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2024-2025学年八年级上期期中考点大串讲（牛津版）
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Passage 1（2023-24·深圳高级中学期中）
These days we are bringing up kids in a generation that we like to call the iPad generation. Kids enjoy spending hours playing on their computers and phones. Since it seems that most of us parents can’t live without the computer, the iPad or the phone, it is normal for our kids to feel that that’s the way to go.
26 Some of them are “I don’t want my kid on the computer; Am I right not letting him use it ”, “Should I allow him to play for so long ”, and “When should I say no ”
A lot of parents believe they shouldn’t let their kids use computers. 27 At the same time, there is another set of parents who let their kids use their iPads or their phones for long hours. They feel their kids have to be good at using them, or they will be left behind.
28 It can play a big role in the development of our kids. It can be used even without an Internet connection. Kids can use it to draw pictures, read books, listen to music or play games just like any other toy. However, the number of hours that they use it should be controlled.
Let us talk about the Internet now. Is it a big bad wolf Not really. 29 Kids can know what is happening around them, and read wonderful facts about anything that interests them. There are a lot of healthy, kid-friendly websites that our kids can use. If you do allow your kid to use the Internet, be there while be or she uses it.
30 Don’t let the Internet turn into something that just helps you to take care of your kid.
A. Make it an experience that your kid enjoys with you.
B. They think that kids should do other things like riding a bike or playing out with friends.
C. But as parents we find ourselves asking the same questions.
D. If used properly, it has so much information to offer our kids.
E. Well, we shouldn’t stop our kids from using the computer.
F. It’s bad for your health to use it too much.
【答案】26. C 27. B 28. E 29. D 30. A
【解析】 本文是一篇说明文，主要就该不该让孩子使用电脑提出了自己的看法和建议。
26. 根据下文“Some of them are ‘I don’t want my kid on the computer; Am I right not letting him use it ’, ‘Should I allow him to play for so long ’, and ‘When should I say no ’”可知，这里列举了很多问题；选项C“但作为父母，我们发现自己也在问同样的问题”符合语境，故选C。
27. 根据空前一句“A lot of parents believe they shouldn’t let their kids use computers”可知，很多家长认为他们不应该让孩子使用电脑，这里应继续陈述这些家长的想法；选项B“他们认为孩子们应该做其他的事情，比如骑自行车或和朋友出去玩”符合语境，故选B。
28. 根据下文“It can play a big role in the development of our kids... Kids can use it to draw pictures, read books, listen to music or play games just like any other toy”可知，这里是在讲电脑对孩子们的帮助；选项E“嗯，我们不应该阻止我们的孩子使用电脑”符合语境，故选E。
29. 根据空后一句“Kids can know what is happening around them, and read wonderful facts about anything that interests them”可知，孩子们通过网络可以知道周围发生了什么，阅读一些有趣的事实，所以孩子们能从网络上获取很多的信息；选项D“如果使用得当，它可以为我们的孩子提供很多信息”符合语境，故选D。
30. 根据空后一句“Don’t let the Internet turn into something that just helps you to take care of your kid”可知，不要让互联网变成只帮助你照顾孩子的东西，所以可推知作者建议家长们和孩子们一起使用电脑；选项A“让你的孩子和你一起享受这种体验”符合语境，故选A。
Passage 2（2023-24·铁一教育集团联考期中）
Many technology companies are developing driverless cars. It means a car can drive by itself without people’s help. 49
First, those cars must have sensors (传感器) all around. 50 They also work when parking, so the car knows how far it is from the outside of the road or other parked cars. 51 They can take pictures of the surroundings and search how to get to your destination (目的地) quickly. All you have to do is to type in the address! Finally, a central computer system takes in all the information and processes this to work out when to speed up, brake and go. 52
53 Didi is the first company to put the technology into use. It has sent driverless taxis to pick up passengers in Shanghai. Maybe one or two years later, people can buy driverless cars on the market!
A. Second, road signs are read by cameras, and satellite navigation (导航).
B. It works like a man’s brain to translate information to actions.
C. Is this technology still far away from us
D. Sensors on the wheels can detect other cars and people on the road.
E. How do driverless cars work
【答案】49. E 50. D 51. A 52. B 53. C
【解析】 本文主要介绍了许多科技公司正在开发无人驾驶汽车，并且解释了它的工作原理。
49. 根据“First, those cars must have sensors (传感器) all around.…Finally, a central computer system takes in all the information and processes this to work out when to speed up, brake and go. ”可知，此处介绍了无人驾驶汽车的工作原理。选项E“无人驾驶汽车是如何工作的”符合语境。故选E。
50. 根据“They also work when parking, so the car knows how far it is from the outside of the road or other parked cars.”可知，此处仍在介绍传感器的工作原理。选项D“车轮上的传感器可以探测到路上的其他车辆和人”符合语境。故选D。
51. 根据“They can take pictures of the surroundings and search how to get to your destination (目的地) quickly.”可知，此处介绍了车载相机是如何工作的。选项A“其次，道路标志由摄像头和卫星导航识别”符合语境。故选A。
52. 根据“Finally, a central computer system takes in all the information and processes this to work out when to speed up, brake and go.”可知，最后由中央计算机系统接收所有信息并进行处理，计算出何时加速、刹车和前进。选项B“它像人的大脑一样将信息转化为行动”符合语境。故选B。
53. 根据“Didi is the first company to put the technology into use. It has sent driverless taxis to pick up passengers in Shanghai. Maybe one or two years later, people can buy driverless cars on the market!”可知，无人驾驶技术会很快应用到我们的生活中。选项C“这项技术离我们还很远吗”符合语境。故选C。
Passage 3（2023-24·深圳龙岗区联考期中）
Do you know these fun facts More than 3 billion people use the Internet; more than 200 billion emails are sent every day; the first computer mouse was made of wood.
26 They can do Maths, store information, or play music. You can use a computer to write or to play games. What do you know about the history of computers
The first computers were very big. They were the size of a room! 27 Early computers could also do simple Maths, like a calculator. In the 1930s, Alan Turing had the idea for a computer you could program to do different things.
In 1958, Jack Kilby invented the microchip. Microchips are tiny but can store lots of information. They helped make computers smaller. 28 In the 1980s, computer games were very popular. Lots of people bought computers just to play games.
