1、内蒙古正镶白旗察汗淖中学2023-2024学年英语高三上期末监测试题注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Wild animals in nature reserves need to develop their survival skills and their wild nature.Adispla
2、yBpossessCmaintainDmonitor2Whether to favor urban development or the preservation of historical sites is especially controversial in China, where there exists rich history, diversified tradition and cultural _.AsurplusBdepositsCaccountsDreceipts3We all sighed with _ relief when _ plane finally lande
3、d safely.Aa; /B/; theCa; aDa; the4Three days after the aircraft went missing, an international effort _ ships and planes hasnt found any wreckage, _ growing frustration for the families of the 239 people on board.A involved; causingB to involve; causedC involving; causingD involving; having caused5A
4、lphaGos beating Go grandmaster Lee Sedol 4-1 has _ an international debate about whether robots will completely take the place of humans.Agive offBwork outCset offDput out6Its really great to have a computer to store my photos.Dont count on it too much. It _ break down and youd better make a copy of
5、 them.AmustBcanCshouldDwill7I hope my teacher will take into _ the fact that I was ill just before the exams when she marks my paper.AideaBconsideredCaccountDthought8Wed better go now, _ well miss the train.Abut Bso Cotherwise Dtherefore9Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of our government, Id like to
6、_ a sincere welcome and heartfelt gratitude.Aexploit BexposeCexpand Dextend10The reason why he adapted to the new situations quickly is that he had a _ attitude.Achangeable Bstable Cmovable Dflexible11Many developing countries are unwilling to pursue their economic development _ destroying the envir
7、onment despite there being several financial crises.Aat the risk ofBat the cost ofCat the end ofDat the mercy of12If you want to see Mr. Johnson on Friday morning, make sure he is _ ahead of time.AapproachableBaccessibleCavailableDconvenient13Better get down to your work, Tom. _.AIts my pleasure BDo
8、nt mention it CMind your own business DYoure welcome14Is it common practice that salesmen receive a _ of 10 percent on all sales made?Adeposit BreceiptCpension Dcommission15Her doctor indicated that even adding a(n) _ amount of daily exercise would dramatically improve her health.Amodest BequalCcons
9、iderable Dexact16Its supposed to be the end of the paperback(简装书) and the _ of digital media, but some bookstores are surviving the Internet Age with surprising success.AdeadlineBdawnCduskDdeparture17What does the sign over there read?No person_ smoke or carry a lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe in t
10、his areaAshallBmayCmustDWill18John once worked in a remote mountain village school, which is _ only on foot.AaccessibleBacceptableCavailableDappropriate19Many thought that after starring in the immensely popular drama, Nirvana in Fire, Hu Ge would _ and actively seek new roles.Amake a mountain out o
11、f a molehillBhave too many irons in the fireCstrike while the iron is hotDDput the cart before the horse20Had Mary not been hurt in the car accident, _ the next weeks marathon.Ashe would runBshe would have runCshe will runDshe must have run第二部分 阅读理解（满分40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。21（6分） Movi
12、ng smoothly and silently through Alibaba Group Holding Ltds futuristic “FlyZoo”hotel，black disc-shaped robots about a metre in height deliver food and drop off fresh towelsThe robots are part of a set of high-tech tools that Alibaba says strongly cuts the hotels cost of human labour and eliminates t
13、he need for guests to interact with other peopleFormally opened to the public last month，the 290-room FlyZoo is an incubator for technology Alibaba wants to sell to the hotel industry in the future and an opportunity to showcase its prowess in artificial intelligenceIt is also an experiment that tes
14、ts consumer comfort levels with unmanned commerce in ChinaInside the hotel，softly-lit white panelled walls bring to mind the interiors of Hollywood spaceshipsGuests check in at podiums that scan their faces，as well as passports or other IDVisitors with a Chinese national ID can scan their faces usin
15、g their smartphones to check in ahead of timeElevators scan guestsfaces again to verify which floor they can access and hotel room doors are opened with another face scan“Its very quick and safeI havent used it much yet，but basically，I can be in my room in one minute，”said guest Tracy LiLi added tha
16、t safety was one of her priorities and she was pleased her room could only be entered with a scan of her faceIn the rooms，Alibabas voice command technology is used to change the temperature，close the curtains，adjust the lighting and order room serviceAt the hotels restaurant，taller capsule-shaped ro
