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Passage1
Areporthaswarnedofa“destructive”declineinfreshwaterfish,withnearlyathirdthreatenedbyextinction.Conservationgroupssaid80specieswereknowntohavegoneextinct,16inthelastyearalone.
Thereportsaidpopulationsofmigratoryfishhavefallenbythree-quartersinthelast50years.Overthesametimeperiod,populationsoflargerspecies,knownas“megafish”,havecrashedby94%,InUKwaters,thesturgeonandtheburbothavedisappeared,salmonaredisappearingandtheEuropeaneelremainsextremelyendangered.
AccordingtotheWWF,muchofthedeclineisdrivenbythepoorstateofrivers,mostlyasaresultofpollution.Besides,damsandwastewaterarealsothefactors.Ithascalledonthegovernmenttorestorefreshwaterhabitatstogoodhealththroughpropercarryingoutofexistinglaws,strengtheningprotectionsintheEnvironmentBillandchampioningastrongsetofglobaltargetsfortherecoveryofnature.
DaveTickner,fromWWE,saidfreshwaterhabitatsaresomeofthemostfulloflifeonearth,butasthisreportshowstheyarein“destructive”declinearoundtheworld.“Ifwearetotakethisgovernment'
senvironmentalpromisesseriously,itmustgetitsacttogether,cleanupourriversandrestoreourfreshwaterhabitatstogoodhealth,”saidtheorganization'
schiefadviseronfreshwater.
CarmenRevengaofTheNatureConservancysaidfreshwaterfishareadiverseanduniquegroupofspeciesthatarenotonlyimportantforthehealthyfunctioningofourrivers,lakesandwetlands,butmillionsofpeople,particularlythepoor,alsodependonthemfortheirfoodandincome.
“It'
snowmoreurgentthaneverthatwefindthecollectivepoliticalwillandeffectivecooperationwithprivateindustries,governments,NGOs(Non-GovernmentalOrganizations)andcommunities,tocarryoutnature-basedsolutionsthatprotectfreshwaterspecies,whilealsoensuringhumanneedsaremet,”shesaid.
1.Howisthesecondparagraphdeveloped?
A.Byexamples.B.Byargument.C.Byexplanations.D.Bycauseandeffect.
2.Whatisthemainreasonforfreshwaterfish'
sdecline?
A.Overfishing.B.Riverpollution.C.Globalwarming.D.Naturaldisasters.
3.WhatisParagraph5mainlyabout?
A.Thefeaturesoffreshwaterfish.B.Thesignificanceoffreshwaterfish.
C.Thesituationoffreshwaterhabitats.D.Thefunctionsofconservationgroups.
4.WhatisCarmenRevenga'
sattitudetowardsfreshwaterfish'
sstate?
A.Indifferent.B.Ambiguous.C.Optimistic.D.Concerned.
Passage2
Theconductoronthepodium(指挥台)hasnobaton(指挥棒),notailcoatandnomusicalscore,butAndroidAlter3iskickingupastormasitguidesasymphonyorchestra'
splayersthroughtheirpaces.
Therobothasahumanoidface,handsandlowerarms,whichgesturewithwhatcouldpassforpassionasitbouncesupanddownandrotatesduringtheliveperformanceofKeiichiroShibuya'
soperaScaryBeautyintheEmirateofSharjah.
VideofromtherecentperformanceintheEmirateofSharjahshowedthemachineturningtofaceorchestramembersandwavingitsarms.Alter3evensangattimes.
Shibuyasaidtheinvolvementofrobotsintheeverydaylivesofhumansiscontinuallyincreasing.But,hesaidhethinkspeoplewillneedtodecideinthefuturehowartificialintelligencecanbestimprovethehumanexperience.
Shibuyaaddedthathebelieveshumansandrobotscanlearntoworktogethertocreatebeautifulart."
Thisworkisametaphorofthatrelationsbetweenhumansandtechnology,"
hesaid.Shibuyanotedthatsometimesthemusic-leadingrobotcan"
getcrazy"
makingitdifficultforthemusicianstokeepup.Butothertimes,thehumansandmachinescooperateverywell.
ShibuyasaidtherobotsandAIthatexisttodayare"
farfromcomplete"
.Heisinterestedinstudyinghowsuchincompletetechnologycanbecombinedwithart.
"
Ithinkthisisaveryexcitingidea…Wecametoseewhatitlookslikeandhowmuchispossible,"
saidAnnaKovacevic.Anotheraudiencemember,whogavehisnameonlyasBillum,saidaftertheshow,"
Youknow,ahumanconductorissomuchbetter."
AlthoughhesaidheisinterestedinAIandlooksforwardtobigdevelopments,heconcludedontheproject:
"
Thehumantouchislost."
5.WhatdoesShibuyathinkofAlter3?
A.Itisnotperfectatpresent.B.Itteamsupwithhumanswell.
C.Itoftenmakeshumanscrazy.D.Itisbetterthanhumanconductors.
6.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.Theperformancedrewmixedreactions.
B.Billumtooknointerestintheperformance.
C.Theaudiencewerefascinatedbytheperformance.
D.TheaudiencethoughtAlter3wouldhaveabrightfuture.
7.Whatistheauthor'
sattitudetowardsthecombinationofrobotsandart?
A.PositiveB.Negative.C.Objective.D.Critical.
8.Whatcan