2022-2023学年北京市丰台区高三（上）期末英语试卷(含答案解析)

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2022-2023学年北京市丰台区高三（上）期末英语试卷

    I was lucky enough to test into the best high school in the city. But then came my   (1)  : Am I good enough? It was a question that   (2)   me through my first month, even as began to settle in, even as I got used to the early morning wake-ups and moving between buildings for class.
    I knew I had to work to ground myself. My earliest strategy involved keeping quiet and trying to   (3)   my new classmates. Who were these kids anyway? How did they learn in school? All I knew was that they were the smartest kids in the city, obviously.   (4)   wasn't I as well? Hadn't I landed here because I was smart like them? The truth is that I didn't know. This   (5)   was like a deadly cell that threatened to divide and divide again, unless I could find some way to stop it.
    Fortunately, my first round of grades turned out to be   (6)  , and so did my second. Over the course of my first two years, I began to build the same kind of   (7)   I'd had at my previous school. With each little achievement, my doubt   (8)   took leave.
    I loved any subject that involved writing and labored through math. I had classmates who were always a step or two ahead of me, whose achievements seemed effortless, but I tried not to let that get to me. I was beginning to understand that if I put in extra hours of studying, I could often   (9)   the gap. I wasn't a straight-A student, but I was always   (10)   and I made progress.
1.  A. excitement B. satisfaction C. anger D. worry
2.  A. freed B. dogged C. warmed D. guided
3.  A. observe B. admire C. support D. calm
4.  A. Or B. So C. But D. For
5.  A. guess B. doubt C. interest D. risk
6.  A. excellent B. average C. different D. unique
7.  A. responsibility B. friendship C. confidence D. teamwork
8.  A. suddenly B. frequently C. accidentally D. slowly
9.  A. close B. notice C. locate D. create
10.  A. expecting B. trying C. wondering D. suffering
11.     
    A
    Gary is a children's book author. He first became   (1)   (interest) in cartoon art when he was a child. He enjoyed writing stories about his characters and sharing   (2)   (they) with others. However, he was quite disappointed when the adults praised his cartoon works just out of politeness.   (3)   (improve) this awkward situation, Gary started writing funny stories. He   (4)   (know) even polite adults could not pretend a laugh.
    B
    Saving nature is at the very heart of what we do as WWF. We protect wildlife   (5)   many reasons. It is a source of inspiration. It boosts a sense of wonder. It is fundamental to the balance of nature. In our work, WWF focuses on saving populations of the most   (6)   (importance) species in the wild. Finally, by protecting species, we save this beautiful and irreplaceable planet   (7)   is called home.
    C
    Schloss and her partner set out to find out   (8)   people like certain colors more than others. Their studies suggest that color preference   (9)   (cause) by how someone feels about objects of that color. For example, people often like blue   (10)   it reminds them of clear skies and clean water. On the other hand, people tend to shy away from brown because they are reminded of the food that has gone bad.
C
    Explore your world—Mirthy

    Online events to help you discover; learn and connect
    Who is Mirthy?
    Mirthy is one of the most popular websites for online events and already loved and trusted by more than 45, 000 people. It was designed to create an inclusive community where people can learn, share, and connect with others through a variety of events that are active, sociable, and uplifting. It's all about fulfilment and wellbeing.
    There are some online events each month to try, from craft workshops (手工坊) to fitness sessions. For example, according to our event calendar, this week you can attend gardening classes and singing lessons. So whether you have a desire to get fitter or to pick up a new skill—signing up for classes and events with Mirthy could be just what you have been looking for.
    How does it work?
    Sign up via the online registration form at Mirthy.com. Then you can take a look through the calendar of upcoming events and see what takes your fancy.
    Once you register for an event, you will then receive a link on email ready for you to join the live event. If your plans change and you can't make it, you will receive a link for a 7-day replay that you can watch at a time that is convenient for you!
    Best of all, it's completely FREE to join
    Join Mirthy for free today, and you can enjoy any 4 events every month, for free! If you're up for more, then you can either select and book additional events on a pay-as-you-go basis, normally for £2.99 each, or you can upgrade to the Premium membership giving you full free access to all events for only £4.99 per month.
    If you choose to go for the Premium membership, there's no contract. You simply upgrade your membership and you can cancel anytime.
