1、高三英语 第 1 页（共 9 页）丰台区 20222023 学年度第一学期期末练习 高 三 英 语2023.01 笔试（共三部分 100 分）第一部分 知识运用（共两节，30 分）第一节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I was lucky enough to test into the best high school in the city.But then came my 1 :Am I good enough?It was a question that 2 m
2、e through my first month,even as I began to settle in,even as I got used to the early morning wake-ups and moving between buildings for class.I knew I had to work to ground myself.My earliest strategy involved keeping quiet and trying to 3 my new classmates.Who were these kids anyway?How did they le
3、arn in school?All I knew was that they were the smartest kids in the city,obviously.4 wasnt I as well?Hadnt I landed here because I was smart like them?The truth is that I didnt know.This 5 was like a deadly cell that threatened to divide and divide again,unless I could find some way to stop it.Fort
4、unately,my first round of grades turned out to be 6,and so did my second.Over the course of my first two years,I began to build the same kind of 7 Id had at my previous school.With each little achievement,my doubt 8 took leave.I loved any subject that involved writing and labored through math.I had
5、classmates who were always a step or two ahead of me,whose achievements seemed effortless,but I tried not to let that get to me.I was beginning to understand that if I put in extra hours of studying,I could often 9 the gap.I wasnt a straight-A student,but I was always 10 and I made progress.1A.excit
6、ement B.satisfaction C.anger D.worry 2A.freed B.dogged C.warmed D.guided 3A.observe B.admire C.support D.calm 4A.Or B.So C.But D.For 考 生 须 知 1.答题前,考生务必先将答题卡上的学校、班级、姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹签字笔填写清楚，并认真核对条形码上的准考证号、姓名,在答题卡的“条形码粘贴区”贴好2.本次练习所有答题均在答题卡上完成。选择题必须使用 2B 铅笔以正确填涂方式将各小题对应选项涂黑,如需改动,用橡皮擦除干净后再选涂其它选项。非选择题必须使用标准黑色
7、字迹签字笔书写,3.请严格按照答题卡上题号在相应答题区内作答,超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在练4.本练习卷满分共 100 分,作答时长 90 分钟。高三英语 第 2 页（共 9 页）5A.guess B.doubt C.interest D.risk 6A.excellent B.average C.different D.unique 7A.responsibility B.friendship C.confidence D.teamwork 8A.suddenly B.frequently C.accidentally D.slowly 9A.close B.notice C.locate
8、 D.create 10A.expecting B.trying C.wondering D.suffering 第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。A Gary is a childrens book author.He first became 11 (interest)in cartoon art when he was a child.He enjoyed writing stories about his cha
9、racters and sharing 12 (they)with others.However,he was quite disappointed when the adults praised his cartoon works just out of politeness.13 (improve)this awkward situation,Gary started writing funny stories.He 14 (know)even polite adults could not pretend a laugh.B Saving nature is at the very he
10、art of what we do as WWF.We protect wildlife 15 many reasons.It is a source of inspiration.It boosts a sense of wonder.It is fundamental to the balance of nature.In our work,WWF focuses on saving populations of the most 16 (importance)species in the wild.Finally,by protecting species,we save this be
11、autiful and irreplaceable planet 17 is called home.C Schloss and her partner set out to find out 18 people like certain colors more than others.Their studies suggest that color preference 19 (cause)by how someone feels about objects of that color.For example,people often like blue 20 it reminds them
12、 of clear skies and clean water.On the other hand,people tend to shy away from brown because they are reminded of the food that has gone bad.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，38 分）第一节（共 14 小题；每小题 2 分，共 28 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。高三英语 第 3 页（共 9 页）A Explore your worldMirthy Online events to help
13、you discover,learn and connect Who is Mirthy?Mirthy is one of the most popular websites for online events and already loved and trusted by more than 45,000 people.It was designed to create an inclusive community where people can learn,share,and connect with others through a variety of events that ar
14、e active,sociable,and uplifting.Its all about fulfilment and wellbeing.There are some online events each month to try,from craft workshops(手工工坊)to fitness sessions.For example,according to our event calendar,this week you can attend gardening classes and singing lessons.So whether you have a desire
15、to get fitter or to pick up a new skillsigning up for classes and events with Mirthy could be just what you have been looking for.How does it work?Sign up via the online registration form at M.Then you can take a look through the calendar of upcoming events and see what takes your fancy.Once you reg
16、ister for an event,you will then receive a link on email ready for you to join the live event.If your plans change and you cant make it,you will receive a link for a 7-day replay that you can watch at a time that is convenient for you!Best of all,its completely FREE to join Join Mirthy for free toda
17、y,and you can enjoy any 4 events every month,for free!If youre up for more,then you can either select and book additional events on a pay-as-you-go basis,normally for 2.99 each,or you can upgrade to the Premium membership giving you full free access to all events for only 4.99 per month.If you choos
