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福建省厦泉五校2025-2026Whatwilltheweatherbelikeinthe WhatdidTomthinkoftheItalian B．Justso- WhatdoesthewomanaskthemantoAttenda B．Shareawebsite C．HelpherbuyaWhomightthewomanAn B．A C．AWhatarethespeakerstalkingHowtogetintothehabitofHowtosticktoregularHowtofallasleepWhattimeisit6:20 B．6:00 C．5:40WhatdoesthemanwanttoMakesome B．Buysome C．HaveaWhydidEdwardschooseskiItisarelativelyeasywinterItofferedhimabetterchancetoHeshowedanaturaltalentforWhatchallengedidEdwardsfacewhilepreparingfortheHehadsevereshort-HewasHelackedWhatmadeEdwardsbecomefamousatthe1988WinterThegoldmedalheTheworldrecordheThespiritheWhatisthewomanHostingaHavingajobinterview.C．Recommendingamailservice.WhatinspiredMr.Thompsontostart“FutureAnunsent B．Asci-fi C．HisinterestinHowdoes“FutureMail”ensureByusingthefastestBytrackingthemailByupdatingusers’addressesWhyisQiemoknownasthehometownofItisthebirthplaceofIthasmanykonghoutrainingIt’swhereChina’soldestkonghouwasWhendidAydinastartlearningtoplayWhenshewas B．Whenshewas C．WhenshewasWhateventtookplaceinQiemoin2016accordingtoA．Akonghoutrainingbasewasestablished.B．Everyschoolsetupakonghouclub.C．AbigkonghouconcertwasWhatdoesAydinahopetodointheFormakonghouStudykonghouatSpreadknowledgeaboutWhatdoesthespeakerwanttostressbymentioningThomasThevalueoflearningfromThecrucialroleofhardTheimportanceofsettingWhatdidthespeakerdoinhissecondyearofhighHeinventedaminilightHeenteredaspeechHejoinedadebateWhatdoesthespeakersuggestdoingintheBeing B．Keeping C．GettingManysuccessfulpeoplewritebooks,allowingpeopletoreadthestoriesoftheirfailuresandvictoriesandtolearnfromtheirmistakesandachievements.Maybeyouwillfindsomethingforyourselfinthesebooks.Business@theSpeedofThoughtbyBillInthebookpublishedin1999,Gatespredictedthatbusinesswouldchangemoreinthenexttenyearsthaninthelast50years.Didthispredictioncometrue?Well,yes,itdidandthatisagreatreasontorereadthisbook.Inthisbook,BillGatesshareshisknowledgeaboutsuccessfulbusinessprinciplesandteacheshowtousemoderninformationtechnologiescorrectly.Heprovidespersonalexamplesfromhisbusiness,makingthisbookevenmoreinteresting.Buffett’sBitesbyWarrenWarrenBuffethasmademorethan$50billionduetosuccessfulinvestments.Inthisbook,heshowshisbusinesscorrespondence(来往信件)withhispartnersandinvestorsstartingfrom1957.Hisgoldenruleofcommunicatingwithinvestorsistoprovidetheinformationyouwouldwanttoreceiveyourself.OpenSociety:ReformingGlobalbyGeorgeGeorgeSoroshasmademorethan$19billionsofar.Thatmakeshisbookreallyworthreading.Criticscallthisbookthedeclarationofthenewcapitalism资本主义Histhoughtsandideasareveryfresh,cleverandunusual.Everyonewhoisintopolitics,businessandsocialproblemsneedstoreadit.TheAutobiographyofBenjaminbyBenjaminThebooktellsaboutthefirsthalfoftheauthor’slife.ItisespeciallyinterestingbecauseFranklindescribestheformationofhispersonality.Franklinwas,undoubtedly,averygiftedperson.Allthegoodcircumstancesinhislifecontributedtohissuccess,andallthebadonesjusttrainedhiswillpower.Theeventsofhislifeshowthatapersonwithaninquiringmindandactiveenergycanlearnanykindofactivityandeveryfieldofknowledge.WhatisspecialaboutBusiness@theSpeedofIt’sacollectionofletters. B．It’sapredictionofthefuture.C．Itfocuseson D．ItnarratespersonalWhatcanyoureadaboutOpenSociety:ReformingGlobalPolitics,businessandsocialproblems.B．