1 . Hundreds of medical students crowded into a lecture hall in the Bronx, New York on Feb.26, 2024. Dr. Ruth Gottesman, a 94-year-old honorary professor at their college,
Then enthusiastic cheers
The college stated that
David Gottesman is the
In 2022, David Gottesman passed away at the age of 96. Ruth was
She also expressed her hope to
| A．published | B．announced | C．reported | D．addressed |
| A．largest | B．favorite | C．smallest | D．kindest |
| A．half | B．free | C．part | D．willing |
| A．laughed | B．broke | C．started | D．erupted |
| A．whistled | B．screamed | C．applauded | D．celebrated |
| A．owe | B．carry | C．bring | D．fetch |
| A．causes | B．researches | C．careers | D．lives |
| A．due to | B．according to | C．except for | D．in spite of |
| A．pay | B．contribute | C．complete | D．accomplish |
| A．employee | B．founder | C．cooperator | D．customer |
| A．quarrel | B．debate | C．friendship | D．struggle |
| A．figured | B．gathered | C．offered | D．accumulated |
| A．completely | B．frequently | C．constantly | D．hardly |
| A．only if | B．if only | C．only after | D．as if |
| A．difficult | B．simple | C．complicated | D．short |
| A．Faced | B．Declined | C．Covered | D．Dealt |
| A．determination | B．decision | C．theory | D．principle |
| A．train | B．acquire | C．employ | D．attract |
| A．totally | B．accordingly | C．originally | D．regularly |
| A．interrupting | B．disturbing | C．controlling | D．relieving |
1.介绍你最喜欢的一首古代诗歌；
2.喜欢的原因。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
My Favorite Chinese Ancient Poem
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3 . On the morning of Jan. 21st, 2023, I was taking the subway to work as usual. A quiet subway ride felt like a mini
One day, I put down my phone and started writing
In July, my “
Part of the
| A．activity | B．carriage | C．adventure | D．vacation |
| A．nervous | B．temporary | C．precious | D．unforgettable |
| A．apology | B．invitation | C．cheer-up | D．thank-you |
| A．hosted | B．witnessed | C．attended | D．missed |
| A．better | B．calmer | C．funnier | D．heavier |
| A．resource | B．shortage | C．idea | D．awareness |
| A．person | B．colour | C．theme | D．letter |
| A．seven | B．twelve | C．thirty | D．thirty-one |
| A．neighbour | B．family | C．trip | D．food |
| A．requiring | B．identifying | C．encouraging | D．contacting |
| A．gentle | B．responsible | C．considerate | D．honest |
| A．shaped | B．filled | C．drawn | D．developed |
| A．Luckily | B．Surprisingly | C．Finally | D．Hopefully |
| A．writing | B．addressing | C．printing | D．reading |
| A．out of | B．owing to | C．free from | D．up to |
| A．struggling | B．thinking | C．hesitating | D．progressing |
| A．moving | B．calling | C．stepping | D．looking |
| A．task | B．magic | C．concept | D．praise |
| A．reuniting | B．fighting | C．reconnecting | D．exchanging |
| A．useful | B．important | C．frequent | D．necessary |
4 . Forget about “military-style travel” during which people tend to visit as many places as possible in the least amount of time. A more relaxed and leisurely alternative, such as “Citywalk”, is becoming the norm among urban youngsters.
Unlike military-style travel, Citywalk is about wandering around a city on foot, feeling the atmosphere and finding unusual things that even a resident of the city might not have noticed before. It can be a special event where people start a journey led by tour guides or simply explore the streets.
Such walks generally avoid famous scenic spots and shopping centers, and take you to places where you can have real interactions with the local people, eat at small but authentic restaurants, and gain a deeper understanding of the history and culture of the city.
Citywalkers have shared their carefully planned routes on social media platforms. Their posts usually include how long the walk is going to take, and interesting places and restaurants along the way. Some posts are more like a food tour.
