1 . Artificial intelligence is one of the most concentrated industries in the world, which influences education, criminal justice, hiring and welfare, But so far the industry has escapedregulation (管理), despite affecting the lives of billions of people, even when its products are potentially harmful.

The COVID-19 pandemic has sped this up. Many Al companies are now promoting emotion recognition tools (ERTs) for monitoring remote workers. These systems map the “micro-expressions”in people’s faces from their video cameras. Then they predict internal emotional states drawn from a list of supposedly universal categories: happiness, sadness, anger, disgust, surprise and fear. However, there is scientific doubt whether emotional states are accurately detected at all. “It is not possible to confidently infer happiness from a smile, or sadness from a frown,” a 2019 review stated.

Resistance to this highly controversial (有争议的) technology is growing; the influential.

Brookings Institute suggested ERTs be banned completely from use by law. The European Union becomes the first to attempt a proposal to regulate AI, but the draft AI act has its problems. It would ban most “real-time” biometric ID (生物识别) systems — but fails to define what exactly real-time means.

Clearly, we need far stronger protections and controls that address such harmful effects on society. However, too many policymakers fall into the trap of “enchanted determinism”: the belief that AI systems are magical and superhuman — beyond what we can understand or regulate, yet decisive and reliable enough to make predictions about life-changing decisions. This effect drives a kind of techno-optimism that can directly endanger people’s lives. For example, a review in the British Medical Journal looked at 232 machine-learning algorithms (算法) for predicting outcomes for COVID-19 patients. It found that none of them were fit for clinical use. “I fear that they may have harmed patients,” said one of the authors.

Many countries have strict regulations and thorough testing when developing medicines and vaccines. The same should be true for AI systems, especially those having a direct impact on people’s lives.

1. What can be inferred from paragraph 2?

A．The COVTD-19 pandemic has sped up the regulation of AI.

B．The internal emotional states are only limited to six basic categories.

C．There is no reliable link between facial expressions and true feelings.

D．People’s micro-expressions accurately reveal their internal emotions.

2. Why does the author mention the problems of the draft AI act?

A．To show EU’s resistance to AI technology.

B．To show the difficulty in regulating AI.

C．To prove AI technology should be banned.

D．To prove the act is completely ineffective.

3. Which of the following is the effect of “enchanted determinism”？

A．It shakes people’s confidence in technology.

B．It enables people to correctly predict future.

C．It misleads policymakers in making decisions.

D．It helps predict outcomes for COVID-19 patients.

4. What is the best title of the article?

A．AI: Products in Demand

B．AI: Strict Rules in Place

C．AI: Tight Control in Need

D．AI: Technology in Danger

2 . In a weightless, microgravity environment like space, how can someone with sight or mobility problems navigate in the space station? As scientists continue to push the boundaries of spaceflight and the possibility of human life on other planets, how can we build space infrastructure (基础设施) friendly to all humans？

The Mission AstroAccess project aims to answer these questions, starting with a historic parabolic (抛物线的) flight that took off from Long Bench on Oct. 17, 2021. A group of 12 disabled scientists, students, athletes and artists launched into a zero-gravity environment as a first step. To get a better idea of what is needed for more inclusive (包容的) space travel, AstroAccess plans to conduct a series of follow-on parabolic flights after the first launch. On these flights, a plane flies up to an altitude of around 32, 000 feet and then begins a descent at about 4 miles per second. This quick descent creates a microgravity, weightless effect lasting roughly 30 seconds. Afterwards, the plane climbs back up to a stable altitude, and repeats the process again.

The 12 AstroAccess Ambassadors selected for this first microgravity flight included four blind or low-vision Ambassadors; two deaf or hard-of-hearing Ambassadors；and six with mobility disabilities, all carrying out various tasks in the weightless environment. One of the challenges was seeing whether all members could perform basic safety and operational tasks. The crew also tested whether sound beacons (声信标) could be used for blind members to direst themselves, They are also investigating how American Sign Language will be impacted by microgravity.

“My whole career goal is to make the average person able to go to cuter space, where you don’t have to be a crazy trained astronaut with perfect physical abilities and health to visit cuter space,” said Brenda Williamson, head of the AstroAccess logistics committee. “I grew up on Star Trek, so the idea of exploration is really important.”

1. Why is the Mission AstroAccess project carried out？

A．To expose the disabled to zero gravity.

B．To train a group of disabled astronauts.

C．To involve all humans in spaceflight.

D．To build mobile space infrastructure.

2. What does the underlined word “descent” in paragraph 2 mean？

A．Going down.

B．Going up.

C．Taking off.

D．Touching down.

3. What do we know about the 12 selected Ambassadors？

A．They all have mobility problems.

B．They communicate by sign language.

C．They do scientific research in the lab.

D．They perform tasks in weightlessness.

4. What does Brenda Williamson think of the project？

A．Meaningful.	B．Successful.
C．Unrealistic.	D．Challenging.

