2025-2026学年江苏省镇江市丹阳市部分学校高一上学期10月阶段检测英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1江苏省镇江市丹阳市部分学校2025-2026学年高一上学期10月阶段检测英语试题第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIfyouarelookingforappstolearnEnglishforstudyingabroad,youmightbeconfused.Therearesomanyappstochoosefrom.HowcanyoudecidewhichEnglishlanguagelearningappisrightforyou?OurlistoftopfourfavouriteappstoimproveyourEnglishwillhelp.HelloEnglish—BestappformiddlelearnersIfyoualreadyunderstandthebasicsbutwanttoimproveyourEnglish,thisappisforyou.HelloEnglishstartswithalanguagetest,andthenservesupEnglishlessonsbasedonyourtestresults.HelloEnglishsupportslearnerswith23nativelanguagesandletsyouplaygames,watchvideosandlistentoaudiobooks,too.Freeversionsavailable(可用的)foriOS,AndroidandWindows.FluentU-Bestmedia-basedappThisappsourcesEnglish-languagevideosfromtherealworld—includingnews,musicandvideos—tohelpyoulearnEnglish.Interactivecaptions(字幕)allowyoutotapanywordandseemoreinformationaboutit.Freetrial(试用)andpaidmonthlysubscriptionsavailableforAndroidandiOS.RosettaStone—Mostmulti-useappThisaward-winningEnglishlanguagelearningappteachesvocabularyandEnglishgrammar.RosettaStoneincludeslessonsonpronunciationsoyoucanimproveyourEnglishaccent.Youcanalsodownloadaudiolessonstolearnoffline.FreetrialandpaidversionsavailableforAndroid,i0SandWindows.Duolingo—MostfunappThispersonalizedEnglish-learningappturnsstudyingintoagame.Earnvirtualcoins(虚拟硬币)tounlocknewlevelsandupgrade.Ananimatedowl(动画猫头鹰)keepsyoucompanyandencouragesyouasyoulearn.Whenyouhavequestions,gethelpfromfellowstudentsinsidetheappusingtheDuolingomessageboards.FreeandpaidversionsavailableforAndroid,iOSandWindows.1.WhatcanwelearnaboutHelloEnglish?A.Theuserscan’tplaygames.B.ItmaynotsuitEnglishbeginners.C.Itprovideslessonswithoutalanguagetest.D.Theuserscanchatwith23nativespeakers.2.Whichappbestsuitsthosewhowanttopractisepronunciation?A.HelloEnglish. B.Duolingo.C.RosettaStone. D.FluentU.3.WhatisspecialaboutDuolingo?A.Itonlyhasthepaidversion.B.Anowlcananswerquestions.C.Theusersmustusecashtoupgrade.D.ItcombinesEnglishlearningwithfun.BABritishfriendtoldmehecouldn’tunderstandwhyChinesepeopleloveeatingsunflowerseeds(嗑瓜子)asasnacksomuch.“I’vemetalotofolderChineseandmanyhaveacrackintheirfrontteeth,Ibelievethat’sfromcrackingtheseeds,”hesaid.Ihadnevernoticedthehabit,butoncehementionedit,Isuddenlybecamemoreaware.IrealizedthatwheneverI’mwatchingTVortypingareport,Ialwaysstartmindlesslycrackingsunflowerseeds.Myfrienddoesn’tlikesunflowerseeds,and,tohim,itseemsunnecessarytoworksomuchjusttogetonesmallseed.Whenwewereyoung,thewholefamilywouldusuallygettogetherforChineseNewYear.Then,wealllivedclosetooneanother,usuallyinasmallcity,andsometimesevenneighborswouldgodoor-to-dooronChineseNewYear’sEvetocheckoutwhateveryfamilywasmaking.Iremembermyparentswouldbeinthekitchencooking.Outinthelivingroom,alargetablewouldalreadybelaidout,completewithfancytablecloth,ready-madedumplingfillings,anddishesfullofcandy,fruitsandsunflowerseeds.Someofthedishesweretobeofferedtoourancestorslater,whileotherswereforneighborsandchildrentoeatbeforetheeveningfeast.Imusthavelearnedhowtocracksunflowerseedsbackthen.Idon’tthinkit’srighttocriticize(批评)one’schoiceinfoodoreatinghabits,nomatterhowstrangetheymayseem.It’snotonlyinChina.WhenIwentabroad,Ifoundpeoplehadallsortsofstrangehabitswhenitcametofood.InDenmark,theyputsaltedredfishonbreadandeatitfordinner,nomatterhowmuchitruinsyourbreath.Theythinkit’sdelicious,andit’sconnectedtotheircertainculture.Ithinkit’sawonderfultradition.4.WhycantheBritishfriendnotunderstandwhenhefoundChineseloveeatingsunflowerseeds?A.Becausetheseedsaretoohardtocrack.B.Becausehethinkstheyareharmfultoteeth.C.Becausehedoesn’tthinktheseedsarewortheating.D.Becausehedoesn’tthinktheseedsaregood.5.WhatdoesthewriterprovebymentioningChineseNewYear?A.Thefamiliesgettogetherforit. B.Childrencaneatdeliciousfoodonthatday.C.Thetraditionsofcelebratingitdisappear. D.Eatingsunflowerseedsisrelatedtoit.6.What’sthewriter’sattitudetoDenmark’swayofeatingbread?A.Uncaring. B.Negative. C.Understandable. D.Doubtful.7.Whatideadoesthewriterwanttoexpressinthispassage?A.Eatinghabitscomefromacertainculture.B.Itisgoodtoformhealthyeatinghabits.C.Changingyoureatinghabitswillchangeyourlife.D.Onekindoffooddoesn’tnecessarilysuiteveryone.CAnartificialintelligence(AI)softwarehasbeendevelopedthatcaninterprethard-to-readtextsoncuneiformtablets.ItwascreatedbyateamfromMartinLutherUniversityHalle-Wittenberg(MLU),JohannesGutenbergUniversityMainz,andMainzUniversityofAppliedSciences.Unlikepreviousmethodsthatreliedonphotographs,theresearchersused

