When I was young, I was really a _____ child, always hanging out, coming home late and making my parents upset.

A.contrary B.confidential C.conservative D.considerate

The workers are glad to get the harbor scheduled next year ______.

A.to be finished B.having been finished

C.finished D.being finished

In the face of this situation, the manager of the company said they would ______new products to meet the needs of customers.

A.give out B.roll out C.hold out D.bring out

—The price of pork is going up madly. It’s really too much for us.

—But for the situation where many pig farms _______ a rare pig disease, things would not be like this.

A.meet with B.have met with C.met with D.had met with

The police are trying to find out the evidence of the woman _________ in the bathroom.

A.murdered B.to be murdered C.being murdered D.murdering

Imitating others’ actions in Tik Tok _____ be very dangerous, so you can’t be too careful.

A.should B.shall C.might D.can

— Why not go out to play with them?

—Sorry. I haven’t finished my homework yet, I ______ my mother in the kitchen all day yesterday.

A.have been helping B.had helped

C.was helping D.had been helping

If you are addicted to your mobile phone, that’s ______ you should lay it down and be involved in meaningful activities.

A.when B.why C.where D.how

In the library’s warehouse, robots would manage stock and fetch books ______.

A.on board B.on watch C.on demand D.on occasion

He pointed out such a crucial detail about the experiment ______ we could never neglect.

A.as B.that C.where D.when

Education reform has swept across schools, bringing with ______ new opportunities for students to develop in an all-round way.

A.one B.it C.them D.those

The two countries expect and hope that their cooperation will deepen in the ______ of the Belt and Road Initiative.

A.content B.context C.contract D.contrast

阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文, 续写的词数应为150左右。

Mike licked the last of the mint chocolate chip ice cream. It was almost time to leave. He jumped into the car with his parents and headed off to the Olympic-sized pool for the big swim meet.

When his race came up, Mike was confident. He was strong and swift. Mike climbed  out the pool, smiling. He had just won first place, making him the fastest boy in his age group.

“Congratulations, son, “ his father said. His mom gave him a hug, even though he was soaking wet.

A week later, it was time for another swim meet. Like before, Mike decided to enjoy his favorite ice cream flavor. Mike remembered that the last time he had won a race, he also ate mint chocolate chip ice cream first. Maybe he’d win again.

He took first place again in his race. Mike was feeling pretty good. As it turned out, Mike decided to have mint chocolate chip ice cream before every one of the next few swim meets. He began to think of it as his lucky charm. After several mouths of placing in the top positions of every race he swam, Mike was feeling unbeatable. And he wouldn’t admit it, but all that ice cream was adding a few pounds to his athletic swimmer’s build.

It didn’t take long after that for Mike to start coming in second place---and then third---and then last place in his races. The lucky mint chocolate chip ice cream had lost its magic.

On the day of his next swim meet, his mother sat down at the table with him. “Mike, we all love ice cream, bu it’s not healthy for your body to eat so much of it. Maybe it’s time to quit the sweet treats for a while, especially before you go swimming.”

Mike unwillingly agreed. He went to the swim meet, and didn’t perform well. His father offered to go running with him a few days a week to help him feel better and strengthen his muscles. The extra weight soon disappeared, and Mike found himself breathing easier at swim practices.

Paragraph 1:

It was the last meet of the season, and Mike wasn’t sure what to expect.

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Paragraph 2

Finally came the end of the race.

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假定你是李华, 是某中学国际部的一名学生。你有幸做外教Chris的向导, 带领他去当地一家餐馆品尝中国美食。请你按如下提示给对方写一封邮件, 告知这次行程安排。

1. 饭店情况 2. 出发时间、地点3. 交通方式

注意：1. 词数80左右  2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：specialty 特色菜

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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。

China has named 24,126 primary and middle schools across the country specialist football schools 1.(lead) youth football development, according to the Ministry of Education (MOE). It's required that at least one football class 2.(offer) each week in these schools so that they can encourage their students to 3.(active) participate in football training and matches.

China aims to have 50,000 schools specializing in youth football by the end of 2025, said Wang Dengfeng, an official with the MOE, 4. (add) that to realize this goal, the ministry will take various measures that include building school football fields, training football coaches and providing extra funding and policy support. 5. those measures in schools, 47 football training camps have also been built in  6. effort to promote the sport among young people. And outstanding or 7. (gift) players will also have the chance to join inter-school teams for regional 8. (compete) and even national summer camps.

