南京2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、The school has decided to adopt a new _____ to discipline.

A. approach B. way

C. method D. means

2、It was not until ___ that ____ taking and began to prepare for class.

A. did the teacher turn up; the students stopped

B. the teacher turned up; the students stopped

C. did the teacher turn up; did the students stop

D. the teacher turned up; did the students stop

3、–Is football John’s favourite sport?

--Yes. __________ football, baseball is his greatest love.

A. Near to B. Except

C. Beside D. Next to

4、There are ______ flowers and trees shown in the park and_______ people go to have a look.

A.plenty of; much B.various; many

C.varieties of; various of D.quite a few; quite a little

5、The forest fire __________on March 30 in Muli County in Sichuan claimed the lives of 27 Chinese firefighters and four volunteers.

A.was broken B.that was broken out C.broke out D.that broke out

6、We _____ for her because she never came.

A. mustn’t have waited B. shouldn’t have waited

C. mustn’t wait D. needn’t wait

7、The government   the diplomatic note from Japan for its unclear attitude to the trade between two countries.

A.denied B.refused C.rejected D.objected

8、Only those people who use a kitchen frequently understand the best way to ______.

A. let it out B. pick it out

C. put it out D. lay it out

9、He punished the children ____ their carelessness ____ making them pay for the damage.

A.by; for B.with；by C.for；by D.about；with

10、The survivors _______ on the beach, exhausted on the shocked.

A.lie B.lay C.lain D.laid

11、This restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere ______ many others are short of.

A.where B.when C.which D.what

12、________ health experts’ belief that giving people access to their health data will inspire them to eat better and exercise more, there’s evidence ________ their promise isn’t quite paying off.

A．Despite of; /

B．Despite; that

C．Though; that

D．In spite of; for

13、The twin brothers look so alike that it is very difficult to tell one from .

A. other B. another

C. others   D. the other

14、---Did you have any trouble catching the professor’s lecture?

---No. He spoke very slowly and clearly to make it easy _____.

A. to understand B. understand

C. understanding D. understood

15、Scientists are hoping for a ____________ in the search for a cure for cancer.

A. reputation B. breakthrough

C. civilization D. sensation

16、On her son's arrival, she ______ her son's face as if she hadn't seen him for years.

A.noticed B.looked at C.scanned D.saw

17、   the occasional visit, what else does Alan do for his kids?

A．Except B．In spite of

C．Apart from D．Beside

18、The girl _________ out alone at night.

A.dare not go B.dare not to go C.dares not go D.not dare go

19、I found it no use _______ to persuade him to give up smoking.

A．Try

B．to try

C．trying

D．having tried

20、They both look as if they ______ ten years younger after a heart-to-heart talk.

A.are B.were C.have been D.had been

21、____, Mary couldn’t get the door open.

A.Try as she might B.As she might try C.She might as try D.Might she as try

22、Generally there is a sharp ______ between them in their character.

A.contact B.contrary C.contract D.contrast

23、American Indians_______ about 5% of the US population.

A.keep off B.keep up C.make up for D.make up

24、At one point I made up my mind to talk to Uncle Sam. Then I changed my mind, ______ that he could do nothing to help.

A.to realize B.realized C.realizing D.being realized

25、The _____ of the trees in the water was very clear.

A．mirror

B．sight

C．reflection

D．shadow

26、   All adults at some time or another commit (犯罪) a crime, sometimes by accident, but why do some people intentionally commit crimes? Here are three theories that try to explain the causes of criminal behaviour.

GENETIC (遗传的) CAUSES

The idea that some people commit crimes because of biological causes has a long tradition. This theory suggests that criminals are born, not made. In the 19th century some people even thought brain sizes and skull shapes could explain criminal behaviour. Although experts today no longer believe this, they do argue that human behaviour can be linked to an individual’s genes. Studies of adopted children who show criminal behaviour suggest that their behaviour is more similar to their biological parents behaviour-than their adoptive parents’, showing a genetic link.

