1 . 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。

Paper-cutting artist Rich McCor creates small silhouetted (显出轮廓的)     1     (shape) and brings them to life by holding them against European monuments. He positions simply cut-outs at the perfect angle,     2     (make) it appear as though buildings, statues, and fountains are     3     (direct) interacting with his work. McCor then takes a photo     4     (document) the unusual scene.

The playful project started when McCor decided to be     5     tourist in his own city — London. He wanted to explore the landmarks and history he had previously ignored, so he began researching for interesting facts and brainstorming     6     to photograph the place in an     7     (origin) way. McCor’s first photo transformed the Big Ben Tower into a wrist watch. While he was there, his work was appreciated by others nearby,     8     encouraged him to build on the idea.

Since he took his first photograph, McCor     9     (apply) the same playful treatment to many sites in London. And thanks     10     a commission (委托) from Lonely Planet, he’s created similar cut-outs for monuments in Stockholm. Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and Paris, introducing each image with random facts about the respective landmark.

2 . ChatGPT maker OpenAI from the United States stepped up the global artificial intelligence race in mid-February when it released its text-to-video generation tool Sora. That made me wonder — how long before China develops its own Sora? And, will AI become China’s critical new productive force?

According to OpenAI’s explainer, Sora is capable of generating complex scenes with a very high degree of accuracy, including multiple characters, specific types of movements, themes and backgrounds. It understands not only what the user requests, but also how these things exist in the physical world.

On Feb 16, Zhou Hongyi, founder of cybersecurity firm 360 Security Technology, said Sora may bring a huge disruption to the advertising industry, movie trailers and the short-video industry; what’s more, the realization of generative AI may be shortened from 10 years to one or two years.

“Although the development level of large-scale models in China seems to be close to GPT-3.5, there is still an 18-month gap compared to GPT-4.0. OpenAI should still have an ace or two up its sleeve, whether it is GPT-5.0 or machine self-learning to generate content,” Zhou said, adding that it is worth paying attention.

According to a report by the Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission, China had developed at least 254 AI large language models by October last year. Currently, most domestic large models still have a huge gap with GPT-4.0.

But the country could make use of such frontier AI technologies in more industry-specific fields. Or, to put it simply, China needs to apply such technologies to real use, to develop them into productive forces and narrow the gap between itself and the US.

Though China still has a gap with the US in such a large model, Chinese AI startup ModelBest Inc launched last month its latest lightweight large model, an emerging less expensive AI technology that aims at more targeted commercialized fields.

1. What is Sora according to the passage?

A．It is a kind of new productive force for China.

B．It is an AI tool to produce videos out of texts.

C．It is an Internet user in the physical world.

D．It is a latest large-scale security model.

2. Which of the following is consistent with Zhou Hongyi’s opinion?

A．Sora will bring both challenges and chances.

B．Sora can understand users’ feelings at ease.

C．Sora has totally changed the movie industry.

D．Sora will soon be replaced by other AI tools.

3. What’s the author’s suggestion for China?

A．China’s domestic large models should be used in education.

B．China should take advantage of present AI technologies.

C．China should develop less expensive AI technology.

D．China should speed up its development in OpenAI.

3 . Her heart, however, was e_________.(在别处)(根据中英文提示单词拼写)

4 . And what a city — a city that was able to rebuild itself after the earthquake that_________(出现) in 1906. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

5 . In 1954, she was elected to the first National People’s Congress and, over the next several d_________, she held many important positions. (根据首字母单词拼写)

6 . Thinking of all the people still in need of help, Dr Lin opened a private_________(诊所). (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

7 . One example is the t_________ Chinese Spring Festival custom of lighting firecrackers to drive away the evil spirits and celebrate the new year. (根据首字母单词拼写)

8 . Customs play a _________ (显著的) role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

9 . Online shopping websites and social _________ (媒介) apps have made it much easier for the public to spend more on gifts for their loved ones. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

10 . There is no d_________ (怀疑) that if she had not lost her rudder (舵), she would have won the race easily. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)