山西省部分市2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题汇编：阅读理解（含答案）

山西省部分市 2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题汇编 阅读理解 山西省太原市2023-2024学年高二下学期期中学业诊断英语试卷 第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。答案写在答题卡上。 A Artificial Intelligence Professional Program Stanford Online Artificial Intelligence courses let you virtually step into the classrooms of Stanford professors who lead the AI revolution. The courses, beginning on Wednesday May 1,2024, are based on Stanford graduate courses, but adapted for the needs of working professionals. Before enrolling in your first course, you need to apply for an online interview with your professor (15-20 minutes). The interaction allows you to tell your professor about your interest in joining, as well as confirm that you meet the essential requirements (Proficiency in Python, College Calculus, Linear Algebra and Probability Theory). The courses will equip you with the skills and confidence to: Learn basic AI technologies to operate AI models and tools. Evaluate performance of AI models accurately. Carry out search algorithms (算法) to find the shortest paths and plan motions for the general-use robots. Guard against various types of cyber crimes to keep information safe. What you will earn: You'll earn a Stanford Professional Certificate in Artificial Intelligence when you successfully complete either three 10-week courses in the AI professional education program or two courses in the AI professional education program plus one course in the AI graduate program. All the courses in the program will be accessible through Wednesday July 31,2024. 16. What is necessary to enter for the program according to the text A. A graduate certificate. B. A Stanford's scholarship. C. An interview on the Internet. D. A professor's recommendation. 17. Which of the following skills can be gained from the program A. Updating AI models. B. Maintaining cyber security. C. Predicting future accurately. D. Inventing robots with new functions. 18. How long will the program last A. Four weeks. B. Two months. C. Ten weeks. D. Three months. B A giant black bear is forcing himself out of a gap under an abandoned house in South Lake Tahoe, California. This is one of the pictures from the "Cities Gone Wild" project launched by photographer Corey Arnold. A series of more images show how the bear slowly but surely moves its big body out of the hole, off to seek for its dinner. Later that night, the camera recorded its returning and stuffing itself back into its home. The bear's size results from its diet of human garbage. In parts of the US, where black bears are living in and around cities, both their behaviors and shapes have changed. Urban bears are less active than those in the wilderness and live on a diet of human food rich in sugar. As a result, they are sometimes double in weight. For three months in the field, Arnold photographed the animals in various cities across the US as they went about their daily li ... ...