2023年上海市静安区高三年级下册二模英语试卷含详解

静安区2023学年度第二学期期中教学质量调研

高三英语试卷

（完卷时间：120分钟满分：140分）

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1.试卷满分140分，完卷时间120分钟。

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第I卷供100分）

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendof

eachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefour

possibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhave

heard.

1.A.Atagrocerystore.B.Ataflorisfsstand.

C.Atabankcounter.D.Atanelectronicshop.

2.A.Signupforafitnessclass.B.Shopforfitnessequipment.

C.Haveafitnesstest.D.Watchafitnessvideo.

3.A.Paytheticketrightaway.B.Challengetheticket.

C.Ignoretheticket.D.Apologizetotheparkingofficer.

4.A.SheisavailableonSaturday.B.Shewillcancelherdentistappointment.

C.Shecannotcovertheman'sshift.D.Sheforgotabouttheshift.

5.A.Thewomanhadbettergivehimanextensiononthedeadline.

B.Thewomanhadbetterdrafttheproposalbyherself.

C.Thewomanhadbetterapprovetheproposal.

D.Thewomanhadbettergiveinsightsonthebudgetsection.

6.A.Shedoesn'tlikeanimalsfromtheshelter.

B.Sheprefersbuyingpetsfrombreeders.

C.Shethinksadoptingapetisabadidea.

D.Shesupportstheideaofadoptingapet.

7.A.Eitherofthemisanexperiencedchef.

B.Bothofthemhaveexperiencedfailuresinthekitchen.

C.Neitherofthemarefondofcooking.

D.Bothofthemareconcernedaboutthenewrecipe.

8.A.Bungeejumpingissafe.

B.Bungeejumpingisthrilling.

C.Bungeejumpingmighthaverisks.

D.Bungeejumpingissuretoberegrettable.

9.A.Themanshouldborrowthebookseveraldayslater.

B.Thewomanurgentlyneedsthebookback.

C.Themandoesnotneedtoreturnthebookquickly.

D.Thewomanisunwillingtolendthemanthebook.

10.A.Thewoman'sparentswillnotappreciateasurpriseparty.

B.Thewomanshouldprioritizeherparents9preferencesfortheparty.

C.Themandislikestheideaofasurpriseparty.

D.Thewomanshouldplanapartybasedonherownpreferences.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereach

passageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandtheconversationwill

bereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefour

possibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyou

haveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingspeech.

11.A.Apupilinneedofhelp.B.Apersonpromisingtodonatemoney.

CAmemberfromacharity.D.AteacherintheSemiraRegion.

12.A.10%.B.35%,C.50%.D.65%.

13.A.Totrainteachersforthedisabled.B.Tohelpapupilwithspecialneeds.

C.Topayforawalkingholiday.D.Toorganizeacharityclubforthedisabled.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Todistractotherstudentsfromdoingwell.

B.Toimpresshisfriendswiththeshiningring.

C.Toimprovehischancesintheexam.

D.Tohonorhisgrandfatherbywearingaring.

15.A.Byhavingenoughtimeforbreaks.

B.Bybreakingdownlearningintoportions.

C.Byinformingteachersofthestudyhabits.

D.Bywearingluckyobjects.

16.A.Startrevisionaheadoftime.

B.Rewardoneselfduringrevision.

C.Considerdifferentlearningstyles.

D.Stayuplatefortheexam.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Toinquireabouttravelrecommendations.

B.TodiscussculturalfestivalsinSoutheastAsia.

C.ToplanasolotraveladventuretoThailand.

D.TolearnaboutMr.Patel'stravelexperiences.

18.A.EuropeandAfrica.B.ThailandandVietnam.

C.SouthAmericaandAustralia.D.JapanandChina.

19.A.Solelyculturalexploration.

B.Primarilyoutdooradventures.

C.Amixofculturalandoutdoorexperiences.

D.Luxuriousandprivateaccommodations.

20.A.Itisidealformeetingfellowtravelers.

B.Itoffersexclusivetravelexperiences.

C.Itisamorecomfortableandsecurestay.

D.Itoffersauthenticculturalimmersion.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.For

theblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useoneword

thatbestfitseachblank.

Beethov-hen^firstsymphony

OnagreyFridaymorningataHawke9sBayfarm,membersofNewZealand'ssymphonyorchestradressedinblackto

performtheirlatestcompositioninfrontofalargecrowd.

