石家庄2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、Many senior high school students have returned and been plunged into preparations for the national college entrance exam, ________will be postponed by one month.

A.as B.what C.which D.it

2、He made a considerable_______selling waste materials.

A.wealth B.possessions C.property D.fortune

3、After checking the patient, the doctor ran out of the room, ____ a deep sigh.

A. let out B. letting out

C. to let out D. to be let out

4、The temperature sign   that the water here is too hot to touch.

A.inserts B.indicates C.insists D.instructs

5、Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards again this year, and his performances always ________ the expectations of most audience.

A. sign up for B. drop out of

C. be bent on D. live up to

6、The new treatment means, if _______ to the NCR will make all the difference for the general public.

A．applying

B．to apply

C．applied

D．having applied

7、John invited about 40 people to his wedding, most of _______are family members.

A.who B.which C.whom D.what

8、The hot, damp weather didn’t ________ him.

A. be suitable B. fit for

C. agree with D. fit in

9、It has been announced that all the students ________ put on masks before going to school in case they are infected with SARS virus.

A. shall B. will C. need D. may

10、_____ the yard, I found it _____ with lots of _____ leaves.

A. Entering; covering; fallen 

B. Having entered; covered; falling

C. Entering; covering; falling

D. Entering; covered; fallen

11、The heartbroken mother had no alternative but ____ her guilty son to the police.

A. report B. reporting C. reported D. to report

12、Time _________, we will pay a visit to him before we leave.

A. permit B. permitted

C. to permit D. permitting

13、Only when he told me________what trouble he was in.

A．did I realize B．I realized

C．do I realize   D．I realize

14、_______ is known to us all that the old scientist, for _______ life was hard in the past, still works hard in his eighties.

A. As; whose B. It; who C. As; whom D. It; whom

15、Later ________ word came that Dolly ________ sheep had become seriously ill.

A．a; a

B．the; the

C．/; the

D．/; /

16、His movies have influenced many people and these classic films _______ his different performing styles at different times.

A.regulate B.represent C.resemble D.recognize

17、I was being _____ for a driving license for the third time.

A.desired B.tested C.taken D.asked

18、Which of the following sentences is correct?

A.We urge effective measures taken immediately.

B.What a tiny spot I was this enormous world!

C.That’s quite difficult as I don’t speak much of the local English dialect yet.

D.There was a newly made platform for Jenny and me to sleep.

19、I have read the material several times but it doesn’t make any________to me.

A.meaning B.importance C.sense D.significance

20、What would have happened _________, as far as the river bank?

A.if Bob has walked farther B.had Bob walked farther

C.if Bob should walk farther D.if Bob walked farther

21、The exhibition tells us _____we should do something to stop air pollution.

A．where

B．why

C．what

D．which

22、Cellphones are ____________ to help students focus on their study.

A. expanded B. prohibited

C. assigned D. relieved

23、Because the situation of that country________, all the foreigners are preparing to leave.

A.is getting worse B.got worse

C.was getting worse D.had got worse

24、The library needs _______, but it’ll have to wait until Sunday.

A. cleaning B. be cleaned

C. clean D. being cleaned

25、Throughout the last decade, more parks _____ with the goal of creating natural settings in urban environments.

A.linked up B.swelled up C.split up D.sprang up

26、   My real love for poetry as an adult came when, as a participant in a writer's workshop, I heard a poet read her work aloud. I was there to study nonfiction, and every evening participants gathered to hear their peers and teachers read work from their selected genres. As I listened to Solmaz Sharif read her poem, I was overcome by it. It was just like a dance and I was invited to participate. I looked around the room to see if everyone else was as shocked as I was. I was in love and I think it was because she was in love.

After the writer's workshop, I began to try on different poets. I was desperate to find another connection to a poet like the one I had experienced with Sharif. I borrowed a collection of poems from our local library.

One afternoon as I sat on the couch browsing it, the feeling returned. As I reached the final line, my 8-year-old daughter walked into the room to see me spit joy and tears and grief all over the living room carpet.

