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2023年高考真题
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2023年名校模拟题
Passage 1
（2023·广东·广州市第二中学校联考模拟预测）For Lydia Koniordou, a famous Greek actress and former Greek minister of culture and sports, cultural preservation is essential to help people know who they are and learn what they should do in the future.
“The taller you want to grow, the deeper your roots must be. Our cultural past is our roots. If we don’t have really strong roots and depth in our perception(认识) of our identity, we cannot grow. Without these roots, we will be torn out very easily with the currents,” she told the journalist in a recent interview, adding cultural heritage is in fact very much alive and relevant today.
Speaking of her teaching experience overseas, Koniordou said she was very much impressed by her Chinese students when she gave seminars on ancient Greek tragedy at the Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2014. When the students worked on Alcestis, an Athenian tragedy by ancient Greek playwright Euripides, they thoroughly researched the costumes they would wear, the set, and the lights, among others, she recalled. “I feel they evolved and were transformed by this experience as I was transformed. They did not just play a role, but created a whole world and that is why the production had so much interest also for the spectators, ”she said.
Koniordou participated in the production of Euripides Electra together with Greek director Kostas Tsianos. “Tsianos did something very important for Greek culture. He connected folk forms of art, folk dances, songs and poetry with our classical past. We presented this performance in many places around the world, and the feeling that it stirred in the audience was quite similar, even though they didn’t always understand the language,” she said.
The Chinese civilization is a huge tree with very deep roots, and Greece also has a rich ancient civilization, she said, adding she believes that the two countries could promote cooperation and exchanges in many fields, such as in preservation of antiques.
1．What can we learn from paragraph 2?
A．The importance of cultural preservation. B．Cultural heritage is easily damaged.
C．The taller growth wants the deeper roots. D．We are easily torn out with the currents.
2．What did Koniordou do in Shanghai?
A．She played a role and was loved by the spectators.
B．She researched the costumes, the set, and the lights.
C．She studied the art of Chinese performance as a student.
D．She promoted the students’ understanding of Greek culture.
3．Why did Koniordou cooperate with Kostas Tsianos?
A．To indicate her friendship with Tsianos.
B．To acknowledge Tsianosin’s contributions.
C．To popularize and promote traditional Greek culture.
D．To introduce the achievement of Tsianosin in presenting classics.
4．What will the text probably talk about in the following part?
A．Cultural preservation in China. B．The way to preserve cultural heritage.
C．The introduction of other Greek art productions. D．Cooperation between Chinese and Greek culture.
【答案】1．A 2．D 3．C 4．D
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了对于希腊著名女演员、前希腊文化和体育部长Lydia Koniordou对于希腊文化保护和传播所作的贡献以及她希望中国和希腊两国可以促进多领域合作与交流的事情。
1．推理判断题。根据第一段“For Lydia Koniordou, a famous Greek actress and former Greek minister of culture and sports, cultural preservation is essential to help people know who they are and learn what they should do in the future.(对于希腊著名女演员、前希腊文化和体育部长Lydia Koniordou来说，文化保护对于帮助人们了解自己和学习未来应该做什么至关重要)”以及第二段“Our cultural past is our roots. If we don’t have really strong roots and depth in our perception of our identity, we cannot grow. Without these roots, we will be torn out very easily with the currents(我们的文化历史是我们的根源。如果我们对自己的身份认知没有真正牢固的根基和深度，我们就无法成长。如果没有这些根，我们将很容易被潮流撕裂)”可知，Koniordou认为文化是一个国家的根基，没有这些根基我们就不能发展和成长，说明保护文化的重要性。故选A。
2．推理判断题。根据第三段“When the students worked on Alcestis, an Athenian tragedy by ancient Greek playwright Euripides, they thoroughly researched the costumes they would be wearing, the set, and the lights, among others, she recalled. “I feel they evolved and were transformed by this experience as I was transformed. They did not just play a role, but created a whole world and that is why the production had so much interest also for the spectators,” she said.(她回忆道，当学生们创作古希腊剧作家欧里庇得斯的雅典悲剧《阿尔克西斯》时，他们彻底研究了他们将要穿的服装、布景和灯光等。她说：“我觉得他们在进化，在我被改造的过程中他们也被这段经历所改造。他们不仅发挥了作用，还创造了一个完整的世界，这就是为什么观众对这部作品如此感兴趣的原因。”)”可知，Koniordou帮助学生理解希腊戏剧，说明她促进了学生对希腊文化的理解。故选D项。
3．细节理解题。根据第四段““Tsianos did something very important for Greek culture. He connected folk forms of art, folk dances, songs and poetry with our classical past. We presented this performance in many places around the world, and the feeling that it stirred in the audience was quite similar, even though they didn’t always understand the language,” she said.(“齐亚诺斯为希腊文化做了一件非常重要的事情。他将民间艺术形式、民间舞蹈、歌曲和诗歌与我们的古典历史联系在一起。我们在世界各地举办了这场演出，观众的感受非常相似，尽管他们并不总是懂希腊语，”她说)”可知，Koniordou和科斯塔斯·齐亚诺斯合作是为了普及和弘扬希腊传统文化。故选C项。
4．推理判断题。根据第五段“The Chinese civilization is a huge tree with very deep roots, and Greece also has a rich ancient civilization, she said, adding she believes that the two countries could promote cooperation and exchanges in many fields, such as in preservation of antiques.(她说，中国文明是一棵有着深厚根基的大树，希腊也有着丰富的古代文明。她补充说，她相信两国可以促进许多领域的合作与交流，比如古董保护)”可推断出接下来可能会谈到的是中国和希腊文化之间的合作。故选D项。
Passage 2
（2023·重庆·重庆一中校考模拟预测）Researchers have created a noninvasive (无创的) brain decoder that can translate stories heard by participants into a string of text, based on their MRI scans. The team says this technology could one day aid communication in people who are mentally conscious but physically unable to speak, such as stroke patients.
