东莞2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、 Music should be taught routinely in schools because of the benefits _____ can have on the development of the brains of young children.

A．which

B．that

C．one

D．it

2、It is well-known that crack cocaine is a powerfully _____ drug and the users become ____ to it much more easily if they smoke it.

A.addicted; addict B.addictive; addict C.addicted; addictive D.addictive; addicted

3、One advantage of playing the guitar is________it can give you much pleasure.

A．how

B．why

C．that

D．when

4、Of all the speeches delivered in this contest today，________ was more impressive than “Extend the Passion” by the student from Class 18.

A．few    B．nothing   C．no one  D．None

5、My father__________ me against getting up late again, or he would punish me.

A.cautioned B.accused C.counted D.advanced

6、Since this accident has nothing to do with him, he seems no way ______.

A. to be blamed B. to blame

C. blamed for D. to blame for

7、There are some health problems that, if _______ in time, can become bigger ones later on.

A.not treated B.not being treated

C.not to be treated D.not having been treated

8、In my opinion, nothing is more _______ to everyone than good health.

A.present B.previous C.precious D.precise

9、--- Are you finishing your task?

---________. We still need at least two days.

A．Far from it

B．Exactly

C．Not a little

D．No wonder

10、When he needs time alone, he ________ to his private space at a nearby art studio to paint.

A.dials B.chokes C.bothers D.withdraws

11、—So you gave her your phone?

— . She said she'd return it to me when she could afford her own.

A．My pleasure  B．Not exactly

C．No doubt     D．No wonder

12、If ________ in danger, please calm down and shout for help immediately.

A．trapped

B．trapping

C．having trapped

D．to be trapped

13、This is the doctor without _______ help my father couldn’t have defeated the virus.

A.which B.whose C.that D.what

14、They demanded that the right to vote ___________ to every adult.

A.was given B.was giving C.be giving D.be given

15、The restaurant ____ us 1000 yuan for the wine which is worth one tenth in a grocery store.

A. accused B. paid C. charged D. asked

16、Winning the match was just a ____ for the effort the team had made.

A. reward B. award C. prize D. return

17、The young man is very excellent. Now he is the ______ of a big company.

A. top dog B. cold fish

C. white elephant D. black sheep

18、We were delayed at the airport. _________ we would have been here by lunch time.

A. However B. Instead

C. Probably D. Otherwise

19、The manager and heads of the sections will spend the morning _______ in the meeting room, ________ the problems they are facing.

A.locking; discussing B.locked; discussed

C.locked; discussing D.locking; discussed

20、—Has ISIS, the most shameful terrorist group, already been wiped off the earth?

—I guess not, but I think it ought to ______ .

A.be done B.have been C./ D.have

21、Last week we had some great speeches. The headmaster together with some other teachers to attend it, too.

A. were invited B. has invited

C. was invited D. Invited

22、________ a day when few noble persons ever spoke to those of humble origins except________ an order, Jefferson went out of his way to talk with people of humble origins.

A.On … give B.On … gave

C.In … giving D.In … to give

23、I can’t thank you more, Tony. But for your timely warning, I into great trouble yesterday.

A.had got B.got C.would have got D.would get

24、– Shall I call you at this time tomorrow afternoon?

– Sorry, I ______ an exam on DingTalk.

A．will be taking

B．will take

C．will have taken

D．am taking

25、— I’d better _____ now. The water is boiling in the kitchen.   — Goodbye.

A.ring off B.ring up C.hold on D.ring back

26、   Jenny was a pretty five-year-old girl. One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl（珍珠）necklace priced at $2.50.  Her mother bought the necklace for her on condition that she had to do some housework to pay it off. Jenny agreed. She worked very hard every day, and soon Jenny paid off the necklace. Jenny loved it so much that she wore it everywhere except when she was in the shower. Her mother had told her it would turn her neck green!

Jenny had a very loving daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would read Jenny her favorite story.

One night when he finished the story, he said," Jenny, could you give me your necklace?

"Oh! Daddy, not my necklace!" Jenny said. "But you can have Rosy, my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday. Okay?"

"Oh no, darling, that's okay." Her father brushed her cheek with kiss. "Good night, little one."

A week later, her father once again asked Jenny for the necklace after her favorite story.

"Oh, Daddy, not my necklace! But you can have Ribbons,  my toy horse. Do you remember her? She's my favorite."

