2023届上海市黄浦区高三下学期二模英语试卷含答案

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（完卷时间：120分钟 满分：140分）
第I卷（共100分）
I. Listening Cmprehensin
Sectin A
Directins: In Sectin A, yu will hear ten shrt cnversatins between tw speakers. At the end f each cnversatin, a questin will be asked abut what was said. The cnversatins and the questins will be spken nly nce. After yu hear a cnversatin and the questin abut it, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper, and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
A. On an air-cnditined bus. B. In a bicycle shp.
C. In an examinatin rm. D. In a swimming pl.
2.A. By car.B. By taxi.C. By undergrund.D. On ft.
3.A. Make a plan fr the new year.B. Say a few wrds f celebratin.
C. Have a trip during the Spring Festival.D. G back hme fr the Spring Festival.
4.A. His dream university.B. His interest.
C. His memry.D. His past experience.
5. A. He is unwilling t face her.B. He has n time t talk with her nw.
C. He is hurrying t a discussin. D. He prefers a quick discussin.
6.A. Ask fr a helper.B. Prvide her with assistance.
C. Think twice abut his wrk.D. G n wrking.
7.A. Difficult.B. Memrable.C. Uninteresting.D. Wrthwhile.
8.A. He relies much n his family. B. He will cme t their hme by himself.
C. He enjys sitting in the kitchen.D. He will walk t the statin.
9.A. He has n interest in medical curse.
B. He regrets majring in cmputer science.
C. He gt t knw the wman fur years ag.
D. He asked himself the same questin fur years ag.
10.A. Peter has simplified the criteria.
B. Whether t fllw the criteria depends.
C. The wman is suffering frm a terrible headache.
D. The criteria are beynd the wman’s understanding.
Sectin B
Directins: In Sectin B, yu will hear tw shrt passages and ne lnger cnversatin. After each passage r cnversatin, yu will be asked several questins. The passages and the cnversatin will be read twice, but the questins will be spken nly nce. When yu hear a questin, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper and decide which ne wuld be the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
Questins 11 thrugh 14 are based n the fllwing passage.
11.A. D a rle-play t relieve yur nervusness.
B. Give cnstructive feedback t yur friends.
C. Search fr infrmatin nline abut the interviewers.
D. Practise answering pssible questins in the interview.
12.A. The histry and prspect f the cmpany.
B. The latest initiative t develp the cmpany.
C. Current emplyers’ cmments n the cmpany.
D. Recent advances in the business area f the cmpany.
13.A. Avid lking the interviewers in the eye. B. Dress fashinably.
C. Express yurselves clearly.D. Give the interviewers sme time t think.
14.A. It reveals yu are smart and prfessinal.
B. It indicates yu have a clear career planning.
C. It shws the interviewers impress yu deeply.
D. It implies the cmpany is yur cnscius chice.
Questins 15 thrugh 17 are based n the fllwing passage.
15.A. 30 Australian dllars.B. 80 Australian dllars.
C. 250 Australian dllars.D. 300 Australian dllars.
16.A. T rent a car.B. T travel by bus.
C. T take a budget airline.D. T get a lift.
17.A. Cleaning the kitchen in time.B. Cking by yurself.
C. Drinking as little as pssible.D. Wrking in a bar.
Questins 18 thrugh 20 are based n the fllwing cnversatin.
18.A. It prvides expert advice n business.B. It has ver 50 business partners.
C. It serves lcal largest cmpanies.D. It has 75 ffices arund the wrld.
19.A. Shrtage f emplyees.B. India’s lack f interest in stne prductin.
C. Decrease in stne exprt t India. D. Outdated prduct design.
20.A. Prviding different ways t increase its exprts.
B. Inviting a stne-cut expert t train its emplyees.
C. Making an analysis f its finance and cmpetitrs.
D. Talking t the majr cmpetitrs in India in persn.
II. Grammar and Vcabulary
Sectin A
Directins: After reading the passage belw, fill in the blanks t make the passages cherent and grammatically crrect. Fr the blanks with a given wrd, fill in each blank with the prper frm f the given wrd; fr the ther blanks, use ne wrd that best fits each blank.
