东方2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测三年级英语

1、Reported novel coronavirus cases have ranged from mild ____ to severe illnesses or even deaths.

A.sympathies B.symptoms C.similarities D.samples

2、--What impresses you most when you visit the Acropolis?

-- ________ it is that has brought the grand palace into today’s terrible scene.

A. Where B. What

C. How D. When

3、It doesn't make ______ difference whether he is in ______ favor of or against the plan．

A.a； a B.a； / C./； a D./； /

4、I recommended ________ an English-Chinese dictionary, ________ I thought would be of great help to his studies.

A．buying; that

B．to buy; that

C．buying; which

D．to buy; which

5、She got into ________ when she thought she’d forgotten the tickets, and this ________ her husband, too.

A. panic; panic B. a panic; panicked

C. a panic; panic D. panics; panicked

6、The panels also capture heat from the sun and ________it into energy that powers the building.

A．pose

B．repay

C．polish

D．convert

7、I'll call the restaurant and make a _______.

A.preservation B.reversion C.reservation D.reversal

8、“We trust that today’s talks will help create _________ on the Belt and Road Initiative as part of the efforts to build a global community of a shared future,” said Zhou Shuchun.

A.consensus B.consequence C.compromise D.competence

9、We should consider the students' request _____ the school library provide more books on popular science.

A. that B. when

C. which D. where

10、I found it difficult to ___________ getting up so early before, but I did finally managed.

A. be tired of B. be convinced of

C. be accustomed to D. be obsessed with

11、Climate change has arrived and is _____ faster than many scientists expected.

A.uniting B.accelerating C.declining D.twisting

12、His mother did _______ she could ______ the boy.

A.what help B.that help C.what to help D.that to help

13、We firmly believe that war never settles anything. It only ______ violence.

A.result from B.begins with C.leads to D.runs into

14、________ 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

15、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

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

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

17、I think ___ just now.

A.it was important what he said B.that important what he said

C.that was important what he said D.it important what he said

18、Friendship does not ________ involve a sharing of activities; it is a sharing of the self on a very persona level.

A.casually B.equally C.eventually D.merely

19、I have never been to London, but it is the place ________.

A.where I would like to visit B.I most want to visit

C.in which I want to visit D.that I want to visit it most

20、At last, I should thank Mr. White for the ________ of speaking here.

A.prejudice B.privilege C.ambition D.favor

21、Jack failed to finish his project on time. If he me about it, I would have given him a hand.

A. tell   B. told

C. had told D. would tell

22、The electrical fan she__________in town yesterday works well again.

A.repaired B.had repaired C.has repaired D.had had repaired

23、The reason for________ he failed in the exam was that he was too careless.

A．which

B．why

C．that

D．it

24、Something is wrong with his camera. It can’t be ________ to take photos in cloudy conditions.

A．adapted

B．adjusted

C．adopted

D．addicted

25、The majority of the office equipment, as well as two windows, ________ repaired yesterday.

A．were

B．was

C．are

D．is

26、Your 2019 Reading List, Provided by Bill Gates

Do you want to be a billionnaire? Most of us can’t live like billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, but we can read like him. Gates recommended four books in 2019—though some were published earlier.

Leonardo da Vinci, by Walter Isaacson (2018)

The bestselling biographer of Steve Jobs and Albert Einstein researched deeply into da Vinci’s contributions beyond art, highlighting the breadth of his scientific, technological, and creative output. “Leonardo nearly understood almost all of what was known on the planet at the time. That’s mostly because of his curiosity about every area of natural science and the human experience,” said Gates.

The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir, by Thi Bui (2018)

Gates calls this graphic novel “really impressive”. Bui is the daughter of Vietnamese refugees who came to America after the fall of Saigon, and becoming a parent inspired her to look into her own parents’ miserable history. “I was struck by how the experiences Bui describes manage to be both universal and specific to their circumstances,” said Gates.

Lincoln in the Bardo, by George Saunders (2018)

Saunders, a long-time short story writer, won high praise for this novel. The book imagines the ghosts that haunt (萦绕) the basement of Willie Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln’s son, who died at 11 in real life. “Willie’s death after the Civil War made the president have a new understanding of the grief he’s creating in other families by sending their sons off to die in battle,” said Gates.

