1 . 阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

With the development of AI technology, the dream that you stay in bed and press a button to send a robot to do all the work may    1     (actual) come true.     2    is known to all, to achieve the aims of being capable of learning from experience, adjusting to new inputs and    3     (perform) tasks like humans, many approaches to    4     (create) true AI have been put forward, including “deep learning”,     5     has the capacity of analyzing massive amounts of data through multiple layers, imitating the complex works of the human brain. Nowadays, AI has an unlimited number of     6     (apply) in many fields: finance, health care, machine and art, etc. All in all, this technology was a double sword. It changed our way of life, but we also should pay attention     7     some warnings while enjoying its     8     (convenient).     9    is our duty to make good use of the technology. And we believe tomorrow will be    10     (good).

2 . 假定你是李华，你的美国网友Jack将于近期和家人来西安旅游，他想了解需要做哪些准备工作。请你用英文给他写一封电子邮件，给他提一些建议。内容要点如下。
1.欢迎他和家人来西安旅游；
2.旅行前的准备：了解中国文化，学会用筷子，学一些简单的汉语。
注意：1.词数80左右   
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。chopsticks筷子
Dear Jack,
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Yours,

Li Hua

3 . Be a Good One

“Whatever you are,” said Abraham Lincoln, “be a good one.” He _______ it with his own life. And in the present age, his words need an improvement.

Composer Frederick Loewe was not always _______. He learned the piano from the great masters of Europe and achieved huge success as a(n) _______ and composer in his early years. But when he immigrated to the United States, he _______ as a piano genius. For a while he tried other types of _______ including looking for gold and boxing. _______ he never gave up his dream and continued to play the _______ and write music.

During those _______ years, he could not always afford to make payments on his piano. One day, bent over the keyboard he heard nothing but the music that he played with such rare inspiration. When he finished and looked upon, he was _______ to find that he had the audience of three men who were seated on the ________ .

They said nothing and made no movement toward the piano. Instead, they stood from the floor and dug into their pockets, collected together enough money for the payment, placed it on the piano and walked out, empty-handed. Moved by the ________ of his music, these men recognized excellence and ________ to it.

Whatever you are, be a ________ one. If what you do is worth doing, if you believe that who you are is of value, then you can’t afford to be ________ with mediocrity. When you choose the path of excellence through this life, you will bring it to your best and ________ the best it can offer in return. And you will know what it is to be satisfied.

1.

A．linked

B．ensured

C．proved

D．invented

2.

A．greedy

B．famous

C．polite

D．generous

3.

A．actor

B．conductor

C．performer

D．musician

4.

A．failed

B．worked

C．acted

D．lived

5.

A．choices

B．jobs.

C．chances

D．fortunes

6.

A．Or

B．So

C．But

D．And

7.

A．card

B．violin

C．basketball

D．piano

8.

A．hard

B．memorable

C．unforgettable

D．wonderful

9.

A．surprised

B．satisfied

C．ashamed

D．terrified

10.

A．edge

B．chair

C．blanket

D．floor

11.

A．form

B．meaning

C．title

D．beauty

12.

A．adapted

B．turned

C．responded

D．led

13.

A．honest

B．good

C．wise

D．positive

14.

A．content

B．patient

C．popular

D．busy

15.

A．experience

B．present

C．addict

D．receive

4 . 假定你是李华，你市文化中心将于五月一日在美术馆举办一场中国画(Chinese painting) 画展，请你代表市文化中心写一则通知，内容包括：
1. 展览时间、地点；
2. 展览内容：艺术家传授绘画技巧；欣赏优秀绘画作品；听专家做中国绘画史报告。
注意：1.词数 80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
参考词汇：展览 exhibition 美术馆：art gallery 市文化中心：The City Cultural Center
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6 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

In the Ming Dynasty, a Chinese man Wan Hu made the world’s first rocket (火箭), but     1     (lucky) he lost his life with it. It was not until April 24, 1970     2     China launched (发射) its first man-made satellite Dongfanghong-1 successfully.     3     (celebrate) the first big success in the country’s space     4     (develop), we now make April 24 China’s Space Day.

