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EdinburghFestivalFringe
TheEdinburghFestivalFringeisthelargestartsfestivalintheworld.Lastyear,thefestivallasted25days,including55,000performancesof3,548showsin317places.Thefestivalstartedin1947.Anyonecanjoininwiththeperformanceoftheirchoice.
WildernessFestival
WildernessFestivaltakesplaceinoneoftheoldestwoodsinEngland.Takingplaceoverfourdaysinnature,peoplewillexperiencemusic,comedy,theatre,anddancefromSadler'
sWells.Allthecampsitesaremade-to-orderfordifferentneeds,includingfamilycamping.
NottingHillCarnival
NottingHillCarnivaltakesplaceonthestreetsofNottingHillinLondon,EnglandineachAugustlastingthreedays.Attractingaroundonemillionpeopleeachyear,it'
soneofthebiggeststreetfestivalsintheworld.Happeningsince1966,NottingHillCarnivalisanessentialculturalexperienceinLondon.
LaTomatina
Eachyear,theValenciantownofBunolgetschangedintoaredmessaslocalsandtouriststaketothestreetsandthrowtomatoesateachother,creatingthebiggestfoodfightintheworld,allforfun.Thistomatofestivalhasbeenhappeningsince1945andisheldonthelastWednesdayofAugusteachyear.
1.Whichfestivallaststhelongest?
A.WildernessFestival.B.EdinburghFestivalFringe.
C.NottingHillCarnival.D.LaTomatina.
2.What'
sspecialabouttheWildernessFestival?
A.Thecampsitesarespeciallyoffered.B.Peoplecandancewithfamousstars.
C.Peoplewillexperiencewildernessadventure.D.Itisthebiggeststreetfestivalintheworld.
3.WhatcanpeopledoduringtheLaTomatina?
A.Getdressedinred.B.Experienceclassicmusic.
C.Eatasmanytomatoesaspossible.D.Throwtomatoesateachotherforfun.
B
Oneday,LisaHolmantoldherfamilyshewouldbeoutthatnightvisitingherfriend,onlyabouthalfanhourdrivefromherhouse.Soitwasnotalarmingasthenightgrewonandshedidnotarrivehome.As11pmpassed,herfamilybegantoworry.Theycalledherbutdidnotgetanyanswer.TheythenreachedouttoLisa'
sfriend,whosaidLisahadlefttodrivehomeat9thatnight.
Thefamilythoughtaboutcallingthepolicethateveningbutthepolicetypicallydon'
tdefineapersonmissingunlessthereisnocontactfor24hours.ThenextmorningtherewasstillnosignofLisa.Allthefamilycoulddowassithomeandwait.Lisa'
ssondecidedtodrivealongLisa'
srouteandcarefullylookforher.HefoundLisa'
scarhadcrashedintoatree.What'
sworse,therewasnosignofLisaatall.
Thefamilycalledthepolice.Thepolicebegantheirsearch.Butduetotheheavyrainthesearchteamwascalledback.Thefamilywasverydisappointedbutstillhopefulandcontinuedthesearch.700feetfromLisa'
scar,theyfinallyfoundLisaunderarock.
Afterafewdaysinhospital,Lisarecovered.Sheexplainedthatshepassedoutafterhercarslidofftheroadintherain.Aftershecametoherself,Lisamanagedtoclimboutofthecar.Whilewalkingtofindhelp,Lisawasexhaustedandunabletofigureoutthedirection.Soshecouldn'
twalkonandclimbedunderarockasitstartedrainingagain.Scaredasshewas,sheturnedtoherfaithinhopesoflivingtoseehersonagain.
4.WhenshouldLisaarrivehomeaftervisitingherfriend?
A.About9pm.B.About9:
30pm.C.About11pm.D.Thenextmorning.
5.Whydidthefamilygiveupcallingthepolicethatnight?
A.Thepoliceusuallyrefusedtocomeatnight.
B.Theheavyrainhadblockedalltheroadsup.
C.Theythought.Lisawouldcomebackherself.
D.TheyhadbeenoutoftouchwithLisaforlessthanaday.
6.WhofoundLisaundertherock?
A.Lisa'
sfamily.B.Ahikingteampassingby.
C.Thepolicesearchteam.D.Thefriendshehadvisited
7.WhywasLisaunabletogohomebyherself?
A.Shewascaughtbyheavyrain.B.Herlegswerebadlyinjured.
C.Shewaslockedinhercar.D.Shewaslost.
C
AnewappusesArtificialIntelligence(AI)totellyouwhatyourpetisthinking.It'
scalledHappyPetsanditanalysesananimal'
sfacialfeatures.tellsyouwhatbreed(血统)itisandindicateswhichofthefivemostcommonanimalemotions-happy,angry,neutral,sadandscared.
TheHappyPetsappusesAI,ormachinelearning.It'
satechnologythat'
susedforvisioninroboticsandself-drivingcarsanditworksbytakinginimagesandassigningimportancetothem.OnecommonuseforAlisinfacialrecognitiontechnology.Manyofuscanunlockourmobilephoneswithanimageofourfaceandit'
sanimportantpartofsecurityprocessesin,forinstance,airports.