“ What's the matter, Mom?” she asked.

"A poem, that's all," I said. She smiled, relieved nothing was wrong.“ Want to hear it?” I said.

We sat together, on the couch, and I read Kay Ryan aloud.  When we were finished, my daughter ran up to her bedroom to grab a notebook so she could compose some of her own lines. She fell in love because I was in love. Those fifteen minutes spent on the couch together taught her more about poetry than any eight-week curriculum could have.

We didn't study poetry to tick the boxes of an imagined cultural syllabus. Rather, we leaned close to each other and fell in love with the words.

Part of teaching our children to love poetry is falling in love with poetry ourselves. Does that mean I don't worry about teaching them the different forms and skills? Certainly not. I mean, while it is true that great poems come as a result of a mastery of the craft, hard work, and patience, in the beginning I simply encourage my children to enjoy the words, and I cheer them on as they dare to write down their own lines.

【1】What was the writer's purpose of attending a writer's workshop?

A.To make new friends. B.To learn nonfiction works.

C.To meet much-loved poets. D.To exchange reading notes.

【2】Why does the writer describe the poem as a dance?

A.She loved dancing. B.She was too surprised.

C.She was touched by the reading. D.She never heard this poem before.

【3】Why is the writer's daughter mentioned?

A.To tell she was easy to be moved. B.To prove her daughter also loved poems.

C.To show her daughter was talented. D.To support her own opinion.

【4】How should parents encourage their children to love poetry at first?

A.Teach them writing skills. B.Ask them to write their own poems.

C.Act as role models for them. D.Buy them collections of poems.

27、   Do you buy too many clothes? Or do you often buy new garments only to wear them once before throwing them away? Research shows that you are not alone; a recent survey in Australia has shown that roughly a quarter of Australians have thrown away a piece of clothing after wearing it just once.

Sarah Freeman was so shocked by these findings that she decided to do something about it. She has founded a “clothes library” in Sydney, where customers can rent clothing instead of purchasing it; this way, you can still only wear it once but without being wasteful.

Research suggests that global clothing production doubled between 2000 and 2014!

Clothes these days can sometimes only last two or three washes before they need to be replaced. Not only are these short- lasting clothes not good for your wallet, but they’re also terrible for the environment. The majority of these clothes are produced in third world countries, and their factories use up huge amounts of energy and pollute the waterways nearby.

Sarah's clothes library is a great way to get fantastic designer clothes at an affordable price, and it's also good for the environment. Compared with a regular clothing store, Sarah’s business hardly produces any waste. Customers can pay a monthly subscription fee and enjoy 4 to 6 pieces of clothing per month.

Sarah thinks that her clothes library can make a difference and hopes to see one in every shopping center. But will it catch on? Reading books that have been read by another person is one thing, but to wear clothes that have been worn by others is another even though great brands are available to rent.

The very similar Fashion Library in Amsterdam made news headlines in 2015, and others have sprung up in other places around the world as well.

【1】What problem of Australians is mentioned in paragraph 1?

A. Being enthusiastic about going after fashion

B. Storing piles of clothes in their cupboards.

C. Buying clothes regardless of their prices.

D. Being wasteful in dealing with clothes.

【2】What's talked about modern clothes in paragraph 3?

A. Why they last so short. B. Their fast development

C. Their harmful influences. D. What leads to their poor quality.

【3】What's the author’s opinion on the clothes library?

A. He/She thinks it'll be well accepted. B. He/She throws doubt on its popularity.

C. He/She believes it's of great necessity. D. He/She strongly opposes its wide spread.

【4】It can be inferred from the text that ______.

A. the clothes library concept isn't new

B. Sarah's clothes library is completely waste-free

C. designer clothes aren't available in Sarah's clothes library

D. customers can rent unlimited pieces of clothing every month

28、   The Lantern Festival, a traditional Chinese festival, is celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month. And it falls on Tuesday this year.【1】The day leads to the first full moon night of the year, and is also the night when the earth returns to spring.

