第1頁/共1頁2024北京八一學校高二（上）期中英語第一部分知識運用（共兩節，30分）第一節（共10小題；每小題1.5分，共15分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該項涂黑。Therearealotofhomelesspeopleintheworld.But1.therearealsoalotofgivingpeoplewhoarewillingtohelpout.Oneladyinparticular,KarineGombeaufromParis,France,isoneofthesepeople.Gombeau,42yearsold,wasonvacationwithherhusbandandtheir15-year-oldsoninNewYork.TheywerenearGrandCentralStationinManhattanwhenshe2.ahomelessman,wearingaskicap,digging3.thegarbage.Whatwashedoing?Hewaslookingforhisnext4..Beingthekind-heartedpersonsheis,shedecidedtohelpthismanout.Shehadjustfinishedeatingpizzawithherfamilyandhadsomeextra,soshechosetogiveittotheman.Sheeven5.forthepizzabeingcold.Shewentonwithherlifethinkingthat6.wasoutoftheordinaryuntilacoupleofdayslater,atherhotel,aladycamerunninguptoherwithanewspaper.Gombeauwasvery7.toseeherpictureinitalongwithastory.Shesuddenly8.thatthehomelessmanshehadgiventhepizzatowasactuallyafamousactor.Oddlyenough,hewasfilmingamovieinGrandCentralStationwhenshe9.gotinvolved.However,theactordidn’tevenbreakcharacter,saying“thankyou”whenGombeaugavehimthepizza.Thatwaswhyshethoughthewasahomelessperson!Gombeausaidthather10.togivethepoormanthepizzawasbecauseshewassadtoseesomanyhomelesspeoplelivingonthestreetsofNewYork.1.A.normally B.luckily C.naturally D.gradually2.A.stopped B.recognized C.remembered D.spotted3.A.through B.for C.around D.over4.A.cap B.bottle C.meal D.newspaper5.A.answered B.complained C.joked D.apologized6.A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything7.A.surprised B.delighted C.satisfied D.disappointed8.A.admitted B.claimed C.explained D.realized9.A.mysteriously B.secretly C.mistakenly D.illegally10.A.courage B.decision C.opportunity D.promise第二節（共10小題；每小題1.5分，共15分）閱讀下列短文，根據短文內容填空。在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1個適當的單詞，在給出提示詞的空自處用括號內所給詞的正確形式填空。AForalotofpeople,becomingamillionaireisasymbolofsuccessandtheysetthisastheirultimategoal.Theyspendhalfoftheirtime11.(dream)upwaysofgettingrich.Butdoallmillionairesgetthesenseofsuccesstheywerelookingfor12.theyachievetheirgoals?Somecontinuetoworryaboutmoneywhentheybecomemillionaires—theyworkedhardtobecome13.(wealth),butthentheyneedtocontinuemakingmoneysotheydon’tlosethesenseofsuccess.BDuringtheNationalDayholiday,theAilaoMountainscenicareainYunnanprovincewelcomedover50,000tourists,a15percentincrease14.(compare)tothesameperiodlastyear.OnevisitorsurnamedLong,15.drovefromChongqingtowitnesstheseaofcloudsandsunrise,saidtheexperiencewasbreathtaking.However,shenoted16.(challenge),includingthickfogandpoorvisibilitywhiledrivingthroughthemountains.Thegrowingpopularityoftourism17.(cause)safetyconcernsamonglocalauthoritiesaswellasresidents,andtheywarnvisitorsofthepossibledangers.CWhenIlivedinBoston,ItaughtEnglishasasecondlanguagetoadultstudentsfromaroundtheworld.Onthelastday,theythrewaniceparty.Iwasamazedthey18.(learn)enoughEnglishtoorganizesuchaneventaltogether.Attheendoftheparty,they19.(proud)handedmeagiftbox.Aftertheboxwasopened,Igentlyliftedabeautifulcoatfromit.“Wewentshoppingforanewcoat!”theyallshouted20.perfectEnglish.第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節，38分）第一節（共14小題；每小題2分，共28分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、Ｄ四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該項涂黑。