Butthisisthefirsttimethiskindoftechnologyhasbeenusedforanimals.Itthenhadtolearntorecognisefacialfeatures.Thisissophisticatedbecausephotoscanbetakeninsomanydifferentways:
fromtheside,above,below,inbrightlight.Anddifferentanimalscanhavesuchdifferentfacialfeatures.Thinkabouthowdifferentthenosesofabordercollie(边境牧羊犬)andabulldogare,forinstance.OncetheAlbehindHappyPetshadlearnedallthis,itthenhadtobeabletodetectemotionsbasedonspecificfacialfeaturesthatareassociatedwitheachemotion,whichithaslearntfromthousandsofexamples.Forinstance,ifadogtightensitseyesandmouthwhilechangingthepositionofitscarsinaparticularway,it'
sasignofbeingscared.
InanonlinearticleforMelbourneUniversity'
sPursuit,theresearcherswritethey'
rehappywithhowtheappperforms.Theresearcherswouldlovefeedbackabouthowtheycoulddeveloptheappfurther.
8.WhichofthefollowingmaygobeyondHappyPets'
function?
A.Learningthekindsofpets.B.Teachingpets'
facialrecognition.
C.Showingpets'
mainfeelings.D.Analyzingthepets'
facialfeatures.
9.Whatisthefacialrecognitiontechnologycommonlyusedasnow?
A.Therobots'
eyes.B.Thevisionofselfdriving.
C.Asecuritysystem.D.Amachinelearningsystem.
10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"
sophisticated"
inparagraph3mean?
A.Typical.B.Complex.C.Scientific.D.Traditional.
11.WhydoesHappyPetshavetolearntorecognizefaces?
A.Becausefacescanshowanimals'
feelings.
B.Becauseitwantstohaveemotionsofhumans.
C.Becauseitislearningtousefacialexpressions.
D.Becausethetypesofanimalsarebasedonthelooks.
D
Theword"
orange"
describesbothacolorandafruit.Whichonecamefirstmightbesurprising."
Orange"
whenusedasthenameofthefruitcamebefore"
asawordtodescribecolor.Whiletheshadeitselfexistedbeforethefruit,therewasnotanameintheEnglishlanguageforthecolor.BeforetheintroductionofthefruittoEnglish-speakingcountries,thecolorwasusuallydescribedasashadeofredoryellow.
Intheearly16thcentury,PortuguesetradersbroughtorangesfromIndiatoEurope.TheEuropeanshadnotseenthebrightcoloredfruitbeforeanddidn'
thaveanameforit.Thefruitswerenamed"
narancia"
byItaliansand"
narange"
bytheFrenchandweresometimesreferredtoas"
goldenapples"
byEnglishspeakers.
"
wasfirstusedinaphrasetodescribeshadesofcolors,includinginathird-cen-turyGreektexttranslatedintoEnglish,in1576.ItdescribesAlexandertheGreat'
sservantsasdressedin"
orangecolourvelvet(天鹅绒)"
.In1578,aLatin-Americandictionarydefined"
melites"
as"
apreciousstoneoforangecolor"
.Whileorangerepresentsthecoloroftheobjects,itneededtheword"
color"
tofollowitinorderforthemeaningtobeclear.Inthemid-1590s,Shakespearedescribedabeardas"
orangetawny"
oneofthefirstinstancesof"
withouttheword"
aspartoftheexpression.Tawnyisabrowncoloroftenusedonitsown.Orangewasnotyetacolor,justashadeofbrown.
In1616,inanaccountdescribingvarietiesoftulips(郁金香)thatcanbegrown,orangewasusedasastand-alonecolor.WhenIsaacNewtonperformedhisexperimentsonthecolorspectrum(色谱),helisteditasoneofthesevenbasiccolors.Afteralmosthalfacentury,orangewasrecognizedasacoloronitsown.
12.Whichistherighttimeorderoftheappearanceof"
?
A.Asafruit→asacolor→theshadeitself.
B.Theshadeitself→asacolor→asafruit.
C.Asacolor→theshadeitself→wasafruit.
D.Theshadeitself→asafruit→wasacolor.
13.WhatwereorangescalledbytheBritishintheearly1500s?
A.Melites.B.Narange.C.Goldenapples.D.Narancia.
14.Whichofthefollowingwouldbetherightusageof"
inthe16thcentury?
A.Myballisamelite.B.Theballisorangecolour.
C.Theorangeballisbeautiful.D.Ihaveanorangeball.
15.Whatisthebesttileforthetext?
A.HowtoplantorangesB.Thespreadoforanges
C.OrangeusedasacolorD.Shakespeareandoranges
第二节(共5小题:
每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Readingmoreisoneofthetopgoalsthatmanypeoplesetforthemselves.16Ifreadingisahabityou'
dliketogetinto,thereareanumberofwaystocultivate(培养)it.
Makealist.Keepalistofallthegreatbooksyouwanttoread.Youcankeepthisinyourjournal,inapocketnotebook,wherever,17Keeparunninglist,anticrossouttheonesyouhaveread.
Findaquietplace.Findaplaceatyourhomewhereyoucansitinacomfortablechairandreadagoodbookwithoutinterruptions.Thereshouldbenotelevisionorcomputernearthechairtominimizedistractions(干扰).18
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