2025-2026年黑龙江牡丹江高二下册期末英语试卷(含答案)

1、Only when the circuit breaker mechanism was triggered________what a negative impact the epidemic had made on the country’s economy.

A.had they realized B.they realized C.they realize D.did they realize

2、Please don't ________ these details to anyone else. Just keep them to yourself.

A.give out B.let out C.point out D.put out

3、The red umbrella is among the black ones.

A．distinct

B．delicate

C．diverse

D．desperate

4、________is often the case, people stare at their phones while sitting on the bus.

A．That

B．It

C．That

D．As

5、We choose this hotel because the price for a night here is down to $20, half of _______ it used to charge.

A．that

B．which

C．what

D．how

6、______our part as a global citizen, we need to know what is happening in the world.

A.To do B.Doing C.Having done D.Done

7、There are a number of methods to provide relief from your toothache, which can’t cure the problem.

A. permanent B. temporary

C. contemporary   D. consequent

8、A few years ago, it was an endangered species, but now the population is_________.

A.on the increase B.on the decline C.not in the least D.less and less

9、Difficulties and hardships have ____ the best character of the young geologist.

A. brought in B. brought out

C. brought up D. brought about

10、Over 200 people died ______ the air crash.

A.with regard to B.as a consequence of C.in the course of D.on the ground of

11、--- Why do you suggest we buy a new machine?

--- Because the old one has been damaged ___________.

A．beyond reach

B．beyond repair

C．beyond control

D．beyond description

12、I have no idea____________ the book is __________ to your English study.

A. whether ;  of great value B. if  ; of great value

C. that  ; so value D. how ; very valuable

13、______ exceptionally heavily might railway services be temporarily dislocated (扰乱).

A. If only it snowed B. Only in case it snows

C. Only were it to snow D. Only when snow

14、________ to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I ________ not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.

A.If it were left … would B.Should it leave … must

C.Would it be left … should D.Was it left … would

15、The secretary and manager ____very busy now.

A.is B.are C.was D.were

16、Multitasking reduces the quality of our work ______ it makes it hard for us to organize thoughts and remove irrelevant information.

A.though B.as C.while D.if

17、We had a long way to go, and the snowstorm ________ our difficulties.

A.referred to B.added to

C.belonged to D.turned to

18、___ the old man's sons wanted to know was ___ the gold had been hidden .

A.That ; what B.What ; where C.What ; that D.Whether ; if

19、It remains________whether herd immunity that most of the Europeans countries have taken in response to the epidemic works.

A.to see B.to be seen C.seeing D.being seen

20、—So you gave her your phone?

— . She said she'd return it to me when she could afford her own.

A．My pleasure  B．Not exactly

C．No doubt     D．No wonder

21、He bought a CD card _______ a flower in the super market.

A.but B.except C.except for D.as well as

22、We could see nothing in the thick fog at a _____ of two meters, so we got lost.

A. distance B. length C. way D. space

23、You can't imagine what difficult we had _______ home in the snowstorm．

A.find B.found C.to find D.finding

24、We have _______ a campaign for better nursery and the school services.

A.invested B.issued C.launched D.leaked

25、Between the two parts of the concert there was an interval, _____ audience can go and buy some snacks.

A.where B.when C.how D.why

26、His interest in Chinese language and characters dates from 1972, when Richard Sears, was a 22-year-old physics major at Portland State University in Oregon. To Sears, the characters were complex with many strokes（笔画）and almost no apparent logic. But when he could get an explanation of a Chinese character’s original meaning and an interpretation of its pictographs (象形文字), it would suddenly become apparent how all the strokes had come to be. “I’m a physicist, so I don’t like blind memorization. I knew that Chinese characters came from pictographs and I wanted to know the stories behind the Chinese characters.”

As he studied, Sears found that many of the explanations were conflicting and even the experts were at odds. He decided to computerize the characters, so that he could separate good opinions from bad ones. He scanned about 96,000 ancient characters and established the database of them.

In 2002 he got his website up and named it Chinese Etymology, where visitors can check for free the development of Chinese characters in various forms, from the original pictographs to the modern simplified forms. The clicks to the website went up to 600,000 in one day. Overnight he became American Uncle Hanzi, a nickname（绰号）given by Chinese netizens.

Besides, he has explained the origin of 15,000 modern characters. For example, the character jia (home) has a rooftop and a pig underneath. In southern China where it rains a lot, people put their houses on stilts（木桩）, so if it flooded, the inside of the house would not get wet. So, the pigs live underneath the house.

