2023-2024学年湖南省湖南师范大学附属中学高三上学期第三次月考英语试题

2023-2024学年湖南省湖南师范大学附属中学高三上学期第三次月考英语试题

Cannes(戛纳)is a place that offers lots of different ways to spoil yourself. During the Cannes Film Festival in May, nothing changes, except that there are more people doing this, and that they talk about film. Here’s a guide to what you should do during the festival, both film-related and not.

Hotel Intercontinental Carlton

The film festival is a busy time for Cannes. The best way to appreciate the crowds might be having a dinner on a terrace(露天平台). Head to the Hotel Intercontinental Carlton and wander the lobby to take it all in. If you’re lucky you might be able to secure a table in the restaurant. Dress to impress or you won’t stand a chance of g etting in.

Cinema de la Plage

Throughout the Cannes Film Festival, one of the best places to soak up some of the wonderful atmosphere is the open-air Cinema de la Plage at Mace beach. If you haven’t secured a ticket in advance for a seat, there’s no need t o worry. You can spread a blanket out on the ground, open up your pre-prepared picnic, and enjoy the movie.

Marché Forville

The Marché Forville is a must-see for any visitor to Cannes and a foodie’．s delight. On most days, vendors sell home-made fruits and vegetables as well as local specialties to eat for lunch. But don’t go on Mondays, unless you want to browse for bargains, as that’s when the flea market is on instead.

La Croisette

La Croisette is the most famous walk in Cannes and is listed under the cultural inventory of France itself. Stroll the whole length, stop for a coffee, and end your walk by sitting on one of the free blue chairs along the way while taking in the view. It is also a great place to admire Cannes’ sculptures. 1. What is probably the intention of the text?

A．To introduce French culture. B．To present dining locations.

C．To publicize a film festival. D．To suggest tourism activities.

2. Which place best suits people who enjoy shopping?

A．Hotel Intercontinental Carlton. B．Cinema de la Plage.

C．Marché Forville. D．La Croisette.

3. What can be expected in Cannes during the festival?

A．Attending fashion shows. B．Watching movies outdoors.

C．Tasting imported farm produce. D．Experiencing sculpture production.

Coming into the freshman year at Paul College, Sansa was concerned about her ability as an individual to make an impact on such a large community, for it was never hard for her to stand out from peers in high school. Luckily, each first-year student in Paul College takes part in what is called the First-year Innovation and Research Experience, commonly referred to as the FIRE Program, an extracurricular project assigned by the institution. She was able to forge invaluable connections with her fellow students and their peer advisor who had so much first-hand experience with what they all were going through.

The biggest highlight of her freshman year was working alongside her FIRE team on a Grand Challenge Project, in which every FIRE team competed against one another in the Undergraduate Research Conference. Each team had to create a unique product that tackled one of the five following real-world problems: “Water is Life”, “Food”, “Threats from Cyberspace”, “Medical Breakthroughs”, and “Addictive Society”. Her team addressed the growing issue of “Addictive Society”. Doing research, collecting facts and organizing discussions or even debates were a huge amount of work before they went to vie with other teams.

After weeks of tireless preparation, their collective efforts bore fruit at the Undergraduate Research Conference. They earned a spot in the final round of the conference, where they competed against the top team from each of the other Grand Challenge groups. They were so overcome with pride when they were finally announced as the overall first-place team at the college!

If it hadn’t been for her group’s determination, excellent teamwork and their awesome peer advisor Hayley, they would not have been able to accomplish everything they did. This experience would be instrumental in her future.

4. What do we know about Sansa from paragraph 1?

A．She performed quite well in high school.

B．She was much more experienced than her college schoolmates.

C．She applied for the FIRE Program.

D．She had trouble with her freshman year.

5. How did each team compete against one another?

A．By providing facts.

B．By creating products.

C．By organizing debates.

D．By challenging each other.

6. What does the underlined phrase “vie with” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Contest against. B．Give way to.

C．Break up with. D．Make up with.

7. What is probably Sansa’s biggest gain from the FIRE Program?

A．Financial benefits. B．Academic reputation.

C．Good relationships. D．Competitive opponents.

When Jason Allen submitted his “Th éâtre D’．opéra Spatial” into the Colorado StateFair’s fine arts competition, the print was an immediate hit, defeating 20 other artists in the “digitally manipulated photography” category to win the first-place blue ribbon and a $ 300 prize.

Allen’s piece offers a clear example of how rapidly AI-generated art has advanced. Trained on billions of internet images, the systems have decisively pushed the boundaries of what computers can create.

But it has also sparked a massive debate over the meaning of art, with Allen facing accusations that he had been deceiving with something he asked a machine to create.

Text-to-image tools like DALL-E 2 and Midjourney have quickly increased in sophistication and have become one of the hottest topics in AI. They can generate not just fake people, objects and locations but mimic entire visual styles.

