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When you take a closer look at the photos of the 36 contestants for CCTV 3’s talent show Bravo Youngsters , you may find something different. Ling, one contestant on the show, is seemingly perfect. The 25-year-old Beijing woman is a social media influencer, whose realistic appearance is computer generated (生成). Yet Ling behaves like an actual human social media star. She attends fashion events, promotes designer clothes and brands, and shares her life on Sina Weibo. “I love traditional Chinese culture, especially Peking Opera, calligraphy and tai chi. I hope that I can interpret (阐释) these art forms in my own way on the stage,” Ling posted on her weibo account on Nov 22. Actually, Ling herself is the best illustration of her love for Chinese traditional culture. Her name, Ling, comes from the feathered headdress (头饰) worn in Peking Opera. Her voice in the talent show follows the school (流派) of the late Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang. And her face is even designed to look good while wearing Peking Opera makeup. According to Chen Yan, founder of Beijing Next Generation Culture Media, the company behind Ling, they aimed to build the virtual idol (虚拟偶像) into a web influencer interested in guofeng (Chinese national style). Chen Zhe from the company Frees Fund, believes that the rise of virtual influencers will bring opportunities. “They have great advantages. Unlike human influencers who will get old, or may become involved in some sort of scandal (丑闻), digital influencers are young, flexible, manageable and controllable,” he said. Chen Yan also pointed out that although influencers like Ling are virtual, their influence is real. Like it or not, they will bring big changes to the entertainment and fashion industries in the near future. 【1】What sets Ling apart from the other contestants? A.Her popularity on social media. B.Her computer-generated existence. C.Her seemingly perfect appearance. D.Her love for designing clothes. 【2】Why is Ling considered the best illustration of her love for Chinese traditional culture? A.Ling performs Peking Opera on the show. B.Ling dresses up like a Peking Opera singer. C.She displays various Chinese cultural elements. D.Ling likes promoting Chinese culture in the virtual world. 【3】What advantage do virtual idols have over human influencers? A.They are more attractive and talented. B.They act flexibly in different situations. C.They can be controlled and managed easily. D.They can impact the entertainment and fashion industries. |
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We now are in a “golden age” of space-sample retrieval (取回) and exploration. Space agencies around the world are busy collecting, or planning to collect, samples from celestial bodies (天体) like asteroids (小行星), moons and planets. China’s Chang’e 5 mission is the most recent sample-return mission that has been successfully completed. On Dec 17, the Chang’e 5 lunar probe (探测器) returned home and landed in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region after weeks of space travel, China Daily reported. This was the world’s first lunar sample-return mission since 1976. The mission retrieved an incredible 1,713 grams of samples of rocks and dust with the help of a drill (钻孔机) and a mechanical (机械的) arm. Another space sample-return mission was completed on Dec 6. Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe returned a capsule to Earth containing valuable samples from the asteroid Ryugu. This was the second time asteroid samples have ever been collected and brought back to Earth. The first asteroid samples were collected by the original Hayabusa spacecraft back in 2010. There will be more such missions in the near future. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, which collected samples from the asteroid Bennu in October, is expected to return to Earth in 2023. Russia’s Lunar-25 mission is scheduled to launch to the moon in 2021 to collect lunar samples. Collecting these samples from different celestial bodies is important because they can help to answer questions that have puzzled scientists for years, such as how life first came about or how water appeared on our planet. “I cannot emphasize enough how valuable return samples are for increasing our understanding of the origin and evolution of our solar system and our place in the universe, and how we came to be,” said Ann Nguyen, a NASA planetary scientist. Once the space samples are delivered to Earth, they are then analyzed with high-powered tools. These tools can help to reveal more detailed information than just photos or robotic rovers (探测车) alone. As for the Chang’e 5 lunar samples, scientists will conduct various analyses, tests and experiments to determine the composition (构成), structure and physical characteristics of the samples. This information will help to deepen our knowledge about the history of the moon, as well as our solar system as a whole. We have only just begun to scratch (抓) the surface of such celestial bodies, both literally and figuratively (象征性地). However, we have already learned so much and have a lot left to discover. 【1】What do we know about the Chang’e 5 lunar probe? A.It was launched on Dec 17. B.It collected the world’s first lunar sample. C.It brought back 1,713 grams of lunar samples. D.It completed the most successful mission recently. 【2】Which of the following collected the first asteroid samples? A.Hayabusa. B.Hayabusa 2. C.OSIRIS-REx. D.Russia’s Lunar-25. 【3】What can the samples shed light on (阐明)? A.The origin of life. B.Structure of the solar system. C.Which celestial bodies have water. D.How water first appeared on the moon. 【4】What will scientists do with the samples? A.Analyze them and conduct experiments. B.Determine their sources. C.Compare them with space photos. D.Scratch their surfaces. |
