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C.Itfacesafinancial第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分A、B、C、DJudgesandGeneralVisitorsTheSigmaXiStudentResearchShowcase(SRS)isanonlinesciencecommunicationcompetitionwherehighschool,undergraduate,andgraduatestudentscompeteforawardsandrecognitionforoutstandingvirtualresearchpresentations.Thecompetitionincludesmostworldwideresearchdisciplines(学科),representedacrossthefollowingcategories:Agriculture,Soil,andNaturalCellBiologyandHumanBehavioralandSocialSciencesMathandComputerSciencePhysicsandInformationforWeareseekingprofessionalresearchersandsciencecommunicatorswithrelevantknowledgeorskillsfromtheabove-listeddisciplinestoserveasjudges.Role:Judgeswillevaluateandinteractwithcontestantsbypostingcommentsandquestionsontheirpresentationwebsites.Eachjudgewillassessupto10websites,whichprimarilycontainaresearchabstractandaslidepresentation.Requirements:SigmaXimembershipispreferredbutnotJudgingPeriod:JudgingwilltakeplacefromApril26toMay10,2022.Thisonlineformatallowsforflexibilitywitheachjudge’spersonalschedule,asnotravelisrequired.FurtherDetails:Formorecomprehensiveinformationandjudgingcriteria,pleaseclickheretodownloadtheSRSJudgesManual.InformationforGeneralGeneralvisitorsarewelcometoexplorethepresentationwebsitesandengagewiththeWaystoWatchthepersonalvideosofthepresenters.Readtheresearchabstracts.Commentinthediscussionforums(lookforalinkmostlikelyappearingas“comments&Voteforthe“People’sChoiceAward”People’sChoiceAward:ThewinnerofthisawardwillreceiveprizemoneyofuptoSamplePresentation 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D.AnonlinerecruitmentAGenZtrainattendantinChinahasgainedwidespreadpraiseforhiscreativeapproachtokeepingchildrencalmandentertainedduringlongtrainrides-byhandingouttestpapersandQinYunhao,whoworksontheG1546high-speedtrainfromNanningEasttoHangzhoubringsalongaplasticbagfilledwithsimpleworksheetsandcolorfulrewardstickerseverytimehe'sonduty.Hisideaissimplebuteffective:childrenwhobecomenoisyduringthejourneyaregentlyhandedatestpaper,anduponcompletingit,arerewardedwithstickers.Meanwhile,childrenremainquietthroughouttheridearegivenstickersdirectlyasaformofpositivereinforcement(强Theidea,whichstartedduringthesummertravelrush,hasreceivedoverwhelmingsupportfromparentsandnetizens.Manypraiseditforturningapotentiallynoisycarriage(车厢)intoapeacefulenvironment,whilealsogivingchildrensomethingmeaningfultododuringthejourney.Theinspirationcamefromobservingparentswhobroughthomeworkfortheirchildrenonboard.Wantingtohelpthosewhohadn'tcomeprepared,QinbeganprintingoutsimpleexercisestoThislow-costbutthoughtfulsolutionhasbeendescribedasa“magicalfix”,asiteasespressureonparents,entertainsyoungpassengers,andhelpsmaintainorderinapublicspace.It'salsoseenasareflectionofgrowinghuman-centeredinnovationinpublicservice.Qin'sfellowrailwaystaffhavealsoadoptedvariouschild-friendlypractices.Somebringpicturebooksorsmalltoys,otherscreate“kids'kits”withpuzzlesandgames.Oncertaintrains,achildren'sactivityareahasevenbeensetupinthediningcar.Railwaystaffalsoencourageparentstoprepareentertainmentinadvance,suchasdownloadingcartoonsorbringingeducationalgames,tohelpchildrenenjoytheridecalmlyandconstructively.Balancingchildren'snaturallivelinesswithpublicorderisnoeasytask.Butinitiativeslikethisshowthatthoughtful,human-centeredsolutionscangoalongwaytowardcreatingmoreharmoniouspublicspaces.WhatdoesQinYunhaodotokeepchildrenquietontheHesetsupactivity 