In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, which is a way to organize information on the Internet. 29
Today people can use smart phones to play games, email and go on the Internet. In the past a simple computer was the size of a room. 30
A. Computers can do lots of jobs.
B. Now it can go in your pocket!
C. Computers are much more expensive than a phone.
D. They were so big that people didn't have them at home.
E. Now people all over the world can look for and share information on websites.
F. In the 1970s, computers were smaller and cheaper, so people started to use them at home.
【答案】26. A 27. D 28. F 29. E 30. B
【解析】 本文主要讲了有关计算机的资料和事实。
26. 根据“They can do Maths, store information, or play music.”可知，这里是计算机所能做的工作，选项A“计算机可以做很多工作。”符合语境。故选A。
27. 根据“They were the size of a room!”可知，这里是说如此大的计算机的不便之处，选项D“它们太大了，人们家里都没有。”符合语境。故选D。
28. 根据“In 1958, Jack Kilby invented the microchip.”及“In the 1980s, computer games were very popular.”可知，这里是说计算机的发展时间段，选项F“在20世纪70年代，电脑越来越小，越来越便宜，所以人们开始在家里使用它们。”符合语境。故选F。
29. 根据“which is a way to organize information on the Internet.”可知，这里应说信息共享，选项E“现在，全世界的人们都可以在网站上查找和共享信息。”符合语境。故选E。
30. 根据“In the past a simple computer was the size of a room.”可知，这里应说现在的计算机的大小，选项B“现在它可以放进你的口袋了！”符合语境。故选B。
Passage 4（2023-24·华师附中联考期中）
Where do you get ideas for inventions
Improve the existing things.
41 If you can improve upon a thing that already exists, you are making the invention happen. If you’re really creative and good at engineering, you could try inventing a new car that saves more energy and helps protect the Earth.
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There are all kinds of problems in your daily life, such as forgetting to bring the keys, losing the phones and so on. 43 However, you can think of ways to solve them. While it’s possible to come up with the problem you’re going to solve after you have an idea for an invention, it’s much easier to identify the problem first.
Keep an open mind.
Let your ideas flow freely, and don’t write a possible product off just because it’s a little strange. Some of the best ideas are developed accidentally. 44 For example, Thomas Edison tried 2000 different materials before he made the light bulb. Some people asked him to give up the experiments. 45
A. Inventions don’t need to be totally new ideas.
B. But he accepted every failure and finally succeeded.
C. They usually drive you crazy.
D. Think about the problems.
E. So treat your failures like progress.
【答案】41. A 42. D 43. C 44. E 45. B
【解析】 本文讲述了获得发明想法的三个办法。
41. 根据“If you can improve upon a thing that already exists, you are making the invention happen.”可知，此处说改进已存在的东西，即不需要新的想法，选项A“发明不需要是全新的想法。”符合语境，故选A。
42. 根据“There are all kinds of problems in your daily life, such as forgetting to bring the keys, losing the phones and so on.”可知，此处讲的是生活中各种各样的问题，选项D“想想这些问题。”符合语境，故选D。
43. 根据“There are all kinds of problems in your daily life, such as forgetting to bring the keys, losing the phones and so on.”可知，在你的日常生活中有各种各样的问题，比如忘记带钥匙，丢了手机等等，这些生活中的问题会让你发疯，选项C“它们通常会把你逼疯。”符合语境，故选C。
44. 根据“For example, Thomas Edison tried 2000 different materials before he made the light bulb.”可知，托马斯·爱迪生在发明灯泡之前尝试了2000种不同的材料。通过这个告诉我们，成功是要经历很多次失败的，选项E“所以把失败当成进步。”符合语境，故选E。
45. 根据“Some people asked him to give up the experiments.”可知，此处讲的是爱迪生做实验，有的人劝他放弃，他是怎么做的，选项B“但他接受了每一次失败，最终成功了。”符合语境，故选B。
Passage 5（2023-24·真光中学期中）
Students these days often have a lot of worries. Sometimes they have problems with their homework, and sometimes with their friends. 46 Some people think the best is talking to others. Laura Mills, a teenager (青少年) from Washington, agrees. “Problems and worries are normal (正常的) in life,” says Laura. “But I think talking to someone helps a lot. If we don’t talk to someone, we’ll certainly feel worse.”
47 She was afraid to tell her parents about it. She even walked three miles to school every day because she didn’t have any money. She just kept thinking, “If I tell it to my parents, they’ll be angry!” But in the end, 48 He bought her a new purse and asked her to be more careful. “I will always remember to share my problems in the future!” Laura says.
Robert Hunt, an expert, felt the same way as Laura did. “ 49 We should always try to solve them.” He thought that students should first find someone they trust to talk to. “You should remember that your parents have more experience than you, so turn to them when you meet problems, it will be a good start to solve them.
50 If you talk to someone about your problems, it will be a good start to solve them.
A. Laura once lost her purse and worried for days.
B. It is best not to escape from (逃避) our problems.
C. What can they do to solve them
D. In English, we say that sharing (分享) a problem is like cutting it in half.
E. Her dad said he sometimes also made mistakes.
【答案】46. C 47. A 48. E 49. B 50. D
【解析】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了青少年遇到烦恼时的解决办法。
46. 由空格下文“Some people think the best is talking to others.”可知，有些人认为最好的方式是与他人交谈，此处应询问如何解决他们。选项C“他们能做些什么来解决这些问题”符合情景，故选C。
47. 由空格下文“She was afraid to tell her parents about it. She even walked three miles to school every day because she didn’t have any money.”可知，她不敢把这件事告诉父母。她甚至每天步行三英里去上学，因为她没有钱，此处表示她遇到的麻烦。选项A“劳拉有一次丢了钱包，担心了好几天”符合情景，故选A。
48. 由空格下文“He bought her a new purse and asked her to be more careful.”可知，她的爸爸给她买了一个新钱包，并让她更小心，此处表示父亲的叮嘱。选项E“她的父亲说他有时也会犯错误”符合情景，故选E。
49. 由空格下文“We should always try to solve them.”可知，面对问题我们要努力解决。选项B“最好不要逃避我们的问题”符合情景，故选B。
50. 由空格下文“If you talk to someone about your problems, it will be a good start to solve them.”可知，如果你和别人谈论你的问题，这将是解决问题的一个好的开始，此处表示我们要学会分享。选项D“在英语中，我们说分享一个问题就像把它切成两半”符合情景，故选D。
Passage 6（2023-24·深圳育才教育集团期中）
Tips for Note-taking
Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork. But unluckily, most students don’t know how to take notes. Here are some tips for note-taking.
Write down important facts. If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that’s great. 26 . Different teachers do things differently. For example, some teachers may focus on lots of facts in class, but they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may say something important again and again.
Ask. Don’t be afraid to ask your teacher to repeat (重复) what you miss. 27 .
paring your notes with your classmates’ can be good for your learning. 28 .
Organize (规划). 29 . Keep notes for the same subject in one notebook, so that you can find everything easily when a test comes.
30 . If you decide to recopy your notes every evening, you’ll surely have less time to watch TV.
