重庆市缙云教育联盟2023-2024学年高二上学期11月月考试题 英语 Word版含答案

重庆缙云教育联盟2023-2024学年（上）11月月度质量检测

高二英语

【命题单位：重庆缙云教育联盟】

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第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

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1．What is New Malden Airport Transfers probably?

A．A taxi producer.B．Airport luggage delivery service.

C．A transfer station.D．A taxi company.

2．Which is the feature of the New Malden taxi service?

A．It charges the lowest price.B．It can only be booked online.

C．It is available around the clock.D．It can be enjoyed all over London.

3．What is the purpose of the text?

A．To advertise the New Malden taxi service.B．To introduce the benefits of different taxis.

C．To attract visitors to tour around New Malden.D．To stress the necessity of airport transfer service.

B

crazy after all. According to the scientists from the University of Exeter, plants may keep communicating with each other through a secret “unseen” language.

For their experiment, the scientists picked a cabbage plant that is known to send out a gas when its surface is cut. In order to get video evidence of the communication, they changed the cabbage gene by adding the luciferase (荧光素酶), which is what makes fireflies (萤火虫) glow in the dark.

When the changed cabbage plant was in full bloom, they cut a leaf off with a pair of scissors, and almost immediately, thanks to the luciferase, they could see the plant sending out “methyl jasmonate (茉莉酸甲酯)”.

While this was a known fact, what was surprising was the fact that the minute this gas began to give out, the nearby cabbage plants seemed to sense some kind of danger and started to send out a gas that they normally have to keep enemies like caterpillars (毛虫) away.

What the scientists are not sure is whether the plants are trying to warn the other leaves or the near plants about the danger — something that will require further research. However, the team, which is led by Professor Nick Smirnoff, is quite excited about the findings because this is the first time it has been proved that plants do not live a passive life, but actually move, sense and even communicate with each other.

4．What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．Gardeners.B．Plants.C．Scientists.D．Fireflies.

5．When the plant sent out methyl iasmonate, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．The nearby cabbage plants seemed to sense some kind of danger.

B．The nearby cabbage plants started to send out a gas.

C．The nearby cabbage plants tried to warn the near plants.

D．The nearby cabbage plants communicated through a secret language.

6．According to the experiment, plants __________.

A．don’t live a passive life B．can feel pain when they are cut

C．can warm the other leaves about danger D．can talk with each other

7．From which is the text probably taken?

A．A health magazine.B．A biology magazine.

C．A medical research paper.D．A travel brochure.

C

A robot with a sense of touch may one day feel “pain”, ‘both its own physical pain and sympathy-for the pain of its human companions. Such touchy-feely robots are still far off, but advances in robotic touch-sensing are bringing that possibility closer to reality.

Sensors set in soft, artificial skin that can detect both a gentle touch and a painful strike have been hooked up (连接) to a robot that can then signal emotions, Asada reported February 15 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This artificial “pain nervous system”, as Asada calls it, may be a small building block for a machine that could experience pain. Such a feeling might also allow a robot to “sympathize” with a human companion’s suffering.

Asada, an engineer at Osaka University, and his colleagues have designed touch sensors that reliably pick up a range of touches. In a robot system named Affetto, a realistic-looking child’s head, these touch and pain signals can be converted to emotional facial expressions.

A touch-sensitive, soft material, as opposed to a rigid metal surface, allows richer interactions between a machine and the world, says neuroscientist Kingson Man of the University of Southern California. Artificial skin “allows the possibility of engagement in truly intelligent ways”.

Such a system, Asada says, might ultimately lead to robots that can recognize the pain of others, a valuable skill for robots designed to help care’ for people in need, the elderly, for instance. But there is an important distinction between a robot that responds in a predictable way to a painful strike and a robot that’s capable of approximating an internal feeling, says Damasio, a neuroscientist also at the University of Southern California. A robot with sensors that can detect touch and pain is “along the lines of having a robot, for example, that smiles when you talk to it,” Damasio says.

“While that’s an interesting development, it’s not the same thing as a robot designed to express some sort of internal experience,” he says.

8．What do we know about the “pain nervous system”?

A．It is named Affetto by scientists.

B．It is a set of complicated sensors.

C．It is made up of small building blocks.

D．It combines sensors and artificial skin.

9．What does the underlined word “converted” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．delivered B．transformed C．connected D．adapted

10．What does Damasio consider as an interesting development?

A．Robots can talk to human beings.

B．Robots can give unforeseeable responses.

C．Robots can detect pain and respond accordingly.

D．Robots can express some sort of internal feelings.

11．What can be the best title of the text?

A．Human feelings can be felt B．Machines become emotional

C．Robots inch closer to feeling pain D．Robots will touch the human heart

D

Every language has a certain rhythm (节奏) and a certain way of approaching things or thinking about them. Learning or forgetting a language is thus not only about having or losing a means of communication. It is about seeing an entire culture either appear or fade away.