"No, that's okay," her father said and brushed her cheek again with a kiss. "God bless you, little one. Sweet dreams."

Several days letter, when Jenny's father came in to read her a story, Jenny was sitting on her bed and her lip was trembling." Here, Daddy." she said, holding out her hand. She opened it and her beloved pearl necklace was inside. She let it slip into her father's hand.

With one hand her father held the plastic pearl necklace and with the other he pulled out of his pocket a blue box inside the box was a real, beautiful pearl necklace. He had had it all along. He was waiting for Jenny to give up the cheap necklace so he could give her a real one.

【1】What did Jenny have to do to get the plastic pearl necklace?

A.She had to help her mother do some housework.

B.She had to listen to her father tell a story every night.

C.She had to ask her father to pay for the necklace.

D.She had to give away her favorite toys to the poor children.

【2】Why did Jenny's father ask for her plastic pearl necklace repeatedly?

A.He wanted to get it for himself. B.He wanted to donate it.

C.He wanted to train her character. D.He wanted to put it away.

【3】What can we learn from the text?

A.Jenny' mother paid a lot for the plastic pearl necklace.

B.Jenny wore the necklace everywhere even in the shower.

C.Jenny didn't like Rosy and Ribbons any longer.

D.Jenny got real pearl necklace from her father.

【4】What can be the best title for the text?

A.A Lovely Girl B.Father and Daughter.

C.A Pearl Necklace D.An Unforgettable Childhood

27、“Regards”. “Best wishes”. “Take care”. The words at the end of an email may seem unnecessary. 【1】 Even the most common “Sent from my iPhone” can tell that the sender has taken the time to reply although clearly not at their desk. Sign-off may just be a word or a short phrase, followed by your signature, and yet finding the right tone to close your email often requires a surprising amount of thought and skill.

When you’re struggling with how to end an email, it’s best to consider the context (语境). 【2】 Here are three of the most common email settings and the tried-and-true sign-offs that work best for each.

Best wishes. 【3】 However, be aware of its greeting card vibe (氛围) and use it only when it fits well with the tone of your email.

Cheers. A recent study by the email app Boomerang rated cheers as the most likely sign-off to get an email response. 【4】 Cheers works well if your email is friendly and conversational but, unless you’re actually British or Australian, it may come off as affected in more formal settings.

Best. Best conveys best wishes in a cheerful, short and informal way. If you get a lot of emails, you know that nearly everyone uses this sign-off. 【5】

Anyway, the appropriate sign-off depends on your position and your relation to the person who receives your email and the nature of exchange. Next time, take these factors into consideration and try the above sign-offs.

A．However, the sign-off matters.

B．Surprisingly, that isn’t a thank-you as most people assume.

C．Being both friendly and formal makes this sign-off a safe bet.

D．Actually, it’s the most important factor in choosing right words.

E．What works for a close colleague won’t work with a distant acquaintance.

F．You should always bear in mind that not all sign-offs convey certain messages.

G．The disadvantage is that it can be dull if you want your message to be attention-getting.

28、   Wearing ties was originally the mark of Britain's most powerful classes, which made the tie itself a symbol of power and respect. And that led it to be adopted by a much larger tribe—the business tribe.

You cannot wear a tie if you work with machinery. So wearing a tie became a sign that you were a man who used your brain to make a living, rather than your hands. It showed you were serious. It showed you were a   professional. It meant that everyone who wanted a job in business had to wear one. It was just impossible to take  seriously a man who didn't wear a piece of colored silk around his neck. This is how millions of people came to be wearing ties across the world. They are part of the uniform of business.

“Ties offer a point of indifference,” says John Milne, head of the British Guide of Tie Makers. “They give a chance to say something about their own personality.”

So if you happen to meet a man with a very brightly colored tie, there is a good chance that he is the office joker. There is also a good chance that he will be wearing brightly colored socks.

Is there a future for ties? The signs are not promising. Tie wearing seems to be rare among the new bread of  entrepreneurs(企业家) in the Internet and new technology industries. Many political leaders, including British Prime Minister Tony Blair, now go without ties. This shows they are men of the people—but not the people wearing ties.

Up until around 1960, it was common for men across the Western world to wear hats as part of their business  uniform. That changed with the election of John F. Kennedy to the presidency of the United States. Kennedy never wore a hat in fact his nickname was “hatless Jack”. Seeing that the most powerful man in the world did not have to wear a hat, millions of other men decided that they did not have to, either. Hats simply vanished across the Western world. Perhaps “tieless Tony” (UK Prime Minister Tony Blair) will have the same effect as “hatless Jack”．

【1】In Britain, ties were first used as a sign to show a person’s ________.

