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2022-2023学年高二上学期期中考试
英语试卷
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、、班级、考号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定的位置上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每题答案后，用铅笔把答案卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需要改动，先用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在试卷上无效。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。
1. What part of the man’s body was injured this time?
A. His knee. B. His neck. C. His head.
2. Where does the man want to go?
A. The bus stop. B. The post office. C. The park.
3. What is the weather like now?
A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy.
4. What are the speakers talking about?
A. What to buy. B. Where to park. C. How to pay.
5. How many applications has the man checked?
A. 20. B. 8. C. 4.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。
请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the man looking for?
A. The books. B. The glasses. C. The keys.
7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Boss and employee. B. Librarian and student. C. Husband and wife.
请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What will the woman do on the weekend?
A. Attend a party. B. Go to the cinema. C. Take part in a wedding.
9. When will the speakers meet on Thursday?
A. At 6:30. B. At 7:00. C. At 7:30.
请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the problem with the new place?
A. Location. B. Noise. C. Parking.
11. What shop does the woman run?
A. An art shop. B. A clothes shop. C. A bookshop.
12. How is the woman going to use the extra space?
A. Opening a small cafe.
B. Providing an Internet corner.
C. Selling videos and DVDs.
请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What does Jian Yang collect?
A. Comics. B. Pizza boxes. C. Barbie girls.
14. Where does Scott Wiener come from?
A. Singapore. B. America. C. Australia.
15. From which comic did Tristan get his name?
A. Stardust. B. Wolverine. C. Beauty and the Beast.
16. Who is probably talking to the woman?
A. A host. B. A writer. C. A collector.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When was the first Pori Jazz held?
A. In 1915. B. In 1950. C. In 1966.
18. What do we know about Ted Curson?
A. He was an American guitar player.
B. He attended Pori Jazz in 2011.
C. He used to live in Ted’s Tent.
19. Where is the picnic area?
A. At the back of the main stage area.
B. In front of the main stage.
C. At the entrance.
20. What does the speaker tell visitors to bring?
A. Their ID cards. B. Some drinks. C. Their coats.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节, 满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题; 每小题2.5分, 满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C 和 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Westminster Chamber Music Camp
Director: Galina Prilutskaya
Grades: 9-12
Dates: October 17-21, 2022 (10:00 am-4:00 pm)
Maximum enrollment (登记人数)：32
Celebrating its 18th season, Westminster Conservatory of Music welcomes pianists, strings, and invites students to join us for an exciting week of music and fun. The camp will conclude with a show on the last day in one of Westminster Choir College’s halls where the students’ accomplishments will be celebrated in a formal concert.
Requirements
All participants in this camp must be skillful at reading music, and be able to learn music quickly and with some independence. In an effort to determine their readiness, the students to our camp are asked to submit a brief video to conservatory@rider.edu. These videos should include the students performing a piece that they have been working on and may demonstrate their playing ability. Because of the popularity of our camp from year to year, it is of vital importance for participants to register early and submit their video before the cut-off date of October 1, 2022.
Location
Westminster Chamber Music Camp will be held on the Westminster Conservatory Princeton campus.
Prices
Regular fees: $575 (September 19-25)
Early bird discount: $560 (Register by September 18)
Late fees: $50 (September 26-October 1)
Late fees will be added for registrations accepted after September 25. Camp fees include lunch and a Westminster Conservatory T-shirt. A non-refundable deposit (订金) of $75 is due with the application. The balance of the fee is due by October 1. Registrations received after September 26 must pay in full. Cancellations after October 1 will receive a refund (less deposit, above) only if another student can be placed from a waiting list.
21. What do we know about the camp?
A. There will be a performance on October 21.
B. There will be 32 pianists at the camp.
C. It will take place off campus.
D. It will last for a whole month.
22. What is required of the participants?
A. They should be 6-12 graders.
B. They have to bring their own lunch.
C. They must be good at singing and dancing.
D. They need to send a video before October 1.
23. How much should a student pay if he or she registers on October 1?
A. $50. B. $560. C. $575 D. $625.
B
It was February 20, 2008. Down the escalator (自动扶梯) at the airport in Atlanta, I looked back to ensure my wheeled suitcase was secure on its own moving step. Only then did I notice the man traveling behind it, who wore a square-patterned cotton shirt. The design was strikingly beautiful. “Did you purchase your shirt in Africa?” I asked. “Yes,” he replied. “I am from Ethiopia.”
We both got off the escalator and waited to board the train to the hall for our respective flights. I have traveled to Africa but never to Ethiopia. Yet, the name of the country jogged my memory. I thought of two phrases from my general fund of information: Addis Ababa and Haile Selassie. By this time, we had boarded the train and continued our conversation.
“Isn’t Addis Ababa the capital of your country?” I inquired. “That’s right. If you like to travel, now would be a good time to visit. We are celebrating our bicentennial (二百周年),” he added with pride. I remembered the bicentennial in the United States in 1976, so I could relate to his feelings. “We are also celebrating the beginning of the second millennium (千禧年),” he added. This statement perplexed me. I remembered the festivities in 2000. Hadn’t those been for the millennium?
