潜江2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、We may think we’re a culture that gets rid of our worn technology the first sight of something shiny and new, but a new study shows that we keep using our old devices well after they go out of style.

A.with B.of C.in D.at

2、All the drivers must be ______ before they begin to drive on their own.

A.tested out B.examined C.looked into D.watched

3、After graduation, Jane_________ her job as a volunteer teacher in the countryside.

A.set out B.set up C.took up D.took over

4、I ________ to make my plan for the final exam in advance, but I ________.

A．would decide; did

B．could have decided; can't

C．might decide; didn't

D．should have decided; didn't

5、The success of a government should be ________ in terms of the health and happiness of the people as well as the development of economy.

A.observed B.established C.benefited D.measured

6、I don’t want _______as this.

A.as an expensive car B.as a car expensive

C.as expensive a car D.how expensive a car

7、The president is committed to _______ the existing system of medical care.

A.reform B.reforming C.have reformed D.having reformed

8、The father as well as his three kids ________ skating on the cold river every Sunday afternoon in winter.

A. goes B. go C. is going D. are going

9、__________   ，I went out for a walk.

A.There was nothing to do B.There being nothing to do

C.There had nothing to do D.There were nothing to do

10、Lydia really regrets____ out of high school. She has really had to struggle to make a living because of that decision.

A.drop B.to drop C.dropping D.dropped

11、—Who is it up to _____ when the ceremony will be started?

—The headmaster, of course.

A. decide on B. deciding on C. to decide on D. to deciding on

12、The weather turned out to be fine yesterday. I ______ the trouble to carry my umbrella with me.

A. shouldn’t have taken B. couldn’t have taken

C. mustn’t have taken D. needn’t have taken

13、Parents are under a(n)   to educate their children.

A. responsibility B. duty

C. liability D. obligation

14、Adapted from Liu Cixin’s novel, the hit film The Wandering Earth reportedly had a budget of nearly $50 million, much of _______ spent on content and special effects.

A．which

B．them

C．it

D．what

15、That young girl killed that tall man in a (n) ______ attempt to free herself.

A.considerate B.desperate C.disappointed D.intensive

16、Tom, as well as his friends who________ football, _________very popular among the students.

A.likes; are B.likes; is C.like; is D.like; are

17、Difficulties and hardships have ____ the best character of the young geologist.

A. brought in B. brought out

C. brought up D. brought about

18、The sculpture, and the person who produced it, ________the young artist has never been able to find out.

A.that B./

C.which D.what

19、Some people are skeptical about the internet, ________ that surfing the Internet is a waste of time.

A.claimed B.claiming C.to claim D.having claimed

20、The sales and marketing staff are now discussing ______their sales will be like for the coming months.

A.which B.what C.how D.when

21、The school dining room ______ as a meeting place for teachers and students.

A.treats B.admits C.uses D.functions

22、Dismissing small talk as unimportant is easy, but we can't forget that deep  relationships wouldn't even exist   it weren't for casual conversation.

A.although B.when C.if D.unless

23、This was a courageous decision, all the board members of the company opposed.

A.it B.that C.one D.the one

24、We _____ for her because she never came.

A. mustn’t have waited B. shouldn’t have waited

C. mustn’t wait D. needn’t wait

25、I decided to try _______ to rid my students of their fear and dislike of books.

A. in depth B. at any cost

C. around the corner D. to a degree

26、How to Strengthen Teeth Naturally

【1】You can work on strengthening your teeth by getting the right vitamins and minerals in your diet. You can also protect your teeth through healthy habits. In addition, avoiding certain foods and habits can help strengthen your teeth.

◆Get the right nutrients(营养)

Make sure you’re getting 1,000 to 1,200 mg of calcium(钙) a day. You probably know calcium helps keep your bones strong. 【2】Eating certain amount of calcium in your diet every day will help increase the strength of your teeth.

◆ 【3】

Aim to eat a wide variety of fruits and vegetables in your weekly diet. Try selecting a variety of colors when choosing your produce, as that ensures you’ll be getting a wide variety of vitamins. Fill your plate up halfway with fruits and vegetables at every meal, then fill the rest of your plate with some protein and whole grains.