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We know that artificial intelligence (AI) is smart enough to do a few things our minds cannot, and with incredible accuracy. And now, it seems it also has the capacity to detect loneliness in humans, which is an otherwise challenging task. A new study, led by researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, US, has shown how AI tools can predict levels of loneliness from a person’s speech with an accuracy rate of 94 percent. The study focused on 80 participants aged 66 to 94, a population particularly vulnerable (易受伤的；易受攻击的) to loneliness. The subjects were asked 20 questions from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale, which uses a four-point rating scale (量表) for questions such as “How often do you feel left out?” and “How often do you feel part of a group of friends?” They were also interviewed in private conversations, which were recorded and transcribed (转录) by researchers. The transcripts (文字记录) were then examined using natural language processing (处理) tools, including IBM Watson Natural Language Understanding (WNLU) software, to quantify (量化) expressed emotions. The interesting thing about this system is that it not only uses dictionary-based methods, such as searching for specific words that express fear, but also presents corresponding (相应的) patterns by testing the words used in the response. Varsha Badal, the first author of the study, noted that the WNLU software system uses deep learning to extract (提取) data from keywords, categories, emotions and grammar. “Natural language processing and machine learning can systematically examine long interviews from multiple individuals and explore how subtle (微妙的) speech features such as emotions may indicate loneliness,” Badal said. “Similar emotion analyses by humans would be open to bias (偏见), lack consistency, and require extensive (大量的) training to standardize.” The more lonely a person felt, the longer their responses to direct questions regarding loneliness. The system was capable of not just detecting the degree of loneliness in each subject, but also showing differences between the way men and women spoke about loneliness. The men were found to use more fearful and joyful words in their responses, while the women tended to acknowledge feeling lonely during interviews. Co-author Dilip Jeste said that the IBM-UC San Diego Center is now exploring natural language patterns of loneliness and wisdom, which are inversely (成反比地) linked in older adults. “Speech data can be combined with our other assessments of cognition (认知), mobility (运动), sleep, physical activity and mental health to improve understanding of aging and to help contribute to successful aging,” he said. 【1】What can we know about the study? A.It involved 80 middle-aged participants. B.It could reach as high as 90 percent in accuracy. C.It relied on AI tools from the beginning. D.Its original data was partly from private interviews. 【2】How did the WNLU software system contribute to the loneliness study? A.By detecting speech patterns that show emotion. B.By removing bias from the transcribing process. C.By locating specific words in long conversations. D.By standardizing the training of emotion analyses. 【3】Which of the following is among the findings? A.The degree of loneliness is unrelated to gender. B.The way we talk about loneliness varies with age. C.Lonelier people had longer responses about loneliness. D.Women tend to be more optimistic about loneliness. 【4】What does Dilip Jeste imply in the last paragraph? A.Further study is needed to improve the system’s accuracy. B.AI tools can be applied to studying the secret of aging. C.Speech data is important for assessing cognition. D.The study is helpful for studying aging. |
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It was a hot, humid summer day, and I had just pulled into the local gas station to fill my tank. After pumping the gas, I started to walk inside to pay. That is when I noticed them. Two elderly women were standing back from their car. There was a mixture of shock and fear on their faces. I looked and saw what they saw: five yellowjackets (小黄蜂) building a nest around their gas cap. My eyes widened. I shared the ladies’ fear. Yellowjackets had never been friends of mine. Several times these wasps (黄蜂) had attacked me while I was cutting the grass, giving me multiple stings (蛰) each time I ran over their ground nests. The worst time, however, happened when I was a young boy. A friend of mine and I were running and playing in my backyard. I must have stepped on one of their hidden nests again because before I knew it, both of us were being chased and stung over and over by the yellowjackets while we ran away screaming. I ran to my mom with tears in my eyes. She immediately ran a cold bath and put us both in it to ease the pain and itching (痒) before giving us medicine to fight all the poison in our little bodies from the stings. Still, I knew I couldn’t let fear stop me now. I reached into my back pocket for a paper towel I had there, tore out the nest and stepped on it while the angry wasps buzzed around me. Both of the ladies thanked me, and I said, “You’re welcome!” with a smile and a happy heart. In this life, you can’t let the fear of being stung either physically or emotionally keep you from doing what is right. We need to love each other and to change the world for the better. And the only way you can do this is one loving act, one kind word and one shared smile at a time. Don’t let the yellowjackets in your life hold you back. Live! Love! Do good today! 【1】The purpose of paragraph 2 is to ______. A.explain why the author was struck with fear B.show that the author was angered by the wasps C.describe how badly the author was stung by wasps D.prove that the author wasn’t the small boy he used to be 【2】Why did the author decide to help the two ladies? A.He wanted to overcome his fear. B.He was asked by the two ladies. C.He had experience in dealing with wasps. D.He wanted to do what he thought was right. 【3】What does the underlined “this” in paragraph 4 refer to? A.Making friends with others. B.Overcoming our shortcomings. C.Being a popular person in life. D.Making the world a better place. 【4】What is the author’s purpose in writing this article? A.To teach readers how to deal with yellowjackets. B.To tell readers to do kind things even if they’re afraid. C.To share his scary experiences with yellowjackets. D.To show how he beat his fear of yellowjackets. |
