2024届浙江省部分市高三下学期二模英语试题汇编：阅读理解（含答案）

2024届浙江省部分市高三下学期二模英语试题汇编
阅读理解
2024届浙江省杭州市高三下学期二模英语试题
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Fine Arts Students Deliver Magical Performances
As the winter holidays approach,Brookhaven School students presented an aray of extraordinary performances showcasing immense talent within our fine arts community.From the band concert to the choral concerts,each event highlighted the dedication and exceptional gifts of our students.
The December 12 Eagles Band Concert filled Woodruff Auditorium with melodies that captured the festive spirit.On December 14,the Foundations Christmas Choral Concert featured spirited performances by our 7th graders.The finale of seasonal fine arts showcases occurred on December 18 in Brady Theater with the Senior Chior Concert,spotlighting high school singers.
A highly anticipated tradition,the school-wide Holiday Assembly on December 19, hosted by esteemed Fine Arts Department Chair Mr.Kaminer,embodied the true essence of the holiday season.Angelic songs filled Young Gym,followed by joyous laughter and cheers as the“best costume”winners received their awards.Even the youngest War Eagles,the children in the Brookhaven Early Learning Center, attended the celebrations.Following the event,students merrily left school for the holiday break.
Looking toward 2024,anticipation builds for the Brookhaven theater spring productions.“Something Rotten!”promises high-energy comedic performances by theater students,while“Tuck Everlasting”assures a moving portrayal by talented Foundations students.Furthermore,the Brookhaven Dance Company will hold their showcase April 11-12 in Woodruff Auditorium.Tickets will soon be available for purchase.
21. What did the students at Brookhaven School do before the winter holidays
A. They performed magic tricks. B. They participated in community service.
C. They gave holiday concerts. D. They presented new theatre productions.
22. What can we learn about Holiday Assembly on December 19
A. It was a large celebration within the school. B. It was an award presentation for best students.
C. It featured various fun music and sports events. D. It was held on the first day of the winter holiday.
23. What is the text
A. A fine arts brochure. B. A school announcement.
C. A school newsletter. D. A concert advertisement.
B
Education in 2080 is distinctive from education in the 2020s. Until about 2035, the main function of education systems was to supply the economy with the next generation of workers. In 2080, the purpose of education is the well-being of society and all its members. To make this a bit more tangible for you, I would like to give an example of what a child’s education looks like in 2080. Her name is Shemsy. Shemsy is 13, and she is confident and loves learning.
Shemsy does not go to school in the morning because schools as you know them no longer exist. The institution was abolished as it was widely thought of as more like a prison or a factory than a creative learning environment. Schools have been replaced with “Learning Hubs” that are not restricted to certain ages. They are where intergenerational learning happens, in line with the belief that learning is a lifelong pursuit.
Every year, Shemsy designs her learning journey for the year with a highly attentive “teacher-citizen”. Shemsy is actively engaged in designing her education and has to propose projects she would like to be involved in to contribute to and serve her community. She also spends lots of time playing as the role of play in learning has finally been recognized as essential and core to our humanity. Shemsy works a lot collaboratively. Access to education is universal, and higher education institutions no longer differentiate themselves by how many people they reject yearly. Variability between students is expected and leveraged (利用) as young people teach one another and use their differences as a source of strength. Shemsy naturally explores what she is curious about at a pace she sets. She still has some classes to take that are mandatory for children globally: Being Human and the History of Humanity.
We invite you to think about your vision for education in the year 2080, what does it look like, who does it serve,and how does it transform our societies
24. What does paragraph 1 mainly tell us
A. There are different types of education.
B. The present education needs improvements.
C. Education and economy are closely associated.
D. The goal of future education is fundamentally different.
25. What do we know about the Learning Hub that Shemsy goes to
A. It accepts students of all ages. B. It promotes competition.
C. It discourages individualized learning. D. It is all about play-based learning.
26. What does the underlined word “mandatory” in paragraph 3 mean
A. Tough. B. Satisfactory. C. Optional. D. Required.
27. What is the suitable title for the text
A. An Example to All B. A Vision for Education
C. A Challenge for Education D. A Journey into the Future
C
Any schoolchild knows that a whale breathes through its blowhole. Fewer know that a blowhole is a nostril (鼻孔) slightly changed by evolution into a form more useful for a mammal that spends its life at sea. And only a dedicated expert would know that while toothed whales, such as sperm whales, have one hole, baleen (鲸须) whales, such as humpback and Rice whales, have two.
Even among the baleen whales, the placing of those nostrils differs. In some species they are close together. In others, they are much further apart. In a paper published in Biology Letters Conor Ryan, a marine biologist at the Scottish Association for Marine Science, suggests why that might be. Having two nostrils, he argues, helps whales smell in stereo (立体空间).
Many types of baleen whales eat tiny animals known as zooplankton (浮游动物), which they catch by filtering (过滤) them from seawater using the sheets of fibrous baleen that have replaced teeth in their mouths. But to eat something you first have to find it. Toothed whales do not hunt by scent. In fact, the olfactory bulb—the part of the brain that processes smell—is absent in such creatures. But baleen whales still have olfactory bulbs, which suggests smell remains important. And scent can indeed give zooplankton away. Zooplankton like to eat other tiny creatures called phytoplankton (浮游植物). When these are under attack, they release a special gas called dimethyl sulphide, which in turn attracts baleen whales.
Most animals have stereoscopic senses. Having two eyes, for instance, allows an animal to compare the images from each in order to perceive depth. Having two ears lets them locate the direction from which a sound is coming. Dr Ryan theorized that paired blowholes might bring baleen whales the same sorts of benefits.
