Directions: Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.acceleration carefully candidates celebration converted misuse employ evolving identity locating prevalence advocates reliably replaced translatedFacial recognition is everywhere. The rapid 1) ________ of facial recognition technology has transformed its application, making it an integral aspect of our daily interactions. Its 2) ________ is evident every time we unlock our phones, tag friends on social media, or go through customs.The term 'facial recognition' denotes a process wherein computer vision algorithms (算法) analyze and confirm the identity of faces in photos or videos. While individual facial recognition solutions may 3) ________ specific algorithms, the overall process can be summarized into three key steps.Firstly, the detection phase involves 4) ________ a face in an input image and placing each face into a bounding box (边界框). To achieve this, facial recognition algorithms undergo training to discern facial characteristics across diverse datasets.Secondly, during the analysis phase, facial features are 5) ________ mapped out. Measurements, such as the distances between the eyes, nose, and mouth, along with chin shape identification, are critical. These measurements are then combined and 6) ________ into a unique set of numbers, commonly referred to as the faceprint.

Watch the video, review the simple pasttense and present perfect tense and do thefollowing exercises.iSmart3 填空题 1分Robert underline(1)(start) to use acomputer when he was an office worker.

conversation(s)and the passage(s) will be read twice,but the questions will be spoken-|||-only once. When you hear a question,read the four possible answers on your paper and-|||-decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.-|||-Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.-|||-() 11.A.It is good for outings.-|||-B.It saves a lot of money.-|||-C.It is often faster than a car and easy to park.-|||-D.It is much safer than a car.-|||-() 12.A.It is dangerous.-|||-B.It is better than a car.-|||-C.It is sometimes useful.-|||-D.It is not convenient at all.-|||-() 13.A.Riding saves her a lot of money.-|||-B.Riding does her a lot of good.-|||-C.Cycling is her favorite sport.-|||-D.Everyone should learn to ride a bicycle.-|||-Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.-|||-() 14.A.To give learners online English courses for free.-|||-B.To offer learners a better way to study.-|||-C.To help learners make friends.-|||-D.To help learnersimprove English skills quickly.-|||-() 15.A.By using the downloaded sound files.-|||-B.By having conversations with others-|||-C.By reviewing words,phrases,and idioms.-|||-D.By listening to tapes.-|||-() 16.A.Be confident in learning-|||-B.Have clear learning goals.-|||-C.Have great interest in English.-|||-D.Learn English little by little.-|||-Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following longer conversation.-|||-() 17.A.The difference between the US baseball team and the Chinese one.-|||-B.Efforts taken to promote baseball in China.-|||-C.The popularity and development of baseball in China.-|||-D.The performance of the US baseball team in the game last night.-|||-() 18.A.It has always been popular-|||-B.More and more people pay attention to it.-|||-C.It is the most important sport in China.-|||-D.People don't have any interest in baseball in China.

