Our school basketball team may lose the competition ________ (除非) all the players work hard together.
COVID-19 has made people think harder about their ________ (关系) with nature. It has also raised questions about lifestyles.
Be careful not to ________(触摸) the paintings in the museum.
Cindy: Excuse me. Do you speak English?
Li Lei: 1.
Cindy: Could you please tell me how to get to Shantang Street?
Li Lei: From here, you take Rail Transit Line 2 to Shantangjie Station. 2.
Cindy: And can you tell me where I can buy a ticket?
Li Lei: You can get one from that machine. Let's see … 3. You put your money in here and push this button.
Cindy: Great! Oh, one more question—do you know where I board the train?
Li Lei: Just go down those stairs and you'll see a sign that says To Qihe. 4.
Cindy: Thanks for your help!
Li Lei: 5.
A.It's in English.
B.Sorry, I have no idea.
C.Then you walk north for about five minutes.
D.Yes, a little.
E.With pleasure.
F.You're welcome.
G.The ticket price is 3 yuan.
On October 25th, 2018, Christie's (佳士得拍卖行) had a very unusual sale. It sold the first piece of artwork created by artificial intelligence for $432,500.
The painting was created by an AI program written by Obvious, an AI research studio in Paris. Soon questions rang through the media: Is this art? Who is the artist? How about the owner? Are machines now creative, too?
All good questions—but too early. The technology is far from advanced (高级的), as Obvious suggested, because the public is completely confused about what AI is, and what it is able to do.
In fact, the painting was just one of the countless artworks AI could produce. It was the team behind Obvious that chose this one. The team first programmed the AI, and then they chose 15,000 paintings to train the software (软件). Connecting the painting with the algorithm (计算程序) was just a clever marketing tool. AI did not produce the painting on its own at all.
Lots of artists are using the same software as Obvious, but none of them are worried about losing jobs because of AI. As they build the machine themselves and work with it every day, they know how limited it is. What interests the artists is to create works together: the way AI lets them go beyond their natural ability.
Artists also laugh at the idea that AI is creative. It certainly creates things, sometimes in new and successful ways, but it does so without a purpose. It is the artist who shapes its output. "You make a fire and it produces interesting shapes, but in the end the fire is not creative. AI is a glorified (被美化的) campfire," said one of the pioneers of using AI in art.
1.The underlined word "confused" in Paragraph 3 probably means _________.
A.easy to understand B.angry C.unable to think clearly D.certain
2.Paragraph 4 mainly talks about ________.
A.what the painting was created for
B.how AI learned to paint
C.why the painting was connected with the algorithm
D.why the painting was not created by AI alone
3.According to the article, the AI technology makes artists able to __________.
A.paint on the computers B.come up with new ideas
C.improve their painting skills D.save time and money
4.We can learn from the article that the AI technology __________.
A.can produce countless artworks B.requires no programming
C.can think for itself D.makes artists lose jobs
Hobbies are something we enjoy doing in our free time for fun. It is often the case that we first become interested in something, and then we practise it ourselves. When we often do it or practise it for fun, it becomes our hobby.
Almost everyone has some kind of hobby. The choice of hobbies is different from person to person. It depends on one's own interests and jobs. People who sit at a desk all day long like to develop active hobbies while people like sports players like to take up quiet hobbies. Everyone should do something for a change so as to keep a balance between work and play.
People can choose hobbies that are very popular and easy to develop, such as watching TV, reading, window-shopping, going to the movies and so on. These hobbies need no special training. They can also choose hobbies that are not so easy to develop, such as painting, playing musical instruments, taking part in sports, etc. These hobbies need special training and talents.
Most people take up one hobby or another for relaxation while others, such as old people, have hobbies for killing time. However, students have to study. They have to finish a lot of homework, to take many exams and to fight for their future. But as the saying goes, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Students need hobbies to refresh themselves in order to have better performances in their studies.
1.Which of the following people will be most likely to take up active hobbies according to the article?
A.A football player. B.A fireman. C.A swimming coach. D.A history teacher.
2.What hobbies are not so easy to develop?
A.Window-shopping and reading.
B.Painting and playing musical instruments.
C.Watching TV and taking part in sports.
D.Going to the movies and singing.
3.What can we learn from the article?
A.Students need hobbies to balance work and play.
B.Students have to study hard without any hobbies.
C.Everyone has his or her own hobbies.
D.Interests are something we practise ourselves.