The farther apart the sensory organs are, the more information can be extracted by the animal that bears them. The researchers used drones to photograph the nostrils of 143 whales belonging to 14 different species. Sure enough, baleen whales that often eat zooplankton, such as the North Atlantic right whale, have nostrils that are farther apart than do those, such as humpback whales, that eat zooplankton occasionally. Besides allowing them to breathe, it seems that some whales use their blowholes to determine in which direction dinner lies.
28. What do we know about whales’ nostrils according to the first two paragraphs
A. They are adapted ones. B. They are developed merely for smell.
C. They are not easy to detect. D. They are fixed universally in numbers.
29. What plays a role when baleen whales hunt zooplankton
A. The teeth that baleen whales have.
B. The smell that phytoplankton send.
C. The sound waves that zooplankton create.
D. The chemical signals that zooplankton give off.
30. How is the concept of stereoscopic senses explained in paragraph 4
A. By quoting a theory. B. By using examples.
C. By making contrast. D. By making inferences.
31. What is the position of nostrils related to according to the last paragraph
A The sense of smell. B. The possibility to attract food.
C. The ability to locate food. D. The ability to communicate.
D
Is forgiveness against our human nature To answer our question, we need to ask a further question: What is the essence of our humanity For the sake of simplicity, people consider two distinctly different views of humanity. The first view involves dominance and power. In an early paper on the psychology of forgiveness, Droll (1984) made the interesting claim that humans’ essential nature is more aggressive than forgiving allows. Those who forgive are against their basic nature, much to their harm. In his opinion, forgivers are compromising their well-being as they offer mercy to others, who might then take advantage of them.
The second view involves the theme of cooperation, mutual respect, and even love as the basis of who we are as humans. Researchers find that to fully grow as human beings, we need both to receive love from and offer love to others. Without love, our connections with a wide range of individuals in our lives can fall apart. Even common sense strongly suggests that the will to power over others does not make for harmonious interactions. For example, how well has slavery worked as a mode of social harmony
From this second viewpoint of who we are as humans, forgiveness plays a key role in the biological and psychological integrity of both individuals and communities because one of the outcomes of forgiveness, shown through scientific studies, is the decreasing of hatred and the restoration of harmony. Forgiveness can break the cycle of anger. At least to the extent the people from whom you are estranged accept your love and forgiveness and are prepared to make the required adjustments. Forgiveness can heal relationships and reconnect people.
As an important note, when we take a Classical philosophical perspective, that of Aristotle, we see the distinction between potentiality and actuality. We are not necessarily born with the capacity to forgive, but instead with the potential to learn about it and to grow in our ability to forgive. The actuality of forgiving, its actual appropriation in conflict situations, develops with practice.
32. What is Droll’s idea about forgiveness
A. People should offer mercy to others.
B. Aggressive people should learn to forgive.
C. Forgiveness depends on the nature of humanity.
D. People who forgive can have their own welfare affected.
33. What does the example in paragraph 2 illustrate
A. To forgive is to love. B. To dominate is to harm.
C. To fight is to grow. D. To give is to receive.
34. What is the writer’s attitude toward forgiveness
A. Favorable. B. Reserved. C. Objective. D. Skeptical.
35. What is message of the last paragraph
A. Forgiveness is in our nature. B. Forgiveness grows with time.
C. It takes practice to forgive. D. Actuality is based on potentiality.
2024届浙江省绍兴市高三下学期二模考试英语试题
第一节（共15小题；每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
A
Have you heard of these four monuments
Carhenge. Floralis Genérica. Traffic Light Tree. Hand of the Desert-these are four unusual monuments from around the world you might like to visit.
Carhenge
Carhenge is in Alliance, Nebraska （USA）. As the name suggests, it has a lot in common with Stonehenge, the famous stone circle on Salisbury Plain. But while Stonehenge was built with stones, Carhenge was created with cars. The monument was made in 1987 by a local artist Jim Reinders and his family. He used old cars and even an ambulance. At first, the people of Alliance didn't like it, but they soon changed their minds after it became popular with tourists, who brought lots of money to the town.
Floralis Genérica
Floralis Genérica is a massive statue of a flower. It stands in a pool of water in front of the National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Eduardo Catalano, a native of Argentina, gave the statue as a gift to the city in 2002. Every morning, the flower opens. Ask anyone who has seen it and they'll tell you that watching it open is an unforgettable sight. In fact, many people believe it is one of the most beautiful statues in the world.
Traffic Light Tree
The Traffic Light Tree is situated at Heron Quay, in one of London's financial districts. The tree has 75 sets of traffic lights. It was created by French artist, Pierre Vivant, and was installed in 1998. A computer controls the lights, which are turned on and off randomly. The roundabout where the tree is was voted the most popular roundabout in the UK in a recent survey.
Mano del Desierto （Hand of the Desert）
The Hand of the Desert is in the Atacama Desert in Chile. The sculpture was designed by the Chilean sculptor Mario Irarrazabal. From a distance, it looks as if there's a giant in the sand who has stuck his hand out of the ground.
If you're looking for something new to see, you know where to go!
21. Why did the people of Alliance change their attitude toward Carhenge
A. It reminded them of Stonehenge. B. It brought them financial benefits.
C. It added beauty to their community. D. It displayed the creativity of the designer.
22. Which of the four monuments was designed by a foreign artist
A. Carhenge. B. Floralis Genérica.
C. Traffic Light Tree. D. Mano del Desierto.
23. Where is the text probably from
A. A guide book. B. A news report.
C. A science magazine. D. An architecture advertisement.
B
Lima, the capital of Peru, is the world's second largest desert city. The region is water-stressed. The annual rainfall is less than 4 cm. Access to water is an ongoing problem for the residents in and around the South American capital.
