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15.HowoldwasMichaelprobablywhenhecameback?
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A.Thecouple. B.Michael. C.Laura.
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17.WhatkindofendingdoesthemansuggestforHollywoodappeal?
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A.Deliveringaspeech. B.Havinganinterview. C.Teachingalesson.
19.Whatwasthespeakersmajorinco众llege?
A.ComputerScience. B.Marketing. C.Engineering.
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A.Unconcerned. B.Doubtful. C.Favourable.
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OpeningthislistwithSingaporesbestknownicons(kl),youllfindMarinaBaySandsisdefinitelyatop
choiceifyourethinkingofaluxuryexperience.AmongstthemanyfacilitiesthatmakeMarinaBaySandsan
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Singaporemakesforanexcellentplacethatssurroundedwithfunfilledactivities,awesomefoodandawholelot
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Singaporesanotherluxuryhotel,TheScarletHotelissetinoneoftheoldestconservationbuildingsin
Singaporeanddecoratedwithmoderndesign.WithitslocationclosetotheheartofChinatown,theresawide
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21.HowmuchshouldyoupayforanightinMarinaBaySandsatleast?
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A.$317. B.$565. C.$570. D.$1,057.
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23.WhatisspecialaboutTheScarletHotel?
A.Itisamixofoldandnew. 众 B.Itownsaniconicshop.
C.ItliesintheMarinaBayarea. D.Itoffersfreefinefood.
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Horsescannotonlysynchronize(op)theirheartbeatstosensedangermoreeffectively,buttheycanalso
synchronizewithpeople,whichcan,inturn,helpthehumancalmdown.TheFoxMoonFarmProjecthasbeen
doingthisequinetherapy(qrs)workwithyouthsforyears.Afteracareerinthecorporateworld,Cindy
Freishtatsaidsheandhercofounder,MariaFlint,werebothreadyforanewchapterintheirlives.“Wereached
aplacewherewewantedtobeofservice,”Freishtatsaid.“Wewantedtogiveback.”
Freishtat,whosefathersufferedfromAlzheimers(tuvwxy),wantedtoseeequinetherapysresults
forpeopledealingwiththedisease.TheLakewoodRetirementCommunityinwesternHenricoCountywasa
perfectmatch.ExecutiveDirectorHeatherCrumbaughsaidshehadbeenlookingforanequinetherapy
organizationwillingtoworkwithAlzheimerspatientsbutthatnootherlocalplacehadfeltequippedforit.
Crumbaughsaid,“TheFoxMoonFarmwaswillingtotakethisstepwithus.”
InterestedincontributingtotheworldwidedevelopmentofAlzheimerstreatment,theteamattheFox
MoonbroughtpsychologyprofessorMaureenMatthewsofVirginiaCommonwealthUniversityintothefoldto
conductascientificstudyontheprogramseffects.Eveninitsearlystages,theimmediateresultsweresignificant.
TheparticipantswereLakewoodresidentswithadvancedAlzheimers.Severalcouldnolongerspeak,and
allneededrepeatedreintroductionstotheirsurroundingsatfirst.Withinafewsessions,residentswereableto
rememberthefarmandthehorseswhentheyarrived.“Isawaladywhowasntwillingtospeakleadingthe
【!"7#$%&’·!" ( 3)(*8))】horse,andshecameovernexttomeandstartedtalking,pointingoutthingslikebirdsandflowers,”Crumbaughsaid.
Thoughtheprogramtookabreakoverthewintermonths,thestudywillresumethismonth.“Ihaveno
doubtinmymindthatwearegoingtoproveandshowtheeffectivenessofworkingwithhorsesintreating
Alzheimers,”Freishtatsaid.“IwanttohelpasmanypeoplewithAlzheimersasIpossiblycan.”
24.WhydidCindyFreishtatandMariaFlinttrytheequinetherapyonpeoplewithAlzheimers?
A.Theywantedtobehelpful. B.Theyneededtochangetheircareers.
C.Theyusedtobenefitfromit. D.Theywererequiredbyaprofessor.
25.HowdidCrumbaughprobablyfeelaboutTheFoxMoonFarmProject?
A.Regretful. B.Threatened. C.Grateful. D.Annoyed.
26.Whatdoesparagraph4mainlytalkabout?
A.Thedifficultyofchoosingparticipants. B.Thestepsoftheequinetherapy.
C.Thesimplicityofresearcherswork. D.Theeffectsoftheprogram.
