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Sometimes we may find that every week there are a lot of new stories about how climate change is affecting the planet, or new plans to battle its effects. But the concept itself isn’t new at all — in fact, scientists have been exploring questions about climate change for almost 200 years. The idea of “greenhouse gases” goes back to 1824, when Joseph Fourier wondered what was regulating the earth’s temperature. Fourier concluded that the atmosphere must be responsible for containing the heat absorbed from the sun and described it as a box with a glass lid: As light shines through the glass, the inside gets warmer as the lid traps the heat. As Fourier’s ideas spread, it came to be called “the greenhouse effect”. Scientists continued to study the greenhouse effect. Not until a Swedish chemist named Svante Arrhenius came along, did scientists understand how global warming actually works. After years of work, Arrhenius determined that the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere did in fact have a direct effect on global temperatures. Arrhenius found that CO2, and other gases trap radiation, which warms the atmosphere. Arrhenius was the first to suspect that burning coal could contribute to the greenhouse effect. But Arrhenius welcomed the warming effect on the planet. At a lecture later that year, Arrhenius noted that creatures of a warmer earth “might live under a milder sky and in less barren surroundings”. While Arrhenius’ findings won him the 1903 Nobel Prize in chemistry, scientists kept debating whether the greenhouse effect was increasing until 1950, when researchers finally began to find strong data supporting it. By the end of the 1950s, American scientists had been sounding the alarm on the long-term consequences of climate change. Climate change research has come a long way since Fourier first described the greenhouse effect - still, maybe Arrhenius should have been more careful of what he wished for. 【1】What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A.The climate change. B.The greenhouse effect. C.The atmosphere. D.The heat from the sun. 【2】What did Arrhenius think of the greenhouse effect? A.It was beneficial for creatures on the earth. B.It had both advantages and disadvantages. C.It did more harm than good to human beings. D.It was a punishment for human harmful activities. 【3】What’s the author’s attitude towards Arrhenius’ wish? A.Optimistic. B.Negative. C.Neutral. D.Ambiguous. 【4】What’s the main idea of the text? A.Causes of climate change. B.Effects of greenhouse gases. C.Findings about global warming. D.Explorations on climate change. |
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In 2015, a man named Nigel Richards memorized 386, 000 words in the entire French Scrabble Dictionary in just nine weeks. However, he does not speak French. Richards’ impressive feat is a useful example to show how artificial intelligence works—real AI. Both of Richard and AI take in massive amounts of data to achieve goals with unlimited memory and superman accuracy in a certain field. The potential applications for AI are extremely exciting. Because AI can outperform humans at routine tasks—provided the task is in one field with a lot of data—it is technically capable of replacing hundreds of millions of white and blue collar jobs in the next 15 years or so. But not every job will be replaced by AI. In fact, four types of jobs are not at risk at all. First, there are creative jobs. AI needs to be given a goal to optimize. It cannot invent, like scientists, novelists and artists can. Second, the complex, strategic jobs—executives, diplomats, economists — go well beyond the AI limitation of single-field and Big Data. Then there are the as-yet-unknown jobs that will be created by AI. Are you worried that these three types of jobs won’t employ as many people as AI will replace? Not to worry, as the fourth type is much larger: jobs where emotions are needed, such as teachers, nannies and doctors. These jobs require compassion, trust and sympathy—which AI does not have. And even if AI tried to fake it, nobody would want a robot telling them they have cancer, or a robot to babysit their children. So there will still be jobs in the age of AI. The key then must be retraining the workforce so people can do them. This must be the responsibility not just of the government, which can provide funds, but also of corporations and those who benefit most. 【1】What is the main purpose of paragraph 1? A. To introduce the topic. B. To mention Nigel’s feat. C. To stress the importance of good memory. D. To suggest humans go beyond AI in memory. 【2】Which of the following best explains “outperform” underlined in paragraph 2? A. Be superior to B. Be equal to C. Be similar to D. Be related to 【3】Which of the following jobs is the most likely to be replaced? A. The writer. B. The shop assistant. C. The babysitter. D. The psychologist. 【4】What does the text suggest people do about job replacement of AI? A. Limit the application of AI to a certain degree. B. Get more support from the government. C. Apply for the donation from companies. D. Upgrade themselves all the time. |
