2023-2024学年第一学期12月阶段练习
英语试卷
(考试时间:90分钟 试卷满分:100分)
第一部分:听力(共两节, 满分15分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1分, 满分5分)
听下面五段对话, 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, 你将有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 does the woman want the boy to do
A Have supper. B. Watch TV. C. Go to study
2. What is the man complaining about
A. The stupid box. B Monica’s crying: C. The polluted air.
3. When did the canteen prices go up
A. This week. B. Last week. C. Last month.
4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Husband and wife. B. Waiter and customer. C. Shop assistant and customer.
5. What will the speakers probably do first tonight
A. Go shopping. B. Have dinner together. C. Go out for a walk.
第二节(共10小题;每小题1分, 满分10分)
听下面儿段材料。每段材料后有几个小题, 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。听每段材料前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟;听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。
听下面一段对话, 回答第6至第8三个小题。
6. How does the woman feel now
A. Sleepy. B. Upset C. Regretful
7. What is the woman doing
A. Recommending a club.
B. Sharing her holiday life.
C. Introducing a new friend.
8. What does the woman ask the man to do at the end of the conversation
A. Take a good rest. B. Go to the Key Club. C. Pay attention to her email.
听下面一段对话, 回答第9至第11三个小题。
9. Why does the woman make the phone call
A. To reschedule an appointment.
B. To make an appointment.
C To confirm an appointment.
10. Who will the woman see
A. Dr. Evans. B. Dr. Brown. C. Dr. Smith.
11. When will the woman meet the doctor
A. At 9:00 a.m. on Thursday.
B. At 9:45 a.m. on Friday.
C. At 4:55 p.m. next Monday.
听下面一段独白, 回答第12至第15四个小题。
12. What did the speaker always do
A. He always made the students feel sad.
B. He always asked the students to make up stories.
C. He always helped the students learn from real life.
13. Why did Lucia write about her family’s hard life
A. To show how strong she was.
B. To show her real experiences.
C. To ask her classmates for help.
14. What do we know about Lucia
A. She appreciated the donation.
B. She was disappointed at her hard life.
C. She wanted to improve her family’s life.
15. What does the speaker want to tell us
A. The ways of helping people should be well chosen.
B. It’s wrong to ask the students to tell their real experiences.
C. Donating money to the poor is the best way to help them.
第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节, 满分30分)
第一节:单项填空(共15小题:每小题1分, 满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. —How often do you eat out
—_____, but usually once a week.
A. I have no idea B. It depends C. As usual D. Sounds good
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查情景交际。句意：——你多久到外面吃一次饭？——看情况，但通常是一周一次。A. I have no idea不知道；B. It depends看情况而定；C. As usual和往常一样；D. Sounds good听起来不错。此处指在外面吃饭看情况而定，故选B。
2. She spoke very confidently because she wanted to make a great ________ on her employer.
A. impact B. pressure C. impression D. description
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：她说话很自信，因为她想给雇主留下好印象。A. impact影响；B. pressure压力；C. impression印象；D. description描述。根据“She spoke very confidently ”，可知她说话很自信，因为她想给雇主留下好印象。故选C项。
3. Sean’s strong love for his country is ________ in his recently published poems.
A. relieved B. reflected C. responded D. recovered
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：肖恩对祖国的强烈热爱反映在他最近出版的诗歌中。A. relieved减轻，缓解；B. reflected反映；C. responded回答，回应；D. recovered康复。根据句意，此处考查动词短语reflect…in…，意为“在……中反映……”，谓语reflect与主语Sean’s strong love之间为动宾关系，故用被动语态，根据空前的is，可知谓语动词为一般现在时的被动语态，设空处应用过去分词reflected。故选B项。
4. Is there anything else ________ that you’d like to share with us
A. in panic B. as a result C. in particular D. in other words
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查介词短语辨析。句意：您还有什么特别想和我们分享的吗？A. in panic惊慌失措；B. as a result结果；C. in particular特别地；D. in other words换句话说。根据句意，此处表达“特别地”，in particular作状语，符合题意。故选C项。
5. I ______ along the river when I heard a boy crying for help.
A. drove B. was driving C. had driven D. was driven
【答案】B
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查固定句型。句意：我正沿着河边开车，这时我听到一个男孩呼救。此处为句型sb. be doing sth. when…“某人正在做某事，这时……”，结合后文heard可知此处应用过去进行时。故选B。
6. —Tomorrow is Teachers’ Day. What’s your surprise for our teacher
—The first thing ______ I will do is to make a card for her.
A. who B. which C. whose D. that
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：——明天是教师节。你给我们的英语老师什么惊喜？——我要做的第一件事是给她做一张贺卡。该空引导限制性定语从句，先行词是thing，被序数词first修饰，指物，关系词在从句中作宾语，只用关系代词that。故选D项。
7. Look, dark clouds are gathering. It ______ rain soon.
A. is based on B. is aware of C. is short for D. is likely to
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语。句意：看，乌云在聚集了，可能很快就要下雨了。A. is based on 基于；B. is aware of 意识到；C. is short for 是...的缩写/简称；D. is likely to可能。根据前一句提到的“乌云在聚集”可知，此处指很有可能要下雨了。故选D。
8. They looked forward with hope _____ a chance to receive further education.
A. for getting B. of getting C. to get D. to getting
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语。句意：他们满怀希望地期待得到深造的机会。look forward to doing sth.“期待做某事”，为固定短语，with hope是介词短语作状语。故选D。
9. There is no point arguing about what ________ the accident. You’d better ________ the victims of it first.
A. led to; focus in B. led to; focus on
C. caused; focused on D. caused to; focused to
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：争论是什么导致了这次事故是没有意义的。你最好先关注受害者。there is no point (in) doing sth.做……是没有意义的，固定搭配。lead to导致，后接名词或动名词做宾语，同时cause词义为“导致”，结合语境，此处accident发生过去，动词或动词短语用一般过去时态, led to或caused均符合题意；You’d better后接动词原形，focus on集中，符合题意。综合以上分析，B. led to; focus on符合题意。故选B项。