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D.ATrainAttendant'sIdeatoCalmThewillingnesstolearnfromfailuresisveryimportant.Andtherearecertainlymanypeoplewhohaveovercomefailuresontheirwaytosuccess.However,therearestillacoupleofquestionsaboutfailuresthatareworthdelvinginto.Domostpeopleactuallylearnfromfailures?WhyorwhyThesequestionswerestudiedin2024byLaurenEskreis-WinklerandMinheeKim.Theystartedbyexploringwhetherpeopleoverestimated(高估)thelikelihoodthatsomeonewhohadfailedwouldsucceedontheirnextattempt.Inoneexperiment,theresearchersaskedparticipantstoestimatethechancethatsomeonewhohadtakenanexamtobecomealawyer,nurse,orteacherandfailedwouldpassonthenextattempt.Thisquestionwasinteresting,becausetheactualratesofsuccesswerealreadyknown(35%forlawyers,43%fornurses,and48%forteachers).Butineachcase,theparticipantssignificantlyoverestimatedthelikelihoodthatsomeoneretestingwouldpass(58%forlawyers,63%fornurses,and67%forteachers).Inanotherexperiment,theyaskedtheparticipantstopredictthelikelihoodthataheartattacksurvivorwouldmakepositivechangesintheirbehavior.Withoutanyadditionalinformation,theypredictedthat62%ofsurvivorswouldchangetheirbehavior.Buttheactualpercentagewas47%.Theseexperimentssuggestthatthetypicalopinionaboutlearningfromfailuresneedssomerevision.Asshowninthestudy,weoftenconfusewhatiswithwhatoughttobe.Yes,weoughttolearnfromfailures.Butoftenwedon'tbecauseitistoopainfulforustoanalyzeandlearnfromourfailures.Sowhenwefailtoachieveourgoals,itisnecessaryforustorecognizethatwithoutsignificantefforttochangeourbehavior,wearelikelytofailagaininthefuture.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“delvinginto”inparagraphA. 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D.WhatarethestatisticsinthetextmainlyPeoplecan'tlearnfromtheirFailures'benefitsmightbeItisverypainfulforustofaceourSomepeoplecanlearnmorefromtheirWhydomostofusfailtolearnfromourVerylittlehelpisavailablefor B.WeareunawareoftheC.Theconsequencesarenot D.ItishardtochangeourWhatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingtheTointroducearare B.ToreviewarecentC.Toargueagainstatypical D.ToshowhumanWarmingseasacrosstheglobeareendangeringcoralreefs(珊瑚礁),akeyecosystemthatsupportsmarinelifetoliveandthrive.Asapossiblewaytosavethemfromextinction灭绝),scientistshaverecentlyfrozenandrevivedgroupsofadultcoralsforthefirsttime,accordingtorecentFreezingbiologicalmaterials,or“cryopreserving”them,referstokeepingtheminadeepfreezeforlongperiodswithoutaffectingthecell'sviability活性accordingtotheScienceTimesThismethodusuallycoolsthemtoverylowtemperatures,commonlyto-196℃.Sincecellswouldnormallydieatsuchalowtemperatureduetotheformationoficeinside,scientistsneedtomonitorthefreezingrateandchoosethefreezingmediumcarefully.ResearchersintheUSexperimentedwithfreezingpea-sizedpiecesofacommoncoralinHawaii.Afterremovingthemicrobes(微生物)onthecorals,theysealedthecoralsinmetalcontainersfilledwithachemicalsolutionthatpartiallydehydrated脱水themandhelpedcontrolicegrowth.Whenthecoralsreachedatemperatureofaround-200℃,theremainingwaterinthecoralssolidifiedintoaglassyform.Thecoralswerestillalive,withtheirlife-drivingfunctionsbecomingextremelyslow.Afterbeingcryopreservedforafewminutes,theresearcherspulledthecoralsoutandplacedtheminwarmwater.Intwominutes,theystartedconsumingoxygen—asignofthemstayingalive.Previously,researchershadalreadysuccessfullycryopreservedcorallarvae(幼虫),toastudyin2018.However,thelarvaecanonlybecollectedwhencoralslayeggs,whichjustafewnightseachyear.