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D．4.BRobertwasbornonAugust9,1910intheNetherlands.Hismothercamefromafamilyofmusiciansandpianomanufacturers,afactthatgreatlyinfluencedRobert’slife.Hisfatherwasaphysicianinarmy,apositionwhichrequiredfrequentforeignpostings.ThefamilystayedinvariousareasofEastAsiaformostofRobert’syouth.Thisexperiencecontributedtohisappreciationforculturesandmasteryofseverallanguages.Robertwasahardworkingacademic,collectorofartandmanuscripts,andtranslatorofancientwritings.HestudiedandtrainedtobecomeamastermusicianontheChineseguqin,andeventuallywrotetwobooksontheinstrument.Similarly,hisskillsasanartistinthetraditionalChinesestyleandknowledgeofcalligraphywereunparalleled.Hewroteandpublishedanumberofnon-fiction,scholarlyarticlesandbooksonChinesemusic,art,andliterature,aswellasChinesecultureandfolklegends.In1940,Robertcameacrossalittle-knownandanonymous(匿名的)18th-centuryChinesenovelthatwouldtakehiscareerdownanunplannedpathwayandresultinthepublicfameheneveranticipated.Thenovel,titledFourGreatStrangeCasesofEmpressWu’sReign,wasafictionalaccountofthedeedsofJudgeDee,oneoftheheroesoftraditionalChinesedetectivefiction,andwassetinthe7th-centuryTangDynasty.Fascinated,RobertnotonlytranslatedthenovelintoEnglish,healsodidsomeresearchonthehistoryofChinesePenalCodeandotherlegalliteratureoftheperiod.Itwasnotuntil1949thatRobertwasabletopublishhistranslation—DeeGoongAn:ThreeMurderCasesSolvedbyJudgeDee.Robert’sChinesemysteriescompriseover10novelsandshort-storyvolumes,recordingthecareerofChinesedetectivecalledDiRenjie.Interestingly,thetalesfirstfoundfameinoriental(东方的)editions,beforebeingtranslatedintoEnglishin1957.ThroughallthenovelsbyRobert,heimpressivelybringstolifethesightsandsoundsofdailyChineselifeinthepast.HispassionatedevotionandrespectfortheChineseculturewasneverdiscounted,yethealsoappreciatedthepurposeoffiction.24．WhatinspiredRobert’slovefororientalculture?A．Hislanguagecompetence.B．HispreviousstayinEastAsia.C．Hismother’sgoodfamilybackground.D．Hisfather’sprofessionalmedicalknowledge.25．Whatisparagraph2ofthetextmainlyabout?A．Robert’spassionforChina. B．Robert’smusicproficiency.C．Robert’searlyachievements. D．Robert’slearningexperiences.26．WhatcontributedtoRobert’sfame?A．HeintroducedwesterncivilizationtoChina.B．HepolishedanexistingChinesefictionstyle.C．HespreadChineseliteraturetoawideraudience.D．HeconductedresearchonfamousChinesedetectives.27．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeRobert’stranslations?A．Vividandfaithful. B．Dramaticandrealistic.C．Accurateandhumorous. D．Imaginaryandaccessible.CWhoareyourbestfriendsoncampus?Aretheytheonesyouencounteredmostofteninclass?Aretheyyourfellowsindramaclubordebatesociety?Somethingthathastoinfluencewhetherpeoplebecomefriendsissimplephysicalproximity.And,infact,themostlastingfriendshipsaredevelopedbetweenpeoplewhosepathscrossfrequently.Anumberofstudieshavedemonstratedtheeffectsofproximityonwhobecomefriends.OnewasconductedatMITinthe1940s.Theincomingstudentswererandomlyassignedto17ten-unitapartmentbuildingsthatwereisolatedfromotherresidentialareas,andfewofthemknewoneanotherbeforehand.Theinvestigatorsaskedeachresidenttonamethethreepeopleinthestudenthousingprojectwithwhomtheysocializedmostoften.Theeffectofproximitywasstriking:two-thirdsofthoselistedasfriendslivedinthesamebuildingastherespondent,eventhoughthoseinthesamebuildingrepresentedonly5percentofthetargetresidents.Morestrikingstillwasthepatternoffriendshipswithineachbuilding.Eventhoughthephysicaldistancebetweenapartmentswasquitesmall—19feetbetweenthedoorwaysofneighboringapartmentsand89feetbetweenthoseattheendsofeachhallway—41percentofthoselivinginneighboringapartmentslistedeachotherasfriends,comparedwithonly10percentofthoselivingatoppositeendsofthehallway.Proximityleadstofriendshipbecauseitfacilitateschanceencounters.Ifso,thenpurephysicaldistanceshouldmatterlessthanfunctionaldistance—theinfluenceofanarchitecturallayouttoencourageordiscouragecontactbetweenpeople.TheMITstudyshowsjusthowimportantfunctionaldistanceis.AsthefollowingFigureindicates,thestairsarepositionedsuchthatupstairsresidentswillencountertheoccupantsofapartmentsattheturnofthestairsmuchmoreoftenthantheoccupantsofthemiddleapartments.Andinfact,theresidentsofthetwostair-endapartmentformedtwiceasmanyfriendshipswiththeirupstairsneighborsasthoselivinginthemiddleapartments.FigureoftheMITStudyThus,it’sfunctionaldistancemorethanphysicaldistancethatisdecisive.Proximitypromotesfriendshipbecauseitbringspeopletogether.Actually,inlaterstudiesinvolvingmorediversepopulations,thelargesteffectsofproximityonfriendshipformationhavebeenfoundbetweenpeopleofdifferentraces,ages,orsocialclasses.28．WhatcanbeconcludedfromtheMITstudy?A．Friendsplayanimportantroleinone’sdailylife.B．Frequencyofencountersdecidesthelivingdistance.C．Peoplewithsharedinterestsaremorelikelytobefriends.D．Themoreoftentwopeoplemeet,theclosertheirrelationshipis.29．WhatmethoddidtheMITresearchersemployintheirstudy?A．Casestudy. B．Recordinganalysis.C．In-labobservation. D．Onlinequestionnaire.30．Whichapartment’sresidentsintheFigureabovemaymakemostfriendsinthebuilding?A．Apartment1. B．Apartment2.C．Apartment6. D．Apartment7.31．Whydidresearcherscarryoutlaterstudies?A．Previousstudyresultsarecontradictory.B．Previousstudymethodslackscientificsupport.C．Thesampleinthepreviousstudyisnotrepresentative.D．Thedatainthepreviousstudyarenotup-to-dateenough.DSeveraldozengraduatestudentsinLondonwererecentlytaskedwithoutwittingalargelanguagemodel(LLM),atypeofAIdesignedtoholdusefulconversations.LLMsareoftenprogrammedwithguardrailsdesignedtostopthemgivingharmfulreplies:instructionsonmakingbombsinabathtub,say,ortheconfidentstatementof

“facts”thatarenotactuallytrue.Theaimofthetaskwastobreakthoseguardrails.Someresultsweremerelystupid.Forexample,oneparticipantgotthechatbottoclaimduckscouldbeusedasindicatorsofairquality.Butthemostsuccessfuleffortswerethosethatmadethemachineproducethetitles,publicationdatesandhostjournalsofnon-existentacademicarticles.AIhasthepotentialtobeabigbenefittoscience.Optimiststalkofmachinesproducingreadablesummariesofcomplicatedareasofresearch;tirelesslyanalysingoceansofdatatosuggestnewdrugsandeven,oneday,comingupwithhypothesesoftheirown.ButAIcomeswithdownsides,too.Startwiththesimplestproblem:academicmisconduct.SomejournalsallowresearcherstouseLLMstohelpwritepapers.Butnoteverybodyiswillingtoadmittoit.Sometimes,thefactthatLLMshavebeenusedisobvious.GuillaumeCabanac,acomputerscientist,hasuncovereddozensofpapersthatcontainphrasessuchas“regenerateresponse”—thetextofabuttoninsomeversionsofChatGPTthatcommandstheprogramtorewriteitsmostrecentanswer,probablycopiedintothemanuscript(原稿)bymistake.AnotherproblemariseswhenAImodelsaretrainedonAI-generateddata.LLMsaretrainedontextfromtheInternet.Astheychurnout(大量炮制)moresuchtext,theriskofLLMstakingintheirownoutputsgrows.Thatcancause“modelcollapse”.In2023lliaShumailov,acomputerscientist,co-authoredapaperinwhichamodelwasfedhandwrittendigitsandaskedtogeneratedigitsofitsown,whichwerefedbacktoitinturn.Afterafewcycles,thecomputer’snumbersbecamemoreorlessillegible.After20iterations(迭代),itcouldproduceonlyroughcirclesorblurrylines.Someworrythatcomputer-generatedinsightsmightcomefrommodelswhoseinnerworkingsarenotunderstood.Inexplainablemodelsarenotuseless,saysDavidLeslieatanAI-researchoutfitinLondon,buttheiroutputswillneedrigoroustestingintherealworld.Thatisperhapslessunnervingthanitsounds.Checkingmodelsagainstrealityiswhatscienceissupposedtobeabout,afterall.Fornow,atleast,questionsoutnumberanswers.Thethreatsthatmachinesposetothescientificmethodare,attheendoftheday,thesameonesposedbyhumans.AIcouldacceleratetheproductionofnonsensejustasmuchasitacceleratesgoodscience.AstheRoyalSocietyhasit,nulliusinverba:takenobody’swordforit.Nothing’s,either.32．TheresultofthetaskconductedinLondonshowsthat________.A．LLMsgiveawayusefulinformation B．theguardrailsturnouttobeineffectiveC．AI’sinfluencewillpotentiallybedecreased D．theeffortputintothestudyofAIhardlypaysoff33．Whatdoes“modelcollapse”indicate?A．Thereadabilityofthemodels’outputisunderestimated.B．Thediversesourcesofinformationconfusethemodels.C．Trainingonregenerateddatastopsmodelsworkingwell.D．Thedatawillbecomereliable

aftercontinuousiterations.34．Accordingtothepassage,people’sworryovertheinexplainablemodelsis__________.A．impractical B．unjustified C．groundless D．unsettling35．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．FasterNonsense:AICouldAlsoGoWrongB．ImperfectModels:HowWillAIMakeAdvances?C．TheRiseofLLMs:AICouldStillBePromisingD．BiggerThreats:AIWillBeUncontrollable第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Inafast-pacedworld,stressandmentaltirednessseemcommon.Somepeopletakeahotbath,goforarun,orlistentoslowmusictohelpthemrelax.Butwhataboutthesoundofbirdssingingandothernaturesounds?36AccordingtoastudybyKing’sCollegeLondonin2022,seeingorhearingbirdscouldhelptoboostthementalwell-beingofpeople.Takingatriptoaplacerichinbirdlifelikeparks,forestsandcanalsandencounteringbirdswhistlingtoeachotherinthetreescouldevenhelptotreatsomementalhealthconditions.37AnotherstudyconductedbytheNationalTrustcomparedtheeffectsofwoodlandsoundswithvoicedmeditation(冥想)apps.Thestudyfoundlisteningtobirdsongaswellasotherwoodlandsoundsunderfootorthegentlesoundofastreamboostedfeelingsofrelaxation30%morethananapp.38Theyarewaveslappingontheshore,gentlewinds,andlightrainfall.39Couldthenaturesoundsthatoriginatetherestillhelpyou?AccordingtotheresearchbyCaliforniaPolytechnicStateUniversity,evenarecordingofthesoundsofbirdshadagreateffectonpeople’smood,whileotherstudiessawpeoplelisteningtosoundscapes(声景)ofthecoastandforestswithsimilaroutcomestotheirwell-being.40Whetheryoutakeawalkthroughawoodorwearsomeheadphones,listeningtothebirdsongcouldhelpyoutorelaxafteralong,hardday.A．Birdsongisalwaysgoodformentalhealth.B．Othersoundsmayalsohelptoeasepeopleup.C．However,notallofusliveinruralsurroundings.D．Asimilareffectwasalsoseeninpeoplewithmentalproblems.E．Andit’snotjustbirdsthatcouldhaveahealingeffectonourmoods.F．Researchshowstheyalsohelppeopleletgoofthetensionofmodernlife.G．So,whereveryoulive,youcanaccessthewonderfulsoundsofbirdsandnature.