10. We have launched another man-made satellite, ______ is announced in today’s newspaper.
A. that B. which C. who D. what
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句中关系代词。句意：我们已经发射了另一颗人造卫星，这在今天的报纸上宣布了。此句的先行词代指前面整个句子，且是非限制性定语从句，需用which引导。that不引导非限制性定语从句。故选B项。
11. We went through a period ________ communications were very difficult in the rural areas.
A. which B. whose C. in which D. with which
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：我们度过了一段在农村通讯很困难的时期。这是一个定语从句，先行词是period，后面的定语从句中缺少时间状语，要用when或in which，相当于in the period表示时间，作句中的状语。故选C。
12. The movie Jaws made people ______ of sharks, especially of the great white sharks.
A. frighten B. to frighten C. frightening D. frightened
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：电影《大白鲨》让人们害怕鲨鱼，尤其是大白鲨。frighten“使害怕”，是动词，B项是不定式形式，make跟不带to的不定式作宾语补足语，frightening“令人害怕的”，说明事物的特征。“make sb. +形容词”表示“让某人……”，因此空格处是形容词frightened，意为“害怕的”，说明人的感受，根据句意，此处表示让人感到害怕。故选D。
13. In order to prevent this case from happening again, we should improve our of saving water.
A. awareness B. character C. committee D. context
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：为了防止这种情况再次发生，我们应该提高我们的节约用水的意识。A.awareness意识；B.character性格；C.committee委员会；D.context上下文。根据句意，此处说的是提高节水意识，故选A。
14. I felt very happy to get a one-month break from work last year I could travel with my family to Paris.
A. where B. when
C. which D. that
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：我很高兴去年有一个月的休假，在那期间我可以和家人一起去巴黎旅行。分析句子可知，I could travel with my family to Paris.为定语从句修饰先行词one-month break，从句缺乏时间状语，故用关系副词when，故选B。
【点睛】关系副词的用法。
1. 关系副词用于引出定语从句，主要有when, where, why：
Sunday is the day when very few people go to work. 星期日是没什么人上班的日子。
That’s the reason why he dislikes me. 这就是他不喜欢我的原因。
Do you know a shop where I can find sandals 你知道哪家商店我能找到凉鞋吗？
【注】关系副词用于引出定语从句，且在从句中用作状语。关系副词when 表示时间，where表示地点，why表示原因。
2. 使用关系副词的注意点
(1) how 不能用作关系副词，不要想当然地将how用作关系副词置于the way 后表示方式： 他说话就是那个样子。
误：This is the way how he spoke.
正：This is how he spoke. / This is the way (that, in which) he spoke.
(2) 关系副词when和where既可引导限制性定语从句，也可引导非限制性定语从句，但why只能引导限制性定语从句，不能引导非限制性定语从句(若引导非限制性定语从句，可用for which reason)。
(3) 引导定语从句时，when 的先行词为时间，where的先行词为地点，why的先行词为原因(主要是the reason)，但是反过来却不一定：
Don’t forget the time (that) I’ve told you. 不要忘记我告诉你的时间。
This is the house (that) he bought recently. 这就是他最近买的那座房子。
Please tell me the reason (that) you know. 请告诉我你所知道的原因吧。
本题为when在从句中作时间状语，修饰先行词break。
15. If you have health examination ________, any disease you may have can be discovered early.
A. regularly B. particularly C. gradually D. approximately
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：如果你定期进行健康检查，你可能患有的任何疾病都可以及早发现。A. regularly定期地；B. particularly特别是；C. gradually逐渐地；D. approximately大约地。根据“ any disease you may have can be discovered early.”可知，此处表达定期进行健康检查。故选A项。
第二节:完形填空(共15小题:每小题1分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从31-45各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最住选项。
No matter what life throws our way, having a positive attitude makes room for the future. Let’s read Hervey Bay teenager Mark Farrell’s ___16___ story. At the age of 14, he took a dive into a swimming pool, which would ___17___ his life forever.
“I jumped into the pool and broke my ___18___ ,” he says. “It’s a very unusual story because I jumped into the deep end, where most spinal (脊柱) injuries ___19___ .”
Mark has been in a wheelchair ever since and now, at 27, is very calm about any ___20___ life might throw at him. In fact, he finds it ___21___ to name any challenge. “I just live my life and ___22___ it day by day,” he says.
For the past few years, Mark has worked with the Spinal Education Awareness Team (SEAT) whose aim is to ___23___ students to prevent spinal injuries, telling his ___24___ to young people in the Hervey Bay region. “If I can ___25___ one kid’s life, it makes my ___26___ worthwhile,” he says.
Mark stresses the importance of checking the ___27___ of water before diving in and being more ___28___ in general. He says that if his talks can prevent one spinal injury in a young person, he’s ___29___. Mark’s contribution to preventing spinal injuries was ___30___ in 2017, when he was named Young Australian of the Year.
