1 . In a remote village lived an elderly woman named Amelia. Despite the passing years, she remained as
One cool autumn morning, tragedy
Amelia realized she had to do something to
As days turned into weeks and the village slowly began to
As winter
| A．stubborn | B．energetic | C．open-minded | D．good-tempered |
| A．companion | B．present | C．guard | D．possession |
| A．polished | B．embraced | C．struck | D．ruined |
| A．occupied | B．deserted | C．polluted | D．flooded |
| A．consult | B．assist | C．welcome | D．inform |
| A．got down to | B．got close to | C．came up with | D．went on with |
| A．attentively | B．fruitfully | C．hesitantly | D．tirelessly |
| A．pleasure | B．guidance | C．comfort | D．reward |
| A．collapse | B．recover | C．decline | D．transform |
| A．doubled | B．echoed | C．spread | D．accumulated |
| A．failure | B．success | C．glory | D．misfortune |
| A．clarifying | B．insisting | C．boasting | D．promising |
| A．depended | B．landed | C．rested | D．fell |
| A．exhausted | B．thrilled | C．motivated | D．annoyed |
| A．difference | B．conclusion | C．comment | D．agreement |
2 . Cultural tourism is a form of travel that focuses on exploring and experiencing the cultural heritage and traditions of a particular destination. Cultural tourism is a good way to enrich your experience as a tourist.
Cultural tourism helps to encourage the protection of culture and heritage by keeping endangered traditions alive. For example, heritage handicraft skills (手工技能) might be little practical, but outside interest could be enough to safeguard a tradition that might otherwise have been lost.
Cultural tourism also improves education.
However, when cultural practices and traditions are presented only for tourism purposes, they may lose their true meaning and become superficial (表面的) performances aimed at entertaining tourists.
In addition, a lot of tourists can put a pressure on local resources.
Most importantly, cultural tourism may lead to the loss of cultural diversity. As destinations become more popular to mass tourism, there is a risk of homogenization, where cultural practices and traditions become standardized to the tastes and expectations of tourists.
| A．Only when culture tourism is managed properly |
| B．This can lead to a misunderstanding of the culture |
| C．It is important to improve cultural understanding and respect |
| D．Because cultural tourism often involves travelling to far areas |
| E．Travelers have the chance to take part in educational activities |
| F．But it’s worth noting that this type of travel has both benefits and downsides |
| G．Popular cultural destinations often experience an increase in the number of visitors |
There was a student named Lily who studied at high school. She had excellent grades and was considered as one of the top students in her school. However, Lily had a rather irritable (易怒的) personality. Because her parents gave her high pressure that she must keep her top place in her school. her mind was only focused on her grades, leaving little room for anything else.
One day, after receiving a lower grade than she expected on an important test. Lily was falling apart. Sad and overwhelmed, she even started considering her failure was due to her parents. She quarreled with her parents and kept them out of her room.
Lily’s parents turned to the school teacher Mr. Thompson for help. They poured out all the bad present situations to him. Mr. Thompson was a professional teacher with a deep understanding of the importance of a balanced lifestyle. He recognized that it was Lily’s too much worry about grades that was having a bad effect on her and the parent-child relationships.
Mr. Thompson advised Lily’s parents to calm down first. And after school, he approached Lily and gently suggested they go for a run together. At first, Lily refused, saying that it would take her too much time. Besides, she couldn’t understand how running could be beneficial to her academic success.