A.Personality B.job

C.social position D.favorite hobby

【2】In the business world, wearing a tie was necessary because________.

A.it showed you were a brain worker

B.it showed you got a good salary

C.it showed you were an employer

D.it showed you were well-trained

【3】The writer may hold the opinion that________.

A.Blair is the best leader in the world

B.Kennedy is the best leader in the world

C.millions of people will go to work without a tie

D.people will wear hats instead of ties

【4】The underlined word “vanished” in the last paragraph may mean________.

A.Sold B.washed

C.Disappeared D.appeared

29、We all know about the health benefits of swimming. It offers a great workout for the body—it builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness. If you don’t mind getting wet, it can be fun too. 【1】 Well, many people are fond of it, based on evidence that it can actually be good for us.

Cold-water swimming—sometimes called wild swimming—involves swimming in natural areas including ponds, rivers and the sea. Jumping in gives a short sharp shock to the body, 【2】 A cold dip might wake you up, but research has found it can have much bigger benefits than that for your body and mind. As well as being good exercise, spending time outdoors and by water improves wellbeing.

【3】 One man who suffered constant pain after surgery claimed he was cured by taking a plunge in cold open water. And another swimmer, Sandria Simons, told the BBC “the immersion4 of your body in cold, salt water, just feeling like you’re at one with nature if you like, just feels amazing.”

But what is it that people are gaining from this chilly experience? Doctors say getting into cold water arouses a stress response, but the more you do it, your reaction to stress is reduced. It’s also thought to have a strong anti-inflammatory effect. But there are bigger benefits to this stress-reducing exercise. Some experts believe cold-water swimming helps ‘cross-adaptation’, where one form of stress prepares the body for another. 【4】

So, if you’ re convinced that this is for you, take advice: approach it with caution, swim with a friend, and maybe start in the summer, 【5】

A．but many participants say they get used to it.

B．when the water temperatures are higher!

C．Swimming is good exercise, in part because it is fun.

D．But who would enjoy swimming in water that’s ice cold?

E．Cold weather limits the months when ocean or lake swimming is possible.

F．There is much evidence suggesting cold-water swimming’s benefits.

G．For example, it also helps reduce the stress of exercising at high altitude.

30、As I began 2021, I planned to give a gift a day for the entire year. I also intended to keep _______ of the gifts in a journal.

I wanted to be _______ with my giving. Some gifts would take time to prepare and _______, such as the quilt I _______ for months into a sleeping bag for a homeless person. Other gifts came about more _______, such as helping a man read a (n) _______ on an item at a store when he’d forgotten his reading glasses. I always tried to look for an opportunity to _______.

Many of my gifts in 2021 _______ reading to my two sons, especially at night. Good stories make great gifts, and reading aloud to my children _______ beautiful memories.

One of my most ________ gifts throughout the year involved letting other customers go ahead of me in line at the grocery store. When I ________ a person standing in line behind me with little shopping, I spotted a chance to put another’s ________ before my own. Throughout the year, my children enjoyed hearing my ________ about my gift-giving. Sometimes my boys would make ________ about my gift when we ________ for bedtime at night.

When my sons and I stood in line one day at the store, my older son ________ his little hand and whispered that we could let the man behind to check out first. ________ stretched across my face as I realized that my boy had shared the joy of ________.

Although this act of giving didn’t qualify as something ________ or surprising, it remains one of my favorite gifts of 2021, and all because I saw how my ________ to give had become part of my children’s lives as well.

