2024北京一零九中高二（上）期中英語

第1頁/共1頁2024北京一零九中高二（上）期中英語2024.11第一部分知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共68分）一、完形填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，共15分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。LastSeptember,Sarah,44,slippedonaplatformand1inthegapbetweenatrainandtheplatformedge.Whenthetrainleftthestation,itranoverherrightarmandleg.Unfortunately,anothertrainpulledin,causingfurther2.Afewminuteslater,someonenoticedherandcalledemergencyservices.They3tothesceneandtookSarahtothehospital,butdoctorswere4tosaveherarmandleg.5,Sarahisnowtheworld’sfirstwomantousea￡250,000bionic（仿生）arm6byAI.“It’shardtoexplainbutwhenIthinkabouta7—say‘openmyhand’—mymusclestwitch（顫動(dòng)）inaparticularway.Thesensorsinitwill8thesetwitches,andsendsignalstomakemyhandwork.Andifit9thefactthatIpointmyfingeroften,itwilllearnthatIliketodothatandmakeiteasierformetodoso,”saidSarah.InFebruary,SarahreturnedtoworkandafewmonthslatersheattendedaconferenceinRometogiveaspeechabouttheaccident.“Idomissmyselfbeforetheaccident.Butattheendoftheday,I’mjust10thatAIcangivemeapieceofmylifeback.IknowIamblessedtobeabletokeepmovingforwardwithmyfamily.”1．A．fell B．jumped C．stood D．filled2．A．changes B．worries C．injuries D．failures3．A．moved B．turned C．walked. D．rushed4．A．uncertain B．unable C．patient D．eager5．A．Naturally B．Normally C．Obviously D．Luckily6．A．powered B．developed C．graded D．treated7．A．pattern B．signal C．movement D．moment8．A．protect B．detect C．connect D．reflect9．A．caresabout B．talksabout C．figuresout D．pointsout10．A．hopeful B．grateful C．concerned D．a(chǎn)mused二、閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，32分）第一節(jié)（共11小題；每小題2分，共22分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。ATherearenumerousamusementparksallovertheworld.Afamousmagazine,AmusementToday,doesasurveyamongparkloverseveryyearbothintheU.S.andoverseas,basedonwhich,“Top5ListoftheBestAmusementParksintheWorld”hascomeoutasfollows:Disneyland,CaliforniaDisneylandisathemeparkinAnaheim,California,theU.S.Morethan515millionguestshavetravelledtothisAmericanlandmarkfromaroundtheworldsincetheparkfirstopenedtoguestson17July,1955．Theparkismadeupofmanyworld-famoussections,suchasMainStreet,AdventureLand,NewOrleansSquare,andsoon.MagicKingdom,DisneyWorld,FloridaMagicKingdomisathemeparkwithintheWaltDisneyWorldResortinLakeBuenaVista,Florida,nearOrlandoopenedon1October,1971．ItisthemostfamousthemeparkinFlorida.Thepark’sdesignandattractionsdon’tmakemuchdifferencefromDisneylandParkinAnaheim.EPCOT,DisneyWorld,FloridaEPCOTisthesecondthemeparkbuiltattheWaltDisneyWorldResortnearOrlando,Florida.Theparkopenedon1October,1982,andwasnamedEPCOTCentrefrom1982to1993．ItwasthelargestDisneythemeparkintheworlduntil1998,whenDisney’sAnimalKingdomopened.Disney-MGMStudios,FloridaMGM’sstreetsarethehomeforsomegreatmovie-themedattractionswithahistoryoflessthan30years.WiththeadditionoftheTwilightZoneTowerofTerrorandtheRock‘N’RollerCoaster,theparkisnowhometoDisneyWorld’smostthrillingrides.UniversalStudios,FloridaGobehindthescenes,beyondthescreenandjumprightintotheactionofyourfavouritemoviesatUniversalStudios.Openedon7June,1990,thepark’sthemeistheentertainmentindustry,inparticularmoviesandtelevision.11．Whichparkhasthelongesthistory?A．MagicKingdom,DisneyWorld,Florida. B．Disneyland,California.C．EPCOT,DisneyWorld,Florida. D．Disney-MGMStudios,Florida.12．Whichofthefollowingthemeparkshavesimilarattractions?A．EPCOT&Disney-MGMStudios.B．MagicKingdom&UniversalStudios.C．