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As Billboard expands in Asia, Billboard China, a new edition, has been launched.
Mike Van, who was named the new president of Billboard this May, said in an interview with China Daily that, “Billboard is further expanding its coverage in one of the biggest music markets in the world” and the move will be “bringing global pop music to Chinese fans and expose Chinese artists and music to an international audience”.
On Aug 9, the news of launching Billboard China was announced on its official Sina Weibo platform. According to Van, Billboard is establishing local partnerships, such as Tencent Music Entertainment Group, and rolling out content plans such as cover story, which features top-tier Chinese artists and their music stories, and Billboard Master Collections, which brings highly professional music recommendations to music lovers. Pop star Jackson Wang was featured in the cover story of Billboard China Magazine’s August 2022 edition.
China ranks as the sixth-largest music market in the world, according to the annual global music report released by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry on March 22, 2022. In 2021, China occupied the seventh spot.
As Van said in the interview, China has a unique, dynamic and fast-changing music market and the industry is constantly evolving. “How to best understand Chinese music culture and promote it is probably our biggest challenge,” he says. “The market potential in China is endless. Compounded by the diversity of Chinese music culture, tremendous music fan base, mature music industry ecosystem and a large energetic community of indie musicians all attribute to massive growth for all involved.”
“Through a series of engaging content collaborations (合作) and features, we aim to offer opportunities for talented Chinese musicians and their high-quality music to be introduced to a broader audience, not only in China, but also to the world,” says Van, who joined in Billboard in 2018.
1．According to the passage, what benefits will the Billboard get when entering the China?
A．It can increase the profit of the company and its popularity in China.
B．It can make Chinese fans accessible to global pop music and meantime introduce Chinese music to the world.
C．It can promote cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries.
D．It can make the styles of music more diverse by absorbing the essence of the Chinese music.
2．What’s Mike Van’s attitude towards the launch of Billboard China?
A．unconcerned B．cautious C．optimistic D．hopeless
3．It can be concluded from the passage that ________.
A．The ranking of China in the music market dropped from six to seven in 2022.
B．The Chinese music market is full of potential.
C．Billboard will team up with Sina Weibo to explore the Chinese music market.
D．In the column of Billboard Master Collections, it mainly tells about the top-level Chinese artists and their music stories.
4．Which of the following is NOT the advantage of the Chinese music Market?
A．the variety of music cultures B．large music fan base
C．imperfect music industry ecosystem D．plenty of independent musicians

Scientists have discovered one of the largest turtles on record. The turtle, about the size of a small car, lived in Europe 83 million years ago.
Researchers recently described remains discovered in northeastern Spain. The remains belonged to a turtle named Leviathanochelys aenigmatica. It was about 3.7 meters long. It lived during the Cretaceous Period (白垩纪) — the final time in the age of the dinosaurs. It is Europe’s biggest-known turtle.
The ancient turtle was much larger than today’s largest turtle — the leatherback, which can reach 2 meters long. Leviathanochelys nearly matched the largest turtle on record — Archelon, which lived roughly 70 million years ago and reached about 4.6 meters long. Other large turtles from Earth’s past include Protostega and Stupendemys, both reaching about 4 meters long.
“Leviathanochelys was as long as a Mini Cooper while Archelon was the same size as a Toyota Corolla,” said study co-writer Albert Sellés of the Institut Català de Paleontologia (ICP).
“Attacking an animal of the size of Leviathanochelys possibly only could have been done by large predators in the marine context. At that time, the large marine predators in the European zone were mainly sharks, which live on small fishes and other marine creatures.” said Oscar Castillo, a lead writer of the study that was published in Scientific Reports.
Castillo said during the Creataceous, marine turtles had increased body sizes. Leviathanochelys and Archelon could have been the biggest examples in this process. “The reason for this increase in body size” might have been “predatory pressures,” Castillo said.
A hiker in the Southern Pyrenees mountains saw the Leviathanochelys’s bones partially covered by the ground. To date, researchers have found parts of the back of the shell, and most of the pelvic area, but no skull, tail or limbs.
The bones suggest the creature had a smooth shell similar to leatherback turtles. Leviathanochelys appears built for the open ocean, returning to land only rarely — for instance to lay eggs.
The presence of a couple of bony areas on the front side of the pelvis (骨盆) differs from any other known sea turtle, suggesting that Leviathanochelys represents a newly discovered lineage (血统).
Leviathanochelys aenigmatica means “enigmatic leviathan turtle” owing to its large size and the curious shape of its pelvis that the researchers suspect was related to its breathing system.
5．The underlined word “predator” in Paragraph 5 refers to ________.
A．an animal that kills and eats other animals
B．an animal that is hunted, killed and eaten by another
C．an animal that you raise for pleasure
D．an animal that lives inside a larger animal and gets food from it
6．We can infer from the passage that ________.
A．Leviathanochelys is the biggest-known turtle on earth.
B．Archelon is bigger than Protostega but smaller than Stupendemys.
C．The leatherback is the largest turtle on record.
D．The period when Leviathanochelys lived is earlier than that of Archelon.
7．According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about the Leviathanochelys?
A．The reason why it becomes so huge is the predatory pressures it faced during evolution.
B．Most of the time, it lives in the open sea but occasionally it comes back to the land in search of food.
C．Oscar Castillo found the Leviathanochelys’s bones partially covered by the ground when he went hiking.
D．The name of the Leviathanochelys might have something to do with its digestive system.
8．Where can we most likely read the passage?
A．In a fashion magazine B．In a book review
C．In a science magazine D．In an official document

For the first time in his life, Pete Peeks was able to use both hands to hang Christmas lights outside his house—thanks to the help of a high school robotics team. Peeks, 38, was born without the full use of his right hand, and though many may take hanging holiday lights for granted, Peeks said it was beyond his wildest dreams.
Peeks was a client of the Sequoyah High School Robotics Team in Canton, Georgia. The team has designed an 3D-printed prostheses (假肢) to send for free to people around the world who need them.
Daniel McCrobie, the team leader, said that while the clients have said they are benefiting from the products, they are also benefiting by learning about the challenges other people face and how technology can make a difference. “Many of the prosthetics people can get the conventional way are very expensive, and even if you are fortunate enough to get coverage, children grow out of them like they grow out of shoes,” he said.
The inexpensive production through 3D printing opens up access to more people who need prostheses, and also means that they can be more customized to the clients’ unique bodies and specific needs. Peeks said the team was able to make educated recommendations for his prosthesis when he met with them. “They went beyond expectations in terms of really assessing the situation and learning what my specific needs were,” he said. “They were able to make some measurements to make sure everything was fitted correctly.” And within a couple of weeks, he said, he had a prototype (原型) ready to try on. “Their eagerness to want to help and use technology to really transform people’s lives has been a great example of humans helping humans,” Peeks said.
That practice of giving is something McCrobie hopes will continue when he graduates. The team is currently working on documenting their processes to pass them on to future classes.
9．Why does the author mention Peeks’ experience in the first paragraph?
A．To support an argument.
B．To introduce the topic.
C．To describe the main character.
D．To add some background information.
10．What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A．Shoes.
B．Challenges.
C．Conventions.
D．Prostheses.
11．What can we say about the team’s products?
A．They are tailor-made.
B．They are mass-produced.
C．They cost a lot to make.
D．They take a long time to make.
12．What is Peeks’ attitude to his 3D-printed prostheses?
A．Doubtful.
B．Concerned.
C．Satisfied.
D．Worried.
13．Which of the following can best describe McCrobie’s team?
A．Generous and honest.
B．Responsible and caring.
C．Productive and sensitive.
D．Cooperative and proud.

