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1、 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正确形式。
Microsoft bakes ChatGPT-like tech into search engine Bing
Microsoft is baking ChatGPT-like technology into its search engine Bing, (transform) an Internet service that lags far behind Google into a new way of communicating with AI.
Though the new version is now limited to desktops and has no interface for smartphones, most people now access the Internet, Mehdi, a Microsoft executive, has said that the technology will scale to millions of users in coming weeks and come to the smartphone apps.
The improvement may give the software giant a cutting edge other tech companies in capitalizing on the worldwide excitement surrounding ChatGPT, a tool that (awaken) millions of people to the possibilities of the newest AI technology in the past few weeks.
Aside from it, Microsoft is also integrating the chatbot technology into its Edge browser. "Think of it as faster, more accurate, more powerful technology (tune) for search queries", said Mehdi.
The shift to making search engines more conversational — able to confidently answer questions offer links to other websites — could change the advertising-fueled search business, but also poses risks if the AI systems don't get their facts right. Their opaqueness (不透明性) also makes it hard to source back to the original human-made images and texts, the new Bing includes notes that reference the source data.
"Bing is powered by AI, so surprises and mistakes are possible. Make sure to check the facts." is a message that appears at the bottom of the preview version of Bing's new homepage. As an example of how it works, Mehdi (quiz) it on 1990s-era rap, showing its ability to distinguish between the song "Jump" and "Jump Around". He also used it to show how it could plan a vacation or help with shopping.
Google has been cautious about such moves. But in response to pressure due to ChatGPT's popularity, Google announced on Monday a new conversational service named Bard that will be available to a group of "trusted testers" before (release) globally this year.
Chinese tech giant Baidu also announced a similar search chatbot coming later this year. Other tech rivals such as Meta and Amazon have been researching similar technology, but Microsoft's latest moves aim to position at the center of the ChatGPT zeitgeist (时代潮流).
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With Christmas approaching, I often reflect upon one particular evening in the early 1960s. Back then, we decided to go carolling (唱圣诞颂歌) to spread the Christmas spirit which might1 someone else's life. So we needed to take2 new members, for whom the only3 was warmth of spirit.
Soon we discovered that carolling brought various4 . Sometimes we were greeted with open doors and open hearts, while other times, folks remained in the safety and cosiness of their homes, watching5 through their windows.
One stop on our journey particularly6 our memory. That night, after a couple of songs, one door swung open. A gentleman, gray haired, tenderly7 we go upstairs to sing for his bedridden wife. He added8 , "She loves music and used to be an opera singer."
We stepped briskly upward into the couple's9 apartment. Books, records, and antique furniture whispered stories to us. I reminded myself not to stare10 showing disrespect to them.
Sitting beside his wife, the gentleman gave us a11 . Then our voices rose and lingered around their small home. Had our voices been given extra12 and beauty for this occasion? Perhaps they had.
A smile flickered on the woman's13 , yet beautiful face. She snuggled her head against her husband's shoulder and both of them heartily enjoyed our performance. Witnessing such a heartwarming scene, we felt it was a holy night, for we were in the14 of love that was gentle and mild.
At that moment, we found, and maybe even15 , the Christmas spirit.
