1、新疆霍尔果斯市苏港中学2023-2024学年高三上学期12月月考英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解Top Book Review SitesNobody likes to spend money on a new book only to face the feeling of disappointment. The solution is to check out a few book review sites before you hit the shops. Which book review sites are worth considering? Here are
2、the best ones.GoodreadsThe site can give you inspiration for which novel or biography to read. You can do a book search by plot or subject, or join book discussions and reading groups with thousands of members. You can add your own rankings to books youve read and leave reviews for other people to c
3、heck out. Sometimes, there are even events like question-and-answer sessions with authors.BookishBookish helps you prepare for your next meeting with discussion guides, book quizzes and book games. Therere even food and drink suggestions. Moreover, the site also offers lots of editorial content in t
4、he form of author interviews, opinion essays, book reviews and recommendations and reading challenges. Do look at the Must-Reads section of the site regularly to get the latest book reviews.StoryGraphHere the book rating is determined by the sites large community of readers. Each book review provide
5、s information on the moods and pacing of the story. It also shows whether the story is plot- or character-driven, what readers feel about the extent of character development and how lovable the characters generally are.London Review of BooksThe site covers culture, literature, philosophy and other s
6、ubjects. Part of its content includes amazingly detailed book reviews. If you feel that most modern book reviews are too brief for your liking, the site should suit you best. Youll have a deep understanding of the themes of the story, as well as a detailed picture of the events taking place in the b
7、ook.1On which site can you have the chance to communicate with authors in person?ABookish.BStoryGraph.CGoodreads.DLondon Review of Books.2What can you do on the site Bookish?APost your opinions about games.BRecommend a discussion guide.CBuy something cheap to consume.DRead the latest book reviews.3W
8、hat do we know about London Review of Books?AIt centers on modern books.BIt covers a range of subjects.CIt owns the most readers.DIt tends to offer brief reviews.After decades of work trying to save the giant panda, Chinese officials have announced the species is no longer endangered. The pandas hav
9、e been reclassified in the country from endangered to vulnerable (易危的) after efforts to increase the population. Now the number has risen to 1,800 in the wild.“China has established a relatively complete nature reserves system,” Cui Shuhong, director of the Department of Natural Ecological Protectio
10、n of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said on Wednesday. “Large areas of natural ecosystems have been systematically and completely protected, and wildlife habitats have been effectively improved.” The latest classification upgrade reflects their improved living conditions and Chinas efforts
11、 in keeping their habitats integrated, Cui added.Bamboo makes up 90% of pandas diets, and the animals would likely starve without the shoots (竹笋). Experts believe Chinas efforts to replant bamboo forests have been the key to the increase in the population of pandas. Generally speaking, a panda has t
12、o eat at least 26 pounds of bamboo every day to maintain its energy, so large areas of bamboo forests are primary to their survival.Planting bamboo also has advantages for the planet, as the bamboo is grass, not a tree, and is incredibly efficient at absorbing carbon dioxide, as well as emitting (排放
13、) 35% more oxygen than trees.“The Chinese have done a great job in investing in panda habitats, expanding and setting up new reserves,” Ginette Hemley, senior vice president of conservation at the World Wildlife Fund, told the media. “They are a wonderful example of what can happen when a government
14、 is committed to conservation.”Continuing Chinas success will be dependent on the country protecting land from agricultural and urban development. As land becomes rarer, measures will need to be extended to protect more land, to ensure bamboo forests can thrive and as a result, protect the future of
15、 the worlds most lovable, lazy, and monochrome (black and white) creature.4What do we know about the giant panda according to paragraph 1?AIt is an endangered species.BIt increases by 1,800 each year.CIt has seen a decline in population.DIt has got a classification upgrade.5What can be inferred from
16、 Ginette Hemleys words?ASocial media makes a difference.BPanda habitats are getting smaller.CGovernments commitment is crucial.DSetting up new reserves is impossible.6What can be the challenge China faces in achieving continued success?ALazy and monochrome animals.BLack of support from the World Wil
