江苏省扬州市高邮市2024-2025学年高三上学期12月月考英语试题.docx

1、江苏省扬州市高邮市2024-2025学年高三上学期12月月考英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、听力选择题1What does the man think of his office?AIts bright.BIts smelly.CIts beautiful.2Why does the man want to return the fan?AHe is dissatisfied with the size.BTheres something wrong with it.CHe doesnt like the style.3What will the woman do tomorrow

2、?ATake a vacation.BHave a talk with the manager.CHire more people.4How much would the woman pay?A$1.20.B$3.60.C$4.80.5What are the speakers mainly talking about?AA new method of keeping bacteria away.BA good way to advertise paper towels.CA convenient means to transport the shopping car.听下面一段较长对话，回答

3、以下小题。6How does the woman feel?ADisappointed.BWorried.CDepressed.7What does the man suggest doing?APaying more attention to George.BCheering George up.CLeaving George alone.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8What is probably the woman?AA trainer.BA hotel clerk.CA customer.9What does the woman say about the We Gym?AIt

4、s open all day.BIts being repaired.CIts always free.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。10What is the probable relationship between the speakers?ACustomer and shop assistant.BInterviewer and interviewee.CFormer colleagues.11What did the woman do in Tacoma?AA branch manager.BAn assistant director.CAn e-commerce manager

5、.12What can we learn from the conversation?APeter Smith isnt satisfied with the woman.BThe woman knows much about e-commerce.CThe man isnt qualified for the job.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。13Where does the conversation probably take place?AOn the street.BIn a sports complex.CIn a beach hotel.14What does one ne

6、ed to show to park in the hotel?AA drivers license.BAn accommodation order.CAn employees card.15Where is the reception?AOpposite the adult swimming pool.BBehind the cafeteria.CIn front of a pet store.16What is the man going to do next?AGet a permit from reception.BGo to the cafeteria.CDrive the car

7、into the hotel.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17What is a special attraction for children?AA bookshop.BSlide and video shows.CA quiz.18When can slide and video shows be watched?AAt 10:00.BAt 9:30.CAt 9:00.19What are the listeners reminded to do if they want a guided tour?ABook the tickets in advance.BConsult the in

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15、 image with a file size of 1 MBDA series for covers of three illustrations.23How much should be paid for three cover illustrations submitted on Jan. 20, 2024?A$ 80.B$ 90.C$ 110.D$ 120.College professors these days face an ever-higher bar to get the attention of their students, forced to compete with

16、 smartphones and laptops in large lecture halls. But when your professor is a social media star, its a little bit easier.Tatiana Erukhimova, who teaches physics at Texas A&M University, has managed to get her students, as well as future generations, excited about the science. Known as “Dr. Tatia

17、na” to her students and online fan base, the professor performs physics tricks with boundless energy and enthusiasm. In the kid-friendly videos, Erukhimova uses a range of everyday objects in her experiments, from pingpong balls to toilet paper. Her departments YouTube page has about 2.5 million fol

18、lowers. She got famous on YouTube.Its clear she knows what it takes to get young people excited about a hard science. But it wasnt always that way. When she first started teaching college freshman classes almost two decades ago, she struggled to grab the attention of her younger students. She was us

19、ed to teaching juniors, as she had for a few years prior to that. By junior year, students enrolled in physics are committed to learn, she says. With them, she could walk through the syllabus (教学大纲) on day one, and still command the room. But when it comes to teaching a large lecture hall of 100-plu

20、s first-year students, first impressions are make-or-break.By the second semester, she found her footing (立足点), adjusting her approach to get her students engaged. “Talk to your students before and after class, walk up and down the stairs when you teach your class rather than stay on the stage. And

21、dont just lecture, talk to them make it interactive,” she says. And, of course, add showy demonstrations to help students to connect these abstract concepts with real life.Shes earned more than just recognition on social media. In October, she was honored with a national award for science outreach “

22、for leadership in bringing the excitement of physics through innovative education programs.”24How does the author introduce the topic in paragraph 1?ABy posing a contrast.BBy justifying an assumption.CBy giving an example.DBy explaining a phenomenon.25What challenge did college freshman courses pose

23、 to Tatiana?AIntroducing the syllabus to her students.BPreventing her students absent-mindedness.CCreating a lasting impression on her students.DFinding a lecture hall large enough for her students.26How did Tatiana find her footing in her teaching?ABy lecturing students more.BBy bonding with her fr

24、eshmen.CBy becoming a social media star.DBy answering all her students questions.27Which best describes Tatiana Erukhimova?ARigid.BHumorous.CDemanding.DFlexible.Scientists have figured out how to obtain large amounts of oil from duckweed (浮萍), one of natures fastest-growing water plants. Changing su

25、ch plant oil into biofuels for transportation and heating could be a big part of a more sustainable future. For a new study, led by Shanklin, a biochemist, in the Plant Biotechnology Journal, researchers genetically (基因地) engineered duckweed plants to produce seven times more oil per acre than soybe

26、ans currently the most commonly used biofuel - producing plant.Unlike fossil fuels, biofuels can be regained faster than they are used. Fuels made from new and used vegetable oils, animal fat can have a lower carbon footprint than fossil fuels do, depending on how they are sourced, but there has bee