“Is Ethiopia in the northwest of Africa?” I asked hesitantly. “No, in the middle of Africa near the east coast.” he explained gently. I would have liked to have learned more about his country. However, we had to part. He was taking a flight west; I was flying east. It was a brief encounter: a few facts and new information. It has inspired me to brush up my knowledge of different countries on earth. Once I learn where each African country is again, I plan to continue with the map of central Asia and get my “stans” straight: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
24. What happened at the airport?
A. A man caught the author’s eye.
B. The author boarded the wrong flight.
C. The author came across a friend of years.
D. A traveler purchased the same shirt as the author.
25. What does the underlined word “perplexed” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Worried. B. Confused. C. Amused. D. Encouraged.
26. What will the author probably do next?
A. Explore Africa and central Asia on a map.
B. Figure out the meaning of “stans”.
C. Go on a trip to Uzbekistan.
D. Take a flight west.
27. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Ethiopia: a land of my dreams
B. An unforgettable business trip
C. An unexpected geography lesson
D. Africa: a continent to be developed
C
When driving, Clara-Marina Martinez makes a note of any unusual behaviour she sees on the road. She then feeds these into machine-learning algorithms (算法), a form of AI, which she is helping develop for Porsche Engineering.
Those algorithms are intended to produce a system reliable enough for a car to drive itself. Such a fully autonomous car, known in the industry as Level 5, should be able to complete an entire journey without any operation from the driver, and deal with all situations on the road. But this is proving hard to achieve, and many attempts to do so are being abandoned. Last year, for instance, Uber sold off its unit developing self-driving cars.
Autonomous vehicles are said to be not just convenient but potentially safer. However, just as people take time to learn how to drive safely, so do machines. And machines are not quick learners. The RAND Corporation predicts that to develop a system 20% safer than a human driver, a fleet of 100 self-driving cars would have to operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Carmakers such as Porsche therefore speed up the development process using simulators (模拟器). These teach software about dangers only encountered in reality. Dr Martinez and her colleagues employ “game engines” to do this. These are used to create virtual worlds through which the software can drive. Objects in these virtual worlds feature their physical characteristics (ie, buildings are hard, people are soft) so that the sensors in vehicles respond in the appropriate way. Once the software has been trained, it is tested in real autonomous vehicles by re-creating those situations on a test track.
How quickly all this will translate into reality remains to be seen. Both regulators and customers will need to overcome the doubt that a software driver really can be safer than a human being.
From Porsche’s point of view, though, there is another question. Given that much of the reason for owning a sports car is for owners to show off their driving skills, just how big a market will there be for a sports car where software takes those bragging rights (炫耀的权力) away?
28. What does Clara-Marina Martinez intend to do?
A. Market Porsche cars.
B. Improve an Al technology.
C. Learn to be a responsible driver.
D. Enjoy riding in a self-driving car.
29. What is the problem with self-driving cars?
A. They learn as slowly as human beings.
B. They have to be monitored by human drivers.
C. They can operate for a very short period of time.
D. They need a long time to reach a certain safety level.
30. What are Dr Martinez and her colleagues doing?
A. Fixing sensors in autonomous vehicles.
B. Re-creating road situations on a test track.
C. Enabling software to identify road dangers.
D. Separating the real world from the virtual world.
31. What worries Porsche according to the last paragraph?
A. The reliability of car software.
B. The quality of self-driving cars.
C. The driving skills of human beings.
D. The future of its sports car market.
D
Peppered moth caterpillars (桦尺蠖毛虫）live north of the equator. But if you’ve never seen one, don’t feel bad: They’re experts at blending in (融为一体). Each caterpillar looks like the branch it stays on, straightening its body into a stick-like shape. It also changes its color to match the branch’s color, whether white, green or brown.
According to a paper published in Communications Biology, the caterpillars sense the color of their surroundings not only with their eyes but also with their skin.
Ilik Saccheri, an author of the paper, normally studies the adult moth. This requires keeping a lot of caterpillars around. Years of observation awakened his curiosity about their color-changing abilities. Each caterpillar hatches tiny and black, and in its early days is blown around by the wind. Once it falls on a plant, it must disguise itself to avoid being spotted by birds.
“I was a bit disbelieving that they could change that only using their eyes,” Dr. Saccheri said.
Amy Eacock, a graduate student in Dr. Saccheri’s lab decided to investigate. First, she tested the caterpillars’ eyes for light-sensitive proteins called opsins (视蛋白). “We did the skin as kind of a negative control,” said Dr. Eacock. “But then we found they were expressed in the skin as highly as they were in the head.”
That’s when she suggested blindfolding the caterpillars. The researchers could cover their eyes, place them on different-colored dowels (木钉) , and see if they still changed to match.
