浙江省2023-2024学年高三年级上册开学考试英语试题(解析版)

浙江省2023-2024学年高三上学期开学考试

英语试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，请先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答

案转涂到答题卡上。

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。

1.WhatdoesLeonwanttodothisterm?

A.Makemoney.B.Earnmorecredits.C.Getexperience.

2.WhatisMaggieprobablydoingnow?

A.Eatingeggs.B.Doingthelaundry.C.Cookingbreakfast.

3.Whatwillthewomankeep?

A.Acat.B.Adog.C.Aturtle.

4.Howdoesthemansoundintheend?

A.Annoyed.B.Excited.C.Confident.

5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Neighbors.B.Husbandandwife.C.Grandfatherandgranddaughter.

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6.Whoisthewoman?

A.Ashopassistant.B.Theman'swife.C.Acashier.

7.Whatisthemangoingtodowiththeblouse?

A.Returnit.B.Payforit.C.Exchangeit.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inamuseum.B.Ataparkinglot.C.Atabusstation.

9.Howlongdoesittakethewomantotheparkbytaxi?

A.20minutes.B.25minutes.C.30minutes.

10.Whatadvicedoesthemangivetothewoman?

A.Takingabus.B.Takingataxi.C.Walkingtothepark.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

11.WhydoesEricquit?

A.Hewantstoworkclosetohisparents.

B.Hedoesn'tgetenoughpaidholidays.

C.Hefindsanewjobwithahighersalary.

12.InwhichcountrydoesEricwork?

A.China.B.Finland.C.TheU.S.

13.WhatdoesMs.ThomasthinkofEric'sjobperformance?

A.It'spoor.B.It'sordinary.C.Ifsgreat.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

14.WhatisTina'sweakestpartoflearningEnglish?

A.Speaking.B.Writing.C.Reading.

15.WhatmattersmostinlearningalanguageaccordingtoColin?

A.Beingpatient.

B.Makingfriendswithforeigners.

C.LivinginanEnglish-speakingcountry.

16.WhatdoesColinsuggestTinado?

A.Getupearliertolearn.

B.Readnewspaperseveryday.

C.PracticeEnglisheverymorning.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

17.WhatisthebiggestdifferencebetweenweakAIandstrongAI?

A.Cost.B.Servicetime.C.Humaninvolvement.

18.WhichofthefollowingbelongstostrongAI?

A.Apple'sSiri.B.Aself-drivingcar.C.AlphaGo.

19.Whatismanyexperts,attitudetowardthefutureofAI?

A.Supportive.B.Uncertain.C.Depressed.

20.WhatwillbediscussedaboutAInext?

A.Theproblemtodealwith.

B•AnexampleofweakAL

C.Thebenefitofit.

第二部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Volunteeringforteensisaneducational,mind-openingandlife-enrichingtravelexperience.

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offeringsafeandaffordablevolunteeropportunitiesforhighschoolstudentsandteensinmore

than17destinationsaroundtheglobe.

Howtovolunteerasateenageroverseas:

Applyingtovolunteerasateenagerissimple!Onceyouhavedecidedwheretovolunteerand

whichprojectyouwouldliketojoin,youcanapplyonline.It?sfree,onlytakesafewminutesand

thereisnocommitmentneededatthisstage.OurteamofVolunteerTravelSpecialistswillthen

guideyouthroughthenextstepstosecureyourspotandstartpreparingforyourtrip.

ThereareanumberofwaysyoucanvolunteerwithIVHQdependingonyourage:

Under16:You'reabletovolunteeraspartofagroup（forexample,agroupofstudentsfrom

yourhighschool,withyourfamilyorfriends）oncertainIVHQprograms.Youmusthave

parental/guardianpermitandbeaccompaniedontheprogrambyadesignatedguardianoverthe

ageof18.Contactustofindoutmore.