3Dmodels

ofnearly2,000cuneiformtablets—about50ofwhichwerefromacollectionatMLU—achievingsignificantly

morereliable

results.AccordingtoHubertMara,anassistantprofessoratMLU,approximatelyonemillioncuneiformtabletsstillexistworldwide,butmanyareheavilyweatheredandthereforedifficulttodecipher.HislabproposedtheideaofdevelopinganAIsystembasedon3Dmodels.Thisnewsysteminterpretscharactersmoreeffectivelythanearlierapproaches.Inprinciple,theAIoperatessimilarlytoOpticalCharacterRecognition(OCR)software,whichconvertsimagesofwritingintomachine-readabletext.“OCRtypicallyusesphotographs,whichworkswellforinkonpaper.However,withcuneiformtablets,it'smorechallengingbecauselightingconditionsgreatlyaffecthowwellcertaincharacterscanbeidentified,”explainsErnstStötzerfromMLU.TheteamtrainedthenewAIsoftware,whichsuccessfullyrecognizedthesymbolsonthetablets.“Weweresurprisedthatoursystemperformedsowell,evenonheavilyweatheredtablets,”saysStötzer.Theresearchers’workrepresentsamajorstepforwardinthestudyofancientwritingsystemsandopensupmanynewavenuesforscientificexploration.Currently,thesoftwarecantranslatesymbolsfromtwolanguages,butthereareatotaloftwelveknowncuneiformlanguages.Inthefuture,thesoftwarecouldalsohelpdecipherotherweatheredinscriptions,which,likecuneiform,arethree-dimensional.8.WhatisthepurposeofthenewAIsystem?A.Tocreate3Dmodelsfordamagedcuneiformtablets.B.Todiscovercuneiformtabletsallovertheworld.C.Toreadsymbolsoncuneiformtablets.D.Todatedifferentcuneiformtablets.9.WhatmakesthenewAIsystemdifferentfrompreviousmethods?A.Itisbasedon3Dmodels.B.ItusesasetofOCRsoftware.C.Itcanrecognizecomputertexts.D.Itincludestwelvecuneiformlanguages.10.WhatimpressedStötzerduringtheresearch?A.Thelonghistoryofcuneiformtablets.B.TheeffectivenessofthenewAIsystem.C.Theinfluenceofancientwritingsystems.D.Thedifficultyofprotectingweatheredinscriptions.11.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthenewAIsystem?A.Indifferent. B.Objective.C.Curious. D.Positive.DWeallrememberthatfirstcryatthemovies.Whethertearsofjoyorsadness,it’sremarkablehowmovingimagesonascreencancommandouremotions.Infact,suchmomentsareoftencarefullyplanned.Butwhataboutthoseheart-breakingstoriesmadeforchildren?Theydon’tseemtosugarcoattheharshrealitiesoftheworld.Actually,manygreatchildren’sfilmsfilledwithtragedyarepurposefullydesignedtoevokestrongfeelings.AccordingtoAristotle,tragedyhelpsusconfrontlife’sunsolvabledilemmasthroughthoughtfulreflection.Therefore,thepresenceoftragedyinkids’moviesservestoteachthemhowtohandle,understand,andultimatelyhealfrompain.Oneofthehardestlessonsforachildislearningtodealwithloss,especiallywhenit’ssudden.Theclassiccartoon