ENVIRONMENT

This theory states that a person’s surroundings influence their behaviour. Just as children learn good behaviour from their parents and brothers or sisters, children can learn bad behaviour from their families and other close relationships. Researchers in this area argue that early anti-social (反社会的) behaviour in childhood often leads to a future of criminal behaviour. It is a dangerous circle, as one expert states: “Problem children are likely to grow up into problem adults, and problem adults are likely to produce more problem children.”

CHOICE

The central idea of this theory is that crime is a career decision, an alternative (可选择的) way of making a living. The theory argues that most criminals are sensible people, who know what they want and the different ways of getting it, i.e. work or crime. They are able to balance the risks of committing a crime, such as going to prison, against its benefits, i.e. what they gain if they aren’t caught. The conclusion is: if there are more benefits than risks, do it, but if there are more risks than benefits, don’t do it.

【1】What does the second theory conclude?

A.A family determines a child’s future.

B.Relatives play a key role in a person’s crime.

C.Uneducated children tend to become criminals.

D.The environment greatly influences people’s behaviour.

【2】According to the text, criminals ________.

A.consider what they can lose and gain in a crime

B.don’t think before they decide on a life of crime

C.tend to believe they can avoid the risks of a crime

D.often achieve their goals through crime instead of work

【3】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.Types of crimes

B.Crimes and punishments

C.Why do people commit crimes?

D.What influences will crimes have?

27、Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposal to allow restaurants to sell drinks to go with reasonable limitations was met with great enthusiasm all across New York. But New York's liquor (酒) stores have already begun a campaign of misinformation in an effort to block this.

Their basic argument is that the governor's proposal will result in an increase in underage sales, drunken driving, or any other public health problems. However, they throw these statements around without offering any support for their claims — because there is none.

While the liquor stores frequently claim that the laws have been unchanged since the abolishment (废除) of Prohibition in 1934, in just the past 20 years the rules governing liquor stores have been changed, permitting the use of online third-party delivery services and allowing stores to open on Sundays. Restaurant advocates didn't oppose these expanded privileges because they didn't have a significant impact on restaurant sales.

What hasn't changed of the law since Prohibition is the restriction on new liquor store licenses that give liquor stores a geographic territorial monopoly (垄断) to protect them from competition. Under typical circumstances, the State Liquor Authority will only issue a new liquor store license if the nearby stores report steadily increasing sales. However anti-competitive and outdated this restriction may be, it does serve as a protection against their concerns — in the very unlikely event they come to pass.

Economically, the pandemic has been a major help to the liquor store business. Before the pandemic, liquor stores sold 76% of all liquor in New York State and now they sell nearly 85%. And remember, during this period, restaurants were allowed drinks-to-go sales, showing their false claims of economic collapse are not grounded in reality or experience. The sales shift from restaurants to liquor stores over the past two years demonstrates clearly that restaurants have lost sales to liquor stores — we just want to stop the bleeding. While the restaurant industry rebounded for a part of 2021, employment still remains more than 20% below pre-pandemic levels.

【1】Why did liquor stores oppose the proposal according to the author?

A．Threat to public health.

B．Boost of underage sales.

C．Concerns about their sales.

D．Limitations to drinks to go.

【2】What can be inferred from the fourth paragraph?

A．Liquor stores are in a dog-eat-dog world.

B．Prohibition makes liquor stores dead in the water.

C．The number of liquor stores is under control.

D．What liquor stores worry about is reasonable.

【3】What does the underlined word “their” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．Restaurants.

B．Governors.

C．New Yorkers.

D．Liquor stores.

【4】What is the best title for the text?

A．Let restaurants sell drinks to go.

B．Defend liquor stores privileges.

C．Liquor industry is losing money.

D．Restaurants are racing with liquor stores.

