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As you walk around the UK in March, you might notice that some people are wearing a daffodil(水仙花) on their coats. The British wear these yellow flowers to show they support one of this country’s best-known charities: the Marie Curie Cancer Care.
The Marie Curie Cancer Care tries to ensure everyone diagnosed with cancer is cared for in the best possible way. It also helps fund research into possible cures through other organizations. Founded in 1948, it has been continuing with its goal ever since.
The charity was named after Marie Curie, a renowned scientist. She experimented with newly-discovered elements to create the theory of radioactivity. Unfortunately, over-exposure to the radioactive elements made her develop a disease and die in 1934. Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in two different fields. Because of her pioneering work which led to chemotherapy (化学疗法), the charity shared the name of Marie Curie.
The daffodil is one of the first plants to flower during spring in the UK, which marks the return of flowering plants to the ecosystem after winter. Because of this, the charity uses the daffodil as a metaphor for bringing life to other people through charitable giving.
Everyone you see wearing a daffodil has donated money to the charity, but each daffodil is worth only what you want to pay for it. The charity does ask that you stick to a minimum amount of £1.
The charity encourages people to start wearing their daffodils at the start of March, when the “Great Daffodil Appeal” kicks off. But that doesn’t mean you can only wear them in March. People are sometimes seen walking around with daffodils on their clothes all year round.
1．What does it mean when the British wear a daffodil on their coats?
A．They support a charity. B．They are recovering from cancer.
C．They’ve been helped by a charity. D．They’ve been diagnosed with cancer.
2．What does the underlined word “renowned” in paragraph 3 mean?
A．Beautiful. B．Modest. C．Famous. D．Humorous.
3．Why was the charity named after Marie Curie?
A．Because patients required that. B．Because it was launched by her.
C．Because she greatly supported it. D．Because it could show respect for her.
4．What can we learn about the daffodil from the text?
A．It can be used as medicine. B．It’s thought to stand for hope.
C．It’s widely worn worldwide. D．It’s sold to the wearers at a high price.

Sulphur-crested cockatoos (葵花凤头鹦鹉) are common in western Australia, where they normally live in wooded areas. But as forests have been cut down, cockatoos have gotten used to living near people. Scientists report that people in Sydney, Australia are in a battle with these birds.
Last year, scientists at the Max Planck Institute reported that the cockatoos had learned how to open the covers of trash bins. That’s not an easy job. The cockatoos must lift the heavy cover with their beaks (喙) and then walk along, pushing the cover up until it falls over.
When scientists first began studying the cockatoos in 2018, only three areas near Sydney had cover-opening cockatoos. A year and a half later, cockatoos in 44 different areas knew the trick. This time the scientists weren’t just studying cockatoos. They were also studying humans.
The scientists spent weeks studying more than 3,200 trash bins in four different areas of Sydney. They wanted to see how many bins were protected and what methods were used.
In one area, over half the bins were protected. The most common way of protecting the bins was to put a brick or some other heavy objects on the cover. Some people put things like rubber snakes on the top of their bins. The scientists discovered that the humans were teaching each other tricks, too. In most neighborhoods, many people used the same cockatoo-stopping methods as their neighbors.
The researchers say it’s like a race between humans and cockatoos to learn new ways of doing things. Now many cockatoos have learned how to push heavy items off the bins. As a result, humans have figured out ways to attach the items to the top of their bins. The scientists describe the situation as a “human-wildlife conflict”. They expect these conflicts will become more common as humans take over more areas that used to be wild.
5．What can we infer about the cockatoos from the text?
A．They like copying humans’ behavior.
B．They are newly found in Australia.
C．They don’t like living with people.
D．They are very clever birds.
6．What did the scientists want to know in paragraph 4?
A．How the cockatoos learned the trick.
B．Why the birds in more areas did the trick.
C．How humans responded to the birds’ trick.
D．Why humans taught the birds to do the trick.
7．What did the researchers find about cockatoos in their research?
A．They wanted their habitat back.
B．They intended to make humans angry.
C．They could adopt new ways to open bins.
D．They disliked looking for food themselves.
8．What is the best title for the text?
A．A battle over trash bins between cockatoos and humans
B．A human-wildlife conflict all over Australia
C．A problem caused by cockatoos to humans
D．A big problem of “homeless” cockatoos

What if AI could interpret your imagination, turning images in your mind into reality? While that sounds like a detail in a science fiction, researchers have now accomplished exactly this. Researchers found that they could reconstruct highly accurate images from brain activity by using the popular stable diffusion (扩散) image generation model. The authors wrote that unlike previous studies, they didn’t need to train the AI models to create these images.
The researchers said that they first predicted a potential representation, which is a model of the image’s data, from fMRI (功能性磁共振成像) signals. Then, the model was processed and noise was added to it through the diffusion process. Finally, the researchers decoded (解码) text representations from fMRI signals and used them as input to produce a final constructed image.
The researchers wrote that a few studies have produced good reconstructions of images but it was only after training. This resulted in limitations because training complex models are challenging and there are not many samples to work with. Prior to this new study, no other researchers had tried using diffusion models for visual reconstruction.
In the past, we’ve seen other examples of how brainwaves and brain functions can create images. In 2014, a Shanghai - based artist Jody Xiong used sensors to connect sixteen people with disabilities to balloons of paint. The people would then use their thoughts to burst specific balloons and create their own paintings.
With the advancement of AI, more and more researchers have been testing the ways AI models can work with the human brain. In a January 2022 study, researchers at Radboud University in the Netherlands trained an AI network on fMRI data from 1, 050 unique faces and converted the brain imaging results into actual images. The study found that the AI was able to perform reconstruction. In the latest study, the researchers found that current diffusion models can now achieve high-quality visual reconstruction.
9．How did researchers make images from brain activity in the previous research?
A．By using generation model. B．By training AI models.
C．By reconstructing mind. D．By predicting people’s imagination.
10．Where are images’ data from?
A．The fMRI signals B．The diffusion text.
C．The processed model. D．The text representation.
11．Why do the researchers think their new study is meaningful?
A．Their training work is very challenging.
B．They’ve made training models less complex.
C．Nobody has reconstructed images by brainwaves.
D．They can reconstruct accurate images from brain activity.
12．What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．Few researchers have used AI to make reconstruct images.
B．Scientists should do more to make high - quality reconstruction.
C．The AI models should be improved to work with fMRI data.
D．The AI contributes a lot to good visual reconstruction.

Every day, there are 25, 000 flights in America. Accidents are so rare that flying is much safer than car travel. But that doesn’t stop many people from panic when they are moving at 500 miles per hour, 33, 000 feet above the ground. Not being at the controls makes us feel a bit helpless. When the negative thoughts begin to swirl (打旋), even in a very safe place, we will suddenly feel panic.
That’s what happened recently to a woman flying on a commercial airline. Many of us can go along doing ordinary things and suddenly be overcome with fear. The physical symptoms are real, and it requires a calming force to steady our emotions. In panic mode, every sound and movement feels like a threat. The passengers responded accordingly, jumping at every sound and the slightest turbulence (骚乱).
Floyd Dean - Shannon noticed a woman’s distress. As a flight attendant, he has plenty to do during a flight. But he stopped and spoke comfortingly to the woman. Floyd calmly explained what the noise was and that it was normal. As the woman began to calm down a bit, Floyd sat down in the aisle beside her and held her hand. He told her she was safe. He made her feel safe. He sat with her through the entire flight. At one point, Floyd learned it was another passenger’s birthday, so he led the plane in a song to celebrate — another way of making the woman feel safe by distracting her from her fears. He stayed by the woman’s side until it was time to land.
We all have friends who become distressed, who over worry, who may struggle with some difficulties that keep them from enjoying life. Like Floyd, we can be open enough to see, and to be there. We don’t have to be professional counselors; we just need to be friends.
13．Why do some people feel fearful when on a flight?
A．They have a negative memory. B．There are 25,000 flights at the same time.
C．There are more plane accidents than car accidents. D．The speed and height make them feel helpless.
14．What does the underlined word “distress” in paragraph 3 mean?
A．Anger. B．Worry. C．Surprise. D．Sorrow.
15．Which of the following words best describe Floyd?
A．Brave and sympathetic. B．Ambitious and determined.
C．Patient and considerate. D．Sensitive and modest.
16．What is the most suitable title for the text?
A．Overcoming fear sometimes requires a patient friend B．Why do we suddenly feel scared when flying
C．How should we deal with the sudden fear D．Airline travel is much safer than car travel in America

Cross-border e-commerce between China and Europe has recovered to new heights of activity since the pandemic. Events such as the China-Europe Cross Border E-Commerce Forum, are promoting trade innovation across multinational markets. It will bring together a mix of e-commerce platforms, logistics (物流) companies and government agencies, to share ideas on trade for a post-COVID world. Artificial Intelligence (AI) automation (自动化) of warehouse fulfillment is an example of one development that is stirring a buzz ahead of the event and across the industry as a whole.
Challenges in finding suitable workers, alongside the rising cost of labor, mean that fulfillment centers have been under extreme pressure to find solutions to meet the boom in home delivery demand. AI technology is helping to overcome the challenges. Fleets of robots are equipped with sensors to avoid collisions, process packages, and avoid traffic congestion. The use of AI applications in warehouses goes beyond just robots. Throughout distribution centers, machine learning, natural language programming and computer software are all being revolutionized by AI.
AI can be combined with the human body too, to form wearable warehouse technology. Natural language processing means that voice-picking can allow workers to free up their hands and improve safety. Smart glasses can also contain cameras, which AI can use to instantly recognize barcodes, items, and even nuanced (细微差别的) situations such as how full a container is.
Despite the powerful influence of AI in warehouse logistics, the MHI Annual Industry report last year stated that just 14 percent of respondents used the technology in some form. However, it is the top minority of players controlling a dominant share of the industry that are predominantly adopting the technology. As AI becomes more mainstream in the sector, and prices fall, adoption will likely spread as logistical solutions, previously reserved for the likes of Alibaba and Amazon, become more accessible. It is estimated that this 14 percent will balloon to 73 percent by 2027.
China-Europe trade is increasingly important, given the uncertainty in many economies. There is not a single industry that supply-chain innovation does not benefit.
17．Why does the author mention the E-Commerce Forum?
A．To tell us the serious damage during the pandemic.
B．To point out the automation of warehouse fulfillment.
C．To show the idea of some government agencies.
D．To introduce the important use of AI technology.
18．What can we learn about AI technology?
A．It promotes the development of sensors.
B．It mainly works for home delivery.
C．It provides a safer working environment.
D．It can be used to fill a container.
19．What can we infer from Paragraph 4?
A．The MHI Annual Industry report stated a high use of AI.
B．AI in logistics will have a rapid development in the near future.
C．AI was previously reserved for the likes of Alibaba and Amazon.
D．14 percent of respondents used the technology in some form.
20．What would be the best title for the text?
A．AI Automation Is Going Mainstream in the Logistics Industry
B．Cross-border E-commerce Has Recovered to New Heights
C．Trades of AI Are Becoming More Accessible
D．China-Europe Trade Is Increasingly Uncertain

