1 . The prevalence (普遍) of sweatshop (血汗工厂) labor depends largely on the definition being used. At its most
It can be
Another factor that
Certain economists argue against the popular opinion that sweatshop labor should be considered
However, other experts think that
A.accurate | B.general | C.applicable | D.specific |
A.opinion | B.condition | C.image | D.representation |
A.However | B.Moreover | C.Therefore | D.Otherwise |
A.tax | B.criminal | C.civil | D.labor |
A.exclusively | B.particularly | C.broadly | D.initially |
A.meaningless | B.significant | C.awkward | D.difficult |
A.After all | B.As a result | C.Above all | D.As usual |
A.adds to | B.results from | C.puts off | D.appeals to |
A.in spite of | B.in addition to | C.in terms of | D.in return for |
A.comparative | B.competitive | C.complicated | D.potential |
A.By contrast | B.In turn | C.All in all | D.Last but not least |
A.necessary | B.constructive | C.illegal | D.inhuman |
A.encouraged | B.forbidden | C.reminded | D.obliged |
A.establishing | B.enforcing | C.maintaining | D.dropping |
A.possible | B.incredible | C.avoidable | D.necessary |
2 . As a traveler with a disability, I have always avoided cruises. This expedition-style small-ship cruise changed my mind.
When our expedition leader
In fact, the possibility of
Our visit there wasn’t about what we could do or see. It was an opportunity to just be—to exist in a brief
A.knew | B.announced | C.remembered | D.replied |
A.living | B.return | C.landing | D.mark |
A.failing | B.choosing | C.struggling | D.hoping |
A.Instead | B.Finally | C.Thus | D.Otherwise |
A.strategic | B.remote | C.favorable | D.central |
A.set foot on | B.fell victim to | C.kept track of | D.gained control of |
A.constructions | B.conditions | C.descriptions | D.distributions |
A.unwanted | B.unsecured | C.unplanned | D.unauthorized |
A.mistakenly | B.nervously | C.routinely | D.happily |
A.walk | B.flight | C.ride | D.path |
A.dampen | B.share | C.convey | D.fuel |
A.changed | B.lost | C.fought | D.made |
A.in response to | B.in view of | C.in contrast to | D.in defense of |
A.moment | B.experiment | C.glance | D.ceremony |
A.value | B.need | C.miss | D.experience |
3 . In Favour of Simple Writing
Do you edit text messages carefully before sending them? If so, you may be the kind of person who takes pride in
People are constantly receiving messages, from the mailbox to the inbox to the text-message alert. What to read, what to skim (略读) and what to ignore are decisions that nearly everyone has to make dozens of times a day. A new book titled All Readers are Busy Nowadays makes the argument for being the careful kind of
Take “less is more”. Most books on writing well advocate the advice to
Keeping messages to a
Syntax (句法) and
If everyone is a busy reader, everyone is a busy writer, too. That may make it tempting to sent as many messages as
A.conveying | B.understanding | C.crafting | D.sending |
A.care | B.quantity | C.simplicity | D.technology |
A.reader | B.poster | C.learner | D.writer |
A.structures | B.principles | C.aims | D.alternatives |
A.remove | B.ignore | C.reconsider | D.interpret |
A.conveyed | B.translated | C.tested | D.shaped |
A.lowered | B.affected | C.doubled | D.maintained |
A.basic | B.positive | C.definite | D.single |
A.Recording | B.Reducing | C.Counting | D.Estimating |
A.in comparison | B.after all | C.for instance | D.in particular |
A.word-choice | B.pattern-design | C.target-setting | D.platform-selection |
A.difficult | B.suitable | C.challenging | D.common |
A.carefully | B.often | C.politely | D.quickly |
A.outcomes | B.points | C.figures | D.benefits |
A.received | B.written | C.read | D.answered |