TheLionKing

tellsthestoryofSimba,whoexperiencestheprofoundlossofhisfather.ChildrenseethemselvesinSimba—acharacterwithdreams,adesiretogrow,andalongingtobepartofabiggerworld.Yet,witnessinghislossistrulyheartbreaking.Why,then,isafilmthatbringschildrentotearssobeloved?Thelessonitimpartsisaboutovercomingsufferingandmovingforward.

HakunaMatata!

Yes,thisphrasefrom

TheLionKing

teacheschildrenthatit’sokaytomoveonfromtragiclossandnotletitdefinethem.It’sacruciallessonlearnedataveryyoungage.Sadnessshouldnotbeignored;it’simportanttofeelit,whichiswhythesefilmsaresopowerful.In

Dumbo,

Charlotte’sWeb,and

BridgetoTerabithia,welosebelovedcharacters.Thisdeeplyupsetsyoungviewers,butitalsoteachesthemtoacceptsadnessandcreatesomethingnewfromit.So,whatisthecoremessagebehindasadchildren’smovie?Itaimstoteachtheaudience,especiallychildren,howtogainindependenceandfreethemselvesfromthegripoftragedy.Thesestoriesactasacushion,separatingfictionfromreality.Theyhelpchildrennavigatesadfeelingswhentheyariseinreallife,oratleastfindreliefbyembracingthespiritof

HakunaMatata.12.Whydoestheauthormention“firstcry”inparagraph1?A.Topromoteamovie.B.Toexplainthereason.C.Tosupportanargument.D.Tointroducethetopic.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“HakunaMatata”inparagraph3mean?A.Definingsadnessasatreatment.B.Challengingoneselfwithtragiclosses.C.Searchingforknowledgetoenrichlife.D.Headingforwardwithoutbeingtrapped.14.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Sadkids’movieshelpchildrentoescapefromreality.B.Sadkids’moviespreparechildrenforlifestruggles.C.Childrencanlearntoignoresadnessintragedy.D.Childrencanfindawaytohidesadfeelings.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.WhyAreGreatKids’MoviesSoSad?B.WhatIsthePowerofGreatKids’Movies?C.Life’sHardestLesson:HowMoviesEncourageUs?D.MovingBeyondReality:WhatKids’MoviesTeachUs?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。Beforeheadingouttoalargeevent,it’scrucialtobeawareofthedangersofacrowdcrush.Thoughrare,suchincidentscanbedeadlywhentheyoccur.

Inthepast,theseeventshavecausedsevereinjuriesandevenfatalities.

Toavoidsuchrisks,it’sbesttorecognizeandescapeapotentialcrush(挤压)beforeithappens.First,it’swisetopreparebeforeyougo.

Lookingupamapofthevenuewillgiveyouasenseofthesurroundings.____16____

Payspecialattentiontoallpossibleexits.

