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1、 Wednesday "电子榨菜"为什么下饭
Do you know" digital pickles"? Recently, this new type of pickle is being discussed. Itrefers to the videos people watch while eating. Many people think that the videos can make their food more appetizing, just like a spoonful of pickles sometimes making a meal taste much better.
The topic received more than 16 million clicks on the Internet and about 100, 000 people joined in the discussion. Instead of having meals with friends and family members, many young people in China like to watch TV shows or short videos. Many believe that their food is tastier with the" digital pickles".
Can this habit affect your diet? According to research, you may eat more without knowing it. The international research team asked 62 volunteers to follow different eating patterns on four different days. The patterns included eating while looking at the mobile phone, reading magazines and without distraction. After studying their diets, the team discovered that eating with a distraction increased caloric ingestion by about 15 percent.
To find out the reason, the team also invited two groups of people: One group at e while listening to an audio clip about another person eating, and the other listened to a clip that helped them imagine themselves eating. The results showed that the second group ate less since they were more focused on their meals. When we eat with the"digital pickles", our attention can be distracted, which leads to eating more than expected.
Not only videos and audioclips but also other tasks can work as "digital pickles". Aresearch project led by the University of Sussex. UK, pointed out that activities which require lots of attention trick many participants into overeating. The team invited 120 participants to do different tasks while providing them with drinks and snacks. "Our study suggests that if you' re eating or drinking while your attention is distracted by a highly engaging task, you' re less likely to be able to tell how full you feel, " one of the authors Martin Yeomans explained.
(1)、What do" digital pickles" refer to?A、A new type of vegetable. B、Electronic products popular online. C、Videos people watch while eating. D、Digital games suitable for families.(2)、Which of the following is caused by" digital pickles"?A、Young people become more social. B、Diners watching videos forget to eat. C、People's cooking skills are improved. D、Food may turn out to be more attractive.(3)、From the text we can know that if people want to eat less, they' d better ____"A、eat different food with" digital pickles" B、eat while reading a colorful food magazine C、ea t without listening to or watching anything D、eat while listening to an audio clip about others eating(4)、What is the writer's purpose of writing the last paragraph?A、To give another case that causes overcating. B、To describe the effects of" digital pickles". C、To explain how to judge you are full. D、To present how to avoid being distracted. -
2、 Jim didn't go to school. That's ____ he was ill in bed.A、because B、why C、for D、so
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3、 Jim was ill in bed. That's ____ he didn't go to school.A、because B、why C、for D、so
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4、 The room is not at all smaller than ours. (用高级单词替换 not at all)
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5、 Either you or I are right. (改错)
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6、 I'm ____ with this ____ movie.A、boring; bored B、boring; boring C、bored; boring D、bored; bored
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7、 Tuesday 未来替代智能手机的发明
Smartphones are getting boring. The new models are either a bit faster or have bettercameras, but they are basically no different from the ones already in our pockets. This is why scientists are hoping, and working for something new, something that will change our lives just as greatly as smartphones do. At the moment, the next invention might be smart glasses.
Just imagine. Instead of having to pick up your phone and look at the screen, all of the information you need simply appears just in front of you, in your glasses. Satellite navigation directions would appear right there on the road. And your smart glasses could guide you to the right shelf in the supermarket!
Smart glasses could also be used in industry. They could show engineers the instructions they need to fix things more quickly. A doctor could carry out a difficult operation, guided in real time by someone on the other side of the world. This may sound impossible. But most of the technologies to invent them are already there. For example, one key technology is named AR, which can make digital 3D objects appear as if they are part of the real world. We' ve used it a lot on our video calls. Similarly, huge progress has been made in spatial audio. This is when a sound is made to give it a sense of place, like what you hear in an empty room. Some high-end earphones can already do that. Future glasses will of course need to recognize your voice to do tasks. This technology has been used in our daily life.
So, why aren't we all wearing smart glasses yet? So far, no one has invented a good way to send images of our world onto glasses. However, with the rapid development of technology, smart glasses could arrive much sooner than we think.