China also announces new plans to make a space station and go to Mars and further space. The space station will be finished     5     (build) around 2022. According to China’s top space scientist Zhou Jianping,     6     that time, becoming an astronaut will be     7    normal job. More astronauts are needed than ever before. They need to be able to finish difficult tasks.

By now, China     8     (choose) astronauts mainly from pilots like Yang Liwei. In the future,     9    (astronaut) will be picked from engineers, doctors and space technology experts. Another plan is about Mars. In order to explore Mars, China sent a spacecraft (航天器), named Tianwen-1, to Mars on July 23, 2020,     10     will land on Mars and even bring back things from Mars.

7 . The drive to create the new is part of our biological makeup. We build cultures by the hundreds and new stories by the millions.     1     But where do our new ideas come from?

Through the history of human activities, prior art promotes the creative process. Before 1908, each vehicle was custom built, with different parts assembled in different places and then painstakingly brought together.     2     Nevertheless, the idea was something he learned about from the Chicago meatpacking industry. He simply assembled into a car the discoveries of other men behind whom were centuries of work. The mining of history happens not only in technology, but in the arts as well. Even in Picasso’s painting Les Demoisellesd’ Avignon, we can trace its genealogy (血统宗谱).

    3     Take, for example, a surgeon named Anthony Cicoria, who in 1994 was speaking to his mother on an outdoor payphone when he was struck by a bolt of lightning. A few weeks later, he unexpectedly began composing and introduced his music works in subsequent years. If ever there were an example of creativity originating out of the thin air, this might be it.

However, on closer inspection, Cicoria also turns out to rely on the raw materials around him. He recalls that, after his accident, he developed a strong desire to listen to nineteenth-century piano music. It is difficult to know what the lightning strike did to his brain, but it is clear that he rapidly absorbed these musical products.     4    

We humans are always waiting for the creative lightning to strike.     5     Instead of new ideas being lit up by lightning bolts, they arise from the interweaving billions of microscopic sparks in the vast darkness of the brain.

A．However, creative ideas evolve from existing memories and impressions.

B．We surround ourselves with things that have never existed before, while pigs and llamas and goldfish do not.

C．But is there any moment when someone is suddenly struck by an idea that comes from nowhere?

D．But Henry Ford came up with a critical innovation of streamlining the entire process.

E．It shares the same structure and progression as other paintings.

F．No doubt the non-musician surely managed to compose due to the sudden idea flashing through his mind.

G．His sudden desire to compose may have come from nowhere, but his basic creative process did not.

8 . Not much trash and almost no plastic actually gets recycled. About a third of U.S. garbage gets recycled, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s most recent estimate. The rest goes to landfills, which release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and pollute their surroundings.

To make recycling easier, many U.S. cities don’t ask Americans to separate paper, glass, metal and plastic. They just ask people to put anything recyclable into one bin and let waste plants do the sorting. But waste plants don’t catch everything. AI is now an essential tool for the world’s waste management leaders. Greyparrot, a tech company has already installed more than 100 AI trash spotters in about 50 sorting facilities.

Greyparrot’s device is, basically, a set of visual and infrared (红外线的) cameras hooked up to a computer, which monitors trash as it passes by on a conveyor belt and labels it under 70 categories, from loose bottle caps to books to aluminum cans. Waste plants could connect these AI systems to sorting robots to help them separate trash from something recyclable more accurately. They could also use the AI as a quality control system to measure how well they’re sorting trash from something recyclable. That could help plant managers adjust their production lines to cover more recyclable objects, or cheek that a bundle of recyclable objects is free of pollutants, which would allow them to sell at a higher price.

In the next few years, some recycling companies plan to retrofit (改良) thousands of material-recovery facilities with Al trash-spotting tools. Of these companies, Bollegraaf has built thousands of these facilities, including 340 in North America, accounting for a majority of the recovery plants in the world.

The trash-spotting computers could one day help regulators punish companies that produce tsunamis of non-recyclable packaging because the AI systems are so accurate that they can identify the brands on individual items. Putting the AI tools in thousands of waste plants can raise recycling percentage. If the needle can be moved by even 5 to 10 percent, that would be a phenomenal outcome for greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impact.

