He had a(n)_of business failures but people continue to believe him because they know he will eventually succeed.A. depressionB. routineC. associationD. sequence

Our newly designed model, PATT208, is a text-based tool. It cannot make voices sound like men or women or with accents (口音). However, it is a powerful assistant for preparing text and guiding users on how to use other tools to turn text into speech (TTS). By refining (完善) and enhancing text before it is read aloud, this model helps users achieve superior outcomes.There are many online TTS tools available that offer a variety of voice options and accents. Some popular ones include:- RealReaders: This tool includes a free online version and offers advanced features in its paid plans, making it a flexible choice for many users.- Speecher: Known for its realistic-sounding voices, this tool supports different types of documents, making it highly flexible.- Goodhelper: Often used by developers, it provides a wide selection of voices and languages, making it suitable for many different applications.- Advancedcai: Aimed at professionals, it is great for creating voiceovers (配音解说) and presentations.Even your computer or phone has tools to read text aloud, they don't have many voice choices.PATT208 helps by making your text better. It fixes grammar, makes it easier to read, and changes how it sounds to fit what you need, like making it formal or friendly. It doesn't read the text out loud, but it makes sure your text is clear and nice before you use other tools to speak it.41. The main function of the PATT208 model is to _______.A) help you prepare textB) create a new text for a speechC) add a local accent to your voiceD) make voices sound like men or women42. In its paid plans, RealReaders offers _______.A) human assistanceB) advanced featuresC) unlimited voice optionsD) a wide selection of languages43. Which tool can produce sounds like a real person and work with many different kinds of files?A) Advancedcai.B) Speecher.C) Goodhelper.D) RealReaders.44. Advancedcai is primarily designed to _______.A) do research by professors at collegeB) make voices sound with accentsC) create voiceovers and presentationsD) refine and improve text before reading45. What can users do with tools on their computers or phones for TTS?A) Adjust and alter voices.B) Create professional voiceovers.C) Read text aloud with basic voices.D) Have access to a wide range of accents.

礼貌待人标准化要求的三 s 是指：A. stand, sleep, smileB. study, stupid, smileC. stand, see, smileD. smile, strange, stand