Origin Story: A Big History of Everything, by David Christian (2018)

This new book is by the creator of Big History, a free, online social studies course. It traces history in wide, sweeping movements, starting with the Big Bang, and it provides, in effect, a short course in modern science. This is a brief history of the universe. “David gets a little stuck on the current economic and political problems in the West, and I wish he talked more about the role technology will play in preventing the worst effects of climate change,” said Gates.

【1】Which books refer to the field of science?

A.Leonardo da Vinci and The Best We Could Do

B.Lincoln in the Bardo and Origin Story

C.Origin Story and Leonardo da Vinci

D.The Best We Could Do and Lincoln in the Bardo

【2】If you are interested in thrillers, whose book will you most probably choose?

A.Walter Isaacson B.Thi Bui

C.David Christian D.George Saunders

【3】What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?

A.The Best We Could Do left Gates unfavourable impressions.

B.Leonardo da Vinci only made contributions to art.

C.David Christian talks much about technology.

D.Lincoln in the Bardo has been warmly received.

27、For or Against?—That Is the Question

Andy is the most unreasonable and he makes me so angry that I could even scream sometimes! Of course, I sort of have to love him because he is my twin brother. Andy and Amy （that is me） have the same curly hair and dark eyes and are equally stubborn. Yet, on most issues we usually take opposite positions.

Just this week in our school, there was a heated discussion on whether to adopt a school dress code. Every student would be required to wear a uniform. The teachers are divided: Some are in favor of the uniforms while others are opposed. The principal has asked the students to express their opinions by voting on the issue before decisions are made. But she will have the final word on the dress code.

I think a dress code is a good idea. The reason is simple. The less I have to decide first thing in the morning, the better. I can't tell you how many mornings I look into my closet and just stare, unable to decide what to wear.

Andy is shocked at my opinion. Last night, he even dragged out my parents' high school photo albums to show me how brilliant they looked without uniforms! He also declared, "Bruce Springsteen never wore a school uniform. Bob Dylan wouldn't have been caught dead in a school uniform! Besides, when I am feeling political, I want to be able to wear clothes made of natural, undyed fibers, sewn or assembled in countries that do not pollute the environment or exploit child labor. If I have to wear a uniform, I won't feel like me!"

To that I replied, "So your personal heroes didn't wear school uniforms. But they went to high school about a million years ago! I feel sorry for you since I had no idea that your ego（自我）is so fragile that it would be completely destroyed by a uniform." That really made him angry and he shouted, "You're just copying what you hear that new music teacher saying because you are crazy about him!"

Fortunately, the bell rang before we could do each other physical harm, and we went to our separate classes. The vote for or against uniforms took place later that day. The results of the vote and the principal's decision will be announced next week. I wonder what it will be. I know how I voted, and I'm pretty sure I know how Andy voted. How would you vote---for or against?

【1】Amy and Andy often get angry with each other because ______ .

A．they're both stubborn

B．they like different teachers

C．they always hold different views

D．they don't like each other very much

【2】Amy holds the idea that ______.

A．school clothing should reflect parents' values

B．teenagers should never follow the latest clothing fashion

C．the way one dresses should be an expression of one's personality

D．wearing school uniforms means one makes less decision every morning

【3】Who will decide whether the students should wear uniforms?

A．The principal.

B．Their parents.

C．Their teachers.

D．Students themselves.

【4】In Paragraph 5, Amy aims to say that ______.

A．Andy shouldn't look up to his heroes so much

B．our clothes should decide people's attitudes towards us

C．Andy's lack of self-confidence is reflected in his clothing

D．our clothes shouldn't determine how we feel about ourselves

28、At the age of 17 years 64 days, Mack Rutherford has become the youngest person to fly around the world alone! Mack’s journey around the world lasted five months and he flew across 52 countries in total. His record-breaking flight began in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, on 23 March, 2022. He was 16 years old when he took off and celebrated his 17th birthday by himself in his plane.

Mack faced many challenges during his adventure. Because of his small-sized aircraft, he had to land whenever the weather got too rough. However, at some points he literally couldn’t land, such as when flying non-stop for 10 hours over an ocean. At other points, he faced extremely hot weather, such as in Dubai. In Sudan, a country in Africa, Mack also faced sandstorms which made it hard for him to see where he was going. Mack battled strong winds and pouring rain during his flight, but he never stopped smiling, joking and updating his flowers on his social media account along the way, and managed to expertly pilot his plane to safety.