In the past four years, local education departments have trained about 40,000 football teachers, 8,000 of 9. have obtained coaching certificates. Moreover, the country 10. (step) up its efforts in promoting football in schools since it set up a seven-department joint task force, including the education, sport and finance authorities as well as the Chinese Football Association.

    One day I was sleeping in my chair when I woke up to the sound of a car crash. I sat up and looked _______ out my window. Across the street, a car had just backed into a chain-link fence. The car must have been moving fast, _______it was in bad shape. The fence was bent out exactly the _______of the car’s back end.

I watched the driver get out of the car. After a few seconds of _______the damage, the man tried to put the fence back into the place. His first attempt failed and he tried a little harder. He grabbed its vertical support pole and pulled against it with his full _______. The pole suddenly _______ and the man fell hard onto the ground. The entire fence fell on top of him, and one of his shoes _______ and landed 10 feet away on the sidewalk.

I laughed out loud. The man's failure was _______my whole day. He climbed out from under the_______fence and went back to the apartment building.

That, I thought, would be the ________of it. The man was going to leave all the chaos behind for someone else to ________. However, the man__________a few minutes later with some tools. For the next hour, I ________out my window as he doggedly fixed the fence and even improved it. Now the fence would be extra secure, stronger than before.

This man was actually a hero and I was embarrassed by my ________judgments. Years later, I still look out my window at that fence almost every day. It makes me ________what else that man has improved, and how I can make myself more like him.

1.A.gradually B.especially C.immediately D.generally

2.A.until B.because C.if D.although

3.A.beginning B.direction C.center D.shape

4.A.assessing B.mentioning C.limiting D.avoiding

5.A.equipment B.sight C.wisdom D.weight

6.A.broke B.burnt C.lightened D.rose

7.A.moved on B.passed by C.flew off D.turned up

8.A.wasting B.brightening C.completing D.controlling

9.A.fallen B.hidden C.locked D.related

10.A.plan B.form C.cause D.end

11.A.give away B.clean up C.learn from D.refer to

12.A.quit B.hesitated C.approved D.appeared

13.A.worked B.counted C.watched D.guessed

14.A.unbalanced B.uncertain C.unfair D.unhurried

15.A.wonder B.observe C.explain D.challenge

    I’m always surprised when I hear the statistics about how little time kids spend outside. One study found children are spending less than half amount of time outdoors than they did just 20 years ago.

1.All that outside time then wasn’t just about health and exercise, though that was certainly true. Several studies also have linked outside time to higher test scores, lower anxiety and aggression, more creativity and improved attention spans. 2. Researchers look at three primary schools in South Wales that adopted an outdoor learning program with teachers working outside with students at least one hour a week and come to this conclusion.

3.Eliza Minnucci’s kindergarten class there engages in Forest Mondays, during which the students spend the whole day in the woods, rain or shine. It’s a more curriculum-based version of the Land, an outdoor playground in England, which allows kids to experiment, build dams and even build fires in the woods.

So what have the results been? Mostly positive. “Kids are so resourceful out here. Minnucci said. 4.We teach them discrete (互不关联的) skills and facts and they put them together later. That’s a good way to learn, but it’s not the way the world works,” she said. “ 5.In the place, they need to think about how to build a dam with others and at the same time think about staying dry and staying warm.

Considering all the good evidence that being outside is good great for mind and body — as well as test scores — it seems like this kind of education is a natural next step for teachers.

A.My own childhood was filled with outdoor time.

B.As an added bonus, it is also beneficial to teachers.

C.The idea is to let kids learn lessons from the natural world.

D.In the classroom, we separate everything into small pieces.

E.A public school in Queechee is taking these results seriously.

F.I like giving them the opportunity to be in a really complex place.

G.Playing outdoors involves plenty of learning, just not from a book.

    What do you do when nobody is around to take your picture? You take a selfie (拍照) .But what about selfies in space? On Twitter last year, NASA astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, who famously became the second man to walk on the moon in July 1969, laid claim to a spaceflight first taking the first selfie in space during the Gemini XII mission in 1966.

“For me, it needs to be digital to be selfie,” argues Jennifer Levasseur, who is in charge of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. According to Levasseur, the concept of a selfie is directly linked to Internet culture and human desire to interact on social platforms. “The thing that makes a selfie is sharing it,” she says.

