1 . 既然在地球上很难躲避灾难，或许我应该开始考虑搬到太空去……
________, perhaps I should start thinking about moving to space...

2 . 在门口等待的时候，韩干用一根棍子在土里画画，结果被诗人王维看见了。
________________, Han Gan used a stick to draw pictures in the dirt and was seen by the poet himself.

3 . The pandemic has affected nearly all aspects of modern life, from the clothes we wear to the food we eat. There is one thing, however, that has remained almost unchanged: the emojis we send.

According to data from the Unicode Consortium (统一码联盟), nine of the 10 most-used emojis from 2019 also ranked among the top 10 this year. The tears of joy emoji ranked No.1, despite members of Gen Z deeming it uncool.

“It speaks to how many people use emojis. If emojis were a purely Gen Z thing, then you wouldn’t see it so highly ranked,” said Alexander Robertson, an emoji researcher at Google. “Because of the large number of people using emojis, even if one group thinks something is lame, they have to be a really big group to affect these statistics.”

And it makes sense that Gen Z would think that certain emojis aren’t fashionable. It’s part of the “teenager experience of creating a sense of subculture where there’s a right way and a wrong way of behaving.” Plus, there is a range of laughter that can be expressed: There’s light chuckling. There’s acknowledgement laughter, which is just a marker of empathy. Using emojis, such as the skull face (“I’m dead”) or crying face ( uncontrollable tears of laughter), can help to illustrate that range.

“It basically indicates that we have what we need to communicate a broad range of expression, or even very specific concepts,” Mr Robertson said. “You don’t necessarily need a Covid emoji.”

“We did see a rise in the use of the virus emoji. But it wasn’t made remotely into the most-commonly used ones because we still had plenty to laugh about and plenty to cry about, whether it was because of the pandemic or not,” said Lauren Gawne, a senior lecturer in linguistic at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia.

“Even in the midst of this massive global pandemic that preoccupied so much of our time,” She added. “We still spent a lot of time wishing each other happy birthday or checking or laughing about some new and unexpected elements of this slow-burning weirdness.”

1. Why does the tears of joy emoji ranked No.1 despite the dislike from the Z generation?

A．The emoji is a purely Z generation thing.

B．The Z generation are too young to influence the rank.

C．Though they dislike it, the Z generation vote for it ultimately.

D．The Z generation take up a very small portion in emoji users.

2. What does the underlined “it” in paragraph 6 refer to?

A．the virus emoji	B．a Covid emoji
C．the use of the virus emoji	D．the rise in the use of the virus emoji

3. Why wasn’t the virus emoji popular according to Lauren Gawne?

A．The massive global pandemic has come to an end.

B．The pandemic has little influence on people’s daily life.

C．We have a broad range of expression for communication.

D．Some new and useful emojis are created to replace the virus emoji.

4. What is probably the best title for the passage?

A．The Pandemic and the Emoji.

B．Gen Z, the Emoji Generation.

C．The Emoji of the Year.

D．The Rise of Virus Emoji

4 . But learning that we’ll be randomly paired to do the oral practice, I feel an urge ________(express) my different voice, hoping that this wouldn’t offend you. (所给词的适当形式填空)

5 . Some people say that A. I. large language models can be unpredictable and unreliable — giving false information and acting strangely toward users. I’ve been using A.I. tools like ChatGPT almost daily for several months now, and I’ve seen them spit out plenty of wrong answers.     1     Here are three things that A.I. is especially good at.

Getting creatively unstuck

A. I. can also be a good tool for getting your creative juices flowing. Recently, I was trying to come up with questions to ask a podcast guest. I pasted the guest’s bio into ChatGPT and asked it to give me “10 thoughtful, incisive interview questions” for this person.     2    

Ethan Mollick, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, recommends using A.I. to overcome writer’s block, or get a running start on hard projects.

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I’ve also been using ChatGPT and other A.I. apps as a kind of rehearsal for offline tasks I find unpleasant or hard.

When I had to have a difficult conversation with a friend, I asked ChatGPT to take part in a role-playing exercise. “Pretend you’re my friend, and react the way you think my friend might react,” I told it.     4     It didn’t make the real one painless, but I felt more confident knowing I’d already practised with a chatbot.

Of course, A.I. chatbots can’t replace human friendships. But they can be a kind of on-demand sounding board, offering us basic feedback and advice without judgement.

Sparking Notes for everything

    5     I’ve used A.I. programs to “read” long articles for me, and summarize dense academic papers. Usually they get the key points right, even if some of the details are missing. If you’re bored of reading this article, you could ask ChatGPT to summarize it for you. I promise I won’t be offended.

A．Rehearsing for real-world tasks.

B．I then held a mock version of the conversation.

C．Explaining concepts at multiple difficulty levels.

D．Of the questions it generated, most were pretty good.

E．Used properly, ChatGPT and other A.I. chatbots can be amazing teaching tools.

F．But I’ve also seen these A.I. programs do amazing things that took my breath away.

G．One of the most powerful abilities of A.I. language models is quickly summarizing large amounts of text.

6 . When the students on the playground saw the colorful balloons ________ (float) in the sky, they became excited.

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What will control the tree house’s temperature?

A．The roof.

B．The leaves.

C．The soil.

2. What is the most important design of a lizard house?

A．Changing colors.

B．Collecting sunlight.

C．Producing energy.

3. Why can the chimney be a useful air conditioner?

A．It allows cool air to come in.

B．It is easy for hot air to flow out.

C．It can protect the house from strong cold air.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What helps Karl most to become successful?

A．Hard work.

B．Good training.

C．A set schedule.

2. What does Karl usually do before the game day?

A．He has good meals.

B．He has a good rest.

C．He does more training.

3. When does Karl get to the stadium on the game day?

A．At about 8:30 a. m.

B．At about 9:00 a. m.

C．At about 9:50 a. m.

4. Why do Karl’s team watch videos of past games?

A．To avoid the mistakes they’ve made.

B．To relax themselves completely.

C．To know the opposing team.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What did the woman help do in Ghana?

A．Teach children at a school.

B．Build houses for the locals.

C．Care for wild animals.

2. What is the contact number of the volunteer programme?

A．212-831-7172.

B．212-831-7272.

C．212-831-7372.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What are the speakers mainly discussing at the beginning?

A．Types of coffee.

B．A coffee maker.

C．Best time to drink coffee.

2. How many parts does the coffee pot have?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

3. What does the man like about coffee?

A．The taste.

B．The smell.

C．The health benefits.

4. What is the man’s favourite drink?

A．Tea.

B．Coffee.

C．Water.