第三部分：概括大意与完成句子(第23～30题，每题1分，共8分)
阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：
(1)第23～26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2～5段每段选择1个正确的小标题;
(2)第27～30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。
请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
23 Paragraph 2__________
24 Paragraph 3__________
25 Paragraph 4__________
26 Paragraph 5__________
A Higher living standard
B Importance of transport in trade
C Various means of transport
D Birth of transport-related industries and trade
E Role of information in trade
F Public transportation
27 The development of modern means of transport__________ .
28 0nly when goods can be carried to all parts of the world quickly__________.
29 Transport has made it possible for people to eat whatever food they want__________.
30 In the trade of modern society the transmission of information plays as important a role as__________.
A to send goods to various parts of the world
B at any time during the year
C has greatly promoted trade
D is it possible to produce on a large scale
E the transport of goods
F it is possible to produce on a large scale
第4部分：阅读理解(第31-45题，每题3分，共45分)
下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。
31. AI means the same as
A. an image.
B. an idea.
C. anyone in the water.
D. artificial intelligence.
32. What is required of AI software to save a life?
A. It must be able to swim.
B. It must keep walking round the pool.
C. It can distinguish between a swimmer and a shadow.
D. It can save a life within a few months.
33. How does Poseidon save a life?
A. He plunges into the pool.
B. It alerts the lifeguard.
C. He cries for help.
D. It rushes to the pool.
34. Which of the following statements about Trevor Baylis is NOT true'?
A. He runs.
B. He invented the clockwork radio.
C. He was once an entertainer.
D. He runs a company.
35. The word "considered" in paragraph 5 could be best replaced by
A. "thought".
B. "rated".
C. "regarded".
D. "believed".
