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Ⅰ.阅读A
主题语境:人与社会
体裁:应用文
话题:2025年几个重要的AI会议和峰会
In a time when artificial intelligence is revolutionizing sectors worldwide, being updated on recent advancements, connecting with industry experts, and discovering groundbreaking innovations is more important than ever. Here is a detailed guide to the key AI conferences and summits scheduled for 2025.
AI For Good Global Summit
Date: July 08th15th, 2025
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
Hosted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), this summit advocates for the use of AI technologies to enhance vital global objectives such as health, climate initiatives, gender equality, inclusive prosperity, and sustainable infrastructure. The gathering unites UN organizations, government officials, industry executives, and academic specialists dedicated to using AI for beneficial societal effects.
AI & Big Data Expo North America
Date: June 04th05th, 2025
Place: Santa Clara, USA
Concentrated on the revolutionary effects of AI and big data in diverse sectors, this expo offers indepth knowledge via talks, panel discussions, and displays from top AI and big data firms. Participants can discover practical uses and cuttingedge solutions that are transforming companies in the digital era.
AI World Congress
Date: June 18th19th, 2025
Place: London, UK
The AI World Congress includes insightful keynote speeches and focused sessions on important AI subjects, such as intelligent financial services, data governance, AI ethics, and digital healthcare. This event offers a European viewpoint on worldwide AI trends while tackling the distinct challenges and opportunities present in the UK and European markets.
AI Hardware & Edge AI Summit
Date:September 10th12th, 2025
Place:San Jose, USA
This summit, with a specialized emphasis on cuttingedge developments in AI hardware and edge computing technologies, tackles the essential infrastructure that strengthens AI deployment. The event features technical talks, expert panel discussions, and showcases from leading AI hardware firms advancing the limits of computational power and efficiency.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了2025年几个重要的AI会议和峰会。
1.What is the feature of AI For Good Global Summit?
A.It specializes in cuttingedge AI hardware development.
B.It focuses on the practical business uses of AI technology.
C.It promotes using AI to solve societal and global problems.
D.It offers a European view on AI trends and market chances.
解析:C [细节理解题。根据AI For Good Global Summit部分“Hosted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), this summit advocates for the use of AI technologies to enhance vital global objectives such as health, climate initiatives, gender equality, inclusive prosperity, and sustainable infrastructure.(此次峰会由国际电信联盟(ITU)主办,倡导利用人工智能技术促进全球重要目标,如健康、气候倡议、性别平等、包容性繁荣和可持续基础设施。)”可知,AI For Good全球峰会的特色是提倡使用人工智能来解决社会和全球问题。]
2.What do AI & Big Data Expo North America and AI Hardware & Edge AI Summit have in common?
A.They mainly deal with AI applications for healthcare.
B.They both officially take place in European countries.
C.They address the ethical implications of AI technology.
D.They have expert panel interactions as part of their events.
解析:D [细节理解题。根据AI & Big Data Expo North America部分“Concentrated on the revolutionary effects of AI and big data in diverse sectors, this expo offers indepth knowledge via talks, panel discussions, and displays from top AI and big data firms.(该博览会专注于人工智能和大数据在各个领域的革命性影响,通过来自顶级人工智能和大数据公司的演讲、小组讨论和展示,提供深入的知识。)”可知,AI & Big Data Expo North America有专家小组互动作为活动的一部分;根据AI Hardware & Edge AI Summit部分“The event features technical talks, expert panel discussions, and showcases from leading AI hardware firms advancing the limits of computational power and efficiency.(该活动包括技术讲座、专家小组讨论以及来自领先人工智能硬件公司的展示,这些公司正在推动计算能力和效率的极限。)”可知,AI Hardware & Edge AI Summit也有专家小组互动作为活动的一部分。因此,AI & Big Data Expo North America和AI Hardware & Edge AI Summit的共同点是它们都有专家小组互动作为活动的一部分。]
3.What is the main purpose of the text?
A.To promote new AI devices.
B.To discuss AI moral dilemmas.
C.To present upcoming AI conferences.
D.To review previous AI achievements.
解析:C [推理判断题。根据第一段“Here is a detailed guide to the key AI conferences and summits scheduled for 2025.(以下是2025年计划举行的关键人工智能会议和峰会的详细指南。)”可知,本文的主要目的是介绍即将举行的人工智能会议。]
阅读B
主题语境:人与自我
体裁:记叙文
话题:通过自然治愈抑郁症和焦虑症
Nature's beauty is all around you. Wild flowers shine in bright blues, yellows, and reds. Trees, with unique shaped branches, and leaves, decorate the horizon. Under your feet, pine needles, leaves, and grass give their natural beauty on the earth's surface. But how many of you take the time to notice all of nature's wonders?
