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惠州中学 2023 级高二年级上学期期中考试 英语科试卷
卷面满分 120 分, 考试用时 120 分钟
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
Calling All High Schl Students
Apply t The Daily’s Summer 2023 Jurnalism Wrkshp!!
Click here fr an applicatin frm
The applicatin deadline has been extended t June 2 at 11:59 pm.
Jin us fr ur annual summer eight-week jurnalism wrkshp! The prgram runs frm June26 t August 18, 2023.
In ur prgram, we’ll teach high schlers the fundamentals thrugh real-wrld reprting tasks. Sme writers may even get the pprtunity t publish their wrk n The Stanfrd Daily’s website as they receive ne-n-ne guidance frm Daily editrs in weekly check-in meetings and lessns.
Even if yu’ve dne a prgram with us befre, yu’re sure t learn new skills, encunter new challenges, and level up yur jurnalistic skills! We have all-new cntent and guest speakers with fresh and exciting perspectives t bring t the table.
It is pen t participants f all skill levels — ur editrs will wrk with yu at whatever pace yu’re cmfrtable with and get yu up t speed regardless f yur level f experience.
Over the curse f the eight-week jurnalism wrkshp, participants will get hands-n experience in the end-t-end prcess f news reprting, including:
n Hw t find stries and assess (评估) their newswrthiness
n Hw t identify and interview surces
n Hw t create well-structured, interesting news pieces
n Hw t write breaking news
In additin t writing, students will have the pprtunity t learn multimedia and digital skills, ultimately gaining expsure t the cmplete, real, end-t-end experience f wrking in jurnalism.
21. What is the purpse f the jurnalism wrkshp?
A. T expse high schlers t the real wrld.
B. T bring The StanfrdDaily t a larger audience.
C. T equip high schlers with skills f news reprting. D. T select ptential writers fr The Stanfrd Daily.
22. What can participants d in the wrkshp?
A. Start up a news writing website.
B. Chair weekly meetings f Daily’s editrs. C. Assess the wrk f Daily’s jurnalists.
D. Get persnalized guidance frm prfessinals.
23. What is the text?
A. An activity schedule. B. An nline advertisement.
C. A curse review. D. An academic article.
B
The “Gt Talent” crew is ne f the pineers in finding and publicizing music talent and has been giving the wrld sme f its mst favrite artists fr almst tw decades. In 2023, “Britain’s Gt Talent” (BGT) uncvered a musical genius named Malakai Bayh wh impressed the audience with perfect high-nte singing.
The Lndn-based 13-year-ld by appeared fr the shw’s auditin ( 海 选 ) in April, 2023 and was accmpanied by his mm and sister. “My big dream is t be an pera singer. I started singing at 7,” said Malakai t the BGT team. He then added jkingly, “My mm made me jin the chir because she’s very bssy.” The teenager mentined she was his biggest fan.
Malakai’s mm was wrried as he was abut t perfrm and said, “It scares me because, n his first shw, smebdy heckled (对……起哄) him. It was sad t see smene b a child n stage because it might destry his cnfidence cmpletely.” Cntrary t his mm’s fear, Malakai set the stage n fire singing a beautiful sng and the entire crwd was impressed by his amazing vice. As he ended his sng, the audience and the judges gave him a big rund f applause. The perfrmance wn him Simn Cwell’s Glden Buzzer, sending him straight t the semi-finals f the shw.
The ther judges called Malakai’s perfrmance “perfect” and “heavenly” . His angelic vice blew the audience away and the judges thanked the teen fr cming t the shw. Malakai went n t becme ne f the finalists f the shw and signed a recrd deal with Universal Music.
Malakai’s auditin at the BGT went viral n scial media, “I’m a trained singer, and a music teacher by prfessin, and sang this sng as a yung perfrmer myself. I can say with abslute certainty this is the best I’ve ever heard this sng sung, with prper technique and prper breathing. This by is a gifted singer,” @mayacrinne878 psted.
24. What made Malakai’s mm feel wrried?
A. The judge’s expressin. B. Her sn’s perfrmance n stage.
C. A bad experience. D. Her sn’s difficulty in singing in public. 25. What des the phrase “set the stage n fire” in paragraph 3 imply abut Malakai’s perfrmance? A. He accidentally caused a literal fire during his perfrmance.
B. His perfrmance was extremely passinate and energetic.
C. His perfrmance received the lwest rating pssible.
D. He refused t perfrm unless certain cnditins were met.
26. What can be inferred abut Malakai’s talent?
A. He has average talent but is well-received due t his age.
B. He has exceptinal talent that is recgnized by bth prfessinals and the public. C. He has talent, but his perfrmance was nt enugh t send him t the semi-finals. D. He lacks talent, but his stry tuched the hearts f the audience.