【1】

A．touch

B．knowledge

C．track

D．control

【2】

A．satisfied

B．reasonable

C．ambitious

D．intentional

【3】

A．contribute

B．return

C．proceed

D．present

【4】

A．sprang

B．sewed

C．ironed

D．washed

【5】

A．randomly

B．exactly

C．particularly

D．firmly

【6】

A．plan

B．label

C．list

D．explanation

【7】

A．demand

B．acquire

C．observe

D．serve

【8】

A．combined

B．adopted

C．involved

D．assessed

【9】

A．honors

B．creates

C．reminds

D．monitors

【10】

A．responded

B．ignored

C．predicted

D．repeated

【11】

A．accepted

B．tolerated

C．noticed

D．heard

【12】

A．needs

B．qualifications

C．dreams

D．meanings

【13】

A．stories

B．explorations

C．studies

D．packets

【14】

A．decisions

B．arrangements

C．donations

D．comments

【15】

A．broke down

B．settled down

C．came up

D．made up

【16】

A．decorated

B．struck

C．cupped

D．combed

【17】

A．Sadness

B．Smile

C．Comfort

D．Anxiety

【18】

A．giving

B．admitting

C．advancing

D．surprising

【19】

A．traditional

B．multiple

C．unique

D．distant

【20】

A．choice

B．discovery

C．judgment

D．motion

31、A few years ago when my youngest son Matt was about 8 or 9 years old, we were getting things together to take them to the Salvation Army at Christmas time. The boys would _________their old toys and give away what they didn’t “ _________ ”. I always make cookies and get together blankets and clothes. Matt and l were_________the Christmas “package” to our local Salvation Army. We unloaded everything and _________home.

When we took the corner out of the_________lot, Matt noticed that a baseball glove he had put in the bag had_________. He said, “Morn, we forgot my glove.” Just then he_________a little boy and his Mom sitting on a bench on the side of the _________ where the small playground is. He said, “Mom, can we pull over and I can _________ it to him?” I said “Sure.” and we pulled over and went through the gate．

Matt __________ the boy the glove and said, “Here, Santa__________ me to give this to you.” He was so __________ to get it! His Mom __________and gave Matt a HUGE hug. Her eyes were full of __________. She looked at us and said “This was the best __________he could get, all I could get him this year was a baseball.”

When we __________ into the van, Matt said to me “Mum, God must have __________ me forget the baseball glove inside, so that little boy could have it—it was__________ to be!” That moment made me believe again my __________ in my belief that everything happens for a __________ and I have tried my best to get people to see that ever since !

【1】

A．buy

B．find over

C．go through

D．take over

【2】

A．have

B．use

C．like

D．need

【3】

A．delivering

B．sending

C．giving

D．selling

【4】

A．left

B．headed

C．stayed

D．got

【5】

A．parking

B．staying

C．building

D．meeting

【6】

A．run out

B．given out

C．fallen out

D．fallen over

【7】

A．asked

B．spotted

C．told

D．heard

【8】

A．road

B．park

C．church

D．building

【9】

A．send

B．hand

C．give

D．pass

【10】

A．handed

B．left

C．sold

D．bought

【11】

A．asked

B．wanted

C．told

D．needed

【12】

A．happy

B．doubtful

C．frightened

D．sad

【13】

A．came over

B．sat down

C．stood up

D．went away

【14】

A．happiness

B．tears

C．fears

D．worries

【15】

A．tool

B．toy

C．clothing

D．gift

【16】

A．left off

B．ran away

C．sat down

D．got back

【17】

A．seen

B．made

C．heard

D．watched

【18】

A．tried

B．made

C．meant

D．used

【19】

A．faith

B．thought

C．idea

D．words

【20】

A．moment

B．time

C．purpose

D．reason

32、   Several years ago a young teacher took a bus to the school where he worked. When he sat down, he _______that the driver had given him twenty pence too much change by accident. As he _______what to do, he thought to himself, “I’d better give the twenty pence back. It would be _______ to keep it. ”

Then he thought, “Oh, _______ it, it’s only twenty pence. Who would care about this little amount? _______, the bus company already gets too much in fares; they will _______ miss it.   _______ it as a gift, and keep quiet. These days I have been very _______because of bad health and I hope the gift can cheer me up.”

When he arrived at his _______ , the teacher paused at the door, then he ________the twenty pence to the driver and said: “Here, you gave me too much ________.”

The driver smiled and replied: “Don’t you ________ me? I took your science class last year. I am a part-time driver here. I ________ I had given you twenty pence too much. Later I thought why not ________ a joke on you. I just wanted to ________what you would do ________ I gave you too much change.”

When the young teacher ________ the bus, his knees became weak. He had to catch the nearest street lamp pole for  ________ , and looked up to the sky and cried: “Oh, I almost lost my ________, and didn’t pass the ________!”