A. You can review your notes before the examination.
B. It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes.
C. If you can’t follow what your teacher is saying, you can ask him after class.
D. Good note-taking takes time.
E. You can copy or write down the most important facts of all in class.
F. Note-taking also needs organization.
【答案】26. E 27. C 28. B 29. F 30. D
【解析】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了学习中如何做笔记。
26. 根据上文“If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that’s great.”可知，此句是指可以把老师写在黑板上的重要内容抄录下来；选项E “你可以在课堂上抄下或写下最重要的东西” 符合语境。故选E。
27. 根据上文“Don’t be afraid to ask your teacher to repeat what you miss.”可知，此句是指没有听懂老师的话，就要问老师；选项C “如果你听不懂老师在说什么，你可以课后问他。”符合语境。故选C。
28. 根据上文“Comparing your notes with your classmates’ can be good for your learning.”可知，此句介绍了和同学对比笔记的好处；选项B “也可以帮助你和你的同学改正一些错误” 符合语境。故选B。
29. 根据上文“Organize.”和下文“Keep notes for the same subject in one notebook, so that you can find everything easily when a test comes.”可知，此处是指做笔记要合理规划；选项F “记笔记也需要筹备好”符合语境。故选F。
30. 根据下文“If you decide to recopy your notes every evening, you’ll surely have less time to watch TV.”可知，此处是指做笔记需要时间；选项D “做好笔记需要时间。”符合语境。故选D
Passage 7（2023-24·广州培英中学期中）
Children under the age of 18 will be allowed up to three hours per week to play video games. Is it time to control their online gaming time Readers share their opinions.
Online games can make people cannot stop playing it, but if children are taught how to play them in a correct way, then it is no longer a danger. 41 Teaching by your own examples is and always will be the best way to such problems.
Good idea. 42 They can go outside and run, jump and swim instead of sitting on a sofa at home and playing with a smart phone.
It is often seen that parents argue （争论）with children about smart phones. Most parents can hardly set time limit for its daily usage. Some take away their smart phones, but it will make children feel sad. 43 The change should have happened before now and hopeful it will work well.
Too much gaming is totally a waste of time and energy for teenagers and has a bad effect on their health. The gaming companies should not only think about making money. 44 It is difficult for all of us to follow the rules. It is impossible to make children give up mobile phones in a short time. 45 Parents need to do more things to keep their children from gaming.
A. Even worse, it will make their kids do not like them.
B. They should do something helpful for children and ensure their health and development.
C. By controlling time spent on online games, kids can spend time doing more useful things to develop their hobbies.
D. Because children can use their parents’ or other adults’ IDs to get away from real-name registration（注册）.
E. Children are playing more and more online games these days.
F. To achieve this, parents need to set examples for not spending too much time on phones.
【答案】41. F 42. C 43. A 44. B 45. D
【解析】 本文主要介绍了人们对于“18岁以下的儿童每周最多可以玩三个小时的电子游戏”的观点。
41. 根据“Teaching by your own examples is and always will be the best way to such problems”可知，此处指自己要树立榜样，F选项“为了实现这一点，父母需要树立榜样，不要花太多时间在手机上”符合。故选F。
42. 根据“They can go outside and run, jump and swim instead of sitting on a sofa at home and playing with a smart phone.”可知，说的是做一些其他事情来代替玩游戏，C选项“通过控制花在网络游戏上的时间，孩子们可以花时间做更多有用的事情来发展他们的爱好”符合。故选C。
43. 根据“Some take away their smart phones, but it will make children feel sad. ”可知，此处说的是这样的做法给孩子带来的伤害，A选项“更糟糕的是，这会让他们的孩子不喜欢他们”符合。故选A。
44. 根据“The gaming companies should not only think about making money”可知，游戏公司不应该只考虑赚钱，应该做一些对孩子有益的事情。B选项“它们应该做一些有利于儿童，确保他们的健康和发展”符合，故选B。
45. 根据“It is impossible to make children give up mobile phones in a short time.”及“Parents need to do more things to keep their children from gaming.”可知，很难让孩子们在短时间内放弃手机，此处介绍的是孩子们为了玩游戏所做的事情，所以父母需要做更多的事情来阻止他们的孩子玩游戏，D选项“因为孩子们可以使用父母或其他成年人的身份证逃脱实名登记”符合。故选D。
Passage 8（2023-24·广附教育集团期中）
City walk Draws Young Chinese
Gather together some good friends and take a stroll(溜达) through the streets. This is what many youngsters in China enjoy doing when they visit a new city.
What makes a city walk To them, it means “roaming(漫步) around the city” on foot. 41 Instead, they often explore old buildings or small shops and enjoy a cup of coffee or local snacks.
City walk provides people with an opportunity to experience the city in a different way. 42 Some organizers invite culture researchers to act as tour guides. Visitors can enjoy walking in open-air museums and have deep conversation with their guides.
43 For example, Shanghai has created city walk routes and is trying to help tourists explore more remote places by public transport.
44 However, people working in the tourist industry believe it has a bright future. This is because tourists nowadays are paying more attention to personalized travel services. Many tour guides share their city walk experiences to attract potential customers.
Within a short time, the city walk trend(潮流) is spreading from big cities like Beijing and Shanghai to smaller cities. 45 As related posts can attract a lot of viewers and their likes, more and more people actively share their experiences and thoughts online.
City walk offers a positive change to travelers to choose experiences based on their interests and needs.
A. At present, the idea of city walk is new to most Chinese people.
B. It also gives them a chance to know the city’s culture.
C. Keywords for city walk are getting popular across Chinese social media platforms.
D. They avoid famous scenic spots and big crowds.
E. Some cities have included city walks in their plans to promote cultural tourism.
【答案】41. D 42. B 43. E 44. A 45. C
【解析】 本文主要介绍了城市漫步的相关内容，包括城市漫步的定义，好处以及发展趋势等，
41. 根据“Instead, they often explore old buildings or small shops and enjoy a cup of coffee or local snacks”可知，此处介绍城市漫步的人喜欢去的地方，D选项“他们避开著名景点和拥挤的人群”符合，故选D。
42. 根据“City walk provides people with an opportunity to experience the city in a different way.”可知，此处介绍城市漫步给人们提供了什么样的机会，B选项“这也给了他们一个了解这座城市文化的机会”符合，故选B。
43. 根据“For example, Shanghai has created city walk routes and is trying to help tourists explore more remote places by public transport.”可知，一些城市已经开始启动城市漫步这个计划，E选项“一些城市已经将城市漫步纳入了他们促进文化旅游的计划中”符合，故选E。
44. 根据“However, people working in the tourist industry believe it has a bright future. ”可知，此处提到人们对这个概念的看法，A选项“目前，城市步行的概念对大多数中国人来说还是很新鲜的”符合，故选A。
45. 根据“As related posts can attract a lot of viewers and their likes, more and more people actively share their experiences and thoughts online.”可知，在社交媒体上也很受欢迎，C选项“城市漫步的关键词在中国的社交媒体平台上越来越受欢迎”符合，故选C。
Passage 9（2023-24·宝安区12校联考期中）
When we get into middle school, we find we can easily get angry with our parents and that sometimes we even quarrel with them. Although we know we love our parents, sometimes we still have different opinions. Then how can we solve this problem 56
If we have recently had a fight with our parents, we should try to calm down (冷静) first. 57 We can go to our own rooms. We can sit outside or go for a walk. Take this time to think about what happens and how we feel about it. This will give us time to deal with our feelings.