Nan Xi, who recently moved from Beijing to Shanghai, said “I think Shanghai is a city perfect for Citywalk. There are big trees along the streets and shops selling different products, which is ideal for couples and friends to walk together and take photos.” After several Citywalk experiences, she signed up for a two-and-a-half-hour Citywalk priced at 88 yuan per person. A tour guide narrated the history of the buildings and streets along the way. “If it were me walking alone, I would simply find the streets artistic, but the tour that day helped me gain a better understanding of how Western culture blends in with the local culture in Shanghai,” she said. Another surprising benefit of the walk was that she has made friends with two of her fellow walkers.
Lin Yi, a manager for an online platform for self-guided tours, said Citywalk can help travelers learn about local culture and live as local people do, feeling the vibes of a city. People who participate in Citywalks usually have similar tastes, and can have in-depth discussions with each other, he said.
1. What is the main difference between military-style travel and Citywalk?| A．The transport. | B．The cost. |
| C．The purpose. | D．The destination. |
| A．It is a perfect place to run shops. |
| B．There are great things to do at weekends. |
| C．Ideal couples and friends often gather there. |
| D．It provides great experiences in many ways. |
| A．She thought it well worth a try. |
| B．She went on the tour without company. |
| C．She wouldn’t have found the artistic streets by herself. |
| D．She knew how Western culture differed from the local culture in Shanghai. |
| A．Citywalk is a new trend in urban tourism. |
| B．Citywalk can help travelers make new friends. |
| C．Military-style travel is becoming more popular. |
| D．Travelers choose Citywalk over military style to follow suit. |
5 . Improved mental health is on the agenda for many people in 2024 and being organized is the preferred method of realizing it.
Disorganization is often considered to have a negative impact on the way we see ourselves and the lives we lead. The studied downsides of living in a disorganized environment include memory problems, poor eating habits, and decreased self-control. “There’s an obvious link between increased stress and anxiety disorders and living in a messy space,” says Daniel Levitin, a behavioral neuroscientist (行为神经科学家) at McGill University.
“Disorganization brings a loss of productivity that is difficult to quantify (量化),” says Levitin. He points to the amount of time people lose looking for lost items, missing appointments, or falling behind at work or school because of disordered living. “The average person likely loses 5 percent of their time due to disorganization,” he says. “Take your annual salary, multiply that by 5 percent, and you can measure what disorganization may be costing you.”
Joseph Ferrari, one of the most recognized scholars on disorganization research, says that nearly every mental health downside that comes from disorganization can be improved by getting organized. “You’ll feel more energetic, enhance your productivity in the office, and greatly improve the quality of your life,” he says.
Tidy homes have been found to be a predictor of physical health. “Those whose houses are cleaner are more active and physically healthy,” says Libby Sander, an assistant professor of organizational behavior. Part of this is due to organized people being better at managing their time, but it’s also because research demonstrates that less clutter can help improve one’s diet. “Studies show an association between clutter and overweight,” says Libby.
Getting organized has also been shown to decrease one’s stress levels, increase personal efficiency, and even improve sleep. Another studied advantage of getting organized may be improving the quality of one’s relationships. Libby explains that relationships can be negatively impacted when too much clutter affects communication or distracts one’s brain from noticing important message from their partner. Research shows this can cause others to feel ignored, misunderstood, or unimportant.
1. What does Levitin say concerning living a disorganized life?| A．It has been well realized by people. |
| B．It’s many people’s New Year resolution. |
| C．It has an obvious impact on mental state. |
| D．It’s closely related to the living environment. |
| A．By giving examples. | B．By making comparisons. |
| C．By repeating other experts’ words. | D．By referring to previous studies. |
| A．decoration. | B．mess. | C．furniture. | D．light. |
| A．The Neuroscience Behind Healthy Minds |
| B．The Cost of Chaos — How Disorganization Affects Your Life |
| C．Mental Health in 2024 — Self-control as a Priority |
| D．Organize for Success — Boosting Health and Productivity |
6 . The maker of ChatGPT recently announced its next move into generative(有生产力的)artificial intelligence. San Francisco-based OpenAI’s new text-to-video generator, called Sora, is a tool that instantly makes short videos based on written commands, called prompts.