Amazing Exhibitions to See in 2023
Looking for your next culture fix? Explore the must-see exhibitions for the coming year.
The Adventure of Pottery, Kettles Yard, Cambridge
4 March - 25 June 2023
The potter, Lucie Rie, was a key figure in British post-war art. Her technical innovations permanently extended the language of studio pottery. Her achievements range from functional tableware to elegant bowls and vases. Rie’s early pots from the 1920s and 1930s underline the modernist principles of clarity and innovation.
Birds of America, Compton Verney
1 July - 1 October 2023
Audubon’s Birds of America examines the artistry and legacy of one of the world’s rarest and largest books. Published as a series between 1827 and 1838, Birds of America achieved international fame due to its epic scale and the book’s outstanding ornithological (鸟类学) illustrations. Compton Verney’s grounds are a wildlife reserve, making the perfect setting for the show.
Love Life, Charleston, East Sussex
1 September 2023 - 8 March 2024
David Hockney’s rarely-seen drawings from the late 1960s and 1970s. In 2017, David Hockney, one of Britain’s most popular and recognizable artists, painted the words “Love Life” on the final wall of the show. Explaining his actions, he said, “I love my work. And I think the work has love. Actually... I love life.”
Impressionists on Paper, Royal Academy
25 November 2023 - 10 March 2024
In the late 19th century, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists in France totally transformed the future direction of art and challenged the traditional attitudes. They lifted the status of works on paper, drawings, watercolours, etc., from something left in a studio to artworks in their own right. This exhibition brings together around 70 works for visitors.
21．Which exhibition would you go if you are interested in tableware?
A．The Adventure of Pottery. B．Birds of America.
C．Impressionists on Paper. D．Love life.
22．What is special about Compton Verney?
A．It’s the leading exhibition hall of UK.
B．It has a history of around 200 years.
C．It’s a safe place for wild animals to live.
D．It enjoys international fame for innovation.
23．How many exhibitions can people visit in December 2023?
A．One. B．Two.
C．Three. D．Four.


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24．What do we learn about Reader’s Digest?
A．It was created by three founders.
B．It has a history of over 100years.
C．It is the most influential magazine in America.
D．It has covered more and more countries since 1940.
25．What is special about True-Life Stories in Reader’s Digest?
A．They focus on famous people. B．They happen all over the world.
C．They are positive and inspiring. D．They are interesting and humourous.
26．How much will you save if you choose a two-year subscription of the magazine?
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The idea of a four-day workweek used to be a pipedream for most workers and firms. But in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies around the world have given it a go — and gathered promising results.
In the US and Ireland, a six-month trial among 33 volunteer companies in 2022 showed a positive impact on company performance, productivity and employee wellbeing. Employees working the shortened week reported less stress and fatigue, plus improved work-life balance and satisfaction. The 27 companies that submitted a final survey rated the trial a nine out of 10. In a 2022 UK trial of 70 firms, 86% of companies said the four-day week was a great success. They cited benefits such as increased productivity and significant financial savings for employees on transport and childcare.
Yet despite the overwhelmingly positive data, a four-day workweek still seems out of reach for many workers. Tech workers in flexible, forward-thinking small companies might hope for such a benefit in the near future, but it is harder to expect the same change for schoolteachers or office workers in more traditional companies.
“In practice, what we see is more small and medium companies trialling the four-day workweek,” says Pedro Gomes, author of Friday is the new Saturday. Other organizations for which four-day workweeks are likely off the table are hourly-and service-based — like restaurants, retail and healthcare — where a shorter workweek and subsequently fewer shifts eventually means pay cuts. Creating a pathway to less labour may be impossible in these industries, if it means losing out on pay.
Even facing resistance from some leaders, experts say it is likely the four-day week will become more mainstream. In sectors that are already welcoming the shift, the 32-hour week is emerging as “a tool for competitive advantage in terms of talent, attraction and retention”, says Joe O’Connor, director of the Work Time Reduction Center of Excellence. “In tech companies, not offering a four-day week will be almost a competitive disadvantage.”
27．What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A．The popularity of a four-day workweek.
B．Why a four-day workweek is necessary.
C．How a four-day workweek is carried out.
D．The problems with a four-day workweek.
28．Which of the following would most probably adopt a four-day workweek?
A．Government officers. B．Schools and hospitals.
C．Small tech companies. D．Traditional big companies.
29．What does a four-day workweek mean for workers in hourly-and service-based organizations?
A．Reduced stress. B．Lower incomes.
C．Better performance. D．Increased productivity.
30．What does Joe O’Connor think of a four-day workweek?
A．It will be the future trend. B．It will face great challenge.
C．It will have negative effects. D．It will improve productivity.

New York City public schools will ban students and teachers from using ChatGPT, a powerful new AI chatbot (聊天机器人) tool, on the district’s networks and devices, an official confirmed to CNN on Thursday.
The move comes amid educators’ growing concerns that the tool, which generates frighteningly convincing responses and even essays in response to user prompts (提示), could make it easier for students to cheat on assignments. Some also worry that ChatGPT could be used to spread incorrect information.
“Due to concerns about negative impacts on student learning, and concerns regarding the safety and accuracy of content, access to ChatGPT is restricted on New York City Public Schools’ networks and devices,” Jenna Lyle, the deputy press secretary for the New York public schools, said in a statement. “While the tool may be able to provide quick and easy answers to questions, it does not build critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, which are essential for academic and lifelong success.”
OpenAI opened up access to ChatGPT in late November. It is able to provide lengthy, thoughtful and thorough responses to questions and prompts, ranging from factual questions like “Who was the president of the United States in 1955” to more open-ended questions such as “What’s the meaning of life?”
ChatGPT went viral just days after its launch. But many educators fear students will use the tool to cheat on assignments. One user, for example, fed ChatGPT an AP English exam question; it responded with a 5-paragraph essay about Wuthering Heights. Another user asked the chatbot to write an essay about the life of William Shakespeare four times; he received a unique version with the same prompt each time.
Darren Hicks, assistant professor of philosophy at Furman University, told CNN it will be harder to prove when a student misuses ChatGPT than with other forms of cheating.
31．What do educators fear about ChatGPT?
A．It will affect students’ studies.
B．It will lead to students cheating.
C．It will result in students’ long screen time.
D．It will offer unhealthy contents to students.
32．What did Jenna Lyle think of ChatGPT?
A．It provides incorrect answers. B．It serves no practical purpose.
C．It offers inaccurate information. D．It fails to improve students’ skills.
33．What do we learn about ChatGPT?
A．It can’t write Chinese essays.
B．It can’t answer open-ended questions.
C．It makes no mistakes when answering questions.
D．It can offer different essays for the same prompt.
34．What would be the most suitable title for the text?
A．ChatGPT Makes Cheating More Difficult to Find
B．ChatGPT Surprises the Public with Its Intelligence
C．ChatGPT Banned in New York City Public Schools
D．ChatGPT Has Negative Effects on Students Learning

When Marguerite Richards made a TikTok introducing her father’s decade-old thriller novel, she was hoping to arouse a little interest. A few dozen new readers, maybe. As the first few positive comments started rolling in, she was pleased to have done something nice for a dad who definitely deserved it.
She had no idea that, within a matter of days, millions of people would see her video, and her father’s book would rocket to the top of Amazon’s Best Seller list.
Lloyd Devereux Richards first published Stone Maidens in 2012. It’s a thriller about an FBI agent following a killer in Indiana and, by his daughter’s account, it’s quite attractive. However, the original release failed to drum up excitement.
It’s a different world now, and Richards, the daughter, decided to try her luck. “I saw how much time and effort and passion my dad put into his book. I know what a lovely storyteller he is,” she told CNN. “He never stopped writing, and he always stayed positive.”
Whether it was the interesting thriller, or the efforts of a proud daughter, the story of Lloyd Devereux Richards and Stone Maidens struck a chord.
Marguerite Richards posted the first TikTok about Stone Maidens about two weeks ago. It has since received 48 million views and numerous positive responses. Richards then posted more videos of her father, the author of the hour, delighting in his unexpected success.
This particular incident falls under a social media type best described as “Young people giving their elders love and recognition on a platform the latter doesn’t understand.” It’s a fruitful one, full of parents just like Lloyd Devereux Richards who wake up one morning to find their talents, hobbies or unusual habits have been broadcast to the world—and won them a great number of admirers. The experience has breathed new life into a labor of love. It’s also driven home some lessons about inspiration and determination.
35．What did Marguerite Richards do according to the text?
A．She helped her father to publish his novel.
B．She introduced her father on social media.
C．She wrote an interesting novel about her father.
D．She made a video to promote her father’s novel.
36．What do we learn about Stone Maidens?
A．It was an instant success.
B．It wasn’t interesting indeed.
C．It didn’t attract much attention at first.
D．It was written more than fifteen years ago.
37．What is the underlined phrase “struck a chord” in Paragraph 5 closest in meaning to?
A．Satisfied people’s needs. B．Aroused people’s interest.
C．Made people feel confused. D．Made people feel disappointed
38．What does social media platforms mean to old people according to the last paragraph?
A．Great barriers. B．Novel experiences.
C．Comfortable zones. D．Unexpected surprises.

