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山西省晋城市2024-2025学年高三上学期9月月考英语试题一、阅读理解If you want free phone calls, here are some of the best free apps to meet your needs. XXchat XXchat is well known for its Text ing and picture sending capabilities, but you can also make free audio and video calls with your XXchat contacts. Enter the chat mode with one of your contacts by tapping the conversation once or opening a new chat window. Then, use the phone icon to instantly call them for free over Wi-Fi or your device’s data connection.Since you can only call other XXchat users, you can’t use the app to call home phones or devices that aren’t using the app. TelescopeTelescope is another extremely popular ape for encrypted (加密的) Text messaging and calls. It’s really easy to use, and the Text ing featured are available anywhere you log in (登录), whether on the web or through the desk top or mobile ape. A popular feature in this app is groups. You can have up to 200, 000 people in a single group! Sky worldSky world is a popular messaging service that works on desk top and mobile platforms. To create contacts required recipients to already have an account. It’s easy to create a Sky world account in Windows or other platforms. Not only is Internet calling supported, but also video calls and Text messages to any other users. It’s an easy-to-use ape that has proven itself worthy over the many years it’ been around. TextText is a mobile ape that can send and receive free phone calls from other users. You can also Text any phone because you’re given an actual number to use. To make phone calls to non-users, like land line phones. You need to buy or earn redeem able (可兑换的) credits.Since you only need an email address to set up your account, it works with device that might not have a phone number.1．What is a downside of XXchat?A．It is complex to operate.B．Its connection is limited.C．It needs two chat windows.D．It can only be used to Text.2．What does Telescope feature?A．Group calls.B．One-on-one talk,C．No log in needed.D．Universal accounts.3．Which ape allows users to earn credits?A．XXchat.B．Telescope.C．Sky world.D．Text.In Cedars, Pennsylvania, a cafe is giving disabled people with different abilities and their families a safe and inclusive space to shine. Created in 2022, the cafe was a response to the need in the community for programs that would enable youth with special needs to develop social and professional skills in a safe environment.The cafe was the idea of Pennsylvania mom Maureen Stanko, a teacher, fitness instructor, and musician, who was concerned about her son Nick, who has autism (孤独症) and food allergies, and what he would be able to do after graduation. In Pennsylvania, students with disabilities can stay in school until age 22, but worrying about Nick’s future is what keeps Stanko up at night.Stanko was so worried that she spoke to Nick’s therapist, Tyler Kammerle, who had dreamed about opening a restaurant to employ people with disabilities. The two worked together to make this a reality. Two years later, the So Much To Give Inclusive Cafe was born. It employed 63 people and 80 percent of them have some form of disability.The cafe is more than just a space to work; it’s also a place for people with disabilities and their families to dine. “We’d never even taken Nick to a restaurant before because we wouldn’t spend all this money to eat out to be completely stressed out,” Stanko said. “This cafe has taught Nick how to sit in a restaurant. And now we have a place to go, where if he stands up and starts hopping or clapping, nobody cares.”The inclusive cafe has made a real difference in people’s lives. One of the staff, Lauren Oppelts, who is hearing impaired, said, “If you told me two years ago that I would be a server, I wouldn’t believe you. But now I have gained so much self-confidence. A lot of employees here have changed so much; it’s just mind-blowing.”4．Why did Stanko and Tyler Kammerle establish the cafe?A．To serve people with various abilities.B．To provide a place for family occasions.C．To instruct graduates in professional skills.D．To offer employment to youth with special needs.5．What was Stanko’s concern about taking Nick to a restaurant?A．The cost of dining out.B．The noisy customers in restaurants.C．The lack of an inclusive environment.D．The food allergies Nick is suffering from.6．How has working at the cafe affected Lauren Oppelts?A．She has taken to socializing.B．She has grown more positive.C．She has become experienced in cooking.D．She has recovered from her hearing disability.7．Which of the following best describes Stanko?A．Caring and responsible.B．Ambitious and devoted.C．Determined and sensitive.D．Tough and reliable.An artificial intelligence (AI) tool of street view could be used to predict the risk of coronary heart disease — a condition where the heart’s arteries (动脉) are blocked, limiting blood flow to the heart by analysing neighbourhood environments, according to research.A study, published in the European Heart Journal, monitored everyday surroundings, including the quality of roads, buildings, and green spaces, and the role they play in determining heart health. Researchers were able to track the link between these environmental elements, including the presence or absence of pollution, and the risk of coronary heart disease. They found that these neighbourhood characteristics could account for 63% of the differences in heart disease risk from one community to another.The discovery stems from analysing more than half a million AI street view images across US cities, using computer vision to identify and interpret details that might go unnoticed by the human eye. The data provides urban planners and public health officials with information to design healthier living spaces and neighbourhoods.“Undoubtedly, there is a vast amount of social, economic and environmental data set,” said one of the study's authors, Prof Sanjay Rajagopalan. “However, there still remain significant gap s in our knowledge regarding unique environmental aspects of data that are currently beyond human comprehension. This is where the use of computer vision approaches may enable uniqueunderstanding of the physical and built environment.”By employing AI, researchers have been able to examine the details of neighbourhoods’ environment. The study employed computer vision technology, including applications used in medical imaging and autonomous driving, to identify details and then interpret them to make predictions or decisions.“We are getting to a place in human civilization where traditional approaches that have been used are rather limited and the use of AI to enhance human understanding is going to be critically important at solving complex problems,” Prof Rajagopalan said.8．What is the finding of the study?A．How people can prevent heart diseases.B．How environments affect heart health.C．How AI can reduce heart disease risks.D．How the heart's arteries are blocked. 9．What can the finding of the study help to do?A．Promote computer technology.B．Reduce air and water pollution.C．Design green neighbourhoods.D．Advertise for an AI company.10．Why was computer vision used in the study?A．The researchers had no environmental data.B．It had solved some environmentalproblems.C．People ignored the environment they live in.D．It helped people understand theenvironment.11．Which of the following is the best title for the text?A．The development of AI for hospitals B．The medical use of a street view toolC．The insight into healthy neighbourhoods D．The link between the heart and environmentForests have been embraced as a natural climate solution, due to their ability to soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they grow, locking it up in their trunks, branches, leaves, and roots. But a new study confirms widespread doubts about the potential for most forests in the Western US to help control climate change.Published in Earth’s Future, the paper analyzed trends in carbon storage across the American West from 2005 to 2019. Led by Jazlynn Hall, a forest and landscape ecologist at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, the team found that throughout most of the region, climate changeand fires may be causing forests to store less carbon, not more.