12. What can people do at Mirthy this week?
A. Make art crafts. B. Talk about fitness experience.
C. Learn songs. D. Study wild plants and animals.
13. Which of the following is true about Mirthy?
A. People can sign up for the events online.
B. The events can be watched again at any time.
C. People can upgrade their membership for free.
D. No more than 4 events are offered each month.
14. What's the main purpose of this passage?
A. To share a lifestyle.
B. To recommend a website.
C. To introduce online events.
D. To explain a registration process.
D
    It was a week after my mom had passed away, and I didn't know how to go on with life. So when I received an email from a friend about a race benefiting cancer research, I ignored it. It seemed too close to the heart, as cancer was the disease that had taken my mother away from me.
    But something about my friend's words—"I can help organize the whole thing"—stuck with me. I felt obliged (有义务的) to agree. In the weeks to come, I managed to re-enter the world of the living. I checked our team's website daily, feeling proud each time a donation ticked up our total. I knew my mom would have wanted it that way. She was the type who never got defeated. It was this very spirit that helped me get by.
    When the race ended, I noticed the runners all had one thing in common: There were big smiles on their faces. They made it look so rewarding and effortless. I wanted in.
    So I enrolled in another race two months later. Considering I could barely run a mile, it was ambitious. But my friend and I made a training plan so I wouldn't come in last. I followed it religiously and didn't let anything get in my way.
    Running up and down the city's hills, I was flooded with memories. I had lived there after college and my mother had visited often. I passed Bloomingdale's, recalling the time she and I had gotten into a screaming argument there.
    I was about to beat myself up when I remembered what Mom had said after her diagnosis of cancer. "I don't want you to feel guilty about anything." Her paper-thin hands had held me tightly. A weight lifted from my shoulders.
    When the race day arrived, I gave it my all for my mom and for all she had taught me and continued to teach me. As I ran, whenever I felt like slowing down, I pictured her cheering me on. Crossing the finish line, I was filled with her love and a sense of peace.
15. Why did the author ignore the email in the beginning?
A. She felt it hard to finish the race.
B. She had no time to join in the event.
C. She thought the research meaningless.
D. She was reminded of her mother's death.
16. What mainly helped the author recover from her mom's death?
A. The company of her friends.
B. The inspiration from her mom.
C. The pleasure in going for a run.
D. The success in organizing an event.
17. Which of the words can best describe the author's mom?
A. Considerate and polite. B. Brave and humorous.
C. Strong-willed and caring. D. Outgoing and patient.
18. What might be the best title for the passage?
A. How I Got Healed in Running. B. The Loss of Sweet Memories.
C. What Matters Most in Running . D. The Rewards of Great Friendship.
E
    Over millions of years, humans have responded to certain situations without thinking too hard. If our ancestors spotted movement in the nearby forest, they would run first and question later. At the same time, the ability to analyze and to plan is part of what separates us from other animals. The question of when to trust your instinct (直觉）and when to think slow matters in the office as much as in the savannah (草原).
    Slow thinking is the feature of a well-managed workplace. Yet instinct also has its place. Some decisions are more connected to emotional responses and less to analysis. In demanding customer-service or public-facing situations, instinct is often a better guide to how to behave.
    Instinct can also be improved. Plenty of research has shown that instinct becomes more unerring with experience. In one well-known experiment, volunteers were asked to assess whether a selection of designer handbags were real or not. Some were instructed to operate on instinct and others to deliberate (深思熟虑) over their decision. Instinct worked better for those who owned at least three designer handbags; indeed, it outperformed analysis. The more expert you become, the better your instinct tends to be.
    However, the real reason to embrace fast thinking is that it is, well, fast. It is often the only way to get through the day. To take one example, when your inbox floods with new emails at the start of a new day, there is absolutely no way to read them all carefully. Instinct is what helps you decide which ones to answer and which to delete or leave unopened. Fast thinking can also help the entire organization. The value of many managerial decisions lies in the simple fact that they have been made at all. Yet as data explodes, the temptation (诱惑) to ask for one more bit of analysis has become much harder to resist. Managers often suffer from overthinking, turning a simple problem into a complex one.