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In 2017, the BBC documentary Spy in the Wild (《荒野间谍》) gave us a chance to look much more closely into the world of animals through the eyes of “animal spies”.【1】 They “live” together with animals in order to record their lives. Returning for its second season, Spy in the Wild follows the tradition of the first season while introducing new cameras and robots. 【2】 For example, a spy turtle can lay robot eggs, a spy squirrel can gather robot nuts, and monkeys can play with a spy snowball. In the new season, more than 50 spy robots are sent to study animals in all kinds of environments, from under the Pacific Ocean to the Arctic. 【3】 They study the emotional connections that are shared between animals firsthand. For example, a spy penguin was accepted as part of a group in South Georgia Island. 【4】“Quite accidentally, our spy creature is at the center of something special, capturing (捕捉到) emotions that have seldom been watched,” series narrator (旁白) David Tennant told CNET. 【5】“The whole point is ... trying to get closer than we ever have before to capture those elusive (难以得到的) moments when they start to show the kind of emotions we have,”director John Downer told PBS. A.It won lots of praise from the audience. B.But these spies don’t just record everyday goings-on. C.These spies are actually robots with cameras that look like real animals. D.With the help of these robots, these “animal spies” can do many things. E.It uncovers how different we are compared to our animal cousins. F.The documentary aims to record animal behavior that we would rarely see. G.It watched on as penguin parents tried hard to make it home to feed their chicks. |
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I was about to shave (剃须) this morning when I caught my reflection in the mirror. There was no doubt about it. My body was growing older. My formerly _______ hair which used to be brown with a touch of gray was now gray with a touch of brown. My forehead wrinkles (皱纹) had become _______, and when I smiled, a hundred more curled up (卷起) around my eyes and mouth. When I _______, I could see I had gotten fatter as well because while my metabolism (新陈代谢) had slowed, my _______ hadn’t. My muscles also _______be sorer (酸痛). _______, when I looked in the mirror again, I _______ a sparkle (火花) in my eyes. I smiled and felt a joy in my heart. I knew that no matter what my _______ looked like, my soul was forever young. The truth is while I have been _______ growing older on the outside, I have for a while now been growing younger on the inside. I can remember how ________, stressed and worried I was in my 20s and 30s. Now at 53, my heart feels ________, and my days look brighter. I feel like a true “child” ________ to laugh, to sing, to dance, to love and to help others do the same. I worry less and smile more. I have a lot more faith and a lot less ________. In the end, all of our bodies will ________ and die, but we won’t. Our young souls will go on forever. Spend your days growing younger then. Let the ________ within you live and love. 【1】A.rare B.flat C.shallow D.thick 【2】A.permanent B.potential C.regular D.occasional 【3】A.cleared up B.passed out C.stepped back D.calmed down 【4】A.style B.eating C.tradition D.routine 【5】A.appealed to B.tended to C.stuck to D.contributed to 【6】A.Therefore B.Rather C.However D.Instead 【7】A.observed B.tore C.earned D.recalled 【8】A.muscle B.hair C.reflection D.figure 【9】A.steadily B.frequently C.immediately D.individually 【10】A.creative B.sensitive C.particular D.serious 【11】A.tougher B.securer C.lighter D.briefer 【12】A.eager B.flexible C.anxious D.free 【13】A.fear B.horror C.fantasy D.confusion 【14】A.shoot up B.wear out C.hung over D.pass down 【15】A.angel B.child C.soul D.master |
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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恰当形式。 I would stand on my tiptoes and stretched my arms to the rhythm, feeling like a free-flying bird, whenever music 【1】(turn) on. Over the past 16 years, my love for dance 【2】 (encourage) me. When I was a kid, I usually waved my body when there was music. Though I moved subconsciously (下意识地) 【3】 any true skill, I felt that I had a passion for dance. When I got 【4】 (old), I started taking dance classes. Learning to dance is never easy, but the tiredness and pain are worth the pleasure 【5】 it has brought me. However, when I reached senior high school, my busy and conflicted schedule made me put my dance life on pause. I felt a sense of 【6】 (empty) for the whole year. Then I realized I did need【7】(take) action. I talked to my head teacher, hoping she could pull me out of my struggle. Luckily, she was 【8】 (support) and encouraged me to continue pursuing my hobby. I don’t have dance classmates temporarily (暂时地), nor do I have a teacher, 【9】I can find happiness in dancing. Moving with the music, I watch every move of my body and feel joyous. Many people may lose their chance to go after their hobby or passion during their life journey. But for me, my passion is like a lighthouse, constantly guiding me to be 【10】(good). |