◆Brush your teeth twice a day

To brush well, hold your toothbrush at a 45℃ angle to your teeth. Brush all the surfaces of your teeth gently and try to brush for at least 2 minutes. 【4】

◆Visit your dentist regularly

Visit your dentist at least once a year for x-rays and cleaning. 【5】If you start to get a buildup of plaque(牙菌斑), which can weaken teeth, the dentist can remove it for you in time.

◆Quit smoking

You probably are aware that smoking causes lung cancer and other health problems. In addition, it can also weaken bone tissue, including your teeth. If you’ve been thinking about quitting, now may be the time.

A．These visits help find problems before they begin.

B．These foods naturally clean your teeth, helping to keep them strong.

C．Eat a balanced diet

D．The same is true for your teeth.

E．Set a timer to help you brush longer!

F．Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium properly.

G．Strong teeth are important for a healthy mouth!

27、Since 50 years ago, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain Computer Interface (BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.

Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michelle Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated (展示) a small robotic wheelchair directed by a person’s thoughts.

In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.

“Our brain has billions of nerve cells. These send signals through the spinal cord (脊髓) to the muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,” Tavella says, “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”

The researchers designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp (头皮) and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. They help the computer react to commands from the brain.

Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair.” He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from. And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.

【1】What is BCI?

A．BCI is a technology that can link the human brain with computers.

B．BCI is a technology that can help to update computer systems.

C．BCI is a technology that can help the disabled to recover.

D．BCI is a technology that can control a person's thoughts.

【2】How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?

A．By controlling his muscles.

B．By talking to the machine.

C．By using his mind.

D．By moving his hand.

【3】Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?

A．scalp→computer→cap→wheelchair

B．scalp→cap→computer→wheelchair

C．computer→cap→scalp→wheelchair

D．cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair

【4】Which of the following would be the BEST title for the text?

A．Switzerland, the BCI Research Center

B．New Findings about How the Human Brain Works

C．Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries

D．BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the Disabled

28、For thousands of years， buildings have been used to show off power and wealth, to honor leaders or religions, and to stretch the limits of architecture.Since the 19th century,high- rise buildings have sprung up all over the world, showing the modern architecture wonders.

The Empire State Building

The Empire State Building, a 102-story building, was completed in New York in 1931 and was the tallest in the world until 1971.While the Empire State Building was built to be an office building, it still draws millions of tourists each year for overlooking New York.It is currently admired for its green architecture initiatives, in an effort to be a more energy-efficient and eco-friendly green building.

The Jin Mao Building

Completed in 1999 and standing 420.6 meters high，the Jin Mao Building is China's tallest high rise building.Located in Pudong District of Shanghai, the Jin Mao Tower is the 8th super tall 88- floor building,   which represents the belief in Chinese culture that the number 8 brings fortune.With both modern and traditional characteristics, the Jin Mao Building is a symbol and landmark of Shanghai and a must-sce for any tourist wishing for a taste of modern Shanghai.

Taipei 101

With a height of 508 meters, Taipei 101 or formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center became the world's tallest building when it was completed in 2003. Designed by C.Y.Lee &.Partners, the multi-use steel and- glass high rise was intended to prevent typhoons and earthquakes.Taipei 101 has developed into the outstanding landmark of the area, and the ideal shopping and relaxing place for locals.

【1】What is the Empire State Building recently recognized for?

A．Its multi-functions.

B．Its numerous visitors.

C．Its wealth and power.

D．Its going- green ideas.

【2】What do Taipei 101 and the Jin Mao Building have in common?

A．They are landmark buildings.

B．They feature traditional cultures.

C．They were built in the 20th century.

D．They were designed for natural disasters.

【3】What is the purpose of this text?

A．To promote green buildings.

B．To recommend tourist attractions.

C．To introduce famous tall buildings.

D．To advertise the high- rise buildings.

29、A 293-million-mile journey of the NASA Perseverance rover（探测器）to Mars: ended successfully on February 18, 2021, with a picture-perfect landing inside the Jezero Crater. The car-sized, six-wheeled rover, nicknamed Percy is the US space agency's biggest and most advanced explorer to date. Its primary mission is to search for signs of ancient microbial（微生物的）life on Mars.

Landing on Mars is extremely tricky. The Red Planet's gravitational pull causes approaching spacecraft to go faster to high speeds, while its thin atmosphere-just 1 percent that of Earth's-does little to help slow it down as it approaches the surface.