Themusiccontainedmanymarksoftraditionalclassicalmusic,butasitbegan,theinstrumentsstartedtomakeloud,

roughsoundsmorecommonly1(hear)inchickencoopsthaninanauditorium.

However,nofeatherswereangeredbythisdeparturefromtradition,2theaudiencethatgatheredtolistentothe

concertlastweekwas,infact,acoupleofthousandchickens.

Thepieceofmusic-ChookSymphonyNo1-3(create)specificallyforthebirdsoutofanunlikelypartnership

betweentheorchestraandanorganicfree-rangechickenfarmwhichwantedapieceofchicken-friendlymusictoenrichits

flocks5lives.

“We'vebeenplayingclassicalmusicforthechickensforsomeyearsnowbecause4iswellresearchedthatthe

musiccancalmthechickensdown,“saysBenBostock,oneofthetwobrotherswho5(own)theBostockBrothers

farm.

Researchhasshownanimalscanrespondpositivelytoclassicalmusic,andchickensareparticularlyresponsiveto

baroque(巴洛克风格),accordingtosomestudies.

Thecomposer,HamishOliver,6usedthebaroquetraditionasastartingpointanddrewinspirationfrom

composerssuchasCorelli,Bach,andSchnittke,wantedthepiecetobeplayfulbyincludingsoundsfromachicken'sworld.

“Thetrumpetimitatesthechicken...thewoodwindinstrumentsarethecluckiest,especiallyifyoutakethereedsoff.”

Theearlystagesofcompositionwerespent7(test)outwhichinstrumentsandsoundsthechickensrespondedto

best.

“Theydidn'tlikeanybigbanging,“Bostocksaid,addingthatwhenthebirdsrespondpositivelytothemusic,theytend

8(wander)fartheramongthetrees.Bostocknowhopeschickenfarmersaroundtheworldwillusethepieceofmusic

tocalmtheirownbirds.

ForOliver,havinginputfromthefarmersabout9thechickenswererespondingtoparticularsoundsand

instrumentswasahighlightoftheproject.

Thesymphonyhassearchedexhaustively10anyotherexamplesoforchestrasmakingmusicspecificallyfor

chickensandbelievesthistobeaworld-first,saysPeterBiggs,theorchestra'schiefexecutive.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthere

isonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.armyB.availableC.displayedD.reservesE.straightF.inserted

G.additionalH.advocatesI.initiativeJ.provenK.existing

Anewwaytoreducepoaching

ResearchersareworkingonapilotprogrambackedbyRussia'sRosatomCorptoinjectrhinohorns（犀牛角）with

radioactivematerial,astrategythatcoulddiscourageconsumptionandmakeiteasiertodetectillegaltrade.

Poachers（偷猎者）killed394rhinosinSouthAfricafortheirhornslastyear,governmentdatashows,withpublicand

privategame11lackingtheresourcesneededtomonitorvasttractsoflandandprotecttheanimalsthatlivethere.

Whilethetollwasathirdlowerthanin2019andthesixth12drop,illegalhuntingremainsthebiggestthreattoabout

20,000oftheanimalsinthecountry一theworld'sbiggestpopulation.

Thousandsof13sensorsalonginternationalborderscouldbeusedtodetectasmallquantityofradioactive

material14intothehorns,accordingtoJamesLarkin,aprofessorattheUniversityofWitswatersrandinJohannesburg,

whohasabackgroundinradiationprotectionandnuclearsecurity.t6Awholenew15ofpeoplecouldbeabletodetect

theillegalmovementofrhinohom,^^hesaid.Somealternatemethodsofdiscouragingpoaching,includingpoisoning,dyeing

andremovingthehorns,haveraisedavarietyofopinionsastotheirvirtueandefficacy.

KnownasTheRhisotopeProject,thenewanti-poaching16startedearlierthismonthwiththeinjectionofan

aminoacid（氨基酸）intotworhinos'hornsinordertodetectwhetherthecompoundwillmoveintotheanimals5bodies.Also,

17studiesusingcomputermodelingandareplicarhinoheadwillbedonetodetermineasafedoseofradioactive

material.Rhinohornisusedintraditionalmedicine,asitisbelievedtocurediseasesuchascancer,18asashowof

wealthandgivenasgifts.