(1)、Why does the writer mention smartphones in Paragraph 1?A、To start a story. B、To explain an idea. C、To introduce a topic. D、To discuss a problem.(2)、What are Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3 mainly about?A、When smart glasses might be made. B、Where smart glasses could be used. C、How smart glasses would give directions. D、Why smart glasses should be changed.(3)、Which of the following technologies needs to be improved to invent smart glasses?A、Making spatial audio. B、Recognizing voices. C、Creating digital 3D objects. D、Sending images onto glasses.(4)、How might the writer feel about the future of smart glasses?A、Bored. B、 Confident. C、Satisfied. D、Unsure. -
8、 Because he had a lot of work to do, he had to stay up late. (改为高级表达)
a lot of work to do, he had to stay up late.
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9、 The (用 long的适当形式填空) of this rope is about 10 meters.
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10、 Peter is a postman in our town, but at the same time, he is a writer, too. (用高级单词替换at the same time)
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11、 Monday中国首个文字转视频大模型 Vidu亮相
China's first Sora-level text-to-video large model called Vidu has made big steps forward since it was shown at the 2024Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing.
Now, Vidu can make 32-second videos with just one click. It can also make audio and video, so the videos it makes have sound. At the same time, it can do 4D making, which means it can make 4D content that is the same in space and time from one video.
Vidu was made by Chinese AI company Shengshu Technology and Tsinghua University. When it first came out in April, it could make a 16-second high-definition video with 1080p resolution with one click.
At a forum in June, Professor Zhu, Vice Dean of the Tsinghua University ArtificialIntelligence Research Institute and Chief Scientist of Shengshu Technology, showed a 32-second video made by Vidu. The video showed a turning globe on a bookshelf in a library, and the camera zoomed in to show a blue planet inside the globe.
Vidu 4D can exactly rebuild 4D content from one video. Zhu said the basic structure can support the making and matching of audio of any length in theory.
The company said it's China's first video large model with a longer time, very good consistency, and dynamic ability, and it's"very close to" the level of Sora.
Sora is a generative AI model from the US-based OpenAI at the start of this year. With the ability to make real and imaginative scenes from text instructions, the model has made a big impact on the tech world. The company also said the main structure of the large model started in September 2022, which was earlier than when Sora used its structure.
(1)、Which of the following is true about Vidu?A、It can only make 16-second videos. B、It was made by a single company. C、It can make videos with sound. D、It was first shown in June 2024.(2)、We can infer from the passage that____.A、Vidu is better than Sora B、Vidu will replace traditional video making methods C、the development of Vidu will have a great impact D、no other models can compete with Vidu(3)、The writer mentioned Sora in the passage ____ .A、to show Vidu is completely different from Sora B、to emphasize the importance of Sora in the field C、to highlight Vidu's similarity and progress compared to Sora D、to prove that Sora has no advantages over Vidu(4)、The purpose of the writer's writing this passage is ____ .A、to introduce Vidu and its features B、to compare Vidu with Sora C、to explain how Vidu was developed D、to show the importance of video models(5)、Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage?A、The Rise of Vidu:A Chinese Sora B、Vidu vs Sora:A Battle of AI Models C、The Future of Video Making with Vidu D、The Secret Behind Vidu's Success -
12、 Friday(1)、公路;干道(2)、策略;战略(3)、资源;财力(4)、经济;节约(5)、释放;发泄(6)、附加的;额外的(7)、有效地(8)、获得;得到(9)、围绕;包围(10)、志趣相投的
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13、 Thursday(1)、全新的;崭新的(2)、系列;连续(3)、探索;探究(4)、郊区;郊外(5)、起源;发起(6)、欣赏;感激(7)、优雅;高雅(8)、精确;准确(9)、尽情享用;饱览(10)、杰作;名著
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14、 Wednesday(1)、比较;对照(n. )(2)、正常的;平常的(3)、专注于;聚焦于(4)、进步;进展(5)、要紧;有重大影响(6)、心理学家(7)、成就;成绩(8)、积极的;肯定的(9)、值得的(10)、现实的;实际的
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15、 Tuesday(1)、娱乐;消遣(2)、专业的;职业的(3)、目的;意图(4)、努力;尽力(5)、终身的;毕生的(6)、习惯性的;惯常的(7)、好处;益处(8)、不知所措的(9)、灵感(10)、促进;推动
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16、 Monday(1)、自治的(2)、地区;区域(3)、梁;横梁(4)、项目;工程(5)、电缆;缆绳(6)、高速公路(7)、易碎的;易损的(8)、生态的(9)、斜坡;坡度(10)、高度;身高
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17、 B阅读下面短文,根据短文中的信息完成文后表格(每空一词)。
Reading is fun! You can also analyze texts to learn more from the texts and about the texts. One way you can do this with fiction books, passages, or poems is by exploring their themes.