The scientists had to reduce Percy's 12,000 mph speed to a safe landing speed of less than five mph-in just six and a half minutes. The target entry angle also had to be a precise 12 degrees-any steeper, and the spacecraft would burn up; any flatter, and it would get lost in space. It is no wonder that the final approach is often referred to as the "seven minutes of terror."

Upon attaining a manageable speed, Percy briefly flew over the Martian surface to seek out the perfect landing spot. Its complex map-reading system rapidly scanned the area and matched it with maps in its database to find the best location.

The NASA scientists will spend the next two months testing Percy's scientific instruments. Once ready, the rover will begin to carry out its mission.

"Perseverance is the smartest robot ever made, but confirming that microbial life once existed carries an unusually large burden of proof," said Lori Glaze, director of NASA's Planetary Science Division. "While we'll learn a lot with the great instruments we have aboard the rover, it may very well require the far more well-equipped laboratories and delicate instruments back here on Earth to tell us whether our samples（样本）carry evidence that Mars once harbored life."

【1】What is the extraordinary challenge for the rover to land on Mars?

A．The speed reduction.

B．The atmosphere analysis.

C．The location search.

D．The time management.

【2】What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．Ways to find the precise entry angle.

B．Consequences of wrong entry degree.

C．Factors to survive "the seven minutes".

D．Reasons for the necessity of speed reducing.

【3】What does "it" refer to in paragraph 4?

A．The spot.

B．The area.

C．The system.

D．The surface.

【4】What can be inferred from Lori Glaze's words?

A．Instruments aboard the rover are not quite reliable.

B．Perseverance is able to collect enough evidence needed.

C．Man still has long way to go to prove life was on Mars.

D．Samples of Mars will be returned soon to our labs on the earth.

30、   The tornado siren(龙卷风报警器) sounded at the Little Sioux Scout(童子军) Ranch in western Iowa just before the power went out on June 11,2008. Scout Leader Fred Ullrich____the door of the building where he and 65 boy scouts had taken shelter. “I was____lightning and listening for the tornado sound, but there was____like that,” Ullrich says. “But I knew we were in____. I asked the boys to get under the tables.” As the scouts ran for____,the wind came up. Ullrich tried to come in and push the door shut, but____he was picked up and thrown from the____. Then the wind blew the boy scout shelter apart. “I can only describe my actions at that moment as being____, ”Ullrich says. “There was nothing I could do.”

Once the tornado____, Ullrich noticed that all around him was a mess. Some scouts were covered by the debris(瓦砾). For a short moment Ullrich didn’t____what to do. Then he took action. He____the able-bodied to look after the injured. Ullrich was trained in first aid, skills that____helped the scouts that day. But before any of that formal training would even____, Ullrich needed another important skill：to get hold of himself and get people____.

When rescue workers arrived, what they saw was____— four scouts were dead or seriously wounded. Yet, amazingly, they also____that Ullrich and the uninjured scouts were putting their training to word. They had____the most seriously injured for their journey to the hospital.

Ullrich places much importance on the training they received. “We were ____not to be the people who sit around when something____happens,” he says, “but to be the type of people who____something.”

【1】A.opened B.entered C.shut D.fixed

【2】A.looking back on B.looking forward to C.looking for D.looking after

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

【4】A.time B.power C.trouble D.silence

【5】A.help B.turns C.steps D.cover

【6】A.also B.again C.instead D.later

【7】A.lock B.floor C.building D.table

【8】A.important B.useless C.careful D.improper

【9】A.hit B.passed C.continued D.formed

【10】A.wonder B.remember C.know D.ask

【11】A.forced B.directed C.expected D.invited

【12】A.suddenly B.hopefully C.doubtlessly D.possibly

【13】A.begin B.matter C.develop D.perform

【14】A.encouraged B.treated C.relaxed D.organized

【15】A.horrible B.difficult C.boring D.wrong

【16】A.saw B.believed C.agreed D.imagined

【17】A.kept B.changed C.saved D.prepared

【18】A.allowed B.ordered C.taught D.chosen

【19】A.strange B.bad C.uncertain D.necessary

【20】A.enjoy B.do C.learn D.share

31、   Sometimes it’s not the huge sacrifices that mums make but the tiny things they do day in and day out that make you realize what special people they are.