16. A. exciting B. shocking C. inspiring D. worrying
17. A. start B. benefit C. change D. shorten
18. A. neck B. leg C. arm D. nose
19. A. last B. appear C. recover D. happen
20. A. competition B. responsibility C. challenge D. success
21. A. necessary B. hard C. important D. worthwhile
22. A. realize B. take C. compared D. explore
23. A. educate B. forgive C. allow D. beg
24. A. prevention B. expectation C. protection D. experience
25. A. risk B. control C. save D. confirm
26. A. detail B. expert C. debate D. effort
27. A. width B. depth C. length D. height
28. A. nervous B. curious C. patient D. careful
29. A. creative B. pleased C. confident D. awkward
30. A. recognised B. survived C. rescued D. limited
【答案】16. C 17. C 18. A 19. D 20. C 21. B 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. D 27. B 28. D 29. B 30. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了马克·法雷尔因跳水而导致脊柱损伤，落下残疾，从此马克以自身经历为例，告诫他人避免脊柱损伤，对预防脊椎损伤做出贡献，最终被评为澳大利亚年度青年。
【16题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：让我们来读读赫维湾少年马克·法雷尔的励志故事吧。A. exciting令人兴奋的；B. shocking令人震惊的；C. inspiring鼓舞人心的；D. worrying令人担心的。根据下文“Mark’s contribution to preventing spinal injuries was ___15___ in 2017, when he was named Young Australian of the Year.”可知，马克因跳水落下了残疾，但是他最终被评为澳大利亚年度青年，所以他的故事是鼓舞人心的。故选C。
【17题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：14岁时，他跳入游泳池，这永远改变了他的一生。A. start开始；B. benefit受益；C. change改变；D. shorten使变短。根据下文“Mark has been in a wheelchair ever since and now,”可知，自那之后马克只能坐在轮椅上，此处表示这改变了他的一生。故选C。
【18题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我跳进游泳池，摔到了脖子。”A. neck脖子；B. leg腿；C. arm胳膊；D. nose鼻子。根据下文“It’s a very unusual story because I jumped into the deep end, where most spinal (脊柱的) injuries ___4___ .”可知，马克的脊柱受到损伤，摔到了脖子。故选A。
【19题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他说，“这是一个非常不寻常的故事，因为我跳到了最深处，大多数脊柱损伤发生在那里。”A. last持续；B. appear出现；C. recover恢复；D. happen发生。根据上文“It’s a very unusual story because I jumped into the deep end, where most spinal (脊柱的) injuries”以及常识可知，此处表示马克跳到了大多数脊柱损伤会发生的最深处。故选D。
【20题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：从那时起，马克就一直坐在轮椅上，如今27岁的他对生活可能给他带来的任何挑战都很平静。A. competition竞争；B. responsibility责任；C. challenge挑战；D. success成功。根据下文“In fact, he finds it ___6___ to name any challenge.”可知，此处表示马克对任何挑战都很平静。故选C。
【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：事实上，他发现很难说出有什么挑战。A. necessary有必要的；B. hard困难的；C. important重要的；D. worthwhile值得的。根据下文“I just live my life and ___7___ it day by day,”可知，此处表示马克发现他很难说出有什么挑战。故选B。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他说：“我只是过我的生活，一天一天地接受它。”A. realize意识到；B. take接受；C. compared比较；D. explore探索。根据上文“Mark has been in a wheelchair ever since and now, at 27, is very calm about any ___5___ life might throw at him. In fact, he finds it ___6___ to name any challenge.”可知，27岁的马克很难说出有什么挑战，对可能遇到的任何挑战都很平静，此处表示马克一天一天接受挑战。故选B。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在过去的几年里，马克与脊柱教育意识团队(SEAT)一起工作，他们的目标是教育学生预防脊柱损伤，马克也向赫维湾地区的年轻人讲述他的经历。A. educate教育；B. forgive原谅；C. allow允许；D. beg乞求。根据下文“students to prevent spinal injuries”可知，这一团队的目的是教育学生预防脊柱损伤。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在过去的几年里，马克与脊柱教育意识团队(SEAT)一起工作，他们的目标是教育学生预防脊柱损伤，马克也向赫维湾地区的年轻人讲述他的经历。A. prevention阻止；B. expectation期望；C. protection保护；D. experience经历。根据下文“He says that if his talks can prevent one spinal injury in a young person, he’s ___14___ .”以及语境可知，此处表示马克把自己的经历讲给赫维湾地区的年轻人听。故选D。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“如果我能救一个孩子的生命，我的努力就值得了，”他说。A. risk冒险；B. control控制；C. save拯救；D. confirm证实。根据下文“He says that if his talks can prevent one spinal injury in a young person,”可知，此处表示马克认为如果自己的努力可以拯救一个孩子的生命，也是值得的。故选C。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：“如果我能救一个孩子的生命，我的努力就值得了，”他说。A. detail细节；B. expert专家；C. debate辩论；D. effort努力。根据上文“Mark has worked with the Spinal Education Awareness Team (SEAT) whose aim is to ___8___ students to prevent spinal injuries, telling his ___9___ to young people in the Hervey Bay region.”可知，此处表示马克所做出的努力。故选D。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：马克强调了跳入水前检查水深重要性，并且通常要更加谨慎。A. width宽度；B. depth深度；C. length长度；D. height高度。根据上文“It’s a very unusual story because I jumped into the deep end, where most spinal (脊柱的) injuries ___4___ .”可知，马克强调跳入水前检查水的深度的重要性。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：马克强调了跳入水前检查水深的重要性，并且通常要更加谨慎。A. nervous紧张的；B. curious好奇的；C. patient有耐心的；D. careful谨慎的。根据上文“It’s a very unusual story because I jumped into the deep end, where most spinal (脊柱的) injuries ___4___ .”可知，马克在跳入游泳池时受了伤，所以建议别人要更加谨慎。故选D。
【29题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他说，如果他的演讲可以预防一个年轻人的脊椎受伤，他很高兴。A. creative创造性的；B. pleased高兴的；C. confident自信的；D. awkward尴尬的。根据上文“He says that if his talks can prevent one spinal injury in a young person,”可知，马克认为如果自己的演讲能预防年轻人脊柱受伤，他会感到很高兴。故选B。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：2017年，马克对预防脊椎损伤的贡献得到了认可，被评为澳大利亚年度青年。A. recognised识别，认可；B. survived幸存；C. rescued拯救；D. limited限制。根据下文“ he was named Young Australian of the Year.”可知，马克对预防脊椎损伤的贡献得到了认可。故选A。
第三部分:阅读理解(共15小题:每小题2分, 满分30分)
阅读下列短文, 每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。
A
Whatever your level is, choosing to take French lessons in France is the best way to learn French. Place yourself in the local culture and practice your newly found skills in your free time.
You will be taught by native French speakers who have a love for teaching and use excellent teaching techniques. Lessons are interesting and you will speak French on the first day both inside and outside the classroom.
Learners
1.Suitable for all levels from beginners to advanced (高级的)
2.Over 18 years old
Class Schedule (课表)
1.Classes start on Mondays and run throughout the summer.
2.Please arrive at the school by 8:15 am on your first day for a short level test. It will help to place you in the right class.
3.Classes run from Monday to Friday each week.
4.Classes start at 8:45 am each day depending on your level.
5.You will have 3 classes per day lasting 55 minutes each.
6.You will have a short break between classes.
Free Time and Tours
1.The school offers a lot of cultural activities throughout the week. These activities can include cooking lessons, wine and cheese tasting, visits to Paris, cycling, movies and much more.
2.You will have plenty of free time to explore (探索) the local area and practice your newly found language skills or just relax on this learning holiday with a difference.
Other Information
1.You should bring a small dictionary, pens and paper with you.