“I thought it was kind of a crazy idea,” Dr. Saccheri said. The blindfolding itself was a difficult task, involving black paint, a tiny paintbrush, a microscope and lots of patience, Dr. Eacock said. Caterpillars molt (蜕皮) several times over their lives, which required that they be blindfolded again frequently.
But Dr. Eacock persisted, eventually testing more than 300 caterpillars. Over and over again, the blindfolded caterpillars successfully changed color to blend in.
Many questions remain, but the behavior alone impressed the researchers. Dr. Eacock said, “I remember turning to Ilik one day and saying, ‘You know what? The caterpillars are cooler than the moths.’” “Yes. They’re pretty amazing,” Dr. Saccheri agreed.
32. What can we learn about peppered moth caterpillars?
A. They feed on fresh tree branches.
B. They can be found easily across the world.
C. They can adapt to different environments.
D.They change their body color to match living conditions.
33. Which of the following inspired Dr. Eacock to cover the caterpillars’ eyes?
A. Caterpillars have a fear of height.
B. There are opsins in caterpillars’ skin.
C. Caterpillars molt several times in their life.
D. There is something strange in caterpillars’ eyes.
34. What did Dr. Saccheri think of Dr. Facock’s study?
A. It was hard to operate.
B. It was well designed.
C. It was inspiring but the evidence was unreliable.
D. It was a failure but the methods deserved praise.
35. What is the author’s main purpose in writing this text?
A. To solve a mystery. B. To introduce a new species.
C. To present a scientific study. D. To awaken readers’ curiosity.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Over the past years, countless studies conducted have shown the positive effects that laughing has on one’s physical and mental health. Are you ready to laugh more? Below you’ll find five ways to bring more laughter into your life.
Smile more. Smiling is not laughing. 36 When you smile, happy changes begin to take place naturally, both internally and externally. In addition, you can think of smiling as a warm-up for laughing.
Learn to laugh at yourself. Most of us take ourselves too seriously. 37 Learning to laugh at yourself takes some of the pressure off. You can look for the funny side of things. When you’re upset about something, ask yourself “How is this situation funny?” Humor can even turn a negative into a positive.
Share stories from the past. Do you remember one time in high school that you and your best friend wore false hair and matching clothes around your neighborhood? Or, how about when your best friend sat on a painted bench by accident? 38
Take up something new. When you try something new — whether it’s to draw or learn to roller skate — your original attempts will likely be clumsy (笨拙的) and even ridiculous (荒谬的). 39 So taking up something new is likely to result in laughs.
40 We are heavily influenced by the people we are with, so by hanging out with funny people, we can add more laughter into our days. That positive and silly energy will immediately rub off on (感染) us and it can cause us to want to feel happier and sillier throughout our days.
A. That is funny.
B. It has a lot of benefits.
C. Follow funny people on Twitter.
D. Surround yourself with funny people.
È. These reminders can make us feel silly and childlike.
F. For better results, think of a funny moment from the past.
G. So our ability to find the humor in difficult situations can be limited.
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One day Bella, a future psychiatrist (精神病医生), visited a clinic with her teacher. While the teacher was 41 his business, Bella was invited to wait for him in the art room. Walking in, Bella looked with 42 at everything around her. Suddenly a young man 43 , talking loudly to himself. He threw a quick look at Bella and 44 the piano in the corner. Stopping at the window, he 45 to speak. Bella assumed he was a patient because she found clear signs of 46 in his voice and the waving of his arms. After a while the young man 47 the piano and started pressing the keys randomly. Bella thought the young man might break it.
Bella found herself facing a 48 patient when one orderly (护工) appeared. The orderly asked if there was much work to do with the piano. The young man replied that he had already 49 it up. Then Bella noticed a headset sticking out of the man’s ear and she was terribly 50 . He was a piano tuner. At this point, the young man 51 asked the orderly whether it was normal to leave a patient 52 at the clinic. “I’m a visitor, not a patient!” Bella protested. Bella was terribly 53 . Not only was she a future doctor, unable to tell the 54 between a healthy person and a patient, but she herself was considered crazy!
Hasty (草率的) conclusions too often turn out to be 55 and put one in a foolish position. Avoid them.
41. A. concerned about B. disappointed at C. ashamed of D.occupied with
42. A. regret B. gratitude C. interest D. anger
43. A. entered B. escaped C. joked D. whispered
44. A. took up B. cleaned up C. struggled for D. headed for
45. A. hesitated B. waited C. prepared D. continued
46. A. madness B. happiness C. sadness D. calmness
47. A. left B. opened C. played D. moved
48. A. violent B. quiet C. lovely D. positive
49. A. picked B. held C. set D. given
50. A. unsatisfied B. excited C. embarrassed D. impatient
51. A. frequently B. anxiously C. formally D. normally
52. A. unannounced B. unattended C. unnamed D. untouched
53. A. addicted B. amused C. absorbed D. annoyed
54. A. gaps B. arguments C. differences D. relationships
55. A. false B. obvious C. similar D. fruitless
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Despite strict laws and heavy fines, traffic in Greece still remains dangerous. This is particularly the case in large cities 56 traffic is greatly affected by many factors. Here is some advice for drivers in Greece.