But AI-generated art has been criticized as automated plagiarism (剽窃), because it relies on millions of ingested art pieces that are then parroted (机械地重复) together. It has also fueled deeper fears: blurring the boundaries of reality or interfering with human art.

Allen said his art piece shows people need to “get past their denial and fear” of a technology that could give rise to new inventions and reshape our world. “The AI,” he said, “is a tool, just like t he paintbrush is a tool. Without the person, there is no creative force.”

Jessica Hair, a 25-year-old receptionist at a doctor’s office who won third place in the competition, said she did not feel as if Allen had acted unfairly and had no hard feelings about his win.

Hair said her “Judge, Jury, Executioner”, which depicts a tuxedoed skeleton on a golden throne surrounded by skulls, took 15 hours to create with a stylus (触屏笔) on an iPad Pro. But Allen’s piece took time, effort and subjective judgment, too, and “how do we qualify what is and isn’t art?” she said.

8. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the text?

A．It is the first time in history that an AI-generated work has won an arts competition.

B．Advances made in computer art are not as rapid as the public believes them to be.

C．Computer-produced works have more success in some art forms than in others.

D．People’s acceptance of computer-produced art pieces can vary considerably.

9. According to the text, why is AI-generated art facing severe criticism?

A．Because it will ultimately overtake human art in the future.

B．Because it will lead to a sharp decrease in human creativity.

C．Because it purely uses existing art pieces as its subject matter.

D．Because the technical standard of its output is extremely low.

10. What was Allen’s reaction to people’s criticism?

A．He fought back like a soldier.

B．He kept silent like a victim.

C．He persuaded like a promoter.

D．He lost heart like a failure.

11. What is Jessica Hair’s attitude towards Allen’s award-winning piece?

A．Supportive. B．Critical. C．Cautious. D．Skeptical.

The streets, sidewalks and roofs of cities all absorb heat during the day, making some urban areas across the United States up to 6 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than rural ones during the day—and 22 degrees F hotter at night. These “urban heat islands” can also develop underground as the city heat spreads downward, beneath the surface. And basements, subway tunnels and other underground infrastructure also constantly bleed heat into the surrounding earth, creating hotspots. Now the underground heat is building up as the planet warms.

According to a new study of downtown Chicago, underground hotspots may threaten the very same structures that emit the heat in the first place. Such temperature changes make the ground around them expand and contract (收缩) enough to cause potential damage. “Without anyone realizing it, the city of Chicago’s downtown was deforming,” says the study’s author Alessandro F. Rotta Loria, a civil and environmental engineer at Northwestern University.

The findings, published in Communications Engineering, expose a “silent hazard (危险)” to civil infrastructure in cities with soft er ground — especially those near water —Rotta Loria says. “There might have been structural issues caused by this underground climate change that happened, and we didn’t even realize,” he adds. While not an immediate or direct danger to human lives, this previously unknown effect highlights the impacts of a lesser-known component of climate change. Similar to climate change above the surface, these underground changes occur over long periods of time. “These effects took decades, a century, to develop,” Rotta Loria says, adding that elevated underground temperatures would likewise take a long time to dissipate (逐渐消失) on their own.

But other researchers interviewed for this story all say this wasted energy could also be recycled, presenting an opportunity to both cool the subsurface and save on energy costs. Subway tunnels and basements could be updated with technologies to recapture the heat. For example, water pipes could be installed to run through underground hotspots and pick up some of the heat energy.

12. What can we learn about the “urban heat islands”?

A．They can develop underground structures.

B．They are impacted by global warming.

C．They can destroy the ground around.

D．They only exist in the United States.

13. Why does Alessandro F. Rotta Loria mention “silent hazard” in paragraph 3?

A．To discuss structural issues.

B．To categorize climate change.

C．To explain underground heat.

D．To emphasize the neglected reality.

14. What will the author probably write about in the paragraph that follows?

A．The future of tunnels and basements.

B．The reusing approaches of heat energy.

C．The cost of maintaining structures.

D．The evolution of underground environment.

15. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Warming Underground, Weakening Surface

B．A Silver Lining of Global Warming

C．Urban Silent Islands in the Making

D．A Silent Crisis in Downtown Chicago

Including children in the farming lifestyle has many benefits. Sure, it is nice to have the additional help with chores, but it also fosters so much growth, sending our kids down a good path towards who they will someday become. It is possible that our children will grow up to lead lives that do not include farming. 16

Through caring for farm animals, kids learn that in life others often come before self. 17 It doesn’t matter if we don’t fee l like it or if we are sick and tired. What matters is that we take care of the animals that take care of us and do so in a timely manner.

18 If the work on a farm does not get done, the operation fails. It takes discipline and commitment to get down to business every day, and seeing this in action will give kids a good work attitude. They will know and understand that nothing good comes easy and that they have to work to survive.