It was a ____ January day. When I left home for the office, the weather report said, “Windy and cold, but no rain.” _____, by the time I was about to leave work in the early evening, it was absolutely ____!

My office was close to the bus stop, so I just ____ out of the door and onto the bus. Unfortunately, when I got off, I still had about a mile to ____ to my home. Normally on a night like that, my husband would come and get me. That morning, he had told me that he was putting the car in for a ____.

As I stepped off the bus to walk home, I____to get my tiny umbrella to go up in the strong wind. Then, suddenly and to my ____, I heard my mum’s voice.

“Quickly! Come under here, before you get soaked!”

I rushed under my bigger ____ and stared at mum in surprise. “What on Earth are you doing here in this____?” I asked her. My mum was eighty-three that year, and ____ fit and healthy, she didn’t like going out ____ strong wind and heavy rain. In fact, on a day like that, I usually went round to her house to make sure she didn’t ____ out of anything.

“You told me to come round for dinner tonight, but I came ____before the rain got too heavy. Eric told me that your car was in for a service and I saw your big umbrella lying on the chair. I ___you had forgotten it, so I just picked it ____ and came out to meet you.”

My mum passed away the following year. This simple____ remains embedded(深留) in my mind, and reminds me how completely my mum ____ me. She wouldn't have gone out in the wind and rain for herself, but, at eighty-three, she never gave a second ____ about braving the storm so I wouldn’t get ____.

【1】A.cloudy B.windy C.sunny D.foggy

【2】A.Besides B.Therefore C.Eventually D.However

【3】A.shining B.pouring C.flashing D.erupting

【4】A.rushed B.took C.looked D.left

【5】A.drive B.jog C.walk D.cycle

【6】A.ride B.service C.rest D.lift

【7】A.struggled B.continued C.explored D.agreed

【8】A.amusement B.appreciation C.amazement D.annoyance

【9】A.cover B.roof C.umbrella D.raincoat

【10】A.case B.way C.place D.weather

【11】A.as B.although C.if D.when

【12】A.under B.through C.for D.in

【13】A.drop B.back C.run D.get

【14】A.early B.regularly C.frequently D.conveniently

【15】A.expected B.wondered C.doubted D.guessed

【16】A.out B.on C.up D.over

【17】A.act B.lesson C.discovery D.adventure

【18】A.affected B.loved C.accepted D.recognized

【19】A.thought B.attempt C.analysis D.test

【20】A.exhausted B.bored C.uncomfortable D.wet

32、Mr. Steven was a comic actor in his city, who was popular with audience. One day, he went home by subway. When he arrived home, Mr. Steven was surprised as he found somebody’s gold watch had _________appeared in his pocket.

He was puzzled, _________ to guess how this rather expensive thing could get into his pocket. Since Steven had no _________ , he couldn’t find the answer. So the actor made up his mind to take the watch to the police station. The next day the answer to this _________ was found. A postman _________ to Steven an anonymous (匿名的) letter.

“Dear Mr. Steven”, it said, “It is _________ that you wonder who is writing this letter. I am a professional _________ . Yesterday I managed to steal from somebody a _________ gold watch when I was in the subway. But then I _________ you in the subway, and instantly I decided to give it to you as a gift. So I __________ put the watch in your pocket.”

The policemen tried hard to find this elusive (神出鬼没的) pickpocket, but all their efforts were __________. The thievish Steven admirer __________ the thin air. The police didn’t succeed in returning the stolen property to the true owner of the gold watch as it couldn’t find him anywhere. They made a __________ to return that ill-fated watch to the comic actor.

The story was so __________ that it became popular in one day. It became known among the press and in no time __________ the headlines in the newspapers of the city. Soon after this sensation in mass media, Steven received another __________. There was no address and no names. It said “Dear Mr. Steven, about a year ago I was in the subway and someone stole my gold watch. I was very __________ about that, but now I have known that the thief had __________ it to you. I want you to __________ it. I am a big fan of yours, so that is why I’m also sending you a gold chain that would __________ the watch.”

