When a person wakes up in the morning, seven items are necessary and unavoidable in his or her life: firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea.
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Although the delivery industry has boomed in the past decade, and many people rely
In China, these essential people usually have busy schedules
They often wear colorful uniforms and ride electric bikes through the streets and communities. People call them “busy bees” in honor of
Sometimes, they rush to meet their schedules and aim to deliver
1. Whom did people usually marry in Russia in the past?
A.Those with the same interests. |
B.Those with the same background. |
C.Those with the same profession. |
A.She was a scientist. | B.She was a teacher. | C.She was a musician. |
观点 | 理由 |
支持 | 便于孩子与家长联系 |
反对 | 浪费时间 |
我认为…… | …… |
4 . According to the research published by Ofcom, most people in the UK are dependent on their digital devices and apparently need constant access to the Internet.
The smartphone slowly caught on in the UK in 2008.
People now expect constant Internet access wherever they are, with 64% of adults saying that it is an essential part of their lives. Over the past years, access to the Internet has improved.
So how much time should we spend online?
A.That’s not a question that can be easily answered |
B.17 percent of the population owned one by the end of that year |
C.They mentioned smartphones’ increasing effect on our lives too |
D.As a result, the way we communicate with each other has changed |
E.The research has focused on how technology has changed our lives |
F.However, there are negative effects of being online for many people |
G.More than half of those questioned talked about some phenomena in life |
5 . The “biggest mistake” in workplace communication—and the hardest one to recover from—is sending emotional emails, says Brandon Smith, who is known as the Workplace Therapist (治疗师). “It’s a really, really hard skill to master—most people don’t correct it until their 30s or 40s—but you should never send an email when you’re feeling extremely emotional,” says Smith. “People treat emails or other online communication like a casual (随意的) conversation you’re having in the hallway, but it’s not.” Instead, you should“email like it could one day be read aloud in court,” he adds.
Next time you get an email or online message that makes you feel angry, anxious or even pleased, what should you do? You can write a draft, and then wait 24 hours. This approach satiates the immediate need to blow off emotional steam and express your emotions without hurting your reputation at work. “When you have a strong emotional reaction to something, those emotions will unavoidably come through in whatever message you’re typing,” says Smith. “It’s so much easier to make an issue worse than solve one over email.”
When you make a reply, re-read your draft as if you were the recipient: Is the message confusing? Are there any details that could be misinterpreted, or that sound emotional? If you’re still not confident in your response, Smith recommends asking a co-worker to read it over, as a second opinion can help you identify areas of improvement.
If something requires a more immediate response, ask the other person if you can continue the conversation offline. Phone calls play a more important role in building emotional connection. Voice-based communication (such as phone calls) create s stronger bonds than text-based communication (such as emails). Or, as Smith explains, “You’ll be less willing to be rude to the other person when you’re in conversation with them, or listening to their voice on the end of the line than you would be over text.”
1. What does Smith think of sending an email?A.It should be considered seriously. | B.It’s an unavoidable workplace behavior. |
C.It’s a kind of a casual conversation. | D.It should be used to convey our emotions. |
A.Emphasizes. | B.Satisfies. | C.Controls. | D.Generates. |
A.Links among people are based on words. | B.Voice-based communication is advisable. |
C.Phone calls are gradually losing their appeal. | D.It’s more effective to communicate online. |
A.Ways of avoiding emotional texts. | B.Common workplace survival skills. |
C.Different forms of communication. | D.Constant conflicts between people. |
6 . When you think of insects (昆虫), the first word that comes to mind probably won’t be “edible (可食用的)”. Surprisingly, what you may consider an insect may sound like a great meal to another. In Africa and the Middle East, insects such as grasshoppers and mealworms are a common dish. Many Asians also like eating insect dishes.
The idea of replacing (代替) pork, chicken, or beef with insects might sound unpleasant, but eating these small insects can be beneficial to both yourself and the environment.
There are over 2,100 types of edible insects in the world. Many of the insects that are eaten by humans are quite nutritious (有营养的). And they can be eaten in different ways: roasted over an open fire, freeze-dried, or cooked. In fact, insects can be added to various foods, and we likely won’t even notice the difference.
The biggest advantage is that the cost of raising insects is very small. Compared to cows, insects produce eight times fewer carbon emissions (碳排放物) and need six times less water to keep.