And if Mack’s surname “Rutherford” sounds familiar, it’s because his elder sister Zara also flew around the world earlier this year, and still holds the female version of the record! The Rutherford siblings (兄弟姐妹) were inspired by their parents to become pilots. “I have known for certain I wanted to fly since I was eleven,” Mack said, “My dad Sam is a professional ferry pilot, my mum Beatrice is a recreational (娱乐的) private pilot.”

Mack hopes to inspire young people to begin working towards their own goals, “No matter what background you have, I believe it is never too early to work towards your dreams and you shouldn’t limit yourself by others’ expectations.” With both feet firmly back on the ground now, it’s time for Mack to turn his attention towards catching up on his schoolwork!

【1】What can we know about Mack’s flight?

A．It began when he was 17 years 64 days old.

B．It made him the youngest person to fly alone.

C．It was a successful record-breaking attempt.

D．It took off in the capital of his home country.

【2】What challenges did Mack face?

A．Limitation of flight hours.

B．Darkness and safety issues.

C．Loneliness of flying alone.

D．Bad weather and long distance.

【3】Why did Mack and his sister want to be pilots?

A．To be inspired by their parents.

B．To encourage each other to dream big.

C．To serve as examples for their siblings.

D．To live up to their parents’ expectations.

【4】What does Mack hope to do with his attempt?

A．To encourage young people to become pilots.

B．To inspire young people to fight for their dreams.

C．To warn young people of the dangers of flying.

D．To free young people of worries about school work.

【5】What does Mack will do next?

A．He will start a new journey to other place.

B．He will help young people to dream big.

C．He will work towards his another dream.

D．He will focus on his schoolwork.

29、Move towards nature when feeling down. Miracles do happen if you try. According to studies, walking among trees makes us relaxed. 【1】 There’s plenty of research showing the link between being in nature and being happy, but most of the research has focused on adults.

【2】 Explaining the motivation behind the study, researchers note that with environmental issues such as global warming, more studies are focusing on the relationships between humans and nature to find solutions to these problems, and the future of the planet lies in the hands of children and their actions. However, few studies focus on this aspect.

For the study, researchers worked with 206 children between the ages of 5 and 15. To measure how connected they were to nature, the kids were asked how much they enjoy activities like seeing wildflowers and wild animals, hearing sounds of nature and touching animals and plants. 【3】 They also found that the more concerned children were about the environment and nature, the more likely they were to be happy.

So, exposure to nature is related to active behaviors and happiness of children. What does that mean to adults? As we all know, children usually tend to follow adults’, especially their parents’ behaviors. That’s to say, when adults are outside and appreciate nature, kids learn by example. 【4】

Researchers say that children need role models who can gently guide them to nature with excitement and an attitude of a lifelong learner. 【5】 What’s more important is that they spend time together with children by exploring a fun and safe environment.

A．It’s so adventurous going for a walk around trees.

B．Researchers will study more about the connection between children’s performance and nature.

C．And if parents enjoy being close to nature, so will their children.

D．Parents don’t have to be experts in environmental science or nature studies.

E．They found that the kids connected to nature were more likely to behave properly.

F．In a new study, researchers wanted to see if kids get the same benefits from being outdoors.

G．Even just smelling the trees helps reduce anxiety.

30、   When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight A student, I believed I could ___tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he____in class.

When I took the first exam of my best subject English, I was____to find a 77, C plus, on my test paper. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained____. I decided to try harder, and I read the books more carefully, but got another 77 again. I____with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his___ .

One more test before the final exam. One more chance to improve my grade. So I redoubled my effort and, for the first time____the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my effort did no good and everything __ as before.

The last hurdle(障碍) was the final. No matter what __ I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C pluses. I might as well kiss the___ goodbye.

I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even __ myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have __ with a test. A Week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne’s office. He __ to be expecting me, “ If I gave you the As you ___, you wouldn’t continue to work hard.”

I stared at him __ that his analysis and strategy(策略)were correct.

I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A plus. The next year I received my scholarship. I always remembered professor Jayne’s lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.