The cst f cmplexity in supply chains
Adam Smith, the father f mdern capitalism, famusly thught that fair markets required a cmmn mral framewrk between buyer and seller. That’s n surprise, cnsidering that his ideas came ut f the 18th-century marketplace, in __21__ prducers and cnsumers were likely t be neighburs. Advances in technlgy, transprt and cmmunicatins have taken us a lng way since then, __22__ (create) cmplex glbal supply chains. These __23__ (reduce) cnsumer prices but intrduced risks f their wn, frm labur explitatin and envirnmental degradatin.
One f the csts f these supply chains has been the rise f pwerful crprate middlemen between hme buyers and sellers. These middlemen, including Big Tech platfrms like Amazn, make it pssible fr us t buy gds made __24__ the ther side f the wrld, but this cnnective pwer is threatening accuntability by creating s much separatin between buyers and sellers __25__ it’s impssible t match up with the real cst f cnvenience and lw prices.
There are plenty f examples __26__ (supprt) the case, frm textiles made with child labur, t the unequal rents taken by middlemen in financial services r platfrm technlgy. In the latter, lack f infrmatin equality makes it difficult fr market participants t have a(n) __27__ (share) understanding f what is being bught and sld.
The tw big questins are hw t create system change and __28__ will bear the cst f it. There are n simple answers t __29__ f the questins, thugh technlgy ffers new pssibilities t cnnect buyers and sellers. Direct-t-cnsumer retailers and 3D printing, which __30__ (allw) fr shrter supply chains, are bth examples f this, thugh neither currently prvides anywhere near the scale t replace current systems f finance r manufacturing.
Sectin B
Directins: Cmplete the fllwing passage by using the wrds in the bx. Each wrd can nly be used nce. Nte that there is ne wrd mre than yu need.
T Gd T G
Arund the cuntry, apps that cnnect custmers t businesses with leftver fd have begun t spread. The __31__ is simple: Restaurants and grcery stres thrw away huge amunts f fd every day. Rather than __32__ it, apps like T Gd T G and Flashfd help businesses sell it at a reduced price. They claim that the businesses and buyers are helping the envirnment because the fd wuld therwise becme fd waste, a big cntributr t climate change.
In the United States, custmers in 12 cities can lk thrugh restaurants and stres n T Gd T G, then reserve “surprise bags” that typically cst abut $4 t $6 and cntain fd that wuld have been __33__ at rughly three times that amunt.
Several fd waste experts expressed __34__ that these types f apps culd help limit the amunt f wasted fd. And even thugh charitable rganizatins ften redirect unwanted fd frm restaurants and grcery stres t fd banks and cmmunity kitchens, there’s space fr all f these kinds f slutins t __35__.
One cmplicatin is that, accrding t interviews with several cmpanies selling n T Gd T G, at least a few items fr sale there aren’t __36__ what buyers might think f as “fd waste.” The wner f a Baltimre dessert shp said she cnsidered the app a(n) __37__ tl t reach new custmers by selling what she called “little samples.” A beer cmpany wner said he used the app t sell __38__ prducts, but als sld new flavrs there in hpes f attracting new custmers.
Mr. Crummie, the T Gd T G directr, said the app __39__ this type f behavir. “If smebdy is paying $5, they shuld be receiving $15 wrth f fd,” he said. “S it’s nt a(n) __40__ platfrm.”
III. Reading Cmprehensin
Sectin A
Directins: Fr each blank in the fllwing passages there are fur wrds r phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the wrd r phrase that best fits the cntext.
S many f us are terrible at being terrible. As ur children venture ff t schl, sprts, dances and music lessns, we urge them: Just try smething, keep practicing, yu’re nly a beginner. And yet, faced with ur wn failure, we becme less cnfident, and quit altgether.
Images f perfectin fill ur scial-media feeds, alng with advertisements assuring us we wuldn’t be s __41__ if we just bught this thing r tried that prduct. Parents ften add t the pressure, __42__ their kids will end up sliding dwn the sciecnmic ladder.