2.Get more from your holiday, have fun, meet new people and take home a new language skill that will stay with you forever.
31. What is special about the French courses
A. They are taught in small groups. B. The teachers are young French speakers.
C. They will offer a wine tasting license. D. People learn French in and out of class.
32. On the first day, the students should ______.
A. pay for their study B. take a language test
C. do a survey D. introduce themselves to the class
33. How many lessons are there in a week
A. 21. B. 30. C. 12. D. 15.
34. We can learn from the text that the course ______.
A. is not suitable for teenagers B. provides dictionaries for students
C. has a short game between classes D. offers cooking classes as well
35. You can most probably read the passage in ______.
A. a newspaper B. a travel guide C. a text book D. a story book
【答案】31. D 32. B 33. D 34. D 35. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。主要介绍上法语课的课程安排、招生对象以及相关的其它信息。
【31题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章内容“The school offers a lot of cultural activities throughout the week. These activities can include cooking lessons, wine and cheese tasting, visits to Paris, cycling, movies and much more.”（学校在一周内提供了许多文化活动。这些活动包括烹饪课、品酒和奶酪品尝、参观巴黎、骑自行车、看电影等等。）及Class Schedule (课表)的内容，可以推测出，学生既能在课堂上学习法语，课后也会安排很多活动去实践和练习法语。这就是它的独特之处。故选D项。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章内容“Please arrive at the school by 8:15 am on your first day for a short level test.”（参加短期水平测试，请在第一天早上8:15前到达学校。），可知，上课之前会有个一语言水平测试。故选B项。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章内容“Classes run from Monday to Friday each week.”（每周一至周五上课。）和“You will have 3 classes per day lasting 55 minutes each.”（每天3节课，每次55分钟。），可以计算出每周有15节课。故选D项。
【34题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章内容“The school offers a lot of cultural activities throughout the week. These activities can include cooking lessons, wine and cheese tasting, visits to Paris, cycling, movies and much more.”（学校在一周内提供了许多文化活动。这些活动包括烹饪课、品酒和奶酪品尝、参观巴黎、骑自行车、看电影等等。）可知，学校开设烹饪课。故选D项。
【35题详解】
推理判断题。文主要介绍上法语课的课程安排、招生对象以及相关的其它信息。是招生广告。所以最有可能在报纸上看到此文章。故选A项。
【点睛】阅读理解题的解题方法，首先，宏观浏览，掌握大意。不要困扰在个别词汇的翻译上，偶有生词，走为上计。其次，读懂题干，带着问题再去微观细读。最后，分析句子，慎思明辨。阅读理解题之细节理解解题要注意：1.排除干扰项，突出主题。2.按文章的体裁，作者写作的组织模式及有关信息，预测应该到何处寻找自己所需要的事实。3.将注意力放在寻找你所需要的细节上，快速浏览，一目十行。发现细节，十目一行，放慢速度，仔细核对比较，直到找到正确答案。如本文第3题，找出文中提到的“每周一至周五上课”和“每天3节课”，通过计算，很容易得到正确答案。
B
Parents should stop blaming (责备) themselves because there’s not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.
I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round. Sprawling himself (懒散地躺) on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His mother was ashamed. “I don't know what to do with him these days,” she said. “He’s forgotten all the manners we taught him.”
He hasn't forgotten them. He' s just decided that he' s not going to use them. She confessed (坦白) that she would like to come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the floor.
Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, “I don’t like your dress; it’s ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.
“Where did we go wrong ” her parents are now very sad. Probably nowhere much. At least, no more than the rest of that unfortunate race, parents.
36. This text is most probably written by ________.
A. an expert in teenager studies B. a headmaster of a middle school
C. a parent with teenage children D. a doctor for mental health problems
37. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to ________.
A. the change from good to bad that ' s seen in a child
B. the way that parents often blame themselves
C. the opinion that a child has of his parents
D. the advice that parents want their children to follow
38. The boy on the sofa would most probably be described as ________.
A lazy B. quiet C. unusual D. rude
39. From the second example we can infer that the parents of the two daughters ________.
A. pay no attention to them B. are too busy to look after them
C. have come to hate them D. feel helpless to do much about them
40. What is the author's opinion about the sudden change in teenage children
A. Parents have no choice but to try to accept it.
B. Parents shouldn’t pay attention to the change at all.
C. Parents should work more closely with school teachers.
D. Parents are to blame for the change in their children.
【答案】36. A 37. A 38. D 39. D 40. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了在青少年的教育问题上，父母应该停止责备自己，因为无论做什么，或者选择如何处理，在某些时候，一个优秀的、理智的、乐于助人的孩子会变成一个可怕的动物。
【36题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段第一句话“I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. ”（我见过朋友们用各种不同的方式处理它。），倒数第二段第一句话“Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, “I don’t like your dress; it’s ugly.””（我的另一个好朋友让她的两个女儿爬上了家具，把手伸到桌子对面，盯着我说，“我不喜欢你的裙子，太难看了。”）可推知，作者是在以朋友孩子的例子讲述父母在青少年问题上是无能为力的，所以作者既不是家长，也不是校长或医生。只能是青少年研究专家，故选A。
【37题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第二段第二、三、四句话“One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round. Sprawling himself (懒散地躺) on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His mother was ashamed. ”（一位严厉的母亲坚持说，她的儿子从小就应该站起来，无论何时有人走进房间，都应该像绅士一样开门和握手。我上周去拜访时见到了他。他四肢伸直地躺在沙发上，没有试图关掉我走进来时他正在看的大电视，他的问候只不过是快速地瞥了我一眼。）可知，孩子们的行为从小时候到青少年发生了变化，从非常绅士非常有礼貌变成了客人来访时不打招呼，懒散的躺在沙发上，所以it指代的是从孩子身上看到的从好到坏的变化。故选A。
【38题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段第四句话“Sprawling himself (懒散地躺) on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His mother was ashamed. ”（他四肢伸直地躺在沙发上，没有试图关掉我走进来时他正在看的大电视，他的问候只不过是快速地瞥了我一眼。）可推知，客人来访时他一直躺在沙发上，不关电视，不打招呼，说明这些行为很粗鲁。故选D。
【39题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句话““Where did we go wrong ” her parents are now very sad.”（“我们哪里出了问题？”她的父母现在很伤心。）可知，父母在面对青少年的问题时很无助，不知道自己哪里出了问题，也不知道怎么去解决。故选D。
【40题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Parents should stop blaming (责备) themselves because there’s not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.”（父母应该停止责怪自己，因为他们对此无能为力。我是说青少年问题。无论你做什么，或者你选择如何处理，在某些时候，一个优秀的、理智的、乐于助人的孩子会变成一个可怕的动物。）可推知，作者在建议父母面对青少年问题时，不要过度责备自己，没有别有办法只能试着去接受。故选A。
C
Have you ever wanted to see your dreams after you woke up Artificial intelligence (AI) technology may help you do this in the near future!
