2023-2024 重庆缙云教育联盟高二上学期11月月考英语试题（原卷版+ 解析版）

重庆缙云教育联盟2023-2024学年（上）11月月度质量检测
高二英语
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第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题：每小题1.5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
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1. What is New Malden Airport Transfers probably
A. A taxi producer. B. Airport luggage delivery service.
C. A transfer station. D. A taxi company.
2. Which is the feature of the New Malden taxi service
A. It charges the lowest price. B. It can only be booked online.
C. It is available around the clock. D. It can be enjoyed all over London.
3. What is the purpose of the text
A. To advertise the New Malden taxi service. B. To introduce the benefits of different taxis.
C. To attract visitors to tour around New Malden. D. To stress the necessity of airport transfer service.
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了New Malden Airport Transfers公司提供的出租车服务和服务优势等信息。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Need an airport transfer (换乘) taxi in New Malden Call New Malden Airport Transfers now to enjoy the New Malden taxi service. We are best known as the specialists in London’s airport transfers. (在新马尔登需要机场换乘出租车吗？立即致电新马尔登机场接送服务，享受新马尔登出租车服务。我们是最有名的伦敦机场接送专家)”可知，New Malden Airport Transfers提供出租车服务，是机场接送服务方面的专家。由此可知，这是一家出租车公司。故选D项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据New Malden Taxis Hold Many Benefits部分的“Our New Malden taxi service is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, so you may call us whenever you want. (我们的新马尔登出租车服务一年365天，每天24小时开放，所以您可以随时打电话给我们)”可知，该出租车服务是24小时全天候的。故选C项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是第一段中的“Need an airport transfer (换乘) taxi in New Malden Call New Malden Airport Transfers now to enjoy the New Malden taxi service. (在新马尔登需要机场换乘出租车吗？立即致电新马尔登机场接送服务，享受新马尔登出租车服务。)”可知，文章围绕New Malden Airport Transfers展开，主要介绍了它提供的出租车服务、服务优势等。由此可知，文章的目的是为了宣传该公司的出租车服务。故选A项。
B
Many gardeners believe that “talking” to their plants helps them grow — it turns out that they may not be crazy after all. According to the scientists from the University of Exeter, plants may keep communicating with each other through a secret “unseen” language.
For their experiment, the scientists picked a cabbage plant that is known to send out a gas when its surface is cut. In order to get video evidence of the communication, they changed the cabbage gene by adding the luciferase (荧光素酶), which is what makes fireflies (萤火虫) glow in the dark.
When the changed cabbage plant was in full bloom, they cut a leaf off with a pair of scissors, and almost immediately, thanks to the luciferase, they could see the plant sending out “methyl jasmonate (茉莉酸甲酯)”.
While this was a known fact, what was surprising was the fact that the minute this gas began to give out, the nearby cabbage plants seemed to sense some kind of danger and started to send out a gas that they normally have to keep enemies like caterpillars (毛虫) away.
What the scientists are not sure is whether the plants are trying to warn the other leaves or the near plants about the danger — something that will require further research. However, the team, which is led by Professor Nick Smirnoff, is quite excited about the findings because this is the first time it has been proved that plants do not live a passive life, but actually move, sense and even communicate with each other.
4. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 1 mean
A. Gardeners. B. Plants. C. Scientists. D. Fireflies.
5. When the plant sent out methyl iasmonate, which of the following statements is NOT true
A. The nearby cabbage plants seemed to sense some kind of danger.
B. The nearby cabbage plants started to send out a gas.
C. The nearby cabbage plants tried to warn the near plants.
D. The nearby cabbage plants communicated through a secret language.
6. According to the experiment, plants __________.
A. don’t live a passive life B. can feel pain when they are cut
C. can warm the other leaves about danger D. can talk with each other
7. From which is the text probably taken
A. A health magazine. B. A biology magazine.
C. A medical research paper. D. A travel brochure.
【答案】4. A 5. C 6. A 7. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍科学家们通过实验发现，植物之间可能在通过一种看不见的语言进行交流。
【4题详解】
词句猜测题。根据指代关系和划线词所在句“Many gardeners believe that “talking” to their plants helps them grow — it turns out that they may not be crazy after all.(许多园丁认为，与植物“交谈”有助于植物生长——事实证明，他们可能根本没有疯。)”可推知，指示代词they指代上文中的“gardeners”。故选A项。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根第五段中“What the scientists are not sure is whether the plants are trying to warn the other leaves or the near plants about the danger — something that will require further research.(科学家们不确定的是，这些植物是否在试图警告其他叶子或附近的植物有危险——这需要进一步的研究。)”可知，“附近的卷心菜试图警告附近的植物。”是错误的表述。故选C项。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段中“However, the team, which is led by Professor Nick Smirnoff, is quite excited about the findings because this is the first time it has been proved that plants do not live a passive life, but actually move, sense and even communicate with each other.(然而，由尼克·斯米尔诺夫教授领导的研究小组对这一发现感到非常兴奋，因为这是第一次证明植物不是被动地生活，而是真正地移动、感知甚至相互交流。)”可知，实验表明植物不是被动地生活。故选A项。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文，结合第一段中“According to the scientists from the University of Exeter, plants may keep communicating with each other through a secret “unseen” language.(据埃克塞特大学的科学家称，植物可能通过一种秘密的“看不见的”语言保持着彼此之间的交流。)”和最后一段中“However, the team, which is led by Professor Nick Smirnoff, is quite excited about the findings because this is the first time it has been proved that plants do not live a passive life, but actually move, sense and even communicate with each other.(然而，由尼克·斯米尔诺夫教授领导的研究小组对这一发现感到非常兴奋，因为这是第一次证明植物不是被动地生活，而是真正地移动、感知甚至相互交流。)”可知，文章介绍了科学家们发现植物之间可能在通过一种“看不见的”语言进行交流，植物并不是被动地生活，它们有感知和交流。由此推知，本文很可能选自生物学杂志。故选B项。
C
A robot with a sense of touch may one day feel “pain”, ‘both its own physical pain and sympathy-for the pain of its human companions. Such touchy-feely robots are still far off, but advances in robotic touch-sensing are bringing that possibility closer to reality.
Sensors set in soft, artificial skin that can detect both a gentle touch and a painful strike have been hooked up (连接) to a robot that can then signal emotions, Asada reported February 15 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This artificial “pain nervous system”, as Asada calls it, may be a small building block for a machine that could experience pain. Such a feeling might also allow a robot to “sympathize” with a human companion’s suffering.
Asada, an engineer at Osaka University, and his colleagues have designed touch sensors that reliably pick up a range of touches. In a robot system named Affetto, a realistic-looking child’s head, these touch and pain signals can be converted to emotional facial expressions.