Aman’sinvestingexperiencein1957.C．GeorgeSoros’fightagainstsociety.D．GeorgeSoros’failureinhisbusiness.WhatcanbeinferredfromTheAutobiographyofBenjaminFranklinneverexperiencedfrustration.B．Franklinhadahighthirstforknowledge.C．Franklinhadnotroublelearninganything.D．FranklinwroteittorecordhisWhenLiangWeifirstjoinedtheBeijingSymphonyOrchestrain1998asabackupviolinist,nooneanticipatedthequietrevolutionhewouldbring.Theartschoolgraduate,oftenoverlookedforhisplainappearanceandsoft-spokenmanner,spentyearsstudyingeverymusician’spart.Whileotherscompetedforsoloopportunitiesandpublicrecognition,Liangdevotedhimselftounderstandingtheorchestraasacompleteorganism.Nightafternight,longafterrehearsalsended,hecouldbefoundinthedimlylitpracticeroom,carefullystudyingeachinstrumentalpartandexperimentingwithdifferentconductingtechniquesusingonlyapencilashisbaton.TheturningpointofLiang’scareercameunexpectedlyduringtheorchestra’s2003Europeantour.MinutesbeforeascheduledperformanceofBeethoven’sFifthSymphonyinVienna’sdistinguishedKonzerthaus,theprincipalconductorfellillwithseverevertigo(眩晕).Aspanicspreadbackstage,Liangcalmlysteppedforward.Whatfollowedwasnothingshortofmysterious—hiseconomical,almostthoughtfulgesturesdrewfromtheorchestraaperformanceofsuchdepthandclaritythatmanyintheaudienceweptopenly.ThenormallyreservedViennesecriticscrediteditas“arevelationofBeethoven’strueintention,”andthetwenty-minuteapplausebrokethehall’srecords.Yetwhenjournalistsrushedtointerviewthisunknownsubstitute,Lianghadalreadyslippedaway,laterinsistingthecreditbelongedentirelytothemusicians.Intheyearsthatfollowed,heestablishedthe“ListeningFirst”initiative,travelingtoremoteprovincestoteachunderprivilegedstudentshisphilosophythat“themostimportantmusichappensinthesilencebetweennotes.”LiangtransformedanabandonedBeijingtextilefactoryintoaperfecttrainingcenter,wherehedevelopedinnovativetechniquesemphasizingcollectiveunityoverindividualmastery.Nownearingretirement,Liangremainsamysteryinclassicalmusiccircles.Hisformerstudents,manynowleadingorchestrasworldwide,continuetopassonhissimpleidea:sometimesthequietestvoicescreatethemostenduringechoes.WhatcanbeinferredaboutLiangWeifromParagraphHewasinitiallypopularforhisHewantedtobeafamousHevaluedtheorchestra’soverallHepracticedconductingwithaprofessionalWhydidtheaudiencereacttoLiang’sperformancethatTheywereapplaudingoutofTheypreferredtraditionalTheyweredisappointedbytheTheyacknowledgedhisartfulWhatdidLiangWeidotopractisehisthoughtinParagraphTrainintherealenvironment. B．Rejecttraditionalmusicschools.C．Commithimselftosilentnotes. D．Giveuphispersonalcontrol.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeLiangA．Silentand B．DiligentandC．Patientand D．TolerantandIt’sawidely-heldbeliefthatkidswithattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder多动症),ADHDforshort,willhaveahardtimefindingjobslateroninlife.ADHDiscommonlydiagnosedduringchildhood.It’sbestknownthatkidswithADHDhaveahardtimeconcentratingonasingletaskorobjectforlongperiodsoftime,andtheycan’t“sitstill”.However,thatisaprettynarrowviewontheAnewstudyfromtheUniversityofMichiganfoundthatadultswithADHDactuallyhaveaadvantagewhendoingcreativetasks.Whiteandherteamworkedwithagroupofcollegestudents,withandwithoutADHD,andtestedtheminlabchallengesofcreativity.Participantshadtocompeteinan“alienfruit”inventiontask,wheretheywereaskedtocreateanexampleofafruitthatisdifferentfromafruitknowntoexistonNon-ADHDparticipantstendedtomodeltheircreationsafterspecificcommonfruits,suchasapplesorstrawberries.Thesecreationswerelessinnovative创新的)thanthoseofthesecondgroup.ThisgroupofparticipantswithADHDcreatedfruitsthatdifferedmorefromtypicalfruits,andweremoreoriginal.Theylikerarerfruits.Overall,theresultssuggestthatpeoplewithADHDrelylessonpreviousknowledgeorexampleswhendealingwithatask.TherearemanykidswithADHDinourschoolsandcommunities,andit’suptoustomakethingsbetterforthem.However,nowadaysADHDisstillincreasinglyandexpensivelytreatedwithdrugs.ManystudiesindicatethatspendingtimeinnaturegivesgreatbenefitstoADHDchildren.WemustrememberthatchildrenwithADHDactuallyhaveverygoodattentionspans—butonlyfortaskstheyfindinteresting.Tellingthemwhattheyshoulddoisn’tveryeffective,andmostthingswedoaresimplyboringtothem.WhatdoweknowaboutADHDfromParagraphA．ADHDmainlyexistsinchildren.B．KidswithADHDcan’tdotaskswell.C．PeoplebelieveADHDmakesitdifficultforkidstofocusonD．PeoplewithADHDfindithardtogetagoodWhatdidparticipantsdointheTheymade B．TheymadeC．Theyanswered D．TheywererequiredtofinishaWhatevidencedoestheauthorprovidetosupportthemainfindingoftheA．ADHDparticipantsrelymoreonexistingexamples.B．Non‑ADHDparticipantsrefusedtocopyfruits.C．ADHDparticipantsshowedgreateroriginality.D．Non‑ADHDparticipantslackedcreativeWhatdoestheauthoradviseustodoaboutpeoplewithADHDinthelastparagraph?A．Findmoreeffectivedrugsforthem. B．Providemoregreenspaceforthem.C．Placethemundermorepersonalcare. D．Engagetheminactivitiesappealingtothem.Scientistshavelongbeenlimitedintheirabilitytounderstandthecomplexsystemsofhumanbiology.Thehumanbodyismadeupoftrillionsofcells,eachcommunicatingthroughchemicalandelectricalsignalsthataretoorapidandcomplicatedforresearcherstotrackfullybytraditionalmethods.Now,artificialintelligenceissteppingintochangethat,offeringpowerfulnewwaystostudy,diagnose,andeventreatmedicalconditions.AI’sgreateststrengthliesinitsabilitytoprocessmassiveamountsofbiologicaldataquickly.Machinelearningalgorithms(算法)canidentifypatternsingeneticinformation,bodyscans,andpatientrecordsthatwouldtakehumanscientistsyearstonotice.Forexample,AIsystemshavebeentrainedtorecognizeearlysignsdiseasessuchascanceranddiabetesfrommedicalimageslongbeforeobvioussymptomsappear.Thisearlydiscoverygreatlyincreasespatients’chancesofsuccessfultreatment.Anothermajorareaisthestudyofthehumanbrain.ResearchersareusingAItobuilddetailedmodelsofneural(神经的)networks,helpingthemunderstandhowdifferentpartsofthebraincontrolmovement,memory,andemotion.Thisresearchnotonlydeepensourknowledgeofhumanbiologybutalsoleadstobetterforbraininjuriesanddiseases.AI-poweredbrain-computerinterfaces,forinstance,haveallowedsomeparalyzedpatientstocontrolmachinesusingonlytheirthoughts.AIisalsospeedingupdrugdevelopment.Creatingnewmedicinestraditionallytakesoveradecadeandcostsbillionsofdollars,asscientiststestthousandsofchemicalcompounds.AIcanperformvirtualexperimentsandpredictwhichmaterialsaremostlikelytoworksafelyinthehumanbody,cuttingbothtimeandcostsignificantly.However,AIcannotfullyreplacehumanresearchers.Biologicalsystemsarehighlycomplexandoftenunpredictable,requiringhumanjudgmenttoexplainAIresults.Ethicalconcerns,suchasdataprivacyandmisuseofbiologicalinformation,alsoremainimportantissues.Still,astechnologyimproves,AIwillcontinuetobeaninvaluablepartnerinthefutureofhumanbiology.WhatcanweinferabouttraditionalmethodsofstudyinghumanTheyareeffectiveinanalyzingbigTheyfailtotrackcellsignalsTheyfocusmainlyonmedicalimageTheyhavespeededupdrugWhyareAIsystemsvaluableindiseaseTheycancurediseaseslikecanceranddiabetesTheydetectpotentialdiseasesatanearlystageTheyreplacedoctorsinanalyzingmedicalTheycontrolpatients’emotionsandWhatcanbelearnedaboutAI-poweredbrain-computerTheyenableparalyzedpatientstoactbyTheyrepairdamagedneuralsystemsintheTheyhavebeenwidelyusedindailymedicalTheyhelprecordpatients’memoriesandWhatistheauthor’sattitudetowardAIinhumanCriticalbutDoubtfulandPositivebutcautious.D．Unconcernedandobjective.AsaninternationalstudentstudyingintheUnitedStates,internships实习shouldbeatoppriority.Internshipsprovideyouwithinvaluablereal-worldexperience,helpyoubuildaprofessionalnetworkandcansignificantlyboostyourcareerprospectsaftergraduation.GainpracticalexperienceanddevelopessentialskillsInternshipsgiveyouthechancetoapplyyourclassroomknowledgeinaprofessionalsetting.Manyinternshipsinvolveworkingwiththelatestindustrytoolsandtechnologies,keepingyouaheadofthecurve.You’lldevelopcrucialskillslikeproblem-solving,communicationandtimemanagement.36Beyondjustbuildinghardskills,internshipsallowyoutostepoutsideyourcomfortzone. Facingunfamiliarsituationswillforceyoutogrowinnewways,helpingyoudevelopessentialsoftskillsliketeamwork,flexibilityandindependentthinking-qualitiesthatarehighlyvaluedbyemployers.Buildyourprofessional Internshipsconnectyouwithprofessionalsinyourfieldofinterestwhocanprovideinstructions,referencesandevenjobopportunitiesdowntheline.Makethemostofinformationalinterviews,coffeechatsandsocialeventstogrowyourprofessionalcontacts. Competitionforjobsisfierce,especiallyforinternationalgraduates.Internshipsdemonstratetoemployersthatyouhaverelevantexperienceandagenuineinterestinyourfield. Tomakethemostofyourinternshipexperienceandworkcloselywithyourschool’scareerservicesteam,youshouldtailoryourapplicationtohighlighthowyourinternationalbackgroundandskillsetcanbenefitprospectiveemployers.ThisallowsyoutogetyourfootinthedoorandstandStartyourinternshipsearchBoostyourresumeorTheyalsoletyouadapttotheunpredictableSomanycompaniesusethemasachannelforfull-timehires.E．Attendinginterviewsisamethodtoexpandyourconnections.F．Theseskillsaredifficulttoobtaininapurelyacademicenvironment.G．NetworkingisessentialforlaunchingcareerandexpandIlivedinasmalltownneartheprovincialcapital,separatedbyachallengingmountainpass.Each followingasetschedule,I thepublicbustothecapitalformymental-healthprofessionalappointments.Butoneday,Iwaslate.Mydoctor’skindnessinstayinglateledtoaproblemneitherofus .Imissedboththelastbusandtaxihome.Withmyphonedead,nocharger,andnonumbers ,Iwasstuck.Myonly wastoridethebikethedoctorlentmetogohome.Onthewayhome,I myjourneyatasmallice-creamshop.Ihadjust$1.80,notenoughfora .Thecashierofferedone.AfterI mysituation,sheofferedtheuseofthestorephone,butmymindwasa forcontactnumbers.Afterthat,Idecidedtocontinuemyjourney.Ihadto mybikeupduetothetoughmountainpass.Then,thegirlfromtheice-creamshoparrivedinacar.Shefeltsorryformeand herparentstodrivemeWhenIsharedmystorywithothers,theireyeswidenedin atfirst,andthensoftenedwithempathyasIrecountedthedetails.This showsthatevenindifficultsituations,kindnesscancomefromunexpectedpeople,liketheicecreamshopgirl.Itremindsusthatsmallactsofkindnessare turningaverybadafternoonintoamemorableonewherethegoodnessofothers 55．