4 . Social media has made it very easy to change your appearance using filters (滤镜). They may come in
One woman has taken the responsibility to
People flocked to the
Social media can really do harm to people’s self esteem, especially when they’re
A.needy | B.handy | C.fashionable | D.surprising |
A.use | B.fix | C.production | D.appearance |
A.placed | B.forced | C.showed | D.looked |
A.pull off | B.put off | C.peel off | D.come off |
A.sharply | B.sincerely | C.eventually | D.actually |
A.perception | B.attention | C.recognition | D.attraction |
A.unexpected | B.unfamiliar | C.uncertain | D.unreal |
A.experiment | B.continue | C.agree | D.stop |
A.wears | B.applies | C.removes | D.hates |
A.flats | B.comments | C.spots | D.faces |
A.article | B.reminder | C.costume | D.poster |
A.beauties | B.imperfections | C.questions | D.suggestions |
A.effort | B.interest | C.skill | D.honesty |
A.comparing | B.addicting | C.putting | D.throwing |
A.wall | B.board | C.curtain | D.floor |
5 . Inconvenient Truths
If doctors lie, it is surely inexcusable. One of the basic
Mrs Walton was in her eighties and
Mrs Walton is one of the dementia (痴呆) sufferers, who lose their short-term memory and the memory of
They look at their adult children
Sometimes honesty is
A.expressions | B.expectations | C.reputations | D.regulations |
A.objected | B.contributed | C.admitted | D.appealed |
A.ashamed | B.delighted | C.nervous | D.desperate |
A.cruelty | B.kindness | C.pain | D.pleasure |
A.recent | B.popular | C.distant | D.major |
A.opposition | B.connection | C.attention | D.similarity |
A.attacked | B.isolated | C.surrounded | D.attracted |
A.puzzled | B.satisfied | C.amused | D.motivated |
A.cut off | B.thrown away | C.put down | D.left behind |
A.knowledge | B.control | C.imagination | D.record |
A.brief | B.constant | C.permanent | D.secret |
A.Competing | B.Plotting | C.Matching | D.Mixing |
A.unnecessarily | B.inaccurately | C.impatiently | D.impolitely |
A.ahead of time | B.in no time | C.for the last time | D.for the first time |
A.mostly | B.informally | C.simply | D.finally |
6 . My phone was an extension of myself. I couldn’t go anywhere
When I was watching TV shows or movies and there was a boring part, I
I have welcomed silence into my life with open arms and am enjoying the increased
As much as having a smartphone was
A.through | B.without | C.despite | D.upon |
A.updates | B.instructions | C.assessments | D.decisions |
A.symbol | B.responsibility | C.reality | D.addiction |
A.conscious | B.shameful | C.foolish | D.random |
A.sell | B.pull | C.throw | D.mind |
A.avoided | B.denied | C.missed | D.allowed |
A.assist | B.improve | C.associate | D.occupy |
A.requests | B.thoughts | C.directions | D.comments |
A.instead of | B.regardless of | C.but for | D.apart from |
A.creativity | B.productivity | C.knowledge | D.independence |
A.routine | B.necessity | C.loneliness | D.temptation |
A.genuine | B.grateful | C.direct | D.desperate |
A.naturally | B.certainly | C.seemingly | D.gradually |
A.wonder | B.imagination | C.interest | D.authenticity |
A.depressive | B.comfortable | C.stressful | D.boring |
7 . Todd Stabelfeldt couldn’t wait to marry his tall, beautiful wife Karen four years ago. But he was determined that he didn’t want her to
“A spouse (配偶) should be your lover and your friend,
Stabelfeldt is a quadriplegic (四肢瘫痪者) with no movement below his shoulders, but he doesn’t spend time feeling
And it’s all
Technologies like Apple’s “Home” app allow Stabelfeldt to
Stabelfeldt calls this technology a game changer. “It never
Stabelfeldt can let a delivery person in or out, or open the door on demand.
