北京市顺义区第一中学2023-2024学年高二年级上册10月月考英语试卷

2023北京顺义一中高二10月月考

英语

第一部分知识运用（共两节，30分）

第一节完形填空（共10小题,每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答

案，并在答题纸上将该选项涂黑。

ItwasanordinarysummerafternoonwhenIfirstfoundoutaboutmygrandpa's1___garden.

Thatday,afterschool,insteadofwalkingstraighthome,Idecidedtovisitmygrandpa,wholived

justafewblocksaway.

WhenIgotthere,Isawthefrontdoorwasslightlyopen.Ipusheditopenbutfoundnobody.

Curiosityand___2___mixedwithinmeasIventuredinsideandnoticedthebackdoorwideopen,

leadingtoapathI'dnever___3___before.Thereitwas-abreathtakinggarden,filledwithflowers

ofallshapesandcolors,greenerystretchingoutasfarasmyeyescouldsee.Iwalked___4___,

marvelingatthebeautifulspectacle.Suddenly,Iheardarustlingsoundfromanearbybush,followed

byasoftandfamiliarvoice.

“Ididn't___5___youtofindthisplace,mydear,“mygrandpasaid,emergingfrombehindthe

greenleaveswithabroadsmile,holdingawateringcan.

___6___bythebeautyofthegarden,Ijuststoodthere,takingintheview.Afterwhatfeltlike

forever,Iasked,"Grandpa,whydidn'tyoutellmeaboutthisplace?”

Heshruggedandreplied,"Iwantedittobea___7___,somethingyoucoulddiscoveronyour

own.Ifsmorespecialthatway,don'tyouthink?”

Sincethatday,wewouldspendhoursinthegarden,tendingtotheflowers,sharingstories,and

enjoyingeachother9s8.Thatgarden,whichIdiscovered9,becameourplayground,

ashelterofpeaceinthemidstofourbustlingcitylives.

Lookingbacknow,IrealizethatthegreatestthingIfoundinthatgardenwasnotthebeautiful

sceneiy,butthepreciousmemoriesand___10___Ibuiltwithmygrandpa.

1.A.tinyB.secretC.romanticD.natural

2.A.concernB.relaxationC.delightD.excitement

3.AappreciatedB.doubtedC.noticedD.recognized

4.A.homeB.backC.awayD.further

5.A.expectB.hopeC.allowD.tell

6.A.DisturbedB.AttractedC.AngeredD.Amused

7.A.mysteryB.giftC.challengeD.wonder

8.A.gardenB.companyC.greetingD.memories

9.A.asusualB.inparticularC.onpurposeD.bychance

10.A.peaceB.balanceC.bondD.trust

第二节语法填空(共10小题,每小题1・5分，满分15分)

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在

给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

A

Manypeoplemissoutonlearningopportunitiesbecausetheylettheirfeelingsgetintheway.They

refuse11(learn)orignorewhatissaidbecauseofwhothespeakeris.itistruethatwecannot

help12(dislike)somepeople.Butdonotforgetyoucanstilllearnfromthem.Activelearners

donotjudgepeople___13(base)onfirstimpressionsorpersonalfeelings.Instead,theyseparate

themessagefromthemessenger.

B

Apersonwithaphotographicmemorycouldremembereverydetailofapicture,abookoran

eventmanyyearslater,butithasnotbeenproved___14___therearepeoplewhoreallyhave

photographicmemories.Yet,therearesomepeoplewhodohave___15___(amaze)memories.For

example,DanielTammetcanrememberthefirst22,514digitsofpi(兀)andStephenWiltshirecandraw

adetailedpictureofacityfrommemoryafterflyingoveritinahelicopter.Theyarebothgood

___16___rememberingparticularthingsforalimitedtime.

C

Mostgardenerswillprobablysaygardening___17___(be)goodforyou.Accordingtoastudy,

peoplewhogardenhavea___18___(healthy)diet,getmoreexercise,andfeellessstress.