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“Believe me, Lily,” Mr. Thompson said, and finally Lily agreed to give it a try.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Seeing Lily’s change. Mr. Thompson recommended her to give a speech to her classmates.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4 . I am a Russian girl, and it has always been my small dream to climb to the top of a mountain to enjoy the sunrise since my childhood. However, there are no big
After coming to China, I heard that there was Mount Huashan. I
During the process, a sudden
At the moment of
| A．beaches | B．lakes | C．mountains | D．forests |
| A．excited | B．sad | C．curious | D．confident |
| A．regretted | B．decided | C．refused | D．agreed |
| A．joy | B．trouble | C．pity | D．attention |
| A．wind | B．fog | C．volcano | D．rain |
| A．turning up | B．giving up | C．showing off | D．standing out |
| A．trip | B．story | C．study | D．writing |
| A．larger | B．flatter | C．narrower | D．easier |
| A．slowly | B．obviously | C．currently | D．hurriedly |
| A．strength | B．chance | C．paper | D．water |
| A．reaction | B．answer | C．result | D．difficulty |
| A．luck | B．courage | C．money | D．hope |
| A．communication | B．rest | C．relief | D．sunrise |
| A．understood | B．doubted | C．imagined | D．complained |
| A．busier | B．darker | C．brighter | D．sharper |
The Internet is good for many millions of things. In today’s
Along with the good comes the bad, though. If you’ve never thought of the Internet as a possibly-dangerous place, you need to be aware that, just like in the real world, there are some people who intend
First, you should never give out the following types of information online: your full name, your address, your phone number, your birth date or your password. Of course, you will have to provide these things when you order things online, but be sure you’re dealing
Second, choose email addresses, screen names, and passwords
Third, if you feel like you’re being cyberbullied (网络欺凌), whether via email, a social media website, or in a chat room online, be sure to report
Finally, remember that the Internet is a large place, but it has a way of
6 . Ma Xiaohui, a famous Chinese erhu performer, held a concert in New York City earlier this month. The concert began with an overture (序曲) titled Legend of the Silk Road, and then came the theme song from the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which beautifully celebrated the classic dialogue between erhu and cello (大提琴).
“This beautiful and inspiring concert wonderfully mixed classical, Chinese and cross-cultural themes. It was a feast for the ears and souls. The performance was full of creativity centered around Ma’s mastery of the instrument.” says artist Ranjit Bhatnagar.
“As a guitarist, I had the honor to perform with Ma,” says Tim Kelly. “Her powerful, moving melodies (旋律) inspired both me and the audience. It seems that in her hands, the instrument can touch the heart of every listener.”
Influenced by the lively atmosphere, the 2023 World Madam Global Overall Champion, Sepideh Behboudi, danced to the music many times with his partner Ethan Rimes and other audience.
Ma says music is an international language, and national musical instruments have their own unique characteristics. Using them as messengers, they can spread melodies of truth, goodness and beauty to all. She expresses a hope that the world can feel the charm of Chinese culture, the spiritual beauty of Chinese art and the warmth of the erhu to touch hearts.
According to Ma, her tour was not limited to just music, but also brought a healing experience to the audience. Ma with the Middle Tennessee State University Symphony performed the erhu concerto (协奏曲) Tianshan Shepherdess, as if bringing the audience to the foot of the Tianshan Mountains to see the blue sky, white clouds and the carefree shepherd.
1. Who performed music with Ma Xiaohui?| A．Sepideh Behboudi. | B．Ethan Rimes. |
| C．Tim Kelly. | D．Ranjit Bhatnagar. |
| A．The audience. | B．Unique characteristics. |
| C．International languages. | D．National musical instruments. |
| A．It can make her rich. | B．It can help her with further study. |
| C．It can spread Chinese culture and art. | D．It can give her a chance to be a master. |
| A．Serious and tiring. | B．Natural and relaxing. |
| C．Traditional and loud. | D．Fast and sad. |
7 . At first glance, 15-year-old Kenan Pala seems like a typical teenager, playing video games with his friends, but he also loves finance and economics and invests in the stock (股票) market. He founded Kids4Community, a nonprofit offering volunteer projects for kids, when he was just 12.
The idea came out of his family’s experience. Pala’s parents came to the U.S. from Turkey in 1998 and founded a company. “We started very little here,” said Pala’s mother. “But for the help we got along the way, we wouldn’t have been where we are.” The Palas wanted their children to live by this lesson, so they encouraged them to give back to the community.
Anyone can donate with Kids4Community, but its events are intended for kids. Pala’s organization aims to boost young people’s involvement in community efforts because many organizations don’t let children volunteer.