17、bots deliver food that guests have ordered via the FlyZoo app while at a separate bar，a large robotic arm can mix more than 20 different types of cocktailsFacial recognition cameras add charges to the room rate automaticallyThe hotel does employ humans，though Alibaba declined to detail how manyThis
18、includes chefs and cleaners as well as reception staff，who will assist with conventional check-in procedures for guests unwilling to have their faces scanned and want to use electronic key cards1、What does the underlined word“eliminates”in Paragraph 2 probably mean?ARemovesBMeetsCLimitsDIncreases2、W
19、hy does Alibaba build the FlyZoo?ATo cut the cost of consumersBTo compete with other hotelsCTo experiment its artificial intelligenceDTo make sure of the safety of guests3、What distinctive feature does the FlyZoo have?AIt doesnt need waiter sand cooks in the restaurantBIts robots can mix cocktails a
20、nd take food to the guestsCGuests can enter the room quickly without scanningDVoice command technology meets all needs of guests4、What can we learn from the last paragraph?AConventional things must be abolishedBArtificial intelligence has many advantagesCPersonal information of guests is confidentia
21、lDHumans cannot be replaced completely22（8分）Until recently, voice cloning or voice banking, as it was then known was a customized industry which served those at risk of losing the power of speech to cancer or surgery. Synthesizing（合成） a voice was a long and expensive process. It meant recording many
22、 phrases, each spoken many times, with different the history of the KidPass blog emotional emphase（s重音）and in different contexts (statement, question, command and so forth), in order to the tips on writing good articles online cover all possible pronunciations.Not any more. Software exists that can
23、store pieces of recorded speech which is merely five milliseconds long, each marked with a precise pitch（音高）. These can be put together to make new words, and adjusted individually so that they fit harmoniously into their new sonic homes. This is much cheaper than conventional voice banking, and per
24、mits novel uses to be developed.This year Vivo Text plans to release an app that lets users select the emphasis, speed and level of happiness or sadness with which individual words and phrases are produced. Mr. Silbert refers to the emotive quality of the human voice as “the ultimate instrument”. Ye
25、t this power also troubles him. Vivo Text licenses its software to Hasbro, an American toymaker keen to sell increasingly interactive playthings. Hasbro is aware, Mr. Silbert notes, that without safeguards a naughty child might, for example, type impolite words on his mothers smartphone in order to
26、see a younger sibling burst into tears on hearing them spoken by a toy using mums voice.More troubling, when tested against voice-biometrics software like that used by many banks to block unauthorized access to accounts, more than 80% of the fake voices tricked the computer. Alan Black, one of Festv
27、oxs developers, thinks systems that rely on voice-ID software are now “deeply, fundamentally insecure”.Dr. Saxena and his colleagues asked volunteers if a voice sample belonged to a person whose real speech they had just listened to for about 90 seconds. The volunteers recognized cloned speech as su
28、ch only half the time (ie, no better than chance). The outcome, according to George Papcun, an expert witness paid to detect fake recordings produced as evidence in court, is the appearance of a technology with “enormous potential value for disinformation”.As might be expected, countermeasures to re
29、cognize such deception （ 欺 骗 ） are being developed.Nuance Communications, a maker of voice-activated software, is working on algorithms（算法） that detect tiny skips in frequency at the points where slices of speech are stuck together. Adobe, best known as the marker of Photoshop, an image-editing soft
30、ware suite, says that it may add digital watermarks to speech synthesized by a voice-cloning software called VoCo it is developing. Such technology may help computers recognize suspicious speech. Even so, it is easy to imagine the chaos that might be created in a world which makes it easy to put aut
31、hentic-sounding words into the mouths of opponents be they colleagues or heads of state.1、Paragraphs 1 and 2 are mainly about .Asignificant elements influencing voice cloningBpossible applications of voice cloning in realityCcomplexities of creating a synthetic copy of a voiceDdifferences between tr
32、aditional and existing voice banking2、Whats Hasbros attitude towards Vivo Tests new app?AOptimistic. BConservative.CUnconcerned. DSubjective.3、The experiment carried out by Dr. Saxena and his colleagues shows that volunteers .Aidentified cloned speech in about 45 secondsBpreferred a real speech to a
