“Life is about daring to carry out your ideas,” said Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner.

One of the best-known living mountaineers, now 74, Messner became the first person to climb Mount Qomolangma alone and without the help of bottled oxygen (氧气) in 1980.

He also became, in 1986, the first to reach the world’s 14 mountain tops of over 8,000 meters, again without bottled oxygen.

Along the way, he has practiced a special style of mountaineering known as alpinism, in which climbers try to reach the top with as little material (材料) and outside help as possible.

But it is an art that is increasingly getting lost — today’s climbers depend on Sherpas (local guides for climbers in the Himalayas) and ready-made routes to reach the top, Messner said.

“The true alpinist doesn’t want such help. He wants to go into the wild,” he said.

His achievements have made him a great hero, but Messner says he has gotten into plenty of dangerous situations along the way too.

“Around half of the top alpinists have died climbing,” he said.

“Of course, if I turn back more often than the others, I can increase my chances of survival,” he added. “But if I hadn’t been lucky a few times, I wouldn’t be here.”

Messner later moved on to different challenges (挑战), crossing the Gobi Desert and Antarctica.

He is also a writer and was in Frankfurt to present his latest book, “Wild”, telling the true story of a 1916 Antarctic expedition (探险).

Today, Messner spends his time making films and talks excitedly about his present one, which is set in Kenya, Africa, and tells the story of two climbers who run into trouble and are faced with life-changing situations.

After a lifetime of following his next dream, he believes film-making will be his final project.

“I was always at my best when I was learning, when I was curious (求知的),” he said.

1.What is special about true alpinists?

A.They can reach the top quickly.

B.They try to depend on themselves.

C.They follow ready-made routes.

D.They often work with local guides.

2.What helped Messner survive dangerous situations?

A.Good luck. B.Belief.

C.Good skills. D.Courage.

3.What does Messner tell us about the story of his new film?

A.It is very interesting.

B.It happens in Africa.

C.It is based on his latest book.

D.It records his true experiences.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A.A new film. B.A new book.

C.A great alpinist. D.A great expedition.

    It’s November now and Christmas is on the way. What would be a better way to spend time with your loved ones than sitting down to watch some classic Christmas movies?

1. The Grinch (2000)

This is a Christmas must-watch. It was originally (最初) a children’s book written by Dr. Seuss, which I would suggest reading! It’s the story of a green monster (怪兽) who wants to destroy Christmas but who in the end discovers the power of love. I promise it’s a great film with plenty of laughs along the way.

2. Love Actually (2003)

While this is not a personal favourite of mine, people in the UK love this film. It features (由……主演) famous actors and actresses such as Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman. It might be a little difficult to follow, but the heart-warming story makes it worth watching.

3. Home Alone (1990)

This is one of my favourite films of all time and I would watch it all year round if I could. It tells the story of a boy, Kevin, who is left alone in his house when his large family forget to take him on vacation. While the family are away, burglars (窃贼) try to break into the house and Kevin must protect his home by setting traps. The trips, falls and traps will have you laughing out loud as you watch a 10-year-old boy outsmart two grown men.

4. Miracle on 34th Street (1994)

You can’t have Christmas in an English-speaking country without watching this film. It’s not funny like Home Alone or The Grinch, but it is really touching. It’s about a man who says he is Santa Claus, but nobody believes him except a lawyer and a little girl. The storyline may seem a little childish but you can enjoy it at any age.

1.Which movie is based on a children’s book?

A.The Grinch. B.Love Actually.

C.Home Alone. D.Miracle on 34th Street.

2.What does the author think of Miracle on 34th Street?

A.It is his favourite movie.

B.It is funny and touching.

C.It is a little difficult to follow.

D.It is suitable for people of all ages.

3.What do the four movies have in common?

A.All can make you laugh out loud.

B.All are newly-made movies.

C.All are related to Christmas.

D.All tell stories about kids.