Last month, Kids4Community volunteers made 2,000 hygiene kits containing shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and other supplies. Kids4Community organizes the event annually and distributes the kits to the needy through Christmas Day. In fall, the group’s efforts are focused on disaster victims. Over the years, it has made care packages for survivors of earthquakes and Hurricanes.
Another key focus is homelessness — an issue that has taken on particular significance. Years ago, Pala was jogging along the beach when he came across a sickly baby seal (海豹), surrounded by people who were caring for it and calling for help. “Hours later, I saw a homeless person, also sick and needing help, but people were just ignoring him,” Pala said. Now, Kids4Community organizes initiatives both to meet physical needs of the homeless and give them a sense of dignity and hope.
In the coming years, Pala wants to expand Kids4Community’s reach beyond San Diego and perhaps beyond California.
1. What does the Pala family lesson convey?| A．Responsibility. | B．Forgiveness. | C．Gratitude. | D．Struggle. |
| A．Disaster relief. | B．Supplies delivery. |
| C．Disaster forecast. | D．Supplies production. |
| A．To advocate wildlife conservation. | B．To launch the initiatives for the homeless. |
| C．To praise the warm-hearted people. | D．To account for his attention to homelessness. |
| A．Disciplined and reliable. | B．Committed and consistent. |
| C．Insightful and intelligent. | D．Public-spirited and enterprising. |
8 . Laughter comes in many forms, from a polite and quiet laugh to a great hearty laugh. Scientists are now developing an AI system to recreate different laughs in proper social contexts (环境). The team behind the laughing robot Erica said that the system could improve natural conversations between people and an AI robot. “We think that one of the important functions of conversational AI is empathy (共情),” said Dr Koji Inoue, the lead author of the research. “So we decided that one way a robot can empathize with its users is to share their laughter.”
The team have set out to teach their AI system the art of conversational laughter. They gathered training data from more than 80 daily dialogues between male subjects and the robot that was initially operated by four actresses remotely. The dialogue data was grouped into social laughs (where polite or embarrassed laughter isn’t involved) and laughter of joy. Based on the audio files, the robot learned the basic characteristics of social laughs, which tend to be softer, and merry laughs, with the aim of mirroring these inappropriate situations.
“Our biggest obstructor in the work was identifying the actual cases of shared laughter because as you know, most laughter is actually not shared at all,” said Inoue. “We had to carefully decide exactly which laughs we could use for our analysis and we couldn’t just assume (认为) that any laugh can be responded to. It was really not easy work.” The team said laughter could help create robots with their own distinct character although it could take more than 20 years before it would be possible to have a casual chat with a robot like we would with a friend.
“One of the things we’d keep in mind is that a laughing robot will never be able to understand you or the meaning of laughter,” points out Prof. Sandra Wachter of the Oxford Internet Institute. “But with their development, they might get very good at tricking you into believing they understand what’s going on.”
1. Why did Inoue’s team develop the AI system?| A．To better understand human empathy. |
| B．To promote the social skills of robots. |
| C．To explore the differences between laughs. |
| D．To assist robots in identifying people’s moods. |
| A．Repeat the details of the 80 dialogues. |
| B．Distinguish people by hearing their laughs |
| C．Recreate a scene played by the four actresses. |
| D．Master the features of laughs provided by data. |
| A．potential | B．difficulty | C．choice | D．mistake |
| A．Are AI systems going beyond human ability? |
| B．Can conversational AI really understand us? |
| C．Laughing robots are round the corner |
| D．Robots become laughing masters |
9 . A new book makes the argument for being a careful kind of writer, even in informal, throwaway messages. Todd Rogers and Jessica Lasky-Fink are behavioral scientists, both at Harvard. Their Writing for Busy Readers is cleverly titled: all readers are busy nowadays. They present well-established principles that have long been prized in guides to writing including The Economist's style book: cut unnecessary words, choose those that remain from the vocabulary everyone knows and keep sentence structure simple. But Writing for Busy Readers brings evidence.