When industrial engineer Abel Cruz was a boy, his weekly work was to climb down a valley in the foothills of the Peruvian Andes to fetch the family's water from a spring. "It was downhill from the house, far away and steep, " he says. Cruz began dreaming up better ways to collect water. Then he noticed that subtropical plants capture rain and mist with their wide leaves. Actually Lima doesn't lack in humidity （湿度）， averaging 83% year-round. Located in the foothills of the Andean mountains, it is close to the Pacific Ocean, which ensures that blankets of dense fog roll in for three-quarters of a year. Eventually, Abel Cruz struck upon the idea of a fog net.
Each upraised net is 20 square metres, where micro-droplets of water suspended in the foggy atmosphere condense （凝结） and drip down into collection tanks. Approximately 200 to 400 litres of water is collected daily from each net. Locals can fetch it in buckets for small-scale farming. Working in Lima with support from the Creating Water Foundation, Cruz has installed over 3, 600 nets on hillsides around the city to capture fog drifting in from the Pacific Ocean. Cruz raised funds for hundreds of nets in Peru with his revolutionary initiative Peruvians Without Water. He aims to set up even more fog harvesters, and to treat the water to make it drinkable.
"The planet has less and less fresh water, "Cruz points out, "because the glaciers that are natural reservoirs are disappearing. So we must find a way to accumulate and save water for times of drought. " The technology is life-changing for the poor households who normally have to rely on water tanks being delivered to them. His approach ends extreme poverty and brings rural development. Moreover, he is trying to bring healthy and clean water also to urban areas lacking water.
24. Why does the author mention Cruz's childhood experience in paragraph 2
A. To illustrate the urgency of reducing poverty.
B. To highlight his responsibility for the family.
C. To trace the origin of Cruz's great invention.
D. To stress Lima's terrible geographical conditions.
25. What do we know about Cruz's invention
A. It was inspired from subtropical plants.
B. It used collection tanks to condense water.
C. It lowered costs in building irrigation channels.
D. It solved the drinking water issue with fog harvesters.
26. What may Abel Cruz's efforts lead to
A. Guaranteeing crop harvests in Peru.
B. Promoting the recycle of water resources.
C. Ending poverty by improving traditional farming.
D. Improving the life quality for people in water-stressed areas.
27. What's the author's purpose in writing the passage
A. To describe the functions of an innovative fog-catcher.
B. To call people's attention to the worsening water crisis.
C. To seek more support in raising funds for water collection.
D. To introduce Abel Cruz's invention and its great significance.
C
To build a prosperous （繁荣的） society, a fundamental understanding of the modern economy as a driving force in today's world is essential.
What kind of prosperity have we achieved so far The widespread definition of prosperity focuses on economic power and growth as measures of success. Let's take a look at history. The Second Industrial Revolution enabled mass production and created a sufficient supply of goods. This has greatly increased the importance of money in its role as "a store of value, " and "a medium of exchange. "As a result, we have pursued economic power as the only indicator of prosperity, such as GDP. Waves of globalization and technological evolution have promoted overall economic growth, but have allowed the few who are strong to achieve greater power while exploiting the many who are weak. Consequently, inequality has worsened, and disunity has intensified.
The path to a truly prosperous world requires a shift in focus towards the most suitable happiness for all, in addition to economic power. Defining happiness, however, is a complex task. What makes people happy The degree to which the same thing creates happiness differs from person to person. Happiness is subjective and complicated. This is a world of "multiple values" where each of us determines worth as opposed to "one fixed price" based merely on an economic perspective. Individuals shouldn't be defined by a single identity or role but by multidimensional nature as well as multiple roles making independent choices and taking actions for their happiness in different aspects.
Businesses must be pioneers in pursuing not only economic growth but also the happiness of all citizens of society. Companies can contribute through the pursuit of social value as well as economic profit. At the heart of this lies "purpose". A company's purpose defines the value it brings to society. The true worth of a company should be determined not just by the return s it creates for shareholders but by the value it creates for society as a whole.
28. What is the author's attitude to the widely accepted standard of prosperity
A. Indifferent. B. Critical. C. Uncertain. D. Approving.
29. What is the side effect of technological evolution
A. The slower economic growth speed.
B. The sharp reduction of job opportunities.
C. The enlarged gap between the rich and the poor.
D. The increasing conflict between different nations.
30. Which statement will the author agree with according to the passage
A. Happiness is changeable and beyond control.
B. Happiness largely depends on economic power.
C. The pursuit of profit determines a company's true worth.
D. A prosperous world should be measured by multiple values.
31. Who are the main intended readers of the text
A. Social psychologists. B. Enterprise administrators.
C. School educators. D. Technological researchers.
D
A recent survey in the US found that Gen Z-ers and Millennials （千禧一代） visit libraries more often than their parents or grandparents. The young love libraries because they are secure, comfortable, free and-as my 11-year-old would say-"aesthetic". This means they look good in the background of an Instagram post or TikTok video. It's also a great place to meet people. If you're both young and in a library, chances are you have similar interests.
And then, too, there are the books. Gen Z-ers are turning out to be big readers, especially of paper books. Even though, or perhaps because, they have in their pockets the most limitlessly distracting devices ever invented, many are deliberately choosing to pick up a piece of 15th-century technology instead. They like the fact that books are self-contained and require concentration.
There is, sometimes, a sense of nostalgic （怀旧的） cosplay in the way young people read. In New York, for example, the latest TikTok-fuelled craze is reading with strangers in bars. You have to buy a ticket in advance, and then you all gather and sit in silence for 30 minutes, reading whatever book you've brought along. Like an expensive version of going to the library, except that afterwards you all have a drink and talk about books.