“Ifwemakeitradioactive,thesepeoplewillbehesitanttobuyit,“Larkinsaid."We'repushingonthewholesupply

chain.”

BesidesRussia'sstate-ownednuclearcompany,theUniversityofWitwatersrand,scientistsandprivaterhinoownersare

involvedintheproject.Ifthemethodis19feasible,itcouldalsobeusedtocurbillegaltradeinelephantivory.

“Oncewehavedevelopedthewholeprojectandgottothepointwherewecompletedtheproofofconcept,thenwewill

bemakingthiswholeidea20towhoeverwantstouseit,“Larkinsaid.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C

andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Cityairisinasorrystate.Itisdirtyandhot.Outdoorpollutionkills4.2mpeopleayear,accordingtotheWorldHealth

Organization.Concreteandtarmac,meanwhile,absorbthesun'sraysratherthanreflectingthembackintospace,andalso

21plantswhichwouldotherwisecoolthingsdownbyevaporativetranspiration（蒸腾作用）.Thenever-ceasing

22ofbuildingsandroadsthusturnsurbanareasintoheatislands,discomfortingresidentsandworseningdangerous

heatwaves.

Apossibleanswertothetwinproblemsofpollutionandheatistrees.Theirleavesmaydestroyatleastsomechemical

pollutantsandtheycertainly23tinyparticlesfloatingintheair,whicharethenwashedtothegroundbyrain.Besides

transpiration,theyprovide24.

Tocoolanareaeffectively,treesmustbeplantedinquantity.Twoyearsago,researchersattheUniversityofWisconsin

foundthatAmericancitiesneed40%tree25tocuturbanheatbackmeaningfully.Unfortunately,notallcities——and

especiallynotthosenowspringingupintheworld'spoorandmiddle-incomecountries一are26withparks,private

gardensorasufficientnumberofstreettrees.Andtheproblemislikelytogetworse.Atthemoment,55%ofpeoplelivein

cities.By2050thatshareisexpectedtoreach68%.

Onegroupofbotanistsbelievetheyhaveatleastapartial27tothislackofurbanvegetation.Itistoplant

miniaturesimulacra（模拟物）ofnaturalforests,ecologicallyengineeredforrapidgrowth.Overthecourseofacareerthat

beganinthe1950s,theirleader,MiyawakiAkira,aplantecologistatYokohamaNationalUniversityinJapan,hasdeveloped

awaytodothisstartingwitheventhemost28desertedareas.AndtheMiyawakimethodisfindingincreasing

29aroundtheworld.

DrMiyawaki'sinsightwastodeconstructandrebuildtheprocessofecologicalsuccession,bywhich30land

developsnaturallyintomatureforest.Usually,thefirstarrivalisgrass,followedbysmalltreesand,finally,largerones.The

Miyawakimethod31someoftheearlyphasesandjumpsdirectlytoplantingthekindsofspeciesfoundinamature

wood.

DrMiyawakihas32theplantingofmorethan1,500oftheseminiatureforests,firstinJapan,theninotherparts

oftheworld.Wherevertheyareplanting,though,gardenersarenotrestrictedto33nature'srecipebooktotheletter.

Miyawakiforestscanbecustomizedtolocalrequirements.Apopularchoice,34、istoincludemorefruittreesthana

naturalforestmightsupport,thuscreatinganorchardthatrequiresnomaintenance.

Ifyourgoalistobetteryour35surroundings,ratherthantosavetheplanetfromglobalwarming,thenDr

Miyawakimightwellbeyourman.

21.

A.thriveB.nourishC.displaceD.raise

22.

A.assessmentB.maintenanceC.spreadD.replacement

23.

A.releaseB.trapC.reflectD.dissolve

24.

A.attractionB.shadowC.interactionD.shade

25.

A.consumptionB.coverageC.intervalD.conservation

26.

A.blessedB.linedC.piledD.fascinated

27.

A.treatmentB.obstacleC.warningD.solution

28.

A.unnoticedB.unpromisingC.untestedD.unfading

29.

A.criticismB.favorC.sponsorD.anxiety

30.

A.bareB.gracefulC.faintD.mysterious

31.

A.highlightsB.skipsC.improvesD.pushes

32.