17、dlife Fund.CThe emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.DThe influence of agricultural and urban development.7Where is this text probably from?AA news report.BA educational journal.CA travel magazine.DA biology textbook.Is the end of homework near? As new powerful artificial intelligence tool
18、s like ChatGPT take the Internet by storm, teachers concerned with AI-driven cheating are questioning their teaching and assessment methods.ChatGPT, the most powerful AI language model ever developed by the company OpenAI, remembers the thread of your dialogue, using previous questions and answers t
19、o inform its next responses. Deriving its answers from huge volumes of information on the Internet, it is fine-tuned using both supervised and reinforcement learning. It is capable of generating natural-sounding text on demand in just a few seconds. The quality of the copy it produces is sufficient
20、to impress teachers in secondary and higher education, and even researchers. A few days after its launch, more than 1 million people were trying out ChatGPT. UBS analyst Lloyd Walmsley estimated in February 2023 that ChatGPT reached 100 million monthly users in January, accomplishing in 2 months wha
21、t took TikTok about 9 months and Instagram two and a half years.The use of AI tools in copywriting has sparked an outcry around the world. In the United States, public schools in New York and Seattle have decided to block ChatGPT from their devices and WiFi networks. In France, the prestigious Scien
22、ces Po university in Paris has also just announced a strict ban on its use. But experts question whether bans like these are really effective. On one hand, students will always be able to access tools like ChatGPT through other means than school devices. On the other hand, some question the relevanc
23、e of blocking access to a digital tool whose use is likely to grow in the professional world in the coming years.Amelie Cordier, a lecturer in artificial intelligence at Lyon University, notes that students havent waited for ChatGPT to try to escape the chore of homeworkwhether by photocopying the l
24、ibrary encyclopedia, copy-pasting content from Wikipedia or enlisting their parents help. “What is ultimately very important in the learning process is not so much the subject on which you learn, its the methodology that you learn to develop around that subject,” Cordier said.8Why does the author ra
25、ise a question in paragraph 1?ATo imply a future trend.BTo arouse the readers interest.CTo introduce background knowledge.DTo reveal the negative effects of artificial intelligence.9For what purpose does the author list figures in paragraph 2?ATo show the popularity of ChatGPT.BTo stress the high co
26、st of inventing ChatGPT.CTo present the creativity of artificial intelligence.DTo prove the necessity of developing tools for chatting online.10Which of the following is probably the reason for the experts question?AStudents can always employ AI tools in other ways.BTeachers and researchers are impr
27、essed by ChatGPT.CThe bans have been announced only in the US and France.DAI tools have already been widely applied in professional fields.11What plays a critical role in learning according to Cordier?AParents help.BThe library encyclopedia.CThe system of methods.DThe content from Wikipedia.A new me
28、thod of lie detection shows that lie tellers who are made to multi-task while being interviewed are easier to spot. The extra brain power needed to concentrate on a secondary task other than lying was particularly challenging.Professor Aldert Vriji from the University of Portsmouth designed an exper
29、iment to identify lie tellers. The 164 participants in the experiment were first asked to give their levels of support or opposition about various societal topics that were in the news. They were then given a truth or lie condition by chance and interviewed about the three topics that they felt most
30、 strongly about. Truth tellers were instructed to report their true opinions while lie tellers were instructed to lie about their opinions during the interviews.For the secondary task, participants were given a seven-digit (数字) car number and instructed to recall it back to the interviewer. Half of
31、them received additional instructions that if they could not remember the car number during the interview, they may be asked to write down their opinions after the interview.Participants were given the opportunity to prepare themselves for the interview and were told it was important to come across
32、as convincing as possible during the interviews which was incentivized by being entered into a prize draw.The results showed that lie tellers stories sounded less reasonable and less clear than truth tellers stories, particularly when lie tellers were given the secondary task and told that it was im