Hannah BullenRyner is an artist who not only takes the time to “smell the roses”, but she uses them as a medium to craft stunning portraits of birds. BullenRyner, a photographer by trade, began her artistic hobby shortly after her twin daughters were born. The young mother suffered from depression and anxiety. To seek a solution, she turned to nature.
BullenRyner started spending time alone in the woods, foraging for materials: flowers, branches, leaves, and grass. On an impulse(冲动), she started forming a portrait of a bird with the items she had gathered. When her picture was finished, BullenRyner realized that she felt calm and hopeful. The process had been healing and therapeutic(有疗效的).
BullenRyner tells My Modern Met, “Finding the medium of land art has allowed my art and soul to connect to the earth. As a fulltime Mama of nearly threeyearold twin girls, and someone who suffers from anxiety, my art is my quiet time, my peace.”
When BullenRyner creates her artwork on the forest floor, she never uses glues or any other material to bond the foraged items. This means that a single breeze is able to carry away or scatter her portrait.
“People often ask me why I don't make something more permanent or they say it's such a shame that it's temporary,” BullenRyner explains. “But for me,” she continues, “it is the shortlived nature of what I do that has become therapy for my soul. I get to put down all my anxieties, my fears, and all the chaos from my brain and turn it into something beautiful to honor Mother Nature. I take some photos and then walk or cycle away, leaving it all behind and feeling calmer, more connected, and truly lighter.”
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Hannah BullenRyner用在自然中找到的材料创作出了精美的鸟类作品,从而治愈了自己的抑郁症和焦虑症的故事。
4.Why did BullenRyner take up her artistic hobby?
A.To kill time.
B.To make more profits.
C.To serve as a treatment.
D.To entertain her daughters.
解析:C [细节理解题。根据第二段中的“BullenRyner, a photographer by trade, began her artistic hobby shortly after her twin daughters were born. The young mother suffered from depression and anxiety. To seek a solution, she turned to nature.”可知,BullenRyner是一名摄影师,在她双胞胎女儿出生后开始了她的艺术爱好,她患有抑郁症和焦虑症,为了寻求解决的办法,她转向大自然,由此可知,BullenRyner培养艺术爱好是为了治疗。]
5.What does the underlined word “foraging” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.Making. B.Answering.
C.Providing. D.Seeking.
解析:D [词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“On an impulse(冲动), she started forming a portrait of a bird with the items she had gathered.(由于一时冲动,她开始用收集到的东西画一只鸟的肖像。)”可知,由于冲动,她开始用收集到的东西画一只鸟的画像,结合划线单词前的“BullenRyner started spending time alone in the woods(开始独自一人待在树林里)”以及划线单词后的“flowers, branches, leaves, and grass(花、树枝、树叶和草)”由此可推知,划线词所在句表示,BullenRyner开始独自在树林里寻找材料:花、树枝、树叶和草,因此,划线词应与“寻找”意思相近。]
6.What do we know about BullenRyner's artwork?
A.It is well received with customers.
B.It cannot be preserved for a long time.
C.It stimulated the local tourism industry.
D.It won her widespread praise domestically.
解析:B [推理判断题。根据第五段中的“This means that a single breeze is able to carry away or scatter her portrait.(这意味着一缕微风就能带走或吹散她的肖像。)”及尾段中的“‘People often ask me why I don't make something more permanent or they say it's such a shame that it's temporary,’ BullenRyner explains.(‘人们经常问我为什么不把一些东西固定下来,或者他们说这是暂时的,太可惜了,’BullenRyner解释道。)”可知,一缕微风就能带走或吹散她的画像,还有人问到她为什么不创作一些长久的,这样短暂太可惜了,由此可推知,BullenRyner的艺术作品不能被长期保存。]
7.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.BullenRyner is grateful to nature.
B.BullenRyner regrets what she has done.
C.BullenRyner is into going to work by bicycle.
D.BullenRyner persuades more people to participate.
解析:A [推理判断题。根据尾段中的“I get to put down all my anxieties, my fears, all the chaos from my brain and turn it into something beautiful to honor Mother Nature.(我可以放下我所有的焦虑、恐惧和大脑中所有的胡思乱想,把它变成美丽的东西来纪念大自然。)”可知,她可以放下所有的焦虑以及大脑中的胡思乱想,将其变成美丽的东西纪念大自然,由此可推知,BullenRyner对大自然是敬畏感恩的。]
阅读C
主题语境:人与社会
体裁:说明文
话题:新词如何进入字典
What makes a word real? Who has the power to make those kinds of official decisions about words? Those are the questions many people have in mind. When most people say a word isn't real, what they mean is that it doesn't appear in a dictionary. That, of course, raises some other questions, including, who writes dictionaries?