【1】A.take B.discuss C.cover D.get

【2】A.sought B.presented C.exchanged D.obtained

【3】A.shocked B.worried C.scared D.anxious

【4】A.unchanged B.unpleasant C.unfriendly D.unmoved

【5】A.quarreled B.reasoned C.bargained D.chatted

【6】A.attitude B.mind C.plan D.view

【7】A.memorized B.considered C.accepted D.learned

【8】A.stayed B.went C.worked D.changed

【9】A.grade B.answer C.lesson D.comment

【10】A.scholarship B.course C.degree D.subject

【11】A.helped B.favored C.treated D.relaxed

【12】A.fun B.luck C.problems D.tricks

【13】A.happened B.proved C.pretended D.seemed

【14】A.valued B.imagined C.expected D.welcomed

【15】A.remembering B.guessing C.supposing D.realizing

31、   I had business in Orlando, Florida, so of course the plane was full of kids.It was very ____, but one baby, in particular, wouldn’t stop crying: loud, non-stop, and sitting in my row. The young mother was trying _______ to comfort the baby and handle her three-year-old daughter at the same time. Passengers could be heard _______ every time the baby let out another cry.

Then a grandmotherly type _______ the woman and said: “You’ve got your hands full! Why don’t you play with your daughter for a bit and I’ll walk the baby up and down the _______? Maybe the movement will calm him enough to fall asleep. And don’t worry; I’ll be within

_____ the whole time.” The mother _______ unsure, but where could the woman go? They were in an airplane together. So she _______ the baby to the woman, who walked him and rocked him for only a few _______ until he fell asleep.

Why I didn’t think of that? I know why. I was thinking about two things: how annoying the _________ was and how grateful I was that he wasn’t mine.

This mini-drama _______ a few days ago. From it I saw how easy it could be to solve people’s problems or make their days a little better. It takes little _______ to smile at strangers passing by, or to hold the elevator for the next person, or to make a phone call or a visit, to give a compliment or say thank you. To _______ something: clothing, food, money, time. To say something nice. To listen. If we all do one random act of ________ daily, we just might set the world in the right ________.

【1】A.cold B.noisy C.scary D.quiet

【2】A.unsuccessfully B.unexpectedly C.bravely D.confidently

【3】A.knocking B.laughing C.complaining D.singing

【4】A.criticized B.reminded C.approached D.recognized

【5】A.stairs B.passage C.hall D.room

【6】A.reach B.space C.distance D.sight

【7】A.looked B.sounded C.remained D.felt

【8】A.patted B.threw C.passed D.sent

【9】A.seconds B.minutes C.hours D.days

【10】A.grandmother B.daughter C.mother D.baby

【11】A.burst B.struck C.occurred D.made

【12】A.money B.effort C.time D.strength

【13】A.donate B.buy C.throw D.exchange

【14】A.mercy B.courage C.bravery D.kindness

【15】A.range B.framework C.direction D.tone

32、   Walking across campus with every pair of eyes on you can be embarrassing, especially when you’re 13 years old. I looked around me in ____ of a friendly face, a smile, anything. I was quite disappointed. And I, ____, felt somewhat foolish, walking across campus ____ with a false smile plastered(粘贴)across my face. I was simply ____ to follow the advice my mother had given me years before: when things get ____, smile. No matter where you are, a smile will always be understood. A smile is ____. At that very moment, however, I felt my mother’s advice didn’t ____.

When the teacher ____ me to the class as the “American girl,” 10 sets of hands immediately shot up. Some students had ____; others wanted to practice their English with me. Because I couldn’t speak much Chinese ____, I communicated with them via gestures mixed in with ____ English and Chinese. Although I was ____, I wasn’t sure how much of it was ____. It was almost as if they were ____ about me and I was being examined. ____ who could blame them? After all, I was the first American ever to ____ the school.

Then, from across the room, a Chinese classmate suddenly ____ at me, and my nerves were instantly ____. Though there are cultural and language ____, we were sharing something in common. And as usual, my mother was right. A smile does make a ____.

