石家庄2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、_____at the back of the temple is the Tianning Tower, which _______154 metres into the sky, is the tallest tower of the kind in China.

A. Located; rises   B. Located; rising

C. Locating; rising   D. Locating; rises

2、There is something wrong with his throat; ______, Michael has to give up the singing  competition.

A. as a matter of fact  B. on the whole

C. as a result  D. in particular

3、There are deep ________ among the neighbors over how to deal with the household garbage.

A．approvals

B．divisions

C．statistics

D．minorities

4、Misunderstandings________ from lack of communication，unless________ properly，may lead to serious problems.

A.arisen; dealt with B.arising; dealt with

C.rising; dealing with D.risen; dealing with

5、The plan you came up with doesn’t sound very practical. It will become the of the attack.

A. target   B. blame   C. evidence D. ambition

6、With the popularity of the Internet banking, it is becoming more convenient to ________ a business credit card for personal use online.

A. look for B. pay for

C. search for D. apply for

7、The satisfying “crack” which you get when you are eating crabs and lobsters could be silenced Shellfish have been struggling to build their calcium carbonate (碳酸钙) shells which is a result of ocean acidification.

A．before

B．though

C．as

D．while

8、Tom, you will ________  the department until the end of this month.Next month you'll be rearranged.

A. be attached to   B. be belonged to

C. be introduced to   D. contribute to

9、So far, the coach as well as all the players ________ their confidence.

A．has lost

B．have lost

C．lost

D．is losing

10、A(n) ________ to the present project should be put in place in case the present one doesn’t work.

A. barrier   B. approach

C. alternative   D. access

11、The building was named Ford Hall________a man named James Ford.

A. in place of   B. in celebration of

C. in memory of   D. in favour of

12、We will spare no effort to develop Chinese Chip _______ great hardships before us.

A．in spite of

B．in case of

C．in charge of

D．in favor of

13、Bad program on TV may have bad _____ on children.

A.affect B.effect C.power D.control

14、It is no use _________ others for your mistakes.

A.to blame B.blaming C.to be blamed D.blamed

15、 If he takes on this work, he will have no choice but____an even greater challenge.

A.meets B.meeting C.meet D.to meet

16、Studies carried out a decade ago showed 48% of the marriageable in Shanghai ______ in favor of staying single.

A．is

B．was

C．are

D．were

17、If you ________ some time for sports every day, ________ you’ll find it ________.

A. set out...after all...worth

B. set aside...in time...worth it

C. put away...on time...worthwhile

D. put out...all in all...worthy

18、We would hesitate to pull over to the side of the road ________ a stranger in a car wave us down.

A. should B. were C. if D. if only

19、Was it not until you began to work ________ how much time you had wasted?

A. that you realized   B. did you realize

C. did you not realize   D. that you didn’t realize

20、He said that many great changes _______in his hometown since 1990.

A．have taken place

B．had taken place

C．took place

D．were taken place

21、The shy boy _________ out of school because of loneliness and sadness at the new place, but a small talk with the headmaster helped him out.

A．planned to be dropped

B．has been planning to drop

C．was going to be dropped

D．had planned to drop

22、__________is a certain doubt among people __________the official advertisement has a misleading effect on customers’ choices of electronic products.

A.It; that B.There; that C.It; whether D.There; whether

23、–What has made him upset recently?

--________alone to face a troublesome milk case.

A. Left   B. Being left

C. Having left D. To leave

24、I don’t exactly know what the woman is, but I think she can be   but a doctor.

A. anybody   B. something

C. anything   D. everybody

25、______ has finished the work ahead of time will be rewarded though we don’t know______ it will be.

A. Who; who   B. Whoever; whoever

C. Who; whoever D. Whoever; who

26、How likely you’re to trust a self-driving car of advice from artificial intelligence (AI)?

An interdisciplinary(多学科的) team from the University of Kansas led by relationship psychologist Omri Gillath has published a new paper in the journal Computers in Human Behavior showing people’s trust in AI is tied to their relationship or attachment style. The new research indicates that people who are anxious and unsure about their relationships with humans tend to have less trust in AI as well. Importantly, the research also suggests trust in AI can be increased by reminding people of their secure relationships with other humans.

Grand View Research estimated the global AI market at $39.9 billion in 2019, projected to expand at an annual growth rate of 42.2% from 2020 to 2027. However, lack of trust remains a key obstacle to adopting new AI technologies.

The research by Gillath and colleagues suggests new ways to increase trust in AI. In three studies, attachment style, thought to play a central role in romantic and parent-child relationships, was shown also to affect people’s trust in AI.