“Compared to what’s been done before using the same noninvasive method, which typically deals with single words or short sentences, this new technology is a real leap forward,” Alex Huth, a professor of neuroscience and computer science at the University of Texas at Austin, says in a statement. “We’re getting the model to decode continuous language for extended periods of time with complicated ideas.”
Huth and his colleagues collected hours of data from three participants listening to the podcasts “Modern Love” and “The Moth Radio Hour” while connected to a functional MRI (fMRI) scanner, which recorded the participants’ blood oxygen levels in parts of their brains. This data was used to train an A．I. model to match specific brain activity patterns with strings of words, the team reports in a new study published Monday in Nature Neuroscience. The decoder used GPT-1, an earlier version of the technology that powers ChatGPT.
When the participants listened to new stories, the tool couldn’t spit back the exact words, but it could convey the main idea. For example, a participant hearing “I don’t have my driver’s license yet” had their thoughts translated to: “She has not even started to learn to drive yet.” The researchers also had participants watch muted animated short films. Though the model was trained only on spoken words, it could still generate a language description of what was happening.
Reading minds raises a multitude of ethical questions about brain privacy, but the researchers say their tool doesn’t work without willing cooperation. “This is all about the user having a new way of communicating, a new tool that is totally in their control,” David Moses, a researcher of automatic speech recognition at the University of California, San Francisco, who was not involved in the study, said. “That is the goal, and we have to make sure that stays the goal.”
5．In what aspect has the new technology made progress?
A．The age of target users. B．The complexity of listening materials.
C．The income of research teams. D．The effectiveness of noninvasive methods.
6．Which of the following generates the translated text?
A．The researchers. B．A fMR/scanner. C．An A．I. decoder. D．ChatGPT.
7．What can be the disadvantage of the new technology?
A．A violation to personal privacy. B．A challenge to traditional culture.
C．A prejudice against the mentally disabled. D．A barrier against human communication.
8．Which would be the best title for the passage?
A．A．I. Helps Stroke Patients to Speak With Computers
B．A New Technology Makes People Read Others’ Mind
C．ChatGPT Voices What You think Into a String of words
D．Researchers Use A．I. to Decode Words From Brain Scans
【答案】5．B 6．D 7．A 8．D
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了研究人员发明了一种使用人工智能来解码核磁共振扫描结果，并将其转化为语言的技术。
5．细节理解题。根据第二段中“Compared to what’s been done before using the same noninvasive method, which typically deals with single words or short sentences, this new technology is a real leap forward,(与之前使用的非侵入性方法只能处理单个单词或短句，与之相比，这项新技术是一个真正的飞跃)”和“We’re getting the model to decode continuous language for extended periods of time with complicated ideas.(我们让这个模型长时间解码连续的，有着复杂思想的语言。)”可知，新技术的飞跃体现在听力材料的复杂性上。故选B项。
6．细节理解题。根据第三段中“The decoder used GPT-1, an earlier version of the technology that powers ChatGPT.(解码器使用了GPT-1，这是ChatGPT技术的早期版本。)”可知，ChatGPT解码并生成翻译后的文本。故选D项。
7．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Reading minds raises a multitude of ethical questions about brain privacy (读心术引发了许多关于大脑隐私的伦理问题)”可知，新技术的缺点是可能会侵犯个人隐私。故选A项。
8．主旨大意题。通读全文，结合根据第一段中“Researchers have created a noninvasive (无创的) brain decoder that can translate stories heard by participants into a string of text, based on their MRI scans.(研究人员发明了一种无创大脑解码器，可以根据参与者的核磁共振扫描结果，将他们听到的故事翻译成一串文本)”和第三段中“Huth and his colleagues collected hours of data from three participants listening to the podcasts “Modern Love” and “The Moth Radio Hour” while connected to a functional MRI (fMRI) scanner, which recorded the participants’ blood oxygen levels in parts of their brains. This data was used to train an A. I. model to match specific brain activity patterns with strings of words, the team reports in a new study published Monday in Nature Neuroscience.(胡特和他的同事们收集了三名参与者听播客“现代爱情”和“飞蛾广播一小时”的数小时数据，并将其连接到功能性核磁共振成像(fMRI)扫描仪上，该扫描仪记录了参与者大脑部分地区的血氧水平。研究小组在周一发表在《自然神经科学》上的一项新研究中报告说，这些数据被用来训练一个人工智能模型，以匹配特定的大脑活动模式和单词串。)”可知，本文报道了研究人员发明了一种使用人工智能来解码核磁共振扫描结果，并将其转化为语言的技术。所以“Researchers Use A. I. to Decode Words From Brain Scans(研究人员使用人工智能从脑部扫描中解码语言)”是文章最佳标题。故选D项。
Passage 3
（2023·山东淄博·统考三模）When Zhi Yueying, then 19, went to the remote Niyang village in Yichun city, Jiangxi province, to work as a village teacher in 1980, villagers were doubtful if she was going to stay long.
Over the past four decades, Zhi has devoted herself to rural education. She is a recipient of Touching China awards that recognize the most inspiring role models in 2016. She was also awarded as a model poverty fighter by the government. Zhi has a profound understanding of the importance of education in the mountains. Over the years, she has taught the students and cared for them, since many of them were “left-behind” children whose parents migrated to other places to work. More than 1,000 students of hers have left the mountain area, and created a better life for themselves.
Located amid the mountains, the village was very poor and far from any town. Villagers had to hike in the mountains. “I arrived at the school in an early evening, and was shocked. I had known the conditions were poor, but the reality was worse.” Moreover, local people needed to go downhill to buy daily necessities, and transport them back in their hands or balanced across their shoulders. “I had never walked uphill on a mountain road before, so I walked much more slowly than others, sometimes I walked slowly behind too much and was scared to tears,” says Zhi. Sometimes she had to walk uphill by herself with a flashlight at night. The wild boars and rabbits sometimes frightened her and she enhanced her courage by singing loudly.
