This will enable the healthcare provider to easily access the patient＇s information without looking around for any physical records．This will save time and effort，resulting in increased patient satisfaction．
这将使医疗保健提供商能够轻松访问患者的信息，而无需四处寻找任何物理记录。这将节省时间和精力，从而提高患者满意度。

21．Which part shows how QR Codes track patients？
21.哪部分显示二维码如何跟踪患者？
A．The second paragraph．  A.第二段。
B．Remote Patient Monitoring．
B.远程患者监测。
C．Accessible Health Information．
C.可访问的健康信息。
D．Patient Identification．
D.患者识别。

22．Why may QR Codes be put in the hospital？
22.为什么医院可以放二维码？
A．For patients＇location．
A.用于患者的位置。
B．For doctors＇information．
B.供医生参考。
C．For information on diseases．
C.有关疾病的信息。
D．For quick access to doctors．
D.为了快速访问医生。

23．What may be patients＇attitude to QR Codes？
23.患者对二维码的态度可能是什么？
A．Content．  A.内容。
B．Anxious．  B.焦虑。
C．Curious．  C.好奇。
D．Concerned．  D.担忧。

My girlfriend，Jessika，and I were hiking in the National Park．A small pond（池塘） stood in our way．We began to walk through，with me leading the way．About five feet from the edge，my front leg sank into the sandy bottom．Then both my legs started to sink．I freed my left leg but couldn＇t move my right．Jessika handed me a long stick．I jammed it down the side of my leg and tried to turn and pull it out．Nothing．I was trapped in quicksand．Jessika started getting the sand out with both hands，but it was refilling faster than she could pull it out．We couldn＇t call for help because the only cell reception was five hours away．I told Jessika she had to hike back and call for help．
我和我的女朋友 Jessika 在国家公园徒步旅行，一个小池塘挡住了我们的去路，我们开始走过去，我带路，离边缘大约五英尺，我的前腿沉入沙底，然后我的双腿开始下沉，我松开了左腿，但无法移动我的右腿，Jessika 递给我一根长棍子，我把它卡在腿的侧面，试图转身和把它拉出来。什么都没有。我被困在流沙里。Jessika 开始用双手把沙子捞出来，但沙子的填满速度比她拉出来的速度要快。我们无法呼救，因为唯一的手机信号接收距离她有五个小时的路程。我告诉 Jessika 她必须徒步回去打电话求救。

Thirty minutes after she left，it started to snow heavily．At some point I fell asleep．Then I woke up with my upper body slipping backward into the quicksand．I quickly planted my stick into the dry ground，stopping my fall．I was exhausted．I knew I wasn＇t going to make it．
她走后三十分钟，开始下雪 heavily.At 我睡着了。然后我醒来时，我的上半身向后滑入流沙中，我迅速将棍子插在干燥的地面上，阻止了我的跌倒。我筋疲力尽，我知道我撑不下去了。

An hour later，a light shone across my eyes．A flashlight！I shouted for help．A man shouted back，running to me．He said that his name was Tim and that Jessika had gotten through to rescuers．He had hiked up，and the rest of his men was an hour behind him．When the three others arrived，they set up a pulley（滑轮）system to get me out． $$$$qquad\qquad ＊ Around noon，the weather lifted，and my rescuers called in a helicopter（直升飞机）．When I got to the hospital，X－rays showed no breaks．I had sat in the quicksand for 12 hours and thought for sure I would die．But I didn＇t．
一个小时后，一道光照在我的眼睛上。一个手电筒！我大声呼救。一个男人大喊着跑向我。他说他叫蒂姆，杰西卡已经联系到救援人员那里。他已经爬上来了，其余的人比他晚了一个小时。当其他三个人到达时，他们设置了一个滑轮系统把我救出来。 $$$$qquad\qquad * 中午左右，天气转晴了，救援人员呼叫了一架直升机（直升飞机）。到了医院，X 光片显示没有骨折。我在流沙里坐了 12 个小时，以为我肯定会死。 但我没有。

24．Why did the storyteller sink while his girlfriend didn＇t？
24.为什么说书人沉没了，而他的女朋友却没有？
A．He was careless．  A.他粗心大意。
B．He was braver．  B.他更勇敢。
C．He walked in the front．
C.他走在前面。
D．He went in the wrong direction．
D.他走错了方向。