Still, astronauts have been carrying cameras abroad space vehicles since the 1960s ,and they've taken plenty of pictures of themselves along the way. Astronauts had to pull the film magazines out and leave their cameras behind when they returned to Earth because early space missions were restricted by a conservative weight limit on the return trip.

A big change in space camera technology came after sad loss of the space shuttle Columbia who broke apart on its return to Earth in 2003. “Fearing that they would never be able to bring the film back from space and lose all that hard work celebrated the push for digital.” Levasseur says.

Today astronauts can have access to the Internet and social platforms in space and post true based selfies taken by digital cameras. Taking selfies and sharing them on social media is a way that astronauts in space can participate in the same activities people on Earth do every day. The first astronaut selfie that went viral(网红的) on the internet was one by Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide in 2012.

1.What does Levasseur think of Aldrin's claim?

A.It hardly makes any sense. B.It revolutionizes astronautics.

C.It contradicts public opinions. D.It needs to be further proved.

2.Why were cameras left in space on early space missions?

A.To lighten the load of the spaceship.

B.To test cameras under extreme conditions.

C.To prepare for the next stage of spaceexploration.

D.To take more pictures in space by remote control.

3.What advanced space camera technology?

A.The invention of new films

B.The fear of falling behind in the space race

C.The concern about the loss of valuable data

D.The popularity of space selfies on socia media

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.The Exploration of Space. B.The History of Selfies in Space.

C.The Change in Space Camera Technology. D.The Development in Space Technology.

    Scientists have discovered that rats have adapted to modern human life, even adapting their diets to the cities they live in.

The scientists claim that it could be possible that humans and rats have had similar changes in their genetic make-up, due to modern city life. The downside of the changes in the DNA is that they could make rats susceptible to the same health problems as humans, such as pollutants and sugary foods.

The study showed that rats’ diets have also adapted to their environment. In New York, you can see them eat bagels and beer; in Paris, they like croissants and butter. They adapt in amazing ways. The scientists also analyzed the genomes (基因组)of 29 New York rats and compared them with those of nine brown rats from Heilongjiang Province, north-east China. The finding showed that dozens of rat genes had been through major DNA changes over the centuries, as the rats spread from Asia to Europe and America, and from the countryside and into cities.

The changed genes were associated with diet, behavior, and movement, which added pressures and challenges for the rat to overcome. This could reflect the fact that urban rats have to move through highly artificial environments that are very different from natural habitats. So these gene changes might have evolved to help them move more easily through underground channels and pipes.

As the rats are closely associated with city-living humans, the scientists believe that it is possible that similar changes have happened in both species.

In October 2019, scientists used rats to successfully test an enzyme(酶) that could be used to help people quit smoking. Two groups of rats were trained to self-administer nicotine, and over two weeks their nicotine intakes increased, suggesting addiction. Then, one group of rats was given the enzyme, which led to a decreased nicotine intake. The scientists say that the enzyme could be developed for human use in the future.

1.Which of the following best explains the underlined phrase “susceptible to” in paragraph 2?

A.Not likely to be cured of. B.Being disease-resistant to.

C.Very likely to be affected by. D.Being thoroughly exposed to.

2.What does the author intend to show in the third paragraph?

A.Rats in the city are particular about their food.

B.Rats in different cities have different genetic make-up.

C.Rats are distributed in every continent of the earth.

D.Rats have been adjusting themselves to the environment.

3.What is the purpose of testing an enzyme on rats?

A.To explore rats’ survival ability. B.To help people stop smoking.

C.To learn more about city rats. D.To tell apart nicotine and enzyme.

4.What is the best title of this text?

A.Rats Have Adapted to Modern Human Life

B.Rats in the City Have Varieties of Diets

C.Rats Are More Adaptable than Humans

D.Rats Have the Same Genetic Make-up to Humans

    It’s a Saturday night, the kids are asleep and we have no plans. Before we fall into our routine and watch a movie, I try to talk my husband into playing a card game. Unconvinced, he continues tapping away on his phone. But just before disappearing into the social media rabbit hole, he has an idea. He looks over me and suggests, “Why don’t we try calling one of our friends?”

I look at him with raised brows, as if his suggestion is somewhat ridiculous and perhaps even socially unacceptable. You can’t just call someone out of the blue now…right? But then I realize in the not so distant past, this was the norm. My early teenage years saw me connecting with friends through a phone. We could chat for hours about the latest gossip and news, sometimes hidding under my blanket in order to avoid the chances of being caught by my parents. I could even memorize the phone numbers of loved ones then. I guess these days, they would be on my “Favorites” list in my smartphone.