What if we’re __43__?
“It’s such a __44__ nt t have t be gd,” says Karen Rinaldi, wh refers t herself as a hrrible surfer. After 20 years n the bard, she is still bad, and she lves it. There is the excitement f being ut n the water, but there is als the __45__ f nt having t be the expert, the freedm t __46__ help and rely n thers in a way she never wuld at wrk. Back n land, she says she is mre understanding and __47__ thers’ mistakes. “The benefit f nt __48__ myself every day,” she says, “is that I get t surf every time I want.”
Ms. Rinaldi, whse experience led t a bk abut what yu can learn frm failure, recmmends asking yurself: “What is it that yu’ve always wanted t d r try but were t __49__?” Whatever it is, she says, start ding it. Shuld yu struggle, __50__ the fact that yu’re a beginner. “G in there with the __51__ t say, ‘I’m new,’” she says. “Peple want t help yu learn. It makes them feel gd.”
Take myself as anther example. I started yga lessns this summer. When I __52__ Syd Schulz, a prfessinal muntain biker, that I was terrible at the pses, her respnse was what did yu expect? “It’s a little __53__ t peple wh have spent years and years f their lives acquiring skills t think that yu shuld have thse vernight,” says Ms. Schulz. Years spent wrking n her cycling have taught her that imprvement ften cmes in __54__ steps, fllwing lng stretches f inactivity r even getting __55__.
41.A. distressing B. imperfect C. impressive D. incredible
42.A. fearing B. cnfirmingC. hpingD. indicating
43.A. missing ut B. putting upC. setting inD. taking ff
44.A. burdenB. nnsenseC. puzzleD. relief
45.A. disappintmentB. nervusnessC. preferenceD. satisfactin
46.A. acknwledgeB. ffer C. refuseD. seek
47.A. angry atB. delighted inC. embarrassed withD. patient with
48.A. awardingB. frgivingC. islatingD. pushing
49.A. afraidB. annyedC. depressedD. exhausted
50.A. accept B. cncealC. denyD. examine
51.A. excitement B. mdesty C. ptentialD. pride
52.A. aplgized t B. argued with C. cmplained t D. shuted at
53.A. abusive B. amazingC. annyingD. attentive
54.A. careful B. hesitant C. invluntary D. unsteady
55.A. alert B. fulfilled C. imprved D. wrse
Sectin B
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have read.
(A)
When fficials frm Brazil’s Indigenus (原住民) prtectin agency apprached the hut in the middle f the Amazn rainfrest, their fears were cnfirmed: They were witnessing the first recrded dying ut f an uncntacted tribe in the cuntry’s histry.
The man lying there, the last member f his tribe, had died, and with him an entire culture and answers t a thusand questins.
Even his name was a mystery. He was knwn nly as “the Man f the Hle” because f the dzens f hles he had dug ver the years in his territry. His age, t, culd nly be guessed at. He appeared t be abut 60, fficials said.
It was a sad milestne fr a cuntry that in recent years has seen prtectins fr Indigenus grups undermined by an administratin that has priritized develpment f the Amazn ver cnservatin.
In Rndônia, the nly resident f the 8,000-hectare (公顷) area lived in cmplete islatin fr at least 26 years after the rest f his grup was killed by ranchers (农场主) advancing the agricultural frntier.
Brazil’s Indigenus prtectin agency, Funai made direct cntact with the last surviving man nly in 1996. Marcel ds Sants, an Indigenus expert, wh led the Funai explit that met the man, said he was fund hiding in his hut. “We tried t establish a cnversatin and ffered crn and arrws, but he was terrified and very aggressive. Frm this mment n, we had t respect his islatin.”
Even with prtectins in place, the territry suffered widespread defrestatin up until abut 13 years ag. Attacks n the last surviving man cntinued, as well, including ne by armed gunmen in 2009, accrding t lcal news reprts.