    When to use instinct in the workplace rests on its own form of pattern recognition. Does the decision-maker have real expertise in this area? Is this a field in which emotion matters more than reasoning? Above all, is it worth delaying the decision? Slow thinking is needed to get the big calls right. But fast thinking is the way to stop deliberation turning to a waste of time.
19. What does the underlined word "unerring" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Accurate. B. Creative. C. Controllable. D. Obvious.
20. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Managers can afford the cost of slow thinking.
B. Fast thinking can be a boost to work efficiency.
C. Slow thinking will hold us back in the long run.
D. Too much data is to blame for wrong decisions.
21. What is the author's purpose of writing the passage?
A. To explain how instinct works.
B. To compare instinct and slow thinking.
C. To highlight the value of instinct in the workplace.
D. To illustrate the development of different thinking patterns.
F
    It all started when I typed a perfectly reasonable prompt (提示词) into one of several apps on the market that can create an image based on text. "Skull space laser dinosaur starship explosion," I wrote. The app processed for a few seconds, and returned four images, one of which was strangely accurate: a dinosaur-looking skull screamed out of an empty space, trailing fire. It looked like an illustration from the art magazine, and perhaps art from the magazine influenced its creation.
    Text-to-image AIs identify images by looking at the text that people have used to describe those pictures online. When the app got my prompt, it studied images that random people had described as "dinosaur" or "laser" and so on, then used what is called a diffusion model (扩散模型) to add a bunch of random chaos to those pictures. Once they were suitably completed, it "upscaled" them, removing noise and sharpening focus. Its work is so good that an artist using it recently won first place for digital images at the Colorado State Fair.
    But there are major ethical (道德的) issues raised by the success of such Als. The biggest has to do with those training data sets. Reporters recently discovered that the data set used by Text-to-image AIs contained images of violence. Some companies are working on ways to prevent the public from seeing images based on offensive and illegal pictures in the data set. A representative of the companies also noted that the images in its data set are "already available in the public internet on publicly available websites".
    But even if this problem is fixed, there is still the question of all the other pictures online that are being transformed into AI-generated masterpieces. As many artists have pointed out, their works are being used without payment. The image-generating algorithm (算法) creates illustrations and even movies by using data sets stocked with art stolen from artists who post their works online.
    Some AI researchers argue that their algorithms aren't stealing from artists so much as learning from them, just as human artists learn from each other. But a more ethical approach would be for companies to acknowledge their debt to artists and create a model of voluntary collective licensing, much like what radio stations first did in radio's early days. Back then, musicians created groups like BMI to collectively license their music to radio stations—then BMI would pay artists based on how often their songs were played. Perhaps artists and art institutions today could form a "collecting society" that would allow companies to license their artwork for data sets.
    To create ethical AI systems, we need to acknowledge the people whose work makes those systems so magical. We can't simply snarf up every image online—we need humans to manage those data sets and we need to pay them to do it.
22. What can we learn about Text-to-image AIs from the first two paragraphs?
A. They are developed to process pictures.
B. They are used to describe online pictures.
C. They use a diffusion model to combine pictures.
D. They create their works based on online pictures.
23. One of the issues raised by the success of Text-to-image AIs is ______ .
A. the influence upon art creation
B. the availability of online pictures
C. the neglect of the artists' copyright
D. the prospect of artists being replaced
24. Why did the author mention BMI in Paragraph 5?
A. To introduce the role that BMI played in AI history.
B. To present a way to regulate the use of online pictures.
C. To prove the necessity of licensing music to radio stations.
D. To demonstrate the urgency of forming a collecting society.
25. What can we infer from the passage?
A. It is not practical to improve the image-generating algorithm.
B. The function of Text-to-image Als shouldn't be underestimated.
C. Human efforts should be valued in the application of Text-to-image Als.
D. Companies should be held responsible for the illegal pictures on public websites.
    It won't sound like a big surprise when I tell you that kindness plays an important role in a person's wellbeing. It can lead to changes like higher self-esteem (自尊心) and lower blood pressure. Even just witnessing acts of kindness can make us happier.
      (1)   "From giving away a cup of hot chocolate in a park to giving away a gift in the lab, those performing an act of kindness consistently underestimated how positive their receivers would feel, thinking their act was of less value than receivers perceived it to be," states a study.
      (2)   Yet, why is there this difference between what we think someone will feel from an act of kindness versus what they do feel? Why do we underestimate the impact we have on others?