But she gradually got used to her life there. At the beginning, she found many local people valued their sons far more than their daughters, and would not like to let them attend school. Zhi went to their homes repeatedly and gradually persuaded them to send all their children to school. For those who could not afford the tuition, she spared her own money to help.
Zhi says seeing her students do well beyond the mountains is deeply rewarding. “My dream, the same as before, is to stay by the side of more children. I know poverty will forever say goodbye to the mountainous villages, to my students, and to myself,” says Zhi.
9．Why did Zhi choose to stay long in the mountains?
A．She was a village teacher.
B．She was a Touching China awards recipient.
C．She was shocked by the poor living conditions.
D．She was aware of the significance of rural education.
10．What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A．The reasons for their poverty.
B．The ways of buying daily necessities.
C．The tough situations in the mountains.
D．The description of Zhi’s teaching experience.
11．What can we learn about Zhi Yueying?
A．She has a sense of achievement. B．She enjoys living in mountains.
C．She has changed the local life. D．She likes challenges in teaching.
12．What is a suitable title for the text?
A．A Life-changing Lesson B．A Contributor to Rural Education
C．The Teaching Experience in Mountains D．The Current Situation of Rural Education
【答案】9．D 10．C 11．A 12．B
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章讲述了在江西山区中做乡村教师的支月英的故事，过去的四十年中她一直致力于乡村教育，悉心教育照顾学生，她梦想着山村、她的学生和她自己都能早日脱离贫困。
9．细节理解题。根据第二段中“Over the past four decades, Zhi has devoted herself to rural education.(在过去的四十年里，她一直致力于乡村教育)”和“Zhi has a profound understanding of the importance of education in the mountains.(支月英对山区教育的重要性有着深刻的认识)”可知，支月英选择长期待在山里是因为她意识到了乡村教育的重要性。故选D项。
10．段落大意题。根据第三段中“Located amid the mountains, the village was very poor and far from any town. Villagers had to hike in the mountains. “I arrived at the school in an early evening, and was shocked. I had known the conditions were poor, but the reality was worse.” Moreover, local people needed to go downhill to buy daily necessities, and transport them back in their hands or balanced across their shoulders.(这个村庄坐落在群山之中，非常贫穷，远离任何城镇。村民们不得不在山里徒步旅行。“我很早就到了学校，吓了一跳。我知道条件很差，但现实更糟。”此外，当地人需要下山购买生活必需品，然后用手或肩膀扛着运回来)”可知，山里的村庄地理位置偏僻，条件很差，人们生活非常不便。因此，第三段主要是描绘山里艰苦的环境。故选C项。
11．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Zhi says seeing her students do well beyond the mountains is deeply rewarding.(支月英说，看到她的学生在大山之外取得好成绩是非常值得的)”可知，支月英对于自己教育的成果感到很满意，很有成就感。故选A项。
12．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章讲述了在江西山区中做乡村教师的支月英的故事，过去的四十年中她一直致力于乡村教育，做出了巨大的贡献。由此可知，B项“乡村教育的贡献者”符合文章大意，适合作为标题。故选B项。
Passage 4
（2023·广东·校联考三模）Diplomacy (外交) is an art. It requires not only strategy, but also other aspects, including intuition, persuasion, and even tricks, human skills that have long been unreachable to even the most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) approaches. Now, an AI algorithm (算法) from a high-tech company has shown it can beat many humans in a game of diplomacy, which required both strategic planning and negotiations with other players. The work, researchers said, could point the way toward virtual exercise coaches and conflict mediators (调解员) .
AI has already beaten humans in some games of strategy. It is also proving powerful at natural-language processing, in which it can generate humanlike text and carry on conversations. In the game of diplomacy, seven players vied for control of Europe. On each turn, players issued orders regarding the movement of army and naval units, following discussion with other players, whom they could attack or support.
There are two technical innovations noted by Jonathan Gratch, a computer scientist at the University of Southern California who studies negotiation agents. First, the Al agent’s com-munication is grounded in multistep planning. Second. the Al agent keeps its remarks and game play within the range of human common practice.
To test its skill, the researchers had the Al agent play 40 online games against humans. It placed in the top 10% of players who’d played at least two games. “In a game that involves language and negotiation, that agents can reach human equal level is very exciting,” said Yu, a computer scientist at Columbia University.
According to Brown, a computer scientist at the company who co-authored the paper, the work could lead to practical applications in fields that now require a human touch. One specific example is that virtual personal assistants might help consumers negotiate for better prices on plane tickets. Gratch and Yu both see opportunities for agents that persuade people to make healthy choices or open up during therapy.
13．Who is likely to benefit from the research work?
A．A famous cyber athlete. B．A professor of civil law.
C．A professional accountant. D．A virtual fitness instructor.
14．What does the underlined word “vied” mean in paragraph 2?
A．Accounted. B．Apologized. C．Searched. D．Competed.
15．Why does the author mention AI agent?
A．To understand the thought of AI. B．To illustrate the advantages of AI.
C．To describe the importance of AI. D．To introduce the strategy of AI.
16．What is the best title for the text?