假设你是美国纽约市的一名高中生 Chris, 打算暑假来天津学习汉语，来信向你在天津 一中的笔友李津咨询他们学校的国际班汉语课程。请你根据以下提示给李津写一封咨询 信。

内容要点：

1. 想学汉语的原因（中国文化；个人发展……）

2. 咨询国际班汉语课程的情况（班级大小；是否侧重听说；能不中国学生交流）

3. 询问是否提供食宿。

注意：

（1） 词数不少于 100；

（2） 可适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯；

（3） 开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear li Jin,

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours

Chris

根据所给的首字母和中文写出所缺单词的正确形式（每空 1 分，满分 10 分）

1.I’d like to r _____ (保留)my judgements until I know all the facts.

2.We are p _____ (深远地；极大地) affected by what happens to us in the childhood.

3.We'll see how this schedule works, and then we'll make a few a _____ (调 整) as necessary.

4.We can’t g _____  (担保) you a window seat on Oct. 1 if you don’t book in advance.

5.Some companies, unlike HUAWEI, seem c _____ (谨慎的) about investing more money in research and development.

6.College students are encouraged to take part-time jobs to a _____ (积累) social experience needed for their future career.

7.Rebecca still stood h _____ (犹豫) like a swimmer about to make his dive, hardly knowing whether to return or move forward.

8.Let me take this o _____ (机会) to say a few words to express my thanks for your help.

9.Is he a close friend of you or just an a _____ (熟人)?

10.The location helps Sri Lanka to become an i _____ (理想的) export market to access larger markets.

    It’s been two years since I came to Helsinki, and while I have already forgotten my confusion about street names, in my mind the structure of it is still forming. There are stages of adjustment to a new place — from loving all the new to hating just about everything — but feeling settled can take a while.

I consider New York City my second hometown. You fight your way into NYC. It isn’t easy. It isn’t cheap. It isn’t particularly friendly, at least until you’re used to a four-letter word as part of a compliment. So when I got to Helsinki, I was suspicious(怀疑的)of how easy it was(aside from the street names). People were friendly and nice.

Aside from the coffee and the cost of living, Helsinki and New York don’t have much in common; but I was born in the US Midwest, which was heavily influenced by Nordic immigrants(移民), so as foreign as it was, parts of Finnish life seemed familiar.

Still, I missed New York. I visited it last year, and went to my old coffee cart(咖 啡车), still in the same place. Although it was 2019, my mind insisted that it was 2007and I had never left. Or, I did: cities change, bit by bit, day by day, so slowly that they always seem the same, when you close your eyes for twelve years, even if everything looks the same when you open them, it isn’t. The slang(俚语）is slightly different; there are references to a TV show I’ve never seen.

In my mind, this was home. It was the place I saw when I dreamt of my childhood, long after I left it; and now I am the same as the tourists. So I get back on the plane to Finland. I’m leaving the ghost behind to return to a place where I’m real, and that is itself changing, bit by bit, day by day.

1.We can know from the passage that _____ .

A.it took the authors some time to adapt to Helsinki

B.the author has lived in Helsinki for many years

C.the author is tired of everything in Helsinki now

D.the author has never returned to New York since she left

2.When the author got to Helsinki at first, she _____ .

A.found people there were not friendly

B.was confused about street names

C.thought it was easy to praise people using four-letter words

D.thought the life in Helsinki was harder than that in New York

3.Why does the author feel familiar with parts of Finnish life?

A.Because her birthplace was affected by Nordic’ immigrants.

B.Because Finland has the same coffee as her hometown.

C.Because the cost of living in Finland is the same as that of her hometown.

D.Because Helsinki and New York have much in common.

4.Which of the following might be the title for passage?

A.A place where I was born

B.A place where I worked

C.A place that I visited

D.A place where I am real

    Don’t get mad the next time you catch your teenager texting when he promises to be studying. He simply may not be able to resist. A University of lowa (UI) study found teenagers are far more sensitive than adults to the immediate effect or reward of their behaviors. The findings may help explain why the initial rush of texting may be more attractive for adolescents than the long-term payoff of studying.