Set in historic studios (工作室) overlooking the ocean in St Ives, Cornwall, the UK, our art classes attract many visitors and locals alike. Class sizes are small and our teams of tutors are professional artists with a passion for teaching.
Discover Painting
Tutor: Ilker Cinarel
8 — 10 Jun, ￡285
An introduction to using acrylics (丙烯酸颜料), a diverse and lively medium that moves at your pace. Learn to mix color effectively with fun and active approaches on a variety of surfaces. Ideal for total beginners to the medium of acrylics, this course will give you the tips and tools you need to get started. Respond to the local landscape as well as still life set-ups in the studio.
Elemental Ocean
Tutor: Amy Albright
20 — 21 Jun, ￡215
Use oils and acrylics to express the ever-changing moods and colors of the Atlantic Ocean, just outside our window. Learn layering techniques that cause depth and emotion in your paintings. Explore how you can convey the nature of the sea with its ever-changing moods and colors.
Life Drawing
Tutor: Steve Dove
1 — 5 Jun, ￡450
Drawing from the figure is a classic, traditional skill and these tutored life drawing classes are ideal for those wanting to learn and improve. Don’t worry if you haven’t got your own drawing materials. The studio has a good range of charcoal (木炭笔) and pencils to borrow and a small charge is made for paper in various sizes. Different tutors bring their own style of teaching and we have both male and female models.
Painting Flowers in Oils
Tutor: Gary Long
14 — 17 Jun, ￡365
Work from both seasons and flowers to establish a confident approach to working with oils, creating still life paintings that luxuriate in the richness of paints, color and texture. Start with the subject that has attracted artists for centuries: a combination of seasons and flowers.
14．In the Discover Painting class, participants ________.
A．must have basic knowledge of painting
B．can learn how to draw natural views with acrylics
C．can learn how to create the color they desire in oils
D．can learn how to use acrylics and many other paints
15．Who will be your teacher if you are interested in painting water and waves?
A．Gary Long.
B．Steve Dove.
C．Ilker Cinarel.
D．Amy Albright.
16．What course will you take if you want to learn to draw a person?
A．Life Drawing.
B．Elemental Ocean.
C．Discover Painting.
D．Painting Flowers in Oils.
17．How much will two persons pay for a 4-day-long course?
A．￡430.
B．￡570.
C．￡730.
D．￡900.
18．Where can you probably find this article?
A．In a market survey.
B．In a journal about wildlife.
C．On a website about famous painters.
D．On a website that introduces art courses.

In about 23 years，it may finally be time to look up. A recently discovered asteroid (小行星) has a chance of hitting the earth on Valentine’s Day in 2046. It was discovered on Feb.26 at an observatory in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.
While the thought of an asteroid hitting the earth may sound concerning, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) says people shouldn’t be worried.
The asteroid has an estimated diameter of 160 feet, which is about the same size as an Olympic swimming pool or the width of a football field.
“We’ve been tracking a new asteroid named 2023 DW that has a very small chance of impacting the earth. Often when new objects are discovered, it takes several weeks’ data to reduce the uncertainties and adequately predict their orbits years into the future, “NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO) said.
The asteroid is ranked on the Torino Scale as level 1 threat. The scale is a tool to categorize potential earth impacts, with zero being no threat and 10 being something that can cause a global disaster. One on the Torino Scale means 2023 DW is in the normal, or green zone.
“Current calculations show the chance of collision (碰撞) is extremely unlikely with no need for public concern,” NASA says of the green zone. “New telescopic observations will very likely lead to re-assignment to Level 0.”
Although 2023 DW doesn’t pose a great risk to the earth, NASA has been continuing to work to defend our planet from any asteroid that could cause disaster.
In September, 2022, NASA crashed its Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft, or DART, into an asteroid to see if it could change the trajectory of the space rock. NASA later confirmed the mission was a success, and is continuing to research how effective the method is, should a massive asteroid be headed our way.
19．What does NASA’s PDCO say about 2023 DW?
A．It is too close to the earth. B．It must be destroyed in space.
C．Its orbit is still uncertain now. D．Its orbit should be changed.
20．How is 2023 DW ranked on the Torino Scale?
A．As Level zero threat. B．As Level ten threat.
C．In the normal zone. D．In the threatening zone.
21．What does the underlined word “trajectory” mean in the last paragraph?
A．Size. B．Weight. C．Angle. D．Path.
22．Which can be a suitable title for the text?
A．An Asteroid Was Discovered at an Observatory in Chile
B．An Asteroid Is Coming Our Way, Unlikely to Hit Us
C．A Space Rock Has Just Passed the Earth
D．A Spacecraft Has Been Crashed Recently

ChatGPT, designed by OpenAI to carry on conversations just like humans, has become a viral excitement. The AI-powered tool went from zero to a million users in just five days! Its ability to provide in-depth answers to user questions has even drawn the attention of distinguished technology companies.
The intelligent robot understands what the user says or types and then responds in a way that makes sense. Its vast body of knowledge has been gathered from the internet and archived books. It is further trained by humans. This makes ChatGPT a useful tool for researching almost any topic.
“We have a lot of information on the internet, but you normally have to Google it, then read it and then do something with it,” says Ricardo, chief science officer and co-founder of AI company Erudit. “Now you’ll have this resource that can process the whole internet and all of the information it contains for you to answer your question.”
ChatGPT cannot think on its own. It depends on the information that it has been trained on. As a result, the AI tool works well for things that have accurate data available. However, when unsure, ChatGPT can get creative and flow out incorrect responses. OpenAI cautions users to check the information no matter how logical it sounds. Also, ChatGPT has only been trained with information till 2021. Hence, it cannot be relied upon for anything that happened after that.
Experts believe ChatGPT has limitless potential to solve real-world problems. It can translate long texts into different languages, create content on almost any topic, and even summarize books.
However, ChatGPT has received mixed reactions from educators. Some believe it could serve as a valuable tool to help build literacy skills in the classroom. It could also be used to teach students difficult science or math concepts. But other educators think ChatGPT will encourage students to cheat. They fear this will prevent them from building critical thinking and problem-solving skills. As a result, many districts are starting to ban its use in schools.
23．What is the unique feature of ChatGPT?
A．It has artificial intelligence. B．It can answer users’ questions.
C．It has the largest number of users. D．It can engage in meaningful conversations.
24．What makes ChatGPT helpful to research various topics?
A．Its capability of information processing. B．Its accurate information.
C．Its availability of up-to-date data. D．Its vast body of questions.
25．Why do ChatGPT users have to be cautious when using it?
A．ChatGPT is unable to think itself. B．ChatGPT lacks creativity.
C．ChatGPT offers illogical information. D．ChatGPT is not properly trained.
26．What is the author’s attitude towards ChatGPT?
A．Favorable. B．Disapproving. C．Objective. D．Intolerant.