“There’s a growing trend to use forests as natural climate solutions,” said Hall. “Many climate mitigation (减轻) pathways rely in part on additional forest carbon storage to keep warming below 1.5℃ this century. We wanted to provide a baseline for how much carbon is currently stored in Western forests, how it’s changing, and how disturbances like fire and drought pose a threat to climate mitigation targets.”The authors warn that many Western forests could see a rapid acceleration of carbon loss in the coming years or decades. “These challenges have the potential to compromise carbon storage capacity and weaken our ability to mitigate climate change, Hah cautions.By providing a fire-new view of threats at landscape and regional levels, Hall and colleagues provide a framework (框架) that could help forest managers adapt site-specific strategies to strengthen forest resilience (复原力). They also identify the remaining areas with the lowest risk and highest potential to store carbon, such as the Pacific Northwest.“Our study develops new methods to carefully estimate forest-carbon storage at a regional level, track it over time, and find out the causes of changes over time,” said Hall. He expects the methods will be useful in monitoring carbon storage levels going forward, as well as assessing the carbon impacts of management efforts such as forest thinning and planned burning.12．What does the underlined phrase “soak up” in paragraph 1 mean?A．Put down.B．Take in.C．Bring up.D．Give out. 13．Why was the study conducted?A．To find the best forests for carbon storage.B．To promote forests’ carbon storage capacity.C．To assess the current situation of forests.D．To measure the carbon released into forests. 14．What can we say about the future trend of Western forests?A．Carbon loss will speed up.B．They will become more resilient.C．They will store more carbon.D．They will have no impact on climate. 15．What is the primary function of Hall’s framework for forest management?A．Predicting future forest growth rates.B．Identifying high- risk areas for protection.C．Mapping all the forests in the Western US.D．Helping managers adapt strategies to forests.I am often struck by the thought that there is this huge life enhancing potential available to everyone on the planet that maybe we don’t always take great advantage of. 16 Through it, we help ourselves and others by sharing the things we have learned.17 I have been teaching and preaching from the time when it occurred to me that I had some really great stuff to share. But, strangely, it took me a long time to really identify what it was that I was doing, at least enough to put it into words.So, I’d like to share with you my thoughts on why teaching and sharing your knowledge can be so important to you as well as to the people around you. 18 See whether it profoundly enhanced so many parts of your life, even in the areas you’re already super successful in.Here is what makes teaching so great for the person doing the teaching. Any goal, habit, human quality, or desire that you start preaching, teaching, or pontificating about will automatically, and almost without effort, push you to do more of it yourself. 19 It pushes you to do what you are encouraging and teaching others to do. I am totally convinced this will, and does, work that way for everyone.What knowledge do you have, or have you learned that you want to be reminded and pushed to improve in your life? If you want to do better at it, there will be plenty of others that will want to do better at it too. 20A．It’s our ability to teach other people.B．We just need to talk and teach others about it.C．Doing this has been changing and helping my life for years now.D．Please, think deeply about this and then put it into practice in any way you can.E．Be sure to write down your goals and objectives as well so you can stay on track.F．The knowledge you share, whether spoken or written, is like a truth drug for the mind. G．So, why not teach and share what you know and help yourself do better and better at these things?二、完形填空Five years ago, Anna Lee, a cultural worker from Washington, D．C．, bought a vase for $3.99 at a thrifty shop. She felt the vase was 21 to Mexico, a country she focuses on, and liked keeping it as a 22 .In January, Anna Lee 23 a business trip to Mexico. While at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, she was surprised to find vases that 24 resembled (像) the one she had bought for less than $4. Struck by the 25 , she sought advice from a 26 worker on handling artifacts from that era.Unsure they were 27 Mayan (玛雅人的) artifacts, she discussed them with someone in the museum officer. Upon returning home, Anna Lee 28 the Mexican Embassy, sending them photos and measurements of the vase. Embassy anthropologists verified (证实) it as a nearly 2, 000-year-old ceremonial urn (瓮) from the 29 Mayan civilization.Having known the 30 about the artifact, Anna decided to help 31 the artifact to its country. She safely transported the vase to the embassy, where Mexico’s Ambassador to the US eagerly waited to 32 it back to Mexico.Anna emphasized that returning the vase to Mexico held greater personal 33 than any potential financial gain. She stated that giving it back felt more fulfilling than 34 it for a significant sum. “It’s really important to recognize that some of these things, especially with such historical and 35 value to an entire country and people — you can’t really put a number on that,” she said.21．A．attached B．connected C．engaged D．exposed 22．A．partner B．style C．case D．reminder 23．A．went on B．got around C．set in D．picked up 24．A．merely B．properly C．closely D．rarely 25．A．generality B．popularity C．reality D．similarity 26．A．museum B．library C．transport D．campus 27．A．worthy B．authentic C．suitable D．advanced 28．A．invited B．admired C．witnessed D．contacted 29．A．unique B．powerful C．ancient D．independent 30．A．truth B．opinion C．event D．reason31．A．show B．address C．sell D．return 32．A．throw B．send C．hide D．relate 33．A．clue B．interest C．value D．dream 34．A．selling B．keeping C．enjoying D．sewing 35．A．legal B．traditional C．digital D．cultural三、语法填空阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式.CGTN, Updated20: 58, 01- May -2024, WednesdayChina’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe(探测器) is ready to be launched in two days after it completed a final systematic joint rehearsal (预演) on Wednesday. Different departments, 36 included the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan Province, the Beijing Aerospace Control Center, the Xi’an Satellite Control Center, and the Yuanwang space-tracking ship, 37 (participate) in the rehearsal.The flight is scheduled for launch on May 3, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Wednesday. The rehearsal was conducted 38 (ensure) smooth cooperation between the different organizations during the launch of the probe.A Long March 5 carrier rocket, with the 8.2- metric-tonne Chang’e 6probe on top, 39 (move) on Saturday morning to its launch tower at the Wenchang Space Launch Center. Before Wednesday’s rehearsal, the launch site had already organized and completed a series of tests, including 40 (fuel) the rocket.The launch site also organized 41 pre-launch meteorological (气象学的) consultation for the mission as Wenchang is transitioning iron a dry to a rainy season. The meteorological system also has initiated stimulation exercises 42 advance and has strengthened the monitoring of data 43 (associate) with thunderstorms and heavy rain in the launch site area and its surroundings lately.44 (additional), they are closely monitoring small changes in the shallow wind field around important buildings in 45 (prepare) for the coming launch on May 3.四、书信写作46．假定你是李华，上周六，你参加了校书法比赛。