33、portant.“The pattern of result suggests that the introduction of secondary tasks in an interview could help lie detection but such tasks need to be introduced carefully. It seems that a secondary task will only be effective if lie tellers do not neglect it. This can be achieved by either telling int
34、erviewees that the secondary task is important, or by introducing one that cannot be neglected, said Professor Vriji.12What can we learn about participants in the experiment?ASome truth tellers gave false opinions in the interview.BNot all participants knew the importance of the secondary task.CPart
35、icipants didnt express opinions about news topics.DParticipants chose a truth or lie condition by themselves.13What does the underlined word “incentivized” in paragraph 4 mean?AMotivated.BChosen.CCompleted.DCorrected.14On what condition was the secondary task effective in the experiment?AWhen partic
36、ipants took it seriously.BWhen participants had strong brain power.CWhen participants paid little attention to it.DWhen participants had the chance to prepare.15Which can be a suitable title for the text?AInterviewing Lie Tellers.BCovering up the Truth.CChallenging a Secondary Task.DExposing Liars b
37、y Distraction.二、七选五Different culturesThe cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. 16 The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India Both of the two cultures are developed by rivers-the Yellow River in China and the Hindu River in India.
38、 17 When the two mother rivers gave birth to the Eastern culture, another famous culture was brought up on the Mesopotamian Plain-the Mesopotamian Civillzation. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. 18 Like the Chinese culture, the European cultur
39、e also crossed waters.When the Brtish settled down in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean.So the American culture doent distinguish from the European culture a lot. 19 Take the language system for example. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic language whil
40、e the Westerm languages are mostly bused on the Latin system. Other causes like human race difference count well. But whats more, due to the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom communicate until recent centuries. So they grew up totally in their own wa
41、ys with almost no-interference(干扰)from the other.The differences are everywhere. 20 But different cultures make the world of 21st century more colorful. The cultural gap should not be the obstacle(障碍) to the civilization of human being. It ought to be the motivation of our going farther.AThey are ob
42、vious and affect peoples ways of thinking and their views of the world.BThey helped the two cultures develop for centuries and form their own styles.CThis is because the culture systems are two separate systems on the whole.DAt the same time, some other differences add to the cultural differences.EA
43、nd these two are well-known as the base of the European culture.FOne important thing is to learn about other cultures.GLet us work together to keep a variety of culture.三、完形填空Our church has a way of helping those who have 21 difficulties without making the receiver feel shame or guilt. Money is drop
44、ped into a green box with 22 only the name of the receiver on the envelope.There came a time when my husband and I were among those who needed 23 . Just as we reached the point of despair, our church 24 us a large envelope that had been left in the green box. We were 25 to receive a very big amount
45、of money, enough to bring us through that hard time.A year later, our seventeen-year-old son who 26 from high school was applying for a student loan for college. It was then that we discovered his savings account was almost 27 .To both of us, it was so 28 . We had trusted him to put part of his wage
46、s from his part-time job into the bank towards his 29 . From nine years old, he had worked very hard for his small earning. I asked him repeatedly to tell me what had happened 30 . I was nearly mad. Where has all the money 31 ?Finally, in tears, and with great reluctance (勉强), my son 32 that the yea
47、r before he had put his 33 in the green box for his father and me during that toughest time. I stood there 34 , tears filling my eyes. It had taken my son years to save that money. He had given it to us willingly 35 telling us what he had done.21AmentalBphysicalCfinancialDspiritual22AhardlyBneverCseldomDalways23AassistanceBfaithCequipmentDrespect24AreturnedBexportedCofferedDdirected25AsignificantBpleasedCgracefulDcurious26AgraduatedBfailedCretiredDsettled27AenoughBemptyCavailableDfull28AtypicalBabsoluteCluckyDunbelievable29AschoolingBjobCdanceDinterest30Ain timeBon purposeCat riskDo