It was also a romantic festival in ancient China, providing an opportunity for unmarried men and women to meet.【2】But during the Lantern Festival, it is a tradition that all people? including those young women，come out for lantern shows. People hang lanterns everywhere, in their house or in the streets, which depict various characters, like flying birds, leaping fishes, and shining fireworks, showing an atmosphere of joy.【3】.

Another activity，guessing the answers to lantern riddles，gave young people a chance to interact with each other and know more about each other. For thousands of years, there have been numerous love stories originating during the Lantern Festival.

Besides watching lanterns and guessing the answers to lantern riddles，there are many other traditions for the festival.

1. Dragon lantern dance

【4】At the festival, people perform dragon lantern dances and look forward to this year’s good weather and peace.

2. Lion Dances

It is similar to the dragon lantern dance，delivering good wishes and good luck.

3. Eating yuanxiao

Eating yuanxiao on Lantern Festival is another tradition.【5】The stuffing includes bean paste, sugar，hawthorn various kinds of fruit and so on. It can be boiled, fried or steamed  to eat.

A. Chinese people regard the dragon as a symbol of good luck.

B. Here is a guide for you to spend a happy I intern Festival.

C. Yuanxiao is made of glutinous rice, either solid or stuffed.

D. Almost all people will come out and appreciate the beautiful scene.

E. As a traditional food, YuanXiao appeals to a lot of people.

F. In ancient times, young women, especially daughters of respected families, hardly stepped out their houses.

G. It is a continuation of celebrating the Spring Festival.

29、In a large survey of people's first memories, nearly 40% of participants reported a first memory that is likely to be fictional, according to findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

Current research indicates that people's earliest memories date from around 3 to 3. 5 years of age. However, the study from researchers at City, University of London, the University of Bradford, and Nottingham Trent University found that 38.6% of 6, 641 participants claimed to have memories from age 2 or younger, with 893 people claiming memories from age 1 or younger. This was particularly prevalent among middle-aged and older adults.

As many of these memories dated before the age of 2 and younger, the authors suggest that these fictional memories are based on remembered fragments(碎片) of early experience—such as a pram(婴儿车)，family relationships and feeling sad—and some facts or knowledge about their own infancy or childhood which may have been derived from photographs or family conversations.

“Further details may be unconsciously inferred or added, e. g. that one was wearing nappy when standing in the cot(幼儿床)," added Shazia Akhatr, first author on the study and Senior Research Associate at the University of Bradford.

“When we looked through the responses from participants we found that a lot of these first 'memories' were frequently related to infancy, and a typical example would be a memory based around a pram," explained Martin Conway, Director at the Centre for Memory and Law at City, University of London and coauthor of the paper.

“For this person, this type of memory could have resulted from someone saying something like 'mother and a large green pram'. The person then imagines what it would have looked like. Over time these fragments then become a memory and often the person will start to add things in such as a string of toys along the top,"   he added.

"Crucially, the person remembering them doesn't know this is fictional," Conway noted. "In fact when people are told that their memories are false they often don't believe it. This partly due to the fact that the systems that allow us to remember things are very complex, and it's not until we're 5 or 6 that we form adult-like memories due to the way that the brain develops and due to our maturing understanding of the world.

【1】What does the underlined word "prevalent" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Unique.

B．Crazy.

C．Common.

D．Doubtful.

【2】What can be concluded from the study mentioned in the passage?

A．Some people have clear knowledge about their own infancy.

B．Added details are an important clue to recall the childhood.

C．Most people claimed to have memories from age 2 or younger.

D．Talks between family members influence the earliest memories.

【3】How does Martin Conway present his opinion?

A．By making comparison.

B．By setting examples.

C．By analyzing data.

D．By referring to documents.

【4】What's the main idea of the text?

A．Many people's earliest memories may be fictional.

B．People's earliest memories can date back to 2 or younger.

C．The middle-aged and adults specialize in detailing their first memory.