A six-year-old longing to keep a unicorn in her backyard figured she’d get the hard part out of the way first.
Last November, Madeline wrote a letter to the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control with a straightforward request. “Dear LA County, I would like your approval if I can have a unicorn in my backyard if I can find one. Please send me a letter in response.”
Director Mayeda replied two weeks later. The department does in fact license unicorns, she said, undercertain conditions. Those include polishing the unicorn’s horn at least once a month with a soft cloth, feeding it watermelon at least once a week, covering it with only nontoxic and biodegradable sparkles and giving it regular access to sunlight, moonbeams, and rainbows. And, because unicorns are indeed very rare to find, the department is also giving Madeline a toy unicorn to keep her company during her search, as a token of appreciation.
“It is always rewarding to hear from young people who thoughtfully consider the requirements of providing a loving home for animals,” Mayeda wrote in the letter. “I like your sense of responsible pet ownership to seek permission in advance to keep a unicorn in Los Angeles County.”
Mayeda told the Washington Post that this is the first time the department has received a request for a license for a unicorn or any mythical creature. They were impressed with the first grader for wanting to ask permission in the first place, and doing her research to work out how to go about that. She and her colleagues deal with a lot of “life-and-death” issues on the job, whether that’s seeing cases of animal abuse or animals hurting people or making decisions about having to put down dangerous or sick animals. So Madeline’s letter has considerably brightened their spirits, and she is due to visit the department this week to discuss her unicorn license application. Safe to say, she’s in for a magical surprise.
27．Why did Madeline write the letter?
A．To apply to visit a unicorn. B．To learn to provide animal care.
C．To ask permission to keep a pet. D．To figure out how to find a unicorn.
28．What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A．Madeline’s application was disapproved.
B．Guidance was given for Madeline’s search.
C．Madeline was presented with a live unicorn.
D．Requirements should be met for the license.
29．Which of the following best describes Mayeda?
A．Strict. B．Loving. C．Sensitive. D．Realistic.
30．Why has the letter cheered up Mayeda and her colleagues?
A．It is the first application letter for a pet.
B．Madeline puts great effort into her dream.
C．Animal protection is a life-and-death issue.
D．The department often deals with tough issues.

Dreams, according to Carl Jung, reveal a certain amount of reality hidden during waking consciousness. In Jungian philosophy, the conflict and chaos experienced in dreams finally bring order to our lives. While Jung’s mystical theories are debatable, he was not mistaken about the importance of dreaming. A growing number of reports show that a continuous lack of dreaming is damaging our waking hours in many ways.
This trend is causing damage to our immune and metabolic (新陈代谢的) systems, let alone the electronic products that keep us up late at night are ruining our sleep patterns, which has long-term consequences on our memory system. One study showed that not allowing mice to have adequate amounts of REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, the stage in which we dream, the mice couldn’t strengthen memories.
You might think this is just a sleep problem, but dreaming is inseparable from our night-time rest. We sleep in cycles, each lasting about 90 minutes; in a sleep cycle, we go through non-REM sleep before hitting REM. As the night progresses, REM sleep periods increase in length while deep sleep (one of the stages of non-REM sleep) decreases. The longer we sleep, the more time we spend in REM, which is why we are often dreaming when waking up in the morning. If we sleep less than seven hours, however, it becomes harder to achieve this level of REM.
The combination of sleeping and dreaming acts as an emotional stabiliser. We recover from emotional hurt faster when we sleep and dream properly. However, we’re not getting enough sleep to cycle through the stages to take advantage of this natural circadian anti-depressant (抗抑郁剂) — dreams. Instead, we get depressed and turn to alcohol or medicines to get to sleep, which only makes things worse because even one drink leads to late REM while anti-depressants promote deep sleep at the expense of REM.
We’re paying for this lack of dreaming in many ways. For example, a 2021 study stated that compared with quiet rest and non-REM sleep, REM promoted the formation of associative networks and the integration (整合) of unassociated information. Volunteers that experienced more REM sleep were better equipped for solving problems requiring creative solutions.
Rowan Hooper, the managing editor at New Scientist, writes that dreams that include an “emotional core” appear to be a main function of REM sleep and that we should look at sleep patterns as seriously as we do diet and exercise habits.
31．What’s Carl Jung’s view about dreams?
A．They cause chaos. B．They mirror reality.
C．They reveal secrets. D．They damage immunity.
32．What does “this trend” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A．Insufficient sleep. B．A constant state of dreamlessness.
C．Addiction to electronic products. D．More research on sleep and dreams.
33．What can we learn about REM?
A．REM helps people fight depression.
B．REM can be improved by anti-depressants.
C．REM sleep occurs before non-REM sleep.
D．The brain receives new information during REM sleep.
34．What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．The importance of sleep lies in dreams.
B．The absence of dreams is harmful to human beings.
C．Dreaming patterns are more important than we realise.
D．Dreaming has mystical power of strengthening memories.

Just as digital transformation improved many businesses and emerging technology, artificial intelligence (A．I.), and machine learning also have the potential to greatly improve operations in health care settings. Bringing in these changes is becoming increasingly popular for health care providers.
One company leading the automation revolution in health care is AKASA, a San Francisco-based developer of A．I. for health care operations. “American medicine may be the best in, the world, but the health care system is still far behind because it has a complicated back-end, system,” says AKASA’s chief executive officer and co-founder Malinka Walaliyadde. “We are simplifying and automating that system to make it a better experience for health care providers.”
For AKASA, the result has been an immediate improvement in both patient satisfaction and Omaha, for example, began their organization’s revenues(收入). Methodist Health System in Omaha, for example, began working with AKASA to automate the non-value-added aspects within its revenue cycle. “Now, processes that used to take more than seven minutes to determine are down to just one minute,” says Jeff Francis, Methodist Health System’s chief financial officer and vice president of finance. “There has been a sharp increase in revenue, which is up by at least 1% to $3 billion.”
Walaliyadde credits AKASA’s impressive product offering and its amazing results to the devotion and unmatched expertise of its workforce. “We hire the best and the brightest in both the health care and technology worlds from around the country and give employees the resources to solve old problems in new ways. The more unique backgrounds we can bring to a project, the better equipped we’ ll be to handle challenges with new and creative solutions,” Walaliyadde says. Even as AKASA strengthens its place in the health care technology field, Walaliyadde knows there are many more innovations to come. “We have made a large amount of progress already,” he says, “but there is so much more to do.”
35．What do we know about AKASA?
A．Its revenue reaches $3 billion. B．Its aim is to upgrade American health care.
C．Its headquarter is based in France. D．Its employees are of similar backgrounds.
36．What can we infer from Jeff Francis’s words?
A．He is impressed by AKASA’s service.
B．His company has increased its revenue.
C．His current system is facing challenges.
D．Value-added aspects are to be transformed.
37．What led to AKASA’s success according to Walaliyadde?
A．Advanced digital technology. B．Its simple corporate structure.
C．Joint efforts made by its skilled staff. D．Diverse products offered by the company.
38．What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．AKASA Pioneers A．I. Industry B．AKASA Welcomes More Innovation
C．American Health Care Needs Talents D．Automation Improves American Health Care

