宜昌2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测三年级英语

1、_____ on the subject for half an hour, Liu Ying suddenly realized she had done the wrong subject.

A.To be working B.Work C.Having been working D.Have worked

2、Our air-conditioners sell well, but decades of years ago no one could have imagined such a big share in the market that they ________ .

A. were to have B. were having

C. have had D. had had

3、—How do you find ____ park?

—Well, ____ great one. It has left a deep impression on me.

A./; the B./; a C.the; a D.the; the

4、He was ____ to know that all his personal information had been exposed to the public.

A.astonishing B.to astonished C.astonish D.astonished

5、There can be no doubt ___ he is fit for the job .

A.whether B.that C.which D.on which

6、No sooner ________ home ________ I told him the exciting news.

A．had he got; when

B．had he got; than

C．he had got; when

D．he had got; than

7、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

8、— Shall I clean the desk for you?

—________. I’ll clean it myself later. Thank you all the same.

A．Don’t bother

B．Go ahead

C．No problem

D．Of course

9、Harvard has the right to ________ offers of acceptance if an admitted student engages in  behavior that brings into question his or her honesty, maturity or moral character.

A. take B. reject

C. withdraw D. split

10、I ______ a debt of gratitude to all my family.

A. devote B. contribute

C. owe D. attach

11、Not only _____ effective in reducing fever and helping stop pain. but there are also other things  that aspirin can help with.

A.aspirin has proved B.aspirin proved C.has aspirin proved D.did aspirin prove

12、______ exceptionally heavily might railway services be temporarily dislocated (扰乱).

A. If only it snowed B. Only in case it snows

C. Only were it to snow D. Only when snow

13、________ are natural and in fact debate and discussion should be encouraged.

A. Discoveries B. Difficulties

C. Disappointments D. Disagreements

14、She complained that she________ him for more than twenty years and she still didn’t know what went on inside his head.

A.had been married to B.had been married

C.had married with D.had married

15、They had made full preparations but somehow, the plan _________ badly.

A. was worked out B. worked out

C. was turned out D. turned out

16、Jenny said she was _____ by the programme in the TV, so she turned it off.

A.disgusted B.attracted C.disgusting D.attracting

17、Can’t you see the old-fashioned gas lamp ______ from the ceiling?

A. hung   B. hangs   C. hanging   D. hanged

18、_____ the deaf children, the young lady has little time to care for her own daughter.

A. Devoted to teach B. Devoted herself to teaching

C. Devoting herself to teaching D. Devoting to teaching

19、The prison governor has refused to let him go, saying he must first be given from his own superiors.

A.accumulation B.affection C.authority D.accommodation

20、Hardly the papers on the desk when the door burst open.

A.did he collect B.he collected

C.had he collected D.he had collected

21、—Do you agree to my plan of climbing a mountain this weekend?

—______! It’s one of my favourite sports.

A．Crazy idea

B．Absolutely

C．Goodness

D．No way

22、The reason ___ he was late was ___ he got up late.

A.why, why B.why, because C.why, that D.why, as

23、—I just love living here in London. I mean, the culture, the parks, the restaurants...

— , it's not the cheapest place to live.

A．To put it another way

B．To be fair

C．To put it simply

D．To make things worse

24、His doctor suggested that he   a trip abroad.

A.will take B.would take C.take D.took

25、The secretary and manager ____very busy now.

A.is B.are C.was D.were

26、    Bob Kingsley, a celebrated voice in country radio that impacted airwaves for 60 years, died Thursday, October, 2019 at his home in Weatherford, Texas, after a battle with cancer. He was 80 years old.

Kingsley began his widespread influence on country radio in 1978 as the host of popular syndicated program “American Country Countdown.” He maintained the role in 2006, helping shape a generation of country music listeners.

“I listened to Kingsley every Sunday,” Kenny Chesney told the Tennessean, “as a child and as a college kid driving from Knoxville to Johnson City. I had heroes in country music and Bob Kingsley brought those heroes closer to me. He made them real, made them human. “He was a friend,” Chesney continued. “Not just an associate within the business, but a true friend. He was also a true friend of the genre of country music and it will never be the same without his voice. I am going to miss him.”

Kingsley joined the Air Force at age 18, cutting his teeth as an on-air(无线广播的) person on Armed Forces Radio before working at stations in Texas and Los Angeles. As host of “American Country Countdown,” Kingsley expanded the show from a weekly countdown to also include holiday specials and album release programs                    with artists such as Chesney, George Jones, Alabama and Taylor Swift.