The very thought of it makes me suffer, but that's because I'm a child of the 1970s and 80s. To me, reading is a private pleasure, while screens-TV or cinema-are social. I did once, in a fit of ambitious parenting, introduce a "family reading hour", during which my husband and children were pressed to join me at the fireside for some silent reading. It could not have felt more performative if we had dressed up in top hats and crinolines （旧时的衬裙）. But still, I applaud these young readers — for knowing what is good for them, for seeking out human connection, for finding the beauty and pleasure in old institutions, and for bringing new life to the library.
32. Which of the following is a reason why the young love libraries
A. They enjoy the sense of safety and freedom.
B. They are free to use social media in libraries.
C. They consider e-reading a way to discover beauty.
D. They expect to meet people with different interests.
33. What do we know about the latest TikTok-fuelled craze in New York
A. It's a trend of reading with the family in bars.
B. It's a learning approach advocating silent reading.
C. It's a gathering attended by strangers free of charge.
D. It's a reading fashion integrating the old and the new.
34. What can be learned about the author's understanding of reading from paragraph 4
A. It is a delightful social experience. B. It is a way of personal enjoyment.
C. It is a significant parenting pattern. D. It is a painful routine practice.
35. Which of the following is the best title for the text
A. A Gen Z Way to Refresh Libraries
B. A Realistic Look of Library Reading
C. A Broad View of Libraries and Social Media
D. A New Way to See Human Connection with Libraries
2024届浙江省嘉兴市高三下学期二模英语试题
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
A
A One-woman Cinderella Show Is Coming to Fairfield
A one-woman show that reimagines the classic fairytale Cinderella is coming to the Fairfield Community Arts Center. The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati will present Cinderella Wore Cowboy Boots for one night only on Jan.26. The traveling show is for children ages 4 and up and promises “knee-slapping” comedic moments and heartwarming life lessons.
“I love children's theatre,” says Rosvic Siason，who plays Cinderella. “Kids are our future and we introduce them to these stories. We all have situations at one point in our life that look like this conversation. It just kind of helps you develop your brain and learn how to think as a developing person. It's really important to expose kids to theatre and well-rounded actors they can talk to for guidance.”
These one-man，one-woman shows have so much beauty because it is very raw. People actually follow along much easier than you think. It's easy to share a feeling. They will be expected to interact，deliver lines and repeat after Cinderella throughout the production. Cinderella Wore Cowboy Boots will deliver a funny，meaningful twist on the classic fairytale that encourages audiences to expand their imagination.
“Using imagination helps kids to think of things in more ways than one,”Siason says. “It opens them up and makes them think，‘Hey，this is one way this could work.’ Or, ‘I could try this way,’ and then see what happens.”
Visit fairfield-city. org for tickets and more information.
21. What is Cinderella Wore Cowboy Boots
A. A book. B. A theatre. C. A performance. D. A lesson.
22. Siason thinks stories in children's theatre can ____________.
A. offer temporary amusement B. help deal with life's challenges
C. allow individuals to avoid reality D. provide opportunities to make friends
23. What might Siason encourage children to do
A. Stick to the rules. B. Dare to dream big.
C. Always follow the crowd. D. Think outside the box.
B
I have always been proud of my handwriting，a skill I was taught in grade school. The teacher was teaching us the Palmer Penmanship Method，drilling into us the importance of forming big flowing lines when we wrote g’s and s’s as well as beautiful f’s that in my mind were like fairy tale princesses wearing fancy hats while extending their right foot. We were strictly prohibited from using block letters on our homework，as they lack the beauty.
Now it becomes apparent that young people no longer learn cursive（草书）. They type everything，mostly on their phones. Beautiful handwriting is a thing of the past. This has become a source of great sadness among traditionalists.
But recently something happened that shook my faith in cursive. To my complete disbelief，not one but two of my close friends complained about the handwriting on my postcards. They were grateful for the beautiful postcards I regularly sent，but they said they honestly couldn't read a thing I had written. One friend went so far as to ask if I could use block letters next time so that she could understand what I was writing.
Initially，I was angry. I had made the effort to cover an entire postcard with what I viewed as not just handwriting but calligraphy. But then I showed an English friend a postcard I'd just written，and he said that the only thing that was readily understandable was the letters “U. S. A.” The rest of it，he politely suggested，looked like “chicken scrawl.”
Looking at the postcard dispassionately，I unwillingly admit that he has a point. All the m's and n's run together，and the l’s look like l’s. The a’s are indistinguishable from the q’s. So，from now on，I'm taking their advice and using block letters to communicate.
In fact，I just now sent an old friend a postcard. But this time，I simply wrote—in big block letters:
DEAR ALICE:
HI.
JOE.
I hope she gets the message.
24. What do we know about the Palmer Penmanship Method
A. It is characterized by big flowing lines. B. It is rarely appreciated by traditionalists.
C. It was not allowed in students'homework. D. It is viewed as a trend in handwriting styles.
25. What weakened the writer's belief in cursive
A. The popularity of block letters in recent times.
B. The younger generation's disinterest in cursive.
C. His friends'failure to comprehend his postcards.
D. His English friend's suggestion on postcard design.
26. Why did the writer switch to block letters for communication
A. To deliver his message clearly. B. To improve his handwriting skills.
C. To win praise from his friends. D. To show his passion for calligraphy.
27. What is the text mainly about
A. The wide use of cursive. B. The sad decline of cursive.
C. The value of preserving cursive. D. The technique of writing in cursive.
C
Meat cultivated（培植） from cells—with no need to raise and kill animals—is now a reality. The process of cultivating meat uses the basic elements needed to build muscle and fat and enables the same biological process that happens inside an animal. Cultivated meat is identical to conventional meat at the cellular level. But can it be made cheaply enough to replace animal agriculture
More than 150 startups are pursuing an ambitious goal: meat that doesn't require raising and killing animals and that is affordable and tastes and feels like the meat we eat now. They are part of a young industry aiming to use cell biology to reduce the environmental impact of the world's ever-increasing demand for meat and change global protein production the way electric cars are shaking up the auto industry.