Disneyland,California&UniversalStudios.D．Disneyland,California&MagicKingdom.13．Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toattracttouriststothesethemeparks.B．ToincreasethesalesofAmusementToday.C．Tointroduceworld’sbestamusementparks.D．Tocompareattractionsindifferentthemeparks.BGlendaandRaphaelSavitzmovedtoNewtonin2016．Theyfoundthemselveswelcomedintotheneighbourhoodwithtrulyopenarms.Threemonthslater,theygavebirthtoSamantha.Unluckily,shewasbornentirelydeaf.TheneighbourhoodwasstillexcitedtowelcomelittleSamantha,ofcourse,buttheywereworriedaboutherparents.Theneighbourswantedtodosomethingtomakethingseasierforthefamily.Alltheneighbourhoodagreedtotakeontheresponsibilityoflearninganentirelysecondlanguageallfortheiryoungestmember.Samanthawouldgrowuplearningto“speak”AmericanSignLanguage,soherfriendsandneighbourswouldlearntospeakitrightalongwithher.Thegroupof18residentsemployedasignlanguageteacherandthewholeneighbourhoodexceptGlendaandRaphaelSavitzbegantolearnAmericanSignLanguageinaneighbour’sbiglivingroom.TheybelievedpeopleeverywherewishedtohaveacommunitywithsomethingpositivearoundandSamanthawasbringingaboutareasonforthemtogettogether.Theneighbourswentonlearninghardandkeptthingssecretforaslongaspossible.Theywantedtocommunicatewiththelittlegirl.Finally,thetimecametoshowRaphael,Glenda,andSamanthawhattheyhaddone.Thefamilyfoundthemselvesoverwhelmedbythewelcomingsignsoftheirfriendsandneighbours.Glendarecalleditasoneofthemostaffectingexperiencesshe’deverfelt.ApresentforSamanthawouldhavemadehergrateful,butthiswassomuchmore.Nowaftertheneighbourssayhellotoherparents,theybenddowntogreetthree-year-oldSamanthawithsignlanguage.Ateveryturn,inthestreet,thegrocerystore,orbythecanal,Samanthafeelsincluded.14．Whatwastheneighbours’decisionabouthelpingthecouple?A．Collectingmoneyonline.B．Learningthesignlanguage.C．TeachingSamanthaasecondlanguage.D．KeepingSamanthacompanyallthetime.15．WhatdidtheneighboursthinkofSamantha?A．Sheforcedherparentstostrugglehard. B．Shesetanexampletootherchildren.C．Shewasatieoftheneighbourhood. D．Shemadeherfamilypoor.16．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“overwhelmed”probablymean?A．Frightened. B．Excited. C．Worried. D．Moved.17．Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheneighbourhood?A．Terrible. B．Warm. C．Disappointing. D．Peaceful.CThinkofthewordsinyourhead:thattastelessjokeyouwiselykepttoyourselfatdinner;yourunvoicedimpressionofyourbestfriend’snewpartner.Nowimaginethatsomeonecouldlistenin.Recently,scientistsfromtheUniversityofTexas,havemadeanotherstepinthatdirection.InastudypublishedinNeuroscience,theteamshoweditwaspossibletoreadpeople’sthoughtswithanon-invasivebrainscannercalledfMRIandlargelanguage·models（LLMs）builtwithGPT.Thestudycenteredonthreesubjects,wholayinanfMRIscannerrecordingtheirbrainactivitybydetectingchangesinbloodflowinpartsoftheirbrainswhiletheylistenedtoonlinestories.ByintegratingthisinformationwiththeLLMs’abilitytounderstandhowwordsrelatetooneanother,theresearchersdevelopedanencoded（編碼的）mapofhoweachindividual’sbrainrespondstodifferentwords.Then,theteamworkedbackward.TheyrecordedthefMRIactivitywhiletheparticipantslistenedtoanewstory.UsingacombinationofthepatternspreviouslyencodedforeachindividualandLLMs,theresearchersattemptedtotranslatethisnewbrainactivity.Whilemanyofthesentencesitproducedwereinaccurate,thedecodergeneratedsentencesthatgotthemainideaofwhatthepersonwasthinking.Forinstance,whenapersonheard,“Idon’thavemydriver’slicenseyet,”thedecoderspatout,“