28、At some point in the near future, self-driving cars may become common on the roads. Self-driving cars have already been test-driven, but they are not yet available for the public.

Self-driving cars have already been test-driven thousands of miles. 【1】 Passengers could do things such as eat or read on the way. Best of all, the self-driving cars that were tested experienced fewer accidents than average human drivers.

【2】There are issues that must be solved before self-driving cars can be made available to the public. One problem is that a car cannot predict problems far down the road like a driver can. 【3】 For example, a driver can see that a child is riding her skateboard directly into the road 0. 3 km away and start to slow down. The self-driving car can react only once the child is in its immediate path.

【4】 They may become confused by fog, heavy rain, or road spray from another vehicle's wheels. They don't predict or “feel" that the roads have become icy like an experienced driver would. For instance, when a road is icy, a human driver would step on the brakes（刹车）more gently than when the roads areclean and dry.

Another issue is that self-driving cars have maps programmed into their memory, but these maps aren't always updated and accurate. 【5】 Because of this, there is no promise that a self-driving car can get a passenger to his or her destination. Perhaps one day, self-driving cars will be everywhere. However, we are not ready for that just yet.

A．Self-driving cars has disadvantages.

B．These cars had only passengers, no drivers.

C．The safety problems have almost been addressed.

D．New roads are built, and old roads are closed down.

E．So why aren't self-driving cars common on roads today?

F．The self-driving cars can react to things only once they actually occur.

G．Self-driving vehicles also have difficulty adjusting to weather conditions.

29、Johannes Gutenberg

Johannes Gutenberg, born around the year 1400 in Germany, is widely regarded as the inventor of the modern printing press. Before about 1450, most books were written or copied by hand. This made them extremely time-consuming to produce and expensive to buy. But in 1455 Gutenberg developed a machine which could print multiple copies of the same book. Gutenberg did not achieve financial success as a result of his breakthrough, but his invention helped to spread knowledge across Europe and was a major factor in the Renaissance.

Louis Braille

Born in France in 1809, Louis Braille became blind at the age of three after an accident in his father’s workshop. When he was ten, he earned a place at a special school for blind children in Paris. In 1821, Charles Barbiera, a former soldier, visited the school and talked about a code that he’d invented which allowed soldiers to share information on the battlefield without speaking. Impressed by this idea, Louis worked on his own code to help the blind read. The code that Louis invented has become standard throughout the world.

Samuel Morse

Samuel Morse, born in 1791 in Massachusetts, USA, started his career not as an inventor but as an artist. He had great artistic talent and soon became well-known for his portraits, but he also had a passion for new technology. In 1832, while travelling home by sea from Europe, he overheard a conversation about electromagnetism, and this gave him the idea for a new form of communication-the electric telegraph. Although other inventors had developed similar machine, Morse’s worked better and he applied for and got the patent in 1837.

Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell, a pioneer in the field of telecommunications, was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Perhaps because of his mother’s hearing problems, Bell had a particular interest in the education of deaf people. This led him to invent the microphone. Bell was not the only inventor working in this field, but his lawyer managed to secure the all-important patent which gave Bell ownership of the idea.

【1】According to the passage, what do the four people have in common?

A．All of them had several failures before their success.

B．All of them had a miserable life at the beginning.

C．All of them are pioneers in their own areas.

D．All of them made a big fortune in life.

【2】________ had another career before starting to invent.

A．Johannes Gutenberg

B．Samuel Morse

C．Louis Braille

D．Alexander Graham Bell

【3】Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Louis Braille was inspired by a military invention.

B．Johannes Gutenberg had a difficult time during his education.

C．Samuel Morse helped to educate people in many countries.

D．Alexander Graham Bell suffered a terrible injury at a young age.

30、   I recently asked for a raise from a friend and she agreed.

I met her at a playground, and told her I ______ another child in addition to my two during the week, and that I wanted to ______ it. She was actually looking for low-key care like that for her 2-year-old and the following week she ______. I threw out a _______ price. I don’ t know why really, I just tend to do that sort of thing.