Road planning is 57 (enormous) complex (复杂的) in large Greek cities. There are many dangerous junctions (交叉路口). Athens is known 58 the most difficult city for drivers. It is hard to find the right way, so new drivers may easily get 59 (confuse) there.
In many large cities, drivers can feel the lack of usual road signs. Such signs as “winding road” are quite rare. When 60 (approach) a crossroads, drivers should always slow down.
Crossroads 61 (equip) with traffic lights are another dangerous place. Do not start moving immediately after the green light appears.
Parking space should be selected with 62 (careful). Drivers should also consider that parking 63 (prevent) in the central part of some large cities.
Roads in the country are the most terrible roads for foreign drivers. In spite of the speed limit of 80 km/h, local drivers rarely move at 64 speed below 120 km/h.
While moving, drivers are not allowed 65 (speak) on the phone as they need to monitor traffic and other drivers.
第四部分 语言运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你校无人机社团将于下周六举办无人机展览。请根据以下提示，给留学生朋友 Chris 写一封电子邮件，邀请他来一起观看，内容包括：
1. 时间、地点：
2. 展览介绍：亲自操作无人机、夜空无人机表演等；
3. 期待回复。
注意：写作词数应为80左右。
参考词汇：无人机 drone
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Kelsey was grateful for everything her mother had done for her. In spite of being raised by her mother alone, Kelsey received a good education, and now held a leading position in a large company.
Recently the company was making corporate brochures in which achievers would share their success and thank their parents as well. For this, the achievers would have to take photos of themselves with their parents.
Kelsey didn’t really want that because her mother had put on a lot of weight due to a sedentary (久坐的) lifestyle. Kelsey managed to contact one of the best photographers and made a reservation in advance. When she and her mother came to the photographer’s studio, Kelsey took the man aside and said, “Please make sure my mom looks thinner in the photo.” But the photographer said what her mother really needed was a diet or exercise, not a photographer.
Kelsey insisted that he shouldn’t make her mother look like a slim dancer. She just expected him to do his best to make her mother look a bit thinner. The photographer finally agreed and took measures to hide some details, setting the right light and choosing better angles for shots. But it was not easy to fool the camera.
Kelsey’s mother noticed how the photographer was having a hard time and how her daughter was shaking her head. She smiled and said that she just wanted photos with Kelsey no matter whether she looked heavy or not.
The next day, Kelsey came to pick up the photos with her mother. The photographer printed out several photos, copied the rest on a flash drive (闪存盘) and handed them to Kelsey. Kelsey was disappointed and complained. How she wished her mother could look much thinner! The photographer shrugged (耸肩) helplessly and said nothing. Kelsey’s mother, however, said that the photographer did a good job and she was who she was. Then she told Kelsey to accept the fact that her mother was not “the tiny girl Thumbelina in the fairy tale.”
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Finishing her words, Kelsey’s mother turned and went out of the studio.
Kelsey felt so ashamed that she came near to tears.
英语答案
1-5 ABACB 6-10 BCAAC 11-15 CBCBA 16-20 ACBAA
21-25 ADDAB 26-30 ACBDC 31-35 DDBAC 36-40 BGEAD
41-45 DCADD 46-50 ABACC 51-55 BBDCA
56.where 57. enormously 58. as 59. confused 60. approaching
61. equipped 62. carefulness 63. is prevented 64. a 65. to speak
应用文【答案】
Dear Chris,
With a drone exhibition to be held next Saturday in our school, I am writing to extend a sincere invitation to you in hopes that you’ll attend it.
Scheduled to start at 9:00 am and end at 8:00 pm, the exhibition will make you amazed when you catch sight of so many drones of different sizes in person. In addition, it’s certain that you will gain access to some drones after receiving basic training. Most importantly, watching a drone show will be undoubtedly breathtaking as a feast for your eyes in the playground in the evening.
Looking forward to your early reply. If you come, you are bound to get the best out of the exhibition .
Yours,
Li Hua
续写【答案】
Finishing her words, Kelsey’s mother turned and went out of the studio. Kelsey quickly followed her. After a few minutes’ silent walking, Kelsey’s mother stopped and looked straight at her daughter. “I know your feelings,” her mother said. “You are ashamed that people will find such a beautiful and successful Kelsey has such a fat mother. The fact is that I had no time to look after myself when I had to work two jobs to pay for your education. I’ m sorry for not being perfect.”
Kelsey felt so ashamed that she came near to tears. She hugged her mother and asked for her mother’s forgiveness. She admitted that her mother was the best and greatest woman in the world. Later Kelsey submitted the photos and proudly told almost everyone who saw the photos that she was grateful to this great woman for giving her a happy life. Time and life are not always on our parents’ side. Being ashamed of their appearance is one of the silliest things. So love our parents and appreciate their devotion.