“Most research on trust in AI focuses on cognitive(认知的) ways to increase trust. Here we took a different approach by focusing on a ‘relational affective’ route to increase trust, seeing AI as a partner or a team member rather than a device,” said Gillath, professor of psychology at KU. “Finding associations between humans’ attachment style—an individual difference representing the way people feel, think and behave in close relationships—and their trust in AI paves the way to new understandings and potentially new interventions(干预) to cause trust.”

The research team includes investigators from a wide variety of subjects, including psychology, engineering, business and medicine. This interdisciplinary approach provides a new view on AI, trust and associations with relational and affective factors. Gillath said, “The findings show you can predict and increase people’s trust levels in non-humans based on their early relationships with humans. This has the potential to improve adoption of new technologies and the integration of AI in the workplace.”

【1】What do people more confident about human relationships tend to have?

A．More anxiety about their relations.

B．More trust in AI.

C．Less trust in humans.

D．Fewer friends.

【2】What does the new research focus on?

A．Psychology.

B．Relationship.

C．Cognitive ways.

D．Fewer friends.

【3】What did Gillath talk about in the last paragraph?

A．The subjects the findings cover.

B．The current state of the workplace.

C．The prospective use of the findings.

D．The affective factors of the research.

【4】Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A．Trust in Advice from AI

B．A New Approach to Increasing Trust in AI

C．Relationships Existing Between Different Disciplines

D．Trust Levels in AI Predicted by Humans’ Attachment Style

27、It wasn’t that long ago that TV advertising was the center of big companies with bigger budgets hoping to raise awareness and interest of their brands (品牌).

But the explosive (骤增的) growth of Connected TV (CTV) ruined the traditional model. Yes, major well-known names are still booming on television, but new brands of all backgrounds can unlock the benefits of TV, no matter their size or spend. That’s certainly a well-proven story. Still, one important question remains: Who are these brands that are redefining (重新定义) TV advertising?

The truth is just about every company can now be a TV advertiser. Brands were often locked out unless they unwillingly accepted late-night programs or struggling networks, well-known names hoping to measure standards that go beyond brand awareness, direct — to consumer (DTC) businesses with TV dreams and a digital advertising budget, or business — to business brands in need of changing.

So why are brands pouring to CTV? Because that’s where the audiences are. In fact, eMarketer estimates that 213.7 million viewers are watching CTV every month.

Ad dollars are following that viewership (观众人数): 41 of brands are rescheduling their social budgets toward CTV. And as the list of streaming platforms (直播平台) with or planning to include advertising grows (HB) Max, Hulu, Peacock, Disney+, and Netflix, more dollars are likely to follow.

But making the jump to CTV isn’t all about budget. Brands have been slow to do it due to a long lack of TV experience, concerns about responsibility, and an uncertainty around how to approach the enormous medium creatively and effectively.

There are still a lot of questions surrounding this new range of opportunity. So, let’s get up close and personal with three brands to understand why they’ve made the jump into CTV and finally, how they became successful CTV advertisers.

【1】What can we infer from the second paragraph?

A．Traditional TV advertising is up-to-date.

B．The Connected TV needs famous brands.

C．TV advertising cannot support big companies.

D．Some brands in TV advertising are questionable.

【2】Why do brands jump to CTV according to the text?

A．High viewer ratings.

B．Flexible budget plans.

C．Creative trade access.

D．Convenient business model.

【3】What is the author’s attitude towards CTV advertising?

A．Neutral.

B．Positive.

C．Unclear.

D．Disapproving

【4】What is probably continued with the text?

A．Brands which make it.

B．Questions to be dealt with.

C．Approaches to be explored.

D．Media that need transforming

28、   Vegan(纯素食者) Street Fair

11:00am-7:00pm, Mar.23-24

Vegan Street Fair is a free-entry annual vegan food celebration for all ages. It’s a place where local vegans and vegan-friendly restaurants and sellers come together to serve you bite-size shares of vegan eats and sell you vegan things all in one place.

No pets allowed (even service animals)！

The Claremont Pie Festival

Mar.26 (tickets NOT necessary)

On Mar. 26, festival-goers will enjoy a fun-filled day featuring Bakers and Makers Demonstrations, a Pie Baking Contest, a Classic Car Show, a Retro Fashion Show, Live Music, a pie Eating Contest, a Pie Tasting Buffet and ALL THING PIE.

No pets allowed (even service animals)！

Torrance Antique Street Fair

8:00 am to 3:00 pm, Mar. 25

The event features 200+ sellers offering antiques, typical clothes, jewelry, toys, tools, plants and more. Have your antiques evaluated for only $3, and enjoy a tree crafting activity with Karen’s Krafts, rain or shine, free admission and pet-friendly!