Today, many of my “favorite” people are followed from a distance through social media, and even they very rarely—if ever—would get an actual call from me. The birth announcement by my oldest friend is received through scrolling the past pictures. The news of a divorce from a couple arrives after a photo of a woman led me on a search for more gossip. Bits of such information, may have been a part of my digital feed for years. The idea of actually picking up the phone to reconnect with a long-lost friend is a frightening one—even seeing the name of an old friend pop up in an incoming call can feel a little afraid.

I ask my husband, “Who would we call?” After tossing around a few names, we agree on some potential candidates—people whose lives have taken them in different directions, but with whom we still share deep friendships.

1.How does the author feel about her husband’s suggestion at first?

A.Excited. B.Motivated.

C.Nervous. D.Surprised.

2.With the phone, the author’s teenage years was_____.

A.difficult but interesting B.peaceful and meaningful

C.pleasant and unforgettable D.inconvenient but enjoyable

3.In the following days, the couple may ____.

A.share more of their private information with others

B.contact more long-lost friends through social media

C.have more personal communications with their friends

D.add more friends’ names to the contact lists in their phones

4.What’s the purpose of the passage?

A.To argue for the need of the contact of long-lost old friends.

B.To tell us about one of his unforgettable experiences.

C.To remind us to turn to phones to keep in toch with friends.

D.To persuade us to follow our friends through the social media.

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When you decide to become a Best Body member, we show you what to do, how to do it and why you are doing it. After a few sessions with an expert private trainer you will feel comfortable working out on your own. But don’t worry, we’ll always be nearby if you have questions.

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Membership works on a month-to-month basis. There are no sign-up fees and no cancellation fees. Start and stop whenever you want. And the best part? Our fees are the most competitive in the whole downtown area.

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At Best Body Fitness, we see everyone as part of a big team. And when you work with a team, you can do great things. Join any of our specialized classes, led by expert instructors. Come to our nutrition classes. Participate in our regular social events. Everything is included in your fee.

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Easy to access — we’re open 24/7, we never close

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Easy to find — in the centre of town, near public transport and with parking

1.Which statement about Best Body Fitness is correct?

A.It provides you with a fitness assessment after training.

B.It offers you a customized training plan.

C.It allows you to work out without any fees.

D.It asks you to work out on your own.

2.What is the best part of Best Body Fitness?

A.Its price is quite good. B.Its time is enough.

C.Its classes are no-risk. D.Its trainers are experienced.

3.What type of writing does this text probably belong to?

A.News report. B.Speech.

C.Announcement. D.Advertisement.

假定你是李华，你正在某国外中学做交换生，该校校报的 “外国文化”栏目拟介绍中国传统文化，校报编辑 Peter 给你写信，咨询你的意见。请你给 Peter 写封回信，要点 如下：

1. 你认为最能代表中国文化的是什么？请说明理由；

2.  我们应该如何更好地推广中国文化？ (至少两点)

注意：1. 词数 100 左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头语和结尾已为你写好。

Dear Peter,

Your letter reached me yesterday. I’m so happy that the “Foreign Cultures” section in our newspaper will recommend Chinese traditional culture.

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I’ll be glad if I could help you.

Best wishes.

Yours,

Li Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(  )，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。

Hearing the news the 2022 Winter Olympic Game would be held in China, I felt very excited. It struck to me how I learned skating when I was a child. At 7, I began to go crazier about skating, like all my friends. At the beginning, it was extremely tough of me to keep my balance. I always fall over on the ground, as a result of which, I thought I had no talent for skating. So I gradually lost confidence and became impatient. The more impatient I was, the more terrible I did. I was about to give up but my father came to his assistance. I restored confidence and stood up again, being encouraged by him. As I practiced skating, he always created a relaxed atmosphere and put forward some specific advice. Eventually, I made it.

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。

A new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health and published in the journal Lancet Planetary Health, finds that China’s countrywide ban 1. traffic mobility from February 10 to March 14 greatly limited automobile emissions and sharply reduced the 2. (country) often severe air pollution.

The improved air quality, in turn, prevented thousands of pollution-related 3. (death), an 4. (estimate)12,125, more than lives lost from the epidemic(流行 病), the study finds.