Hybrid workers take more exercise, get more sleep and eat healthier, according to a study conducted by IWG, a workspace provider.
A survey of 2,000 people who have become hybrid workers since the pandemic—meaning they spend only part of their week commuting (通勤) into a city-centre office—found that they now had more time for fitness, cooking and sleep.
Dr Sara Kayat, a General Practitioner (普通科医生) of National Health Service, said: “There is no doubt that hybrid working has facilitated some major health benefits. A balanced diet, physical activity and good quality sleep are the bedrocks of a healthy lifestyle.”
The study included people using local working centers and working from home. It found that the average hybrid worker was now getting 4.7 hours of exercise a week, compared with 3.4 hours before the pandemic, with the most common forms of exercise being walking, running and strength training.
They are also sleeping longer, with the additional time in bed each morning adding up to 71 extra hours a year.
Eating habits also reportedly improved, with 54 per cent saying they had more time to spend cooking nutritious meals during the week, and 46 per cent and 44 per cent eating more fruit and vegetables respectively.
Some 27 per cent said they had lost weight, and 66 per cent said their mental health was good because of the shift to hybrid working.
IWG said that demand for its workspaces outside city centres had grown by 36 per cent in 2022. Mark Dixon the company’s chief executive, said: “This study confirms what we have been seeing for a while now—how hybrid working is building and maintaining a healthier and happier workforce by reducing the need for long daily commutes.”
39．What does the underlined word “bedrock” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A．Methods. B．Results. C．Foundations. D．Obstacles.
40．What benefits does hybrid working bring according to the study?
A．Twice as much exercise as before. B．71 hours of extra sleeping time monthly.
C．2/3 workers’ mental health getting improved. D．Half workers’ weight loss with a balanced diet.
41．What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A．Hybrid working no longer requires a commute.
B．Hybrid working has become increasingly popular.
C．IWG will relocate its workspaces outside the city centre.
D．IWG doesn’t welcome the changes caused by hybrid working.
42．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A．Hybrid working, flexible working hours B．Hybrid workers, fitter and much happier
C．Hybrid working, higher working efficiency D．Hybrid workers, lazier but more productive

A new study has found that a child’s reading speed can be improved by simply increasing the space between letters within a piece of text. The research, led by Dr Steven Stagg of Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), examined the benefits of letter spacing and coloured overlays (颜色标注) among children.
Two groups of children, dyslexic (有阅读障碍的) and non-dyslexic children, were asked to read four texts with either standard or extra-large letter spacing, both with and without a coloured overlay. They were instructed to read the text out loud while being recorded. The recording was used to measure the number of errors they made — specifically missed words, added words, wrong words, and pronunciation — as well as the participants’ reading time.
The study discovered that text with increased space between letters provided a benefit for both groups. On average, the dyslexia group showed a 13% increase in reading speed, while the group of non-dyslexic children showed a 5% increase. In addition to improving reading speed, it also resulted in a significant decline in the number of words missed by the children with dyslexia. However, the study found that coloured overlays had no significant impact on reading speed or the reduction of errors for either group.
Dr Stagg, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at ARU, said, “We believe extra-large letter spacing works by reducing what is known as the ‘crowding effect’, which can hamper the recognition of letters and reduce reading speed.”
“Our findings strongly suggest that teachers can be confident that all children would be helped by increased letter spacing in reading materials.” Dr Stagg added. While we found that coloured overlays provided little benefit, we suggest children should be encouraged to use overlays if they find these help their reading. Coloured overlays may not increase reading speeds, but they may extend reading stamina (持久力). Previous research suggests their benefits may not become apparent if reading time is less than 10 minutes and the short reading duration of the tests in our study may have put coloured overlays at a disadvantage.
43．Which of the following best describes the research process in paragraph 2?
A．Illustrate, group and report. B．Read, instruct and measure.
C．Question, assume and prove. D．Categorize, record and count.
44．What can we learn about increased letter spacing from paragraph 3?
A．It reduces reading errors. B．It sharpens reading skills.
C．It arouses reading interest. D．It enhances reading comprehension.
45．What does the underlined word “hamper” in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A．Obtain. B．Prevent. C．Change. D．Involve.
46．What can be inferred about coloured overlays from paragraph 5?
A．They might work better in short reading.
B．They might not be recommended by experts.
C．They might not have been evaluated fairly.
D．They might have some disadvantages.

As I write about technology for a living, I’m used to seeing small leaps in technological progress. But occasionally, something will shock me. Last year, a company, Open AI, released a truly jaw-dropping demonstration called ChatGPT that seems to have skipped a few generations. It’s like going straight from the Wright Brothers to a Boeing 747. So what exactly is it?
“ChatGPT is a computer program that can understand and respond to human language like a real person. It can be used for having a conversation or finishing a sentence. Even this sentence you are reading now, was written by ChatGPT.”
That’s right—I asked ChatGPT to “write a basic explanation of ChatGPT and reveal that the paragraph itself was written by ChatGPT at the end” and it came up with that explanation all on its own. It seemingly knows how to talk about everything—from politics to science fiction.
Amazingly, it seems so human in its ability to understand questions and answer them competently. “Write a story about Boris Johnson in the style of Roald Dahl,” you can ask it, and it’ll spin up a pretty good children’s story. It can even write songs.
It isn’t, however, completely human-like. It sometimes generates things that sound true, but are just nonsense. And it can’t do maths—I asked it the square root of 717,409, and it told “approximately 838.8” (the answer is 847).
I think ChatGPT is like a calculator. It doesn’t replace the human completely-but it does make doing the sums quicker. In the same way, it’s easy to imagine in the near future every time we write something, having an AI assistant helping us get started by generating a draft, on whatever topic we’re writing about. Actually, Microsoft is planning to build the technology into its Office apps. And this is why I’m pretty convinced that ChatGPT is going to change the world. Our computers will no longer be just our word processors—but our writing partner too. So now I’m just hoping that my editor doesn’t decide it could write a pretty decent technology column without me.
47．What does the writer want to show by mentioning Wright Brothers and Boeing747 in paragraph I?
A．OpenAI has advanced in making planes.
B．ChatGPT will soon be applied to Boeing 747
C．ChatGPT is a huge technological breakthrough.
D．Wright Brothers may be forgotten by next generations.
48．What does the answer of ChatGPT in paragraph 2 show?
A．ChatGPT’s imagination in creating science fiction.
B．ChatGPT’s rich knowledge of politics and science.
C．ChatGPT’s confidence in excelling human intelligence.
D．ChatGPT’s ability to understand and answer questions.
49．Which of the following is ChatGPT good at?
A．Caring for the patients in hospital. B．Calculating square roots accurately.
C．Replacing teachers to teach students. D．Explaining why London is a better city.
50．What might be the job of the author?
A．A column writer. B．A technology expert.
C．A magazine editor. D．A computer programmer.

A new paper claims that the birds can understand a certain kind of pattern, displaying an ability that scientists once thought was unique to humans.
Researchers tested whether crows can grasp the concept of recursion (递归), which they define as “the process of embedding (嵌入) structures within similar structures” in their paper published in Science Advances. Humans use recursion in language when we embed one clause within another to form a complex sentence. For example, if a human says, “The ball the bat hit flew,” they’ve nested the clause “the bat hit” inside of “the ball flew”.
Scientists have long wondered whether understanding these patterns is unique to humans. In the early2000s, linguists thought that human language was the only form of animal communication that uses recursion.
However, in a2020study, researchers proposed that rhesus macaque monkeys might be able to create recursive sequences (序列)as well. The monkeys performed at the level of 3-to 5-year-old human children given the same task, but they need more training to do so.
In the new study, the researchers performed a similar experiment or two crows. They trained the birds to peck at sets of brackets, such as{}and [], in a recursive pattern, for example, {[]}. During training, the crows received birdseed balls for successfully forming recursive sequences.
Then, when presented with pairs of brackets that they hadn’t seen before, such as([]). the crows correctly formed embedded structures around 40 percent of the time. They had similar success rate to children and performed better than the monkeys in the 2020 study. They didn’t need the extra training the monkeys received.
“It is a small sample size, which means you can’t make generalizations about populations of crows, but that wasn’t the point,” Stephen Ferrigno, a scientist who was not involved in the new paper, said, “All you need is a single example showing that crows can do this. ”
51．Which of the following can be an example of recursion?
A．The cat, scared, ran away.
B．The cat ran away instantly it spotted a snake.
C．The cat the boy shouted at ran away.
D．The cat ran away, which was a relief to the rat.
52．What can we know about the studies on recursion?
A．Non-verbal animals are not able to grasp recursion.
B．Monkeys’ success rate of forming recursive sequences is below 40%
C．Monkeys outperform children in grasping recursion.
D．Crows require the most training to create recursive sequences.
53．What does Stephen Ferrigno imply in the last paragraph?
A．It is easy to conduct further research.
B．The populations of crows can’t be generalized.
C．The new study alone can prove the result.
D．We should be optimistic about the future of crows.
54．What’s the writing purpose of the text?
A．To call for the protection of crows.
B．To reveal the findings of a study.
C．To explain the unique ability of crows.
D．To compare crows’ intelligence with humans’.

Architects have long turned to the past for inspiration. In this age of concrete and steel, however, they’re more likely to look for aesthetic (美学的) influence than technical know-how. But an ancient Chinese construction technique called dougong is a remarkable exception.
Consisting of a series of wooden brackets (支架) with no nails or fasteners, it500 years old and commonly found in Chinese architecture, such as the Forbidden City in Beijing. Many structures built during the Tang and Song dynasties featured “curtain walls” which were non-load-bearing. As a result, the unsupported wood shouldering the weight might break. Designers needed a technique which would more regularly spread the burden across their structures. Their solution was dougong.
Engineering has come a long way since the ancient Chinese building technique was fashion. But there’s a timeless quality to it. Modem designers in many areas are adopting it to produce amazing and stable work of architecture. Among them is Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, who used dougong-inspired methods for his recent buildings: Yusuhara Wooden Bridge Museum and Cafe Kureon, a2, 120-square-foot restaurant.
For architect Terrence Curry, the attraction of using ancient methods is about finding something that can “speak to Chinese identity”. His structure Dougong Cube(立方), now part of the School of Architecture, Tsinghua University in Beijing, was constructed using classical-style brackets and over2, 000boards. “It has fundamental structure of dougong, but we just aren’t using it in the way it was intended to be used. We’re really pulling it out-emphasizing its beauty and complexity, and the way it works,” said Curry, “The shape and function of dougong is directly related to properties of wood, and the ability of people who make these buildings. In this way, there’s little need for decoration because the structure and design give it its distinctive look.”
55．Why is dougong referred to as an exception?
A．It uses less concrete and steel.
B．It can meet decorative needs.
C．It enjoys a long history.
D．It has a brilliant structure.
56．What does the underlined word “non-load-bearing” in paragraph2 probably mean?
A．Unstable.
B．Unbearable.
C．Unbreakable.
D．Unconventional.
57．What can be inferred about Dougong Cube in paragraph 4?
A．It changes the basic style of dougong.
B．It is more practical than previous Chinese buildings.
C．Its charm can be brought out by its materials and designers.
D．Its unique design remains unknown to the public.
58．What’s the main idea of the text?
A．Dougong reflects Chinese wisdom in architecture.
B．Chinese identity can be revealed through its architecture.
C．Chinese architecture has a lasting influence on the world.
D．Dougong Cube presents a combination of innovation and tradition.