AEnglishLanguageTeachingJobintheEnglishDepartmentTheEnglishDepartmentintheCollegeofForeignLanguagesofBCUoffersEnglishcoursestoChinesestudentsmajoringintheEnglishlanguage.Wearenowlookingforforeignteachersforfull-timeteachingofcoursesonOralEnglish,EnglishBasicWriting,EnglishAcademicWriting,SpeechandDebate,NewspaperReading,BackgroundtoEnglish-speakingCountriesandWesternCivilization.CandidatesmustbenativespeakersofEnglishwithatleastaBAdegreeandtwoyearsofteachingexperienceandabove.Weofferthestandardone-yearcontract(fromSeptembertoJuly)andthefollowingtotheforeignteachers：—AmonthlysalaryofRMB8,200foronewithaBAdegree,RMB11,200foronewithanMAdegree,andRMB16,200foronewithaPh.D.degree.Thenormalteachingloadforaforeignteacheris14classroomhoursand2officehoursperweek.Ifmoreteachingtimeisneededfromstaff,thisisscheduledstrictlywiththeagreementoftheteachersconcerned,whoarethenpaidfortheextrawork；—Atwo-roomapartmentoncampus(furnished,air-conditioned);—Freemedicalcare(costsforspectacles,falseteethanddoctors’homevisitarenotincluded);—One-wayinternationalflightticketforonewithaBAdegreeandround-tripticketsforonewithaMAandabove,uponcompletionofaone-yearcontract(noneforasix-monthcontractandnotincludingpayforthetraveltoChinatobeginwork).WearelookingforEnglishteacherswithaseriouscommitmenttogoodteaching-peoplewhotakeaprofessionalattitudeintheclassroomandarehighlyqualified.Ourprogramgivesteachersagooddealofindependence(thesubjectandtimetableareset,butwegenerallyleavethechoiceofapproaches,methodsandtextbookstotheteachers),andwewantstaffwhousethatfreedomwisely.Forfurtherinformation,pleasecontacte-mail:waijiao@163.com;Tel:86-10-77654707.21.Ifyouapplyfortheteachingjob,youmustbeanativespeakerwith.A.aBAdegreeandtwo-yearteachingcontract(合同)B.aMAdegreeandone-yearteachingcontractC.aBAdegreeandtwo-yearteachingexperienceD.aMAdegreeandone-yearteachingexperience22.Accordingtothecontract,anewteacherwillbeoffered.A.extrapayformoreteachingtimeBcostsfordoctor’shomeserviceC.adoubleroominahotelnearBCUD.aflighttickettoChinatobeginwork23.Wherecanyoufindthispassage?A.Inaguidebrochure. B.Onajob-huntingwebsite.C.Inanacademicmagazine. D.Onabookcover.BProudlyreadingmywords,Iglancedaroundtheroom,onlytofindmyclassmatesbearingbigsmilesontheirfacesandtearsintheireyes.Confused,Iglancedtowardmystone-facedteacher.Havingnochoice,IslowlyraisedthereportIhadslavedover,hopingtohidemyself.“Whatcouldbecausingeveryonetoactthisway?”Quickly,IflashedbacktothedayMissLancelotgavemethetask.ThiswasthefirstrealtalkIreceivedinmynewschool.Itseemedsimple:goontheInternetandfindinformationaboutamannamedGeorgeWashington.Sincemyideaofhistorycamefromanancientteacherinmyhomecountry.Ihadneverheardofthatnamebefore.AsIsearchedthenameofthisfellow,itbecameevidentthatthereweretwopeoplebearingthesamenamewholookedcompletelydifferent!Oneinventedhundredsofusesforpeanuts,whiletheotherledsomesortofarmyacrossAmerica.Istaredatthescreen,wonderingwhichonemyteachermeant.Icalledmygrandfatherforagoldenpieceofadvice;flip(擲)acoin.Heads-thecommander,andtails—thepeanutsguy.Ah!Tails,myreportwouldbeaboutthegreatmanwhoinventedpeanutbutter,GeorgeWashingtonCarver.Weekslater,standingbeforethisunfriendlymass,Iwastotallylost.Ohwell,Iloweredthepaperandsatdownatmydesk,burningtofindoutwhatIhaddonewrong.Asaclassmatebeganhisreport,itallbecameclear,“MyreportisonGeorgeWashington,themanwhostartedtheAmericanRevolution