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Asawriter,Imissrejectionslips.NotthatIenjoyedreceivingthosepre-printedslipsofpaper,butatleastwhenIgotone,Iwasprettysurethataflesh-and-blood41hadputitintheenvelope.AndtherewasalwaysthechanceImightseeahandwrittensentenceonthebottom,42thepiecealmostmadeit.WhenaneditoratMeCall’swrote,“I’mafraidIhavetosaynoonthis43piece,buttrymeagainonanother,wouldyou?”,itwasalmostas44tomeasifshehadsaid,“We’ll45itandhereisanadvanceforyou.”.Nowadays,rejectionslipsseemtohavedisappearedwiththeuseofonlinesubmissions.Mosteditorsdon’tfeelitamustto46theyhavereceived,read,orconsideredyourworkbecausetheyreceivesomany47eachday.Forme,therearethree48ofrejectionslippain.Thefirstis49broughtonbyfindingaflat“no”ona50pieceofpaper,thenfollowedbyanger(howcouldthey51apiecethatisobviouslysomuch52thanmostofthestufftheyprint),and,finally,rebirth:Iwillliveto53anewpieceanotherday.Learningto54rejectionseemslikepartofgrowingupasawriter.DespitethemanylettersofacceptanceIhavereceived,myfolderof“NoteworthyRejectionSlips“isfar55thanthatof“NoteworthyAcceptances”,whichindicatestomethefact:Istillhavesomegrowinguptodo.41．A．writer B．reader C．mailman D．editor42．A．demanding B．suspecting C．indicating D．arguing43．A．boring B．novel C．lengthy D．particular44．A．upsetting B．thrilling C．embarrassing D．amusing45．A．buy B．reject C．check D．substitute46．A．prove B．determine C．explain D．acknowledge47．A．proposals B．drafts C．contributionis D．instructions48．A．stages B．wonders C．meanings D．rewards49．A．relief B．frustration C．anger D．hesitation50．A．valueless B．expensive C．characterless D．shiny51．A．makeup B．putaway C．turndown D．takeover52．A．easier B．better C．shorter D．longer53．A．print B．revise C．download D．submit54．A．accept B．criticize C．judge D．evaluate55．A．thinner B．newer C．older D．fatter第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Whenartmeetsscience,theresultcanbeexplosiveandrevolutionary.Thisintegrationliesat56heartofCaiGuo-Qiang:AMaterialOdyssey,anexhibition57(current)onattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaPacificAsiaMuseum,whichrunsuntilnextJune.CaiGuoqiang,acontemporaryChineseartistborninQuanzhou,FujianProvince,58(know)forhisinnovativeapproachtoart,particularlyforhisuseofgunpowderincreatingexplosiveartworksthatchallengetraditional59(boundary).Cai’sjourneyintotheworldofartbeganwithafascinationforgunpowdersparkedduringhischildhoodinQuanzhou,acityrich60culturalheritage.Hisearlyexperimentswithgunpowderledtoauniqueartisticstylethat61(become)hissignatureeversince.Excellingatabroadrangeofcreativemediums,Caioftenincorporatessymbolicelementsfromtraditionsintohiswork,thus62(create)apowerfulvisuallanguagethatresonateswithaudiencesglobally.CaihasreceivedprestigiousawardsandhewastheDirectorofVisualEffectsandFireworksfortheopeningandclosingceremoniesofthe2008and2022BeijingOlympics.“Changesinthegunpowderbringaboutuncontrollabilityandunpredictability,whichis63makesworkingwithgunpowdersofascinating.Thechange64(it)ispartofmywork,”Caisays.Hisdistinctiveand65(influence)artistrycontinuestoinspireandchallenge,makinghimatruemasteroffireandart.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，学校计划下月举办十八岁成人礼（Coming-of-ageCeremony），因此组织同学们排练集体节目在成人礼上表演。但是有同学反映，高三课业紧张，无法抽出时间排练。现校方委托学生会向同学们征集意见，请你给学生会写封邮件。要求：1.你认为成人礼活动安排中存在的问题；2.提出改进的建议和理由。注意：

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