1 . With a pleasant-evening wind and the view of the setting sun, a night tour of parks offers people a special experience. Let’s discover the beauty of a summer night in Beijing.

Yuyuantan Park is famous for a huge outdoor light and shadow (阴影) art space of 19,000 square meters, and as night falls, 15 immersive scenes (沉浸式场景) there create a fantastic planet of light.

Starting from June 8th, Jingxinzhai in Beihai Park opens for an immersive nighttime cultural experience, where visitors can enjoy the beautiful and attractive royal (皇家的) garden, hear the sounds of the ancient zither (guzheng) and watch Kunqu Opera performances while taking in Jiangnan (areas south of the Yangtze River) umbrella dances.

Additionally, the Jingshan Park Summer Cultural Season shows the impressive view of the central line of Beijing and highlights the features of Beijing. It is worth mentioning that the park organizes evening tours, puts on an amazing light and shadow performance, and redesigns its ancient red walls and traditional Beijing architecture (建筑).

Based on its rich garden resources and exhibitions featuring old objects in the   Garden Museum, every Wednesday the Museum of Chinese Gardens and Landscape   Architecture holds a “Meet the Future Speechmakers”   overnight event.

The popular “Xiangshan Midsummer Night” event has reopened. Under the guidance of the park’s science lecturers, visitors have the opportunities to listen to the lively insects singing in the mountains at night and observe the entire process of the insects coming out of eggs.

This summer, the closing time for Jingshan Park, Beihai Park and Zhongshan Park is 21:00, while the closing time for Zizhuyuan Park is 22:00. The closing time for Yuyuantan Park is 22:30.

1. What can people do in Beihai Park during the night time?

A．Tour the royal garden.

B．Play the ancient zither.

C．Experience Jiangnan fan dances.

D．Watch Beijing Opera performances.

2. People interested in light and shadow performances can go to          .

A．Beihai Park	B．Xiangshan Park
C．Jingshan Park	D．Zhongshan Park

3. Xiangshan Park is a perfect choice for          .

A．tour managers	B．insect lovers
C．cultural fans	D．history experts

4. People should leave Yuyuantan Park no later than          .

A．21:00

B．21:30

C．22:00

D．22:30

5. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To study the differences of parks in Beijing.

B．To present the beauty of parks in Beijing in different seasons.

C．To give information about the closing time of parks in Beijing.

D．To attract people to enjoy the summer night of parks in Beijing.

2 . Liu Lingli has been a teacher for hearing-damaged children for 33 years. Thanks to her help and commitment, more than 20 of the over 80 students she has taught have received higher education.

Liu’s first communication with disabled people was with one of her neighbors, Mrs. Wang. “Even as a child, I was moved by her finger movement, and thought it would be great if she could speak,” Liu said. After graduation, she became a teacher of special education, and taught Chinese to first graders.

She remembers clearly that there were 14 students in her class, from 6 to 12years old, with several of them being intellectually (智力上地) challenged. “Facing the special children, I was at a loss and thought about quitting,” she said. She then thought about her neighbor Mrs. Wang and the pain on her face when she could not make people understand what she was trying to say. That made her determined to go after “special education”.

Although she was only 18 at the time, she treated the students as her children, and practiced sign language in front of the mirror for one to two hours every day till she could show it successfully. With great care and patience, she also taught the students how to wash their faces and clothes, and make everything neat and tidy, becoming the “mother” of the students.

“If the children receive early training and treatment, they could probably speak and thus have a better future,” she said. To help her students speak, she put her lips (嘴唇) against their hands to let them feel the movement of the lips and the running of the air, while allowing the students to put their hands around her neck and on her nose so they could learn how the voice was made.

Apart from teaching her class together, she also has one-on-one classes with each student for 20 minutes every day. As a result, she usually has a painful throat at the end of the day.

With Liu’s tireless efforts, her students show great improvement. “Whenever they managed to say ‘mom’ or ‘dad’ for the first time, I felt it was the sweetest sound in the world,” she said.

1. What inspired Liu Lingli to become a teacher of special education?

A．Her need to go for higher education in big cities.

B．The damaged hearing of the students in the class.

C．The beautiful movement of the fingers in sign language.

D．Her experience of communicating with a disabled neighbor.

2. Liu felt it was ________ for the children in her class to get early training.

A．entertaining

B．difficult

C．helpless

D．necessary

3. Liu helped her students speak by ________.

A．showing sign languages to them

B．using colorful facial expressions

C．allowing them to touch her lips and neck

D．asking them to follow what she said repeatedly

4. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Liu makes great efforts for the students’ improvement.

B．Liu has a distant relationship with the children in her class.

C．Liu has an after-class activity with all the students together.

D．Liu teaches the students sign language two hours every day.

5. Which would be the best title for the passage?

A．Improving the Health of the Children in School

B．Adding Sound to the Hearing-Damaged Children

C．Helping Children in Need of One-on-One Classes

D．Communicating with Intellectually Challenged Children

3 . In a recent interview with the CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, said artificial intelligence (AI) (人工智能) may become smarter than any human by the end of next year.

It is true that AI achievements over the past 18 months, including video generation tools and chat robots, have made the development of AI faster. The Financial Times reported that Musk actually announced last year that humans would   “fully”   achieve general artificial intelligence by 2029. Musk has long been supportive of AI development, believing it is so powerful that it can beat the most capable human in any field.