安徽省六安第一中学2024-2025学年高三上学期11月月考英语试题一、阅读理解（本大题共5小题）1.This year has witnessed many new products hitting the market, and we have rounded up（汇集）the most inviting product launches that you may have missed.（今年见证了许多新产品投放市场，我们汇总了一些你可能错过的最具吸引力的产品发布信息。

）Woodfire Outdoor Oven2.One of the newest, the most exciting products is the Woodfire Outdoor Oven, which can make not only pizza in three minutes, but plenty of other delicious dishes. It can also roast, bake or even keep items warm if your backyard party guests are running late. Our reviewer loves the oven because it cooks food evenly（adv. 平均地，均等地；平稳地，有规律地；镇定地，平和地；获胜机会相当地，势均力敌地）without you even needing to turn it.（其中最新、最令人兴奋的产品之一是户外柴火炉，它不仅能在三分钟内做出披萨，还能烹制许多其他美味菜肴。

如果你的后院派对客人来晚了，它还可以用来烤、烘，甚至给食物保温。

我们的评测员喜欢这款烤箱，因为它能均匀地烹饪食物，甚至都不需要你去翻动。

）Hatch Rest Go3.It is one of the most unique in a long time. It’s a portable device you can take with you to provide comforting sleep sounds for your baby, which features ten sounds like white noise, heartbeat and the sound of the ocean. It runs on a rechargeable battery that lasts all day.（它是很长一段时间以来最独特的产品之一。

高三三月月考英语试题(新模式)第一卷(共三部分，共115分)第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the woman think of the shirt for the party?A.The size is not large enough.B.The material is not good.C.The color is not suitable.2. When can the woman get the computers?A.On Tuesday.B.On Wednesday.C.On Thursday.3. What are they going to do?A. Play tennis.B. Go swimmingC. Do some cleaning.4. What will the woman probably do tonight?A. See a film.B. Go to a concertC. Do some shopping5. Where does the conversation take place?A. In an office.B. In a hotelC. In a bedroom第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读各小题。

听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听下面一段对话。

回答以下3个小题6. What is the man mainly worried about?A. The woman's new job.B. The woman's staying with Sue.C. The woman's living by herself.7. How does Sue feel about the idea of the woman staying with her?A. Glad.B. Unhappy.C. Surprised.8 How will the woman face the problem of expensive apartments?A. By sharing an apartment with Sue.B. By earning a lot of money.C. By getting help from her family.听下面一段对话。