“We are addicted to meat as a species. It's part of our culture,” said Believer founder Yaakov Nahmias. But “we thought about quantity rather than the environment，rather than sustainability.”
Although there are dozens of companies making this meat，none have yet reached commercial-level production in terms of scale or cost. From cell line development to bio-processor design，there are a number of scientific challenges to meet before cultivated meat is widely available at the market. Government policy is another challenge. Only Singapore and the U. S. allow sales of cultivated meat.
And while many people who have tried it say they like it，others find the idea distasteful. A recent survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that half of U. S. adults would be unlikely to try it. When they were asked why，about half said they didn't think it would be safe. Even Nahmias'10-year-old son Oren said he would only eat traditional meat. “I feel bad” for the animals，he said, “but they are yummy!”
“Until this meat costs and tastes the same as traditional meat，it will remain a specialized product,” said Bruce Friedrich，president of the Good Food Institute.
28. Why does the writer ask a question in the first paragraph
A. To indicate an opinion. B. To present a worry.
C. To make an assumption. D. To start a discussion.
29. What does the cultivated meat industry aim to do
A. Study cell biology. B. Provide sustainable protein.
C. End world hunger. D. Help the traditional food industry.
30. What can we infer about cultivated meat
A. It is unripe for mass production. B. It is as popular as traditional meat.
C. It is safer than traditional meat. D. It is competitive in price and quantity.
31. What is Bruce Friedrich's attitude to the future of cultivated meat
A. Enthusiastic. B. Dismissive. C. Unclear. D. Reserved.
D
It's commonly acknowledged that our lives are ruled by algorithms（算法），but have we really collectively understood how they have transformed our culture and personality
In Filterworld: How algorithms flattened culture，Kyle Chayka argues convincingly that the rise of algorithm-driven feeds，used everywhere online from Instagram to Spotify，has led to a more uniform culture. Our tastes and desires increasingly don't belong to us，but to algorithms that are designed to keep people engaged at all costs. If the collection of our tastes truly shapes our entire personality，then this loss is more psychologically damaging than it first appears. Aimlessly scrolling（滚屏） through Netflix or TikTok may seem harmless，but over days，months or years，we lose touch with what we like and enjoy.
Taste-making algorithms are inescapable. Chayka shows this by working through all corners of life: what we wear（TikTok），where we eat（Google Maps），music we listen to（Spotify），even who we date or marry（Tinder）. This universe of algorithm-driven decisions has society-wide implications: “It extends to influence our physical spaces，our cities，and the routes we move through…flattening them in turn.” No one gets out of the Filterworld untouched.
If you're lucky enough not to need any sort of algorithm-based system for your work，then you have the option to step back from algorithms for a while. But if your friend suggests a film recommended on X/Twitter or you feel the need to buy those shoes suddenly everyone has started wearing after social media advertisements，what are you to do It all feels fruitless.
This Filterworld may be inescapable，but there is hope. You can start by engaging more with the media you do choose to consume. This could mean reading up about a film you watched or paying artists you like directly. Even the thoughtful act of recommending an album（专辑） to a friend is more rewarding than a random TikTok feed. As Chayka says，resistance to algorithms “requires an act of willpower，a choice to move through the world in a different way.”
32. What is Kyle Chayka's opinion on algorithms
A. They improve our tastes. B. They make our culture more alike.
C. They help to identify our personality. D. They contribute to psychological problems.
33. What does the underlined part in paragraph 3 refer to
A. The society with advanced technology.
B. The world without social media platforms.
C. The network of algorithm-driven decisions.
D. The community free from algorithmic influence.
34. Which of the following is a way to resist the impact of algorithms
A. Limiting the use of social media platforms.
B. Making choices based on friends' suggestions.
C. Getting more involved with the selected media.
D. Disconnecting from social media advertisements.
35. What is the best title for the text
A. Algorithms: Cultural Takeover B. The Secret of Algorithms
C. Social Media: Cultural Messenger D. The Rise of Digital Platforms
2024届浙江省温州市普通高中高三第二次适应性考试英语试题
第一节（共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
A
Art Gallery of NSW(New South Wales) Exhibition
Louise Bourgeois: Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day
25 November 2023-28 April 2024
Day and night, love and rage, calm and chaos. Enter a world of emotional extremes in this exhibition of the art of Louise Bourgeois, one of the most influential artists of the past century. Born in Paris in 1911 and living and working in New York until her death in 2010, Bourgeois is well-known for her fearless exploration of human relationships across a seven-decade career.
Louise Bourgeois: Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day reveals the extraordinary reach and intensity of Bourgeois’ art, from unforgettable sculptures of the 1940s to her tough yet tender weaving works of the 1990s and 2000s. It also reveals the psychological tensions that powered her search, through a dramatic presentation in two contrasting exhibition spaces. Moving from the well-lit rooms of “Day” to the darkened area of “Night”, viewers will encounter more than 120 works, including many never seen before in Australia.
Tickets can be booked online via the exhibition or event page on our website, or in person at the welcome desk at the Art Gallery. Tickets cannot be exchanged, but if something unexpected happens that prevents you from attending, you can change the date of your reservation in your confirmation email.
1. What do we know about Louise Bourgeois
A Her art is conservative. B. She was an emotional artist.