Researchers from Osaka University in Japan have trained an AI system to recreate images in people’s heads. The pictures AI has created include a teddy bear, an airplane and a clock tower. The technology is 80 percent accurate, reported Science magazine.
Previously there have been AI models that can turn a word or phrase into images. The AI has studied lots of images and their text descriptions. Over time, the AI can find patterns and recreate pictures if you first input text.
This time, the researchers took a step further. They trained the AI to link people’s brain scan data with images. They asked four people to look at 10, 000 different images, and let the AI find patterns of blood flow in the brain. Then the patterns can be related to the images.
If people looked at an airplane, the AI would use the brain scan data to create an image of a very cloudy airplane. Then, it would turn on the previous “text - to - image” model. By feeding the keyword “airplane”, the AI would improve the image and make it more real.
“It’s a new method that combines textual and visual information to ‘decipher the brain’”, Ariel Goldstein from Princeton University told Science magazine.
Researchers said the technology could someday help people with paralysis to communicate. It might also help scientists understand dreams or even how other animals see the world.
41. What do we know about the AI system mentioned in Paragraph 2
A. It can help train people’s minds. B. It can fully present people’s dreams.
C. It was created for drawing people’s heads. D. It can recreate pictures in people’s heads.
42. How did the previous AI models turn phrases into images
A. By understanding the meaning of the words.
B. By finding patterns in images and their text descriptions.
C. By drawing pictures according to users’ orders.
D. By finding different photos from the internet.
43. What is the working process of the new AI system
A. relate with image→scan blood flow→improve the text→turn into the image
B. relate with image→turn into text→scan blood flow→improve the image
C. scan blood flow→relate with image→turn into text→improve the image
D. scan blood flow→turn into text→relate with image→improve the image
44. What is the last paragraph mainly about
A. How to know the way animals see the world.
B. How people with paralysis talk with others.
C. What the new AI technology could be used for.
D. How AI technology affects people’s dreams,
45. Which part of a newspaper may this text appear
A. Entertainment. B. Health.
C. Education. D. Science.
【答案】41. D 42. B 43. C 44. C 45. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一种新型的可以重现人们头脑中的图像的人工智能系统。
【41题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“Researchers from Osaka University in Japan have trained an AI system to recreate images in people’s heads. ”（日本大阪大学的研究人员训练了一个人工智能系统来重现人们头脑中的图像）可知，这种人工智能系统可以重现人们头脑中的图像，故选D项。
【42题详解】
细节理解题。根据文第三段后两句“The AI has studied lots of images and their text descriptions. Over time, the AI can find patterns and recreate pictures if you first input text. ”（人工智能已经研究了许多图像及其文本描述。随着时间的推移，如果你第一次输入文本，人工智能可以找到图案并重新创建图片）可知，以前的系统是通过在图像及其文本描述中找到图案，故选B项。
【43题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段的“They asked four people to look at 10, 000 different images, and let the AI find patterns of blood flow in the brain. Then the patterns can be related to the images.”（他们让四个人看一万张不同的图像，让人工智能找到大脑中的血流模式。然后可以将图案与图像相关联）”和第四段的“If people looked at an airplane, the AI would use the brain scan data to create an image of a very cloudy airplane. Then, it would turn on the previous “text - to - image” model. By feeding the keyword “airplane”, the AI would improve the image and make it more real. ”（如果人们看着一架飞机，人工智能会使用大脑扫描数据来创建一张模糊的图像。然后，它将打开以前的“文本到图像”模型。通过输入关键词“飞机”，人工智能将改善图像，使其更加真实）可知，正确的过程是：扫描血流—与图像关联——输入文字—改善图像，故选C项。
【44题详解】
主旨大意题。由文最后一段“Researchers said the technology could someday help people with paralysis to communicate. It might also help scientists understand dreams or even how other animals see the world.”（研究人员表示，这项技术有朝一日可以帮助瘫痪患者进行交流。它还可能帮助科学家理解梦境，甚至帮助其他动物如何看待世界）可知，本段主要介绍新的人工智能技术的用途，故选C项。
【45题详解】
判断推理题。纵观全文内容可知，本文主要介绍一项新的人工智能技术，属于科技类。由此推知，本文很有可能出现再报纸的“科学版面”。故选D项。
第四部分:阅读表达(共5小题, 每小题2分, 满分10分)
He was a scientist, an airplane engineer and a general in the United States Army. At one time, he held the record for flying faster than any other person, the first pilot to cross the United States in less than 24 hours and the first pilot to fly “blind,” that is, using only instruments to guide his airplane. And when his country entered World War II, he led one of the first successful attacks against the enemy.
His name was James Harold Doolittle, who was born on December 14th, 1896, in the western state of California. His family soon moved to Nome, Alaska. James was a small boy and never grew to be very big. Yet larger boys made a mistake if they thought being small also meant being weak. James would fight if someone tried to hurt him. And he almost never lost.
As a young man James became a boxing champion and held the American West Coast championship for his weight. He continued to box when he entered the University of California to study mineral engineering. When the US entered World War I, young James joined the army and was trained as a pilot. After the war, he stayed in the army, thinking this would give him a chance to combine his flying skills with his interest in engineering.
For most of the years of the world wars, James was involved in the growth of the airplane industry. He helped test new airplanes, flew longer and longer distances and entered the world-famous air races of the time. In 1989, President Ronald Reagan conferred the Presidential Medal of Freedom on James. The award honored his work in aviation (飞机制造业) and his service to his country.
On September 27th, 1993, James died at the age of 96.