Bananas, apples and avocados are called climacteric fruits because they continue to become ripe after they are picked. Cherries, blackberries and grapes are called non-climacteric fruits because they do not. Knowing the difference between them is pivotal for fruit-growers and greengrocers because they can keep their goods in perfect condition when they arrive at the market places based on the knowledge. But how the difference originally came about remains unclear.
Fukano Yuya and Tachiki Yuuya of the University of Tokyo offered a view. Fruits, which they observe, exist to solve a problem faced by all plants-how to best spread their young around. Wrapping their seeds in the sugary fruits, to provide a tasty meal, serves as a way to get animals to do this for them. They do, however, need to make sure that their fruits favour the animals most likely to do the distribution work. Their climacterism, or its absence, is a way to achieve this.
To test their idea, the two researchers looked into 276 papers reporting on 80 sorts of fruits, and noted which animals each depended on for the distribution of their young 35 of these fruits they discovered, were eaten by both ground-dwelling animals and those living above the ground. But of others, 15 of the 19 eaten mainly by ground dwellers were climacteric, while 21 of the 26 fed on by animals living above the ground were non-climacteric.
That is a suggestively strong connection. Other evidence points out that non-climacteric fruits tend to have vivid colors. This may help them stand out amid the leaves of their parent plants, advertising their presence. On the contrary, climacteric fruits are generally better at hiding themselves. That makes them harder to spot until they have fallen to the ground.
The main limitation of their work, say Dr Fukano and Dr Tachiki, is that most of the papers they looked through concerned fruits eaten by people. This has probably affected, the sample, for thousands of years of selective breeding for characteristics that human beings find attractive may have weakened any signal improved by natural selection. The next step, therefore, should probably be to limit the analysis to wild fruits.
39．What does the underlined word “pivotal” in paragraph 1 probably mean?
A．Critical B．Popular C．Reasonable D．Obvious.
40．How do plants spread seeds according to Fukano and Tachiki?
A．By using their fruits to protect their seeds.
B．By showing their sugary seeds to attract animals.
C．By hiding their seeds on animals’favorite plants.
D．By making their fruits beneficial to the potential spreaders.
41．Which can best describe the non-climacteric fruits?
A．Protective and fully-grown. B．Small-sized and unnoticeable.
C．Bright-colored and eye-catching. D．Hard and eaten by ground dwellers.
42．What do Dr Fukano and Dr Tachiki aim to do in the future?
A．Find out fruits of old varieties. B．Turn to the study of wild fruits.
C．Look into the selective breeding fruits. D．Protect different fruit plants for breeding.

SnotBot is on a mission. The toaster-sized drone(无人机)flies over the open ocean,directly above an unusual whale. On a boat nearby,Andy Rogan smiles with joy. Rogan has been studying whales in his entire career but had never seen this species.
Back in 2011,Lian Pin Koh and Serge Wich,conservation experts,wondered if there might be an easier way to get data of animals in the wild. Wildlife researchers often walk through forests. They may look closely at whales from boats or stay in helicopters to view animals from above. Such trips are usually dangerous. Plus,their noise may scare animals. And helicopters can’t fly very far over the ocean because there’s nowhere to land or refuel.
“We thought,’What if you fly over them with a flying camera?’’says Wich. So they put together a drone from a remote-control model airplane and camera equipment. And it did the trick. On a test flight,the drone caught an image of an orangutan(猩猩)at the top of a very tall tree. The pair realized this was just the beginning of a whole new way of doing conservation work.
Now Wich and his colleagues are building AI that automatically locates and recognizes animals. They call their project Conservation Al. When someone uploads an image or video,the model analyzes the data. Then the model recognizes anything it can. In the future,an AI model could keep watch,instead of forest guards. It could send warnings when seeing doubtful activities..
The team tested this idea in a study in East Africa. Volunteers in Tanzania pretended to be poachers(偷猎者). The researchers made drones fly over the actors at different times of the day. Overall,people looking at the drone images did a better job than the Al model at finding pretend poachers. The model picked out many things that weren’t people at all. But the model found poachers that most people missed. With a little more work, Wich thinks that systems like this will make it easier for conservationists to better protect endangered animals.
43．What can we say about the researchers’ traditional way of studying animals?
A．It’s risky and ineffective. B．It’s demanding and cheap.
C．It can cause great harm to wildlife. D．It usually focuses on land animals.
44．What can we infer about Conservation AI from the passage?
A．It can replace conservationists’ work. B．It works by studying data first.
C．It can punish the poachers. D．It is fully automated.
45．What is Wich’s attitude to the future of the AI model?
A．Critical. B．Hopeful C．Worried. D．Prejudiced.
46．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A．Achievements in Wildlife Conservation
B．Major Discoveries of Biological Species
C．AI Study Has Achieved a Breakthrough
D．Flying Robots Protect Endangered Wildlife

Ayla Bashir, a 16-month-old girl from Ottowa, Canada, is healthy after doctors used a new method to treat her before she was born. Her mother, Sobia Qureshi, recently told The Associated Press her daughter is now an active, happy girl who is growing normally. And her parents previously lost two daughters, Zara, 2.5, and Sara, 8 months, to the condition.
Ayla has a rare genetic disease called Pompe, which causes the body to fail to make some or all of an important enzyme (酶). But a new case study describes the new treatment method that seems to be working for Ayla.
Dr. Karen Fung-Kee-Fung, a medicine specialist who works with fetuses (胎儿), gave Ayla the treatment which was developed by Dr. Tippi MacKenzie, co-director of the Center for Maternal-Fetal Precision Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.
MacKenzie shared her research with Fung-Kee-Fung. “We were all motivated to make this happen for this family,” MacKenzie said.
Ayla received six treatments, starting at about 24 weeks of fetal (胎儿的) development. And Dr. Pranesh Chakraborty has cared for Ayla’s family for years. He told the AP that what made the treatment highly effective was completing it early, while the fetus was still developing.
Pompe affects fewer than 1 in 100，000 newborns. It is caused by changes in a gene that makes an enzyme that breaks down glycogen, or stored sugar, in cells. When that enzyme is reduced or removed, glycogen (肝糖元) builds up dangerously throughout the body.
Babies with Pompe disease have trouble feeding and experience muscle weakness. They often have very enlarged hearts. When left untreated, most babies die from heart or breathing problems during the first year of life. In addition to the girls who died, Ayla’s parents have a 13-year-old son and a five-year-old daughter. Neither of those children were affected by the disorder.
For now, doctors are waiting to see whether the treatment can become a generally accepted form of treatment. Dr. Christina Lam, a biochemical genetics specialist at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital in Seattle, said it will take some time to clearly demonstrate whether the results of the new treatment are better for patients.
Ayla receives drugs for her immune system and weekly enzyme treatments that take five to six hours. Unless a new method is found, Ayla is likely to continue the treatments throughout her life.
47．According to the passage, which of the following statemens is true?
A．Ayla is now an active, happy girl who is growing normally and there is no need to continue the treatment.
B．If Ayla had not been treated before she was born, she might not survive now.
C．Babies with Pompe disease often die from heart and breathing problems and have enlarged stomach.
D．Besides Ayla, Sobia Qureshi has a 13-year-old son and a five-year-old daughter with the same disease, Pompe.
48．Why the enzyme mentioned in this passage is important to people?
A．Because it plays an important part in producing blood.
B．Because it can help the glycogen build up throughout the body.
C．Because it can store the sugar in cells, which is beneficial to people’s immune system.
D．Because it can make the glycogen separate into parts.
49．What can we infer from the passage?
A．Dr. Karen Fung-Kee-Fung, who developed the new method, gave Ayla the treatment.
B．In Dr. Christina Lam’s opinion, the treatment has proved to be effective in curing the disease.
C．When the fetus is completely developed, the treatment can be highly effective.
D．Ayla has to receive enzyme treatments every week and keep taking drugs in order to keep health.
50．What is the best title of the passage?
A．For first time, doctors treat deadly disease before birth
B．A brave girl fights against a rare genetic disease
C．The unlucky couple gain their confidence in life
D．Doctors discovered a new important enzyme






