After weeks passed, I ______ it wasn’t making much sense for me ______ to continue and I had to address it. In a text I told her I needed to up the price a bit. I _______that the number we ________ agreed on wasn’t covering my time and expenses. I threw out the amount I thought was _______ and fair, and do you know what I said next?

Thank you.

“Thank you for letting me feel________enough to be honest.”

What I really wanted to say was sorry. My_______ was the exact thing I wanted to________ for, but I didn’t.

Normally I would have but I consciously ______ “sorry” with “thank you”. This___________ made me feel so much more ______. At first I was surprised that word choice could have so much _______ over my feelings, but then it occurred to me that it’s not just my ______ that changed, but the actions I take before speaking them. ____________ trying to obtain bits of _______ in apologies, I give them to myself. I no longer wait to be ______ when I’ve done nothing wrong and I feel a greater sense of confidence and worth. I’ve found the more I honor myself, the more others honor me, too.

【1】A. adopted B. watched C. punished D. examined

【2】A. expand B. expose C. complete D. challenge

【3】A. gave up B. set off C. came over D. passed by

【4】A. low B. full C. fixed D. reasonable

【5】A. admitted B. realized C. believed D. understood

【6】A. faithfully B. secretly C. officially D. financially

【7】A. reflected B. imagined C. explained D. described

【8】A. partly B. nearly C. privately D. originally

【9】A. cheap B. worthwhile C. accurate D. important

【10】A. open B. happy C. grateful D. powerful

【11】A. pride B. freedom C. honesty D. justice

【12】A. seek B. fight C. stand D. apologize

【13】A. mixed B. replaced C. combined D. compared

【14】A. switch B. thought C. method D. state

【15】A. ashamed B. confident C. determined D. disappointed

【16】A. pressure B. attention C. influence D. intelligence

【17】A. words B. plans C. dreams D. ideas

【18】A. As to B. Other than C. Apart from D. Rather than

【19】A. complaint B. security C. approval D. solution

【20】A. refused B. repeated C. followed D. pardoned

31、   Chuck Rees, his wife Laurie, and her mother-in-law Ann Effert had just finished lunch at a cafe in Orange County. Then Rees, 51, spotted ________ rising from a hill a few blocks away. They immediately drove through unfamiliar streets and ________ came to a white two-story house with black smoke coming from the back. ________ nobody in, Rees called 911.

Rees ran around the house, hoping to find the ________ of the fire and put it out. When he climbed over a ________ and into the yard, Rees noticed a small steel door in the addition (扩建部分). He hit on it with his fist. Soon he ________ a woman’s faint voice from the deep inside.

Rees tried to pull the door open some inches. He spotted an old woman through the ________ in the doorway. He told her what had happened and she opened the door. Then he grabbed her hand and ________ her into the backyard. The woman looked at him, frightened.

Rees was ________, too. He knew she wouldn’t be able to climb a fence the way he had. They’d need to find another way out.

He ________ back inside the addition and saw a door he hadn’t ________ before. He opened it and took the woman to the ________.

Rees went back into the living room to ________ others. The smoke had spread to the floor, and the ________ was almost unbearable, He moved through the downstairs rooms, coughing and ________ to anyone who might be there. After one last look around, Rees ________.

A fire crew arrived, and Rees quickly ________ them. Moments later, flames destroyed the house.

Exhausted, Rees climbed back into his car and drove home before anyone got his ________.

That night, the local news reported that an anonymous (匿名的) man had ________ an elderly woman from her burning house. Effert proudly called media to ________ her son-in-law as the hero. “He didn’t do it for fame.” she said.

