四川省成都市成华区某校2024-2025学年高三上学期11月期中英语试题

高三英语半期考试 注意事项： 1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息 2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上 第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分30分) 第一节 (共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1．What is the man going to do next? A．Pick up Billy. B．Visit a friend. C．Call Emma. 2．What does the woman concern about the man? A．His work efficiency. B．His health. C．His travel plan. 3．What is the man probably doing? A．Driving a car. B．Riding a bike. C．Entering the school. 4．Where does the conversation probably take place? A．At a conference. B．At a hospital. C．At an airport. 5．What does the woman suggest about going for dinner? A．To Uncle Johnson. B．Eating with a friend. C．Exploring new options. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 6．What is the relationship between the speakers? A．Husband and wife. B．Brother and sister. C．Father and daughter. 7．Why do they mention Barry? A．Because he was just in the photo. B．Because he owns a superb camera. C．Because he took the photo they are discussing. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 8．What is the man probably doing? A．Teaching class. B．Telling stories. C．Correcting mistakes. 9．Why does Mr. Green consider the Fibonacci series important? A．Because it is a very difficult concept to understand. B．Because it can be commonly found in our daily life. C．Because it is composed of a series of lucky numbers. 10．What is man going to do next Wednesday? A．Give further explanation. B．Lecture students’ behavior. C．Conduct a survey. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 11．What dose this special art made from? A．Trees. B．Animal skins. C．Rocks. 12．What threat are the tigers facing now? A．Illegally hunting. B．Loss of habitats. C．Spread of diseases. 13．What dose Simon think can help Tigers? A．Control mining activities. B．Raise the awareness. C．Issue environmental laws. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 14．Why does Donald start working at early age? A．To acquire various skills. B．To help support his family. C．To be economically independent. 15．Who is Robert? A．Donald’s father. B．Donald’s brother. C．Donald’s son. 16．What does Donald think about children doing housework? A．He believes it’s beneficial for their well-being. B．He thinks it’s just a waste of time for children. C．He feels that children should focus on their studies instead. 17．How does Donald view his father? A．As a strict disciplinarian. B．As someone unimportant. C．As a role model and hero. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 18．What does Alice do in France? A．Shooting a film. B．Visiting relatives. C．Learning arts. 19．What is special about the Garcia's house? A．Its good location. B．Its long history. C．Its modernity with glass doors. 20．What is the purpose of the speaker? A．To recommend her accommodation. B．To introduce two extraordinary artists. C．To share her unique learning experiences. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。 A L.A. Science Weekend: Natural History and Space Join in The New York Times Journeys for three days of scientific leaning in Los Angeles. This program includes visits to the city’s most fascinating sites for natural history, zoology and space with experts helping you gain relevant knowledge. Your New York Times experts: Kenneth Chang is a science reporter for The New York Times. With a background in physics, he specializes in writing about the physical sciences. His articles have included the mysteries of neutrinos(中微子), and the discovery of a planet around a distant star. Cornelia Dean is a lecturer at Brown University, a science writer and a former science editor of The New York Times. When she worked in the paper’s science department, members of its staff won every major journalism prize as well as the Lasker Award for public service. She is at work on her fourth book about how to make the best of the land in coastal areas. John Schwartz is a reporter at The New York Times who writes about climate change. In his career at The New York Times, he has also covered the space program, which took him to half a dozen shuttle launches, two zero-gravity flights, and Space City in Russia, where astronauts train together to fly to the International Space Station. Anahad O’Connor, who joined The New York Times in 2003, covers consumer health, medicine, science and other topics. As a graduate of Yale University with a degree in psychology and a focus on child studies, he is the author of four books, including the best-selling Never Shower in a Thunderstorm. His work has been featured in The Best American Science Writing, a collection of articles selected by Atul Gawande. Anahad is a frequent guest on national media programs, including PBS Newshour, Good Morning America, and NPR’s All Things Considered. 