Researchersstudiedthebenefitsofgardeninginsharedcommunitygardens___19___peoplework

together.Theysuggestgardeningmayreducestressbecauseitexposespeopletonature,while

communitygardensalsoprovide___20___(chance)forsocialinteraction.Therefore,theyhopethe

resultswillencouragedoctorsandgovernmentleaderstoregardcommunitygardensasavitalpartof

thepublichealthsystem.

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，38分)

第一节(共14小题,每小题2分，共28分)

阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。并在答题纸上将该选项涂

黑。

Often,thereisafalseideathatonemustbet4in-the-know,9totrulyappreciateartworks.

However,fineartopensthedoortoeveryone.Learninghowtolookatandunderstandartworks

requiresustotakethetimetoview,identifyandthink.

LookattheArt

Asthefirststep,ifsnecessarytotakeamomenttoidentifytheartwork'sgeneralfeatures:

•Isitapainting,sculptureorcraftwork?

•Doesitappearchaotic（混舌L的）ororganized?

•Arethecolorsbrightorsoft?

IdentifytheArtandArtist

Knowingwhenorhowtheartworkwasmadeandlearningsomethingabouttheartistcanreveal

morecontext.WeallknowthefamouspaintingGuernicaisamasterpiececreatedbyPicassoin

1937.However,ifwecanfindoutPicassocomposedthepaintingtoreflectabombingduringthe

SpanishCivilWar,we'llknowmoreaboutitsanti-warmeaning.

Evenifthehistoricalcontextofanartworkisnotobvious,knowingtheyearofitscreationoffers

morecontext.

ThinkAbouttheMeaning

Usewhatyouobservedinthefirsttwostepstothinkaboutmeaningstheartworkcouldhave.

Considerwhatthetitle,thesubjects,orthesymbolsmeanttotheartistwhenheorshecreated

theartwork.Whatdothecolorssayabouttheartist,andhowdotheyapplytothesubjectsintheart?

Forexample,theowlsinLebo'sworksrepresentwisdom,butwhyaretheysobrightlycolored?

Inaddition,askhowtheartmakesyoufeel.Manyartistshavespecificmeaningsbehindtheir

art,butalsoencourageviewerstocomeupwiththeirownexplanations.Still,everyexplanationis

notautomaticallycorrect,whichiswhythetechniquesdescribedabovearehelpfulinfindingclues.

Thenexttimeyou'readmiringaworkofart,keepthesetechniquesinmind,anditsmeaning

mayunfoldbeforeyoureyes.

21.Whatisthefirststepwhenviewingart?

A.Doingsomeresearchontheartist.

B.Being"in・the・know“aboutthework

C.Identifyingthework'sgeneralfeatures

D.Knowingtheyearofanartwork'screation

22.Whenthinkingaboutthemeaningofanartwork,youshould.

A.explainitfreelyB.chooseatitleforit

C.describeittotheviewersD.askhowitmakesyoufeel

23.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor.

A.museumstaffB.galleryvisitors

C.professionalartistsD.exhibitionorganizers

B

AnuarAbdullahhasalwayshadaspecialfeelingfortheocean.Inthe1980s,hesettledin

Perhentianasadivinginstructorandfellinlovewithcorals.Twicedaily,hewentouttosea,staying

underwaterforaslongashisoxygensupplyallowed.Helearnedtheshapesandtextures（纹理）of

coralreefslongbeforeheknewtheirLatinnames.Hestudiedthelivingconditions一thewater

temperature,thesunshine,thediversity（多样性）ofoceanlife一andsawhowjustoneofthose

factorscouldbringaboutlarge-scaledeath.