广东省茂名市高州市高州中学2024-2025学年高三上学期11月月考英语试题一、阅读理解China Adolescents Science and Technology Innovation Contest (CASTIC) is one of the biggest national science competitions in China. Over the span of thirty years, CASTIC has been one of the most famous and biggest science contests for young scientists in the global world, too. It is held in different cities every year, aimed at developing adolescents’ innovative capacity and ability to apply their science knowledge in creating inventions.Annually about hundreds of national and international participants would attend CASTIC with their own scientific projects in 13 science categories. Foreign delegations (代表团) from 20 countries would share innovative ideas and creations with the world.Qualifications and Limitations·It is open to all international science-loving students studying in grades 7-12 (aged between 13 and 20).·All participating students must attend CASTIC with an adult supervisor (a teacher, a parent, or a guardian).·The same project can not be submitted in consecutive (连续的) years without significant progress or changes.·A valid application must be submitted using the CASTIC application system by the deadline as per requirements.·All students and supervisors have to communicate in English to present their projects during the judging session of CASTIC．·Each student may present only one project. A maximum of three students may present a group project.·There is no limit to how many projects may be submitted from the same school/ organization. But the team members from one school/ organization can not exceed 6 at most (1-2 supervisors and 4-5 students).·All projects from the same school/ organization should be submitted under one applicationlogin in order to control communication and projects more efficiently.1．What do we know about CASTIC?A．It develops within a few years.B．It gains its reputation over time.C．It takes place in a certain area.D．It focuses on adults’ creativity.2．What should the participants do to show their projects?A．Attend the judging session in Chinese.B．Present projects as many as possible.C．Use English to describe their projects.D．Hand in a copy of a previous project. 3．What is the main purpose of the text?A．To cultivate innovative talents.B．To promote science education.C．To better the organization of young scientists.D．To outline the rules for participating in CASTIC．When Sharaine and Wilson moved their family to Rhode Island, they already had a full schedule. Just moving into a new community and restoring a new house meant little time for anything else. And then Paul showed up.Paul, at the age of 82, had recently lost his wife but carried on with a generous spirit. He crossed the street, ladder in hand, to introduce himself to his new neighbors and offer his services in their home improvement endeavors.Sharaine remembers, “Our biggest fear moving into a new neighborhood was what if the new neighbors don’t like us? We have a lot of kids; they make a lot of noise...” But those fears were quickly put to rest. Paul likes children very much and quickly becomes a regular at home. Paul makes sure the kids cross the street safely after school, is the judge of tricycle races, sits on the porch helping with homework and pulls out his artificial teeth as a reminder to the little ones to brush their teeth.The presence of elders can greatly enhance a child’s ability to cope with life’s challenges. Grandparents like Paul provide stability, affection, encouragement, and a sense of duty to the young ones under their wing. Despite living alone, Paul never feels isolated; he is far too preoccupied playing the role of a loving grandpa.“We are incredibly lucky to have met such a wonderful neighbor. The kids rush towards him as if he were their own grandpa,” says Sharaine, and indeed, Paul’s calendar stays full.Celebrating birthdays, working on home projects, attending neighborhood barbecues, and engaging in other family activities keep him busy. Simple pleasures like reading, pulling weeds, strolling (散步) slowly as clouds drift across the sky, occasionally blocking the sun — these are the essence of life. And it takes a grandpa like Paul to slow down time, allowing one to truly appreciate the beauty of these moments.4．What initially concerned Sharaine and Wilson about moving to Rhode Island?A．Not finding a proper house.B．How to repair a new house.C．Not making time for their family.D．Whether to be accepted by new neighbors. 5．What role does Paul play in the children’s lives?A．He teaches them to brush their teeth.B．He helps them with their housework.C．He involves in their daily activities.D．He educates them when they misbehave. 6．Which of the following can best describe Paul?A．Quiet and lonely.B．Indifferent and odd.C．Optimistic and spirited.D．Energetic and adventurous.7．What is the last paragraph mainly about?A．Paul’s role in the community.B．The challenges of Paul’s neighbors.C．The improvement in home services.D．The relationship between Paul and kids.Aging is an unstoppable aspect of life. However, according to a study, maintaining a positive attitude towards aging can significantly impact the cognitive (认知的) function of older individuals with mild cognitive impairment (障碍) (MCI). The study revealed that individuals who have an optimistic view of aging and who recover from MCI have a two-year advantage in transitioning back to normal cognition. On the other hand, people who hold negative views about aging have a greater probability of developing MCI.The study involved a sample of 1,716 participants with an average age of 77.8 years old. The researchers measured the participants’ attitudes towards aging through an age-belief questionnaire (问卷), which divided them into groups with either a positive or negative outlook towards aging. The researchers administered MCI exams seven times over 12 years of follow-up, and the data showed that those with positive aging beliefs had a 30.2% greater likelihood of recovering cognition than the negative age-belief group. Furthermore, individuals with a positiveattitude towards aging recovered from MCI an average of two years faster than those with negative aging beliefs.Dr. Andrew E. Budson, MD, chief of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology at the Boston Healthcare System, notes that people with a positive attitude towards aging are more likely to engage in social activities, exercise regularly, and have a healthy diet, which can protect against cognitive decline.However, it is worth noting that the study has some limitations. One limitation is that the negative aging-belief group included more people with depression than the group with a positive outlook towards aging. Depression is related to inflammation (炎症) throughout the body, which can drive cognitive decline. It is also possible that individuals with a negative attitude towards aging had Alzheimer’ s disease and were facing more difficulties in their daily lives, which may have influenced their outlook. Thus, having more people with depression and Alzheimer’ s. disease in the negative aging-belief group could have pushed the results away from the truth, making it appear that a positive outlook on aging has a greater effect than it actually does. 8．How does the author present the findings in paragraph 1?A．By raising a question.B．By making a contrast.C．By giving an example.D．By listing some figures.9．What does paragraph 2 tell us?A．Positive aging beliefs improve MCI.B．Age is essential to cognitive recovery.C．Questionnaires affect cognitive tests.D．MCI exams can predict aging attitudes. 10．What does the author think of the study?A．It’s accurate.B．It’s comprehensive.C．It’s interesting.D．It’s imperfect.11．Where is the text probably taken from?A．A travel brochure.B．A historical novel.C．A research journal.D．A sports newspaper.What do you do when nobody is around to take your picture? You take a selfie (自拍照). Photographic self-portraits have existed for as long as cameras have been in human hands. But what about selfies in space? On social media last year, NASA astronaut Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin,who famously became the second man to walk on the moon in July, 1969, laid claim to a spaceflight first: Taking the first selfie in space during the Gemini Ж п mission in 1966.Astronauts have been carrying cameras aboard space vehicles since the 1960s, and they’ve taken plenty of pictures of themselves along the way. In 1966, Aldrin used a Hasselblad camera that was designed specifically for space, with an extra-large trigger to accommodate the astronaut’s thick gloves. Hasselblad also painted the first camera used in space matte black (哑光黑) to minimize reflections in the spacecraft window. But cameras used in space need to survive extreme conditions, like temperature swings from — 149 °F to 248 °F, so Hasselblad painted later models’ silver to help the camera adjust to these temperature changes.Early astronauts were constrained by strict weight when entering spacecraft, and they had to work without a selfie stick. To capture his self-portrait, the astronaut Aldrin once attached the camera to the side of the spacecraft to stabilize it and get his face in the frame.Today, astronauts also have access to the Internet and social platforms in space and can post true space selfies using digital cameras covered with thermal blankets. The first astronaut selfie that went viral on the Internet was one by Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide in 2012.Similarly, space robots are also participating in selfie culture, capturing remote images of themselves in space or on other planets and beaming them back to Earth. For instance, in January, the Mars rover Curiosity “shared” a selfie made from a mosaic of images captured at the rover’s latest drill site on the red planet.12．What can we know about Aldrin?A．He took the first selfie in space.B．He was the first man to walk in space.C．He posted a picture of himself on Mars.D．He shared a selfie when in the Gemini Ⅻ mission.13．Why was the first camera used in space painted matte black?A．To protect it from space radiation.B．To match the color of the spacecraft.C．To reduce reflections from the spacecraft.D．To make it easier to hold for astronauts. 14．Which best explains the underlined word “constrained” in paragraph 3?A．Enabled.B．Influenced.C．Inspired.D．Restricted. 15．Which is the best title for the text?A．Japanese astronauts posted selfies from space.B．The origin and development of selfies in space.C．Increasingly popular selfies among astronauts.D．Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin took the first space selfie.Most people can associate their personality with a color. For some people, their personality color meaning is accurate and helps them learn more about themselves. 16 So what is a personality color and how do you determine yours? This article will dive into the details of personality colors.17 When you picture yourself and your personality, it’s the color you think of. For many people, this color is the same as their favorite color or the color they wear the most. It can tell you a little bit about yourself, including your traits and probably some of your strengths and weaknesses.Generally, determining your personality color is a simple task. 18 Instead, you just need to take some time to reflect on yourself. Close your eyes and think about what color represents you best. Most people will think of their favorite color. Don’t spend too much time thinking because it will be the first color that comes to mind.However, not everyone has a favorite color. Therefore, some people might not be able to settle on a personality color right away. However, if you think about your personality color for long enough, you will likely come to a conclusion eventually. Think about the color you often wear or the color you choose to decorate with. 19Everyone’s personality is unique. 20 But discovering your personality color may help you realize things about yourself that you hadn’t considered before. Whether you believe in the accuracy of color personalities or not, it’s still a fun activity to engage in.A．That’s likely your personality color.B．You don’t have to take a quiz or ask your friends.C．For the others, it is just something fun to discover.D．A personality color is a color that you link to yourself.E．Some people even have more than one personality color.F．Therefore, a color can’t tell you everything about your personality.G．So it’s still not easy to tell one’s personality if you know his personality color.二、完形填空Haili Smith and her sister, Brooke, have very different tastes in books. Haili likes spine-tingling (紧张刺激的) ones, while Brooke likes fantasy. But they share a 21 that kids really like to read about characters they can 22 . So they started Books Like Me. The nonprofit group 23 teachers with culturally diverse children’s books.They desired to cultivate a love for reading in all the children. 24 , they started to find the books that the children could relate themselves to, which would make the children 25 . Most of the books have been donated in Florida. But as word 26 , requests came from schools nationwide.A book can be a 27 to see ourselves in its characters, or a window to help us see from a different 28 . Haili and Brooke made a list of books 29 in various categories and formats. On social media, they asked for donations. They began 30 boxes of new books and gave them to schools.Anitra Carter, who is a teacher in Florida, said her students 31 a lot from the donations. “It is wonderful to see a character that looks 32 to the students themselves,” Carter says. She believes diverse characters help kids 33 the ability to understand others and kids have some knowledge about the experiences of other people when facing 34 situations.Haili says, “It is our 35 that all kids can see themselves represented in books so that they can enjoy reading.”21．A．belief B．story C．promise D．concern 22．A．compete with B．build up C．care about D．relate to 23．A．takes B．supplies C．connects D．compares 24．A．Hence B．Meanwhile C．Nevertheless D．Furthermore 25．A．surprised B．depressed C．relaxed D．interested 26．A．added up B．got out C．ran out D．turned up 27．A．river B．screen C．mirror D．lantern28．A．frame B．manner C．position D．angle 29．A．visible B．valuable C．available D．adjustable 30．A．painting B．receiving C．handling D．producing 31．A．benefited B．distinguished C．recovered D．tried 32．A．common B．regular C．strange D．similar 33．A．find B．stimulate C．develop D．consider 34．A．real-life B．open-air C．long-term D．high-quality 35．A．foundation B．goal C．capability D．regulation三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