A．Diplomacy, a Popular Game B．AI Learns the Art of Diplomacy
C．Al Will Become a Perfect Diplomat D．An Excellent Game Player
【答案】13．D 14．D 15．B 16．B
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了人工智能具有了谈判和其他一些外交技能。
13．细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“The work, researchers said, could point the way toward virtual exercise coaches and conflict mediators (调解员).(研究人员表示，这项工作可能会为虚拟运动教练和冲突调解人指明方向)”可知，虚拟健身教练可能从这项研究工作中受益。故选D。
14．词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“In the game of diplomacy, seven players(在外交游戏中，七名玩家)”和下文“control of Europe(控制欧洲)”可知，划线词所在句子表示“在外交游戏中，七名选手争夺对欧洲的控制权”。由此可知，划线词vied的意思是“竞争”，和competed意思相近，故选D。
15．推理判断题。根据第三段“First, the Al agent’s com-munication is grounded in multistep planning.  Second.  the Al agent keeps its remarks and game play within the range of human common practice.(首先，人工智能主体的通信建立在多步骤规划的基础上。第二。人工智能代理将其言论和游戏玩法保持在人类通常做法的范围内)”和第四段“To test its skill, the researchers had the Al agent play 40 online games against humans. It placed in the top 10% of players who’d played at least two games. “In a game that involves language and negotiation, that agents can reach human equal level is very exciting,” said Yu, a computer scientist at Columbia University.(为了测试它的技能，研究人员让人工智能和人类玩了40场在线游戏。它在至少玩过两款游戏的玩家中排名前10%。“在一个涉及语言和谈判的游戏中，智能体能达到与人类相当的水平是非常令人兴奋的，”哥伦比亚大学的计算机科学家Yu说)”可推知，作者提到人工智能代理是为了说明人工智能的优势。故选B。
16．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段的“Now, an AI algorithm (算法) from a high-tech company has shown it can beat many humans in a game of diplomacy, which required both strategic planning and negotiations with other players. The work, researchers said, could point the way toward virtual exercise coaches and conflict mediators (调解员).(现在，一家高科技公司的人工智能算法显示，它可以在外交游戏中击败许多人类，这需要战略规划和与其他玩家的谈判。研究人员表示，这项工作可能会为虚拟运动教练和冲突调解人指明方向)”可知，本文主要介绍了人工智能具有的谈判和其他一些外交技能。由此可知，最好的标题是B选项“AI Learns the Art of Diplomacy(人工智能学会了外交艺术)”。故选B。
Passage 5
（2023·河南郑州·统考模拟预测）According to statistics, 358bee species live in the Netherlands, but more than half of them are part of the Dutch red list — a catalog listing endangered species. To support the insects, the city of Utrecht Council, together with advertising agency Clear Channel, has transformed 316 bus stops across the city into “bee bus stops”. They are like ordinary bus shelters, but small gardens have been added to the roofs. The gardens are filled with grass and wildflowers chosen to attract bees.
The city authorities put the project out to tender (投标). In the tender, they outlined the requirements and encouraged applicants to develop a nature-inclusive design that offers ecological benefits to the city. Finally, they signed an agreement with Clear Channel, who won the tender and setup 316 bus shelters. The project didn’t cost the city government anything. The operators are responsible for the upkeep of the stops citywide, using income from advertising.
The bus shelters have brought about great changes in the city. Green roofs catch fine dust, store rainwater and provide cooling in the heat. They also ensure biodiversity in the city. There are also 96 bus stops fitted out with LED lighting and bamboo benches. The base plate is also made from recycled concrete. The advantages of the bus stops have not gone unnoticed by the media. But what particularly has caught the media’s attention is that these eco-friendly shelters make people happy and enthusiastic, and encourage them to do something for nature.
This unique Dutch city even has a program for residents who can transform their own roofs into green roofs for bees. Residents interested in this can apply for government allowances. Click here for more information and details.
17．Why did the Utrecht Council add green roofs to its bus shelters?
A．To beautify the urban space. B．To promote public transport.
C．To offer comfort to travellers. D．To stop the bee population decline.
18．What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
A．How the costs were shared. B．How the project was operated.
C．What was in eluded in the tender. D．Why the agreement was reached.
19．What impresses the media most about the bus shelters?
A．The variety of the chosen plants.
B．Their role in reducing air pollution.
C．The use of energy-saving LED lights.
D．Their effect on people’s environmental awareness.
20．Who is the text mainly intended for?
A．Local tourists. B．News reporters.
C．Utrecht citizens. D．Project managers.
【答案】17．D 18．B 19．D 20．C
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了荷兰的Utrecht市议会与广告公司Clear Channel合作，将全市316个公交车站改造成了“蜜蜂公交车站”，以帮助保护蜜蜂。
17．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“To support the insects, the city of Utrecht Council, together with advertising agency Clear Channel, has transformed 316 bus stops across the city into “bee bus stops”. They are like ordinary bus shelters, but small gardens have been added to the roofs. The gardens are filled with grass and wildflowers chosen to attract bees.(为了支持这些昆虫，Utrecht市议会与广告公司Clear Channel合作，将全市316个公交车站改造成了“蜜蜂公交车站”。它们就像普通的公交候车亭，但屋顶上增加了小花园。花园里种满了为了吸引蜜蜂而挑选的草和野花)”可知，Utrecht市议会在公交候车亭增加绿色屋顶是为了吸引蜜蜂，也就是说为了防止蜜蜂数量的减少。故选D。
18．主旨大意题。根据文章第二段“The city authorities put the project out to tender(投标). In the tender, they outlined the requirements and encouraged applicants to develop a nature-inclusive design that offers ecological benefits to the city. Finally, they signed an agreement with Clear Channel, who won the tender and setup 316 bus shelters. The project didn’t cost the city government anything. The operators are responsible for the upkeep of the stops citywide, using income from advertising.(市政当局把这项工程对外招标。在招标中，他们概述了要求，并鼓励申请人开发一个自然包容的设计，为城市提供生态效益。最后，他们与清晰通道签订协议，清晰通道中标，并兴建316个巴士候车亭。这个项目没有花费市政府一分钱。运营商负责维护全市范围内的车站，使用广告收入)”可知，第二段主要讲述了该工程是如何运作的。故选B。
19．细节理解题。根据文章第三段“But what particularly has caught the media’s attention is that these eco-friendly shelters make people happy and enthusiastic, and encourage them to do something for nature.(但特别引起媒体注意的是，这些环保的庇护所让人们感到快乐和热情，并鼓励他们为自然做点什么)”可知，使媒体印象最为深刻的是，改造来保护蜜蜂的公交候车亭对人们环保意识的激励。故选D。
20．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“This unique Dutch city even has a program for residents who can transform their own roofs into green roofs for bees. Residents interested in this can apply for government allowances. Click here for more information and details.(这座独特的荷兰城市甚至为居民提供了一个项目，他们可以把自己的屋顶变成蜜蜂的绿色屋顶。对此感兴趣的居民可以申请政府津贴。点击这里了解更多信息和细节)”以及全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了Utrecht市议会与广告公司Clear Channel合作，将全市316个公交车站改造成了“蜜蜂公交车站”的事情，并且在最后一段对所有市民发出倡议，倡议他们一起保护蜜蜂。由此推知，这篇文章是写给Utrecht市民的。故选C。
Passage 6
（2023·广东·统考二模）Could the next Ernest Hemingway or Jane Austen be a well-engineered AI software program? It’s a question becoming increasingly pressing as machine language-learning software continues to evolve.
