1 . Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing the world today. The scientific consensus (共识) is clear: the Earth’s climate is changing, and human activities are the primary cause. However, there is still debate among some politicians and members of the public about the reality of global warming and the extent to which humans are responsible.
One major source of controversy is the role of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases in causing global warming. Some skeptics (怀疑者) argue that other factors, such as changes in solar radiation or natural cycles of climate change, could be responsible for the warming trend observed in recent decades. However, the overwhelming majority of scientists agree that the evidence points to human activities, especially the burning of fossil fuels, as the main driver of global warming.
Another point of contention is the potential impacts of climate change on the economy and society. While some argue that the costs of transitioning to cleaner energy sources and reducing greenhouse gas emissions would be too high, others point out that the costs of inaction could be even greater. Rising sea levels, more frequent and severe weather events, and damage to ecosystems could have significant economic and social consequences.
Despite the ongoing debate, many countries and international organizations have taken steps to address the threat of climate change. The Paris Agreement, signed by 195 countries in 2015, aims to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, with a goal of limiting the increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius. To achieve this, countries have pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase investments in renewable energy and other low-carbon technologies.
1. What do most scientists agree on about climate change?A.The Earth’s climate is not changing and global warming is a false alarm. |
B.The Earth’s climate is changing but humans are not to blame. |
C.The Earth’s climate is changing and humans are the major reason. |
D.The Earth’s climate is changing but the cause is unknown. |
A.Changes in solar radiation. | B.Natural cycles of climate change. |
C.Burning of fossil fuels. | D.Other greenhouse gases. |
A.Reduced air pollution. | B.severe weather events. |
C.Rising sea levels land. | D.damage to ecosystems. |
A.A treaty to deal with the threat of climate change. |
B.A global effort to increase greenhouse gas emissions. |
C.An international plan to limit the use of fossil fuels. |
D.An agreement to deny the problem of climate change. |
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3 . ChatGPT, a new chatbot model developed by US-based AI research laboratory OpenAI, has quickly become a hit globally due to its advanced conversational capabilities,
It can write emails, computer codes, even academic papers and poems, and has passed a number of tests within seconds. Academicians worldwide are discussing whether AI should be used in education. Some universities have banned it. The New York City’s Department of Education, for example, banned the chatbot from its public school devices and networks, with some people warning that it could encourage more students to cheat, especially in exams.
Many more welcome this app, claiming that, like most technological advances and groundbreaking innovations in history, ChatGPT is a powerful tool for the development of higher education.
Embracing AI as early as possible is advisable. Higher education institutions should make preparations for including AI in their syllabus (教学大纲). They can start by offering related courses, because by understanding how it works, they can make better use of it. Besides, students with good knowledge of AI are more competitive when it comes to getting a good job, as an increasing number of jobs are being done by computer programmes-some in cooperation with humans, AI-powered education technologies can be adopted to make the learning experience more suitable for each student based on his or her strengths and weaknesses. As for professors, AI can free them from doing some dull tasks so they can concentrate on teaching and interacting with students.
Since we cannot avoid ChatGPT and other AI-powered applications from entering the field of higher education, we should make collective efforts to ensure they have a positive impact on society and the future of education Despite AI helping make learning much more interesting and enjoyable, humans need to work very hard to win the race with technology.
1. Why do some higher education institutions forbid ChatGPT?A.ChatGPT can write emails and computer codes quickly. |
B.Some professors might not perform their duties properly. |
C.Students would have conversations with each other via it. |
D.Students might seek help from it in completing the exams. |
A.Fearful. | B.Disapproving. | C.Supportive. | D.Uncertain. |
A.It offers students an increasing number of jobs. |
B.It personalizes students’ learning experience. |
C.It equips students with competitive skills to cooperate with humans. |
D.It handles uninteresting tasks so students can better focus on learning. |
A.We should guard against AI apps. |
B.AI will be more widely used in education. |
C.The future of education relies on AI apps. |
D.Humans will be left behind by technology. |
4 . According to official government figures, there are more than twice as many kangaroos as people in Australia, and many Australians consider them dangerous. It is reported that kangaroos are involved in more than 80 percent of the 20,000 vehicle-animal accidents each year. In the country’s underpopulated region, the common belief is that kangaroo numbers have swollen to “pandemic percentage”.
It is believed that killing kangaroos is critical to boosting the economy. Meat, skins, and leather from kangaroos have been sold to 56 countries. Global brands such as Nike, Puma, and Adidas buy strong, soft “k-leather” to make athletic products. And kangaroo meat is finding its way into more and more grocery stores.
Advocates point out that low-fat, high-protein kangaroo meat comes from an animal more environmentally friendly than greenhouse gas-releasing sheep and cattle. John Kelly, former executive director of the Kangaroo Industry Association of Australia, says, “Harvesting our food from animals adapted to Australia’s environment is extremely wise and sustainable. Many ecologists will tell you that there is no more humane way of producing red meat.”