He launched “Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40” in 2006 alongside(与 ……一起) business partner and wife of 30 years, Nan Kingsley. The show runs today on an estimated 320 stations, a news release said. Kingsley entered the Country Radio Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1998 and National Radio Hall of Fame in 2016.Kingsley’s legacy(遗产) extends to the Grand Ole Opry, where he’s the namesake(同名的人) and first recipient(接受者) of the Bob Kingsley Living Legend Award. Presented each year since 2014, this honor benefits the Opry Trust Fund.

【1】When did Kingsley join the Air Force?

A．1957

B．1959

C．1978

D．2006

【2】Why did Kenny Chesney say “He made heroes real, made heroes human”?

A．Because Kingsley was his friend.

B．Because Kingsley’s voice was special for him.

C．Because Kingsley made the heroes more vivid.

D．Because Kingsley created the heroes by himself.

【3】The underlined phrase “cutting his teeth” in paragraph 4 means____.

A．补牙

B．初次获得经验

C．拔牙

D．主持比赛

【4】What do we know about the Bob Kingsley Living Legend Award?

A．It was first presented in 2006.

B．It ranked only second to National Radio Hall of Fame.

C．It was held by Bob Kingsley and his wife

D．It is in the name of Bob Kingsley.

27、   In more ways than one, Toronto is given far less credit than it really deserves. But Toronto has its own reasons to pull you in. The city is ever changing and some new attractions pop up every year.

CN Tower

The CN Tower is a symbol of Toronto. It’s a concrete observation and communications tower that goes over 500 meters high. The adventure of walking on an outdoor platform that sticks out from the very top part of the tower for those healthy adults is attractive. It has pulled in crowds from all over the world—the EdgeWalk.

Toronto Zoo

Going out with kids? Then treat them to a fun and educational time at the Toronto Zoo. It is home to over 5,000 animals and constantly gets new arrivals. Among the newest comers are two Chinese pandas. For adventurous families, a visit there is not all about seeing animals. It’s a unique experience where you and your kids get to fly over wolves and bears.

Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada

Located right by the base of the CN Tower and packed with unforgettable fun sights, Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada will thrill adults and young ones alike. It hosts thousands of animals that you can get to see close, including rare sea animals, such as sharks, jellyfish, and rays.

Kensington Market

The diversity of the food there will delight any taste. This is where you will find popular cuisines from different parts of the world. You can enjoy Venezuelan, Chinese, Italian dishes, and more. The experienced cooks will give you something you have never eaten before, by combining dishes from different traditions.

【1】Which place is recommended for adventure­loving parents and children?

A．Toronto Zoo.

B．CN Tower.

C．Kensington Market.

D．Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada.

【2】What is the feature of Kensington Market?

A．It’s a place to sell food.

B．Cooks there teach people to do dishes.

C．People there are from diverse backgrounds.

D．Tourists can try new cuisines there.

【3】Where can we probably read the text?

A．In a geographical journal.

B．In a city map.

C．In a guidebook.

D．In public service advertising.

28、   House fires cause many deaths each year.【1】. So, it's important to teach them that fire is a tool, not a toy. Kids must understand that they'd better not play with fire. You should keep matches and lighters out of their reach.

A smoke alarm greatly reduces your chances of being hurt in a fire, especially when you are in your dream. 【2】.  Also, you ought to have two plans for getting out of your house if there is a fire and practice these plans in the dark with your family.

A smoke alarm warns you of the danger. When you hear it, take action immediately. When you come to a closed door, check it with the back of your hand. If it feels hot, there may be smoke or fire behind the door, so take care.  【3】  , call the fire department from a neighbor's house. If a family member or a pet is caught inside, you shouldn't go back in. Firemen know how to perform rescues safely.

【4】 . Change the batteries at least once a year. You should use the test button each month to see if the alarm and batteries are still working. A smoke alarm lasts about ten years. You ought to change it even if it seems to be working. Every year the fire and rescue service is called to over 600,000 fires, which result in over 800 deaths and over 17,000 injuries. 【5】 .

