2023届北京市顺义区高三下学期第二次英语统练题（含答案）

这是一份2023届北京市顺义区高三下学期第二次英语统练题（含答案），共22页。试卷主要包含了完形填空，用单词的适当形式完成短文，阅读理解，七选五，阅读表达，邀请信等内容，欢迎下载使用。
2023届北京市顺义区高三下学期第二次英语统练题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、完形填空
A first responder on a motorcycle pulls up with great urgency to the entrance of a supermarket. I thought that there was a(n) ___1___ inside the store-a pretty logical conclusion. But then I saw him take out a shopping ___2___. I had to investigate further.
He told me he had just been at an apartment where an elderly man required medical attention. After his condition was ___3___, the older man’s part-time caregiver came over to monitor the situation. Before leaving the apartment, the first responder ___4___ the man’s refrigerator and noticed that it was nearly empty. So in consultation with the caregiver, he quickly wrote up the shopping list and ___5___ over to the supermarket. I helped the first responder get some of the ___6___ items and my job was fruits and vegetables. But I asked the first responder why he thought of checking the refrigerator. He replied that he does it on a(n)___7___ basis. Besides, when he tells various supermarkets what his mission is, they invariably give him a discount. He takes the phone number of the people for whom he is ___8___ the items to tell them afterward what to expect to pay. And then the store also agrees to do the
___9___ for no charge no matter how small the grocery bill is.
“What a complex operation,” I said to the first responder.
He replied: “It’s just a(n)_____10_____ little service. If they eat better, they’ll hopefully stay healthier.”
1．A．exhibition B．conflict C．discount D．emergency
2．A．basket B．guide C．bill D．list
3．A．changed B．stabilized C．identified D．reported
4．A．repaired B．cleaned C．checked D．defrosted
5．A．rushed B．walked C．stormed D．wandered
6．A．popular B．personal C．necessary D．valuable
7．A．equal B．regular C．temporary D．sound
8．A．purchasing B．choosing C．separating D．preparing
9．A．business B．favor C．selling D．delivery
10．A．extra B．constant C．standard D．traditional


二、用单词的适当形式完成短文
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个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Growing up in a musical family, Samara Joy tried different music ____11____ (style) when she was a teenager. But ____12____ attracted her most was jazz because of its authenticity (真实性). She told that her songs ____13____ (inspire) by the old jazz songs she liked but with a modern explanation. She was determined to continue seeking to encourage the younger generation to get excited about jazz.

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个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Detecting drugs used to be a special job for dogs, ____14____ now a drug detection team is welcoming some newcomers — squirrels (松鼠). Squirrels have a sharp sense of smell as they can smell food ____15____ about 30 centimeters of snow. Being so small and swift, they are able to search for drugs in areas ____16____ dogs may not be able to arrive. Squirrels have been trained to make noises to catch their handlers’ attention if they detect drugs.

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个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Pillar coral (柱状珊瑚), ____17____ (find) throughout the Caribbean, is critically endangered now. Its population
____18____ (decline) by more than 80 percent since 1990. ____19____(rise) ocean temperatures and pollution make corals more easily get certain deadly diseases. And the pillar coral is really just the tip of the iceberg ____20____ it comes to the difficulty of corals.


三、阅读理解
We’re happy you will be joining us at UW-Stout! Your next step is to attend First-Year Registration and Orientation (FYRO) (迎新会) running from 7:45 a. m. to 4:40 p. m. Students should select a date that allows them to be present for the entire day. Invitations will be sent by email starting February 20.
Recommended On-Campus Dates
·June 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9
·June 12, 13, 14 or 16
·June 19, 20, 21 or 23
Make-Up Dates
Email us to request one of these make-up dates.
·July 20 or 21
What to Expect
Students and their guests will be separated for most of the day.
Students will:
Guests will:
·Connect with peers.
·Meet their first-year advisor.
·Understand their academic plan and expectations of college.
·Understand their financial responsibilities and how to pay for school.
·Understand the importance of involvement and how to get involved with student organizations.
·Be familiar with campus resources.
·Be excited about starting their time at Stout!
·Understand their role in their student’s success.
·Understand their student’s financial responsibilities and paying for school.
·Feel comfortable with their student living on campus.
·Know that their student will be supported to live a healthy lifestyle.
·Know that their student will be safe on campus.

