湖南省衡阳市2023-2024学年高三年级下册二模英语试题

高三英语

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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有2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。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C。

1.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

Whatisthewomanlikelytodofirst?

A.Eatsomethingsweet.B.Attendameeting.C.Checkherbloodsugarlevels.

【答案】A

【解析】

【原文】W:Daniel,Ifeelsodizzy.

M:Didyoueatbreakfast?Dizzinesscouldbethebody'ssignalthatlevelsofbloodsugararetoolow.

W:No.MaybeIshouldhaveapieceofcandybeforethestaffmeeting.

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Wherewillthewomaneatbreakfast?

A.Attheschoolcafe.B.Atthelibrary.C.Athome.

【答案】A

【解析】

【原文】M:Fmgoingtomakebreakfastforus.Doyouwanttoeatapancakeorbeefburger?

W:Thanks,Dad.ButFminahurry.Ihavetomeetmyfriendatthelibraryinanhour.I'llgetaquickbreakfastat

theschoolcafe.

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Whatistheweatherlikenow?

A.Rainy.B.Sunny.C.Windy.

【答案】B

【解析】

【原文】M:Lookoutside.Tveneverseensuchsunnyweatherforalongtime.

W:Iknow.Itrainedforweeksaftersomewindydays.

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Whatdoesthemanthinkofthetown?

A.Quiet.B.Inconvenient.C.Pleasant.

【答案】C

【解析】

【原文】W:Howisithere?Isthisaniceplacetolive?

M:Oh,I'mreallygladthatwemovedtothistown.Theairisfreshandthepeopleareveryfriendly.Also,ifsclose

tothesea,soIcanhaveagreatviewofnature.

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Howmuchshouldthemanpayforadozenredrosesnow?

A.15dollars.B.17dollars.C.20dollars.

【答案】B

【解析】

【原文】M:Oh,somanykindsofroses.Howmucharetheredones?

W:Wealwayssellthemat20dollarsadozen,butnowIcangiveyoua15percentdiscount.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中

选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，

各小题给出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。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

6.Whatdoesthemandislikeaboutthehouse?

A.Itsgarden.B.Itsfurniture.C.Itslocation.

7.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?

A.Growsomeflowers.B.Visitanotherhouse.C.Pickupthechildren.

【答案】6.A7.B

【解析】

【原文】W:Ithinkthishousewillmeetallyourneeds,Mr.Johnson.

M:Wow,thesizeofthehouseisjustwhatIwant.AndIreallylikethebigsofa.

W:Great.Thewoodenfloorissuitableforyourchildren.

M:Yes.Butthegardenistoosmall.Iwantabiggarden,whereIcangrowmanyflowers.

W:Alright,Mr.Johnson.Thismaynotbetheperfecthouseforyou.Butthafsokay.Fvegotmorehousestoshow

you.

M:Thafsgoodtohear.Lefsgo.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

8.Wherearethespeakersprobably?

A.Inarestaurant.B.Inanoffice.C.Athome.

9.Whatwillthespeakersdotomorrow?

A.Decorateahouse.B.Gotoaparty.C.Makeavacationplan.

10.Whoisthewomanspeakergoingtocallthisevening?

A.Jane.B.Betty'shusband.C.Betty.

【答案】8.A9.B10.C

【解析】

【原文】W:Hello,Joe.

M:Hi,Diane.Ifsraretoseeyouhere.

W:Iusuallycookandbringmylunchtotheoffice.Icamehereforachangetoday.

M:Theenvironmenthereisgood,right?

W:Yeah,it'scleanandquiet.Bytheway,willyougotoJane'shousewarmingparty?

M:Yes.Andyou?

W:Tilgothere,too.AndIpromisedJanethatIwouldarriveearlytomorroweveningtohelpherdecoratethe

house.Butwe'restillshorthanded.

M:Oh,rdlovetohelpyou,butIcan'tgetthereinadvance.MaybeBettycangiveyouahand.Sheandher

husbandjustcamebackfromvacation.Andtheywereinvitedtotheparty,too.

W:Okay.Tilgiveheracallthisevening.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

11.Whichcitywillthemanvisitnextweek?

A.CapeTown.B.Pretoria.C.Bloemfontein.

12.Whathasthemanalwaysexpectedtodo?