【1】A. shade B. light C. wind D. smoke

【2】A. slowly B. frequently C. eventually D. luckily

【3】A. Finding B. Letting C. Moving D. Remembering

【4】A. time B. source C. effect D. damage

【5】A. floor B. door C. wall D. fence

【6】A. heard B. copied C. raised D. recognized

【7】A. block B. crack C. room D. hole

【8】A. drove B. pushed C. led D. persuaded

【9】A. afraid B. calm C. brave D. lucky

【10】A. called B. threw C. glanced D. waved

【11】A. used B. noticed C. closed D. researched

【12】A. hospital B. safety C. shelter D. bedroom

【13】A. worry about B. wait for C. care about D. check for

【14】A. process B. noise C. heat D. result

【15】A. shouting B. running C. explaining D. turning

【16】A. finished B. quit C. fell D. fled

【17】A. blamed B. remembered C. left D. welcomed

【18】A. address B. name C. appearance D. work

【19】A. rescued B. visited C. served D. supported

【20】A. announce B. consider C. recommend D. identify

32、   Tom was a middle-aged leather trader (皮货商) whose repeated _______ in career made him a depressed man, often complaining that he had been _______ by others. One day he told his wife he was so disappointed with the city that he had to _______.

So his family _______ another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busily tidying up their new home, the light suddenly went out. Tom was _______ to have forgotten to _______ candles and had to _______ helplessly in a low mood. Just then he _______ light, hesitant knocks on his door that were _______ audible (听到) in the quiet night.

"Who's it? " he ____________, since Tom was a ____________ to this city. And this was the moment he especially ____________ to be disturbed, so he went to the door and opened it violently. At the door was a little girl, ____________ asking, "Sir, do you have candles? I'm your ____________." "No," answered Tom in anger and shut the door ____________. "What a nuisance (麻烦事)!" He complained over it with his wife. "No sooner had we ____________ than the neighbor came to borrow things."

After a while, the door was ____________ again by someone. He found the same girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles, saying, "My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you these." Tom was very ____________ by what he saw. At that moment he ____________ realized what caused his failure in life. It was his coldness with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been ____________ by his unsympathetic mind.

【1】A.failure B.success C.trouble D.difficulty

【2】A.annoyed B.cheated C.abandoned D.hurt

【3】A.quit B.stop C.leave D.resign

【4】A.paid a visit to B.moved to C.came across D.ran into

【5】A.careful B.satisfied C.regretful D.mad

【6】A.light up B.put out C.sold out D.bring along

【7】A.hope B.wait C.listen D.watch

【8】A.gathered B.recognized C.counted D.heard

【9】A.possibly B.noisily C.rarely D.clearly

【10】A.wished B.imagined C.wondered D.commented

【11】A.trader B.local C.newcomer D.passer-by

【12】A.fancied B.hated C.wanted D.started

【13】A.shyly B.proudly C.hopefully D.coldly

【14】A.friend B.housekeeper C.messenger D.neighbor

【15】A.gently B.kindly C.impatiently D.sadly

【16】A.turned up B.stayed up C.came around D.settled down

【17】A.opened B.shut C.knocked D.closed

【18】A.upset B.amused C.thrilled D.astonished

【19】A.suddenly B.gradually C.particularly D.normally

【20】A.widened B.removed C.clouded D.narrowed

33、One fall in the mid-1950s, I took some time off and got a train ticket to visit relatives in Cleveland. I was _________ out of school and had begun working as an office clerk. On my return trip, I noticed a couple across the aisle (通道) — a(n) _________ and a young woman — having a conversation.

_________, I realized the two of them weren’t traveling together after all, but had just met on the train. The woman finally got off at Rochester, New York, leaving the soldier _________. I couldn’t help noticing his good looks out of the corner of my _________.

He asked _________ he could look at the train timetable I was holding, and then if he could _________ next to me so we could chat. He’s a fast mover, I thought. I’ll have to _________ for this one. I invited him to _________ the too-large lunch my aunt had __________ for my trip, and we __________ all the way to my stop in Oneida, and we __________ addresses and he said he would be in __________.