(1)A 、 change B 、 influence C 、 shape D 、 brighten.(2)A 、 on B 、 in C 、 over D 、 up(3)A 、 requirement B 、 objective C 、 reward D 、 account(4)A 、 consequences B 、 comments C 、 responses D 、 movements(5)A 、 awkwardly B 、 passively C 、 randomly D 、 positively(6)A 、 stuck in B 、 woke up C 、 shot up D 、 brought out(7)A 、 commanded B 、 requested C 、 proposed D 、 recommended(8)A 、 shamefully B 、 hesitantly C 、 desirably D 、 proudly(9)A 、 unfurnished B 、 brief C 、 little D 、 average(10)A 、 for the sake of B 、 for fear of C 、 in spite of D 、 in the hope of(11)A 、 smile B 、 nod C 、 contact D 、 glance(12)A 、 seriousness B 、 energy C 、 horror D 、 option(13)A 、 fancy B 、 bright C 、 joyous D 、 skinny(14)A 、 presence B 、 absence C 、 expectation D 、 circle(15)A 、 created B 、 acquired C 、 spread D 、 regained -
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When it comes to going green, intention can be easier than action. Case in point: you decide to buy a T-shirt made from 100% organic cotton, because everyone knows that organic is better for Earth. And in some ways it is; in conventional cotton-farming, pesticides strip the soil of life. But that green label doesn't tell the whole story. Or the possibility that the T-shirt may have been dyed using harsh industrial chemicals, which can pollute local groundwater. If you knew all that, would you still consider the T-shirt green? .
It's a question that most of us are ill equipped to answer, even as the debate over what is and isn't green becomes all-important in a hot and crowded world. . We evolved to respond to threats that were clear and present. That's why, when we eat spoiled food, we get disgusted and when we see a bright light, we shut our eyes. . Scanning the supermarket aisles, we lack the data to understand the full impact of what we choose —and probably couldn't make sense of the information even if we had it.
But what if we could seamlessly calculate the full lifetime effect of our actions on the earth and on our bodies? That's what psychologist Daniel Goleman describes in his forthcoming book, Ecological Intelligence. Using a young science called industrial ecology, businesses and green activists alike are beginning to compile the environmental and biological impact of our every decision—and delivering that information to consumers in a user-friendly way. That's thinking ecologically—understanding the global environmental consequences of our local choices. "We can know the causes of what we're doing, and we can know the impact of what we're doing," says Goleman, who wrote the 1995 best seller Emotional Intelligence.
It's also about our ability to accept that we live in an infinitely connected world with finite resources. Golem an highlights the Tibetan community of Sher, where for millenniums, villagers have survived harsh conditions by carefully conserving every resource available to them. The Tibetans think ecologically because they have no other choice. Neither do we. "We once had the luxury to ignore our impacts," says Goleman. "Not anymore."
A. Would you still buy it?
B. What if we could think ecologically?
C. It's going to have a radical impact on the way we do business.
D. Ecological intelligence is ultimately about more than what we buy.
E. Not just carbon footprints but social and biological footprints as well?
F. But nothing in evolution has prepared us to understand the accumulative impact industrial chemicals may have on us.
G. That's because our ability to make complex products with complex supply chains has outpaced our ability to comprehend the consequences.
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In July 1915, severely tortured by his poor health, James Murray, one of the early editors of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), defined one final word. After his 36 years' dedication to the dictionary, his hard labour had taken a toll, knowing he would not see the project complete.
The poetic quality of Murray's final days is one of the many memorable tales in The Dictionary People. Beginning in 1857, the OED was a huge crowdsourcing project - "the Wikipedia of the 19th century" - comprising 3, 000 people. The idea was to create a "descriptive" dictionary that tracked words' use and meaning over time, unlike its "prescriptive"18th-century predecessor by Samuel Johnson, which told readers how to say and use words. Volunteers read widely, mailing in examples of how "rare, old-fashioned, new, strange" words were used. What is surprising about this fairly random method is that it worked.
The origin story of Sarah Ogilvie's book is almost as improbable as that of the dictionary itself. Ms Ogilvie, a former scholar who served as an editor for the OED, went into the documents of Oxford University Press and came across an old notebook. It had belonged to Murray and contained the names and details of the dictionary volunteers, most of whom had previously been unknown. The Dictionary People is her work of detective scholarship, bringing the lives behind the names to readers.
Ms Ogilvie's book is full of intriguing stories. The presentation of the book is unconventional, too, taking its structure from the work it describes. There are 26 alphabetical chapters, each celebrating a group of contributors ( memorably, "K" is for "kleptomaniac" people who desire to steal). This is a clever arrangement, though it sometimes means that broader issues emerge only in pieces.