D．Memories develop due to our maturing understanding of the world.

30、   A mother was criticizing her daughter after watching the girl was not good enough to compete at a championship level during the daily training in the gymnastics camp.

The scene reminded me of my ________ of the day when one of my own gymnastic performances put me close to tears.

My mother became seriously ill when she was young, and she has ________ a wheelchair ever since. But she never let that ________ her.

She has raised five children and has a career as well.

One day I joined a gymnastics program at a nearby park. Before long, I was totally ________ in it. By 1972, I was on the National Gymnastics Team for the Olympic Games. I couldn’t think of anything else but ________ a gold medal.

Before the competition, all in my mind was ________ not to disgrace(使……丢脸)my country and myself. But, though I tried my best, I didn’t win a gold medal. I was so ________ . When the winners were receiving ________ , I joined my parents in the stands, and we all cried. “I'm sorry. I did my best, ”said me.

She said nothing but ten words I never ________ , “Doing your best is more important than being the best. ” Suddenly I understood my mother ________ than ever before. She had never let her handicap(残疾) ________ her from always doing her best.

Now I approached the crying girl and put a(n) ________ around her. “Honey, ” I said. “I know you have done your best, and doing your best is more important than being the best. I'm ________ you. ”

She ________ at me with tears in her eyes. Maybe somewhere, someday, she’ll ________ those words along.

【1】A.experiences B.success C.regrets D.memories

【2】A.needed B.made C.wanted D.expected

【3】A.control B.challenge C.discourage D.disturb

【4】A.confident B.absorbed C.involved D.trapped

【5】A.finding B.winning C.earning D.making

【6】A.determination B.satisfaction C.encouragement D.effort

【7】A.annoyed B.disappointed C.embarrassed D.worded

【8】A.applauses B.rewards C.gifts D.awards

【9】A.remembered B.ignored C.understood D.forgot

【10】A.faster B.better C.closer D.easier

【11】A.prevent B.save C.protect D.forbid

【12】A.arm B.hand C.ring D.scarf

【13】A.curious about B.concerned about C.proud of D.sure of

【14】A.glanced B.smiled C.laughed D.shouted

【15】A.continue B.treat C.pass D.use

31、Learning to Accept

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. _______, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was  _________ and ill.

My father was _______ a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness _______ all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is  _______. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started _______ about life, and I told them about one of my_______. I said that we must very often give things up _______ we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always _______ that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father ________ up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up ________! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. ________, he answered his own question: “I ________ the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also ________ by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I ________ remember his words and become ________. If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be ________ to give up my small irritations. In this ________, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I ________ what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one ________

【1】A.Afterwards B.Therefore C.However D.Meanwhile

【2】A.tired B.weak C.poor D.slow

【3】A.already B.still C.only D.once

【4】A.took B.threw C.sent D.put

【5】A.impossible B.difficult C.stressful D.hopeless

【6】A.worrying B.caring C.talking D.asking

【7】A.decisions B.experiences C.ambitions D.beliefs

【8】A.as B.since C.before D.till

【9】A.suggests B.promises C.seems D.requires

【10】A.spoke B.turned C.summed D.opened

【11】A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything

【12】A.Surprisingly B.Immediately C.Naturally D.Certainly

【13】A.had B.accepted C.gained D.enjoyed

【14】A.touched B.astonished C.attracted D.warned

【15】A.should B.could C.would D.might

【16】A.quiet B.calm C.relaxed D.happy

【17】A.ready B.likely C.free D.able

【18】A.case B.form C.method D.way

【19】A.doubt B.wonder C.know D.guess

【20】A.award B.gift C.lesson D.word

32、If you ever have a chance to go to Finland, you’ll probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.

________ the taxi drivers for example. You can go anywhere on a journey, and tell the driver to ________ you at any place, saying that you have some business to ________, and that you will pay the taxi driver later. He will agree without any ________ but just accept your words in good ________.

The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their ________, but also provide food for outside ________. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they ________ go to the free dining rooms to have their meals, and the ________ they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such ________ check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to wine and dine free of ________.