C. She was raised in Paris. D. Her art explores human relationships.
2. What does the exhibition feature
A. Various themes. B. Contrasting layout.
C. Intensive colors. D. Extraordinary paintings.
3. What can you do if you can’t attend the exhibition
A. Reschedule the date. B. Cancel the booking.
C Claim the money back. D. Exchange the event.
B
Do I think the sky is falling Sort of.
My husband and I were recently in Egypt, where the temperature was a bit warm for my tiny princess self. So, we left Egypt. Back home, my dearest friends struggled with health stuff, with family craziness...
The game of life is hard, and a lot of us are playing hurt.
I ache for the world but naturally I’m mostly watching the Me Movie, where balance and strength are beginning to fail. What can we do as the creaking elevator of age slowly arrive The main solution is to get outside every day, ideally with friends. Old friends — even thoughts of them — are my comfort.
Recently I was walking along a beach with Neshama. We go back 50 years. She is 84, short and strong. Every so often, she bent down somewhat tentatively (踌躇地) and picked up small items into a small cloth bag.
“What are you doing ”
“I’m picking up micro litter. I try to help where I can.”
I reminded her of an old story. A great warhorse comes upon a tiny sparrow (麻雀) lying on its back with its feet in the air, eyes tightly shut with effort. The horse asks it what it’s doing.
“I’m trying to help hold back the darkness.”
The horse laughs loudly, “That is so funny. What do you weigh ”
And the sparrow replies, “One does what one can.”
This is what older age means. We do what we can.
We continued our walk. Neshama bent tentatively to pick up bits of litter and started to slip, but I caught her and we laughed. We are so physically vulnerable in older age, but friendship makes it all a rowing machine for the soul. We can take it, as long as we feel and give love, and laugh gently at ourselves as we fall apart. We know by a certain age the great lie in our life — if you do or achieve this or that, you will be happy and rich. No. Love and service make us rich.
4. What does the author say about her present life
A. She leads a balanced life. B. She enjoys meeting old friends.
C. She is really into movies. D. She struggles with family crises.
5. Why did the author mention the sparrow
A. To confirm Neshama’s fear. B. To offer her comfort.
C. To change Neshama’s mind. D. To show her approval.
6. What does the underlined “it” in the last paragraph refer to
A. Physical weakness. B. The great lie.
C. The rowing machine. D. The broken soul.
7. What largely determines happiness in older age according to the author
A. Achieving important life goals. B. Enjoying life as you can.
C. Living a life of love and service. D. Loving what is being done.
C
Bonobos often form friendly relationships with other bonobo s in separate social groups — the first time this has been seen in non-human primates (灵长类). This is in line with humans, but in contrast to chimpanzees, another primate, which frequently kill chimps in other groups. The findings challenge the idea that humans evolved (进化) from violent apes, says Surbeck at Harvard University. “This potential to form cooperative links between different groups is not uniquely human and it might have occurred earlier than we thought,” he says.
Many animals cooperate, but they seem to do so only with those within their social circle, or in-group. Hostile (敌对的 ) interactions between groups are common among animals, including chimpanzees, so scientists have often assumed that hostility towards other social groups in humans is natural, says Samuni, also at Harvard. However, humans also often cooperate with people in different social circles, for example, by trading or teaching.
Bonobos are one of our closest living relatives. They are less studied than chimpanzees, but are known to be more peaceful, says Surbeck. To learn more about interactions between groups, Surbeck and Samuni observed 31 adult bonobo s from two social groups in Congo over a two-year period. The pair documented 95 encounters between the groups, which represented about 20% of their total observation time. Unlike chimpanzees observed in previous studies, they showed cooperation with out-group members. In fact,10% of all mutual grooming (梳毛) and 6% of all food sharing occurred among members of different social groups.
While bonobo s that groomed others usually got an immediate benefit, food sharing rarely resulted in a gift in return. This suggests that their actions were “not just motivated by selfish interests or immediate rewards”, Surbeck and Samuni report.
Otten, a researcher from the Netherlands, finds the study “exciting”, especially as it “challenges the idea of human exceptionalism” with regard to out-group cooperation. Otten says the bonobo s that were most cooperative within their groups were the same ones that cooperated more with out-group members. This agrees with findings from humans. “Scholars used to believe that in-group ‘love’ goes together with out-group ‘hate’, but recent research suggests that often in-group cooperators are also out-group cooperators,” he says.
8. What is the focus of the study on bonobos
A. Their social behavior. B. Their survival skills.
C. Their evolutionary process. D. Their intelligence level.
9. What can be learnt about the bonobos
A. They are humans’ closest relatives. B. They can be taught to cooperate.
C. They interact friendly beyond groups. D. They share food for immediate rewards.
10. How was the study conducted
A. By comparing different primates. B. By observing bonobos’ interactions.
C. By listing group members’ motivations. D. By analysing statistics of previous studies.
11. How does Otten find the study
A. Forward-looking. B. Groundbreaking.
C. Controversial. D. One-sided.
D
Studies have shown the mere exposure effect, also referred to as the familiarity principle, inspires our decisions. It is a helpful psychological mechanism that helps us sustain our energy and focus our attention on other things. Getting used to new things takes effort and it can be exhausting. So unless we have a terrible experience, we are likely to buy from companies we’ve got used to. That is why companies spend so much money on advertising and marketing and why insurance companies openly charge existing customers more than new ones.
It’s not the case that we only desire things we already know. Some studies suggest when invited to share our preferences, we sometimes see less familiar options as more desirable. But when acting on that preference, we fall back to what we know. This might explain why sometimes the things we want and the things we do don’t quite match up. We might even return to companies that treated us poorly in the past or stay in bad relationships.