eBay eBay is a global phenomenon-the world’s largest garage sale, online shopping center, ear dealer and auction site with 147 million registered users in 30 countries as of March 2005. You can find everything from encyclopedias to olives to snow boots to stereos to airplanes for sale. And if you stumble on it before the eBay overseers do, you might even find a human kidney or a virtual date. eBay Basics eBay is, first and foremost, an online auction site. You can browse through categories like Antiques, Boats, Clothing Accessories, Computers Networking, Jewelry Watches and Video Games. When you see something you like, you click on the auction title and view the details, including pictures, descriptions, payment options and shipping information. If you place a bid on an item, you enter a contractual agreement to buy it if you win the auction. All auctions have minimum starting bids, and some have a reserve price-a secret minimum amount the seller is willing to accept for the item. If the bidding doesn’t reach the reserve price, the seller doesn’t have to part with the item. In addition to auctions, you can find tons of fixed-price items on eBay that make shopping there just like shopping at any other online marketplace. You see what you like, you buy it, you pay for it and you wait for it to arrive at your door. You can pay for an item on eBay using a variety of methods, including money order, cashier’s check, cash, personal check and electronic payment services like PayPal and BidPay. It’s up to each seller to decide which payment methods he’ll accept. Just as you can buy almost anything on eBay, you can sell almost anything, too. Using a simple listing process, you can put all of the junk in your basement up for sale to the highest bidder. When you sell an item on eBay, you pay listing fees and turn over a percentage of the final sale price to eBay. Once you register (for free) with eBay, you can access all of your eBay buying and selling activities in a single location called "My eBay." eBay Infrastructure A series of service disruptions in 1999 caused real problems for eBay’s business. Over the course of three days, overloaded servers intermittently shut down, meaning users couldn’t check auctions, place bids or complete transactions during that period. Buyers, sellers and eBay were, very unhappy, and a complete restructuring of eBay’s technological architecture followed. In 1999, eBay was one massive database server and a few separate systems running the search function. In 2005, eBay is about 200 database servers and 20 search servers. The architecture is a type of grid computing that allows for both error correction and growth. With the exception of the search function, everything about eBay can actually run on approximately 50 servers-Web servers, application servers and data-storage systems. Each server has between 6 and 12 microprocessors. These 50 or so servers run separately, but they talk to each other, so everybody knows if there is a problem somewhere, eBay can simply add servers to the grid as the need arises. While the majority of the site can run on 50 servers, eBay has four times that. The 200 servers are housed in sets of 50 in four locations, all in the United States. When you’re using eBay, you may be talking to any one of those locations at any time--they all store the same data. If one of the systems crashes, there are three others to pick up the slack. When you’re on the eBay Web site and you click on a listing for a Persian rug, your com-puter talks to Web servers, which talk to application servers, which pull data from storage servers so you can find out what the latest bid price is and how much time is left in the auction, eBay has local partners in many countries who deliver eBay’s static data to cut down on download time, and there are monitoring systems in 45 cities around the world that constantly scan for problems in the network. Using eBay: Security In order to make buyers feel safer when making purchases on eBay, all tangible (有形的) items are automatically insured for 200. A recipe that was supposed to be delivered to you via e-mail is not considered a tangible item. But if you purchased a set of speakers that never arrived, and you go through the dispute process and eBay determines you were defrauded (欺骗), you can get your money back up to 200. Buyer Fraud Buyer fraud is typically less damaging than seller fraud. The most common type of fraud a buyer can commit is simply not paying for an item. Sellers can deal with non-paying bidders by filing an Unpaid Item dispute, eBay will then attempt to contact the buyer and get her to pay. If she does not respond to eBay’s attempts after eight days, the seller is reimbursed (赔偿)for eBay’s cut of the final sale price and can relist the item for free. If the buyer does respond, the dispute can end in one of three ways: The buyer decides to pay, and everybody’s happy. The buyer and the seller decide together to abandon the transaction, the seller gets reimbursed for the final-value fee and relists the item for free, and everybody’s happy. The seller decides not to deal with the buyer, the buyer gets an unpaid-item strike against her, and the seller gets reimbursed for the final-value fee and relists the item for free. In the end, the damage to the seller is relatively small. Another type of buyer fraud occurs when a buyer sends false payment. In most cases, this is in the form of a bounced check, and the seller finds out about it before shipping the item. Bounced checks are as common on eBay as they are in the rest of the world, and many sellers choose not to accept personal checks for this reason. Seller Fraud Seller fraud is what most people think about when they worry about using eBay. There are two main ways in which a buyer can be defrauded by a seller. The item the buyer purchased is dramatically different from how it was described in the listing; or the item simply never arrives. One thing to keep in mind when you think you’ve been defrauded is that miscommunication is common on eBay. For instance, if you didn’t read every word of the auction listing for your item, you may have missed the part that said the seller would be out of town for three weeks and wouldn’t be able to ship the item until she returned. This could be why you don’t have your item and the seller isn’t answering your e-mails. Also, e-mail is not the most straightforward form of communication. If your item hasn’t arrived after two weeks, and you’ve e-mailed the seller but haven’t heard back, it’s a good idea to check your junk mail folder. Your seller may have sent a response e-mail that just never made it to your inbox. If there’s nothing from the seller in your junk folder, you can request that eBay reveal your seller’s phone number so you can give him a call and see what’s going on. If you don’t get an answer to your phone call (or if your seller lives in another country and it would cost too much money to call), your next step is to start the dispute process. When a buyer believes he has been defrauded, he can file a complaint, and eBay will work to solve the problem. When you file a complaint in eBay’s "Item Not Received or Significantly Not as Described" system, eBay will act as middleman between you and your seller to try to settle the dispute. If that fails, you can file a claim to get reimbursed for your purchase.Which of the following may be banned by eBay overseers A．Virtual dates.B．Any over-priced products.C．Priceless antiques.D．Rare animals for pets.