21. What do we know about Cornelia Dean? A. She used to be a science reporter. B. She got a personal award as a volunteer. C. She specializes in the study of coastal land use. D. She remains an editor of The New York Times. 22. Which of the following topics is covered by more than one expert? A. Climate. B. Psychology. C. Space. D. Health. 23. Who should you consult if you are interested in medicine? A. Kenneth Chang. B. Cornelia Dean. C. John Schwartz. D. Anahad O’Connor. B ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence(AI)-powered chat robot that creates surprisingly intelligent-sounding text in response to user prompts(提示), including homework assignments and exam-style questions. The replies are so clear, well-researched and properly referenced that some academics are calling ChatGPT the death ring for conventional forms of educational assessment. How worried should professors and lecturers be? Dan Gillmor, a journalism researcher at Arizona State University in Tempe, told The Guardian that he had fed ChatGPT a homework question that he often assigns his students, and the article it produced in response would have earned a student a good grade. ChatGPT is the brainchild of AI firm OpenAI, based in San Francisco, California. In 2020, the company unleashed GPT-3, a type of AI known as a large language model that creates text by scanning through billions of words of training data and learning how words and phrases relate to each other. GPT-3 is in the vanguard(先锋)of a revolution in AI, raising philosophical questions about its limits and prompting a host of potential applications, from summarizing legal documents to aiding computer programmers. ChatGPT is fine-tuned from an advanced version of GPT-3 and is optimized(优化)to engage in dialogue with users. “Essays are used to test both a student’s knowledge and their writing skills. ChatGPT is going to make it hard to combine these two into one form of written assignment,” says Arvind Narayanan, a computer scientist at Princeton University in New Jersey. “But academics could respond by reworking written assessments to prioritize critical thinking or reasoning that ChatGPT can’t yet do. This might ultimately encourage students to think for themselves more, rather than to try and answer essay prompts,” he says. The situation both worries and excites Sandra Wachter, who studies technology and regulation at the Oxford Internet Institute, UK. She’s hopeful that education providers will adapt. “Whenever there’s a new technology, there’s a panic around it,” she says. “It’s the responsibility of academics to have a healthy amount of distrust— but I don’t feel like this is an undefeatable challenge.” 24. What did Dan Gillmor do with ChatGPT? A. He criticized it on newspaper. B. He encouraged his students to use it. C. He tested it with one of his assignments. D. He used it to grade his students’ homework. 25. What advantage does ChatGPT have over GPT-3? A. It can built a large language model. B. It can make conversations with its users. C. It can offer a host of potential applications. D. It can look through a large number of documents. 26. What does ChatGPT lack according to Arvind? A. Writing skills. B. Critical thinking. C. Answering essay prompts. D. Testing professional essays. 27. What is Sandra’s attitude to students’ using ChatGPT? A. Favorable. B. Doubtful. C. Discouraged. D. Indifferent. C People flock to cities for obvious reasons, all very understandable: more job opportunities; more cultural diversity; larger communities. Yet, there is a paradox, living in a crowded, concrete-walled, green-poor environment takes something away from our very essence, our primitive need to be close to nature. In Japan, the country that has the highest population density in the world but also vast stretches of green forests, an ancient tradition tries to balance out the crush from urban living. It’s known as shinrin-yoku, the practice of spending prolonged periods of time with trees in order to gain from their many health benefits. In a book hitting shelves this month, Forest Bathing, Dr. Qing Li, the world’s foremost expert in forest medicine, also introduces this healing practice. Featuring over 100 photographs of forests around the world, this kind of book might be dismissed as yet more pseudoscience (伪科学) babble, but Li has data to support his claims, collected in a long list of peer-reviewed articles at the end of the book. These articles reveal that individuals experience a substantial reduction of stress hormones, an improvement in sleep and a boost of the immune system when practicing shinrin-yoku. Forest bathing doesn’t require vast spaces to be effective. Yoshifumi Miyazaki, a scientist who works on the mechanism behind shinrin-yoku, stresses that walks in parks, house plants, essential oils from trees, all