58 Choose a time when we’re all calm. Then, sit down and talk about how we feel and what we need from them. Sometimes we don’t think our parents can understand us at all. This may be true, so we need to tell them how we feel and what’s going on in our life. 59
Of course, the communication is mutual (相互的). We can find out why they have these different feelings. 60 We should also reply calmly when they say something that makes us upset. It’s important that we should keep ourselves calm. They’re more likely to listen to us if we don’t shout at them.
A. Then we can talk with our parents again.
B. We should listen to what our parents say.
C. Then, discuss what we expect them to do.
D. Think about what they have ever done for us.
E. We can spend some time alone making ourselves feel better.
F. How can we keep a close relationship with our parents again
【答案】56. F 57. E 58. A 59. C 60. B
【解析】 本文是一篇说明文。主要对亲子关系提出了一些建议和方法。
56. 根据“Then how can we solve this problem ”和下文内容可知，应该是说如何维持亲子关系，选项F“我们怎样才能再次与父母保持亲密的关系呢？”符合语境。故选F。
57. 根据“If we have recently had a fight with our parents, we should try to calm down (冷静) first.”可知，此处应该是与父母发生打架时，我们应该怎么做，选项E“我们可以花点时间独处，让自己感觉更好。”符合语境。故选E。
58. 根据“Choose a time when we’re all calm. Then, sit down and talk about how we feel and what we need from them.”可知，此段主要讲述冷静之后，怎么与父母沟通，选项A“然后我们可以再次和父母交谈。”符合语境。故选A。
59. 根据“This may be true, so we need to tell them how we feel and what’s going on in our life.”可知，此处应该是谈论孩子对于父母的期望，选项C“然后，讨论我们希望他们做什么。”符合语境。故选C。
60. 根据“Of course, the communication is mutual (相互的).”可知，此段应该是讲我们要去倾听父母，要去明白父母为什么有这样的感受，选项B“我们应该听父母的话。”符合语境。故选B。
Passage 10（2023-24·广州第二中学期中）
A dictionary is very useful for the people who are learning English. People will use a dictionary for help when they have difficulty in reading a passage or doing English exercises. You will make more progress if you know how to use a dictionary efficiently (有效地). 51
Choose a suitable (合适的) dictionary. 52 You can choose a dictionary which is suitable for your English level, needs and interests. For a middle school student in Grade 9, you can choose OXFORD INTERMEDIATE LEARNER’S ENGLISH -CHINESE DICTIONARY.
Try to guess the meaning of a new word before you use a dictionary. You may have had such an experience when you are reading a passage. There’re some new words in it and you have difficulty in understanding the full passage. What will you do in this situation 53
Learn culture from a dictionary. You don’t just learn a new word’s pronunciation, meaning, part of speech and other usages. 54
A dictionary is a good friend for learning English. It’s a waste for you not to use a dictionary in your study. But don’t think the more you use a dictionary, the better result you can get. 55
If you can do as I have told you, I think you will improve your English soon.
A. You can learn some cultural knowledge from a dictionary as well.
B. You should use your dictionary in the right way.
C. Here are some ideas on how to use a dictionary efficiently.
D. Choosing a good dictionary is very important for an English learner.
E. I think you should guess the meaning before you use your dictionary.
【答案】51. C 52. D 53. E 54. A 55. B
【解析】 本文介绍了如何有效地使用词典来学习英语。
51. 根据下文“Choose a suitable (合适的) dictionary...Try to guess the meaning of a new word before you use a dictionary...”可知，下文是具体建议，此处应是引出如何有效地使用字典的建议，选项C“这里有一些关于如何有效使用词典的建议”符合语境。故选C。
52. 根据上文“Choose a suitable (合适的) dictionary.”和下文“You can choose a dictionary...”可知，此处应与“选择词典”有关，选项D“选择一本好词典对英语学习者来说是非常重要的”符合语境。故选D。
53. 根据前文“Try to guess the meaning of a new word before you use a dictionary.”可知，此处应是建议在使用词典前先猜测单词的意思，选项E“我认为你在使用词典之前应该先猜一下意思”符合语境。故选E。
54. 根据上文“Learn culture from a dictionary. You don’t just learn a new word’s pronunciation, meaning, part of speech and other usages.”可知，此处应是指从词典中学习文化知识，选项A“你也可以从词典中学到一些文化知识”符合语境。故选A。
55. 根据上文“But don’t think the more you use a dictionary, the better result you can get.”可知，不要认为使用词典越多，就能取得越好的效果，所以此处应是强调要以正确的方式使用词典，选项B“你应该正确地使用词典”符合语境。故选B。
Passage 11（2023-24·深圳南山外国学校期中）
Art can show humans’ creative mind. But these years, you may read news about (AI人工智能) creating its own art 26 But this worry seems to be unnecessary, at least for now. AI is bringing artists more possibilities, not taking the place of artists. 27
These days, a piece of music created by AI became hot online. AI turns the novel corona virus (新冠病毒) into a piece of two-hour long music on its protein structure (蛋白质结构氨基酸). 28 Listeners found this music made them see the virus from a new point of view.
29 AI truly helps artists create things that they ever thought impossible before.
30 For example, AI now can help to color in black-and-white lines in making cartoons so that it could help artists save much time.
We hope that AI can become a useful helper to make a difference to the art world if it’s welcomed and trusted.
A. The AI then turned these notes into music.
B. Because many artists today are turning AI into a useful helper.
C. Not only create art works, AI can also do simple jobs for artists.
D. Some people worry that AI might someday take the place of artists.
E. This surprising relationship between science and art could never be reached without AI.
F. People should think about if humans and AI can work together to create art works in the future.
【答案】26. D 27. B 28. A 29. E 30. C
【解析】 本文是一篇说明文，讲述了艺术可以表现人的创造性思维，并详细地介绍了人工智能对艺术的帮助。
26. 根据“But this worry seems to be unnecessary, at least for now.”可知，提到了这种担心的不必要，故空处指具体的担心是什么。选项D“有些人担心人工智能有一天可能会取代艺术家。”符合语境。故选D。
27. 根据“AI is bringing artists more possibilities, not taking the place of artists”可知，人工智能给艺术家带来了更多的可能性， 而不是取代艺术家，表达人工智能对艺术家的帮助；选项B“因为今天许多艺术家正在把人工智能变成一个有用的帮手。”符合语境，故选B。
28. 根据“AI turns the novel corona virus (新冠病毒) into a piece of two-hour long music on its protein structure.”可知，人工智能将新冠病毒转化为一段长达两小时的有关其蛋白质结构的音乐，故空处与人工智能将新冠病毒转化成音乐的过程相关。选项A“然后人工智能将这些音符变成音乐。”符合语境。故选A。
29. 根据“Listeners found this music made them see the virus from a new point of view”可知，依托人工智能，人们可以借助音乐的角度了解病毒，选项E“没有人工智能，科学和艺术之间的这种惊人关系永远无法实现。”符合语境，故选E。
30. 根据“For example, AI now can help to color in black-and-white lines in making cartoons so that it could help artists save much time”可知，通过举例说明，人工智能现在可以在制作动画时帮助黑白线条上色，从而帮助艺术家节省大量时间，说的是做简单的工作。选项C“人工智能不仅可以创作艺术作品，还可以为艺术家做一些简单的工作。”符合语境，故选C。
Passage 12（2023-24·广州第七中学期中）
How do people find their inner (内在的) talent British author and speaker Sir Kenneth Robinson talked about this at TED. He told a story about Gillian Lynne, a great dancer and choreographer (编舞者).