【1】A.favor B.memory C.place D.search

【2】A.in turn B.in return C.in addition D.in vain

【3】A.steadily B.attractively C.alone D.unwillingly

【4】A.helping B.attempting C.pretending D.undertaking

【5】A.awkward B.smooth C.ready D.attainable

【6】A.universal B.warm C.ordinary D.traditional

【7】A.last B.work C.exist D.change

【8】A.led B.introduced C.took D.invited

【9】A.examinations B.explanations C.questions D.thrills

【10】A.either B.often C.sometimes D.yet

【11】A.broken B.standard C.fluent D.everyday

【12】A.spotted B.focused on C.ignored D.watched out

【13】A.positive B.direct C.interesting D.open

【14】A.hopeful B.nervous C.worried D.curious

【15】A.Above all B.Once more C.Then again D.As usual

【16】A.attend B.leave C.study D.explore

【17】A.shouted B.waved C.nodded D.smiled

【18】A.felt B.touched C.calmed D.tested

【19】A.similarities B.barriers C.links D.connections

【20】A.fortune B.noise C.deal D.difference

33、   For 28 seniors living in isolation(隔离)since March 17,2020,at the Tres Figueiras home in Rio Grande in Brazil,Mother's Day came and went without any visitors.The loving staff noticed their _____were at an all-time low.That was because their friends and loved ones couldn't ______them in person.

But,the care home has ______a creative solution,allowing seniors to connect with their loved ones while still keeping them safe from ______.

"We noticed that our senior residents were feeling ______,” Rubia Santos,the care home's administrator told CNN.“We thought they would be much happier if we found a way for them to ______their relatives.”

So they put their heads together and created the'hug tunnel.'

Made of thick plastic sheeting,the hug tunnel has arm holes for_____and residents to wrap their arms around the person standing on the other_______.

The plastic has arm holes at three different ______to accommodate children and those in _______.

It gives people the opportunity to feel the _______of human contact without risking coming into ______ with the coronavirus.

The __ came from a video showing a woman in the US hugging her mother using a plastic curtain with arm enclosures(环绕)in the backyard.

It is catching fire around the world,_______ elderly folks with their loved ones in the most heartwarming way. Love is _________

【1】A.emotions B.pressures C.spirits D.tempers

【2】A.interview B.tend C.love D.visit

【3】A.put up with B.come up with C.caught up with D.kept up with

【4】A.infection B.influence C.damage D.embarrassment

【5】A.anxious B.glad C.sad D.regretful

【6】A.accompany B.pat C.kiss D.hug

【7】A.gardeners B.leaders C.visitors D.travelers

【8】A.end B.side C.edge D.hand

【9】A.weights B.heights C.angles D.degrees

【10】A.wheelchairs B.beds C.cars D.prison

【11】A.enthusiasm B.effect C.warmth D.courage

【12】A.contact B.force C.power D.use

【13】A.project B.idea C.step D.move

【14】A.combining B.communicating C.comforting D.connecting

【15】A.bouncing B.rewarding C.sharp D.limitless

34、课文填空

The Sundance Film Festival 【1】 boycotts all Hollywood films, and we don’t foresee ever including them. The initial idea for our festival was 【2】 back in l978. when it was known as the Utah/US Film Festival. However, it was not well known until 1981. It was then that Robert Redford became its 【3】 and changed the focus to independent films, often made on very modest 【4】 It was given its new name-the Sundance Film Festival-in 1991. Redford has acted in and directed many big Hollywood films, but wanted to 【5】 the public to films made outside of the Hollywood system

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

The Internet E-commerce and globalization are making a new economic age possible. In the future, capitalist markets will largely be replaced by a new kind of economic system based on 【1】 relationships, contractual arrangements and access rights.

Has the quality of our lives at work, at home and in our communities increased in direct proportion to all the new Internet and business-to-business Internet services being introduced into our lives? I have asked this question of hundreds of CEOs and corporate executives in Europe and the United States. Surprisingly, virtually everyone has said, “No, quiet 【2】.” They say they are working longer hours, feel more stressed, are more impatient, and are even less civil in their dealings with colleagues and friends-not to mention strangers. And what’s more revealing, they place much of the blame on the very same technologies they are so 【3】 supporting.

The technological leader promised us that access would make life more convenient. Instead, the very technological wonders that were supposed to 【4】 us have begun to enslave us in a web of connections from which there seems to be no easy 【5】.

If an earlier generation was preoccupied with the quest to enclose a vast 【6】 land, the .com generation, it seems, is more caught up in the colonization of time. Every spare moment of our time is being filled with some form of commercial connection, making time itself the 【7】 of all resources.

And while we have created every kind of labor-and time-saving device to service our needs, we are beginning to feel like we have less time available to us than any other humans in history. Maybe we need to ask what kinds of connections really 【8】 in the e-economy age. If this new technology 【9】 is only about super efficiency, then we risk losing something even precious than time-our sense of what it means to be a(n) 【10】 human being.

