郑州2025届高三毕业班第二次质量检测英语试题

1、The government has not yet ________ the seriousness of the crisis.

A.mastered B.seized C.grasped D.acquired

2、Several swimmers have been drowned in the sea recently. So I don’t _______of your going swimming alone.

A.approve B.agree C.support D.admit

3、If people don’t learn from this, his suffering and death were________.

A.in comfort B.in vain C.in despair D.in hope

4、On April 7, Nature published _____ article named Stop the Coronavirus Stigma(污名)  Now and apologized for associating the virus with Wuhan and China.

A.the B.a C.an D./

5、—Do you know Jim quarrel with his brother?

—I don’t know, _______.

A. nor don’t I care B. nor do I care

C. I don’t care neither D. I don’t care also

6、Sadly, the child star became one of one-hit wonders that _______ occasionally, only to disappear without signs.

A．spring up

B．hang up

C．stay up

D．end up

7、This book _______the facts of global climate change.

A.throws light on B.comes to light C.leaves its mark on D.compares notes with

8、____, Mary couldn’t get the door open.

A.Try as she might B.As she might try C.She might as try D.Might she as try

9、The twin brothers look so alike that it is very difficult to tell one from .

A. other B. another

C. others   D. the other

10、_____, we should reconsider the plan carefully. Which one is wrong?

A. In my view B. As far as I’m concerned

C. In my opinion D. As long as

11、 everyone here，I wish you a pleasant journey back to your journey.

A．By means of

B．On behalf of

C．In search of

D．For fear of

12、—________ makes your son feel depressed recently?

—Being rejected by all the universities he has applied to.

A. What it is that B. How is it that

C. What is it that D. How it is that

13、Nowadays, basic health care services are ______ to almost all the Chinese people, contributing to a rise in average life expectancy.

A.alternative B.abundant C.accessible D.creative

14、As we know, _______ of beauty change across time and cultural groups.

A.structures B.status C.statistics D.standards

15、You look so tired tonight. It is time you_______.

A. go to sleep B. went to sleep

C. go to bed D. went to bed

16、Some of the material presented may not be ______ to you or your circumstances.

A. parallel B. similar

C. relevant D. optional

17、Don’t allow the Internet to control your life   it is widely used in many ways.

A.as if B.even if

C.so long as D.in case

18、Last month L.A.declared a________of emergency as protests over killing of Geroge Floyd a black man turned violent.

A.state B.condition C.situation D.circumstance

19、He ______ his first wife who was considerate to him and soon married a girl who was 20 years junior_____ him.

A.divorced; to B.divorced from; to C.separated; with D.separated from; for

20、The next morning she found the man ___________ in bed, dead.

A.lying B.lie C.lay D.laying

21、________ is known to us, there is a close connection between smog and pollution.

A．It

B．Which

C．There

D．As

22、Michael had a serious fall in playing football and his under lip began to ______ up.

A. wind B. split

C. choke D. swell

23、The woman ______ I am sending an email is my business partner.

A．to whom

B．whom

C．who

D．whose

24、Ten minutes earlier, _____we could have saved the boy.

A.or B.otherwise C.and D.so

25、The magazine is intended to __________ working women in their 20s and 30s.

A．appeal to

B．admit to

C．get down to

D．object to

26、Four Interesting Science Museums

Polytechnic Museum, Russia

For many guests of the capital, some of the most vivid childhood memories are associated with this museum. A variety of technical fields are presented in 65 halls-Mining, Space, Energy, and Transportation, etc. And the exposition（博览会）is the only museum project in Russia about the history of the bike. The interactive division "Technoplay" is open, where you not only can but also need touch most of the exhibits with your hands. In addition to self-experimentation, for personal requests the museum's experts will show many entertaining experiments.

Eureka, England

The Eureka educational center is a huge complex where modern science and technology are becoming clear, even to kids. The main exhibition is devoted to the human body, the laws of physics and natural things. Visitors can obtain energy or create paper with their own hands. On the area of the Eureka educational park there is a botanical garden and a collection of minerals from the rock types of Finland is presented there.

