The Sports Day was fast coming to the school. All the children were very excited and were practicing for the big race. Jim, one of the fast runners of the school was confident that he would win so he was not doing anything at all. “You have to work hard to come first in the race, Jim. You are not practicing at all,” said Jim's mother.
“Mom, you know how fast I am! Then why should I waste my time running? Only I will win；no one else will win!” shouted Jim. “Jim, you may be right but talent without hard work is not good at all. This laziness of yours will cost you greatly,” his mother warned him. Jim just laughed and shrugged (耸肩) his shoulders. He was so confident that would win the prize as no one else in his class was as fast as he was!
Tim, a classmate of Jim was also participating in the running race. He was not a fast runner. However, he was very devoted and practiced till late night and had developed great endurance (耐力) and willpower (意志) to win the race.
There were a few days left for the Sports Day but Jim did not practice at all. On the other hand, Tim practiced day and night. The Sports Day was almost around the corner but Jim was confident that no one could beat him and had not practiced at all. But Tim with his devotion and hard work had become a very fast runner.
At last, the Sports Day arrived. All the students crowded the ground to cheer their favorites. The signal was given to the participants to begin the race. The coach blew the whistle and everyone began to run towards the finishing line. It was so exciting. Jim and Tim left all the racers far behind. Both of them were neck to neck.
Suddenly, Jim went ahead of Tim.
Jim’s mother came to Tim and praised him for his hard work.
AI, or deep learning, takes in massive amounts of data from a single domain and automatically learns from the data to make specific decisions within that domain. It can automatically optimize (优化) human-given goals with
The potential applications for AI are extremely exciting, but the rise of AI also brings many
First, let’s talk about job displacement. Because AI can
But not every job will be replaced by AI.
As well as job displacement. AI has the potential to
The technology also poses serious challenges in terms of
Finally, there are the issues of privacy, worsened prejudices and manipulation (操纵). Sadly we’ve already seen
All of these risks require governments, businesses and technologists to
| A．deep | B．specific | C．unlimited | D．accurate |
| A．doubts | B．possibilities | C．decisions | D．challenges |
| A．misunderstanding | B．underestimates | C．controversies | D．arguments |
| A．dismiss | B．outperform | C．reject | D．enroll |
| A．In fact | B．By comparison | C．In addition | D．As a result |
| A．job | B．goal | C．risk | D．topic |
| A．research | B．learn | C．serve | D．invent |
| A．automation | B．displacement | C．limitation | D．complication |
| A．easier | B．larger | C．smarter | D．quicker |
| A．maintain | B．remove | C．multiply | D．conceal |
| A．destabilize | B．enhance | C．relieve | D．preserve |
| A．security | B．control | C．severity | D．advancement |
| A．prejudices | B．issues | C．temptations | D．failures |
| A．hold on | B．work together | C．take off | D．back up |
| A．competition | B．application | C．rules | D．good |
| A．favourable | B．abstract | C．blanket | D．clinical |
After COVID-19, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that while the number of nurses has increased in the past three years, there is still a shortage of registered nurses, and that there will be over one million unfilled nursing jobs. So what’s the solution? Robots.
Japan is ahead of the curve when it comes to this trend. Toyohashi University of Technology has developed Terapio, a robotic medical cart that can make hospital rounds, and deliver medicines and other items . This type of robot will likely be one of the first to be used in hospital.
Robots capable of social engagement help with loneliness as well as cognitive (认知) functioning. Telepresence robots such as MantaroBot, Vgo, and Giraff can be controlled through a computer, smartphone, or tablet, allowing family members or doctors to remotely monitor patients or Skype (网络电话) them. If you can’t get to the nursing home to visit grandma, you can use a telepresence robot to hang out with her.
A robot’s appearance affects its ability to successfully interact with humans, which is why the Human-Interactive Robot Research decided to develop a robotic nurse that looks like a huge teddy bear. RIBA, also known as “Robear, ” can help patients into and out of wheelchairs and beds with its strong arms.
On the less cute and more scary side there is Actroid F, which has such soft skin and natural hair color that some patients may not know the difference. This conversational robot companion has cameras in its eyes, which allow it to track patients and use appropriate facial expressions and body language in its interactions.
It’s important to note that robotic nurses don’t decide courses of treatment or make diagnoses. Instead, they perform routine and laborious tasks, freeing nurses up to attend to patients with immediate needs. This is one industry where it seems the integration of robots will lead to cooperation, not replacement.
1．What does the underlined part in paragraph 2 mean?| A．Set a record. | B．Take the lead. |
| C．Miss a turn. | D．Reach the standard. |
| A．they assist doctors with long-distance diagnoses | B．they collect medical records for patients |
| C．they move the mobility-disabled patients | D．they deliver food to clinical doctors |
| A．Its scary arm strength. | B．Its human-like voice. |
| C．Its proper interactive response. | D．Its adorable appearance. |
| A．Robots— the future replacement of nurses | B．Robots— a good supplement to nurses |
| C．Robots— a new way to treat patients | D．Robots— the earth-shaking reform in hospitals |
When she was a child, Yue-Sai Kan was told by her father that she should always aim to be the first to walk on the moon because no one remembers the second.