Much of this is just nerves. Today’s AI creative writing programs are not yet at a stage of development where they pose a serious threat to Colleen Hoover or Charles Dickens. But while attention continues to focus on the possibility of a blanket takeover of human literature by AI, far less consideration has been given to the prospect of AI co-working with humans.
Earlier this month, American sci-fi writer Ken Liu, who had been awarded Hugo and Nebula to his name, joined 12 other professional authors for a writing workshop on Google’s Wordcraft. This AI tool, a language generating model, is not yet publicly available but is advertised as an AI-powered writing assistant that can, when given the right instruction from the writer, provide helpful descriptions, create lists of objects or emotional states, and even brainstorm ideas.
The writers at the workshop, however, emerged with mixed reports. “Wordcraft is too sensible. Wow!” Robin Sloan wrote. “But ‘sensible’ is another word for predictable, overused and boring. My intention here is to produce something unexpected.”
I’m unconvinced that writers awarded the Nobel Prize have much to fear from AI. Their work, and that of countless other novelists, short story writers, dramatists and poets, is too particular, too beautifully unique. Even if a model learned what they had done in the past, it would not be able to predict where their creativity might take them in the future. But for authors who write following a pattern, AI might step in, first as assistants before some day to authorship.
Production-line novels are nothing new. In the 1970s, Barbara Cartland, who wrote more than 723 books in her lifetime, many of which are romance bestsellers, would read her novels for her secretary to type up at the remarkable rate of roughly seven chapters a week. But already machine has replaced the secretary’s role. Perhaps creative writing software isn’t that far from replacing the Mrs. Cartlands of today.
21．Which aspect of AI calls for more attention?
A．Its damage to our nerves.
B．Its progress in literary studies.
C．Its cooperation with humans.
D．Its influence on human literature.
22．What can we learn about Wordcraft from the text?
A．It generates novels automatically.
B．It outperforms professional writers.
C．Its works receive praises from the public.
D．Its works bear similarity to existing ones.
23．What can writers do to avoid the threat from AI?
A．Increase writing speed.
B．Use diverse resources.
C．Produce creative works.
D．Follow the latest patterns.
24．Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A．Will AI Replace Human Writers?
B．AI Warns Mrs. Cartlands of Today
C．Is Writing Running into a New Era?
D．Word craft Lies at the Center of Debate
【答案】21．C 22．D 23．C 24．A
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道，主要讲的是本月早些时候，曾获得雨果奖和星云奖的美国科幻作家Ken Liu与其他12位专业作家一起参加了一个谷歌的Wordcraft写作研讨会，这是一款人工智能写作助手，文章主要探讨了人工智能是否会取代人类的作家。
21．细节理解题。根据第二段的“But while attention continues to focus on the possibility of a blanket takeover of human literature by AI, far less consideration has been given to the prospect of Al co-working with humans.(但是，当我们继续关注人工智能全面接管人类文学的可能性时，人们对人工智能与人类合作的前景的考虑要少得多。)”可知，人工智能与人类的合作更值得关注，故选C。
22．推理判断题。根据第四段的““Wordcraft is too sensible. Wow!” Robin Sloan wrote. “But ‘sensible’ is another word for predictable, overused and boring. My intention here is to produce something unexpected.”(Word craft太明智了。哇！但“明智”是可预测、过度使用和无聊的另一个词。我的目的是创造一些意想不到的东西。”)”可知，Wordcraft的作品与现存作品有相似之处。故选D。
23．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的“Their work, and that of countless other novelists, short story writers, dramatists and poets, is too particular, too beautifully unique. Even if a model learned what they had done in the past, it would not be able to predict where their creativity might take them in the future.(他们的作品，以及无数其他小说家、短篇小说作家、剧作家和诗人的作品，都太过独特，太过美好。即使一个模型了解了他们过去的行为，它也无法预测他们的创造力在未来会把他们带到哪里。)”可知，作家们可以通过创作有创意的作品来避免人工智能的威胁，故选C。
24．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段的“Could the next Ernest Hemingway or Jane Austen be a well-engineered AI software program? It’s a question becoming increasingly pressing as machine language-learning software continues to evolve.(下一个Ernest Hemingway或Jane Austen会是一个精心设计的人工智能软件程序吗？随着机器语言学习软件的不断发展，这个问题变得越来越紧迫。)”和第二段的“Much of this is just nerves. Today’s AI creative writing programs are not yet at a stage of development where they pose a serious threat to Colleen Hoover or Charles Dickens.(这在很大程度上只是神经紧张。今天的人工智能创意写作程序还没有发展到对Colleen Hoover或Charles Dickens构成严重威胁的阶段。)”可知，本文主要探讨的是人工智能是否会取代人类的作家，因此最好的题目是A选项“Will AI Replace Human Writers?(人工智能会取代人类作家吗？)”，故选A。
Passage 7
（2023·北京西城·二模）Faced with an attempt by a new chatbot to imitate (模仿) his own songs, the musician Nick Cave delivered a strong response: it was “an absolutely horrible attempt”. He understood that AI was in its babyhood, but could only conclude that the true horror might be that “it will forever be in its babyhood”. While a robot might one day be able to create a song, he wrote, it would never grow beyond “a kind of burlesque (滑稽的模仿)”, because robots-being composed of data-are unable to suffer, while songs arise out of suffering.