27. What is the text mainly abut?
A. The rise f a yung pera singer. B. The impact f scial media n music talent.
C. The histry f “Gt Talent” shws. D. The challenges faced by yung perfrmers.
C
Fr adults wh have struggled with understanding new math hmewrk r surprised at hw quickly kids can learn a secnd language, there is new evidence that shws kids can really learn things much faster than adults.
A study published in Current Bilgy finds that children and adults have different cncentratins f a key brain messenger called gamma-aminbutyric acid, r GABA. This messenger slws dwn the brain by blcking specific signals in the bdy’s central nervus system. It als prduces a calming effect and is thught t play a majr rle in cntrlling the veractivity f nerve cells assciated with anxiety, stress and fear. All these cntribute t the learning f new things.
In the study, the researchers frm Brwn University used neur-imaging techniques t examine visual perceptive ( 视 觉 感 知 的 ) learning in elementary schl-aged children and adults. Participants were shwn a number f different images and were later asked questins abut them fllwing the test.
Visual learning caused an increase f GABA in children’s visual crtex( 皮 层 ), the area f the brain that prcesses visual infrmatin. Hwever, GABA levels didn’t change in the adults wh tk the same visual tests. In additin, children participants kept that GABA increase fr hurs after training ended, while the cncentratins f GABA remained the same in the adults studied.
“In subsequent behaviral experiments, we fund that children indeed learn mre items within a given perid f time than adults.” said Sebastian M. Frank, the c-authr f the study. “Our results therefre pint t GABA as a key player in making learning mre efficient in children.”
These results, the authrs argue, shuld encurage teachers and parents t keep giving children pprtunities t learn anything frm riding a bike t playing an instrument thrughut their childhd.
The findings may als change neur-scientists ’ cnceptin f brain maturity in children. “Althugh children’s brains are nt yet fully mature and many f their behaviral and cgnitive functins are nt as efficient as in adults, children are nt, in general, surpassed in their learning abilities by adults,” said study c-authr Take Watanabe.
28. What’s the functin f GABA?
A. Send specific messages t the brain. B. Deal with cmplex math prblems.
C. Make the nervus system mre active. D. Increase efficiency in learning new things.
29. What d we knw abut the children taking the visual test? A. Their GABA cncentratins kept increasing after training. B. Their learning abilities still needed t be imprved.
C. They culd remember mre images than adults.
D. They were surpassed by adults in learning abilities.
30. Hw did the researchers d the research?
A. By cmparing participants ’ reactin. B. By analyzing statistics.
C. By cllecting relative evidence. D. By cnducting nline survey.
31. What des Take Watanabe want t say in the last paragraph?
A. Neur-scientists dn’t fully understand brain maturity in children. B. Children are nt mature in their behavir and cgnitin.
C. It takes a lng time fr children’s brains t be fully mature.
D. Children’s brain maturity des nt affect their learning abilities.
D
Artificial intelligence(AI) mdels have lng surpassed just creating text respnses and images. Nw, with nly ne sentence, Open AI’s latest text-t-vide mdel, Sra, can turn yur wrds int vide with gd visual quality while faithfully fllwing yur cntent instructins.
Sra is said t be superir t many ther existing mdels with similar functins. The AI mdel can create vides at suitable aspect ratis ( 屏幕高宽比) fr different devices. It als lets users quickly test ut cntent in lwer quality befre making the high-quality versin, which helps speed up utput accrding t the user’s requests.
Aside frm this, its ability t present vides in a realistic and smth manner is astnishing. Sra can create detailed scenes with several characters, specific types f mtin, and accurate subject and backgrund details. Beynd the user’s requests, it als understands hw these elements exist in the real wrld. Fr example, reflectins in the water change as a wman walks by.
Sra’s amazing perfrmance wuldn’t be pssible withut its helpful assistant, ChatGPT, which transfrms simple sentences int detailed descriptins, imprving the accuracy f utput.
Hwever, the current mdel isn’t perfect. It may have truble accurately shwing hw things mve in a cmplicated scene and might nt get hw ne actin leads t anther. Fr example, if smene eats part f a ckie in a Sra-made vide, the ckie might nt lk like it’s been bitten int. The mdel might mix up directins and find it hard t describe events in the right rder. One pssible reasn is that Sra learns each basic unit f a vide, knwn as a spacetime patch (时空补丁), independently.
