1. 元(一)月21日到上海后入住预定酒店;
2. 第二天、第三天去上海各地游玩,如迪士尼乐园、东方明珠、科技馆等;
3. 元月24日乘坐高铁返回。
注意:
1. 写作词数应为120左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
参考词汇:
Disneyland(迪士尼乐园); the Oriental Pearl Tower(东方明珠); Shanghai Science and Technology Museum(上海科技馆); high speed railway(高铁)
Dear Lucy,
How is everything going?
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Yours,
Li Hua
2 . Ann has been severely paralysed (瘫痪)for more than 18 years. She cannot speak and normally communicates. But now, she has been able to speak through an image on the computer using technology that translated her brain signals into speech and facial expressions.
The advance raises hopes that the technology could be on the edge of transforming the lives of people who have lost the ability to speak due to conditions like strokes (中风).
The latest technology uses tiny electrodes (电极) put on the top layer of the brain to detect electrical activity in the part of the brain that controls speech and face movements. These signals are translated directly into a digital avatar’s (化身) speech and facial expressions including smiling, frowning or surprise.
The team put 253 paper-thin electrodes on the top layer of Ann’s brain over an area important to speech. Afterwards Ann worked with the team to train the system to detect her unique brain signals for various speech sounds by repeating different phrases repeatedly. The computer learned 39 distinctive sounds and a Chat GPT-style language system was used to translate the signals into understandable sentences. This was then used to control an avatar with a voice personalised to sound like Ann’s voice before the injury, based on a recording of her speaking at her wedding.
The technology was not perfect, translating words incorrectly 28% of the time in a test run involving more than 500 phrases, and it generated brain-to-text at a rate of 78 words a minute, compared with the 110–150 words typically spoken in natural conversation. However, scientists said the latest advances in accuracy and speed suggest the technology is now at a point of being practically useful for patients. A crucial next step is to create a wireless form that could be put beneath the skull (颅骨).
1. How can Ann speak?A.By tiny electrodes on her brain. |
B.Through an avatar using the latest technology. |
C.Through repeating different phrases repeatedly. |
D.By a technology that detects her brain signals. |
A.How the technology works. |
B.How the technology benefits the patients. |
C.How the technology translates the brain signal. |
D.How the technology is put into wide application. |
A.Ann’s cooperation. | B.Ann’s facial expressions. |
C.An AI language system. | D.A recording of Ann’s speaking. |
A.It is a promising way to help patients. |
B.Its translating speed is too slow. |
C.It cannot be applied to patients. |
D.It is not accurate in translating at all. |
I was eating breakfast at home in Hampshire in March this year, scrolling (滚屏) through social media on my phone, when a story caught my eye. It was about a nine-year-old dog, Charlie, nicknamed the loneliest in Britain. He had been in a rescue center in Somerset for more than 500 days.
For some reason, nobody wanted to ad opt him. I clicked on the link and right away Charlie’ shuge, sad eyes stared back at me. I was attracted by him. I turned to my husband, Sam, and said: “We’ve got to have him.” He read the article over my shoulder and felt exactly the same way. We wanted to give Charlie a happy home and a new life. Over the past few years we have tried to adopt a few different dogs, but we haven’t had any luck—we were never top of the list. Sam and I got used to filling in forms and not hearing anything. We’d almost given up hope.
But Charlie is an older dog and we felt we’d be suited—even older dogs have a lot of love left to offer. So we took our time with the application, sent photographs of our house and garden. We explained why Charlie would be happy with us, and then forgot all about it.
A few days later we received an email from Brent Knoll animal center, saying we’d been shortlisted. We were so amazed! They asked us to visit Charlie and to see if he liked us. When we arrived, we were taken to the staff room. We didn’t know what to expect. We hadn’t been told much about Charlie’s circumstances, but as he had been given up for adoption and hadn’t been placed with a new owner for so long, we thought there might be issues. But the dog was full of joy and charisma (魅力).
注意:
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
He came straight over to us, all curious.