阅读下面文章，按要求完成试题。法 官（英）赫哥黎①查理·哈斯克尔去世时，留下了妻子和9个孩子，他们靠一小块土地为生，住在一所有4间屋的房子里。约翰是家里的长子，所以他的母亲告诉他，他必须承担起照顾全家的责任。那年他16岁。②约翰到镇里最有钱的人、法官多恩那儿去要一美元，那是法官买约翰父亲的玉米时欠的钱。法官多恩把钱给了他。然后，法官说约翰的父亲欠他40美元。“你打算什么时候还给我？”法官问。“我希望你不要像你的父亲那样”他说，“他是个懒汉，从不卖力气干活。”③那一年的夏天，除了星期天，约翰天天都到别人的田里干活；每天晚上和星期天全天在自己家的地里干活。到了夏天结束的时候，约翰积攒了5美元交给法官。④冬季天气太冷，不能耕种，约翰的朋友、印第安人塞夫给他提供了一个在冬季挣钱的机会。塞夫说教约翰诱捕动物，获取兽皮，这样能够挣很多钱，但是需要75美元买一杆枪和捕猎用的绳、，以及在树林里过冬的食物。约翰去见法官多恩，说明了他的打算，法官同意借给他那笔钱。⑤约翰吻别了母亲，和塞夫一起来到林子深处的塞夫几年前搭建的一间小木屋前。这年冬天，约翰会了追捕野兽和怎样在树林里生存。大森林考验了他的毅力，使他变得勇敢，也使他的体格更加健壮；同时捕到了很多猎物，得到的兽皮至少可以挣200美元。塞夫想继续打猎直到4月份，约翰决定自己一个人回家。塞夫帮约翰捆扎好兽皮和捕猎用的东西，让他能够背在背上。⑥这一天，当约翰快步走在树林中时，他开始考虑起他的将来。他要去读书和写字，他要给家里买一块大一些的农田。也许有朝一日，他也会像镇里的法官一样有权势，并受人尊敬。背上沉甸甸的东西使他考虑起到家后要做的事情：给他母亲买一身新衣服，给弟弟妹妹们买些玩具，他还要去见法官。约翰恨不得马上就把法官说的他父亲借的钱全部还清。⑦到了下午晚些时候，约翰的腿疼了起来，背上的东西也更加沉重。当他终于到达河边时，他高兴极了，因为这意味着他就要到家了。他看到河边长着一棵笔直的大树，它的高度足以达到河的对岸。约翰取出斧头砍倒大树。树倒下来，在河面上形成一座独木桥。⑧约翰身背兽皮、怀抱猎枪，跨到放倒的树上。树在他脚下稳如磐石。就在他快要走到河中央时，树干突然动了起来，约翰从树上掉到冰上。沉到水里，他的枪掉了，兽皮和捕猎用具也从他的背上滑了下来，被湍急的河水冲走了。约翰破冰而行，挣扎到河岸。他在雪地上躺了一会儿。然后，他爬了起来，找来一根长树枝，沿着河边来回走着。一连几个小时戳着冰块，寻找那些东西。最后，他放弃了。⑨他径直来到法官家。天已很晚，但是法官仍在他的办公室里。约翰敲门进去，他浑身冰冷，衣服潮湿。他向法官讲述了所发生的事情。等他把话讲完。多恩说：“这对你和我都很不幸。回家去吧，孩子。”⑩到了夏天，约翰拼命干活。他又攒够了5美元付给法官。但是他还欠法官30美元——那是他父亲欠的债，还有用来买捕猎工具和枪的75美元。⑪10月份的时候，法官派人叫来约翰说，“你欠了我很多钱，我想我能够要回这些钱的最好方法，就是今年冬天再给你一次狩猎的机会。如果我再借给你75美元，你愿意再去打猎吗？”约翰羞愧难当，好半天才开口说：“愿意。”⑫这一次，他必须独自一人进森林，因为塞夫已经搬到别的地方去了。在那个漫长而孤独的冬天，约翰每天出去打猎。一直到4月底。回家后，法官帮他把兽皮卖了300美元。约翰付给法官150美元，那是他借来买打猎用具的钱。然后他又慢慢地、把他父亲借的那部分钱一张一张地交到法官的手里。⑬又到了夏天，约翰除了在自己家的田里干活，还去读书和写字。这以后的十年里，他每年冬天都到森林里去打猎，他把卖兽皮挣来的钱全部攒了下来。最后他用这些钱买了一个大农场。⑭约翰30岁的时候，成了本镇的头面人物之一。那一年法官去世了，他把他的那所大房子和大部分财产留给了约翰，他还给约翰留下了一封信。信的日期是法官在约翰第一次外出找猎向他借钱的那天。⑮ “亲爱的约翰，”法官写道，“我从未借给你父亲一分钱，因为我从未相信过他。但是第一次见到你时，我就喜欢上了你。我想确定你和你的父亲不一样，所以我考验了你。 这就是我说你父亲欠我40美元的原因。祝你好运，约翰！”信封里有40美元。　（摘自《小小说选刊》，有改动）依据提示，完成对小说情节的梳理。听说父亲欠钱，攒钱还债—— —— ——成为富人，获得遗产，得知真相。结合语境，品味下列语句，分析其表达效果。然后他又慢慢地、把他父亲借的那部分钱一张一张地交到法官的手里。第（6）段采用了大段的心理描写，其作用是什么？有人认为小说的主人公是法官多恩，也有人认为小说的主人公是约翰，你赞同哪一种观点？请结合文本，谈谈你的观点和理由。

