安徽省2022-2023学年高二下学期4月阶段期中联考英语满分150分考试时间：120分钟第一部分听力第二部分阅读部分（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.7分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
AFour comediesHoney, I Shrunk The Kids‘Honey, I Shrunk The Kids’ (1989) is a fascinating comedy and science fiction film. The plot involves the story about a scientist, who invents an electromagnetic shrinking machine, which he accidentally tests on his own children. Watch this comedy with your family members, as it offers a charming, high-spirited sense of adventure and abundance of useful English phrases.Ocean’s 8‘Ocean’s 8’ (2018) is an adventurous action comedy. Debbie Ocean, the sister of legendary Danny Ocean, gathers an all-female crew to attempt an impossible robbery of the annual Met Gala in New York City. Their goal is a necklace worth in excess of 150 million dollars. This is the movie where you can find dozens of useful phrases and expressions in English.The Proposal“The Proposal” (2009) is a romantic comedy about a self-confident boss, who makes her young assistant marry her to keep her visa statue in the US and avoid deportation(驱逐) to Canada. It is a perfect choice of the movie in English to watch with your beloved one. After watching it, you will have a lot to discuss with your partner. Do it in English, please.Home Alone‘Home Alone’ (1990) is a comedy that most people can watch endlessly. The story of a little eight-year-old boy, who defends his home from burglars after his family mistakenly leaves him behind on the Christmas vacation, is famous worldwide. Each English learner should watch it at least once in the original. There are no high-sounding words, only useful vocabulary for everyday communication.21. What is known about Honey, I Shrunk The KidsA. It is a romantic family comedy.B. It is a science fiction movie.C. It is an adventurous action comedy.D. It is most suitable for a couple.22. Which movie has something to do with festivalsA. Honey, I Shrunk The KidsB. Ocean’s 8C. The ProposalD. Home Alone23. In what aspect can the four movies help youA. Learning English.B. Improving acting skills.C. Appreciating necklace.D. Finding a partner.BThis week, I had the honor of visiting with a music therapist(治疗师), Geogia, fromSeasons Hospice(临终关怀) in Columbia, MD. I was deeply moved by the connection and spirituality that I witnessed during my visit. As a profession who plays a musical instrument, I believe in the power of music to go beyond words and connect people.I have been disabused of any ides that music therapy is simply about playing a guitar. In the hands of a skilled music therapist like Seasons’ Georgia, the guitar and voice are spiritual and deeply connected tools that can be extremely meaningful to a patient that is in pain, or family that is in need of healing.Georgia, her colleague Sophie and I visited two patients at one of Seasons’ inpatient units. One, Ms. Anne, requested Johnny Cash songs initially. I sang along with her to “I Walk the Line”. We then learned from her nephew that she led a church chorus for 50 years. As Georgia played the guitar, Ms. Anne said that she was ready to go, ready to relieve the burden on her family.Ms. Anne’s second song request was “My Hope is Built on Nothing Less.” I hadn’t heard this song before, but I was so moved to see and hear Georgia and Ms. Smith harmonize beautifully, with Ms. Anne repeating the last line—“All other ground is sinking sand”—twice. Ms. Anne sang these lines with a certainly and unshakable belief. We all knew, somehow, that Ms. Anne would soon die. As I leaned in to speak with Ms. Anne, she asked me why I didn’t sing with her. I told her that I didn’t want to mess up her beautiful two part harmony. She smiled, as if she knew that I didn’t really know the words. Two hours later, Ms. Anne died.24. What is probably the authorA. A patient.B. A musician.C. A physician.D. A nurse.25. What does the author think of music therapistsA. They compose songs to cheer patients up.B. They are groups of people who play guitars.C. They provide peace to patients at the end of life.D. They have the right to visit any hospital freely.26. What can you infer about Ms. Anne from the textA. She was an expert in singing.B. She was a relative of Georgia.C. She was a burden of her family.D. She was easily moved by others’ visit.27. Why did the author fail to sing the second song with Ms. AnneA. He was too sick to sing a word.B. He didn’t really know the song.C. He lacked harmony with others.D. He made no request for the song.CScientists have shown that humans appear to have an ability to understand the sighs of apes. The result is a little surprising, since most people haven’t spent much time at all with apes.Humans use words to talk to each other. But we also point, nod, and use our hands to show what we mean. We’ve been doing