“Fr me, he was smehw a miracle: t be able t survive n his wn, nt speak t anybdy and avid all cntact maybe ut f grief r determinatin,” said Fina Watsn, a research directr at Survival Internatinal, a Lndn-based rights rganizatin.
56.The death f “the Man f the Hle” __________.
A. was hidden frm the public by ranchers
B. symblized the disappearance f a tribe
C. revealed his name, age and family backgrund
D. was bradcast live by Brazil’s Indigenus prtectin agency
57.The underlined wrd “undermined” (paragraph 4) is clsest in meaning t “__________”.
A. affrdedB. mnitredC. sughtD. weakened
58.In 1996, “the Man f the Hle” __________.
A. made his last cntact with the utside wrld
B. witnessed the mst severe defrestatin in histry
C. escaped being sht by a grup f aggressive gunmen
D. learned mre survival skills with arrws ffered by Funai
59.What des Fina Watsn regard “the Man f the Hle” as?
A. An image f fear and islatin. B. An image f culture and mystery.
C. A symbl f resistance and strength.D. A symbl f histry and struggle.
(B)
Hme > Student life > Preparing fr university > Starting yur curse > Welcme Buddies
Welcme Buddies at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU)
Yur Welcme Buddy is here t supprt yu when yu start yur undergraduate curse at ARU.
Whether yu’re leaving hme fr the first time, r are a mature student returning t higher educatin, yu may be feeling a mix f emtins, frm excitement t nervusness, r perhaps wrry abut feeling lnely as yu wn’t knw anyne yet. Dn’t wrry, this is perfectly nrmal and it’s why we have ur Welcme Buddy rganizatin – students supprting ther students in the transitin t ARU.
What des a Welcme Buddy d?
Yur Welcme Buddy will get in tuch with yu when yu start at ARU, taking away thse first-day panic! Once yu’ve started ARU, they will then be in tuch t arrange a face t face meet up thrugh vide call r in persn, s at least yu’ll already knw ne friendly face.
Yur Welcme Buddy can share their ARU experience with yu and let yu knw abut the amazing clubs, scieties, sprts teams and vlunteering pprtunities that yu might want t get invlved in. They will help yu settle in, whether that’s shwing yu arund campus r the city; directing yu t where yur first lecture will be r signpsting yu t all the fantastic supprt that’s available t yu.
Hw will I be matched with my Welcme Buddy?
Every undergraduate student starting ARU will autmatically be matched with ne f ur current undergraduate Welcme Buddies in the same department and n the same curse.
Pstgraduate Research students will be matched t a Welcme Buddy with a similar research area if they chse t jin the rganizatin.
Hw will my Welcme Buddy cntact me?
We will set up n an nline designated (指定的) chat space fr yu and yur Welcme Buddy and yu will receive an email ntificatin t yur ARU email whenever yu get a message n the chat, s it’s really easy fr yu t stay in tuch. Our brilliant Welcme Buddies will each lk after a handful f new students, wh will be added t the same chat space t s yu can cnnect with them as well.
60.If yu are a newcmer, what will yur Welcme Buddy d t help with yur transitin t ARU?
A. Vide calling yu t ease yur tensin.
B. Invlving yu in the mst ppular schl clubs.
C. Intrducing yu t ther newcmers face t face.
D. Familiarizing yu with schl life as sn as pssible.
61.If yu are an undergraduate in visual cmmunicatin department, wh is mst likely t be yur Welcme Buddy?
A. Adam, a pstgraduate autmatically matched t yu.
B. Jyce, an undergraduate taking the same curse as yu.
C. Peter, a pstgraduate in visual cmmunicatin department.
D. Grace, an undergraduate student in the English language arts department.
62.What can yu d in the nline designated chat space?
A. Stay in tuch with ther brilliant Welcme Buddies.
B. Open yur ARU mailbx t check message updates.
C. Set up yur wn chat space with ther new students.
D. Cntact yur Welcme Buddy and ther newcmers.
(C)
ChatGPT became the httest issue due t its ability t prduce human-sunding essays, petry, and screenplays n virtually any subject in secnds. Sn after ChatGPT was released, the ptential fr it t be misused t d things such as spread misinfrmatin and write junk mails became apparent. Schls and educatrs als have warned f the ptential fr students t use it t write essays r ther wrk they have been assigned. Last December, the sftware passed all three parts f the U.S. Medical Licensing Examinatin as part f a research experiment.