Deutsches Museum, Germany

In this museum you can see more than 100 thousand different items from windmills（风车）to medical equipment. All aspects of industrial production appear before the eyes. Several museum rooms are arranged especially for children-there are exhibits that entertain kids starting from three.

NEMO, the Netherlands

The largest Dutch research centre stands ready to share its secrets with everyone. This immersion（沉浸）in the world of science and technology will not be dull. All significant information is presented in the form of exciting games. All exhibits are interactive; visitors are allowed to touch, pull and press on anything. The museum is for children from 6 to 16, as well as for their parents-it will be interesting to all.

【1】What can visitors do at Polytechnic Museum?

A．Learn how the bike developed.

B．Touch all of the exhibits.

C．Watch entertaining movies.

D．Show entertaining experiments.

【2】Where should visitors go if they are interested in plants?

A．Polytechnic Museum.

B．Eureka.

C．Deutsches Museum.

D．NEMO.

【3】What makes NEMO unique?

A．It is specially designed for children.

B．It is the largest museum in the world.

C．It shows information of exhibits in games.

D．Some exhibits can be touched or pressed.

27、   Fred Rogers was a curious man, six feet tall and without pretense (虚伪). He liked to pray, to play the piano, to swim, and to write, and he somehow lived in a different world than I did. We became friends for some 20 years, and I made lifelong friends with his wife, Joanne. I remember thinking that it seemed as if Fred had access to another realm (领域) like the way pigeons have some special magnetic compass that helps them find home.

Fred died in 2003, somewhat quickly, of stomach cancer. He was 74. “Just don′t make Fred into a saint (圣人),” That has become Joanne's refrain (叠句).91 now, still full of energy, she lives alone in the same roomy apartment, in the university section of Pittsburgh, that she and Fred moved into after they raised their two boys. Throughout her 50-year marriage to Fred, she wasn't the type to hang out on the set or attend production meetings. That was Fred′s thing. He had his career, and she had hers as a concert pianist. For decades she toured the country with her college classmate, Jeannine Morrison, as a piano duo; they didn′t retire the performance until 2008.

“If you make him out to be a saint, people might not know how hard he worked,” Joanne said. Disciplined, focused; a perfectionist - an artist. That was the Fred she and the cast and crew knew. “I think people think of Fred as a. child-development expert,” David Newell, the actor who played Mr. “Speedy Delivery” MeFeely, told me recently. “As a moral example maybe. But as an artist? I don't think they think of that.” that was the Fred I came to know. Creating, the creative impulse (冲动),and the creative process were our common interests. He wrote or co-wrote all the scripts for the program - all 33 years of it. He wrote the melodies. He wrote the lyrics. He structured a week of programming around a single theme, many of them difficult topics, like war, divorce, or death.

I don′t know that he cared whether people saw him as an artist. He seemed more intent (急切的) that people not see him at all. The focus was always on you. Or children. Or the tiny things. It was hard to see Fred.

I like you just the way you are. One day he told me where that core message came from. His grandfather, Fred Brooks MeFeely, who like the rest of the Rogers family lived in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, about 40 miles east of Pittsburgh. “He was a character,” he said. “Oh, a lot of me came from him.”

His grandfather represented a life of risk and adventure, the very things Fred's boyhood lacked. He was a lonely kid, an only child until he was 11, when his sister came. He was bullied. Here comes Fat Freddie! He was sickly. He had asthma. He was not allowed to play outside by himself. He spent much of his childhood in his bedroom.

He had music, and he had puppets to keep himself amused. He didn′t need much. He was expected to fill his father′s shoes, become his business partner at the brick company. “My dad was pretty much Mr. Latrobe, he told me.” He worked hard to accomplish all that he did, and I've always felt that that was way beyond me. And yet I'm so grateful that he didn’t push me to do the kinds of things that he did or to become a miniature (缩小的) version of him. It certainly would have been miniature.