offer a degree of benefits. Simple acts like increasing the amount of green in a room or taking a bath with natural oils capture the essence of forest bathing. Anyone, with some degree of effort, can find a way to connect with nature, in a city or not. Scientific results apart, the notion of shinrin-yoku shouldn’t be so surprising. Who hasn’t felt a deep emotional sense of well-being when walking along a forest trail, the sun filtering through the leaves to create spots of light and shadows on the ground? Stepping into a forest, or just into a small woodland, is like pushing a life reset button, reestablishing a connection with our deepest needs, away from the artificial sounds and smells of urban life. 28. What does the underlined word “paradox” in paragraph 1 mean? A. Shift. B. Contradiction. C. Strategy. D. Debate. 29. What do we know about Dr. Li’s book Forest Bathing? A. It is poorly received. B. It is proved unscientific. C. It is backed by evidence. D. It is primarily theoretical. 30. Which benefit of shinrin-yoku is stressed in the last paragraph? A. Seeking unique novelty. B. Exploring secrets of nature. C. Achieving physical well-being. D. Reconnecting with our inner needs. 31. Why does the author write the text? A. To introduce a therapy. B. To promote a book. C. To clarify a viewpoint. D. To illustrate a phenomenon. D Driverless taxicabs, almost certainly coming to a city near you, have freaked out (吓坏)passengers in San Francisco, Phoenix and Austin over the past year. Some documented their experiences on TikTok, like “startled by the empty front seats during a ride to a coffee shop” or “we're making a left hand turn without using a left hand”. The nervous laughter of anxious TikTokers reminds historian Victor McFarland of the pedestrians who yelled “Get a horse” to motorists in the 1910s. But McFarland, who teaches at the University of Missouri, says the new beasts known as automobiles were more threatening and unfamiliar to people a century ago than driverless cars are to us now. “ Automobiles were frightening to a lot of people at first,” he says. “The early automobiles were noisy, dangerous, had no seatbelts and ran over pedestrians. ” Some people also felt threatened by the freedom and independence newly available to entire classes of people, says Saj e Mathieu, a history professor at the University of Minnesota. They included black people whose movements were restricted by Jim Crow. Cars let them more easily search for everything from better employment to improved healthcare, as could women. Larger concerns today move to numerous laws that can be broken when no one is at the wheel. Who is to blame if a pregnant person takes a driverless car across state lines to obtain an abortion, for example? Or when driverless cars transport illegal drugs? And back then, like now, Mathieu adds, there were concerns about the future of certain jobs. Once we were worried about Teamsters, who then drove teams of horses, being out of work. Truckers today fear that they might soon compete with driverless vehicles in their own dedicated lanes. “You can't have congestion-free driving just because you constantly build roads,” observes history professor Peter Norton of the University of Virginia. Now, he says, is an excellent time to learn from what has not worked in the past. “It doesn't automatically get safe just because you have state-of-the-art tech.” Historians say we need to stay behind the wheel when it comes to driverless cars, even if that becomes only a figure of speech. 32. Why did pedestrians shout “Get a horse” in the 1910s? A. They disapproved of automobiles. B. They had pity on the poor horses. C. They tried to warn motorists of danger. D. They wanted to own a horse themselves. 33. What is a concern about the rise of driverless cars today? A. It makes car driving a lost art. B. It weakens competition in certain jobs. C. It favors a certain socioeconomic group. D. It introduces gray areas in responsibility. 34. What do historians suggest regarding driverless cars? A. Exploring new technology further. B. Building more roads to avoid congestion. C. Putting humans physically behind the wheel. D. Getting on top of concerns over driverless cars. 35. What is the best title of the text? A. Driverless Cars: Pioneering a New Era B. Driverless Cars? What History Teaches Us C. Driverless Cars: Bridging the Past and Present D. Driverless Cars? How Innovations Shape the World 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 The Rio Grande Although not the longest river in America, the Rio Grande is one of the most important. But, unlike other significant rivers, it is not used for shipping. In fact, ocean-going ships cannot sail on its water. _____36_____ Since 1846, it has been the official border of Texas and Mexico. Rio Grande Geography The Rio Grande is