A.ClimbTableMountain.B.WatchAfricanpenguins.C.CrosstheAtlanticOcean.

13.HowlongwillthemanstayinSouthAfrica?

A.Twodays.B.Threedays.C.Fourdays.

【答案】11.A12.B13.C

【解析】

【原文】M:Tmgoingonatripnextweek.

W:Whereareyougoing?

M:FvebeentoPretoriaandBloemfontein,twoofthreecapitalcitiesinSouthAfrica.I'mgoingtoCapeTown,the

othercapitalcitythistime.

W:Whichplaceareyougoingtovisitthere?

M:rilvisitTableMountain.ItisCapeTown'stopattractionforvisitors.ThenrildrivealongChapman'sPeak

DrivefortheviewsoftheAtlanticOcean.

W:Cool!Anythingelse?

M:rilalsovisitBouldersCoastalPark,whichisknownforitsAfricanpenguins.Fvealwaysdreamedofseeing

themwithmyowneyes.

W:Thafsreallyamazing!HowlongareyougoingtostayinCapeTown?

M:Tilstaythereforthreedays.AfterthatI'llspendonedaytouringDurban,aneasterncityinSouthAfrica.

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W:Haveanicetrip!

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

14.Howdoesthewomansoundatfirst?

A.Concerned.B.Unhappy.C.Amazed.

15.WhatdoesthewomansuggestBilldo?

A.Apologizeforhismistake.

B.Workinanotherindustry.

C.Enrichhisknowledgefirst.

16.Whatdidthewomanmajorin?

A.Education.B.Economics.C.puterscience.

17.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Professorandstudent.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Friends.

【答案】14.A15.C16.B17.C

【解析】

【原文】W:Bill,longtimenosee!Youlookunhappy.Whafsup?

M:Myleadercriticizedmeforamistaketoday.IwonderifTmfitforthejob.

W:Ifyouquit,alltheeffortsyoumadetoapplyforthejobwillbeinvain.Cheerup.Youknowtheputerindustry

growsveryfast.Ifshardtomakeagreatachievementinashorttime.Whydon'tyouenrichyourknowledgeat

present?

M:Youcansaythatagain.MaybeIcansignupforsomerelatedcourses.

W:Oh,Iknowatutoringcenterthatoffersflexiblecourses.Itookaneducationalcoursetherelastyear.The

teachersthereareverycapable.

M:Hmm,IrememberthatyoumajoredinEconomics.Whydidyoutakethecourse?

W:BecauseIwanttobeamathteacher.

M:Isee.Canyoutellmetheaddress?Icangotheretomorrow.

W:Ofcourse.AndIhavethephonenumber.Youcancallfirst.

M:Thafsgreat.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

18.Howmanykidswerethereintheresearch?

A.10.B.14.C.400.

19.Howlongdomostkidsspendonthescreeneverydayinthisstudy?

A.Lessthan3hours.B.About5hours.C.Morethan6hours.

20.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestintheend?

A.Studentsshouldreducetheirtimeonthescreen.

B.Parentsshouldn'tbuymobilephonesfortheirchildren.

C.Parentsshouldmunicatewiththeirchildrenmorefrequently.

【答案】18.C19.B20,C

【解析】

【原文】W:Hi,itisScienceCharm.TmRosy.Manyparentsareworriedthattheirchildrenspendtoomuch

timeonthescreen,suchaswatchingTVandplayingwiththemobilephone,whichwilldoharmtotheirmental

health.Butanewstudyshowstheopposite.Aprofessorofpsychologicalsciencetellsusthatifparentsturnoffthe

mediawhichchildrenusetoconnectwithfriendsandsearchforinformation,itwillleadtoaworseconsequence.

Theprofessorandhiscolleaguedidresearchon400studentsaged10to14abouttheirscreenbehaviors.They

foundthatmostkidsspendabout5hoursonthescreeneveryday.Butthereisnoconnectionbetweentheamount

oftimeonthescreenandmentalhealth.Instead,childrenwhosendmoretextmessageshavebettermentalhealth.

Thisisasmallassociation,butitreflectsifwestayconnectedonline,wealsohavegoodconnectionsoffline.