A touch-sensitive, soft material, as opposed to a rigid metal surface, allows richer interactions between a machine and the world, says neuroscientist Kingson Man of the University of Southern California. Artificial skin “allows the possibility of engagement in truly intelligent ways”.
Such a system, Asada says, might ultimately lead to robots that can recognize the pain of others, a valuable skill for robots designed to help care’ for people in need, the elderly, for instance. But there is an important distinction between a robot that responds in a predictable way to a painful strike and a robot that’s capable of approximating an internal feeling, says Damasio, a neuroscientist also at the University of Southern California. A robot with sensors that can detect touch and pain is “along the lines of having a robot, for example, that smiles when you talk to it,” Damasio says.
“While that’s an interesting development it’s not the same thing as a robot designed to express some sort of internal experience,” he says.
8. What do we know about the “pain nervous system”
A. It is named Affetto by scientists.
B. It is a set of complicated sensors.
C. It is made up of small building blocks.
D. It combines sensors and artificial skin.
9. What does the underlined word “converted” in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A. delivered B. transformed C. connected D. adapted
10 What does Damasio consider as an interesting development
A. Robots can talk to human beings.
B. Robots can give unforeseeable responses.
C. Robots can detect pain and respond accordingly.
D. Robots can express some sort of internal feelings.
11. What can be the best title of the text
A. Human feelings can be felt B. Machines become emotional
C. Robots inch closer to feeling pain D. Robots will touch the human heart
【答案】8. D 9. B 10. C 11. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了机器人触摸传感技术的进步使能感受“疼痛”的有触觉机器人正在成为可能。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“Sensors set in soft, artificial skin that can detect both a gentle touch and a painful strike have been hooked up (连接) to a robot that can then signal emotions, Asada reported February 15 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This artificial “pain nervous system”, as Asada calls it, may be a small building block for a machine that could experience pain. (Asada在2月15日的美国科学促进会年会上报告说，安装在柔软的人造皮肤上的传感器可以检测到温柔的触摸和疼痛的打击，然后连接到一个可以发出情绪信号的机器人上。Asada称这种人工的“疼痛神经系统”，可能是一个可以体验疼痛的机器的小构件。)”可知，“疼痛神经系统”结合了传感器和人造皮肤。故选D。
【9题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第三段中“In a robot system named Affetto, a realistic-looking child’s head, these touch and pain signals can be converted to emotional facial expressions. (在一个名为Affetto的机器人系统中，这些触摸和疼痛信号可以______为情感的面部表情。)”和第二段“Sensors set in soft, artificial skin that can detect both a gentle touch and a painful strike have been hooked up (连接) to a robot that can then signal emotions, Asada reported February 15 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. (Asada在2月15日的美国科学促进会年会上报告说，安装在柔软的人造皮肤上的传感器可以检测到温柔的触摸和疼痛的打击，然后连接到一个可以发出情绪信号的机器人上。)”可知，划线词所在的句子表示“在一个名为Affetto的机器人系统中，这些触摸和疼痛信号可以转换为情感面部表情。Affetto是一个逼真的儿童头部”，划线词converted意为“转化”。故选B。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“A robot with sensors that can detect touch and pain is “along the lines of having a robot, for example, that smiles when you talk to it,” Damasio says. (Damasio说，一个带有传感器的机器人可以检测触摸和疼痛，“就像一个机器人，当你和它说话时，它会微笑。”)”和最后一段““While that’s an interesting development, it’s not the same thing as a robot designed to express somesort of internal experience,” he says. (他说：“虽然这是一个有趣的发展，但它与设计用来表达某种内在体验的机器人是不同的。”)”可知，Damasio认为机器人可以检测疼痛并做出相应的反应是一个有趣的发展。故选C。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“A robot with a sense of touch may one day feel “pain”, ‘both its own physical pain and sympathy-for the pain of its human companions. Such touchy-feely robots are still far off, but advances in robotic touch-sensing are bringing that possibility closer to reality. (有触觉的机器人也许有一天能感受到“疼痛”，既能感受到自身的疼痛，也能同情人类同伴的痛苦。这种有触觉的机器人还很遥远，但机器人触摸传感技术的进步正使这种可能性更接近现实。)”以及下文的描述，可知，本文主要介绍了机器人触摸传感技术的进步使能感受“疼痛”的有触觉机器人正在成为可能，因此本文的最佳标题是选项C“Robots inch closer to feeling pain(机器人慢慢地会感受疼痛)”。故选C。
D
Every language has a certain rhythm (节奏) and a certain way of approaching things or thinking about them. Learning or forgetting a language is thus not only about having or losing a means of communication. It is about seeing an entire culture either appear or fade away.
From the very first day of school, many schoolchildren have the experience of discovering one language — and the world of ideas which comes with it —and forgetting another one: the language they have known since infancy(婴儿期). Worldwide, four out of ten students do not have access to education in the language they speak or understand best; as a result, the foundation for their learning is fragile.
This distancing from the mother tongue affects us all, for the diversity of language is the common good. And the protection of it is a duty.
Technology can provide new tools for protecting the diversity of language. Such tools, for example, encouraging their spread and analysis, allow us to record and preserve languages which sometimes exist only in oral (口头的) form. Put simply, they make local languages a shared heritage.
However, because the Internet poses a risk of uniformization (一致化), we must also be aware that technological progress will serve plurilingualism(多语主义) only when we make the effort to ensure that it does. The designing of digital tools in several languages, the supporting of media development, and the supporting of access to connectivity all need to be done so that people can discover different languages without giving up their mother tongues.
The International Decade of Indigenous Languages, which began this year, should, by directing the efforts of researchers, broadcasters and speakers, push ahead with the protection of these invaluable sources of know-how and worldviews. As the lead agency for Decade-related work, UNESCO is fully committed to this cause.
On this International Mother Language Day, I thus call on everyone able to do so to defend the diversity of language and culture, which makes up the common grammar of our shared humanity.
