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A.Getaride. B.Havehercarfixed. C.Drivetowork.
2.Howdoestheboyfeelnow?
A.Angry. B.Surprised. C.Hungry.
3.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Teacherandstudent. B.Doctorandpatient. C.Bossandstaff.
4.Whyisthewomanworkingovertimetoday?
A.TotalkwithJohn. B.Tohaveameeting. C.Toreadareport.
5.Wherearethespeakersmostprobably?
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A.Bytaxi. B.Bysubway. C.Onfoot.
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A.Flyakite. B.Playbasketbal. C.Climbupahil.
12.Whatistheweatherprobablyliketoday?
A.Hot. B.Rainy. C.Sunny.
13.Whatwilthewomanbringforthepicnic?
A.Fruitsaladandsnacks. B.Toastandfruitsalad. C.Chickenwingsandtoast.
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14.Whydoesthemanwanttochoosetheflat?
A.Itslowinrent. B.Ithasacarpark. C.Itsnearabusstation.
15.Whatcanthemanfindintheflat?
A.ATVset. B.Arefrigerator. C.Threebeds.
16.Whatdoestherentinclude?
A.Gasfee. B.Waterfee. C.Electricityfee.
17.Howmuchdoesthemanexpecttopayfortheflatamonth?
A.$1,090. B.$1,019. C.$1,000.
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18.Whodoesthefirstprogramgivesupportto?
A.Thestudentswithstress. B.Thestudentsinneedofjobs. C.ThestudentspoorinEnglish.
19.Whatcouldthestudentsdowiththedifficultiesintheirstudies?
A.Jointheadviceteam. B.Askfordropinadvice. C.Signupintheschooloffice.
20.Whatextrasupportcanadisabledstudentget?
A.Healthcheckups. B.Specialscholarship. C.Academicguidance.
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later,withmoretravelingexperiencesandunderstanding,Iamreadytogoagain.Butbackthen,itwasawful.
My23daystherewasaconstantchalengetoavoidscams(no)—achalengethatafewtimessawmesucceed
butthatothertimessawmefailsadly.Itwasdiscouraging.IfeltIcouldnottrustanybody.Wherewerethe
lovelyCubanseveryonetalkedaboutintheirblogs?
Cubataughtmethatpeoplelied,even(orespecialy)online.Becausenobodyrealywantedtosaytheyhad
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realythecase?
Idecidedthereandthentobedifferent.IdecidedthatIhadtowarnothers,telthemthetruth,andlet
themknowwhattheyshouldexpectandwhattheyshoulddotoavoidscams.ThatswhyIopenedmyblog.It
wasjustanentertainmentatthebeginning.
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Ihavetolose?Mycontractasaresearchfelowattheuniversityhadexpired(pq)andIhadnorealprospectif
notforaseriesofhumbleshorttermteachingjobsIwaslessthaninterestedin.So,Igavebloggingmyheart
andsoul.Anditworked.Imamuchhappierpersonnow.IlovewhatIamdoing.Iwakeupinthemorningto
facealonglistoftodothingsandIreaditwithasmileonmyface,whichispriceless.
Cubachangedmylife.AnddespitealtheunhappinessIfeltbackwhenIwasthere,Ichangedforthebest.
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C.Shefoundpeopletheredependable. D.Shemanagedtoavoideveryscam.
26.Whydidtheauthordecidetostartablog?
A.Toearnmoneybyattractingfolowers. B.ToshareherhappyexperiencesinCuba.
C.Towarnagainstscamsandsharethetruth. D.Todocumentheradventurespositively.
27.HowdidCubaimpacttheauthorslife?
A.Itlefthersorrowfulandhopeless. B.Itchangedherlifeinapositiveway.
C.Itprovidedinspirationforherresearch. D.Itcostherjobasateacherattheuniversity.
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ShaneGero,awhalebiologistatCarletonUniversityinCanada,hasspent20yearsstudyinghowwhales
communicate.Hefoundthatwhalesfromthesamefamilyproducespecificsounds,anddifferentpopulationsof
spermwhalesevenhavetheirown“dialects”.Thesesounds,particularlytheclicksknownas“tailsounds”,are
howwhalesmaintaincontactwitheachotheronthewaterssurface.WiththehelpofAI,researcherscananalyze
therhythmandspeedofthesesoundsmorequickly,revealingthecomplexinformationsharedamongwhales.
BehavioralecologistMickeyPardodiscoveredthroughAIthatwildAfricanelephantshavetheirown“names”.
Elephantscommunicateusinglowfrequencyrumbles(rs),andAImodelslearnedthesoundfeaturesofthese
“cals”andpredictedtherecipients.Thisresearchnotonlyrevealedelephantsresponsestospecificcalsbutalso
indicatedindividualinformationcontainedwithinelephantcals,suchasgender,age,andphysiologicalstatus(tu).
AIhasalsobeenusedtodiscoverthe“truenames”ofotheranimals,suchastamarinsandelephantseals.