Actually,kidshavedepressionduetosomethingotherthanthetimetheyspendonline.Wearesobusywithour

studyandworkthatwehavenotimetoexchangeideas.Wehopeparentswillspendlesstimeworryingabout

mobilephonesandmoretimetalkingtoyourchildren.Itisthebestwaytohavementalhealth.

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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将

该项涂黑。

A

WritingpetitionsforHighSchoolStudentsin2024

OceanAwarenessWritingContest

OceanAwarenessWritingContestprovidesaplatformfbryoungpeopletounderstandenvironmentalissues

throughartisticcreationandcreativethoughts,exploretheirrelationshipwiththechangingworld,andbee

advocatesofpositivechange.

petitiontime:ThedeadlinefbrsubmissionisJune10,2024.Studentscanuploadtheirsubmissionsstarting

fromDecember24,2023.

Suitableforstudents:Thecontestisaninternationalpetition,whichisopentoanystudentaged11——18in

middleorhighschool.

•JuniorDivision:11-14yearsold

,SeniorDivision:15-18yearsold

YoungAuthorsWritingpetition

YoungAuthorsWritingpetitionissponsoredbytheEnglishandCreativeWritingDepartmentatColumbia

CollegeChicago.Thepetitionhasgrownintoayearlyinternationalcontestofhighschoolwriters.Youmayenter

uptotwoworks(inseparatefiles)ineitherofthecategories:CreativeNonfictionandCreativeFiction.Inthe

Poetrycategory,youmayenteruptotwofiles,buteachcanhave1-5poems.

petitiontime:ThedeadlineisJuly31,2024.

Suitableforstudents:Opentostudentsingrades9-12worldwide

LeonardL.Milberg953HighSchoolPoetryPrize

LeonardL.Milberg553HighSchoolPoetryPrizerecognizesoutstandingworksbystudentwritersinthe11th

gradeintheU.S.orabroad.ContestjudgesarepoetsonthePrincetonUniversityCreativeWritingfaculty.

petitiondate:March26,2024

Suitableforstudents:Studentsinthe11thgradeintheU.S.oraroundtheworld

TheNewYorkTimesAnnualStudentReviewContest

TheNewYorkTimesinvitesstudentstoplaycriticsandwriteanoriginalreviewfortheirNewYorkTimes

StudentReviewContest.StudentscanreviewanythingthatfitsintoacategoryofcreativeexpressionthatTheNew

YorkTimescovers-fromarchitecturetomusic.

petitiondate:April6,2024

Suitableforstudents:Studentsages11——19anywhereintheworldattendingmiddleorhighschoolcan

participate.

21.HowmanycategoriesareincludedinYoungAuthorsWritingpetition?

A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.

22.Inwhichpetitionareparticipantsgroupedbyage?

AOceanAwarenessWritingContest.

B.YoungAuthorsWritingpetition.

C.LeonardL.Milberg553HighSchoolPoetryPrize.

D.TheNewYorkTimesAnnualStudentReviewContest.

23.Whatdothefourwritingpetitionshaveinmon?

A.Theyareinternationalcontests.B.Theyareorganizedbycolleges.

C.Theyareintendedforallstudents.D.Theyareopentodifferentcategoriesofworks.

【答案】21.B22.A23.A

【解析】

【导语】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍的是2024年四个高中学生写作比赛的相关情况。

[21题详解】

细节理解题。根据YoungAuthorsWritingpetition部分的“Youmayenteruptotwoworks（inseparatefiles）in

eitherofthecategories:CreativeNonfictionandCreativeFiction.（最多可以在两个类别中输入两个作品（在单独

的文件中）:CreativeNonfiction和CreativeFiction。）”可知，YoungAuthorsWritingpetition里有两个类别，

故选B。

【22题详解】

细节理解题。根据OceanAwarenessWritingContest部分的JuniorDivision:11-14yearsold-Senior

Division:15-18yearsold（,少年组：1114岁•高级组：1518岁）”可知，OceanAwarenessWritingContest的

参加者要按年龄分组，故选A。

【23题详解】

细节理解题。根据OceanAwarenessWritingContest部分的“Thecontestisaninternationalpetition（本次比赛

是一项国际竞赛）”,YoungAuthorsWritingpetition部分的“Thepetitionhasgrownintoayearlyinternational