Essentially, this is a story about ordinary people. It is concrete proof of those who, to cite dictionary-helper George Eliot, "lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs".
(1)、What does the underlined expression "taken a toll" in paragraph 1 mean?A、Paid off. B、Proved in vain. C、Worn out the passion. D、Had a harmful effect.(2)、What can we learn about the Oxford English Dictionary?A、It serves as an example of dictionary editing. B、It provides precise directions for word usage. C、It is a cooperative work of many volunteers. D、It was edited with the help of Samuel Johnson.(3)、What is paragraph 3 mainly about?A、The story behind Sarah Ogilvie's book. B、The detective methods of Sarah Ogilvie. C、Legends of the early OED editors. D、Murray's role in editing the OED.(4)、Where is the text most probably taken from?A、A review of a book. B、A biography of an editor. C、An essay on dictionary editing. D、An introduction to a dictionary. -
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One overlooked benefit of lab-grown food is that it may help the UK deal with the crisis in housing affordability. As farming is replaced by precision fermentation (发酵) , the significant amount of land currently used for livestock farming(including parts of the green belt) will be freed up for development in places that people actually want to live.
However, we'd take a different lesson from the promise of lab-grown meat. Free-market environmentalism and harnessing the power of innovative technologies — supported by market-based measures like a border-adjusted carbon tax — can successfully tackle the problem of man-made climate change without fundamentally uprooting the way we run society. Saving the planet doesn't have to cost us the earth.
It is important to acknowledge that certain types of livestock farming may have issues with sustainability and climate change. But it is not true of all farming systems; and the issues that do exist are being dealt with using the latest research into genetics and biotechnology-for example, recent research has shown that certain types of seaweed can reduce methane emissions from cattle to close to zero.
Farmer data also shows that increased sales of milks have not seen a corresponding reduction in dairy sales.
The global food system, consumer choices and climate change are incredibly complex issues, and anyone who proposes simple solutions is almost certainly not in possession of all the relevant facts and data. Livestock are an important part of humanity's future food needs.
(1)、Why does lab-grown food help Britain to solve the housing affordability crisis?A、As farming is replaced by precision fermentation, the level of agricultural development is improved. B、The significant amount of green belts are used for development in places that people actually want to live. C、Lab-grown food is more environmentally friendly and beneficial to human health. D、A large amount of land used for livestock farming will be freed up for residence.(2)、What lessons have learned from the promise of lab-grown meat?A、Free-market environmentalism can change the way society operates. B、Adjusting carbon tax can successfully solve the problem of climate change. C、Adopting the power of innovative technologies is useful for saving the earth. D、Saving the earth requires changing the way society operates.(3)、Which of the following best explains "harnessing" underlined in paragraph 2?A、obtain B、exploit C、inherit D、develop(4)、It can be inferred from this passage that ____.A、global food issue is so complex that there are no complete research data. B、sustainability and climate change are common problems in agricultural systems. C、some kinds of seaweed can make the amount of methane emitted by cattle ineffective. D、the sales of substitute dairy products increased, and the sales of dairy products decreased accordingly. -
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A famous company's leader believes there's only one way to know if you truly understand a subject: Can you explain it to a child? But the man with lifelong love of math recently found it didn't always go well when he tried explaining mathematical concepts(概念)to his then-school-aged children.
He thinks that learning with kids to see what's puzzling to them and what's easy for them are the final test of whether you know a topic—whether you can explain it.
Teachers often ask students to give a statement on a subject to show that they understand it. Studies show that people are more likely to remember and understand concepts they've learned after explaining them to someone else or even to themselves. That means you can testyour own knowledge in a subject simply by trying to teach it to a friend, to see both how much information you've kept and how well you actually understand its concepts. If they successfully learn from you, it's a good sign that you're on the right track.
The leader, who studied math and computer science at university, noted that while hewas personally good at math as a high school student, he had trouble passing that enthusiasm(热情)to his three kids.