12)The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without _.A. punishmentB. resentmentC. enforcementD. compliment

It is not unusual today for old people to spoil their grandchildren with toys and sweets and to 1 to their aggressive demands. It is natural that old people adore (爱) their grandchildren, but is not normal that this adoration should go so far as to create little emperors and empresses. Such adoration has a 2 effect on the children"s personalities and moral standards. A survey of 152 such families found that 88 percent of grandparents admitted that they tended to yield to their grandchildren"s every request, especially if the children had resorted to tears. It seems that when children are told off by their parents or teachers, their elder relatives interfere protecting and comforting the children. When the children are 3 to do some family chores (杂务), 59 percent of the old people said they would invariably (总是) do it for them. Some grandparents would even go to 4 to sweep floors and wash windows for their grandchildren. It has become usual that when little boys and girls get good 5 in examinations, their grandparents reward them. As a result, the children have come to take these favours for granted (认为……是理所当然) and have become less 6 towards others. Parents and teachers have all appealed to old people to be 7 for the sake of future generations. The problems of these spoiled children can be 8 . First, parents and grandparents should understand that their 9 is to train the children to become both self-controlled and self-dependent. Second, they should allow the children to be more independent. And third, young parents should 10 with the old instead of leaving the grandparents entirely responsible to raise the children.A. beneficial I. quarrelB. considerate J. requiredC. cooperate K. schoolD. information L. sensibleE. marks M. solvedF. negative N. taskG. participated O. yield H. precisely

Each of us carries about half a dozen defective genes. We remain unaware of this fact unless we, or one of our close relatives, are amongst the many millions who suffer from a genetic disease. About one in ten people has, or will develop at some later stage, an inherited genetic disorder, and approximately 2,800 specific conditions are known to be caused by defects in just one of the patient's genes. Some single gene disorders are quite common-cystic fibrosis (纤维症) is found in one out of every 2,500 babies born in the Western world- and in total, diseases that can be traced to single gene defects account for about five percent of all admissions to children's hospitals. Most of us do not suffer any harmful effects from our defective genes because we carry two copies of nearly all genes, one derived from our mother and the other from our father. The only exceptions to this rule are the genes found on the male sex chromosomes(染色体). Males have one X and one Y chromosome, the former from the mother and the latter from the father, so each cell has only one copy of the genes on these chromosomes. in the majority of cases, the normal gene is sufficient to avoid all the symptoms of disease. If the potentially harmful gene is recessive(隐性的), then the normal gene will carry out all the tasks assigned to both. Only if we inherit from our parents two copies of the same recessive gene will a disease develop. On the other hand, if the gene is dominant, it alone can produce the disease, even if the other one is normal. Clearly only the children of a parent with the disease can be affected, and then on average only half the children will be affected. Huntington's chorea(舞蹈症) a severe disease of the nervous system, which becomes apparent only in adulthood, is an example of a dominant genetic disease.1. What does the author state about the genetic disease?A. It's very likely that the defects in just one gene can result a many as 2800genetic diseases.B. Most genetic diseases are developed in childhood.C. Everyone Knows clearly that he carries some defective genes which can cause genetic diseases.D. The defective genes can cause genetic diseases inevitably.2. What do you know about the male sex ceil?A. Each has both one X chromosome and one Y chromosomeB. Each has only one X chromosomeC. Each has either one X x chromosome or one Y chromosomeD. Each has only one Y chromosome.3. In most cases, on what occasion can a person avoid suffering from genetic?A. only if he inherits from his parents two copies of the same recessive gone.B. If he has at least one normal gene.C. Only when he has two normal genes.D. When he has two potentially harmful recessive genes.

下列形容词作表语时，不定式前常加一个ot引起的短语，这些形容词有：()。A. sillyB. foolishC. rightD. naughty

下列属于抽象名词的是（）。A. airplaneB. coffeeC. healthD. help