”Thewholeworldbecamequiet!HowcouldIknowthatshemeantthatGeorgeWashington?Obviously,mygradewasawful.Heartbrokenbutfearless,Idecidedtoturnthisaround.ItalkedtoMissLancelot,butsheinsisted:Nore-dos;nonewgrade.Ifeltthatthepunishmentwasnotjustified,andIbelievedIdeservedasecondchance.Consequently,Ithrewmyselfheartilyintomyworkfortherestoftheschoolyear,Tenmonthslater,thatchanceunfoldedasIfoundmyselfsittingintheheadmaster’sofficewithmygrandfather,nowhavinganentirelydifferentconversation.Ismiledandflashedbacktotheembarrassingmomentatthebeginningoftheyearastheheadmasterinformedmeofmyoptiontoskipthesixthgrade.Justiceissweet!24.Whatdidtheauthor’sclassmatesthinkabouthisreport?A.Boring. B.Puzzling. C.Ridiculous. D.Inspiring.2.Whywastheauthorconfusedaboutthetask?A.Hewasnewattheschool.B.Hefollowedtheadviceandflippedacoin.C.Heforgothisteacher’sinstruction.D.HewasunfamiliarwithAmericanhistory.26.Intheend,theauthorturnedthingsaround.A.byredoinghistaskB.throughhisowneffortsC.withthehelpofhisgrandfatherD.undertheguidanceofhisheadmasterCAnupdatedversionoftheartificialintelligence(AI)chatbotChatGPTwaslaunchedrecentlybyOpenAI.Itsabilitytowriteinanintelligentandhuman-likemannerleftusersimpressedandalsoalittlebitfrightened.PeoplehaveusedChatGPTtowriteentireblocksofcode,televisionscripts,andevencompleteacademicessays—causingfearsthatstudentsmightusethebottocheattheirwaytoaneasyA.Butsomecollegeprofessorsaren’tthatconcerned.WhileChatGPT’swritingmightseem“quitegoodinanabstractway”,ProfessorStuartSelber,whoteachesEnglishatPennsylvaniaStateUniversity,thinksitstrugglestoaddresslocalissues,produceanoriginalargument,orchallengeotherargumentsratherthanjustciting(引用)therm.Theseareallkeyaspectsofeffectiveessaywritinginhisopinion.That’swhySelberdoesn’tthinkessayswrittenentirelybyChatGPThaveanyhopeofscoringhighgrades.ChatGPTwon’treplaceoriginalwriting,saidSelber,butitmighthelpcollegestudentsimprovetheirwork.Indeed,hethinksitmightofferashortcutforsomeofthemoredifficulttasksofessaywriting,likepreparingaliteraturereview.DrLeahHenrickson,alecturerattheUniversityofLeeds,thinksthat,ifusedcarefully,AImightevenmakeeducationfairer.Hesaid:“Ithinkthere’salotofpotentialforittohelpstudentsexpressthemselvesinwaysthattheyhadn’tnecessarilythoughtabout.ThiscouldbeparticularlyusefulforstudentswhospeakEnglishasasecondlanguage,orforstudentswhoaren’tusedtotheacademicwritingstyle.”AItoolslikeGrammarly,whichanalyzesandimproveswrittensentences,arealreadywidelyusedbycollegestudents.InHenrickson’sview,ChatGPTisjustthenextstep—andthesetoolsaren’tgoingaway.“Ourstudentsknowthatthesetoolsexist,”shesaid.“Ourjobistohelpthemusethemcritically.”AccordingtoHenrickson,theUniversityofLeedsisalreadylookingatrevisingitsassessmentinreactiontotheriseinAI.Ithopestofocusmoreoncriticalanalysisandjudgement—ahumanskill—ratherthanstraightforwardinformation,whichachatbotlikeChatGPTcaneasilyreplicate.27.WhatdopeoplethinkofChatGPT’swritingability?A.Itisrealbutovervalued. BItisimpressivebutfrightening.C.Itisasgoodasthatofhumans. D.Itisbasedonready-madebuildingblocks.28.InwhatwaymightChatGPTbehelpfulforcollegestudentsaccordingtoSelber?A.Bywritinganexcellentessayforthem.B.Byprovidinganoriginalargumentforthem.C.Byhelpingthemmakealiteraturereview.D.Byteachingthemtodevelopabstractthinking19.WhyisGrammarlymentionedinparagraph3?A.TocompareitwithChatGPT.B.ToproveAItoolsareheretostay.C.Toindicateitsusefulnessisbeyondpraise.D.ToencouragecollegestudentstouseAItools.