Gillian Lynne never did well in school as a child. 46 Her mother was quite worried about her. She took Lynne to see a doctor. 47 Then, the doctor said to Lynne, “I need to talk to your mother first. Wait here.” As they left the room, the doctor turned on the radio. He then said to Lynne’s mother, “Just stand and watch her.”
48 The doctor then turned to Lynne’s mother and said, “Mrs. Lynne, your daughter isn’t sick. She’s a dancer. Take her to a dance school.”
So she did. Lynne’s new dance school was full of people just like her-people who had to move in order to think. 49
Lynne later went to the Royal Ballet School, one of the world’s greatest dance schools, and became a great dancer. After leaving the school, she worked on some of the most successful musicals in history.
Those who never do well in school needn’t worry. 50
A. Find your inner talent like Lynne, and you can also succeed.
B. She loved the life in the dance school, and she showed her great talent soon.
C. After they left the room, Lynne was on her feet, dancing to the music on the radio.
D. For 20 minutes, she talked about the problems that Lynne was having in school with the doctor.
E. She couldn’t think carefully when she was learning and often found herself unable to keep still.
【答案】46. E 47. D 48. C 49. B 50. A
【解析】 本文讲了人们如何找到自己内在的才能，详细地讲述了一位舞蹈演员兼编舞演员Gillian Lynne的故事，告诉我们发掘你内在的才华，你也可以成功。
46. 根据上文“Gillian Lynne never did well in school as a child.”可知，Gillian Lynne小时候在学校表现不好。选项E“她在学习时不能仔细思考，经常发现自己无法保持安静。”符合语境。故选E。
47. 根据上文“She took Lynne to see a doctor.”可知，此处介绍看医生的情况。选项D“花了20分钟，她和医生谈论了Lynne在学校遇到的问题。”符合语境。故选D。
48. 根据下文“The doctor then turned to Lynne’s mother and said, ‘Mrs. Lynne, your daughter isn’t sick. She’s a dancer. Take her to a dance school.’ ”可知，Lynne擅长舞蹈。选项C“他们离开房间后，Lynne站了起来，随着收音机里的音乐跳舞。”符合语境。故选C。
49. 根据下文“Lynne later went to the Royal Ballet School, one of the world’s greatest dance schools, and became a great dancer.”可知，此句介绍了Lynne的舞蹈天分。选项B“她喜欢舞蹈学校的生活，很快就展现出了她的才华。”符合语境。故选B。
50. 根据上文“Those who never do well in school needn’t worry.”可知，介绍了学习不好的人可能会有其它特长。选项A“像Lynne一样找到你内心的天赋，你也能成功。”符合语境。故选A。
Passage 13（2023-24·广州中学期中）
In the modern world, people use money every day. Money is very important in our life. 41 But I think few people know about the history of money.
42 They lived with family and lived on wild animals, fruits and other plants. And they also made things they need by themselves. As time passed, people learned to keep animals and grow crops. Sometimes, families would produce more things than they needed. Then exchange（交换）started to happen between families. They exchanged things they didn’t need for that they wanted. Later, people began to use money as an exchanging way. 43 They used other things as money, like shells, rice, salt, stone, etc.
After 600 BC, people began using coins as money. 44 Later, countries began to make their own coins.
Ancient China was the first to make paper money, probably in the 11th century. The Italian traveler Marco Polo saw Chinese people using paper money when he visited China in the 1200s. 45
Today, we have many new ways to pay for things.
A. Long time ago, people did not use money.
B. They soon found that coins were easier to carry.
C. But the money they used was not the same as we use today.
D. That’s because without money, you can’t buy anything you want.
E. However, European countries did not start using paper money until the 1600s.
【答案】41. D 42. A 43. C 44. B 45. E
【解析】 本文主要讲述了人们从以物换物，到使用硬币，最后使用纸币的过程。
41. 根据“Money is very important in our life.”可知是说钱在日常生活中的重要性，选项D“那是因为没有钱，你就买不到你想要的东西。”符合语境，故选D。
42. 根据“They lived with family and lived on wild animals, fruits and other plants. And they also made things they need by themselves.”以及“They exchanged things they didn’t need for that they wanted. ”可知以前人们同时自给自足，或者互相交互物品，不需要钱，选项A“很久以前，人们不使用钱。”符合语境，故选A。
43. 根据“Later, people began to use money as an exchanging way...They used other things as money, like shells, rice, salt, stone, etc.”可知他们用其他东西作为货币，如贝壳、大米、盐、石头等。选项C“但是他们用的钱和我们今天用的不一样。”符合语境，故选C。
44. 根据“After 600 BC, people began using coins as money.”可知是指公元前600年后，人们开始使用硬币作为货币。选项B“他们很快发现硬币更容易携带。”符合语境，故选B。
45. 根据“The Italian traveler Marco Polo saw Chinese people using paper money when he visited China in the 1200s. ”可知说的是使用纸币，选项E“然而，欧洲国家直到17世纪才开始使用纸币。”符合语境，故选E。
Passage 14（2023-24·期中）
In a world filled with conflict and different opinions, how can we live in harmony (和谐) with others Here are several tips.
Take part in community events. Check the local community boards for postings about events like a block party or a community garage sale. 36 This can help you feel more connected to your neighbors.
Connect with your neighbors. 37 Knock on their doors and bring over baked goods. Say “hello” to them in the street. Be friendly and sociable with your neighbors, so you can build a sense of community in the neighborhood.
Hang out with friends on a regular basis. Spend time with good friends, so you can stay connected with them and not lose touch. Schedule regular hangouts once a week or once a month with different friends. 38
Be generous and caring to your partners. You should treat your partners with respect and gratitude. 39 Let them know they are important to you and that you value them.
40 Try to make the time you spend with your family meaningful and memorable. Have regular family dinners or invite your family over. Plan a trip with your family, especially if it’s been a while since all of you travelled together.