either the fourth or fifth longest river system in North America. It all depends on how it is measured. _____37_____and these course movements can cause it to be longer or shorter. At its last official measure, the Rio Grande clocked in at 1896 miles. The river starts in Colorado and extends downward to the Gulf of Mexico. _____38_____ Not only does the river extend south, but it also starts in the mountains and gets lower and lower in altitude as it extends to the Gulf. The Rio Grande Today _____39_____ Sadly, much of the water has been used up and parts of the river are most dry! This is because people take more water from the river than the river can get back from rain and other sources. Experts are working to correct this, though, with hopes of restoring the river to its past strength. Today, the river is important as a source of water for Texas and Mexicans. _____40_____ Though borders like the Rio Grande separate nations, they are also shared spaces. The Rio Grande is therefore a symbol of friendship and peace between two peoples. A. Usually, it is measured by length. B. Downward is the best way of describing it too. C. What makes the Rio Grande so important is its location. D. Because the river twists so much, it occasionally changes course. E. The Rio Grande today is mostly used as a source of drinking water. F. More importantly, it is a symbol of cooperation between two nations. G. Today, the Rio Grande is the destination of tourists from all over the world. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B，C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Chris Alsgree, an undergraduate at Princeton University, was recently wondering: “Every student I knew was 41 anxious or depressed, and how I wish I could cheer them up.” 42 , he met with the school chaplain (牧师), Wilson, discussing the question of 43 , and how to cultivate it in a high-stressed setting—Institutions. One morning, Wilson told Chris about something that he’d 44 at table during these days in the canteen. The woman 45 swiping (刷) the diners’ meal cards had been smiling and greeting every student as they approached, magically transforming a dull 46 into a relaxing process. “She’s a Hidden Angel!” Chris exclaimed. He listed a couple of others. It would be the term which students would use for staff members who, in their regular 47 , brightened students’ days with “quietly glorious acts of 48 .” That’s how the inspiration 49 . Chris invited some voluntary students to print loads of postcards—“Who is your Hidden Angel?”—and 50 the cards around campus. Nominations (提名) poured in. Then came the 51 moment, the Hidden Angels were 52 at the Fame Hall. Catherine sat in a corner. She wore a blue button-down and jeans: “Chris asked me, ‘How do you have so much 53 ?’ And I said, ‘If I don’t talk to you guys, I’ll feel your sadness.’ I’m just a mama with five kids. Your mama’s not here. I hope my smile is making you happy!”; “It’s 54 —You’re prize,” Catherine added. “And I hope it makes the students feel great to do their bit for the world.” As to the question of the existence of angels, Chris was 55 firmly that they were all around us, and that any of us might be one. 41．A．anyhow B．somehow C．anyway D．nowhere 42．A．Consequently B．Undoubtedly C．Apparently D．Additionally 43．A．devotion B．commitment C．enthusiasm D．sympathy 44．A．ignored B．noticed C．overlooked D．admitted 45．A．capable of B．content with C．responsible for D．bored with 46．A．lining B．standing C．flooding D．crowding 47．A．appointments B．encounters C．discussions D．interviews 48．A．laughing B．teaching C．guiding D．caring 49．A．rang B．stuck C．arose D．sought 50．A．turned out B．figured out C．worked out D．handed out 51．A．small B．big C．happy D．sad 52．A．picked B．forced C．awarded D．ordered 53．A．encouragement B．energy C．spirit D．creativity 54．A．ambitious B．reliable C．cautious D．precious 55．A．convinced B．pretended C．declared D．required 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Banknotes featuring King Charles ____56___(issue) for the first time on 5 June 2024, prompting the Bank of England to warn ___57____（firm）they need to make sure their machines are ready to accept them. The portrait of the king appears on existing designs of all four banknotes - the £5, £10, £20 and £50. The king's image is on the front and also in the see-through security windows. However, the other design and security features remain the same, ____58__ no other changes to the existing look of the notes. However, the rollout of the new notes may be a little more low-key than some were anticipating, ___59____ may be linked to the king's long-standing interest in the environment: he delivered ___60___enthusiastic speech warning about the dangerous effects of plastic and chemical pollution in 1970, when he was 21. The Bank said the new notes "will only be printed to replace those that are worn and ___61___ （meet） any overall increase in demand for banknotes". It added: "Our approach is in line with ___62___(guide) from the royal household to minimize the environmental and ____63____(finance) impact of this change." Polymer（聚合物）banknotes were introduced by the Bank in 2016, ____64____(end) 320 years of paper money in Britain. The existing notes featuring the late queen will remain legal tender and will be in circulation alongside the new notes. There are more than 4.6bn sterling（英镑） bank notes in circulation with the queen's face on them, worth a ____65___(combine) total of 81bn. 