16&17yearsold:Youcanjoinoneofourteenvolunteerabroadprogramsindependently

withparentalpermitandtwosatisfactorycharacterreferences.Youcanchoosefromvolunteer

projectsinmorethan17destinationsandwillreceive24/7supportfromthelocalteam,butnot

fulltimesupervision.

21.Whoarethevolunteeringprojectdesignedfor?

A.Adults.B.Children.C.TeenagersD.Students.

22.Howcanyouapplyforvolunteering?

A.ThroughtheInternet.B.Bymail.C.Inperson.D.Throughcalls.

23.Whatwillagirlat14offerwhenapplying?

A•Agradecertificate.B.Permitfromparents.

C.Aschoolguarantee.D.Characterreferences

B

Asanonlychild,NicoleRenaeoftenfeltlonelyinheryouth.Butthatallchangedwhenshe

turnedten.Forherbirthday,Renae'sgrandmothersurprisedherwithanadorablegraypuppy

namedChloe.

Fromtheverystart,thetwowereinseparable."Shewasmybestfriend,Renaesays.But

whenRenaewas14,herfathergotanewjobthatcamewithdevastatingnews:He'dbeworkingat

home,andthehouseneededtobefreeofaudiblenoise.

Withnoeasieroption,thefamilysentChloetoahumanesociety.Thoughtheywere

optimisticthatthedogwouldfindanewhomewithpeoplewholovedher,theycouldn'tknowfor

sure.

Intime,Renaegrewup,gotmarried,andhadachildofherown.Rememberingthejoythat

havingadoghadbroughtherasakid,Renaewantedherdaughtertoexperiencethesame.Shehad

itinhermindthatshewouldadoptapuppy,butthenonedayshesawapostonFacebookabouta

seniordogthatneededanewhome.ThedoginthephotographlookedalotlikeChloe—shewas

evennamedChloe.Inaninstantitwasdecided:Shewouldadoptthisolderdog.

WhenshemetChloe,Renaewasstruckwithastrangefeeling.Thedogseemedsofamiliar.

AndChloeappearedtofeelthesamewayaboutRenae.ChloeremindedRenaesomuchofherold

dogthattheemotionoverwhelmedher.

“Iwascrying,“Renaesays."Ijustknewinmyheartthatitwasher.^^

Still,eightyearshadpassedsinceRenaehadseenChloelast,sothenotion（突然的想法）

seemedtobelittlemorethanwishfulthinking.

Buthermomrealizedtherewasawaytotestthetheory:TheirChloehadbeenmicrochipped

asapuppy.TheyfoundtheIDnumber,thenRenaetookhernewChloetothevettobescanned.

Sureenough,shealsohadamicrochip.

“Thenumberswereamatch,”Renaesays.4ifeltlikeI'dwonthelottery（彩票）

24.WhydidthefamilygetridofChloewhenRenaewasyoung?

A.Toescapefromnoises.B.Torehousetheseniordog.

C.ToguaranteeRenae'ssafety.D.Tohelpbuildthehumanesociety.

25.WhydidRenaewanttoadoptapuppy?

A.Togiveherdaughterpleasureofkeepingapet.B.Tostrikeupafriendshipwithapet.

C.TosearchforherolddogChloe.D.ToremindherselfofherChloe.

26.HowdidthefamilyconfinnRenae'snotion?

A.Withacarefulhealthcheck.B.Bymatchingmicrochips.

C.Byputtingthedogtothetest.D.Bylettingtheirfeelingsbetheirguide.

27.Whatdoestheauthorwanttodobytellingthestory?

A.Thinkhighlyoflastingfriendship.

B•Appealtopeopletocareforanimals.

C.Shareastorywithathrillingending.

D.Showmanywrongdecisionsarehastilytaken.

C

Asweallknow,insectscanberemarkablyagile（灵活的）inflight.Thisisreallyhardto

buildintoflyingrobots,butMITAssistantProfessorKevinYufengChenhasdevelopedan

insect-sizeddrone（无人机）thatapproachesinsects'agility.

