1 . When I was young, my dad would always play music in the house. I’d dance to Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Whenever he played Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, I’d grab my skipping ropes and skip to the beat. I’d request Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata when I was getting ready for bed. Listening to classical music was part of my daily routine. I eventually learned how to play the piano.
After I had my own daughter, I was excited to introduce her to classical music. However, this excitement soon led to disappointment as no matter what piece I chose, she would not listen.
Then one day in October, everything changed. My daughter came home and announced, “I want to dress up as a bumblebee (大黄蜂) for Halloween. Can you make me a costume, Mom?” Of course, I agreed to sew her a bumblebee costume. But at the same time, the bumblebee gave me an idea.
I worked all week on the costume. On Halloween night, my daughter put the costume on and looked in the mirror. Her eyes lit up.
She began making buzzing noises (嗡嗡声)— and I was ready. “Can you fly like a bumblebee?” I asked. As she began to buzz around the room, I quickly started playing Flight of the Bumblebee.
As the fast-paced violin music began, my daughter buzzed around to the music. She never stopped moving.
When the music came to its final bars, my daughter shouted, “Play it again, Mom!” So I played it again.
Since that night, classical music has become more prevalent (普遍的) in our household. Eventually, she learned how to play the violin and guitar.
I still have that costume stored away in a special box. I hope to pass it on to my grandchildren one day and see what happens.
1. What does the author intend to show by mentioning the music works in paragraph 1?| A．Their impact on her. | B．Their lasting popularity. |
| C．Her favorite classical music pieces. | D．Her dad’s vast collection of music records. |
| A．Teaching my daughter a bumblebee dance. |
| B．Reintroducing classical music to my daughter. |
| C．Making my daughter a nice bumblebee costume. |
| D．Spending a meaningful Halloween with my daughter. |
| A．Calmly. | B．Hesitantly. | C．Enthusiastically. | D．Halfheartedly. |
| A．As evidence of her sewing skills. | B．To let it play its magic on her grand-kids. |
| C．As a Halloween gift for her future grand-kids. | D．To remind her of a happy holiday experience. |
1. What mainly made the man hesitate to visit the White House?
| A．Lack of interest. | B．The tight security. | C．The historical atmosphere. |
| A．From the website. | B．From the local paper. | C．From the travel guide. |
| A．In the White House. | B．In a dining hall. | C．At an airport. |
| A．Serious. | B．Humorous. | C．Careful. |
1. What did Spanish merchants take to the Americans?
| A．Corn. | B．Wheat. | C．Potatoes. |
| A．He saw the Pacific Ocean. |
| B．There were many jungles. |
| C．Panama was so narrow. |
| A．In 1513. | B．In 1524. | C．In 1533. |
| A．Wildlife. | B．Rocks. | C．Gold and silver. |
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5 . First Aid
We all know how important human life is — it’s priceless. It doesn’t matter where you are from or what the colour of your skin is — all people are human beings. Firstly, we can tell you that the lives of your relatives could depend on your ability to give first aid.
The very first thing that you should do when you see an accident is to evaluate the situation and prevent further dangerous incidents. First of all, you have to recognize what has happened and what the dangers to rescuers and victims are. Think about how to take care of the victims.
Helping usually takes place in very difficult conditions and injuries can be very bad.
| A．Therefore, you cannot be too afraid of making mistakes to help |
| B．If you think highly of human’s life |
| C．Because first aid is vital |
| D．Do not expose yourself to danger |
| E．Call for help after you find out the condition of a victim |
| F．In some cases even professional medical aid may not succeed |
| G．Be careful about whether or not to give first aid |
6 . In online meetings, it’s easy to keep people from talking over each other. Someone just hits the mute (静音) button. But for the most part, this ability doesn’t translate easily to recording in-person meetings. In a cafe, there are no buttons to silence the table beside you.
The ability to locate and manage sound —separating one person talking from a specific location in a crowded room, for example — has challenged researchers, especially without the help of cameras.
A team led by researchers at the University of Washington has developed a shape-changing smart speaker, which can divide rooms into speech areas and track the position s of individual speakers. With the help of the team’s deep-learning AI model, the system lets users mute certain areas or separate simultaneous (同时的) conversations, even if two people have similar voices. In a room meeting, such a system might be used instead of a central microphone, allowing better control of in-room sound.