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“replicate”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Copy. B.Overcome. C.Understand. D.Revise.DAmericansclearlylovetheirmuseums.Oneofthemostfamous,NewYork’sMetropolitanMuseumofArt(theMet),sawarecord6.5millionvisitorsin2015.Butrecordattendancedoesn’tnecessarilytranslateintorecordrevenue(收入).Lastmonth,theMetsaiditwastryingtoeraseaUS$10millionbudgetdeficit(赤字).Meanwhile,oneofitsrivals,theMuseumofModernArt(MoMA),wasabundantincash,butonlyaboutthreemillionpeoplestoppedbyin2015.Whydosomemuseumsflourishwhileothersflounder?Myresearchleadsmetobelievetherearethreereasons:fashion,billionairesanddemographics(人口統計數據).First,underlyingtheMet’sfinancialchallengesistheproblemwiththeacquisitionspolicy.RecentdirectorsoftheMetdidnotaddmuchtothemuseum’smoderncollection.TheargumentwasthatmuseumssuchastheMoMAwerealreadyprovidingsuchworksintheircollectionsandthattheacquisitionofcontemporaryartbylivingartistswasproblematicandrisky.However,giventhefactthatmuseum-goersincreasinglyfavorcontemporaryart,therevenueoftheMetwilllikelyfallifitisn’tabletokeepupwiththetastesofthecustomers.Andbythetimeitmightrecognizethis,it’salreadytoolatetodomuchaboutitbecausethecoststoacquirethein-demandartissky-high.Thisleadstoasecondcriticalissue—thechangingdistributionofincomeanditseffectsonmuseumfinanceandoperation.Wearelivinginaboomperiodforcontemporaryart.Thenumberofauctions(拍賣)andartfairshasgrownenormouslytoaccommodatethisgrowingmarket.Inaworldwithabout1,800billionaires,itonlytakesarelativefewtodrivehigh-endartpricestoastronomicallevels.WorksbytheGermanartistGerhardRichterhavegenerated$1.2billioninsalesinrecentyears.Thesoaringpricesmeanmuseumssimplycan’tkeepupandmustusuallydependondonationstoassemblethebestworks,orthey’repricedout.Moreover,billionairesthemselvesareincreasinglysettinguptheirownprivatemuseums,furtherdistancingtheabilityofpublicmuseumstogetthegoodstuff.Athirdinterrelatedproblemisthatdemographicissueshaveputpressureontherevenueside.Unemployment,earlyretirementsandtheagingofthepopulationintheUShavecontributedtoincreasedattendanceatmuseums.Youmightthinkit’sagoodthing,butmoretrafficmeanshighercosts,andwhenthoseadditionalvisitorsdon’tresultinmorerevenue,profitabilitygoesdown.Thisisbecauseofthelongstandingmovementtowardmakingmuseums”“free”byhavingindividuals,governmentorbusinesses“sponsor”thecost.Butwhenthatsupportgetsreducedbybudgetcostsoranotherreason,museumsmusteithercoverthecostthemselvesorlosepatronsbysuddenlychargingfees.Thereisevidencethatattendanceriseswheneconomicgrowthslows,butthat’salsowhenthose“sponsors”aremorelikelytobegintodisappear.Museumswillcertainlycontinuetoexistandprovideuswithinvaluableinsightsintoourculture.Buttheymustexistundereconomicprinciples,andit’dbewisefortheiradministratorstoconsidertheeconomicsintheircalculations.31.Accordingtotheauthor,.A.MoMAsawariseindonationduetoitsincreasedattendanceB.theMetfailedtorespondtotheartistictastesofmodernvisitorsC.theMetconsideredworksofthelivingartistsasquestionableDMoMAaddedtoitsmoderncollectiondespitethebudgetdeficit32.