What time it is varies depending on which of Earth’s time zones you are in—but what if you aren’t anywhere on Earth? Scientists from the European Space Agency (ESA), a group committed to exploring the universe, are arguing that the Moon should have its own time zone too.
At the moment, missions to or involving the Moon use the time zone of the country operating the spacecraft. ESA argues that a specific time zone for the Moon would make it easier for space agencies from around the world to work together. Once missions make it to the Moon, having the same time zone would make it simpler for astronauts to communicate and travel across its surface.
Setting up a lunar time zone is not easy. Gravity affects how quickly or slowly time passes. Since gravity is weaker on the Moon than it is on Earth, clocks run slightly faster on the Moon. After 24 hours, a lunar clock would be 56 microseconds ahead of a clock on Earth. Another point to consider is that a full day on Earth is measured by the length of time between two sunsets—about 24 hours. On the Moon, the time between two sunsets is nearly 709 hours, which is about 29.5 Earth days. This means that lunar nights can be around two weeks long, with only the Earth and the stars—no Sun—in the sky. With all this to think about, scientists need to decide whether it would be better to follow a time zone on Earth, or for the Moon to have its own unique zone, which would have much longer days.
NASA is planning to land humans on the Moon in 2025. There are also other unmanned missions of other countries to the Moon later this year. The idea is that creating a time zone on the Moon would make these easier.
Bernhard Hufenbach from ESA said that if a working time system for the Moon could be established, ESA could then perhaps go on to do the same for other planets in the solar system.
59．Why does ESA insist that the Moon should have its own time zone?
A．To help scientists land on the moon. B．To help astronauts operate the spacecraft.
C．To help astronauts travel around the world. D．To help space agencies cooperate worldwide.
60．What is the challenge to establish a lunar time zone?
A．Fewer stars in the sky. B．Slower time on the Moon.
C．Longer nights on the Moon. D．Weaker gravity on the Earth.
61．What is Bernhard Hufenbach’s attitude to the future of the Moon’s time zone?
A．Negative. B．Doubtful. C．Supportive. D．Unclear.
62．What is the text mainly about?
A．The origin and future of the time zone on the Moon.
B．The necessity and methods of building a lunar time zone.
C．The theory and practice behind the time zone on the Moon.
D．The importance and difficulties of creating a lunar time zone.

If Natalie Morales had to describe her mom in just one word, she would pick: survivor. That’s because her mom, Penelope Morales had a tough childhood. “Her mother wasn’t ready to be a mom and gave her up to her grandmother,” says Natalie, “I think she often felt in life like she wasn’t wanted and wasn’t loved.”
Penelope Morales put herself through college and it was there that she met Natalie’s dad, who was serving in the military. They fell in love and married, and her life as a military mom of three children became a great adventure. “She basically raised us moving from place to place. I was born in Taiwan, China, but we lived in Panama, Brazil and Spain. And my mom was the constant,” says Natalie, “She would always make sure that when we got home from school, we felt like we had our number-one fan, our champion right there, waiting for us.” Along the way, Natalie learned many things from her mother, which she carries on in her role as a mother of two sons.
As a Mother’s Day gift, Natalie treated her mom to a day of pampering (宠爱). “I want my mom to feel like a queen,” she says. And as part of the surprise, Natalie brought along an old photo of her mother, which she wanted to recreate. “I think it was taken in the mid-60s. So she was in her early to mid twenties. She’s just absolutely a beautiful woman. But she’s looking in the mirror. It’s like not knowing really her future, but knowing where she’s come from,” describes Natalie. “That picture just speaks so much to me. I want her to see what she created in that mirror, and that she gave us all something so great.”
“It’s just an amazing experience to take this picture and have Natalie do it. I could never imagine in my entire life,” says Penelope Morales, who adds that she’s very proud of her daughter, “All I want her is to be happy and to raise her children the same way,” she says.
63．What can be inferred about Natalie’s mother?
A．She survived an adventure fortunately.
B．Her mother gave her up because of poverty.
C．At college she met her husband, a schoolmate.
D．Her mother felt that she was nothing.
64．What did Natalie learn from her mother?
A．Giving children great love.
B．Moving house constantly.
C．Always picking up children from school.
D．Often taking children on adventures.
65．What did Natalie do on Mother’s Day?
A．She treated her mother to a big meal.
B．She took her mother to take pictures.
C．She pleased her mother by polishing an old photo.
D．She gave her mother a big surprise with her sons.
66．What can we say about the gift Natalie gave her mother?
A．It was expected.
B．It was a success.
C．It made her mother dependent on her.
D．It brought tears to her mother’s eyes.
67．What does the author mainly want to tell us in the passage?
A．Natalie loves and respects her mother very much.
B．Natalie’s mother has suffered too much all her life.
C．Natalie’s mother thinks highly of her daughter’s gift.
D．Natalie’s “survivor” mom deserves the special Mother’s Day gift.

Zibo city in Shandong has unexpectedly become famous on Chinese social media since late February for its local barbecue specialty, and this trend continues as the local government takes the opportunity to promote tourism and spending.
The latest promotion gives visitors free admission to 10 scenic spots in the city with their train tickets as long as their final destination is Zibo. This move followed another on March 31 under which the Jinan bureau of China Railway added a weekend special round-trip “barbecue tour” train between Jinan.
Passengers who get on the train are greeted by a banner reading “Welcome to the Special BBQ Train”at the entrance of the train. Many also took videos and posted them on social media, drawing more visitors.
Barbecue is popular in China, and Zibo’s barbecue has its own local features: it’s made on a stove, and is served with flatbread and dressings. The food is 70-80 percent cooked before it is brought to the table, where diners can finish cooking it on their own stoves. Diners are served with flatbreads, scallions and other dressings at the table so they are able to assemble their own barbecue parcels, in much the same way Peking Duck is eaten.
The barbecue suddenly became famous after a group of college students shot videos of themselves enjoying a meal in Zibo and posted them on social media in late February. Since then, many people, mostly young, have come to the city from all over the country to try the dish.
On several streets, lines can be seen outside barbecue restaurants, which stretch for more than 100 meters on the weekend.
“Zibo barbecue is bringing more and more people to the city, and the local government needs to think about how to promote the city as a whole, its culture and tourism, as well as its living and business environment,” said Sun Xiaorong, an expert of tourism marketing and promotion. The trend will eventually end if the local government doesn’t take proper follow-up measures, he added.
68．What does paragraph 1 mainly talk about?
A．Zibo city’s snacks.
B．Zibo city’s places of interest.
C．The reasons why Zibo is famous recently.
D．The challenges Zibo meets with at present.
69．What can we know about Zibo’s barbecue from paragraph 4?
A．It is usually paired with flatbread and dressings.
B．It is as delicious as Peking Duck.
C．It is totally toasted by the cook on the stove.
D．It is very cheap and various.
70．What made Zibo’s barbecue suddenly well-known?
A．Young people’s dreams.
B．Local government’s measures.
C．Barbecue restaurants in Zibo city.
D．Some college students’ promotion.
71．Which word can describe Sun Xiaorong’s attitude towards the popularity of Zibo barbecue?
A．Objective. B．Negative.
C．Curious D．Doubtful.

A new study, published recently in Science, says that our ability to share others’ feelings, also called empathy (共情), might have existed in animals that lived millions of years ago. It would be before fish and mammals took different evolutionary paths.
Scientists generally resist assigning humanlike feelings to animals. But the new study shows that some animals do have humanlike feelings. Fish can sense fear in other fish, and then become afraid themselves. This ability, the study says, is controlled by oxytocin (催产素), the same brain chemical that plays a part in humans’ ability to experience empathy.
The researchers investigated by deleting genes linked to the production and absorption of oxytocin in the brains of zebrafish. The small tropical fish is often used in research. The fish became antisocial after the treatment. They failed to sense or react when other fish showed worry. After some of the changed zebrafish received oxytocin injections, their ability to sense and react to others’ feelings returned. Scientists call the brain process “emotional contagion (感染).”
Past research has shown that oxytocin plays a similar part in passing on fear in mice, which confirmed the new findings as well.
The new research shows the “ancestral role” of oxytocin in passing on emotion, said another study co-writer Rui Oliveira. This brain processing “may have already been in place around 450 million years ago, when you and I and these little fish last had a common ancestor,” explained Hans Hofmann of the University of Texas at Austin. Hofmann was not involved in the research.
Hofmann said oxytocin is actually more like a thermostat (恒温器) that determines what is socially important in a situation-activating parts of the brain that may make you run from danger or take part in mating or reproduction. Such a thermostat could be important to many animals, especially those who live in groups, said Carl Safina of Stony Brook University. “The most basic form of empathy,” he said, “is contagious fear-that’s a very valuable thing to have to stay alive...”
72．Why are mice mentioned in paragraph 4?
A．To present a proof. B．To clarify a concept.
C．To make a comparison. D．To explain a method.
73．Which aspect of animals living in groups is affected by contagious fear?
A．Their habitat. B．Their survival.
C．Their sensitivity. D．Their adaptation.
74．What is the most suitable title for the text?
A．Empathy May Have Ancient Roots
B．Fish Make the World More Colorful
C．Genes Linked to Empathy Are Found
D．Emotional Contagion Is Rare in Animals