Shehasnotevenstartedtolearntodriveyet,”AlexHuthfromtheuniversitysaid,“Wewereshockedandimpressedthatthisworkedaswellasitdoes.”Theresearchersalsofoundthatthetechnologyisn’tone-size-fits-all.Eachdecoderwasquitepersonalizedandworkedonlyforthepersonwhosebraindata,hadhelpedbuildit.Additionally,apersonhadtovoluntarilycooperateforthedecodertoidentifyideas.Ifapersonwasn’tpayingattentiontoanaudiostory,thedecodercouldn’tpickthatstoryupfrombrainsignals.Whilethetechnologywasstillfarfromperfect,theresultcouldultimatelyleadtoseamlessdevicesthathelppeoplewhocan’ttalkorotherwisecommunicateeasily.However,theresearchalsoraisesprivacyconcernsaboutunwelcomeneuraloverhearing.Theteamsaidthepotentialofthetechnologywassuchthatpolicymakersshouldproactivelyaddresshowitcanbelegallyused.JerryTangfromtheteamsaid,“Nobody’sbrainshouldbedecodedwithouttheirpermission.Ifonedayitdoesbecomepossibletogetaccuratedecodingwithoutaperson’swill,we’llhavearegulatoryfoundationinplace.”18．Whatisthestudymainlyabout?A．Theworkingprincipleofasmartscanner.B．Thepotentialimpactofmind-readingGPT.C．Theadvanceinbrain-decodingtechnology.D．Thebreakthroughinlargelanguagemodels.19．Howdidtheteamworkbackward?A．Theyfedthedecoderdataonpeople’sbrainactivities.B．Theyemployedthescannertoencodepeople’sthoughts.C．TheyrecordedthefMRIactivitytoassessthinkingability.D．Theyusedbrainactivitypatternstoreadthesubjects’mind.20．Whatdidtheresearchersfind?A．Thedecoderworkedasexpected.B．Thedecodercangetthewordingright.C．Thedecoderrequiredwillingparticipation.D．Thedecodercanbeappliedtodifferentpeople.21．Whatwilltheteammostprobablydonext?A．Personalizethetechnology. B．Establishproperregulations.C．Applythetechnologyacrossfields. D．Breaklimitationsofthetechnology.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，共10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Whenyougotoconcerts,youexpectyourfavoritemusiciantoperformamazinglyonstage.Butyoumayhavenoticedsomethingcuriousthatmostmusiciansdon’tjustplaywiththeirfingers.Theyalsoinvolvebodymovementsthatfitthesong’sbeatordancefollowingthemusic.22Thefacialexpressionsmusiciansshowwhenplayingmayseemstrangeorcrazytoanouts?der,butallthatpullingfacesmightactuallyserveapurpose.Firstly,playingamusicalinstrumentusuallyrequiresintensefocusandconcentration.23Theirfacialexpressionscanbeademonstrationoftheintenseemotionsandphysicaleffortthatgohand-in-handwithmusicalperformance.They’reoftensubconscious—infact,manyofuswillpullstrangefaceswhenwe’redeeplyinvolvedinanactivitywecareabout.24Musicianshaveastrongemotionalconnectionwiththemusictheyperform.Theyoftenusetheirfacialexpressionstoexpressthemoodandinterpretationofthemusic,whichcreatesamoreengagingmusicalexperience.Whilefacialexpressionsmaynotdirectlymakesomeoneabettermusician,theymightcontributetotheoverallartistryofthemusic.Performinglivemusicisaratherstressfulexperience,soitcouldbethattheperformerisexpressingthosenervesthroughtheirface—bitingthebottomlip,forexample.Luckily,nerveswilloftengoawaysoonafteramusicianstartsperforming.25Thefacialexpressionsobviouslytosomeextentexpresstheperformer’sinnerworld.Anotherinterestingthingisthatmakingfacialexpressionscanhaveaphysiologicalimpactonthemusician’sperformance.Someresearchsuggeststhatcertainfacialmovementscanactivatespecificmusclesandimprovemuscleharmonization.26However,it’simportanttonotethatthisrelationshipisstillnotwellunderstood,andtheextenttowhichfacialexpressionsdirectlyimpactmusicalcompetenceisasubjectofongoinginvestigation.A．