S the startup, OpenAI behind the viral chatbt, revealed a tl fr detecting text generated by artificial intelligence amid grwing cncerns the technlgy will be abused by cheaters, junk mail senders and thers. OpenAI said that its s-called AI classifier was designed t help peple distinguish between text written by a human versus a range f artificial intelligence prgrams—nt just ChatGPT.
OpenAI said it had schls in mind when develping its latest classifier tl. “We recgnize that identifying AI-written text has been an imprtant pint f discussin amng educatrs, and equally imprtant is recgnizing the limits and impacts f AI-generated text classifiers in the classrm,” it said.
The classifier isn’t gd enugh n its wn, thugh it can be used t g with methds that educatrs, emplyers and thers rely n t determine the surce f a piece f text. In evaluatins, the new tl crrectly identified 26% f AI-written text as “likely AI-written”, while it als had false psitives 9% f the time in which it incrrectly labeled human-written text as AI-written. Anther prblem is that the tl can’t easily tell if a list f facts—U.S. state capitals fr example—was written by a persn r AI, because the crrect answer wuld be the same. AI-written text can als be edited t escape the classifier.
“While it is impssible t reliably detect all AI-written text, classifiers like urs can be updated and re-trained based n successful attacks,” OpenAI said. “But it is unclear whether detectin has an advantage in the lng-term.”
63.ChatGPT’s passing the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam is mentined t __________.
A. accunt fr its perating principlesB. illustrate its cmplex structure
C. emphasize its grwing ppularity D. warn against its ptential danger
64.What’s the functin f AI classifier?
A. Deepening the impact f AI writers.
B. Identifying the texts generated by AI.
C. Prmting the use f AI in classrm discussin.
D. Arusing educatrs’ awareness f AI-related technlgy.
65.What can be cncluded frm the evaluatin f AI classifier?
A. It is a wrk-in-prgress. B. It is gd at string factual infrmatin.
C. It can help a jurnalist t edit a text.D. It is a reliable educatinal tl.
66.What des OpenAI think f AI classifier?
A. It will be reliable after cntinuus self-update and retraining.
B. Whether it can help educatrs in the lng-term is ut f questin.
C. Whether it can slve the prblems as intended remains a questin.
D. It will succeed in detecting all human-written texts in the near future.
Sectin C
Directins: Read the fllwing passage. Fill in each blank with a prper sentence given in the bx. Each sentence can be used nly nce. Nte that there are tw mre sentences than yu need.
Deepfake technlgy is nw a threat t everyne
Last Octber, MIT Prf. Sinan Aral warned his Twitter fllwers that he had discvered a vide f himself that he hadn’t recrded supprting an investment fund’s stck-trading algrithm (算法). In reality, it wasn’t Prf. Aral in the vide, but an artificial-intelligence creatin in his likeness, r what is knwn as a highly persuasive “deepfake.”
It is striking that scammers (诈骗犯) targeted Prf. Aral, cnsidering he is a leading expert n the study f misinfrmatin nline. __67__ Thanks t a number f free deepfake apps that are just a click away, anyne can becme a victim f such a scam.
The term deepfake has cme t mean the use f AI t create fake media in which smene appears t be ding r saying what in reality they haven’t dne r said. __68__ But psitive use cases are likely t be vershadwed in cming years by the technlgy’s ptential rle in financial scam, identity theft, etc.
Anther big challenge is that in an nline wrld where peple can uplad cntent f unknwn names, it can be difficult t find the individuals behind deepfakes. __69__
One such slutin is t detect deepfakes thrugh machine-learning methds. While these detectrs can be successful in the shrt term, peple lking t avid such systems will likely just respnd with better technlgy, creating a cntinuing and expensive cat-and-muse game. __70__ While lawmaking eventually may ffer prtectin against deepfakes, I believe the market culd be quicker—prvided we, as cnsumers and citizens, care.