Opponents(反对者) of the industry call the killing inhumane, unsustainable, and unnecessary. Dwayne Bannon-Harrison, a member of the Yuin people of New South Wales, says the idea that kangaroos are destroying the country is laughable. “They’ve been walking in this land a lot longer than people have,” he says. “How could something that’s been here for thousands of years be ‘destroying’ the country? I don’t understand the logic in that.”
Can Australians’ disagreement on kangaroos be solved? George Wilson, a professor from Australian National University, says that if kangaroos were privately owned, then graziers(放牧人) would protect the animals, treating them as possessions. They could feed them, lease them, breed them and charge hunters a fee for access. “If you want to protect something,” Wilson says, “you have to give it a value. Animals that are considered dangerous don’t have value.” If kangaroos were more valuable than cattle or sheep, landholders would work with the kangaroo industry on branding, marketing and quality control. The government’s role would be oversight and regulation.
1. What do we know from the article?A.Kangaroos are to blame in many accidents. |
B.Global brands make small profits on kangaroos. |
C.Kangaroos are relatively friendly to the environment. |
D.Overpopulated kangaroos have become a financial burden. |
A.It is laughable. |
B.It is destroying the country. |
C.They deserve to live on Earth. |
D.They live in harmony with people. |
A.The popularity of kangaroo hunting. |
B.The reduction in the number of kangaroos. |
C.The establishment of more conservation areas. |
D.The better management of the kangaroo industry. |
A.To argue against the killing of kangaroos. |
B.To provide a solution to the problem caused by kangaroos. |
C.To present different opinions on the kangaroo industry. |
D.To stress the importance of protecting kangaroos. |
5 . Nowadays with the development of technology, people have gradually depended on the mobile phones seriously. Many people, especially young adults, like to use social media to connect with others. However, everyone takes no notice of an important point. That’s face-to-face communication between people is missing.
Social media is all about connecting with others. But a new study suggests that too much social media use makes people feel alone and lonely. The study finds that heavy use of platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram leads to isolation among young adults.
In the study Brian Primack and his team interviewed 1,787 U.S. adults aged 19 to 32 about their use of social media platforms. Surprisingly, people that spend more time on social media feel lonelier than others.
Tom Kersting,a psychotherapist(心理治疗师),said “Although people think being on social media all the time makes them connected to others, they are actually disconnected, because the more time one spends behind a screen, the less time one spends face-to-face.”Kersting continued. “They are spending a lot of time looking at everyone else’s posts, where they are, where they are going and what they are doing. The constant connection to others’ perfect life experiences causes feelings of being left out, and of being lonely.”
So what’s the answer? “It’s simple,” says Kersting, “All you need to do is to have a strong will. The solution to this is to refuse the addiction to looking at everyone else’s life. Just focus on your own life, where you’re going, what you are grateful for, and what you want to achieve in this world. Then go out and do it, and stop wasting so much time comparing.”
1. What can be known about young adults in Paragraph 1?A.They feel forgotten by their friends. |
B.They lack face-to-face communication. |
C.They depend too much on social media for learning. |
D.They can’t keep up with the development of technology. |
A.Addiction. | B.Loneliness. | C.Satisfaction. | D.Sadness. |
A.Learn to improve one’s social ability. |
B.Share one’s own perfect life with friends. |
C.Cut down the time spent on social activities. |
D.Concentrate on one’s own life rather than others’. |
A.Social Media May Not be so Social |
B.Others’ Perfect Life May Not be Perfect |
C.Face-to-Face Communication Comes First |
D.Our Life Will be Destroyed by Social Media |
6 . A survey by the American Psychological Association shows that one in ten adults reads online news at least once an hour. A lot has been written about the mental health influence from news addiction, and in particular from reading negative reports. Just like junk food, “junk” news can be bad for our health.
In recent years, things have been getting increasingly more negative. A study of the content of New Zealand’s largest newspaper showed that while in 1973 the average number of stories about death on the front page was 0.75, by 2013 it was 4.1(and no, there weren’t five times more people dying).
What’s more, online news, and the stories we read on mobile phones in particular, tend to be even more negative than print. A 2019 study of 50 U.S. newspapers showed that mobile versions of newspapers report three times more stories about disasters and accidents than paper ones.
Such negative reports lead people to believe that things are worse than they really are. They can lead to stress, worry and lower spirits.
Experiments also suggest that loneliness and poor relationships have been connected with reading negative reports. After reading negative reports, people are less likely to help others. Even worse, when we check news on smart phones, we may “phub” our loved ones, which leads to lower relationship satisfaction.
Negative reports attract our attention far more than positive ones. That’s a global happening. I hope, however, that if we realize that negative news is spoiling our moods, we might all be more willing to change.