18、e to go for the Premium membership,theres no contract.You simply upgrade your membership and you can cancel anytime.21.What can people do at Mirthy this week?A.Make art crafts.B.Talk about fitness experience.C.Learn songs.D.Study wild plants and animals.22.Which of the following is true about Mirthy
19、?A.People can sign up for the events online.B.The events can be watched again at any time.C.People can upgrade their membership for free.D.No more than 4 events are offered each month.23.Whats the main purpose of this passage?A.To share a lifestyle.B.To recommend a website.C.To introduce online even
20、ts.D.To explain a registration process.高三英语 第 4 页（共 9 页）B It was a week after my mom had passed away,and I didnt know how to go on with life.So when I received an email from a friend about a race benefiting cancer research,I ignored it.It seemed too close to the heart,as cancer was the disease that
21、had taken my mother away from me.But something about my friends words“I can help organize the whole thing”stuck with me.I felt obliged(有义务的)to agree.In the weeks to come,I managed to re-enter the world of the living.I checked our teams website daily,feeling proud each time a donation ticked up our t
22、otal.I knew my mom would have wanted it that way.She was the type who never got defeated.It was this very spirit that helped me get by.When the race ended,I noticed the runners all had one thing in common:There were big smiles on their faces.They made it look so rewarding and effortless.I wanted in.
23、So I enrolled in another race two months later.Considering I could barely run a mile,it was ambitious.But my friend and I made a training plan so I wouldnt come in last.I followed it religiously and didnt let anything get in my way.Running up and down the citys hills,I was flooded with memories.I ha
24、d lived there after college and my mother had visited often.I passed Bloomingdales,recalling the time she and I had gotten into a screaming argument there.I was about to beat myself up when I remembered what Mom had said after her diagnosis of cancer.“I dont want you to feel guilty about anything.”H
25、er paper-thin hands had held me tightly.A weight lifted from my shoulders.When the race day arrived,I gave it my all for my mom and for all she had taught me and continued to teach me.As I ran,whenever I felt like slowing down,I pictured her cheering me on.Crossing the finish line,I was filled with
26、her love and a sense of peace.24.Why did the author ignore the email in the beginning?A.She felt it hard to finish the race.B.She had no time to join in the event.C.She thought the research meaningless.D.She was reminded of her mothers death.25.What mainly helped the author recover from her moms dea
27、th?A.The company of her friends.B.The inspiration from her mom.C.The pleasure in going for a run.D.The success in organizing an event.26.Which of the words can best describe the authors mom?A.Considerate and polite.B.Brave and humorous.C.Strong-willed and caring.D.Outgoing and patient.27.What might
28、be the best title for the passage?A.How I Got Healed in Running B.The Loss of Sweet Memories C.What Matters Most in Running D.The Rewards of Great Friendship 高三英语 第 5 页（共 9 页）C Over millions of years,humans have responded to certain situations without thinking too hard.If our ancestors spotted movem
29、ent in the nearby forest,they would run first and question later.At the same time,the ability to analyze and to plan is part of what separates us from other animals.The question of when to trust your instinct(直觉)and when to think slow matters in the office as much as in the savannah(草原).Slow thinkin
30、g is the feature of a well-managed workplace.Yet instinct also has its place.Some decisions are more connected to emotional responses and less to analysis.In demanding customer-service or public-facing situations,instinct is often a better guide to how to behave.Instinct can also be improved.Plenty
31、of research has shown that instinct becomes more unerring with experience.In one well-known experiment,volunteers were asked to assess whether a selection of designer handbags were real or not.Some were instructed to operate on instinct and others to deliberate(深思熟虑)over their decision.Instinct work
32、ed better for those who owned at least three designer handbags;indeed,it outperformed analysis.The more expert you become,the better your instinct tends to be.However,the real reason to embrace fast thinking is that it is,well,fast.It is often the only way to get through the day.To take one example,
33、when your inbox floods with new emails at the start of a new day,there is absolutely no way to read them all carefully.Instinct is what helps you decide which ones to answer and which to delete or leave unopened.Fast thinking can also help the entire organization.The value of many managerial decisio