this for tens of thousands of years. Apes have their own system of gestures (special movements or signs) to show what they mean. They use about 80 different gestures to show what they mean. For example, a gesture the researchers call “big loud scratch” means “help pick insects off me”. Scientists have studied how apes use gestures. But until now, no one has studied whether humans can understand the gestures of apes. Researchers Kirsty Grahamand Catherine Hobaiter at the University of St. Andrews decided to verify this idea. They wanted to see if humans with no training or experience could understand the gestures of apes.The researchers created a game for people to play online. The game was simple. People watched short videos of apes making a gesture. Then they had to choose the correct meaning of the gesture out of four possible answers.For the videos, the researchers chose 10 of the most common gestures used by apes. Thousands of people played the game. They were surprised to find that people were able to choose the correct meaning of the gestures over 50% of the time. That’s twice as good as people would be expected to do by chance.For some of the gestures, people were able to choose the correct meaning about 80% of the time. One example of this was the gesture of wiping the mouth, which people correctly guessed meant “give me that food”. The scientists believe that humans may have a natural ability to understand the gestures of apes. But it’s not clear why.28. What does the underlined word “verify” in paragraph 3 probably meanA. Quit.B. Believe.C. Trail.D. Admit.29. How do researchers show whether humans could understand the gestures of apesA. By using an online game.B. By interacting with apes.C. By watching short video. C. By studying apes’ habits.30. What gesture will apes use to show “give me that food”A. Big loud scratch.B. Wiping the mouth.C. Reaching the hand.D. Biting the lips.31. What’s the main idea of the textA. Apes have their own system of gestures.B. Humans make the same gestures as apes.C. Different gestures show different meanings.D. Humans can understand signals used by apes.DThere are dozens of action and horror films, all focusing on artificial intelligence and what happens when robots take over. While this makes for great entertainment, some people take this idea to heart and are terrified of robots taking over their work. This slight panic by some mirrors what we know from history; when electricity was discovered and mass produced, everyone worried about candlestick makers. When cars became popular, carriage makers were worried they would be out in the cold. Technology advancements do sometimes mean that certain jobs become less needed over time, but that doesn’t mean entire industries are just out of luck. In fact, research shows that automation doesn’t reduce the number of jobs available, and it can even add more jobs to the workforce.Many of these jobs are in the information technology industries. If you’re considering going into IT, now is an ideal time to get the education you need to pursue that career. AI and tech advantages are only going to keep moving forward. As new technology is created, more jobs are needed. Having an IT degree will mean you’re ready to be part of these advancements and can feel secure in your future.Currently many of these new exciting AI advancements haven’t trickled(流) into everyday life. For example, self-driving cars are an exciting and developing technology, but you can’t buy one and likely won’t be able to anything soon. If being involved in these current developments sounds exciting to you, it could be the perfect time to get an IT degree and move into a field where you’d be on the cusp(尖端) of all the technology advances ahead.With new technology, some jobs eventually do become less necessary (there aren’t many carriage makers today). But change is the only constant in the world. And ultimately, technology advancements of the past and present are hugely beneficial for society.32. What does the author intend to do in paragraph 1A. Remind readers of the history.B. Introduce the topic of the text.C. Express ideas about honor films.D. Show the development of robots.33. What does the author suggest you do for the security of your futureA. Master IT technology skills.B. Enter automation industries.C. Get involved in film making.D. Change your jobs frequently.34. What can we learn from the last two paragraphsA. AI advancements have entered everyone’s life.B. Technology progress does good to us humans.C. More jobs will be accessible to ordinary workers.D. The most exciting job is to make self-driving cars.35. What is the best title of the textA. What jobs are availableB. Are self-driving cars safeC. Will robots take my jobD. Why have robots invented第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