Fred wanted to be like his grandfather. “He taught me all kinds of really neat stuff!” he told me. “I remember one day my grandmother and my mother were telling me to get down, or not to climb, and my grandfather said: ‘Let the kid climb on the wall! He’s got to learn to do things for himself!’ I heard that. I will never forget that. What a support that was. He had a lot of stone walls on his place.” I think it was when I was leaving one time to go home after our time together, Fred told me, “that my grandfather said to me: ‘You know, you made this day a really special day. Just by being yourself. There′s only one person in the world like you. And I happen to like you just the way you are.”’

【1】What is the author′s impression of Fred?

A.Fred had many lifelong friends. B.Fred lived in a strange world.

C.Fred could always find way home. D.Fred was an amazing person.

【2】Why does Joanne try to persuade people not to make Fred into a saint?

A.To show the great success the couple achieved.

B.To underline the great pains Fred spared At work.

C.To remind people of the contributions she made.

D.To keep the weaknesses of Fred′s character hidden.

【3】What did Fred prefer to do according to the author?

A.Write scripts and music on his own. B.Act as the man behind the curtain.

C.Focus more on difficult topics. D.Present himself as an artist.

【4】What is mainly talked about in the passage?

A.The making of Fred Rogers. B.The importance of a good wife.

C.The influence of a moral example. D.The achievements of Fred and his wife.

28、   The term “multitasking” originally referred to a computer’s ability to carry out several tasks at one time. For many people, multitasking has become a way of life and even a key to success. In fact, some excellent mental aerobic exercises (大脑训练) involve engaging the brain in two or more challenging activities at a time. Although checking e-mail while talking on a phone and reading the newspaper may be second nature for some people, many times multitasking can make us less productive, rather than more. And studies show that too much multitasking can lead to increased stress, anxiety and memory loss.

In order to multitask, the brain uses an area known as the prefrontal cortex (前额叶脑皮层). Brian scans of volunteers performing multiple tasks together show that as they shift from task to task, this front part of the brain actually takes a moment of rest between tasks. You may have experienced a prefrontal cortex “moment of rest” yourself if you’ve ever dialed (拨电话) a phone number and suddenly forgotten who you dialed when the line is answered. What probably occurred is that between the dialing and the answering, your mind shifted to anther thought or task, and then took that “moment” to come back. Research has also shown that for many volunteers, job efficiency (效率) declines while multitasking, as compared to when they perform only one task at a time.

Multitasking is easiest when at least one of the tasks is habitual, or requires little thought. Most people don’t find it difficult to eat and read the newspaper at the same time. However, when two or more attention-requiring tasks are attempted at one time, people sometimes make mistakes.

We often don’t remember things as well when we’re trying to manage several details at the same time. Without mental focus, we may not pay enough attention to new information coming in, so it never makes it into our memory stores. That is one of the main reasons we forget people’s names---even sometimes right after they have introduced themselves. Multitasking can also affect our relationships. If someone checks their e-mail while on the phone with a friend, they may come off as absent-minded or disinterested. It can also cause that person to miss or overlook key information being passed on to them.

【1】Why are some mental aerobic exercises designed to engage people in multitasking?

A.To reduce their stress and anxiety.

B.To develop their communication skills.

C.To help them perform daily tasks more easily.

D.To make them more productive.

【2】According to Paragraph 2, why may a person suddenly forget who has called?

A.He may leave his prefrontal cortex temporarily damaged.

B.He is probably not very familiar with the person he has called.

C.He is probably interrupted by another task.

D.He may need a rest between dialing and speaking.

【3】People tend to make mistakes when ____.

A.new messages are processed one after another

B.their relationships with others are affected

C.the tasks require little thought

D.they perform several challenging tasks at a time.

【4】What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Multitasking has become a way of life.

B.Multitasking exercises need to be improved.

C.Multitasking often leads to efficiency decline.

D.Multitasking enables people to remember things better.