34、ns lies in the simple fact that they have been made at all.Yet as data explodes,the temptation(诱惑)to ask for one more bit of analysis has become much harder to resist.Managers often suffer from overthinking,turning a simple problem into a complex one.When to use instinct in the workplace rests on it
35、s own form of pattern recognition.Does the decision-maker have real expertise in this area?Is this a field in which emotion matters more than reasoning?Above all,is it worth delaying the decision?Slow thinking is needed to get the big calls right.But fast thinking is the way to stop deliberation tur
36、ning to a waste of time.28.What does the underlined word“unerring”in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A.Accurate.B.Creative.C.Controllable.D.Obvious.29.What can we learn from the passage?A.Managers can afford the cost of slow thinking.B.Fast thinking can be a boost to work efficiency.C.Slow thinking will h
37、old us back in the long run.D.Too much data is to blame for wrong decisions.30.What is the authors purpose of writing the passage?A.To explain how instinct works.B.To compare instinct and slow thinking.高三英语 第 6 页（共 9 页）C.To highlight the value of instinct in the workplace.D.To illustrate the develop
38、ment of different thinking patterns.D It all started when I typed a perfectly reasonable prompt(提示词)into one of several apps on the market that can create an image based on text.“Skull space laser dinosaur starship explosion,”I wrote.The app processed for a few seconds,and returned four images,one o
39、f which was strangely accurate:a dinosaur-looking skull screamed out of an empty space,trailing fire.It looked like an illustration from the art magazine,and perhaps art from the magazine influenced its creation.Text-to-image AIs identify images by looking at the text that people have used to descri
40、be those pictures online.When the app got my prompt,it studied images that random people had described as“dinosaur”or“laser”and so on,then used what is called a diffusion model(扩散模型)to add a bunch of random chaos to those pictures.Once they were suitably completed,it“upscaled”them,removing noise and
41、 sharpening focus.Its work is so good that an artist using it recently won first place for digital images at the Colorado State Fair.But there are major ethical(道德的)issues raised by the success of such AIs.The biggest has to do with those training data sets.Reporters recently discovered that the dat
42、a set used by Text-to-image AIs contained images of violence.Some companies are working on ways to prevent the public from seeing images based on offensive and illegal pictures in the data set.A representative of the companies also noted that the images in its data set are“already available in the p
43、ublic internet on publicly available websites”.But even if this problem is fixed,there is still the question of all the other pictures online that are being transformed into AI-generated masterpieces.As many artists have pointed out,their works are being used without payment.The image-generating alg
44、orithm(算法)creates illustrations and even movies by using data sets stocked with art stolen from artists who post their works online.Some AI researchers argue that their algorithms arent stealing from artists so much as learning from them,just as human artists learn from each other.But a more ethical
45、 approach would be for companies to acknowledge their debt to artists and create a model of voluntary collective licensing,much like what radio stations first did in radios early days.Back then,musicians created groups like BMI to collectively license their music to radio stationsthen BMI would pay
46、artists based on how often their songs were played.Perhaps artists and art institutions today could form a“collecting society”that would allow companies to license their artwork for data sets.To create ethical AI systems,we need to acknowledge the people whose work makes those systems so magical.We
47、cant simply snarf up every image onlinewe need humans to manage those data sets and we need to pay them to do it.31.What can we learn about Text-to-image AIs from the first two paragraphs?A.They are developed to process pictures.高三英语 第 7 页（共 9 页）B.They are used to describe online pictures.C.They use
48、 a diffusion model to combine pictures.D.They create their works based on online pictures.32.One of the issues raised by the success of Text-to-image AIs is _.A.the influence upon art creation B.the availability of online pictures C.the neglect of the artists copyright D.the prospect of artists bein
49、g replaced 33.Why did the author mention BMI in Paragraph 5?A.To introduce the role that BMI played in AI history.B.To present a way to regulate the use of online pictures.C.To prove the necessity of licensing music to radio stations.D.To demonstrate the urgency of forming a collecting society.34.What can we infer from the passage?A.It is not practical to improve the image-generating algorithm.B.The function of Text-to-image AIs shouldnt be underestimated.C.Human efforts should be valued in the application of Text-to-image AIs.D.Companies should be held responsible for the illegal pictures on