Onceyouarrive,choosingtherightspotiscrucial.Avoidthemiddleortheveryfront;instead,positionyourselfatthebackoraroundtheedgesofthecrowd.It’salsoimportanttotrustyourinstincts.Stayawareandnoticeifyoustarttofeeltightlypacked.Themorecrowdedtheeventbecomes,thesooneryoumayneedtomovetoasaferarea.Ifyoudoendupinacrush,here’showtostaysafe.Themostimportantthingistostayonyourfeet.Todothis,spreadyourfeetapartandbendyourkneesslightly.

____17____Tryingtomoveagainstamassofpeoplewillonlyleadtodisaster.Ifyouaresodenselypackedthatyoucannotmove,youshouldtrytoprotectyourlungs.____18____Commoncauseofdeathinacrowdcrushisn’tjustbeingtrampled,butsuffocationfromthepressureonthechestanddiaphragm.So,holdyourarmsoutinfrontofyourchesttocreatesomespacebetweenyouandthepersoninfront.

____19____

Helpingothersisanothervitalwaytokeepeveryonesafe.____20____

Soifyourneighborinthecrowdfalls,doyourbesttohelpthemupimmediately.Thereisusuallyfunwherethecrowdsare,soenjoyyourself.Butremembertostayalert!A.First,it’swisetoprepareyourselfbeforeyougo.B.Also,makesuretomovewiththeflowofthecrowd.C.Andkeepyourheaduptoensureasteadysupplyofoxygen.D.Inthiscase,youcanbeinasafespottoavoidbeingcrushed.E.Beforeattendingacrowdedevent,lookupamapoftheplace.F.Onceonepersonfallsdown,morepeopletendtofalloverthem.G.Crowdcrushescanhappenwhenpeoplearepackedtightlyandbegintofallover.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。Nooneisbornawinner.Peoplemakethemselvesintowinnersthroughtheirownefforts.Ilearnedthislessonfroma____21____manyyearsagowhenIacceptedthehead____22____jobataschoolinGeorgia.Itwasatraditionfortheschool’soldteamto____23____thenewteamattheendofspringpractice.Theoldteamhadno____24____anddidn’tevenprepareforthegame.Asthecoachofthenewteam,Iwasexcitedandconfidentofvictory,buttomydisappointment,weweredefeated.Icouldn’t____25____howIhadendedupinsuchasituation.Thinkinghardaboutit,Icameto____26____thatmyteammightnothavebeenthebest,buttheywere____27____me.Ihadtochangemyattitudeabouttheirabilityandpotential.IstarteddoingeverythingIcouldtohelpthembuildalittle____28____.Mostimportantly,Ibegantotreatthemlike____29____.Thatsummer,whileotherteamswereenjoyingtheirvacations,wemeteverydayandpracticedhard.Sixmonthsafterourdefeat,wewonourfirstgame,thenoursecond,andcontinuedto____30____.Finally,wefacedthenumberoneteaminthestate.Ifeltitwouldstillbea____31____forusevenifwelostthegame.Butmyboysbeatthem,givingmeoneofthegreatest____32____ofmylife!Fromthisexperience,Ilearnedhowmuchtheattitudeofaleadercan____33____theteam.Insteadofseeingmyplayersaslosers,Ipushedand____34____them.Ihelpedthemseethemselves____35____,andtheybuiltthemselvesintowinners.Winnersaremade,notborn.21.A.experiment B.experience C.adventure D.vacation22.A.operating B.editing C.consulting D.coaching23.A.playagainst B.workwith C.answerfor D.standfor24.A.player B.coach C.supporter D.judge25.A.agree B.believe C.describe D.regret26.A.realize B.claim C.permit D.demand27.A.worryingabout B.reachingfor C.dependingon D.risingto28.A.relationship B.culture C.fortune D.pride29.A.leaders B.partners C.winners D.learners30.A.relax B.improve C.expand D.defend31.A.shame B.burden C.victory D.favor32.A.thrills B.chances C.concerns D.offers33.A.impact B.serve C.interest D.press34.A.caught B.protected C.punished D.inspired35.A.horribly B.individually C.calmly D.differently第四部分基础知识部分和写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共二项，满分20分)一、根据句意并结合首字母或汉语提示写单词(共10小题；每题1分，共10分)36.IwishIcould_____________(灵活)makemyownchoicesaboutwhattodoinmysparetime.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)37.Afterherg________fromBeijingUniversity,Amytookupajobasateacherinpoormountainousareas.(根据首字母单词拼写)38.Theteacher’squestionfailedtogetar________(回复)fromanyofthestudents.(根据中英文提示单词拼写)39.Theseniorhighschoolstudentwastoonervoustogiveadetailed________