A. Spend quality time with family.
B. Reach out to people who live around you.
C. Give them daily attention and acknowledgement (谢意).
D. Make an effort to keep your friendships alive and active.
E. You can also invite your neighbors over for dinner or a drink.
F. Volunteer at community events or donate something to local events.
【答案】36. F 37. B 38. D 39. C 40. A
【解析】 本文介绍了如何与他人和谐相处。
36. 根据“Take part in community events.”可知，要积极参与社区活动，选项F“在社区活动中做志愿者或向当地活动捐赠物品”符合语境。故选F。
37. 根据“Connect with your neighbors.”可知，要与邻居联系，选项B“接触你周围的人”符合语境。故选B。
38. 根据“Schedule regular hangouts once a week or once a month with different friends.”可知，计划每周或每月与不同的朋友定期外出一次，这样能保持友谊，选项D“努力保持友谊的活力”符合语境。故选D。
39. 根据“You should treat your partners with respect and gratitude.”可知，你应该尊重并感激你的合作者，选项C“每天给予他们关注和谢意”符合语境。故选C。
40. 根据“Try to make the time you spend with your family meaningful and memorable.”可知，试着让你与家人共度时光，选项A“与家人共度美好时光”符合语境。故选A。
Passage 15（2023-24·广州86中期中）
Today, an increasing number of people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down. These people are called the “Heads-down Tribe”. 36
There are more and more traffic accidents happening because of mobile phones. 37 In order to make drivers pay more attention to driving, some new traffic rules have been made.
As we can see above, using mobile phones may cause traffic accidents. Also, more and more interesting and strange facts happen to the “Heads-down Tribe”. 38 As a result, he knocked into a big lost bear. When he lifted his eyes from the phone, he was so afraid that he turned around and ran away as quickly as possible.
Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at their own mobile phones. It’s strange that they don’t talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal. 39
Mobile phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern life. 40
Let’s be “healthy” users and try to be the “Heads-up Tribe”.
A. Whether they are good or not depends on how people use them.
B. A man in America kept using mobile phone on his way home.
C. Some even have fun communicating with others on the phone.
D. Heads-down tribe members now can be seen everywhere.
E. More drivers are likely to use mobile phones while driving.
【答案】36. D 37. E 38. B 39. C 40. A
【解析】 本文叙述了今天，许多人总是低头看着自己的手机，成为了“低头族”。因为越来越多的驾驶员开车时用手机，造成了更多的交通事故。也闹出了一些笑话。所以作者提议：健康地使用手机，做“抬头族”。
36. 根据“These people are called the ‘Heads-down Tribe’.”(这些人被称为“低头族”)可知后面承接上句继续叙述低头族。选项D“低头族成员现在随处可见”符合语境。故选D。
37. 根据“There are more and more traffic accidents happening because of mobile phones. ”(因为手机，有越来越多的交通事故发生。)可知这里提到了手机影响了交通，选项E“更多的司机可能会在开车时使用手机”符合语境。故选E。
38. 根据“Also, more and more interesting and strange facts happen to the ‘Heads-down Tribe’ ”(同样，“低头族”也发生了越来越多有趣和奇怪的事情。)和“As a result, he knocked into a big lost bear.”(结果他撞一只迷路的熊。)可知，上句叙述的是为什么撞上了熊，选项B “美国一名男子在回家的路上一直使用手机”符合语境。故选B。
39. 根据“It’s strange that they don’t talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal.”(奇怪的是他们吃饭时不跟坐在对面的人说话。)可知，这里提到交流方式，选项C“有些人甚至喜欢在电话里与他人交流”符合语境。故选C。
40. 根据“Mobile phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern life.” (手机是现代生活中有用的和必要的工具。)可知，这里提到的是手机的用途，选项A“它们是否好取决于人们如何使用它们”符合语境。故选A。
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Passage 1（2023-24·深圳高级中学期中）
These days we are bringing up kids in a generation that we like to call the iPad generation. Kids enjoy spending hours playing on their computers and phones. Since it seems that most of us parents can’t live without the computer, the iPad or the phone, it is normal for our kids to feel that that’s the way to go.
26 Some of them are “I don’t want my kid on the computer; Am I right not letting him use it ”, “Should I allow him to play for so long ”, and “When should I say no ”
A lot of parents believe they shouldn’t let their kids use computers. 27 At the same time, there is another set of parents who let their kids use their iPads or their phones for long hours. They feel their kids have to be good at using them, or they will be left behind.
28 It can play a big role in the development of our kids. It can be used even without an Internet connection. Kids can use it to draw pictures, read books, listen to music or play games just like any other toy. However, the number of hours that they use it should be controlled.
Let us talk about the Internet now. Is it a big bad wolf Not really. 29 Kids can know what is happening around them, and read wonderful facts about anything that interests them. There are a lot of healthy, kid-friendly websites that our kids can use. If you do allow your kid to use the Internet, be there while be or she uses it.
30 Don’t let the Internet turn into something that just helps you to take care of your kid.
A. Make it an experience that your kid enjoys with you.
B. They think that kids should do other things like riding a bike or playing out with friends.
C. But as parents we find ourselves asking the same questions.
D. If used properly, it has so much information to offer our kids.
E. Well, we shouldn’t stop our kids from using the computer.
F. It’s bad for your health to use it too much.
Passage 2（2023-24·铁一教育集团联考期中）
Many technology companies are developing driverless cars. It means a car can drive by itself without people’s help. 49
First, those cars must have sensors (传感器) all around. 50 They also work when parking, so the car knows how far it is from the outside of the road or other parked cars. 51 They can take pictures of the surroundings and search how to get to your destination (目的地) quickly. All you have to do is to type in the address! Finally, a central computer system takes in all the information and processes this to work out when to speed up, brake and go. 52
53 Didi is the first company to put the technology into use. It has sent driverless taxis to pick up passengers in Shanghai. Maybe one or two years later, people can buy driverless cars on the market!
A. Second, road signs are read by cameras, and satellite navigation (导航).
B. It works like a man’s brain to translate information to actions.
C. Is this technology still far away from us
D. Sensors on the wheels can detect other cars and people on the road.
E. How do driverless cars work
Passage 3（2023-24·深圳龙岗区联考期中）
Do you know these fun facts More than 3 billion people use the Internet; more than 200 billion emails are sent every day; the first computer mouse was made of wood.
26 They can do Maths, store information, or play music. You can use a computer to write or to play games. What do you know about the history of computers
The first computers were very big. They were the size of a room! 27 Early computers could also do simple Maths, like a calculator. In the 1930s, Alan Turing had the idea for a computer you could program to do different things.
In 1958, Jack Kilby invented the microchip. Microchips are tiny but can store lots of information. They helped make computers smaller. 28 In the 1980s, computer games were very popular. Lots of people bought computers just to play games.
In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, which is a way to organize information on the Internet. 29
Today people can use smart phones to play games, email and go on the Internet. In the past a simple computer was the size of a room. 30
A. Computers can do lots of jobs.
B. Now it can go in your pocket!
C. Computers are much more expensive than a phone.
D. They were so big that people didn't have them at home.
E. Now people all over the world can look for and share information on websites.
F. In the 1970s, computers were smaller and cheaper, so people started to use them at home.
Passage 4（2023-24·华师附中联考期中）
Where do you get ideas for inventions
Improve the existing things.