29、Sitting straight at his desk, Sami Sabeaallil turns on the lights, places his mobile phone on a selfie stick and starts greeting his viewers. “Hi everyone, this is Sami,” he says in Chinese. “I will recommend you some toys tonight…”

Every day, Sami livestreams (网络直播) on Douyin (China’s domestic version of TikTok) for one or two hours, promoting his toys to Chinese buyers. Based in Yiwu City, the world’s largest trading center for daily consumer goods in East China’s Zhejiang Province, the 22-year-old said he is likely the first foreigner to get into livestream selling in Yiwu and take advantage of China’s skyrocketing e-commerce industry.

Sami has been selling his toys on his Douyin account since last June. Most of his videos are about his products or show him hanging around Yiwu’s markets and cracking jokes. For a video he published last October, he invited dozens of foreigners from various countries to express their love for China, which got nearly 30,000 likes.

As a young Chinese-speaking foreigner, Sami attracts much attention on China’s social media. He now has only about 28,000 followers on Douyin but his goal is to have 10 million followers within two years.

The COVID-19 pandemic is severely hitting the economy of many countries and has caused great losses among Yiwu’s producers and suppliers. Sami decided to try livestreaming and look for more Chinese domestic buyers via Douyin. As an owner of a Yiwu-based toy company, Sami used to have half of his orders from overseas. However, overseas orders have not been satisfactory in the past year, so he is gradually shifting his business to Chinese market as the epidemic situation in China has largely improved.

A few potential buyers have reached Sami and one of them bought over 100,000 yuan ($14,860) of toys from him, which Sami described as “a good beginning.”

Sami is not the only foreigner in Yiwu interested in livestreaming promotion. According to Yiwu Industrial and Commercial College, quite a few of its 140 overseas students say they will try livestreaming e-commerce industry after graduation.

The college is offering its overseas students courses on China’s livestream selling market, which include how to attract more followers, how to select suitable products, how to interact with audiences and how to shoot and edit short videos.

【1】Why did Sami start livestreaming?

A．To increase the sales of his toys.

B．To build a reputation in his field.

C．To catch up with the Internet trend.

D．To be the first foreign livestreamer.

【2】What do we know about Sami’s videos on Douyin?

A．They made him world famous.

B．They showed his love for China.

C．They attracted a number of followers.

D．They recorded people’s lives in Yiwu.

【3】What is the consequence of COVID-19 for Sami?

A．He has closed down his toy company.

B．His overseas orders decreased by half.

C．The number of his followers has fallen sharply.

D．He makes efforts to attract more Chinese buyers.

【4】What is the function of the last paragraph?

A．To provide background information.

B．To summarize the previous paragraphs.

C．To introduce a new topic for discussion.

D．To call on people to use more livestream.

30、   Fee was asleep inside his tent last summer when a series of screams awoke him. _________ on his shoes and seizing a lantern his wife had handed him, he rushed out to investigate. _________the darkness, Fee could make out a neighboring tent. There, _________was a wolf, dragging something in his teeth. It was a (an) _________.

_________ earlier, Elisa and Matt, from New Jersey, were _________ with their two young children when the wolf tore into their _________. It was like something out of a horror movie. For three minutes, Matt threw his body in front of Elisa and the boys and _________ the wolf. At one point, Matt got the better of the wolf, pinning it to the ground. But the fierce wolf _________ its sharp teeth deep into Matt's arm, set its __________ legs and began tugging Matt outside while Elisa was pulling on the wolf's legs __________ to get him back.

It was then that Fee entered the __________. He ran at the beast, kicking it in the hip(屁股). The wolf __________ Matt and emerged(出现) from the tent. So __________ was the wolf that Fee felt like he had hit someone that was beyond his weight class.

Before the wolf could turn its __________ on Fee, Matt, whose arms were bleeding, __________ out of the tent to resume (恢复)the battle. The two men __________ threw rocks and anything else they could get at the wolf and eventually forced it back. Elisa called a (an) __________ and Matt was taken to a local hospital.