Now, dictionaries are good resources, but they are changeable. If you ask dictionary editors, what they'll tell you is that they're just trying to keep up with people as people change the language. They're watching what people say and what people write and trying to figure out what's going to stick and what's not going to stick.
Every January, dictionary editors go to the American Dialect Society Meeting every year, where among other things, they decide on the word of the year. There are about 200 or 300 people who come. Some of them are the best known linguists in the United States. In the past, some of the winners have been “staycation” to describe a vacation spent at home and “tweet” to describe a post made on the social networking service Twitter.
So how does a word get into a dictionary? It gets in because people use it and people keep using it, and dictionary editors are paying attention to people. If a community of speakers is using a word and knows what it means, it's real. That word might be informal and that word might be a word that you think is illogical or unnecessary, but as long as people are using the word, it is real. I hope that what you can do is to find language change not annoying but fun and interesting, just the way dictionary editors do. I hope you can enjoy being part of the creativity that is continually remaking our language and keeping it alive.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了语言会随着人们的使用而变化,进而字典也会发生变化,并介绍了新词是如何进入字典的。
8.Why do dictionaries change over time?
A.Speakers keep changing language.
B.Linguists often make up new words.
C.Dictionary editors change every year.
D.Words in the dictionary are out of date.
解析:A [细节理解题。根据第二段中“Now, dictionaries are good resources, but they are changeable. If you ask dictionary editors, what they'll tell you is that they're just trying to keep up with people as people change the language.(现在,字典是很好的资源,但是它们是多变的。如果你问词典编辑,他们会告诉你,他们只是想跟上人们改变语言的步伐。)”可知,人们语言一直在发生变化,字典的变化是为了跟上人们改变语言的步伐。]
9.Who has the right to decide the word of the year?
A.New words inventors.
B.American officials.
C.Dictionary editors.
D.Famous linguists.
解析:C [细节理解题。根据第三段中“Every January, dictionary editors go to the American Dialect Society Meeting every year, where among other things, they decide on the word of the year.(每年一月,词典编辑们都会参加美国方言协会年会,在那里他们会决定年度词汇。)”可知,每年的一月,字典编纂者会去美国方言协会参加年度会议,他们会决定年度词汇。]
10.What is the author's attitude towards language changing?
A.Worried. B.Positive.
C.Uninterested. D.Confused.
解析:B [推理判断题。根据最后一段中“I hope that what you can do is to find language change not annoying but fun and interesting, just the way dictionary editors do. I hope you can enjoy being part of the creativity that is continually remaking our language and keeping it alive.(我希望你能做的是发现语言的变化不是烦人的,而是有趣的,就像字典编辑一样。我希望你能享受成为创造力的一部分,不断地重塑我们的语言, 让它保持活力。)”可知,作者希望人们能够意识到:语言变化不是令人烦恼的而是有趣的,能享受成为创造力的一部分,不断地重塑我们的语言,让它保持活力。由此可知,作者对于语言变化的态度是积极的。]
11.Where does this passage most probably come from?
A.A science fiction.
B.A history book.
C.A news report.
D.A popular magazine.
解析:D [推理判断题。通读全文,尤其是根据最后一段“So how does a word get into a dictionary? It gets in because people use it and people keep using it, and dictionary editors are paying attention to people. If a community of speakers is using a word and knows what it means, it's real. That word might be informal and that word might be a word that you think is illogical or unnecessary, but as long as people are using the word, it is real.(那么一个单词是如何进入字典的呢?它之所以被收录,是因为人们在使用它,而且一直在使用它,词典编辑们也在关注人们。如果一群人在使用一个词,并且知道它的意思,那么这个词就是真实的。那个词可能是非正式的,那个词可能是一个你认为不合逻辑或不必要的词,但只要人们在使用这个词,它就是真实的。)”可知,本文主要阐述了语言会随着人们的使用而变化,进而字典也会发生变化,并介绍了新词是如何进入字典的。由此可知,本文最有可能来自面向大众的通俗杂志,向人们介绍有关词典的知识。]
阅读D
主题语境:人与自然
体裁:说明文
话题:真菌网络对树木生长的影响
Being highly connected to a strong social network has its benefits. Now a new study is showing the same goes for trees, thanks to their underground neighbors. The study is the first to show that the growth of adult trees is linked to their participation in fungal networks living in the forest soil. Though past research has focused on young trees, these findings give new insight into the significance of fungal networks to older trees— which are more environmentally beneficial for functions like capturing carbon.