A. Once you are out of your house

B. Make sure of working hours of fire fighters

C. A large number of these fires are set by kids

D. Although your friends know how to put out fire

E. So you should have a smoke alarm outside your bedroom

F. But remember, the alarm can work only if it has enough power

G. Actually most of them can be avoided with working smoke alarms

29、   John H. Johnson was born in a black family in Arkansas City in 1918. His father died in an accident when John was six. He was reaching high school age, but his hometown offered no high school for blacks.

Luckily, he had strong-willed (意志坚强的), caring mother. John remembers that his mother told him many times, “Son, you can be anything you really want to be if you just believe. She told him not to be dependent on (依靠) others, including his mother. “You have to earn success,” said she. “All the people who work hard don’t succeed, but the only people who do succeed are those who work hard.”

These words came from a woman less than a third grade education. She also knew that believing and hard work don’t mean everything. So she worked hard as a cook for two years to save enough to take her son—then 15—to Chicago.

Chicago in1933 was not the promised land (乐土、希望之地) that black southerners were looking for, John’s mother and stepfather could not find work. But there John could go to school, and there he learned the power of words—as editor of the newspaper and yearbook of Du Stable High School. His wish was to publish a magazine for blacks.

While others discouraged (阻止、使气馁) him, John’s mother offered him more words to live by: “Nothing beats a failure but a try.” She also let him pawn (典当) her furniture (家具) to get the $500 he needed to start the Negro magazine.

It is natural the difficulties and failures followed John closely until he became very successful. He always keeps his mother’s words in mind. “Son, failure is not in your vocabulary.”

Now John H. Johnson is one of the 400 richest people in America—worth $150 million.

【1】Why did John’s mother decide to move to Chicago? Because ________.

A.John’s father died in his hometown when he was very young

B.life was too hard for them to stay on in their hometown, while life in Chicago would be better for blacks

C.there were no schools for blacks in their hometown

D.John needed more education and he could go to school there

【2】Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Chicago was the promised land for black southerners in 1933.

B.John’s mother worked hard as a writer to make their life better.

C.With the help of his mother, John got the money to start the Negro magazine.

D.Now John is the poorest man in America.

【3】What kind of woman was John’s mother? She was a ________.

A.woman with little school education but knew a lot about life

B.woman who would not do anything for her son

C.strong woman with much knowledge

D.woman who didn’t know how to encourage her son

【4】The underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph means ________.

A.if you try, you will succeed in the end

B.a failure is difficult to beat, even if you try

C.a try is always followed by failure

D.nothing but a try can help you out of failure

【5】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A.How John H. Johnson became somebody.

B.The mental support John’s mother gave him.

C.The importance of a good education.

D.The key to success for blacks.

30、   My mom and dad have been married for 50 years. They have managed their marriage quite_________. Yet when I chose to get _________, I didn’t ask them for any tips or _________ on what to expect about married life. This is due to my strong-willed nature and, I was _________ that I had picked a great guy. What could go_________?

Well, something did go wrong. The two of us, my husband and I, got a _________. I thought any advice my father would have to offer me about my future relationships would be _______, until he texted me one day to ask how I was doing. I was feeling _______ that particular day. It’s hard as a headstrong, outgoing, and loud woman to find a man that can _______ my intelligence, strength, humor, and noisiness, obviously. My ex-husband ________ my writing and didn’t like my sense of humor, which was hard to ________ considering I am a writer. He didn’t like that I was __________ in public sometimes, either, even when I didn’t mean to be.

“Dad,” I texted. “I’m feeling down. I just wonder if I will ever meet someone who will ________ me as I am. Maybe there is no one. All men seem to want nice little ________ women.”

“No one is ________. Everyone comes with problems. Marriage is about accepting someone despite the person’s __________ and loving them just as he or she comes.” he responded.

Toward the end of our marriage, I was ________ in “negative thought”. I had always been thinking ________ of him. Maybe, so it was with my ex-husband. I realized what was wrong with our ________ and what I should do in my future ________. A few words from my father changed my life.