(描述)

ofwhathadhappenedtohim.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)40.Judgingbyhisletter,thewaiterwasthankfultoyouforyourg________.(根据首字母单词拼写)41.Theadvertisementist________attheyoung,anditisagreatsuccess.（根据首字母单词拼写）42.Mostmedicinesareap________dangertochildren,sotheyarecontainedinbottleswithsafetycaps.(根据首字母单词拼写)二、单句语法填空(共10小题；每题1分，共10分)43.Newrules________(concern)studyingabroadhavebeenannouncedrecently.

(所给词的适当形式填空)

44.Theemergencyfundwastypicallyusedforsituationssuchasthetime________Christinebrokeherarmandneededtoseeadoctor.(用适当的词填空)

45.Myfriendpostedamessageonsocialmediawhich________(say)shehadcaughtacold.(所给词的适当形式填空)

46.Mr.Smith,ourChineseteacher,issuchaperson________isrespectedbyallofus.(用适当的词填空)

47.Theexpertsarelikely________(discuss)theissuealreadyintheonlineforum.

(所给词的适当形式填空)

48.Sheisalwaysonmybackabout________(do)somethingbyquestioningeverydecisionImake.

(所给词的适当形式填空)

49.ItiswidelyacknowledgedthatChinaisnolongerthecountry________itusedtobe.(用适当的词填空)

50.Itappearsthattheirrelationshiphasreachedapoint________theyhavetoconsiderdivorce.(用适当的词填空)

51.ThenIreceivedacallfromafriendwhomI________(notcontact)foralongtime.

(所给词的适当形式填空)

52.Hisparentswouldnotallowhimtomarryanyone________familywaspoor.(用适当的词填空)