A．paysB．givesC．shinesD．holds1Genomeeditingbringsmanyexcitingpossibilities. iswellknowntoyou,genesplayacriticalroleinshapingourlives.Everythingfromthecolorofoureyestoourtalentformaths (depend)ongenes.Ourownpersonalgenomecarriesalltheinformation (need)tomakeusgrowanddevelop.Italsocontainsinformation helpsdetermineourlifespanandaffectsourchancesofcontractingcertainAsaresult,geneticists (try)toidentifywhichgenesrelatetowhichdiseasessincethen,astheybelievegenomeeditingisaneffectivemeansofdiseasetreatmentandprevention.Inthenearfuture,itwillserveasanewweaponin fightagainstdiseases,leadingtoafundamentalchangeinourapproachtohealthcare.However,withthetechnologycontinuingtodevelopatafastpace,questionsariseabouthowtouse (appropriate).Genomeeditingalsobringsussomemoralproblems.Therefore,manypeoplehavestartedtowrestlewithsuchissues.Wehavetofindout tokeepthetechnologyfromrunningwild.ThismeansputtingappropriatecontrolsinplacetomakesurethatgenomeeditingwillworktoourInaword,thereisstillmuch (explore)anddebatedongenomeediting.Withoutdoubt,genomeeditingisoneofthegreatest (innovate)inthehistoryof66Mr.Smith正在做一个关于“机器人学伴”(RobotLearningCompanion)的研究项Mr.Smith写一封邮件，内容包括：100DearMr.Smith,Li67Jacklookedoutofthecarwindowwhenheandhismompassedtheiroldneighborhood.Hisfingerstappednervouslyonhisbackpackashismomtoldhimthemovingcompanyhadfoundsomelostboxesfromtheirrecentmove,andshecouldgetthemthatafternoon.AfeelingofhoperoseinJack’sheart.HeaskedquietlyifBigDogmightbeintheboxes.Grandpahadboughtthetreasuredtoydogforhimatthefairthreeyearsbefore.Thoughnoweightyearsold,Jackstillneededhisoldfriendbackontheshelfabovehisbed,whichhadbeenemptysincetheymoved.Hismomsaidshewasn’tsure.Hervoicetrembledassheaddedthatthephotoalbumswereconfirmedlostbythecompany—allthosepreciouspicturesoffestiveoccasions,birthdaycelebrations,andfamilygatheringsweregone.Jackrecognizedthatvoice,theonethatsheusedwhentryingtobestrong.Heknewwhatthealbumsmeanttoher.Shepromisedtochecktheboxescarefullybeforepickinghimup,givinghisshoulderacomfortingpat(轻拍)。Alldayatschool,Jackfoundithardtositstill,hiseyesconstantlydarting(瞟)totheclock.Duringclass,hemissedBigDog’slovelyeyes.Atlunch,herecalledGrandma’swarmhugandbrightsmilefromthoselostphotos.Ontheplayground,hismindwanderedbacktothejoyoftheirwholefamilytogether-laughingandrunningalongthebeachunderaclearbluesky.Astheartclassbellfinallyrang,Mr.Lightannounced,“Todayyouarefreetodrawanythingyouwish.”Jackstaredattheblankpaper,memoriesrushingback.Thesadfaceofhismompoppedupandthenanideatohim—maybehecouldfindanewwaytosavethose150个左右Heknewwhathecoulddraw.Afterschool,Jackrushedtohismom,withthedrawinginhis【原文】W:Theweatherisreallynice.Thesunisshining,andthere’sagentlewind.M:Yeah,buttheweatherforecastsaiditwouldcloudoverintheafternoon.【原文】W:Hey,TomIheardyoutriedthatnewItalianrestaurant.HowwasM:Ugh,thepastawastoosalty,andtheservicewasslow.Ishouldhavejustorderedpizzaathome.