“That’sputtingalotofeggsinonebasket,”USmarinescientistLizaRogertoldScienceNews.Thisbreakthroughoffersmorehopetotheworld'scorals,saidRoger.However,there'smoreworktobedone.Afewdaysafterthawing解冻thecoralsbecame“stressedout”fromtheprocessandwerekilledbythebacteriatheynormallyliveinharmonywith.Theresearchersareworkingonusingantibioticstohelpthemsurviveforalongerperiodoftime.WhatisthepurposeoftherecentTobringdeadcoralsbackto B.TofreezeandrevivecoralC.Tofindawaytopreserve D.TostudytheconditionsofcoralWhathappenedtothecoralswhentheywereTheydiedforthetime B.TheirlifefunctionsslowedC.Theyremainedaliveand D.TheyfedonmicrobesintheWhatdoesRogerthinkaboutcryopreservingcoralItisnotareliable B.ItneedsalargenumberofC.Itholdspromiseforrestoring D.ItrequiresoverlyexpensiveWhatissuedotheresearchersstillneedtoFindingasuitablefreezing B.IdentifyingthebacteriaontheC.Expandingthecollectionofcoral D.Maintainingthecorals'healthafter第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分Intoday'sdigitalage,artificialintelligence(AI)isbecomingincreasinglycomplicated,makingithardtotellAI-generatedimagesfromrealonescreatedbyhumans.36. 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NowAI-basedimagerecognitionsystemsarecapableofidentifyingeverythinginimages.AImaystruggletogeneraterealisticsettingsorsituationalinformationthataccuratelyreflectstherealworld.Withcloserinspectionofthebackgroundormorespecificanalysisoftheaccompanyingtext,whichdoesn'tfitwiththevisualcontent,youmaydetecttheseAI-generatedpieces.DetecttherealAssessbackgroundandThismeansthatajacketmayappeartooAI-generatedimagestendtoshowimperfectSomeoftheseerrorsareeasilynoticeabletoTheyoftenhaveanunmistakablyartificialButwithcarefulobservation,youcanspotthe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A、B、C、DWhilehighschooldoesnotgenerallyencouragestudentstoexplorenewaspectsoflife,collegesetsthestageforthatexploration.Imyselfwentthroughthis41processandfoundSignLanguage(美式手语)changedmy42atcollegefortheIneverfeltanurgeto43anysignlanguagebefore.Thespokenlanguagewasenoughinmyinteractionswithmyfamilyandfriends.LittledidIknowthatIwoulddiscovermy44ThestorybeganwhenIwatchedtheASLClub45theirtranslationofasong.Boththemovementsandtheideaofcommunicatingwithoutspeaking46me.WhatIsawwasunlikeanythingIhadexperiencedinthepast.Thisnewnessjustleftme47Afterthat,feelingtheneedto48further,IdecidedtodropinononeofASLclub'sIonlylearnedhowto49thealphabet(字母表)thatday.Yetinsteadofbeingdiscouragedmy50progress,Iwasexcited.Ithenmadeitapointto51thosemeetingsandlearnallThefollowingsemester,I52anASLclass.Theprofessorwasdeafandanywas53.Isoonrealizedthatsilencewasnotunpleasant.Instead,iftherehadbeenanytalking,wouldhave54ustolearnless.Now,Iappreciatesilenceandthe55wayofit41.A.B.C.D.42.A.B.C.D.43.A.B.C.D.44.A.B.C.D.45.A.B.C.D.46.A.B.C.D.47.A.B.C.D.48.A.B.C.D.49.A.B.C.D.50.A.B.C.D.51.A.B.C.D.52.A.droppedoutB.gotbehindC.gaveD.registered53.A.B.C.D.54.A.B.C.D.55.A.B.C.D.