contestofhighschoolwriters.（该比赛已发展成为一年一度的国际高中作家比赛。）"，LeonardL.Milberg953

HighSchoolPoetryPrize部分的Suitableforstudents:Studentsinthe11thgradeintheU.S.oraroundthe

world（适合学生：美国或世界各地的11年级学生）“TheNewYorkTimesAnnualStudentReviewContest

部分的“Suitableforstudents:Studentsages11——19anywhereintheworldattendingmiddleorhighschoolcan

participate.（适合学生：世界各地1119岁的初高中学生均可参加。）”可知，这四个写作比赛的共同之处是它

们是国际性的比赛。故选A。

B

OmarVazquezgrewupinpovertyonMexico'sYucatanpeninsula.Hewatchedhissinglemotherstruggleto

putfoodonthetable,andtodaythememoryinspireshimtohelpthoseinneed.Whenaninvasive（入侵的）

seaweedcalledsargassumshoweduponMexico'sCaribbeanbeaches,Omarlookedpastthematterofitalland

sawanopportunitytohelpothers.

Sargassumisnotdangerous,butithasanunpleasantsmellandcanbeesothickthatitkeepspeoplefrom

enteringthewater.Mexicohasexperiencedrecordsettingamountsoftheseaweedinrecentyears,andithasmade

itswaytoFlorida'sbeachesaswell.Expertssaytherecouldbeasmuchas100tonsofsargassumblocking

Mexicanshorelinesin2023.

Withtourismdollarsatrisk,officialsandlocalsalikewereeagertoremovetheseaweed,butonlyOmarsaw

itstruepotential.Theprofessionalgardenerorganizedabeachcleanupthatprovidedjobsforabout300local

families,butheknewtherewasmoretodo.Sincepeople'sattitudetowardstheseaweedremindedhimofhisown

lifeexperiences,hedecidedtobeeanagent（推动者）forchange.

Whensargassumstartedarriving,everyonewasplaining.wantedtomakesomethinggoodoutofsomething

everyonesawasbad,“Omarexplained.

In2018,OmarfoundawaytoturnsargassumintobuildingblocksthathecallsSargablock.Hecreatesthese

blocksbymixing40%sargassumwithothermaterialslikeclay,thenputtingtheminablockformingmachineand

bakingtheminthesunfordays.Theendresultisanorganic,sustainable,andecologicallyfriendlybuilding

materialthatexpertssaycouldlastfor120years.

Todate,Omar'spany,BluegreenMexico,hasused700tonsofsargassumtobuildlowinehousingforthosein

need.Omarsaidhewouldtakeonmoreprojects,anddonatemorehousestosinglemotherslikehisownmom.

24.Whatcanbelearnedfromparagraph1?

A.Omar'sfamilyoftenassistedpeopleinneed.

B.SargassumoriginatedontheCaribbeanbeaches.

C.Omar'sexperienceinchildhoodhasinfluencedhimmuch.

D.Omarhasmetalotofgenerouspeoplesincehewasyoung.

25.Howdidmostpeoplereacttotheincreasingsargassum?

A.Theydidn'ttakeitseriously.B.Theywereanxioustoclearitup.

C.Theyvieweditasnewmaterials.D.Theywereexcitedtoseeagrandscene.

26.WhichwordscanbestdescribeOmar?

A.Honestandambitious.B.Strongwilledandconfident.

C.Quickthinkingandhumorous.D.Sympatheticandinnovative.

27.WhatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellusthroughOmar'ssuccess?

A.Ifsnevertoooldtolearn.B.Loveshineseverydarkcomer.

C.Solutionscanbeobtainedfromproblems.D.Heroesarisefromhumblebeginnings.

【答案】24.C25.B26.D27.C

【解析】

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一种叫做马尾藻的入侵海藻对当地人们的生活产生了不好的影

响，奥马尔•巴斯克斯确看到了这种海藻的潜力，在帮助清理海藻的同时，决定把所有人都认为不好的东

西变成好东西，最终的结果是一种有机的、可持续的、生态友好的建筑材料诞生了并建立了公司，为有需

要的人建造了低收入住房。

【24题详解】

推理判断题。根据文章第一段"Hewatchedhissinglemotherstruggletoputfoodonthetable,andtodaythe

memoryinspireshimtohelpthoseinneed.WhenaninvasiveseaweedcalledsargassumshoweduponMexico's