【1】

A．expectedly

B．incredibly

C．fortunately

D．horribly

【2】

A．trying

B．managing

C．refusing

D．pretending

【3】

A．skill

B．equipment

C．clue

D．explanation

【4】

A．cause

B．adventure

C．accident

D．riddle

【5】

A．enveloped

B．delivered

C．folded

D．displayed

【6】

A．amazing

B．abnormal

C．apparent

D．vital

【7】

A．journalist

B．comedian

C．robber

D．pickpocket

【8】

A．costly

B．fake

C．valueless

D．fashionable

【9】

A．noticed

B．mentioned

C．remarked

D．overlooked

【10】

A．casually

B．secretly

C．publicly

D．aimlessly

【11】

A．at random

B．under control

C．in vain

D．for certain

【12】

A．turned up

B．showed off

C．crashed into

D．vanished into

【13】

A．decision

B．comment

C．conclusion

D．analysis

【14】

A．common

B．original

C．moving

D．cheerful

【15】

A．outlined

B．released

C．captured

D．deserted

【16】

A．name

B．gift

C．watch

D．letter

【17】

A．delighted

B．annoyed

C．thrilled

D．puzzled

【18】

A．presented

B．sold

C．awarded

D．lent

【19】

A．sell

B．return

C．keep

D．abandon

【20】

A．tie

B．replace

C．exchange

D．match

33、   Lori was suspended (暂停)from school for having cigarettes in her locker. She told her dad, “ I don't know how they got there! I was just putting them in my pocket to take them to the principal when a teacher _______ and sent me to the office." Dad had a hard time _______ that Lori didn't know how the cigarettes got into her locker, _______ only she had the key. He also found it hard to believe that she was putting them in her pocket to take them to the principal. He felt disappointed that Lori would _______ to him because they had always been such a close and loving _______ . He was also worried that she was beginning to _______ her life by getting involved in smoking, drinking, and drugs.

Dad felt like _______ and punishing and letting her know how disappointed he was.

_______ , he decided to look for the positive. It is never difficult to find, if you are willing to look for it. As he got into Lori's _______ he could understand that she was probably having a tough time deciding how to ________ with family values and still be part of the crowd. He also realized that the only reason Lori would lie to him would be because she loved him so much that she wouldn't want to disappoint him.

With this ________ , Dad approached Lori. Instead of scolding and punishing, he kindly said, "Lori, I’ll bet it is really difficult trying to ________ how to stick up for what you believe and yet not be called a ' ________ ' by your friends.^

Lori felt such ________ as she said, “Yes, it is."

Dad went on, “And I'll bet that if you would ever lie to us. it would be because you love us so much that you wouldn't want to disappoint us." Lori got tears in her eyes and could only nod in ________ . Dad added, "Lori, we would be disappointed if you did something that would ________ you. But if you don't know that you can always tell us anything, then we aren't doing a good enough job in letting you know how much we love you — ________ Lori gave her dad a big ________ , and they just held each other for a while.

They never did directly discuss the problem of smoking and lying. Over a year has gone by, and Lori seems to delight in letting her mom and dad know every time she ________ the temptation(诱惑)to do something contrary to her________ . She also feels proud that she is influencing her friends to stick up for their belief.

【1】A.came across B.came about C.came on D.came by

【2】A.guessing B.receiving C.showing D.believing

【3】A.because B.until C.although D.if

【4】A.threaten B.cheat C.lie D.hide

【5】A.club B.family C.school D.curriculum

【6】A.ruin B.develop C.enlarge D.oppose

【7】A.cursing B.abandoning C.rewarding D.blaming

【8】A.Thus B.Then C.Instead D.Otherwise

【9】A.course B.world C.locker D.team

【10】A.evaluate B.communicate C.compete D.stick

【11】A.understanding B.word C.reason D.difficulty

【12】A.figure out B.try out C.get through D.subscribe to

【13】A.green finger B.dark horse C.wet blanket D.top dog

【14】A.pain B.relief C.confidence D.pressure

【15】A.fear B.vain C.agreement D.defense

【16】A.hurt B.abuse C.betray D.bother

【17】A.unbelievably B.unwillingly C.unfortunately D.unconditionally

【18】A.guarantee B.hug C.laugh D.surprise

【19】A.accepts B.resists C.tries D.experiences

【20】A.feelings B.family C.values D.interest

34、Directions：Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A huge milestone has just been reached in the field of artificial intelligence: AlphaGo, a program developed by Google’s DeepMind unit, has defeated legendary Go player Lee Se-dol in the first of five historic matches being held in Seoul, South Korea. Lee 【1】 after about three and a half hours, with 28 minutes and 28 seconds remaining on his clock. The series is the first time a professional 9-dan Go player has taken on a computer, and Lee is 【2】 for a $1 million prize.