第4部分 写作 (共两节，满分40分) 第一节 应用文写作 （15分） 你校英文报Navigation English“心理专栏”正在进行征文活动。请升入高三的你以Live with Pressure为题写一篇短文投稿，内容包括： 1. 你感受到的压力； 2. 你是如何看待并应对的。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为 80 左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Live with Pressure ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节 读后续写（25分）   阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 It was my first long race - marathon. The wind and the rain chilled (使很冷) me to the bone and the sun was yet out to warm up the air. The starting gun would go off any second. I was ready. I was 28 and in the best shape of my life. At least, I thought I was. I ran all the time and had already run several races. But none of them was 26.2 miles. The farthest I had run before was only 15 miles. Still, I was young and overconfident and I knew I could do it. The gun went off and the race started. I was excited and the weather became the furthest thing from my mind. I just concentrated on holding my own position among the other runners. I had no real finishing goal in mind, but when I settled into my pace, I soon worked out that I could easily break 4 hours. Within a few miles, I ran past an elderly runner. He must have been over 70 years old and I was surprised he was even in the race. I was even more surprised that he was still ahead of me. He kept to the side of the road, his old legs moving one in front of the other, slowly but stably. I passed him without giving him a second glance or a word of encouragement. I kept moving. 15 miles came and I was on pace to beat 4 hours. Then something strange happened. I started to get tired. My goal of 4 hours soon got pushed back to 4:10. Then 4:20. Finally, at about the 20-mile mark, I couldn’t run any more. I had to walk. I moved to the side of the road and with difficulty I walked along. I needed a second wind, but it wasn’t coming. The rain was back. There was nothing I could do about it but concentrate on putting one foot in front of the other. Then the elderly man passed me. He looked the same as he had earlier, running at the same speed. As he passed, he looked over at me and smiled, “Only a few more miles to go. Don’t give up now!” 注意： 1.续写词数应为150左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Paragraph 1: Thinking of being beaten by an elderly man, I moved on. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  Paragraph 2:He crossed the finish line ahead of me and I was soon to follow. 英语答案 听力理解（1-20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分） 1-5 CBABC 6-10 ACABA 11-15 CBABB 16-20 ACCBC 阅读理解（21-35小题， 每小题2.5分，共37.5分） 【答案】21. C 22. C 23. D 【答案】24. C 25. B 26. B 27. A 【答案】28. B 29. C 30. D 31. A 【答案】32. A 33. D 34. D 35. B 补全对话 （七选五）（36-40小题，每小题2.5分，共12.5分） 【答案】36．C 37．D 38．B 39．E 40．F 完形填空（41-55小题，每小题1分，共15分） 41．B 42．A 43．D 44．B 45．C 46．A 47．B 48．D 49．C 50．D 51．B 52．C 53．B 54．D 55．A 语法填空 （56-65小题，每小题1.5分，共15分） 【答案】56. were issued 57．firms 58. with 59．which 60．an 61．to meet 62．guidance 63．financial 64.ending 65．combined 书面表达（15分） 应用文 Live with Pressure As is known, senior 3 is a time when we have tight study schedule. Like most students, sometimes I also feel stressed due to heavy academic tasks. However, I gradually get accustomed to such life, as I realize pressure is necessary in our life. Therefore, whenever I feel burdened, I often play badminton, which helps me get refreshed again. I also read magazines to relax myself. Besides, I tend to share my feelings with my roommates or teachers. In short, as long as we can deal with the pressure rationally, it won’t be a burden but a motivation to strive for a promising future. 读后续写 Thinking of being beaten by an elderly man, I moved on. As I said, I was young and proud, and this little setback didn’t matter much to me. So, I was determined to finish it. The elderly man had run ahead of me, but I could still see him in the distance. I tried to catch up with him, but no matter how hard I tried, I wasn’t getting any closer. I would not give in. Soon, I was running at a good pace with my second wind, but the elderly man still stayed just out of my reach. He crossed the finish line ahead of me and I was soon to follow. I never had such mixed emotions. I was proud of finishing the marathon, but I was angry with myself for being beaten by the elderly man. It was only later on that I realized how much I admired him. I’ll never forget the senior citizen runner who put the proud 28-year-old in his place. Some day I hope to be like him, running marathons in my 70’s and passing all those first-times as they struggle to finish. I’ll make sure to give them encouragement. 