Fans of Cave and his band will agree that his music is inimitable, but that doesn’t mean they would necessarily be able to tell the difference. A few days before Cave’s remarks, experts were asked to distinguish between four genuine artworks and their AI imitations. Their conclusions were wrong five times out of 12, and they were only unitedly right in one of the four picture comparisons.
These are party games, but they point to an unfolding challenge that must be managed as a matter of urgency because, like it or not, AI art is upon us. The arrival of the human-impersonating ChatGPT might have increased general awareness, but artists across a wide range of disciplines are already exploring its potential, with the dancer Wayne McGregor and London’s Young Vic Theatre among those who have created AI-based works.
A strongly-worded report from Communications and Digital Committee (CDC) issued a wake-up call to the government, urging it to raise its game in educating future generations of tech-savvy professionals, and tackling key regulatory challenges. These included reviewing reforms to intellectual property law, strengthening the rights of performers and artists, and taking action to support the creative sector in adapting to the disturbances caused by swift and stormy technological change.
While developing AI is important, it should not be pursued at all costs, the CDC stressed. It deplored the failure of the Department for Digital, Culture, and Media to offer a defence against proposed changes to intellectual property law that would give copyright exemption (版权豁免) to any work, anywhere in the world, involving AI text and data mining.
The challenges of AI are both philosophical, as Cave suggested, and practical. They will unfold over the short and long term. State-of-the-art creative industries have a key role to play in shaping and exploring the philosophical ones, but they must have the practical help they require to survive and be successful. They need it now.
25．Why does the author mention the four picture comparisons in Paragraph 2?
A．To stress the similarities between AI art and human art.
B．To argue that human art will be replaced by AI art.
C．To prove AI is stretching the boundaries of art.
D．To imply AI art cannot be underestimated.
26．What does the underlined word “deplored” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
A．Clearly analyzed. B．Bravely suffered.
C．Strongly criticized. D．Accurately perceived.
27．What can be inferred from the passage?
A．Some artists see AI as a tool even though it is a threat.
B．Creative industries are responsible for causing the AI problem.
C．Tech professionals need more training to better understand AI art.
D．The quality of AI art dismisses concerns about intellectual property.
28．Which would be the best title for the passage?
A．The Creative Thief: AI Makes Perfect Art
B．AI in Art: A Battle That Must Be Fought
C．Threat or Opportunity: The Impact of AI on Art
D．The Rise of AI Art: What It Means to Human Artists
【答案】25．D 26．C 27．A 28．B
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章讲述一些艺术家对人工智能艺术的看法，并指出人工智能艺术一定会面临挑战。
25．推理判断题。根据第二段“A few days before Cave’s remarks, experts were asked to distinguish between four genuine artworks and their AI imitations. Their conclusions were wrong five times out of 12, and they were only unitedly right in one of the four picture comparisons. (在凯夫发表讲话前几天，专家们被要求区分四件真正的艺术品和它们的人工智能仿制品。他们的结论在12次中有5次是错误的，而且他们只在四张图片的对比中有一张是完全正确的。)”可推断提到了四幅图片的比较是说明人工智能艺术不可低估，故选D。
26．词义猜测题。根据划线词上文“While developing AI is important, it should not be pursued at all costs, the CDC stressed. (CDC强调，虽然开发人工智能很重要，但不应不惜一切代价追求它。)”和画线单词所在句子“It deplored the failure of the Department for Digital, Culture, and Media to offer a defence (它deplored数字、文化和媒体部门未能提供辩护)”可知，开发人工智能很重要，但不应不惜一切代价追求它，这说明CDC对数字、文化和媒体部门未能提供辩护表示批评，故猜测deplored意思是批评，故选C。
27．推理判断题。根据第一段“He understood that AI was in its babyhood, but could only conclude that the true horror might be that “it will forever be in its babyhood”. While a robot might one day be able to create a song, he wrote, it would never grow beyond “a kind of burlesque (滑稽的模仿)”, because robots-being composed of data-are unable to suffer, while songs arise out of suffering. (他明白人工智能还处于婴儿期，但他只能得出这样的结论：真正的恐怖可能是“它将永远处于婴儿期”。他写道，也许有一天机器人能够创作一首歌，但它永远不会超越“一种滑稽模仿”，因为机器人是由数据组成的，它们无法忍受痛苦，而歌曲是从痛苦中产生的。)”可推断有些艺术家认为尽管人工智能是一种威胁，但它更是一种工具。故选A。
28．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其最后一段“The challenges of AI are both philosophical, as Cave suggested, and practical. They will unfold over the short and long term. State-of-the-art creative industries have a key role to play in shaping and exploring the philosophical ones, but they must have the practical help they require to survive and be successful. They need it now. (正如凯夫所言，人工智能面临的挑战既有哲学层面的，也有实践层面的。它们将在短期和长期内展开。最先进的创意产业在塑造和探索哲学产业方面发挥着关键作用，但它们必须得到生存和成功所需的实际帮助。他们现在就需要。)”可知本文讲述的就是人工智能艺术必定要面临很多挑战，B选项“艺术中的AI：一场必须进行的战斗”符合文章主旨，适合做标题，故选B。
Passage 8
（2023·四川成都·统考三模）What is the biggest bony fish in the world? That title belongs to sunfish, which can reach up to over two tons. A recently-discovered species of this fish is Mola tecta, which was discovered by Nyegaard, a PhD student in Australia, after a 4-year search.