“This is a very surprising result. The epidemic continues to be a terrible thing for China and the rest of the world, but the decrease in emissions that accompanied 5. has actually presented some positive health results,” said Kai Chen, assistant professor at the Yale School of Public Health and the study’s first author. “The question is, how can we have one without the  6. ?”

Although the findings cannot be directly applied to other countries due  to  different severity of and responses to COVID-19, as well as 7. (differ) air pollution levels and population characteristics, reduced air pollution levels 8. (detect) in other Asian and European countries and the U.S.9. their own lockdowns (封城), Chen said. He notes that this reduction in pollution has 10. (like) brought about similar health benefits.

    Banging the keys in frustration, I turned away from the piano. I tried to _______ back the tears that were already welling up in my eyes. After an hour of _______, I still couldn’t get the rhythm quite _______ on a Mozart piece that I had to _______ to my piano teacher the _______ day. To me, the piece had at first seemed fairly _______. But, no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t seem to _______ it the way that it was supposed to be performed.

I decided to take a _______, and come back to the piece later when I had _______. For the most part, after a little bit of ____________, I could usually learn the music pretty quickly. However, it was always that one song, which might have appeared simple but was indeed difficult, ____________ always got to me. This type of songs always made me ____________ myself whether I had a talent for piano.

After having dinner, I ____________ to come back to the piano. Placing my fingers tentatively on the ____________, I chose to play the piece slowly and carefully instead of trying to play the piece quickly. ____________ this new method, I exercised a great deal of patience, ____________ that I often have trouble with. Instead of focusing on how hard the rhythm was, I focused on how I could ____________ myself, little by little. Finally I could slowly see myself getting better.

So I learned an important lesson---More haste, ____________ speed. Sometimes baby steps are the best way to reach a goal. I’m an impatient person who likes to think that I can get somewhere ____________ But, in the case of piano, I couldn’t move forward and improve until I slowed down, believed in myself, and took it one step ____________ .

1.A.hang B.throw C.fight D.bear

2.A.complaining B.calming C.crying D.practicing

3.A.slow B.quick C.right D.fluent

4.A.present B.convey C.deliver D.address

5.A.other B.next C.last D.first

6.A.beautiful B.dull C.easy D.difficult

7.A.sing B.play C.enjoy D.understand

8.A.chance B.step C.seat D.break

9.A.calmed down B.given in C.held back D.warmed up

10.A.help B.rest C.luck D.work

11.A.which B.what C.that D.where

12.A.doubt B.remind C.accept D.believe

13.A.agreed B.refused C.decided D.stopped

14.A.notes B.keys C.pianos D.menus

15.A.With B.By C.In D.At

16.A.nothing B.something C.anything D.everything

17.A.please B.satisfy C.support D.improve

18.A.more B.slow C.less D.quick

19.A.through thick and thin B.by leaps and bounds C.by wear and tear D.by fits and starts

20.A.at one time B.at all times C.at times D.at a time

A Great Way to Teach Children to Take Responsibility

As parents, one of the most important things to teach children to take responsibility is to include chores as a part of their daily routine. In order to make a family function smoothly, every member must contribute. Teaching your children to take responsibility at an early age makes it easier for them to shoulder greater responsibilities as they grow older.

1. If your children leave their crayons lying on the table after drawing, picking up those crayons is not a chore. It is cleaning up a mess they have created. 2.

3.. For example, if it is to feed the dog every day, make  sure  the  children understand that if they fail in their responsibility, the dog will go hungry.

Make rewards and punishments a part of the lesson. Together decide whether they will be rewarded or not. 4. Some parents make their reward a monetary payment, while others choose to reward with certain privileges, such as extra television viewing time.

Children need to be taught that there are punishments for their actions in case of not doing their assigned chores. Decide and agree from the start what the punishment will be.

Teaching your children the importance of contributing to the family is of great importance. 5. By taking this step, you have done a wonderful thing for your children by providing them with life skills they can take with them into society.

A.A chore is a specific task a child has been assigned which helps improve the life of the entire family.

B.And what punishment they will receive if a chore isn’t done.

C.Actually you are taking a critical step in empowering them for their future.

D.Start by teaching children the difference between a chore and cleaning up after themselves.

E.Teach children the importance of each assignment, and why it matters.

F.Children will not be rewarded at all for merely cleaning up.

G.And if so, what the reward will be for a job well done.