46. What was James Harold Doolittle (no more than 10 words)
______________________________________________________________________
47. Why did James Harold Doolittle stay in the army after World War I (no more than 10 words)
______________________________________________________________________
48. What does the underlined word “conferred” in Paragraph 4 mean (1 word)
______________________________________________________________________
49. How old was James Harold Doolittle when he died (no more than 5 words)
______________________________________________________________________
50. What’s James Harold Doolittle like in your opinion (no more than 20 words)
______________________________________________________________________
【答案】46. A scientist, an airplane engineer and a general.
47. To combine his flying skills with his interest in engineering.
48. Presented/Gave.
49. 96 (years old).
50. (open) Though he was small in size, he was strong in will. What’s more, he was brave and hard-working.
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍的是James Harold Doolittle的生平和主要成就。
【46题详解】
考查细节理解。根据第一段的“He was a scientist, an airplane engineer and a general in the United States Army.(他是一名科学家、一名飞机工程师和一名美国陆军将军。)”可知，James Harold Doolittle是一名科学家、一名飞机工程师和一名美国陆军将军，故答案为A scientist, an airplane engineer and a general。
【47题详解】
考查推理判断。根据第三段的“After the war, he stayed in the army, thinking this would give him a chance to combine his flying skills with his interest in engineering.(战争结束后，他留在军队，认为这将给他一个机会，把他的飞行技能和他对工程的兴趣结合起来。)”可知，James Harold Doolittle在第一次世界大战后仍留在军队是为了把他的飞行技能和他对工程的兴趣结合起来，故答案为To combine his flying skills with his interest in engineering。
【48题详解】
考查词句猜测。根据倒数第二段的“the Presidential Medal of Freedom(总统自由勋章)”和“James”可知，划线词所在的句子表示“罗纳德·里根总统授予詹姆斯总统自由勋章”，划线词conferred的意思是“授予”，和presented/gave意思相近，故答案为Presented/Gave。
【49题详解】
考查细节理解。根据最后一段的“On September 27th, 1993, James died at the age of 96.(1993年9月27日，詹姆斯去世，享年96岁。)”可知，James Harold Doolittle去世的时候96岁，故答案为96 (years old)。
【50题详解】
考查推理判断。根据第二段的“James was a small boy and never grew to be very big. Yet larger boys made a mistake if they thought being small also meant being weak. James would fight if someone tried to hurt him. And he almost never lost.(詹姆斯是个小男孩，永远长不大。然而，如果大男孩认为个子小就意味着软弱，那他们就错了。如果有人想伤害詹姆斯，他会反抗。而且他几乎从未输过。)”及我对全文的理解可知，我认为虽然James Harold Doolittle身材矮小，但他意志坚强。更重要的是，他很勇敢，很勤奋。故答案为(open) Though he was small in size, he was strong in will. What’s more, he was brave and hard-working。
第五部分:书面表达(满分15分)
51. 在本学校学习、生活近一年的你，对学校各项事务很是熟悉。为使即将升入本校的高一新生的高中生活更顺利，学校的《英语学习园地》请你给他们留言，提出一些中肯的建议。请根据下面的提示，用英语写一篇短文。
1．合理分配学习、锻炼和休息时间；
2．搞好与老师和同学之间的关系；
3．积极参加校社团活动。
注意：1．词数：不少于100词；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 文章的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
To the New Students
You are beginning a new life in senior high. Here are some suggestions for you, which may help you enjoy your school life better.
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【答案】To the New Students
You are beginning a new life in senior high. Here are some suggestions for you, which may help you enjoy your school life better.
As senior high school students, you will be living a very busy life. So first of all, you should arrange your time properly. You’d better make a timetable so that you know when to study, exercise and rest. Only in this way can you make good use of every minute. Besides, while in school, it is wise to develop a pleasant relationship with teachers and classmates. When you have a problem that you can’t work out alone, you’d better turn to your teachers or classmates for help. Of course you’re supposed to lend a helping hand when necessary. Last but not least, I advise you to join a club and take an active part in the activities it organizes, which will give you good chances to make friends and challenge yourselves.
I hope the suggestions above will help you experience a rich and colorful school life. I’m sure that a beautiful future is waiting for you.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于说明文，要求考生写一篇英语短文，提出一些关于适应高中生活的建议。
【详解】1.词汇积累
充分利用：make good use of→take full advantage of
首先：first of all→in the first place
另外：besides→in addition
机会：chance→opportunity
2.句式拓展
同义句转换
原句：You’d better make a timetable so that you know when to study, exercise and rest.
拓展句：You’d better make a timetable, which will help you know when to study, exercise and rest.
【点睛】[高分句型1] Only in this way can you make good use of every minute. (运用了部分倒装)
[高分句型2] Last but not least, I advise you to join a club and take an active part in the activities it organizes, which will give you good chances to make friends and challenge yourselves. (运用了省略关系代词that/which引导的限制性定语从句和which引导的非限制性定语从句)2023-2024学年第一学期12月阶段练习
英语试卷
(考试时间:90分钟 试卷满分:100分)
第一部分:听力(共两节, 满分15分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1分, 满分5分)
听下面五段对话, 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, 你将有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 does the woman want the boy to do
A. Have supper. B. Watch TV. C. Go to study
2. What is the man complaining about
A. The stupid box. B Monica’s crying: C. The polluted air.
3. When did the canteen prices go up
A. This week. B. Last week. C. Last month.
4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Husband and wife. B. Waiter and customer. C. Shop assistant and customer.