Matt has fully recovered. As for Fee, he __________ later, "The moment the wolf locked eyes with me, I immediately regretted __________ it."

A．Relying

B．Throwing

C．Focusing

D．Deciding

A．Due to

B．But for

C．In spite of

D．Ahead of

A．backing out

B．looking on

C．going up

D．squeezing in

A．woman

B．man

C．boy

D．girl

A．Years

B．Days

C．Hours

D．Moments

A．exposed

B．hidden

C．asleep

D．awake

A．tent

B．field

C．scene

D．site

A．finished

B．fought

C．appreciated

D．amused

A．transformed

B．poured

C．sank

D．guided

A．flexible

B．delicate

C．admirable

D．powerful

A．volunteering

B．refusing

C．failing

D．attempting

A．picture

B．pattern

C．phenomenon

D．ceremony

A．abused

B．dropped

C．consumed

D．teased

A．awkward

B．fragile

C．mild

D．large

A．anxiety

B．stress

C．anger

D．sorrow

A．flew

B．walked

C．rolled

D．slid

A．unconsciously

B．constantly

C．permanently

D．temporarily

A．ambulance

B．doctor

C．officer

D．colleague

A．stressed

B．erupted

C．guaranteed

D．joked

A．treating

B．accusing

C．kicking

D．opposing

31、About five years ago, when the first generation of wearable fitness trackers became popular, they were announced as the _______of a revolution. Health experts and business people alike said that giving people _______ to real-time calorie-burning and step-count data would inspire them to lose weight, eat better and most importantly _______more. But even as the U.S. market for _______ devices hits $7 billion this year, there’s evidence that their promise isn’t quite paying off.

The U.S. has an exercise problem, _______ 28% of Americans aged 50 and over considered wholly _______. That means 31 million adults move no more than is necessary to perform the most basic functions of daily life. Wearables, experts_______, were going to change that. But limited academic research has been done to figure out whether wearables _______people’s behavior in the long term. The research that does exist isn’t _______. For a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers wanted to see whether activity trackers would help overweight people lose more weight over two years than if they just did a weight-loss intervention alone. They didn’t. “We found that just giving people a device doesn’t mean it’s going to ________ something that you think it’s going to lead to,” says John Jakicic, the author of the study, from the University of Pittsburgh. “These activity trackers don’t engage people in strategies that make a ________ in terms of long-term change”

Another new study ________ a different challenge: user ________. By the end of a yearlong study of 800 people, just 10% of participants were still wearing the trackers, according to, Eric Finkelstein, a professor at the Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore. “We didn’t find that Fitbits really have much of an effect,” he says. This may well be because people expect trackers to do something they’re not designed to do—________, force them to change their behaviors. “There’s __________among people about their function, a measurement tool and an intervention,” Finkelstein says. A scale counts pounds, for example, ________it won’t teach you how to eat less. “When people put these devices on, they might interact with the app for the first few weeks, maybe the first few months, but there comes a point where that starts to fall off,” says Finkelstein.

To be ________, some of the costlier and higher-tech wearables have features baked into them ________ encourage users to move more, says Shelten Yuen, Fitbit’s vice president of research. Among them are: shaking sensors, movement reminders and social-media combination, all designed to ________ users to make better health choices every day. But more research will be needed to determine whether or not these features or others like them— could ________ improve people’s health and fitness levels.