听力原文 1．C 【原文】M: Hey, Do you know Jenny’s new address? I’m going to send her a package. W: I texted her to ask about it, and she hasn’t replied. M: She must be busy. I’ll call her roommate, it’s Emma, Right? W: Right. 2．B 【原文】W: Tim, you worked overtime again yesterday. You’d better not push yourself that hard, or your health will break down. M: Thanks. I plan to take a holiday after finishing this project. 3．A 【原文】W: Slow down! George. We’re coming near a school. M: I know, mom. I’m going eight miles an hour. Look! A bike just passed us. 4．B 【原文】W: Mr. King, I’m happy that you decided to come in for your physical check up. M: I’m going abroad to attend a conference, and I want to make sure I don’t have any problems. 5．C 【原文】M: How about having lunch at Uncle Johnson to get the food was delicious and the staff were friendly W: Yes, but let’s be more adventurous quite a few restaurants have opened here recently. 6．A 7．C 【原文】M: Who do you think took this one? W: I can't remember. M: You look very young. W: Yeah! Look at my hair. It was so long. M: Fine !Too! Look at me. I think it was taken after our wedding. W: Who took it ? Was it your dad? M: No, it wasn’t. Do you remember Barry? W: Yes, Your cousin. A high school boy then. M: Yeah, he took it with his new camera. 8．A 9．B 10．A 【原文】M: Okay, before you're dismissed, does anyone have a question? Okay, Stephanie. W: Thank you, Mr. Green. You mentioned the Fibonacci series just now. I don't quite understand. Could you explain? What does it mean? M: Fibonacci was a European mathematician in the Middle Ages. The Fibonacci series is a series of numbers in which each number is equal to the two numbers before it added together. A simple example goes, like 112358 and so on. W: Why is it important？ M: Well, it's important, because it's common in geometry. And it's common in nature. For example, in plants. Actually, we see these numbers everywhere. W: Could you give us some specific examples? M: Well, we don't have time today. But I can explain more about it in the next lesson on Wednesday. 11．C 12．B 13．A 【原文】W: There are used to be more than 20,000 tigers in India. But today there are fewer than 2000 left. Why is this Simon? M: Well, we have managed to deal with the hunters. But a much greater problem is that beauty products companies are making a special product in large quantities. W: Does this product come from tigers ? M: No, but the rocks the product is made from are found in the Tigers last natural habitat. This habitat is being destroyed. W: I see, so how serious is the problem. M: I predict that within 10 years, the Indian Tiger will disappear forever. W: But surely the tigers could be moved to a reserve. Aren't they protected by environmental laws? M: Yes, they certainly are. But large areas in forest are destroyed to make way for the mining operations. W: So what do you think can be done to save the Tigers? M: I’m not sure. But at least mining operations need to be restricted before it's too late. 14．B 15．B 16．A 17．C 【原文】W: Welcome back. Now, we continue our talk with Donald Keith. So, Donald, in your new book, you said you started doing farm work at seven, helping at a grocery at 10 and driving a truck at 14. Children aren’t allowed to do such things any more. Do you think that’s a mistake M: Well, I learned in a hurry. Because my family needed my help. I was daddy’s only son at that time. Robert came 15 years after I did. It was during the depression years when any income was helpful .Today, things are different. W: Do you think though that we underestimate our children now? We seem to treat them as children for a very long time. M: I think so. Sharing some housework should be good for the healthy growth of our children. W: Your father emerges as a powerful human being throughout your book. Would you like to talk more about him ? M: Daddy was my hero in many ways, and deservedly so. He was a great farmer, a successful businessman, as well as an excellent baseball coach. Whatever my daddy did, was what I wanted to do some day. 18．C 19．B 20．