“If I close my eyes and there are10 people talking in a room, I have no idea who’s saying what and where they are in the room exactly. That’s very intractable for the human brain to process. Until now, it’s also been hard for technology,” said co-lead author Malek Itani. “For the first time, we’re able to track the positions of different people talking in a room and separate their speech.” Early research has required using overhead cameras, projectors or special surfaces. The new system is the first to use only sound.
Instead of processing the sound in the cloud, as most smart speakers do, the new system processes all the sound locally. And even though some people’s first thoughts may be about observation, the system can be used for the opposite, the team says.
“It can actually benefit privacy, beyond what current smart speakers allow,” Itani said. “I can say, ‘Don’t record anything around my desk,’ and our system will create a bubble 3 feet around me. Nothing in this bubble would be recorded.”
1. What did the research team focus on?| A．Allowing real-time communication by AI. |
| B．Developing Al-powered language models. |
| C．Lowering the background noise of conversations. |
| D．Tracking and controlling sound in crowded settings. |
| A．Dangerous. | B．Natural. |
| C．Difficult. | D．Necessary. |
| A．Educational. | B．Influential. |
| C．Pioneering. | D．Costly. |
| A．It records nearby conversations. |
| B．It offers improved privacy protection. |
| C．It deadens the noise in a particular space. |
| D．It includes simultaneous translation service. |
The Chinese zodiac (生肖) is a 12-year cycle, with each year
Over time, the celebration of the Year of the Dragon has gradually become a tradition. People will carry out various folk
Overall, the Year of the Dragon is seen
8 . A man paralyzed (瘫痪的) in 2011 has regained the ability to stand and walk with the help of implants (植入物) placed in his brain and spinal cord.
The patient, Gert-Jan Oskam, was told he would never walk again after a biking accident. Now, using the implants, “we’ve read the thoughts of Oskam and translated these thoughts into stimulation (刺激) of the spinal cord to reestablish voluntary movement,” said Grégoire Courtine, a neuroscientist in Switzerland.
The technology enables natural control over the movements of Oskam’s legs and he can walk and stand without support. “Months ago, I was able, for the first time after over ten years, to stand up and have a beer with my friends,” Oskam says. “That was pretty cool.”
The new technique involved placing two implants in Oskam’s brain. When he wants to move, the implants read his brain signals and send that information to sensors on a device on his head. A computer uses these signals to predict how Oskam intends to move, then turns his intentions into commands and sends these commands to another implant in the spinal cord. Finally, the spinal implant stimulates Oskam’s muscles according to his intended movement. Through this “digital bridge”, the researchers re-opened a line of communication between Oskam’s brain and spinal cord.
For now, the device is still at the experimental stage. Next, the researchers would like to be able to make the device’s hardware, which Oskam carries in a backpack, more compact (小巧). Harvey Sihota, CEO of the U.K. Charity Spinal Research, says the technology still has a long way to go before becoming available to the public, but the results are “very encouraging”.
1. How might Oskam feel after the implants were put in?| A．Cheerful. | B．Secure. |
| C．Disappointed. | D．Uncomfortable. |
| A．The brain implants. | B．Sensors on his head. |
| C．A computer. | D．The spinal implant. |
| A．Mass-produce it. | B．Improve its hardware. |
| C．Explore its other functions. | D．Test it on a larger sample size. |
| A．Brain Implants Cure Paralyzed Man Completely |
| B．Paralyzed Man Walks Again Using His Thoughts |
| C．Digital Bridge Connects Paralyzed Men Closely |
| D．New Technology Offers Hope For Biking Accident Victims |
| A．He lives far away from the company. |
| B．His bicycle was broken. |
| C．Taking the bus is the most convenient. |
1. How did Anna know the position?
| A．From the official website. |
| B．From a newspaper. |
| C．From her friend. |
| A．An assistant designer. | B．A junior designer. | C．A senior designer. |
| A．Working experience. |
| B．Performance on the job. |
| C．Relationship with colleagues. |
| A．In a month. | B．In two months. | C．In three months. |