Before Your AttendanceComplete the placement tests at least one week prior to your scheduled registration date. Testing information will be sent to students' email on or after March 15.
Download these apps, which will help you to be successful in college life.
·Canvas Student: our online classroom.
·Navigate: to help schedule appointments with your advisor, view to-do items and more!
·Multi-Factor Authentication: to enhance the security of your account by checking on your identity when logging into many of our UW-Stout accounts.
21．Students are advised to attend FYRO on ______.
A．February 20 B．June 19 C．July 21 D．March 15
22．Attending FYRO, both students and their guests will ______.
A．meet first-year advisor
B．know students’ academic plan
C．have an idea of students' education cost
D．be clear about how to participate in organizations
23．What are students required to do before attending FYRO?
A．Complete the placement tests 5 days ahead.
B．Take some online classes on Canvas Student.
C．Schedule first-year college life with apps on the phone.
D．Download Multi-Factor Authentication for account security.

When I was 7 and Stevie was 6, our parents taught us how to play chess and other games. Playing games was our life back then. Stevie and I were very competitive in everything.
We got older and better so our games were more intense, but also more exciting. The strange thing is that I enjoyed the games vastly and was happy for my brother when he won. But afterwards, I felt my well-being threatened, and then my confidence suffered.
When I was 10 years old I wanted to be successful at my talents. One day, a light came on in my head. I had to find something Stevie couldn’t do. It would have to be unique in every way. Before long, I got Jimmy Nelson’s record on “How to Become a Ventriloquist (腹语师)” and I practiced faithfully every day. After sum vacation, I did my first show for my class. The response was favorable. I performed for family get-togethers and did shows on a number of occasions to practice my new skill.
It isn’t easy learning ventriloquism. The difficult part was developing the voice, because at first, it was soft and hard to hear. I memorized the routines and performed more. With time, I got better responses. The loud laughter was nonstop, in addition to the applause.
Four years later, my mother purchased a professional ventriloquial figure, which I named. Freddie O’Sullivan. He was lifelike, with moving eyes, moving eyebrows, and could stick out his tongue. Treating Freddie like a real person enhanced my performance.
In college, Freddie was well known. He would tell people that he was the only guy that could sleep in the girl’s dormitory. Over the years, I won many talent awards.
One time, an elderly man looked at Freddie attentively and asked him where he got his trousers. The audience nearby had tears in their eyes. I didn’t know what was going on until I was told later the gentleman hadn’t spoken for 20 years.
Thanks to my brother, I created a lifetime with Freddie.

24．How did the author feel at first when Stevie won a game?
A．Delighted. B．Confused. C．Depressed. D．Surprised.
25．Why did the author decide to learn ventriloquism?
A．To have a special talent better than her brother.
B．To record her intense and competitive childhood.
C．To gain her parents’ favor in family get-togethers.
D．To bring joyous laughter to people around her.
26．What do we know about Freddie O’Sullivan?
A．Freddie trained the author professionally.
B．Freddie inspired an old man to restart to talk.
C．Freddie took the place of the author’s brother.
D．Freddie disturbed others in the girl’s dormitory.
27．According to the passage, which words can best describe the author?
A．Generous and grateful. B．Modest and responsible.
C．Patient and warmhearted. D．Sensitive and determined.

One of the major reasons we take photos in the first place is to remember a moment long after it has passed: the birth of a baby, a reunion, etc. However, every time we snap a quick picture of something, we could in fact be harming our memory of it.
Linda Henkel, a professor of psychology at Fairfield University in Connecticut, studied how taking photos impacts experience and memory. She conducted an experiment using a group of undergraduates on a guided tour of the university’s Bellarmine Museum of Art. The students were asked to take photos of objects that they looked at on the tour and to simply observe others. Later, she tested their memory of all the objects they had seen on the tour. The results were clear. Overall, people remembered fewer of the objects they had photographed. They also couldn’t recall as many specific visual details of the photographed art, compared to the art they had merely observed.
“When you take a photo of something, you’re counting on the camera to remember for you,” Henkel said. “You don’t engage in any of the complex or emotional kinds of processing that really would help you remember those experiences, because you’ve outsourced it to your camera.”
Then, Henkel ran another study. This time when people took a tour of the museum, they were asked to take two kinds of photos: those of the objects in the exhibit alone and those with them standing next to the objects. It turns out that it actually changes their viewpoint on the experience, whether they’re in a photo or not. In other words, if you are in the image, you become more removed from the original moment as if you are an observer watching yourself doing something outside yourself. Interestingly, if you are not in the image, you remember more.
Henkel doesn’t disagree that the purpose of outsourcing our memory to devices can free up our brains to do other cognitive (认知的) processing. But from the experiments Henkel is sure that cameras can’t compare to what the brain is capable of with input from the eyes and the ears.
28．What can we conclude from Henkel’s first experiment?
A．People take photos to remember a moment.
B．Taking photos is a complex or emotional process.
C．Taking photos influences experience and memory.
D．People observe more of the objects when taking photos.
29．When you are in a photo, you ______.
A．return to the original moment
B．remember more about the object
C．change your viewpoint on the photo
D．become an observer outside yourself
30．What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A．To explain the reasons why people take photos.
B．To introduce the disadvantages of taking photos.
C．To persuade people not to rely on photos for memory.
D．To express disapproval of the use of devices to free brains.