Finnish workers are paid by the hour. If you work in Finland and have ________ with the boss on the hourly rate, then you just say how many hours you have worked and you’ll be paid ________.

With so many loop boles in everyday life, surely Finland must be a good country to those who ________ to take “petty advantages”. But the ________ thing is, all the taxi passengers always come back to pay their ________ after they have attended to their business; not a ________ outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms; workers always give the exact hours they have ________, As the Finns always act on good faith and always have a(n) ________ of “right is right” and “wrong is wrong” in everything they do, so to live in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.

What we regarded as “foolish” is ________ the Finnish people’s way of life.

【1】

A．Make

B．Put

C．Take

D．Set

【2】

A．stop

B．pass

C．drop

D．pick

【3】

A．attend to

B．take care

C．take up

D．appeal to

【4】

A．pleasure

B．anxiety

C．passenger

D．money

【5】

A．condition

B．place

C．seal

D．faith

【6】

A．guests

B．visitors

C．meals

D．cards

【7】

A．waiters

B．drivers

C．diners

D．workers

【8】

A．naturally

B．respectively

C．secretly

D．contently

【9】

A．best

B．most

C．worst

D．least

【10】

A．strict

B．complete

C．troublesome

D．loose

【11】

A．registration

B．charge

C．care

D．noise

【12】

A．paid

B．debated

C．talked

D．agreed

【13】

A．accordingly

B．reluctantly

C．separately

D．abruptly

【14】

A．hesitate

B．hate

C．love

D．refuse

【15】

A．strange

B．difficult

C．complex

D．imaginative

【16】

A．business

B．trip

C．fine

D．fare

【17】

A．familiar

B．faithful

C．single

D．usual

【18】

A．worked out

B．put in

C．took in

D．ran out

【19】

A．religion

B．law

C．idiom

D．attitude

【20】

A．eventually

B．accidentally

C．actually

D．temporarily

33、   I remember when my husband started coaching the basketball team at a local high school in Richmond, California. He had a passion for sports and loved _________ with kids. Sitting in the _________ during the first game, I cried with joy as I watched him _________ with the students. He seemed to _________.

On the car ride home, we both realized that he has a _________ for teaching. Not just on the _________, but also in the classroom. He _________ a well-paid job in finance, and went back to school to obtain his teaching

_________. He landed a job teaching 8th grade US history to the amazing kids at Helms Middle School in San Pablo. He had found his _________. Little did I know that I would be in the __________, too.

My husband knows that I work for a software company that is __________ with 3D printing, and that’s usually the extent of his __________ in my profession. I was __________ when he asked me to be a guest speaker in his class that first year.

While I was planning my first __________ for his students, I asked myself, “What should I do? How do I integrate(融入) design, modeling and 3D printing into 8th grade US history?”

I __________ my friends, read the local teacher blogs and thought I was __________ to go. But during my first lesson a(n) __________ thing happened: I kind of failed. The end result, __________, was better than I ever expected.

At the end of the class, I asked the students how they felt about what they had __________ learned. They raised their hands and __________ answers and sought me out to more questions. When the bell rang, they thanked me for my time.

【1】A.chatting B.running C.arguing D.working

【2】A.stand B.carriage C.yard D.desk

【3】A.complain B.interact C.shout D.swear

【4】A.relax B.shine C.agree D.approach

【5】A.weakness B.dislike C.gift D.plan

【6】A.size B.market C.edge D.court

【7】A.left B.obtained C.saw D.weighed

【8】A.method B.experience C.funding D.certification

【9】A.hobby B.occupation C.charming D.ability

【10】A.system B.adventure C.classroom D.basement

【11】A.involved B.popular C.honest D.bored

【12】A.knowledge B.determination C.authority D.interest

【13】A.proud B.annoyed C.surprised D.calm

【14】A.interview B.speech C.ticket D.lesson

【15】A.consulted B.treated C.hugged D.noticed

【16】A.late B.ready C.worried D.thankful

【17】A.funny B.harmful C.similar D.important

【18】A.therefore B.moreover C.however D.besides

【19】A.even B.just C.still D.seldom

【20】A.ruled out B.made out C.left out D.shouted out

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.