2022-2023学年高二上学期期中考试
英语试卷
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、、班级、考号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定的位置上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每题答案后，用铅笔把答案卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需要改动，先用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在试卷上无效。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。
1. What part of the man’s body was injured this time?
A. His knee. B. His neck. C. His head.
2. Where does the man want to go?
A. The bus stop. B. The post office. C. The park.
3. What is the weather like now?
A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy.
4. What are the speakers talking about?
A. What to buy. B. Where to park. C. How to pay.
5. How many applications has the man checked?
A. 20. B. 8. C. 4.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。
请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the man looking for?
A. The books. B. The glasses. C. The keys.
7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Boss and employee. B. Librarian and student. C. Husband and wife.
请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What will the woman do on the weekend?
A. Attend a party. B. Go to the cinema. C. Take part in a wedding.
9. When will the speakers meet on Thursday?
A. At 6:30. B. At 7:00. C. At 7:30.
请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the problem with the new place?
A. Location. B. Noise. C. Parking.
11. What shop does the woman run?
A. An art shop. B. A clothes shop. C. A bookshop.
12. How is the woman going to use the extra space?
A. Opening a small cafe.
B. Providing an Internet corner.
C. Selling videos and DVDs.
请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What does Jian Yang collect?
A. Comics. B. Pizza boxes. C. Barbie girls.
14. Where does Scott Wiener come from?
A. Singapore. B. America. C. Australia.
15. From which comic did Tristan get his name?
A. Stardust. B. Wolverine. C. Beauty and the Beast.
16. Who is probably talking to the woman?
A. A host. B. A writer. C. A collector.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When was the first Pori Jazz held?
A. In 1915. B. In 1950. C. In 1966.
18. What do we know about Ted Curson?
A. He was an American guitar player.
B. He attended Pori Jazz in 2011.
C. He used to live in Ted’s Tent.
19. Where is the picnic area?
A. At the back of the main stage area.
B. In front of the main stage.
C. At the entrance.
20. What does the speaker tell visitors to bring?
A. Their ID cards. B. Some drinks. C. Their coats.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节, 满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题; 每小题2.5分, 满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C 和 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Westminster Chamber Music Camp
Director: Galina Prilutskaya
Grades: 9-12
Dates: October 17-21, 2022 (10:00 am-4:00 pm)
Maximum enrollment (登记人数)：32
Celebrating its 18th season, Westminster Conservatory of Music welcomes pianists, strings, and invites students to join us for an exciting week of music and fun. The camp will conclude with a show on the last day in one of Westminster Choir College’s halls where the students’ accomplishments will be celebrated in a formal concert.
Requirements
All participants in this camp must be skillful at reading music, and be able to learn music quickly and with some independence. In an effort to determine their readiness, the students to our camp are asked to submit a brief video to conservatory@rider.edu. These videos should include the students performing a piece that they have been working on and may demonstrate their playing ability. Because of the popularity of our camp from year to year, it is of vital importance for participants to register early and submit their video before the cut-off date of October 1, 2022.
Location
Westminster Chamber Music Camp will be held on the Westminster Conservatory Princeton campus.
Prices
Regular fees: $575 (September 19-25)
Early bird discount: $560 (Register by September 18)
Late fees: $50 (September 26-October 1)
Late fees will be added for registrations accepted after September 25. Camp fees include lunch and a Westminster Conservatory T-shirt. A non-refundable deposit (订金) of $75 is due with the application. The balance of the fee is due by October 1. Registrations received after September 26 must pay in full. Cancellations after October 1 will receive a refund (less deposit, above) only if another student can be placed from a waiting list.
21. What do we know about the camp?
A. There will be a performance on October 21.
B. There will be 32 pianists at the camp.
C. It will take place off campus.
D. It will last for a whole month.
22. What is required of the participants?
A. They should be 6-12 graders.
B. They have to bring their own lunch.
C. They must be good at singing and dancing.
D. They need to send a video before October 1.
23. How much should a student pay if he or she registers on October 1?
A. $50. B. $560. C. $575 D. $625.
B
It was February 20, 2008. Down the escalator (自动扶梯) at the airport in Atlanta, I looked back to ensure my wheeled suitcase was secure on its own moving step. Only then did I notice the man traveling behind it, who wore a square-patterned cotton shirt. The design was strikingly beautiful. “Did you purchase your shirt in Africa?” I asked. “Yes,” he replied. “I am from Ethiopia.”
We both got off the escalator and waited to board the train to the hall for our respective flights. I have traveled to Africa but never to Ethiopia. Yet, the name of the country jogged my memory. I thought of two phrases from my general fund of information: Addis Ababa and Haile Selassie. By this time, we had boarded the train and continued our conversation.
“Isn’t Addis Ababa the capital of your country?” I inquired. “That’s right. If you like to travel, now would be a good time to visit. We are celebrating our bicentennial (二百周年),” he added with pride. I remembered the bicentennial in the United States in 1976, so I could relate to his feelings. “We are also celebrating the beginning of the second millennium (千禧年),” he added. This statement perplexed me. I remembered the festivities in 2000. Hadn’t those been for the millennium?