第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分1AmongthecelebrationsofChina'sNationalDayandtheMid-AutumnFestival,theLyricStringQuartet(抒情弦乐四重奏)fromtheCentralConservatoryofMusic56(show)artistry(艺术技巧)inNorwayonSept29andinDenmarkonOct1in2025,57apartofMomenttoRemember—theConcertfortheNationalDayandMid-AutumnFestival”culturalInOslo,thequartet'sperformancewasahighlightofthe58(receive)hostedbytheEmbassy(大使馆)tocelebratethe76thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.59eventopenedwiththeclassicChinesepieceMayweallbeBlessedWithwhosemusicexpresseddeepemotionsoflongingandblessing,resonating(共鸣)withbothChinese60internationalguests.ThequartetthenpresentedworksbyNorwegiancomposerEdvardGrieg,61mixingEasternandWesternmusicaltraditions.TheperformanceshowedthegenuinefriendshipbetweenChinaandNorwayandachievedanewheightwiththespiritedChinesefolksongSongofHorseHerding62drewenthusiasticcheersfromtheaudience.TheperformanceconcludedwithMayweallbeBlessedwithLongevity,63(base)onShi'stimelesspoetryandarrangedwithmoderntechniques,artfully64(connect)theAutumnFestival'sthemeofreunionwiththeNationalDaycelebration.ThistourbytheLyricStringQuartetrepresentsanewstepinstrengtheningfriendshipandartisticcooperationamongChina,NorwayandDenmark,continuingthetraditionofusingmusicasabridge65(promote)between第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分第一节(满分15分66.假定你是高二学生李华，你校正在举行青少年模拟政协（ModelCPCC）提案征集活80重阳节：theDoubleNinthFestival国家法定假日：anationalholidayDearSir/Madam,Li第二节(满分25分67.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。42-year-oldChristineDawnKinghasworkedatapethospitalfor10years.Sheisapetdoctorandlovesworkingwithpets.Assheiswarm-heartedandprofessional,petownerslivingintheneighbourhoodalsolovetoaskhertotreattheirpets.OneThursdaymorning,Christinewashurryingtoherjob.Thetrafficontheroadwasthicknosurpriseforthisstretchofhighway.Shepulledintotheexitlane(车道wherecarsweremovingataslowspeed.ThatwaswhenChristinenoticedawomanstandingnearcarswithadogbesideher.Christinesawthecauseofthetrafficjam:Thesmalldoghadsomehowgottenoutofthecarandwasnowstuckinthemetalfences(栅栏)inthemiddleofthehighway.Thelittledogwasobviouslyfrightenedinthesmallspace,unabletobreakfree.Despiteitsowner'sbestefforts,itwasThewomancaughtthedog'scollar(项圈)butcouldn'tmovehim.Herhandswereshaking,andherfacewascoveredwithsweat.Shewasobviouslyverypanicked,notknowingwhattodo.Somedriversimpatientlyhonkedtheirhorns(摁喇叭Othersweretoofocusedontheirownschedulestoofferassistance.Christinecouldseetheanxietyonthewoman'sfaceasshelookedaround.Withouthesitation,Christineopenedthecardoor.Shequicklywalkedtowardsthedog.“LetmeseeifIcanhelp,”Christinesaidtothewoman.Thewomanwasalittlehesitantbutstillwalkedasidetoallowthestrangertohaveatry.Christinecarefullycheckedonthesituation.Shefoundthatthedogwasscared,butnotinjured.Shespokegentlytothedog,tryingtocalmhimdown.Next,shetookoutatoolcarriedwithhercarandtriedherbesttowidenthegapbetweenthefences.ThedogseemedtorealizethatChristinewasheretohelphim,notstrugglinganymore.Innotime,thegapbetweenthefencesbecamelarger.Therewasenoughspacetomovethedog.Christinegentlyliftedhimout,takinggreatcarenottohurthim.注意：1.1502.ThewomansteppedforwardandcarefullyheldtheChristinearrivedatheroffice,expectingtoseethewoman2025第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分1-5第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分6-10CABBC11-15AABBC16-20CC第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，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