Last year, Sears set up his studio in Nanjing that focuses on applying AR, animation（动画）and artificial intelligence to tell stories of Chinese culture and character origins. He has made over 60 such videos in English with Chinese subtitles for Bilibili, a video website. “They have both entertainment and educational value,” he says.

In the meantime, Sears has been updating the database. “My philosophy is huo dao lao xue dao lao.”

【1】According to Paragraph 1, why did Sears want to know the stories behind the Chinese characters?

A．To make his life in China much easier.

B．To become an expert at Chinese characters.

C．To solve some related problems in physics.

D．To memorize Chinese characters more easily.

【2】What does “were at odds” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Held different views.

B．Showed no interest.

C．Had no doubt at all.

D．Were under attack.

【3】What did Sears do to tell the stories behind the Chinese characters?

A．He established a database for all the ancient Chinese characters.

B．He built a website about the development of Chinese characters’ forms.

C．He illustrated the structures of 15,000 modern Chinese characters.

D．He set up a studio to make videos about the stories of Chinese history.

【4】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Chinese characters catching the world’s wide attention.

B．A Chinese character website established by an American.

C．American Uncle Hanzi devoted to Chinese characters.

D．The secret to language learning — long-lasting interest.

27、   It is a good time to travel in summer for many Americans. They can take their children who don’t need to go to school. And most important of all, people all need a rest after working hard for half a year. When Americans take a rest, they often go to their favorite places.

Most Americans want to make their vacations very special. So families would like to plan their trips with the kids ahead of time. There are special programs for children in more and more “family friendly” vacation resorts so that children can also have a great time there.

Not only Americans like traveling. People from all over the world choose to relax themselves in different places. For example, history lovers search for places of interest and museums where they could see some wonders. Some parents take their children to see many flowers and animals very closely, without disturbing(破坏) the sensitive(敏感的) balance of nature. Some people like to go boating, fishing or skiing. Still others even travel around the world.

Nowadays, it is very easy and fast for people to travel by plane, train, car or bus. Though traveling makes people very busy, we can get knowledge and relax ourselves. So try our best to spare some time to travel and enjoy ourselves.

【1】For many Americans, ______ is a good time to travel.

A.spring B.summer

C.autumn D.winter

【2】If you are a history lover, you may want to go to ______ to see some wonders.

A.libraries B.schools

C.museums D.cinemas

【3】Nowadays, people can travel from one place to another easily because of ______.

A.convenient traffic B.enough money

C.busy life D.enough knowledge

28、My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would guess at what I thought was the correct answer.

When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My ears, Mommy.” She said, “No. Many people are deaf. But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.”

Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first attempt, I had contemplated (仔细考虑) the correct answer. So this time I told her, “Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes.” She looked at me and told me, “You are learning fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.”

Over the years, Mother asked me a couple more times and always her answer was, “No, but you are getting smarter every year, my child.”

Then last year, my Grandpa died. Everybody was hurt. Everybody was crying. My Mom looked at me when it was our turn to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. She asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?”

I was shocked when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a game between her and me. She saw the confusion on my face and told me, “This question is very important. It shows that you have really lived your life.” I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder.”

I asked, “Is it because it holds up your head?”

She replied, “No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or loved one when they cry. Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you need it.”

Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a selfish one. It is sympathetic to the pain of others.

【1】Why did the writer first think “ears” were the most important part of body?

A．Because he thought that the sound was sweet to hear.

B．Because he thought that the sound was essential to humans.

C．Because he thought that the sound can be heard by people.

D．Because he thought that the sound can pass through quickly.

【2】What happened to the writer’s family last year in the passage?

A．His house was burnt.

B．His mother left home.

C．His grandpa passed away.

D．His father was hurt in an accident.

【3】Where did the writer get the correct answer from his mother?

A．At home.

B．At the school.

C．At the station.

D．At the funeral.

【4】What can we learn from the passage?

A．We should learn to understand others’ pain.

B．We should listen to our mothers’ words.

C．We should hold up our head high.

D．We should often cry in life.

29、Without sharp reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, climate change threatens future Winter Olympic Games because their locations would be too warm to host the events, a new study has found.

If the world’s high emissions continue their trend, by the 2080s all but one of the 21 cities that previously hosted the Winter Games - Sapporo, Japan - would not be able to do so again. Among them, 6 cities would be considered “marginal” while 14 would even be seen “unreliable”— meaning the right conditions for snow and athlete safety cannot be met.