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?ABillionairescontrolartauctionstopriceoutpublicmuseums.B.Theboomofmodernartwillleadvisitorstoprivatemuseums.C.Theincreaseinvisitorscanhurttheprofitabilityofmuseums.D.Economicslowdownsresultinaweakenedinterestinmuseums.33.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefutureofmuseumsintheUS?A.Cautious. B.Uncertain. C.Optimistic. D.Pessimistic.34.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowcanMuseumsBoostRevenues?B.ShouldMuseumsChargeEntranceFees?C.WillMuseumsSurviveinaFast-changingWorld?D.WhatCausestheFinancialChallengesofMuseums?第二節（共5小題；每小題2分，共10分）根據短文內容，從短文后的七個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑，選項中有兩項為多余選項。GiantPandaIsNoLongerEndangeredAleadinginternationalgrouphastakenthegiantpandaoffitsendangeredlistthankstodecadesofconservationefforts,butChina’sgovernmentisunwillingtoacceptthechange,sayingitdidnotviewthestatusofthecountry’sbelovedsymbolasanylessserious.TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature(IUCN)saidinareportthatthepandaisnowclassifiedasa“vulnerable”insteadof“endangered”species,reflectingitsgrowingnumbersinthewildinsouthernChina.35.ThatistheresultofworkbyChineseagenciestocarryouthuntingbansandexpandforestreserves.Inastatement,China’sStateForestryAdministrationsaidthatitdoubtedtheclassificationchangebecausepandas’naturalhabitatshavebeenmainlyseparatedbyhumancauses.Theanimalsliveinsmall,isolatedgroupsofasfewas10pandasthatstruggletoreproduceandfacetheriskofdisappearingaltogether.Ifwerelaxourconservationwork,thepopulationsandhabitatsofgiantpandaswouldstillsufferagreatloss.36.Therefore,we’renotbeingalarmist(危言聳聽的)bycontinuingtoemphasizethepandaspeciesendangeredstatus.37.JohnHoward,aseniorofficialatWorldSocietyfortheProtectionofAnimals,expressedhissatisfactionovertheeffectivemeasurestakenbytheChinesegovernment.TheChinesegovernmentandtheWorldWildlifeFund(WWF)firstestablishedtheWolongNationalNatureReserveinSichuanprovincein1980.WildpandanumbershavesinceslowlyreboundedasChinacrackeddownontheskintrade.38.Overthelastfewdecades,internationalgroupsandtheChinesegovernmenthaveworkedtosavewildpandasandbreedtheminfaceoftheirextinction.ItisnotsurprisingthattheWWF,whoselogohasbeenapandasince1961,celebratedthepanda’sre-classification.39.AAsaresult,ourachievementswouldbequicklylost.B.Thewildpandapopulationjumpedto1,864in2014from1,596in2004.C.Still,otheranimalprotectionorganizationspraisedtherecoveryofthepandas.D.PandahaslongbeenasymbolofChinaandtheglobalconservationmovement.E.AndChinagraduallyexpandeditsprotectedforestareastocover1.4millionhectaresnow.F.SomepandashavebeensenttozoosaroundtheworldasagestureofChinesediplomaticgoodwill.G.Itsaysthataggressiveinvestmentdoespayoffwhenscience,politicalwillandengagementcometogether.第三部分書面表達（共兩節，32分）第一節（共4小題；第40、41題各2分，第42題3分，第43題5分，共12分）閱讀下面短文，根據題目要求用英文回答問題。請在答題卡指定區域作答。LeonardoDaVinciwasagenius:wildlyimaginative,passionatelycuriousandcreativeacrossmultipledisciplines—painting,architecture,aeronautics,andengineering.Yetoddlytheword“genius”minimizeshimbymakingitseemasifheweretouchedbylightning.Hisearlybiographermadethismistake:“Sometimes,inasupernaturalfashion,asinglepersonisgiftedbyheavenwithbeauty,grace,andtalentinsuchabundancethatseemsthathiseveryactisdivine(天賜的).”Infact,theself-taughtLeonardo’sgeniuswasshapedbyhisownwillandambition.Itdidnotcomefrombeingthedivinerecipient,likeNewtonorEinstein.PartofwhatmadeLeonardoagenius,wh