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第一节（共15小题；

每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文：

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，将正确的选项涂在答题卡上。

A

Ifyourlifewereabookandyouweretheauthor,howwouldyouwantyourstorytogo?

That’sthequestionthatchangedmylifeforever.

Attheageof19,Ibecameamassagetherapist（治疗师）.Forthefirsttimeinmylife,Ifeltfree,independentandcompletelyincontrolofmylife.Thatis,untilmylifetookadetour.Iwasdiagnosedwithbacterialmeningitis.Overthecourseoftwomonths,Ilostmyspleen（脾）,mykidneys,and

bothofmylegsbelowtheknees.

Oneday,Iwenthome.Icrawledintobedandthisiswhatmylifelookedlikeforthenextfewmonths:

mepassedout,escapingfromreality,withmylegsrestingbymyside.Iwascompletelyphysicallyandemotionallybroken.ButIknewthatinordertomoveforward,IhadtoletgooftheoldAmyandlearntoembracethenewAmy.AndthatiswhenIbegantorealizethatIdidn’thavetobesmallanymore.IcouldbeastallasIwantedorasshortasIwanteddependingonwhomIwasdating.AndifIsnowboardagain,myfeetaren’tgoingtogetcold.Andthebestofall,Ithought,Icanmakemyfeetthesizeofalltheshoesthatareonthesalesshelf.AndIdid!

Istartedsnowboarding.ThenIwentbacktowork.AndthenIco-foundedanon-profitorganizationforphysicaldisabilitiessothattheycouldgetinvolvedinactionsports.AndjustthispastFebruary,IwontwoWorldCupgoldmedals,makingmethehighest-rankedadaptivefemalesnowboarderintheworld.

Elevenyearsago,whenIlostmylegs,Ihadnoideawhattoexpect.Butifyouaskmetoday,ifIwouldeverwanttochangemysituation,Iwouldhavetosayno,becausemylegshaven’tdisabledme.They’veforcedmetorelyonmyimaginationandtobelieveinpossibilities,andthat’swhyIbelievethatourimaginationscanbeusedastoolsforbreakingthroughborders,beca

useinourminds,wecandoanythingandwecanbeanything.It’sbeliefinthosedreamsandfacingourfearsdirectlythatallowustoliveourlivesbeyondourlimits.

1.WhatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?

A.TheauthornolongerwantedtomakefriendswithAmy.

B.Theauthorrealizedshehadtolearntoacceptanew“herself”gladly.

C.Theauthorwantedanewfriendinhernewlifeeagerly.

D.TheauthorfelthardtochoosebetweentheoldAmyandthenewAmy.

2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Theauthordidn’tlikeherjobasamassagetherapist.

B.Theauthorisstillverysensitivetoherdisabilities.

C.Theauthorhaslearnttoseeherdisabilitiesasblessings.

D.Theauthorhopestoreturntoheroldlife.

3.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveywithherspeech?

A.Romanisnotbuiltinoneday.

B.Failureisthemotherofsuccess

C.Imaginationismoreimportantthanknowledge.

D.Itisnotwhathappenstoyoubuthowyourespondthatcounts.

4.Thetoneofthepassageisbestdescribedas_______________.

A.proudbutstubbornB.interestingbutregretful

C.optimisticandinspiringD.pessimisticanddoubtful

B

Overthepastfiveyearsresearchersinartificialintelligencehavebecometherockstarsofthetechnologyworld.AbranchofAIknownasdeeplearning,whichusesneural（神经的）networkstoscanthroughlargevolumesofdatalookingforpatterns,hasprovensousefulthatskilledprofessionalscanearnhighsix-figuresalariestobuildsoftwareforAmazon,Apple,FacebookandGoogle.

ThestandardrouteintothesejobshasbeenaPhDincomputersciencefromoneofAmerica’stopuniversities.Earningonetakesyearsandrequiresapersonalitysuitedtoacademia,whichisrareamongmorenormalfolk.

Thatischanging.

Lastmonthfast.ai,anon-profiteducationorganizationbasedinSanFrancisco,kickedoffthethirdyearofitscourseindeeplearning.Sinceitsfoundationithasattractedmorethan100,000studentsaroundtheglobefromIndiatoNigeria.Thecourseandotherslikeit,comewithasimpleidea:

thereisnoneedtospendyearsobtainingaPhDinordertopractisedeeplearning.Creatingsoftwarethatlearnscanbetaughtasacraft,notasahighintellectualpursuittobeundertakenonlyinanivorytower.Fast.ai’scoursecanbecompletedinjustsevenweeks.

TomakeitaccessibletoanyonewhowantstolearnhowtobuildAIsoftwareistheaimofJeremyHoward,whofoundedfast.aiwithRachelThomas,amathematician.Hesaysschoolmathematicsissufficient.“No.Greek.Letters,”Mr.Howardsaysslowlyandclearly,hittingthetablewithhisfistforthepunctuationmarks.