12. What do we know from paragraph 1
A. Learning a new language isn’t easy.
B. Some ideas in languages are often misread.
C. A language reflects the philosophy of its culture.
D. Different languages are independent of each other.
13. What does the underlined word “fragile” in paragraph 2 mean
A. Insecure. B. Unfair. C. Satisfactory. D. Noticeable.
14. What does the author advise tech companies to do
A. Keep track of Internet users.
B. Develop tools supporting multiple languages.
C. Make their every progress known to the public.
D. Look for talented speakers of different languages.
15. What is the author’s appeal to everyone
A. Protecting mother tongues.
B. Learning more than one language.
C. Having a good understanding of grammar.
D. Learning about the development of languages.
【答案】12. C 13. A 14. B 15. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。是一篇在国际母语日的致辞，号召大家要保护好自己的母语。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Learning or forgetting a language is thus not only about having or losing a means of communication. It is about seeing an entire culture either appear or fade away. (因此，学习或忘记一门语言不仅仅是拥有或失去一种交流手段。而是直面一整个文化的出现或逝去)”可知，语言不光是一种交流手段，语言是还能够反应其某种文化的。故选C。
【13题详解】
词义猜测题。第二段提示词“as a result”表明划线词所在句子和前文构成因果关系。根据划线词前“Worldwide, four out of ten students do not have access to education in the language they speak or understand best. (在世界范围内，全世界每10名学生中就有4人无法获得以自己最能表达或理解的语言所提供的教育)”可知，他们无法获得以自己最能表达或理解的语言所提供的教育，导致的结果是他们的学习基础是“薄弱的，不牢靠的”，所以划线词fragile的意思和insecure意思相近。故选A。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段“The designing of digital tools in several languages, the supporting of media development, and the supporting of access to connectivity all need to be done so that people can discover different languages without giving up their mother tongues. (设计多种语言的数字工具，支持媒体发展，支持连接，这些都需要做，这样人们就可以在不放弃母语的情况下发现不同的语言)”可知作者建议技术公司去研发多语言的数字工具。故选B。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“On this International Mother Language Day, I thus call on everyone able to do so to defend the diversity of language and culture, which makes up the common grammar of our shared humanity. (值此国际母语日之际，我呼吁所有有能力的人捍卫语言和文化的多样性，它们构成了我们共同人类的共同语法)”并结合第三段“This distancing from the mother tongue affects us all, for the diversity of language is the common good. And the protection of it is a duty. (这种与母语的距离影响到我们所有人，因为语言的多样性是共同的利益。保护它是一种责任)”可知作者呼吁要保护自己的母语，共同维护语言多样性。故选A。
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。
Go on a 15-minute Tour
Didn’t someone say that life is about the journey, not the destination ___16___ when you are focused only on getting to the next meeting, starting your next class period, or hurrying to send an email, you’re missing all of the people between Points A and B.
To commit some time to the journey, take some time to walk around where you work and notice your surroundings. ___17___ Also, some of the smaller yet critical social clues that exist right under your nose will be concentrated on again.
___18___ Things to look for include the look and feel of people’s work spaces, the timing of when different people move around the office, and which people seek interaction versus those who stay at their desks all day.
After your first observation tour, select a different day to tour your workspace for moods. Other people’s moods can provide you with critical clues about how things are going. ___19___ Focus on what you see, hear, and pick up on in other people.
Schedule 15 minutes to tour your workplace twice a week for a month and be sure to avoid making too many assumptions or conclusions — just simply observe. ___20___
A. You’ll be amazed at what you see along the way.
B. Spare a little time to closely monitor each person’s progress.
C. Notice what people may be feeling when you drop by to talk briefly.
D. During any workday, take just 15 minutes to observe neglected things.
E. You generally love the breathtaking landscape and people’s performances.
F. Going on a short tour will help you get in tune with other people and their emotions.
G. To become socially aware, remember to enjoy the journey and notice people along the way.
【答案】16. G 17. F 18. D 19. C 20. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一个关于社交意识的建议，即在工作时间中抽出15分钟的时间，对自己所处的工作场所进行观察和考察，以便更好地了解周围人的情况、情绪和活动，并且享受旅程中的乐趣。文章同时也强调了观察过程中不要过于臆断或武断，而是保持客观的态度进行观察。
【16题详解】
根据后文“when you are focused only on getting to the next meeting, starting your next class period, or hurrying to send an email, you’re missing all of the people between Points A and B.(当你只想着参加下一个会议，开始下一节课，或者赶着发邮件时，你就会错过A点和B点之间的所有人)”可知，此处强调在人生的旅途中，如果只想着参加下一个会议，开始下一节课，或者赶着发邮件，你会错过很多东西。前文应该指出要避免这样的行为应该怎样做。G选项“To become socially aware, remember to enjoy the journey and notice people along the way.(要有社会意识，记得享受旅程，注意沿途的人)”指出，避免错过人生旅途中的风景就要有社会意识，享受旅程，注意沿途的人，符合语境。故选G。
【17题详解】
根据前文“To commit some time to the journey, take some time to walk around where you work and notice your surroundings. (为了在旅途中花点时间，花点时间在你工作的地方走走，注意一下周围的环境)”可知，此处强调在人生旅途中要花点时间在你工作的地方走走，注意一下周围的环境。后文应该指出这样做带来的好处。F选项“Going on a short tour will help you get in tune with other people and their emotions.(短暂的旅行将帮助你与他人和他们的情绪保持一致)”承接前文，指出花点时间在你工作的地方走走，注意一下周围的环境，将帮助你与他人和他们的情绪保持一致，符合语境。故选F。
【18题详解】
根据后文“ Things to look for include the look and feel of people’s work spaces, the timing of when different people move around the office, and which people seek interaction versus those who stay at their desks all day.(需要注意的事项包括人们工作空间的外观和感觉，不同人在办公室走动的时间，以及哪些人寻求互动，而哪些人则整天坐在办公桌前)”可知，此处陈述的是拿出时间观看的具体事物。D选项“During any workday, take just 15 minutes to observe neglected things.(在任何工作日，花15分钟观察被忽视的事情)”中的neglected things与后文中具体观察的事物形成呼应，即花15分钟观察被忽视的事情——人们工作空间的外观和感觉，不同人在办公室走动的时间，以及哪些人寻求互动，而哪些人则整天坐在办公桌前。D选项符合语境。故选D。
【19题详解】
根据前文“Other people’s moods can provide you with critical clues about how things are going. (别人的情绪可以为你提供事情进展的关键线索)”可知，此处强调观察别人情绪可以为你提供事情进展的关键线索。C选项“Notice what people may be feeling when you drop by to talk briefly.(当你顺道拜访时，注意一下别人的感受)”承接前文，构成因果关系即因为观察别人情绪可以为你提供事情进展的关键线索，所以当你顺道拜访时，注意一下别人的感受。故选C。
【20题详解】
根据前文“Schedule 15 minutes to tour your workplace twice a week for a month and be sure to avoid making too many assumptions or conclusions — just simply observe.(在一个月的时间里，每周安排两次15分钟参观你的工作场所，确保不要做太多的假设或结论——只是简单地观察)”可知，此处强调在一个月的时间里，每周安排两次15分钟参观你的工作场所，后文应该提出这样做的结果和影响。A选项“You’ll be amazed at what you see along the way.(你会惊讶于你一路上所看到的)”承接前文，指出每周安排两次15分钟参观你的工作场所，则你会惊讶于你一路上所看到的，A选项符合语境。故选A。
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。
History suggests that societies generally overestimate the short-term implications of new technologies while underestimating longer-term ones. Current experience with artificial intelligence — the technology enabled by machine-learning — suggests we are getting it ___21___ this time. There’s too much talk about the potential “___22___ risk” to humanity posed by AI, and too little about our experience of it so far and corporate plans for exploiting the technology.