Typically,dronesrequirewideopenspaces."Ifwelookatmostdronestoday,they'reusually

quitebig,"saysChen."Mostoftheirapplicationsinvolveflyingoutdoors.Thequestionis:Can

youcreateaninsect-sizeddronethatcanmovearoundinverycrowdedandcomplexspaces?”

AccordingtoChen,heovercamemanyproblemswhenbuildingthedrone.Theinsect-sized

dronerequiresafundamentallydifferentconstructionfromalargerone.Thelargedroneisusually

poweredbyamotor,butthemotorlosesefficiencyasyoushrinkit.So,Chensays,“Foran

insect-sizeddrone,youneedtolookforaltematives.^^Theprincipalalternativeuntilnowhasbeen

employingasmall,rigidactuator（执行器）builtfromnewmaterials.Chendesignedamoreagile

tinydroneusingsoftactuatorsinsteadofhardones.

Eachactuatorcanbeatnearly500timespersecondandweighsjust0.6gram,approximately

themassofalargebee.Itgivesthedroneinsect-likeagility."Youcanhititwhenit'sflying,andit

canrecover/9saysChen."Itcanalsotumoverintheair."Thedronelooksabitlikeatinycassette

tapewithwings,thoughChenisalsoworkingonanewoneshapedlikeadragonfly.

Chensayshisdronecanbeusefulinindustryandagriculture.Itcanperformmachinery

inspectionstoensuresafetyandfunction.Itspotentialapplicationsincludecompleting

search-and-rescuemissionsfollowingadisaster.4tAllthosethingscanbeverydifficultforexisting

large-scaledrones,Chenexplains.

28.WhatcanweknowabouttheactuatordesignedbyChen?

A.Itweighsaboutsixgrams.

B.Itdrivestheinsect-sizeddrone.

C.Itlosesefficiencytoomuch.

D.Itemploysconventionalmaterials.

29.WhichwordcanbestdescribeChen'swork?

A.Easy.B.Costly.C.Fruitless.D.Challenging.

30.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellusaboutthenewdrone?

A.Itssafetystandards.B.Itsflyingrange.

C.Itspossibleapplications.D.Itsdesignprinciple.

31.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A.AnInsect-likeSmallDrone

B.TheFutureofInsect-sizedDrones

C.HowDronesWillChangetheAgriculture

D.WhatChallengeDroneDevelopmentFaces

D

Anyonecanbelateahandfuloftimes,buttobethepersonwhoisalwayslate-that'sanart,

afrustratingart.Or,asideeffectofyourpersonalitytraits,scientistshavefound.

Sowhatisitthatcausessomepeopletoconstantlymisstrains,makeittotheweddingjust

afterthebride'sshownupandregularlyannoytheirfriends?Andwhyisitsohardfbrustofixit?

“Thereareallsortsofpunishmentsfbrbeinglate,andtheparadoxisthatwearelateevenwhen

thosepunishmentsandconsequencesexist.^^saidJustinKruger,asocialpsychologistatNewYork

University.

Oneofthecommonestreasonswhypeoplearefrequentlylateisthattheyfailtoaccurately

judgehowlongataskwilltake-somethingknownastheplanningfallacy（谬误）.Researchhas

shownthatpeopleonaverageunderestimatethetimetocompleteataskbyasignificant40

percent.

Anothertraitisthatforever-late-comersaremorelikelytobemultitaskers.Ina2003study

runbyJeffContefromSanDiegoStateUniversityfoundthatoutof181subwayoperatorsinNew

YorkCity,thosewhopreferredmultitaskingweremoreoftenlatefortheirjob.Thisisbecause

multitaskingmakesithardertohavetheawarenessofwhatyou'redoing.Contealsodiscovered

thereisapersonalitytypethat'smorelikelytobelate.Whilehighlystrung（紧张不安）,

achievement-orientedTypeAindividualsaremorepossibletobepunctual.TypeBindividuals,

however,whoaremorelaid-back（漫不经心）,haveahigherchancetobelate.

