2 . If you’re someone who has been worrying about the rise of the robots—hold on there just a second, and let them help you impress your friends with some newfound skills in a foreign language. Using artificial intelligence (AI) to help us learn and improve those skills is not new—some of the online language tools we turn to every day are powered by AI.

But as new technologies flood into the market, now is a great time to take advantage of the tech. And according to experts, these tools aren’t replacing teachers—they’re making their lives easier. One of the things that stops some of us from practicing speaking in a new language is a lack of self-confidence. AI can help—chatbots don’t judge you. Of course, teachers don’t either, but for some people, communicating with a bot may erase that fear of failure or shyness.

The latest chatbots use something called natural language processing that allows them to understand human speech or writing, providing a human-like response right away. While chatbots are extremely useful for learners working individually, teachers can also offer course material and ask an AI system to produce personalized textbooks for groups of students. The AI can also provide feedback (反馈) in seconds—gone are the days of waiting a week for work to be graded.

Past online language tools and games were able to tell you when you were wrong, but they weren’t always able to explain why. Now, not only has that changed, but the explanations are detailed and immediate. But this is not to underestimate the role of the teacher, who can use the technology to help learn more about the strengths and shortcomings of their students and personalize their teaching.

So, if you want to impress your friends with your perfect speech, don’t be afraid of AI. Just think of it as a useful tool for both teachers and language learners, which will give you more time and space to enjoy learning something new!

1. What is the main idea of the article?

A．The dangers of Al-robots.

B．The history of online language tools.

C．The benefits of AI in language learning.

D．The role of teachers in the modern classroom.

2. Why might someone prefer communicating with a bot?

A．Because bots grade work faster.

B．Because bots provide textbooks.

C．Because bots are more knowledgeable.

D．Because bots may remove the fear of failure or shyness.

3. What is the benefit of AI producing personalized textbooks?

A．It saves time for teachers.	B．It reduces the cost of education.
C．It meets individual students’ needs.	D．It provides detailed lesson plans.

4. What word might replace the underlined word “shortcoming” in paragraph 4?

A．weakness.

B．awareness.

C．witness.

D．darkness.

3 . 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。

I am Lucky

I came from a large family and my mother couldn’t afford my college. I managed to apply for some grants (助学金), but still not enough for room and meals. So I washed dishes in the school cafeteria as part of a work-study program. However, washing dishes as well as trying to keep up with my study made me tired. As a result, I was often absent-minded, and my grades went up and down.

Just when I thought I would have to drop out, my advisor came to me. He explained that his grandmother needed house service and care on the weekends. The job paid twice the money I was making washing dishes. With more time to study, I accepted it.

Later I discovered the grandmother’s great love of music. She spent hours playing her old piano. One day, she told me that she would teach me the art. Weekends in their house became more than just books and cooking. They were filled with the wonderful sounds of piano and two out-of-tune (跑调的) singers. Amazed at my ability, Grandma encouraged me to continue. I was thankful and tried my best to practise my skills.

When Christmas break came, Grandma got a cold. I was afraid to leave her, but my parents expected me home anxiously as I hadn’t been home for long. Unwillingly, I agreed.

注意：
1. 续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头已给出。
Paragraph 1: However, two weeks later, I received a call, saying that Grandma had passed away.
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Paragraph 2: The envelope was from Grandma, in which was a letter.
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4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Bringing the past to life by restoring (修复) old buildings from yesterday can show     1    (confident) in tomorrow. Jinan, the capital city of Shangdong province, which has a large number of cultural     2     (relic) and historic buildings, understands this.

One main example is in the ancient downtown area of Jinan. The Baroque-style building is    3     former site of the city’s first cinema ― Xiaoguanghan,     4     was built in 1904, when Jinan opened up to the outside world. By the late 1990s, the building was     5     danger of collapse (倒塌).        

Li, 45, a film lover     6     works in the catering industry (餐饮业), decided to help restore the historic building with the local government’s support in 2008. Restoration work started in 2009. During the process, Li began to learn about the history of the cinema and what the old building    7     (real) means to Jinan’s history and China’s wider film culture.

After nearly 26 months, Xiaoguanghan     8     (give) new life as a film museum and restaurant. The museum now     9     (have) more than 4,000 historic items, including cameras, projectors, posters and classic props (道具), making it a perfect place for visitors     10     (learn) about the history and culture of Chinese cinema.