He loves doing math, but in the past his younger daughter would always say that he made it so complicated (复杂的) and he didn't need to explain this to her. Because she just wanted to know the answer.
Today, his three children are all in their 20s.While they may not have enjoyed the math lessons, he says that one of his favorite things is teaching calculus(微积分)to the kids. There are a few very difficult concepts in calculus. He must explain why calculus is so important and why calculus has those funny symbols. It's crazy and it's probably the thing he enjoys the most.
(1)、What happened to the leader recently?A、He explained Chinese well. B、He developed his lifelong love of math. C、He met a challenge in playing with his kids. D、He had trouble explaining mathematical concepts to his kids.(2)、What does the author encourage people to do in paragraph 3?A、Communicate with others actively. B、Build relationship with others. C、Manage to describe themselves. D、Know about their own learning by teaching others.(3)、What did the leader's younger daughter care about?A、Describing an example. B、Learning with her father. C、Getting the final answer. D、Keeping enthusiasm high.(4)、What does the leader think of his teaching calculus to his children?A、It brings him happiness. B、It helps his kids grow. C、It gives him a lesson. D、It improves his maths. -
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If you have ever lost touch with old school friends, you may find yourself wanting to make contact again. Some teens find that certain school friends are worth keeping contact with and want to keep the friendship going strong.
Hang out at the same places
One way you can get together with old friends from your school is to go to the same places that they go to. If you still go to school together, you probably know where everyone goes on the weekends. If you are able to go there too, you may find that your relationships with your old school friends start up again.
Sports teams
If you are athletic and your former friends are too, joining school sports teams is a great way to catch up with old friends. This doesn't mean that you should join a sport which you do not like just so you can see your old friends. However, if you like sports, wish to join a team and your former friends are on that team, and then playing the team sports is a great way to get to know them again.
Take part in school clubs
There are often a lot of school clubs in which teens participate. Depending on your interests and your former friends' interests, you may just find a club at school. Sharing a common interest such as a club activity will help you to have something in common and something to talk about.
(1)、You can get together with old friends by ____.A、joining the dance clubs B、having dinner with them C、going to the places where they go D、going shopping with them every day(2)、From the third paragraph we can learn that ____.A、playing sports helps you get your old friends again B、you have to play a sport to make more friends C、team sports are interesting activities at school D、you have to play the sport your friends like(3)、Why did the writer write this text?A、To tell a hobby. B、To share same interests. C、To join clubs. D、To contact old friends. -
8、 听录音,回答问题。(1)、What will Robert do in the club?A、Train the soccer players. B、Hold all the meetings. C、Collect fees from members.(2)、Why does the club need the fees badly?A、To attract more students. B、To open another club. C、To buy new equipment.(3)、How long has Jason worked as the head coach?A、For two years. B、For five years. C、For ten years.(4)、What is the talk mainly about?A、Ways to join the soccer club. B、Classes opened for this season. C、Details of three club leading members.
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9、 听录音,回答问题。(1)、What does the man think of the apartment?
A It's bright, modern and very large.
A、It's in a crowded and noisy place. B、It's a little far away from his school.(2)、How will the man go to school every day?A、By bike. B、By bus. C、On foot.(3)、How much does the man pay if he pays at the beginning of each month?A、$675. B、$750. C、$ 825. -
10、 听录音,回答问题。(1)、What are the speakers mainly talking about?A、Having guests this weekend. B、Going out for sightseeing. C、Moving into a new house.(2)、What is the relationship between the speakers?A、Neighbors. B、Husband and wife. C、Close friends.(3)、What will the man do tomorrow?A、Write an email. B、Have a barbecue. C、Do some shopping.
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11、 听录音,回答问题。(1)、What did the man do just now?A、He had a history lesson. B、He played a game. C、He visited his cousins.(2)、What makes the man surprised?A、His cousins all have their own iPad. B、His cousins use video games to learn. C、His cousins know little about history.(3)、What is the woman worried about the kids at school?A、They ignore their textbooks. B、They play games in the classroom. C、They give priority to fun over learning.