IV. Summary Writing
Directins: Read the fllwing passage. Summarize the main idea and the main pint(s) f the passage in n mre than 60 wrds. Use yur wn wrds as far as pssible.
Why yu’re mre creative in cffee shps
Sme f the mst successful peple in histry have dne their best wrk in cffee shps. Pabl Picass, JK Rwling, Bb Dylan – whether they’re painters, writers r singer-sngwriters, peple acrss natins and centuries have tapped int their creativity wrking away at a table in a café.
There are many ways cffee shps activate ur creativity in a way ffices and hmes dn’t.
Sme f us stick in ur earbuds (耳塞) as sn as we sit dwn t wrk in a public setting. But a 2012 study published in the Jurnal f Cnsumer Research shwed that a lw-t-mderate level f relaxing nise n all sides in a place like a cafeteria can actually increase yur creative utput. The idea is that if yu’re very slightly distracted frm the task at hand by backgrund nise, it enhances yur abstract thinking ability, which can lead t mre creative idea generatin.
Anther study frm 2019 had similar findings, that is, the right amunt f nise benefits ur senses. And audi stimuli in the backgrund als help us imprve decisin making.
There’s als the fact that in a cffee shp, we’re surrunded by peple wh’ve cme t d the same thing as us, which acts as a mtivatr. A 2016 study backed up this idea when researchers asked participants sitting next t each ther in frnt f a cmputer t d a task n the same screen. The study shwed that “simply perfrming a task next t a persn wh makes a lt f effrt in a task will make yu d the same”. One f the biggest things abut cffee shps is the scial-facilitatin effect: yu g there, yu see ther peple wrking and it puts yu in a md where yu just naturally start wrking as well.
第II卷（共40分）
V. Translatin
Directins: Translate the fllwing sentences int English, using the wrds given in the brackets.
72.每逢节假日，很多热门酒店往往一房难求。(It)
73.我们在那场足球赛中的失利是众多因素共同作用的结果。(cntribute)
74.为了避免在检票口排长队，他提早很久到达了机场。(befre)
75.非盈利机构是我们社会的重要组成部分，为有需要的人提供服务，帮助他们重拾生活的信心。(need)
VI. Guided Writing
Directins: Write an English cmpsitin in 120-150 wrds accrding t the instructins given belw in Chinese.
假设你是海平中学高三学生李明，你所在的社区将在暑假开设面向小学生的日间托管服务，现招募社区高中生志愿者，要求每一位志愿者能根据自己的特长开设一门微课程。请写一封应聘信（信中请不要出现真实的个人信息），信的内容须包括：
1) 简单的自我介绍；
2) 你准备开设的微课程的名称和主要内容；
3) 你开设这门微课程的理由。
参 考 答 案
I. Listening Cmprehensin
1-5BCDBB6-10 ADBBD
11-14DDCD15-17BCB18-20ACC
II. Grammar and Vcabulary
21. which22. creating23. have reduced24. n25. that
26. t supprt27. shared28. wh29. either30. allw
31-35CKHGB36-40FJDEI
III. Reading Cmprehensin
41-45BAADD46-50DDDAA51-55BCADD
56-59BDAC60-62DBD63-66DBAC
67-70BADE
IV. Summary Writing
Research shws that a café is a place that will bst creativity. The seemingly distracting backgrund nise, as lng as at a prper vlume, can benefit yur creative thinking and decisin making. Als, thse in the cffee shps wh are wrking hard can push yu t d the same. (49 wrds)
V. Translatin
72. It’s difficult t bk a rm in many ppular htels in hliday seasns.
73. A cmbinatin f factrs cntributes t ur lss in the ftball game.
74. He arrived at the airprt well befre the flight / the plane tk ff (, just) t avid lng queues at the
checking desks.
75. The nn-prfit institutin is an imprtant part f ur sciety, prviding services fr thse in need and (thus)
helping them restre cnfidence in life.