    Many of us don't have a real sense of our value. It's been estimated that as many as 85 percent of people struggle with low self-esteem.   (3)   This "voice" tends to shift our focus inward, assessing our every move, and having bad effect on our relationships.
    Unlike a conscience (良心), this inner critic doesn't motivate positive behavior.   (4)   It encourages us to hold back, feeding us thoughts like, "Don't stick your neck out"; "No one wants to hear from you"; and "You're going to make a fool of yourself."
    One wonderful way to fight against our critical inner voice is through acts of being kind to others.   (5)   We must also try to see ourselves through the eyes of the people we affect. The degree to which we're able to do that will help determine our own happiness along with the happiness we light up in others.
A.However, the work doesn't stop there.
B.People may lower the value of their own kind comments.
C.We all carry around a "critical inner voice" that tends to put us down.
D.Instead of seeing what we have to offer, we may think of ourselves as a burden.
E.This misunderstanding suggests that people devalue their own actions in relation to others.
F.Instead, it turns us against ourselves, making us underestimate our beneficial effect on others.
G.Yet, people may not truly know the impact that even the smallest of kind acts can have on another person.
26.  A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G
27.  A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G
28.  A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G
29.  A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G
30.  A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G
31.     Before ending up on a supermarket shelf, an avocado (牛油果) has produced 1.3 kilograms of carbon into the atmosphere. Its production alone consumes 60 gallons of water. Despite this, the fruit will often be thrown away as household waste.
    Household food waste is the result of mismanagement. Much of the waste is avoidable and the food may have been eaten had it been better managed. To reduce household food waste, a growing number of food retailers decide to remove date labelling (标签), such as the "use-by" or "best-before" date, from some fresh food items.
    Past studies have confirmed the importance of date labelling. Almost 60% of western European consumers surveyed said they "always" check date labels while purchasing. But date labelling has long come under criticism because failure to truly understand date labelling often leads to unreasonable decision making. Indeed, consumers commonly don't accept edible (可食用的), but date-expired (过期的) food.
    The removal of date labelling is therefore a promising start. Without date labels, information that may affect consumers' understanding of what is edible, is removed. Instead, consumers are encouraged to sense-check fresh food items.
    In the case of an avocado, the advice given to consumers is that when ripe, it should have a "pleasant and slightly sweet aroma (气味)", while the skin should be "dark green or brown". Information is also provided on how an avocado should look, taste, and feel when "overripe". It is hoped that a better informed consumer will be less likely to blindly throw away food due to an expiration date.
(1) What do food retailers decide to do to reduce household food waste?
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(2) Why has date labelling long been criticized?
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(3) Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
If consumers can be better informed, they will not accept edible, but date-expired food. 
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32. 假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的英国朋友Jim来信，询问你如何提高学习效率。请你给他写一封回信，介绍你的具体做法及原因。
注意：
(1) 词数100左右；
(2) 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
________________________________________________________________
​​​​​​​________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
答案和解析

1~10.【答案】D、B、A、C、B、A、C、D、A、B
【解析】【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者转到城里最好的高中之后的适应过程。从刚开始的自我怀疑，取得了小成绩之后，疑虑慢慢消失，找回自信，并坚持一直努力，到最后取得成绩和进步。
1. 
句意：但随之而来的是我的担忧：我足够好吗？A.excitement兴奋；B.satisfaction满意；C.anger生气；D.worry担忧。根据后文Am I good enough?（我够好吗？）可知，作者对自己有所怀疑和担忧。故选D。
2. 
句意：这个问题在我入学的第一个月里一直困扰着我，即使我已经开始适应，即使我已经习惯了清晨起床，在教学楼之间穿梭上课。A.freed释放；B.dogged（长期）困扰；C.warmed温暖；D.guided带领。根据后文through my first month（在我的第一个月）的时间长度可推知，这个问题困扰着作者很长一段时间。故选B。
3. 