Sora is not the first of its kind. Google, Meta and Runway ML are among the other companies to have developed similar technology. But the high quality of videos displayed by OpenAI —some released after CEO Sam Altman asked social media users to send in ideas for written prompts —surprised observers.
A photographer from New Hampshire posted one suggestion, or prompt, on X. The prompt gave details about a kind of food to be cooked, gnocchi(意大利团子), as well as the setting —an old Italian country kitchen. The prompt said: “An instructional cooking session for homemade gnocchi, hosted by a grandmother —a social media influencer, set in a rustic(土气的)Tuscan country kitchen.” Altman answered a short time later with a realistic video that showed what the prompt described.
The tool is not yet publicly available. OpenAI has given limited information about how it was built. The company also has not stated what imagery and video sources were used to train Sora. At the same time, the video results led to fears about the possible ethical and societal effects.
The New York Times and some writers have taken legal actions against OpenAI for its use of copyrighted works of writing to train ChatGPT. And OpenAI pays a fee to The Associated Press, the source of this report, to license its text news archive(档案). OpenAI said in a blog post that it is communicating with artists, policymakers and others before releasing the new tool to the public.
The company added that it is working with “red teamers” — people who try to find problems and give helpful suggestions — to develop Sora. “We are working with red teamers who will be adversarially(对立地)testing the model,” the company said. “We’re also building tools to help detect misleading content such as a detection classifier that can tell when a video was generated by Sora.”
1. What makes Sora impressive?| A．Its artificial intelligence history. |
| B．Its extraordinary video quality. |
| C．Its ethical and societal influence. |
| D．Its written commands and prompts. |
| A．The company’s current challenge. |
| B．The company’s advanced technology. |
| C．The company’s problems in management. |
| D．The company’s efforts for Sora’s improvement. |
| A．Some disagreements over Sora have arisen. |
| B．Sora is the first text-to-video generator in history. |
| C．OpenAI CEO Altman wrote a prompt as an example. |
| D．All the details about how Sora was built have been shared. |
| A．Pessimistic. | B．Optimistic. | C．Neutral. | D．Cautious. |
7 . In 1959, Handler changed how toy dolls were made when she introduced “Barbie” to the world. With her mature figure, Barbie was one of the first “grown-up” dolls to hit the retail market.
Handler wanted to create a toy that was different from the baby dolls that occupied little girls’ toy boxes. She wanted a doll that girls could show their future dreams upon and allowed for limitless outfit (全套服装) and career choices. Inspired by paper dolls of the time, Handler, to much disagreement, made sure Barbie had the body of a grown woman.
“My own idea of Barbie,” Handler wrote in her autobiography, “was that through the doll, the little girl could be anything she wanted to be. Barbie always represented the fact that a woman had choices.”
There’s even a Barbie for cancer patients — Brave Barbie — a partnership between Mattel and CureSearch that sends a bald (光头的) Barbie to families affected by cancer. “Gifting my daughter a Barbie who suffered from cancer was wonderful,” Michelle, a cancer survivor said, “We would play with that Barbie together and I’d heartbreakingly watch her pretend to take the doll to the hospital for chemo (化疗), or place its long wig (假发) on top of its head and tell the doll that it’s time to be beautiful again.”
Bald Barbie was super brave and went on awesome adventures after chemo. Sometimes she felt sick and needed to sleep, but would feel much better after a rest. Bald Barbie always beat the cancer and went on to live a long and happy life with her family. That Barbie became so much more than a plastic doll — she was a means of communication and a coping mechanism (应对机制) during an extremely unhappy time for little families.