Among the excitement of all things artificial intelligence, writers are increasingly wrestling with a hard truth: It appears robots are coming for their jobs. Little more than a plaything of researchers a decade ago, AI and automated robots are regularly producing countless articles on a daily basis.
Observes Mayur Bhatt, marketing head, SEO Services Guru: “It is only a matter of time before algorithms (算法) are able to write articles on any topic and for any target group.” Adds noted author Stephen Marche: “Whatever field you are in, if it uses language, it is about to be transformed.” People of writing driven by AI insist the robots are simply here ‘to serve humanity’. Robots will do the hard labor work, they say. Writers will be freed-up to engage in more interesting, more in-depth and more creative work.
But for the many writers and editors who have already lost their jobs to AI, that pleasant future is a tough sell. Consider Radar, a hyper-local news service that has been generating AI-written articles in the UK since 2017. Instead of using reporters to cover news beats, Radar relies on robots. Those automatons mine government databases on crime, health, environment and similar-and then auto-write stories from that data with an extremely local hook. For example: Radar's AI software can ingest a new government report on crime across the UK, and then auto-generate hundreds of customized stories from the study, based on localized data. Each story is hyper-localized to a town or even a smaller community by including data from the government report. The resulting micro-focused stories are sold to news outlets throughout Britain -as well as to any other news outlet that might be interested. Gary Rogers, editor-in-chief, Radar: “There is open data across all the main beats of news — health, crime, transport, etc. — filled with stories waiting to be told.”
So far, many writers are aware of the adoption of Al-generated writing via a few, well-publicized stories about the tech's use at major news organizations like Bloomberg, the BBC and The New York Times. But it turns out those above represent only smattering of what's really going on. A 2021 study found that 15% of news stories are now automatically generated at leading news outlets using AI. Moreover, the adoption of AI-generated writing has gone far beyond news-reporting, cropping-up across a wide range of writing jobs.
To date, human beings still best their robot competitors in writing of the highest quality. Even so, the hard fact remains that AI will be producing an increasing number of automated writing in coming years that competes in a world often entrapped in the icy hold of ‘good enough’.
31．What can be inferred from paragraph 2?
A．Algorithms can write articles quickly. B．Writing is more than a plaything.
C．Writing is hard but interesting. D．AI writing has great potential.
32．How does Radar generate AI-written articles?
A．By quoting local stories. B．By including official data.
C．By selling customized stories. D．By reporting main news beats.
33．What does the underlined word “smattering” in paragraph 5 probably mean?
A．An unfair fact. B．A small part.
C．An original idea. D．A basic research.
34．Which would be the best title for the passage?
A．How AI is Automating Writing Jobs
B．How AI Serves Humanity in Writing
C．How AI is Widely Accepted in Writing
D．How AI Entraps Writers in the Icy World


四、七选五
Confirmation bias(偏见) is our tendency to seek out information that confirms our existing beliefs. It also describes how we try to find ways to look at unclear information in ways that support rather than challenge those beliefs — or simply ignore information that contradicts them. ____35____
People usually don't engage in confirmation bias on purpose.____36____ For example, if you heard that a politician you support was caught in a scandal(丑闻), you might be more likely to believe explanations that make them look less guilty. Meanwhile, people who dislike that politician would probably be more likely to believe stories that make them look worse.
So what can we do to avoid confirmation bias? ____37____ This can help us check if we only believe certain things because we never seriously considered other possibilities. It's also easy to surround ourselves with an “echo chamber” of people who think the same way we do—especially on social media.____38____ It can help us understand that there may be other ways to see the same issue.
And perhaps most importantly: we have to be careful not to jump to conclusions.____39____ We should try to learn more before deciding how we feel about something, even if it's very important to us. But that's often easier said than done.
A．The thing we most want to believe might not actually be true.
B．But research has found that it is real and affects our judgment.
C．But it can be helpful to talk to people who don't share our beliefs.
D．Research has shown that confirmation bias occurs in several contexts.
E．Most of all, accept that you have biases that impact your decision-making.
F．One thing we can do is try to look for evidence that contradicts our beliefs.
G．This is especially true for information about things that feel very important to us.


