广西梧州柳州届高三英语毕业班摸底调研考试Word文档格式.docx

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PublicOpening:

Saturday,February4,10am-5pm

Startajourneythroughwatershedstoseehoweveryone’sactionsaffectthehealthofourocean.Enjoyinteractingwith3Dwatershedmodels,pilotingafull-sizesubmersiblefrommountainstreamtoocean,guidingwatersafelythroughahazardousmaze,divertingpollutantsastheytravelthroughstorm-waterdrains,playingwithearlyeducationexhibitsinsideaclubhouse,andmanymoreengaginginteractiveexhibits.

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PlantandAnimalDouble-Takes

Saturday,January21,2pm

Haveyoueverlookedatalivingthingandwondered,Isthataplantorananimal?

JoinSciencentereducatorsJulieYurekandSarahCoxtolookintospeciesthatmakeyoutakeasecondlook.Explorethesurprisingdifferencesbetweentheseplantsandanimals.

SolarPowerGoesNano

Saturday,February11,2pm

Didyouknowscientistsareusingnanotechnologytostoresolarenergy?

Learnaboutsolarpowerandtheemerginguseofhydrogenfuelcells.JustinSambur,NSFPostdoctoralResearchAssociateatCornell’sDepartmentofChemistryandChemicalBiology,willdemonstrateamodelracecarthatusesahydrogenfuelcellkitpoweredbysolarenergy.

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Presentation:

AnimalAdaptationsforWinter

Wednesday,February22,1pm

Haveyoueverwonderedhowanimalssurviveinwinter?

JoinEmmaBrofskyofCornell’sNaturalistOutreachProgramtoexploreanimaladaptationsforwinterandlearnhowbiologyhelpsanimalscopewithcoldweather,foodshortages,andlimitedhabitats.Touchanimalpeltsanddoahandsonactivityonanimalinsulation.

21.WhatdoesOceanBoundfocuson?

A.Howpeoplepollutetheocean

B.Howharmfulamazeissometimes

C.Howmanypollutantstheoceanhas

D.Howwaterflowsfrommountainstooceans

22.Whencanyoulearnaboutoceanspecies?

A.Friday,February3,6-8pmB.Saturday,January21,2pm

C.Saturday,February11,2pmD.Wednesday,February22,1pm

23.Whowillintroducetheabilityofanimals’survival?

A.JulieYurekB.SarahCoxC.JustinSamburD.EmmaBrofsky

B

Everyonesmilesinthesamelanguage.Butnoteveryonesmilesinthesamemedium,andthatmightbehurtingus.

That’saccordingtoanewstudyfromresearchesattheUniversityofHaifaandBen-GurionUniversity,bothinIsrael,andtheUniversityofAmsterdamintheNetherlands.Inadvertentlytimedtotherecentreleaseof“TheEmojiMovie,”scientistsdecidedtostudywhetherusingsmileemojisintextmessagesbetweenworkcolleaguescausedthesamewarmfeelingsasaface-to-faceinteractionthatincludesasmile.

Theresults?

Forthefirsttime,sciencewasabletoconfirmthatasmileemojidoesnotconjurethosesamefeelings.Quitetheopposite,inface:

usingasmileemojiinconversationactuallydecreasesperceptionofthecolleague’scompetenceandinsertsalevelofdistanceintotherelationship.

It’saphenomenonstudyleaderArikCheshindubbed“virtualfirst-impressionmanagement.”Heandhiscolleagues,includingco-leaderEllaGlikson,conductedseveralexperimentsanalyzingthereactionstotextmessagesthatincludedsmileemojisversusmessagesthatdon’t.Theyalsomeasuredthesesameinteractionsinsocialsettingsandfoundthattheemojisactuallyimprovedperception.

“Ibelievethereisagreatergapinwhatthesenderishopingtoconveyandwhatthereceiverinterprets,”Cheshin,aprofessor,said,“Thisintention-interpretationgapcanbedamaging.”

Inaddition,Cheshinandcolleaguesfoundthattheeffectsofsmileyuseonsocialperceptionsoccurregardlessoftheexpresser’sperceivedgender.

Sowhat’sthetakeawayhere“Idon’tthinkthatemoticonsandemojisreplaceactualemotion.”Cheshintoldus.“Theyarejustdifferent.Theemotionsarethereandwillalwaysbewhentherearehumansinvolved.”

Beforepickinganemojithatfitsyourmoodatthemoment,it’sbettertojustusewordsatleastwhenyou’reatwork.Or,betteryet,justshowupandtalkface-to-face.Youknow,likethegoodolddays.

24.WhatisfoundinthestudybyArik?

A.Workcolleaguesusesmileemojismore

B.Asmileemojileadstowarmfeelings

C.Smileemojiskeepcolleaguesatadistance

D.Smileyuseworksbetterthanface-to-faceinteraction

25.AccordingtoCheshin,theemojissendersmaynotknow.

A.howmuchvirtualimpressionitleavesB.howitchangessocialsettings

C.howithasimprovedperceptionD.howthereceiverwillunderstandit

26.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsemojisatwork?

A.CautiousB.PositiveC.DisapprovingD.Indifferent

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Wordsmeanmuchmorethanyoursmileemojis

B.Yoursmileemojiswon’treplaceyouractualsmile

C.Smilingisauniversallanguageinanycommunication

D.Misunderstandingmayarisefromsmileemojis

C

ReynaGordonwasanaspiringoperasingerfreshoutofcollegewhenshebeganconsideringthequestionsthatwouldeventuallydefinehercareer.