From the very first day of school, many schoolchildren have the experience of discovering one language — and the world of ideas which comes with it —and forgetting another one: the language they have known since infancy(婴儿期). Worldwide, four out of ten students do not have access to education in the language they speak or understand best; as a result, the foundation for their learning is fragile.

This distancing from the mother tongue affects us all, for the diversity of language is the common good. And the protection of it is a duty.

Technology can provide new tools for protecting the diversity of language. Such tools, for example, encouraging their spread and analysis, allow us to record and preserve languages which sometimes exist only in oral (口头的) form. Put simply, they make local languages a shared heritage.

However, because the Internet poses a risk of uniformization (一致化), we must also be aware that technological progress will serve plurilingualism(多语主义) only when we make the effort to ensure that it does. The designing of digital tools in several languages, the supporting of media development, and the supporting of access to connectivity all need to be done so that people can discover different languages without giving up their mother tongues.

The International Decade of Indigenous Languages, which began this year, should, by directing the efforts of researchers, broadcasters and speakers, push ahead with the protection of these invaluable sources of know-how and worldviews. As the lead agency for Decade-related work, UNESCO is fully committed to this cause.

On this International Mother Language Day, I thus call on everyone able to do so to defend the diversity of language and culture, which makes up the common grammar of our shared humanity.

12．What do we know from paragraph 1?

A．Learning a new language isn’t easy.

B．Some ideas in languages are often misread.

C．A language reflects the philosophy of its culture.

D．Different languages are independent of each other.

13．What does the underlined word “fragile” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Insecure.B．Unfair.C．Satisfactory.D．Noticeable.

14．What does the author advise tech companies to do?

A．Keep track of Internet users.

B．Develop tools supporting multiple languages.

C．Make their every progress known to the public.

D．Look for talented speakers of different languages.

15．What is the author’s appeal to everyone?

A．Protecting mother tongues.

B．Learning more than one language.

C．Having a good understanding of grammar.

D．Learning about the development of languages.

第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Go on a 15-minute Tour

Didn’t someone say that life is about the journey, not the destination? 16 when you are focused only on getting to the next meeting, starting your next class period, or hurrying to send an email, you’re missing all of the people between Points A and B．

To commit some time to the journey, take some time to walk around where you work and notice your surroundings. 17 Also, some of the smaller yet critical social clues that exist right under your nose will be concentrated on again.

18 Things to look for include the look and feel of people’s work spaces, the timing of when different people move around the office, and which people seek interaction versus those who stay at their desks all day.

After your first observation tour, select a different day to tour your workspace for moods. Other people’s moods can provide you with critical clues about how things are going. 19 Focus on what you see, hear, and pick up on in other people.

Schedule 15 minutes to tour your workplace twice a week for a month and be sure to avoid making too many assumptions or conclusions — just simply observe. 20

A．You’ll be amazed at what you see along the way.

B．Spare a little time to closely monitor each person’s progress.

C．Notice what people may be feeling when you drop by to talk briefly.

D．During any workday, take just 15 minutes to observe neglected things.

E．You generally love the breathtaking landscape and people’s performances.

F．Going on a short tour will help you get in tune with other people and their emotions.

G．To become socially aware, remember to enjoy the journey and notice people along the way.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

History suggests that societies generally overestimate the short-term implications of new technologies while underestimating longer-term ones. Current experience with artificial intelligence — the technology enabled by

exploiting the technology.

Although AI has been hiding in plain sight for a decade, it took most people by surprise. The appearance of ChatGPT last November signaled that the world had discovered a powerful new technology. Not for nothing is this

new “generative AI” called “ 23 ”: it provides the base on which the next wave of digital innovation will be built.

It is also transformational in innumerable ways: it weakens centuries-old conceptions of intellectual property, 24 , and it has the potential radically to increase productivity, reshape industries, change the nature of some kinds of work and so on. On top of that, though, it also raises troubling questions about the 25 of humans and their capabilities.

The continuing dispute between the Hollywood studios and screenwriters’ and actors’ unions perfectly illustrates the 26 of the challenges posed by AI. Both groups are up in arms about the way online streaming has reduced their earnings. But the writers also fear their role will be 27 simply to rewriting AI-generated scripts; and actors are concerned that detailed digital scanning 28 by new movie contracts will allow studios to create persuasive deepfakes of them that studios will be able to own and use “for the rest of eternity (永久), in any project they want, with no permission and no compensation”.

So the key question for democracies is: how can we ensure AI is used for human flourishing 29 corporate gain? On this question, the news from 30 is not good. A recent study by two renowned economists, Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson, of 1,000 years of technological progress shows that although some benefits have usually trickled (流) down to the 31 , the rewards have — with one exception — invariably gone to those who own and control the technology.

The “ 32 ” was a period in which democracies fostered countervailing powers (抵消力量) —

civil-society organisations, free media, activists, trade unions and other progressive, technically informed institutions that supplied a steady flow of ideas about how technology could be repurposed for 33 rather than exclusively for private profit. This is the lesson from history that societies confronted by the AI challenge need to relearn.

