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山东省菏泽市菏泽一中系列2023-2024学年高一下学期4月期中联考英语试题
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一、阅读理解
Business Analytics Poster Competition
Are you a student or a professional working on analytics, management science, economics, or data science? This is your chance to share what you have been doing and network with top experts in the field.
Presentations &Production Guidelines
Submissions (提交) are welcomed from all industry professionals and students. Posters can be individual or team submissions. (If a team submission wins an award, the prize money will be shared equally among the team members.) All submissions must have at least one author who is a member of our INFORMS.
Posters must be produced as a single page. We recommend a poster size of 72 inches wide by 36 inches tall, or 48 by 36 inches. Along with the standard poster format, we are also accepting and encouraging posters using the “headline” format. Free model posters are available here.
Video Presentations of Posters
You will need to submit a video presentation of your work that is at most eight minutes in length. You are encouraged to promote your work via social media. There is a Social Media Award cash prize for gaining the most likes on your video! Please show your entire poster on the screen before any specific introductions to your poster. Also, make sure to have a QR code (二维码) so people can link to your actual poster.
Awards
Judges will provide suggestions for each submission after the given poster time has ended. Award winners will be announced on April 16.
1st Place: $2, 500
2nd Place: $1. 500
Social Media Award: $1, 000
Important Dates
Poster Submission Deadline: March 6, 2024
Video Presentation Deadline: April 5, 2024
Poster Competition Meetings: April 15&16, 2024
1．What is the necessity for submission?
A．A degree in data science. B．The membership of INFORMS.
C．A qualification in computer. D．The award -winning experience.
2．What is required for the video presentation?
A．Including a paper description. B．Winning wide recognition online.
C．Being within ten minutes in length. D．Offering access for people to check.
3．How much can each student of a five-person team winning first prize receive?
A．$200. B．$300. C．$500. D．$1. 000

Asian short-clawed otters (水獭) can teach each other how to solve puzzles to get food, according to a new study that took place in England. The research also showed that these cute animals have a good long-term memory —they could remember how to solve the puzzles even after several months.
Scientists from University of Exeter observed groups of Asian short-clawed otters in different places. They gave each group a selection of transparent (透明的) containers with meatball treats inside. Each box could be opened by twisting or pulling a particular lid or handle.
To get the food, the otters had to solve the puzzle of how to open the containers. The otters had two attempts at the puzzle several months apart. The researchers found that if one otter cracked the puzzle, its closest friends quickly solved it, too. The findings provide evidence of “social learning”—animals can learn from each other.
The scientists also found that on average the otters solved puzzles 69% faster the second time. It means that they can remember the details of how each puzzle works. “Our study is the first to show evidence of social learning and long-term memory in Asian short-clawed otters, which may be good news in terms of their adaptability and future survival,” said Alex Saliveros, lead author of the Centre for Ecology and Conservation on Penryn Campus in Cornwall.
Saliveros says the findings are important, because Asian short-clawed otters are declining in the wild, partly due to overfishing and pollution affecting the crustaceans and small fish they feed on. The discovery that the otters are able to find food in new ways and to pass on that knowledge toothers could be significant to their long-term survival.
4．What task did the scientists set for the otters?
A．Separating one container from another. B．Finding ways to break the containers.
C．Opening the containers to get the food. D．Picking out meatballs from different containers.
5．What can be inferred about the otters from Paragraph 3?
A．They had to remember the puzzles. B．They learned from human society.
C．They solved unfamiliar puzzles faster. D．They passed on knowledge to others.
6．Why are the findings significant according to Alex Saliveros?
A．Asian otters solve puzzles faster.
B．Findings reveal decline in otter population.
C．Otters have strong physical strength and hunting skills.
D．Social learning and good memory is good for otters’ survival.
7．Which of the following could be the best title for the text?
A．Asian short-clawed otters love puzzles B．Puzzled otters learn from each other
C．Pollution reduces otters’ food D．Animals can pass knowledge