“For the teenager, the rewards are seductive.” says Professor Jatin Vaidya, an author of the study. “They draw adolescents. Sometimes, the rewards are a kind of motivation for them. Even when a behavior is no longer in a teenager’s best interest to continue, they will, because the effect of the reward is still there and lasts much longer in adolescents than in adults.”

For parents, that means limiting distractions so teenagers can make better choices. Take the homework and social media dilemma: At 9 p.m., shut off everything except a computer that has no access to Facebook or Twitter, the researchers advise. “I’m not saying they shouldn’t be allowed access to technology,” Vaidya says “But some help in resetting their concentration is necessary for them so they can develop those impulse-control skills.”

In their study, Vaidya and co-author Shaun Vecera note researchers generally believe teenagers are impulsive(冲动的), make bad decisions, and engage in risky behavior because the frontal lobes(额叶) of their brains are not fully developed. But the UI researchers wondered whether something more fundamental was going on with adolescents to cause behaviors independent of higher-level reasoning.

“We wanted to try to understand the brain’s reward system and how it changes from childhood to adulthood," says Vaidya, who adds that the reward character in the human brain is easier than decision-making. “We’ve been trying to understand the reward process in adolescence and whether there is more to adolescent behavior than an under-developed frontal lobe,” he adds. For their study, the researchers persuaded 40 adolescents, aged 13 and 16, and 40 adults, aged 20 and 35 to participate.

In the future, researchers hope to look into the psychological and neurological(神经学上的)aspects of their results.

1.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A.Always, rewards are attractive to teenagers.

B.Sometimes, adolescents just can’t resist.

C.Resistance can be controlled well by adolescents.

D.Getting rewards is the greatest motivation for adolescents to study.

2.What does the underlined word “seductive” mean?

A.Necessary. B.Attractive.

C.Useful. D.Important.

3.Which statement agrees with Vaidya’s idea?

A.The influence of the reward is weak in adolescents.

B.Parents should help children in making decisions.

C.Children should have access to the Internet.

D.Children need help in refocusing their attention.

4.What result does teenagers’ brain underdevelopment lead to?

A.Doing things after some thought. B.Making good decisions.

C.Joining in dangerous actions. D.Escaping risky behavior.

    Twenty-three elementary schools in Orange County, Florida, have been cutting back on recess（休息）, and even canceling it altogether to increase class time. In a recent Orange County School Board meeting, parents asked that recess time be carried out in all local schools for all students.

Angela Browning, a parent in the area, said that schools provided 0 to 30 minutes of recess per day.

“Five-year-olds not getting recess is nothing short of abuse ,” said

Browning , who added that her twins, who are in the second grade, had attention- deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD 注意力缺陷多动障碍) and benefited from taking a break to use up some of their energy. “We will not accept a ‘recess for some, but not all’ approach.”

“They have become machines that produce data as opposed to children,”

Amy Narvaez, a mother of two children said.

At the center of issues in Florida are Common Core exams, mandatory(强制 的)standardized tests in math, language, arts and literacy(读写能力), where the students’ performance often decides teachers’ pay and sometimes their jobs. Many teachers are using that extra 20 minutes to teach the test.

“Because so much of the money is tied to the schools’ scores and their grades, everybody is pressured,” said Diana Moore, president of the Orange County Classroom Teachers Association.

“We’ll come to a place in Florida and probably nationally where we have to admit that we really don’t have enough minutes in the day to get everything done for our children,” said Orange County Public Schools leader Barbara Jenkins.

The decision of whether recess takes place, and for how long, has thus far been up to each school’s principal.

“Florida law requires that districts provide 900 teaching hours during the school year,” Florida’s Department of Education press secretary Cheryl Etters said in a statement. "Whether recess is part of the school day is a decision made by the school board(学校董事会)”

Canceling recess also can taper off chances for children to learn social skills, according to many experts. Many children take advantage of their rest to learn skills, according to some experts. If recess is canceled, they have to give up.

“At the end of the day, who cares if you have straight A’s and you get a scholarship to Harvard if you act with no skill?” Heather Mellet, a mother of two children in the district said.

1.Which is the best title for the passage?