Admittedly,knowingallofthisdoesn'tnecessarilyhelpfixtheproblem.Butscientistsare

startingtoworkonstrategiesthatcanslowlyimproveourpunctuality.Forpeoplewhoconstantly

underestimatetasks,breakingdownanactivityintodetailedstepscanhelppeopleestimatehow

longsomethingwilltakemoreaccurately.Asforyourpersonalitytype,unfortunately,thereisn't

muchyoucandotochangethat.Butacceptingthatyouneedtostruggleforitmayjusthelp.

Acceptance,afterall,isthefirststeptochange.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“paradox“meaninparagraph2?

A.Strategy.B.Argument.C.Solution.D.Puzzl已

33.Whatisapossiblefeatureoffbrever-late-comers?

A.Theyplantospendmoretimeonatask.

B.Theytacklemorethanonetaskatatime.

C.Theysufferfromconcentrationdifficulties.

D.Theyhavehighexpectationsforachievements.

34.Whichadvicecanbegiventopeoplewhoarealwayslate?

A.Learntoacceptwhoyouare.B.Changeyourpersonalitytype.

C.Divideataskintosmallerones.D.Keeptothetimetableaccurately.

35.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Timemanagementcontributestosuccess.

B.Latecomersshouldbeseverelypunished.

C.One'salwaysbeinglateislinkedtopersonality.

D.Changingpersonalityhelpsimprovepunctuality.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12・5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多

余选项。

Angeristhemostdestructiveemotion.Whenyouareinatemper,youmakehasty

ill-considereddecisionsthatyouwillprobablyregret.Youwillalsoregretrecklesslanguage

spokenwithoutthought.36Herearesomewaysthatyoucancombatthecausesofanger.

37Youhavetoacceptthatsometimesthingsdogowrongandthatpeoplearenot

alwayslovely.Trytoacceptthatotherpeopledobehaveinwaysthatwillmakeyouboth

frustratedandangry.Often,theremightbeanexcellentreasonwhyapersonactedinawaythat

youfoundunacceptable.

Realizingthatnooneisperfectisagoodstarttoavoidinggettingangry.38Neither

willtheybehaveinthesamewaythatyouwouldinagivensituation.

Reactingangrilyisahardhabittobreak.Thetrickistoavoidreactingwhenfacedwitha

situationthatusuallyangers.Angerisanegativereaction,butinthistypeofsituation,thereisno

valueinreactingbyformingpositivethoughts.39Thisway,yourangerwillnotgetthe

emotionalfooditneedstosurvive.

Don'ttaketheeasywaywhenyougetangry.Weallgettemptedtothrowsomething,hit

something,orscreamwhenweareangry.Youmightsayyoufeelbetterafteranangryoutburst,

butthatisjusttheafter-effectoftheadrenalin（肾上腺素）yourbodyreleasedwhileyouwere

angry.Areactionlikethatistheeasyway.Itismuchhardertostaycalm,towalkawayfrom

conflict,ortotakeadeepbreathandactnormally.40

A.Stoptryingtomanageyouranger.

B.Whatcanbedonetocontrolanger?

C.Youneedtolearnnottorespondatall.

D.That,however,iswhatyoumustdoifyouaretostopanger.

E.Youneedtochangeyourattitudetothewaytheworldworks.

F.Takingpositivestepswillhelpyouovercomefeelingsofanger.

G.Also,youneedtoacceptthatnoteveryonehasthesamestandardsasyou.

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。

Devihadneverbeentoaswimminglessoninherlife.Butnowthathermotherhadfounda

newjobinthecity,Devifacedanew41——schoolfieldtripstothelocalpool.