Although AI has been hiding in plain sight for a decade, it took most people by surprise. The appearance of ChatGPT last November signaled that the world had discovered a powerful new technology. Not for nothing is this new “generative AI” called “___23___”: it provides the base on which the next wave of digital innovation will be built.
It is also transformational in innumerable ways: it weakens centuries-old conceptions of intellectual property, ___24___, and it has the potential radically to increase productivity, reshape industries, change the nature of some kinds of work and so on. On top of that, though, it also raises troubling questions about the ___25___ of humans and their capabilities.
The continuing dispute between the Hollywood studios and screenwriters’ and actors’ unions perfectly illustrates the ___26___ of the challenges posed by AI. Both groups are up in arms about the way online streaming has reduced their earnings. But the writers also fear their role will be ___27___ simply to rewriting AI-generated scripts; and actors are concerned that detailed digital scanning ___28___ by new movie contracts will allow studios to create persuasive deepfakes of them that studios will be able to own and use “for the rest of eternity (永久), in any project they want, with no permission and no compensation”.
So the key question for democracies is: how can we ensure AI is used for human flourishing ___29___ corporate gain On this question the news from ___30___ is not good. A recent study by two renowned economists, Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson, of 1,000 years of technological progress shows that although some benefits have usually trickled (流) down to the ___31___, the rewards have — with one exception — invariably gone to those who own and control the technology.
The “___32___” was a period in which democracies fostered countervailing powers (抵消力量) — civil-society organisations, free media, activists, trade unions and other progressive, technically informed institutions that supplied a steady flow of ideas about how technology could be repurposed for ___33___ rather than exclusively for private profit. This is the lesson from history that societies confronted by the AI challenge need to relearn.
There are some signs that governments may finally have realized the problem. The EU, for example, has an ambitious and far-reaching AI Act that is making its way through the union’s processes. In the US, the Biden administration recently published a “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights”, which looks impressive but is ___34___ just a list of aspirations that some of the big tech companies claim to share.
It’s a start — provided governments don’t forget that leaving the implementation of powerful new technologies solely to corporations is always a(n) ___35___ idea.
21. A. the other way round B. all the way back C. one way or the other D. just in the way
22. A. economical B. existential C. economic D. commercial
23. A. distinguished B. prosperous C. pioneering D. foundational
24. A. for example B. by contrast C. in turn D. at most
25. A. prospects B. inspirations C. virtues D. uniqueness
26. A. origin B. extent C. implication D. constitution
27. A. credited B. attributed C. reduced D. exposed
28. A. enabled B. facilitated C. implemented D. possessed
29. A. as well as B. in exchange for C. rather than D. as opposed to
30. A. society B. frontier C. press D. history
31. A. corporations B. masses C. governments D. industries
32. A. exception B. reminder C. outcome D. benefit
33. A. scientific discoveries B. energy conservation C. social good D. job security
34. A. supposedly B. essentially C. necessarily D. commonly
35. A. impressive B. sensible C. outdated D. bad
【答案】21. A 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. B 32. A 33. C 34. B 35. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。本文主要讲述了人工智能发展对人类的影响，以及民主国家在面对人工智能挑战时，如何确保人工智能的使用为人类繁荣而不是企业获利的关键问题。
【21题详解】
考查固定短语辨析。句意：目前人工智能(由机器学习实现的技术)的经验表明，这一次我们得到了相反的结果。A. the other way round反过来；B. all the way back一路返回；C. one way or the other不管怎样；D. just in the way妨碍，挡道。根据后文“There’s too much talk about the potential “　　　2　　　 risk” to humanity posed by AI, and too little about our experience of it so far and corporate plans for exploiting the technology.”可知，对于人工智能，对长期影响讨论的多，但是对人工智能的体验和企业开发这项技术的计划却太少了，也就是短期计划太少，所以是相反的结果。故选A项。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：关于人工智能给人类带来的潜在“生存风险”的讨论太多了，而关于我们迄今为止对人工智能的体验和企业开发这项技术的计划却太少了。A. economical经济的；B. existential与人类存在有关的；C. economic经济的；D. commercial商业的。根据前文“There’s too much talk about the potential”以及后文“to humanity posed by AI”结合选项与实际可知，人们一直在谈论人工智能消灭人类的风险，也就是与人类存在有关的风险。故选B项。
【23题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这种新的“生成式人工智能”被称为“基础性的”并非没有道理：它为下一波数字创新提供了基础。A. distinguished杰出的；B. prosperous繁荣的；C. pioneering开拓性的；D. foundational基础的。根据后文“it provides the base on which the next wave of digital innovation will be built”可知，ChatGPT提供了基础，所以是基础的。故选D项。
【24题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：它也在无数方面具有变革性：例如，它削弱了几个世纪以来对知识产权的概念，它有可能从根本上提高生产率，重塑行业，改变某些工作的性质等等。A. for example例如；B. by contrast相比之下；C. in turn依次；D. at most至多。根据前文“It is also transformational in innumerable ways: it weakens centuries-old conceptions of intellectual property”以及后文“it has the potential radically to increase productivity, reshape industries, change the nature of some kinds of work and so on.”可知，这些都是在为变革性举例子。故选A项。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，最重要的是，它也提出了关于人类独特性及其能力的令人不安的问题。A. prospects前景；B. inspirations灵感；C. virtues美德；D. uniqueness独特性。根据后文“The continuing dispute between the Hollywood studios and screenwriters’ and actors’ unions”作者以好莱坞电影工作室与编剧和演员工会之间的持续争议举例，来说AI可能会代替写剧本和演员表演，而这些，之前只有人能作，也就是人类独特性的问题。故选D项。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：好莱坞电影工作室与编剧和演员工会之间的持续争议完美地展示了人工智能所带来挑战的广泛程度。A. origin起源；B. extent程度；C. implication可能的影响；D. constitution宪法。根据后文“the challenges posed by AI”结合选项，可知此处应是固定搭配：the extent of challenges意为“挑战的程度”符合语境。故选B项。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但编剧们也担心，他们的角色将被简化为改写人工智能生成的剧本。A. credited把…记入贷方；B. attributed把…归因于；C. reduced减少；D. exposed暴露。根据后文“rewriting AI-generated scripts”结合选项可知，此处应是固定搭配：be reduced to意为“沦落为”符合语境。故选C项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：演员们担心由新的电影合同带来的详细数字扫描将使电影工作室能够创造出具有说服力的以他们为原型的深度伪造作品，而这些工作室将能够“永久地以任何他们想要的项目，无需许可和补偿”拥有和使用。A. enabled使能够；B. facilitated促进；C. implemented实施；D. possessed拥有。根据后文“by new movie contracts will allow studios to create persuasive deepfakes of them that studios”可知，应是“够创造出具有说服力的以他们为原型的深度伪造作品”之意符合语境。故选A项。