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【导语】本文是说明文。在三月，很多英国人会戴着水仙花，以此来表示他们支持一个慈善机构：玛丽·居里癌症护理中心。文章介绍了该慈善机构，科学家居里夫人以及其成就。
1．细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“The British wear these yellow flowers to show they support one of this country’s best-known charities: the Marie Curie Cancer Care.(英国人佩戴这些黄色的花是为了表示他们支持这个国家最著名的慈善机构之一：玛丽·居里癌症护理中心)”可知，英国人在外套上戴水仙花代表支持一个慈善机构。故选A。
2．词句猜测题。根据画线词上文“The charity was named after Marie Curie,(这个慈善机构以居里夫人的名字命名)”和后文“Because of her pioneering work which led to chemotherapy (化学疗法), the charity shared the name of Marie Curie.(由于她的开创性工作导致了化疗，该慈善机构以玛丽·居里的名字命名)”可知，科学家玛丽·居里很出名，画线单词意为“著名的”。故选C。
3．推理判断题。根据第三段“Because of her pioneering work which led to chemotherapy (化学疗法), the charity shared the name of Marie Curie.(由于她的开创性工作导致了化疗，该慈善机构以玛丽·居里的名字命名)”可知，该慈善机构以Marie Curie命名是为了对这位伟大的科学家表示尊敬。故选D。
4．推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句“Because of this, the charity uses the daffodil as a metaphor for bringing life to other people through charitable giving.(正因为如此，该慈善机构使用水仙花作为一个隐喻，通过慈善捐赠为他人带来生命)”可知，水仙花被认为代表着希望。故选B。
5．D 6．C 7．C 8．A

【导语】这是一篇说明文。葵花凤头鹦鹉在西澳大利亚很常见，它们通常生活在树木繁茂的地区。但随着森林被砍伐，凤头鹦鹉已经习惯了在人类附近生活。科学家报告说，澳大利亚悉尼的人们正在与这些鸟类展开争夺垃圾箱的战斗。
5．推理判断题。根据第二段“Last year, scientists at the Max Planck Institute reported that the cockatoos had learned how to open the covers of trash bins. That’s not an easy job. The cockatoos must lift the heavy cover with their beaks (喙) and then walk along, pushing the cover up until it falls over.(去年，马克斯普朗克研究所的科学家报告说，凤头鹦鹉已经学会了如何打开垃圾桶的盖子。这不是一件容易的事。凤头鹦鹉必须用喙抬起沉重的覆盖物，然后向前走，把覆盖物往上推，直到它倒下。)”可知，凤头鹦鹉很聪明。故选D。
6．细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句“This time the scientists weren’t just studying cockatoos. They were also studying humans.(这一次科学家们不仅仅是在研究凤头鹦鹉。他们也在研究人类。)”和第四段“The scientists spent weeks studying more than 3,200 trash bins in four different areas of Sydney. They wanted to see how many bins were protected and what methods were used.(科学家们花了数周时间研究了悉尼四个不同地区的3200多个垃圾桶。他们想知道有多少箱子受到了保护，使用了什么方法。)”可知，第4段中科学家们想知道人类对鸟类的把戏有何反应。故选C。
7．细节理解题。根据最后一段前两句“The researchers say it’s like a race between humans and cockatoos to learn new ways of doing things. Now many cockatoos have learned how to push heavy items off the bins.(研究人员表示，这就像人类和凤头鹦鹉之间在学习新的做事方式方面的竞赛。现在，许多凤头鹦鹉已经学会了如何把重物从箱子上推下来。)”可知，研究人员在研究中发现凤头鹦鹉可以采用新的方式打开垃圾箱。故选C。
8．主旨大意题。根据第一段最后两句“But as forests have been cut down, cockatoos have gotten used to living near people. Scientists report that people in Sydney, Australia are in a battle with these birds.(但随着森林被砍伐，凤头鹦鹉已经习惯了在人类附近生活。科学家报告说，澳大利亚悉尼的人们正在与这些鸟类作战。)”和最后一段“The researchers say it’s like a race between humans and cockatoos to learn new ways of doing things. Now many cockatoos have learned how to push heavy items off the bins. As a result, humans have figured out ways to attach the items to the top of their bins. The scientists describe the situation as a “human-wildlife conflict”. They expect these conflicts will become more common as humans take over more areas that used to be wild.(研究人员表示，这就像人类和凤头鹦鹉之间在学习新的做事方式方面的竞赛。现在，许多凤头鹦鹉已经学会了如何把重物从箱子上推下来。因此，人类已经找到了将物品固定在垃圾箱顶部的方法。科学家们将这种情况描述为“人类与野生动物的冲突”。他们预计，随着人类占领更多曾经是荒野的地区，这些冲突将变得更加普遍。)”可知，文章主要是讲一场凤头鹦鹉和人类争夺垃圾箱的战斗。故选A。
9．B 10．A 11．D 12．D

【导语】这是一篇说明文。研究人员发现，通过使用流行的稳定扩散图像生成模型，他们可以从大脑活动中重建出高度精确的图像。
9．细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“The authors wrote that unlike previous studies, they didn’t need to train the AI models to create these images.(作者写道，与之前的研究不同，他们不需要训练人工智能模型来创建这些图像。)”可知，研究人员在之前的研究中通过训练人工智能模型来制作大脑活动的图像。故选B。
10．细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“The researchers said that they first predicted a potential representation, which is a model of the image’s data, from fMRI (功能性磁共振成像) signals.(研究人员表示，他们首先从功能磁共振成像信号中预测了一种潜在的表征，即图像数据的模型。)”可知，图像数据来源于功能磁共振成像信号。故选A。
11．细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“Researchers found that they could reconstruct highly accurate images from brain activity by using the popular stable diffusion (扩散) image generation model.(研究人员发现，通过使用流行的稳定扩散图像生成模型，他们可以从大脑活动中重建出高度精确的图像。)”可知，研究人员认为他们的新研究是有意义的是因为他们可以从大脑活动中重建准确的图像。故选D。
12．推理判断题。根据最后一段“In a January 2022 study, researchers at Radboud University in the Netherlands trained an AI network on fMRI data from 1, 050 unique faces and converted the brain imaging results into actual images. The study found that the AI was able to perform reconstruction. In the latest study, the researchers found that current diffusion models can now achieve high-quality visual reconstruction.(在2022年1月的一项研究中，荷兰内梅亨大学的研究人员用1050张独特面孔的功能磁共振成像数据训练了一个人工智能网络，并将大脑成像结果转化为实际图像。研究发现，人工智能能够进行重建。在最新的研究中，研究人员发现目前的扩散模型现在可以实现高质量的视觉重建。)”可知，从最后一段中可以推断出人工智能为良好的视觉重建做出了很大贡献。故选D。
13．D 14．B 15．C 16．A

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了尽管乘飞机出行不是那么危险的事情，但是人们还是会不可避免地感到恐慌，这个时候我们需要友善耐心地伸出友谊之手来帮助他们。
13．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“But that doesn’t stop many people from panic when they are moving at 500 miles per hour, 33, 000 feet above the ground.(但当他们以每小时500英里的速度在离地面33000英尺的高空飞行时，这并不能阻止许多人的恐慌。)”可知，有些人在飞机上感到害怕是因为速度和高度让他们感到无助。故选D项。
14．词义猜测题。根据文章第三段“Floyd calmly explained what the noise was and that it was normal. (弗洛伊德平静地解释了那是什么声音，说那是正常的。)”可推知，该妇女是因为听到飞机上的噪音而产生“担忧”，所以划线词distress是“担忧”的意思。故选B项。
15．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“As the woman began to calm down a bit, Floyd sat down in the aisle beside her and held her hand. He told her she was safe. He made her feel safe. He sat with her through the entire flight.(当那个女人开始平静下来时，弗洛伊德在她旁边的过道上坐下，握着她的手。他告诉她她很安全。他让她感到安全。他全程陪伴着她。)”可推知，弗洛伊德是一个有耐心和体贴的人。故选C项。
16．主旨大意题。分析全文内容可知，文章主要讲述了尽管乘飞机出行不是那么危险的事情，但是人们还是会不可避免地感到恐慌，这个时候我们需要友善耐心地伸出友谊之手来帮助他们，所以A选项“克服恐惧有时需要一个有耐心的朋友”适合用作文章标题。故选A项。
17．D 18．C 19．B 20．A

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了AI在物流业的使用和发展。
17．推理判断题。根据第一段“Events such as the China-Europe Cross Border E-Commerce Forum, are promoting trade innovation across multinational markets. It will bring together a mix of e-commerce platforms, logistics (物流) companies and government agencies, to share ideas on trade for a post-COVID world. Artificial Intelligence (AI) automation (自动化) of warehouse fulfillment is an example of one development that is stirring a buzz ahead of the event and across the industry as a whole.”（中欧跨境电子商务论坛等活动正在促进跨国市场的贸易创新。它将汇集电子商务平台、物流公司和政府机构，分享新冠疫情后世界的贸易理念。人工智能(AI)自动化仓储配送就是一个例子，它在展会前和整个行业都引起了轰动。）可知，为什么作者提到电子商务论坛的目的是介绍人工智能技术的重要用途。故选D。
18．细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“Natural language processing means that voice-picking can allow workers to free up their hands and improve safety.”（自然语言处理意味着语音拾取可以让工人解放双手，提高安全性）可知AI技术可以解放工人的双手并且提高安全性，故选C。
19．推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句“It is estimated that this 14 percent will balloon to 73 percent by 2027．”可知，AI technology在物流业在2027年将会由14%增长到73%，在不远的将来有一个快速的增长。故选B。
20．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍AI技术在物流业的快速发展，AI技术在物流业的采用在2027年达到73%，将成为主流。所以短文的最佳标题为“人工智能自动化正在成为物流行业的主流”故选A。
21．A 22．C 23．B

【导语】这是一篇应用文。主要介绍了2023年的四个精彩展览。
21．细节理解题。文章The Adventure of Pottery, Kettles Yard, Cambridge部分“Her achievements range from functional tableware to elegant bowls and vases. (她的成就从实用餐具到优雅的碗和花瓶不一而足)”可知如果你对餐具感兴趣，你会去The Adventure of Pottery陶器的冒险，故选A。
22．推理判断题。文章Birds of America, Compton Verney部分“Compton Verney’s grounds are a wildlife reserve, making the perfect setting for the show. (Compton Verney的场地是一个野生动物保护区，为演出提供了完美的环境。)”可知Compton Verney的特别之处是对野生动物来说，这是一个安全的生活场所，故选C。
23．细节理解题。文章Love Life, Charleston, East Sussex部分“1 September 2023 - 8 March 2024 (2023年9月1日至2024年3月8日)”；以及Impressionists on Paper, Royal Academy部分“25 November 2023 - 10 March 2024 (2023年11月25日至2024年3月10日)”可知2023年12月，人们可以参观两个展览，故选B。
24．B 25．C 26．D