“Large trees make up the main part of the forest, so they drive what the forest is doing,” said researcher Joseph Birch, who led the study. When they live in the forest soil, fungal networks act as a sort of highway, allowing water, nutrients and compounds to flow back and forth among the trees. The network also helps nutrients flow to resourcelimited trees like family units that support one another in times of stress.
Cores taken from 350 Douglas firs(花旗松) showed that annual tree ring growth was related to the extent of fungal connections a tree had with other trees. They had much higher growth than those that had only a few connections. The research also showed that trees with more connections to many unique fungi had much greater growth than those with only one or two connections. “If you have this network that is helping trees grow faster that helps capture more carbon year after year. These networks may help trees grow more steadily even as conditions become more stressful, and could even help protect them against death.” said Birch.
Birch hopes his findings lead to further studies in different kinds of forests in other geographical areas, because it's likely that the connections among trees change from year to year. He said, “Knowing whether fungal networks are operating the same way in other tree species could factor into how we reforest areas after harvesting them, and it could inform how we want to plant trees to preserve these networks.”
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了阿尔伯塔大学的一项新研究发现,强大的社会网络对树木也是有好处的,森林土壤中的真菌网络给树木的生长提供了有利的条件。
12. In what way do the new findings differ from the previous ones?
A.They confirm the benefits of fungal networks.
B.They demonstrate a new way to capture carbon.
C.They clarify misunderstanding of fungal networks.
D.They reveal the value of fungal networks to adult trees.
解析:D [细节理解题。根据第一段“The study is the first to show that the growth of adult trees is linked to their participation in fungal networks living in the forest soil. Though past research has focused on young trees, these findings give new insight into the significance of fungal networks to older trees— which are more environmentally beneficial for functions like capturing carbon.(这项研究首次表明,成年树木的生长与它们参与的生活在森林土壤中的真菌网络有关。尽管过去的研究主要集中在幼树上,但这些发现为了解真菌网络对更老的树木的重要性提供了新的见解,因为老树对碳捕获等功能更具环境效益。)”可知,新的研究关注成年树木,而之前的发现关注的是幼树,所以新发现与之前的发现的不同之处在于,新发现揭示了真菌网络对成年树木的价值。]
13. How do fungal networks help trees?
A.By fighting against diseases.
B.By bettering forest soil conditions.
C.By acting as the center of family units.
D.By maintaining the balance of resources.
解析:D [细节理解题。根据第二段“When they live in the forest soil, fungal networks act as a sort of highway, allowing water, nutrients and compounds to flow back and forth among the trees. The network also helps nutrients flow to resourcelimited trees like family units that support one another in times of stress.(当它们生活在森林土壤中时,真菌网络就像一条高速公路,让水、养分和化合物在树木之间来回流动。该网络还帮助养分流向资源有限的树木,就像家庭单位一样在压力下相互支持。)”可知,真菌网络通过保持资源平衡的方式来帮助树木。]
14. What does the underlined “They” refer to in Paragraph 3?
A.Tree rings.
B.Fungal networks.
C.Douglas firs.
D.Cores from Douglas firs.
解析:C [词义猜测题。根据第三段“Cores taken from 350 Douglas firs showed that annual tree ring growth was related to the extent of fungal connections a tree had with other trees. They had much higher growth than those that had only a few connections.(从350株道格拉斯花旗松中提取的核心表明,年轮生长与树木与其他树木的真菌联系程度有关。它们的生长程度远远高于那些只有少数联系的树木。)”可知,本段以道格拉斯花旗松为例,说明年轮生长和树木之间的真菌联系程度有关,they指代上句中出现的“道格拉斯花旗松”。]
15. Which field will most benefit from the study according to the text?
A.Geography. B.Agriculture.
C.Reforestation. D.Microbiology.
解析:C [推理判断题。根据最后一段“He said,‘Knowing whether fungal networks are operating the same way in other tree species could factor into how we reforest areas after harvesting them, and it could inform how we want to plant trees to preserve these networks.’(他说:‘了解真菌网络在其他树种中是否以同样的方式运作,可以影响我们在砍伐后如何重新造林,也可以告诉我们如何种植树木来保护这些网络。’)”可知,研究可以影响砍伐后如何重新造林,所以重新造林这一领域从研究中受益最大。]
Ⅱ.七选五
主题语境:人与社会
体裁:说明文
话题:世代生活在海上的巴瑶族人
When we hold our breath and go underwater, we'll soon be unable to stand it. __1__ However, there's little chance of catching up with the SamaBajau, who can stay underwater with a single breath for quite a long time.
SamaBajau is a collective term(集合术语) that refers to several closely related native peoples. The Bajau live on long houseboats or small wooden houses that are built on the sea, close to the shore in Southeast Asia. __2__
As they make their living primarily from fishing, they have become expert free divers(自由潜水者). Bajau divers have the longest daily diving time without breathing among all humans. ___3___ In their free time, the kids help around the house or play on the beach.
It appears that centuries of free diving have scientifically distinguished the SamaBajau. According to research, the Bajau's spleens(脾脏) are much larger than the average people's on land. __4__ Besides, the Bajau have also developed excellent underwater vision.
__5__ The main cause is massive fishing, which has made it increasingly difficult for the Bajau to make a living and rely on fishing alone. As a consequence, more and more people are leaving the seas, and apparently, it's only a matter of time before the Bajau and their amazing qualities disappear.
A.Larger spleens can have some weaknesses.
B.Therefore, many older divers are hard of hearing.
C.The difference makes the Bajau quite able to dive underwater.
D.They only go ashore to trade or seek shelter during sea storms.
E.Bajau children master swimming and diving skills at an early age.
F.The existence of this special group of people is threatened nowadays.
G.With free diving training, we can increase the time underwater by a few minutes.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。介绍了关于世代生活在海上的巴瑶族人的有关情况:他们懂得极限潜水但其生存也面临着一些困境。
1.G [根据空后的“However, there's little chance of catching up with the SamaBajau, who can stay underwater with a single breath for quite a long time.(然而,几乎没有机会赶上SamaBajau,他们可以在水下呼吸很长一段时间。)”可知,空处内容与空后内容构成转折关系,G选项“With free diving training, we can increase the time underwater by a few minutes.(通过自由潜水训练,我们可以在水下多撑几分钟的时间。)”讲述的是经过训练后我们可以在水下多撑几分钟的时间,与空后的内容为转折关系,且内容一致。]
2.D [根据空前的“The Bajau live on long houseboats or small wooden houses that are built on the sea, close to the shore in Southeast Asia.(Bajau人住在靠近东南亚海岸的海上建造的长船屋或小木屋里。)”可知,此处讲述的是巴瑶族人的生活方式,由此可推测,空白处所填内容应继续介绍巴瑶族人的生活方式, D选项“They only go ashore to trade or seek shelter during sea storms.(他们只在贸易或躲避海上风暴时才上岸。)”讲述的是他们的生活方式,与空前内容相呼应,符合语境。]
3.E [根据空后的“In their free time, the kids help around the house or play on the beach.(在他们的空闲时间,孩子们帮助做家务或在海滩上玩。)”可知,此处介绍关于巴瑶族孩子的情况,E选项“Bajau children master swimming and diving skills at an early age.(巴瑶族儿童在很小的时候就掌握了游泳和潜水的技能。)”与空后讲述的内容吻合,且children与kids为近义词,均指的是巴瑶族的孩子们,符合语境。]
4.C [根据空前的“It appears that centuries of free diving have scientifically distinguished the SamaBajau. According to research, the Bajau's spleens(脾脏) are much larger than the average people's on land.(几个世纪的自由潜水似乎已经在科学上使巴瑶族人与众不同。根据研究,巴瑶族人的脾脏比陆地上的普通人大得多。)”可知,巴瑶族人和陆地上的普通人不同,C选项“The difference makes the Bajau quite able to dive underwater.(这种差异使巴瑶族人有极强的潜水能力。)”讲述的是导致巴瑶族人有极强的潜水能力是由于他们的脾脏要与陆地上的普通人有很大区别,与空前内容相呼应,进一步解释了这种差异的影响。]
5.F [分析语篇可知,此处为本段的主题句,根据后文“The main cause is massive fishing, which has made it increasingly difficult for the Bajau to make a living and rely on fishing alone. As a consequence, more and more people are leaving the seas, and apparently, it's only a matter of time before the Bajau and their amazing qualities disappear.(主要原因是大规模捕鱼,这使得巴瑶族人越来越难以仅靠捕鱼谋生。因此,越来越多的人离开海洋,显然,巴瑶族和他们惊人的特质消失只是时间问题。)”可知,该段描述的是巴瑶族人面临的困境,F选项“The existence of this special group of people is threatened nowadays.(现在这个特殊人群的生存受到了威胁。)”讲述的是现在这个特殊人群的生存受到了威胁,概括了本段的主题,作为本段主旨句,符合语境。]
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