    Intelligence makes for better leaders —from undergraduates to managers to presidents — according to multiple studies. It certainly makes sense that handling a market shift or anything alike requires intelligence. But new research on leadership suggests that, at a certain point, having a higher IQ stops helping and starts hurting.

Although previous research has shown that groups with smarter leaders perform better by objective measures, some studies have suggested that followers might subjectively view leaders with extremely high intellect as less effective. Decades ago, Dean Simonton, a psychologist from the University of California, Davis, proposed that brilliant leaders’ words may simply go over people’s heads, their solutions could be more complicated to carry out and followers might find it harder to relate to them. Now Simonton and two colleagues have finally tested that idea, publishing their results in the July 2017 issue of the Journal of Applied Psychology.

The researchers looked at 379 male and female business leaders in 30 countries across fields including banking, retail and technology. The managers took IQ tests and each was rated on  leadership  style  and  effectiveness  by  an  average  of  eight  co-workers.  IQ  positively correlated (和......正相关)with ratings of leader effectiveness, strategy formation, vision and several other characteristics—up to a point. The ratings peaked at an IQ of around 120, which is higher than roughly 80 percent of office workers. Beyond that, the ratings declined(降低).

The researchers suggest the “ideal” IQ could be higher or lower in various fields, to 140 or 100, depending on whether technical or social skills are more valued in a given work culture.

“It’s an interesting and thoughtful paper,” says Paul Sackett, a management professor at University of Minnesota, who was not involved in the research. “To me, the right interpretation of the work would be that it highlights a need to understand what high-IQ leaders do leads to lower understanding by followers,” he says. “The wrong interpretation would be, “Don’t hire high-IQ leaders.”

The study’s lead author, John Antonakis, a psychologist at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, suggests leaders should use their intelligence to use creative language that will persuade and inspire others—the way former U.S. President Barack Obama did. “I think the only way a smart person can signal their intelligence properly and still connect with the people,” Antonakis says, “is to speak in charming ways.”

1.The reason why those with high IQs are viewed as worse leaders is probably that _______.

A.followers think of their leaders to be less effective

B.it is hard for them to get their plans across to followers

C.their IQ has a positive correlation with leader effectiveness

D.their social skills can’t be recognized in some work culture

2.Which of the following graphs shows the correct relationship between IQ points and leadership qualities?

A. B.

C. D.

3.To improve their leadership, high-IQ leaders can _______.

A.use inspiring and accessible language B.interpret the work they are involved in

C.take a course in leader effectiveness D.communicate more with their followers

4.What is Paul Sackett’s attitude towards hiring high-IQ leaders?

A.Unconcerned. B.Positive. C.Doubtful. D.Unclear.

5.What could be the best title for the passage?

A.A Way to Success for High-IQ Leaders.

B.The Latest Research on Intelligence.

C.Does a High IQ Advance Your Leadership?

D.Choose to be a Leader of Low Intelligence.

    A woman held her phone tightly to her heart the way a minster might hold a Bible. She was anxious to take a picture of an impressive bunch of flowers that sat not so far away, but first she had to get through a crowd of others pushing their way to do the same. The cause of this was Bouquets to Art, one of the most popular events at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. Flower sellers were asked to create flower arrangements that respond to pieces of art on display, from ancient carvings to contemporary sculptures. It’s extremely attractive and also memorable, to the point that it has become a problem.

In recent years, the de Young received more than a thousand complaints from people who felt that cell phones had spoiled their experience of the exhibit. Institutions of fine art around the world face similar problems as the desire to take photographs becomes a huge attraction for museums, as well as something that upsets some of their patrons (资助人). So the de Young responded with a kind of compromise: carving out “photo free” hours during the exhibition’s six-day run.

One common complaint about the effect of social media on museum culture is that people seem to be missing out on experiences because they are so busy collecting evidence of them. A study recently published in the journal Psychological Science suggests there is some truth to this. It finds that people who keep taking photos of an exhibit and posting them on social media rather than simply observing it have a hard time remembering what they see. But the issue is complex for the professionals running museums. Linda Butler, the de Young’s head of marketing and visitor experience, acknowledges that not everyone wants a museum to be “a photo-taking play land.” Yet a lot of people do, and she believes that the de Young is in no position to judge one reason for buying a $28 ticket to be more valid than another. “If we removed social media and photography,” she says, “we would risk becoming irrelevant.” If this is a battle, signs indicate that the pro-phone crowd has already won.