33、 voice sampleCproved only a little harder to fool than softwareDfound it hard to use the software to record their voices4、What can we infer from the last paragraph?AInvestments should be increased to advance voice cloning.BLong-term measures should be taken to popularize the idea of voice cloning.CD
34、isagreements among firms about the way to treat voice cloning are getting serious.DProblems of voice cloning are unavoidable despite the efforts that have been made.23（8分）Kyle is my big brother. For eighteen years, I felt that Kyle was my enemy. In fact, I found it ridiculous that people thought old
35、er brothers looked out for their sisters, protected them and fought off their sisters，bullies. Huh? My brother was the bully (恃强凌弱者).When we were little, his fights with others caused my only black eye, cuts in my lips and even a nosebleed or two. I often wished I were an only child!Time flew. We en
36、ded up attending colleges two thousand miles apart, yet, strangely, thats when we began communicating. Through e-mail, we kept in constant touch. Mostly I complained about serious homesickness, impossible roommates, difficult classes, and dating. I felt I lost myself. At a particularly low time, I c
37、ried to Kyle about my injured confidence, my broken heart, and the particular jerk (蠢人) who broke it.And thats when the package arrived.“Whats this?” I thought as I tore into it. The box revealed a sweatshirt. “Phi Delta Theta? Thats Kyles frat (兄弟会).” Kyle was the president of the frat house. Why w
38、ould he send this? I put it aside and dug deeper. A pile of letters. And they were all addressed to me. I opened the one on top.“Katrina,” it said, “your brother showed me your picture and I think youre awesome and beautiful.” I rolled my eyes. “Yeah, sure.” I opened another letter. And another. Eig
39、hteen in all.Each one was from a different guy. They complimented (恭维) me. They invited me on dates. And they tried to convince me to make a trip out to Knox College and meet them.I loved it. I didnt care about the motive. And mostly, I loved the idea that my big brother had pulled it off. I picked
40、up the phone.“Kyle, the box came and I cant believe what you did.” But Kyle wasnt accepting compliments. “Oh,” he said, “I was just tired of reading your complaints”. Big brothers, I decided, really did protect their sisters. And mine fought off the biggest bully Id ever met. Now I return to my true
41、 self, full of confidence.1、Why did the author use to call Kyle her enemy?AHe had many fights with her.BHe couldnt fight off her bullies.CHe bullied her from time to time.DHis fights caused her to suffer a lot.2、Why did the frat guys write to the author?AThey had mercy on her.BThey tried to cheer he
42、r up.CThey were struck by her beauty.DThey wanted to compliment her.3、What does the underlined part in the last paragraph refer to?AMy self-doubt. BMy homesickness.CThe particular jerk. DThe challenging classes.4、Whats the authors purpose in writing this passage?ATo share her childhood experience.BT
43、o complain about her biggest bully.CTo show her brothers protection for her.DTo introduce her adjustment to college life.24（8分） If youre thinking about reaching for another biscuit to get you through the working day,think again.Eating unhealthy snacks at your desk makes you pile on almost half a sto
44、ne a year,a survey has revealed.The waistlines of women suffer the most,with the average female putting on 61b 3ozthe equivalent of a whole dress sizewhile men see their weight increase by 51b 20z.The report into our eating habits found that,on average,we eat at least two snacks a day,with 30 percen
45、t of us tucking into three or more.Women admit eating more than men,with a further 13 percent of ladies scoffing four or more snacks a day.The research,by The Village Bakery,found biscuits are the most common vice,with 42 percent regularly opening a pack,closely followed by chocolate (38 percent),cr
46、isps (32 percent) and cakes (13 percent).And office workers are worse than most.Cakes and biscuits brought into work by colleagues are one of the main temptations office staff give in to.In addition,33 percent admit reaching for nibbles to cope with stress and 22 percent say they need a sugar rush t
47、o perk them up in the afternoon.Simon Staddon,of The Village Bakery,said:We were aware time-poor office workers can find it difficult to easily access a nutritional lunch.But we were really shocked by the extent to which quick fix lunches are affecting weight gain and general well-being.Popular mid-afternoon pick-me-ups such as biscuits,chocolate and cake