41 If you can improve upon a thing that already exists, you are making the invention happen. If you’re really creative and good at engineering, you could try inventing a new car that saves more energy and helps protect the Earth.
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There are all kinds of problems in your daily life, such as forgetting to bring the keys, losing the phones and so on. 43 However, you can think of ways to solve them. While it’s possible to come up with the problem you’re going to solve after you have an idea for an invention, it’s much easier to identify the problem first.
Keep an open mind.
Let your ideas flow freely, and don’t write a possible product off just because it’s a little strange. Some of the best ideas are developed accidentally. 44 For example, Thomas Edison tried 2000 different materials before he made the light bulb. Some people asked him to give up the experiments. 45
A. Inventions don’t need to be totally new ideas.
B. But he accepted every failure and finally succeeded.
C. They usually drive you crazy.
D. Think about the problems.
E. So treat your failures like progress.
Passage 5（2023-24·真光中学期中）
Students these days often have a lot of worries. Sometimes they have problems with their homework, and sometimes with their friends. 46 Some people think the best is talking to others. Laura Mills, a teenager (青少年) from Washington, agrees. “Problems and worries are normal (正常的) in life,” says Laura. “But I think talking to someone helps a lot. If we don’t talk to someone, we’ll certainly feel worse.”
47 She was afraid to tell her parents about it. She even walked three miles to school every day because she didn’t have any money. She just kept thinking, “If I tell it to my parents, they’ll be angry!” But in the end, 48 He bought her a new purse and asked her to be more careful. “I will always remember to share my problems in the future!” Laura says.
Robert Hunt, an expert, felt the same way as Laura did. “ 49 We should always try to solve them.” He thought that students should first find someone they trust to talk to. “You should remember that your parents have more experience than you, so turn to them when you meet problems, it will be a good start to solve them.
50 If you talk to someone about your problems, it will be a good start to solve them.
A. Laura once lost her purse and worried for days.
B. It is best not to escape from (逃避) our problems.
C. What can they do to solve them
D. In English, we say that sharing (分享) a problem is like cutting it in half.
E. Her dad said he sometimes also made mistakes.
Passage 6（2023-24·深圳育才教育集团期中）
Tips for Note-taking
Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork. But unluckily, most students don’t know how to take notes. Here are some tips for note-taking.
Write down important facts. If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that’s great. 26 . Different teachers do things differently. For example, some teachers may focus on lots of facts in class, but they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may say something important again and again.
Ask. Don’t be afraid to ask your teacher to repeat (重复) what you miss. 27 .
paring your notes with your classmates’ can be good for your learning. 28 .
Organize (规划). 29 . Keep notes for the same subject in one notebook, so that you can find everything easily when a test comes.
30 . If you decide to recopy your notes every evening, you’ll surely have less time to watch TV.
A. You can review your notes before the examination.
B. It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes.
C. If you can’t follow what your teacher is saying, you can ask him after class.
D. Good note-taking takes time.
E. You can copy or write down the most important facts of all in class.
F. Note-taking also needs organization.
Passage 7（2023-24·广州培英中学期中）
Children under the age of 18 will be allowed up to three hours per week to play video games. Is it time to control their online gaming time Readers share their opinions.
Online games can make people cannot stop playing it, but if children are taught how to play them in a correct way, then it is no longer a danger. 41 Teaching by your own examples is and always will be the best way to such problems.
Good idea. 42 They can go outside and run, jump and swim instead of sitting on a sofa at home and playing with a smart phone.
It is often seen that parents argue （争论）with children about smart phones. Most parents can hardly set time limit for its daily usage. Some take away their smart phones, but it will make children feel sad. 43 The change should have happened before now and hopeful it will work well.
Too much gaming is totally a waste of time and energy for teenagers and has a bad effect on their health. The gaming companies should not only think about making money. 44 It is difficult for all of us to follow the rules. It is impossible to make children give up mobile phones in a short time. 45 Parents need to do more things to keep their children from gaming.
A. Even worse, it will make their kids do not like them.
B. They should do something helpful for children and ensure their health and development.
C. By controlling time spent on online games, kids can spend time doing more useful things to develop their hobbies.
D. Because children can use their parents’ or other adults’ IDs to get away from real-name registration（注册）.
E. Children are playing more and more online games these days.
F. To achieve this, parents need to set examples for not spending too much time on phones.
Passage 8（2023-24·广附教育集团期中）
City walk Draws Young Chinese
Gather together some good friends and take a stroll(溜达) through the streets. This is what many youngsters in China enjoy doing when they visit a new city.
What makes a city walk To them, it means “roaming(漫步) around the city” on foot. 41 Instead, they often explore old buildings or small shops and enjoy a cup of coffee or local snacks.
City walk provides people with an opportunity to experience the city in a different way. 42 Some organizers invite culture researchers to act as tour guides. Visitors can enjoy walking in open-air museums and have deep conversation with their guides.
43 For example, Shanghai has created city walk routes and is trying to help tourists explore more remote places by public transport.
44 However, people working in the tourist industry believe it has a bright future. This is because tourists nowadays are paying more attention to personalized travel services. Many tour guides share their city walk experiences to attract potential customers.
Within a short time, the city walk trend(潮流) is spreading from big cities like Beijing and Shanghai to smaller cities. 45 As related posts can attract a lot of viewers and their likes, more and more people actively share their experiences and thoughts online.
City walk offers a positive change to travelers to choose experiences based on their interests and needs.
A. At present, the idea of city walk is new to most Chinese people.
B. It also gives them a chance to know the city’s culture.
C. Keywords for city walk are getting popular across Chinese social media platforms.
D. They avoid famous scenic spots and big crowds.
E. Some cities have included city walks in their plans to promote cultural tourism.
Passage 9（2023-24·宝安区12校联考期中）
When we get into middle school, we find we can easily get angry with our parents and that sometimes we even quarrel with them. Although we know we love our parents, sometimes we still have different opinions. Then how can we solve this problem 56
If we have recently had a fight with our parents, we should try to calm down (冷静) first. 57 We can go to our own rooms. We can sit outside or go for a walk. Take this time to think about what happens and how we feel about it. This will give us time to deal with our feelings.
58 Choose a time when we’re all calm. Then, sit down and talk about how we feel and what we need from them. Sometimes we don’t think our parents can understand us at all. This may be true, so we need to tell them how we feel and what’s going on in our life. 59
Of course, the communication is mutual (相互的). We can find out why they have these different feelings. 60 We should also reply calmly when they say something that makes us upset. It’s important that we should keep ourselves calm. They’re more likely to listen to us if we don’t shout at them.