Caribbeanbeaches,Omarlookedpastthematterofitallandsawanopportunitytohelpothers.（他看至U他的单身

母亲挣扎着养家糊口，今天的记忆激励他去帮助那些需要帮助的人。当一种叫做马尾藻的入侵海藻出现在

墨西哥的加勒比海海滩上时，奥马尔看到了一个帮助别人的机会）”可知，奥马尔的童年经历对他影响很大。

故选C。

【25题详解】

细节理解题。根据文章第三段"Withtourismdollarsatrisk,officialsandlocalsalikewereeagertoremovethe

seaweed,butonlyOmarsawitstruepotential^由于旅游业收入面临风险，官员和当地人都急于清除海藻，但只

有奥马尔看到了它的真正潜力）”可知，他们急于清除日益增多的马尾藻。故选B。

【26题详解】

推理判断题。根据文章第一段"Whenaninvasive（入侵的）seaweedcalledsargassumshoweduponMexico's

Caribbeanbeaches,Omarlookedpastthematterofitallandsawanopportunitytohelpothers.（当——种叫做马尾

藻的入侵海藻出现在墨西哥的加勒比海海滩上时，奥马尔看到了一个帮助别人的机会）”、第三段“Since

people'sattitudetowardstheseaweedremindedhimofhisownlifeexperiences,hedecidedtobeeanagent（推动

者）forchanged由于人们对海藻的态度让他想起了自己的生活经历，他决定成为一名变革的推动者）”和文章

第五段“In2018,OmarfoundawaytoturnsargassumintobuildingblocksthathecallsSargablock.Hecreates

theseblocksbymixing40%sargassumwithothermaterialslikeclay,thenputtingtheminablockformingmachine

andbakingtheminthesunfordays.Theendresultisanorganic,sustainable,andecologicallyfriendlybuilding

materialthatexpertssaycouldlastfor120years.（2018年，奥马尔找到了一种方法，把马尾藻变成了他称之为

“Sargablock”的积木。他将40%的马尾藻和粘土等其他材料混合在一起，然后把它们放在积木机里，在太

阳下烤上几天，就能制作出这些积木。最终的结果是一种有机的、可持续的、生态友好的建筑材料，专家

说这种材料可以使用120年）”可知，奥马尔积极帮助别人并且将马尾藻变成了环保的材料。由此推知，奥

马尔是富有同情心的和有创新精神的人。故选D。

[27题详解】

推理判断题。文章主要讲述了一种叫做马尾藻的入侵海藻对当地人们的生活产生了不好的影响，奥马尔•巴

斯克斯确看到了这种海藻的潜力，在帮助清理海藻的同时，决定把所有人都认为不好的东西变成好东西，

最终的结果是一种有机的、可持续的、生态友好的建筑材料诞生了并建立了公司，为有需要的人建造了低

收入住房。由此推知，作者想要通过奥马尔的成功告诉我们解决方案可以从问题中获得。故选C。

C

Withartificialintelligence(AI)androbotictechnologyimprovingatimpressiverates,therearesomewho

worrythatthere?sariskofartisticandcreativepeoplebeingreplaced.AnewstudybytheKoreanInstituteof

IndustrialTechnology,however,isshowingexactlywhythatcan'tandshouldn'thappen.Itallstartedwhenthe

SouthKoreanpanyposedthisquestion:Canrobotsreplaceconductors?

Overayearago,worktodevelopautomaton（自动化）began.Atfirst,itwasdesignedlikeamachine,and

didn'tliveuptoexpectations.Thenthepanysoughtwaystoimproveit.Intheend,itwasgiventwoarmswith

jointstocopywristsandelbows,allowingittomoveasticksimilarlytohowahumanconductorwouldmoveit.It

wasnamedtheEverR6robot,andstandsat1.8meters.Itwasfinallytimetofigureouthowitcouldfollowthrough

onitsmusicalrole.

“Wegotinvolvedinthisprojecttoseehowfarrobotscangoinmorecreativefieldslikethearts,andwhatthe

challengesare,“DongwookLee,aseniorresearcherattheKoreanInstituteofIndustrialTechnologysaid.