“Is Ethiopia in the northwest of Africa?” I asked hesitantly. “No, in the middle of Africa near the east coast.” he explained gently. I would have liked to have learned more about his country. However, we had to part. He was taking a flight west; I was flying east. It was a brief encounter: a few facts and new information. It has inspired me to brush up my knowledge of different countries on earth. Once I learn where each African country is again, I plan to continue with the map of central Asia and get my “stans” straight: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
24. What happened at the airport?
A. A man caught the author’s eye.
B. The author boarded the wrong flight.
C. The author came across a friend of years.
D. A traveler purchased the same shirt as the author.
25. What does the underlined word “perplexed” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Worried. B. Confused. C. Amused. D. Encouraged.
26. What will the author probably do next?
A. Explore Africa and central Asia on a map.
B. Figure out the meaning of “stans”.
C. Go on a trip to Uzbekistan.
D. Take a flight west.
27. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Ethiopia: a land of my dreams
B. An unforgettable business trip
C. An unexpected geography lesson
D. Africa: a continent to be developed
C
When driving, Clara-Marina Martinez makes a note of any unusual behaviour she sees on the road. She then feeds these into machine-learning algorithms (算法), a form of AI, which she is helping develop for Porsche Engineering.
Those algorithms are intended to produce a system reliable enough for a car to drive itself. Such a fully autonomous car, known in the industry as Level 5, should be able to complete an entire journey without any operation from the driver, and deal with all situations on the road. But this is proving hard to achieve, and many attempts to do so are being abandoned. Last year, for instance, Uber sold off its unit developing self-driving cars.
Autonomous vehicles are said to be not just convenient but potentially safer. However, just as people take time to learn how to drive safely, so do machines. And machines are not quick learners. The RAND Corporation predicts that to develop a system 20% safer than a human driver, a fleet of 100 self-driving cars would have to operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Carmakers such as Porsche therefore speed up the development process using simulators (模拟器). These teach software about dangers only encountered in reality. Dr Martinez and her colleagues employ “game engines” to do this. These are used to create virtual worlds through which the software can drive. Objects in these virtual worlds feature their physical characteristics (ie, buildings are hard, people are soft) so that the sensors in vehicles respond in the appropriate way. Once the software has been trained, it is tested in real autonomous vehicles by re-creating those situations on a test track.
How quickly all this will translate into reality remains to be seen. Both regulators and customers will need to overcome the doubt that a software driver really can be safer than a human being.
From Porsche’s point of view, though, there is another question. Given that much of the reason for owning a sports car is for owners to show off their driving skills, just how big a market will there be for a sports car where software takes those bragging rights (炫耀的权力) away?
28. What does Clara-Marina Martinez intend to do?
A. Market Porsche cars.
B. Improve an Al technology.
C. Learn to be a responsible driver.
D. Enjoy riding in a self-driving car.
29. What is the problem with self-driving cars?
A. They learn as slowly as human beings.
B. They have to be monitored by human drivers.
C. They can operate for a very short period of time.
D. They need a long time to reach a certain safety level.
30. What are Dr Martinez and her colleagues doing?
A. Fixing sensors in autonomous vehicles.
B. Re-creating road situations on a test track.
C. Enabling software to identify road dangers.
D. Separating the real world from the virtual world.
31. What worries Porsche according to the last paragraph?
A. The reliability of car software.
B. The quality of self-driving cars.
C. The driving skills of human beings.
D. The future of its sports car market.
D
Peppered moth caterpillars (桦尺蠖毛虫）live north of the equator. But if you’ve never seen one, don’t feel bad: They’re experts at blending in (融为一体). Each caterpillar looks like the branch it stays on, straightening its body into a stick-like shape. It also changes its color to match the branch’s color, whether white, green or brown.
According to a paper published in Communications Biology, the caterpillars sense the color of their surroundings not only with their eyes but also with their skin.
Ilik Saccheri, an author of the paper, normally studies the adult moth. This requires keeping a lot of caterpillars around. Years of observation awakened his curiosity about their color-changing abilities. Each caterpillar hatches tiny and black, and in its early days is blown around by the wind. Once it falls on a plant, it must disguise itself to avoid being spotted by birds.
“I was a bit disbelieving that they could change that only using their eyes,” Dr. Saccheri said.
Amy Eacock, a graduate student in Dr. Saccheri’s lab decided to investigate. First, she tested the caterpillars’ eyes for light-sensitive proteins called opsins (视蛋白). “We did the skin as kind of a negative control,” said Dr. Eacock. “But then we found they were expressed in the skin as highly as they were in the head.”
That’s when she suggested blindfolding the caterpillars. The researchers could cover their eyes, place them on different-colored dowels (木钉) , and see if they still changed to match.