【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章简要介绍了美国著名的《读者文摘》杂志——Reader’s Digest。
24．细节理解题。根据“Our History”部分的“Reader’s Digest was first published in 1922 by DeWitt Wallace and Lila Acheson Wallace.( 《读者文摘》最早出版于1922年，作者是德威特·华莱士和莉拉·艾奇森·华莱士)”可知，《读者文摘》创办于1922年，已经有100多年的历史，故选B项。
25．细节理解题。根据“True-Life Stories”部分的“Cheer on America’s hometown heroes! You’ll be fascinated by these uplifting true tales of everyday people who put their lives in harm’s way to help others. Share in their amazing stories as they recall how they overcame all difficulties to accomplish the unexpected ( 为美国家乡的英雄们加油！你会被这些令人振奋的真实故事所吸引，这些故事讲述了普通人为了帮助他人而将自己的生命置于危险之中，分享他们的精彩故事，回忆他们如何克服一切困难，完成意想不到的事情)”可知，这些故事都具有鼓舞人心和激励人们上进的特点，故选C项。
26．细节理解题。根据“BEST DEAL”部分的“2 years for $15 Save 83%(订阅两年优惠15美元，省83%)”“Reader’s Digest annual cover price is $44.91 and is currently published 9 times annually.(《读者文摘》的年度封面价格为44.91美元，目前每年出版9次)”，杂志每年的定价是44.91美元，按定价两年应该是89.82美元，而现在订阅两年的优惠价是15美元。89.82-15＝74.82(美元)。故选D项。
27．A 28．C 29．B 30．A

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍的是疫情期间，世界各地许多公司都开始尝试四天工作制，并取得了不错的结果，但要全面贯彻这一工作制度，目前还有很多的困难。
27．主旨大意题。根据第二段中的“In the US and Ireland, a six-month trial among 33 volunteer companies in 2022 showed a positive impact on company performance, productivity and employee wellbeing.(2022年，在美国和爱尔兰，33家自愿参与的公司进行了为期6个月的试验，结果显示，这对公司业绩、生产率和员工幸福感产生了积极影响。)”以及“The 27 companies that submitted a final survey rated the trial a nine out of 10.(提交最终调查报告的27家公司给该试验打了9分(满分10分)。)”可知，四天工作日对公司，生产力以及员工都产生了积极的影响，调查也发现，人们对四天工作日满意度很高，由此可知，本段主要讲述的是四天工作制受到广泛的欢迎。故选A项。
28．细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Tech workers in flexible, forward-thinking small companies might hope for such a benefit in the near future, but it is harder to expect the same change for schoolteachers or office workers in more traditional companies.(在灵活、有远见的小公司工作的技术人员可能希望在不久的将来能得到这样的好处，但在更传统的公司里，教师或办公室职员就很难期待同样的变化了。)”可知，在那些灵活前卫的中小科技公司实行四天工作制要容易一些，而在那些传统大公司实行四天工作制要难很多。故选C项。
29．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Other organizations for which four-day workweeks are likely off the table are hourly-and service-based — like restaurants, retail and healthcare — where a shorter workweek and subsequently fewer shifts eventually means pay cuts.(其他可能取消四天工作周的组织是基于小时和服务的组织，如餐馆、零售和医疗保健，在这些组织中，较短的工作周和随后减少的班次最终意味着减薪。)”可知，在那些按小时计费的服务型公司里，实行四天工作制意味着收入的降低。故选B项。
30．推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“In sectors that are already welcoming the shift, the 32-hour week is emerging as “a tool for competitive advantage in terms of talent, attraction and retention”, says Joe O’Connor, director of the Work Time Reduction Center of Excellence. “In tech companies, not offering a four-day week will be almost a competitive disadvantage.”(缩短工作时间卓越中心(Work Time Reduction Center of Excellence)主任乔·奥康纳(Joe O’connor)表示，在已经欢迎这种转变的行业，每周32小时工作制正成为“在人才、吸引力和留住人才方面获得竞争优势的工具”。“在科技公司，不提供四天工作制几乎是一种竞争劣势。”。)”可知，Joe O’Connor认为，就吸引和留住人才而言，四天工作制将成为公司竞争力的一部分，所以，在未来四天工作制将成为公司的主流选择。故选A项。
31．B 32．D 33．D 34．C

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍的是纽约市公立学校将禁止学生和教师使用ChatGPT，他们担心这一人工智能工具会助长学生作弊和错误信息的传播。
31．细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The move comes amid educators’ growing concerns that the tool, which generates frighteningly convincing responses and even essays in response to user prompts (提示), could make it easier for students to cheat on assignments.(这一举措出台之际，教育工作者越来越担心，这一工具可能会让学生更容易在作业中作弊，因为它可以根据用户提示生成令人害怕的令人信服的回答，甚至是论文)”可知，纽约市的教育工作者担心ChatGPT将导致学生在完成作业时的作弊行为。故选B项。
32．细节理解题。根据第三段中的““While the tool may be able to provide quick and easy answers to questions, it does not build critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, which are essential for academic and lifelong success.”(“虽然这个工具可能能够提供快速而简单的问题答案，但它并不能培养批判性思维和解决问题的能力，而这对学术和终身成功至关重要。”)”可知，Jenna Lyle认为，ChatGPT不能帮助学生培养批判性思维和解决问题的技能，而这些是他们学术和终身成功所必需的。故选D项。
33．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“One user, for example, fed ChatGPT an AP English exam question; it responded with a 5-paragraph essay about Wuthering Heights. Another user asked the chatbot to write an essay about the life of William Shakespeare four times; he received a unique version with the same prompt each time.(例如，一个用户向ChatGPT提供了一个AP英语考试问题；它以一篇关于《呼啸山庄》的5段文章作为回应。另一位用户要求聊天机器人写四篇关于威廉·莎士比亚生平的文章；提示相同的情况下，他每次都收到一个独特的版本)”可知，给ChatGPT提示让它写文章，他能给出不准确的答案或者是给出不同版本的答案，由此可知，ChatGPT可以给相同的提示提供不同的文章。故选D项。
34．主旨大意题。根据首段中的“New York City public schools will ban students and teachers from using ChatGPT, a powerful new AI chatbot (聊天机器人) tool, on the district’s networks and devices, an official confirmed to CNN on Thursday.(一名官员周四向CNN证实，纽约市公立学校将禁止学生和教师在学区的网络和设备上使用ChatGPT，这是一款功能强大的新型人工智能聊天机器人工具)”并结合下文中对ChatGPT的功能以及使用情况的分析可知，本文主要告诉我们纽约市公立学校出于防止学生作弊的目的将禁止学生和教师使用ChatGPT，所以本文的题目为“在纽约公立学校禁止使用ChatGPT”与本文的内容一致，且概括了文章的主题。故选C项。
35．D 36．C 37．B 38．D

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。当身为女儿的Marguerite Richards将父亲十多年前出版的小说发布到抖音平台时，她收获到了意想不到的巨大成功。
35．细节理解题。根据第一段“When Marguerite Richards made a TikTok introducing her father’s decade-old thriller novel, she was hoping to arouse a little interest.(当Marguerite Richards在TikTok上介绍她父亲十年前出版的惊悚小说时，她希望能引起一点兴趣。)”和第二段“She had no idea that, within a matter of days, millions of people would see her video, and her father’s book would rocket to the top of Amazon’s Best Seller list.(她不知道，在几天之内，数百万人会看到她的视频，她父亲的书会迅速登上亚马逊畅销书排行榜的榜首。)”可知，Marguerite Richards将一段关于自己父亲小说的视频上传到抖音平台，结果获得了非常热烈的反响。故选D。
36．细节理解题。根据第三段“Lloyd Devereux Richards first published Stone Maidens in 2012. It’s a thriller about an FBI agent following a killer in Indiana and, by his daughter’s account, it’s quite attractive. However, the original release failed to drum up excitement. (Lloyd Devereux Richards于2012年首次出版了Stone Maidens。这是一部关于一名联邦调查局特工在印第安纳州追捕一名杀手的惊悚片，据他女儿说，这部电影相当吸引人。然而，最初的发行未能激起人们的兴奋。)”可知，Stone Maidens这部小说是Marguerite Richards的父亲于2012年出版的，情节很吸引人，但是刚开始没有获得太多的关注。故选C。
37．词义猜测题。根据下文“It has since received 48 million views and numerous positive responses. (自那以后，该视频已经获得了4800万的点击量和无数的积极回应。)”可知，Marguerite Richards所发布的视频已获得4800万次观看和无数的好评，可见她的视频内容“引起广大网友的共鸣和兴趣”。所以struck a chord为“引起人们的兴趣”之意。故选B。
38．推理判断题。根据最后一段“This particular incident falls under a social media type best described as “Young people giving their elders love and recognition on a platform the latter doesn’t understand.” It’s a fruitful one, full of parents just like Lloyd Devereux Richards who wake up one morning to find their talents, hobbies or unusual habits have been broadcast to the world—and won them a great number of admirers. (这一特殊事件属于一种社交媒体类型，最好的描述是“年轻人在老年人不理解的平台上给予他们的爱和认可。”这是一个富有成效的世界，充满了像Lloyd Devereux Richards这样的父母，他们一天早上醒来，发现自己的才能、爱好或不寻常的习惯已经被世人所知，并为他们赢得了许多崇拜者。)”可知，作者认为，Marguerite Richards通过抖音平台将父亲变身为畅销书作家这一事件，一方面表达了年轻人对老年人的关爱，另一方面表明社交媒体可以给老年人带来意想不到的惊喜。故选D。
39．C 40．C 41．B 42．B