Sra is still in the testing stage f develpment. OpenAI is nw inviting netwrk security prfessinals t make randm attacks n Sra’s system, aiming t test the mdel’s pssible weaknesses and risks. Sra has als been pen t sme visual artists, designers and filmmakers. Their feedback will assist OpenAI in enhancing the mdel t better serve creative prfessinals.
32. What is the main fcus f paragraph 2 and 3?
A. Sra’s develpment. B. Sra’s diversity.
C. Sra’s capabilities. D. Sra’s ppularity.
33. Why des the authr prvide the example in paragraph 5?
A. T highlight Sra’s ptential safety risks. B. T illustrate Sra’s existing limitatins.
C. T shwcase Sra’s perfect perfrmance. D. T explain the cncept f a spacetime patch.
34. What can we knw abut Sra up t nw?
A. It has been made available t varius industries. B. Its cmmercial release has been called ff.
C. It has expsed alarming security issues. D. It is underging testing and imprvement.
35. What’s the best title fr the text?
A. Sra: Lead the way in creating vides. B. Sra: Surpass existing ChatGPT.
C. Sra:Generate a rich variety f vides. D. Sra:A perfect text-t-vide AI mdel.
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。
Being a gd friend isn’t always easy. Nevertheless, taking the time t develp a lasting friendship is wrth every unce f effrt. 36 Here are a few things yu can d t be a gd friend t thers.
Make time fr each ther
37 The mark f a gd friend is smene wh makes time fr yu and makes spending time with yu a pririty. A gd friend will als lk fr pprtunities t maximize the time yu have tgether by seeking fun and unique experiences that strengthen and maintain yur bnd.
Open up and allw each ther t be vulnerable
A gd friend is smene genuine, smene with whm yu can be yurself and they can be themselves arund yu. A gd friend allws yu t be vulnerable(脆弱的) with them and vice versa, meaning yu can expse yur emtins and circumstances with each ther and trust ne anther t listen, be supprtive, and have each ther’s best interests at heart. 38 If yur friend hurt yu, dn’t be afraid t talk abut it.
39
It is ne f the mst imprtant aspects f being a gd friend. Yur friend will need yu fr supprt, especially in hard times. Nbdy wants t be friends with smene wh actually isn’t interested in them. It’s hard t rely n a persn wh desn’t behave in a trustwrthy way. We all knw well-intentined peple wh say, “Okay, I will...” but never fllw thrugh. If that’s yu, be aware that yu’re destrying yur friends ’ trust. Eventually, they’ll stp believing what yu say.
Aplgize when yu’ve made a mistake
If yu want yur friends t trust yu, then yu can’t act like yu’re perfect. If yu knw yu’ve made a mistake, wn up t it instead f denying. Thugh yur friends wn’t be happy that yu made a mistake, they’ll be
very pleased that yu’re mature enugh t admit it instead f just pretending that nthing is wrng, r wrse—blaming it n smene else. 40 Let yur friends hear the sincerity in yur vice.
A. Be dependable.
B. Be a gd listener.
C. When yu d s, yu shuld mean it.
D. A gd friend is willing t stick their neck ut n behalf f their friends. E. It will cntribute t direct lines f cmmunicatin between bth f yu. F. Friendships grw thrugh shared experiences and quality time tgether.
G. Because gd friendships prvide a sense f belnging and security, knwing yu are lved.
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。
Raquel is a cllege student wh has spent nearly every summer wrking in the fields f Suthwestern Michigan with her family, 1,500 miles frm their hme in Edinburg, Texas. As she prepared fr graduatin, she knew her family wuldn’t be there t 41 it, because her parents were wrking seven days a week, frm sun-up until after sundwn n the farm.
Raquel graduated with a degree in bilingual educatin. She is willing t fllw a(n) 42 as a public schl teacher. Her path t graduatin was by n means 43 . But Raquel’s stry has always been f the impssible becming pssible.
Fllwing high schl, she tk a year ff t wrk at the farm and then 44 n cllege. It tk her five years t 45 her cllege cursewrk, in part because she culdn’t take summer classes. Her determinatin 46 , bth in reaching graduatin and in her persnal develpment. She thanked her family fr everything she had 47 , and what she had becme. “My family is my 48 supprt system, and they have 49 me greatly. When I have hard times in schl, I see their faces and I feel s 50 t cntinue.”
On the graduatin day, Raquel was interviewed abut her future 51 t becming a public schl teacher. Little did she knw that the interview wuld turn int a surprise family reunin. Her family made the 3,000-mile rund trip t celebrate the meaningful 52 . When Raquel glanced ver the crwds and fund her parents and sister were sitting in the last rw, she burst int tears. She 53 her diplma in the air, smiled, and gave a thumbs-up t the family wh helped make this day a(n) 54 .