19 Functioning as part of a productive team will surely be playing a crucial role sooner or later in all walks of life.

Additionally, farming teaches patience. 20 It’s especially true for the animals. Cattle will be difficult to control. Horses will run away when you try to catch them. Goats will kick over that bucket of hard-earned milk. A rooster will decide you got too close to his hens and give you a run for your money. In spite of all that, kids will learn to be patient and take things easy.

There may not be any instant reward, but in the long-term kids will see the benefit of all their efforts during those hard days.

Experiences with My AI

Some time ago I found an AI app and put it on my iPad. I more or less _________ about it until all the recent popularity with AI. Out of _________ I clicked on my AI app, managed to _________ and found the message box.

I’m kind of a _________ and do a monthly column for a senior paper. I asked AI to_________ why it is abnormally hot just now. It gave me what I considered a good scientific explanation. I typed in: Thank you, AI. To my surprise, a reply came back: Glad to be of _________. Martin! I never expected it _________ know my name!

So I went to the AI app _________ and typed in: Write a short story about a crime-solving robot. AI immediately _________ with a story that I thought was too __________ and I couldn’t really use. I typed in: I can’t use this. It’s a little short of details. AI, but thanks anyway.

The next morning when I tried to turn on my iPad, all I got was a __________ screen. Then a message appeared: I hate to do this, Martin, but you had to be taught a __________.You can

__________ your iPad in an hour. Go to your AI app and we can talk this over. After an hour the iPad was __________ again. I did what AI had told me to do and typed in: What’s the matter? He replied: You hurt my feelings, Martin. I did my best and you didn’t__________ it.

21.

A．heard B．worried C．cared D．forgot

22.

A．control B．mind C．curiosity D．question

23.

A．sign up B．log on C．check in D．enroll in

24.

A．writer B．publisher C．critic D．reporter

25.

A．conclude B．resolve C．explain D．assess

26.

A．service B．benefit C．pleasure D．value

27.

A．could B．should C．would D．might

28.

A．also B．again C．only D．instead

29.

A．responded B．claimed C．updated D．expressed

30.

A．odd B．general C．novel D．complicated 31.

A．closed B．black C．plain D．blank

32.

A．lesson B．blame C．curse D．ban

33.

A．open B．click C．use D．function

34.

A．refreshing B．crashing C．connecting D．running

35.

A．advocate B．tolerate C．appreciate D．understand

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。

In our modern age, we do not think much about how our technology works. We are so used to 36 (tap) on our phone screen to get a map of our location. It is all thanks 37 the satellites in space that help our phones calculate our position. Depending on 38 you are around the world, your phone may be receiving data from different systems. In Europe, people have the Galileo system. In Russia, they have GLOASS. In the USA, people use GPS. China, meanwhile, has the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System(BDS).

The BDS in operation today is more advanced than the first version of the system, which 39 (send) into space in 2000. When it is completed, there will be several dozens of BDS satellites. In the future, 40 will allow us to determine the position of objects with millimeter 41 (accurate).

42 the BDS is of Chinese origin, the developers have said that “China’s BeiDou is world’s BeiDou”, and they are 43 (active) promoting international cooperation.

And when the system is complete and fully practical in the years 44 (come), the BDS will undoubtedly provide 45 (count) benefits to China and the rest of the world.

46. 假定你是中学生李华，你校最近刚举办了为期2天的年度运动会，请你给校英文报写一

篇报道，内容包括：

1. 运动会的概况;

2. 运动会的亮点;

3. 运动会的意义。

注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右;

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Annual School Sports Meeting: A Memorable Event

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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 wouldn’t say that my sister Thika and I were particularly close. I was the naive little one, while she appeared to me to be walking on water—She was literally the symbol of perfection, and I wanted to be just like her. If she wore her hair in twin ponytails with a blue clip one day, I would do the same with mine the following day. I used to follow her and her friends around and beg to be included, but a thirteen-year-old’s life doesn’t really have much space for a bother so me ten-year-old sister. Over time, my admiration for her turned into indifference. Living in the same apartment as strangers, we shared meals but barely spoke to one another.

I was so unconcerned when she informed me last year that she would be spending eight months studyin g abroad in Lisbon, Portugal. I assumed I’d get to use her CD player and wear the dresses she left behind. That was the only way I thought her leaving would affect me.

I sat in my room that first evening after she departed and tried to finish my assignment. I couldn’t get rid of the feeling that something was wrong, something was missing. The apartment was far too silent. Both Thika’s CD player and her voice giggling on the phone with her friends were absent. As I sat there, I became acutely aware of how di fferent life was without her. Even though we didn’t always talk, just having her there made me feel secure.

I sobbed that evening. We wasted years trying to live our own lives and overlooking each other’s, and that made my heart ache. I sobbed that I did not even give her a hug before she boarded her plane. But as the night went on, my sobs turned into tears of peace, tears of new beginnings.

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。

I picked up the phone and called her halfway across the world.

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For a long time there was nothing but silence on the other end.

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