【1】A.poorly B.naturally C.wisely D.badly

【2】A.married B.separated C.deserted D.settled

【3】A.questions B.help C.promises D.advice

【4】A.hopeful B.confident C.disappointed D.confused

【5】A.wrong B.wild C.deep D.easy

【6】A.chance B.decision C.reward D.divorce

【7】A.useful B.practical C.useless D.helpful

【8】A.proud B.sad C.afraid D.nervous

【9】A.appreciate B.challenge C.follow D.test

【10】A.praised B.understood C.hated D.influenced

【11】A.refuse B.use C.speak D.swallow

【12】A.drunk B.loud C.friendly D.fashionable

【13】A.accept B.forgive C.hire D.remember

【14】A.young B.rich C.quiet D.pretty

【15】A.responsible B.available C.sure D.perfect

【16】A.efforts B.shortcomings C.differences D.changes

【17】A.stuck B.lacking C.creative D.educated

【18】A.highly B.seriously C.badly D.carefully

【19】A.friendship B.marriage C.cooperation D.career

【20】A.career B.projects C.business D.relationships

31、   It was a simple letter asking for a place to study at Scotland's oldest university which helped start a revolution in higher education. A 140-year-old letter ___by a lady calling for her to be allowed to study ___at St Andrews University has been discovered. Written by Sophia Jex-Blake in 1873, the seven-page document, which ___the university to allow women to study medicine at the institution, was ___yesterday on International Women's Day.

The document was discovered ___in the university archives (档案) by part-time history student Lis Smith, who is completing her PhD at St Andrews University. She said, "We knew that Sophia Jex-Blake and her supporters, in their effort to ___university medical education for women, had written to the Senatus Academicus(校评议委员会) ___to gain permission to attend classes there, ___we didn’t know documentary evidence existed. While ___the archives for information about the university’s higher certificate for women, I was astonished to ___what must be the very letter Jex-Blake wrote”.

In the letter, Sophia and her supporters offered to hire teachers or build suitable buildings for a medical school .Although her letter was not ___, it finally ___the establishment of the Ladies Literate in Arts at St Andrews, a distance-learning degree for women. The qualification gave women ___to university education in the days ___they were admitted as students. It was so popular that it ___long after women were admitted as ___students to St Andrews in 1892.

Ms Jex-Blake went on to help ___the London School of Medicine for Women in 1874. She was ___by the University of Berne, where she was awarded a medical degree in January 1877.

___, she moved back to Edinburgh and ___her own practice.

【1】A. told B. written C. selected D. stored

【2】A. medicine B. literature C. art D. history

【3】A. admitted B. prevented C. urged D. permitted

【4】A. obtained B. printed C. marked D. released

【5】A. broken B. burned C. buried D. taken

【6】A. open up B. come up C. put up D. keep up

【7】A. in vain B. in an attempt C. in addition D. in a sense

【8】A. but B. so C. therefore D. nevertheless

【9】A. protecting B. providing C. typing D. searching

【10】A. get through B. come across C. cast down D. apply for

【11】A. significant B. successful C. intelligent D. brilliant

【12】A. managed to B. happened to C. led to D. attached to

【13】A. authority B. justice C. expectation D. access

【14】A. until B. before C. since D. after

【15】A. survived B. relieved C. overlooked D. assumed

【16】A. compulsory B. dynamic C. full D. alternative

【17】A. establish B. visit C. donate D. form

【18】A. refused B. confirmed C. proved D. accepted

【19】A. Occasionally B. Apparently C. Eventually D. Currently

【20】A. employed B. invented C. decorated D. opened

32、After my husband's Chinese kung fu school was open for about a week, my daughters and I decided to see how it was going. We were deeply __________ to see there wasn't a single student in the school. My husband was standing __________ in the school waiting for customers.

We had to __________ ! We decided to be his __________ until he got some "real" ones. We thought it was better to have five people in the school __________ just him if a passerby looked in the window. He started teaching us __________ and forms. We found that some of them actually were __________ to ballet moves but much more difficult. It was kind of fun but __________, too! We

were attracted by then, so we __________ as learners.

______ , we got actual students in our school. There were many men and teenage boys, and we _______lots of other girls and women as well. One special student was a __________ sevenyear-old girl. She was going __________ and had other health problems. With my daughters' help and __________, this little girl got to be a real kung fu kid. Although she is now a sightless, grown adult, I'm confident she can __________ herself if she needs to.

I am __________ to say my daughters are more confident in every area of their lives. This experience taught me to __________ things I never would have __________ before kung fu. I haven't been __________ in all of my efforts, but I'll give almost __________ of niceness a try!

