1 . How does the woman most probably feel now?

A．Annoyed.

B．Relieved.

C．Indifferent.

2 . Where does this conversation probably take place?

A．At a bus stop.

B．At school.

C．At home.

3 . How will Helen travel to New York?

A．By plane.

B．By car.

C．By train.

4 . A 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit Hualien, Taiwan on April 21, 2024. F________, few people were killed in it. (根据首字母单词拼写)

5 . What was the final score?

A．2:3.

B．2:2.

C．2:1.

6 . How did the man feel after watching the video?

A．Confused.

B．Touched.

C．Surprised.

7 . Where is the man going?

A．To the meeting room.

B．To the phone store.

C．To the dorm.

8 . Dance is one of the most wonderful forms of human communication. In many cultures, dance has both historic and cultural significance, which is communicated through learned gestures and expressions. Here are a bit more details about three of the world’s most beautiful dances.

Kathakali

Kathakali is a storytelling dance, during which performers use a variety of gestures, and eyes and facial expressions to communicate meanings. Costumes, hair styles, makeup and face paint, and jewelry also all hold specific meanings in the performance of Kathakali. There are nine facial expressions used to express emotions ranging from sadness and anger to curiosity. Through their expressions, it should be completely clear to the viewer what the performer is intending to convey.

Tango

The dance has its roots in an African slave dance called candombe, which is also a type of music. One key factor of a candombe performance is a partnered dance, which has over time developed into the modern tango. If you can keep your eyes on one part of the tango, just focus on the dancers’ legs and feet. The tango is typically performed low to the ground, with both performers’ steps often taking place at the same time. It’s complex and communicative.

Flamenco

One of the most interesting facts about the flamenco is that it began as a song. Over time, flamenco developed to include its now-famous passionate accompanying dance. One of the key factors of flamenco is palmas. It may look like simple, rhythmic clapping, but palmas are performed at different speeds,and strengths, and it is essential that the flamenco dancer understands how to make use of his or her hands as part of the performance.

1. Kathakali is a dance for performers to __________

A．pass on information to each other	B．tell a story and express emotions
C．exchange ideas with the audience	D．show costumes, hair styles, makeup and face paint

2. What should you pay attention to when watching a tango?

A．The dancers’ arms and hands.	B．The dancers’ eyes and hands.
C．The dancers’ facial expressions.	D．The dancers’ legs and feet.

3. The passage is written to __________

A．introduce three of the world’s most beautiful dances

B．emphasize the importance of human communication

C．promote the development of passionate accompanying dances

D．attract readers to join in different forms of human communication

9 . What will the woman probably give the man?

A．Some money.

B．An apartment.

C．Some furniture.

10 . Distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has made both physical and social connections a touch more difficult to maintain. For Stanford University student Millie Salvato, being apart from her friend on the opposite coast has proved challenging. Sometimes a text or video call is not enough, and people in Salvato’s situation often long for a way to send a comforting hug from afar. In a new study detailed in IEEE Transactions on Haptics, she and her colleagues demonstrated a wearable sleeve that can simulate (模拟) human touch and convey social messages sent electronically.

Salvato and her team measured how 37 participants expressed social messages in different situations. In each test, one person wore a pressure-sensing device on an arm, and another touched it to respond to six different scenes: attention seeking, gratitude, happiness, calming, love and sadness. After collecting 661 touch movements, Salvato and her colleagues mapped the location and pressure of each. Next, they used a machine-learning algorithm (算法) to select the movements that were most reliable part of each response. Finally, they programmed a wearable sleeve to simulate these movements using eight built-in disks that vibrate when electronically signaled. “The instant it received signals, I could feel the touch and identify its intended meaning.” One participant reported.

Even with no training, the participants correctly matched the simulated touches to the six scenes 45 percent of the time. For comparison, a previous study found participants could match scenes for touches from real human hands 55 percent of the time.

Gerling, a touch researcher at Harvard who was not involved in the study, said the invention was really surprising. But the study was small and needs to cover far larger groups of people to determine exactly which are the most desirable responses. Besides, he believes the sleeve surely will enjoy great popularity once launched on the market.

1. What were participants asked to do during the study?

A．Pick up reliable responses.	B．Model on electronic touches.
C．Respond to different situations.	D．Mark out programmed movements.

2. Why did Salvato and her team invent the wearable sleeve ?

A．To keep track of the COVID-19 pandemic.

B．To imitate human touch and express social messages sent electronically .

C．To enjoy great popularity once launched on the market.

D．To stress the significance of physical and social connections .

3. What does Gerling suggest according to the last paragraph?

A．Covering more scenes.	B．Launching on the market.
C．Conducting further research.	D．Interviewing the participants.

4. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．Electronic Sleeves Helping Feel Virtual Touch

B．New Technology Improving Social Connections

C．New Sensing Device Increasing Physical Touches

D．Electronic Sleeves Responding to Different Situations