“When I’m cooking, I don’t have to
“New technologies have given me
A.care for | B.learn from | C.talk about | D.keep up with |
A.because of | B.in case of | C.instead of | D.in spite of |
A.surprised at | B.sorry for | C.afraid of | D.proud of |
A.courage | B.excitement | C.independence | D.passion |
A.assisting | B.obeying | C.guiding | D.instructing |
A.according to | B.along with | C.as to | D.thanks to |
A.control | B.acknowledge | C.improve | D.hide |
A.persuade | B.command | C.advise | D.teach |
A.struck | B.occurred | C.hit | D.thought |
A.prepare | B.cease | C.predict | D.integrate |
A.accept | B.introduce | C.manage | D.insist |
A.recorded | B.described | C.transformed | D.determined |
A.objectives | B.options | C.ideas | D.excuses |
A.honest | B.valuable | C.responsible | D.lucky |
A.win | B.remember | C.show | D.see |
8 . With Christmas approaching, I often reflect upon one particular evening in the early 1960s. Back then, we decided to go carolling (唱圣诞颂歌) to spread the Christmas spirit which might
Soon we discovered that carolling brought various
One stop on our journey particularly
We stepped briskly upward into the couple’s
Sitting beside his wife, the gentleman gave us a
A smile flickered on the woman’s
At that moment, we found, and maybe even
A.change | B.influence | C.shape | D.brighten. |
A.on | B.in | C.over | D.up |
A.requirement | B.objective | C.reward | D.account |
A.consequences | B.comments | C.responses | D.movements |
A.awkwardly | B.passively | C.randomly | D.positively |
A.stuck in | B.woke up | C.shot up | D.brought out |
A.commanded | B.requested | C.proposed | D.recommended |
A.shamefully | B.hesitantly | C.desirably | D.proudly |
A.unfurnished | B.brief | C.little | D.average |
A.for the sake of | B.for fear of | C.in spite of | D.in the hope of |
A.smile | B.nod | C.contact | D.glance |
A.seriousness | B.energy | C.horror | D.option |
A.fancy | B.bright | C.joyous | D.skinny |
A.presence | B.absence | C.expectation | D.circle |
A.created | B.acquired | C.spread | D.regained |
9 . Five years ago, my husband and I bought a farm.
As we restore the land, I feel my well-being
It has taken a couple of years to
We also learned how to
Owning a farm was never our
A.disappearing | B.lasting | C.returning | D.crashing |
A.song | B.light | C.shadow | D.storm |
A.secured | B.found | C.explored | D.repaired |
A.clear | B.remove | C.shelter | D.access |
A.patients | B.friends | C.staff | D.family |
A.weaker | B.older | C.taller | D.smaller |
A.respond to | B.appeal to | C.concentrate on | D.depend on |
A.preparing | B.selecting | C.processing | D.learning |
A.grown | B.changed | C.faded | D.remained |
A.gratitude | B.contribution | C.responsibility | D.drive |
A.house | B.life | C.organization | D.career |
A.supports | B.impresses | C.recognizes | D.persuades |
A.destination | B.plan | C.adventure | D.belief |
A.familiar | B.flexible | C.meaningful | D.tough |
A.prediction | B.admiration | C.expectation | D.evaluation |
10 . History suggests that societies generally overestimate the short-term implications of new technologies while underestimating longer-term ones. Current experience with artificial intelligence — the technology enabled by machine-learning — suggests we are getting it
Although AI has been hiding in plain sight for a decade, it took most people by surprise. The appearance of ChatGPT last November signaled that the world had discovered a powerful new technology. Not for nothing is this new “generative AI” called “
It is also transformational in innumerable ways: it weakens centuries-old conceptions of intellectual property,
The continuing dispute between the Hollywood studios and screenwriters’ and actors’ unions perfectly illustrates the
So the key question for democracies is: how can we ensure AI is used for human flourishing
The “
There are some signs that governments may finally have realized the problem. The EU, for example, has an ambitious and far-reaching AI Act that is making its way through the union’s processes. In the US, the Biden administration recently published a “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights”, which looks impressive but is
It’s a start — provided governments don’t forget that leaving the implementation of powerful new technologies solely to corporations is always a(n)
A.the other way round | B.all the way back | C.one way or the other | D.just in the way |
A.economical | B.existential | C.economic | D.commercial |
A.distinguished | B.prosperous | C.pioneering | D.foundational |
A.for example | B.by contrast | C.in turn | D.at most |
A.prospects | B.inspirations | C.virtues | D.uniqueness |
A.origin | B.extent | C.implication | D.constitution |
A.credited | B.attributed | C.reduced | D.exposed |
A.enabled | B.facilitated | C.implemented | D.possessed |
A.as well as | B.in exchange for | C.rather than | D.as opposed to |
A.society | B.frontier | C.press | D.history |
A.corporations | B.masses | C.governments | D.industries |
A.exception | B.reminder | C.outcome | D.benefit |
A.scientific discoveries | B.energy conservation | C.social good | D.job security |
A.supposedly | B.essentially | C.necessarily | D.commonly |
A.impressive | B.sensible | C.outdated | D.bad |