ThefirsttimeDeviwentwithherclasstothepool,shehadno42whatshewasin

for.Devi43intothewaterandheldontothesideofthepool,expectingtobeableto

touchthe44withherfeet.ButwhenDevi45thesideofthepool,shesank

underthewater.Devisoon46thecementledge（水泥平台）topreventherself

drowning.Then,seizedby47,shejustsatonabench,tooembarrassedtotryagain.

Whenshecamehome,hermother48rightawaythatDeviwasupset.uHoney,I

madeacalltothelocalpool,andyoustartlessonsthisweekend,^^Devifelt49that

lessonswouldhelp,butshehadto50herfear.

51,whenthetimecametotakeherfirstlesson,Deviwasevenmoreembarrassed

thanbefore.uPm13,andI'mtakinglessonswithalllittlekids!Thisis52

Whenshewasstandingthere,her53cameoverandsaid,“Hi,Devi!I'm

Angela.Youknowwhat,Ididn'tlearntoswimuntilIwas20,andnowI'maswimmingteacher!

Angela'swordsputDevi54.Shecouldn'thelpbutsmile,realizingthatshe

mightneverbeafearlessswimmer,butshewouldsurehavefun55

41.A.platformB.opportunityC.challengeD.project

42.A.ideaB.hopeC.viewD.intention

43.A.divedB.sankC.leaptD.slipped

44.A.sideB.bottomC.surfaceD.edge

45.A.tookholdofB.letgoofC.gotridofD.caughtsightof

46.A.grabbedB.obtainedC.recalledD.fixed

47.A.puzzleB.delightC.horrorD.regret

48.A.imaginedB.concludedC.noticedD.wondered

49.A.contentB.gratefulC.curiousD.doubtful

50.A.hideB.overcomeC.supportD.convey

51.A.StillB.ThereforeC.OtherwiseD.Moreover

52.A.fantasticB.ridiculousC.tolerantD.accessible

53.A.parentB.friendC.partnerD.instructor

54.A.ateaseB.introubleC.atriskD.inneed

55.A.competingB.playingC.tryingD.winning

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或所给单词的正确形式。

Themathematicianpedaled(踩踏板)awayfromthebunch,rightatthestart.TheAustrian

cyclist,AnnaKiesenhofer,wasn'tconsideredas56potentialwinnerinSunday's

Olympicwomen'sroadrace.57(finish)intheTop25wouldhavebeenaniceresult,

shesaidlater.

Surelythebignameswouldyank(甩)Kiesenhoferback,58(especial)when

Kiesenhofer'searlybreakawaygroupstartedtofallapartandKiesenhoferfound59

(she)alone.Still,shegaveallshehad.Thedream60(compete)intheracehadnever

beenforgottenamidherPh.D.studies.Youmayhaveseenitbynow:theDutchracervanVleuten,

crossingthefinishlinenexttothespeedwaygrandstand,smiling,armsraised,underthe61

(impress)thatshe'dwongold.Shedidn'tknowthatKiesenhofer62(cross)italready.

Kiesenhoferhadbeenfirst,thoughshewasstillgettingused63whatitmeant.

Afterthemedalceremony,thenewOlympicchampion64(invite)toapress

conferenceroomtospeaktothemedia.Whentheyopenedthedoor,Kiesenhoferwalkedstraight

pastthepodium(讲台)atthefrontoftheroom,untilsomeonepointedherintherightdirection.

“Iwasabouttogotothebackoftheroom,^^Kiesenhofersaid.

Themathematicianfinallywentuptothefront,65she'dbeenallday,and

belonged.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

66.假定你是校英语报TalkingTeens栏目的编辑李华，近日收到Terry的一封求助信。

他在信中诉说学习上遇到的困难并感到很焦虑。请你回信，内容包括:

1.表示理解;

2.提出建议;

3.表达祝愿。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

第二节（满分25分）

67.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。

OnedayOfficerJacksonandStevewerediscussingaseriouscasewhentheywereinformed

ofadisturbance（骚乱）inthenearbysubway.So,theywalkedoutofthestationandgotintotheir

car.