【1】

A．consequence

B．dawn

C．dusk

D．process

【2】

A．access

B．assistance

C．material

D．tendency

【3】

A．consume

B．purchase

C．exercise

D．perform

【4】

A．wearable

B．electronic

C．appropriate

D．conventional

【5】

A．among

B．with

C．for

D．by

【6】

A．outspoken

B．inactive

C．discouraged

D．ridiculous

【7】

A．announced

B．determined

C．hoped

D．convinced

【8】

A．limit

B．comprehend

C．interpret

D．change

【9】

A．encouraging

B．interesting

C．pioneering

D．challenging

【10】

A．benefit from

B．result in

C．add to

D．focus on

【11】

A．consequence

B．movement

C．profit

D．difference

【12】

A．imitated

B．arranged

C．highlighted

D．informed

【13】

A．reduction

B．participation

C．creation

D．expectation

【14】

A．shortly

B．therefore

C．deliberately

D．namely

【15】

A．evaluation

B．popularity

C．confusion

D．interaction

【16】

A．but

B．and

C．or

D．so

【17】

A．casual

B．fair

C．accessible

D．technical

【18】

A．what

B．why

C．that

D．how

【19】

A．persuade

B．advocate

C．follow

D．motivate

【20】

A．frequently

B．automatically

C．faithfully

D．measurably

32、The snow trapped Taylor, but taco sauce (卷饼酱) saved his life. It all began last Sunday when Taylor, along with his dog, went to get gas for his ______, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Taylor told the police his car got ______ in the snow. After some time, he then ______     and woke up on Monday finding ______ more snow, unable to get out of the vehicle (车辆). He tried to ______ out on Monday, but the snow was too deep and made it ______ to go on foot so he and his dog ______ to the vehicle.

By Wednesday, a ______ person’s announcement was put out for Taylor, according to a report. Over the next few days ______ he was trapped in the snow, Taylor told the police he stayed ______ by “starting his car from time to time. He ______ some of the taco sauce he had as food”.

On Friday, a skater called 911 saying they had ______ Taylor. The office soon sent a construction truck to ______ out Taylor and his dog. The officers said they were just “hungry after being stuck in the ______ for five days”. Taylor was ______ to who helped him and determined to help others as possible as he could in future.

【1】

A．truck

B．bus

C．car

D．boat

【2】

A．broken

B．stuck

C．lost

D．changed

【3】

A．fell asleep

B．took risks

C．tried out

D．kept on

【4】

A．also

B．almost

C．still

D．even

【5】

A．put

B．call

C．break

D．walk

【6】

A．difficult

B．boring

C．important

D．possible

【7】

A．returned

B．pointed

C．tended

D．appealed

【8】

A．learning

B．working

C．missing

D．traveling

【9】

A．until

B．after

C．before

D．unless

【10】

A．clean

B．hot

C．warm

D．mild

【11】

A．bought

B．ate

C．made

D．borrowed

【12】

A．seen

B．saved

C．known

D．paid

【13】

A．send

B．dig

C．pick

D．tick

【14】

A．clay

B．typhoon

C．thunderstorm

D．snow

【15】

A．desperate

B．awkward

C．thankful

D．ashamed

33、   I must have been asked a hundred times about my messed-up timing for my two-month journey back to Canada， and then ______ back to China just as the weather is turning nice in Toronto.

Well it was not for the weather, I could have satisfied any ______ for winter scenery with a quick trip to Harbin. I must ______ I did enjoy getting out snowshoeing with my siblings but the real reason was to ______ my Mom’s 90th birthday in early March. I also ______a brother’s 60thbirthday as well as several______ with friends and family.

Why did I ______? Simply put stubborn determination, good friends and a ______ desire to enjoy more of the sights and culture of China. ______ I still cannot have a conversation in Chinese, I am ______ to continue with my studies until such time that I can. While that is a long way off I do ______ continued improvement in both the way I study and the progress that I make.

May 10, I ______ out in a gym for the first time in China. It is a small place but we had a(n) ______ enjoyable visit including the use of enough exercise ______. It feels good to be back into a ______ again. At my age working out is designed to ______ good health and maintain the ______ to travel and enjoy life. I already have two social ______ on my schedule, plus I am excited about the ______ to watch part of the Xiamen Dragon Boat Race on May 25 & 26. Life in China is good to me ______, what can I say.