27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“resume”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?
A.Suspend. B.Continue. C.Quit. D.Start.
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Itmightappearthataneighteenweekoldbabyisntdoingmuchmorethanlookingcuteandsmiling,but
actually,thoseasyoungasfourmonthsarealreadylinkingthesounds君theyhearandthewaythemouthneedsto
movetoproducethesesounds,accordingtoanewstudypublishedin犇犲狏犲犾狅狆犿犲狀狋犪犾犛犮犻犲狀犮犲.
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EylemAltuntas,thestudysleader,andhisteamtaughtagroupofinfants(z{),betweenfourandsix
monthsold,aseriesofnonsensewords,suchas“bivawo”试 or“dizalo”,whichcontainedlipandtonguetip
sounds.Theypairedthesewordswithcartoonimagessh中owingjellyfishandcrabs.
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somevideos,thefacematchedthecartoonimagethattheyhadbeenshownwiththatsoundpreviouslyandin
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othervideositdidnt.Researchersmeasuredhowlongbabiesspentlookingatthevideos.Theresultsillustrated
babieslookedmuchlongeratthevideos号wherethefacematchedwhattheydbeenshownpreviously.This
demonstratedthebabiesmindswerealreadymakingconnectionsbetweenthemovementsofmouthsandthe
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soundstheyheard.
Thefindingssurprisedresear公chers.Whileitwaspreviouslybelievedthatbabieswentthroughacomplex
learningprocessbetweensixandtwelvemonthsold,babiesbeganlearningpatternsatfourmonthsinstead.This
newstudyrevealsyourbabyislisteningtowhatyouaresayingandhowyouaresayingitbeforehe/shecan
respondbacktoyou.
Theresearchmaybecapableofassistingchildrenwhofacespeechdifficultiesandmaymakeabigdifference
byhelpingthemearlieron.Thefindingsalsoprovideopportunitiesforfurtherresearchonwhattypesofmouth
movementsyounginfantscantellapart.Italsoraisesquestionsabouthowbabiesfrombilingual(|,A)homes
learnlanguage.
Altuntasrecommendshavingconversationswith4-7montholdbabies.“Talktoyourbabyslowly,clearly
pronouncingeachword,andthenstop,waitingforthebabytoanswer.Teachyourlittleonewordsbylabeling
objectsaroundyou.Infantsarealreadyconnectingallthepuzzlepieces,andbyspeakingandinteractingwith
themfrequently,parentscanhelpthemputitalltogether,”Altuntassaid.
28.Whydidtheresearchersmeasurebabiesviewingtimeinthevideos?
A.Todeterminethesoundrecognition. B.Toassesstheirabilitytoconcentrate.
C.Totesthowlongtheycanrememberthings. D.Toseeiftheycanlinkwhattheyseeandhear.
29.Whatwasthepreviouscommonbeliefaboutbabiesaccordingtothetext?
A.Theybeganlearningpatternsfrom6to12months. B.Theirstudyprocesswasthesameastheadults.
C.Theyeasilyconfusedsoundswithtones. D.Theirlearningabilitywasmorecomplex.
【!"7#$%&’·!" ( 4)(*8))】30.Whatdoestheresearchimply?
A.Bilingualfamiliesshouldemphasizemovementsofspeech.
B.Earlyinterventioncouldhelpchildrenwithspeechissues.
C.Cartoonsaremoreeffectiveforlanguagelearning.
D.Formallanguageclassesarenecessaryforbabies.
31.WhatdoesAltuntasuggestparentsdofortheir4-7montholds?
A.Playloudmusic. B.Avoidusingcartoons.
C.Speakinaslowtone. D.Teachmorelanguages.
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Youmighthaveheardthatpenguins(}~)marryforlife.Thetinybirds,foundinAustraliaandNew
Zealand,leavetheirpartnersiftheyrenotcontentwithhowmanychickstheyreproducing.Now,researchers
havefoundthatthenumberofbreakupsaffectsthespeciesreproductivesuccessmorethanotherfactors.