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假定你是李华，你的表弟Tony最近喜欢上了迷你剧，请你推荐一部给他。你推荐《沃特希普荒原》(Watership Down)，并说明理由。 内容包括: 1. 简介：2018年发行，主要讲述一群兔子勇敢地寻找新家园的故事； 2. 意义：保护环境的重要性；只有走出舒适区，才会有美好未来的机会； 3. 祝愿。 注意: 1. 词数80~100词; 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯; 3. 开头和结尾已为你写好。 Dear Tony, __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours faithfully, Li Hua |
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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 was a hot afternoon in Tallahassee, Florida, in June 2019, and the pool was full of people. Colbi Heard, a handsome 9-year-old boy, was putting his swimming cap on when he noticed something floating nearby. He swam closer and realized it was a little boy. "I wanted to play with him," Colbi thought. Colbi swam around the boy, checking him out. But when the boy didn't move, "I knew he was hurt and needed help," said Colbi. The boy was Omari Howard, a lovely three-year-old who had come to the pool with his mother, Keyonna, and his uncle Travis. At first, Omari was in the shallow end（浅水区）playing with others. Later, he began swimming across the pool to look for his mother and something unexpected happened. Nobody noticed him for seconds, except Colbi. According to Colbi's mom, Severia, Colbi has autism（自闭症）, which makes him particularly sensitive to unfamiliar things. Just moments earlier, he had asked his mother when they could go home because he was troubled by all the noise. Severia believed it was his sensitivity that caused him to notice Omari that day. "He's very careful," Severia said. "He's a caring boy, and he's interested in little kids. If it wasn't for that love, I don't think that little boy would be alive today." Colbi took Omari out and turned to his uncle, who rushed him to his mother, Keyonna. Omari's face was pale, and he wasn't breathing. "My baby, my baby!" Keyonna cried. Nobody knew what to do. That's when Severia heard a friend cry her name. She turned and saw the sad mother. Severia, a nurse in Tallahassee, ran over. At this point, she didn't know that the boy was found by Colbi. "I just knew the boy didn't breathe," she said. Severia stayed calm and tried to save him. Severia says, "I just wanted to bring this baby back to life." 注意: 1.续写词数应为150左右: 2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。 Paragraph 1: Luckily, Omari began coughing and the ambulance (救护车) arrived. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: After knowing what had happened, Keyonna thanked the mother and son who felt proud of each other. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| ____(破坏) the forests contributes to more and more sandstorms. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) | |
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| In the center of the campus, the lake____(倒映)the surrounding buildings. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) | |
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| There are stories about his ___(慷慨), the massive amounts of money he gave to charities. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) | |
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| To the great____(满意) of the young writer, his first book sells well after it was published in May. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) | |
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| It turns out that just looking at green, growing things can r___ stress, lower blood pressure, and put people into a better mood. (根据首字母单词拼写) | |
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| It's a t________in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. （根据首字母补全句子） | |
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| I have made up my mind to study harder rather than waste p_____time on those useless things, such as playing video games and chatting online. (根据首字母单词拼写) | |
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| We should keep the earth healthy while using its supply of natural r_____. (根据首字母单词拼写) | |
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| What they found was that people wearing white coats____(表现)better than those who weren't (根据汉语提示单词拼写) | |
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| Tai chi can be practised anytime and anywhere without_____(设备)or a gymnasium. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) | |
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| Shanghai is the very place ______the foreigners are eager to visit. (用适当的词填空) | |
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| The boss in ______ department (部门) Ms. King worked looked down upon women. (用适当的词填空) | |
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| The medical team is made up of ten people, eight of______ are experienced nurses. (用适当的词填空) | |
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| What surprised me was not what he said but the way _______he said it.（根据句意填空） | |
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| Every boy and every girl______(have ) the right to join the club. (所给词的适当形式填空) | |
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| The poet and writer______(be) very popular with us at present. (所给词的适当形式填空) | |
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| They are living with their parents because their own house______(build). (所给词的适当形式填空) | |
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| Our workout rooms______(update) with modern equipment in the past few years.(所给词的适当形式填空) | |
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| You______(情态动词)have a new dress for your birthday. (根据提示用适当的词填空) | |
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| As it turned out to be a small house party, we______(情态动词+not dress up) so formally. (根据提示用适当的词填空) | |