Thesestudiesnotonlypredictedanimalnamesbutalsoattemptedtodecode(vw)other“vocabularies”,suchas
locationterms.Thesefindingsarecrucialforunderstandingthesocialstructuresandcommunicationpatternsof
animals.
AlthoughAIhasmadeprogressindecodinganimallanguages,creatingananimalversionof“Google
Translate”isstilfarfromrealization.Thereisnoaccepteddefinitionofwhetheranimalscancommunicate
beyondbasiclevels.Thatis,whethertheypossesslanguagestructures.Researchersaimnotonlytoconverse
withwildlifeandpetsbutalsotogainadeeperunderstandingoftheirthoughtsandhowtheyperceivethemselves
andtheworld.
ThroughAItechnology,scientistsaregainingdeeperinsightsintoanimalcommunicationpatterns,which
notonlyaidsintheconservationofendangeredspeciesbutmayalsorevealnewaspectsofanimalinteligenceand
consciousness.Astechnologyadvances,wemaycomeclosertounderstandinganimallanguages,therefore
improvingourcoexistencewiththem.
28.Whydospermwhalesmake“tailsounds”?
A.Tocommunicatewithfamilymembers. B.Towarnotheranimalsofdanger.
C.Todriveawayotherspeciesofwhales. D.Tofindtheirwayacrosstheocean.
29.WhathasMickeyachievedthroughAIinhisresearchonelephants?
A.Learningabouttheirsocialstatus. B.Discoveringtheiroriginalhabitats.
C.Anticipatingthetargetsoftheircals. D.Analyzingtherhythmoftheirfootsteps.
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30.Whichofthefolowingdividesresearchersaboutanimallanguages?
A.The“vocabulary”sizeoftheanimals. B.Theindividual“names”oftheanimals.
C.Thethoughtsofanimalsabouttheworld. D.Theexistenceofanimalslanguagestructures.
31.Whatmaybeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.ScientistsUseAItoTrackSpermWhales
B.SoundProvidesWaystoTalkwithWildAnimals
C.BiologistProtectsSpermWhalesThroughAI
D.AIHelpstoKnowAboutAnimalLanguages
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hypertextstory.Itmaysurpriseyou,butalthosethingsIjustmentioned,andmore,areconsideredliterature,
digitalliterature,tobeprecise.
Digitalliteratureisavagueconcept.Thedefinitionchangesdependingonwhoyouask.Somesayitismade
upoftextsthatwerecreateddigitaly,andthatareusualymeanttobereadonacomputer.TheElectronic
LiteratureOrganization(ELO)hasanotherdefinitionforit:“Workwithanimportantliteraryaspectthattakes
advantageofthecapabilitiesandcontextsprovidedbythestandaloneornetworkedcomputer”.
AmoreupdateddefinitioncomesfromwriterSimonGroth.Hesaysthattheintentionofdigitalliteratureis
to“showcaseinnovationandcreativityinstorytelingfordigitalmediaandnewdirectionsincontemporary
literarypracticeinformedbytechnology”.Itsstilaveryvaguedefinition,andjustliketheothers,itprovides
absolutelynoguidelinesastowhatcanbeconsidereddigitalliteratureornot.ButthatswhyIthinkitworks.
Because,liketheothers,ittelsyouthatitsmaincomponentistheuseoftechnology.Butitalsoleaves
breathingroomfornewertechnologiessuchassmartphones,virtualrealityandplatformslikeTwine,among
otherthings.TechnologydidntexistwhentheELOwrotetheirdefinitionin2007.
Sobasicaly,itsanewmediumforliterature.Ittakesadvantageoftechnologytobothwriteandpresenta
pieceofwriting.Becauseitcomesinmanyshapesandsizes,thereisalotofgrayareainwhatcanactualybe
considereddigitalliterature,butthinkofitasthemiddlegroundbetweenebooksandvideogames(noneofwhich
aredigitalliterature).Oryoucanseeitasanintersectionofdigitalmediaandtextuality.
Soifyouwriteanovelonyourcomputerandprintit,itsnotdigitalliterature.Butifyouwriteanoveland
publishitinablogorsocialmedia,whileyouinteractwithyourreaders,thenthatsdigitalliterature.
32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vague”inparagraph2mean?
A.Correct. B.Outdated. C.Unclear. D.Scientific.
33.WhatcanweknowabouttheELOsdefinitionofdigitalliterature?
A.Itfailedtoprovidetheguidelines. B.Itdidntalowfornewertechnologies.
C.Itcouldeasilyleadtomisunderstandings. D.Ittookintoconsiderationonlyliteraryaspects.
34.Whichofthefolowingbelongstodigitalliteratureaccordingtotheauthor?
A.Avideogame. B.Aprintednovel.
C.Ablogcomment. D.AstoryonTwine.
35.Whatsthemainpurposeofthetext?
A.Toclarifyaconcept. B.Tointroduceatheory.
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42.A.happy B.confident C.lonely D.sensitive
43.A.shared B.doubted C.reported D.realized
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45.A.divide B.happen C.fail D.disappear
46.A.bent B.seemed C.watched D.walked
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52.A.scene B.phrase C.treatment D.encounter
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