Whenyou’rereallyfocused,youdon’tcareabouttheoutsideworld.B．Amongthemthepartofthebodythatbestexhibitsthisisobviouslytheface.C．Theylikelywon’tbethemaincauseforthosestrangefacesthroughoutaperformance.D．Sucheffectsareparticularlyhelpfulincontrollingmuscleswhenplayinganinstrument.E．Facialexpressionscanalsohelpmusicianscommunicateemotionsandartisticexpression.F．Musiciansareoftenovercomewithemotionfromthemusicitselforthereactionofthecrowd.G．Musiciansoftenenterastateof“flow”,wheretheybecomecompletelyabsorbedinthemusicthey’recreating.三、選詞填空（共11小題；每小題1分，共11分）閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從每篇短文上面的方框詞中選擇合適的單詞或短語，并用其正確形式填空，請(qǐng)將答案書寫在答題卡相應(yīng)位置。每組詞中有一詞為多余選項(xiàng)。Avalley,edge,ban,territory,apartfromSarek’smountainsusedtobecoveredbyvastsheetsofice.Around9,000yearsago,thisicemelted,leavingbehindabout100glaciers.Soonafter,reindeerbegantoarrive.FollowingthereindeerweretheSamipeople,whomadethis27theirhome.Gettinghereisquitedifficult,so28theSamiveryfewpeoplehaveeverseenSarek.In1909,Sarekwasmadeanationalparkinordertokeepthelandinitsnaturalstate.ThoughtheSamiareallowedtocontinuetheirtraditionalwayoflifeinthepark,nooneelsecanlivehere,andallnewdevelopment29withinparkboundaries.Atthefarsideofthe30,anancientSamicottageisvisible.Closeby,thereareafewreindeerfeedingongrass.Bappropriate,interpret,vary,social.displayJustlikespokenlanguage,bodylanguage31fromculturetoculture.Thecrucialthingisusingbodylanguageinawaythatis32tothecultureyouarein.Forexample,makingeyecontact—lookingintosomeone’seyes—insomecountriesisawayto33interest.Inothercountries,bycontrast,eyecontactisnotalwaysapprovedof.Forexample,inmanyMiddleEasterncountries,menandwomenarenot34permittedtomakeeyecontact.InJapan,itmaydemonstraterespecttolookdownwhentalkingtoanolderperson.Creact,embarrass,bother,merelyStudentswhoareangry,afraid,orexperiencinganxietymayhavetheirarmscrossedinfrontoftheirchestsandtheirlegsclosedorcrossed,liketheyareguardingtheirbodies.Studentswhoaresadorworriedwillnearlyalwayswearafrown.Theymayalsohidtheirfacesintheirhandsliketheyare35.Somestudentsactthisway36becausetheyareafraidofbeingcalledonbytheteacher.However,ifastudentdoesnot37tobrushherhairorhereyesareredfromweeping,thenIcaninferthattherearedeeperissuesatwork.四、翻譯句子（共5小題，每小題2分，共10分）請(qǐng)使用括號(hào)中所給的單詞或詞組的適當(dāng)形式將、下面的句子翻譯成英文，并將答案書寫在答題紙相應(yīng)位置。38．采納他的方法是我最不愿意做的事。（adopt）39．我贊同在這個(gè)地區(qū)建一個(gè)國家公園。（infavorof）40．我認(rèn)為我們應(yīng)該號(hào)召人們保護(hù)環(huán)境。（callon）41．她建議在演講中使用適當(dāng)?shù)氖謩?shì)。（suggest）42．此主題公園以其過山車而聞名，每年吸引數(shù)百萬游客。（befamousfor，定語從句）第二部分書面表達(dá)（共32分）五、閱讀表達(dá)（共4小題；第43、44題各2分，第45題3分，第46題5分，共12分）閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)題目要求回答問題。Inthesummerof2016,theshipMVTreasuresunk,creatinganoilspill.ThirteenhundredtonsoffueloilwereflowingrightinthemiddleoftheAfricanPenguins’habitat.Soontheoilcoveredabout20,000penguins.Withoutswifthelp,theseabirdswouldhavenochanceofsurvival.VolunteerswereshowingupbythethousandsandIalsotookpartinwhatwasthelargestanimalrescueoperationever.Awarehousewasturnedintoarescuecenternearthehabitatandhundredsofpoolswerebuilttoholdabout100oiledbirdseach.Whenwalkingintothecenter,Icouldn’tbelievemyears.Ihadexpectedtowalkintoachorusofhonkingandsquawking（尖聲叫）.Instead,thecentersoundedlikealibrary.Thepenguinsweredeadsilent.Myheartachedforthepainfulbirds.Cleaningthemallseemedlikeanimpossibletask.Butwehadtocarryonlikedoctorsinanemergencyroom.Therewasnotimefordoubt.Cleaningoiloffapenguinwasn’teasy.Even