There are some signs that governments may finally have realized the problem. The EU, for example, has an ambitious and far-reaching AI Act that is making its way through the union’s processes. In the US, the Biden administration recently published a “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights”, which looks impressive but is 34

just a list of aspirations that some of the big tech companies claim to share.

It’s a start — provided governments don’t forget that leaving the implementation of powerful new technologies solely to corporations is always a(n) 35 idea.

21．A．the other way round B．all the way back C．one way or the other D．just in the

way

22．A．economical B．existential C．economic D．commercial 23．A．distinguished B．prosperous C．pioneering D．foundational

24．A．for example B．by contrast C．in turn D．at most

25．A．prospects B．inspirations C．virtues D．uniqueness

26．A．origin B．extent C．implication D．constitution 27．A．credited B．attributed C．reduced D．exposed

28．A．enabled B．facilitated C．implemented D．possessed

29．A．as well as B．in exchange for C．rather than D．as opposed to 30．A．society B．frontier C．press D．history 31．A．corporations B．masses C．governments D．industries 32．A．exception B．reminder C．outcome D．benefit

33．A．scientific discoveries B．energy conservation C．social good D．job security 34．A．supposedly B．essentially C．necessarily D．commonly 35．A．impressive B．sensible C．outdated D．bad

第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

brought the Olympics back to life. Since then, motivated by the Olympic motto “Faster, Higher, Stronger”,

excellence and pushing the boundaries of human achievement, such as Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Jessica

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

46．假如你是李华，正在主持学校英语戏剧表演大赛(English Play Contest)的颁奖活动，请为获得第一名的Darcy团队的戏剧表演写一则颁奖词, 内容包括:

1. 表示祝贺；

2.获奖原因。

注意: 1, 写作词数应为100左右;

Dear all,

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47．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

I’m a head nurse, and it’s my job to evaluate workers’ performances at the hospital.

Kenny was a new employee, and he seemed fine. After a few weeks, I had to admit that he was clean, responsible and reasonably efficient.

But he had this self-confident and energetic presence. He was a large man, both physically and socially—he was strong and independent. I worried that a place like our hospital, which demanded teamwork, was not right for such a personality.

We had a patient named Mary. At 94 years old, Mary was as weak as a spiderweb. Her husband and sisters were all dead many years ago. We really didn’t know if she had any children, but if she did, they had long since abandoned her.

Mary had a stubborn belief that someone had taken her purse. She searched for it all hours of the day and night. Unless tied to her bed or wheelchair, she would go through the door onto the street, through the laundry room and into the kitchen, mindlessly searching and never giving up. When she had to stay in bed or in her wheelchair, she would stop almost everyone who came near

“Can you lend me a comb?” she would ask. “I’ve lost mine. It was in my red purse. My money is gone, too. Where is my purse? Where is my purse? Have you seen my purse?

Every day it was the same. We all knew Mary didn’t have a purse, but we wouldn’t say it. Instead we usually answered, “Sure, Mary, if I see your purse I’ll bring it back.”

One afternoon, just before supper, I saw Kenny walking down the hall with a plastic grocery bag. He walked toward Mary in her wheelchair. Then he pulled out a red purse.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。

Mary’s thin old hands flew up to her face in a gesture of wonder and joy.

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Kenny leaned over, opened the purse and showed Mary a red comb inside.

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重庆缙云教育联盟2023-2024学年（上）11月月度质量检测

高二英语答案

第二部分阅读

1-3 DCA4-7 ACAB8-11 DBCC

12-15 CABA16-20 GFDCA

第三部分语言运用

21-25 ABDAD26-30 BCACD31-35 BACBD

36．However 37．were held 38．whose 39．to live 40．highly 41．have devoted 42．contributions 43．to 44．to win 45．the

第四部分写作

第一节

【示例】

Dear all,

I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to Darcy team for winning the first prize in the English Play Contest.

Your performanceleft a good impression on others due to outstanding acting, storyline, and stage design. The creativity, harmony, and professionalism shown were remarkable. You created emotional resonance with the audience. Your hard work, team spirit, and talent set a high bar for all. Thanks to everyone involved. Let’s look forward to more inspiring performances in the future.

Congratulations again to Darcy team!

第二节

【示例】

starved child taking bread. She grabbed the red purse, murmuring something to herself. She held it for a moment, just to see it, and then pressed it to her breast, rocking it like a baby. She was eager to unzip it, but her hands were too weak, and shaking too violently.

Kenny leaned over, opened the purse and showed Mary a red comb inside. Tears of joy poured down Mary’s face. She kissed Kenny on both cheeks and said, “Thank you, Kenny.” Then she told everyone near her, with pride in her voice, “See? I told you I lost my red purse. And Kenny sweetie found it for me! Oh God! It was the first wedding gift my husband bought me and I cannot lose it!” Kenny was there laughing with her. Instead of just nursing people like the rest of us, Kenny had made Mary’s problem his problem. I sat down in a stunned silence:

such a personality was the very thing this hospital needed.