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Food often reflects a community's culture and heritage. Across the globe, culinary traditions showcase the significance of food as a symbol. Here are some of the things that food commonly symbolizes. Unity: In many cultures, food is a unifying force bringing families and friends together. From the shared feasts of Mediterranean countries to the rituals of Asian cuisine, the act of sharing a meal can strengthen relationships. Symbolism and festivals: Food plays a central role in cultural celebrations and religious festivals. For example, in India, the festival of Diwali is marked by the exchange of sweets. This symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness. Similarly, the mooncakes of the Mid-Autumn Festival in China represent unity and family reunion. Well-being and health: In some cultures, specific foods hold symbolic meanings related to health and well-being. For instance, the Japanese Bento box reflects balance and mindfulness in its arrangement of various food groups. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the energetic properties of ingredients such as yin and yang. Identity and heritage: Food represents a country's identity and heritage. Italian pasta, Indian curries, Mexican tacos—all of these dishes have become iconic representations of their respective cultures. Food really is a universal language, so let's taste a world of diverse and meaningful experiences. According to the text, food is a symbol of unity because ______.() A. people work hard to produce itB. people enjoy trying different flavorsC. people come together to share itD. friends usually like the same food What type of food is exchanged at the Indian festival of Diwali?() A. Fruit.B. Dumplings.C. Sweets.D. Cakes.
材料正文 With China's rapid development in artificial intelligence(AI)technologies,more companies have noted the huge business potential in AI companionship sectors,as simulated AI pets with adorable appearances gaining increasing popularity among Chinese consumers. Zhang Yi,CEO of the Media Research Institute,said that consumers' demand for emotional support and the capability of current AI technologies offered this type of products greater business potential. A 20-year-old student named Wang Li,who is also an AI technology fan,said that she bought "Boo Boo",a simulated AI robotic pet developed by Hangzhou-based Genmoor Technology. "I first learned about the product during a major assignment investigation and remembered it." said Wang Li. "I decided to buy it out of curiosity,but especially because of its adorable fluffy appearance and the color of its fur,which is just like my dog's,"Wang Li added. Boo Boo is currently available on Chinese e-commerce platform Taobao priced at 1399 yuan,over 300 sets have been sold,with a 100 percent positive feedback rate in the last three months,the product's page showed. One employee said that it had been sold out weeks ago and has now been restocked. Wang Li stated that the advantage of having an AI pet is that it doesn't require extra spending on food or time for walks every day,while noting that it still lacks interaction flexibility and real companionship when compared with real dogs or cats. Zhang Yi predicted more possibilities in applying AI technologies in emotional support and companionship robots,with target users covering all age groups, and whose functions include the ability to detect users' potential physical and mental health issues. | 2分 When did Wang Li learn about the simulated AI pets ? A. During her survey related to her major.B. During her visit to Genmoor Technology.C. During her work in ii Media Research Institute.D. During her surfing e-commerce platform Taobao.
27. Which words means making something unable to transmit disease.A. shockB. bandage
When would populations of polar bears drop over the past million years?()A. When polar bears were forced back to the land-based habitats of black bears.B. After the initial divergence between polar and brown bears.C. During the warm periods.D. During a period between 800,000 and 600,000 years ago.
Most New Year pictures feature designs symbolizing good fortune, _________and festivity.
阅读理解 (本题共计4小题,总分37.5分)2.(10分)Nowadays there seems to be an app for everything. And mobile apps have been a part of our life. The following apps are part of the most popular apps.Ctrip can be the best helper when you feel it hard to buy the train or airline tickets. You can buy tickets anywhere anytime.Ximalaya Reading has millions of books including poems, short stories, novels and even fairy tales for children. What’s special about it is that you can use it to download book recording that can be listened to. It has more than 1 million valuable resources.Baby Bus is a very good friend for children under three years old. Kids can learn to speak, understand numbers and draw pictures with the help of this app.Word Hero may help learn more English words while you’re playing games, so if you have problems remembering the new words when you learn English, use it!21.Ctrip is a useful app for____ .A. playing games B. learning EnglishC. memorizing words D. booking tickets22.You can NOT know about ____ from Ximalaya Reading.A. poems B. novels C. news D. tales23.To remember words in a fun way, ___ is a good choice.A. Ctrip B. Word Hero C. Baby Bus D. Ximalaya Reading24.According to the information above, ______.A. we can buy tickets from Ctrip only in the daytimeB. Peter, a 2-year-old boy, can learn to draw pictures with the help of Baby BusC. we can’t use Ximalaya Reading to download book recordingD. Word Hero helps us practice spoken English.3.