第二节书面表达(满分20分，其中书写分5分)53.假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Mike发来邮件，说他因为学业繁重，很少运动，最近总是感到疲惫和精力不足。请你给他回信，内容包括：1.向迈克表示安慰，2.针对他的问题，提出关于运动的建议。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearMike,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________江苏省镇江市丹阳市部分学校2025-2026学年高一上学期10月阶段检测英语试题第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIfyouarelookingforappstolearnEnglishforstudyingabroad,youmightbeconfused.Therearesomanyappstochoosefrom.HowcanyoudecidewhichEnglishlanguagelearningappisrightforyou?OurlistoftopfourfavouriteappstoimproveyourEnglishwillhelp.HelloEnglish—BestappformiddlelearnersIfyoualreadyunderstandthebasicsbutwanttoimproveyourEnglish,thisappisforyou.HelloEnglishstartswithalanguagetest,andthenservesupEnglishlessonsbasedonyourtestresults.HelloEnglishsupportslearnerswith23nativelanguagesandletsyouplaygames,watchvideosandlistentoaudiobooks,too.Freeversionsavailable(可用的)foriOS,AndroidandWindows.FluentU-Bestmedia-basedappThisappsourcesEnglish-languagevideosfromtherealworld—includingnews,musicandvideos—tohelpyoulearnEnglish.Interactivecaptions(字幕)allowyoutotapanywordandseemoreinformationaboutit.Freetrial(试用)andpaidmonthlysubscriptionsavailableforAndroidandiOS.RosettaStone—Mostmulti-useappThisaward-winningEnglishlanguagelearningappteachesvocabularyandEnglishgrammar.RosettaStoneincludeslessonsonpronunciationsoyoucanimproveyourEnglishaccent.Youcanalsodownloadaudiolessonstolearnoffline.FreetrialandpaidversionsavailableforAndroid,i0SandWindows.Duolingo—MostfunappThispersonalizedEnglish-learningappturnsstudyingintoagame.Earnvirtualcoins(虚拟硬币)tounlocknewlevelsandupgrade.Ananimatedowl(动画猫头鹰)keepsyoucompanyandencouragesyouasyoulearn.Whenyouhavequestions,gethelpfromfellowstudentsinsidetheappusingtheDuolingomessageboards.FreeandpaidversionsavailableforAndroid,iOSandWindows.1.WhatcanwelearnaboutHelloEnglish?A.Theuserscan’tplaygames.B.ItmaynotsuitEnglishbeginners.C.Itprovideslessonswithoutalanguagetest.D.Theuserscanchatwith23nativespeakers.2.Whichappbestsuitsthosewhowanttopractisepronunciation?A.HelloEnglish. B.Duolingo.C.RosettaStone. D.FluentU.3.WhatisspecialaboutDuolingo?A.Itonlyhasthepaidversion.B.Anowlcananswerquestions.C.Theusersmustusecashtoupgrade.D.ItcombinesEnglishlearningwithfun.BABritishfriendtoldmehecouldn’tunderstandwhyChinesepeopleloveeatingsunflowerseeds(嗑瓜子)asasnacksomuch.“I’vemetalotofolderChineseandmanyhaveacrackintheirfrontteeth,Ibelievethat’sfromcrackingtheseeds,”hesaid.Ihadnevernoticedthehabit,butoncehementionedit,Isuddenlybecamemoreaware.IrealizedthatwheneverI’mwatchingTVortypingareport,Ialwaysstartmindlesslycrackingsunflowerseeds.Myfrienddoesn’tlikesunflowerseeds,and,tohim,itseemsunnecessarytoworksomuchjusttogetonesmallseed.Whenwewereyoung,thewholefamilywouldusuallygettogetherforChineseNewYear.Then,wealllivedclosetooneanother,usuallyinasmallcity,andsometimesevenneighborswouldgodoor-to-dooronChineseNewYear’sEvetocheckoutwhateveryfamilywasmaking.Iremembermyparentswouldbeinthekitchencooking.Outinthelivingroom,alargetablewouldalreadybelaidout,completewithfancytablecloth,ready-madedumplingfillings,anddishesfullofcandy,fruitsandsunflowerseeds.Someofthedishesweretobeofferedtoourancestorslater,whileotherswereforneighborsandchildrentoeatbeforetheeveningfeast.Imusthavelearnedhowtocracksunflowerseedsbackthen.Idon’tthinkit’srighttocriticize(批评)one’schoiceinfoodoreatinghabits,nomatterhowstrangetheymayseem.It’snotonlyinChina.WhenIwentabroad,Ifoundpeoplehadallsortsofstrangehabitswhenitcametofood.InDenmark,theyputsaltedredfishonbreadandeatitfordinner,nomatterhowmuchitruinsyourbreath.Theythinkit’sdelicious,andit’sconnectedtotheircertainculture.Ithinkit’sawonderfultradition.4.WhycantheBritishfriendnotunderstandwhenhefoundChineseloveeatingsunflowerseeds?A.Becausetheseedsaretoohardtocrack.B.Becausehethinkstheyareharmfultoteeth.C.Becausehedoesn’tthinktheseedsarewortheating.D.Becausehedoesn’tthinktheseedsaregood.5.WhatdoesthewriterprovebymentioningChineseNewYear?A.Thefamiliesgettogetherforit. B.Childrencaneatdeliciousfoodonthatday.C.Thetraditionsofcelebratingitdisappear. D.Eatingsunflowerseedsisrelatedtoit.6.What’sthewriter’sattitudetoDenmark’swayofeatingbread?A.Uncaring. B.Negative. C.Understandable. D.Doubtful.7.Whatideadoesthewriterwanttoexpressinthispassage?A.Eatinghabitscomefromacertainculture.B.Itisgoodtoformhealthyeatinghabits.C.Changingyoureatinghabitswillchangeyourlife.D.Onekindoffooddoesn’tnecessarilysuiteveryone.CAnartificialintelligence(AI)softwarehasbeendevelopedthatcaninterprethard-to-readtextsoncuneiformtablets.ItwascreatedbyateamfromMartinLutherUniversityHalle-Wittenberg(MLU),JohannesGutenbergUniversityMainz,andMainzUniversityofAppliedSciences.Unlikepreviousmethodsthatreliedonphotographs,theresearchersused