Inordertopullthisoff,DongwookLeecooperatedwiththeBusanPhilharmonicOrchestra.The12minute

piecetheyplannedtoperform,"Teer5byIlhoonSon,wascreatedspecificallyforthisevent.Itwascreatedwiththe

strengthsofbothEverR6andthehumanconductor,SooyeolChoi,inmind.

Topulloffthisimpressiveperformance,therobotwaspreprogrammedtoconductthrough30cyclesofbeat

patterns.Meanwhile,itwasuptothehumanconductortoleadtheorchestraincreatinganimprovisational（艮口兴的）

score,addingdepthtotheotherwiseplannedpiece.

Together,theypulledoffamasterfulperformancethattheaudienceseemedmorethanhappytohavehadthe

opportunitytowitnessitfirsthand!

Withtheconcerthavinggonesowell,thisisonlythestartofEverR6.Still,nomattertheimprovements

they9reabletomaketothisAndroidrobot,thehumanconductorisn'tconcernedaboutbeingreplaced.

“Let'sleavetheaccuracytotherobots/9SooyeolChoisaid,“butthemusicalandartisticaspectstoahuman

conductor.^^

28.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?

A.ThefunctionoftheEverR6robot.

B.ThedevelopmentoftheEverR6robot.

C.TheEverR6robofsroleasaconductor.

D.ThedifficultyindesigningtheEverR6robot.

29.Whatcanbelearnedabout"Feel"?

A.Itisapiecefamiliartotheaudience.

B.Itisapieceshowingthehumanrobotcooperation.

CItistheonlypiecethatEverR6willperform.

D.Itisapiecerequiringgreatabilitytoconduct.

30.WhatroledidSooyeolChoiplayintheperformance?

A.Hecorrectedtherobofsmistakes.

B.HeprogrammedtheEverR6robot.

C.Heledtheimprovisationalsectionoftheperformance.

D.HewasthemainconductoroftheBusanPhilharmonicOrchestra.

31.WhatisSooyeolChoi'sattitudetowardsEverR6?

A.Unclear.B.Uncaring.C.Supportive.D.Doubtful.

【答案】28.B29.B30.C31.C

【解析】

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了随着人工智能(AI)和机器人技术以惊人的速度发展，一些人担心

艺术和创意人才有被取代的风险。然而，韩国工业技术研究所(KoreanInstituteofIndustrialTechnology)W一

项新研究恰恰说明了为什么这不能也不应该发生。

[28题详解】

主旨大意题。根据文章第二段"Overayearago,worktodevelopautomaton(自动化)began.Atfirst,itwas

designedlikeamachine,anddidn'tliveuptoexpectations.Thenthepanysoughtwaystoimproveit.Intheend,it

wasgiventwoarmswithjointstocopywristsandelbows,allowingittomoveasticksimilarlytohowahuman

conductorwouldmoveit.ItwasnamedtheEverR6robot,andstandsat1.8meters.(一年多以前，开发自动化的工

作开始了。起初，它被设计得像一台机器，并没有达到人们的期望。然后，该公司寻求改进方法。最后，

它被赋予了两条带有关节的手臂来模仿手腕和肘部，使它能够像人类指挥一样移动一根棍子。它被命名为

EverR6机器人，身高1.8米)”可知，第二段主要讲述了EverR6机器人的研发过程。故选B。

【29题详解】

推理判断题。根据文章第四段"The12minutepiecetheyplannedtoperform,"Feel"byIlhoonSon,wascreated

specificallyforthisevent.ItwascreatedwiththestrengthsofbothEverR6andthehumanconductor,Sooyeol

Choi,inmind.(他们计划演奏的12分钟的曲目是孙一勋的《Feel》，这是专门为此次活动制作的。这首歌是在

考虑到EverR6和人类指挥家崔秀烈(SooyeolChoi)的长处后创作的)”可推知，“Feel”是一个展示人机合

作的作品。故选B。

[30题详解】

细节理解题。根据文章第五段"Meanwhile,itwasuptothehumanconductortoleadtheorchestraincreatingan

improvisational（即兴的）score,addingdepthtotheotherwiseplannedpiece.（与此同时，由人类指挥来带领乐

队创作即兴乐谱，为原本计划好的作品增加深度）”可知，他在表演中指挥演出的即兴部分。故选C。

【31题详解】

推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“"Let'sleavetheaccuracytotherobots/9SooyeolChoisaid,“butthemusical

andartisticaspectstoahumanconductor.”（"让我们把精确度留给机器人吧，”崔秀烈（SooyeolChoi）说，“而

把音乐和艺术方面的工作留给人类指挥。可推知，SooyeolChoi对这个机器人持支持的态度。故选C。

D

“Whatbeautifulmusic!9,Ishoutloudlyasmy9yearoldsonpracticesplayingtheviolin.He'susedtothispraise;

Igiverewardslikethatmostdays.Buteveryonceinawhile,Iskipit,andwhenIdo,Icanseethedisappointment

onhisfacewhenhe'sfinished.