【1】A.passing B.dating C.bringing D.heading

【2】A.requirement B.desire C.curiosity D.need

【3】A.claim B.declare C.admit D.announce

【4】A.celebrate B.bless C.wish D.congratulate

【5】A.attended B.participated C.joined D.prepared

【6】A.ceremonies B.visits C.discussions D.conferences

【7】A.go B.come C.return D.arrive

【8】A.little B.new C.simple D.burning

【9】A.Above all B.Now that C.As though D.Even though

【10】A.scared B.determined C.worried D.exhausted

【11】A.see B.expect C.predict D.show

【12】A.broke B.ran C.worked D.figured

【13】A.suddenly B.abruptly C.nearly D.amazingly

【14】A.machine B.equipment C.device D.load

【15】A.routine B.schedule C.timetable D.plan

【16】A.serve B.reserve C.observe D.preserve

【17】A.approach B.mystery C.ability D.competition

【18】A.appointments B.settlements C.documents D.assessments

【19】A.bonus B.idea C.opportunity D.imagination

【20】A.in addition B.in general C.on average D.after all

34、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

AI artwork sells for $432,500 — nearly 45 times its high【1】 — as Christie’s becomes the first auction house to offer a work of art created by an algorithm. This portrait, however, is not the product of a human mind. It was created by an【2】 intelligence, an algorithm defined by that algebraic formula with its many parentheses. And when it went under the【3】 in the Prints & Multiples sale at Christie’s on 23-25 October, Portrait of Edmond Belamy sold for an【4】 $432,500, signaling the arrival of AI art on the world auction stage.

From a distance, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy looks almost plausible. Up close, however, the paintwork becomes a grid of mechanical-looking dots, the man’s face a golden blur with black holes for eyes. Look into those eyes. They show no sign of feeling or life. Did a computer make this?

The answer is yes. The first artwork【5】 by AI to be sold at Christie’s, its【6】 price would seem to suggest that in future we will get computers to make art for us. Robot van Gogh will harmlessly cut its ear off and robot Picasso will be a genius.

Is this the future AI art visionaries such as the French collective Obvious, which programmed this “painter” by getting it to compare its own work with 15,000 pre-20th century portraits, have in mind? Or are they just, God forbid, making a fast buck from deceivable art collectors? Because believing the algorithm that knocked this up to be in any meaningful way an “artist” is like thinking your voice-interaction programme is out to get you. Dream on. Computers would need to replicate human consciousness before they could replicate the funny thing humans do called “art”.

Art is a way in which human 【7】 expresses itself, and is equally true of the earliest cave art, Rembrandt’s portraits and Duchamp’s urinal. And that is what is missing from Portrait of Edmond Bellamy. Art is a way humans communicate ideas, perceptions and feelings to each other. It has no 【8】 outside the human passion to communicate. So in what meaningful sense can an AI replica of certain【9】 traits of old master paintings be called art?

For a robot to really make art, it would need an autonomous mind that was emotional as well as【10】. No AI developer has yet claimed to be anywhere near achieving that and if they ever do, their creation will probably have better things to do than paint portraits — like destroy humanity.

Maybe afterwards robots will invent their own kind of art, but it won’t be some poor pastiche of human genius.

It will be beyond anything we organics could imagine.

35、

Rapidly advancing technology and its impact on education has been a subject of debate. How can schools equip students with the skills they need to succeed in a challenging job market?

Since technology is driving these changes, there is a theory that governments should keep focusing on STEM subjects. These are often referred to as “hard skills,” which are 【1】 in primary school and right through to university level. In the meantime, ‘soft skills’ are being 【2】.

This is a mistake. Much evidence suggests that soft skills are far more 【3】 to graduates in the long term. Research from Harvard University on the global job market has shown that STEM- related careers grew strongly between 1989 and 2000 but have slowed down since. In contrast, jobs in the creative industries----the sector probably most 【4】 with the need for soft skills---are growing rapidly. Soft skills are, in fact, increasingly in demand in the workplace: Google cites creativity, leadership 【5】 and communication skills as top requirements for both potential and current employees.

So why are soft skills so highly 【6】 for?