C 【原文】W: Hi everyone! This is Alice ,I can’t believe that I’m actually here in France. There are six students in my class, we’re staying in the home of a French couple in the Jura mountains. Mr. and Mrs. Garcia are artists. And they teach an art class just for us every morning. I’m learning some wonderful painting techniques. Later in the day, we visit local villages and paint what we see. The house we are staying in is so lovely. Mrs. Garcia’s family built it in the 18th century. I've never seen anything like it. It looks like something from a film. It's very large, and all the rooms have glass doors. I spend a lot of time in the garden in front of the house. It has become my favorite place, because it’s so quiet. Sometimes I just sit there for hours till the sun sets. I’ve never had an experience like this. 阅读理解 A 【答案】21. C 22. C 23. D 【解析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了会在洛杉矶为期3天的科学学习中解读洛杉矶的自然历史、动物学和太空景点的四位专家。 【21题详解】细节理解题。根据第四段“She is at work on her fourth book about how to make the best of the land in coastal areas.”(她正在写她的第四本关于如何充分利用沿海地区土地的书。)可知，Cornelia Dean写了好多本关于沿海土地利用的书，可知她是专门研究这方面的专家。故选C项。 【22题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段“His articles have included the mysteries of neutrinos(中微子),and the discovery of a planet around a distant star.”(他的文章包括中微子的奥秘，以及发现一颗遥远恒星周围的行星。)可知，Kenneth Chang的研究与太空有关；根据第五段“In his career at The New York Times, he has also covered the space program, which took him to half a dozen shuttle launches, two zero-gravity flights, and Space City in Russia, where astronauts train together to fly to the International Space Station.”(在《纽约时报》的职业生涯中，他还报道了太空计划，参与了六次航天飞机发射、两次零重力飞行，以及俄罗斯的太空城(space City)，宇航员在那里一起接受飞往国际空间站的训练。)可知，John Schwartz的研究也与太空有关，可知太空这个主题有2位专家研究。故选C项。 【23题详解】细节理解题。根据最后一段“Anahad O’Connor, who joined The New York Times in 2003, covers consumer health, medicine, science and other topics. ”(Anahad O’Connor于2003年加入《纽约时报》，报道消费者健康、医药、科学和其他主题。)可知，Anahad O’Connor是医药方面的专家，对医药感兴趣应该向他咨询。故选D项。 B 【答案】24. C 25. B 26. B 27. A 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了人工智能机器人ChatGPT 能写论文，这引起了教授和讲师的担心，就此讨论了该如何处理这个问题。 【24题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段的“ Dan Gillmor, a journalism researcher at Arizona State University in Tempe, told The Guardian that he had fed ChatGPT a homework question that he often assigns his students-and the article it produced in response would have earned a student a good grade.（Dan Gillmor 是亚利桑那州立大学的新闻学研究者他告诉《卫报》，他给 ChatGPT 布置了一个作业，这是他经常给学生布置的，而 ChatGPT 给出的答案可以让学生获得一个好成绩。）”可知，Dan Gillmor在一次作业中测试了ChatGPT。故选C。 【25题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段的“ ChatGPT is fine-tuned from an advanced version of GPT-3 and is optimized to engage in dialogue with users.（ChatGPT 在 GPT-3 的高级版本上进行了微调，并进行了优化，以便它能与用户进行对话。） ”可知，与GPT-3相比，ChatGPT的优势在于它可以与用户进行对话。故选B。 【26题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段的“But academics could respond by reworking written assessments to prioritize critical thinking or reasoning that ChatGPT can’t yet do. （但学者们可以通过修改书面评估来做出回应，优先考虑ChatGPT还不能做到的批判性思维或推理。）”可知，Arvind 认为 ChatGPT 还不具备批判性思维或推理能力。故选B。 【27题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段的““Whenever there’s a new technology, there’s a panic around it,” she says. “It’s the responsibility of academics to have a healthy amount of distrust— but I don’t feel like this is an undefeatable challenge.”（ 她说：“每当有一项新技术出现时，人们都会感到恐慌。”。“学术界有责任保持适度的不信任，但我觉得这不是一个不可战胜的挑战。”）”可知，Sandra 认为保持适度的怀疑是学术界的责任，但她不认为这是一个不可战胜的挑战，即她对学生使用 ChatGPT 持支持态度。故选A。 C 【答案】28. B 29. C 30. D 31. A 【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文介绍了在日本盛行的森林沐浴疗法，为城市中生活的人们找到与自然连接的方式。 【28题详解】词句猜测题。根据划线词后文“living in a crowded, concrete-walled, green-poor environment takes something away from our very essence, our primitive need to be close to nature(生活在拥挤、混凝土墙、缺乏绿色的环境中，剥夺了我们最本质的东西，剥夺了我们亲近自然的原始需求)”可知，生活在拥挤而缺少绿色的钢筋水泥城市里，与我们想要接近大自然的原始需求相矛盾。故划线词意思是“矛盾”。故选B。 【29题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段“Featuring over 100 photographs of forests around the world, this kind of book might be dismissed as yet more pseudoscience (伪科学) babble, but Li has data to support his claims, collected in a long list of peer-reviewed articles at the end of the book.(这类书收录了100多张世界各地森林的照片，可能会被认为是伪科学的胡言乱语，但李有数据支持他的主张，这些数据收集在书末一长串经过同行评审的文章中)”可知，Dr. Li的这本书是有数据支撑的。故选C。 30题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段“Stepping into a forest, or just into a small woodland, is like pushing a life reset button, reestablishing a connection with our deepest needs, away from the artificial sounds and smells of urban life.(踏入森林，或者只是进入一小片林地，就像按下了一个生命重置按钮，与我们最深层的需求重新建立联系，远离城市生活中人造的声音和气味)”与第一段“Yet, there is a paradox, living in a crowded, concrete-walled, green-poor environment takes something away from our very essence, our primitive need to be close to nature.(然而，这里有一个悖论，生活在拥挤的、混凝土墙的、缺乏绿色的环境中，剥夺了我们最本质的东西，剥夺了我们亲近自然的原始需求)”可推知，森林沐浴疗法的好处是与人类想要接近自然的需求建立联系。故选D。 【31题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段“In Japan, the country that has the highest population density in the world but also vast stretches of green forests, an ancient tradition tries to balance out the crush from urban living. It’s known as shinrin-yoku, the practice of spending prolonged periods of time with trees in order to gain from their many health benefits.