Thetwoofficershadexpectedthey'dhavetodealwithanannoyingbeggartroublingthe

passers-byformoney.Butwhentheyarrivedatthecrimescene,theywereshockedatthebeggar's

appearance.Themanhadtearsinhiseyesandwassittingonthesubwaystairs,lookinguntidyand

tired.

“Excuseme,sir,"OfficerJacksonsaid.44Youcan'tstayhere,norcanyoubotherthepeopleto

giveyoumoney.Youhavetoleavethisplace.^^

“Look,officers,themansighed.'Tmsorry.Ididn'tmeantocauseanytrouble,okay?Ilost

mycane（拐杖），andIcan'twalkwithoutit.IwantedafewcentssoIcouldgetmyselfsomething

toeat.”

Thetwoofficersexchangedlooks,knowingthemanwasn'tadisturbancebutsomeonewho

reallyneededtheirhelp.Sotheypromisedtogethimfood,buyhimacane,anddrophimhome.

Afterdoingthat,theofficersdrovetothebeggar'shome,onlytodiscoverhehadnohomeat

all.Hewasjustwanderinginthestreetsandlivingofftheleftovershemanagedtofind.

ThepoormansaidhisnamewasEugene.Whenhewasworkingataskyscraperconstruction

site,hewasinjuredandbecamedisabled,losinghisabilitytowalk.Unfortunately,hisdisability

forbadehimfromdoingphysicallabor,andhewasn'twell-educatedtofindadeskjob,sohe

remainedjobless.Becausehecouldn'tprovideforhisfamily,hiswifeandchildrenlefthim."I

don'thaveanyhopesofchangingmydestiny（命运）,officers,“themansaid.

ButOfficerJacksonwantedEugenetochangehislifb."You'restillyoung,hesaid.

“Youcan'tlosehopesosoon.Hebroughthimsomethingwarmtoeat,helpedhimtakea

shower,andgavehimhiswarmboots.Afterhiswork,OfficerJacksondroveEugenetoashelter

forthehomelessandleft.

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。

Sincethatday,Eugenehadneverexpectedtomeetthetwoofficersagain.

Afewmonthslater,Eugenewasachangedman.

【答案解析】

1.【答案】c

【解析】W:Congratulations,Leon!You'rechosenasahostinourschooPsbroadcasting

station.Willyoubepaideachmonth?

M:No,butIcangettwocreditsthisterm.Infact,Iwanttogainsomepracticalexperience

fromit.

2.【答案】B

【解析】M:Hey,Maggie.Eggsarestillinthefryingpan.They'regoingtobeburnt.

W:Oops,Itotallyforgotthat.Canyouturnoffthegas?I'mbusywiththesedirtyclothes.

3.【答案】C

［解析］W:Tmthinkingofgettingaspecialpet,notadogoracat.They'resocommon.

M:Howaboutaturtle?It'squietandeasytokeep.

W:OK,Ellfeedone.

4.【答案】B

【解析】M:Thatphoneringingallthetimeisdrivingmemad!Theremustbesomething

wrong.

W:Letmecheckit.Believeme.Okay,it'sfixed.Hereyouare.

M:Bravo!You'resuchanexpert!

5.【答案】B

【解析JW:It'sthefirsttimeI'vevisitedournextdoor.Honey,youknowwhat?I'mshocked

bytheoldfurnitureinSophie'sroom.Shetellsmehergrandpagaveittoher.

M:Really?Itcouldbeworthafortune.Weshouldalsoleavesomethingtoourfuture

grandchildren.

【答案】6.A7.B

【解析】M:Ifthisblousedoesn'tfitmywife,mayIreturnit?

W:Certainly.You'Hreceiveafullrefundwithin7daysifit'snotdamagedbyhumanerror.

Andyoumustshowyourreceipt.

M:Oh,Isee.ButwhatifIjustwanttogetitexchanged?

W:Youmaychangeitforthegoodsatthesameoralowerpricewithin14days.