VI. Guided Writing
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听力文字稿
I. Listening Cmprehensin
Sectin A
Directins: In Sectin A, yu will hear ten shrt cnversatins between tw speakers. At the end f each cnversatin, a questin will be asked abut what was said. The cnversatins and the questins will be spken nly nce. After yu hear a cnversatin and the questin abut it, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper, and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
W: Can I help yu, sir? Are yu lking fr a bike?
M: Yes. The weather is warming up. I think I shuld get sme exercise instead f taking a bus all the time.
Q: Where des the cnversatin mst prbably take place?
M: An exhibitin f Picass’s paintings is being held in the Art Gallery. D yu want t g with me?
W: Hw can I miss it? But with the bus drivers n strike and taxis s expensive, we have n chice but t
take the subway. If nly we had a car.
Q: Hw are the speakers mst likely t g t the gallery?
W: I will head hme and celebrate the Spring Festival with my family. And yu?
M: Yu tk the wrds right ut f my muth! That’s my plan, t. Have a safe trip and happy new year!
Q: What will the man d?
M: Prfessr, hw d I make the mst ut f the curse?
W: I suggest fcusing n the types f units that yu are mst interested in. This will help yu develp yur
passin and give yu mre memrable university experience.
Q: Accrding t the prfessr, what shuld the man take int accunt t make the mst ut f the curse?

W: Excuse me, Mr Li. I have smething t discuss with yu.
M: I’m n the way t a meeting, Miss Liu. Wuld yu please cme next Mnday?
Q: What des Mr Li mean?
M: I’ve already wrked fr 12 hurs vertime!
W: Dn’t yu think they shuld get yu an assistant?
Q: What des the wman advise the man t d?
W: My gd friend is actually hsting an internatinal exchange student.
M: I knw. There maybe a little bit f a language barrier, but that’s t be expected.
Q: What des the man think f hsting an internatinal student?
M: I’m s excited! At this time tmrrw mrning, Grandpa will be sitting in the kitchen with us. Are we
picking him up at the statin?
W: N, he likes t be independent.
Q: What d we knw abut Grandpa frm the cnversatin?
W: Yur university is famus fr its medical curse, but why did yu chse t study cmputer science?
M: I wish yu’d asked me this fur years ag, my friend.
Q: What des the man mean?
M: Alright, guys, did yu get that? Thse were the 10 criteria that we all need t fllw.
W: Srry, Peter, that just went ver my head. Culd yu simplify that fr me?
Q: What can we learn frm the cnversatin?
Sectin B
Directins: In Sectin B, yu will hear tw shrt passages and ne lnger cnversatin. After each passage r cnversatin, yu will be asked several questins. The passages and the cnversatin will be read twice, but the questins will be spken nly nce. When yu hear a questin, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper and decide which ne wuld be the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
Questins 11 thrugh 14 are based n the fllwing passage.
Tday we’re ging t lk at tips fr jb interviews in English. First, practice. Yu nly get a few minutes t impress the interviewers, s make sure that yu practice. Ask a friend t play the rle f interviewer. Answer the questins and get sme feedback frm yur friend. Try again until yu are happy with yur respnses. Next, make sure that yu research the cmpany yu are applying t. If yu knw smebdy wh already wrks there, maybe yu can ask them abut wrking fr the cmpany. If yu dn’t knw anyne, yu can d sme nline research t find ut the crprate culture f the cmpany. Als, research the latest develpments in the relevant business area. This srt f infrmatin will really impress the interviewers and als shw yu have initiative. Our next tip is t lk the part. Appearances d matter in the jb interview. It is imprtant that yu lk smart and prfessinal. First appearances are imprtant. Make sure that yu smile and make eye cntact with the interviewers. Dn’t frget t speak clearly and nt t fast. Give yurself time t think abut yur respnses. Lastly, dn’t frget t ask questins, t. This shws yu’re genuinely interested in the psitin and the cmpany. D ask questins abut prfessinal develpment and career prspect, fr example. That’s all. Gd luck with getting that jb.