“I thought it was kind of a crazy idea,” Dr. Saccheri said. The blindfolding itself was a difficult task, involving black paint, a tiny paintbrush, a microscope and lots of patience, Dr. Eacock said. Caterpillars molt (蜕皮) several times over their lives, which required that they be blindfolded again frequently.
But Dr. Eacock persisted, eventually testing more than 300 caterpillars. Over and over again, the blindfolded caterpillars successfully changed color to blend in.
Many questions remain, but the behavior alone impressed the researchers. Dr. Eacock said, “I remember turning to Ilik one day and saying, ‘You know what? The caterpillars are cooler than the moths.’” “Yes. They’re pretty amazing,” Dr. Saccheri agreed.
32. What can we learn about peppered moth caterpillars?
A. They feed on fresh tree branches.
B. They can be found easily across the world.
C. They can adapt to different environments.
D.They change their body color to match living conditions.
33. Which of the following inspired Dr. Eacock to cover the caterpillars’ eyes?
A. Caterpillars have a fear of height.
B. There are opsins in caterpillars’ skin.
C. Caterpillars molt several times in their life.
D. There is something strange in caterpillars’ eyes.
34. What did Dr. Saccheri think of Dr. Facock’s study?
A. It was hard to operate.
B. It was well designed.
C. It was inspiring but the evidence was unreliable.
D. It was a failure but the methods deserved praise.
35. What is the author’s main purpose in writing this text?
A. To solve a mystery. B. To introduce a new species.
C. To present a scientific study. D. To awaken readers’ curiosity.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Over the past years, countless studies conducted have shown the positive effects that laughing has on one’s physical and mental health. Are you ready to laugh more? Below you’ll find five ways to bring more laughter into your life.
Smile more. Smiling is not laughing. 36 When you smile, happy changes begin to take place naturally, both internally and externally. In addition, you can think of smiling as a warm-up for laughing.
Learn to laugh at yourself. Most of us take ourselves too seriously. 37 Learning to laugh at yourself takes some of the pressure off. You can look for the funny side of things. When you’re upset about something, ask yourself “How is this situation funny?” Humor can even turn a negative into a positive.
Share stories from the past. Do you remember one time in high school that you and your best friend wore false hair and matching clothes around your neighborhood? Or, how about when your best friend sat on a painted bench by accident? 38
Take up something new. When you try something new — whether it’s to draw or learn to roller skate — your original attempts will likely be clumsy (笨拙的) and even ridiculous (荒谬的). 39 So taking up something new is likely to result in laughs.
40 We are heavily influenced by the people we are with, so by hanging out with funny people, we can add more laughter into our days. That positive and silly energy will immediately rub off on (感染) us and it can cause us to want to feel happier and sillier throughout our days.
A. That is funny.
B. It has a lot of benefits.
C. Follow funny people on Twitter.
D. Surround yourself with funny people.
È. These reminders can make us feel silly and childlike.
F. For better results, think of a funny moment from the past.
G. So our ability to find the humor in difficult situations can be limited.
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One day Bella, a future psychiatrist (精神病医生), visited a clinic with her teacher. While the teacher was 41 his business, Bella was invited to wait for him in the art room. Walking in, Bella looked with 42 at everything around her. Suddenly a young man 43 , talking loudly to himself. He threw a quick look at Bella and 44 the piano in the corner. Stopping at the window, he 45 to speak. Bella assumed he was a patient because she found clear signs of 46 in his voice and the waving of his arms. After a while the young man 47 the piano and started pressing the keys randomly. Bella thought the young man might break it.
Bella found herself facing a 48 patient when one orderly (护工) appeared. The orderly asked if there was much work to do with the piano. The young man replied that he had already 49 it up. Then Bella noticed a headset sticking out of the man’s ear and she was terribly 50 . He was a piano tuner. At this point, the young man 51 asked the orderly whether it was normal to leave a patient 52 at the clinic. “I’m a visitor, not a patient!” Bella protested. Bella was terribly 53 . Not only was she a future doctor, unable to tell the 54 between a healthy person and a patient, but she herself was considered crazy!
Hasty (草率的) conclusions too often turn out to be 55 and put one in a foolish position. Avoid them.
41. A. concerned about B. disappointed at C. ashamed of D.occupied with
42. A. regret B. gratitude C. interest D. anger
43. A. entered B. escaped C. joked D. whispered
44. A. took up B. cleaned up C. struggled for D. headed for
45. A. hesitated B. waited C. prepared D. continued
46. A. madness B. happiness C. sadness D. calmness
47. A. left B. opened C. played D. moved
48. A. violent B. quiet C. lovely D. positive
49. A. picked B. held C. set D. given
50. A. unsatisfied B. excited C. embarrassed D. impatient
51. A. frequently B. anxiously C. formally D. normally
52. A. unannounced B. unattended C. unnamed D. untouched
53. A. addicted B. amused C. absorbed D. annoyed
54. A. gaps B. arguments C. differences D. relationships
55. A. false B. obvious C. similar D. fruitless
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Despite strict laws and heavy fines, traffic in Greece still remains dangerous. This is particularly the case in large cities 56 traffic is greatly affected by many factors. Here is some advice for drivers in Greece.