A.accessedB.spottedC.supervisedD.ranked

33.

A.disturbingB.balancingC.followingD.reducing

34.

AforexampleB.inessenceC.ontheotherhandD.afterall

35.

A.suburbanB.leisureC.scenicD.immediate

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheone

thatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.

(A)

FromMarieTussaud'sChamberofHorrorstoDisneyland'sHauntedMansion(鬼屋)tohorror-themedescaperooms,

hauntedhouseattractionshaveterrifiedanddelightedaudiencesaroundtheworldformorethan200years.

Theseattractionsturnouttobegoodplacestostudyfear.Theyhelpscientistsunderstandthebody'sresponsetofright

andhowweperceivesomesituationsasenjoyablythrillingandothersastrulyterrible.Onesurprisingfinding:havingfriends

closeathandinahauntedhousemightmakeyoumorejumpy,notlessso.

Psychologistandstudyco-authorSarahTashjian,whoisnowattheUniversityofMelbourne,andherteamconducted

theirresearchwith156adults,whoeachworeawirelesswristsensorduringtheirvisit.Thesensormeasuredskinresponses

linkedtothebody'sreactionstostressandothersituations.Whenthesensorpickedup,forexample,greaterskinconductance

一thatis,thedegreetowhichtheskincantransmitanelectriccurrent-thatwasasignthatthebodywasmorearousedand

readyforfightorflight.Inadditiontothismeasure,peoplereportedtheirexpectedfear(onascaleof1to10)beforeentering

thehauntedhouseandtheirexperiencedfear(onthesamescale)aftercompletingthehaunt.

Thescientistsfoundthatpeoplewhoreportedgreaterfearalsoshowedheightenedskinresponses.Beingwithfriends,

Tashjianandhercolleaguesfurtherfound,increasedphysiologicalarousalduringtheexperience,whichwaslinkedtostronger

feelingsoffright.Infact,thefearresponsewasactuallyweakerwhenpeoplewentthroughthehouseinthepresenceof

strangers.

Otherinvestigatorshaveusedhauntedhousestounderstandhowfearandenjoymentcancoexist.Ina2020studyledby

MarcMalmdorfAndersen,amemberoftheRecreationalFearLabatAarhusUniversityinDenmark,scientistsjoinedforces

withDystopiaHauntedHouse.TheDanishattractionincludessuchterrifyingexperiencesasbeingchasedby"Mr.Piggy”,a

large,chain-saw-wieldingmanwearingabloodybutcher?sapronandpigmask.Peoplebetweentheagesof12and57were

videorecordedatpeakmomentsduringtheattraction,woreheart-ratemonitorsthroughoutandreportedontheirexperience.

People'sfrightwastiedtolarge-scaleheart-ratefluctuations;theirenjoymentwaslinkedtosmall-scaleones.Theresults

suggestthatfearandenjoymentcanhappentogetherwhenphysiologicalarousalisbalanced'justright”.

36.Studyinghauntedhouseattractionshelpsscientiststolearnabout.

A.thepsychologicaleffectsoffearonindividuals

B.thehistoryofhorror-themedentertainment

C.thebody'sresponsetomaterialrewards

D.theimpactoftechnologyonpeople'senjoyment

37.HowdidSarahTashjianandherteamconducttheirresearchonhauntedhouseexperiences?

A.Bysurveyingparticipants.B.Byanalyzinghistoricalrecords.

C.Byemployingwirelesswristsensors.D.Byusingvirtualrealitysimulations.

38.WhatdidTashjianandhercolleaguesdiscoverintheirstudy?

A.Beingwithfriendselevatedlevelofphysiologicalarousal.

B.Thefearreactionwasstrongerinthecompanyofstrangers.

C.Psychologicaleffectwasunrelatedtointensifiedfeelingsoffright.

D.Thosereportinglightenedfearshowedincreasedskinresponses.

39.Itcanbeconcludedfromthe2020studyledbyMarcMalmdorfAndersenthat.

Afearandenjoymentcannothappenatthesametime

B.large-scaleheart-ratefluctuationswerelinkedtoenjoyment

C.theageoftheparticipantswasnotrelatedtothestudy'sfindings

D.fearandenjoymentcancoexistundercertainconditions

(B)

Isanelectricvehiclerightforyou?