What her father said has been a
“Actually many people have asked me to write a(n)
“All the things I have done can be a good
When writing an autobiography, the biggest
“My housekeeper
Throughout her life, Kan has never stopped doing what she loves.
1．| A．boosting | B．wrestling | C．driving | D．demanding |
| A．relieved | B．released | C．restricted | D．revealed |
| A．mildly | B．secretly | C．logically | D．partly |
| A．novel | B．autobiography | C．story | D．essay |
| A．but | B．meanwhile | C．while | D．so |
| A．opposite | B．somehow | C．otherwise | D．though |
| A．example | B．lesson | C．advice | D．lifestyle |
| A．turn | B．ability | C．potential | D．opportunity |
| A．benefits | B．risks | C．challenges | D．values |
| A．memories | B．stories | C．books | D．lists |
| A．limiting | B．featuring | C．remarking | D．analysing |
| A．knowledge | B．understanding | C．insight | D．access |
| A．convinced | B．warned | C．suspected | D．reminded |
| A．bored | B．tired | C．disappointed | D．excited |
| A．adorable | B．ambitious | C．optimistic | D．patient |
On a Saturday evening, Kate and her brother, Jim, were eating at a restaurant near their home. That evening, they had to share their table with another person. That person was a young man in his twenties. After eating, he went to the restroom. Without realizing, he had left his mobile phone on the table. Five minutes later, he came out and walked out of the restaurant without looking back.
Kate saw the mobile phone on the table. She quickly told Jim, “Jim, the man left behind his mobile phone.”
Jim looked at the mobile phone. It took his breath away. It was one of the latest models on the market. Jim had always wanted a mobile phone. But his parents had told him, “You don’t need one. You can always use the house phone.”
He stared at it for some minutes. Then he said slowly, pausing on every word, “I want to take the mobile phone.”
Kate could not believe her ears. She only stared at her brother. “You can’t! What if the owner comes to look for it?”
Having made the decision, Jim quickly grabbed the mobile phone and put it in his schoolbag. Then, he took Kate’s hand and led her out of the restaurant quickly.
Once back home, Jim locked his house door with trembling hands. Inside his room, he too out the piece of beauty. Oh, he liked it so much. Now he had his own mobile phone. Soon, he was polishing it happily.
But Kate told him, “Jim, you cannot keep the mobile phone. What will you tell Father about this? He will ask you how you got the mobile phone.”
Jim said quickly, “I will say a friend lent it to me.”
Kate said, “Now you are lying too.” Oh dear! When had Jim turned so dishonest?
Then Kate saw a house phone number on the plastic cove of the mobile phone. “This is the young man’s phone number. Why don’t we just call this number? We will talk to him and ask him to come and take back his mobile phone.” She was trying to talk some sense into him.
That night, Jim turned over in bed from time to time.
Kate was very happy to hear that.
The dramatic incident occurred during an afternoon hike. Four friends and teammates from Northwest College in Cody , Wyoming, had been hiking in the Montana national forest. As they hiked, a bear suddenly attacked the closest hiker Brady Lowry. “It shook me around and I didn't know what to do,” Brady recalled the terrifying attack. The bear shook him by the arm and then threw him away.
Brady's friend, Kendall Cummings, reacted quickly to try to scare the bear away. He yelled and kicked at the bear and pulled on the bear's fur. “I didn't want to lose my friend,” said Kendall.“I could have run and potentially lost a friend but I didn't do that. I thought I would get him off and save him.”
The bear turned its attention to Kendall and knocked him to the ground. In protecting his friend, Kendall became the target of the bear's forceful attack. Eventually, the other teammates scared the bear enough so that it soon withdrew and ran off.
After the attack, Kendall was badly injured, but he managed to pull himself up. The teammates then helped Kendall off the mountain by supporting his weight and carrying him part of the way. Once the boys reached a location with cell service, they dialed 911 for help.
After half an hour, some rescuers arrived at the scene. They examined Kendall and Brady and they were sent to Billings Clinic Hospital in a rush for their injuries. Brady broke his arm and suffered serious wounds in the initial attack. Kendall underwent surgery for more serious injuries on his face and arm. Both boys were on the road to recovery. Their wrestling coach, Jim Zeigler, arrived at the hospital along with the rest of the team to offer support.
Every Saturday morning Phoenix Young would take piano lessons with a family friend when he was a child. “At that time we would
But when Phoenix was 12, his teacher proposed that he need better
One day, however, Bade
“It was as if all I wanted was just a
That moment
“I went into
| A．walk | B．joke | C．look | D．stick |
| A．announced | B．sighed | C．regretted | D．recalled |
| A．instruction | B．behaviour | C．recognition | D．relationship |
| A．sweet | B．violent | C．tough | D．strange |
| A．expectation | B．standard | C．quality | D．reputation |
| A．something | B．everything | C．nothing | D．anything |
| A．pretended | B．admitted | C．rejected | D．decided |
| A．attended to | B．turned to | C．lied to | D．referred to |
| A．courage | B．faith | C．doubt | D．luck |
| A．in return | B．in vain | C．in time | D．in peace |
| A．promise | B．sign | C．notice | D．vision |
| A．recovered | B．transformed | C．ruined | D．clouded |
| A．stress | B．patience | C．fun | D．argument |
| A．acting | B．singing | C．composition | D．music |
| A．leave | B．lead | C．owe | D．add |
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