3 . 一个最近进行一次整形手术的妇女对这个决定很后悔。（定语从句）（汉译英）

4 . —Jane, I rang you up last night but nobody answered.
—Oh, I, together with my parents, ________walks in the park then.

A．have taken

B．was taking

C．were taking

D．had taken

5 . 我的牙齿对冷食过敏。
My teeth ________ cold food.

6 . 这幅国画是他爷爷传给他的。
The Chinese painting ________to him from his grandfather.

7 . 从方框内选择适当的词（其中有两个是多余的），并用其正确形式填空。

issue   determine   confuse   reflect   decorate   permanence   feature

1. Being honest with each other can keep the ________ of friendship.
2. I ________ on the proposal before making the final decision.
3. The room ________in light green and gives the child an impression of relaxation.
4. The global warming is a vital ________ that involves every country in the world.
5. He was depressed and in a ________ state of mind.

8 . 课本原文填空。

The old man pulled on him all that he could to bring him closer     1    the fish was coming in on his circle. He straightened himself and began another circle. The old man moved him. He felt faint again now but he held     2     the great fish all the strain that he could. He held up.

Though he put all of his effort on,     3    (pull) with all his strength, the fish swam away. That way nothing     4    ( accomplish ), he thought. This time he must get him alongside. He is not good for many more turns. But he is good for ever. He nearly had him and again the fish righted himself and swam slowly away. Never has he seen a    5    (great), or more beautiful, or a calmer or more noble thing than him. Now he was getting     6    (confuse) in the head. He must keep his head clear and know how to suffer like a man. He said to himself “Clear     7    , head”. Twice more it was the same on the turns. He had been     8     the point of feeling himself go each time. Trying it once more, he felt himself going. But the fish righted himself and swam off again slowly     9     the great tail weaving in the air. At that time, his hands were mushy now and he could only see well in flashes. He tried it again and it was the same. He felt himself     10    (go) before starting again, but he will try it once again.

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。

Eighty-year-old Li Xinsheng clearly remembered the day her husband was diagnosed (诊断) with Alzheimer’s (阿尔茨海默病). Since then, she     1     (do) everything she can     2     (slow) the illness’s progression (进展). The couple recently attended a dance-therapy program, Time to Dance, which was initiated (发起) by the Scottish Ballet from the UK in 2017 to offer dance classes for people living     3     Alzheimer’s and their caregivers. Due to COVID, sessions     4     (hold) both online and in person last year. Both participants and instructors were referred to     5     (simple) as “dancers”. The dancers interacted with one another in a relaxing atmosphere and some started singing along with the songs     6     they danced.

The dance-therapy project proved helpful for the patients. Apart from     7     (help) the participants exercise and express     8     (they), it enabled the dancers to learn to communicate with others and be more open to everyday interpersonal interactions. “I feel moved. They’ve brought     9     (warm) to people with Alzheimer’s, who are often left unnoticed and forgotten in     10     corner,” Li Xinsheng said.

10 . A family visited the public elementary school where I taught students with a listening defect(缺点，缺陷). They said they would _________ the district and planned to enroll (给……报名) their deaf daughter as a first grader. They were _________ that their child’s kindergarten teacher told them not to have high _________ for her academically (在学业上). Standing behind them was Katherine, who didn’t make a _________ or use gestures, even when her parents encouraged her.

After a few weeks with Katherine, I found her a very _________ and strong-willed girl. Although I was able to make her take part in a variety of learning activities, writing was a _________. I tried all kinds of ways to _________ her in writing. Every time the _________ came out, she would shut down and _________ to participate.

One day Katherine got off the bus and stood in front of the school __________. The staff members present did not know enough __________ to ask her why she was unhappy. Finally, they took her to the __________ where they handed her a pen and notebook. Katherine __________: “PAC BAK.” __________ the office staff realized she left her backpack on the bus. Soon Katherine got her backpack back.

That day Katherine discovered the __________ of the pen. She is a young woman now and has become a writer.

1.

A．look into

B．refer to

C．move to

D．travel around

2.

A．thankful

B．upset

C．afraid

D．pleased

3.

A．opinions

B．values

C．worries

D．hopes

4.

A．sound

B．wish

C．face

D．speech

5.

A．dull

B．naughty

C．rude

D．bright

6.

A．success

B．struggle

C．hobby

D．reason

7.

A．introduce

B．command

C．interest

D．amaze

8.

A．sweets

B．towels

C．pencils

D．toys

9.

A．refuse

B．expect

C．manage

D．decide

10.

A．hearing

B．waiting

C．reading

D．crying

11.

A．common sense

B．sign language

C．oral English

D．science knowledge

12.

A．street

B．bus

C．office

D．house

13.

A．read

B．wrote

C．shouted

D．learned

14.

A．Strangely

B．Unexpectedly

C．Immediately

D．Unluckily

15.

A．power

B．future

C．nature

D．style