句意：我最早的策略是保持安静，尽力观察我的新同学。A.observe观察；B.admire钦佩；C.support支持；D.calm使平静下来。根据后文Who were these kids anyway? How did they learn in school?（这些孩子到底是谁？他们在学校是怎么学习的？）可知，作者观察班里的同学。故选A。
4. 句意：但我不也是吗？A.Or或者；B.So因此；C.But但是；D.For因为。分析语境可知，前文All I knew was that they were the smartest kids in the city, obviously.（我只知道他们显然是城里最聪明的孩子）作者认为新的同学们都很聪明，后文  (4)   wasn't I as well?（我不也是吗？）则是对自己的怀疑，前后文之间为转折关系。故选C。
5. 句意：这种怀疑就像一个致命的细胞，威胁着要分裂再分裂，除非我能找到办法阻止它。A.guess猜测；B.doubt怀疑；C.interest兴趣；D.risk风险。分析句子可知，This指代前文  (4)   wasn't I as well? Hadn't I landed here because I was smart like them?（但我不也是吗？我来到这里不就是因为我和他们一样聪明吗？），这是作者初到新的学校和班级时对自己的怀疑。故选B。
6. 
句意：幸运的是，我的第一轮成绩很优秀，第二轮也是如此。A.excellent极好的；B.average普通的；C.different不同的；D.unique独一无二的。根据Fortunately（幸运地是）可推知，作者第一轮的成绩应该很好。故选A。
7. 句意：在最初的两年里，我开始建立起和在上一所学校时一样的信心。A.responsibility责任；B.friendship友谊；C.confidence信心；D.teamwork团队合作。根据前文Fortunately, my first round of grades turned out to be   (6)  , and so did my second.（幸运的是，我的第一轮成绩很优秀，第二轮也是如此）可知，作者的成绩保持的很好，这让作者有了信心。故选C。
8. 句意：随着每一项小小的成就，我的疑虑慢慢消失了。A.suddenly突然；B.frequently频繁地；C.accidentally意外地；D.slowly缓慢地。根据前文With each little achievement（每一个小小的成就）可知，随着每取得一点成绩，作者的自我怀疑就消失了，与little相呼应，这里应是slowly，表达慢慢地消失。故选D。
9. 句意：我开始明白，如果我多花几个小时学习，我经常可以缩小这种差距。A.close缩小；B.notice注意；C.locate位于；D.create创造。分析语境可知，the gap（差距）应是指前文always a step or two ahead of me提及的与成绩好的同学之间的差距，作者认为通过努力，可以缩小这种差距。故选A。
10. 
句意：我不是一个优等生，但我一直在努力，而且我取得了进步。A.expecting期待；B.trying努力；C.wondering想知道；D.suffering遭受。根据后文I made progress（我取得了进步）可知，作者取得了进步是因为付出了努力。故选B。


11.【答案】1.interested
2.them
3.To improve
​​​​​​​4.knew
5.for
6.important
7.that/which
8.if/whether
9.is caused
10.because
【解析】1.句意：他第一次对漫画艺术产生兴趣是在他还是个孩子的时候。所填词在句中作表语，应是形容词，结合主语为He，表人物，应是-ed结尾的形容词interested, become interested in，对……感兴趣。故填interested。
2.句意：他喜欢写关于他笔下人物的故事，并与他人分享。所填词在句中作宾语，应是用人称代词宾格形式。故填them。
3.句意：为了改善这种尴尬的局面，加里开始写一些有趣的故事。所填词在句中作目的状语，用动词不定式。故填To improve。
​​​​​​​4.句意：他知道即使是有礼貌的成年人也不会假装笑。所填词在句中作谓语动词，结合前文语境可知用一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填knew。
5.句意：我们保护野生动物有很多原因。for many reasons因为很多原因，为固定搭配，故填for。
6.句意：在我们的工作中，世界自然基金会专注于拯救最重要的野生物种。作定语修饰名词，所以用形容词，故填important。
7.句意：最后，通过保护物种，我们拯救了这个美丽而不可替代的星球，我们称之为家。先行词为物，在定语从句中作主语，故填that/which。
8.句意：施洛斯和她的搭档开始研究是否人们比起其他颜色更喜欢某些颜色。此处是宾语从句，句中指是否人们比起其他颜色更喜欢某些颜色，应用if或whether引导从句，意为是否。故填if/whether。
9.句意：他们的研究表明，颜色偏好是由某人对这种颜色的物体的感觉造成的。句子陈述的是客观事实，应用一般现在时；color preference和cause之间为被动关系，应用一般现在时的被动语态，preference为不可数名词。故填is caused。
10.句意：例如，人们经常喜欢蓝色，因为它让他们想起晴朗的天空和干净的水。人们经常喜欢蓝色，因为它让他们想起晴朗的天空和干净的水，应用because引导从句，意为因为。故填because。

12~14.【答案】C、A、B
【解析】【文章大意】这是一篇应用文。Mirthy是最受欢迎的在线活动网站之一，已经受到45000多人的喜爱和信任。文章对这个网站进行了推广和宣传。
1. 