Unless you’ve been faithfully bringing reusable shopping bags to the store, you probably grab the plastic bags waiting for customers at the checkout. You’re not alone.
About 100 billion plastic bags are used in the U. S. each year. Unfortunately, single-use plastic bags have serious consequences once our trip to the store is over. Less than 10% of plastic bags used in the U. S. are recycled, leaving the rest to end up in landfills (垃圾填埋场), and polluting soil, oceans and other natural habitats.
To fight pollution and other environmental problems, major companies are taking steps to get rid of the use of plastic shopping bags. If you’re a frequent customer at Walmart, don’t be surprised if you notice the plastic bags disappearing over the next few months. Last summer, Walmart announced its goal to be a zero-waste company — meaning no more plastic bags.
But Walmart has announced its Beyond the Bag, an initiative (倡议) working to explore reusable options and “reimagine” the plastic bag. Target and CVS are also on board as founding partners of Beyond the Bag, and so far, the three brands have invested $15 million to come up with a brand-new bag design.
The initiative also started the Beyond the Bag challenge, giving innovators (创新者) a chance to share their ideas. The challenge ran throughout the summer of 2020, and nine winners from over 450 submissions were selected. From a station supplying reusable bag in-store to a new and improved paper bag, the winning designs cover a lot of bases. Each product now has the chance to be tested with funding from the initiative.
While a final replacement for plastic bags at Walmart has yet to be decided, there’s a more sustainable future on the horizon. And if you want to start reducing your use of plastic bags right now, check out our list of reusable bags to bring on your next shopping trip.
8．What does the author mean by saying “You’re not alone” in the first paragraph?
A．Reusable shopping bags are becoming more popular.
B．Customers need to wait for long at the checkout.
C．Some people are waiting in the line with you.
D．Many people use plastic bags when shopping.
9．What does the author want to tell us in Paragraph 2?
A．Single-use plastic bags cause severe environmental problems.
B．Supermarkets should stop providing single-use plastic bags.
C．Single-use plastic bags should be more widely recycled.
D．More landfills should be built to deal with plastic bags.
10．Why does Walmart want to start Beyond the Bag?
A．To attract more customers. B．To provide more plastic bags.
C．To set a good example to Target and CVS. D．To make shopping more environmentally friendly.
11．What is the main idea of the text?
A．People pay more attention to environmental protection.
B．Walmart is getting rid of single-use plastic bags.
C．Reusable paper bags are becoming more popular.
D．Free plastic bags have become a thing of the past.

You might have heard the saying “the silence was deafening”, but did you know that you might actually be able to hear silence, which is supposed to be the absence of sound? Now researchers think that we might actually be able to hear silence. These findings now finally deal with the question of whether we can hear silence, which they say is something that has baffled the philosophers for years.
The study’s lead author Rui Zhe Goh, a graduate psychology and philosophy student, said, “We typically think of our sense of hearing as being concerned with sounds. But surprisingly, what our work suggests is that nothing is also something we can hear.” The team used adapted versions of auditory illusions (听觉错觉) to create new versions in which the original sound was replaced by moments of silence. What it did say was that the silence-based illusions and sound-based illusions produced the same effect.
Chaz Firestone, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences, said, “Philosophers have long debated whether silence is something we can literally perceive (感知), but there hasn’t been a scientific study aimed directly at this question. Our approach was to ask whether our brains treat silence the way they treat sounds.” Through a series of experiments using the approach, they found we could get the same illusions with silence as we got with sounds, which proved that we actually heard silence.
Ian Phillips, a co-author of the study, said, “There is at least one thing that we hear that isn’t a sound, and that is the silence that happens when sounds go away. The kinds of illusions and effects seem to be unique to the auditory processing of a sound, and we also get them with silence, suggesting we really do hear absences of sound too.”
There will be more research to be done, not just with sound, but with visual disappearances too. The scientists claim that their work now might provide a new way to study the perception of absence.
12．What does the underlined word “baffled” probably mean in paragraph 1?
A．Inspired. B．Puzzled. C．Scared. D．Encouraged
13．What can be concluded from Rui Zhe Goh’s study?
A．Silence can be heard. B．Silence is based on sound.
C．Sound can be easier to hear. D．Hearing is related to sound.
14．How did Chaz Firestone do the research?
A．By asking questions. B．By raising assumptions.
C．By conducting experiments. D．By turning to the former study.
15．What do the scientists think of their work?
A．Unique. B．Difficult. C．Significant. D．Repetitive.