五、阅读表达
阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。
The capacity for empathy — to first identify and then understand and share in someone else’s feelings — is largely held as a virtue. Yet, there is a knowledge problem that makes being naturally empathetic a struggle. Why? As poet John Keats put it, “Nothing ever becomes real until it is experienced.”
So how can someone else’s perspective (视角) and emotions ever become real enough for us to develop empathy? Reading fiction may provide an answer.
Studies show that when you read fiction, it not only activates the language processing center of the brain but also increases global flow in the brain. It speeds up the part involved in physical movement and areas of the brain linked to sensory experiences. In other words, reading fiction lights up the brain in ways that copy the neural (神经) activities of the experience you’re reading about. For example, if you read a well-written passage about a character hiking through the wilderness, your brain reacts as if you’re on that hike.
To really cultivate empathy, you need to be internally more aware of and connected to those around you. And again, reading fiction is associated with just such a skill. One study, which assesses one’s ability to determine someone else’s emotions based on their facial expression alone, showed that fiction readers scored higher than non-readers and readers of nonfiction. The researchers assumed that reading fiction allows people to practice taking on someone else’s perspective and thus improves their social awareness. This suggests that reading fiction improves one’s theory of mind and emotional intelligence.
The takeaway lesson is simple: If you want to build empathy, try reading more fiction, more often — especially fiction by and about people whose experiences are different from your own.
40．What does the author think can help develop empathy?
___________________________________________________________________________________
41．How does reading fiction light up our mind?
___________________________________________________________________________________
42．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why?
▷Non-readers and readers of nonfiction can better determine someone else’s emotions based on their facial expression alone.
___________________________________________________________________________________
43．In addition to the benefits mentioned above, what do you think are some other benefits of reading fiction? (In about 40 words)
___________________________________________________________________________________


六、邀请信
44．假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的英国笔友Jim计划暑假来中国旅游，正好你也打算暑假出京旅游，想邀请他同行。请你用英文给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1.邀请他同去的地方和理由；
2.旅游安排。  
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

参考答案：

1．D    2．D    3．B    4．C    5．A    6．C    7．B    8．A    9．D    10．A

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲的是一名急救员在救助了一个老人后还冲到超时给老人买必要的东西的善举。
1．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我以为店里有紧急情况——这是一个相当合乎逻辑的结论。A. exhibition展览；B. conflict矛盾；C. discount折扣；D. emergency紧急情况。根据上文“with great urgency”可知，此处表示“我以为店里有紧急情况”。故选D。
2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但后来我看到他拿出了购物清单。A. basket篮子；B. guide向导；C. bill账单；D. list清单。根据下一段的“he quickly wrote up the shopping list”可知，作者看到了那个人拿出了购物清单。故选D。
3．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在老人的病情稳定下来后，他的兼职看护人过来监控情况。A. changed改变；B. stabilized（使）稳定；C. identified鉴别；D. reported报道。根据下文“the older man’s part-time caregiver came over to monitor the situation”可知，在老人的病情稳定下来后，他的兼职看护人过来监控情况。故选B。
4．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在离开公寓之前，急救员检查了该男子的冰箱，注意到冰箱几乎是空的。A. repaired修理；B. cleaned清洁；C. checked检查；D. defrosted除霜。根据下文“noticed that it was nearly empty”和第6空后的“checking the refrigerator”可知，急救员检查了该男子的冰箱。故选C。
5．考查动词词义辨析。句意：于是，在和看护者商量后，他迅速写下了购物清单，冲到超市。A. rushed冲；B. walked走路；C. stormed猛烈攻击；D. wandered徘徊。根据第一段的“pulls up with great urgency to the entrance of a supermarket”可知，他迅速写下了购物清单，冲到超市。故选A。
6．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我帮助急救员获得了一些必要的物品，我的工作是获得水果和蔬菜。A. popular流行的；B. personal个人的；C. necessary必要的；D. valuable贵重的。根据上文“noticed that it was nearly empty”和下文“my job was fruits and vegetables”可知，此处是指作者帮助急救员获得了一些必要的物品。故选C。
7．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他回答说，他经常这样做。A. equal平等的；B. regular经常做（或发生）的；C. temporary暂时的；D. sound健康的。根据上文“Before leaving the apartment, the first responder ___4___ the man’s refrigerator”可知，急救员经常这么做，这好像是他习惯性的动作一样。故选B。
8．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他为那些人买商品，记下他们的电话号码，然后告诉他们要付多少钱。A. purchasing购买；B. choosing选择；C. separating分开；D. preparing准备。根据下文“the items”及前面他冲超市给人买东西可知，此处指告诉他们要付多少钱。故选A。
9．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后商店也同意免费送货，不管杂货账单有多少。A. business商业；B. favor帮助；C. selling销售；D. delivery递送。根据下文“for no charge no matter how small the grocery bill is”可知，商店也同意免费送货，不管杂货账单有多少。故选D。
10．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这只是一个额外的小服务。A. extra额外的；B. constant持续不断的；C. standard标准的；D. traditional传统的。根据上文“he quickly wrote up the shopping list and ___5___ over to the supermarket”可知，这个急救员除了急救外还帮救助的对象买东西，他认为这只是额外的小服务。故选A。
11．styles    12．what    13．were inspired