M:Okay,Tiltakeit.CanIpayitbycreditcard?

W:Iguessit'sOK.Butyoushouldmakeitcleartothecashier.

【答案】8.C9.B10.C

【解析】W:Excuseme,sir.WhichbusshouldItakeifIgotoCentralPark?

M:TheNo.3isheadinginthatdirection.Butyou'llwaitatleast20minutesforitintherush

hour.

W:Thafstoolong.IthinkI'dcallataxi.

M:Maybeit'snotagoodidea,either.Takingataxiisnotworthit.It'lltakeyou25minutes

there.Thereseemstobeatrafficjam.Whynotwalktothepark?Youcangostraightfromthe

oppositemuseum,andwhenyouseealargeparkinglot,you'realmostthere.Thaflltakenearly

30minutes.

W:You'reright.Althougha30-minutewalkistiring,it'sthebestoptionfbrnow.

M:Exactly.

W:Thankyouverymuch.

【答案】11.A12.A13.C

【解析】M:Goodmorning,Ms.Thomas.CanIhaveatalkwithyou?

W:Yes,Eric.Comeinplease.

M:Tvemadeatoughdecision.Ihavetogiveupmyjobnow.

W:Itcomesasabitofsurprise.Whydoyouwanttoleave?

M:MyparentsliveinFinland.Youknowit'sfaraway.Theyhoperilworkthereandspend

moretimewiththem.Ittakesmeabout10hourstoflyfromShanghaitoFinlandeachtime.

W:Butyoucanvisitthemmoreoftenduringtheholidays.WhataboutIpermityou10more

daysoffeachyear?OrIcanhelpyouapplyforapayrise.Plus,you'llgetagoldenhandshakeif

youcanworkinourAmericanbranchforatleast5years.Doyouwanttogothere?Itruly

appreciateyourwork.

M:Thankyou,Ms.Thomas.ButI'vealreadymadeupmymind.

W:Well,Ifeelsorryaboutit.

【答案】14.A15.A16.C

【解析】W:Colin,yougotthehighestscoreontheEnglishexamagain.HowIenvyyou!

M:Youdidmakeprogressthistime,especiallyinreadingandwritingparts.

W:ButI'mstilldissatisfiedwithmyspokenEnglish.It9smybiggestproblem.

M:Cheerup,Tina.LetmehelpyoufindtherightwaytolearnEnglish.Whenyou're

studyingalanguage,thekeywordispatience.It'softhegreatestimportance,becausenobodycan

masteralanguageallatonce.

W:Oh,yeah.ButwhatamIsupposedtodo?Findsomeforeignfriendsorgoabroadtolearn

it?

M:Notexactly.YoucanjustmakefulluseofeverymorningtopracticeEnglish.

W:ShouldIgetupearliereveryday?

M:Youdon'thavetodoso.Actually,thereareindeedmanychancesinthemorningthatyou

cangrasptolearnEnglish.Forexample,youcanlistentoEnglishnewswhileyouaredressing

andwashing.Atthesametime,youcanimitateandspeakEnglishloudly.Youneedtotakeevery

opportunitytolearn.

W:Practicemakesperfect,right?

M:Yousaidit.

【答案】17.C18.B19.A20.A

【从早析】AneweraofAI(artificialintelligence)iscoming.AIhasmadeitswayintoavariety

ofindustries,whichbenefitsbothbusinessesandconsumers.Moreandmorecompanieshaveused

itintheirproducts,suchasAlphaGo,self-driving,facialrecognition,onlineassistantsandsoon.

Generally,therearetwotypesofAI:weakAIandstrongALWeakAIisanAIsystemthatis

designedandtrainedtocompleteaspecifictask.Forexample,Apple'sSiricananswerpeople's

simplequestionsandobeyaprogrammedorder.Butitcan'tworkwithouthumans.StrongAl

differsfromweakAIinthispartmost.StrongAIcansolveproblemsandfindsolutionswithout

huma