5. What will the speakers probably do first tonight
A. Go shopping. B. Have dinner together. C. Go out for a walk.
第二节(共10小题;每小题1分, 满分10分)
听下面儿段材料。每段材料后有几个小题, 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。听每段材料前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟;听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。
听下面一段对话, 回答第6至第8三个小题。
6 How does the woman feel now
A. Sleepy. B. Upset C. Regretful
7. What is the woman doing
A. Recommending a club.
B. Sharing her holiday life.
C. Introducing a new friend.
8. What does the woman ask the man to do at the end of the conversation
A. Take a good rest. B. Go to the Key Club. C. Pay attention to her email.
听下面一段对话, 回答第9至第11三个小题。
9. Why does the woman make the phone call
A. To reschedule an appointment.
B. To make an appointment.
C. To confirm an appointment.
10. Who will the woman see
A. Dr. Evans. B. Dr. Brown. C. Dr. Smith.
11. When will the woman meet the doctor
A. At 9:00 a.m. on Thursday.
B. At 9:45 a.m. on Friday.
C. At 4:55 p.m. next Monday.
听下面一段独白, 回答第12至第15四个小题。
12. What did the speaker always do
A. He always made the students feel sad.
B. He always asked the students to make up stories.
C. He always helped the students learn from real life.
13. Why did Lucia write about her family’s hard life
A. To show how strong she was.
B. To show her real experiences.
C. To ask her classmates for help.
14. What do we know about Lucia
A. She appreciated the donation.
B. She was disappointed at her hard life.
C. She wanted to improve her family’s life.
15. What does the speaker want to tell us
A. The ways of helping people should be well chosen.
B. It’s wrong to ask the students to tell their real experiences.
C. Donating money to the poor is the best way to help them.
第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节, 满分30分)
第一节:单项填空(共15小题:每小题1分, 满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. —How often do you eat out
—_____, but usually once a week.
A. I have no idea B. It depends C. As usual D. Sounds good
2. She spoke very confidently because she wanted to make a great ________ on her employer.
A. impact B. pressure C. impression D. description
3. Sean’s strong love for his country is ________ in his recently published poems.
A. relieved B. reflected C. responded D. recovered
4. Is there anything else ________ that you’d like to share with us
A. in panic B. as a result C. in particular D. in other words
5. I ______ along the river when I heard a boy crying for help.
A. drove B. was driving C. had driven D. was driven
6. —Tomorrow is Teachers’ Day. What’s your surprise for our teacher
—The first thing ______ I will do is to make a card for her.
A. who B. which C. whose D. that
7. Look, dark clouds are gathering. It ______ rain soon.
A. is based on B. is aware of C. is short for D. is likely to
8. They looked forward with hope _____ a chance to receive further education.
A. for getting B. of getting C. to get D. to getting
9. There is no point arguing about what ________ the accident. You’d better ________ the victims of it first.
A. led to; focus in B. led to; focus on
C. caused; focused on D. caused to; focused to
10. We have launched another man-made satellite, ______ is announced in today’s newspaper.
A. that B. which C. who D. what
11. We went through a period ________ communications were very difficult in the rural areas.
A. which B. whose C. in which D. with which
12. The movie Jaws made people ______ of sharks, especially of the great white sharks.
A. frighten B. to frighten C. frightening D. frightened
13. In order to prevent this case from happening again, we should improve our of saving water.
A. awareness B. character C. committee D. context
14. I felt very happy to get a one-month break from work last year I could travel with my family to Paris.
A. where B. when
C. which D. that
15. If you have health examination ________, any disease you may have can be discovered early.
A. regularly B. particularly C. gradually D. approximately
第二节:完形填空(共15小题:每小题1分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从31-45各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最住选项。
No matter what life throws our way, having a positive attitude makes room for the future. Let’s read Hervey Bay teenager Mark Farrell’s ___16___ story. At the age of 14, he took a dive into a swimming pool, which would ___17___ his life forever.
“I jumped into the pool and broke my ___18___ ,” he says. “It’s a very unusual story because I jumped into the deep end, where most spinal (脊柱的) injuries ___19___ .”
Mark has been in a wheelchair ever since and now, at 27, is very calm about any ___20___ life might throw at him. In fact, he finds it ___21___ to name any challenge. “I just live my life and ___22___ it day by day,” he says.
For the past few years, Mark has worked with the Spinal Education Awareness Team (SEAT) whose aim is to ___23___ students to prevent spinal injuries, telling his ___24___ to young people in the Hervey Bay region. “If I can ___25___ one kid’s life, it makes my ___26___ worthwhile,” he says.
Mark stresses the importance of checking the ___27___ of water before diving in and being more ___28___ in general. He says that if his talks can prevent one spinal injury in a young person, he’s ___29___. Mark’s contribution to preventing spinal injuries was ___30___ in 2017, when he was named Young Australian of the Year.
16. A. exciting B. shocking C. inspiring D. worrying
17. A. start B. benefit C. change D. shorten
18. A. neck B. leg C. arm D. nose
19. A. last B. appear C. recover D. happen
20. A. competition B. responsibility C. challenge D. success
21. A. necessary B. hard C. important D. worthwhile
22. A. realize B. take C. compared D. explore
23. A. educate B. forgive C. allow D. beg
24. A. prevention B. expectation C. protection D. experience
25. A. risk B. control C. save D. confirm
26. A. detail B. expert C. debate D. effort
27. A. width B. depth C. length D. height
28. A. nervous B. curious C. patient D. careful
29. A. creative B. pleased C. confident D. awkward
30. A. recognised B. survived C. rescued D. limited
第三部分:阅读理解(共15小题:每小题2分, 满分30分)
阅读下列短文, 每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。
A
Whatever your level is, choosing to take French lessons in France is the best way to learn French. Place yourself in the local culture and practice your newly found skills in your free time.
You will be taught by native French speakers who have a love for teaching and use excellent teaching techniques. Lessons are interesting and you will speak French on the first day both inside and outside the classroom.
Learners
1.Suitable for all levels from beginners to advanced (高级的)
2.Over 18 years old
Class Schedule (课表)
1.Classes start on Mondays and run throughout the summer.
2.Please arrive at the school by 8:15 am on your first day for a short level test. It will help to place you in the right class.
3.Classes run from Monday to Friday each week.
4.Classes start at 8:45 am each day depending on your level.
5.You will have 3 classes per day lasting 55 minutes each.
6.You will have a short break between classes.
Free Time and Tours
1.The school offers a lot of cultural activities throughout the week. These activities can include cooking lessons, wine and cheese tasting, visits to Paris, cycling, movies and much more.
2.You will have plenty of free time to explore (探索) the local area and practice your newly found language skills or just relax on this learning holiday with a difference.
Other Information
1.You should bring a small dictionary, pens and paper with you.
2.Get more from your holiday, have fun, meet new people and take home a new language skill that will stay with you forever.