36、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

A

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

B

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

C

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

37、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、假定你是李华。疫情期间，你校“文艺周”（Art Week）闭幕汇演将通过APP平台bilibili进行直播。你的外国笔友Jack对中国文艺节目很感兴趣，请用英语写一封信，邀请他在线观看。要点如下：

1. 提出邀请；

2. 观看的时间、方式和汇演的内容。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 参考词汇：疫情期 epidemic period； 新冠病毒 novel coronavirus

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39、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。

There was a rich couple who was throwing a big New Year party at their house. So they went shopping at the market where everything was of high cost and fixed price. They wanted to maintain their level of standard so they didn’t mind paying for it. After purchasing all they needed, they called a porter to carry everything and drop it at their home. The porter who came was of an old age, and looked very unhealthy, and his clothes were torn, and he looked as if he wasn’t even able to meet his daily needs.

They asked the porter about the charges for delivering their goods to their home. The old porter quoted just $20, well below the market price. Yet, the couple argued and bargained with the porter and finally settled for $15. The porter was struggling to make even one time’s meal so he needed anything he could earn.

The couple was very happy thinking how well they bargained with the poor porter and paid him $15 in advance and left after giving the porter their address for delivery. They reached their home and one hour passed, and two hours passed, but the porter still didn’t deliver their stuff.

The wife started to get angry at her husband, “I always tell you not to trust such person, but you never listen to me. I am sure instead of delivering the goods to our home, he must have disappeared with everything. We must immediately go back to the market to inquire and then to the police station to file the complaint against him.”

They both left towards the market. On their way near the market, they saw another porter. They stopped him to inquire about the old porter and noticed that he was carrying their goods in his cart! The angry wife asked him, “Where is that old thief? This is our goods and he was supposed to deliver them. It seems you poor thieves are stealing our goods and going to sell them.”

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When the porter heard the angry wife asking.

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Upon hearing this, the husband had tears in his eyes,

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40、假定你是李华，作为交换生在澳大利亚一所学校交流学习。现在你即将回国，要作为学生代表在欢送会上发言，请按照下列要点写一篇发言稿：

1、表示感谢；

2、学习收获与感受；

3、表达祝愿。

注意：1、词数100次左右；

2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear teachers and friends,

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Yours truly,

Li Hua

41、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

I could smell the turkey cooking, even in the attic where I was hiding out. I heard a laugh, too, and a bang from something being dropped. Our house was noisier since my new stepsister and step-mother moved in — Jen and Mom.

I called her Mom, but the word felt uncomfortable, like a pair of shoes that pinched (夹脚). I didn’t remember my own mother; she had died in an accident when I was a baby. It had always been just Dad and me. We were a team. Now, so much had changed, and sometimes I wished I had the magic to change it back.

I heard Dad’s footsteps upstairs. “Do you want to take Jen skating?” he asked.

“I guess.” I sighed, thinking about how Dad and I usually spent Thanksgiving Day building a big snowman. But this year, Dad was too busy helping Mom cook the turkey.

“Thanks,” Dad said and put his arm around my shoulders. “We’ll make that snowman later,” he promised.

“Yeah,” I agreed, not too sure we’d have time.

Mom handed us some homemade cookies with smiling faces as we grabbed our skates. I had to admit, Mom came up with good ideas sometimes. Even though I liked that, I still couldn’t help but feel as if she were changing everything.

“No, thanks. I’m not hungry,” I said, although I was, a little.

“Ready?” I asked Jen. She nodded, and we headed out the front door.

The snow crunched under our boots as we walked down the street. The silence was awkward. “Did you go skating a lot last year?” I asked, blurting out the first thing that came to my mind.

Jen shook her head and looked at me. Finally she said, “On Thanksgiving, Mom and I always went to visit some friends on a farm. I especially loved seeing their big turkeys.”

Until then, I’d never even thought about how Jen must be feeling. She not only had a new stepfather and stepbrother; she had a new town and home, too. Jen and her mom used to live near a lake, and she’d had to move up north with us. She’d had more changes than me.

注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

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Suddenly, I didn’t feel quite so sorry for myself.

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We were so busy making it that we didn’t hear our parents come outside.

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