5 . On 20 December, in Newdale, a series of huge waves caused by an undersea earthquake raced across the ocean near Goldshore. Worse still, it ________ thousands dead. Goldshore Beach was the only local beach to ________ the disaster without any loss of life. A 10-year-old girl, Sabrina Andron, helped around 100 people escape ________ with her knowledge of tsunamis.

The day began like any other on Goldshore Beach. People were walking, running or simply sitting on the sandy beach, ________ the warm sea air and enjoying the soft ________ that brushed their hair. Sabrina was one of the happy tourists until she noticed something ________. “The water was like the bubbles (气泡) on the top of a beer,” she later explained. “It wasn’t ________ and it wasn’t going in and then out. It was just coming in and in and in.” It struck her that these were the ________ of an upcoming tsunami, which Sabrina had just learnt about in a Geography lesson.

Sabrina was _______, but she soon kept her head. She ________ her parents of the danger though at first they just thought she was joking. However, Sabrina was certain that a terrible ______ was on its way and kept asking her parents to talk to a safety ________. To her great relief, the officer________ realized the coming danger. The beach was rapidly ________ of people, just before the huge waves ________ into the coast.

1.

A．left

B．brought

C．affected

D．led

2.

A．recognize

B．survive

C．challenge

D．quit

3.

A．stress

B．reality

C．danger

D．failure

4.

A．making up

B．taking in

C．focusing on

D．checking out

5.

A．wave

B．sunshine

C．whistle

D．wind

6.

A．unique

B．powerful

C．strange

D．attractive

7.

A．narrow

B．adventurous

C．distant

D．calm

8.

A．signs

B．damages

C．effects

D．results

9.

A．embarrassed

B．confused

C．annoyed

D．frightened

10.

A．warned

B．cheated

C．helped

D．debated

11.

A．disease

B．disaster

C．accident

D．drought

12.

A．officer

B．designer

C．partner

D．inventor

13.

A．actually

B．anxiously

C．immediately

D．curiously

14.

A．informed

B．robbed

C．reminded

D．cleared

15.

A．slid

B．crashed

C．divided

D．tapped

6 . Ma Long, born in Anshan, Liaoning, the “home of table tennis”, was sent by his father to practise table tennis when he was 5 years old, and he went to Shenyang at the age of 11. At 15, Ma Long joined the national team. Although he was the least talkative boy of the players, his perseverance (坚持不懈) was as great as his overall strength in table tennis. In 2006, at 18, Ma Long, together with his teammates, won a team world championship.

His daily routine was a two-point line between the dormitory and the training hall, and he was the first to arrive and the last to leave on a daily basis. He had been doing so for ten years. His coach Liu Guoliang once said, “I went to the table tennis hall on a Sunday morning for an unannounced inspection (突击检查) to see how many players were training on Sunday. Only one person in the men’s first team was there. A genius (天才) is not your fear, but your fear is that a genius works harder than you do.” Such a genius is Ma Long.

However, after joining the team for nearly a decade, he suffered various types of failure. At that time, Zhang Jike, another top player, returned to the national team. From then on, Zhang was so invincible that he achieved the personal Grand Slam (大满贯) within only 445 days. Seeing Zhang’s achievements, Ma Long, at the lowest point, had the idea of retiring. But he was unwilling to just “disappear”.

Then came the Suzhou 2015 World Championship, Ma Long crowned his career, winning the singles champion.

1. What can we know about Ma Long in Paragraph 1?

A．He was an outgoing and sociable person.

B．He won the first world single championship at 18.

C．He started to practise at 5 without his parents.

D．He stood out for his determination and professional skills.

2. What can we infer about Ma Long according to Liu Guoliang?

A．Years of training saw his loneliness.

B．He was tired and under inspection every day.

C．Hardship and fears beat him.

D．The road to fame was never smooth but rather tough.

3. What does the underlined word “invincible” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Unbelievable.

B．Matchless.

C．Selfless.

D．Unbearable.

4. What is the suitable title for the text?

A．Ma Long: Pain Is Worthy of a Champion

B．Ma Long: Victory Is Worthy of Focus of Attention

C．Ma Long: Glory Will Fade Away

D．Ma Long: Chance Prefers the Genius

7 . I love travelling, but it hasn’t always been my passion. In my first year of university, I started to travel during the holiday. During the Christmas holiday I went to Paris, and during the spring vacation, I visited Athens and various cities in Italy. I was very excited because this was the first time I had travelled abroad with just my friends. This desire to travel started off simply as a way to have something to look forward to after exams, but I soon discovered how important it is to travel.