Manypeoplewillaskthemselvesthatquestionforthefirsttimethisyear.Pricesarefalling,batteryrangeisrisingand

mainstreambrandsareaddingnewEVsatabreakneckpace.

HerearethreethingsanybodyseriouslyconsideringbuyinganEVshouldknow:

1.Thepricetoinstalla240vcharger

Anybodywhoownsanelectricvehicleneedsa240-voltchargerathome.Withone,youcanrechargeovernight,soyou

starteverydaywiththeequivalentofafulltank.

Justafewyearsago,home240vEVchargerscost$2,500-$3,000,includinginstallation,butpriceshavedeclinedas

competitiongrowswiththenumberofEVsontheroad.

2.Thetimeittakestocharge

About80%ofmilesdriveninEVsarepoweredbyelectricitychargedathome,butyou'llneedtochargeelsewhere

occasionally.Thafswhenchargingtimebecomesabigdeal,buthowlongittakesdependsonacoupleoffactors.

First,voltagefromthecharger.Getting250milesofrangeinsevenhoursfroma240vchargerisfinewhenyou're

chargingovernightathome,butit'sadealbreakerifyou'regoing300milesforaweekendgetaway.Inthatcase,you'llwant

tolookfora400vDCfastcharger.They'renotascommonas240vpublicchargersyet,butthey'rebecomingmorewidespread.

There'sanotherfactor:theon-boardcharger.Itregulateshowfastthebatterycanacceptelectricity.Avehiclewitha

higher-capacityon-boardchargeracceptselectricityfaster.

3.Wheretocharge

Goodroute-planningappswillhelpyoufindchargersonaroadtrip.

“Mostpeoplehavenoideahowmanypublicchargingstationsarewithin,say,a10-or15-mileradius(半径)because

they'resmall,peopledon'tlookforthemorevendon'tknowwhattolookfor,andthey'rerarelysignposted,saidjournalist

JohnVoelcker,whohasstudiedEVsandchargingexhaustively.

4.Onthehorizon

IfanEVdoesn'tmeetyourneedsnow,watchthisspace.They'recomingcloser,butlargenumbersofgasolinevehicles

willremaininproductionforyears.Beyondthat,companieswillkeepmakingsparepartsforoil-burnersfordecades.

40.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThepriceofinstallingahomeEVchargerhasremainedstableinthepastfewyears.

B.Ifsquiteeasytoidentifythepublicchargingstationswiththehelpofstrikingsignposts.

C.PopularbrandsareintroducingnewEVsatanincrediblyfastrate.

D.Anelectricvehiclecan'tprovidethesameamountofenergyasacompletelyfilledfueltank.

41.Theunderlinedphrase“watchthisspace“inthelastparagraphprobablymeans"

A.giveuptheplantopurchaseanEV

B.makespaceforanEV

C.findanalternativetoEV

D.keepaneyeoutforfuturedevelopments

42.Thispassageismainlyintendedto.

A.illustratethefactorschargingtimedependson

B.offeradviceonpurchasinganelectricvehicle

C.lookforwardtothefutureofelectricvehicles

D.explainthereasonforthefallingpricesofelectricvehicles

(C)

Flingingbrightlycolouredobjectsaroundascreenathighspeedisnotwhatcomputers5centralprocessingunitswere

designedfor.Somanufacturersofarcademachinesinventedthegraphics-processingunit(GPU),asetofcircuitstohandle

videogames5visualsinparalleltotheworkdonebythecentralprocessor.TheGPU'sabilitytospeedupcomplextaskshas

sincefoundwideruses:videoediting,cryptocurrencyminingandmostrecently,thetrainingofartificialintelligence.

AIisnowdisruptingtheindustrythathelpedbringitintobeing.Everypartofentertainmentstandstobeaffectedby

generativeAI,whichdigestsinputsoftext,image,audioorvideotocreatenewoutputsofthesame.Butthegamesbusiness

willchangethemost,arguesAndreessenHorowitz,aventure-capital(VC)firm.Gamesinteractivityrequiresthemtobe

stuffedwithlaboriouslydesignedcontent:considerthe30squaremilesoflandscapeor60hoursofmusicin“RedDead

Redemption2",arecentcowboyadventure.EnlistingAIassistantstochumitoutcoulddrasticallyshrinktimescalesand

budgets.