“My parents always tell me t 55 myself t my educatin because that’s smething nbdy can take away frm me, and I keep that in mind all the time,” said Raquel.
41. A. bserve B. spnsr C. appreciate D. charge
42. A. attempt B. missin C. career D. respnsibility
43. A. capable B. smth C. significant D. brilliant
44. A. depended B. called C. insisted D. fcused
45. A. design B. cmplete C. adapt D. assess
46. A. paid ff B. paid back C. tk place D. tk ff
47. A. admitted B. dnated C. achieved D. applied
48. A. independent B. pwerful C. flexible D. accurate
49. A. impressed B. persuaded C. infrmed D. affected
50. A.encuraged B. satisfied C. annyed D. astnished
51. A. adventure B. experience C. jurney D. slutin
52. A. prject B. cntest C. festival D. event
53. A. waved B. grabbed C. flded D. threw
54. A. recrd B. regret C. reality D. truth
55. A. accustm B. devte C. adjust D. expse
第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分, 满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Every s ften, Chen Jiawen, 56 31-year-ld prduct designer at a technlgy cmpany in Hangzhu, sets aside a day fr herself called Unplug Day.
Chen 57 (start) the plan as she ften felt “disrupted” by technlgy. “ 58 makes me uncmfrtable when everyne is addicted t their phnes at gatherings,” Chen said, 59 (add) that absrbing herself in scial media prevented her frm cmpleting 60 (plan) tasks, leading t psychlgical burdens and distractins.
It’s becme a cmmn situatin 61 mdern peple might uncnsciusly use the time spent waiting at traffic lights t watch a shrt vide r 62 (cnstant) check ut a trending tpic upn receiving a push ntificatin frm an app.
Unplug Day is part f her plan t cmbat infrmatin verlad frm excessive phne use and 63 (rebuild) her fcus.
On this day, she discnnects frm the digital wrld and fcuses n real-life experiences. She wanders thrugh the park with friends and they enjy a meal tgether 64 tuching their phnes, engaged in deep cnversatin. They cnsciusly hide apps in flders that require several 65 (click) t access, and turning ff ntificatins. Thrughut this day, she nly cnnects t the internet twice: nce fr navigatin and nce t crdinate with friends.
第四部分 写作 (共两节, 满分 40 分)
第一节 (满分 15 分)
假定你是李华，下周将参加一场主题为“A Her in My Heart ”英语演讲比赛。请撰写一篇演讲稿， 内 容包括：
1. 人物简介；2. 主要事迹；3. 所受启发。 注意：
1. 词数 80 左右；
2. 可适当增加细节， 以使行文连贯。
第二节 (满分 25 分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
“Mm!” I screamed as I lked thrugh the windw, “Why is my Ink Spt sitting in Mrs. Cleary’s windw?” Mm pushed past me t cnfirm it. Sure enugh, acrss the street was Ink Spt cleaning himself in the windw f Mrs. Cleary’s sitting rm. I culdn’t believe my eyes. He was my cat, nt Mrs. Cleary’s.
She had already adpted twelve cats. Why must she keep my cat? I culd feel anger biling up inside me. Meanwhile, Ink Spt’s leaving withut any signs upset me. A sense f being left ut hit me hard.
Ink Spt was special fr me. After my baby sister’s birth, “my” parents ’ time was taken by her. It seemed n ne in the family cared abut r even nticed me. Wrse still, I was packed ff t a kindergarten. I hated being left ut frm the bttm f my heart.
It was when mm nticed me weeping in a crner ne night that things began t change. After that, Ink Spt came int my life. Every night, he curled(卷曲)up beside me in bed and he was there fr me after schl when I raced hme just t be with him.
I fell in lve with Ink Spt the first time I saw its tiny black and white kitten, fr which I called him Ink Spt. Mm and daddy beamed with pleasure as my eyes danced with jy again. It was the first time that I had smiled since my little baby sister came int the family. As fr me, he was mre than a cat. Actually, he was my life.
But tday when I came hme, Ink Spt was in Mrs. Cleary’s windw. I wanted him back. But mm insisted that if Ink Spt stayed at Mrs. Cleary’s, that meant it was where he wanted t be. “N! Mm, Ink Spt is my cat”, I prtested wildly but I had t admit the truth f mm’s wrds. Standing n the sidewalk, I was at a lss as t what t d. Staring at Ink Spt fr a while, I culdn’t stand the anger any lnger.
注意：1.续写词数应为 150 左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1: I walked twards Mrs. Cleary’s huse hurriedly and kncked at the dr angrily.
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Paragraph 2: Upn seeing me, Ink Spt jumped ff the windw, running twards me in a flash.
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