【29题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：因此，民主国家面临的关键问题是：我们如何确保人工智能被用于人类繁荣，而不是企业利益 A. as well as以及；B. in exchange for作为交换；C. rather than而不是；D. as opposed to与...相对。根据前文“So the key question for democracies is: how can we ensure AI is used for human flourishing”以及后文“corporate gain”可知，此处是“确保人工智能被用于人类繁荣，而不是企业利益”之意。故选C项。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在这个问题上，历史的消息并不乐观。A. society社会；B. frontier边境；C. press新闻界；D. history历史。根据后文“A recent study by two renowned economists, Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson, of 1,000 years of technological progress”可知，研究了1000年的技术进步，所以是从历史得到消息。故选D项。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：两位著名经济学家达隆·阿西莫格鲁和西蒙·约翰逊最近对1000年的技术进步进行的研究表明，尽管一些好处通常流向了大众，但回报——除了一个例外——总是流向那些拥有和控制技术的人。A. corporations公司；B. masses民众；C. governments政府；D. industries工业。根据前文“So the key question for democracies is: how can we ensure AI is used for human flourishing”以及“On this question, the news from 　　　10　　　 is not good.”可知，本来应是确保技术的进步为大众服务，但是历史上并不是这样，所以只有一些好处通常流向了大众。故选B项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：“例外”指的是民主国家培育对抗力量的时期——公民社会组织、自由媒体、活动人士、工会和其他进步的、技术上知情的机构，这些机构源源不断地提供关于如何将技术重新用于社会利益而非仅仅用于私人利润的想法。A. exception例外；B. reminder提醒；C. outcome结果；D. benefit利益。根据前文“with one exception”以及后文“a period in which democracies fostered countervailing powers”可知，本段在介绍这个例外。故选A项。
【33题详解】
考查名词短语辨析。句意：“例外”指的是民主国家培育对抗力量的时期——公民社会组织、自由媒体、活动人士、工会和其他进步的、技术上知情的机构，这些机构源源不断地提供关于如何将技术重新用于社会利益而非仅仅用于私人利润的想法。A. scientific discoveries科学发现；B. energy conservation节能；C. social good社会利益；D. job security工作保障。根据前文“The “　　　12　　　” was a period in which democracies fostered countervailing powers”可知， 本段是讲述例外，也就是技术进步的利益用于大众而不是掌握技术的机构，也就是用于社会利益。故选C项。
【34题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：在美国，拜登(Biden)政府最近发布了一份“人工智能权利法案蓝图”(Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights)，看起来令人印象深刻，但本质上只是一些大型科技公司声称共享的愿望清单。A. supposedly据说；B. essentially本质上；C. necessarily必要地；D. commonly通常地。根据后文“just a list of aspirations that some of the big tech companies claim to share”可知，此处是在讲述拜登政府推出一份法案，看起来令人印象深刻，但本质上只是一些大型科技公司声称共享的愿望清单。故选B项。
【35题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是一个开始——前提是政府不要忘记，把强大的新技术的实施完全交给公司总是一个坏主意。A. impressive给人印象深刻的；B. sensible明智的；C. outdated过时的；D. bad坏的。根据前文内容可知，作者认为科技进步应服务于大众，而不是企业利益，所以作者认为把强大的新技术的实施完全交给公司总是一个坏主意。故选D项。
第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词，如括号提示，请以提示词的正确形式填空。
The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BCE. ____36____ , they died out around the year 393. It was in 1896, in Athens that the modern Olympic Games ____37____ (hold) first. A Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin ____38____ dream was that the Olympics would make it possible for people ____39____ ( live ) side by side in peace brought the Olympics back to life. Since then, motivated by the Olympic motto “Faster, Higher, Stronger”, thousands of ____40____ (high) trained and talented athletes ____41____ (devote) themselves to achieving sporting excellence and pushing the boundaries of human achievement, such as Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Jessica Ennis-Hill and so on.
Chinese athletes have also made important ____42____ (contribute) to the Olympics. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, China returned ____43____ the Olympics after 32 years’ absence and Xu Haifeng won our country’s first-ever gold medal. At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Liu Xiang became the first Asian ____44____ (win) the gold medal in the men’s 110-metre hurdles. In 2008, in addition to hosting the Olympic for the first time, China also ranked first in the medal table. The year 2022 was another historic moment for China, as Beijing won _____45_____ election to host the Winter Olympics.
【答案】36. However
37. were held
38. whose 39. to live
40. highly 41. have devoted
42. contributions
43. to 44. to win
45. the
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了奥林匹克运动会的发展史及中国在奥运会上取得的成就。
【36题详解】
考查副词。句意：古代奥运会始于公元前776年。然而，它们在393年左右消亡了。分析句子可知，空格处应用副词，在句中作状语，“古代奥运会始于公元前776年”和“它们在393年左右消亡了”之间为转折关系，故空格处应用“However”，意为“然而”，表示转折关系，副词词性，句首单词首字母大写。故填However。
【37题详解】
考查动词时态语态和主谓一致。句意：1896年，第一届现代奥林匹克运动会在雅典举行。根据时间状语“in 1896”可知，此处为一般过去时，主语为the modern Olympic Games，和hold为被动关系，需用被动语态，be动词用were。故填were held。
【38题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：法国人皮埃尔·德·顾拜旦(Pierre de Coubertin)的梦想是，奥运会将使人们有可能和平共处，他把奥运会带回了现实。空处引导定语从句，先行词为“Pierre de Coubertin”，指人，在从句中作定语，故应用关系代词“whose”引导从句。故填whose。
39题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意同上。“make it adj.+for sb. to do sth.”为固定句型，it为形式宾语，动词不定式为真正的宾语。故填to live。
【40题详解】
考查副词。句意：从那时起，在奥林匹克格言“更快、更高、更强”的激励下，数千名训练有素、才华横溢的运动员致力于实现卓越的运动成绩，并超越人类成就的极限，如穆罕默德·阿里、迈克尔·乔丹、杰西卡·恩尼斯·希尔等。修饰形容词trained需用副词highly作状语。故填highly。
【41题详解】
考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意同上。根据时间状语“Since then”可知，此处为现在完成时，主语为athletes，助动词用have。故填have devoted。
【42题详解】
考查名词。句意：中国运动员也为奥运会做出了重要贡献。空处需填名词作宾语，contribution是可数名词，此处表示泛指，且没有冠词限定，需填名词复数形式。故填contributions。
【43题详解】
考查介词。句意：在1984年洛杉矶奥运会上，中国在缺席32年后重返奥运会，徐海峰为中国赢得了第一枚金牌。return to为固定搭配，意为“返回”。故填to。
【44题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：在2004年雅典奥运会上，刘翔成为第一个获得男子110米栏金牌的亚洲人。空处需填非谓语动词，“Asian”前有序数词“the first”修饰，故应用不定式作后置定语。故填to win。
【45题详解】
考查冠词。句意：2022年对中国来说是另一个历史性的时刻，因为北京赢得了冬奥会的举办权。分析句子可知，“election”意为“选举，选举权”，名词词性，根据句中“to host the Winter Olympics”可知，句中特指冬奥会的主办权，故空格处应用定冠词the修饰，表示特指。故填the。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假如你是李华，正在主持学校英语戏剧表演大赛(English Play Contest)的颁奖活动，请为获得第一名的Darcy团队的戏剧表演写一则颁奖词, 内容包括:
1. 表示祝贺；
2. 获奖原因。
注意: 1, 写作词数应为100左右;
Dear all,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】Dear all,
I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to Darcy team for winning the first prize in the English Play Contest.