【1】A. hoped B. pretended C. regretted D. discovered

【2】A. explained B. discussed C. considered D. knew

【3】A. wrong B. true C. easy D. clever

【4】A. believe B. forget C. throw D. avoid

【5】A. Instead B. Therefore C. Anyhow D. However

【6】A. never B. ever C. forever D. always

【7】A. Bring B. Accept C. Show D. Offer

【8】A. unhappy B. free C. strange D. angry

【9】A. home B. school C. stop D. office

【10】A. introduced B. posted C. lent D. returned

【11】A. change B. help C. time D. confidence

【12】A. find B. doubt C. remember D. refuse

【13】A. realized B. expected C. decided D. admitted

【14】A. hear B. share C. tell D. play

【15】A. ask B. see C. prove D. understand

【16】A. unless B. because C. if D. though

【17】A. ran for B. waited for C. got on D. got off

【18】A. pleasure B. support C. fun D. break

【19】A. face B. sense C. money D. way

【20】A. lesson B. chance C. risk D. test

33、   Amid all the poverty and desperation in Los Angeles’s Skid Row (贫民区), one couple is determined to use their own experience with loss to foster (培养) a sense of hope.

In 2012, Mary Davis and her husband, Ari Kadin were _______ their first child when Davis miscarried (流产).They were extremely _______. But the couple, who were volunteering with adults in a Skid Row homeless shelter, refused to let their heartbreak _______ them.

“In 2013, our child would have been one year old,” says Davis.” And we kept seeing these kids at the shelter, and I said to my husband, ‘We couldn’t _______ a birthday party for our child, so let’s do it for these kids.’”

Since then, the couple have held a party each and every month. They _______attract 200 kids and their parents. There are small presents for the kids celebrating their birthdays, but Davis makes sure there are more than enough to _______.

“I remember a mom came with her two kids,” Davis says.” she’s crying. ‘You have no idea what we’ve been through for the last 24 hours,’ she told me. ‘Yesterday was her birthday. I had _______ to give her. We _______ so much suffering. I really didn’t expect a birthday party for my child.’ I had to walk away and wipe away some tears.”

Doing her best to _______these kids’ lives is both ________ and bittersweet, Davis says.” We’re on this rooftop. It’s this beautiful ________. The sky is gorgeous. You’re above everything. But if you look down, you see homeless person after homeless person on the street, and it reminds you that these kids can’t________ that area after the party.” It may be why, after throwing 88 parties, she still cries after each one.

Davis________ a second miscarriage before finally having a child-she and Kadin have two now, ages two and four. But she owes helping her ________ hope to the kids in the shelter. “We didn’t realize how much ________ they were going to bring us,” she told CBS News. “And that was so healing for me.”

【1】A.raising B.supporting C.expecting D.adopting

【2】A.upset B.shocked C.awkward D.nervous

【3】A.challenge B.beat C.cover D.betray

【4】A.house B.afford C.throw D.pay

【5】A.usually B.secretly C.briefly D.efficiently

【6】A.try out B.give out C.pick up D.put away

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

【8】A.came across B.rode out C.went through D.built up

【9】A.better B.affect C.balance D.handle

【10】A.heartwarming B.amazing C.exciting D.satisfying

【11】A.landscape B.sight C.view D.scenery

【12】A.rule B.change C.leave D.approach

【13】A.accomplished B.suffered C.solved D.tolerated

【14】A.hold on to B.keep up with C.put up with D.make up for

【15】A.wealth B.experience C.fame D.joy

34、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.

35、Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the proper form of the words or expressions given in the frame. Each one can only be used once.

Why your Password May Not Be As Safe As It Seems?  Does “qaz2ws” strike you as a nice safe password? What about “adgjmptw”? An analysis has found them to be among the passwords that are most 【1】 used, which of course means they are not secure at all.

When ten million passwords were leaked on to the internet，they appeared to 【2】that attempts by internet security experts to make us improve our password strength had been successful, even if, in the specific case of the leaked passwords, they are also completely pointless.

While many of the passwords were still single words, such as “password”，there was also a clear attempt by many to make them harder to【3】. The problem was that people seemed to do so in the same way.

“Users are becoming slightly more 【4】what makes a password strong,” explained WP Engine, an internet company that performed the analysis. “For instance, adding a number or two at the end of a text phrase. That makes it better, right?”

But 【5】no. They found that almost half a million passwords did this and in 20 percent of those all people did was put the number “1” at the end.

Perhaps this is why some companies are now trying to move gradually beyond passwords. Yahoo! is giving users the option to 【6】 their mobile phone with an account, having a single use passwords texted to it each time they want to log on.