But that won’t necessarily happen if the world takes urgent action and follows the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, according to Daniel Scott, the lead researcher for the University of Waterloo’s report. Under that deal, nearly 200 countries agreed to greatly cut their collective greenhouse emissions.

Athletes and coaches surveyed by the researchers said they re already seeing the effect climate change has on their sports. “Some of the coaches that did the survey have been coaches in the sport for 30 years,” Scott said. “They’ve traveled the world, back to the same competitions, and they’ve seen that certain competitions don’t happen, as regularly or uninterruptedly as they used to because of warmer temperatures.”

The Summer Olympics are also feeling the effects of climate change. Tokyo’s Olympic and Paralympic Games are likely one of—if not—the hottest and most humid Games on record. Daily temperatures reached 80F high with high humidity (湿度) that could make it feel like 100°F.

But winter sports seem more strongly influenced by the impact of a warmer world. During the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, skiers were overheating in the same way a marathon runner would at nearly 90F weather. Due to the great impact, the study makes us worry that outdoor games may have to move indoors or be held at a different time of year altogether in order to accommodate higher temperatures.

【1】What does the underlined word “marginal” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Almost unqualified.

B．Pretty satisfactory.

C．Rather unpopular.

D．Quite suitable.

【2】Why are Tokyo’s Olympics mentioned in Paragraph 5?

A．To show the spirit of the Olympics.

B．To stress the impact of climate change.

C．To reveal the cause of warmer climate.

D．To compare summer and winter Olympics

【3】What is the author’s attitude to the finding of the study?

A．Conservative.

B．Tolerant.

C．Optimistic.

D．Concerned.

【4】What does the text mainly talk about?

A．Global climate changes.

B．Greenhouse gas emissions.

C．The Winter Olympics crisis.

D．The future Olympic Games.

30、   Shortly before Sy Green’s second year in high school, a family health crisis ate up the money that would have paid his tuition (学费) at the private school, His father needed a heart transplant, his mother lost _________when a softball hit her eye, and both parents lost their jobs. The school could provide some scholarship help, but not enough to _________ the annual tuition.

That’s when a(n) _________group of people stepped up with the remainder of the tuition: prisoners at the nearby State Prison. They _________the money they earned bit by bit from doing prison, jobs. They raised a_________of $32,000 over about three years — a remarkable victory _________prisoners in California earn _________wage of 8 cents an hour for many of their daily jobs.

“I _________and started crying because I knew where it was coming from,” said Sy’s father, Frank Green, about the _________. The prisoners started gathering their money in fall 2016, and they collected __________for Sy to graduate.

The idea for the scholarship was __________in a prison-school book group. Juniors, seniors, and teachers ________take regular trips to the prison to read and discuss books with the prisoners. Frank found the book discussions deeply____________. But never did he imagine the prisoners would come together to____________a student in this way. He said, “I think most people, __________ those of us who have made the worst decision, want to be a part of something good.”

A．hearing

B．vision

C．voice

D．smell

A．claim

B．increase

C．cover

D．receive

A．unlikely

B．random

C．wealthy

D．unfriendly

A．pooled

B．poured

C．borrowed

D．spent

A．number

B．pack

C．total

D．part

A．considering

B．providing

C．supposing

D．regarding

A．handsome

B．high

C．large

D．minimum

A．broke up

B．broke out

C．broke in

D．broke down

A．investment

B．donation

C．management

D．division

A．much

B．little

C．many

D．enough

A．dismissed

B．understood

C．hatched

D．rejected

A．would

B．should

C．could

D．might

A．traditional

B．meaningful

C．informal

D．personal

A．respect

B．support

C．educate

D．admire

A．perhaps

B．anyhow

C．somehow

D．even

31、As our Earth’s temperature warms up because of climate change, it is having unexpected effects on our world’s forests. When temperatures rise, trees close their skins to ___________ the loss of water, and this, in turn, slows down the ___________ of photosynthesis(光合作用). As a result, these trees are shorter and grow slowly, as well as have a ___________ death rate.

Climate change also increases the ___________ of droughts and wildfires. After wildfires, it takes a while for the forest systems to ___________ , and in some cases, the forests are ___________ permanently. Trees that are stressed are also ___________ to attacks by bacteria(细菌). In tropical forests, vines that use the trees as ___________ can often choke the trees and rob them of nutrients. Finally, humans have ___________ the forest landscape through logging. When trees are replanted on the soil, they will never grow as large as the ____________ trees that were cut down.