It’s easy to paint the familiarity principle as an enemy or something to battle as if it is something that holds us back from living our dreams. But this attitude might be overwhelming because it tends to encourage us toward big-picture thinking. Where we imagine that change requires a substantial dramatic swing that we don’t feel ready for. Some articles suggest the solution to familiarity frustration is complete exposure to novelty. While this can appear effective in the short run, we may only end up replacing one problem with another. It also risks overwhelm and burnout.
So what if we can work with the familiarity principle instead Familiarity is something we can learn to play with and enjoy. It is a setting for creativity and a pathway to expansion. We can broaden the zone of familiarity bit by bit. If we think of familiarity as something that can expand, we can consider changing the conditions in and around our lives to make more space for our preferences to take root and grow gently. From here, we will start to make decisions, drawing from an ever-deepening pool of valuable options.
12. What allows insurance companies to charge old customers more
A. The improved service. B. The advertising cost.
C. The familiarity principle. D. The law of the market.
13. What can be learned from paragraph 2
A. Our preferences affect our decisions.
B. Familiarity tends to generate disrespect.
C. The familiarity principle is a double-edged sword.
D. There can be a mismatch between desires and actions.
14. What is the author’s attitude towards the solution in some articles
A. Disapproving. B. Tolerant. C. Objective. D. Reserved.
15. Which of the following is the best title for the text
A. Step Out Of Your Familiarity Zone B. Spare A Thought For Your Preference
C. Gently Expand Your Familiarity Zone D. Give Priority To The Mere Exposure Effect
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A
Explore the science behind these amazing landscapesRetracing Charles Darwin's travels across North Wales
13 May 2024|6 days
Uncover the best of Wales as you explore the dramatie Welsh landscapes of Eryri (Snowdonia)National Park and examine the region geology and how it has been transformed by volcanic andglacial activity over the years.Discover the story of Charles Darwin's 1831 and 1842 tours ofWales,and retrace his travels on this small group journey to Shrewsbury and Snowdonia.
The Rockies and the Badlands:Geology and dinosaurs in Canada
17 June 2024|7 days
Explore the majestic Rocky Mountains west of Calgary and the otherworldly Badlands to theeast,witness the stunning scenery and geology of southern Alberta.This tour includes two visitsto UNESCO World Heritage sites,where you will see first-hand the rugged peaks and glacialfeatures of the Banff portion of Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks and the bone-riddled badlandsof Dinosaur Provincial Park.
Short break:Dinosaurs and Hoodoos:Alberta
23 July 2024|3 days
Visit one of the world's premier dinosaur museums,sail all the way around a World Heritage sitewith outstanding dinosaur fossils and explore the multi-hued canyons and wind-sculptedhoodoos(石林)of the Alberta Badlands.Throughout this tour you will be accompanied bypalaeontologist (古生物学家)Jon Noad,who will share the stories of the rocks,including talesabout past oceans,swamps,rivers and deserts,the rise and fall of the dinosaurs and,morerecently,ice sheets that covered Alberta and carved out spectacular landscapes.
21.Which of the following might appeal to dinosaur enthusiasts most
A.The Eryri National Park.B.The Welsh Glaciers.
C.The Rocky Mountains.D.The Alberta Badlands.
22.What do all the three tours involve
A.Scientific facts.B.Tales about the past.
C.Special companions.D.Visits to World Heritage sites.
23.Where is the passage probably taken from
A.A research paperB.A science fiction.
C.A tourism reportD.A travel brochure.
B
US Army veteran(退伍老兵)Mazyck remembers when doctors told her she would neverwalk again.She'd been paralyzed from the waist down after a serious accident while parachuting in 2003.The doctors never said anything about floating,though.In 2021,she got to do just that.
Mazyck was one of 12 participants in a Zero G flight,organized by the group AstroAccess.This type of flight recreates the weightlessness that astronauts experience without going all theway to space.Flying over the Pacific Ocean off Southern California,the modified 747 jetairplane made 15 steep dives and climbs,allowing the flyers multiple periods of weightlessness.
The experience left Mazyck feeling joyful."The flight was something that I would havenever in my wildest dreams thought I would've experienced,"she says,“especially the floating,the weightlessness.”
Traditionally,strict physical requirements have prevented disabled people from becomingastronauts.AstroAccess is working to make space accessible to all.“Space removes the barriersbetween people;now is the time to remove the barriers to space itself,"says Mazyek,"It issending a message to people who have historically been excluded from STEM that not only isthere room for you in space,there is a need for you.”
During the flight,she says,the participants did experiments and made observations.Theytook note of things that people without certain disabilities might not realize are issues.Forexample,people who couldn't grip with their legs needed another way to hold themselves stillwhile weightless.The group also experimented with signaling lights for the deaf and with waysof using braille (盲文)for the blind.
These types of issues are easy enough to address.Now is the time to make space accessible一before space tourism or space settlements become commonplace.“I am so proud and elatedabout what's happening here,"Mazyck adds.“We are paving the way for the future.”
24.What do we know about AstroAccess
A.It redesigns jet airplanes.B.It offers weightlessness experience.
C.It provides physical treatment.D.It trains the disabled to be astronauts.
25.What is required in the flights for the participants
A.Astronaut experience.B.Steep dives and climbs.
C.Weightlessness periods.D.Trials and observations.
26.Which of the following words can best describe Mazyck
A.Generous and determined.B.Caring and persistent.
C.Courageous and optimistic.D.Ambitious and innovative.