Despite its rapid development, AI needs policy, resources and technological support. Yet its use in many fields now does not have this kind of support.   Cooperation (合作) among countries is also needed for AI development, but current international cooperation depends on many national causes, blocking the smooth development of AI. At the same time, AI development is also limited by some cultural causes, such as ChatGPT’s answers being more in line with the Western environment, which means the development of AI with a single national power may increase the imbalance of global AI development. All these call for exact connection between capital and the market, and a full range of international cooperation for AI   development.

The fast development of AI in recent years has reduced production costs and improved production efficiency (效率), opening the door to new business forms in various areas. Despite bringing in efficiency, the use of artificial intelligence is also filled with risks. The technology continues to increase the difficulty in dealing with the problems concerning various laws, leading to calls for the sound law system applicable to this new technology.

According to experts, the power used by human brains is much lower than the power lost to artificial intelligence operation, and there is still a gap between the levels of artificial intelligence and human intelligence. However, from a long-term viewpoint, they believe that artificial intelligence, which now has many shortcomings compared with the human brain, may eventually better human intelligence supported by algorithms (算法) and data, depending on how some software develops.

The time of artificial intelligence is a time of risks and opportunities, and the uncertainty brought by this technology to human society may be far greater than the certainty.

1. How does the writer raise the subject of AI?

A．By listing human achievements.

B．By using the words of Elon Musk.

C．By showing video generation tools.

D．By providing specific data in the past.

2. According to the writer, which of the following is the risk of using AI?

A．The loss of cultural traditions.

B．The pollution of the environment.

C．The reduction of production efficiency.

D．The difficulty of dealing with law problems.

3. What does the underlined word   “shortcomings” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A．Weaknesses.

B．Mistakes.

C．Benefits.

D．Qualities.

4. What is the writer’s attitude towards AI development?

A．Surprised.

B．Supportive.

C．Worried.

D．Frightened.

5. What can we learn from this passage?

A．We should call on people to stop using AI.

B．There are many possibilities for the development of AI.

C．The opinion of Elon Musk is the same as most people’s ideas.

D．Many countries have caught the opportunity to buy AI chat robots.

4 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Jia Ling’s new movie YOLO topped this year’s Spring Festival box office. The movie tells the story of a jobless woman who becomes a     1     (success) boxer after hard work. Through this movie, Jia wants     2    (express) the central idea of “love yourself”. That is also the reason     3     the English name of the movie is You Only Live Once. To make the movie more inspiring, Jia first gained weight and then lost 50kg to show a great change from the past. She brings us not only laughter but also positive energy.

5 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

It is believed that kites are the earliest flying objects     1     are created by humans. In ancient China, most kites were made in the shape of birds. Today, people can see more     2     (image ) like insects, horses and the Monkey King. Known as the World Kite Capital, the city of Weifang has a long history of     3    (make) and flying kites. Every year the Weifang International Kite Festival     4    (hold) in April, during which tourists around the world come to fly kites. Talking to the world by kites, Weifang integrates culture with tourism and strengthens international friendship.

6 . 根据句意，用所给单词或者词组的适当形式填空。

pick out          equal            crowd             inspire          slightly view                 run out        respect        concentrate

1. Martin Luther King is a great man who fought to win _________ rights and justice for black people in the United States.
2. Helen Keller’s life story has ________ thousands of people around the world.
3. When missing a night’s sleep, you will find it hard to _________ and learn things the next day.
4. Mr. Black’s car broke down on the way to the beach because it had ________of gas.
5. Last Sunday, Lucy’s family moved to a _________ larger house and she could have her own bedroom.
6. The Chongyang Festival, also called Double Ninth Festival, is a day for people to show _________ to seniors.
7. When the Xiaomi SU7 was first built, the design was _________ as intelligent and environmentally friendly by the public.
8. In order to be heard over the _________, the Beijing Opera performers had to sing in very high voices.
9. It took Mary quite a long time to _________ a new dress at the store for her birthday party.

7 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Thanks to the great efforts of 1,259 workers, a forest fire in Yajiang County (县) in Sichuan Province was put out     1     March 17. The fire broke out two days ago.

Due to sudden strong winds, it soon spread to a larger area and     2     (cause) a lot of smoke. Firefighters and other rescue workers     3     (quick) joined the rescue operation. With efforts from all parties, 3,396 people from 11 villages have moved to safe places. There have been no reports of deaths, according to local authorities.

8 . The giant looks like a big and scary grasshopper, but it is actually h______ (无害的). (根据中英文提示填空)

9 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

With their long tusks, elephants look elegant and strong. However, this unique feature is also the reason for     1     the animal is endangered. It has long been a problem worldwide that people kill elephants     2     their tusks.     3     laws have been introduced to ban the selling of tusks, they have not been enough to save the elephants.

10 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Recently I had an experience of eating dinner at a “dark restaurant”,     1     people eat in complete darkness. Diners ate     2     (they) whole meal in total blackness and had to rely on the waiters’ guidance if they needed to go to the bathroom. I wanted to understand the experience of being blind. Then I found out eating was a     3     (real) difficult activity.