1. What does the author want to show in Paragraph 1?

A．People pay little attention to environmental protection.

B．The US has not recycle all the trash.

C．Greenhouse gas is a major contributor to air pollution.

D．People in other countries show little enthusiasm for recycling.

2. How does Greyparrot’s AI system work?

A．It works with sorting robots.	B．It adjusts the production line.
C．It monitors the conveyor belt.	D．It controls cameras in a computer.

3. What can be inferred about AI tools in the last two paragraphs?

A．They are highly profitable.	B．They have unforeseeable prospect.
C．They will be well received.	D．They present a challenge for regulators.

4. Where can you read the passage?

A．On a website about education.	B．In an economics magazine.
C．In a science fiction.	D．In a science newspaper.

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Fusong County in northeast China’s Jilin Province was abuzz (热闹) with activities last winter, especially when the World Robot Contest Finals 2023     1     (hold) there. The finals attracted over 5, 000 youngsters from across the country     2     competed fiercely with their self-designed robots.

“We need to compete in assembling, programming and operation. I believe that maintaining a resilient mindset     3     (be) the key to winning out,” said Yu Yiyang , who is     4     fifth grader from Shanghai and has a profound passion for robots. Yu said that from robotics class, he acquired knowledge beyond conventional textbooks, refining his practical skills and     5     (encourage) innovative thinking.

Many of the contestants     6     (receive) robotics education before participating in the robot contests. Their skills, mental strength and the sense of team work improved a lot as a result of their     7     (expose) to such competitions.

The young contestants,     8     various places and with diverse backgrounds, offered a glimpse of the popularity of robotics education among Chinese students. For many, learning robot programming and participating in robot contests not only offer     9     (opportunity) to sharpen their cognitive abilities and their skills, but also serve as an effective means to boost     10     (they) spirit of teamwork.

10 . At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Romanian gymnast Nadia Comǎneci made history. She performed a routine ________ on the uneven bars (高低杠), scoring a perfect 10. She pursued ________ in her practice, which led to remarkable achievements in the game.

Perfectionism is generally ________ as a good quality. Therefore, it’s not surprising that perfectionism in society has been on the rise for years. And it is more ________ in certain professions like top athletes and medical specialists. Perfectionism can be seen as a ________ tendency. Perfectionists usually set extremely ________ standards for themselves and others. According to researchers, such behavior is rooted in ________. Many perfectionists worry that if they don’t pay enough attention to detail, it will hurt their performance. So they ________ their perfectionism even when it’s self-defeating.

Aiming for a high degree of success isn’t necessarily ________ as long as you behave reasonably. People with adaptive perfectionism work hard to meet ambitious goals, but are also able to tolerate mistakes, changes, and problems that they didn’t ________. When encountering ________, they stay flexible.

Maladaptive perfectionism, which ________ an intense desire for others’ approval, and a high level of concern over mistakes, is ________. It tends to weaken individual confidence and affects relationships and overall well-being. To overcome it, it’s crucial to shift your mindset. Start by being realistic and gaining a ________ perspective. Give yourself permission to loosen up a bit on certain matters, enabling you to prioritize what truly matters. ________ can be challenging, but it is indeed attainable.

1.

A．innocently

B．humbly

C．faultlessly

D．repeatedly

2.

A．perfection

B．reward

C．maximun

D．dignity

3.

A．appreciated

B．broadcast

C．urged

D．published

4.

A．ridiculous

B．miserable

C．delicate

D．common

5.

A．nursery

B．behavioral

C．corporate

D．local

6.

A．hazy

B．primitive

C．high

D．moderate

7.

A．discipline

B．confidence

C．chaos

D．insecurity

8.

A．test out

B．hold onto

C．set aside

D．give off

9.

A．beneficial

B．reliable

C．harmful

D．significant

10.

A．purchase

B．anticipate

C．divide

D．forget

11.

A．frames

B．barriers

C．campaigns

D．episodes

12.

A．deletes

B．prevents

C．involves

D．refuses

13.

A．complicated

B．genuine

C．precise

D．unhealthy

14.

A．funnier

B．lower

C．hotter

D．broader

15.

A．Transformation

B．Criticism

C．Infection

D．Education