AIrepresentsan"'explosionofopportunity^^andcoulddrasticallychangethelandscapeofgamedevelopment.Making

agameisalreadyeasierthanitwas:nearly13,000titleswerepublishedlastyearonSteam,agamesplatform,almostdouble

thenumberin2017.GamingmaysoonresemblethemusicandvideoindustriesinwhichmostnewcontentonSpotifyor

YouTubeisuser-generated.Onegamesexecutivepredictsthatsmallfirmswillbethequickesttoworkoutwhatnewgenres

aremadepossiblebyALLastmonthRajaKoduri,anexecutiveatIntel,leftthechipmakertofoundanAl-gamingstartup.

Don'tcountthebigstudiosout,though.Iftheycanreleasehalfadozenhigh-qualitytitlesayearinsteadofacouple,it

mightchipawayatthehit-drivennatureoftheirbusiness,saysJoshChapmanofKonvoy,agamingfocusedVCfirm.Aworld

ofmorechoicesalsofavorsthosewithbigmarketingbudgets.Andthegiantsmayhavebetteranswerstothemounting

copyrightquestionsaroundALIfgenerativemodelshavetobetrainedondatatowhichthedeveloperhastherights,those

withbigback-catalogueswillbebetterplacedthanstartups.TrentKaniuga,anartistwhohasworkedongameslike“Fortnite”,

saidlastmonththatseveralclientshadupdatedtheircontractstobanAi-generatedart.

Ifthelawyersdon'tintervene,unionsmight.StudiosdiplomaticallyrefertoAIassistantsas“co-pilots”,notreplacements

forhumans.

43.Theoriginalpurposebehindtheinventionofthegraphics-processingunit(GPU)wasto.

A.speedupcomplextasksinvideoeditingandcryptocurrencymining

B.assistinthedevelopingandtrainingofartificialintelligence

C.disrupttheindustryandcreatenewoutputsusinggenerativeAI

D.offloadgamevisualtasksfromthecentralprocessor

44.HowmighttheriseofAl-gamingstartupsaffectthedevelopmentofthegamingindustry?

A.Itcontributestothegrowthofuser-generatedcontent.

B.Itfacilitatesblockbusterdependencyonbigstudios.

C.Itdecreasescollaborationbetweendifferentstakeholdersintheindustry.

D.Itmayhelptoconsolidatethegamingmarketundermajorcorporations.

45.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheroleofartificialintelligenceingaming?

A.AIfavorsthebusinesseswithsmallmarketingbudgets.

B.AIisexpectedtosimplifygamedevelopmentprocesses.

C.AIallowsstartupstogainanedgeoverbigfirmswithauthorizeddata.

D.AIassistantsmayserveashumansubstitutesforstudios.

46.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.Theevolutionofgraphics-processingunits(GPUs).

B.TheimpactofgenerativeAIonthegamingindustry.

C.Thesocietalsignificanceofgraphics-processingunits(GPUs).

D.ThechallengesgenerativeAIpresentstogamingstudios.

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.

Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

TimetoendSanta's"naughtylist”?

ManyofushavemagicalmemoriesofSantasecretlybringinggiftsandjoytoourchildhoodhomes一butistherea

darkersidetothebelovedChristmastradition?

Iwas一andI'mhappytoadmitit一aloyalbelieverofSanta.IabsolutelylovedthemagicofChristmas,especially

SantaClaus,andmyparentswentaboveandbeyondtoencourageit.However,asIbegintoconstructmyownSantaClaus

mythformydaughter,Ican'thelpbutfeelguilty.Coulditunderminehertrustinme?

47Backin1978,astudypublishedintheAmericanJournalofOrthopsychiatry(矫正精神医学)foundthat85%

offour-year-oldssaidtheybelievedinSanta.In2011,researchpublishedintheJournalofCognitionandDevelopmentfound

that83%of5-year-oldsclaimedtobetruebelievers.

Iguessifsnotallthatsurprising.48HefeaturesineveryChristmasTVshowandmovie.EachyeartheNorth

AmericanAerospaceDefenceCommand(NORAD)allowsyoutotrackSanta'sjourneyonChristmasEve.Toreassure

childrenduringthepandemicin2020,theWorldHealthOrganizationissuedastatementdeclaring