A.Which is more important: scores or ability?

B.Schools should take care of children with ADHD

C.Parents fight for their children’s right to recess

D.Elementary schools give children no recess time

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Students who get straight A’s can have much recess.

B.Angela Browning thinks recess is good for her children.

C.Heather Mellet thinks that rest is more important than scores for children.

D.Barbara Jenkins doesn’t agree that schools should have done everything well for students.

3.Why do some schools give students little or no time for rest?

A.Because they must give students’ parents a perfect explanation.

B.Because what students have to learn is too much.

C.Because there’s no law to request schools to do so.

D.Because they want students to gain good test scores.

4.About recess time for students in Florida we can learn ______ .

A.there is little possibility to happen

B.the local government has no request for it

C.all schools will have the same recess time

D.it is decided by students and their parents

    As one of our remote editors, you will have the ability to work at home while choosing the types of tasks that interest you. You will receive free training through online talks and our company newsletters(时事通讯).You will have a safe job and be paid on time every day. Working for Scribendi Inc. requires a middle level of computer and Internet knowledge. You need to be good at downloading and uploading files to e-mails, saving and finding files on your computer, file transfers, and renaming files. You should have a good working knowledge of type setting and using software programs.

Standard Qualifications(资格):

Editor: A university degree in a related field.

 At least three years of experience in editing, writing, file production, or language teaching.

 English must be your native language.

 Excellent reading comprehension skills, and the ability to follow written instructions and work independently.

 Editing or proofreading(校对) speed of 1,000--1,500words per hour.

 Microsoft Word 2010 on a secure PC (not Mac) computer.

 Broadband/high-speed Internet access.

 The ability to accept payments in your own account in US dollars using PayPal.com. Please review PayPal’s international payment network.

Preferred Qualifications:

 A graduate degree in a related field.

 The ability of word processing/files production and using software (e.g., Star/Open

Office, Word Perfect, LaTeX, Acrobat, iWorks, Publisher, PageMaker, etc.)

 In-depth knowledge of one or more style guides(e.g., Chicago Manual of Style, Turabian, APA, etc.).

To get the job please visit https://www.scribendi.gom/apply. Be careful about meeting deadlines.

1.Who will probably be one of the remote editors?

A.An American, with a university degree, who worked 3 years for a translation company.

B.A Chinese, with a university degree, who worked 5 years for a newspaper.

C.An Englishman, with a graduate degree, who worked 3 years for a newspaper.

D.A Frenchman without a university degree, who has a high level of computer knowledge.

2.Which of the following is necessary for getting the job?

A.An editing or proofreading speed of 1,000--1,500words per hour.

B.The ability to write interesting stories.

C.In-depth knowledge of computers.

D.A university degree in a foreign country.

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.People who get the job need to work late.

B.One can apply for the job throughout the year.

C.Communication is very important for one to get the job.

D.One can apply for the job through the website.

    From a young age, I was taught to be kind to people around. My parents _________ explained to me the importance of giving help generously to the less _________. So out of habit, whenever there is something I can _________, I give it to someone on the streets.

Last week, as I left the house for work, I carried with me some _________ clothes, a handbag and some food to hand over to someone _________.

As the car _________ at a traffic red light, I saw a girl of five or six asking for money. I _________ her to come to me and quickly _________ all the stuff I had and put them into the handbag. As I started handing it over, she seemed _________. She looked up at me with a sweet smile on her face and asked what was in the __________. I told her there were some clothes and food for her.

Once again she __________ me, “Can you give me some water?” It was then that I __________ her dry lips. It seemed that she had not had a __________ of water all day. I __________ the water bottle that I always carry with me and helped her to drink from it. She finished it quickly and gave me a heartwarming smile of __________.

I was thankful that I could __________ what she really wished and realized once again that day that you don’t necessarily have to make big __________ to help someone. And this incident, as well as a lot that followed, ________ my belief in the simple acts of kindness and how they can make someone’s day.

Next time you want to do something nice for someone, don’t __________, seizing the right __________, or it would be late. Go ahead and do it!