Abdullahspenttwodecadesexperimentingwithhowtogrowcoralreefsintheocean.Hedidn't

haveadegreeinmarine（海洋的）biologyoraresearchlab,buthehadhisownways.Almostallthe

materialsheusedtogrowcoralscamedirectlyfromtheocean.Hedidn'tusesteelpipesorbricks一

whichhecouldn'tafford一instead,hegatheredrocksfromtheseafloor,pilingthemsotheywouldn't

beknockeddownbytidalwaves.Whileothersmightdependonalabtobreaklivecoralintopieces

thatwereinturnusedforgrowing,hesearchedforbrokenpiecesofcoralinexistingreefsandfixed

themtotherocksusinganimal-friendlyglue.Whenheneededothermaterials,hestartedby

searchingthebeachforwaste.

Everyday,thelocalssawhimonhiskneesexaminingcoralsintheocean.Sometimes,hepicked

uparocktowhichhehadfixedapieceofcoralseveralweeksearlier,andsaidveryquietly,utMy

littleacropora（鹿角大珊瑚），howareyoudoingtoday?”Thelocalswhisperedabouthowhe'dspent

daysinthewaterspeakingtocoralsasiftheywerepeople."EveryonethoughtIwasstupidJsaid

Abdullah,<cButIknewIwasdoingthemostimportantthingintheworld.”

Actually,Abdullahwasright.Now,inaworldrapidlylosingitscoralreefstoclimatechangeand

environmentaldamage,hehasbecomeanincreasinglyinfluentialexpertonhowtobringthemback

tolife.ThousandshavetraveledfromaroundtheworldtolearnfromAbdullahhowtogrowcorals,

withsomeeventuallyleavingtheirjobstojoinhisprojectsfulltime.Withhis700activevolunteers,

hehasalreadysavedabout125acresofcoralreefs.

24.Abdullahwentouttoseatwicedailyto.

A.studycoralreefsB.havedivingtraining

C.checkhisoxygensupplyD.sharehisfeelingsforthesea

25.Abdullah'swayofgrowingcoralsis.

A.eco-friendlyandpracticalB.traditionalandindirect

C.high-techandaffordableD.scientificandexpensive

26.FromthepassageweknowthatAbdullah.

A.searchedforwastetomakealiving

B.receivedadegreeinmarinebiology

C.talkedtoeveryoneaboutcoralreefs

D.becameanexpertoncoralprotection

27.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Anyonewithadreamisamazing.

B.Achievementprovidestruepleasure.

C.Anindividualcanmakeadifference.

D.Thestrongmanisstrongestwhenalone.

C

Episodicmemory（f青景t己T乙）allowshumanstorevisitpastpersonalexperiencesintheirminds,

anditwasoncethoughttobeaspecialskillofhumans.Althoughtherearestillargumentsaboutthe

extentofthistypeofmemoryinnon-humananimals,scientistshaveprovedthatcreatureslikerats

anddogscanpassteststhataredevelopedtoassessepisodicmemoryoverthepasttwodecades.

"Curiously,thereisalackofresearchinvestigatingdolphins9episodicmemory/9Universityof

Cambridgecognitive（认矢口的）scientistJamesDaviessays.Therefore,thissurprisingfact

encourageshimtofillthisgap.

Theteamused“where”and"who”questionsintheirresearch,eachonadifferenttest.Each

dolphinwasfirsttrainedtoretrieveaballfromthewater,andthentrainedtogetaballby

approachingapersonholdingitinfrontofthemwhileignoringanempty-handedpersonstandingat

adifferentspot.Duringthistraining,thelocationswererandomized（使随机化）andtheperson

holdingtheballdifferedeachtime,sothatthosedetailswereirrelevanttolearningtheretrieving

behavior.Then,forthetests,thedolphinswereaskedtoretrievetheballastheyhadlearnedtodo,

butafter10minutes,somethingchanged-thistime,theballcouldn'tbeseen,asitwasnowbehind

oneofthetwopeople'sbacks.Inthe“where“tests,theballwashiddeninthesamespotasinthe

training,butbothpeoplehadbeenchanged,whileinthe"who"tests,thelocationsofthepeople

changedbuttheballremainedwiththepersonwho'dhaditpreviously.