A theme is a central idea running throughout the text, connecting the characters and events. The writer may express his or her thoughts about humanity or a worldview through a theme. Themes can be ideas like friendship, bravery, love, honesty or family. Make sure you know what the writer is saying.
Sometimes, themes are hard to find out. First, the theme may not be able to be included in just one word like the examples above. There may also be more than one theme in the text. What's more, some themes are not presented in the words directly. You have to use clues in the texts to find them.
To start exploring the theme, first you need to make sure you've read the whole text. Since themes develop over time, you can't fully understand the underlying themes until the end of the text. Then, ask yourself to sum up(概括) the text and try to work out a "big idea". For example, did many characters resolve problems with their families? If there was only one small problem with a character's family, then "family" might not be the theme of the text. Finally, after finding out a "big idea", go through the text to find examples that support this idea. You needn't repeat every detail of the story—a few key examples will be fine.
Now you are ready to explore the theme of a text!
Exploring the of a text
Main points
Detailed information
is a theme?
●A theme is a idea that connects the characters and events.
●The thoughts are possibly expressed through the theme.
Why is it to find the theme?
● You might not the theme in just one word.
● There may also be more than one theme in the text.
● Some themes are not presented in a way.
How can you explore the theme?
●Read the text till the to fully understand the themes.
● Work out a" big idea" of the text by summing up the text.
● Find some key examples to the" big idea". It's not to repeat every detail.
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18、 A阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
About 70 million Americans are trying to lose weight. That is almost one out of every three people in the United States. Some people eat less food and they hardly have any fats or sweets. Others do running, exercise with machines, take medicines, 1 even have operations. So you can see losing weight is hard work, and it will also cost a lot of money. But 2 do so many people in the United States want to lose weight?
Many people in the United States worry about their look of the body. For many people, looking nice also means to be 3 . Other people worry about their 4 as many doctors say overweight is not good.
Most people want to find a(n) 5 way to lose fat, and books of this kind are very popular. These books tell people how to lose weight. Each year a lot of new books like these are 6 . Each one says it can easily help people take fat away.
Losing weight can be 7 . Some overweight people go to health centers. Men and women 8 several hundred dollars a day at these health centers. People live there for one week or two, taking exercise, eating different foods. All these work is for losing weight. 9 4 days on the programme, one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds(2. 27 kg). She spent320 dollars to lose each pound but she said she was still glad to do so.
Health centers, books, medicines, operations, running and exercise machines all 10 a lot of money. So in the United States, losing weight may mean losing money too.
(1)A 、 because B 、 but C 、 so D 、 or(2)A 、 why B 、 what C 、 how D 、 when(3)A 、 high B 、 short C 、 thin D 、 fat(4)A 、 health B 、 study C 、 wealth D 、 luck(5)A 、 dearer B 、 harder C 、 shorter D 、 easier(6)A 、 taken B 、 given C 、 written D 、 copied(7)A 、 cheap B 、 expensive C 、 easy D 、 safe(8)A 、 pay B 、 cost C 、 take D 、 have(9)A 、 Before B 、 In C 、 After D 、 At(10)A 、 need B 、 have C 、 use D 、 get -
19、 Although he loves his students, he is very strict with them. (用高级单词替换 Although)
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20、 One of my favorite pastimes is ____ novels.A、read B、reads C、to read D、reading