根据Who is Mirthy?部分第二段中的For example, according to our event calendar, this week you can attend gardening classes and singing lessons.（例如，根据我们的活动日历，本周你可以参加园艺课和歌唱课。）可知，本周人们可以在Mirthy学习歌曲。故选C。
2. 
根据How does it work?部分第一段中的Sign up via the online registration form at Mirthy.com. （通过Mirthy.com的在线注册表注册。）可知，人们可以在线报名参加Mirthy的活动，故选A。
3. 
根据标题Explore your world—Mirthy（探索你的世界——Mirthy）和Who is Mirthy?部分第一段中的Mirthy is one of the most popular websites for online events and already loved and trusted by more than 45, 000 people.（Mirthy是最受欢迎的在线活动网站之一，已经受到45000多人的喜爱和信任。）可知，这篇文章的目的是推荐一个网站。故选B。


15~18.【答案】D、B、C、A
【解析】【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者母亲去世之后，作者对母亲的回忆及母亲赐予作者的力量，使他能够从悲伤中走出来，积极面对生活。
1. 
根据第一段It seemed too close to the heart, as cancer was the disease that had taken my mother away from me.（这件事似乎刺痛了我的心，正是癌症夺去了我母亲的生命。）可知，这个比赛使作者想起了因癌症过世的母亲。故选D。
2. 
根据第二段She was the type who never got defeated. It was this very spirit that helped me get by.（她是那种永远不会被打败的人。正是这种精神帮助我度过那段艰难的时期。）可知，母亲永不言败的精神支撑作者从悲伤中恢复。故选B。
3. 
根据第二段She was the type who never got defeated.（她是那种永远不会被打败的人。）可知，作者的母亲意志力坚强，并结合第六段I don't want you to feel guilty about anything.（我不希望你对任何事情感到内疚。）说明母亲关心爱护作者。所以作者母亲是一个意志坚强，又体贴的人。A.Considerate and polite体贴礼貌的；B.Brave and humorous勇敢幽默的；C.Strong-willed and caring坚强的意志且关怀的；D.Outgoing and patient外向且耐心的。故选C。
4. 
根据最后一段As I ran, whenever I felt like slowing down, I pictured her cheering me on. Crossing the finish line, I was filled with her love and a sense of peace.（在赛跑的时候，每当我想慢下来的时候，就会看到母亲鼓励我的画面。通过终点线时，我内心充满了她的关爱和一种平和感。）并结合上文作者对母亲的回忆，可知母亲治愈了作者，正是母亲的鼓励，他才能完成比赛。A项（我是如何在跑步中痊愈的。）符合文意，故选A。


19~21.【答案】A、B、C
【解析】【文章大意】这是一篇议论文。主要论述了直觉在工作场所的应用价值。
1. 根据文章第三段Instinct can also be improved.（直觉能够被改善。）及最后一句 The more expert you become, the better your instinct tends to be.（你变得越熟练，直觉越准确。）可知划线单词所在句子 Instinct can also be improved. Plenty of research has shown that instinct becomes more unerring with experience.（本能也可以得到改善。大量研究表明，随着经验的增长，本能变得更加准确。说明随着熟练度的提高，直觉也会越来越准确。）故unerring应是无偏差的，精确的意思。故选A。
2. 
根据文章第四段Instinct is what helps you decide which ones to answer and which to delete or leave unopened. Fast thinking can also help the entire organization.（直觉能够帮助你决定哪些邮件需要回复，哪些需要删除，哪些不用打开。快速思考也对整个组织有益。）可知快速思考可以提高工作效率，避免在不重要的事情上浪费时间。故选B。
3. 