More info at https://www. ericfirestonegallery. com/press-news/c/news

That’80s Show

Mar.16 to July 7

Eric Fischl, master of the loaded group portrait, has been the adviser for a wonderful show. It features more than a hundred works by the famous people of the 1980s, beginning with Eric and his wife April Gornik, along with Julian Schnabel David Salle and others. The show also features a “hall of fame” of music and sports memorabilia(收藏品),including Michael Jackson’s’ glove and Madonna’s jewelry.

【1】Who will most probably be interested in Vegan Street Fair?

A.Vegans wanting to buy cheap food.

B.People who sell hand-made works.

C.People who dislike eating meat.

D.Restaurants hoping to buy cheap food.

【2】What is special about the Claremont Pie Festival?

A.It combines fine food with fun activities.

B.It usually lasts for several days.

C.It welcomes all kinds of festival-goers.

D.It needs booking in advance.

【3】What can visitors do at That’80s Show?

A.Taste traditional local food.

B.Appreciate the collection of some celebrities.

C.Get a portrait of themselves for free.

D.Enjoy a free crafting activity.

29、You’ve heard that plastic is polluting the oceans—between 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes enter ocean ecosystems every year. But does one plastic straw or cup really make a difference? Artist Benjamin Von Wong wants you to know that it does. He builds massive sculptures out of plastic garbage, foreing viewers to re-examine their relationship to single-use plastic products.

At the beginning of the year, the artist built a piece called “Strawpocalypse,” a pair of 10-foot-tall plastic waves, frozen mid-crash. Made of 168,000 plastic straws collected from several volunteer beach cleanups, the sculpture made its first appearance at the Estella Place shopping center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Just 9% of global plastic waste is recycled. Plastic straws are by no means the biggest source (来源)of plastic pollution, but they’ve recently come under fire because most people don’t need them to drink with and, because of their small size and weight, they cannot be recycled. Every straw that's part of Von Wong's artwork likely came from a drink that someone used for only a few minutes. Once the drink is gone, the straw will take centuries to disappear.

In a piece from 2018, Von Wong wanted to illustrate (说明) a specific statistic: Every 60 seconds, a truckload's worth of plastic enters the ocean. For this work, titled "Truckload of Plastic" Von Wong and a group of volunteers collected more than 10,000 pieces of plastic, which were then tied together to look like they’d been dumped(倾倒)from a truck all at once.

Von Wong hopes that his work will also help pressure big companies to reduce their plastic footprint.

【1】Which is the main idea of the text?

A．Artists’s opinions on plastic safety

B．Media Interest in contemporary art

C．Responsibility demanded of big companies

D．Ocean plastics transformed into statues

【2】What are Von Wong’s artworks intended for?

A．Drawing public attention to plastic waste.

B．Beautifying the city he lives in.

C．Introducing eco-friendly products.

D．Reducing garbage on the beach.

【3】Why does the author discuss plastic straws in paragraph 3?

A．To explain why they are useful.

B．To voice his views on modern art.

C．To show the difficulty of their recycling.

D．To find a substitute for them.

【4】What effect would "Truckload of Plastic" have on viewers?

A．Worrying

B．Calming

C．Refreshing

D．Challenging

30、During my second year in high school, I got sick and missed a few days. When I _________, I was greeted with two essays due, three days of math and history homework, plus several tests. _________ I went home from school that day tired, I had to stay up really late to finish them all.

The next day at school, I got a rude awakening: I’d totally forgotten to prepare for the _________ on Romeo and Juliet, which I’d take _________ my lunch hour! Worse still, I had _________ the in-class discussion and all the notes. When lunch came, I went to the English room to face my certain doom (厄运). All I could do was try to _________ on the questions I didn’t know.

As it turned out, I didn’t know the majority of the questions. I was just about to give _________ when my pencil accidentally fell and broke. Standing by the blackboard sharpening my pencil, I _________ down and there was the answer for the test! “What good fortune! I can kiss good-bye to all my _________ of failing the test!” My heart started beating, and my brain __________, “Yes! Read over the answers—quickly!” This was quickly followed by another voice, “No! You’ll get caught! My mind turning back and forth, Yes! No! Yes! No!...” This went on for ten of the __________ seconds in my entire life.

Finally, I decided to finish the test on my own, without __________! I was satisfied with my decision but pretty __________ I had failed the test.

The next day when I walked into the English room, my great joy of having been an __________ soul changed into a wave of doom as I saw my test paper lying face down on my desk. I knew what awaited me. I stared at it a few seconds before I got up the __________ to turn it over.