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12、 听录音,回答问题。(1)、Why is the man upset?A、He has to fix his car. B、He is short of money. C、He has been too busy with work.(2)、When will the speakers meet?A、At 4:00 p.m. B、At 12:30 p.m. C、At 12:00 p.m.
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13、 Why does Michael take exercise?A、To get stronger. B、To lose weight. C、To relax himself.
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14、 Where are the speakers?A、In a library. B、In a bookstore. C、In the classroom.
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15、 What kind of weather is normal in March?A、The hot weather. B、The dry weather. C、The cool weather.
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16、 What are the speakers mainly talking about?A、Some students. B、A teacher. C、Teaching methods.
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17、 How much did Tony pay for the book?A、$6. B、$12. C、$18.
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18、假定你是李华,你校将举办一场"英语才艺秀(Talent Show in English)",请你给交换生同学 Josh 写一封电子邮件,邀请他和你一起组队参加。内容包括:1. 发出邀请;
2. 说明选他的原因。注意:1. 写作词数应为 80 左右; 2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Josh,
……
Yours,
Li Hua
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The Sanya Nanfan( 南繁) Seed Breeding( 繁殖) Base, located in south China's Hainan
Province, plays a vital role as a seed centre in China.(unique) blessed with nature's gifts and a wealth of the' country's resources, it serves as the dedicated groundskilled agricultural experts contribute to feeding our nation and addressing global hunger.
Dr. Xiao Feng stands at the forefront of agricultural innovation in Nanfan. Jokingly(refer) to himself as a "mudskipper", he is often spotted with rolled-up trouser legs knee-deep in the(mud) fields. Dr. Xiao, along with other Nanfan researchers, (commit) wholeheartedly to improving grain production, ensuring that people's dinner tables are filled.
"Life can be compared to a seed," remarks Dr. Xiao. "Occasionally, it may either not grow as expectedremain inactive. Nevertheless, hope and opportunity persist. The seed of life will always manage(emerge) through the ground."
The term "Nanfan" itself implies to the practice of transplanting summertime crops from northern latitudes to Hainan during its winter. This makes for an(extend) of growing seasons. Shortening the breeding cyclehalf or more, Nanfan accelerates the breeding process.
Hope is a humble seed, when(plant) in fertile ground, it transfigures( 美 化 的外表) into new life bearing fruits of change. The researchers at Nanfan are those seeds of hope.
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Your neighbors are probably the first line of defense in case of any problematic situation. It gives you an assurance that you have people close by looking out for you. Here are easily applicable tips on creating stronger neighbor relationships.
The first step is introducing yourself when you move to a new neighborhood or when a newcomer moves in. Leave them a note under their door to introduce yourself. It doesn't have to cost you a fortune and opting for a potted plant or baked biscuits will do. These actions present excellent opportunities to connect with them.
Be respectful of your neighbors. It's in poor taste to have regular insensitive parties at your place causing disturbances. Before your party, it's good practice to notify your neighbors. Besides, avoid chatting them up for hours on end, which may be inconvenient, especially if you don't know their schedules. When you borrow anything, return it in due time. If you accidentally break their things, replace them without being asked to.
You could offer to babysit your neighbors' kids, help with snow removals or even keep an eye on their home when they're away. Such acts of reaching out to your neighbors make for stronger relationships.
As Emma Seppälä put it, "social connectedness generates a positive feedback loop (圈) of social, emotional and physical well-being." It feels so easy to just stay home without having to engage with your neighbors but connecting with them is worth the effort.
A. Remember every small gesture counts.
B. A crisis is a test of communication skills.
C. It can actually boost your mood in the long run.
D. Slipping it in their mailbox further solidifies friendship.
E. It's essential to ensure you maintain decent relationships with them.
F. Alternatively, you can give them a gift while making yourself known to them.
G. Only by establishing healthy boundaries will you achieve peaceful coexistence.