(10分)Why do men die earlier than women? The latest research makes it known that the reason could be that men's hearts go into rapid decline(衰退) when they reach middle age.The latest study of the effects of aging on the heart has found that women's longevity(长寿) may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age. "We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20--25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age,” said the head of the study, David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK."Within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat. Between the age of 20 and 70,one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men,” said Goldspink. "This is part of the aging process."What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells. A healthy 70-year-old woman's heart could perform almost as well as a 20-year-old one's. "This gender(性别) difference might just explain why women live longer than men,” said Goldspink.They studied more than 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 80,focusing on healthy persons to remove the confusing influence of disease. The team has yet to find why aging takes a greater loss on the male heart, said Goldspink.The good news is that men can improve the health of their heart with regular exercise. Goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weaker as they age.25. The text mainly talks about ______.A. men's heart cells B. women's aging processC. the gender difference D. hearts and long life26. According to the text, the UK scientists have known that ______.A. the female heart loses few of the cells with ageB. women can replace the cells that enable the heart to beatC. women have more cells than men when they are bornD. women never lose their pumping power with age27. If you want to live longer, you should ______.A. enable your heart to beat much faster B. find out the reason for agingC. exercise regularly to keep your heart healthy D. prevent your cells from being lost28. We can know from the passage that ______.A. the reason why aging takes a greater loss on the male heart has been found outB. scientists are on the way to finding out why the male heart loses more of the cellsC. the team has done something to prevent the male from suffering the greater lossD. women over 70 could lose more heart cells than those at the age of 204.(10分)Once an Englishman named Jack Brown went to Russia for a holiday. He stayed there for several months and then came home again. Some of his friends visited him a few days after he got back. “I had a very dangerous trip while I was in Russia,” Jack said to them. “I wanted to see a friend of mine in the country and the bad weather made me very late. So I was still traveling through a forest in a sleigh (雪橇) when the sun went down. It was a long way from my friend’s house when about twenty wolves began to follow my sleigh. It was very dark in the forest. There was thick snow on the ground. It was cold, and there were no houses for miles and miles. First I heard the wolves. The noise was terrible! The horses heard them, too. They were frightened and began running faster. Then I saw long, gray forms among the trees, and soon the wolves were near us. They were running very fast, and they didn’t seem to get tired like the horses.”“What did you do?” one of Jack’s friends asked.“When the wolves got very near,” Jack answered, “I put up my gun and shot the first wolf. The sleigh was moving about, but I hit the animal and killed it. Then all the other wolves stopped and ate it, so our sleigh got away from them for a few minutes.”“Then they finished their meal, and I heard them coming again. The moon was shining brightly on the snow now, and after a few minutes I saw them running among the trees once more. They came nearer again, and then I shot another of them, and the others stopped once more to eat it.”“The same thing happened again and again, and my horses became more and more tired and ran slower and slower until, after about two hours, only one wolf was still alive and following us.”“Wasn’t it too fat to run?” one of his friends asked.29. Jack told his friends what happened to him when he was ______.A. in Russia one winter evening B. in England one winter eveningC. in America one winter morning D. in Russia one winter morning30. In the sentence: “They finished their meal”, “meal” here means “______”.A. the food Jack had brought with him B. the wolf which had been killed by JackC. the meal prepared by Jack’s friend D. the dead animals on the way31. According to what Jack said, the last wolf _____.A. had eaten all the other wolvesB. ran much faster than the other wolvesC. was the strongest of allD. was very fat and didn't ran fast enough32. From what Jack’s friend said we know that ______.A. all the wolves had been shot by JackB. the last wolf was too fat to runC. Jack was telling the truthD. the friend did not believe what Jack had said5.(7.5分)Tu Youyou, born in December, 1930, is a Chinese scientist and educator. She is best known for discovering artemisinin (青蒿素) used to treat malaria (疟疾), which has saved millions of lives. For her work, Tu received the 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine.Scientists worldwide had tried over 240, 000 medicines to treat malaria without success. In 1969, Tu Youyou, then 39 years old, decided to turn to traditional Chinese herbs(草药) for possible solutions. She looked into the Chinese medical classics(医学典故) in history, visiting traditional Chinese doctors all over the country on her own. She gathered her findings in a notebook, in which she recorded 640 methods of treating malaria. She and her team also experimented with over 2, 000 traditional Chinese herbs.During this time, her husband was forced to work in the countryside, and their young daughter had to take care of herself in Beijing.Years of research all came down to one type of herb named qinghao. The animal tests showed it was completely effective in mice and monkeys, So Tu volunteered to be the first human subject. “As head of this research group, I had the responsibility”, she said. It was safe with her; so she continued to try it out with more human patients.In 2007, her office was in an old apartment building in Beijing. Before 2011, Tu Youyou had been described as “almost completely forgotten by people”. Yet, in 2015, the Nobel Prize committee said her discoveries had given the world powerful new ways to fight against a powerful disease which affected hundreds of millions of people every year. In improving human health and reducing suffering, Mrs. Tu’s contribution is beyond words.33.How did Tu Youyou find qinghao as a treatment?A. By testing it on children. B. By researching for years.C. By reading foreign books. C. By asking malaria patients.34.What does the underlined word “effective” mean in Paragraph 4?A. Successful. B. Useless. C. Unclear. D. Normal35.What can we infer(推断)from the last paragraph about Mrs. Tu?A. She couldn’t afford an apartment in Beijing.B. She didn’t want her findings to be known.C. She didn’t care much for fame (名声) while researching.D. She wasn’t able to describe her findings clearly
Why are polar bears today less able to adapt themselves to environmental change?()A Because interbreeding with brown bears has produced a new hybrid species.B Because polar bears are isolated and cannot find new habitats.C Because polar bear DNA is less diverse today.D Because polar bears face more difficulties nowadays.