On my travels I have had the opportunity where I not only experience new and exciting cultures through the art, history, language and food, but also communicate with people who have different views on life. Travelling is a learning experience for both yourself and the people you meet. Some people I met during my travels had never heard of Gambia and it was very delightful to share my African roots with them. When you travel you will meet people who have different cultural backgrounds and as a result, sometimes your own ideas and opinions might be challenged. It’s important to learn to see things from other people’s perspectives (视角) and challenge your own.

This is how I realized that travelling is the realization of home. When you travel you can see a different setting, a different language and a different way of living.

Travelling is truly an enriching experience and I am always excited about the discoveries that wait for me in my next adventure!

1. Why was the author excited when he was in Italy?

A．Because it was the first time for him to go abroad with friends.

B．Because luckily he met his old friends there.

C．Because he was attracted by the beauty of the country.

D．Because he had never gone abroad before.

2. What does the author often do during his travels?

A．He has chances to communicate with his family.

B．He is curious to know why there are so many languages.

C．He learns a lot in many ways from the people he meets.

D．He shares his travelling experiences with foreign friends.

3. What can we infer from the second paragraph?

A．The author is a student from America.

B．The author’s roots probably are in Gambia.

C．The author often has different opinions from others.

D．The author knows nothing about African history.

4. What will the author do in the future?

A．He will find out the exact location of his home.

B．He will get familiar with a different way of living.

C．He will make a summary of his exciting adventures.

D．He will make preparations for his next wonderful trip.

8 . Working on your adventure list? These national park treasures which turn favorites during the harvest time should be on it.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

33, 000 acres of forests wait between Cleveland and Akron, all along the snaking Cuyahoga River. The park will delight you with plenty of outdoor activities suiting every interest, but do not climb over the fenced areas, rocks, or Brandywine Falls. Now the red maple trees will be visually on fire, which you can enjoy from the comfort of the tourist railway—Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.

Gulf Islands National Seashore

Extending some 160 miles along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, this series of parks includes a historic building, untouched barrier islands, and sugar-white beaches. Don’t miss the Fort Pickens area, which is a perfect spot to observe wild animals living in the scenic natural environment. With an average high of 79°F and a low of 60°F, the fall weather here is exceptional.

Voyageurs National Park

Yellow and red leaves in fall will catch your eyes, contrasting with this parks’ glassy waters. In the Land of 10, 000 Lakes, there are no roads in the park, so visitors use boats to cross this remote 218, 000-acre park. Some 100+ bird species, even the rare ones, pass through the park, so keep an eye out for them.

1. What can visitors do in Cuyahoga Valley National park?

A．Enjoy the red maple trees.	B．Enjoy the fireworks.
C．Climb the rocks.	D．Sunbathe on the beach.

2. Which park is great for wildlife viewing?

A．Voyageurs National Park.	B．Gateway Arch National Park.
C．Cuyahoga Valley National Park.	D．Gulf Islands National Seashore.

3. Which season is best suited for trips to these parks?

A．Spring.

B．Summer.

C．Autumn.

D．Winter.

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

    1     (know) as the world’s largest sporting gala in scale, the 19th Asian Games, staged in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, attracted worldwide attention. It was     2     (official) launched on June. 15th this year when the flame of the Asian Games was lit, with about 12,417 athletes to compete in 481 medal events.

The opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou was     3     spectacular display of Chinese culture and innovation. It was a feast for the senses, with stunning visuals, innovative performances and a moving tribute (颂辞) to the history and culture of Asia. Themed “memories of Jiangnan”, the ceremony not only used the element of water to showcase the region’s     4     (nature) beauty and cultural charm, but also incorporated elements of Liangzhu culture and the Qiantang River tides,     5     reflects China’s long and storied history and cultural heritage. The opening ceremony also     6     (break) new ground in terms of technology, using digital ignition (点火) for the first time to integrate the concept of “digital China”     7     the ceremony. Additionally, it used a large number of drone performances     8     (create) a stunning visual spectacle.

The opening ceremony, a     9     (celebrate) of sports and unity, was a fitting way to kick off the Asian Games, serving as a reminder of the rich cultural heritage of Asia     10     the power of sport to bring people together.