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Day after day, we occupied ourselves in Charlie’s company.
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1.明智上网的重要性;
2.提出具体建议(两到三条)。
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2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Be Wise Internet Users
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2. 请她推荐歌曲;
3. 请求陪同练习。
注意:
1. 词数80左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Anna,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
My family’s house was close to a road. And on the far end of the road stood a big tree. My parents, together with me, often crossed the road to the big tree to have fun with our neighbors. But I wasn’t allowed to cross the road to go there by myself for my safety.
One day, for some reason, the big tree would be cut down. It was just before dinner time. A large crowd of neighbors gathered at the far end of the road to watch the falling of this tree. I watched from my house as the tree, tied with ropes, was lowered down. Soon, the huge tree fell safely to the ground with a big sound. But the kids and grown - ups didn’t leave. They moved closer to stay around this wonderful old tree.
Like them, I wanted to touch the tree with my hands and say good - bye. But I was only five years old and wasn’t allowed to cross the busy road alone. But as I became sadder when watching the tree nearly disappear, I thought to myself, “What’s the worst thing that could happen?” I didn’t see any cars coming, so I ran across the road to say good - bye to the fallen tree.
After standing around and talking with some of the neighbors, I realized that I had stayed there too long. “I am late for dinner, and I’m in trouble.”I told myself. Without even thinking, and without seeing if there were any cars coming, I dashed out between two parked cars and raced toward the other side of the road.
I didn’t see a car rushing forward from the other end of the road. And the driver didn’t expect I’d cross the road at that moment. When spotting me, he tried to stop his car, whose tires produced loud and unpleasant noises. But it was too late.
注意:
1. 写作词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
Before knowing what had happened, I was struck down.
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Paragraph 2:
At the hospital, it was discovered that luckily I was not seriously injured.
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1. 保持身心健康的重要性;
2. 结合自身实际提出你的建议。
注意:
1. 词数100左右;
2. 开头和结尾已经给出,不计入总词数;
3. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! I’m glad to stand here to make a speech. My topic is
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That’s all. Thank you!
1. 活动时间;
2. 活动内容;
3. 简短评论。
注意:1. 写作词数应为80左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The First English Culture Festival
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9 . I often thought carefully and seriously about what my mother had said. At thought of my past conduct, a blush (脸红) of
It was not long after this that an
Glad to
“What do you
“Sir, you paid me two bills, instead of one.” said I,
“Two bills? Did I? Let me see; well, so I did. Well, I am glad you are
I returned home with a
A.shame | B.pleasure | C.nervousness | D.excitement |
A.bravery | B.pride | C.selfishness | D.carelessness |
A.design | B.follow | C.change | D.disobey |
A.accident | B.event | C.opportunity | D.example |
A.take | B.pay | C.offer | D.receive |
A.playing | B.bargaining | C.cooking | D.drawing |
A.request | B.answer | C.order | D.choice |
A.sadly | B.nervously | C.impatiently | D.quietly |
A.escape | B.finish | C.settle | D.reply |
A.key | B.sheet | C.paper | D.bill |
A.knew | B.thought | C.wondered | D.discovered |
A.dangerous | B.unexpected | C.puzzling | D.unsatisfactory |
A.remembered | B.heard | C.repeated | D.understood |
A.she | B.you | C.I | D.they |
A.went | B.walked | C.ran | D.wandered |
A.do | B.like | C.have | D.want |
A.trembling | B.keeping | C.getting | D.moving |
A.careful | B.brave | C.honest | D.friendly |
A.beating | B.broken | C.warm | D.lightened |
A.lessons | B.principles | C.regulations | D.moments |
1. What goods should be mainly sold next week?
A.Skirts. | B.T-shirts. | C.Pants. |
A.Adidas. | B.Under Armour. | C.Nike. |
A.Tim Golding. | B.Jane Lewis. | C.Dianne Greenberg. |
A.By Friday. | B.By Wednesday. | C.By Monday. |