【导语】这是一个记叙文。文章主要介绍了Samara Joy的家庭以及她喜欢的音乐风格。
11．考查名词复数。句意：萨马拉·乔伊生长在一个音乐世家，十几岁的时候就尝试过不同的音乐风格。空前有形容词different，故空处需要填可数名词的复数形式。故填styles。
12．考查主语从句。句意：但最吸引她的是爵士乐，因为它的真实性。分析句子结构可知，句子谓语动词为was，故was前为主语从句；从句中缺少主语，并需要表示“什么（东西）”，故需要用连接代词what。故填what。
13．考查动词语态。句意：她说，她的歌曲灵感来自她喜欢的老爵士歌曲，但有一个现代的解释。结合题干，此处需要填从句中的谓语动词，其中时态需要和主句中的told进行对应，用一般过去时态；her songs和inspire为动宾关系，her songs为复数，故需要用一般过去时的被动语态。故填were inspired。
14．but##yet##while    15．under##beneath    16．where

【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了缉毒松鼠。
14．考查连词。句意：缉毒曾是狗狗们的特殊工作，但现在一支缉毒队迎来了新成员——松鼠。结合句意可知，前后句是转折关系，可用连词but/yet/while连接，故填but/yet/while。
15．考查介词。句意：松鼠的嗅觉非常灵敏，因为它们可以在30厘米厚的雪下闻到食物。根据“about 30 centimeters of snow”可知，此处指“在30厘米厚的雪下面”，用介词under或beneath。故填under/beneath。
16．考查定语从句。句意：由于体型小、速度快，它们能够在狗狗无法到达的地方寻找毒品。分析句子可知，空处引导定语从句，先行词是areas，关系词在从句中作地点状语，应用关系副词where，故填where。
17．found    18．has declined    19．Rising    20．when

【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是遍布加勒比海的柱状珊瑚现在濒临灭绝。
17．考查非谓语动词。句意：遍布加勒比海的柱状珊瑚现在濒临灭绝。句中is是谓语，空格处用非谓语动词，Pillar coral和find之间是逻辑动宾关系，因此空格处用过去分词表被动，作后置定语，故填found。
18．考查时态和主谓一致。句意：自1990年以来，它的人口减少了80%以上。由“since 1990”可知，句子时态用现在完成时，主语population是不可数名词，因此空格处是has declined。故填has declined。
19．考查形容词。句意：不断上升的海洋温度和污染使珊瑚更容易患上某些致命疾病。空格处用形容词作定语，修饰名词“ocean temperatures and pollution”，根据语境可知，句子表示“不断上升的海洋温度和污染使珊瑚更容易患上某些致命疾病”，空格处意为“不断上升的”，是形容词rising，位于句首，首字母大写，故填Rising。
20．考查固定短语。句意：当谈到珊瑚的困难时，柱状珊瑚真的只是冰山一角。when it comes to是固定短语，意为“当谈到”，因此空格处是when。故填when。
21．B    22．C    23．D