Part I Listening Comprehension(30 marks) Section A(22 . 5 marks) Directions：In this section, you'll hear six conversations between two speakers．For each conversation, there are several questions, and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C．Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question．You will hear each conversation TWICE． Conversation 1 1．How long does the woman need to work every day? A．Three hours． B．Four hours． C．Five hours． 2．How much can the woman earn each day? A．5 dollars． B．10 dollars． C．20 dollars． Conversation 1 M：Do you have any work experience? W：No, I’ve never worked in a restaurant before． M：Do you think you can get along will with customers? W：Yes, I think so． M：Can you make sure to be here from four to eight in the afternoon? W：Yes, I'm always on time． M：Then you can start tomorrow．Monday through Friday．Five dollars an hour． W：That's fine． Conversation 2 3．What's the possible relationship between the speakers? A．Boss and employee． B．Mother and son． C．Teacher and student． 4．When will the man come back? A．This Monday． B．This Wednesday． C．This Friday． Conversation 2 M：Mrs．Sharon, I say…, I have to … W：What's the matter, Richard? M：Er, I'd like to take two days off．My mother's ill．I need to stay with her． W：I'm sorry to hear that．You mean you will be back here this Wednesday? M：Yes, I hope I can come back earlier． W：That's all right．By the way, don't worry about your lessons．I'll certainly help you with them． Conversation 3 5．What can we know about Nancy and Steve? A．They will divorce soon． B．They have two daughters． C．They divorced last year． 6．Who will help Nancy out in the woman's opinion? A．Her daughter． B．Her parents． C．Her friends． Conversation 3 M：Kate, Nancy and Steve are breaking up． W：It's really a shame．I’ve heard that they quarrel, but they’ve always made up afterward． M：Things are not working out this time．They are getting a separation soon． W：What will happen to their daughter, Bonnie? M：Nancy is going to take her． W：The cost of living is so high．It will be difficult for her to take te responsibility． M：She seems to have made up her mind．She said she would rather be a single parent than cope with an unhappy marriage． W：Well, I hope her parents will be able to help her out． Conversation 4 7．How often does the woman pay the tax? A．Once a month．B．Twice a year． C．Once a year． 8．Why does the woman have to pay more taxes? A．The government has raised the tax rate． B．She didn't pay taxes last year． C．She has got extra money． 9．What can we know about the woman? A．She is an accountant． B．She taught in a night school． C．She lives upon a small income． Conversation 4 W：Henry, our income tax is due soon．Did you call our accountant? M：He's figuring out our taxes right now．I gave him all the records on our income and expenses last week． W：The government has taken away taxes from our paychecks all year．I hope we get some of that money back or at least that we won't have to pay more． M：Remember the money your aunt left us when she died, and the money you made when you taught in a night school? W：Yes． M：Well, that's all taxable income．That money has put us in a higher tax bracket． W：What does that mean? M：It means we have to pay more taxes． W：Well, it looks like we'll have to make more money this year just to pay last year's taxes． Conversation 5 10．What can we know about the kid from Haiti? A．He doesn't get on well at school． B．He is often late for school． C．He doesn't speak much English． 11．How many countries are mentioned in the conversation? A．Six． B．Five． C．Four． 12．How does the woman help the immigrant kids? A．She has spent much time with them after class． B．She gives them more lessons than other kids． C．She pays more attention to them at class． Conversation 5 M：Kate, how's the new student in your class doing? W：The kid from Haiti? He's having a rough time communicating since he doesn't speak much English．However, the other kids seem to involve him pretty well． M：Our students are used to new kids who don't speak much English since we have had so many new immigrant families moving into our school district． W：Don't I know it! This year I have had a Vietnamese, an Ethiopian, a Cuban and the kid from Haiti in my class．I spend a lot of time with them after class so that they can catch up． M：It must have been hard for you since you have to give them special attention in order to help them． W：It has been．Nevertheless, it's really rewarding to see them progress and make friends． Conversation 6 13．When will the speakers have the exams? A．In one week． B．In two weeks． C．In three weeks． 14．What will the woman do this summer? A．Teach English． B．Find a job． C．Study Chinese． 15．How did the man learn Chinese? A．By speaking． B．By reading． C．By listening． Conversation 6 M：Well, Jenny．The school year is almost over．We just have two weeks before exams．What are you going to do this summer? W：I'm going to teach English to some immigrants in the university's community service program． M：That sounds interesting．Don't you need to speak a foreign language for the job? W：No．You just have to present the language simply and give the students a chance to practice speaking． M：But that's the way I was taught to speak Chinese．But speaking Chinese didn't help me learn to read and write Chinese． W：My students don't want to read and write English．They are more interested in speaking． M：You sound very knowledgeable about all this．How do you know so much? W：I took teaching English as a second language course last year when you were in China．I’ve also talked with the program administrators quite a lot．I think I would like to be an ESL teacher when I graduate． SECTION B Directions：In this section, you'll hear a mini－talk．Listen carefully and then fill in numbered blanks with the information you’ve got．Fill each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS． You'll hear the mini－talk TWICE． About friendshipNo definite 16 friendship.-|||-D Iifferent people hold various views on-|||-Everyone has one or more ×Loyalty is the most important because no one-|||-Quality is more importart than 17 -|||-friends.-|||-wants to be 18 -|||-Your friends give you encouragement,offer-|||-Friendship relies on your knowledge or help you find . 20 -|||-__ 19 . WYou may function as a supervisor,a learned-|||-brother,etc. Section B We often say, “A friend in need is a friend indeed．” But what is the exact meaning of friendship? No one can really offer a definite concept, because different people hold various views on friendship． Everyone has his own friendship and some have a lot of friends．But in fact, quantity is not so important as quality．Loyalty is the most important for friendship．No one wants to make friends with those who will betray them． No matter whether you are married or not, no matter where you live and work, your friends are your friends．It is not based on bloodline．It relies on your intention．To you, some friends are fun－loving, some give encouragement, some offer knowledge, and others help you to find your own identity．Before your friends, you may act as a supervisor, a learned brother, a lovely child, a gentleman or a playmate．In a word, friendship helps you to be a full person．So friendship can benefit． Keys：