After a week, I still hadn’t heard from him and had begun to think he’d forgotten about me. Then, on Saturday, the phone rang and a __________ voice asked if I would like to see a movie with him that evening. He’d come to Oneida, and we __________ seeing On the Waterfront at the Kallet Theatre.

We had a few more __________ during his Army leave, and then he was __________ overseas. For the next few years, we __________ and he visited me on other holidays. Today we’ve been together more than 55 years, raising three daughters who now have daughters of their own.

Before taking my trip to Cleveland all those years ago, I was warned never to speak to __________ on a train. I’m certainly __________ I didn’t listen.

【1】

A．absent

B．fresh

C．expert

D．anxious

【2】

A．armyman

B．businessman

C．policeman

D．salesman

【3】

A．Immediately

B．Eventually

C．Hurriedly

D．Imaginarily

【4】

A．aside

B．annoyed

C．amazed

D．alone

【5】

A．eye

B．ear

C．shoulder

D．seat

【6】

A．when

B．where

C．if

D．how

【7】

A．sit

B．wait

C．lean

D．bend

【8】

A．set out

B．make out

C．hang out

D．watch out

【9】

A．prepare

B．share

C．deliver

D．order

【10】

A．carried

B．packed

C．allocated

D．stored

【11】

A．argued

B．wept

C．talked

D．ate

【12】

A．found

B．announced

C．exchanged

D．described

【13】

A．need

B．despair

C．pain

D．touch

【14】

A．familiar

B．mature

C．strange

D．particular

【15】

A．gave up

B．added up

C．ended up

D．got up

【16】

A．discussions

B．dates

C．lessons

D．deals

【17】

A．injured

B．attracted

C．assigned

D．employed

【18】

A．separated

B．settled

C．practiced

D．corresponded

【19】

A．strangers

B．officers

C．conductors

D．writers

【20】

A．curious

B．glad

C．aware

D．sorry

34、I have a muscle disease but I don't look any different from other people. Sometimes, I was too weak【1】 go to school so my education suffered. Every time I returned after an【2】(absent), I felt stupid because I was behind the others.

My life is a lot easier at high school because few fellow students make me【3】(annoy). My ambition is to work for a firm【4】develops computer software when I grow up. Last year I invented a computer football game and a big company has decided to buy it from me. I have a very busy life with no time to sit around【5】(feel) sorry for myself. As well as going to the movies and football matches with my friends. I spend a lot of time looking after my pets【6】(proper) but I find it worthwhile.

In many ways my disability has helped me grow stronger psychologically and become more【7】 (independence). I have to work hard to live a normal life but it has been worth it. If【8】(have) a chance to say one thing to healthy children, it would be this: having a disability does not mean your life is not satisfying. So don't feel sorry for the disabled or make fun【9】them, and don't ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live【10】rich and full a life as you do.

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

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, becoming the first known case of human-animal 【1】, the zoo's chief veterinarian said on Sunday.

Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger that tested positive, was 【2】 for the COVID-19 disease after 【3】 a dry cough along with three other tigers and three lions, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the zoo, said in a statement.

All of the cats are expected to recover, it said. But officials believe this is a unique case because Nadia became sick after 【4】 to an asymptomatic zoo employee, Paul Calle, chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo, told Reuters.

Calle said they did not know which employee infected the tiger. "This is the first time that we have discovered that a person infects the animal and the animal gets sick," Calle said, adding that they planned to share the findings with other zoos and institutions. " I guess 【5】 we will all have a better understanding as a result.

While the other tigers and lions were also 【6】 symptoms, the zoo decided to test only Nadia because she was the sickest and  had started to lose her appetite already, and they did not want to 【7】 all the cats to anesthesia(麻醉), Calle said.