参考答案：
1．B 2．C 3．B 4．C

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了Billboard进入中国。8月9日，Billboard China在新浪官方微博上发布。文章介绍了中国音乐行业的潜力和优势。
1．细节理解题。根据第二段“Mike Van, who was named the new president of Billboard this May, said in an interview with China Daily that, “Billboard is further expanding its coverage in one of the biggest music markets in the world” and the move will be “bringing global pop music to Chinese fans and expose Chinese artists and music to an international audience”.(今年5月被任命为Billboard新总裁的Mike Van在接受《中国日报》采访时表示，“Billboard将进一步扩大其在世界上最大的音乐市场之一的覆盖范围”，此举将“将全球流行音乐带给中国粉丝，并将中国艺术家和音乐展示给国际观众”)”可知，Billboard进入中国后可以让中国歌迷接触到全球流行音乐，同时把中国音乐介绍给世界。故选B。
2．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“As Van said in the interview, China has a unique, dynamic and fast-changing music market and the industry is constantly evolving. “How to best understand Chinese music culture and promote it is probably our biggest challenge,” he says. “The market potential in China is endless. Compounded by the diversity of Chinese music culture, tremendous music fan base, mature music industry ecosystem and a large energetic community of indie musicians all attribute to massive growth for all involved.”(正如Van在采访中所说，中国有一个独特的、充满活力的、快速变化的音乐市场，这个行业也在不断发展。他表示：“如何最好地理解中国音乐文化并加以推广，可能是我们面临的最大挑战。中国的市场潜力是无限的。再加上中国音乐文化的多样性、庞大的乐迷基础、成熟的音乐产业生态系统和充满活力的独立音乐人社区，所有这些都为所有参与者带来了巨大的增长。”)”可推知，Mike Van对Billboard中国版的推出持乐观态度。故选C。
3．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“The market potential in China is endless.(中国的市场潜力是无限的)”可推知，中国音乐市场充满潜力。故选B。
4．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Compounded by the diversity of Chinese music culture, tremendous music fan base, mature music industry ecosystem and a large energetic community of indie musicians all attribute to massive growth for all involved.(再加上中国音乐文化的多样性、庞大的乐迷基础、成熟的音乐产业生态系统和充满活力的独立音乐人社区，所有这些都为所有参与者带来了巨大的增长)”可知，不完善的音乐产业生态系统不是中国音乐市场的优势。故选C。
5．A 6．D 7．A 8．C

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了科学家发现了有史以来最大的海龟Leviathanochelys，文章介绍了这种生物的一些情况。
5．词句猜测题。根据画线词后文“At that time, the large marine predators in the European zone were mainly sharks, which live on small fishes and other marine creatures.”可知，当时，欧洲地区的大型海洋捕食者主要是鲨鱼，它们以小鱼和其他海洋生物为食，说明在海洋环境下，只有大型食肉动物（杀死并吃掉其他动物的动物）才能攻击Leviathanochelys这么大的动物。故画线词意思是“杀死并吃掉其他动物的动物”。故选A。
6．推理判断题。根据第一段“The turtle, about the size of a small car, lived in Europe 83 million years ago.(这种龟大约有一辆小汽车那么大，生活在8300万年前的欧洲)”以及第三段“Leviathanochelys nearly matched the largest turtle on record — Archelon, which lived roughly 70 million years ago and reached about 4.6 meters long.(Leviathanochelys几乎与有记录以来最大的海龟——Archelon相媲美，Archelon生活在大约7000万年前，身长约4.6米)”可推知，Leviathanochelys生活的时期比Archelon早。故选D。
7．细节理解题。根据倒数第五段““The reason for this increase in body size” might have been “predatory pressures,” Castillo said.(Castillo说：“体型增加的原因”可能是‘捕食压力’”)”可知，Leviathanochelys变得如此巨大的原因是它在进化过程中面临的掠食压力。故选A。
8．推理判断题。根据第一段“Scientists have discovered one of the largest turtles on record. The turtle, about the size of a small car, lived in Europe 83 million years ago.(科学家们发现了有史以来最大的海龟之一。这种龟大约有一辆小汽车那么大，生活在8300万年前的欧洲)”并结合下文可知，文章主要介绍了有史以来最大的海龟Leviathanochelys的一些情况。可推知，文章选自科学杂志。故选C。
9．B 10．D 11．A 12．C 13．B

【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章借Peeks使用3D打印的义肢得以能够悬挂圣诞彩灯的事例引入，介绍了一个团队研发的3D打印的义肢产品，分析了其优势。
9．推理判断题。根据第一段“For the first time in his life, Pete Peeks was able to use both hands to hang Christmas lights outside his house—thanks to the help of a high school robotics team. Peeks, 38, was born without the full use of his right hand, and though many may take hanging holiday lights for granted, Peeks said it was beyond his wildest dreams.(多亏了一个高中机器人团队的帮助，Pete Peeks有生以来第一次能够用双手在屋外悬挂圣诞彩灯。38岁的Peeks生来右手就不能完全使用，虽然很多人可能认为挂节日彩灯是理所当然的，但Peeks表示这超出了他最疯狂的梦想)”可知，Peeks右手不能完全使用，但因为机器人团队的帮助得以能够悬挂圣诞彩灯，这一奇妙的经历引出了下文对3D打印假肢技术的详细介绍。由此推知，第一段提到Peeks的经历是为了引出话题。故选B。
10．词句猜测题。根据第三段中Daniel McCrobie所说的话“Many of the prosthetics people can get the conventional way are very expensive, and even if you are fortunate enough to get coverage, children grow out of them like they grow out of shoes(人们通过传统方式获得的义肢很多都很昂贵，即使你很幸运地得到了假肢，孩子们长大后不再需要它们，就像他们长大后不再需要鞋子一样)”可知，传统的义肢价格昂贵且不容易获得，而且会因为孩子长大后身体的变化而无法使用，所以画线的them指代的是上文提到的prosthetics（义肢）。故选D。
11．细节理解题。根据第四段中“The inexpensive production through 3D printing opens up access to more people who need prostheses, and also means that they can be more customized to the clients’ unique bodies and specific needs.(通过3D打印实现的廉价生产为更多需要义肢的人提供了机会，也意味着它们可以根据客户独特的身体和特定需求进行更多的定制)”可知，该团队的产品可以根据客户的特性和要求进行定制。故选A。
12．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中Peeks所说的话“They went beyond expectations in terms of really assessing the situation and learning what my specific needs were(他们在评估情况和了解我的具体需求方面超出了我的预期)”和“They were able to make some measurements to make sure everything was fitted correctly.(他们能够做一些测量，以确保一切都是正确的)”可知，该团队提供的3D打印的义肢是根据Peeks的具体情况进行定制的，确保了一切数据的准确，超出了Peeks的预期。由此推知，Peeks是满意的。故选C。
13．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“they can be more customized to the clients’ unique bodies and specific needs(它们可以根据客户独特的身体和特定需求进行更多的定制)”可知，团队设计产品时以客户的需求为导向，非常负责。根据最后一段中“That practice of giving is something McCrobie hopes will continue when he graduates.(McCrobie希望这种给予的做法能在他毕业后继续下去)”可知，团队创始人会坚持这种用科技真正造福有需要的人的做法，是充满关怀的。故选B。
14．B 15．D 16．A 17．C 18．D

