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This changed fundamentally when I became a parent.I had my son in March 2010,and Barbara wasone of the first to congratulate me.When,nine months later,my child was diagnosed with Tay-Sachsdisease,a rare and always terminal illness with no treatment and no cure,she sent me a letter-handwrittenon a white legal pad.For the next two and a half years,Barbara wrote me regular,sometimes weekly,letters,remarkable letters that are revealing,loving,and kind.The letter written right before my son died,when he was three,was the most personal and perhaps themost profound."I think he's made you better by opening up the great fire of your love,"she wrote,"withhis small but magnificent existence."I have never in my life read a more deeply comforting sentence,onethat spoke to my grandest hopes,my deepest fears,and the only faith that remains to me,which is a beliefin chaos.Our love had bloomed and deepened from a guarded mutual respect to a richer,deeper friendship.Mentors are meant to lead those in their charge into fresh understanding,help them sort and filter newexperiences,assist in the project of making sense out of the chaos that is human life.Mentors observe andaccompany the darkest despair,the wildest sorrow,and the most unexpected joy.24.What can we learn from paragraph 2?A.The author took the class because she excelled in theology.B.Their relationship changed significantly beyond a teacher-student mode.C.The author was a frequent visitor to Barbara's home after working hours.D.Barbara's peaceful exterior was a contrast to the author's overexcited talk.25.What does the underlined word "This"in paragraph 3 refer to?A.The way Barbara treated her students.B.The fact that the author kept silent in class.C.The role of the author as a college student.D.The relationship between Barbara and the author.26.What transformed the relationship between Barbara and the author from a mutual respect to a deeperfriendship?浙考神墙750A.Barbara's efforts to solve the problemB.Barbara's sympathy shown in the letter.C.The author's in-depth understanding of Barbara.D.Barbara's congratulations on the birth of the author's son.27.What does the author think of Barbara?A.Demanding and dedicated.B.Responsible and reasonable.C.Insightful and inspiring.D.Aggressive and ambitious.COpenAI has announced a major upgrade to support ChatGPT,the seemingly magical online tool thatprofessionals have been using to draft emails,write blog posts and more.It opens a new era ofhyper-efficiency,where professionals will have to work smarter and faster-or risk being left behind.Powerful AI like ChatGPT isn't going to replace professional workers,as many have instinctivelyfeared.But they will put them under greater pressure to be more productive and faster at what they doPrior to translation tools like Google Translate and DeepL,a professional would translate between 1,000and 2,000 words per day.Now,professionals are expected to manage 7,000 words,according to NuriaLlanderas,a professional interpreter with over 20 years of experience.Peers predict more AI systems willsupport simultaneous translation,potentially leading to more work for human translators in practice,checking that the machine's output isn't wrong.The rise of technology also raises the bar on human performance.Llanderas adds that with the extrahelp,there are no excuses for leaving anything out.Much of this is typical of the march of technology,where smartphones and tools like Slack allow us to be connected and communicate more effectively.However,these tools have also chained us to work,leaving less time for contemplation,strategic thinking,or simply taking a break.浙江省重点中学拔尖学生培养联盟高三英语试题卷第4页共8页
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