The grand canal was helpful in _A. protecting the environmentB. boosting the local agricultureC. national unityD. economic development

Which of the following are the two common ways of applying the pit fields method?A. Ditch-shaped pit field.B. Net-shaped pit field.C. Ridge-shaped pit field.D. Alternating pit field.

({B)} Don’t Destroy the Essential Catalyst of Risk({/B)} Since the spring, and most acutely this autumn, a global contagion (传染)of fear and panic has choked off the arteries of finance, compounding a broader deterioration in the global economy. Financial institutions have an obligation to the broader financial system. We depend on a healthy, well-functioning system but we failed to raise enough questions about whether some of the trends and practices that had become commonplace really served the public’s long-term interests.({B)}Seven important lessons({/B)} As policymakers and regulators begin to consider the regulatory actions to be taken to address the fallings, I believe it is useful to reflect on some of the lessons from tiffs crisis. The first is that risk management should not be entirely predicated on historical data. In the past several months, we have heard the phrase" multiple standard deviation events" more than a few times. If events that were calculated to occur once in 20 years in fact occurred much more regularly, it does not take a mathematician to figure out that risk management assumptions did not reflect the distribution of the actual outcomes. Our industry must do more to enhance and improve scenario analysis and stress testing. Second, too many financial institutions and investors simply outsourced their risk management. Rather than undertake their own analysis, they relied on the rating agencies to do the essential work of risk analysis for them. This was true at the inception(初期)and over the period of the investment, during which time they did not consider other indicators of financial deterioration. This over-dependence on credit ratings coincided with the dilution of the desired triple A-rating. In January 2008, there were 12 triple A-rated companies in the world. At the same time, there were 64, 000 structured finance instruments, such as collateralized debt obligations, rated triple A. It is easy and appropriate to blame the rating agencies for lapses in their credit judgments. But the blame for the result is not theirs ’alone. Every financial institution that participated in the process has to accept its share of the responsibility. Third, size matters. For example, whether you owned 5 billion or 50 billion of (supposedly) low-risk super senior debt in a CDO, the likelihood of losses was, proportionally, the same. But the consequences of a miscalculation were obviously much bigger if you had a 50 billion exposure. Fourth, many risk models incorrectly assumed that positions could be fully hedged. After the collapse of Long-Term Capital Management mid the crisis in emerging markets in 1998, new products such as various basket indices and credit default swaps were created to help offset a number of risks. However, we did not, as an industry, consider carefully enough the possibility that liquidity would dry up, making it difficult to apply effective hedges. Fifth, risk models failed to capture the risk inherent in off-balance sheet activities, such as structured investment vehicles. It seems clear now that managers of companies with large off-balance sheet exposure did not appreciate the full magnitude of the economic risks they were exposed to; equally worrying, their counterparties were unaware of the full extent of these vehicles and, therefore, could not accurately assess the risk of doing business. Sixth, complexity got the better of us. The industry let the growth in new instruments outstrip(超过)the operational capacity to manage them. As a result, operational risk increased dramatically and tiffs had a direct effect on the overall stability of the financial system. Last, and perhaps most important, financial institutions did not account for asset values accurately enough. I have heard some argue that fair value accounting -- which assigns current values to financial assets and liabilities -- is one of the main factors exacerbating(使恶化) the credit crisis. I see it differently. If more institutions had properly valued their positions and commitments at the outset, they would have been in a much better position to reduce their exposures.