Littlebluepenguinsaretheworldssmallestspeciesofpenguins,growingtoanaverageofjust12inches
high.PhillipIsland,southwestofMelbourne,ishometoaround30,000ofthesetinybirds.“Ithastheworlds
mostlittlepenguins,”saysRichardReina,abiologistatMonashUniversityandcoauthorofthenewstudy
publishedin犈犮狅犾狅犵狔犪狀犱犈狏狅犾狌狋犻狅狀. 君
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breeding((cid:130)(cid:131))season—SeptembertoFebruary—researchersrecordwhichbirdsarepairedinnestingboxesor
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ashighasoneinthree.“Thishighvariabilityofbreakuprateswasfairlysurprising,”saysReina.Yearswitha
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higherbreakupratewerestronglycorrelatedwithlowerbreedingsuccess.Thebreakupratewasalsomore
reliableforpredictingfuturebr公eedingsuccessthanenvironmentalorbehavioralfactors,likeseasurface
temperatureorhabitsforseekingfood.
Understandingthefactorsthatinfluencebreedingisessentialforassessingpenguinslongtermsurvivaland
takingsomeprotectivemeasures.Expertscouldpotentiallypredicthowsuccessfulupcomingbreedingseasons
willbebasedonpenguinbreakuprates.Thisisparticularlyimportantashumanactivitiescontinuetoimpacttheocean.
32.Whatdoesthenewstudyfocuson?
A.Thefamilystructureofpenguins. B.Impactsofpenguinbreakups.
C.Thereasonforpenguinmarriage. D.Changesinpenguinbreakuprates.
33.Whatisthescientistspurposeofattachingmicrochipstothepenguins?
A.Totrackfood. B.Toprotecttheeggs.
C.Tocollectdata. D.Torecordtheclimate.
34.WhatdidReinathinkofthebreakupratesofpenguins?
A.Itwasinspiring. B.Itwasfrightening.
C.Itwasunderstandable. D.Itwasunexpected.
35.Whyisthestudyimportantforconservationefforts?
A.Ithelpspredictpenguinsbreedingsuccessrate. B.Itmeasurestheeffectofhumanactivities.
C.Itleadstofindingthebestnestingboxes. D.Itshowspenguinsgoodadaptation.
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Intodaysworldwhereartificialintelligence(AI)cancopyourwords,automateourdecisionsandeven
simulateemotions,understandingwhatsetsusapartisntjustphilosophical. 36 Knowingwhatmakesus
unquestionablydifferentfromintelligentmachineshelpsusprotectandevenexpandourmostvaluablestrengths—
ourcreativity,emotionalintelligence,lifeexperiencesandsenseofpurpose,sothatwedontjustcoexistwith
AI,butriseaboveit,shapingthefutureinsteadofbeingshapedbyit.Herearethreeirreplaceablehuman
attributes((cid:141)(cid:142)).
WehavereallifeexperienceswhileAIhasdata.Experienceisoneofthemostpowerfulthingsthatshapeus
fromthemomentonwhichwereborn. 37 WhileAI,ontheotherhand,cananalyzemassivedata,itdoesnt
learnfrompain,joy,failure,orsuccessthewayhumansdo.Experienceisntjustaboutinformation—itsabout
personalgrowth.
38 Wecreatestoriestomakesenseoftheworld,findpurposeinstruggleandconnectourpasttoour
future.However,AIdoesntwonderabout“thewhy”behindwhatitdoes.Instead,itjustprocessesrequests
andgeneratesresponses,withoutcaringabouttheoutcomebeyondthegoalsthatitspreprogrammedtoachieve.
WehavefreewillwhileAIhascodes((cid:143)(cid:144)).Humanscanchoose君generosityoverselfinterest,forgiveness
overhatred,andinnovationoverconformity.ButAIonlyfollowsrules.Nomatterhowadvanced,itsalways
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AImaybeextraordinarilyusefulandhelpful,butitwilllikelyneverprovidewhatmakesushuman—
empathy(*(cid:145)),truelove,meaningfulpurposeandlife 中 experiences. 40 Inthisway,wecanensurethat
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Jessicahadbeen 43 withhercourseworkforweeks.Her 44 waspackedwithdemandingclasses,
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assignments.The 46 wasintense,andshesometimesfeltlike 47 .
Oneevening,afterhoursofstudying,she 48 herselfstaringatablankpage,feelingcompletelytired.
Justthen,herdadknocked 49 onherdoorandhandedheracupofhotchocolate.“Takeabreak,
sweetheart,”hesaidwithawarmsmile.Jessicaappreciatedthe 50 ,butshedidntrealizehowmuchherdad
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53 howincrediblyproudhewasofher.“Rememberthatthedifficultieswefacetodayaremerelyvictories
waitingtobewon,”headded.Further,hehighlightedtheimportanceof 54 oneselfandshared,“Themost
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faceanychallengeahead.
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