25．How many attempts did the storyteller and Jessika make before Jessika set out for rescue？
25.在 Jessika 出发营救之前，说书人和 Jessika 进行了多少次尝试？
A．One．  A.一.
B．Two．  B.二.
C．Three．  C.三。
D．Four．  D.四。

26．What may the missing part $$$$qquad\qquad ＊ describe？
26.缺失的部分 $$$$qquad\qquad * 可以描述什么？
A．How the pulley system worked．
A.滑轮系统的工作原理。
B．How they found a helicopter．
B.他们是如何找到直升机的。
C．How Jessika helped the author to escape．
C.杰西卡如何帮助作者逃脱。
D．How the rescuers dragged the author out．
D.救援人员是如何将作者拖出来的。
27．What＇s the story trying to say about the relationship between humans and nature？
27.关于人与自然之间的关系，这个故事想说什么？
A．Humans can be destroyed by nature．
A.人类可以被大自然毁灭。
B．Humans and nature depend on each other．
B.人类与自然相依为命。
C．Humans can defeat nature with a strong will．
C.人类可以用坚强的意志战胜自然。
D．Human power is great compared with nature．
D.与自然相比，人的力量是伟大的。

Every time we make a new video or send an email，or post a photo of our latest meal，it＇s like turning on a small light that＇ll never be turned off．This points to an uncomfortable and modern question：To help save the planet，should we be using less data？The answer could be a key point to living in the AI age．
每次我们制作新视频或发送电子邮件，或发布我们最近一顿饭的照片时，都就像打开一盏永远不会熄灭的小灯。这指向了一个令人不安的现代问题：为了帮助拯救地球，我们应该使用更少的数据吗？答案可能是生活在 AI 时代的一个关键点。

The goal of climate action，according to Berners－Lee，the author of The Carbon（碳） Footprint of Everything，is＂to leave the world＇s fossil（化石）fuel（燃料）in the ground．＂ However，in the absence of systemic change，our personal data－usage decisions are really small．
根据《万物的碳足迹》一书的作者 Berners-Lee 的说法，气候行动的目标是“将世界上的化石（化石）燃料（燃料）留在地下。然而，在没有系统性变化的情况下，我们的个人数据使用决策真的很小。

The big players are making it harder for a single person to do even a very small part，as they roll out difficult－to－avoid AI features．Google recently announced that it is testing a Gmail feature that writes your emails with AI．With Apple Intelligence，anyone with an iPhone，an iPad，or a Mac may struggle to check the weather or set a reminder without a large language model．
大公司正在使一个人更难完成哪怕是很小的一部分，因为他们推出了难以避免的 AI 功能。Google 最近宣布它正在测试一项使用 AI 编写电子邮件的 Gmail 功能。借助 Apple Intelligence，任何拥有 iPhone、iPad 或 Mac 的人都可能在没有大型语言模型的情况下难以查看天气或设置提醒。

A similar thing is happening with Internet－connected products．Today，about 400 million homes worldwide have at least one＂smart＂product．By 2028，that number is expected to nearly double．Not all of that growth is fueled by customer demand．Recently，I had to settle for an electric toothbrush with less battery life and less brushing power because the top model had＂smart＂Internet－enabled features that I don＇t want．
互联网连接产品也发生了类似的事情。今天，全球约有 4 亿个家庭至少拥有一个“智能”product.By 2028 年，预计这一数字将几乎翻倍。并非所有的增长都是由客户需求推动的。最近，我不得不满足于电池寿命更短、刷牙功率更小的电动牙刷，因为顶级型号具有我不想要的“智能”互联网功能。

We are being led into a world where it＇s harder to do anything without turning on a digital light．When we face a digital decision，the less data－thirsty choice will often be the smarter one，regardless of whether we can measure how much it helps the environment．AI－based search tools not only use more fossil fuels and water，they are providing false information．
当我们面临数字决策时，不打开数字灯就很难做任何事情。当我们面临数字决策时，无论我们是否可以衡量它对环境的帮助程度，数据需求越少的选择往往就越明智。基于 AI 的搜索工具不仅使用更多的化石燃料和水，而且还提供虚假信息。

Maybe we don＇t need to turn everything into data．If I put down my phone the next time I＇m on a train，it won＇t save the planet．But I＇ll be looking out of the window with my own eyes， creating a memory that brings no carbon at all．
也许我们不需要把一切都变成数据。如果我下次坐火车时放下手机，它不会拯救地球，但我会亲眼望向窗外，创造一个完全不带碳的记忆。