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了采用混合型工作制的员工锻炼更多、睡眠更多、饮食更健康，文章介绍了相关的调查以及结果。
39．词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“A balanced diet, physical activity and good quality sleep are the”以及后文“a healthy lifestyle”并结合常识可知，均衡的饮食、体育锻炼和高质量的睡眠是健康生活方式的基础。故划线词意思是“基础”。故选C。
40．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Some 27 per cent said they had lost weight, and 66 per cent said their mental health was good because of the shift to hybrid working.(大约27%的人说他们的体重减轻了，66%的人说他们的心理健康状况良好，因为他们转向了混合工作)”可知，根据这项研究，混合工作带来了的好处是三分之二的职工心理健康状况得到改善。故选C。
41．细节理解题。根据最后一段“IWG said that demand for its workspaces outside city centres had grown by 36 per cent in 2022. Mark Dixon the company’s chief executive, said: “This study confirms what we have been seeing for a while now—how hybrid working is building and maintaining a healthier and happier workforce by reducing the need for long daily commutes.”(IWG表示，2022年，对其市中心以外工作空间的需求增长了36%。该公司首席执行官Mark Dixon说：“这项研究证实了我们一段时间以来所看到的——混合工作是如何通过减少每天长时间通勤的需要来建立和维持一支更健康、更快乐的员工队伍的。”)”可知，混合式工作越来越受欢迎。故选B。
42．主旨大意题。根据第一段“Hybrid workers take more exercise, get more sleep and eat healthier, according to a study conducted by IWG, a workspace provider.(工作场所提供商IWG开展的一项研究显示，混合型员工锻炼更多、睡眠更多、饮食更健康)”以及最后一段“Mark Dixon the company’s chief executive, said: “This study confirms what we have been seeing for a while no—how hybrid working is building and maintaining a healthier and happier workforce by reducing the need for long daily commutes.”(该公司首席执行官Mark Dixon说：“这项研究证实了我们一段时间以来所看到的——混合工作是如何通过减少每天长时间通勤的需要来建立和维持一支更健康、更快乐的员工队伍的。”)”可知，文章主要介绍采用混合型工作制的员工锻炼更多、睡眠更多、饮食更健康。故B选项“混合型工作制工人，更健康，更快乐”最符合文章标题。故选B。
43．D 44．A 45．B 46．C

【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是一项新的研究发现，只要增加一篇文章中字母之间的间隔，就可以提高孩子的阅读速度。
43．推理判断题。根据第二段的“Two groups of children, dyslexic (有阅读障碍的) and non-dyslexic children, were asked to read four texts with either standard or extra-large letter spacing, both with and without a coloured overlay. They were instructed to read the text out loud while being recorded. The recording was used to measure the number of errors they made — specifically missed words, added words, wrong words, and pronunciation — as well as the participants’ reading time. The study discovered that text with increased space between letters provided a benefit for both groups. On average, the dyslexia group showed a 13% increase in reading speed, while the group of non-dyslexic children showed a 5% increase.(两组儿童，诵读困难儿童和非诵读困难儿童，被要求阅读四篇有标准或超大字母间距的文本，有或没有彩色覆盖。他们被要求在录音的同时大声朗读课文。这段录音被用来测量他们所犯错误的数量——特别是漏读的单词、加的单词、错误的单词和发音——以及参与者的阅读时间。)”可知，第二段中的研究过程包括分类，记录和计数。故选D。
44．细节理解题。根据第三段的“In addition to improving reading speed, it also resulted in a significant decline in the number of words missed by the children with dyslexia.(除了提高阅读速度外，它还显著减少了患有阅读障碍的儿童遗漏的单词数量。)”可知，增加的字母间距减少了阅读错误。故选A。
45．词句猜测题。根据第四段的“reduce reading speed(降低阅读速度)”可知，划线词所在句表示“我们认为超大的字母间隔可以通过减少所谓的‘拥挤效应’来发挥作用，这种效应会阻碍字母的识别，降低阅读速度”，划线词hamper的意思是“阻碍”，和prevent意思相近，故选B。
46．推理判断题。根据第五段的“Previous research suggests their benefits may not become apparent if reading time is less than 10 minutes and the short reading duration of the tests in our study may have put coloured overlays at a disadvantage. (之前的研究表明，如果阅读时间少于10分钟，它们的好处可能不会显现出来，而我们研究中测试的短阅读时间可能会使彩色覆盖处于不利地位。)”可知，彩色覆盖可能没有得到公平的评估。故选C。
47．C 48．D 49．D 50．A

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了作者对使用ChatGPT的感受，作者认为ChatGPT的理解问题和回答问题的能力似乎非常人性化，但也有一些缺点。
47．推理判断题。根据第一段“Last year, a company, Open AI, released a truly jaw-dropping demonstration called ChatGPT that seems to have skipped a few generations. It’s like going straight from the Wright Brothers to a Boeing 747. So what exactly is it?(去年，一家名为Open AI的公司发布了一个真正令人瞠目的名为ChatGPT的演示，它似乎跨越了几代人。这就像从莱特兄弟直接到波音747。那么它到底是什么呢？)”可推知，作者在第一段提到莱特兄弟和波音747是想说明ChatGPT是一个巨大的技术突破。故选C。
48．推理判断题。根据第三段“That’s right—I asked ChatGPT to “write a basic explanation of ChatGPT and reveal that the paragraph itself was written by ChatGPT at the end” and it came up with that explanation all on its own. It seemingly knows how to talk about everything—from politics to science fiction.(没错，我让ChatGPT“写一个ChatGPT的基本解释，并在最后揭示这段话本身是由ChatGPT写的”，它自己就给出了那个解释)”推知，第二段ChatGPT的答案说明了它理解和回答问题的能力。故选D。
49．细节理解题。根据第三段“It seemingly knows how to talk about everything—from politics to science fiction.(它似乎知道如何谈论一切——从政治到科幻小说)”和第四段的“And it can’t do maths—I asked it the square root of 717,409, and it told “approximately 838.8” (the answer is 847).(它也不会做数学——我问它717,409的平方根，它告诉我“大约是838.8”(答案是847))”可知，ChatGPT可以与人交谈，理解和回答问题的能力很强，但不擅长数学。由此可知，ChatGPT擅长解释“为什么伦敦是一个更好的城市”。故选D。
50．推理判断题。根据最后一段“So now I’m just hoping that my editor doesn’t decide it could write a pretty decent technology column without me.(所以现在我只希望我的编辑不要认为没有我也能写出一篇相当不错的科技专栏)”推知，作者的工作很有可能是专栏作家。故选A。
51．C 52．B 53．C 54．B

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一新的研究结果：像人类一样，乌鸦也能够理解语言中的递归现象。
51．细节理解题。根据第二段“… recursion, which they define as “the process of embedding(嵌入) structures within similar structures”(递归的定义是“嵌入相似结构的过程”) ”以及“The ball the bat hit flew,”这个例子可判断出C选项的“The cat the boy shouted at ran away”是由“the boy shouted at”嵌入到了“the boy ran away”，且它们的结构相似。故选C。
52．细节理解题。根据第六段“the crows correctly formed embedder structures around 40 percent of the time.(乌鸦组成嵌入结构的成功率为40%左右。)”和“They had a similar success rate to children and performed better than the monkeys in the 2020 study.(乌鸦与人类小孩的成功率接近，但乌鸦比2020年研究中得出的猴子的成功率高。)”可得出, 猴子的成功率低于40%。故选B。
53．推理判断题。根据第七段“It is a small sample size, which means you can’t make generalizations about populations of crows, but that wasn’t the point,(本次研究是样本少，无法迁移到整个乌鸦群体上，但是这并不重要。)”和“All you need is a single example showing that crows can do this.(你仅仅需要单个案例就可以证明它们能够这样做。)”可知，从Stephen Ferrigno的话语能够推断出，本次研究足以证明乌鸦能够理解递归。故选C。
54．推理判断题。根据第一段“A new paper claims that the birds can understand a certain kind of pattern, displaying an ability that scientists once thought was unique to humans. (一份新的论文指出，鸟类可以理解一种特定的模式，而科学家们一直以来认为只有人类具备此项能力。)”以及从后文能够看出，此处所指的鸟类为乌鸦。综上可知，作者的写作目的是呈现新研究的结果。故选B。
55．D 56．A 57．C 58．A

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了斗拱结构，一种在中国古建筑很常见的结构，兼顾了美感和牢固性，对现代社会的建筑设计有着深远的影响。
55．细节理解题。根据第一段中“But an ancient Chinese construction technique called dougong is a remarkable exception.(但中国古代一种叫做斗拱的建筑技术却是一个显著的例外。)”和第二段中“Consisting of a series of wooden brackets (支架) with no nails or fasteners, it500 years old and commonly found in Chinese architecture, such as the Forbidden City in Beijing. (它由一系列没有钉子或紧固件的木支架组成，有500年的历史，在中国建筑中很常见，比如北京的紫禁城。)”以及“Designers needed a technique which would more regularly spread the burden across their structures. Their solution was dougong. (设计师需要一种技术，可以更有规律地将负担分散到他们的结构中。他们的解决办法是斗拱。)”可知，因为斗拱有一个巧妙的结构，所以它被称为例外。故选D项。
56．词句猜测题。划线词句后文“As a result, the unsupported wood shouldering the weight might break. (结果是，没有得到支撑而又要承担重量的木头可能会断裂)”说明木头可能会断裂，不结实，不稳固，从而推知划线词句“Many structures built during the Tang and Song dynasties featured ‘curtain walls’ which were non-load-bearing. (唐宋时期建造的许多建筑都有non-load-bearing的‘幕墙’。)”其中划线词汇意为“不稳固的”。故选A项。
57．推理判断题。根据第四段中“The shape and function of dougong is directly related to properties of wood, and the ability of people who make these buildings. (斗拱的形状和功能直接关系到木材的特性，以及建造这些建筑的人的能力。)”可知，斗拱的魅力在于它的材料和设计师。故选C项。
58．主旨大意题。通读全文，根据第一段中“But an ancient Chinese construction technique called dougong is a remarkable exception. (但中国古代一种叫做斗拱的建筑技术却是一个显著的例外。)”等内容可知，本文介绍了中国古建筑中常用的斗拱结构，并对它的牢固性和美感进行了阐述，这反映了中国建筑的智慧。故选A项。
59．D 60．C 61．C 62．D