“I was very surprised,”said Lee after the match.“I didn’t expect to lose. But I didn’t think AlphaGo would play the game in such a perfect manner.”DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis expressed“huge 【3】 for Lee Se-dol and his amazing skills.”calling the game“hugely exciting”and“very tense.”Team lead David Silver said it was an“amazing game of Go that really pushed AlphaGo to its 【4】.”

Go is an ancient Chinese board game that has long been considered one of the great 【5】faced by AI. While computer programs ow best the world’s leading human players of games like checkers and chess, the high level of intuition and 【6】required by Go has made it tough for computers to crack. DeepMind’s AlphaGo program is the most 【7】effort yet, using a complex system of deep neural networks and machine learning; it beat European champion Fan Hui last year, but Lee Se-dol is another 【8】 rival entirely.

“I don’t regret accepting this challenge,”said Lee.“I am in shock, I admit that, but what’s done is done. I enjoyed this game and look forward to the next. I think I failed on the opening layout so if I do a better job on the opening aspect I think I will be able to increase my 【9】 of winning.”Lee was surprised both by how strong AlphaGo’s opening was, and by some 【10】moves.

35、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.

36、Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

My daughter

(A story told by a father, a famous actor)

My wife and I only had the one child. We had Amy.

I see her as my best friend. I think she’d always come to me first if she had a problem. We have the same sense of humor, and share interests. 【1】 I don’t mind animals, she’s completely fascinated with them, and she has always had dogs, cats, horses, and goldfish in her life.

We were 【2】 (close) when she was about four, which I think is a lovely age for a child. They know the parents best, and don’t have outside contacts. She must have grown up suddenly when she went to school, because I remember her growing away from her family slightly. Any father who has a teenager daughter comes across an extraordinary collection of people, and there seemed to be an endless stream of strange young men 【3】 (come) through our house. By the time I learned their names they 【4】 (go) away and I had to start learning a new lot.

I wanted more than anything else for her to be happy in 【5】 she was doing, and I was prepared to pull strings to help her on her way. When she left a good school she decided she wanted to become an actress so I got her into drama school. It wasn’t to her liking so she joined a theatre group and began doing bits and pieces in films. She was doing well, but then gave it up. She probably found it boring. Then she took up social work, and finally went to work 【6】a designer and he became her husband. And that’s really the story of her life. She must be happy with him—they’re always together.

We have such similar tastes in books and music 【7】 I used to take her to see an opera, which is my big passion. However, I don’t think she likes it very much. She doesn’t come with me anymore.

I don’t think she’s a big television watcher. She knows when I’m on the television, and she 【8】 watch, but I don’t know. It’s not the kind of thing she tells me.

We’re very grateful for Amy. She’s a good daughter as daughters go. We’re looking forward to being grandparents.

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、假定你是学生会主席李华，当前新冠状病毒（the COVID-19）肆虐，请你围绕“从小事做起共战疫情”这一主题，给全校学生写一封英文倡议书。

要点如下：

1.倡议的原因和目的。

2.倡议的具体内容。

3.发出倡议。

注意：

1.词数120左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear schoolmates,

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The Students’ Union

July 11th, 2020

39、假定你是李华，你的美国笔友John来信请你介绍中国传统节日清明节。请根据下表要点，用英语给他写封回信。

要求：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已经为你写好，但不计入总词数。

Dear John,

Glad to hear from you, I’d like to tell you something about the Qingming Festival.

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Yours,

Li Hua

40、电子游戏是很多中学生喜爱的娱乐活动之一，人们对此看法不一。上周你班就这一问题进行了一场讨论。请你根据以下内容，用英语写一篇短文。

注意：1.开头已写好，不计入总词数2.词数150字左右3.可以适当增加细节，使短文连贯、完整。

侵略行为：aggressive behavior

Our parents and teachers often warn us to stay away from video games, but many of us just find it hard to tear themselves away from them. Last week, our class had a discussion about whether it is beneficial or harmful for high school students to play video games

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41、假定你是李华，你的英国留学生朋友Alan生病了。请你给他写封电子邮件，内容包括：

1. 给予安慰；

2. 提出建议（健康饮食，适量运动等）

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Alan,

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Yours,

Li Hua