As part of her PhD research, she analyzed 150 DNA samples from sunfish off the coast of Australia and found that, besides 3 existing species, there is another that didn’t fit with any known species. Actually, this mysterious creature was not out of thin air. It was first put on the radar (雷达) in Australian water about 10 years ago. The researchers at the time had found genetic evidence of a fourth species, but the creature had not yet been found.
She and a team of researchers began their searches. They established a network of people who could inform them whenever a sunfish was found. Finally, in one lucky instance they were made aware of four sunfish that had been washed up on the beach in New Zealand. They immediately flew to take samples. What they confirmed is that these sunfish were indeed members of the species they had been searching for.
“The new species managed to escape discovery for centuries by ‘hiding’. That is why we named it Mola tecta, meaning ‘hidden’ in Latin,” said Nyegaard.
The team then studied Mola tecta and found this new species has a slimmer and smoother body shape than common sunfish, but can still grow to be 2.5 meters long.
Sunfish aren’t rare, but it’s tricky to study them. They tend to live only in areas that most humans don’t go and they dive hundreds of meters just to feed. While they don’t need air like sea mammals, they often surface to sunbathe and invite sea birds to pick the parasites off their bodies. Now that researchers have confirmed the existence of the fourth sunfish, they can rest easy and excitedly learn even more about this fish.
29．What does the underlined phrase “out of thin air” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．Unknown. B．Rare. C．Active. D．Unpredictable.
30．What can we know about the team’s searches?
A．They were as smooth as expected.
B．Their results were out of expectation.
C．They were mainly done through interviews.
D．They involved efforts from non-professionals.
31．What makes it difficult to study sunfish?
A．Their size and shape. B．Their eating habits.
C．Their desire for sunshine. D．Their habitat and movements.
32．What is this text mainly about?
A．The research of a sea animal. B．The discovery of a new species.
C．The characteristics of Mola tecta. D．The difficulty of studying sea animals.
【答案】29．A 30．D 31．D 32．B
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲的是澳大利亚的博士生Nyegaard经过4年的研究发现了Mola tecta这种新品种的鱼。
29．词句猜测题。根据第二段的“It was first put on the radar (雷达) in Australian water about 10 years ago. The researchers at the time had found genetic evidence of a fourth species, but the creature had not yet been found.(大约10年前，它首次出现在澳大利亚水域的雷达上。当时，研究人员已经发现了第四种鱼的遗传证据，但这种生物尚未被发现)”可知，这种鱼并不是不为人知的，因此划线短语out of thin air的意思是“未知的”，和unknown意思相近，故选A。
30．细节理解题。根据第三段的“They established a network of people who could inform them whenever a sunfish was found.(他们建立了一个人际网络，只要发现太阳鱼，就可以通知他们)”可知，研究小组的搜索涉及非专业人士的努力。故选D。
31．细节理解题。根据最后一段的“Sunfish aren’t rare, but it’s tricky to study them. They tend to live only in areas that most humans don’t go and they dive hundreds of meters just to feed. While they don’t need air like sea mammals, they often surface to sunbathe and invite sea birds to pick the parasites off their bodies.(太阳鱼并不罕见，但研究它们很棘手。它们往往只生活在大多数人类不去的地方，它们会潜入数百米深处觅食。虽然它们不像海洋哺乳动物那样需要空气，但它们经常浮出水面晒太阳，并邀请海鸟从它们身上叼走寄生虫)”可知，让研究太阳鱼变得困难的是它们的栖息地和活动。故选D。
32．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段的“A recently-discovered species of this fish is Mola tecta, which was discovered by Nyegaard, a PhD student in Australia, after a 4-year search.(最近发现的一种这种鱼是Mola tecta，它是由澳大利亚的博士生Nyegaard经过4年的研究发现的)”可知，本文主要讲的是澳大利亚的博士生Nyegaard经过4年的研究发现了Mola tecta这种新品种的鱼，也就是主要是关于一种新物种的发现。故选B。
Passage 9
（2023·湖南长沙·长沙市明德中学校考二模）If Egyptian comics artist and writer Deena Mohamed ever encountered a genie(精灵), she knows what she’d wish for. She’d wish for everyone she loved to live to age 120. And she’d wish for any book she ever wanted to read to appear right in front of her eyes.
“If I ever come across a genie, I have to be ready,” she says. “They have to be smart wishes.” Wishes are the theme of her first graphic fantasy novel, Shubeik Lubeik, published this week by Pantheon Books. The book follows Shokry, a grocer in Cairo, Egypt, as he tries to sell off three wishes he inherited from his father. He meets three Egyptians whose lives can be radically transformed by the power of a wish.
The book highlights the fantastical — there are dragons, talking donkeys and a ridiculous scene where someone wishes for a BMW and gets a toy car. But the story is also remarkably grounded in the realities of modern life in Egypt. It touches on the life of the poor, who must navigate complicated processes to get what they need. One character, a poor woman named Aziza, picks up trash, scrubs floors and works numerous jobs to buy a wish — only to find that before she can use it, she must register her wish with Egypt’s Ministry of Wishes. When she finally gets in front of a government worker, they assume she has stolen the wish and confiscate(没收)it. Mohamed writes, “What stands between you and your wish could be a government employee with paperwork on the fourth floor.”
Mohamed, 28, who was born and raised in Cairo, said, “It’s just the way I’ve experienced the world. So it’s the way I built my own world.” The book won the top prize at the Cairo Comix Festival, an annual comics convention for cartoonists in Egypt and the Middle East.
33．What do we know about Shubeik Lubeik?
A．Wishes are the theme of this comic book.
B．Mohamed is the main character of the book.
C．The book won the top prize awarded by Pantheon Books.
D．The book radically transformed the lives of three Egyptians.
34．What words can be used to describe the book?
A．Ridiculous and appealing. B．Fantastical and realistic.
