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One sunny day, I went for a walk with my husband. I was wearing a special diamond __1__ that day. It was a birthday gift from my grandmother. As we were walking, I looked __2__ at my hand and found the diamond on my ring was missing. I was really __3__, so I went back to look for it. I knew how small the __4__ were of finding it, but I still wanted to give it a try.
As I was fixing my eyes on the ground, I ran into an old gentleman __5__. “What's the matter, love?” he asked nicely. “Sorry that I ran into you,” I said. “But I lost something important.” I explained about the missing diamond and showed him the hole in my ring. “It's not easy to find it,” he said. “I take a walk here every day. I'll __6__ my eyes open for it.” I thanked him, expecting __7__. But a few days later, we met the old man again. “Guess what,” he said, “I found your diamond!”
I couldn't believe what I saw when the gentleman handed the diamond back to me. Then my husband __8__ him money for his help, but he refused.
As the diamond is worth several thousand dollars, the old man could have easily kept it or sold it, but he did __9__ of these.
I always look at my ring and remind __10__ that there are still kind people out there.
( ) 1. A. gold B. book C. iron D. ring
( ) 2. A. back B. down C. up D. around
( ) 3. A. happy B. tired C. angry D. worried
( ) 4. A. chances B. ideas C. challenges D. numbers
( ) 5. A. in time B. by accident C. at first D. in general
( ) 6. A. keep B. get C. take D. make
( ) 7. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
( ) 8. A. showed B. lent C. offered D. carried
( ) 9. A. all B. none C. both D. neither
( )10. A. myself B. himself C. herself D. ourselves
As I was fixing my eyes on the ground, I ran into an old gentleman __5__. “What's the matter, love?” he asked nicely. “Sorry that I ran into you,” I said. “But I lost something important.” I explained about the missing diamond and showed him the hole in my ring. “It's not easy to find it,” he said. “I take a walk here every day. I'll __6__ my eyes open for it.” I thanked him, expecting __7__. But a few days later, we met the old man again. “Guess what,” he said, “I found your diamond!”
I couldn't believe what I saw when the gentleman handed the diamond back to me. Then my husband __8__ him money for his help, but he refused.
As the diamond is worth several thousand dollars, the old man could have easily kept it or sold it, but he did __9__ of these.
I always look at my ring and remind __10__ that there are still kind people out there.
( ) 1. A. gold B. book C. iron D. ring
( ) 2. A. back B. down C. up D. around
( ) 3. A. happy B. tired C. angry D. worried
( ) 4. A. chances B. ideas C. challenges D. numbers
( ) 5. A. in time B. by accident C. at first D. in general
( ) 6. A. keep B. get C. take D. make
( ) 7. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
( ) 8. A. showed B. lent C. offered D. carried
( ) 9. A. all B. none C. both D. neither
( )10. A. myself B. himself C. herself D. ourselves
答案
1-5 DBDAB 6-10 ACCDA
To many people, art is a human expression of creativity. But in recent years, you may have read news about Artificial Intelligence (AI) creating its own art, such as painting or writing poems. Some people worry that AI might someday replace (替代) artists.
But this worry seems to be unnecessary, at least for now. Many artists today are turning AI into a useful tool. Instead of replacing artists, AI is bringing artists more possibilities.
A piece of music created by AI recently attracted attention. It is based on the protein (蛋白质) structure. The music lasted nearly two hours. The project was led by Markus Buehler, an American musician and MIT professor of engineering. He assigned (指定) a note (音符) to each amino acid (氨基酸) in the protein. AI then translated these notes into music.
Listeners found the project “mind - blowing”. “It allows me to see the virus in a new way,” said one listener. This surprising combination(结合) between science and art could not be achieved without AI. As The Verge wrote, “AI helps artists play around in unpredictable (无法预测的) ways, creating things beyond what they have ever thought was possible.”
Apart from creating imaginative works, AI can also do repetitive tasks for artists. For example, there are now AI tools that can automatically (自动) colour in black - and - white line drawings. Although the results can be unpredictable and require a little cleanup, it can give artists room to experiment by cutting down the time it takes to colour each picture.
As Peter Ward said, “Art has always been influenced by technology.” AI can become a useful tool to bring change to the art world if it's welcomed and not unfairly feared.
( ) 1. Which of the following is NOT true according to the third and fourth paragraphs?
A. AI created a piece of music based on the protein structure.
B. Many of AI's art creations are beyond artists' imagination.
C. Science and art can be combined with the help of AI.
D. Art is a human expression of creativity without the influence of technology.
( ) 2. What does the underlined word “repetitive” mean in Chinese?
A. 重复乏味的 B. 有想象力的 C. 危险的 D. 充满挑战的
( ) 3. What's the main idea of the passage?
A. Technological developments have greatly influenced people's daily life.
B. AI has been widely used in science research.
C. AI is bringing more help to the art world as a useful tool.
D. AI's creativity has caused more and more worries.
But this worry seems to be unnecessary, at least for now. Many artists today are turning AI into a useful tool. Instead of replacing artists, AI is bringing artists more possibilities.
A piece of music created by AI recently attracted attention. It is based on the protein (蛋白质) structure. The music lasted nearly two hours. The project was led by Markus Buehler, an American musician and MIT professor of engineering. He assigned (指定) a note (音符) to each amino acid (氨基酸) in the protein. AI then translated these notes into music.
Listeners found the project “mind - blowing”. “It allows me to see the virus in a new way,” said one listener. This surprising combination(结合) between science and art could not be achieved without AI. As The Verge wrote, “AI helps artists play around in unpredictable (无法预测的) ways, creating things beyond what they have ever thought was possible.”
Apart from creating imaginative works, AI can also do repetitive tasks for artists. For example, there are now AI tools that can automatically (自动) colour in black - and - white line drawings. Although the results can be unpredictable and require a little cleanup, it can give artists room to experiment by cutting down the time it takes to colour each picture.
As Peter Ward said, “Art has always been influenced by technology.” AI can become a useful tool to bring change to the art world if it's welcomed and not unfairly feared.
( ) 1. Which of the following is NOT true according to the third and fourth paragraphs?
A. AI created a piece of music based on the protein structure.
B. Many of AI's art creations are beyond artists' imagination.
C. Science and art can be combined with the help of AI.
D. Art is a human expression of creativity without the influence of technology.
( ) 2. What does the underlined word “repetitive” mean in Chinese?
A. 重复乏味的 B. 有想象力的 C. 危险的 D. 充满挑战的
( ) 3. What's the main idea of the passage?
A. Technological developments have greatly influenced people's daily life.
B. AI has been widely used in science research.
C. AI is bringing more help to the art world as a useful tool.
D. AI's creativity has caused more and more worries.
答案
1-3 DAC