Nadia 【8】 X-rays, an ultrasound(超声波) and blood tests to try to figure out what was making her sick . They decided to test for COVID-19 【9】 the surge in cases in New York City, the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States.The first tiger at the zoo, which has been shut since mid-March, began showing 【10】 of illness on March 27, according to the US Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories.

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

AI artwork sells for $432,500 — nearly 45 times its high【1】 — as Christie’s becomes the first auction house to offer a work of art created by an algorithm. This portrait, however, is not the product of a human mind. It was created by an【2】 intelligence, an algorithm defined by that algebraic formula with its many parentheses. And when it went under the【3】 in the Prints & Multiples sale at Christie’s on 23-25 October, Portrait of Edmond Belamy sold for an【4】 $432,500, signaling the arrival of AI art on the world auction stage.

From a distance, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy looks almost plausible. Up close, however, the paintwork becomes a grid of mechanical-looking dots, the man’s face a golden blur with black holes for eyes. Look into those eyes. They show no sign of feeling or life. Did a computer make this?

The answer is yes. The first artwork【5】 by AI to be sold at Christie’s, its【6】 price would seem to suggest that in future we will get computers to make art for us. Robot van Gogh will harmlessly cut its ear off and robot Picasso will be a genius.

Is this the future AI art visionaries such as the French collective Obvious, which programmed this “painter” by getting it to compare its own work with 15,000 pre-20th century portraits, have in mind? Or are they just, God forbid, making a fast buck from deceivable art collectors? Because believing the algorithm that knocked this up to be in any meaningful way an “artist” is like thinking your voice-interaction programme is out to get you. Dream on. Computers would need to replicate human consciousness before they could replicate the funny thing humans do called “art”.

Art is a way in which human 【7】 expresses itself, and is equally true of the earliest cave art, Rembrandt’s portraits and Duchamp’s urinal. And that is what is missing from Portrait of Edmond Bellamy. Art is a way humans communicate ideas, perceptions and feelings to each other. It has no 【8】 outside the human passion to communicate. So in what meaningful sense can an AI replica of certain【9】 traits of old master paintings be called art?

For a robot to really make art, it would need an autonomous mind that was emotional as well as【10】. No AI developer has yet claimed to be anywhere near achieving that and if they ever do, their creation will probably have better things to do than paint portraits — like destroy humanity.

Maybe afterwards robots will invent their own kind of art, but it won’t be some poor pastiche of human genius.

It will be beyond anything we organics could imagine.

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The Sundance Film Festival 【1】 boycotts all Hollywood films, and we don’t foresee ever including them. The initial idea for our festival was 【2】 back in l978. when it was known as the Utah/US Film Festival. However, it was not well known until 1981. It was then that Robert Redford became its 【3】 and changed the focus to independent films, often made on very modest 【4】 It was given its new name-the Sundance Film Festival-in 1991. Redford has acted in and directed many big Hollywood films, but wanted to 【5】 the public to films made outside of the Hollywood system

38、假如你是李华，你的朋友Tom写信给你说每次遇到重要考试，他都会感到焦虑。请你用英语给他写一封回信并提出建议：

1.正确认识考试

2.考前制定好合适的复习计划

3.考试期间正常作息，睡前洗热水澡、喝热牛奶等有助于睡眠

注意：1.不要逐句翻译，可适当增加细节以使行文连贯

2.词数：100个左右

Dear Tom ,

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Yours sincerely

Li Hua

39、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。续写的词数应为150左右。

An urgent call came into Jim Green’s bar this past March. A newly married woman who had spent the afternoon at the beach bar, couldn’t find her wallet. She didn’t care about her ID, credit cards, or $150 in cash — but her wedding ring was inside.

Jim, 42, didn’t like the idea that a theft could have occurred at his place. So he set out to find the wallet. He spent hours checking the video tapes from 16 different surveillance cameras（监控摄像机）, watching the woman’s every step in the bar until she went to sit on a bench outside and left when her ride arrived. Within minutes, a young man approached the bench, quickly put something in his pocket, and walked off. Jim posted a clip on the bar’s Facebook page. “I just asked if anybody knew who the guy was,” Jim said.