A. Then we can talk with our parents again.
B. We should listen to what our parents say.
C. Then, discuss what we expect them to do.
D. Think about what they have ever done for us.
E. We can spend some time alone making ourselves feel better.
F. How can we keep a close relationship with our parents again
Passage 10（2023-24·广州第二中学期中）
A dictionary is very useful for the people who are learning English. People will use a dictionary for help when they have difficulty in reading a passage or doing English exercises. You will make more progress if you know how to use a dictionary efficiently (有效地). 51
Choose a suitable (合适的) dictionary. 52 You can choose a dictionary which is suitable for your English level, needs and interests. For a middle school student in Grade 9, you can choose OXFORD INTERMEDIATE LEARNER’S ENGLISH -CHINESE DICTIONARY.
Try to guess the meaning of a new word before you use a dictionary. You may have had such an experience when you are reading a passage. There’re some new words in it and you have difficulty in understanding the full passage. What will you do in this situation 53
Learn culture from a dictionary. You don’t just learn a new word’s pronunciation, meaning, part of speech and other usages. 54
A dictionary is a good friend for learning English. It’s a waste for you not to use a dictionary in your study. But don’t think the more you use a dictionary, the better result you can get. 55
If you can do as I have told you, I think you will improve your English soon.
A. You can learn some cultural knowledge from a dictionary as well.
B. You should use your dictionary in the right way.
C. Here are some ideas on how to use a dictionary efficiently.
D. Choosing a good dictionary is very important for an English learner.
E. I think you should guess the meaning before you use your dictionary.
Passage 11（2023-24·深圳南山外国学校期中）
Art can show humans’ creative mind. But these years, you may read news about (AI人工智能) creating its own art 26 But this worry seems to be unnecessary, at least for now. AI is bringing artists more possibilities, not taking the place of artists. 27
These days, a piece of music created by AI became hot online. AI turns the novel corona virus (新冠病毒) into a piece of two-hour long music on its protein structure (蛋白质结构氨基酸). 28 Listeners found this music made them see the virus from a new point of view.
29 AI truly helps artists create things that they ever thought impossible before.
30 For example, AI now can help to color in black-and-white lines in making cartoons so that it could help artists save much time.
We hope that AI can become a useful helper to make a difference to the art world if it’s welcomed and trusted.
A. The AI then turned these notes into music.
B. Because many artists today are turning AI into a useful helper.
C. Not only create art works, AI can also do simple jobs for artists.
D. Some people worry that AI might someday take the place of artists.
E. This surprising relationship between science and art could never be reached without AI.
F. People should think about if humans and AI can work together to create art works in the future.
Passage 12（2023-24·广州第七中学期中）
How do people find their inner (内在的) talent British author and speaker Sir Kenneth Robinson talked about this at TED. He told a story about Gillian Lynne, a great dancer and choreographer (编舞者).
Gillian Lynne never did well in school as a child. 46 Her mother was quite worried about her. She took Lynne to see a doctor. 47 Then, the doctor said to Lynne, “I need to talk to your mother first. Wait here.” As they left the room, the doctor turned on the radio. He then said to Lynne’s mother, “Just stand and watch her.”
48 The doctor then turned to Lynne’s mother and said, “Mrs. Lynne, your daughter isn’t sick. She’s a dancer. Take her to a dance school.”
So she did. Lynne’s new dance school was full of people just like her-people who had to move in order to think. 49
Lynne later went to the Royal Ballet School, one of the world’s greatest dance schools, and became a great dancer. After leaving the school, she worked on some of the most successful musicals in history.
Those who never do well in school needn’t worry. 50
A. Find your inner talent like Lynne, and you can also succeed.
B. She loved the life in the dance school, and she showed her great talent soon.
C. After they left the room, Lynne was on her feet, dancing to the music on the radio.
D. For 20 minutes, she talked about the problems that Lynne was having in school with the doctor.
E. She couldn’t think carefully when she was learning and often found herself unable to keep still.
Passage 13（2023-24·广州中学期中）
In the modern world, people use money every day. Money is very important in our life. 41 But I think few people know about the history of money.
42 They lived with family and lived on wild animals, fruits and other plants. And they also made things they need by themselves. As time passed, people learned to keep animals and grow crops. Sometimes, families would produce more things than they needed. Then exchange（交换）started to happen between families. They exchanged things they didn’t need for that they wanted. Later, people began to use money as an exchanging way. 43 They used other things as money, like shells, rice, salt, stone, etc.
After 600 BC, people began using coins as money. 44 Later, countries began to make their own coins.
Ancient China was the first to make paper money, probably in the 11th century. The Italian traveler Marco Polo saw Chinese people using paper money when he visited China in the 1200s. 45
Today, we have many new ways to pay for things.
A. Long time ago, people did not use money.
B. They soon found that coins were easier to carry.
C. But the money they used was not the same as we use today.
D. That’s because without money, you can’t buy anything you want.
E. However, European countries did not start using paper money until the 1600s.
Passage 14（2023-24·期中）
In a world filled with conflict and different opinions, how can we live in harmony (和谐) with others Here are several tips.
Take part in community events. Check the local community boards for postings about events like a block party or a community garage sale. 36 This can help you feel more connected to your neighbors.
Connect with your neighbors. 37 Knock on their doors and bring over baked goods. Say “hello” to them in the street. Be friendly and sociable with your neighbors, so you can build a sense of community in the neighborhood.
Hang out with friends on a regular basis. Spend time with good friends, so you can stay connected with them and not lose touch. Schedule regular hangouts once a week or once a month with different friends. 38
Be generous and caring to your partners. You should treat your partners with respect and gratitude. 39 Let them know they are important to you and that you value them.
40 Try to make the time you spend with your family meaningful and memorable. Have regular family dinners or invite your family over. Plan a trip with your family, especially if it’s been a while since all of you travelled together.
A. Spend quality time with family.
B. Reach out to people who live around you.
C. Give them daily attention and acknowledgement (谢意).
D. Make an effort to keep your friendships alive and active.
E. You can also invite your neighbors over for dinner or a drink.
F. Volunteer at community events or donate something to local events.
Passage 15（2023-24·广州86中期中）
Today, an increasing number of people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down. These people are called the “Heads-down Tribe”. 36
There are more and more traffic accidents happening because of mobile phones. 37 In order to make drivers pay more attention to driving, some new traffic rules have been made.
As we can see above, using mobile phones may cause traffic accidents. Also, more and more interesting and strange facts happen to the “Heads-down Tribe”. 38 As a result, he knocked into a big lost bear. When he lifted his eyes from the phone, he was so afraid that he turned around and ran away as quickly as possible.
Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at their own mobile phones. It’s strange that they don’t talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal. 39
Mobile phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern life. 40
Let’s be “healthy” users and try to be the “Heads-up Tribe”.
A. Whether they are good or not depends on how people use them.
B. A man in America kept using mobile phone on his way home.
C. Some even have fun communicating with others on the phone.
D. Heads-down tribe members now can be seen everywhere.
E. More drivers are likely to use mobile phones while driving.
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