【导语】这是一篇说明文。致力于探索宇宙的欧洲航天局的科学家们认为，月球也应该有自己的时区。文章主要说明了建立月球自己的时区的意义以及存在的困难。
59．细节理解题。根据第二段“ESA argues that a specific time zone for the Moon would make it easier for space agencies from around the world to work together. Once missions make it to the Moon, having the same time zone would make it simpler for astronauts to communicate and travel across its surface.(欧洲航天局认为，月球的特定时区将使世界各地的太空机构更容易合作。一旦任务到达月球，拥有相同的时区将使宇航员更容易在月球表面进行通信和旅行)”可知，欧洲航天局坚持认为月球应该有自己的时区是为了帮助空间机构在世界范围内合作。故选D。
60．细节理解题。根据第三段“On the Moon, the time between two sunsets is nearly 709 hours, which is about 29.5 Earth days. This means that lunar nights can be around two weeks long, with only the Earth and the stars—no Sun—in the sky.(在月球上，两次日落之间的时间接近709小时，大约是29.5个地球日。这意味着月夜可以长达两周左右，天空中只有地球和星星，没有太阳)”可知，建立月球时区的挑战是月球上的夜晚更长。故选C。
61．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Bernhard Hufenbach from ESA said that if a working time system for the Moon could be established, ESA could then perhaps go on to do the same for other planets in the solar system.(欧洲航天局的Bernhard Hufenbach说，如果能建立起月球的工作时间系统，欧洲航天局也许就能继续为太阳系的其他行星做同样的事情)”可推知，Bernhard Hufenbach对月球时区的未来持支持态度。故选C。
62．主旨大意题。根据第一段“Scientists from the European Space Agency (ESA), a group committed to exploring the universe, are arguing that the Moon should have its own time zone too.(致力于探索宇宙的欧洲航天局的科学家们认为，月球也应该有自己的时区)”结合文章主要说明了建立月球自己的时区的意义以及存在的困难。可知，这篇文章的主要内容是创建月球时区的重要性和困难。故选D。
63．D 64．A 65．C 66．B 67．D

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了娜塔莉的母亲的个人经历以及对孩子的爱，受到母亲的影响，作者也将对孩子的爱延续下去。在母亲节这天，娜塔莉翻新了母亲年轻时的照片，母亲很是高兴。
63．推理判断题。根据第一段“I think she often felt in life like she wasn’t wanted and wasn’t loved.”（我想她在生活中经常觉得自己不被需要，也不被爱）可知，关于娜塔莉的母亲，我们可以推断出她母亲觉得自己不重要。故选D项。
64．细节理解题。根据第二段““She would always make sure that when we got home from school, we felt like we had our number-one fan, our champion right there, waiting for us.” Along the way, Natalie learned many things from her mother, which she carries on in her role as a mother of two sons.”（“她总是确保当我们从学校回家时，我们觉得我们的头号粉丝，我们的冠军就在那里等着我们。”一路走来，娜塔莉从母亲那里学到了很多东西，作为两个儿子的母亲，她把这些东西继承了下来）可知，娜塔莉从她母亲那里学到给予孩子极大的爱。故选A项。
65．细节理解题。根据第三段“And as part of the surprise, Natalie brought along an old photo of her mother, which she wanted to recreate. “I think it was taken in the mid-60s. So she was in her early to mid twenties. She’s just absolutely a beautiful woman.”（作为惊喜的一部分，娜塔莉带来了一张她母亲的老照片，她想重现这张照片。“我想这是在60年代中期拍摄的。所以她在二十出头到二十五岁左右。她绝对是个漂亮的女人。”）可知，娜塔莉在母亲节翻新了母亲的照片。故选C项。
66．推理判断题。根据最后一段““It’s just an amazing experience to take this picture and have Natalie do it. I could never imagine in my entire life,” says Penelope Morales, who adds that she’s very proud of her daughter, “All I want her is to be happy and to raise her children the same way,” she says.”（娜塔莉翻新这张照片，这真是一次奇妙的经历。佩内洛普 · 莫拉莱斯说，她为自己的女儿感到非常骄傲。她说：“我只想让她快乐，用同样的方式抚养她的孩子。”）可知，关于娜塔莉送给她母亲的礼物的很成功的。故选B项。
67．主旨大意题。根据第一段“If Natalie Morales had to describe her mom in just one word, she would pick: survivor.”（如果娜塔莉·莫拉莱斯必须用一个词来形容她的母亲，她会选择：幸存者）根据第三段“As a Mother’s Day gift, Natalie treated her mom to a day of pampering (宠爱). “I want my mom to feel like a queen,” she says. And as part of the surprise, Natalie brought along an old photo of her mother, which she wanted to recreate.”（作为母亲节的礼物，娜塔莉让妈妈享受了一天的呵护。“我想让我妈妈感觉自己像个女王，”她说。作为惊喜的一部分，娜塔莉带来了一张她母亲的老照片，她想翻新这张照片）可知，短文叙述娜塔莉的母亲的个人经历以及对孩子的爱，受到母亲的影响，作者也将对孩子的爱延续下去。在母亲节这天，娜塔莉翻新了母亲年轻时的照片，母亲很是高兴。所以短文告诉我们娜塔莉的“幸存者”妈妈值得得到这份特别的母亲节礼物。故选D项。
68．C 69．A 70．D 71．A

【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。主要介绍了自2月下旬以来，山东淄博市因其当地的特色烧烤意外地在中国社交媒体上走红，随着当地政府抓住机会促进旅游和消费，这一趋势还在继续。
68．主旨大意题。根据第一段“Zibo city in Shandong has unexpectedly become famous on Chinese social media since late February for its local barbecue specialty, and this trend continues as the local government takes the opportunity to promote tourism and spending.”（自2月下旬以来，山东淄博市因其当地的特色烧烤意外地在中国社交媒体上走红，随着当地政府抓住机会促进旅游和消费，这一趋势还在继续）可知，第一段主要讲了淄博最近出名的原因。故选C项。
69．细节理解题。根据第四段“Barbecue is popular in China, and Zibo’s barbecue has its own local features: it’s made on a stove, and is served with flatbread and dressings. The food is 70-80 percent cooked before it is brought to the table, where diners can finish cooking it on their own stoves. Diners are served with flatbreads, scallions and other dressings at the table so they are able to assemble their own barbecue parcels, in much the same way Peking Duck is eaten.”（烧烤在中国很受欢迎，淄博的烧烤有自己的地方特色：在炉子上烤，配上面饼和调料。在上桌之前，食物已经煮了70- 80%，食客可以在自己的炉子上完成烹饪。食客们可以在餐桌上享用大饼、葱花和其他调味料，这样他们就可以自己组装烧烤包，这与吃北京烤鸭的方式大致相同）可知，从第4段我们可以知道淄博烧烤通常与面饼和调味品搭配。故选A项。
70．细节理解题。根据第五段中“The barbecue suddenly became famous after a group of college students shot videos of themselves enjoying a meal in Zibo and posted them on social media in late February.”（今年2月底，一群大学生在淄博拍摄了自己在淄博享用烧烤的视频，并将其上传到社交媒体上，之后淄博烧烤突然走红）可知，一些大学生的推广让淄博的烧烤突然出名。故选D项。
71．推理判断题。根据最后一段““Zibo barbecue is bringing more and more people to the city, and the local government needs to think about how to promote the city as a whole, its culture and tourism, as well as its living and business environment,” said Sun Xiaorong, an expert of tourism marketing and promotion. The trend will eventually end if the local government doesn’t take proper follow-up measures, he added.”（旅游营销和推广专家孙晓荣表示:“淄博烧烤为这座城市带来了越来越多的人，当地政府需要考虑如何从整体上推广这座城市，包括它的文化和旅游，以及它的生活和商业环境。”他补充说，如果当地政府不采取适当的后续措施，这种趋势最终会结束）可推知，孙晓荣对淄博烧烤的态度是客观的。故选A项。
72．A 73．B 74．A

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一项新的研究表明，我们感受和理解他人情感的能力，也称为共情，可能有着非常古老的起源。
72．推理判断题。根据文章第四段中的“Past research has shown that oxytocin plays a similar part in passing on fear in mice, which confirmed the new findings as well. (过去的研究表明，催产素在老鼠的恐惧传递中起着类似的作用，这也证实了新的发现。)”可知，过去的研究表明，催产素在老鼠体内传递恐惧方面也起着类似的作用，这也证实了新的发现。因此，文章提及老鼠的研究是为了呈现另一个证据。故选A。
73．细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“‘The most basic form of empathy,’ he said, ‘is contagious fear—that’s a very valuable thing to have to stay alive…’(“共情最基本的形式，”他说，“是会传染的恐惧——这是维持生命的一种非常宝贵的东西……”)”可知，共情最基本的形式就是会传染的恐惧，它是生存所必需的非常有价值的东西。故选B。
74．主旨大意题。根据文章第一段最新研究的结果“A new study, published recently in Science, says that our ability to share others’ feelings, also called empathy (共情), might have existed in animals that lived millions of years ago. (最近发表在《科学》杂志上的一项新研究表明，我们分享他人感受的能力，也被称为共情，可能存在于数百万年前的动物身上。)”可知，本文最佳的题目是“共情可能有古老的根源”，符合文章主旨大意。故选A。
75．D 76．A 77．A

【导语】本文是应用文。介绍了欧洲乘船旅游的游览项目，费用和时间。
75．细节理解题。根据The Douro, Porto & Salamanca部分的March to November 2023 和“Explore the attractive Douro Valley, winding through port wine territory on the Iberian peninsula.(探索迷人的杜罗河谷，蜿蜒穿过伊比利亚半岛的葡萄酒产区。)”可知，三月游客们在欧洲河上巡游，可以欣赏杜罗河谷的美景。故选D。
76．细节理解题。根据左栏中的“Seven nights in your choice of luxury cabin(船舱)with river views(在你选择的豪华船舱中度过七晚，欣赏河景)”和右栏中的“Choice of luxury cabin, all with river views(选择豪华小屋，都有河景)”可知，这两个巡游都提供带河景的房间。故选A。
77．细节理解题。根据最后一句“Exclusive offer for BBC Good Food readers: All bookings will receive two free standard tickets to one of the BBC Good Food Shows(BBC美食读者独家优惠:所有预订将获得两张免费的BBC美食秀标准票)”可知，BBC美食读者预订时可获得两张免费的演出票。故选A。