You can only imagine my __________ when I learned that I had passed the test! I have never in my whole life been so happy to see my __________ a C-.

My mom says the victories that __________ the most courage are won within. Now I know __________ what she means. Now not only can my conscience (良心) rest easy, but I don’t have to worry about getting caught and meeting a sad __________ like Romeo and Juliet.

【1】

A．arrived

B．appeared

C．returned

D．finished

【2】

A．If

B．Although

C．Until

D．Because

【3】

A．lecture

B．essay

C．play

D．test

【4】

A．by

B．upon

C．over

D．toward

【5】

A．missed

B．carried

C．lost

D．dropped

【6】

A．depend

B．guess

C．agree

D．improve

【7】

A．in

B．off

C．out

D．away

【8】

A．wrote

B．settled

C．calmed

D．looked

【9】

A．boredom

B．worries

C．loneliness

D．tiredness

【10】

A．persuaded

B．warned

C．whispered

D．chanted

【11】

A．coldest

B．saddest

C．longest

D．fastest

【12】

A．suffering

B．cheating

C．checking

D．thinking

【13】

A．certain

B．regretful

C．annoyed

D．relieved

【14】

A．open

B．honest

C．optimistic

D．energetic

【15】

A．wisdom

B．encouragement

C．nerve

D．intention

【16】

A．anxiety

B．shock

C．fear

D．appreciation

【17】

A．paper

B．credit

C．grade

D．rate

【18】

A．take

B．put

C．find

D．gain

【19】

A．gradually

B．exactly

C．willingly

D．seemingly

【20】

A．film

B．fact

C．ending

D．love

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

Today, the events 【1】 in realistic-looking or-sounding video and audio recordings need never have happened. They can instead be 【2】 automatically, by powerful computers and machine-learning software. The catch-all term for these computational productions is “deepfakes”.

The term first appeared on Reddit, a messaging board, as the username for an account which was producing 【3】 videos. An entire community 【4】 up around the creation of these videos, writing software tools that let anyone automatically 【5】 one person’s face onto the body of another. Reddit shut the community down, but the technology was out there. Soon it was being applied to political 【6】 and actors.

Tools for editing media 【7】 have existed for decades—think Photoshop. The power and peril of deepfakes is that they make fakery cheaper than ever before. Before deepfakes, a powerful computer and a good chunk of a university degree were needed to produce a realistic fake video of someone. Now some photos and an Internet connection are all that is required.

The consequences of cheap, widespread fakery are likely to be 【8】, albeit slow to unfold. Plenty worry about the possible impact that believable, fake footage of politicians might have on civil society—from a further loss of trust in media to the 【9】 for electoral distortions. These technologies could also be deployed against softer targets: it might be used, for instance, to bully classmates by creating imagery of them in embarrassing situations. In a world that was already saturated with 【10】 imagery, deepfakes make it plausible to push that even further.

32、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。

Priscilla and I had been classmates for several years but we never really liked each other. We had different groups of friends. Priscilla’s friends were very good at sports while my friends and I performed well in our studies. Priscilla was our school’s top athlete and was constantly praised by our teachers. I was jealous of her athletic abilities and her popularity at school. Maliciously (怀有恶意地), I thought she was just manipulating the teachers and her friends with her charm. I felt she was an insincere and shallow person. Therefore, I wanted to have nothing to do with her.

One afternoon, our class attended an adventure camp. One of the activities we participated in was rock climbing. I was very keen to learn rock climbing. We practiced first on a rock climbing wall, and once we had mastered the skills, we could go on to climb the cliff in the forest reserve. Rock climbers must work with a partner. While one person climbs, the partner must hold on tightly to the other end of the rope for safety. If the climber falls, the partner is responsible for stopping the fall.

The trainer assigned Priscilla to be my partner! I was very upset. How could I trust Priscilla? She would not stop me from falling. She would probably wish that I would fall. However, there was nothing I could do because the trainer wouldn’t allow us to change partners. So I climbed and Priscilla held on to the safety rope.

While climbing, a wave of joy and confidence came over me. I cautiously made my way up the wall, caught each notch (凹槽) above tightly, and pulled myself up. Every muscle in my body was shaking from the strain of climbing but I wanted to prove to everyone that I was a better rock climber than Priscilla. Thinking about outperforming Priscilla, my focus on climbing left me as I reached for a notch that was too far from my reach. I took a risk and jumped up to grab it.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

The next thing I knew was that I was falling down quickly.

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Fortunately, Priscilla came to the rescue just in time.

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