11. What des the speaker recmmend interviewees t d befre the interview?
12. Accrding t the speaker, what infrmatin shuld an interviewee present t impress the interviewer?
13. What shuld interviewees d t leave a gd impressin n the interviewers?
14. Why is it imprtant fr an interviewee t ask questins in the interview?
Questins 15 thrugh 17 are based n the fllwing passage.
This is Katie frm Creative Travel Guide and tday let’s lk at the typical prices in Australia.
Drm beds in htels can be fund frm as little as 15 Australian dllars while private rms in budget htels cst arund 80 dllars. Mre luxurius htels start at 250. An average meal will cst yu arund 20 Australia dllars while a sit-dwn meal in a restaurant fr tw will cst at least 80. Greyhund ffers bus jurneys arund Australia with passes available frm 30 t 300 Australian dllars.
Australia isn’t an expensive cuntry t visit but there are ways t save sme mney. When yu’re traveling arund the cuntry, try t stick t buses r car shares with friends rather than flying frm ne destinatin t anther. If yu’re shrt n time and yu have t fly, stick t budget airlines like Tiger Airways, Jetstar and Sct. Eating ut in Australia can be a big expense fr many. Mst htels will have a kitchen available fr yu t use. S yu can try t ck yur wn meals. Drinking can be expensive in Australia t. S take advantage f the varius happy hurs n ffer as well as the bars in htels.
Hpe yu have an amazing time traveling the cuntry and stay creative.
15. In Australia, hw much des a sit-dwn meal in a restaurant fr tw cst at least?
16. What des the speaker advise yu t d if yu are ging t travel arund Australia in a limited perid f
time?
17. Accrding t the speaker, which f the fllwing can help t cut yur budget n eating?
Questins 18 thrugh 20 are based n the fllwing cnversatin.
W: Mr. Smith, it’s a pleasure meeting yu!
M: Nice t meet yu, t. What can I d fr yu?
W: Well, I’m here t shw yu what ur firm can d fr yu. Astr Cnsultants has branches in ver fifty
cuntries, ffering different business services. We’re a glbal cmpany with 75 years f histry. And ur
clients include sme f the wrld’s largest cmpanies.
M: Thank yu, Mrs. Hustn. I knw Astr Cnsultants is a famus cmpany. But yu said yu wuld shw
me what yu culd d fr me. Well, what exactly can yur firm d fr my cmpany?
W: We advise businesses n all matters, frm market analysis t legal issues. Anything a business like yurs
culd meet. Our firm ffers expert advice. Culd l ask yu, Mr. Smith, t tell me a little abut yur
cmpany and the challenges yu face? That way, I culd better respnd as t hw we can help yu.
M: OK, sure. This is a family business started by my grandfather in 1950. We emply just ver 100 peple. We
manufacture and exprt stne fr buildings and ther cnstructins. Our clients usually want a special
kind f stne cut in a special design. And that’s what we d in ur factry. Our main challenge is that ur
natinal mney is rising, which means ur Indian clients have t pay far mre mney than befre t get
the stnes, s we’re lsing cmpetitive advantages t stne prduces in India.
W: I see. That’s very interesting. I will suggest that yu let us first cnduct a financial analysis f yur
cmpany, tgether with the analysis f yur cmpetitrs in India. That way, we culd ffer the best advice n different ways frward fr yu.
18. What d we knw abut Astr Cnsultants?
19. What is the main prblem with Mr Smith’s cmpany?
20. What des Mrs. Hustn suggest ding t help Mr Smith’s cmpany?
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The technlgy isn’t always misused.
It als suggests that deepfake technlgy is nw at a turning pint.
The technlgy is mving s fast that lawmakers will likely always fall behind.
That is why I believe we are ging t have t rely n technlgy t prtect us frm a prblem it helped create.
A better apprach with a lnger time hrizn is media prvenance systems t cnfirm the rigins f images and vides.
T be effective in practice, such systems wuld have t be widely adpted by all cntent creatrs, which will take time.