27.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage
A.Paving the Way for the FutureB.Disabled Americans Make It to Space
C.Making Space a Place for EveryoneD.US Veterans Experience Zero G Flight
C
Three years ago,Juan Carlos Sesma had a realization.Global warming and climate changeseemed to be a mounting problem,with scientifie records indicating rising temperatures and sealevels across the world.At the same time forest fires,logging,and aggressive human expansionmeant the supply of trees which helped to regulate and remove greenhouse gases from ouratmosphere was dwindling.
He decided the best way to tackle a problem this large was to combine two of the mostpowerful forces emerging in technology:big data and robotics.Sesma founded a new companycalled CO2 Revolution,whose plan was to use drones (无人机)to better understand where newtrees should be planted and to automate the process of planting so that much larger areas offorest could be repopulated.The company designed a special smart seed that helped to deliverjust the right amount of protection and nutrition to the young saplings.The overall goal was toconsiderably lower the time and cost of large scale re-forestation.
CO2 Revolution isn't alone.In the UK,a startup called Biocarbon Engineering ran a trialearlier this year where it used drones to help replant Mangrove trees in Myanmar.It has alsodeployed(部署)its technology in Australia,South Africa,and Morocco.“In a lot of places,people will either have a map taken by aeroplane,or just use Google Earth satellite imagery.They'll draw things out freehand and manually plant,either by hand or tractor,"said CEO SusanGraham in a recent interview.
The challenge for all these startups is to find ways to create a profitable,or at leastsustainable,business model.For Sesma and the team at CO2 Revolution,recent regulatoryaction has highlighted one potential pathway."We offer a solution that allows clients to carry outmassive plantings,increasing forest mass and thus compensating for their carbon footprint."Amid growing calls for carbon sequestration,this kind of effort might prove not just noble,butfinancially sensible for large corporations.
28.What drove Sesma to set up CO2 Revolution
A.Big data and robotics.
B.Forest fires and human expansion.
C.Global Warming and climate change.
D.Powerful forces emerging in technology.
29.What does the underlined word"dwindling"probably mean in paragraph 1
A.Declining
B.Changing
C.Recovering
D.Expanding
30.What can we infer from the passage
A.Drones are populated in larger areas of forests.
B.CO2 Revolution calls for a profitable drone model.
C.Biocarbon Engineering sets up worldwide technology centers.
D.Smart seeds are designed to improve the accuracy of planting.
31.What does the author think of startups like CO2 Revolution
A.Conventional.
B.Valueless.
C.Beneficial.
D.Impractical.
D
Babies as young as 4 months old who are born into a bilingual (双语的)environment showdistinct and potentially advantageous brain patterns for speech processing.Our early-lifeexperiences can have lifelong effects on our behavior.The brain is most sensitive to itsenvironment during the first year of life,which is thought to be a critical period for languagedevelopment.
Previous studies have looked into the brain mechanisms that underlie (构成……的基础)speech processing in babies who hear just one language.To better understand this inbilingual-exposed infants,Borja Blanco at the University of Cambridge and his colleaguescompared how 31 babies who only heard Spanish and 26 babies who heard Spanish and Basque,all aged 4 months,responded to Spanish recordings of The Little Prince by Antoine deSaint-Exupery
The team used an imaging technique called functional near-infrared spectroscopy (INIRS)to measure changes in brain activities.In the Spanish-only babies,the recordings causedactivation in areas which play a role in speech processing.In the bilingual-exposed babies,therecordings similarly evoked these responses,but they were larger and wider.These infants alsohad activation in equivalent areas of their brains'right hemispheres(脑半球).When therecordings were then played backwards as a control arm of the experiment,the infants exposedto just Spanish had larger responses to the backwards speech,while those to Spanish and Basquehad similar brain patterns as before.This may be because the bilingual infants take longer toregister their primary language,in this case Spanish,as hearing both this and Basque reducestheir overall exposure to either language.
If this is the case,it could help them be sensitive to linguistic differences and enable themto learn to distinguish between languages at a younger age.The researchers note that a bilingualenvironment stimulates changes in the brain mechanisms underlying speech processing in younginfants,adding weight to the idea that the neural basis of learning two or more languages isestablished very early in life.
32.Why was the study conducted
A.To reveal the impact of bilingual exposure.
B.To confirm the pattern of brain mechanism.
C.To conclude the factors for speech processing.
D.To explore the potentials for language development.
33.What is paragraph 3 mainly about
A.Theory basis.B.Study methods.
C.Research findings.D.Technical assistance.
34.What can we learn from the research
A.Bilingual-exposed babies are more sensitive.
B.Bilingual-exposed babies are more linguistically critical.
C.Bilingual-exposure reduces babies'linguistic competence.
D.Bilingual-exposure reduces babies'overall language exposure.
35.Which of the following statements might the researchers agree with
A.Immigrants speak better languages.
B.Mixed race families own more linguistic potential.
C.Exchange students show greater learning capability.
D.Overseas workers have higher language proficiency.
参考答案
2024届浙江省杭州市高三下学期二模英语试题
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. C
【答案】24 D 25. A 26. D 27. B
【答案】28. A 29. B 30. B 31. C
【答案】32. D 33. B 34. A 35. C
2024届浙江省绍兴市高三下学期二模考试英语试题
21-23 BCA 24-27 CADD 28-31 BCDB 32-35ADBA
2024届浙江省嘉兴市高三下学期二模英语试题
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21-23 CBD 24-27 ACAB 28-31DBAD 32-35 BCCA
2024届浙江省温州市普通高中高三第二次适应性考试英语试题
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. A
【答案】4. B 5. D 6. A 7. C
【答案】8. A 9. C 10. B 11. B
【答案】12. C 13. D 14. A 15. C
2024届浙江省湖州市、丽水市、衢州市三地市高三下学期二模英语试题
21-23 DAD
24-27 BDCC
28-31 CADC
32-35 ACBB