湖北省武汉市第一中学2024-2025学年高三上学期10月月考英语试题一、阅读理解Discovery PassWith a NSW TrainLink Discovery Pass, you can• get unlimited booked travel to more than 365 destinations on the NSW TrainLink Regional train and coach network• choose a pass that suits your travel plans: 14 days, one month, three months or six months • choose a class of travel that suits your style: Economy or First Class (Premium).Please note that you cannot book a child ticket online with a Discovery Pass. You will instead need to call 13 22 32 or visit a sales agent.Before purchasing a pass, please read the relevant terms and rules. A NSW TrainLink Discovery Pass is non-refundable and it cannot be assigned to another person.PricesHow to purchase a pass and book tripsStep 1: Purchase a Discovery PassChoose a time limit and class of travel that suits your needs.Step 2: Book your tripsAfter you purchase a Discovery Pass, you have up to one month to book your first trip. The time limit on your pass will start from the departure date of your first booked trip. All trips must be booked and taken before the expiry (到期) date indicated on the pass. You must book each trip before you travel.Find out more about ways to book your ticket? Visit our website:https: //tickets-opal/regional-tickets-fares/ways-to-book-your-ticket 1．You can use a NSW TrainLink Discovery Pass to ______.A．book a child ticket online B．choose a class of travel that suits youC．choose a weekly, monthly or yearly pass D．get booked travel to unlimited destinations 2．If a mother with a child wants to buy a one-month NSW TrainLink Discovery Pass for Economy Class, she should pay .A．$353B．$418C．$693D．$8763．What can we know about a NSW TrainLink Discovery Pass?A．A pass can be given to another person.B．A pass can be refunded to NSW Trains.C．The time limit on a pass starts from the day of your purchase.D．You should book your first trip within one month after your purchase.When I was named CEO of a global company in 2006, I was determined to run the company so that it would both deliver good short-term performance and thrive in the long term, years after I was gone. It was already in good shape, but I dreamed of creating a defining corporation of the 21st century, proud of its root, yet global and responsible in the shifting times.For months, I quietly read all I could about the big social trends influencing business. I walked the market, and examined employees’ feedback. I also dug deep into the obligations of public corporations. From all of this emerged a vision for the company that guided us for the next dozen years or so. I called it “Performance with Purpose”. The goal was to deliver great financial returns, as we always had, with three additional clear objects: to nourish humanity and the communities, to protect our environment and to cherish our people.My motivation was wholly to “future proof”, or de-risk. And it worked. In my 12 years as CEO, total shareholder return was 149%, and net profit jumped 80%. We cut the salt, fat, and sugar in so da and chips, added more healthful brands and products, and lowered the amount of water needed. We kept innovation going and our design studios won many awards. Our talent academy was so brilliant that nine senior managers left to take CEO jobs elsewhere.I believe that leaders must think from the future back, even when things are going fine. And we now have a framework to help: the evolving templates (模板) for environmental, social, and governance metrics (ESG衡量标准) that, in essence, serve to de-risk companies and markets. These criteria force discussion of hard truths for anyone with the ambition to stay relevant in the long term. If the metrics are carefully selected, ESG is not contrary to investors’ interests. Importantly, de-risking the company actually creates shareholder value.“Performance with Purpose” presented tough moments for me, including when one investor questioned, “Who do you think you are? A philanthropist (慈善家)?” But skepticism faded when a collective mission took hold that included both the bottom line and much beyond. This was my hope from the start.4．The author’s new vision for the company came from _________.A．its unique cultural root B．her thorough researchC．customers’ fundamental needs D．shareholders’ strong requirements 5．According to “Performance with Purpose”, an ideal company should _________.A．shift its strategies properly B．value employees’ feedbackC．shoulder social responsibility D．prioritize financial returns6．What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?A．The risks a company may face.B．The author’s ambition to create value.C．The interests investors seek after.D．The author’s recipe for successful business. 7．As CEO, the author can be best described as _________.A．inspiring and warm-hearted B．determined and far-sightedC．ambitious and generous D．modest and strategicIn 2022, the Nature Conservancy launched two 5-year pilot projects at working ranches (牧场) in Kansas and New Mexico to determine if virtual fences enable land managers to betterperform regenerative management practices and to assess potential benefits for biodiversity and for ranchers’ bottom lines, as well as impacts on soil carbon storage.Applauded by the U. S. Department of Agriculture as a climate adaption strategy, virtual fencing is an innovative technology that enables ranchers to use a smartphone or web app to remotely monitor and control where and when cattle graze (吃草). Virtual fences can reduce the need for physical fences, which require significant time, expense and labor to maintain. Physical fences also limit land managers in their ability to change grazing boundaries to adapt to seasonal changes in vegetation or to exclude cattle from ecologically sensitive areas.The cows are outfitted with battery-operated, GPS-enabled collars that send out a radio frequency to communicate with reception towers, creating virtual grazing boundaries set by a rancher. When a cow approaches the edge of the virtual boundary, the collar produces a sound suggesting it turning around. If the cow proceeds to cross the boundary, it receives a momentary mild shock, indicating that it’s gone too far and should rejoin its group.Grasslands are the least protected habitat on earth and one of the most effective carbon sinks, storing up to 20%of the world’s soil organic carbon. Unfortunately, grasslands are continuing to rapidly disappear for several reasons. For ecological health, most grassland ecosystems need periods of disturbance to aerate (使透气) the soil, stimulate plant growth and recycle nutrients into the soil. Ranchers complete this disturbance-rest cycle by managing the timing, location, herd size and intensity of grazing activities, all of which can be time-consuming and painstaking.“Currently, the costs of virtual fencing are still high, but in the long run it can help land managers better carry out management practices that regenerate land health, help address climate change and biodiversity loss,” said William Burnidge, director of the Nature Conservancy. 8．What’s stressed concerning virtual fencing in paragraph 2?A．Its smart design.B．Its wide application.C．Its major advantages.D．Its working principles.9．What does the mild shock signal to the cow?A．It’s time to graze.B．It’s time to return.C．It’s in danger.D．It’s in a wrong direction.10．What’s unavoidable for ranchers to complete the disturbance-rest cycle?A．Polluted soil.B．Intense efforts.C．Financial failure.D．Ecological imbalance.11．What’s Mr. Burnidge’s attitude to virtual fencing?A．Objective.B．Intolerant.C．Dismissive.D．Conservative.You might not think that an AI capable of making music would stimulate your emotion, but others think differently, particularly those who gathered at Mexico City’s Symphony Hall in 2019 for Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony, which I finished using melodies generated by an AI.As the orchestra (管弦乐团) finished Schubert’s original work and began the music the AI and I had written, I could feel the crowd’s energy shift from astonishment to indignation and fear. They seemed afraid that an AI might be able to make emotional symphonic music. You can see their point: an AI that makes emotional music could affect the emotional lives of thousands or even millions of people in a small, but profound way, just like a human musician does.Positive and negative, people reacted very strongly to AI’s symphonic debut (首秀). Even though most people don’t believe that AI can create something enjoyable, they, at least partly, did enjoy the Unfinished Symphony.Enjoyment in music implies that there’s something in the music that the listener connects to, a perception of shared emotion. But, in the case of AI music, an emotion shared with who? AI, as of yet, has no emotions. So what is the meaning of music made without an emotional composer? The unsatisfying answer is that music has no objective meaning. A composer can decide how a piece of music sounds, but it’s the listener that decides what it means.No matter how it’s created, music doesn’t exist in a vacuum (真空) to the listener. The meaning we assign to music depends on its context — how the piece connects to other elements in our lives. Without context, music is like the results of a game whose rules have been lost. The context for a music is part of who you are. The music is emotional to you because you have the context to appreciate it. As it continues to evolve, AI music will develop its own context. Certainly, it’ll be different from human-made music. It’ll mix existing genres to create new ones; it’ll combine instruments that we wouldn’t think of combining. Its rules will be different.I’m now always asked the same question: “Who put the emotion in that music: you, the composer, or the AI?” But that’s not the question they really want to ask, though. There’s a deeperquestion that most people are too afraid to ask right now: “Are my emotions so simple that they can be maneuvered by a machine?”In my experience, this could be possible one day. If a modestly capable music AI in 2019 could stir up emotions of an audience, maybe AI can have a more powerful effect on our emotional lives than we’d like to admit.12．The audience reacted strongly to the symphony mainly due to ______.A．their doubts about AI’s capabilities B．their uneasiness about AI’s influenceC．the orchestra’s brilliant presentation of AI music D．the likeness between AI music and the original work13．What might the author agree with?A．AI poses little impact on people’s emotions.B．Music bears no intended emotional meaning.C．AI music will outperform human-made music.D．The context reflects people’s interpretation of music.14．What does the word “maneuvered” underlined in Paragraph 6 most probably mean?A．Refreshed.B．Challenged.C．Revealed.D．Directed. 15．Which would be the best title for the passage?A．Are Composers To Be Replaced?B．Would AI Music Be a Rising Trend?C．Could AI Make Music That Moves You?D．Was the Unfinished Symphony Successful?While technology addicts teens to their devices, they are not helpless against the draw of it. Here are five ways educators can support their students’ digital well-being.Explore design tricks companies use. The technology we use daily is designed to catch and hold our attention. Companies know what keeps our eyes on the screen. To help, teachers can unpack design tricks and explain how companies employ features like auto-play to get users to stay on their apps. 16Talk about how technology can increase feelings of anxiety. The decline in youth mental health is associated with an increase in social media use. 17 We can help our students by allowing them to consider the benefits of technology and then to think about changing the habits that aren’t serving their well-being.18 Social media can bring the feeling: “All my friends have better lives than me.” Plus, design features like “read receipts” can lead to teens knowing their messages have been seen and stressing about why friends haven’t yet replied. These are classic examples of thinking traps. Identifying them can help teens get rid of some negative thoughts.Uncover the ways that AI can play a role in misinformation. AI is rapidly transforming the world. Recommendation algorithms (算法), which determine what we do and do not see on our feeds and in our search results, can have very real consequences. 19 By understanding how these technologies work, students can start to enjoy more benefits of technology.Encourage families to have meaningful conversations with their child. Take the time to share with families the topics and resources you’re teaching in class. 20 Knowing we’re all in the same boat is crucial.A．Social media is ruining our life.B．Connect them with their inner world.C．Build their awareness of thinking traps.D．This by no means indicates all technology is bad.E．They can pull us toward increasingly extreme views.F．It turns out adults and kids all pursue digital well-being.G．Knowing these can motivate students to get back their attention.二、完形填空When Shelby Lattimore, a math and science teacher, saw her third graders weren’t attending class, she found a fun way to change that. The 25-year-old teacher started her class 21 to encourage them not only to 22 but to get excited about learning.In the class, students can choose from a variety of “ 23 ” from being a door holder to being a cleanup crew. They get “paid” every two weeks and the 24 they get depends on which job they take on. The money is not real but play money spent on a homework pass, a seat change, and so on.Each month, Lattimore’s students also have to pay “rent” for their class desk and chair. To keep things interesting, Lattimore also introduced a new 25 to her current class. At thebeginning of the school year, she 26 students $5 and then once the new year hit, the 27 increased to $7. “So that was kind of an 28 that they had to make,” she said.Students can buy rewards once a month. The reward 29 low, medium and high price ranges, with $2 candy being the cheapest option to a more 30 $5 “lunch with Ms. L” reward. Students can also 31 to “take someone’s job” for $20 or work up toward the most expensive reward, being the teacher for $30.Today, Lattimore has seen how much they’ve learned about various 32 from budgeting and saving to reading a receipt and 33 change. She has also heard from students’ families, who are 34 of this idea because their kids are learning something they never learned at this age. “That’s really the goal here, to not just 35 them this year, but to keep it going,” she added.21．A．report B．economy C．interaction D．survey 22．A．get through B．take over C．set out D．show up 23．A．tools B．areas C．jobs D．parts 24．A．amount B．outcome C．position D．honour 25．A．term B．test C．choice D．idea 26．A．awarded B．charged C．returned D．refused 27．A．bonus B．fine C．rent D．income 28．A．appearance B．exception C．adjustment D．impression 29．A．covers B．reveals C．follows D．combines 30．A．general B．expensive C．suitable D．tasty 31．A．save up B．settle down C．go around D．move on 32．A．opinions B．roles C．comments D．skills 33．A．sharing B．donating C．spending D．counting 34．A．careful B．supportive C．tolerant D．aware 35．A．accept B．praise C．impact D．bless三、语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(一个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。