Your performanceleft a good impression on others due to outstanding acting, storyline, and stage design. The creativity, harmony, and professionalism shown were remarkable. You created emotional resonance with the audience. Your hard work, team spirit, and talent set a high bar for all. Thanks to everyone involved. Let’s look forward to more inspiring performances in the future.
Congratulations again to Darcy team!
【解析】
【导语】本篇是应用文写作。要求考生为获得第一名的Darcy团队的戏剧表演写一则颁奖词。
【详解】1. 词汇积累
表示祝贺：extend congratulations→express congratulations
出色的：outstanding→excellent
表演：acting→performance
鼓舞人心的：inspiring→encouraging
2. 句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Thanks to everyone involved.
拓展句：Thanks to everyone involved, who contributed to creating an exceptional and remarkable production.
【点睛】[高分句型1]I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to Darcy team for winning the first prize in the English Play Contest.(不定式和动名词作宾语)
[高分句型2]Let’s look forward to more inspiring performances in the future.(祈使句)
第二节（满分25分）
47. 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。
I’m a head nurse, and it’s my job to evaluate workers’ performances at the hospital.
Kenny was a new employee, and he seemed fine. After a few weeks, I had to admit that he was clean, responsible and reasonably efficient.
But he had this self-confident and energetic presence. He was a large man, both physically and socially—he was strong and independent. I worried that a place like our hospital, which demanded teamwork, was not right for such a personality.
We had a patient named Mary. At 94 years old, Mary was as weak as a spiderweb. Her husband and sisters were all dead many years ago. We really didn’t know if she had any children, but if she did, they had long since abandoned her.
Mary had a stubborn belief that someone had taken her purse. She searched for it all hours of the day and night. Unless tied to her bed or wheelchair, she would go through the door onto the street, through the laundry room and into the kitchen, mindlessly searching and never giving up. When she had to stay in bed or in her wheelchair, she would stop almost everyone who came near
“Can you lend me a comb ” she would ask. “I’ve lost mine. It was in my red purse. My money is gone, too. Where is my purse Where is my purse Have you seen my purse
Every day it was the same. We all knew Mary didn’t have a purse, but we wouldn’t say it. Instead we usually answered, “Sure, Mary, if I see your purse I’ll bring it back.”
One afternoon, just before supper, I saw Kenny walking down the hall with a plastic grocery bag. He walked toward Mary in her wheelchair. Then he pulled out a red purse.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。
Mary’s thin old hands flew up to her face in a gesture of wonder and joy.
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Kenny leaned over, opened the purse and showed Mary a red comb inside.
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【答案】范文
Mary’s thin old hands flew up to her face in a gesture of wonder and joy, and then flew out hungrily like a starved child taking bread. She grabbed the red purse, murmuring something to herself. She held it for a moment, just to see it, and then pressed it to her breast, rocking it like a baby. She was eager to unzip it, but her hands were too weak, and shaking too violently.
Kenny leaned over, opened the purse and showed Mary a red comb inside. Tears of joy poured down Mary’s face. She kissed Kenny on both cheeks and said, “Thank you, Kenny.” Then she told everyone near her, with pride in her voice, “See I told you I lost my red purse. And Kenny sweetie found it for me! Oh God! It was the first wedding gift my husband bought me and I cannot lose it!” Kenny was there laughing with her. Instead of just nursing people like the rest of us, Kenny had made Mary’s problem his problem. I sat down in a stunned silence: such a personality was the very thing this hospital needed.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者是护士长，新来的员工Kenny充满自信和活力，负责任，办事效率也不错。一个病人Mary固执地认为有人拿了她的钱包，她日夜不停地寻找它，逢人就问钱包的下落。某天作者看到Kenny为Mary找到了她的红钱包，Mary十分感谢Kenny。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“Mary又瘦又老的手举到脸上，露出惊奇和喜悦的表情”可知，第一段可描写Mary看到钱包的表情以及反应。
②由第二段首句内容“Kenny俯下身，打开钱包，给Mary看里面的一把红色梳子”可知，第二段可描写Mary看到里面的红梳子，解释这是丈夫给她买的结婚礼物并感谢了Kenny。
2.续写线索：Mary看到钱包——想打开拉链失败了——Kenny打开钱包——Mary看到红色梳子——Mary解释梳子来历——Mary感谢Kenny
3.词汇激活
行类
抓住：grab/seize
购买：buy/purchase
照顾：nurse/attend to
情绪类
快乐：joy /happiness
感谢：thank you /show gratitude to
【点睛】[高分句型1] She grabbed the red purse, murmuring something to herself. (运用了现在分词作伴随状语)
[高分句型2] Instead of just nursing people like the rest of us, Kenny had made Mary’s problem his problem. (运用了动名词作宾语)重庆缙云教育联盟2023-2024学年（上）11月月度质量检测
高二英语
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生务必用黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、座位号在答题卡上填写清楚；
2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，在试卷上作答无效；
3.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回；
4.全卷共10页，满分120分，听力部分另附纸张，本卷考试时间100分钟。
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题：每小题1.5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
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A. A taxi producer. B. Airport luggage delivery service.
C. A transfer station. D. A taxi company.
2. Which is the feature of the New Malden taxi service
A. It charges the lowest price. B. It can only be booked online.
C. It is available around the clock. D. It can be enjoyed all over London.
3 What is the purpose of the text
A. To advertise the New Malden taxi service. B. To introduce the benefits of different taxis.
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B
Many gardeners believe that “talking” to their plants helps them grow — it turns out that they may not be crazy after all. According to the scientists from the University of Exeter, plants may keep communicating with each other through a secret “unseen” language.