【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了英国的工作室开展的四门绘画课程，提供了具体的导师、时间、费用、课程内容信息。
14．细节理解题。根据Discover Painting部分中的“Ideal for total beginners to the medium of acrylics, this course will give you the tips and tools you need to get started. Respond to the local landscape as well as still life set-ups in the studio.（本课程适合学习丙烯介质的初学者，将给你提供起步需要的建议和工具。你将回应本地的景观以及工作室的静物场景。）”可知，在Discover Painting课上，参与者会学习到如何用丙烯颜料绘画自然风景。故选B。
15．细节理解题。根据Elemental Ocean部分中的“Use oils and acrylics to express the ever-changing moods and colors of the Atlantic Ocean, just outside our window.（用油画和丙烯颜料来表达我们窗外大西洋瞬息万变的情绪和色彩。）”可知，在Elemental Ocean课上会学绘画大海，即水和波浪的创作，这门课的老师是Amy Albright。故选D。
16．细节理解题。根据Life Drawing部分中的“Drawing from the figure is a classic, traditional skill and these tutored life drawing classes are ideal for those wanting to learn and improve.（从人物中绘画是一项经典传统技能，这些辅导的生活绘画课程对于那些想要学习和提高的人来说是理想的。）”可知，Life Drawing课程适合想学习人物绘画的人。故选A。
17．细节理解题。根据Painting Flowers in Oils部分中的“14 — 17 Jun, ￡365（6月14日至17日，365英镑）”可知，该课程为期4天，单人需支付365英镑，因此两人需支付730英镑。故选C。
18．推理判断题。根据第一段“Set in historic studios (工作室) overlooking the ocean in St Ives, Cornwall, the UK, our art classes attract many visitors and locals alike. Class sizes are small and our teams of tutors are professional artists with a passion for teaching.（在英国康沃尔郡圣艾夫斯俯瞰大海的历史悠久的工作室里，我们的美术课程吸引了许多游客和当地人。班级规模小，我们的导师团队都是对教学充满热情的专业艺术家。）”，并结合全文可知，文章主要介绍了工作室的四门绘画课程，提供了具体的导师、时间、费用、课程内容信息。由此推知，文章应该是出现在介绍绘画课程的网站上。故选D。
19．C 20．C 21．D 22．B

【导语】本文是新闻报道。文章主要讲述一个天文台发现一颗小行星有可能在未来的某一天撞击地球，但是分析可推断撞击地球可能性很小。
19．细节理解题。根据第四段内容““We’ve been tracking a new asteroid named 2023 DW that has a very small chance of impacting the earth. Often when new objects are discovered, it takes several weeks’ data to reduce the uncertainties and adequately predict their orbits years into the future, “NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO) said.(“我们一直在跟踪一颗名为2023 DW的新小行星，它撞击地球的可能性非常小。通常，当发现新天体时，需要几周的数据来减少不确定性，并充分预测它们未来几年的轨道，”美国宇航局的行星防御协调办公室(PDCO)说)”可知，关于2023DW，美国宇航局的防御协调办公室认为需要进一步的研究数据来预测它的未来轨道。由此可知，它现在的轨道不确定。故选C。
20．细节理解题。根据倒数第三段的““Current calculations show the chance of collision (碰撞) is extremely unlikely with no need for public concern,” NASA says of the green zone. “New telescopic observations will very likely lead to re-assignment to Level 0.”(NASA在谈到绿色区域时说：“目前的计算显示，碰撞的可能性极低，公众无需担心。”“新的望远镜观测结果很可能会导致重新分配到0级。”)”可知，2023DW碰撞的可能性极低，新的分级可能会重新分配到零级，说明它处于正常的区域。故选C。
21．词句猜测题。根据前文“In September, 2022, NASA crashed its Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft, or DART, into an asteroid(2022年9月，美国宇航局将其双小行星重定向测试飞船(DART)撞向了一颗小行星)”和下文“NASA later confirmed the mission was a success, and is continuing to research how effective the method is, should a massive asteroid be headed our way.(美国国家航空航天局后来证实这次任务是成功的，并继续研究这种方法的有效性，以防一颗巨大的小行星朝我们飞来)”可推断，美国宇航局双双小行星定向测试飞船撞向一颗小行星是为了测试改变这个太空岩石的轨道，以免它撞向地球。由此可知，划线词与path意思相近。故选D。
22．主旨大意题。根据第一段内容“A recently discovered asteroid (小行星) has a chance of hitting the earth on Valentine’s Day in 2046. It was discovered on Feb.26 at an observatory in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.( IA最近发现一颗小行星有可能在2046年情人节那天撞击地球。它于2月26日在智利圣佩德罗德阿塔卡马的一个天文台被发现)”以及下文分析，这个小行星不可能撞击地球，文章主要讲述一个天文台发现一颗小行星有可能在未来的某一天撞击地球，但是撞击地球可能性很小。由此可知，B项“一颗小行星正向我们驶来，不太可能击中我们”为最佳标题。故选B。
23．D 24．A 25．A 26．C

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了人工智能ChatGPT，介绍了其特点、存在的问题以及人们对ChatGPT的看法。
23．细节理解题。根据第一段中“Its ability to provide in-depth answers to user questions has even drawn the attention of distinguished technology companies.(它对用户问题提供深入解答的能力甚至引起了知名科技公司的注意)”以及第二段中“The intelligent robot understands what the user says or types and then responds in a way that makes sense.(这个智能机器人能理解用户所说或键入的内容，然后以合理的方式做出回应)”可知，ChatGPT的独特之处是它可以参与有意义的对话。故选D。
24．细节理解题。根据第二段“The intelligent robot understands what the user says or types and then responds in a way that makes sense. Its vast body of knowledge has been gathered from the internet and archived books. It is further trained by humans. This makes ChatGPT a useful tool for researching almost any topic.(这个智能机器人能理解用户所说或键入的内容，然后以合理的方式做出回应。它的大量知识来自互联网和存档书籍。它由人类进一步训练。这使得ChatGPT成为研究几乎任何主题的有用工具)”可知，信息处理能力使ChatGPT有助于研究各种主题。故选A。
25．细节理解题。根据第四段“ChatGPT cannot think on its own. It depends on the information that it has been trained on. As a result, the AI tool works well for things that have accurate data available. However, when unsure, ChatGPT can get creative and flow out incorrect responses. OpenAI cautions users to check the information no matter how logical it sounds. Also, ChatGPT has only been trained with information till 2021.(ChatGPT不能独立思考。这取决于它所接受的训练信息。因此，人工智能工具可以很好地处理有准确数据的事情。然而，当不确定时，ChatGPT可能会变得有创意，并给出不正确的回答。OpenAI提醒用户，无论这些信息听起来多么符合逻辑，都要检查。此外，ChatGPT的信息培训只进行到2021年)”可知，ChatGPT用户在使用时必须谨慎因为ChatGPT本身无法思考。故选A。
26．推理判断题。根据第四段“ChatGPT cannot think on its own.(ChatGPT不能独立思考)”；第五段“Experts believe ChatGPT has limitless potential to solve real-world problems. (专家认为ChatGPT在解决现实问题方面具有无限潜力)”以及最后一段“However, ChatGPT has received mixed reactions from educators. (然而，教育工作者对ChatGPT的反应不一)”可推知，作者主要列举了其他人对ChatGPT的看法，没有提到自己对ChatGPT的态度，故对ChatGPT是客观态度。故选C。
27．C 28．D 29．B 30．D