Passage OneJob interviews can be nerve-wracking experiences for many of us. Read our top five tips on how to overcome interview nerves and present your best self to potential employers.Preparation: One of the most effective ways to deal with interview nerves is to thoroughly prepare. Understand the company and the position for which you are applying. Research the company's history, products, and services. Prepare answers for and think about the questions you might be asked.Positive self-talk: Replace negative thoughts with positive ones. Remind yourself of your skills, experiences and accomplishments. Visualize a successful interview and believe in your abilities!Relaxing: Deep breathing exercises can help calm your nerves. Take slow, deep breaths before and during the interview. Use visualization to relax your body and mind. Practicing relaxation techniques such as meditation can help you stay focused and less anxious.Feedback: Get your family or career counselor to help you with a practice interview. Feedback and constructive criticism are essential for self-improvement. Identify areas for improvement and boost your confidence.Visualizing success: Imagine yourself performing well in the interview, confidently answering questions and connecting with the interviewer. This can help reduce anxiety and enhance your performance.Remember, everyone gets nervous! However, with practice and determination, you can turn that nervousness into a positive potential to employers.1. The writer of this text suggests you prepare for an interview byA) researching the history of the company onlineB) planning the route you are going to take to the interviewC) deciding what you are going to wear in advanceD) identifying questions that the interviewer might ask you
12.（20.0分）Write a paragraph of no less than 120 words on the topic of “The Impact of Social Media”.
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ⅢComplete the following sentences with the given sentence structures-|||-get ready for.sa为························备-|||-e.g.Susan has to buy a lot of things to get ready for her trip.(苏珊不得不买很多东西为旅行做准备。)-|||-1 The boy got up early to __ (为上学做准备).-|||-2 I have a lot of work to do to __ (为明天做准备).
一、拼写合适的单词补全句子（答案不区分大小写；单词提示中一根小短线代表一个字母） If someone is __ob---__ , they are extremely fat.
question or statement.Hot pot is a traditional dish in China. It is believed to date back more than 1,000 years to the time of the Jin Dynasty. Hot pot's origins can be found in the dining practices of Mongolian horsemen who rode across the steppe and into northern China. Legend has it that the Mongols used their helmets as pots to simmer (炖) broth (汤底) over open fires, and cooked chunks of meat in the broth.Hot pot cooking seems to have spread to northern China during the Tang Dynasty. In the regional variations developed with different ingredients such as seafood. In the centuries that witnessed the growth of the Song Dynasty, hot pot moved — and changed — further south, with each successive region adapting it to their local ingredients and tastes.The ingredients in a hot pot vary a lot from region to region. Perhaps the most famous hot pot is the Chongqing or Sichuan hot pot. It features a dark red broth chock-full (塞满了的) of spices, chili peppers, and the uniquely mouth-numbing Sichuan peppers. In Beijing and elsewhere in the north, hot pot broth tends to be mild and, compared to its racy southern "cousins", a little light. In the northeast of China, a kind of local sauerkraut (酸菜) is used to add some tang (强烈的味道), making the broth a bit sour. People can choose a version of hot pot according to their taste.1 Hot pot is believed to date back more than 1,000 years to the time of _______.A. the Jin Dynasty B. the Tang DynastyC. the Song Dynasty D. the Yuan Dynasty
The coming of the railways in the 1830s ________ our society and economic life.A. transferredB. transformedC. transportedD. transmitted
拼写合适的单词补全句子 ( 答案不区分大小写 ; 单词提示中根小短线代表一个 字母 ) A va---- is a space that contains no air or other gas.