({B)}Fair value: a discipline for financial institutions({/B)} The daily marking of positions to current market prices was a key contributor to our decision to reduce risk relatively early in markets and in instruments that were deteriorating. This process can be difficult, and sometimes painful, but I believe it is a discipline that should define financial institutions. As a result of these lessons and others that will emerge from this financial crisis, we should consider important principles for our industry, for policymakers and for regulators. For the industry, we cannot let our ability to innovate exceed our capacity to manage. Given the size and interconnected nature of markets, the growth in volumes, the global nature of trades and their cross-asset characteristics, managing operational risk will only become more important. Risk and control functions need to be completely independent from the business units. And clarity as to whom risk and control managers report to is crucial to maintaining that independence. Equally important, risk managers need to have at least equal stature with their counterparts on the trading desks: if there is a question about the value of a position or a disagreement about a risk limit, the risk manager’s view should always prevail. Understandably, compensation continues to generate a lot of anger and controversy. We recognize that having troubled asset relief programme money creates an important context for compensation. That is why, in part, our executive management team elected not to receive a bonus in 2008, even though the firm produced a profit. More generally, we should apply basic standards to how we compensate people in our industry. The percentage of the discretionary (任意的)bonus awarded in equity should increase significantly as an employee’s total compensation increases. An individual’s performance should be evaluated over time so as to avoid excessive risk-taking. To ensure this, all equity awards need to be subject to future delivery and/or deferred exercise. Senior executive officers should be required to retain most of the equity they receive at least until they retire, while equity delivery schedules should continue to apply after the individual has left the firm.({B)}Limitations of self regulation({/B)} For policymakers and regulators, it should be clear that self-regulation has its limits. We rationalized and justified the downward pricing of risk on the grounds that it was different. We did so because our self-interest in preserving and expanding our market share, as competitors, sometimes blinds us -- especially when exuberance is at its peak. At the very least, fixing a system-wide problem, elevating standards or driving the industry to a collective response requires effective central regulation and the convening power of regulators. Capital, credit and underwriting standards should be subject to more" dynamic regulation". Regulators should consider the regulatory inputs and outputs needed to ensure a regime that is nimble and strong enough to identify and appropriately constrain market excesses, particularly in a sustained period of economic growth. Just as the Federal Reserve adjusts interest rates up to curb economic frenzy, various benchmarks and ratios could be appropriately calibrated. To increase overall transparency and help ensure that book value really means book value, regulators should require that, all assets across financial institutions be similarly valued. Fair value accounting gives investors more clarity with respect to balance sheet risk. The level of global supervisory co-ordination and communication should reflect the global interconnectedness of markets. Regulators should implement more robust information sharing and harmonized disclosure, coupled with a more systemic, effective reporting regime for institutions and main market participants. Without this, regulators will lack essential tools to help them understand levels of systemic vulnerability in the banking sector and in financial markets more broadly. In this vein, all pools of capital that depend on the smooth functioning of the financial system and are large enough to be a burden on it in a crisis should be subject to some degree of regulation.When the Long-Term Capital Management was disintegrated, the products initiated to counterweigh risks were ______. A．various basket indices and credit default swapsB．hedge fund and forward rate agreementsC．credit-linked notesD．current swaps and rates swaps

Translation ▲ Translate the following sentences into English.1 新中国成立后，中国坚持（persist in）独立自主的和平外交政策，在外交方面取得了巨大成就。截至2022年，中国已与181 个国家建立了外交关系（diplomatic relations）。2 中国始终坚持维护（uphold）世界和平、促进共同发展的外交政策的宗旨，致力于推动构建人类命运共同体。3 在和平共处五项原则（the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence）的基础上，中国正在为建设和平、繁荣、和谐的世界作出更大的努力。