【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要说明了六岁的孩子Madeline写信给洛杉矶县动物保护与控制部门，希望获得许可养一只独角兽。
27．推理判断题。根据第二段“Last November, Madeline wrote a letter to the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control with a straightforward request. “Dear LA County, I would like your approval if I can have a unicorn in my backyard if I can find one. Please send me a letter in response.”(去年11月，Madeline给Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control写了一封信，提出了一个直截了当的要求。“亲爱的洛杉矶县，如果我能找到独角兽，我希望你能批准我在后院养一只独角兽。请给我回信。”)”可知，Madeline写这封信是为了请求允许养宠物。故选C。
28．细节理解题。根据第三段中“Director Mayeda replied two weeks later. The department does in fact license unicorns, she said, undercertain conditions. Those include polishing the unicorn’s horn at least once a month with a soft cloth, feeding it watermelon at least once a week, covering it with only nontoxic and biodegradable sparkles and giving it regular access to sunlight, moonbeams, and rainbows. And, because unicorns are indeed very rare to find, the department is also giving Madeline a toy unicorn to keep her company during her search, as a token of appreciation.(Mayeda局长两周后回复。她说，该部门实际上是在一定条件下批准独角兽的。这些措施包括每月至少用软布擦拭独角兽的角一次，每周至少喂它一次西瓜，只给它涂上无毒且可生物降解的闪光，并定期让它接触阳光、月光和彩虹。而且，由于独角兽确实非常罕见，该部门还送给玛德琳一只玩具独角兽，让她在寻找的过程中陪伴她，以表示感谢。)”可知，要获得许可应满足一些要求。故选D。
29．推理判断题。根据第三段的“And, because unicorns are indeed very rare to find, the department is also giving Madeline a toy unicorn to keep her company during her search, as a token of appreciation.(而且，由于独角兽确实非常罕见，该部门还送给玛德琳一只玩具独角兽，让她在寻找的过程中陪伴她，以表示感谢。)”可知，Mayeda是富有爱心的，故选B。
30．推理判断题。根据最后一段的“She and her colleagues deal with a lot of “life-and-death” issues on the job, whether that’s seeing cases of animal abuse or animals hurting people or making decisions about having to put down dangerous or sick animals.(她和她的同事们在工作中处理了很多“生死攸关”的问题，无论是看到动物虐待或动物伤害人类的案例，还是做出必须杀死危险或生病动物的决定。)”可知，这封信鼓舞了Mayeda和她的同事们是因为这个部门经常处理棘手的问题。故选D。
31．B 32．B 33．A 34．B

【导语】这是一篇说明文。越来越多的报告显示，持续不做梦会在很多方面损害我们醒着的时间。文章主要说明了不做梦会损害免疫和代谢系统，解释了背后的原因以及对此的建议。
31．细节理解题。根据第一段“Dreams, according to Carl Jung, reveal a certain amount of reality hidden during waking consciousness.(根据卡尔·荣格的说法，梦揭示了在清醒意识中隐藏的一定数量的现实)”可知，卡尔·荣格认为梦反映了现实。故选B。
32．词句猜测题。根据第一段最后一句“A growing number of reports show that a continuous lack of dreaming is damaging our waking hours in many ways.(越来越多的报告表明，持续缺乏做梦在很多方面损害了我们清醒的时间)”以及画线词后文“is causing damage to our immune and metabolic (新陈代谢的) systems (正在损害我们的免疫和代谢系统)”可知，越来越多的报告显示，持续不做梦会在很多方面损害我们醒着的时间，这种趋势（持续的无梦状态）正在损害我们的免疫和代谢系统。故画线词指的是“持续的无梦状态”。故选B。
33．细节理解题。根据第二段中“ One study showed that not allowing mice to have adequate amounts of REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, the stage in which we dream, the mice couldn’t strengthen memories.(一项研究表明，如果不让小鼠有足够的REM（快速眼动）睡眠，即我们做梦的阶段，小鼠就无法增强记忆)”和倒数第三段“However, we’re not getting enough sleep to cycle through the stages to take advantage of this natural circadian anti-depressant (抗抑郁剂) — dreams. Instead, we get depressed and turn to alcohol or medicines to get to sleep, which only makes things worse because even one drink leads to late REM while anti-depressants promote deep sleep at the expense of REM.(然而，我们没有足够的睡眠来循环利用这种天然的昼夜节律抗抑郁剂——梦。相反，我们会感到沮丧，并求助于酒精或药物来入睡，这只会让事情变得更糟，因为即使一杯酒也会导致快速眼动晚期，而抗抑郁药会以牺牲快速眼动为代价促进深度睡眠)”可知，梦是一种天然的昼夜节律抗抑郁剂，做梦会快速眼动，所以快速眼动有助于人们对抗抑郁。故选A。
34．主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句“A growing number of reports show that a continuous lack of dreaming is damaging our waking hours in many ways.(越来越多的报告显示，持续不做梦会在很多方面损害我们醒着的时间)”以及第二段“This trend is causing damage to our immune and metabolic (新陈代谢的) systems, let alone the electronic products that keep us up late at night are ruining our sleep patterns, which has long-term consequences on our memory system. One study showed that not allowing mice to have adequate amounts of REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, the stage in which we dream, the mice couldn’t strengthen memories.(这种趋势正在损害我们的免疫和代谢系统，更不用说让我们熬夜的电子产品正在破坏我们的睡眠模式，这对我们的记忆系统有长期的影响。一项研究表明，如果不让老鼠有足够的REM(快速眼动)睡眠，也就是我们做梦的阶段，老鼠就不能加强记忆)”结合文章主要说明了不做梦会损害免疫和代谢系统，解释了背后的原因以及对此的建议。可知，这篇文章的主旨是缺乏梦对人类有害。故选B。
35．B 36．A 37．C 38．D