1.A.cheerfully B.confidently C.particularly D.smoothly

2.A.difficult B.rich C.comfortable D.fortunate

3.A.find B.exchange C.spare D.abandon

4.A.casual B.worn C.old D.fashionable

5.A.needy B.clumsy C.lucky D.lonely

6.A.pulled B.stopped C.approached D.drew

7.A.wanted B.ordered C.touched D.signaled

8.A.threw B.collected C.dragged D.dropped

9.A.surprised B.embarrassed C.panicked D.worried

10.A.bag B.pocket C.car D.hand

11.A.waved at B.looked up at C.shook hands with D.nodded at

12.A.realized B.watched C.recognized D.noticed

13.A.bottle B.drop C.lot D.cup

14.A.pointed out B.gave out C.picked out D.took out

15.A.satisfaction B.communication C.appreciation D.expectation

16.A.afford B.offer C.understand D.remember

17.A.donations B.differences C.senses D.kindness

18.A.strengthened B.changed C.shook D.destroyed

19.A.hold out B.hold on C.hold back D.hold down

20.A.idea B.power C.position D.opportunity

According to the statistics, Chinese families own _____ private cars today as they did in the 1990s.

A.more than twice B.as twice as many

C.twice as many as D.more than twice as many

According to the psychologist, if you exhibit positive qualities such as honesty and helpfulness, _____ you will be regarded as a good looking person.

A.the chances are that B.it is no coincidence that

C.it looks like that D.there is no doubt whether

Our school proposes that students should involve themselves in community activities _____ they can gain experience for growth.

A.who B.when C.which D.where

— The movie starts at 8:30, and we can have a quick bite before we go.

—_____. See you at 8:10.

A.So long B.Sounds great

C.Good luck D.Have a good time

It was the middle of the night _____ my father woke me up and told me to watch the football game.

A.that B.as C.while D.when

I arrived at the Tianjin Train Station at 10:30 that day, by which time the express train for Beijing _____.

A.was starting B.has started C.started D.had started

_____ about the future of these wild animals, people set up conservation areas to protect them, especially the _____ species.

A.Concerned; endangered B.Concerning; endangered

C.Concerned; endangering D.Concerning; endangering

Lessons can be learned to face the future, ________ history cannot be changed.

A.though B.as C.since D.unless

The book _____ readers of all ages and establishes a literary bond between parents and children.

A.puts down B.appeals to C.comes across D.goes through

—It was really tiring for me to stand in the queue for two hours to get the G- train ticket.

—You ____. You could have got one online.

A.needn’t B.needn’t have C.didn’t need to D.didn’t need to have

The suspect was declared innocent for____of convincing evidence.

A.lack B.absence C.confusion D.unawareness

The teacher stressed again that the students should not ____any important details while retelling the story.

A. leave off    B. make out    C. leave out    D. set off

Don’t worry. Tonight’s football match will be broadcast____and we can enjoy it together.

A.alive B.lively C.live D.living

Clearly and thoughtfully________, the book inspires confidence in students who wish to seek their own answers.

A.writing B.to write

C.written D.being written

I caught _____ glimpse of the newspaper, from which I saw _____ report about the accident.

A.a; / B.the; a C.a; a D./; the

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写使之构成一个完整的故事。

Once upon a time, two brothers who lived on neighbouring farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious disagreement in forty years of farming side by side, sharing machinery, and trading labour and goods as needed without a hitch.

Then the long cooperation fell apart. It began with small misunderstand and then grew into a major difference, and finally it exploded into an exchange of bitter words followed by weeks of silence.

One morning, there was a knock on John’s door. He opened it to find a man with a carpenter’s toolbox. “I’m looking for a few days’ work,” he said. Perhaps you have few jobs here and there. Could help you?

“Yes,” said John. “I do have a job for you. Look across the small stream at that farm. That’s my neighbor. In fact, it’s my younger brother. Last week there was a meadow (草地) between us and he took  his bulldozer (推土机) there and now there is creek between us. Well, he may have done this to annoy me but I’ll do better. See that pile of wood by the barn (谷仓)? I want you to build a fence—an 8-foot-high fence—so I won’t need to see his place anymore.”