Take “less is more”. Most books on writing well advise readers to cut needless words. The authors, however, have tested the principle. For example, in an email to thousands of school board members asking them to take a survey, cutting the length from 127 to 49words almost doubled the response rate. The same applies to text messages. In another experiment, a shorter message inviting parents to take the survey got more responses.
Besides word-count, sentence structure and word choice are covered in the book. Short and active sentences, with common words, are best. The authors' other point s are less about writing than about design and information al packaging. Bullet points (项目符号), headings and formatting for emphasis are good—when used with care. But mixing up different forms of emphasis like highlighting, bold and italics (粗体和斜体的) is the “equal of a peanut butter, ham and Gorgonzola sandwich on banana bread: this combination adds up to an unpleasant, off-putting whole”.
If everyone is a busy reader, everyone is a busy writer, too. That may make it appealing to fire off as many messages as quickly as possible and hope for the best. But from essays to text messages organizing dinner plans, devoting time to the needs of readers has provable benefits. If you are so busy that you write an undisciplined message that readers ignore and delete, then you might as well have not written it at all.
1. What could be inferred from paragraph 1 about Writing for Busy Readers?| A．It lays down principles for busy readers. | B．It approaches writing as a science. |
| C．It advocates writing simply. | D．It is aimed at title writing. |
| A．It advises readers to cut needless words. | B．It has adopted an evidence-based approach. |
| C．It has overturned established writing principles. | D．It promotes the use of common words. |
| A．They should be combined in use. | B．They could bring undesired effects. |
| C．They matter less than sentence structure. | D．They are key to informational packaging. |
| A．Prioritize readers. | B．Try to polish the writing. |
| C．Disregard word-count. | D．Learn to change styles. |
10 . I've been conducting scientific research with experts who specialise in advanced microscopy (显微镜观察) at Nottingham University for more than ten years. But I'm not a scientist—I'm an artist and lecture r in illustration.
Despite their importance in education and society, science and art are often seen as distinct fields, which, in my opinion, restricts beneficial connections. I want to facilitate these connections by helping to make sense of scientists' work for a wider audience through my own work as an artist. I have seen the enormous potential that exists when scientists and artists work together.
Like advanced imaging specialists, I am absorbed in light, colour, technology and science. When I discovered the Wellcome Trust's Sci-Art project in 1998, its belief—to facilitate connections that produce art directly inspired by science—encouraged me to seek out life scientists to collaborate (协作) with, because the methods we employ to create images are connected.
Advanced microscopy is used to observe cells that the naked eye (裸眼) cannot see, while being as gentle as possible on the object being examined. My work focuses on the imaging potential of the biomedical data revealed through advanced microscopy. This artistic expression of scientists’ data can provide them with tools for showing their work in a different way to a different audience. For example, I work with scientists while they conduct image experiments, to discover how and why they generate image data of cell behaviour.
Inspired by watching these scientists at work I create data pictures, seeing unique patterns, wonderful colours and movement through layers of skin at this carefully enlarged size. I then display my artwork along with advanced microscopy photographs at scientific conferences to compare results and highlight the aesthetic (类学的) potential of scientific data from an artist's viewpoint.
I've worked with four science labs since 2010. Over a decade of combining science and art, I've discovered three major advantages to such collaborations. The variety of collaborations increased my appreciation for technical advances in scientific visualisation. They inspire both scientists and artists to think creatively. They contribute to making science more accessible to the general public.
1. What role does the author play between science and art?| A．A judge. | B．A promoter. | C．A guard. | D．A leader. |
| A．It inspired her to become a life scientist. | B．It strengthened her belief in sharing and caring. |
| C．It got her to approach scientists for cooperation. | D．It generated her interest in light and colour. |
| A．Collecting the biomedical data. | B．Keeping track of cell behaviour. |
| C．Conducting image experiments. | D．Presenting data in an artistic manner. |
| A．Every science lab should have an artist on the team |
| B．It takes time to facilitate scientist-artist collaborations |
| C．Advanced microscopy inspires scientists to think critically |
| D．Science should contribute to a variety of new art techniques |