【1】

A．bored

B．upset

C．nervous

D．moved

【2】

A．cheerfully

B．aggressively

C．alone

D．forever

【3】

A．act

B．joke

C．appear

D．learn

【4】

A．families

B．workmates

C．consultants

D．students

【5】

A．more than

B．in place of

C．rather than

D．in case of

【6】

A．speeches

B．moves

C．manners

D．designs

【7】

A．useful

B．accessible

C．similar

D．comparable

【8】

A．challenging

B．astonishing

C．relaxing

D．inspiring

【9】

A．got together

B．signed up

C．broke away

D．stayed on

【10】

A．Eventually

B．Unfortunately

C．Obviously

D．Regularly

【11】

A．discovered

B．joined

C．united

D．attracted

【12】

A．traditional

B．homeless

C．disabled

D．typical

【13】

A．blind

B．deaf

C．lame

D．stupid

【14】

A．threat

B．encouragement

C．adjustment

D．approval

【15】

A．protect

B．recognize

C．feed

D．educate

【16】

A．stubborn

B．proud

C．sensitive

D．tentative

【17】

A．apply to

B．give up

C．try out

D．hold back

【18】

A．appreciated

B．predicted

C．ignored

D．considered

【19】

A．helpful

B．successful

C．cheerful

D．enthusiastic

【20】

A．some

B．either

C．none

D．any

33、   It was the day before my daughter’s birthday. I’d just collected her from preschool when she cautioned me to___ the elderly person walking across the car park. I was struck by her____.

The following day—her birthday—we decided to buy cupcakes for her. After we_____ the cupcakes,  Norah was busy standing up in the trolley (手推车),____ waving and happily declaring, “Hi, old person! It’s my birthday today!” Before I could ______  her calling him an old person, the stone-faced man _______  to her. His___ softened as he replied, “Well, hello, little lady! And how old are you today?” They___ for a few  minutes, he wished her a happy birthday, and we went our____ ways. A few minutes later, Norah asked me if she could take a_____  with the old man. I agreed. We found the man a couple of shelves over, and I approached him. When I told him Norah’s____, his expression changed from____ to shocked finally to  delighted. He took a step back, steadied himself on his shopping trolley, and_____ his free hand on his chest. “A photo? With me?” he asked. “Yes, Sir, for my birthday!” Norah begged. And so he did. I____ my iPhone, and they posed together. Norah placed her soft hand on top of his hand. He wordlessly____ at her with  twinkling eyes as she kept his hand  in  hers.  I  asked  his  name,  and  he  told  us  to  call  him  Dan.  We  were _____  other shoppers, but they didn’t care. There was _____  happening in the supermarket that day, and we could all sense it.

That afternoon I____ the story and a photo of the two on the Facebook. Later that night, I received a private _____  from a local reader who recognized Mr. Dan. He told me Dan’s wife had passed away six months earlier and he wanted to let me know that he was certain Dan’s heart was touched by my little girl and Dan would never forget that___ with my daughter.

【1】A.spot B.stop C.delay D.mind

【2】A.selflessness B.carelessness C.loneliness D.thoughtfulness

【3】A.picked up B.kept up C.put up D.turned up

【4】A.anxiously B.excitedly C.calmly D.disappointedly

【5】A.praise B.admire C.stop D.avoid

【6】A.referred B.turned C.adjusted D.appealed

【7】A.sound B.expression C.hand D.skin

【8】A.chatted B.hesitated C.rested D.waited

【9】A.regular B.single C.natural D.separate

【10】A.picture B.walk C.rest D.break

【11】A.dream B.request C.command D.suggestion

【12】A.nervous B.upset C.impatient D.confused

【13】A.placed B.reached C.touched D.patted

【14】A.turned off B.put down C.pulled out D.held up

【15】A.glared B.yelled C.stared D.pointed

【16】A.delaying B.blocking C.preventing D.interrupting

【17】A.magic B.incident C.discount D.embarrassment

【18】A.read B.wrote C.posted D.printed

【19】A.note B.gift C.report D.message

【20】A.construction B.combination C.connection D.contribution

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

Driving an electric car 【1】 to the protection of environment, or so the marketing departments of their makers would have you believe. Yet a report which analyzes car emissions presents a rather different picture. A battery-powered car recharged with 【2】 generated by coal-fired power stations, it found, is likely to be more harmful. It could cause more than three times as many deaths from pollution as a 【3】 petrol-driven vehicle.

The study was carried out by the University of Minnesota. The researchers estimated how levels of fine particulate matter (细颗粒物) and ground-level ozone — two important 【4】 of air pollution — would change when a car is powered by different ways.