Eightdolphinswentthrougheachofthetwotests,separatedbyatleast48hours.Allthe

dolphinsgotitrightinchoosingthecorrectspotonthe“where“experiments,andsevenachieved

successonthe"who"experiments.

KellyJaakkola,apsychologist,saysthatbasedontheircognitiveskills,dolphinsareagood

candidateforhavingepisodic-likememory,andthisstudygoesreallyfarinshowingthat.Shealso

says,“Themorewelookforsuchcapabilitiesinnon-humananimals,themorespeciesweMllikely

findthemin."Sheadds,"Anexcitingquestionistherefore"Wheredowedrawthatline?Which

animalsdohaveit,whichanimalsdon't,andwhatsortofcognitiveorneurologicalorsocial

characteristicsdothoseanimalsshare?'Thafsgoingtobethefunpartofthegame.^^

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“retrieve“inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Get.B.Move.C.Throw.D.Play.

29.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?

A.Thelocationsofthepeopleinvolvedinthetests.

B.Thememorytasksthatdolphinsneedtoperform.

C.Theabilityofdolphinstocommunicatewithhumans.

D.Thedolphins7characteristicsrelatedtotheirmemoryprocessing.

30.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Dolphinspassthetestsasaresultoftraining.

B.Itisverylikelythatdolphinsareaffectedbypeopleduringthetests.

C.Scientistswillprobablyfindepisodicmemoryinallnon-humananimals.

D.Theinfluenceofdolphins5familiaritywithalocationorapersonisavoided.

31.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.DolphinsAretheMostIntelligentAnimals

B.DolphinsMayRememberPersonalExperiences

C.EpisodicMemoryIsImportantforHumansandAnimals

D.AScientificMethodIsUsedtoStudyDolphins9Memory

D

Afteryearsofblue・collar（蓝领）jobsbeingreplacedbymachines,advancedchatbotsarenow

breathingdownwhitecollars.GenerativeAltools,suchasChatGPT,havemadeimpressiveprogress

ingeneratinghuman-soundinglanguageandunderstandingcontext.Somuchsothathumansareno

matchfortheminsometasks.Upto300millionfull-timejobscouldbelostaroundtheworld,which

isasmuchas18%oftheglobalworkforce.

ArecentstudybyOpenAI,thecreatorofChatGPT,lookedatthepotentialforautomationacross

1,016jobs.HumansandAIseparatelyratedhowwellsoftwarepoweredbylarge-languagemodels,

whicharetrainedonaseaofinformationfromtheInternetandthenreactedquicklytospecific

functions,couldperform19,000tasksinvolvedinthejobs.Ifthesoftwarewasconsideredableto

reducethetimeittakeshumanstocompletethetaskbyatleasthalf,withoutadropinquality,the

taskwasconsideredreadyforAIreplacement.Forothertasks,thecompanyimaginedadditional

softwarethatcouldbeaddedtothemodel,suchascomputertoolsthatcanautomaticallypullfresh

datafromtheInternet.Theyfoundthat80%ofAmericanscouldhaveatleast10%oftheirwork

tasksdonebyadvancedAltools.Thefigurerisesto50%oftasksforaround19%ofworkers.

Thisautomationshouldnotbefeared.Itcouldfreeworkersfromrepeatedtasks,contributingto

greaterproductivity.AstudypublishedonApril5suggeststhatgenerativeAIcouldbringabout

sweepingchangestotheglobaleconomy.Asthesetoolscoulddrivea7%increaseinglobalGDP

andliftproductivityby1.5percentagepointsovera10-yearperiod.