【导语】这厮一篇说明文。文章讲述了AKASA公司利用自动化改善美国医疗保健。
35．推理判断题。根据第二段“ “American medicine may be the best in, the world, but the health care system is still far behind because it has a complicated back-end, system,” says AKASA’s chief executive officer and co-founder Malinka Walaliyadde. “We are simplifying and automating that system to make it a better experience for health care providers.””（AKASA首席执行官兼联合创始人Malinka Walaliyadde表示：“美国医学可能是世界上最好的，但医疗保健系统仍然远远落后，因为它有一个复杂的后端系统。”。“我们正在简化和自动化该系统，为医疗保健提供者提供更好的体验。”）可知，AKASA的目标是为医疗保健提供者提供更好的体验，换句话说，提升美国的医疗保健水平。故选B项。
36．推理判断题。根据第三段“ “Now, processes that used to take more than seven minutes to determine are down to just one minute,” says Jeff Francis, Methodist Health System’s chief financial officer and vice president of finance. ”（卫理公会卫生系统首席财务官兼财务副总裁Jeff Francis表示：“现在，过去需要七分钟以上才能确定的流程减少到了一分钟。”。）可知，Jeff Francis认为服务效率大大提升，说明他对服务印象深刻。故选A项。
37．细节理解题。根据第四段“Walaliyadde credits AKASA’s impressive product offering and its amazing results to the devotion and unmatched expertise of its workforce.”（Walaliyadde将AKASA令人印象深刻的产品及其惊人的成果归功于其员工的奉献精神和无与伦比的专业知识。）可知，Walaliyadde认为导致成功的因素是其熟练的工作人员的共同努力。故选C项。
38．主旨大意题。根据第二段“ One company leading the automation revolution in health care is AKASA, a San Francisco-based developer of A.I. for health care operations. “American medicine may be the best in, the world, but the health care system is still far behind because it has a complicated back-end, system,” says AKASA’s chief executive officer and co-founder Malinka Walaliyadde. “We are simplifying and automating that system to make it a better experience for health care providers.””（AKASA是一家引领医疗保健自动化革命的公司，它是位于旧金山的医疗保健操作A.I.开发商。AKASA首席执行官兼联合创始人Malinka Walaliyadde表示：“美国医学可能是世界上最好的，但医疗保健系统仍然远远落后，因为它有一个复杂的后端系统。”。“我们正在简化和自动化该系统，为医疗保健提供者提供更好的体验。”）可知，AKASA公司为了给医疗保健提供者提供更好的体验，AKASA利用了自动化改善美国医疗保健。故选D项。
39．A 40．B 41．C 42．B

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍为什么有些水果摘下来就不继续成熟了，而有些却继续成熟。
39．词句猜测题。根据划线词后半句“because they can keep their goods in perfect condition when they arrive at the market places based on the knowledge. (因为他们可以根据这些知识在货物到达市场时保持完美的状态。)”可知，了解两类水果之间的区别对于水果种植者和蔬菜水果商来说是至关重要的。所以pivotal为“至关重要的”之意。故选A。
40．细节理解题。根据第二段“Fruits, which they observe, exist to solve a problem faced by all plants-how to best spread their young around. Wrapping their seeds in the sugary fruits, to provide a tasty meal, serves as a way to get animals to do this for them. (他们观察到，果实的存在是为了解决所有植物都面临的一个问题——如何最好地传播幼芽。将它们的种子包裹在含糖的水果中，以提供美味的食物，这是一种让动物为它们做这件事的方法。)”可知，植物是通过展示它们含糖的种子来吸引动物，从而达到传播种子的目的。故选B。
41．细节理解题。根据第四段“Other evidence points out that non-climacteric fruits tend to have vivid colors. This may help them stand out amid the leaves of their parent plants, advertising their presence. (其他证据指出，非跃变型水果往往颜色鲜艳。这可以帮助它们在母体植物的叶子中脱颖而出，宣传它们的存在。)”可知，非跃变型水果色彩鲜艳，引人注目。故选C。
42．细节理解题。根据最后一段“The next step, therefore, should probably be to limit the analysis to wild fruits. (因此，下一步可能应该将分析限制在野生水果上。)”可知，深野博士和立木博士未来的目标是转向研究野果。故选B。
43．A 44．B 45．B 46．D

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一款飞行机器人SnotBot帮助保护濒危野生动物。
43．推理判断题。根据第二段“Such trips are usually dangerous. Plus, their noise may scare animals. And helicopters can’t fly very far over the ocean because there’s nowhere to land or refuel. (这样的旅行通常是危险的。此外，它们的噪音可能会吓到动物。而且直升机不能在海洋上空飞得很远，因为没有地方可以降落或加油。)”可推断，研究人员研究动物的传统方法是有风险和效率低的。故选A。
44．推理判断题。根据第四段“They call their project Conservation Al. When someone uploads an image or video, the model analyzes the data. (他们把这个项目称为“人工智能保护”。当有人上传图片或视频时，这个模型就会分析数据。)”可推断，“人工智能保护”的工作原理是先研究数据。故选B。
45．推理判断题。根据最后一段“With a little more work, Wich thinks that systems like this will make it easier for conservationists to better protect endangered animals. (威奇认为，再多做一点工作，这样的系统将使环保主义者更容易更好地保护濒危动物。)”可推断，维奇对人工智能模型的未来态度是充满希望的。故选B。
46．主旨大意题。根据第四段“Now Wich and his colleagues are building AI that automatically locates and recognizes animals. (现在威奇和他的同事正在开发一种可以自动定位和识别动物的人工智能。)”及全文可知，文章主要介绍了一款飞行机器人SnotBot帮助保护濒危野生动物。所以“Flying Robots Protect Endangered Wildlife(飞行机器人保护濒危野生动物)”作为文章标题最为合适。故选D。
47．B 48．D 49．D 50．A

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了医生用一种新的方法，在患有罕见遗传病的小女婴艾拉·巴希尔出生前，就对她进行治疗，效果良好，女婴父母觉得自己一家很幸运。
47．推理判断题。根据文章第五段“And Dr. Pranesh Chakraborty has cared for Ayla’s family for years. He told the AP that what made the treatment highly effective was completing it early, while the fetus was still developing.(Pranesh Chakraborty医生多年来一直照顾艾拉的家人。他告诉美联社，使这种治疗非常有效的是在胎儿仍在发育的时候尽早完成治疗。)”可推知，如果艾拉在出生前没有接受治疗，她现在可能活不了。故选B项。
48．细节理解题。根据文章第六段“It is caused by changes in a gene that makes an enzyme that breaks down glycogen, or stored sugar, in cells. When that enzyme is reduced or removed, glycogen (肝糖元) builds up dangerously throughout the body.(它是由一种基因的变化引起的，这种基因产生一种酶，可以分解细胞中的糖原或储存的糖。当这种酶被减少或去除时，肝糖原就会在全身危险地积累起来。)”可知，文章中提到的酶对人类之所以很重要是因为它可以分解细胞中的糖原或储存的糖，即可以使糖原分解成几个部分。故选D项。
49．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Ayla receives drugs for her immune system and weekly enzyme treatments that take five to six hours. Unless a new method is found, Ayla is likely to continue the treatments throughout her life.(艾拉接受免疫系统药物治疗，每周接受五到六个小时的酶治疗。除非找到新的治疗方法，否则艾拉很可能一辈子都要继续接受这种治疗。)”可推知，为了保持健康，艾拉每周都要接受酶治疗，并持续服用药物。故选D项。
50．主旨大意题。分析全文内容可知，文章主要讲述了医生用一种新的方法，在患有罕见遗传病的小女婴艾拉·巴希尔出生前，就对她进行治疗，效果良好，所以A选项“医生第一次在出生前治疗致命疾病”能概括全文内容，适合用作文章标题。故选A项。