高三三月月考英语试题(新模式)第一卷(共三部分，共115分)第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the woman think of the shirt for the party?A.The size is not large enough.B.The material is not good.C.The color is not suitable.2. When can the woman get the computers?A.On Tuesday.B.On Wednesday.C.On Thursday.3. What are they going to do?A. Play tennis.B. Go swimmingC. Do some cleaning.4. What will the woman probably do tonight?A. See a film.B. Go to a concertC. Do some shopping5. Where does the conversation take place?A. In an office.B. In a hotelC. In a bedroom第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读各小题。

听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听下面一段对话。

回答以下3个小题6. What is the man mainly worried about?A. The woman's new job.B. The woman's staying with Sue.C. The woman's living by herself.7. How does Sue feel about the idea of the woman staying with her?A. Glad.B. Unhappy.C. Surprised.8 How will the woman face the problem of expensive apartments?A. By sharing an apartment with Sue.B. By earning a lot of money.C. By getting help from her family.听下面一段对话。

高三九月月考英语试题第Ⅰ卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分,满分7.5分）请听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试题的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What will the woman probably do tonight?A. See a film.B. Go to a concert.C. Do some shopping.2. Where does the conversation take place?A. In an office.B. In a hotel.C. In a bedroom.3. What time is it now?A. 2:30.B. 2:20.C. 2:10.4. What did the man buy yesterday?A. Shirts.B. Shoes.C. Trousers5. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Study at home.B. Go to school.C. Come back early.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）听下面4段对话。

每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话读两遍。

请听第6段材料，回答第6第7题。

6. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Clerk and guest.B. Nurse and patient.C. Manager and secretary.7. What can we learn from this conversation?A. The man can’t smoke in the office.B. The man’s living-room is full of smoke.C. The man can’t get a non-smoking room.请听第7段材料，回答第8至第10三个小题。