【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章是一封邀请函，详细的介绍了迎新会的内容、安排以及注意事项等。
21．细节理解题。根据文章“Recommended On-Campus Dates(推荐入校时间)”中的日期“·June 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9; ·June 12, 13, 14 or 16; ·June 19, 20, 21 or 23(·6月5日、6日、7日、8日或9日；·6月12日、13日、14日或16日；·6月19日、20日、21日或23日)”可知，选项中只有B项“六月十九日”符合题意。故选B项。
22．细节理解题。根据文章“Students will(学生将会)”中的第四点“Understand their financial responsibilities and how to pay for school.(了解他们的经济责任以及如何支付学费)”以及“Guest will(来客将会)”的第二点“Understand their student’s financial responsibilities and paying for school.(了解学生的经济责任和学费)”可知，无论是学生还是其他来客都需要了解学生的教育开销。故选C项。
23．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“·Multi-Factor Authentication: to enhance the security of your account by checking on your identity when logging into many of our UW-Stout accounts.(·多因素身份验证:在登录我们的许多UW-Stout帐户时，通过检查您的身份来增强您帐户的安全性)”可知，学生在参加迎新会前，需要下载多因素认证，确保账号安全。故选D项。
24．A    25．A    26．B    27．D

【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述作者学习腹语并坚持很多年的故事。
24．细节理解题。根据第二段中“The strange thing is that I enjoyed the games vastly and was happy for my brother when he won.(奇怪的是，我非常喜欢比赛，当我弟弟赢了的时候，我也为他高兴)”可知，一开始Stevie赢得比赛时，作者感到高兴。故选A。
25．细节理解题。根据第三段中“I had to find something Stevie couldn’t do. It would have to be unique in every way.(我必须找到Stevie做不到的事。它必须是独一无二的)”可知，作者决定学习成为腹语师是为了有一个比弟弟更好的特殊才能。故选A。
26．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“One time, an elderly man looked at Freddie attentively and asked him where he got his trousers. The audience nearby had tears in their eyes. I didn’t know what was going on until I was told later the gentleman hadn’t spoken for 20 years.(有一次，一位老人仔细地看着Freddie，问他裤子是从哪儿弄来的。旁边的观众眼里含着泪水。我不知道发生了什么，直到后来我被告知这位先生已经20年没有说话了)”可知，Freddie激发了一个20年没有开口说话的老人重新开始说话，故选B。
27．推理判断题。根据文章内容，结合第一段中“But afterwards, I felt my well-being threatened, and then my confidence suffered.(但后来，我觉得我的幸福受到了威胁，然后我的信心受到了打击)”和第四段中“It isn’t easy learning ventriloquism.(学习腹语并不容易)”以及最后一段“Thanks to my brother, I created a lifetime with Freddie.(多亏了我弟弟，我和Freddie共度了一生)”可知，作者一开始和弟弟学习下棋和其他游戏，弟弟赢了作者，作者会为他开心，但后来感觉自己的幸福受到威胁，所以想要有一个比弟弟更好的特殊才能，转而决定学习腹语，虽然学习腹语并不容易但作者坚持了很多年，故作者是个敏感且坚定的人。故选D。
28．C    29．D    30．C

【导语】这是一篇说明文，本文主要介绍了关于拍照对体验和记忆的影响的实验，当人们拍照时他们没有参与任何复杂或情绪化的处理，不利于记住那些经历，所以当人们快速抓拍某事时，实际上可能在损害对它的记忆。
28．推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句“Overall, people remembered fewer of the objects they had photographed. They also couldn’t recall as many specific visual details of the photographed art, compared to the art they had merely observed.(总的来说，人们记住的照片中的物体较少。与他们仅仅观察到的艺术品相比，他们也无法回忆起拍摄的艺术品的许多具体视觉细节)”可知，在第一个实验中，学生们被要求对他们在旅行中看到的物体拍照，并简单地观察其他物体，结果人们记住的照片中的物体较少，与他们仅仅观察到的艺术品相比，他们也无法回忆起拍摄的艺术品的许多具体视觉细节，由此可推知，拍照会影响体验和记忆。故选C。
29．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“In other words, if you are in the image, you become more removed from the original moment as if you are an observer watching yourself doing something outside yourself.(换句话说，如果你在图像中，你就会离最初的时刻越来越远，就好像你是一个观察者，看着自己在做自己之外的事情)”可知，如果你在照片中，你就成为了自己之外的观察者。故选D。
30．推理判断题。根据文章内容，结合文章最后一句“But from the experiments Henkel is sure that cameras can’t compare to what the brain is capable of with input from the eyes and the ears.(但从实验中，Henkel确信，相机无法与大脑通过眼睛和耳朵输入的信息相比)”可知，本文主要介绍了关于拍照对体验和记忆的影响的实验，当人们拍照时他们没有参与任何复杂或情绪化的处理，所以不利于记住那些经历，相机无法与大脑通过眼睛和耳朵输入的信息相比，故本文旨在说服人们不要依靠照片来记忆。故选C。
31．D    32．B    33．B    34．A