To add to that, insects can be fed with waste products. Insect waste can also be repurposed into soil fertilizer (土肥). And unlike traditional farms which take up about 80% of all farming land, insect farms are relatively small and can save space for other uses.
All this makes insect farms more profitable, with little wastage of money and resources.
As our world’s population increases towards 9 billion by 2050, traditional farming will not be enough to meet its growing food needs.
Some companies have already begun experimenting with insects in their food products. Mealworm burger patties, protein powder, and gummy sweets are just a few of the new food creations. And a few months ago, the European Union (EU) said yes to insects for human consumption (食用)!
1. What can we learn about insect eating?A.It’s popular in Africa. | B.It’s liked by the author. |
C.It’s unpleasant for Asians. | D.It’s accepted by few people. |
A.It is simpler. | B.It costs less. |
C.It requires no skills. | D.It needs no manpower. |
A.Insects will replace beef in hamburgers by 2050. |
B.Insects will be humans’ major food choices by 2050. |
C.Insects will help meet the growing food needs of humans. |
D.Insects will become more nutritious with modern farming. |
A.Uncaring. | B.Thankful. |
C.Supportive. | D.Doubtful. |
7 . Artificial intelligence programs that can generate text at the click of a button are increasingly widely used. One of the most popular AI programs is ChatGPT, which has hundreds of millions of monthly users.
Despite the usefulness of these tools, many humans cannot tell the difference between something written by a person and something written by a machine. As a result, they can fuel disinformation or even facilitate cheating in academic field. To fight with this rise in AI-generated reading, some “GPT detectors” have been rolled out, which are said to spot the difference — but they may come with their own biases (偏见).
A recent opinion piece in the journal Patterns calls into question the accuracy of GPT detectors, finding that they’re biased against non-native English speakers. The authors also found that it’s easier to fool these detectors by using more detailed prompts (提示) in the first place. “This raises a critical question,” the authors write. “If AI-generated content can easily escape detection while human text is frequently misclassified (对……进行错误的分类), how effective are these detectors truly?”
“Ignoring the biases in GPT detectors may lead to unintended consequences, such as the marginalization (边缘化) of non-native speakers in evaluative or educational settings,” they conclude. As such, this is yet another obvious example of how technology can reflect prejudices in society that cannot be removed.
The authors warn against using GPT detectors in certain settings, especially educational environments with non-native English speakers, and recommend a thorough evaluation of this technology and its limitations as it becomes more widespread.
1. What does the figure in paragraph 1 show?A.The necessity of using AI. | B.The convenience AI brings about. |
C.The easiness of forming a text. | D.The popularity of an AI program. |
A.Academic misconduct. | B.AI overuse. | C.Text flooding. | D.Text detectors. |
A.The way of evaluating their texts. | B.The accuracy of AI-generated texts. |
C.The correctness of GPT detectors. | D.The security of their academic papers. |
A.Environment. | B.Technology. | C.Culture. | D.Society. |
1. What do the library members have to do every two years?
A.Renew their personal information. |
B.Pay for a new membership card. |
C.Register in the library again. |
A.Five days. | B.A week. | C.Two weeks. |
A.Children's books. | B.DVDs. | C.Dictionaries. |
A.Wednesday. | B.Saturday. | C.Sunday. |
9 . Kindness May Keep You Healthy
If you are driving in the United States, you may see a common bumper (汽车保险杠) sticker on passing vehicles that reads:
However, being kind is not just emotionally beneficial. Lyubomirsky studied a group of people with the disease Multiple Sclerosis (多发性硬化).
“The basic reason why people are kind,” Oliver Curry, explained, the research director at Kind-lab that is a non-profit organization, “is that we are social animals. Kindness is as much a part of us as our anger, grief or desire.”
A.Perform random acts of kindness |
B.Acts of kindness are very powerful |
C.In other words, we are designed to be kind. |
D.She found that they felt better physically when helping others. |
E.Research shows that doing kind things can make us feel better |
F.He found that being kind makes people feel better emotionally, |
G.Other research has shown that many people prize kindness above other values |
A dog who is thought to have died in a snow slide is home safe after spending days in the
A skier and a snowboarder both survived a snow slide in Chaffee County, Colorado, last week. “The second skier down caused a snow slide,
The skier opened his airbag and
The couple also had their dog with them. After searching everywhere for the dog following
“We did have some search and rescue
It was supposed that the dog died in the snow slide
“Extraordinarily, the dog managed