(日本是世界上人口密度最高的国家，但也有大片的绿色森林，一项古老的传统试图平衡城市生活的压力。这被称为shinrin-yoku，一种长时间与树木在一起的做法，以从它们的许多健康益处中获益)”以及本文介绍了在日本盛行的森林沐浴疗法，介绍了其好处及操作方法。可推知，作者写这篇文章是为了介绍一种疗法。故选A。 D 【答案】32. A 33. D 34. D 35. B 【导语】本文回顾了百年前人们对于汽车的态度，由历史照见今日，为今天无人驾 驶的兴起带来了启示。 【32题详解】细节理解题。从第二段 “The nervous laughter of anxious TikTokers reminds historian Victor McFarland of...” 以 及“the new beasts known as automobiles were more threatening and unfamiliar to people a century ago than driverless cars are to us now.” 可 知，行人对motorist吼 叫“Get a horse”,表明了那时的人们对于汽车这种新事物持否定态度。故选A。 【33题详解】推理判断题。通过第四段的两个例子可推断，无人驾驶汽车对于某些违法现象在责任归属方面难以界定，产生了责任的灰色地带。故选D。 【34题详解】推理判断题。从文章最后一段“Historians say weneedto stay behind the wheel when it comes to driverless cars, even if that becomes only a figure of speech.”可知，人们需要对无人 驾驶汽车进行监管和控制。故选D。 【35题详解】主旨大意题。本文回顾了百年前人们对于汽车的态度，由历史照见今日，给今天无人驾驶技术的问题带来了启示。因此最佳标题为B。 完型填空详解 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了普林斯顿大学食堂的工作人员在工作中对每一位同学微笑，打招呼，希望用微笑让学生们快乐，被认为是“隐藏的天使”。 1．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我认识的每个学生不知怎么的都有焦虑或沮丧的情绪，我多么希望我能让他们高兴起来。A. anyhow无论如何；B. somehow不知怎么的；C. anyway无论如何；D. nowhere无处。根据上文“was recently wondering”可知，克里斯想弄清楚是怎么回事，故学生们是没有缘由的，不知怎么的就焦虑沮丧。故选B。 2．考查副词词义辨析。句意：因此，他会见了学校牧师威尔逊，讨论了同情的问题，以及如何在压力很大的环境中(比如说学院)培养同情。A. Consequently因此；B. Undoubtedly毫无疑问；C. Apparently显然；D. Additionally此外。根据上文“Chris Alsgree, an undergraduate at Princeton University, was recently wondering”可知，克里斯想知道问题的答案，因此去找牧师讨论问题。故选A。 3．考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，他会见了学校牧师威尔逊，讨论了同情的问题，以及如何在压力很大的环境中(比如说学院)培养同情。A. devotion奉献；B. commitment承诺；C. enthusiasm热情；D. sympathy同情。根据上文“Every student I knew was ___1____anxious or depressed, and how I wish I could cheer them up”可知，克里斯想要在学校培养同情心，对孩子们感同身受，从而使孩子们快乐起来。故选D。 4．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天早上，威尔逊告诉克里斯，这几天他在食堂吃饭时注意到了一些事情。A. ignored忽视；B. noticed注意到；C. overlooked忽略；D. admitted承认。根据下文“The woman ___5____swiping the diners’ meal cards had been smiling and greeting every student as they approached, magically transforming a dull ___6____ into a relaxing process.”可知，威尔逊在吃饭时注意到了一些事情。故选B。 5．考查形容词短语词义辨析。句意：负责刷饭卡的女士在每个学生走近时都面带微笑，向他们打招呼，神奇地将沉闷的排队变成了一个放松的过程。A. capable of有能力的；B. content with满意的；C. responsible for负责的；D. bored with厌烦的。根据下文“the diners’ meal cards”和提到食堂的场景可知，该工作人员应该是负责刷饭卡的。故选C。 6．考查名词词义辨析。句意：负责刷饭卡的女士在每个学生走近时都面带微笑，向他们打招呼，神奇地将沉闷的排队变成了一个放松的过程。A. lining排队；B. standing站立；C. flooding水灾；D. crowding拥挤。根据上文“greeting every student as they approached”和常识可知，在学校食堂买饭要排队。故选A。 7．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这将是学生们用来形容工作人员的词语，他们在日常交往中，用“默默而光荣的关爱行为”照亮了学生们的日子。A. appointments约会；B. encounters偶遇；C. discussions讨论；D. interviews采访。根据上文“staff members”可知，这里说的是工作人员与学生之间的相遇。是故选B。 8．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这将是学生们用来形容工作人员的词语，他们在日常交往中，用“默默而光荣的关爱行为”照亮了学生们的日子。A. greeting问候；B. teaching教；C. guiding指导；D. caring关心。根据上文“The woman ___5____ swiping the diners’ meal cards had been smiling and greeting every student as they approached”可知，工作人员对学生的微笑问候都是在关心学生。故选D。 9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：灵感就是这样产生的。A. rang给……打电话；B. stuck卡住；C. arose出现；D. sought寻找。根据下文“Chris invited some voluntary students to print loads of postcards—“Who is your Hidden Angel?””可知，克里斯采取了具体措施，故这里是灵感产生了。故选C。 10．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：克里斯邀请一些志愿学生打印大量明信片——“谁是你的隐藏天使？”——并在校园里分发这些明信片。A. turned out结果是；B. figured out弄清楚；C. worked out计算出；D. handed out分发。根据下文“Nominations poured in”可知，提名纷至沓来，故那些志愿者学生应该是在校园里大量分发那些明信片。故选D。 11．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后是一个重大的时刻，隐藏天使在名人堂被授予奖项。A. small小的；B. big重大的；C. happy快乐的；D. sad伤心的。根据下文“the Hidden Angels were ___12____ at the Fame Hall.”可知，颁奖的时刻来了，这是一个重大的时刻。故选B。 12．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后是一个重大的时刻，隐藏天使在名人堂被授予奖项。A. picked捡起；B. forced强迫；C. awarded颁奖；D. ordered命令。根据上文“Nominations (提名) poured in.”和“Then came the ___11___ moment”可知，先提名，然后就是隐藏的天使被颁奖时刻。故选C。 13．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“克里斯问我，‘你怎么这么有活力？’我说，‘如果我不和你们说话，我会感受到你们的悲伤。’我是一个有五个孩子的妈妈。你妈妈不在。我希望我的微笑能让你们快乐！”。A. encouragement鼓励；B. energy活力；C. spirit精神；D. creativity创造力。根据上文“The woman ___5____swiping the diners’ meal cards had been smiling and greeting every student as they approached, magically transforming a dull ___6____ into a relaxing process.”可知，凯瑟琳跟每一个学生打招呼，故克里斯问她为什么这么有活力。故选B。 14．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“它很珍贵——你是难能可贵的，”凯瑟琳补充道，“我希望这能让学生们感到为世界尽自己的一份力量是很棒的。”A. ambitious有志向的；B. reliable可信赖的；C. cautious谨慎的；D. precious珍贵的。根据下文“—You’re prize”可知，凯瑟琳说克里斯是个难能可贵的人，故她得的奖也是非常珍贵的，没有克里斯就没有这个奖。故选D。 15．考查动词词义辨析。句意：关于天使的存在问题，克里斯坚信他们就在我们身边，我们中的任何人都可能是其中之一。A. convinced相信；B. pretended假装；C. declared宣称；D. required要求。根据下文“they were all around us, and that any of us might be one”可知，克里斯相信我们身边就存在着天使。故选A。 ． 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$