1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the purpose of National Hugging Day?

A．To create a chance for people to get refreshed.

B．To expand the positive effects of hugging.

C．To promote an event related to hugging.

2. How will daily hugs affect a child?

A．He will be smarter.

B．He will be more sociale.

C．He will be more open-minded.

3. What can we learn from the talk?

A．Animals hug more than people do.

B．Hugs happen in various situations.

C．Hugging requires immediate actions.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Who did the man meet while waiting for the woman?

A．Norman.

B．Mr Pope.

C．Mrs Pope.

2. Why can’t the man hear the woman clearly?

A．There is something wrong with his ears.

B．The woman speaks in a low voice.

C．It is too noisy nearby.

3 . 听下面一段长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is Dr Tony talking about?

A．Making the best use of time.

B．Designing a daily study schedule.

C．Planning a weekly schedule.

2. What does Dr Tony mention first?

A．A general guide for a daily schedule.

B．Amount of time to be spent on study time.

C．Things a best daily schedule should include.

3. What does Dr Tony suggest students do?

A．Challenge themselves to finish more tasks.

B．Follow the guidelines all the time.

C．Suit their time to their needs.

4. What does Dr Tony think of planning a schedule and keeping to it?

A．It gives people satisfaction.

B．It helps people finish each task quickly.

C．It makes people find comfort in difficult things.

4 . When did the woman want to be a writer?

A．When she was a kid.

B．When she worked at a bookstore.

C．When she had some books published.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where does Mark usually read news now?

A．In a newspaper.

B．In a magazine.

C．On the Internet.

2. What makes the woman surprised about the machine?

A．It has a small glass window.

B．It can make a pizza in a short time.

C．It offers four types of pizzas at a time.

3. What does the woman think of the machine?

A．It is quite necessary.

B．It might not be popular.

C．It will certainly succeed.

4. What is an advantage of the machine?

A．The 24-hour service.

B．Tasty pizza made by it.

C．The low production cost.

6 . Imagine this. You need an image of a balloon for a work presentation and turn to an AI text-to- image generator, like Midjourney or DALL-E, to create a suitable image. You enter the prompt (提示词) “red balloon against a blue sky” but the generator returns an image of an egg instead.

What’s going on? The generator you’re using may have been “poisoned”. What does this mean? Text-to-image generators work by being trained on large datasets that include millions or billions of images. Some of the generators have been trained by indiscriminately scraping online images, many of which may be under copyright. This has led to many copyright infringement (侵害) cases where artists have accused big tech companies of stealing and profiting from their work.

This is also where the idea of “poison” comes in. Researchers who want to empower individual artists have recently created a tool named “Nightshade” to fight back against unauthorised image scraping. The tool works by slightly altering an image’s pixels (像素) in a way that confuses the computer vision system but leaves the image unaltered to a human’s eyes. If an organization then scrapes one of these images to train a future AI model, its data pool becomes “poisoned”. This can result in mistaken learning, which makes the generator return unintended results. As in our earlier example, a balloon might become an egg.

The higher the number of “poisoned” images in the training data, the greater the impact. Because of how generative AI works, the damage from “poisoned” images also affects related prompt keywords. For example, if a “poisoned” image of a Picasso work is used in training data, prompt results for masterpieces from other artists can also be affected.

Possibly, tools like Nightshade can be abused by some users to intentionally upload “poisoned” images in order to confuse AI generators. But the Nightshade’s developer hopes the tool will make big tech companies more respectful of copyright. It does challenge a common belief among computer scientists that data found online can be used for any purpose they see fit.

Human rights activists, for example, have been concerned for some time about the indiscriminate use of machine vision in wider society. This concern is particularly serious concerning facial recognition. There is a clear connection between facial recognition cases and data poisoning, as both relate to larger questions around technological governance. It may be better to see data poisoning as an innovative solution to the denial of some fundamental human rights.

1. The underlined word “scraping” (para. 2) is closest in meaning to ____.

A．facilitating

B．collecting

C．damaging

D．polishing

2. According to the passage, adding poisoned data might ____.

A．increase the accuracy of returned information

B．cause users to forget the prompt key words

C．interfere with the training of generative AI

D．discriminate against great masterpieces

3. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

A．Data poisoning is somehow justified to direct attention to human rights.

B．Computer scientists has learned to respect the copyright of most artists.

C．Nightshade is being abused by human rights activists to recognize faces.

D．The issue of technological governance has aroused the lawyers’ interest.

4. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A．Data Poisoning: Government Empowering Citizens to Protect Themselves

B．Data Poisoning: Addressing Facial Recognition Issues Among Artists

C．Data Poisoning: Risks and Rewards of Generative AI Data Training

D．Data Poisoning: Restricting Innovation or Empowering Artists

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What will the woman and her aunt do first during the holiday?

A．Travel around Hollywood.

B．Go to Palm Springs.

C．Visit a friend.

2. Why does the woman want to drive to Palm Springs?

A．To save time.

B．To carry things easily.

C．To enjoy the scenery.

3. What is the man’s plan for the first week?

A．Taking a trip.

B．Doing the gardening.

C．Having some classes.

4. How will the man learn swimming?

A．Teach himself.

B．Learn from his brother.

C．Hire a swimming instructor.

8 . On which floor are children’s toys?

A．The 3rd floor.

B．The 4th floor.

C．The 5th floor.

9 . 听下面一段较独白，回答以下小题。
1. Where does kiwifruit (猕猴桃) originally come from?

A．America.

B．New Zealans.

C．China.

2. When was “zipper” trademarked (注册商标)?

A．In 1923.

B．In 1930.

C．In 1959.

3. Which is the largest producer of zippers (拉链)?

A．An American company.

B．A Japanese company.

C．A France company.

10 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

It is a hot sunny Saturday morning on the farm. Maya, Duksie and Doobie are helping Mama K in her vegetable garden. The children work all morning.

Mama K always gives the children a treat for helping her. Sometimes it’s cake or chocolate; sometimes it’s apples, pears or oranges. Mama K has only one rule. “Share it fair!” The children know they must share the treats equally, so they all get the same amount.

Today Mama K has baked a round strawberry cake with pink icing (糖霜) and berries from her garden. The children wait on the grass for their treat. “Here you go!” smiles Mama K. “But remember the rule. Share it fair!”

Maya has the first turn to share the cake. She uses the knife to draw lines in the icing. The others watch her. She does not cut the cake yet. The others must first agree if her way is fair. “I think I will make two cuts down like this. Now we have three slices, all the same!” Maya shows them. There is one line on the left and the other on the right.

“No way!” says Duksie. “The one in the middle is much too big!” Doobie also shakes his head. Maya laughs and tells Duksie to try.

“Pass me the knife.I’ll do it,” says Duksie First she rubs out Maya’s pattern in the icing, and then she makes one cut across and one down. “Look, I have made my three slices!” “That’s not fair!” shout Maya and Doobie together,.

“Why don’t you try, Doobie?” says Duksie. “I bet you can’t do it!”

“I wish the cake was a square, and then it would be easy!” says Doobie thoughtfully. And then! A picture comes into Doobie’s head. He sees the silver badge (标识) at the front of his father’s big red Benz truck. “I’ve got it! I’ve got it! I know how to do it,” shouts Doobie.

“How did you work it out?” Maya asks. Doobie smiles to himself. For now it’s his secret. Later, he will tell his dad.

注意:
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

First Doobie uses a knife to smooth Duksie’s lines in the icing.

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With Mama K’s encouragement, Maya takes charge, expertly cutting along Doobie’s lines to make three equal slices.

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