The carpenter said, “I think I understand the situation. Show me the nails and hole-digger and I’ll be able to do a job that pleases you.”

The older brother had to go to the town for supplies, so he helped the carpenter get everything ready and then he left. The carpenter worked hard all that day measuring, sawing and nailing. At sunset when John returned, the carpenter had just finished his job, John’s eyes opened wide and his jaw dropped.

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

There was no fence at all. It was a bridge!

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

They turned to see the carpenter lift the toolbox onto his shoulder.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Sam最近发来邮件说他在某英语杂志的短篇小说大赛中获得了一等奖。请用英语给他写一封电子邮件，要点包括：

1. 表示祝贺；

2. 介绍自己的英语写作情况；

3. 请教写作方面的问题。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sam,

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours truly,

Li Hua

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

This year’s top award in architecture goes to Balkrishna Doshi. This is the first time an Indian 1. (win) in the 40-year history of the award, known 2. the Pritzker Architecture Prize, Some compare the award 3. the Nobel Prize.

Doshi was born in 1927 in the city of Pune. He studied architecture in Mumbai and was the first director of Ahmedahad’s School of Architecture and Planning, now 4. (name) CEPT University. He founded his own company in 1956, and lives and works in Ahmedabad.

Doshi has been an architect, city planner, and educator for 70 years. In Ahmedabad, Dashi’s designs can 5. (see) in the concrete Life Insurance Corporation Housing buildings to the flowing curves (曲线) of the Amdavad ni Gufa art gallery. 6. he is famous for designing low-cost housing. Doshi said his life’s work has been to help “the have-nots, the people who have nothing.”

He called the prize an honor both for 7. (he) and for India. The Hyatt Foundation, 8. sponsors the PritzkerArchitecture Prize, called Doshi’s work “poetic and functional”. It noted that Doshi’s buildings both respect 9. (tradition) culture and improve the quality of life in India.

“My work is the story of my life. I am always moving forward, changing and searching to look at life beyond architecture,” Doshi said in the award 10. (announce). Doshi will be given the $100,000 prize in May at a ceremony in Toronto, Canada.

    In 1999, Rebecca Constantino began doing a study at schools across Los Angeles. She had just completed a Ph. D. in language and learning, and she was analyzing children’s access to ________ in rich and low-income communities.

One day, she ________ something that stopped her in her tracks. “I was at a ________ in a wealthy community, and they were ________ almost brand-new books because they didn’t have ________ in the library,” Constantino said. She put the books in her car and drove them to a school in a(n) ________ community.

Shocked by the ________ she saw in public school libraries, Constantino became ________ to bridge the gap. “Some school libraries are not funded well, and sometimes not funded at all,” Constantino said. “If you’re a(n) ________ in an underserved community, ________ you’re left with boring, outdated and uninteresting books.”

Word spread about Constantino’s work, and books began ________. Donors buy new hardcover books. Kids ________ what they think are the most interesting books. Today, her nonprofit, Access Books, has ________ more than 1.5 million books for public-school and community libraries across California. The group has also ________ close to 350 libraries, making sure the reading environment is relaxing and comforting.

“________ we provide high-interest books and a(n) ________ library space, they do come and they do read. We found that in the schools that we serve, ________ doubles and triples (增值三倍) after we’ve come. So, we know that kids come to the ________ and read the books we give. They are ________ to keep on the shelf because we re giving books that really ________ kids. My goal is to see that kids can always have a friend in a book and they can always turn to a book to find comfort,” said Constantino.