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, becoming the first known case of human-animal 【1】, the zoo's chief veterinarian said on Sunday.

Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger that tested positive, was 【2】 for the COVID-19 disease after 【3】 a dry cough along with three other tigers and three lions, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the zoo, said in a statement.

All of the cats are expected to recover, it said. But officials believe this is a unique case because Nadia became sick after 【4】 to an asymptomatic zoo employee, Paul Calle, chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo, told Reuters.

Calle said they did not know which employee infected the tiger. "This is the first time that we have discovered that a person infects the animal and the animal gets sick," Calle said, adding that they planned to share the findings with other zoos and institutions. " I guess 【5】 we will all have a better understanding as a result.

While the other tigers and lions were also 【6】 symptoms, the zoo decided to test only Nadia because she was the sickest and  had started to lose her appetite already, and they did not want to 【7】 all the cats to anesthesia(麻醉), Calle said.

Nadia 【8】 X-rays, an ultrasound(超声波) and blood tests to try to figure out what was making her sick . They decided to test for COVID-19 【9】 the surge in cases in New York City, the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States.The first tiger at the zoo, which has been shut since mid-March, began showing 【10】 of illness on March 27, according to the US Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories.

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、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Everyone has their own unique fingerprint; 【1】 makes fingerprints an ideal way to unlock smartphones. However, this may be 【2】 (safe) than we think.

Scientists at New York University and Michigan State University in the US have developed a set of fake fingerprints. They say that the prints 【3】 unlock any fingerprint-enabled smartphone up to 65 percent of the time.

The artificial fingerprints 【4】 (create) by using many common features found in human prints. They work 【5】 taking advantage of the way smartphone scanners check a fingerprint.

The fingerprint scanners   【6】 (use) in smartphones are so small that they only read parts of fingerprints. So they have to take many scans of your finger or thumb (拇指) 【7】 they work properly. Smartphones also let users save several finger and thumbprints. Since a print only has to match one of the saved images 【8】 (unlock) the phone, the scanner is more likely to make mistakes.

Although the scientists have only tested their findings in computer simulations (模拟), 【9】 (worry) about the safety of using fingerprints are reasonable .They warn that the technology used to create artificial fingerprints is improving   【10】 (extreme) fast.

37、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.

38、假定你是重庆红星中学的李华，你校英语社团将举行征文比赛，致敬援助湖北武汉奋战在抗击新型冠状病毒肺炎第一线的重庆医护人员。请你用英语写一封感谢信参赛，内容如下：

1.表达你的敬意与谢意；  2.个人感受； 3.表达决心。

注意：（1）词数不少于100； 

（2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

（3）开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：新冠肺炎Novel Coronavirus pneumonia; 流行病epidemic

Dear medical workers,

I’m Li Hua, a student in Hongxing High School._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

39、假设你是李华，得知你校将举办2020 “最美中国” (Amazing China)手机摄影大赛。请你写一封邮件，告诉你的朋友Peter这一消息。要点如下：

1. 作品内容：自然风光、文化遗迹等；

2. 作品要求：注明时间、地点和标题；

3. 投稿方式：10月15日前发至邮箱Liuying @ HHschoool. com。

注意：

1. 词数80左右。

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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40、假定你是李华,你的新西兰朋友Nick想和你在线互助学习,他帮你学英语，你帮他学汉 语。请你给他回复一封电子邮件。内容包括：

1.推荐视频平台；

2.约定互动时间。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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41、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter来信告知他上周通过了孔子学院(the Confucius Institute)的笔试，而且下周三要参加其面试，现征询你的意见。请你写封回信，内容包括：

1. 写信目的；

2. 提出建议（至少2条）；

3. 表示祝愿。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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