Scrapbooking (剪贴簿制作) is a hobby that has been growing in popularity. 16 For the wonderful moments, the scrap booker starts with a book and a set of photos, cards, and other small mementos (纪念品) that he or she wants to preserve for the future.
17 Although family history is a common subject of scrapbooks, there are several other themes (主题) to choose from. Scrapbookers will discover several ideas as they learn how to make a scrapbook. He or she can highlight graduation day, a school year, a vacation abroad, or a wedding. The choices are multiple!
Once the scrapbooker has decided on a theme, he or she can start working on it. Instead of just placing photographs in a photo album, he or she may pay attention to the feeling and the mood associated with his or her memories. Photographs decorated with drawings and cards can make the photographs beautiful. 18
Let us imagine a birthday party settled in a scrapbook. The scrapbooker may start with a festive (节日的) sheet of background paper and place it with photographs from the party. 19 Next, some thoughts about the party and some details are written on the pages. Finally, confetti (五彩纸屑) from the party is glued over the entire paper.
Getting involved in the hobby is not too expensive. Basic scrapbooking tools include scissors, paper, photographs and glue. 20 For example, he or she can choose cut-outs, colorful pens, stickers, and other decorations. Although there are detailed tools that can add interesting effects to a scrapbook, simple pages often have the most impact.
A．Then, one of the invitations is included.
B．A title is vital for your scrapbook pages.
C．There are several sizes of scrapbooks on the market.
D．There are creative scrapbook theme ideas for beginners.
E．Its main goal is to preserve memories in a unique and creative way.
F．These additional items can also help express the mood of the scrapbooker.
G．As the progress enters into an advanced one, the scrapbooker can buy more.

二、完形填空
A teenager encountered a helpless bumblebee (大黄蜂) and 21 it. It’s now a loyal 22 of hers.
It all started two weeks ago when Lacey Shillinglaw, 13, found the large bumblebee 23 in the road while walking her dog. She 24 the bee and noticed it had a broken wing.
She tried to put it in a 25   spot, on some flowers in a nearby park, but it 26 to stay put. It buzzed back over to Lacey and crawled all over her, and after an hour she 27 and headed home with the creature on her shoulder.
Despite repeated 28 to leave the insect outside, it has refused to leave Lacey’s side. At night Lacey puts it in a little pot beside her bed, and while there is no lid, the animal stays put until morning when Lacey is 29 . Lacey takes it into the 30 to feast on nectar (花蜜). However, as soon as the teen goes back inside, it is right beside her. “It’s completely lovely. It’s on her 90% of the time during the day. We have all the doors open a lot and it just never 31 ,” said Lacey’s mother.
“I’m so happy and I just 32   spending my time with her,” said the girl. “It’s so lovely and I love our   33 .”
Though Lacey’s story is very touching, female bumblebees may attack if they feel they are 34 . So next time you see a (n) 35 bumblebee, make sure you’ll not get attacked if you want to help.
21．A．trained B．released C．fed D．saved
22．A．helper B．pet C．supporter D．guardian
23．A．struggling B．flying C．resting D．dancing
24．A．followed B．hunted C．passed D．approached
25．A．wider B．farther C．safer D．deeper
26．A．failed B．refused C．tried D．learned
27．A．gave up B．showed off C．ran away D．went off
28．A．requests B．suggestions C．attempts D．warnings
29．A．in B．up C．out D．down
30．A．school B．street C．kitchen D．garden
31．A．left B．knocked C．landed D．returned
32．A．mind B．enjoy C．imagine D．avoid
33．A．friendship B．dream C．growth D．choice
34．A．in order B．in need C．in danger D．in charge
35．A．wild B．unusual C．native D．injured

三、语法填空
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。
A 13-year project has finally come to a close. British artist Kirstie Macleod came up with The Red Dress idea 36 (explore) identity, culture and tradition through embroidery (刺绣).
After passing through the hands of 343 artists across 46 37 (country) , the final piece was assembled (拼装) into a lovingly made and beautifully designed floor-length dress. It is made from 84 pieces of silk, all of 38 were hand-embroidered by artists around the globe. They were from South Africa, Mexico, Egypt, Kenya,