31. What is special about the French courses
A. They are taught in small groups. B. The teachers are young French speakers.
C. They will offer a wine tasting license. D. People learn French in and out of class.
32. On the first day, the students should ______.
A. pay for their study B. take a language test
C. do a survey D. introduce themselves to the class
33. How many lessons are there in a week
A. 21. B. 30. C. 12. D. 15.
34. We can learn from the text that the course ______.
A. is not suitable for teenagers B. provides dictionaries for students
C. has a short game between classes D. offers cooking classes as well
35. You can most probably read the passage in ______.
A. a newspaper B. a travel guide C. a text book D. a story book
B
Parents should stop blaming (责备) themselves because there’s not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.
I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round. Sprawling himself (懒散地躺) on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His mother was ashamed. “I don't know what to do with him these days,” she said. “He’s forgotten all the manners we taught him.”
He hasn't forgotten them. He' s just decided that he' s not going to use them. She confessed (坦白) that she would like to come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the floor.
Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, “I don’t like your dress; it’s ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.
“Where did we go wrong ” her parents are now very sad. Probably nowhere much. At least, no more than the rest of that unfortunate race, parents.
36. This text is most probably written by ________.
A. an expert in teenager studies B. a headmaster of a middle school
C. a parent with teenage children D. a doctor for mental health problems
37. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to ________.
A the change from good to bad that ' s seen in a child
B. the way that parents often blame themselves
C. the opinion that a child has of his parents
D. the advice that parents want their children to follow
38. The boy on the sofa would most probably be described as ________.
A. lazy B. quiet C. unusual D. rude
39. From the second example we can infer that the parents of the two daughters ________.
A. pay no attention to them B. are too busy to look after them
C. have come to hate them D. feel helpless to do much about them
40. What is the author's opinion about the sudden change in teenage children
A. Parents have no choice but to try to accept it.
B. Parents shouldn’t pay attention to the change at all.
C. Parents should work more closely with school teachers.
D. Parents are to blame for the change in their children.
C
Have you ever wanted to see your dreams after you woke up Artificial intelligence (AI) technology may help you do this in the near future!
Researchers from Osaka University in Japan have trained an AI system to recreate images in people’s heads. The pictures AI has created include a teddy bear, an airplane and a clock tower. The technology is 80 percent accurate, reported Science magazine.
Previously there have been AI models that can turn a word or phrase into images. The AI has studied lots of images and their text descriptions. Over time, the AI can find patterns and recreate pictures if you first input text.
This time, the researchers took a step further. They trained the AI to link people’s brain scan data with images. They asked four people to look at 10, 000 different images, and let the AI find patterns of blood flow in the brain. Then the patterns can be related to the images.
If people looked at an airplane, the AI would use the brain scan data to create an image of a very cloudy airplane. Then, it would turn on the previous “text - to - image” model. By feeding the keyword “airplane”, the AI would improve the image and make it more real.
“It’s a new method that combines textual and visual information to ‘decipher the brain’”, Ariel Goldstein from Princeton University told Science magazine.
Researchers said the technology could someday help people with paralysis to communicate. It might also help scientists understand dreams or even how other animals see the world.
41. What do we know about the AI system mentioned in Paragraph 2
A. It can help train people’s minds. B. It can fully present people’s dreams.
C. It was created for drawing people’s heads. D. It can recreate pictures in people’s heads.
42. How did the previous AI models turn phrases into images
A. By understanding the meaning of the words.
B. By finding patterns in images and their text descriptions.
C. By drawing pictures according to users’ orders.
D. By finding different photos from the internet.
43. What is the working process of the new AI system
A. relate with image→scan blood flow→improve the text→turn into the image
B. relate with image→turn into text→scan blood flow→improve the image
C. scan blood flow→relate with image→turn into text→improve the image
D. scan blood flow→turn into text→relate with image→improve the image
44. What is the last paragraph mainly about
A. How to know the way animals see the world.
B. How people with paralysis talk with others.
C. What the new AI technology could be used for.
D. How AI technology affects people’s dreams,
45. Which part of a newspaper may this text appear
A. Entertainment. B. Health.
C. Education. D. Science.
第四部分:阅读表达(共5小题, 每小题2分, 满分10分)
He was a scientist, an airplane engineer and a general in the United States Army. At one time, he held the record for flying faster than any other person, the first pilot to cross the United States in less than 24 hours and the first pilot to fly “blind,” that is, using only instruments to guide his airplane. And when his country entered World War II, he led one of the first successful attacks against the enemy.
His name was James Harold Doolittle, who was born on December 14th, 1896, in the western state of California. His family soon moved to Nome, Alaska. James was a small boy and never grew to be very big. Yet larger boys made a mistake if they thought being small also meant being weak. James would fight if someone tried to hurt him. And he almost never lost.
As a young man James became a boxing champion and held the American West Coast championship for his weight. He continued to box when he entered the University of California to study mineral engineering. When the US entered World War I, young James joined the army and was trained as a pilot. After the war, he stayed in the army, thinking this would give him a chance to combine his flying skills with his interest in engineering.
For most of the years of the world wars, James was involved in the growth of the airplane industry. He helped test new airplanes, flew longer and longer distances and entered the world-famous air races of the time. In 1989, President Ronald Reagan conferred the Presidential Medal of Freedom on James. The award honored his work in aviation (飞机制造业) and his service to his country.
On September 27th, 1993, James died at the age of 96.
46 What was James Harold Doolittle (no more than 10 words)
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47. Why did James Harold Doolittle stay in the army after World War I (no more than 10 words)
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48. What does the underlined word “conferred” in Paragraph 4 mean (1 word)
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49. How old was James Harold Doolittle when he died (no more than 5 words)
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50. What’s James Harold Doolittle like in your opinion (no more than 20 words)
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第五部分:书面表达(满分15分)
51. 在本学校学习、生活近一年的你，对学校各项事务很是熟悉。为使即将升入本校的高一新生的高中生活更顺利，学校的《英语学习园地》请你给他们留言，提出一些中肯的建议。请根据下面的提示，用英语写一篇短文。
1．合理分配学习、锻炼和休息时间；
2．搞好与老师和同学之间关系；
3．积极参加校社团活动。
注意：1．词数：不少于100词；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 文章开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
To the New Students
You are beginning a new life in senior high. Here are some suggestions for you, which may help you enjoy your school life better.
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