SomeexpertsworrythatthiswillserveonlytocreateafloodofunreliableAIsystemswhichwillbeuselessatbestanddangerousatworst.IntheearliestdaysoftheInternet,onlyaselectedfewnerds,namelycomputerholicswithspecificskills,couldbuildapplications.Notmanypeopleusedthem.ThentheinventionoftheWorldWideWebledtoanexplosionofwebpages,bothgoodandbad.ButitwasonlybyopeninguptoallthattheInternetgavebirthtoonlineshopping,instantglobalcommunicationsandsearch.IfMr.Howardandothershavetheirway,makingthedevelopmentofAIsoftwareeasierwillbringaboutanewcropoffr

uitofadifferent 

kind.

5.Whatcanwelearnaboutdeeplearning?

A.Itreplacesartificialintelligence.B.Itattractsrockstarstopractice.

C.Itscanspatternsforlargecompanies.D.Ithelpstechnicianstocreatesoftware.

6.Fast.aiisanorganizationthat__________________.

A.ensuresonetoobtainaPhDB.teachescraftinivorytower

C.offersacourseindeeplearningD.requiresweekstoapply

7.Theunderlinedwords“No.Greek.Letters”inParagraph5meansdoingfast.aicourseis_______.

A.easyB.difficultC.interestingD.boring

8.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat_______.

A.itisqui

tereliableforanyonetograspartificialintelligence

B.theInternethasbroughtforthafloodofuselessAIsystems

C.openinguptoallleadstoinstantglobalsearchandonlineshopping

D.simplifyingsoftwaredevelopmentmayresultinunexpectedoutcomes

C

Whilesmallmaybebeautiful,tallisjustplainuncomfortableitseems,particularlywhenitcomestostayinginhotelsandeatinginrestaurants.

TheTallPersonsClubGreatBritain（TPCGB）,whichwasformedsixmonthsagotocampaignforthen

eedsofthetall,hasturneditsattentiontohotelsandrestaurantsbeds

thataretoosmall,showerheadsthataretoolow,andrestauranttableswithhardlyanyleg-roomallmakelifedifficultforthoseofaboveaverageheight,itsays.

Butitisnotjusttheextra-tallwhoseneedsarenotbeingmet.Theaverageheightofthepopulationhasbeenincreasingyetthestandardsizeofbeds,doorways,andchairshasremainedunchanged.

“Thebeddingindustrysaysabedshouldbesixincheslargerthanthepersonusingit,soevenaking-sizebedat

6′6″（6feetand6inches）isfallingshortfor25%ofmen,whilethestandard6′3″bedcatersfor（满足要求）lessthanhalfofthemalepopulation.”saidTPCGBpresidentPhilHeinricy,“Seven-footbedswouldworkfine.”

Similarly,restauranttablescancausenoendofproblems.Smalltables,whichmeanthelong-leggedhavetositafootorsoawayfromthem,areenoughtomaketallcustomersgoelsewhere.

Somehavealreadytakennote,however.AtQueensMoatHouses′CaledomanHotelinEdinburgh,6′6″bedsarenowputinasstandardafterrequestsforlongerbedsfromtallervisitors,particularlyAmericans.

9.WhatisthepurposeoftheTPCGBcampaign?

A.Todrawpublicattentiontotheneedsofthetall.

B.Torebuildhotelsandrestaurants.

C.Toprovidebetterservices.

D.Toattractmorepeopletobecomeitsmembers.

10.WhichofthefollowingmightbeabedofproperlengthaccordingtoPhilHeinricy?

A.7′2″.B.6′3″C.6′6″D.7′

11.Whatmayhappentorestaurantswithsmalltables?

A.Theyhavetofindeasychairstomatchthetables.

B.Theymaystartbusinesseselsewhere.

C.Theymaylosesomecustomers.

D.Theyhavetoprovideenoughspaceforthelong-legged.

12.WhatchangehasalreadybeenmadeinahotelinEdinburgh?

A.Tallpeoplepaymoreforlargerbeds.

B.Guestroomsarestandardized.

C.SpecialroomsarekeptforAmericans.

D.6′6″bedshavetakentheplaceof6′3″beds.

D

OncewhenIwasfacingadecisionthatinvolvedhighrisk,Iwenttoafriend.Helookedatmeforamoment,andthenwroteasentencecontainingthebestadviceI’veeverhad:

Beboldandbrave—andmighty（强大的）forceswillcometoyouraid.

ThosewordsmademeseeclearlythatwhenIhadfallenshortinthepast,itwasseldombecauseIhadtriedandfailed.ItwasusuallybecauseIhadletfearoffailurestopmefromtryingatall.Ontheotherhand,wheneverIhadplungedintodeepwater,forcedbycourageorcircumstance,IhadalwaysbeenabletoswimuntilIgotmyfeetonthegroundagain.

Boldnessmeansadecisiontobiteoffmorethanyoucaneat.Andthereisnothingmysteriousaboutthemightyforces.Theyarepotentialpowerswepossess:

energy,skill,soundjudgment,creativeideas—evenphysicalstrengthgreaterthanmostofusrealize.

Admittedly,thosemightyforcesarespiritualones.Buttheyaremoreimportantthanphysicalones.Acollegeclassmateofmine,Tim,wasanexcellentfootballplayer,eventhoughheweighedmuchlessthantheaverageplayer.“InonegameIsuddenlyfoundmyselfconfrontingahugeplayer,whohadnothingbutmebetweenhimandourgoalline,”saidTim.“IwassofrightenedthatIclosedmyeyesanddesperatelythrewmyselfat