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲了人工智能是如何自动写文章的。
31．推理判断题。根据文章第二段“Observes Mayur Bhatt, marketing head, SEO Services Guru: “It is only a matter of time before algorithms (算法) are able to write articles on any topic and for any target group.” Adds noted author Stephen Marche: “Whatever field you are in, if it uses language, it is about to be transformed.”(营销主管、搜索引擎优化服务大师Mayur Bhatt说:“算法能够针对任何主题和任何目标群体撰写文章只是时间问题。”著名作家Stephen Marche补充道:“无论你在哪个领域，只要它使用语言，它就会被改变。”)”可知，人工智能写作潜力很大。故选D项。
32．细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Those automatons mine government databases on crime, health, environment and similar-and then auto-write stories from that data with an extremely local hook.For example: Radar's AI software can ingest a new government report on crime across the UK, and then auto-generate hundreds of customized stories from the study, based on localized data. (这些机器人挖掘政府关于犯罪、健康、环境等方面的数据库，然后根据这些数据自动编写故事。例如:Radar的人工智能软件可以吸收一份关于英国各地犯罪的新政府报告，然后根据本地化数据自动生成数百个定制故事。)”可知，Radar通过纳入官方数据，才得以使机器人能够根据数据编写故事。故选B项。
33．词义猜测题。根据文章倒数第二段“So far, many writers are aware of the adoption of Al-generated writing via a few, well-publicized stories about the tech's use at major news organizations like Bloomberg, the BBC and The New York Times.(到目前为止，通过彭博社(Bloomberg)、英国广播公司和《纽约时报》等主要新闻机构的几篇关于人工智能写作的广泛报道，许多作家都知道了人工智能写作的应用。)”可知，人工智能写作似乎受到广泛运用，而后文“A 2021 study found that 15% of news stories are now automatically generated at leading news outlets using AI.(2021年的一项研究发现，现在15%的新闻报道是由领先的新闻媒体使用人工智能自动生成的。)”表示只有15%的内容是人工智能生成的。并结合划线句前的but可以推测出，人工智能写作并没有大规模广泛运用，即那些报道只能代表小部分数据。故划线词与B项“小部分”意思相近。故选B项。
34．主旨大意题。根据第一段内容“Among the excitement of all things artificial intelligence, writers are increasingly wrestling with a hard truth: It appears robots are coming for their jobs. Little more than a plaything of researchers a decade ago, AI and automated robots are regularly producing countless articles on a daily basis.(在所有人工智能令人兴奋的事情中，作家们越来越多地在与一个残酷的事实作斗争:机器人似乎正在取代他们的工作。十年前，人工智能和自动化机器人还只是研究人员的玩物，如今每天都能写出无数篇文章。)”以及下文内容可知，文章主要讲述了人工智能和写作之间的关系，具体来说是人工智能如何自动生成文章，也就是如何使写作工作自动化。故A项为最佳标题。故选A项。
35．G    36．B    37．F    38．C    39．A

【解析】35．上文“It also describes how we try to find ways to look at unclear information in ways that support rather than challenge those beliefs — or simply ignore information that contradicts them. (它还描述了我们如何试图找到方法来看待不清楚的信息，以支持而不是挑战这些信念——或者简单地忽略与它们相矛盾的信息。)”提到关键词information“信息”，空处承接上文，也需要提到information“信息”。G项“对于我们觉得非常重要的事情的信息尤其如此。”中information为原文复现。故选G项。
36．上文“People usually don't engage in confirmation bias on purpose.(人们通常不会故意产生确认偏误。)”提到confirmation bias不常出现；而下文提到confirmation bias在日常生活中的体现，故空处需要表转折。B项 “但是研究发现它是真实存在的，而且会影响我们的判断。”有转折，且it代指前文confirmation bias，符合文意。故选B项。
37．上文“So what can we do to avoid confirmation bias? (那么我们能做些什么来避免确认偏误呢？)”作者表示提问，如何避免认知偏见；下文“This can help us check if we only believe certain things because we never seriously considered other possibilities.(这可以帮助我们检查我们是否只相信某些事情，因为我们从来没有认真考虑过其他可能性。)”承接上文，并且由代词this,由此可以推测出，空处承上启下，this指代一种做法。F项“我们能做的一件事就是试图寻找与我们的信念相矛盾的证据。”符合文意。故选F项。
38．下文“It can help us understand that there may be other ways to see the same issue.(它可以帮助我们理解可能有其他方式来看待同一问题。)”中有代词it，且空处承接上文，故空处需要填另一种做法。C项“但是和与我们信仰不同的人交谈是有帮助的。”强调了做法和看事情需要看两面，符合段意。故选C项。
39．上文“And perhaps most importantly: we have to be careful not to jump to conclusions.(也许最重要的是：我们必须小心，不要妄下结论。)”和下文“We should try to learn more before deciding how we feel about something, even if it's very important to us.(在决定我们对某事的感觉之前，我们应该试着了解更多，即使它对我们非常重要。)”均强调不能过于主观。A项“我们最想相信的事情可能不是真的。”为本段意义相近，是在告诉读者如何更好地避免认知误差，符合段意。故选A项。
40．Reading fiction.    41．By copying the neural (神经) activities of the experience we’re reading about.    42．Non-readers and readers of nonfiction can better determine someone else’s emotions based on their facial expression alone.
·Fiction readers can better determine someone else’s emotions based on their facial expression alone.    43．言之有理即可，如Reading fiction helps us develop our brains. The human brain can work well when we just do regular things, like driving or walking. However, it performs more effectively when an element of surprise is added, because this helps build connections in the brain.