Elder and weaker Mr. Mag paid_visits to his old friends.A. scarceB. rare()C. insufficientD. inadequate
The increase in international business and in foreign investment has created a need for executives with knowledge of foreign languages and skills in cross-cultural communication. Americans, however, have not been well trained in either area and, consequently, have not enjoyed the same level of success in negotiation in an international arena as have their foreign counterparts. Negotiating is the process of communicating back and forth for the purpose of reaching an agreement. It involves persuasion and compromise, but in order to participate in either one, the negotiators must understand the ways in which people are persuaded and how compromise is reached within the culture of the negotiation. In many international business negotiations abroad, Americans are perceived as wealthy and impersonal. It often appears to the foreign negotiator that the American represents a large multi-million-dollar corporation that can afford to pay the price without bargaining further. The American negotiator’s role becomes that of an impersonal supplier of information and cash. In studies of American negotiators abroad, several traits have been identified that may serve to confirm this stereotypical perception, while undermining the negotiator’s position. Two traits in particular that cause cross-cultural misunderstanding are directness and impatience on the part of the American negotiator. Furthermore, American negotiators often insist on realizing short-term goals. Foreign negotiators, on the other hand, may value the relationship established between negotiators and may be willing to invest time in it for long-term benefits. In order to solidify the relationship, they may opt for indirect interactions without regard for the time involved in getting to know the other negotiator. Clearly, perceptions and differences in values affect the outcomes of negotiations and the success of negotiators. For Americans to play a more effective role in international business negotiations, they must put forth more effort to improve cross-cultural understanding. [共5题](1)What kind of manager is needed in present international business and foreign investment? [本题2分]A. The man who represents a large multi-million-dollar corporation. B. The man with knowledge of foreign languages and skills in cross-cultural communication. C. The man who is wealthy and impersonal. D. The man who can negotiate with his foreign counterparts.
拼写合适的单词补全句子 ( 答案不区分大小写 ; 单词提示中一根小短线代表一个 字母 ) If there is a bo-- in the economy, there is an increase in economic activity.
If you_________in a job for several years, you may be able to accumulate a lot of work experience and skills that would be beneficial to your future career development.A. have workedB. had workedC. have been workingD. had been working
拼写合适的单词补全句子(答案不区分大小写;单词提提示中一根小短线代表一个字母)Something that is inf- - - - - has no limit,end,or edge.
The Harry Potter series, written by J.K. Rowling, is perhaps the most popular set of novels of the modern era. With seven books and many successful films to its name, the series has gathered about 15 billion dollars in sales. How did the series become so popular? The reason can be broken down into several areas.The first book in the series was rejected 12 times before it was picked up by Bloomsbury—a small publisher in England. So receiving this contract was Rowling's first step to success. However, getting a book contract does not ensure the success of a book. The story was soon loved by children and adults alike. In light of this, Bloomsbury Publishing published a second version of the books with “adult” (less colorful and more boring) book covers. This made it easier for a full range of ages to enjoy the series.Another factor that worked like a charm was that the publisher and Rowling herself, through the books, conducted midnight releases, promotions, and pre-ordering more readers. Customers who feared that their local bookstore would run out of copies responded by pre-ordering over 700,000 copies before the July 8, 2000 release.What does the underlined word “releases” (Para. 3) mean?A. The activity that frees or expresses energy or emotion.B. The announcement about the book’s publishing information.C. The sales of books that is available only at midnight.
拼写合适的单词补全句子 ( 答案不区分大小写 ; 单词提示中一根小短线代表一个字母 ) A seq----- of events or things is a number of events or things that come one after another in a particular order.
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拼写合适的单词补全句子 ( 答案不区分大小写 ; 单词提示中一根小短线代表一个 字母 ) To enh ---- something means to improve its value, quality, or attractiveness.
拼写合适的单词补全句子（答案不区分大小写；单词提示中一根小短线代表一个字母） Someone or something that is so---- is very serious rather than cheerful or humorous.
These drugs are available over-the-counter without a(n)__________. （）A. infectionB. dosageC. prescription
选择合适的单词补全句子。-|||-I __ in the city.-|||-live lives
6. The children will now play some pieces of music that they ______ themselves. A.were taught posed C.accomplished D.worked7. While she waited,she tried to ______ her mind with pleasant thoughts of the vacation. A.occupy pose C.think D.intensify8. In the film,the peaceful life of a monk ______ the violent life of a murderer. A.is compared with B.is compared to C.is contrasted to D.is contrasted with9. ______ to pay for an order is simplicity itself. A.Use plastic B.Using plastics C.Using plastic D.Used plastic10. Additional time is required for cooking or ______ homemade dishes. A.chill B.to chill C.chilled D.chilling
拼写合适的单词补全句子 ( 答案不区分大小写 ; 单词提示中一根小短线代表一个 字母 ) To aut _ _ _ _ _ a factory , office , or industrial process means to put in machines which can do the work instead of people.