C．Interesting and educational. D．Touching and complicated.
35．Why does the writer use the example of Aziza in her novel2
A．To imply the importance of wishes.
B．To show how hard-working the woman is.
C．To expose the corruption of the government.
D．To indicate how complicated the government’s work is.
36．What is the style of the passage?
A．A novel. B．A biography. C．A review. D．A guidance.
【答案】33．A 34．B 35．C 36．C
【导语】本文为一篇书评。介绍了埃及青年漫画作家Deena Mohamed的首部漫画小说。
33．细节理解题。根据第二段的信息句“Wishes are the theme of her first graphic fantasy novel, Shubeik Lubeik, published this week by Pantheon Books.(愿望是她的第一部图画奇幻小说《Shubeik Lubeik》的主题，该小说本周由万神殿图书出版)”可知，愿望是这本书的主题，故选A项。
34．推理判断题。根据第三段的“The book highlights the fantastical — there are dragons, talking donkeys and a ridiculous scene where someone wishes for a BMW and gets a toy car. But the story is also remarkably grounded in the realities of modern life in Egypt. (这本书突出了奇幻——有龙、会说话的驴子和一个荒谬的场景，有人希望得到一辆宝马并得到一辆玩具车。但这个故事也非常基于埃及现代生活的现实)”可知，这本书既充满了幻想又基于现实生活，故选B项。
35．推理判断题。根据第三段的“It touches on the life of the poor, who must navigate complicated processes to get what they need.”(它触及了穷人的生活，他们必须经历复杂的过程才能得到他们所需要的东西。)可知，作者举例是为了揭露政府官僚作风的腐败，故选C项。
36．推理判断题。全文介绍了书的作者，主题，故事情节等，并且对书做出评价。故此可以看出该篇文章的文体是书评，故选C项。
Passage 10
（2023·湖北·校联考模拟预测）Scientist Erika Nesvold once asked a company aiming to mine the moon how he planned to address risks that mining equipment might carry microbes (微生物) from Earth and pollute the moon. The response: “We’ll worry about that later.”
That’s an irresponsible mindset when it comes to preparing for people to live and work in space, Nesvold argues in her new book, Off-Earth. “... adopting a ‘worry about it later’ attitude...strikes me as a path to repeating the tragedies of that history through ignorance.” Nesvold writes.
Off-Earth is an extension of her 2017 podcast (播客), Making New Worlds, which asked ethical (伦理的) questions about space settlement. The book takes some of the same questions and expands on them.
Most chapters start with three short scenes, usually from different time periods. A chapter outlining debates over whether to settle space at all starts by asking the reader to imagine being in the 1600s and deciding to uproot your family and head to the New World. A chapter on how land usage and ownership rights might work in space imagines a person recently freed from slavery in the U. S. South in 1865 and worrying that the new president will take back the land they finally own. The third scene is usually set in the year 2100, on a space settlement.
Then Nesvold examines how various ethical scenarios (场景) related to the chapter’s theme might play out in space. She quotes experts in fields that don’t often come up in space science: ethics, philosophy, law. This approach is a departure from many books about the future of life on the final frontier, forcing readers to face hard realities and possible points of friction. To have the best chance of avoiding disaster, the time to consider those questions is now, not later, even though space settlement may be decades or centuries away, Nesvold argues.
Off-Earth should be required reading for anyone who dreams about living in space and can help make our earthbound civilizations better too.
37．What does the author intend to do in paragraph 1?
A．To clarify a concept. B．To introduce a topic.
C．To make a prediction. D．To generate a discussion.
38．What set(s) Off-Earth apart from others?
A．Its writing style. B．Its text structure.
C．Its story elements. D．Its writing techniques.
39．What’s Nesvold’s attitude to space settlement?
A．Cautious. B．Unclear.
C．Intolerant. D．Disapproving.
40．What is the text?
A．A short story. B．A news report.
C．A book review. D．A research essay.
【答案】37．B 38．D 39．A 40．C
【导语】本文是一篇书评。文章主要介绍了科学家Nesvold的新书Off-Earth的相关内容。
37．推理判断题。文章第一段讲述了一段往事。科学家Nesvold询问一家公司是否担心开发月球会导致月球被污染，却得到不负责任的答复。结合下文对Nesvold的新书Off-Earth的介绍推知，讲述这个故事目的是为了引出本篇文章即将要讨论的主题。故选B。
38．细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段的“She quotes experts in fields that don’t often come up in space science: ethics, philosophy, law. This approach is a departure from many books about the future of life on the final frontier, forcing readers to face hard realities and possible points of friction.(她引用了空间科学中不常出现的领域的专家的话：伦理学、哲学、法律。这种方法与许多关于最后边疆生活未来的书不同，迫使读者面对严峻的现实和可能的摩擦点)”可知，Nevsvold的写作方式使得这本书和其他同样话题的书不一样。故选D。
39．推理判断题。通读全文可知，Nesvold在书中讨论了太空殖民可能碰到的很多问题，再根据文章倒数第二段的“To have the best chance of avoiding disaster, the time to consider those questions is now, not later, even though space settlement may be decades or centuries away, Nesvold argues.(Nesvold认为，为了有最好的机会避免灾难，考虑这些问题的时候是现在，而不是以后，尽管太空解决方案可能需要几十年或几个世纪的时间)”可知，Nesvold并不反对太空殖民，但是他对此却非常小心谨慎，认为要避免重复历史的悲剧。故选A。
40．推理判断题。通读全文可知，作者介绍了Nesvold的一本书，以及其在书中呈现的观点。根据最后一段“Off-Earth should be required reading for anyone who dreams about living in space and can help make our earthbound civilizations better too.(任何梦想在太空生活的人都应该阅读Off-Earth，这也有助于让我们的地球文明变得更好)”可知，作者还向人们推荐了这本书。由此推知，这是一篇书评。故选C。