【原文】W:Couldyouhelpmegrabaticketfortheconcertonlinetoday?I’llbebusywithmeetingsallM:Sure!WhenwilltheticketsgoonW:At10:00a.m.I’lltextyouthelinkinadvance.【原文】M:Congratulations!I’msoexcitedtoseeyouwinthechampionshipinthenationalfinals!YouransointhelastW:Thanks!Ourrelayteamwasamazing.Weallworkedhardforthis,andallthosetoughpracticesfinallypaidoff.【原文】M:So,whatdoyouusuallydowhenyoucan’tfallasleepatW:Ilistentosoftpianomusicorreadafewpagesofanovel.Whataboutyou?M:Idrinkaglassofwarmmilkanddosomedeep-breathingexercises. 【原文】M:Let’sheadfortheexit.Themuseumclosesat6:00p.m.Weonlyhave20minutesleft.W:Finally!Myfeetarekillingmeafterallthatwalking.Ican’twaittositdowninacafe.M:Justfollowthiscorridor.We’llpassthegiftshopontheway.I’dliketopickupsomegiftsformysister.W:OK.Let’shurryup! 【原文】M:Haveyouheardofthefamousskijumper,EddietheW:Sure!HisrealnameisMichaelDavidEdwards.Atfirst,Edwardshadagoalofcompetingatthe1984OlympicsasamemberofGreatBritain’sAlpineskiingteambutfailedtoqualify.Buthedidn’tgiveuphisOlympicdream.Aftercarefulconsideration,hechosethetoughestevent—skijumping.M:Therewasn’tasingleskijumperintheBritishnationalteamatthetime,W:Yes!ThatgaveEdwardsabetterchancetoqualify,astherewasnoonecompetingwithhim.HetrainedhardfortheOlympics.Hecouldn’taffordtheequipment,hadseverefar-sightedness,andwasoverweightforaskijumper.However,hisdeterminationhadneverwavered.M:Wow,that’sW:Definitely.Hefinallymadeittothe1988WinterOlympics.Hecamelast,buthesetapersonalandBritishrecordinoneofhisjumps.EdwardsgainedfameatthatOlympicsforhisspirit. 【原文】W:Goodafternoon,listeners.Todaywe’retalkingaboutanunusualpostalservicecalledFutureMail”withitsfounderMr.Thompson.Howdidthisideabegin,Mr.Thompson?M:Well,itallstartedwhenIcameacrossaletterthathadneverbeensent.Thisletterwaswrittentomylategrandfather.Thediscoveryofthisunsentletterbroughtbackarushofemotions.Irealizedpeopleoftenhavewordstheywishthey’dsharedsooner.Ourserviceletsthemscheduledeliveriesyearsaheadtofutureselves,lovedones,andevenunbornchildren.W:Fascinating!HowdoyouguaranteedeliveryaftersoM:Wekeeptheletterssafeinourspecialstorageuntilit’stimetosend.Oursystemrecordsexactlywhenpeoplewanttheletterstobedelivered.Whenthatdaycomes,we’llmailthemusingreliableshippingservicesandsendpeopletrackinginformationsotheycanmonitorthedeliveryinrealtime.W:Itsoundsverythoughtful.Thankyouforsharing,Mr.Thompson!M:Mypleasure! 【原文】M:Hi,Aydina.Congratulationsonbeingacceptedintothekonghouprogram!That’samazing!W:Thankyou!M:You’refromQiemo,thehometownofkonghou,W:Yes,it’swhereChina’soldestancientkonghouwasfound—datingback2,700years.M:Whatwasitlikelearningsuchaspecialinstrument?W:IstartedlearningitwhenIwas10.Thoughitwasdifficultatfirst,itsbeautymadealltheeffortworthwhile.M:Iheardkonghouisdisappearing.Arepeopletryingtosaveitnow?W:Yeah.In2016,thefirstpublic-interestkonghoutrainingbaseinXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegionwasestablishedinQiemo,andnoweveryprimaryandsecondaryschoolinQiemohaskonghouclubs.M:That’simpressive!Andnowyou’restudyingitatamusicschool?W:Yes!M:What’syourgoalfortheW:Ihopetosharetherichkonghoucultureofmyhometownwithwider M:Makingmistakesisanaturalpartoflearning.Infact,someofthebestlessonsinlifecomefromtrialanderror.TakeThomasEdison,theinventorofthelightb