湖北省武汉外国语学校2024-2025学年高三上学期10月月考英语试题一、听力选择题1．What does the man advise the woman to do?A．Buy a new refrigerator.B．Clean the refrigerator.C．Have the refrigerator fixed. 2．What does the man plan to do tomorrow?A．Have a rest.B．Attend a meeting.C．Watch a match.3．How does the woman sound?A．Angry.B．Disappointed.C．Excited.4．What does the woman mean?A．She isn't feeling well.B．She likes gymnastics a lot.C．She is unable to join the team.5．When does the conversation probably take place?A．In the morning.B．At noon.C．In the afternoon.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6．What do we know about Caroline?A．She does ballet exercises.B．She runs a studio.C．She is a dancer.7．Where does the man prefer to exercise?A．In a gym.B．In a park.C．In a studio.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8．What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A．Schoolmates.B．Teacher and student.C．Waiter and customer. 9．What does the man usually do on Tuesday afternoons?A．He takes classes.B．He works part- time.C．He goes to library. 10．When will the speakers meet?A．On Tuesday.B．On Thursday.C．On Friday.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

南开2024届高三第五次月检测英语学科试卷（答案在最后）考试时间：100分钟本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共130分。

第Ⅰ卷共55题，共95分；第Ⅱ卷包括阅读表达和书面表达，共35分。

第Ⅰ卷（共95分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节、单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合空白处的最佳选项。

1.—Yiwen,I guess you want to go to play basketball.—______.That's exactly what I was thinking too.A.It's my privilege.B.You read my mind.C.It's up to you.D.You never know.2.______gardening may be hard physical work,those who are keen on it find it very relaxing mentally.A.AsB.UnlessC.WhileD.Now that3.The Browns______the online shopping experience in China since they moved back to Australia two years ago.A.have been missingB.had been missingC.were missingD.will be missing4.Jack was on the point of leaving______he noticed a man coming out of the room.A.whenB.whileC.afterD.before5.—I'd like to know if you're satisfied with my work.How am I doing?______I believe you will be getting promotion.A.Never mindB.Help yourselfC.Forget itD.Keep it up6.According to professor Smith,we don't have to read the material if we don't want to,as it is______A.requiredB.optionalC.seriousD.meaningful7.______on the first Friday of October,World's Smile Day is established for the spreading of simple joy and love to everyone.A.Being celebratedB.CelebratingC.CelebratedD.Having celebrated8.I can't find my wallet now.I______it in the bus just now,but I'm not sure.A.should leaveB.could have leftC.must have leftD.might leave9.As a symbol of Chinese history,the Palace Museum______the cultural memory of the country.A.preservesB.preventsC.acquiresD.declares10.Zonghan is an excellent photographer.By the fi me he graduated,he______quite a few popular photos.A.has takenB.has been takenC.had takenD.had been taken11.The scientists searched the area for several years.______,they successfully found the piece of evidence they were looking for.A.UnfortunatelyB.OriginallyC.GenerallyD.Eventually12.In our class there are50students,______half achieved a score of140or higher in the English examination of Gaokao.A.ofthemB.in whomC.of whomD.in them13.Chris heard a woman's voice in the background,but she couldn't______what she was sayingA.take backB.set asideC.keep offD.make out14.The forbidden city is believed______in the Ming dynasty over600years ago.A.to have been builtB.to have builtC.being builtD.built15.The big prize will be awarded to______wins the first place in the English speech competitionA.whereverB.whoeverC.whateverD.whomever第二节、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