Road planning is 57 (enormous) complex (复杂的) in large Greek cities. There are many dangerous junctions (交叉路口). Athens is known 58 the most difficult city for drivers. It is hard to find the right way, so new drivers may easily get 59 (confuse) there.
In many large cities, drivers can feel the lack of usual road signs. Such signs as “winding road” are quite rare. When 60 (approach) a crossroads, drivers should always slow down.
Crossroads 61 (equip) with traffic lights are another dangerous place. Do not start moving immediately after the green light appears.
Parking space should be selected with 62 (careful). Drivers should also consider that parking 63 (prevent) in the central part of some large cities.
Roads in the country are the most terrible roads for foreign drivers. In spite of the speed limit of 80 km/h, local drivers rarely move at 64 speed below 120 km/h.
While moving, drivers are not allowed 65 (speak) on the phone as they need to monitor traffic and other drivers.
第四部分 语言运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你校无人机社团将于下周六举办无人机展览。请根据以下提示，给留学生朋友 Chris 写一封电子邮件，邀请他来一起观看，内容包括：
1. 时间、地点：
2. 展览介绍：亲自操作无人机、夜空无人机表演等；
3. 期待回复。
注意：写作词数应为80左右。
参考词汇：无人机 drone
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Kelsey was grateful for everything her mother had done for her. In spite of being raised by her mother alone, Kelsey received a good education, and now held a leading position in a large company.
Recently the company was making corporate brochures in which achievers would share their success and thank their parents as well. For this, the achievers would have to take photos of themselves with their parents.
Kelsey didn’t really want that because her mother had put on a lot of weight due to a sedentary (久坐的) lifestyle. Kelsey managed to contact one of the best photographers and made a reservation in advance. When she and her mother came to the photographer’s studio, Kelsey took the man aside and said, “Please make sure my mom looks thinner in the photo.” But the photographer said what her mother really needed was a diet or exercise, not a photographer.
Kelsey insisted that he shouldn’t make her mother look like a slim dancer. She just expected him to do his best to make her mother look a bit thinner. The photographer finally agreed and took measures to hide some details, setting the right light and choosing better angles for shots. But it was not easy to fool the camera.
Kelsey’s mother noticed how the photographer was having a hard time and how her daughter was shaking her head. She smiled and said that she just wanted photos with Kelsey no matter whether she looked heavy or not.
The next day, Kelsey came to pick up the photos with her mother. The photographer printed out several photos, copied the rest on a flash drive (闪存盘) and handed them to Kelsey. Kelsey was disappointed and complained. How she wished her mother could look much thinner! The photographer shrugged (耸肩) helplessly and said nothing. Kelsey’s mother, however, said that the photographer did a good job and she was who she was. Then she told Kelsey to accept the fact that her mother was not “the tiny girl Thumbelina in the fairy tale.”
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Finishing her words, Kelsey’s mother turned and went out of the studio.
Kelsey felt so ashamed that she came near to tears.
英语答案
1-5 ABACB 6-10 BCAAC 11-15 CBCBA 16-20 ACBAA
21-25 ADDAB 26-30 ACBDC 31-35 DDBAC 36-40 BGEAD
41-45 DCADD 46-50 ABACC 51-55 BBDCA
56.where 57. enormously 58. as 59. confused 60. approaching
61. equipped 62. carefulness 63. is prevented 64. a 65. to speak
应用文【答案】
Dear Chris,
With a drone exhibition to be held next Saturday in our school, I am writing to extend a sincere invitation to you in hopes that you’ll attend it.
Scheduled to start at 9:00 am and end at 8:00 pm, the exhibition will make you amazed when you catch sight of so many drones of different sizes in person. In addition, it’s certain that you will gain access to some drones after receiving basic training. Most importantly, watching a drone show will be undoubtedly breathtaking as a feast for your eyes in the playground in the evening.
Looking forward to your early reply. If you come, you are bound to get the best out of the exhibition .
Yours,
Li Hua
续写【答案】
Finishing her words, Kelsey’s mother turned and went out of the studio. Kelsey quickly followed her. After a few minutes’ silent walking, Kelsey’s mother stopped and looked straight at her daughter. “I know your feelings,” her mother said. “You are ashamed that people will find such a beautiful and successful Kelsey has such a fat mother. The fact is that I had no time to look after myself when I had to work two jobs to pay for your education. I’ m sorry for not being perfect.”
Kelsey felt so ashamed that she came near to tears. She hugged her mother and asked for her mother’s forgiveness. She admitted that her mother was the best and greatest woman in the world. Later Kelsey submitted the photos and proudly told almost everyone who saw the photos that she was grateful to this great woman for giving her a happy life. Time and life are not always on our parents’ side. Being ashamed of their appearance is one of the silliest things. So love our parents and appreciate their devotion.
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