【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章主要讲述阅读小说有助于培养同理心。
40．考查细节理解。根据第二段中“So how can someone else's perspective (视角) and emotions ever become real enough for us to develop empathy? Reading fiction may provide an answer.(那么，别人的观点和情绪如何才能变得真实到足以让我们产生同理心呢？阅读小说可能会提供一个答案)”可知， 作者认为阅读小说有助于培养同理心。故答案为Reading fiction.
41．考查细节理解。根据第三段中“In other words, reading fiction lights up the brain in ways that copy the neural (神经) activities of the experience you're reading about.(换句话说，阅读小说会激活大脑，其方式是复制你所阅读的经历的神经活动)”可知，阅读小说通过复制你所阅读的经历的神经活动来激活大脑。故答案为By copying the neural (神经) activities of the experience we’re reading about.
42．考查细节理解。根据第四段中“One study, which assesses one’s ability to determine someone else’s emotions based on their facial expression alone, showed that fiction readers scored higher than non-readers and readers of nonfiction.(一项研究评估了一个人仅根据面部表情判断他人情绪的能力，结果显示，读小说的人得分高于不读小说的人和读非小说的人)”可知，比起不读小说的人和读非小说的人，读小说的人凭面部表情能更好地判断他人的情绪，故本句应在“Non-readers and readers of nonfiction”下划线，因为Fiction readers can better determine someone else’s emotions based on their facial expression alone(读小说的人仅凭面部表情能更好地判断别人的情绪)。故答案为Non-readers and readers of nonfiction can better determine someone else’s emotions based on their facial expression alone.·Fiction readers can better determine someone else’s emotions based on their facial expression alone.
43．考查开放题型。本题是开放题型，要求写出阅读小说还有哪些好处，言之有理即可，注意字数。如Reading fiction helps us develop our brains. The human brain can work well when we just do regular things, like driving or walking. However, it performs more effectively when an element of surprise is added, because this helps build connections in the brain.
44．Dear Jim,
I'm more than glad to know that you're traveling in China this summer vacation. I'm also planning a journey to Xi'an during that time, so why not join me?
Xi'an, as the capital city of Tang Dynasty which is famous for its richness in ancient China, is the destination of millions of people every year. What I plan to do is to stay there for a week to visit Shanxi History Museum, climb up the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, cycle on top of the ancient City Wall, appreciate Terracotta Warriors as well as taste the well-known traditional foods. I believe the trip will leave you a deep impression.
Hope we can enjoy the trip together and look forward to your reply.
Yours,
Lihua
【导语】本篇书面表达是一篇邀请信。假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的英国笔友Jim计划暑假来中国旅游，正好你也打算暑假出京旅游，想邀请他同行。
【详解】1.词汇积累
知道：know→ be informed
计划：plan → map out
著名的：famous→ outstanding
认为：believe→ assume
2.句式拓展
同义句
原句：I'm more than glad to know that you're traveling in China this summer vacation. I'm also planning a journey to Xi'an during that time, so why not join me?
拓展句：Knowing that you're traveling in China this summer vacation, I'm planning a journey to Xi'an during that time, so why not join me?
【点睛】【高分句型1】Xi'an, as the capital city of Tang Dynasty which is famous for its richness in ancient China, is the destination of millions of people every year.（ which引导的定语从句）
【高分句型2】What I plan to do is to stay there for a week to visit Shanxi History Museum, climb up the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, cycle on top of the ancient City Wall, appreciate Terracotta Warriors as well as taste the well-known traditional foods.（主语从句）