1. Why did Handler create Barbie?| A．To make a hit in the women’s retail market. |
| B．To appeal to boys with her various clothing. |
| C．To inspire girls to make choices as they wish. |
| D．To do a research on women’s career choices. |
| A．Interested yet proud. | B．Sad yet comforted. |
| C．Delighted and ashamed. | D．Heartbroken and regretful. |
| A．A reliable emotional support. | B．A glue for broken relationships. |
| C．An effective practical treatment. | D．A secret medium of argument. |
| A．Medicine. | B．Sports. | C．Story. | D．Environment. |
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Last Saturday, our entirely class visited the Science and Technology Museum under guidance of our teachers. The moment when I stepped into the museum, a wave of excitement and curious washed over me. The displays and exhibits filled the air in a sense of wonder and innovation. Everywhere I looked, there were cutting-edge device, robots, and virtual reality applications that transported me to different worlds. Walking through the museum, I feel an urge to appreciate these inventions created by the brilliant minds and do how I can to push the boundaries of technology. Touching deeply, I left the museum feeling inspired and determined to devote myself to promote science in the future.
9 . You have an important exam in a few days and you’re not feeling prepared. With only a short time to go, you may try four strategies here.
Time-poor students should use a planner to identify the time available for study.
Have you ever tried to recall what you learned a week ago and found it’s as if it’s been wiped from your memory?
Research has found the rate you forget information is minimized if you interact with new information within 24 hours of first receiving it. A second, shorter repetition within 24 hours brings recall back up to 100%. A third repetition within a week for an even shorter time brings recall back to 100%.
Self-testingSelf-testing is a powerful way to study and learn. And flash cards are a great way to help you to self-test.
| A．Always take them along with you |
| B．Keep interacting with the content |
| C．Focus on one thing for an extended time |
| D．That’s where note-taking jumps in-as a hero |
| E．Then actually be disciplined and use that time to study |
| F．So you’d better mix up study sessions with various practices |
| G．They will improve your exam success and relieve your exam anxiety |
10 . After a heavy snowstorm, I ran outside excitedly to build a snowman. No matter how I rolled my snowball, it refused to grow. After resting for a while, I restarted the job. Then I noticed I had an audience-a prim-looking (古板的) couple with obvious disapproval. My face turned red as I tried to answer their unspoken question: Don’t you have anything better to do?
An adult playing by herself seems strange, but’ maybe it shouldn’t. New research suggests that modern adults have ignored their play instinct (本能). Most animals stop playing as adults. However, there are a handful of animals that never stop.
One possibility is’ that adult play is important and beneficial, -a theory supported by a study. Researcher Camilla Cenni from the University of Lethbridge left some puzzle boxes for some monkeys to solve. To get the food inside, they had to drop a rock into the container. The monkeys that previously had dropped rocks for fun were more likely to solve the puzzle. This finding also suggests somewhere in our evolutionary history—a playful human invented stone tools. Even today, the urge to play accounts for some of humans’ greatest inventions. Adult play is also about preparing for the unexpected. And biologists found its most important function is improving relationships and helping individuals get along.
Adult play promotes inclusivity, cooperation and creativity—all qualities that we humans could use. Unfortunately, social norms hold back our urge to let loose. “Generally speaking, we like to do the things that are necessary for our survival,” says Peter Gray, a play researcher at Boston University, Humans took one giant step away from fun when we started planting crops. Plowing (耕) fields is hard and boring. Then we invented factories and lost sight of play.”
With threats like climate change, it’s easy to get into seriousness. But we should understand the value of encouraging adult play. The next time I’m caught playing. I know what to say, “I’m playing for the benefit of all humankind. You’ re welcome.”
1. Why did the author’s face turn red?| A．She was considered too old to play. |
| B．She was ignored by a prim-looking couple. |
| C．She had difficulty making a snowman. |
| D．She couldn’t answer the couple’s question. |
| A．It is the natural need of humans. | B．It has slowed down human evolution. |
| C．It can contribute to useful creations. | D．It is particularly noticeable in animals. |
| A．Climate change. | B．Modern science. |
| C．The arrival of agriculture. | D．The need to prepare for the unexpected. |
| A．How adults can be more playful |
| B．Why adults need to make time for playtime |
| C．How to add more play to your grown-up life |
| D．What differences exist between human and animals’ play |