根据文章第一段The question of when to trust your instinct (直觉）and when to think slow matters in the office as much as in the savannah (草原).（什么时候应该相信你的直觉及什么时候应该缓慢思考的问题在办公室和在大草原上一样重要。）可知，在工作场所，直觉也是很重要的。结合最后一段第一句When to use instinct in the workplace rests on its own form of pattern recognition.（什么时候在工作场所使用直觉取决于其自身的识别模式。）可知要具体分析在工作场所使用直觉的情况。联系全文内容可知，本文主要强调了直觉在工作场所的应用价值。故选C。


22~25.【答案】D、C、B、C
【解析】【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文本到图像AI可以基于文本创建图像，但也由此带来了许多道德问题，文章对这些问题的解决提出了方法和建议。
1. 据第一段It all started when I typed a perfectly reasonable prompt (提示词) into one of several apps on the market that can create an image based on text.（这一切都是从我在市面上几个可以基于文本创建图像的应用程序之一中键入一个非常合理的提示开始的。）和第二段前两句Text-to-image AIs identify images by…to those pictures. （文本到图像AI通过查看人们用来在线描述这些图片的文本来识别图像。当应用程序收到我的提示时，它研究了随机人描述为恐龙或激光的图像，然后很快使用所谓的扩散模型为这些图像添加了一堆随机的混乱。）可知，我们可以从前两段中了解到Text-to-image  AIs他们根据网络图片创作作品。故选D。
2. 
根据第四段As many artists have pointed out, their works are being used without payment.（正如许多艺术家所指出的，他们的作品被免费使用。）可知，文本到图像AI的成功带来的问题之一是对艺术家版权的忽视。故选C。
3. 
根据第五段Perhaps artists and art institutions today could form a "collecting society" that would allow companies to license their artwork for data sets.（也许今天的艺术家和艺术机构可以组建一个“收藏协会”，允许公司对其艺术品进行数据集许可。）可知，作者在第5段中提到BMI是为了提出一种规范网络图片使用的方法。故选B。
4. 
根据最后一段（为了创造合乎道德的人工智能系统，我们需要承认那些让这些系统如此神奇的人。我们不能简单地在网上抓取每一张图片，我们需要人类来管理这些数据集，我们需要支付他们的费用。）可知，在文本到图像AI的运用中，应重视人类的努力。故选C。


26~30.【答案】G、E、C、F、A
【解析】【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。作者分析了善良的行为对自身和他人的作用。
1. 根据首段（当我告诉你善良在一个人的幸福中起着重要作用时，这听起来并不是一个很大的惊喜。它可以导致更高的自尊心等变化，甚至仅仅是目睹善意的行为也能让我们更快乐）；以及后句From giving away a cup of hot chocolate in a park to giving away a gift in the lab, those performing an act of kindness consistently underestimated how positive their receivers would feel, thinking their act was of less value than receivers perceived it to be（从在公园里送一杯热巧克力到在实验室里送一份礼物，那些表现出善意的人总是低估了接受者的积极感受，认为他们的行为没有接受者想象的那么有价值），可知G项（然而，人们可能并不真正知道哪怕是最小的行为也会对另一个人产生什么影响）符合前后的语境，故选G。
2. 根据前文的thinking their act was of less value than receivers perceived it to be（认为他们的行为没有接受者想象的那么有价值），可知E选项（这种误解表明，人们贬低自己与他人的关系）符合前后的语境，This misunderstanding代指their act was of less value than receivers perceived it to be，故选E。
3. 根据后句This "voice" tends to shift our focus inward, assessing our every move, and having bad effect on our relationships.（这种声音倾向于将我们的注意力转移到内部，评估我们的一举一动，并对我们的关系产生不良影响），可知C项（我们都有一种“批判的内心声音”，这种声音往往会让我们失望）符合前后的语境，This voice 和acritical inner voice是关键词，故选C。
4. 
根据前句Unlike a conscience (良心), this inner critic doesn't motivate positive behavior.（不像良心，这种内在的批评并不能激发积极的行为），可知F项（相反，它使我们与自己作对，使我们低估了自己对他人的有益影响）符合前后的语境，it代指this inner critic，故选F。
5. 
根据前句One wonderful way to fight against our critical inner voice is through acts of being kind to others.（对抗我们挑剔的内心声音的一个好方法是善待他人）；以及后句We must also try to see ourselves through the eyes of the people we affect（我们还必须努力通过我们所影响的人的眼睛来看待自己），可知A项（然而，这项工作并不止于此）起到承上启下的作用，故选A。


31.【答案】【小题1】They decide to remove date labelling from some fresh food items.