3Dmodels

ofnearly2,000cuneiformtablets—about50ofwhichwerefromacollectionatMLU—achievingsignificantly

morereliable

results.AccordingtoHubertMara,anassistantprofessoratMLU,approximatelyonemillioncuneiformtabletsstillexistworldwide,butmanyareheavilyweatheredandthereforedifficulttodecipher.HislabproposedtheideaofdevelopinganAIsystembasedon3Dmodels.Thisnewsysteminterpretscharactersmoreeffectivelythanearlierapproaches.Inprinciple,theAIoperatessimilarlytoOpticalCharacterRecognition(OCR)software,whichconvertsimagesofwritingintomachine-readabletext.“OCRtypicallyusesphotographs,whichworkswellforinkonpaper.However,withcuneiformtablets,it'smorechallengingbecauselightingconditionsgreatlyaffecthowwellcertaincharacterscanbeidentified,”explainsErnstStötzerfromMLU.TheteamtrainedthenewAIsoftware,whichsuccessfullyrecognizedthesymbolsonthetablets.“Weweresurprisedthatoursystemperformedsowell,evenonheavilyweatheredtablets,”saysStötzer.Theresearchers’workrepresentsamajorstepforwardinthestudyofancientwritingsystemsandopensupmanynewavenuesforscientificexploration.Currently,thesoftwarecantranslatesymbolsfromtwolanguages,butthereareatotaloftwelveknowncuneiformlanguages.Inthefuture,thesoftwarecouldalsohelpdecipherotherweatheredinscriptions,which,likecuneiform,arethree-dimensional.8.WhatisthepurposeofthenewAIsystem?A.Tocreate3Dmodelsfordamagedcuneiformtablets.B.Todiscovercuneiformtabletsallovertheworld.C.Toreadsymbolsoncuneiformtablets.D.Todatedifferentcuneiformtablets.9.WhatmakesthenewAIsystemdifferentfrompreviousmethods?A.Itisbasedon3Dmodels.B.ItusesasetofOCRsoftware.C.Itcanrecognizecomputertexts.D.Itincludestwelvecuneiformlanguages.10.WhatimpressedStötzerduringtheresearch?A.Thelonghistoryofcuneiformtablets.B.TheeffectivenessofthenewAIsystem.C.Theinfluenceofancientwritingsystems.D.Thedifficultyofprotectingweatheredinscriptions.11.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthenewAIsystem?A.Indifferent. B.Objective.C.Curious. D.Positive.DWeallrememberthatfirstcryatthemovies.Whethertearsofjoyorsadness,it’sremarkablehowmovingimagesonascreencancommandouremotions.Infact,suchmomentsareoftencarefullyplanned.Butwhataboutthoseheart-breakingstoriesmadeforchildren?Theydon’tseemtosugarcoattheharshrealitiesoftheworld.Actually,manygreatchildren’sfilmsfilledwithtragedyarepurposefullydesignedtoevokestrongfeelings.AccordingtoAristotle,tragedyhelpsusconfrontlife’sunsolvabledilemmasthroughthoughtfulreflection.Therefore,thepresenceoftragedyinkids’moviesservestoteachthemhowtohandle,understand,andultimatelyhealfrompain.Oneofthehardestlessonsforachildislearningtodealwithloss,especiallywhenit’ssudden.Theclassiccartoon

TheLionKing

tellsthestoryofSimba,whoexperiencestheprofoundlossofhisfather.ChildrenseethemselvesinSimba—acharacterwithdreams,adesiretogrow,andalongingtobepartofabiggerworld.Yet,witnessinghislossistrulyheartbreaking.Why,then,isafilmthatbringschildrentotearssobeloved?Thelessonitimpartsisaboutovercomingsufferingandmovingforward.

HakunaMatata!

Yes,thisphrasefrom

TheLionKing

teacheschildrenthatit’sokaytomoveonfromtragiclossandnotletitdefinethem.It’sacruciallessonlearnedataveryyoungage.Sadnessshouldnotbeignored;it’simportanttofeelit,whichiswhythesefilmsaresopowerful.In

Dumbo,

Charlotte’sWeb,and

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