As these forests disappear, species that once called them “home” are forced to change, ____________ the variety of those systems. ____________ , some endangered species are unable to ____________ and die. Old-growth forests are disappearing in all regions of our world. When forests die, younger forests that are reestablished in the same area grow back weaker and smaller ____________ poor vegetation. With trees dying increasingly and continuously, will future generations ____________ out on the wonders of forests?

【1】

A．protect

B．prevent

C．save

D．free

【2】

A．movement

B．situation

C．process

D．operation

【3】

A．higher

B．firmer

C．lighter

D．smaller

【4】

A．choice

B．measure

C．qualification

D．chance

【5】

A．grow

B．rescue

C．recover

D．decline

【6】

A．ignored

B．lost

C．hurt

D．left

【7】

A．accessible

B．enjoyable

C．acceptable

D．favorable

【8】

A．attention

B．command

C．trust

D．support

【9】

A．frightened

B．paid

C．ruined

D．wasted

【10】

A．common

B．original

C．distant

D．strong

【11】

A．affecting

B．improving

C．forgetting

D．reflecting

【12】

A．Besides

B．Surprisingly

C．Otherwise

D．Unfortunately

【13】

A．devote

B．keep

C．adapt

D．lead

【14】

A．due to

B．in addition to

C．instead of

D．in spite of

【15】

A．pass

B．miss

C．break

D．bring

32、   Last March, 8-year-old Tony won the New York State chess championship for his age group is achievement is remarkable. What_________more is that he began learning the game less than a year ago. Tony has had a_________life. In 2018 his family moved to New York City due to terrorist attacks in search for a_________place. He started his chess journey in a homeless shelter.

Addicted to the game, Tony begged his mother to_________him to join the school's chess club. Tony_________himself in the game a few weeks after first learning it early last year. School chess coach Shawn Martinez_________his potential. He reached out to Tony's family about_________the school's chess program, and learned they couldn't_________the costs. Russell decided not to charge Tony's fees, which can_________reach thousands with travel and chess camp admissions.

Tony's success can largely lie in his__________. He bent over on the floor with his board (棋盘). __________the game for several hours a day. Every Saturday, Tony and his mother__________a free 3-hour class to help further __________his game skills. He wants to be the youngest grandmaster. We have no doubt the__________youngster will achieve his goal soon!

Not surprisingly, the family received a lot of__________from the American public. The family has raised $2,000,000 and__________a home where he can continue his__________. And the heartwarming story is getting even better! His family has donated the rest of funds to those who are__________the way the family was.

It's an inspiring example of how life__________do not necessarily define (定义) a person. Tony displays a（an）__________spirit-in chess and in life.

A．puzzles

B．amazes

C．thrills

D．troubles

A．simple

B．lonely

C．hard

D．boring

A．busy

B．convenient

C．quiet

D．safe

A．allow

B．promise

C．remind

D．choose

A．involved

B．distinguished

C．behaved

D．accustomed

A．doubted

B．developed

C．saw

D．envied

A．sponsoring

B．performing

C．improving

D．joining

A．reduce

B．afford

C．share

D．calculate

A．easily

B．rarely

C．occasionally

D．slowly

A．change

B．fortune

C．devotion

D．talent

A．watching

B．practicing

C．attending

D．designing

A．subscribe to

B．prepare for

C．make up

D．head for

A．sharpen

B．test

C．display

D．acquire

A．sincere

B．responsible

C．determined

D．sympathetic

A．support

B．invitation

C．welcome

D．recognition

A．decorated

B．secured

C．sought

D．shared

A．schooling

B．life

C．experiment

D．journey

A．moving

B．complaining

C．struggling

D．wandering

A．challenges

B．achievements

C．attitudes

D．stories

A．creative

B．faithful

C．independent

D．winning

33、   We’ve all been there before: You’re driving down the road when suddenly a pothole(凹坑) seems to appear out of nowhere and sends the ______ jumping. Most people think potholes are_____, but artist Jim Bachor sees them as a canvas(画布) for his artwork.

Bachor uses the ______ art form of mosaic(马赛克) to create eye-catching, colorful images of famous artists like Aretha Franklin or simple everyday ______ like food. He even makes less-appealing visuals of insects.