For their experiment, the scientists picked a cabbage plant that is known to send out a gas when its surface is cut. In order to get video evidence of the communication, they changed the cabbage gene by adding the luciferase (荧光素酶), which is what makes fireflies (萤火虫) glow in the dark.
When the changed cabbage plant was in full bloom, they cut a leaf off with a pair of scissors, and almost immediately, thanks to the luciferase, they could see the plant sending out “methyl jasmonate (茉莉酸甲酯)”.
While this was a known fact, what was surprising was the fact that the minute this gas began to give out, the nearby cabbage plants seemed to sense some kind of danger and started to send out a gas that they normally have to keep enemies like caterpillars (毛虫) away.
What the scientists are not sure is whether the plants are trying to warn the other leaves or the near plants about the danger — something that will require further research. However, the team, which is led by Professor Nick Smirnoff, is quite excited about the findings because this is the first time it has been proved that plants do not live a passive life, but actually move, sense and even communicate with each other.
4. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 1 mean
A. Gardeners. B. Plants. C. Scientists. D. Fireflies.
5. When the plant sent out methyl iasmonate, which of the following statements is NOT true
A The nearby cabbage plants seemed to sense some kind of danger.
B. The nearby cabbage plants started to send out a gas.
C. The nearby cabbage plants tried to warn the near plants.
D. The nearby cabbage plants communicated through a secret language.
6. According to the experiment, plants __________.
A. don’t live a passive life B. can feel pain when they are cut
C. can warm the other leaves about danger D. can talk with each other
7. From which is the text probably taken
A. A health magazine. B. A biology magazine.
C. A medical research paper. D. A travel brochure.
C
A robot with a sense of touch may one day feel “pain”, ‘both its own physical pain and sympathy-for the pain of its human companions. Such touchy-feely robots are still far off, but advances in robotic touch-sensing are bringing that possibility closer to reality.
Sensors set in soft, artificial skin that can detect both a gentle touch and a painful strike have been hooked up (连接) to a robot that can then signal emotions, Asada reported February 15 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This artificial “pain nervous system”, as Asada calls it, may be a small building block for a machine that could experience pain. Such a feeling might also allow a robot to “sympathize” with a human companion’s suffering.
Asada, an engineer at Osaka University, and his colleagues have designed touch sensors that reliably pick up a range of touches. In a robot system named Affetto, a realistic-looking child’s head, these touch and pain signals can be converted to emotional facial expressions.
A touch-sensitive, soft material, as opposed to a rigid metal surface, allows richer interactions between a machine and the world, says neuroscientist Kingson Man of the University of Southern California. Artificial skin “allows the possibility of engagement in truly intelligent ways”.
Such a system, Asada says, might ultimately lead to robots that can recognize the pain of others, a valuable skill for robots designed to help care’ for people in need, the elderly, for instance. But there is an important distinction between a robot that responds in a predictable way to a painful strike and a robot that’s capable of approximating an internal feeling, says Damasio, a neuroscientist also at the University of Southern California. A robot with sensors that can detect touch and pain is “along the lines of having a robot, for example, that smiles when you talk to it,” Damasio says.
“While that’s an interesting development, it’s not the same thing as a robot designed to express some sort of internal experience,” he says.
8. What do we know about the “pain nervous system”
A. It is named Affetto by scientists.
B. It is a set of complicated sensors.
C. It is made up of small building blocks.
D. It combines sensors and artificial skin.
9. What does the underlined word “converted” in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A. delivered B. transformed C. connected D. adapted
10. What does Damasio consider as an interesting development
A. Robots can talk to human beings.
B. Robots can give unforeseeable responses.
C Robots can detect pain and respond accordingly.
D. Robots can express some sort of internal feelings.
11. What can be the best title of the text
A. Human feelings can be felt B. Machines become emotional
C. Robots inch closer to feeling pain D. Robots will touch the human heart
D
Every language has a certain rhythm (节奏) and a certain way of approaching things or thinking about them. Learning or forgetting a language is thus not only about having or losing a means of communication. It is about seeing an entire culture either appear or fade away.
From the very first day of school, many schoolchildren have the experience of discovering one language — and the world of ideas which comes with it —and forgetting another one: the language they have known since infancy(婴儿期). Worldwide, four out of ten students do not have access to education in the language they speak or understand best; as a result, the foundation for their learning is fragile.
This distancing from the mother tongue affects us all, for the diversity of language is the common good. And the protection of it is a duty.
Technology can provide new tools for protecting the diversity of language. Such tools, for example, encouraging their spread and analysis, allow us to record and preserve languages which sometimes exist only in oral (口头的) form. Put simply, they make local languages a shared heritage.
However, because the Internet poses a risk of uniformization (一致化), we must also be aware that technological progress will serve plurilingualism(多语主义) only when we make the effort to ensure that it does. The designing of digital tools in several languages, the supporting of media development, and the supporting of access to connectivity all need to be done so that people can discover different languages without giving up their mother tongues.
The International Decade of Indigenous Languages, which began this year, should, by directing the efforts of researchers, broadcasters and speakers, push ahead with the protection of these invaluable sources of know-how and worldviews. As the lead agency for Decade-related work, UNESCO is fully committed to this cause.
On this International Mother Language Day, I thus call on everyone able to do so to defend the diversity of language and culture, which makes up the common grammar of our shared humanity.
12. What do we know from paragraph 1
A. Learning a new language isn’t easy.
B. Some ideas in languages are often misread.
C. A language reflects the philosophy of its culture.
D. Different languages are independent of each other.
13. What does the underlined word “fragile” in paragraph 2 mean
A. Insecure. B. Unfair. C. Satisfactory. D. Noticeable.
14. What does the author advise tech companies to do
A. Keep track of Internet users.
B. Develop tools supporting multiple languages.
C. Make their every progress known to the public.
D. Look for talented speakers of different languages.
15. What is the author’s appeal to everyone
A. Protecting mother tongues.
B. Learning more than one language.
C. Having a good understanding of grammar.
D. Learning about the development of languages.
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。
Go on a 15-minute Tour
Didn’t someone say that life is about the journey, not the destination ___16___ when you are focused only on getting to the next meeting, starting your next class period, or hurrying to send an email, you’re missing all of the people between Points A and B.
To commit some time to the journey, take some time to walk around where you work and notice your surroundings. ___17___ Also, some of the smaller yet critical social clues that exist right under your nose will be concentrated on again.
___18___ Things to look for include the look and feel of people’s work spaces, the timing of when different people move around the office, and which people seek interaction versus those who stay at their desks all day.
After your first observation tour, select a different day to tour your workspace for moods. Other people’s moods can provide you with critical clues about how things are going. ___19___ Focus on what you see, hear, and pick up on in other people.
