Today was Sunday, so I was in no hurry to get out of bed. As I rolled over and stretched, I heard my father shouted, “Oh, dear, fire!” There was unmistakable urgency in his voice. Upon hearing that, I got up and hurried downstairs. And my mother who was preparing breakfast also stopped cooking immediately. My father showed us a video shot by some witness, where we saw a fire inside a building. My mother stood beside him and shook her head.
“What a pity! Is it local?” my mother asked. As a policeman, my father had a keen observation ability. “It’s your hospital!” he watched the screen carefully and said in surprise.
It turned out that a building of the hospital where my mother worked as a head nurse was on fire. We found out later that an old wire first caused the building to catch fire and it began to spread. The camera captured the firefighters’ figures in black and orange uniform as they aimed endless streams of water at the fire.
“I have to get there,” said my mother, feeling anxious. My father and I offered to go with her. She threw on uniform and drove to the site.
Luckily, the fire didn’t spread to the building where my mother worked. After making sure that it was safe, we came to my mother’s office. My mother’s co-workers came to the office off and on as well. They were horrified at the sight of the next building but still thought about how to help.
Through a front window, I suddenly saw the rows of medical records in the next building, and I hurried to tell my mother. She felt really nervous and instantly consulted with her co-workers about how to cope. The situation was very urgent. They knew that if they waited until the firefighters who were busy evacuating (疏散) patients got here, those recordings might burn up. The fire broke out before the records, which were irreplaceable histories of their patients, could be entered into the computer.
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They decided to rescue the records, and my father and I offered to help.
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Finally, some firefighters arrived.
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2 . The artificial intelligence algorithms (算法) behind the program of an AI chat app, which has drawn attention for its ability to generate humanlike written responses to some of the most creative queries, might one day be able to help doctors detect Alzheimer’s disease in its early stages. Research from Drexel University’s School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems recently proved that the program of the AI chat app can identify clues from spontaneous (自发的) speech that are 80% accurate in predicting the early stages of dementia (痴呆) .
The current practice for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease typically involves a medical history review and lengthy set of physical and neurological evaluations and tests. While there is still no cure for the disease, spotting it early can give patients more options for ways of treatment and support. Because the language disability is a symptom (症状) in 60%-80% of dementia patients, researchers have been focusing on programs that can pick up on unobvious clues, such as hesitation, making grammar and pronunciation mistakes and forgetting the meaning of words, as a quick test that could indicate whether or not a patient should have a full examination.
“The AI systemic approach to language analysis and production makes it a promising possibility for identifying the unobvious speech characteristics that may predict the beginning of dementia,” said Felix Agbavor, a doctoral researcher in the school and the lead author of the paper. “Training the app with a lot of data of interviews, some of which are with Alzheimer’s patients, would offer the information it needs to select speech patterns that could then be applied to identify markers in future patients.”
To build on these promising results, the researchers are planning to develop a web application that could be used at home or in a doctor’s office as a pre-screening tool.
“Our proof-of-concept shows that this could be a simple, accessible and fully sensitive tool for community-based testing,” Felix said. “This could be very useful for early screening and risk assessment before a clinical diagnosis.”
1. What does the underlined word “queries” in paragraph 1 mean?| A．Solutions. | B．Details. | C．Comments. | D．Questions. |
| A．The hearing loss. | B．The speech barrier. |
| C．The increase of age. | D．The difficulty in moving. |
| A．Promising. | B．Confusing. | C．Challenging. | D．Complex |
| A．The AI algorithms behind an app has drawn attention |
| B．Speech patterns could be applied to identify Alzheimer’s |
| C．An AI chat app may help detect early signs of Alzheimer’s |
| D．A medical history review is involved in diagnosing dementia |
3 . Can you remember a time when somebody was kind to you? Perhaps a person allowed you to go in front of them in a queue. Maybe your sister phoned you to ask how your week was going. Or perhaps a stranger or a friend helped you in a much deeper way.
Few people would disagree with the idea that a kind action is good for the soul. It is a win-win situation, leading to a sense of well-being for both the receiver and the giver. As a simple example, let's imagine you have a workmate who always does a very good job.
Some websites suggest more imaginative ways to show kindness.
| A．Doing something good can be very hard. |
| B．You praise it and show your admiration. |
| C．Generally, these fall into three categories. |
| D．Offering kindness can bring happiness. |
| E．There are a million ways to offer kindness. |
| F．People are encouraged to do random acts of kindness. |
| G．If you are kind to yourself, you will naturally be kinder to others. |
Kevin Duke wanted to buy his daughter a second-hand car for her 16th birthday. So he found one. Before he bought it, he checked the engine and every comer inside the car to make sure it was all good and safe. When he came to the glove compartment(杂物箱), he discovered an envelope inside.
On the envelope was written: "New Car Owner. Important Info Inside."
Out of curiosity, he opened the envelope and read what was inside. He was quite touched by what it had said and wanted to offer help. The letter was written by a young woman named Sabrina. In it she said that she had recently lost her mom, her 6-year-old daughter and her aunt in a terrible house fire. Her mom owned that car and she loved it. But she had to sell it for all their funerals. She wished the new owner to enjoy the new car, hoping it would bring that person many precious memories.
She went on in the letter to say: "So now that it's yours, please remember it isn't just a car. It's full of memories. Be nice to it. By the way, her name is Sylvia, given by my dear daughter. So please don't change it. If you ever want to sell Sylvia, please try to find me. I don't have enough money to buy it right now, but hopefully, I'll be in a better financial situation if you decide later that she's just not right for you anymore- Be happy every day. I wish you and Sylvia the best."
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Kevin posted the letter on the Internet and it touched quite a few netizens.
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However, busy with the funerals, Sabrina knew little about what had been done for her.
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