Within hours, Jim got a text from 17-year-old Peter. Peter admitted to having taken the wallet and told Jim he’d done it because he hadn’t eaten in two days. He said he saw the ring but thought it was fake, so he took the money and threw the wallet off the public docks into the ocean. Then he bought a sandwich.

Jim, unsure whether he believed Peter, told the teen to meet him at the docks. There, they got to talking, and Peter revealed that he wasn’t getting along with his family and had been living in the woods for a week. Jim, a father of two, looked closely at Peter — his small height, his ruddy cheeks — and saw him for what he was: more of a kid than a criminal.

But the risks were high. The police were already on the case, and because of the missing ring, Peter could be facing a serious crime charge. “I had to help him somehow,” Jim says.

The police wanted Jim to bring the teen down to the station. Instead, Jim called the police and told them, “He’s going to be at the docks with me tomorrow.”

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Jim hired two local divers to search the waters where Peter had thrown the wallet.

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And then a diver popped up.

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40、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Cell phones are used everywhere, but on the road they are a dangerous distraction (分心) to drivers and should be forbidden.

The New England Journal of Medicine reported that "drivers using a cell phone were four times more likely to have an accident than those not using a phone." The major problem is that the driver is not focused on the road, but on his or her conversation. Cell phone drivers are very unpredictable: they drive too fast or too slow, make improper turns, run red lights and even stop at green ones. It's not only annoying; it's dangerous. Accidents related to cell phones include off a road and crashing into a tree, fences, and buildings and even turning over.

In October at the California Traffic Safety Summit, experts showed that "cell phones used by drivers lead to at least 1,000 deaths per year in California." These are the same problems that occur with drunk driving, which is against the law and strictly enforced. For the same reasons, California needs laws that ban the use of cell phone in cars.

Until we take action to pass new laws, drivers at least need to be more responsible when using cell phones. The American Automobile Association recommends that drivers pull off the road before using a cell phone, have a passenger use it for them, or use voice mail to answer calls. Another suggestion is to keep the phone off while moving or simply not to use it in the car. Before using a cell phone, drivers should ask themselves, "Is this call really that important?"

Cell phones can be a very important link in emergencies, but drivers need to use them wisely. As professional NASCAR racer John Andretti says, "Driving safely is your first responsibility." The best road to safety is to just hang up and drive.

41、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

A class pet can be an invaluable experience for elementary school children. The pet can teach responsibility, build a connection to the classroom, serve as a motivator, and be something for the children to love. If the teacher is willing to take on the added responsibility of caring for an animal in addition to all of the children in the classroom, a class pet can be a wonderful addition to a class.

Many factors need to be taken into consideration when choosing a class pet. It cannot be too big, as classrooms generally have limited space. Cost should also be considered since the teacher will likely have to pay for the pet, its food and its habitat. It must also be somewhat hardy (耐寒的). Each particular type of animal has its advantages and disadvantages, and a teacher must weigh these and make a decision about which one is right for his or her class.

Birds are physically more delicate (娇养) than many other animals. They will not survive in drafts (气流) and need a somewhat regulated temperature in their environment. Many birds are quite social and do best with other birds or when being handled routinely by people who can be appropriate with them. Young children are not likely to have the skill to handle a bird without harming it, making it a poor choice for a class pet.

Some reptiles are beautiful to look at but are delicate, afraid of cold, light sensitivity or poisonous and shouldn’t be handled by children. Others are more hardy but require expensive habitats. Most snakes eat rats and mice, which may be a frightening thing for small children to witness.

A hardy fish, such as a betta, is a good low-cost option for a class pet. They are obviously not huggable or able to be caught by children. Besides, they are inexpensive, have relatively long life spans, and can be kept in a simple fish bowl.

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