Schedule 15 minutes to tour your workplace twice a week for a month and be sure to avoid making too many assumptions or conclusions — just simply observe. ___20___
A. You’ll be amazed at what you see along the way.
B. Spare a little time to closely monitor each person’s progress.
C. Notice what people may be feeling when you drop by to talk briefly.
D. During any workday, take just 15 minutes to observe neglected things.
E You generally love the breathtaking landscape and people’s performances.
F. Going on a short tour will help you get in tune with other people and their emotions.
G. To become socially aware, remember to enjoy the journey and notice people along the way.
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。
History suggests that societies generally overestimate the short-term implications of new technologies while underestimating longer-term ones. Current experience with artificial intelligence — the technology enabled by machine-learning — suggests we are getting it ___21___ this time. There’s too much talk about the potential “___22___ risk” to humanity posed by AI and too little about our experience of it so far and corporate plans for exploiting the technology.
Although AI has been hiding in plain sight for a decade, it took most people by surprise. The appearance of ChatGPT last November signaled that the world had discovered a powerful new technology. Not for nothing is this new “generative AI” called “___23___”: it provides the base on which the next wave of digital innovation will be built.
It is also transformational in innumerable ways: it weakens centuries-old conceptions of intellectual property, ___24___, and it has the potential radically to increase productivity, reshape industries, change the nature of some kinds of work and so on. On top of that, though, it also raises troubling questions about the ___25___ of humans and their capabilities.
The continuing dispute between the Hollywood studios and screenwriters’ and actors’ unions perfectly illustrates the ___26___ of the challenges posed by AI. Both groups are up in arms about the way online streaming has reduced their earnings. But the writers also fear their role will be ___27___ simply to rewriting AI-generated scripts; and actors are concerned that detailed digital scanning ___28___ by new movie contracts will allow studios to create persuasive deepfakes of them that studios will be able to own and use “for the rest of eternity (永久), in any project they want, with no permission and no compensation”.
So the key question for democracies is: how can we ensure AI is used for human flourishing ___29___ corporate gain On this question, the news from ___30___ is not good. A recent study by two renowned economists, Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson, of 1,000 years of technological progress shows that although some benefits have usually trickled (流) down to the ___31___, the rewards have — with one exception — invariably gone to those who own and control the technology.
The “___32___” was a period in which democracies fostered countervailing powers (抵消力量) — civil-society organisations, free media, activists, trade unions and other progressive, technically informed institutions that supplied a steady flow of ideas about how technology could be repurposed for ___33___ rather than exclusively for private profit. This is the lesson from history that societies confronted by the AI challenge need to relearn.
There are some signs that governments may finally have realized the problem. The EU, for example, has an ambitious and far-reaching AI Act that is making its way through the union’s processes. In the US, the Biden administration recently published a “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights”, which looks impressive but is ___34___ just a list of aspirations that some of the big tech companies claim to share.
It’s a start — provided governments don’t forget that leaving the implementation of powerful new technologies solely to corporations is always a(n) ___35___ idea.
21. A. the other way round B. all the way back C. one way or the other D. just in the way
22. A. economical B. existential C. economic D. commercial
23. A. distinguished B. prosperous C. pioneering D. foundational
24. A. for example B. by contrast C. in turn D. at most
25. A. prospects B. inspirations C. virtues D. uniqueness
26. A. origin B. extent C. implication D. constitution
27. A. credited B. attributed C. reduced D. exposed
28. A. enabled B. facilitated C. implemented D. possessed
29. A. as well as B. in exchange for C. rather than D. as opposed to
30. A. society B. frontier C. press D. history
31. A. corporations B. masses C. governments D. industries
32. A. exception B. reminder C. outcome D. benefit
33. A. scientific discoveries B. energy conservation C. social good D. job security
34. A. supposedly B. essentially C. necessarily D. commonly
35. A. impressive B. sensible C. outdated D. bad
第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词，如括号提示，请以提示词的正确形式填空。
The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BCE. ____36____ , they died out around the year 393. It was in 1896, in Athens that the modern Olympic Games ____37____ (hold) first. A Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin ____38____ dream was that the Olympics would make it possible for people ____39____ ( live ) side by side in peace brought the Olympics back to life. Since then, motivated by the Olympic motto “Faster, Higher, Stronger”, thousands of ____40____ (high) trained and talented athletes ____41____ (devote) themselves to achieving sporting excellence and pushing the boundaries of human achievement, such as Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Jessica Ennis-Hill and so on.
Chinese athletes have also made important ____42____ (contribute) to the Olympics. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, China returned ____43____ the Olympics after 32 years’ absence and Xu Haifeng won our country’s first-ever gold medal. At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Liu Xiang became the first Asian ____44____ (win) the gold medal in the men’s 110-metre hurdles. In 2008, in addition to hosting the Olympic for the first time, China also ranked first in the medal table. The year 2022 was another historic moment for China, as Beijing won _____45_____ election to host the Winter Olympics.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假如你是李华，正在主持学校英语戏剧表演大赛(English Play Contest)的颁奖活动，请为获得第一名的Darcy团队的戏剧表演写一则颁奖词, 内容包括:
1. 表示祝贺；
2. 获奖原因。
注意: 1, 写作词数应为100左右;
Dear all,
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第二节（满分25分）
47. 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。
I’m a head nurse, and it’s my job to evaluate workers’ performances at the hospital.
Kenny was a new employee, and he seemed fine. After a few weeks, I had to admit that he was clean, responsible and reasonably efficient.
But he had this self-confident and energetic presence. He was a large man, both physically and socially—he was strong and independent. I worried that a place like our hospital, which demanded teamwork, was not right for such a personality.
We had a patient named Mary. At 94 years old, Mary was as weak as a spiderweb. Her husband and sisters were all dead many years ago. We really didn’t know if she had any children, but if she did, they had long since abandoned her.
Mary had a stubborn belief that someone had taken her purse. She searched for it all hours of the day and night. Unless tied to her bed or wheelchair, she would go through the door onto the street, through the laundry room and into the kitchen, mindlessly searching and never giving up. When she had to stay in bed or in her wheelchair, she would stop almost everyone who came near
“Can you lend me a comb ” she would ask. “I’ve lost mine. It was in my red purse. My money is gone, too. Where is my purse Where is my purse Have you seen my purse
Every day it was the same. We all knew Mary didn’t have a purse, but we wouldn’t say it. Instead we usually answered, “Sure, Mary, if I see your purse I’ll bring it back.”
One afternoon, just before supper, I saw Kenny walking down the hall with a plastic grocery bag. He walked toward Mary in her wheelchair. Then he pulled out a red purse.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。
Mary’s thin old hands flew up to her face in a gesture of wonder and joy.
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Kenny leaned over, opened the purse and showed Mary a red comb inside.
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