With the rapid evolution of technology, a focus on hard skills leaves students 【7】 to change, as these often have a short shelf life. According to research by World Economic Forum, more than one in four adults reports a mismatch between their skills and those needed for their job role. If soft skills are taught well, these skills should enable students to adapt to change more easily and progress further in their 【8】 career.

Of course, technical skills are important. But without the curriculum placing equal--- if not greater --- 【9】 on soft skills, our education systems are missing a huge trick. Hard skills may help a student get a job in a particular industry, but soft skills will help them disrupt it, achieving a wider 【10】 in their chosen field.

36、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

I have the【1】(great)job in the world. I travel to unusual places and work alongside people from all over the world. Sometimes using【2】(science)equipment and sometimes meeting local people and tourists, I am never【3】(bore).Although my job is occasionally dangerous, I don’t mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive. However, the most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people【4】 one of the most powerful forces on earth—the volcano.

B

Water is a precious resource. Every person needs it【5】 (survive),and we use it for cooking, drinking, growing our food and washing. However，it is scarce(缺乏的).Just 1% of water on Earth can【6】 (use)by humans. What’s more，treating water to make it clean and safe and pumping it to our homes uses up lots of energy. So, what can you do to help save water? One easy way is by【7】(turn)off the tap when you brush your teeth.

C

Robbie Phillips has become the first British person to complete one of the toughest challenges in rock climbing. 【8】(know)as the Alpine Trilogy(阿尔卑斯三部曲),the challenge consists of three climbs on mountains in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, 【9】Phillips completed in four years. Until now, only four other people【10】(conquer)all three of the extremely difficult climbs.

37、按照课文内容填空

At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings were【1】, but today they are accepted as the beginning of【2】we call “modern art’. This is because the Impressionists 【3】artists to look at their environment in new ways. There are scores of modern art styles, but 【4】the Impressionists, many of these painting styles might not exist. On the one hand, some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter doesn’t 【5】to paint objects as we see them with our eyes, 【6】instead concentrates on certain qualities of the object, 【7】color, line and shape to represent them. On the【8】hand, some paintings of modern art are so 【9】 that they look photographs. These styles are so different. Who can【10】what painting styles there will be in the future?

38、请阅读下面文字，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

San Francisco, long one of the most tech-friendly and technologically first-class cities in the world, is now the first in the United States to prohibit its government from using facial recognition technology. The ban is part of a broader anti-surveillance (反监控)rule that the city's Board of Supervisors approved on Tuesday.

Xuzhou Railway Station introduced four self-service check-in machines on Jan 25 to offer travelers a more convenient and efficient traveling experience. Passengers can enter the station by scanning their ID cards and looking at a camera. After the facial recognition scan is complete, the gate will open automatically and the passenger can enter.

（写作内容）

1. 用约30个词概括上述新闻中不同城市对人脸识别技术采取的态度；

2. 谈谈你如何看待人脸识别技术，并用2-3个理由或论据支撑你的看法。

（写作要求）

1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；

3. 不必写标题。

（评分标准）

内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

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39、假定你是李华，下周你校将举办英语演讲比赛。请你围绕 “taking responsibility” 写一篇演讲稿参赛，内容包括：

1. 承担责任的重要性；

2. 应如何承担责任；

3. 你的呼吁。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear classmates,

I’m Li Hua.

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40、Direction：Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions below in Chinese.

智能手机时代，各种新颖好玩的APP 层出不穷。请在作文中陈述：

1）在你常用的APP中，最想向大家推荐的哪一种APP并说明理由。

2）假如你自己设计开发一款APP， 它会带给人们什么样的全新体验。

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41、假设你是李华，李教授邀请你去参观他任教的大学并热情款待你，你写这封感谢信表示谢意。要点如下:

1. 谈谈此次大学之行总体给你的印象及启迪；

2. 谈谈给你留下最深刻印象的人或事(一至两点)；

3. 再次致谢。

注意:

1. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2. 文中不要出现具体学校和个人信息。

3. 词数100左右，开头和结尾己给出，不计入总词数；

Dear Professor Li,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua