【题目】请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填1个单词。
What is eco-fashion? Eco-fashion is about making clothes that take into account the environment, the health of consumers and the working conditions of people in the fashion industry. It is a complex phenomenon and the common use of the fashionable terms—‘ecological' and ‘ethical'. Ecological fashion usually refers to textile (织物) and clothing production processes and the environmental issues surrounding them;ethical fashion generally relates to the working conditions involved in the producing processes.
What are the problems with fashion? A closer look at the fashion industry points out many problems that are common practices in the creation of our fashions from the field to the factory. Firstly, the production of textiles pollutes the environment heavily. Cotton-planting uses pesticides; sheep-farming and wool-cleaning contribute to global warming; synthetics-making (人造纤维生产) brings about waste which does harm to our environment. Secondly, every stage of clothing production has a significant effect on the environment. They all use a great deal of energy, and some also involve chemicals which evidently do harm to the surroundings. In addition to this, there is a lot of waste produced in the process, especially in the form of polluted water. Thirdly, growing consumption levels and our shopping habits further worsen the bad effects. We are now buying clothes in increasing quantities without realizing the scale on which it affects natural environment, and we are also quick to throw away clothes that have been worn only a couple of times.
Then, how to solve the problems? Other industries that design products are ahead of the fashion industry when it comes to choosing sustainable materials, designing for minimum waste, choosing energy efficient manufacturing and creating products for longevity. The fashion industry has been slow to adopt these changes and part of the problem is the very nature of fashion. To a large degree, it is the fashion producers that really have the power and the responsibility to shape our future. There are numerous ways in which these producers can reduce their ecological footprint, from switching to green energy and reducing energy use, through selecting sustainable materials and choosing local suppliers,to recycle and minimize waste. On the other hand, as consumers we can all make contributions by selecting environmentally friendly clothing and reducing clothing consumption.
There is some concern that eco-friendly fashions are just a trend that we will eventually grow tired of but we can make sure that doesn't happen. Now many people are beginning to shop for organic food products because the benefits of eating food free of chemicals are straightforward and immediate. They relate directly to our personal health. In fact, choosing eco-fashion can also contribute to our personal health, though it is mostly done by way of keeping the health of the planet.

Why choose eco-fashion?

of fashion

Ecological

Textile & clothing production processes;
Issues related to

Ethical

Working involved

Problems with fashion

Textile

Cotton-planting: use of pesticides;
Sheep-farming & wool-cleaning: global warming;
Synthetics-making: waste

Clothing production

Producing a lot of waste;
Using chemicals;
a great deal of energy

Consumption levels & shopping habits

New clothes: bought in increasing quantities
Old clothes: away quickly

to
problems

Fashion producers

Ways to recycle and waste:
Switching to green energy;
Reducing energy use;
Selecting sustainable materials;
Choosing local suppliers

Selecting environmentally friendly clothing
Reducing clothing consumption

Choosing eco-fashion can contribute to our personal health.

【题目】The Value of Tears

Tears can ruin make-up, bring conversation to a stop, and give you a runny nose.Tears leave you embarrassed and without energy.Still, crying is a fact of life, and your tears are very useful.Even when you're not crying, they make a film over the eye's surface.1

When tears fall, they reduce stress.But we tend to fight them for all! sorts of reasons. "People worry about showing their emotions , afraid that once they lose control they'll never get it back."2. After we cry, the feelings that caused the tears often disappear.

Sometimes people become much stressed and can't cry. Whatever emotion they are feeling—shock, anger, fear, or sadness—is being held back.

But everyone has the need to cry. Psychologist Vera Diamond explains that her treatment often consists of giving people permission to cry.3 Patients practice crying just to become used to expressing emotions.She suggests safe, private places to cry, like under the bedcovers or in the car.Crying is a way of reducing tension, but people don't like it when others cry because it makes them tense.4 And they'll do just about anything to make you stop.

In certain situations, such as at work, tears are not appropriate.It's good not to cry during a tense business discussion.5You should also act out the whole situation again and be as noisy and angry as you like.It will help you feel better. "And," she adds, "Once your tears have taken away the stress, you can begin to think calmly of ways to deal with the problem."

Tears are a sign of our ability to feel.If you find yourself near someone crying, deal with it.And never be afraid to cry yourself.

A.She gives crying exercises.

B.They cry for different reasons.

C.They too may be holding back a need to cry.

D.The fact is that no emotion lasts forever.

E.It contains a chemical against infection.

F.But once you're safely behind closed doors, don't just cry.

G.It forms in response to the stress on the surface of the eye.

【题目】Happiness is not the absence of problems. 1 Here are a few reminders to help motivate you when you need it most:

1. Pain is part of growing.

When times are tough, remind yourself that no pain comes without a purpose.2 Every great success requires some type of worthy struggle to get there. Good things take time. Everything is going to come together; maybe not immediately, but eventually.

2.3

Every time it rains, it stops raining. Every time you get hurt, you heal. After darkness there is always light. So if things are good right now, enjoy it. It won’t last forever. If things are bad, don’t worry because it won’t last forever either.

3. Worrying and complaining changes nothing.

4 It’s always better to attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed. It’s not over if you’ve lost; it’s over when you do nothing but complain about it. If you believe in something, keep trying. Don’t let the shadows of the past darken the doorstep of your future.

4. Your scars are symbols of your strength.

Never be ashamed of the scars life has left you with. A scar means the hurt is over and the wound is closed. It means you overcame the pain, learned a lesson, grew stronger, and moved forward. 5

A. Everything in life is temporary (暂时的).

B. But it is the ability to deal with them.

C. Rarely do people do things because of you.

D. A scar is the sign of a success to be proud of.

E. Those who complain the most, accomplish the least.

F. Move on from what hurt you, but never forget what it taught you.

G. Change because it makes you a better person and leads you to a brighter future.

【题目】完形填空
In 1970, a cyclone(旋风) hit the southern coast of Bangladesh(孟加拉国). So severe and deadly were its effects that it's1listed as the world's worst-ever reported natural disaster. The2had a big impact on two Swedish men from Mission Aviation Fellowship(MAF). They traveled 3to Bangladesh for the purpose of seeing what they could do to4. They journeyed south by boat for several days, throughout the country's vast 5 network to reach the worst-affected area and began to envision(预想) MAF using an aircraft that would 6direct access to large areas of the country that were almost out of7.
Throughout the 1980s, MAF Australia, along with other MAF groups, sent staff to8assistance and their patience and dedication 9since they built trust in the countries that had been 10.
In 1997, MAF could11start a flight program within Bangladesh. At that time, besides transporting doctors to hospitals located in 12parts of the country, MAF also 13an on-call emergency medevac(前线急救直升机) service in Bangladesh.
On November 15, 2007, Cyclone Sidr hit southern Bangladesh. MAF's14response and emergency procedures were seriously15as the office received over 200 phone calls in one day from aid agency personnel in urgent need of 16to and from the disaster zone. For the next two months, MAF17solidly, seven days a week. The float plane became known by18locals as “The Sea Angel(天使)”—the only aircraft in the country of its type having such a(n) 19.
In 2009, “The Sea Angel” was sent again for rapid assistance20Cyclone Alla struck. Today, in Bangladesh, MAF makes over 750 flights and transports around 2,500 passengers annually.
(1)A.just B.still C.soon D.often
(2)A.history B.failure C.burden D.event
(3)A.separately B.occasionally C.immediately D.fortunately
(4)A.help B.limit C.research D.avoid
(5)A.air B.bus C.river D.rail
(6)A.reduce B.prevent C.change D.enable
(7)A.focus B.danger C.order D.reach
(8)A.seek B.provide C.promise D.receive
(9)A.ran out B.came back C.paid off D.kept on
(10)A.noticed B.untied C.assisted D.traveled
(11)A.properly B.secretly C.suddenly D.finally
(12)A.secure B.crowded C.remote D.coastal
(13)A.request B.began C.restore D.continue
(14)A.rapid B.natural C.appropriate D.unexpected
(15)A.followed B.tested C.forecasted D.established
(16)A.transport B.message C.funding D.encouragement
(17)A.accelerated B.flew C.appealed D.searched
(18)A.reasonable B.grateful C.outgoing D.respectable
(19)A.destination B.application C.decoration D.reputation
(20)A.once B.if C.when D.until

【题目】AlphaGo is a computer program that plays the board game Go.

In March, 2016, the pride of humankind was crushed (粉碎) by a computer. Google’s AlphaGo defeated the South Korean grandmaster (围棋大师) Lee Sedol four games to one, as the world looked on with shock and awe (敬畏). Artificial intelligence (AI, 人工智能) had suddenly reached a new and unexpected height.

But as smart as AlphaGo is, it’s no longer the best Go “player” in the world. Google’s artificial intelligence group, DeepMind, has created the next generation of its Go-playing program, called AlphaGo Zero. The new AI program is unique in the way it learned to play Go. Instead of learning from thousands of human matches, as its predecessor (前任) did, AlphaGo Zero mastered Go in just two days without any human knowledge of the game and defeated AlphaGo by day three, reported The Guardian. It then went on to defeat AlphaGo 100 games to zero.

To learn how to play Go, AlphaGo Zero played millions of matches against itself using only the basic rules of the game to rapidly create its own knowledge of it. Like the previous version, it used “reinforcement (增强) learning to become its own teacher,” according to DeepMind’s website.

“It’s more powerful than previous approaches,” David Silver, AlphaGo’s lead researcher, told The Guardian, “because by not using human data, or human expertise in any fashion, we’ve removed the constraints (约束) of human knowledge and it is able to create knowledge itself.”

AlphaGo Zero’s approach to self-learning is a significant advancement in AI that could be applied to help solve some of the world’s biggest problems, according to a recent research report published in the journal Nature. For example, DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis argues that AlphaGo Zero could probably find cures for a number of serious diseases within weeks, according to The Telegraph. Indeed, the AI is now being used to study protein folding, which is connected to diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.

So now that AI has exceeded (超过) the bounds of human knowledge, perhaps the question is not about what AI can learn from humans, but what humans can learn from AI. We can only wait and see.

1What can we learn from the first three paragraphs?

A. AlphaGo defeated Lee Sedol five games to zero.

B. AlphaGo Zero defeated AlphaGo within one day.

C. AlphaGo Zero is the first program to defeat a human at Go.

D. AlphaGo Zero has become the new best Go player.

2How is AlphaGo Zero different from previous Go-playing programs?

A. It can collect human knowledge automatically.

B. It can create knowledge without human limits.

C. It can become its own teacher in learning Go skills.

D. It can play many matches without a break.

3What’s the possible application of AI in the future according to the article?

A. Treating diseases. B. Making new Go rules.

C. Solving math problems. D. Creating new proteins.

4What is the author’s attitude towards AI?

A. Mixed. B. Hopeful. C. Doubtful. D. Worried.

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