1.How did the de Young respond to the dilemma?

A.By making the exhibition free of charge.

B.By setting periods without photo-taking.

C.By compromising with the government.

D.By extending the free exhibition hours.

2.The recent study finds that the use of social media in museums may _______ .

A.uncover the truth B.cause many complaints

C.accumulate evidence D.play a negative role

3.Which of the following may Linda Butler support?

A.Catering to visitors. B.Reducing admission prices.

C.Reserving judgment in public. D.Banning social media and photography.

4.What does the underlined word “irrelevant” in the last paragraph mean?

A.divorced from society B.unrelated to art

C.in line with museum regulations D.in touch with the times

    Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso and Leonardo da Vinci…the art world has never lacked talent. And now, a new painter is ready to join the list, although this one isn’t even human.

Next month, auction house(拍卖行) Christie’s Prints and Multiples will make history by offering the first piece of art created by artificial intelligence (AI) for sale. The painting is a portrait of a man called Edmond De Belam, and is expected to be sold for up to $10,000 (69,000 yuan).

The work, which features a man with a mysterious look on his face, was created by software developed by the French art group Obvious. Laugero-Lasserre, an art collector, called the work “odd and amazing at the same time”. This isn’t the first example of Al-produced artwork, as AI has already been used to write poems and compose songs. However, many people doubt whether it should be called art at all.

According to Russian writer Leo Tolstoy (1828 -1910), art is about creating emotion. It’s “a means of…joining people together in the same feelings” he once said.

So, if the emotion behind art is what makes it, the ability to create and use tools is what makes human beings different from other species. And as a tool itself, the AI technology used to create the portrait is the result of a lot of effort made by several designers. Together, they “fed” the AI a huge collection of paintings from the 14th to the 18th centuries, until it was able to work out how to make similar paintings of its own.

The introduction of AI art could be the beginning of a new artistic movement. However, not everyone is ready to welcome these high-tech artists just yet.

“The human mind is what’s behind the AI technology. And the human mind is not a cold, hard fact,” Oscar Schwartz, a professor of AI, said during a Ted X Sydney speech. “Rather, it is something that’s created with our opinions and something that changes over time.”

1.Why are Monet, Picasso and da Vinci mentioned at the beginning of the passage?

A.To list world famous talented artists.

B.To highlight the inhuman painter by contrast.

C.To show the prosperity of the art world.

D.To introduce a new painter as great as them.

2.Why does the painting mentioned in Paragraph 2 gain special concern?

A.It’ll be auctioned in a famous auction house.

B.It’s the first AI-produced artwork for sale.

C.It’s the portrait of a man with mysterious look.

D.Its auction price is expected to be the highest.

3.Which of the following statement may Leo Tolstoy agree with?

A.AI technology is a tool for artistic creation.

B.AI is taught to express human emotions in art.

C.AI copied paintings of the 14th -18th centuries.

D.AI art joins people together in the same feelings.

4.What might be the future of the new artistic movement?

A.Predictable. B.Unacceptable.

C.Popular. D.Unclear.

Places of Interest in Wales

Conway: On the north Wales coast, Conway is where you’ll find the world’s smallest house, as well as a much larger “house”, Conway Castle, which was built in the 13th century.

Anglesey: This beautiful island is joined to the rest of north Wales by a road bridge and a railway bridge, and it’s just a short drive from Conway. Here you can visit the village of Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll which has the strangest name in Europe. Don’t miss the station. The sign runs the complete length of the platform! Also on Anglesey is Beaumaris Castle, which was started in the 13th century and to this day remains unfinished.

Snowdonia: Just a couple of hours’ drive from Beaumaris is the Snowdonia mountain range, which takes its name from the highest mountain in Wales, Mount Snowdon. From there, visit the famous Swallow Falls at nearby Betwsy-Coed.

Portmeirion: In 1925 Clough, Williams-Ellis bought an attractive piece of Welsh land for less than ￡5,000. He then set out to show the world how a naturally beautiful castle could be built without being damaged and spent the next 50 years building the town of Portmeirion with a style of Italy.

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1.What do we know about Anglesey?

A.It is far from Conway.

B.It lies in the south of Wales.

C.It can be reached by train.

D.It has the smallest house in the world.

2.What can visitors get from the brochures?

A.Introduction of the climate in Wales.

B.Characteristics of buildings in Wales.

C.Detailed information about people in Wales.

D.Information about adventure activities.