27、n a recent opposition against them. This is partly because so many crops now go into energy production rather than food. Besides, biofuels take up more than 100 million acres of the worlds agricultural land.Duckweed, common on every continent but Antarctica, is among the worlds most productive plant

28、s per acre, and the researchers suggest it could be a game-changing renewable energy source mainly because of the fact that it grows readily in water, so it wouldnt compete with food crops for agricultural land. Moreover, Shanklin and his team found a way to sidestep a major biotechnological obstacl

29、e.According to Rebecca Roston, a biochemist at the University of Nebraska, who was not involved in the study, engineered green plants typically expend a lot of energy on oil production and thus stop growing. For the new study, Shanklin says, the researchers added an oil - producing gene that would b

30、e inactive at first, and then “turn it on like a light switch” by introducing a particular molecule（分子）only when the plant had finished growing.This process “went extremely well,” Roston says. “If it works in other species, this can solve one of our biggest issues, which is how we can make more oil

31、in more plants without negatively affecting growth.”28What can be learned about duckweed plants from the text?AThey provide vital nutrients for humans.BThey pose threat to agricultural lands.CThey are engineered to make biofuels.DThey absorb less carbon than soybeans.29What does the underlined word

32、“sidestep” in paragraph 3 mean?AOvercome.BExtend.CEscape.DTransform.30What can we learn from what Rebecca Roston said?AThe gene activation method is promising.BRoston participated in Shanklins research.CBiofuel production will cease plant growth.DBiofuel production competes with food crops.31Which c

33、an be a suitable title for the text?AAn energy revolution is unavoidableBDuckweed: An ideal green energy sourceCA perfect replacement for biofuels is foundDBiofuel: A practical solution for energy crisisSoon after ChatGPT was introduced to public in 2022, researchers tested what the artificial intel

34、ligence (AI) chatbot would write after it was asked questions with false narratives. The results were troubling. Researchers predict that generative technology like ChatGPT could make disinformation cheaper and easier to produce for an even larger number of spreaders of disinformation. Personalized,

35、 real-time chatbots could share false information in increasingly credible and persuasive ways, researchers say, smoothing out human errors like poor grammar and mistranslations and advancing beyond easily discoverable copy-paste jobs. And they say that no available strategies can effectively fight

36、it.Earlier versions of ChatGPT, which was created by the company OpenAI, have been used for years to fill online forums and social media platforms with comments and unwanted emails. Microsoft had to stop activity from its Tay chatbot within 24 hours of introducing it on Twitter in2016 after trolls (

37、恶意发帖人) taught it to use racist language. ChatGPT is far more powerful, advanced and complex. Supplied with questions loaded with disinformation, it can produce convincing, clean variations on the content within seconds, without disclosing its sources. Recently, Microsoft and OpenAI introduced a new

38、Bing search engine and web browser that can use chatbot technology to plan vacations, translate texts or conduct research.OpenAI researchers have long been nervous about chatbots falling into hands of criminals. They voiced their concern about their chatbots capabilities to lower costs of disinforma

39、tion campaigns and aid in the pursuit of monetary gains, particular political agendas, and/or desires to create chaos or confusion. OpenAI uses machines and humans to monitor content that is fed into and produced by ChatGPT. The company relies on both its human AI trainers and feed-back from users t

40、o identify and filter out harmful training data while teaching ChatGPT to produce better-informed responses. OpenAIs policies prohibit use of its technology to promote dishonesty, mislead users or attempt to influence politics. The company offers a free moderation tool to handle content that promote

41、s hate, self-harm and violence.32What do we know about the Tay chatbot?AIt was taken down shortly after it was released.BIt was OpenAIs most advanced chatbot.CIt was introduced to compete with ChatGPT.DIt was slow in learning new content.33How does ChatGPT increase the risk of disinformation?AIt red

42、uces the effectiveness of disinformation.BIt lowers the cost of disinformation campaigns.CIt makes disinformation cheaper and convincing.DIt spreads information more quickly than before.34What does OpenAI do to prevent the misuse of ChatGPT?AShare data with other companies.BEncourage users to give f

43、eedback.CMonitor content and follow strict rules.DReview information from new users.35What could be the best title of this passage?AOpenAI Bans the Misuse of Generative TechnologyBChatGPT Crafts Misinformation in More AreasCResearchers Seek Solutions to Combat AI ChatbotsDResearchers Raise Alarms Ab

44、out AI ChatbotsWhen you get up in the morning, what is the first thing that you tend to do? By chance, is it to check notifications on a cell phone? 36 That usually means using the newest technology in nearly every aspect of life. 37 One sensible approach is to set goals, use time limits, and avoid

45、letting any single medium or electronic platform take up the lions share of your time. One major impact of advanced technology has been the change in the way people read. After centuries of reading the printed page, people now do much of their reading on various kinds of screens for the reason that

46、the shift is convenient and cost-effective. 38 One concern is that light from computer and phone screens can eventually cause teary eyes. In addition, recent research has found advantages to reading on paper. Professor Virginia Clinton of the University of North Dakota examined results from 33 studi

47、es on reading. This research indicates that students demonstrated better comprehension when reading on paper rather than on screens. 39 It simply suggests that reading on paper has not yet lost its value. How often do people find themselves watching videos or using websites only to find that hours have passed with their original goal unfulfilled? That is because designers use artificial intelligence to create video feeds and music streaming programs that absorb your attention for as long as possible. Therefore, it is more import