Bachor was a graphic designer for 20 years before he began his ____ in mosaic. He regards an incidental trip to Europe as his motivation to change careers. While ______ in Italy, Bachor fell in love with Pompeii, the preserved ancient Roman city. A tour guide pointed out a mosaic, made of mainly glass and marble, and told Bachor, “Glass and marble don’t ______. So, this looks essentially the way the artist intended.” Bachor says, “That kind of staying power just ______ me so much.”

A year later Bachor returned to attend a mosaic class in Ravenna, Italy, to learn the proper way to ______ the ancient technique. Years after that, he mastered the technique. He ______ that mosaics can be just as significant today as the art form over 1,000 years ago. “I just saw that there was a(n) ______ to bring it into the new age as a contemporary subject,” he says.

So, Bachor decided to make a special piece of ______ for that pothole. He has ____ mosaic pothole art around Chicago, Detroit, New York City and even in Finland.

While he may not be getting ______ from drivers or passengers, Bachor’s art is ______ a pleasant surprise to discover.

A．body

B．rock

C．car

D．sand

A．challenging

B．interesting

C．discouraging

D．annoying

A．modern

B．ancient

C．elegant

D．mysterious

A．objects

B．ideas

C．routines

D．projects

A．duty

B．career

C．belief

D．instruction

A．traveling

B．living

C．working

D．studying

A．last

B．connect

C．fade

D．resolve

A．reminded

B．confused

C．troubled

D．impressed

A．introduce

B．perform

C．promote

D．describe

A．argued

B．imagined

C．remembered

D．realized

A．link

B．time

C．opportunity

D．voice

A．artwork

B．machinery-work

C．code

D．literature

A．discovered

B．created

C．improved

D．taught

A．help

B．invitation

C．money

D．praise

A．nearly

B．merely

C．certainly

D．personally

34、I have a muscle disease but I don't look any different from other people. Sometimes, I was too weak【1】 go to school so my education suffered. Every time I returned after an【2】(absent), I felt stupid because I was behind the others.

My life is a lot easier at high school because few fellow students make me【3】(annoy). My ambition is to work for a firm【4】develops computer software when I grow up. Last year I invented a computer football game and a big company has decided to buy it from me. I have a very busy life with no time to sit around【5】(feel) sorry for myself. As well as going to the movies and football matches with my friends. I spend a lot of time looking after my pets【6】(proper) but I find it worthwhile.

In many ways my disability has helped me grow stronger psychologically and become more【7】 (independence). I have to work hard to live a normal life but it has been worth it. If【8】(have) a chance to say one thing to healthy children, it would be this: having a disability does not mean your life is not satisfying. So don't feel sorry for the disabled or make fun【9】them, and don't ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live【10】rich and full a life as you do.

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The Sundance Film Festival 【1】 boycotts all Hollywood films, and we don’t foresee ever including them. The initial idea for our festival was 【2】 back in l978. when it was known as the Utah/US Film Festival. However, it was not well known until 1981. It was then that Robert Redford became its 【3】 and changed the focus to independent films, often made on very modest 【4】 It was given its new name-the Sundance Film Festival-in 1991. Redford has acted in and directed many big Hollywood films, but wanted to 【5】 the public to films made outside of the Hollywood system

36、Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the proper form of the words or expressions given in the frame. Each one can only be used once.

Why your Password May Not Be As Safe As It Seems?  Does “qaz2ws” strike you as a nice safe password? What about “adgjmptw”? An analysis has found them to be among the passwords that are most 【1】 used, which of course means they are not secure at all.

When ten million passwords were leaked on to the internet，they appeared to 【2】that attempts by internet security experts to make us improve our password strength had been successful, even if, in the specific case of the leaked passwords, they are also completely pointless.

While many of the passwords were still single words, such as “password”，there was also a clear attempt by many to make them harder to【3】. The problem was that people seemed to do so in the same way.

“Users are becoming slightly more 【4】what makes a password strong,” explained WP Engine, an internet company that performed the analysis. “For instance, adding a number or two at the end of a text phrase. That makes it better, right?”

But 【5】no. They found that almost half a million passwords did this and in 20 percent of those all people did was put the number “1” at the end.

Perhaps this is why some companies are now trying to move gradually beyond passwords. Yahoo! is giving users the option to 【6】 their mobile phone with an account, having a single use passwords texted to it each time they want to log on.

Although the serviced is voluntary, Dylan Casey an executive at Yahoo!，said that it was “the first step to【7】passwords”. He said it was a(n)【8】that it was increasingly hard for people to remember all the passwords they had. “I don’t think we, as an industry, have done a good enough job of putting ourselves in the shoes of the people using our products,” he said.