标准学术能力诊断性测试2024年10月测试英语试卷本试卷共150分第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ATraveling to popular destinations can often mean dealing with large crowds, long lines, and a less authentic experience. To truly immerse yourself in the culture and natural beauty of a place, consider venturing off the beaten path. By bypassing well-trodden tourist spots, you can uncover lesser-known locales that offer a more serene and enriching travel experience.WHEN IN ICELAND, BYPASS THE BLUE LAGOONIs it the steamy social media shot or a hot spring experience you’re after? Iceland offers both in multiple locations beyond the Blue Lagoon. The Land of Fire and Ice is home to innumerable streams, springs, rivers, and lakes that make for incredibly relaxing settings to soak in. You can escape the throngs of tourists and still enjoy the same kind of aquamarine-colored water at Myvatn Nature Baths in northern Iceland. Traveling farther afield not only means fewer people in the pools but also increases your chances of catching sight of the Northern Lights.SAVE VENICE AND HEAD FOR SLOVENIA INSTEADIt’s no secret that Venice and its residents are struggling with tourism. And we can’t blame them. The impact of boatloads of travelers — around 60,000 visitors that descend on this fragile city each day — has transformed it from its former status of “La Serenissima” (“most serene”) into anything but. Throngs of people, overcrowded canals, damaged ecosystems, skyrocketing rents, and authentic artisan shops replaced by cheap souvenir stores have dramatically changed the quality of life, forcing out some thousand residents each year and threatening the city’s UNESCO status. If you love Venice, do the Floating City a favor and let it go for now. If you really can’t do without waterways, head further west to Ljubljana, where you can cruise to your heart’s content on the jade-colored river that winds through this friendly, eco-conscious capital city.SKIP BALI AND HEAD TO RAJA AMPATLong revered as a significant spiritual sanctuary, Bali in recent years has been overrun by tourists. The intense uptick in tourists has led to an increase in prices, crowds, and strain on natural resources — and consequently a decline in the quality of life and experiences for locals and visitors alike. Indonesia is made up of thousands of islands, so you won’t even have to leave the archipelago to find an alternative. Beckoning with idyllic, white-sand beaches and thriving reefs, the Raja Ampat Islands are heaven on Earth. Whether you’re an underwater enthusiast, want to stroll through the jungle and spot tropical birds and wildlife, or simply desire a peaceful place to kick back and relax, you’ll find all the serenity you seek — and none of the crowds — here.1. What additional benefit does visiting the Myvatn Nature Baths offer compared to the Blue Lagoon?A. Higher water temperatures.B. More luxurious facilities.C. Closer proximity to the capital of the country.D. Increased chances of seeing the polar lights.2. Which of the following statements is true about the impact of tourism on Venice?A. Tourism has had little effect on Venice’s economy.B. Tourism has caused rents to decrease significantly.C. Tourism has led to the closure of many artisan shops.D. Tourism has improved the quality of life for most Venetians.3. What makes the Raja Ampat Islands a good alternative to Bali?A. They are more developed and have more luxury resorts.B. They are closer to major cities and easier to access.C. They offer a more serene environment with fewer crowds.D. They have a similar level of commercialization and activity.BMore than a million people have reportedly tried out ChatGPT, a new chatbot from the research lab OpenAI. Users can ask it questions, or submit prompts for poems, term papers, or essays. “It makes mistakes,” Calum Chace, the author and expert on AI told us, “and copies from the Internet. But the speed and quality is remarkable.”A user asked ChatGPT to write a poem about childhood. Within seconds, it sent back these lines: “Childhood, a time of wonders, a time of joy and fun...” and went on to invoke trees, mud pies, innocence, and the sound of cicadas. What, no puppies?Katha Pollitt, one of America’s great poets and critics, read that poem and said, “Cliched and tiresome. I don’t think Auden has to worry about his laurels.” Some asked ChatGPT to conjure a verse about bagels (圆形面包) in the style of William Shakespeare. “It’s a bagel, a round delight;” the chatbot burped back — “a breakfast treat to make us bright; a crisp, chewy texture to please; a sprinkle of sesame for ease…” Katha Pollitt wasn’t impressed. “No wordplay or anything to think about. The bot has not had any experiences or emotions, and no imagination. It has no sense of the multiple meanings and resonances of words. So how could it write a good poem?”It is inviting to end with that critical slam-dunk from a great poet to dismiss chatbots that write, draw, or soon, I’m sure, talk like a radio host. But Calum Chace cautions that Artificial Intelligence software will keep learning. It has no human experiences, but also no human foibles, like exhaustion, distraction, anxiety, or forgetfulness. Humans may soon become, he says, “the second-smartest species on the planet. It will be the most important event in human history. Bar none. The outcome may well be fabulous for humanity, but that is not guaranteed.” So be polite to bots. Maybe they’ll remember us kindly when their day arrives.4. According to Calum Chace, what are some limitations of ChatGPT?A. It cannot make mistakes.B. It lacks accuracy and originality.C. It cannot produce high-quality content.D. It needs to improve the speed to generate responses.5. How did Katha Pollitt react to the poem about childhood generated by ChatGPT?A. She thought it was a masterpiece.B. She was impressed by the originality.C. She found it plain and not interesting.D. She considered it a challenge to traditional poetry.6. What does the underlined word “foible” mean in the last paragraph?A. meritB. appearanceC. shortcomingD. behavior7. What advice does the author give regarding our interaction with AI in the future?A. We should be cautious and avoid using AI.B. We should treat AI with respect and politeness.C. We should focus on developing AI’s emotional intelligence.D. We should ensure that AI never surpasses human intelligence.C“The Seine is the river that made Paris”, said The New York Times. Being the main river of Paris, the Seine River collects the remains of human progress and civilization over time. Over the centuries, it has functioned as a protective barrier, a water source, a drainage system and a place for washing clothes, National Geographic reported.Many of the city’s iconic landmarks and structures, such as the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum, and Place de la Concorde, are situated along its banks. The famous French artist Claude Monet dedicated his life to painting the Seine from various perspectives. One of them is The Banks of the Seine,Ile de la Grande Jatte, which shows the river in pink, white, and blue.Today, both residents and tourists flock to the Seine’s riverbanks for sightseeing, shopping, dining, or simply to enjoy the city’s bustling atmosphere.However, Paris has faced many challenges in its efforts to clean up the Seine in time for the 2024 Olympics. The river will play a significant role in the opening ceremony of the Games, and will be the venue for the triathlon and swimming marathon events.In the 17th century, swimming in the Seine was very popular. But for the last hundred years, it has been prohibited due to health and safety concerns. Over the past decade, Paris has invested about 1.4 billion euros (about 11 billion yuan) on a project to restore the river’s ecosystem and ensure its safety. The primary goal is to make the river suitable for bathing by 2025, with the Paris Games boosting that aim.However, test results in April still showed high levels of bacteria in the collected samples from the river, according to a French water charity.The city built a giant storage basin capable of holding 46,000 cubic meters of waste water to significantly reduce the risks of pollution in the Seine. The basin is 30 meters deep, the size of a dozen Olympic swimming pools. Once the rain is collected, it will be moved through a tunnel to a treatment plant. When the water in the basin meets the required health criteria it will then be poured into the Seine.“It’s feasible to clean up a river because the water’s flowing,” Ted Steiner, professor of medicine at the University of British Columbia, Canada, told Global News. “Especially if you’ve got the appropriate volume of water running through the river, things get diluted to a point where there’s not a whole lot of risk.”8. What role has the Seine played in the history of Paris?A. It functioned as a trade route for importing goods.B. It served as a defence and provided a water supply.C. It was used exclusively for recreational activities.D. It was the site of numerous battles and military conflicts.9. What challenges has Paris faced in its efforts to clean up the Seine for the 2024 Olympics?A. High levels of bacteria in the river.B. Limited funding for the project.C. Resistance from local residents.D. Difficulty finding suitable venues for events.10. What is the primary goal of the cleanup project for the Seine River?A. To make the river suitable for boating activities.B. To reestablish the river’s ecosystem and maintain its purity for bathing.C. To attract more tourists to the riverbanks.D. To create a new habitat for aquatic wildlife.11. According to Ted Steiner, what makes cleaning up a river like the Seine practicable?A. The sufficient natural flow of the river.B. The use of advanced water filtration technologies.C. The construction of barriers to prevent pollution.D. The implementation of strict environmental regulations.DHow are we supposed to work out what to listen to? Yes, you can “save” an album to your “library”, but the fact that you haven’t spent any money on it makes this “library” feel impersonal and superficial, while the fact that there is no album sleeve（唱片封面）to peruse or acknowledgments to read lessens the sense of connection with the music and the artist. Likewise, opening a PDF version of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude carries none of the excitement of finding it after a long search in a dusty library. The lack of any friction in these processes is deeply unsatisfying, while the over-availability of everything, as any dating expert will confirm, lessens our desire for it. Witness, then, the revival of all sorts of old-school formats that allow us to regain the sense that we can tangibly “own” things, and that give us a rare opportunity to limit our horizons. Fairly well known by now is the resurgence of vinyl (黑胶唱片): UK sales rose for the 16th consecutive year in 2023 to 5.9mn records, the highest level since 1990. And despite ebooks’ portability and convenience, almost four printed books were sold in the UK for every ebook in 2022, according to Nielsen. One might imagine that this is all being driven by old fogeys missing the Good Old Days, but the opposite is true.In a Harris Poll in 2023, a staggering 77 per cent of Americans aged 35~54, and 63 per cent of 18-to-34-year-olds, said they’d like to return to a time when humanity was “unplugged” (only 60 per cent of the over-55s agreed).Younger buyers are also leading the resurgence in vinyl and cassette tapes,having missed them the first time round. We weren’t designed to have the output of all of human history at our fingertips, nor to be contactable at all times — but that is the situation we now find ourselves in, and it’s both a great privilege and a curse.12. According to the passage, why does the author believe the revival of old formats is appealing to people?A. It provides a more convenient way to listen to music.B. It allows for easier access to digital copies of albums.C. It increases the over-availability of music, making it more desirable.D. It offers a tangible form of ownership and a sense of connection to the music.13. How does the passage compare the experience of reading a PDF book to that of finding a physical book in a library?A. Reading a PDF book is more exciting.B. Reading a PDF book lacks the thrill of discovery.C. Finding a physical book is more convenient.D. Finding a physical book is less satisfying.14. According to the passage, why do younger buyers lead the resurgence in vinyl and cassette tapes?A. They are nostalgic for the past.B. They find digital music too expensive.C. They missed out on these formats when they were first popular.D. They prefer the sound quality of analog formats.15. What can possibly be the main idea of the passage?A. The decline of physical media is inevitable.B. The digital age has made it easier to access music and literature.C. Older generations are leading the revival of vinyl records and printed books.D. The resurgence of old-school formats is driven by younger generations seeking tangible ownership.第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。