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BE A GOOD TOURIST Tourism can be both good and bad. Yes, it brings in money for the local economy and creates lots of jobs for locals, but it may also bring some problems. 【1】 Tourists have used paint, rocks, or even keys to write on the Luxor Temple in Egypt, the Colosseum in Rome, Stonehenge in the UK, memorial stones at the bottom of Qomolangma, and many, many other places. Thousands of tourists sites are being destroyed by tourists who “love them to death”. 【2】 If you want to leave a mark on the world, do it by changing someone’s life with kindness and love. Pass kindness along to future generations, not destruction. Another big problem in some places has been tourists disturbing the local people and life. 【3】 For example, Chiang Mai University in Thailand and Yonsei University in South Korea have great numbers of tourists visiting their campuses and walking through their libraries and other public areas, taking pictures of students and disturbing their studies. I have three words for tourists like this: please be considerate. 【4】 The number of problems from tourists is endless: walking in large groups without considering others who need to walk by, crossing roads without observing local traffic laws, and many more. The only way to solve the issue of the terrible tourist is to make sure that you are not one! 【5】 Remember, whenever you step outside your country’s borders, you are representing your country to the rest of the world. A.Just think from other aspects. B.When in Rome, do as the Romans do. C.Have fun in a way that does not disturb others. D.Be the best, kindest, most polite tourist possible. E.I have three words for people like this: please stop it. F.One growing problem is tourists who want to prove that they have visited someplace. G.Some tourists wander around and take pictures of local people without asking for their permission. |
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I’d always _______ living alone: the life of no rules and regulations and being independent. So, I was _______ about this new stage in my life when moving into my university dormitory. _______, during the first few months, I’d find myself crying every day. Coming from a big family, I was _______ to noises surrounding me. Therefore, the scary _______ at night was the worst. I couldn’t even _______ without keeping the lights on. As time went by, I started enjoying the _______ that came with living alone. The space of loneliness was _______ by friends who became like family. When it was time to say goodbye and go back home after my _______ I was bittersweet. I’d __________ my time alone, learning things which wouldn’t have been __________ if I had never moved away from home. I’d learned a lot from this __________. Living alone made me value __________ time even more. I realized that every second with them __________ though I might not get the freedom I had while living alone. For me, there is no warmth in a house __________ it’s filled with loving members and people you love. 【1】A.kept on B.dreamed of C.insisted on D.put off 【2】A.delighted B.worried C.serious D.cautious 【3】A.Undoubtedly B.Unwillingly C.Unconditionally D.Unexpectedly 【4】A.deaf B.cruel C.accustomed D.opposed 【5】A.boredom B.silence C.darkness D.suffering 【6】A.sleep B.talk C.move D.play 【7】A.confidence B.safety C.relief D.freedom 【8】A.set aside B.taken over C.filled up D.thrown away 【9】A.recovery B.graduation C.resignation D.promotion 【10】A.hated B.desired C.regretted D.enjoyed 【11】A.useful B.possible C.reliable D.worthwhile 【12】A.adventure B.arrangement C.experience D.challenge 【13】A.family B.study C.work D.growth 【14】A.flew B.counted C.stayed D.repeated 【15】A.when B.once C.unless D.though |
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阅读下面材料，在题后空白处填入适当内容（每空1词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 The national college entrance examination, or gaokao, will be postponed (推迟) for a month to July 7 and 8 due to the novel coronavirus (新型冠状病毒) outbreak, the Ministry of Education said. Because of the epidemic (流行病) situation, authorities in Hubei province and Beijing can come up with their own suggestions on gaokao dates, 【1】 will be published after consulting with the ministry. 【2】 postponement is mainly to ensure students’ safety and the fairness of the exam. More than 10.7 million students have signed up to participate 【3】 this year’s gaokao, up by 400,000 from last year. The gaokao, widely 【4】 (consider) one of the most important exams in the country, has been held every year from June 7 to 8 since 2003. The country resumed (恢复) gaokao in the winter of 1977 after it was stopped for 10 【5】 (year) during the “cultural revolution”. The exam 【6】 (hold) every year in July from 1978 to 2002. In 2001, the ministry decided 【7】 (move) the gaokao earlier a month from 2003 because of hot weather and frequent 【8】 (nature) disasters in summer. Chinese people often compare the 【9】 (high) competitive exam to “crossing a narrow bridge”, because for many students, especially those from rural areas, studying at a good university 【10】 (be) an opportunity to change their future. |
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根据下列句子所给汉语注释或词首字母，写出空缺处单词的正确形式，每空一词。 【1】Set yourself t________ that you can reasonably hope to achieve. 【2】This university has w________ quite a few changes over the years. 【3】They had to a________ their attempt to climb the mountain due to the bad weather. 【4】You should set aside some time to r________ on your successes and failures. 【5】In conclusion, we should be a________ of the real situation of water shortage. 【6】I was s________ to death when I saw the tiger jump out of the cage and run to the child. 【7】We live further down on the ________ (相对的) side of the road. 【8】There was a long _______ (停顿) before she answered. 【9】Residents are being _________ (敦促) to wear masks to avoid catching diseases. 【10】The 12th ______ (每年的) Music Festival runs from Friday 25th to Monday 28th October. |
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假定你是李华，两周前你从网上购买的一套书虫系列读物（Bookworm Series），昨天才到货，且包装破损，数量不足。请就此向网店客服人员写一封邮件投诉。要点如下： 1. 介绍购物情况； 2. 反映存在问题； 3. 提出解决方案。 注意： 1. 词数 80 词左右； 2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯； 3. 开头结尾已给出，不计入总词。 To whom it may concern, ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Looking forward to your early reply. Yours sincerely, Li Hua |
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