28．What＇s the purpose of climate action according to Berners－Lee？
28.Berners-Lee 认为气候行动的目的是什么？
A．To reduce the use of carbon．
A.To 减少碳的使用。
B．To keep a record of carbon use．
B.To 记录碳的使用。
C．To call for everyone to make a difference．
C.To 呼吁每个人都有所作为。
D．To stop using the fossil fuel in the ground．
D.To 停止使用地下的化石燃料。
29．What are the big players doing？
29.大玩家在做什么？
A．They are trying to make it difficult to use AI．
A.他们正在努力使 AI 的使用变得困难。
B．They are bringing convenience to people by AI．
B.他们通过 AI 为人们带来便利。
C．They are helping people to play their part by AI．
C.他们正在帮助人们通过 AI 发挥自己的作用。
D．They are making people faced with AI challenges．
D.他们让人们面临人工智能的挑战。
30．Why does the author mention the toothbrush？
30.为什么笔者提到牙刷？
A．To show one of the digital decisions that he ever made．
A.To 展示了他曾经做出的数字化决策之一。
B．To show some smart functions are not really necessary．
B.To 表明一些智能功能并不是真正必要的。
C．To show the fast development of information technology．
C.To 展示了信息技术的快速发展。
D．To show the growth of＂smart＂products can＇t be controlled．
D.To 表明“智能”产品的增长是无法控制的。
31．What does the author suggest in the last paragraph？
31.最后一段作者建议什么？
A．Seeing is believing．  A.眼见为实。
B．Memory is more important．
B.内存更重要。
C．Everyone can contribute to saving the planet．
C.每个人都可以为拯救地球做出贡献。
D．Travelling without phones brings no carbon．
D.不带手机的旅行不会带来碳。

With the recent relaxation in travel，I found myself visiting Innsbruck，the capital city of the state of Tyrol in Western Austria．
随着最近旅行的放松，我发现自己访问了奥地利西部蒂罗尔州的首府因斯布鲁克。

This amazing destination is surrounded within snow capped mountains and is perfect for a short break．You can even enjoy a breathtaking sight at Innsbruck airport as the plane gently moves between the mountains on its journey to the runway．
这个令人惊叹的目的地被白雪皑皑的山脉所环绕，非常适合短暂休息，您甚至可以在因斯布鲁克机场欣赏到令人叹为观止的景象，因为飞机在前往跑道的旅程中在群山之间缓缓移动。

The city is a combination of modern and historic buildings，serving both as a thriving（繁荣的）university town and a popular tourist centre．Walking through cobbled（铺砌的）streets and specially designed buildings，I could not help but be impressed by this awe－inspiring city．
这座城市是现代和历史建筑的结合，既是一个繁荣的大学城，也是一个受欢迎的旅游中心，走在鹅卵石铺成的街道和特别设计的建筑中，我不禁被这个令人敬畏的城市所打动。

I learned from my guide－book that Innsbruck was the imperial capital 500 years ago when the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I settled here，and it still lives up to its royal（王室的） connections today with its lavish（奢侈的）and amazing buildings．I walked round this city which was easy to explore on foot，amazed at the dramatic backdrop of the Nordkette mountain range which offers skiing，hiking via the Nordkettenbahnen cable railway which is just a 20－ minute ride from the centre of Innsbruck．The Goldenes Dachl（＂Golden Roof＂），an important landmark in Innsbruck shining in the sunlight，can be viewed from the street，and took my
我从我的旅游指南中了解到，因斯布鲁克是 500 年前神圣罗马帝国皇帝马克西米利安一世定居于此的帝都，今天它仍然以其奢华（奢侈的）和令人惊叹的建筑不辜负其皇家（王室的）联系.我走遍了这个很容易步行探索的城市，惊叹于 Nordkette 山脉的戏剧性背景，那里提供滑雪，通过 Nordkettenbahnen 缆车徒步旅行，距离 Nordkettenbahnen 缆车仅 20 分钟车程。因斯布鲁克市中心的 Goldenes Dachl（“金色屋顶”）是因斯布鲁克的重要地标，在阳光下闪耀着光芒，从街上可以看到，并带上了我的