1.A.phones B.books C.food D.water

2.A.spotted B.established C.heard D.resembled

3.A.hospital B.bookshop C.school D.structure

4.A.selling B.setting off C.getting rid of D.taking up

5.A.room B.money C.readers D.volunteers

6.A.temporary B.local C.circular D.underserved

7.A.combination B.difference C.buildings D.mission

8.A.qualified B.excited C.confident D.determined

9.A.intellectual B.teacher C.child D.settler

10.A.gradually B.usually C.rapidly D.steadily

11.A.functioning B.disappearing C.coming out D.piling up

12.A.give B.discuss C.understand D.display

13.A.provided B.bought C.encountered D.translated

14.A.visited B.redecorated C.built D.simplified

15.A.Though B.Until C.Unless D.If

16.A.beautiful B.quiet C.standard D.individual

17.A.satisfaction B.reference C.circulation D.transportation

18.A.classroom B.library C.market D.playground

19.A.necessary B.organizational C.difficult D.essential

20.A.surprise B.calm C.encourage D.attract

    About 43 years ago, spotted an advertisement in the paper for the YMCA wilderness program. 1. My first experience was a boat trip. I still have the images of sunrises and sunsets with all the beautiful colours on Lake of the Woods.

2. Even now I can feel the cold water dripping down my arm as we sat in the boat pulling the paddles awkwardly through running water. It was my first experience in a boat and my arms became tired after many hours of paddling.

We stopped for lunch in the boat by gathering all the boats together. 3.

At night it was time to camp at our site picked out by our guide. There we learned to start campfires and cook some of our meals. This is where fell in love with noodles. 4. We cleaned up our mess and put up our tents and slept on the ground. We learned to carry the heavy packs to our next destination. I developed a sense of accomplishment and had arm muscles after that trip.

There were no phones, makeup, hair dryers... just us and the bush. We came from different backgrounds with different personalities and we all had to work together as a group.

5.. I kept a journal from that second trip and often go back to it.

A. They dropped us off in the bush.

B. I had to experience more of the wilderness.

C. I was 15 and wanted to do something different.

D. Our guide handed out chocolate, cheese, and dried meat.

E. I liked the boat trip so much that I joined the survival trip the next year.

F. It was wonderful sharing simple meals over the fire and talking with new friends.

G. As a teenager, didn’t know that I was having the best adventure a teenager could have.

    Many leading AI researchers think that in a matter of decades, artificial intelligence will be able to do not merely some of our jobs, but all of our jobs, forever transforming life on Earth.

The reason why many regard this as science fiction is that we've traditionally thought of intelligence as something mysterious that can only exist in biological organisms, especially humans. But such an idea is unscientific.

From my point of view as a physicist and AI researcher, intelligence is simply a certain kind of information-processing performed by elementary particles (基本粒子) moving around, and there is no law of physics that says one can't build machines more intelligent than us in all ways. This suggests that we've only seen the tip of the intelligence iceberg and that there is an amazing potential to unlock the full intelligence that is potential in nature and use it to help humanity.

If we get it right, the upside is huge. Since everything we love about civilization is the product of intelligence, amplifying (扩大) our own intelligence with AI has the potential to solve tomorrow's toughest problems. For example, why risk our loved ones dying in traffic accidents that self-driving cars could prevent or dying of cancers that AI might help us find cures for? Why not increase productivity through automation (自动化) and use AI to accelerate our research and development of affordable sustainable (可持续的) energy?

I'm optimistic that we can develop rapidly with advanced AI as long as we win the race between the growing power of our technology and the knowledge with which we manage it. But this requires giving up our outdated concept of learning form mistakes. That helped us win the race with less powerful technology: We messed up with fire and then invented fire extinguishers (灭火器), and we messed up with cars and then invented seat belts. However, it's an awful idea for more powerful technologies, such as nuclear weapons or superintelligent AI—where even a single mistake is unacceptable and we need to get things right the first time.

1.How do many people feel about leading AI researchers' predictions?

A.Worried. B.Curious. C.Doubtful. D.Disappointed.

2.What does the author think of intelligence?

A.We know little about it. B.It belongs to human beings.

C.It is too difficult to understand. D.We have nothing more to discover.

3.What does the underlined word “upside” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A.Cost. B.Risk. C.Quantity. D.Advantage.

4.What's important for us in the race between people and technology?

A.Learning from failure. B.Increasing our intelligence.

C.Avoiding making mistakes. D.Being more optimistic.