| B．The hydrogel materials are quite expensive to develop |
| C．Besides, the hydrogel materials have more advantages |
| D．The hydrogel materials have been applies in many ways |
| A．used as a main material | B．a hard material like metal |
| C．accepted by human bodies | D．invented by Chinese experts |