Butstudieslikethismayoverstatethepotentialforautomation,ignoringsometacitskills（隐，性

技能）inprofessionstheyknowlessabout.Humanqualitiesimportantforsomejobs,suchasempathy

orcharisma（感召力），willbeoverlooked.AndnotalltaskscapableofbeingearnedoutbyAIshould

be:amaninloveshouldfeelitashameforusingittowritealovelettertohisbelovedgirlfriend

howevertouchingandsincereitmaysound.

ManybusinessesarealsonotwillingtoacceptALAndthosewhohavealreadyaccepteditareat

theriskofpracticalandlegal（法律的）confusion.Whenchatbotsdonotknowwhattosay,theyoften

talknonsense.The"creative“outputtheyproduceisbasedonamixtureofdatasourcedfromthe

Internet,raisingissuesaroundaccuracy,privacyandintellectualproperty（知识产权）.

WhilemuchisunknownabouthowgenerativeAIwillinfluencetheworldeconomyandsociety,

anditwilltaketimetoplayout,thereareclearsignsthattheeffectscouldbeprofound.Butinthe

realworld,AItoolswillstillneedhandlers.Thatmayevenendupcreatingnewjobs.

32.WhatisthefunctionofParagraph1?

A.ToshowthepopularityofAItools.

B.TogiveexamplesofusinggenerativeAItools.

C.Todrawreaders9attentiontothepossiblethreatofAL

D.TocomparetheimpactsofAIonblueandwhitecollars.

33.AccordingtothestudybyOpenAI,AIcanreplacehumanswhen.

A.itcanperformcertaincreativetasks

B.automationispoweredbylarge-languagemodels

C.itdevelopsimportanthumanqualitieslikeempathy

D.Altoolsimproveproductivitywithoutdamagingquality

34.Theauthorwouldprobablyagreethat.

A.AItoolsmayhelpincreaseemployment

B.AIwilleventuallytakeoverhumanjobs

C.AIandautomationdomoreharmthangood

D.humanqualitiesarenotnecessaryforautomation

第二节七选五（共5小题;每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。

NicholasEpley,abehaviouralscientist,andIconductedaseriesofstudiesandconcludedthat

kindactsassimpleasbuyingacupofcoffeefbrsomeonecanpromoteaperson'shappiness.

Everydaylifeaffordsmanyopportunitiesfbrsuchactions,yetpeopledonotalwayscatchthem.

____35____

Wefirstlystudiedactsofkindnessdoneforfamiliarpeoplesuchasfriends,classmatesor

family.36Forinstance,inoneexperiment,peoplewrotenotestofriendsandfamily'just

because".Inanother,theygavecupcakesawaytoworkmates.Acrosstheseexperiments,weasked

boththepersonperformingakindactandtheonereceivingittofilloutquestionnaires（I、可卷）.

Acrossourstudies,severalstrongpatternsappeared.Forone,bothperformersandreceiversof

theactsofkindnesswereinmorepositivemoodsthannormalafterthesekindacts.37The

receiversfeltsignificantlybetterthanthekindactorsexpected.Thereceiversalsoreliablyratedthese

actsas“bigger“thanthepeopleperformingthemdid.

38Inoneexperiment,participantsatanice-skatingrink（溜冰场）inapublicpark

gaveawayhotchocolatetopeopletheydidn'tknowonacoldwinterday.Again,theexperiencewas

morepositivethantheperformersexpectedfbrthereceivers.Althoughthepeoplegivingoutthehot

chocolatesawtheactasrelativelysmall,itreallymatteredtothereceivers.

Thesefindingssuggestthatwhatmightseemsmallwhenwearedecidingwhetherornottodo

somethingniceforsomeoneelsecouldmatteragreatdealtothepersonwedoitfor,Thesewarm

actscanimproveourownemotionalhealthandbrightenthedayofanotherperson.39

A.Sowhynotchoosekindnesswhenwecan?

B.Foranother,itwasclearthatperformersundervaluedtheirimpacts.

C.Fromonesituationtothenext,thes