AmIabadmom?Conventionalwisdomsaysthatconsistencyiskeytoparentingsinceitenablesyourchildto

predicthowyou'llreact,leadingtogoodbehavior.Andifstruethatchildrenneedsomelevelofpredictabilityin

theirlives,particularlywhenitestodiscipline.

Butresearchsuggeststhatinconsistentgiftsandpraisecanhaveagreatereffectonmotivation.Whileweall

liketoliveinapredictableworld,weoftenrespondmorestronglytounpredictablerewards.

Inoneexperiment,mycolleaguesandItoldparticipantsthey'dbepaidiftheycoulddrinkaboutoneandahalf

quartsofwaterintwominutesorless.Inonecondition,weofferedpeoplea$2fixedreward.Inanother,therewas

anuncertainrewardofeither$2or$1.Thecertainrewardwasabetterdeal,yetmanymorepeoplesuccessfullymet

thechallengewhenassignedanuncertainreward.Resolvingtheuncertainty-whethertheywouldwin$1or

$2一wassignificantlymoremotivatingthanwinning$2forsure.

Hereisoneofthereasonswhyuncertaintyismotivating.Whatscientistscall''intermittent（间歇f生）

reinfbrcemenf,一rewardingbehavioronsomebutnotalloccasions-makesitmorearduoustoknowwhen

rewardswillshowup.Ifyouveryoften,butdon'talways,praiseyourchildforpletingtheirchores,they'llkeepup

thegoodbehaviorinthehopeofreceivingpraisethenexttime.

Sodon'tassumethatifkidsarealwayspraisedforfinishingtheirhomework,they'llbemorelikelytodoit.

Dopraiseyoungpeopleforajobwelldone,justnoteverytime.Andpickrewardsoutofahatwhentheyplete

chores-thesurpriseprizemightkeepeveryonemotivatedtogetthingsdone.

32.Whydoestheauthormentionherkid'sstoryinthefirstparagraph?

A.Todisplaytheconclusionofherresearch.

B.Toshowthatherkidisverysmart.

C.Toexplainthatsheisagoodmom.

D.Toleadinthetopic.

33.Whydidmoreparticipantschooseanuncertainrewardintheexperiment?

A.Itwasmoreinspiring.B.Itwasmoredemanding.

C.Itwasfairtoallparticipants.D.Itwaseasytogetmorerewards.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“arduous“inparagraph5mean?

A.Convenient.B.Popular.C.Flexible.D.Difficult.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhyConsistencyIsCriticaltoParenting

B.WhyResolvingUncertaintyIsRewarding

C.HowInconsistentPraiseAffectsMotivation

D.HowParents'BehaviorsAffectTheirChildren

【答案】32.D33.A34.D35.C

【解析】

【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是研究表明，不一致的礼物和表扬会对动机产生更大的影响。虽然

我们都喜欢生活在一个可预测的世界里，但我们往往对不可预测的奖励反应更强烈，文章分析了原因。

【32题详解】

推理判断题。根据第一段"Igiverewardslikethatmostdays.Buteveryonceinawhile,Iskipit,andwhenIdo,I

canseethedisappointmentonhisfacewhenhe'sfinished.（我大多数时候都是这么奖励的。但每隔一段时间,我

就跳过，当我跳过的时候，我能看到他读完后脸上的失望。）”和第三段Butresearchsuggeststhatinconsistent

giftsandpraisecanhaveagreatereffectonmotivation.Whileweallliketoliveinapredictableworld,weoften

respondmorestronglytounpredictablerewards.（但研究表明，不一致的礼物和表扬会对动机产生更大的影响。

虽然我们都喜欢生活在一个可预测的世界里，但我们往往对不