It was no surprise that electric cars whose batteries were recharged with power from wind, solar or hydro-electric sources came out to be virtually free from harmful 【5】. They were estimated to cause 231 deaths over the course of a year, compared with 878 for petrol cars. Electric cars recharged with power from natural gas-fired stations were also a lot less harmful than petrol-driven ones, with 439 deaths. But if those same electric cars were recharged 【6】 by coal, they would be responsible for over 3,000 deaths.

Biofuels also caused more health problems than petrol. But diesel, which often  【7】 concern about pollution, is slightly cleaner than petrol. This is because the study assumes for all cars that emission-control technologies will be more widely used, especially particulate filters which have a remarkable effect on cleaning diesel 【8】. Diesel cars are also more 【9】 of fuel than petrol-driven ones.

Overall, the study shows that electric cars are cleaner than those traditional vehicles only if the power used to charge then is also clean. That is hardly a surprise, but the 【10】 of the difference is. How green electric cars really are, then, will depend mainly on where they are driven. In France, which obtains more than half of its power from nuclear station, electric cars look like a good bet. In China and some other developing countries, where a large amount of electricity is produced from coal, they may not be so environment- friendly as they are marketed.

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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?

36、A: Excuse me, do you know where the chemistry lab is?

B: Yes. It’s just on the fifth floor of this b【1】.

A: How often do you do c【2】experiments there?

B: Twice a week.

A: Can you go there without a t【3】?

B: No. That’s not allowed.

A: What does the teacher often tell you to do when you are doing an e【4】?

B: He often tells us to look c【5】and follow the i【6】.

A: What will you do when you finish the experiment?

B: We must put e【7】back in the cupboards and wash our hands.

A: Right. It is very i【8】to keep the lab clean.

B: Yes, safe as well. We must turn off the e【9】before l【10】the lab.

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、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely. The “standard” retirement age varies from country to country, but it is generally between 50 and 70, according to the latest statistics, 2011. However, for a long time, people have got into an argument about whether the age of retirement should be increased or reduced in their own countries.

There are several arguments for allowing older people to continue working as long as they are able. Many people think that older employees have a large amount of knowledge and experience which can be lost to a business or organization if they are made to retire. Besides, older employees are often extremely faithful employees and are more willing to implement (执行) company policies than the young. A more important Point is regarding the attitudes in society to old people. To force someone to resign or retire at 60 or 65 indicates that the society does not value the input of these people and that practically their useful life is over.

Allowing old people to work indefinitely (无限地), however, is not always a good policy. Some people took the strong view that age alone is no guarantee of ability. Many young employees have more experience or skills than older staff, who may have been stuck in one area for most of their working lives. Having compulsory (强制性的) retirement allows new ideas in an organization. On the other hand, older people should be rewarded by society for their life’s labor by being given generous pensions (退休金) and the freedom to enjoy leisure. They can have time to do whatever they like, that is, they can have their own plans or roles and achieve their retirement goals.

With many young people unemployed or frustrated in low-level positions, there are often calls to compulsorily retire older workers. However, this can affect the older individual’s freedom—and right—to work. In my opinion, giving workers more choices over their retirement age will benefit both society and the individual.

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39、现在有些学生用父母给的零花钱买名牌。请你根据以下提示信息，用英语写一篇短文，并就零花钱这一主题提出自己的一些看法。

注意：1． 可以适当增添细节，以使行文连贯。

2．词数120左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数

3. 高科技：high-tech ( adj.)

Teenagers are spending too much of their parents’ hard-earned money buying branded products. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

40、假定你是李华，是学校的学生会主席。请你用英语写一则通知，告知你校的外国留学生，受新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情的影响，学校将延期开学。内容包括：

1.严禁在疫情期间到校；

2.开展在线教育、心理指导；

3.如有调整，另行通知。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3.参考词汇：新型冠状病毒novel coronavirus心理指导psychological guidance

NOTICE

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The Students' Union

41、假如你是李华，你校将举行高中生中华古诗词大赛。留学生Alice一直对中国文化和诗歌感兴趣，请你写信告知她这个消息，并邀请她一起参加。内容如下：

1.比赛时间和地点：下周五下午三点，学校学术报告厅。

2.比赛的目的和意义。

3.邀请她参加。

注意：1. 词数100左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。

3.中华古诗词大赛Chinese Ancient Poetry Contest 学术报告厅Lecture Hall

Dear Alice,

I’m Lihua.

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Yours，

Lihua