“ImovedtoItalywhenIfinishedmybachelorofmusic,andIstartedtotakemorelinguisticclassesandtothinkaboutlanguageinthebrain,andmusicinthebrain,”shesays.“Whatwashappeninginourbrainswhenwewerelisteningtomusic,whenweweresinging?

WhatwashappeninginmybrainwhenIwassinging?

”

Today,Gordonstudieshowrhythmandmusictrainingmighthelpchildrenwithatypicallanguagedevelopment.

“Onethingthatrhythmandgrammarhaveincommonisthattheybothunfoldovertime,andourbrainsformexpectanciesaboutwhat’scomingupbasedonwhatwejustheard,”saysGordon.

Considerthefollowingsentence:

Theboyreadthebookthathismothergavetohim.“Whenwehear‘Theboyread,’thenwe’reexpectinganobjectafterthat,”Gordonsays.“Thenwhenwehear’Theboyreadthebook?

thatwe’reexpectinganadditionalclause-somethingelseaboutthebook.’”

Byage5,Gordonsayschildrentypicallyunderstandandusecomplexsentences.Butstudieshaveshownthatabout7percentofchildrenhavewhat’sknownasdevelopmentallanguagedisorder,whichpreventstheirlanguageskillseventhoughtheyhaveIQsinthenormalrangeanddon’thaveautismorhearingimpairment.Gordonsays.“Soexpressingcomplexideas,especiallyastheystarttogothroughschool,isdifficult.”

GordonstudieschildrenwithandwithoutlanguageimpairmentinatrainingprogramcalledMILEStone,whichinvolvesweeklySuzukiviolinlessonsandaweeklymovementclass.

“Theremaybesomethingthatmusictrainingcandotohelpboostthings.Maybewe’reabletoboosttheirauditoryprocessingskillsinthebrain,orsomethingabouttheirrhythmsensitivityintheireverydaylisteningtolanguage,”Gordonsays.“Wedon’tknowyet,soweactuallyhaveawholeseriesofquestionstolookat.”

28.WhatdidthequestionsthatReynaconsideredreflect?

A.Hertroubleasanoperasinger

B.Herinterestinmusicclasses

C.Herpuzzlementattheroleofbrain

D.Hercuriosityaboutlanguageandmusic

29.HowdoesGordonfindchildrenwithgoodrhythmskills?

A.Theyhaveagoodgraspofgrammar

B.Theyareeasytohavegoodexpectations

C.Theyexpecttheirbraintoformgoodexpectations

D.Theytendtoreadbooksongrammar

30.Whatdochildrenwithdevelopmentallanguagedisorderhave?

A.PoorIQattheiryoungages

B.Difficultyexpressingcomplexideas

C.Aserioushearingimpairment

D.Clearautisticbehaviorsinlife

31.HowwastheroleofMILEStoneaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.PracticalB.DoubtfulC.DecisiveD.Unclear

D

Machinesmightonedayreplacehumanlaborersinanumberofprofessions,butsurelytheywon’teverreplacehumanartists.Right?

Thinkagain.Notevenourartistswillbesafefromtheinevitablemachinetakeover,ifanewdevelopmentinartificialintelligencebyateamofresearchersfromRutgersUniversityandFacebook'

sA.I.laboffersaclueofwhat'

stocome.TheyhavedesignedanA.I.capableofnotonlyproducingart,butactuallyinventingwholenewaestheticstylessimilartomovementslikeimpressionismorabstractexpressionism,reports.Theidea,accordingtoresearcherMarianMazzone,wastomakeartthatis"

novel,butnottoonovel."

Themodelusedinthisprojectinvolvedageneratornetwork,whichproducestheimages,andadiscriminatornetwork,which"

judges"

whetherit'

sart.Oncethegeneratorlearnshowtoproduceworkthatthedistributorrecognizesasart,it'

sgivenanadditionaldirective:

toproduceartthatdoesn'

tmatchanyknownaestheticstyles.

"

Youwanttohavesomethingreallycreativeandstriking-butatthesametimenotgotoofarandmakesomethingthatisn'

taesthetically（美学地）pleasing,"

explainedAhmedElgammal.

Theartthatwasgeneratedbythesystemwasthenpresentedtohumanjudgesalongsidehuman-producedartwithoutshowingwhichwaswhich.Totheresearchers'

surprise,themachine-madeartscoredslightlyhigheroverallthanthehuman-producedart.

Ofcourse,machinescan'

tyetreplacethemeaningthat'

sinfusedinworksbyhumanartists,butthisprojectshowsthatartistskillsetscertainlyseemduplicatablebymachines.

Whatwillittakeformachinestoproducecontentthat'

sinfusedwithmeaning?

ThatmightbethelastA.I.frontier.Humanartistscanatleasthangtheirhatsinthatfield...fornow.

Imaginehavingpeopleoverforadinnerpartyandtheyask,‘Whoisthatby?

’Andyousay,‘Well,it'

samachineactually’.Thatwouldbeaninterestingconversationstarter,"

saidKevinWalker.

32.Whatisimpliedinthefirstparagraph?

A.A