Although the serviced is voluntary, Dylan Casey an executive at Yahoo!，said that it was “the first step to【7】passwords”. He said it was a(n)【8】that it was increasingly hard for people to remember all the passwords they had. “I don’t think we, as an industry, have done a good enough job of putting ourselves in the shoes of the people using our products,” he said.

It would certainly be a more sensible strategy than same people’s improving upon “password” by using “password” or，“tran5p053d numb3r5 f0r 133tr3r5”.

“We are, for the most part，predictably【9】when it comes to choosing passwords, despite a decade of warnings from password strength checkers during sign-ups” said WP Engine. “We love taking a(n) 【10】, and so do password crackers.

36、阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

Wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic p【1】 the spread of the deadly virus. But it is also i【2】. For one, we can no longer unlock our phones using facial recognition since a good part of our face is c【3】.

F【4】, tech companies are working to solve the problem. Apple, for example, offered a new way to unlock your iPhone and iPad with its l【5】 software update, iOS13.5, w【6】 was released on May 20.

Even though the update still won’t recognize your masked face, it makes the whole process f【7】. While the old system wouldn’t allow access t【8】 the passcode screen before three failed face scan attempts, iOS13.5 will send you straight to the passcode screen when you swipe up.

It might only s【9】 you a few seconds, but those few seconds “benefit public health by eliminating the temptation for people to r【10】 their masks in order to unlock their device”.

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、疫情期间，开展线上教学，青少年由于看电脑，用手机时间过长，眼睛近视问题越来越严重，成为学校、家长和社会关注的热点问题。请你就此问题，并结合自身情况，就如何改善青少年近视问题给出合理建议，以“How to Protect Our Eyes ”为题写一篇作文。

Nowadays more and more students are becoming short-sighted,

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39、近年来，习近平总书记在国内外不同场合，不止一次讲述过他的读书故事，也每每在演讲中引经据典、信手拈来，让听者叹服。习总书记对读书的热爱掀起一股全民读书热潮。我校决定也借此机会鼓励同学们开展读书周(Reading Week)活动。假如你是我校学生会主席李华，为配合学校的这次活动，你打算倡议同学们多读书，读好书。根据以下提示给同学们写封倡议信。

1. 读书周活动的目的； 2. 读书的好处； 3. 你的建议。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加内容，以使行文连贯。

Dear friends，

I'm Li Hua, president of the Students' Union.

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Yours,

Li Hua

40、假定你是李华，你邀请网友Peter本周五在网络上观看你校主题为“我努力，我快乐”的英文演讲直播，请按以下要点给他发一封电子邮件：

1. 活动目的；

2. 直播时间；

3. 欢迎参与互动。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

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Yours,

Li Hua

41、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为 150 左右。

The Dickensons lived on the eastern coast of America and the three boys, Carl, Simon, and little Ben loved the water. The elder brothers usually helped their dad on his farm and took care of their little brother.

There was an island off shore in the distance. One Saturday the two elder brothers decided to go there for an adventure. When they were leaving, their father said, “Boys, I have to go to town and I want you to take care of Ben. You can carry him together but be careful!” Although they thought Ben was too young to take risks, they still took him.

When the three arrived at the shore, they were lucky to find an old rowboat with oars (桨).Carl and Simon took turns to paddle (划桨)the boat.

Suddenly they noticed the old boat leaking slowly. Carl asked them not to worry and said that they could empty water when they got back. But as the boys neared the island, they struck a rock hidden under the water. It enlarged the hole, more water pouring in. They were glad to be safe on shore!

“How can we get back with the weight of us?” Simon wondered.

Carl answered “You row Ben across, and then come back for me. If we move fast, it won’t sink with only two.” Simon agreed.

The boys started to explore the island. It was flat with many trees. In a couple of hours they had gone all around the island, but when they headed for their boat, they were shocked! Their boat was bumping against trees. The tide was coming in! The island was disappearing!

The boys took a rock and tried to fill it into the hole but they only made it worse because of the old wood. Carl thought a minute “Simon, you take Ben as fast as you can. Then run for the house and see if Dad can come to rescue me. I can climb a tree or something that will give me maybe another hour.” The brothers hugged. Then Carl turned the boat around, helped Ben get in and pushed it as hard as he could toward home

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Half an hour passed and only a small part of the island was above water now.

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In a few minutes, dad picked up Carl into his motorboat and hugged him.

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