It would certainly be a more sensible strategy than same people’s improving upon “password” by using “password” or，“tran5p053d numb3r5 f0r 133tr3r5”.

“We are, for the most part，predictably【9】when it comes to choosing passwords, despite a decade of warnings from password strength checkers during sign-ups” said WP Engine. “We love taking a(n) 【10】, and so do password crackers.

37、Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

The Internet E-commerce and globalization are making a new economic age possible. In the future, capitalist markets will largely be replaced by a new kind of economic system based on 【1】 relationships, contractual arrangements and access rights.

Has the quality of our lives at work, at home and in our communities increased in direct proportion to all the new Internet and business-to-business Internet services being introduced into our lives? I have asked this question of hundreds of CEOs and corporate executives in Europe and the United States. Surprisingly, virtually everyone has said, “No, quiet 【2】.” They say they are working longer hours, feel more stressed, are more impatient, and are even less civil in their dealings with colleagues and friends-not to mention strangers. And what’s more revealing, they place much of the blame on the very same technologies they are so 【3】 supporting.

The technological leader promised us that access would make life more convenient. Instead, the very technological wonders that were supposed to 【4】 us have begun to enslave us in a web of connections from which there seems to be no easy 【5】.

If an earlier generation was preoccupied with the quest to enclose a vast 【6】 land, the .com generation, it seems, is more caught up in the colonization of time. Every spare moment of our time is being filled with some form of commercial connection, making time itself the 【7】 of all resources.

And while we have created every kind of labor-and time-saving device to service our needs, we are beginning to feel like we have less time available to us than any other humans in history. Maybe we need to ask what kinds of connections really 【8】 in the e-economy age. If this new technology 【9】 is only about super efficiency, then we risk losing something even precious than time-our sense of what it means to be a(n) 【10】 human being.

38、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Technology is forever changing the way we get our news. Many people now get a lot of their news on electronic devices, instead of traditional media, such as newspapers, television or radio. An increasing number of people also report turning to social media for information.

Now, there is a new technology that could greatly change the way we get the news: computer-created news readers. Recently, China launched what it called the worlds first artificial intelligence, or AI news presenters.

The news readers, supported by machine learning technology, are based on two real-life Chinese newsmen. One is able to present newscasts in English, the other, in Mandarin Chinese. Report said machine learning was used to examine video images and sounds of the two newsmen. Similar technology has been used to create video products known as “deepfake” videos. A deepfake is a video that looks real, but was electronically changed. Such videos can make people appear to say things they never said.

It's said that the AI presenters will be a great improvement to the news team because they “can work 24 hours a day” on its website and on social media. One of the presenters even promised to “work tirelessly” to keep people informed. Some machine learning experts said the system showed off China’s latest progress in voice recognition, text-to-speech technology and data analysis.

Some companies have experimented with similar technology for possible use in news operations. Britain’s BBC recently released a video that used machine learning to make it look like one of its news readers speaking different languages. The London-based company that developed the system says its goal is to “remove the language barrier” for many different kinds of video across the internet. Also, Amazon is working on Alexa smart speaker system to create a special news reader voice. Amazon is reportedly preparing to launch Alexas news reader voice in the near future.

39、假定你是李华，你校将于下周六晚上举办校园艺术节（Campus Art Festival）演出活动，请你代表学校学生会给外籍教师John写封电子邮件，邀请他担任评委。邮件要点如下：

1、举办艺术节的目的；

2、演出的时间和地点；

3、演出的主要内容；

4、期待回复。

注意：1. 词数100左右，文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear John,

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Yours,

Li Hua

40、假如你叫李华，你的美国笔友 Wilson决定暑假来中国学习汉语，了解中国传统文化，时间一个月。他向你询问附近大学开设培训班的情况，请你按照下列要点给他回一封信，内容包括：

1.报名、班额、价格；

2.住宿、吃饭、交通；

3.交友

注意：1.开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数

2.词数100左右

3.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

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41、假定你是李华，本周末你市体育馆内将举行一场中国国际太极表演赛。你校国际交换生Jack对中国武术很感兴趣，你特发邮件向他介绍相关信息，内容包括：

1.表演的时间和地点；2.表演的内容；3.表达希望。

注意：1.词数80左右：2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：功夫Kung Fu；太极Tai Chi