1. Why is “junk food” mentioned in the first paragraph?A.To entertain readers. | B.To introduce the topic. |
C.To make an advertisement. | D.To keep readers away from it. |
A.The death rate in New Zealand is very high. | B.Print newspapers have become less popular. |
C.Stories about death have become less popular. | D.Negative reporting has been increasing over years. |
A.Live a hopeful life. | B.Become more careful. |
C.Become less likely to help others. | D.Pay more attention to their physical health. |
A.Ignore | B.Hate | C.Laugh at | D.Care about |
A.A Survey on News Reading Habits | B.Negative Effects of Mobile Phones |
C.Is Online News Better Than Print? | D.Is Junk News a Danger to Health? |
7 . The set is simple: a little fabric, a chair, maybe some lowers. Its users are more complex (复杂的): an American mother who takes her children to visit their Mexican father every weekend, and a nine-year-old boy who wants to “have a memory of us together” before his father goes back to California. They pause what they’re doing, sit for a photo, and leave with a printed copy. Behind the camera is Alexia Webster, a South African photographer who sets up street studios around the world. At Studio Transfroriterizo, her project in Tijuana, Mexico, passing characters offer a look at life on the world’s busiest land border: Every day nearly 100,000 people legally crass from Tijuana to San Diego, California, at the San Ysidro border.
More than a decade, ago, Webster was photographing for the United Nations in a refugee (难民) camp in Kenya when a man told her he’d watched photographers visit for 15 years but didn’t have a single picture of himself or his family. Many of Webster’s subjects had escaped from war, leaving personal archives (档案) behind. One photo could help them rebuild. In 2011, with people to pose for a free session. She printed their pictures on the spot. “Primarily it’s for them, for their kids, their grandkids, their lovers, their friends,” she says. “It’s a record of who they are.” Webster has since put up studios in other places, from the streets of Mumbai, India to a refugee camp in South Sudan.
She gives few instructions from behind the camera. “The idea of the project is for people to rebuild their archives and reaffirm their identity,” Webster says. “I like them to determine how they want their photo to be.”
1. What’s Alexia Webster’s job?A.Taking photos for passers-by. |
B.Rescuing children from the war zone. |
C.Selling cameras to travelers from America. |
D.Offering legal help to people crossing the border. |
A.In the US. | B.In Mexico. | C.In Kenya. | D.In South Afriea. |
A.To give passers-by a chance to get back the identity. |
B.To train young people to be professional photographers. |
C.To provide free legal consultation for families in need. |
D.To help refugees around the world to escape from war. |
A.Humorous. | B.Caring. | C.Demanding. | D.Romantic. |
A.It is the rush hour. | B.The weather is bad. | C.An accident has happened. |
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10 . Nowadays, the term “quiet quitting” has taken over the Internet, meaning lying flat, or taking a break from the overwork. It appears to have originated from a TikTok video posted by Brian Creely. Creely showed an Insider article written by senior reporter Aki Ito. The headline read, “Fed up with long hours, many employees have quietly decided to take it easy at work rather than quit their jobs.” Creely said, “More people are quiet quitting instead of leaving.” The video has received nearly 100,000 likes and more than 4,000 comments, the vast majority describing the benefits of doing the bare minimum.
Despite a number of news outlets reporting that quiet quitting is a trend that is being encouraged, Insider found many users on the app were actually warning people against doing so.
Ashley Herd, a former employment lawyer, posted two videos about quiet quitting. In her videos, she argued that while limiting work to what is specified in the job description is fine, doing so quietly can be detrimental. “If someone is stressed out, they should feel able to have that conversation with their manager,” she said.
A TikToker and consultant Mary posted a video titled “Minorities should be careful quiet quitting”. In the video, she said, “Unfortunately in America minorities are held to a different standard. We are looked at differently. So we have to go above and beyond to be successful. We can’t risk being regarded as not performing.”
In recent weeks, TikTokers have been warning workers that quiet quitting could lead to “quiet firing”, labeled as a new workplace trend. The phrase describes the longstanding practice of constructive dismissal—creating an environment that leads a worker to quit their job in order to avoid having to fire them. Creators are receiving hundreds of thousands of views that post about quiet firing and call out managers who employ the practice.
1. What aspect of quiet quitting is introduced in paragraph 1?A.Its origin. | B.Its innovation. | C.Its value. | D.Its standard. |
A.Strange. | B.Harmful. | C.Vital. | D.Effective. |
A.They needn’t perform well. |
B.They should make greater efforts. |
C.They have better chances of success. |
D.They are treated as equally as others. |
A.The boss asks a worker to leave the job. |
B.The boss allows a worker flexible working hours. |
C.The boss puts off a worker’s promotion on purpose. |
D.The boss provides a worker with a new environment. |