【小题2】Because failure to truly understand date labelling often leads to unreasonable decision making.
【小题3】If consumers can be better informed, they will not accept edible, but date-expired food. 
Because consumers are encouraged to sense-check fresh food items, and the information is also provided on how the food should look, taste, and feel when "overripe". So if consumers can be better informed, they will be likely to accept edible, but date-expired food.
【解析】1. 【文章大意】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了为了减少家庭食品浪费，越来越多的食品零售商决定取消一些新鲜食品的日期标签，例如使用日期或最佳食用日期。尽管人们在购买食品时，大部分人会查看日期标签，但是日期标签有时候却对人有误导作用而造成浪费。在施行取消标签后，人们可以通过望闻的方法判断食物。
​​​​​​​根据文章第二段To reduce household food waste, a growing number of food retailers decide to remove date labelling (标签), such as the "use-by" or "best-before" date, from some fresh food items.（为了减少家庭食物浪费，越来越多的食品零售商决定从一些新鲜食品上去掉日期标签，比如截止食用日期或最佳食用日期。）可知，食品零售商决定去掉一些新鲜食品上的日期标签以减少浪费。故答案为They decide to remove date labelling from some fresh food items.。
2. 
根据文章第三段But date labelling has long come under criticism because failure to truly understand date labelling often leads to unreasonable decision making.（但日期标签长期以来一直受到批评，因为未能真正理解日期标签往往会导致不合理的决策。）可知，日期标签长期受到批评是因为日期标签未能得到真正理解而导致不合理的购买决策。故答案为Because failure to truly understand date labelling often leads to unreasonable decision making.
3. 根据文章第五段Information is also provided on how an avocado should look, taste, and feel when "overripe". It is hoped that a better informed consumer will be less likely to blindly throw away food due to an expiration date.（还提供了牛油果过熟时的外观、味道和感觉的信息。人们希望，一个更了解情况的消费者不太可能因为过期而盲目扔掉食物。）可知If consumers can be better informed, they will not accept edible, but date expired food.（如果消费者能更明智，他们不会接受可食用的，但过期的食品。）中they will not accept edible, but date-expired food是错误的，如果消费者对食物信息更了解一些，那么就有可能接受可食用但过期的食品。故答案为If consumers can be better informed, they will not accept edible, but date-expired food. 
Because consumers are encouraged to sense-check fresh food items, and the information is also provided on how the food should look, taste, and feel when "overripe". So if consumers can be better informed, they will be likely to accept edible, but date-expired food.

32.【答案】Dear Jim,
    How are you doing with your studies? Knowing that you are interested in how I learn efficiently, I'm writing to share my strategies with you.
    Before I start studying, I often plan out my day and break down my tasks into smaller, more manageable parts. That helps me stay on track and organized. ①To avoid getting distracted when studying, I usually put my phone out of sight until I'm done with homework. ②And of course, I make sure to do some exercise and get enough sleep every day, as they help to keep me sharp-minded and energetic.
    I hope this could be helpful to you. Don't hesitate to tell me about your thoughts. 
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】【思路点拨】
本文是一篇应用文，话题为告知英国朋友Jim你如何提高学习效率。时态以一般现在时为主，人称以第一人称和第二人称为主，注意亮点词汇和高级句式的使用，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
【亮点词汇】
①break down出故障
②out of sight远离视线

【高分句型】
①To avoid getting distracted when studying, I usually put my phone out of sight until I'm done with homework.（动词不定式作目的状语；when引导的时间状语从句的省略；until引导的时间状语从句）
②And of course, I make sure to do some exercise and get enough sleep every day, as they help to keep me sharp-minded and energetic.（as引导的原因状语从句）
【结构布局】
​​​​​​​引言：写信目的
中心：你的建议及理由
​​​​​​​结尾：表示祝愿
【拓展词汇】
①practical实用的
​​​​​​​②take action采取行动
【拓展句型】
①I'm glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on...很高兴收到你就……征求建议的来信。
②I think you can make it if you follow the following advice below.如果您能听从以下建议，我认为您会成功的。