第一单元AAnimalFriendlyCampsforChildrenSPCA(SocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimals)campsarethebestchoiceforthechildrenwholoveanimals.C ampersenjoyauniquelearningexperiencewithourfurryfriendsduringtheseone-weeksessions．AtSanDiego’sAnimalAdventureCamp，well．Petsareplayedwithinsidea“safetycircle，s．Childrenthenwaittobeapproached，sandcausingthemstress．CampersPicksprogram．，andgett hewordout．whenth eanimalfindsahome，theentirecampcelebrates．Thisismanychildren’．．Inadditiontoattendinga．There’salsocraftingcattoys，bakingdogbiscuitsandpaintingpicturestobrightenthingsupinthedogfarm．1．WhatcanchildrenlearnatSanDiego’sAnimalAdventureCamp? A．Howtoapproachanimals．B．Howtofeedanimals．C．Howtotakecareofanimals．D．Howtogetalongwithanimals．2．Whichcamptrainschildrentosaveanimals?A．SanDiego’sAnimalAdventureCamp．B．NewHampshireSPCASummerCamp．C．WestchesterSPCACritterCamp．D．NevinsFarmChildren’sCamp．3．WhatdoNewHampshireSPCASummerCampandWestchesterSPCACritterCamphaveincommon? A．Botharesheltersforlargeanimals．B．Bothencourageanimaladoption．C．Bothinvolvemakinganimaltoys．D．Bothtakeinendangeredanimals．B EverydaywhenGlenOliverordershismorningcoffeeatthedrive-throughwindowofalocalcafe,heinsistsonpayingfortheorderofthepersonbehindhim.Healsoaskstherestaurant workerstotellthecustomertohaveagreatday,incasethey’renotalreadyhavingone. OliverhasnevermadeabigdealoutofhisowngenerousactionsuntilaletterwaspublishedbyanewswebsiteinNovede.Thewritersaidthatwhilehewasatthedrive-haveagreatday.e.”A.Buyingothersbreakfast.B.Greetingrestaurantworkers.C.Publishingpositivenews.D.Takinggroceriesforneighbors.5.WhatisspecialaboutOliver’sactofkindnessonJuly18,2017?A.Itbroughthimthank-youletters.B.Itwasreportedonanewswebsite.C.Itwasthefirsttimehe’dpaidforothers.D.Itstoppedsomeonefromkillinghimself.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“pickedupthetab”meaninParagraph3?A.Paidthebill.B.Parkedthecar.C.Leftamessage.D.Orderedadrink.7.Howdidthewriteroftheletterfeelaftertheevent?A.Hefeltguilty.B.Hefeltgrateful.C.Hefeltconfused.D.Hefeltsaddened.CArtificialintelligence(AI)hasbeenundergoinggreatprogressinthelastdecade．solvingandlearning．，ita．It’，butalsoaddslaborforotherjobsthatarenote．．Examplesincludingautomatedwe)．foldanddroppedthepriceofclothby98percent．Thedemandforclothexplodedasthepricefell，thuscreatingmor eweaverjobs．Intheyearsbetween1830and1900，thenumberofweaverjobsincreased4-folddespiteautomation．Automationincreaseddemandforweavers，butalsochangedthenatureoftheweaver’sjob．AsimilarprocesshappenedwithATMs，whichdidn’tremovetheneedforhumantellers，whosenumbersactuallyhaverisensinceATMswereintroducedinthe1970s. Theintelligentresponseisforthepublicandprivatesectorstocreateworkertrainingprogramstoteachnewskillstha twillberequireddespitethespreadofautomation．Thiswillrequireallinvestmentinon-the-jobtrainingandlifelonglearning．8．WhatcanweknowaboutAIfromParagraph1?A．Ithasahistoryofnomorethan10years．B．Itleavesmanypeopleworryingaboutjobloss．C．Itisalreadytooadvancedtobefurtherimproved．D．Itisunabletolearnorsolveproblemslikehumans．9．WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutautomationinParagraph2? A．Itwillsurelyreducejobchancesforhumans．B．Itwillcertainlyhelpimproveproductivity．C．Itwi11enablemachinestoenslavehumans．D．Itwilleventuallytaketheplaceofallhumanlabor．10．A．Totellushowtoexpandthejobmarkettocutcosts．B．C．D．11．A．B．C．D．折扣零售店)intheUS,announcedin2015thatitwouldgetridofsignslabelingtoysforboysorforgirls.AUKcampaigncalledLet ToysBeToysseekstogetretailerstostopdividingtoysandbooksforonegender(性别)only.?????Researchershaveworriedabouttheeffectofhavingtoysthatweresosegregated(分开的)bygenderforsometime,saysLisaDinella,associateprofessoratMonmouthUniversity.Clearlydividedpinkandbluetoys—withdollsandteasetsononesideandtrucksandbuildingblocksontheother—areactuallyaprettyrecentdevelopment.Asrecentlyasthe1970s,toyssoldintheUSwerenotalwaysmarketedwith cleargenderdistinctions.Bythe1980sand1990s,however,toysstartedtobecomemoregendersegregated,though itwasstillnotsosharplydividedastoday,saysElizabethSweet,alecturerinsociologyattheUniversityofCalifornia,D avis.Whileitmayseemlikeasmallissue,toyshelpchildrentodevelopnewskills,saysDinella.Dollsandpretendkitc hensaregoodatteachingkidsearlylanguageskills.BuildingblockslikeLegoandpuzzlesteachskillsrelatedtospac e,whichhelpsetthegroundworkforlearningmath.“Bothgendersloseoutifweputkidsononetrackandtheycan'tex plore,”saysDinella.分类)s,andnotontheirgender.14.WhatishardfortheparentsmentionedbyDinella?A.Buyingkidstoysatrelativelylowprices.B.Buyingkidstoysaimedattheothergender.C.Buyingkidsnewtypesoftoys.D.Buyingkidshigh-qualitytoys.15.WhatmightbeSweet'sattitudetoTarget'sdecision?A.Supportive.B.Doubtful.C.Uncaring.D.Curious.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。